PAGEPAGE6課時(shí)跟蹤檢測50(B8Unit2)Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空1．Youarereallyverykind.I'llneverforgetthe________youhavedoneforme.A．favour B．deedC．help D．good答案與解析：A句意：你真好，我永遠(yuǎn)忘不了你幫我的忙。dosb.afavour或doafavourforsb.“幫某人一個(gè)忙”，因此選A項(xiàng)。2．Goodtechniqueinmedicinemeanslesspainandfewerdeaths.________itisourdutytomasterit.A．AltogetherB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．However答案與解析：B考查副詞辨析。句意：醫(yī)學(xué)上好的技術(shù)意味著更少的疼痛和更少的死亡，因此掌握它是我們的職責(zé)。altogether“總共”；therefore“因此”；otherwise“否則”；however“然而”。這里是因果關(guān)系，故選B項(xiàng)。3．PremierWenJiabaosaidthatifweworkedhardand________optimistic,wewere________winthewaragainsttheswineflu.A．were;bounding B．were;boundtoC．was;boundingto D．had;boundedto答案與解析：B句意：溫家寶總理說，如果我們努力工作并保持樂觀，就一定能贏得抗擊豬流感的戰(zhàn)役。workedhard和wereoptimistic并列；beboundto“一定會(huì)，很可能會(huì)”，為固定用法。4．Themorecareyouputintotheprojectathand,themoreitwill________.A．gooff B．turnupC．payoff D．comeup答案與解析：C句意：越小心處理手上的項(xiàng)目，成果就會(huì)越大。gooff“入睡；變質(zhì)”；turnup“出現(xiàn)”；payoff“成功，還清債務(wù)”；comeup“被提及”。故選C項(xiàng)。5．—PeoplestoppedusingtheircarsandstartedusingpublictransportduringtheBeijing2008Olympics.—________.InChina'sbigcities,theroadsarealwaystoocrowded.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine答案與解析：B考查交際用語。句意：——在2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)期間，人們停止使用汽車，開始使用公共交通?！拇_如此。在中國的大城市里，道路總是相當(dāng)擁擠。exactly在這里表示對(duì)前一句話的贊同，意為“確實(shí)如此”。6．Youdon'thavetobeangry.He________wantedtoknowthetruth.A．nearly B．hardlyC．merely D．mostly答案與解析：C句意：你不必生氣，他只不過是想知道真相。merely“僅僅，只不過”，符合句意。nearly“幾乎”；hardly“幾乎不”；mostly“大部分”。7．—Ihavemendedthatcupforyou.—Thanks,butyouneedn'thave________.Iboughtanewonethismorning.A．helpedB．requiredC．wastedD．bothered答案與解析：D由“我”今早剛買了一個(gè)新的杯子可知“我”認(rèn)為對(duì)方?jīng)]必要修理打破的那個(gè)。bothertodosth.“麻煩做某事”，符合句意。8．Mostbusinessmenaremoreinterestedinthe________successoftheirproductsthantheireducationalvalues.A．commercial B．culturalC．classical D．criminal答案與解析：A句意：大部分商人比其產(chǎn)品所帶來的教育價(jià)值而言更注重其產(chǎn)品所帶來的商業(yè)利益。commercial“商業(yè)的”，商人們追求商品的商業(yè)利益這是常識(shí)。cultural“文化的”；classical“古典的；經(jīng)典的”；criminal“犯罪的；刑事的”。9．—HowdoCanadiansliketobecalled?—Mostofthemdon'tobject________themtheirfirstnames.A．thatyoucall B．forcallingC．toyourcalling D．tocall答案與解析：Cobjectto意為“反對(duì)”，to為介詞，故C項(xiàng)正確。10．Withlesstrafficandfewerfactories,theairofthesuburbsismuchcleanerthan________ofthecity.A．those B．oneC．that D．it答案與解析：C句意：較少的車輛和工廠使得郊區(qū)的空氣比市區(qū)的干凈了很多。句中的that指代前文中出現(xiàn)過的名詞theair。11．Thoughtheydon'tliveinthesamecitynow,hemanagestobeinformed________howTonyisgettingalong.A．a(chǎn)tonetime B．foratimeC．a(chǎn)tnotime D．fromtimetotime答案與解析：D句意：雖然他們現(xiàn)在不住在同一個(gè)城市，但他設(shè)法不時(shí)地得知托尼的情況。fromtimetotime“不時(shí)地；偶爾”，相當(dāng)于sometimes。atonetime“曾經(jīng)；一度”；foratime“暫時(shí)；一度”；atnotime“絕不”。12．I________ittomyteachertotakeabetter-paidpostifIcangetone.A．oweB．belongC．giveD．donate答案與解析：A句意：如果我能得到較好的職位，我應(yīng)感激我的老師。owe...to...“受……恩惠，感激……”，符合句意要求。13．Ididn'tmean________anything,butthoseappleslookedsogoodthatIcouldn'tresist________one.A．toeat;trying B．toeat;totryC．eating;tryingD．eating;totry答案與解析：Ameantodosth.“打算做某事”；resist(doing)sth.“忍不住做某事”。14．Wetried________topersuadehimtostayhome,butatlast,hewenttotheconstructionsiteinspiteofhisbadillness.A．ineffectB．invainC．infact D．inaddition答案與解析：B句意：我們極力勸說他呆在家里，但都是徒勞，盡管他生著重病，最后還是去了工地。invain“徒勞地，白費(fèi)力氣”。15．Don'tletyourselfbe________byasmallfailureintheexperiment,tryagain.A．castawayB．castdownC．castasideD．castout答案與解析：Bcastdown“毀掉；沮喪，不愉快”；castaway“丟棄”；castaside“舍棄”；castout“趕出，逐出”。Ⅱ.閱讀理解AAsayoungman，Alwasaskilledartist，apotter(陶工).Hehadawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hiseldersondevelopedaseriousstomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommondisorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Butitwasactuallyacuteappendicitis(急性闌尾炎),andtheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenpreventedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,Al'semotionalhealthdeteriorated(惡化)undertheburdenofhisguilt.Tomakemattersworse,hiswifelefthimashorttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldhandle，andheturnedtoalcoholtohelphimcope.IntimeAlbecameanalcoholic(酒鬼)．Asthealcoholismprogressed，Albegantoloseeverythinghepossessed—hishome,hislandandhisartobjects.EventuallyAldiedaloneinaSanFranciscomotelWhenIheardofAl'sdeath，Ireactedwiththesamedisdain(蔑視)theworldshowsforonewhoendshislifewithnothingtoshowforit.“Whatacompletefailure！”Ithought.“Whatatotallywastedlife！”Astimewentby,Ibegantore-evaluatemyearlierjudgment.IknewAl'snowadultson,Ernie.Hehasgrownintooneofthekindest,mostcaringandmostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IwatchedEmiewithhischildrenandsawthefreeflowoflovebetweenthem.Iknewthatkindnessandconsiderationhadtocomefromsomewhere.Ihadn'theardErnietalkmuchabouthisfather.OnedayIworkedupmycouragetoaskhim.“I'mreallypuzzledbysomething，”Isaid.“Iknowyourfatherwasbasicallytheonlyonetoraiseyou.Whatonearthdidhedotomakeyoubecomesuchaspecialperson？”Erniesatquietlyandreflectedforafewmoments.Thenhesaid,“Alcameintomyroomeverynight，gavemeakissandsaid‘Iloveyou，son’untilIlefthomeat18.”TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatafoolIhadbeentojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionsbehind.Buthehadbeenakindandlovingfather,andhewasoneofthefinestmenIhaveeverknown.16.Al'seldersonprobablydiedofacuteappendicitisdueto________accordingtothispassage.A.lackofcareandnutritionB.thecouple'scarelessnessC.seriousstomachacheD.toomuchalcohol17.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.Givenmoreattention,theboycouldbesaved.B.Aleventuallybecameanalcoholicwithoutanyreason.C.Al'swifewasalsodeadbecauseofherelderson'sdeath.D.Theboy'sdeathcouldn'tbeavoidedevenifhewasgivenmoreattention.18.Inthewriter'sopinion,whatwasAllike?A.Careless. B.Foolish.C.Bad. D.Family-loving.19.HowdidthewriterevaluateAl'sson,Ernieinthispassage?A.Kind. B.Caring.C.Loving. D.Allabove.20.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageforthewriteristoshow________.A.weshouldre-evaluateAl'smeaningoflifeB.loveisthebestheritageinourlifeC.Ernieisakind,caringandlovingsonD.Al'sdeathisatotallywastedlifeaswell答案與解析：本文是一篇夾敘夾議類的文章。眾所周知，對(duì)于“愛”這個(gè)神圣的字眼，不同的人有不同的詮釋。本文作者對(duì)愛的理解有了全新的概念：愛是最好的遺產(chǎn)。16．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的第四句“Thinkingitwasonlysomecommondisorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.”可得出，大兒子得病后他們沒有高度重視，即大兒子的死是他們疏忽大意的結(jié)果。故選B項(xiàng)。17．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句中的“Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenpreventedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation.”可知，只要當(dāng)時(shí)多注意一點(diǎn)，小男孩的生命可以被挽救。故選A項(xiàng)。18．D推理判斷題。根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容，特別是最后一段中的“Buthehadbeenakindandlovingfather.”及倒數(shù)第二段中的“Alcameintomyroomeverynight,gavemeakissandsaid‘Iloveyou,son’．”可知本題答案為D項(xiàng)。19．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第五段中的第三句“Hehasgrownintooneofthekindest,mostcaringandmostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.”可以看出作者對(duì)Ernie的評(píng)價(jià)。20．B作者意圖題。分析全文可知，文章前面是記敘，最后點(diǎn)明了作者寫作的目的，即“愛是最好的遺產(chǎn)”。作者剛開始誤解了Al，通過Al的小兒子的講述，作者重新認(rèn)識(shí)了Al，所以干擾項(xiàng)A只是作者理解的一個(gè)過程，故排除A項(xiàng)。BAsurvey(調(diào)查)byaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatUSmanagersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterintheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestedthatasenseofhumourmayhelplightheartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what'smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelpemployeesResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearch，sparingtimetolaughcanhelpusgetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumourisreallysoimportant,thenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplace.However，itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatthewrongtime.21.Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan________.A.helpustodoourworkbetterB.makeushavearichlifeC.makeuspleasedwithourworkD.helpustomakemorefriends22.Manypeopledon'tusehumourmoreoftenintheworkplacebecause________.A.theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB.theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumourC.theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD.theydon'tlikejokingorlaughing23.Apersonwithoutasenseofhumouriseasier________.A.tofeelsurprised B.togetalongwithC.tobeworriedD.tobesuccessful24.Whichisprobablythebesttitleofthearticle?A.PeoplewithaSenseofHumourB.HumourIsImportantintheWorkplaceC.HumourousandHumourlessD.EveryoneLikesHumour答案與解析：本文是一篇說明文。經(jīng)理們認(rèn)為，和那些沒有幽默感的人相比，具有幽默感的人能把工作做得更好。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)幽默的人富有合作意識(shí)，具有較高的工作效率。21．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知，和沒有或很少有幽默感的人相比，有幽默感的人能把工作做得更好。B、C、D三項(xiàng)在意思上和幽默感沒有聯(lián)系，也和本文的意思不符。22．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段可知，在工作場所人們大都表現(xiàn)得不幽默，其原因是不知道幽默的積極