SB 8 Module 1～Module 2
Ⅰ．单项填空
1． We should not sacrifice environment to ________ economic growth．
A．concentrate C．associate 答案 B
解析 句意为：我们不应该靠牺牲环境来促进经济增长。根据句意可知B项正确，promote促进。concentrate集中；associate联合，联想；accumulate积聚，累积。 2． In education there should be a good________among the branches of knowledge that
contributes to effective thinking and wise judgment． A．distribution C．combination 答案 B
解析 “在知识的分支方面应该有一个好的平衡??”，balance平衡，符合题意。 3． ________ in loveless marriages，many women feel that life is colorless．
A．Trapping
B．To trap D．Trapped
B．balance D．assignment
B．promote D．accumulate
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C．To be trapped 答案 D
解析 句意为：很多妇女陷于无爱的婚姻，感到生活毫无色彩。trapped in loveless marriages为过去分词短语作状语。
4． It was not until dark ________ he found ________ might be the correct way to solve the
problem． A．that；what C．when；what 答案 A
解析 本句为强调句型，被强调的部分为not until dark，故第一空用that构成强调句型；第二空用what引导宾语从句，并且what在从句中作主语。
5． At the railway station，the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was
________． A．out of sight
B．that；that D．when；that
B．out of reach
C．out of order 答案 A
D．out of place
解析 句意为：在火车站，妈妈向女儿挥手告别，直到火车看不见为止。out of sight在看不见的地方。
6． The sooner we students adapt________the new school，the better it is________our studies．
A．on；for C．of；at 答案 D
解析 adapt通常与介词to搭配，意为“适应；适合”；be good for．．．对??有好处，为固定搭配。故答案为D项。
7． After studying in a medical college for five years，Jane ________ her job as a doctor in the
countryside． A．set out
B．took over D．set up
B．to；to D．to；for
C．took up 答案 C
解析 take up从事，开始做(某项工作)，符合句意。set out动身，开始；take over接任；set up建立。
8． In the face of ________ failure，it is the most important to keep up ________ good state of
mind． A．/；a 答案 A
解析 句意为：面对失败，保持一种良好的心态是最重要的。failure泛指“失败”时是不可数名词，其前不使用冠词。state意为“状态，情况”，是可数名词，其前可使用冠词。a．．．state意为“一种??的状态”。
9． It is what a painter did rather than what he said that can ________ the visitors’ interest．
A．stock
B．motivate D．inhabit
B．a；/
C．the；/
D．/；the
C．discourage 答案 B
解析 句意为：激发来访者的兴趣的是一个画家做了什么，而非他说了什么。stock进货；motivate激发；discourage使失去勇气；inhabit居住于。由句意知选B项。 10．—Did he say something in the lecture that ________ you?
—Not really．Actually I felt sleepy over his speech． A．adjusted to
B．attached to D．appealed to
C．referred to
答案 D
解析 句意为：——他在演讲里说了什么吸引你的东西吗？——没什么吸引人的。事实上在他演讲的过程中我昏昏欲睡。根据下文可知演讲并没有吸引我，故选appeal to对??有吸引力。adjust to适应；attach to依附于??；refer to提及，参阅。 11．—Anything else to say for yourself?
—Well，dear judge，I have never ________ to hide my views． A．managed 答案 C
解析 句意为：——你还有什么要为自己辩护的吗？——哦，亲爱的法官先生，我从来都没有试图隐瞒我的观点。seek to do sth．试图/企图做某事，符合句意。manage to do sth．设法做成某事；fail to do sth．未能做某事；而succeed一般后接in doing sth．，表示成功做了某事。
12．________ is often the case，we have worked out the production plan．
A．Which C．What 答案 D
解析 句意为：我们已经制定出了生产计划，这是常有的事情。as is often the case固定搭配，意为“对??是常有的事”。
13．Usually what the teacher says will have a deep________on a child．
A．mark
B．effect D．expression
B．When D．As
B．succeeded
C．sought
D．failed
C．satisfaction 答案 B
解析 have a deep effect on对??产生深远影响。
14．Police________that she had some connection with the robbery，but they had no proof．
A．suspected C．supposed 答案 A
解析 句意为：警方怀疑她与那起抢劫有关系，但他们没有证据。suspect怀疑，符合题意。
15．—Shall we go to the bookstore immediately?
—________． A．It doesn’t matter
B．It’s up to you
B．believed D．expected
C．Don’t mention it D．That’s all right 答案 B
解析 根据语境可判断出B项正确。It’s up to you．由你决定。 Ⅱ．完形填空
The Peacemaker
I was travelling by the West Coast Express to Mangalore two years ago．Berth(铺位) No．20，not far from me，was __1__ by a middle-aged gentleman．When the train reached Palakkad Junction around 9 p．m．，a large group of __2__ entered with much disturbance．Just then another middle-aged man from the group __3__ that he owned Berth No．20．He __4__ had a paper given by his travel agent to support himself．
The __5__ examiner arrived and told the second man that it was not his berth．“No，” said both men．“It’s __6__．” A policeman from the Railway Protection Force tried to get the second man to leave．But he wouldn’t __7__ and he had the support of his many __8__．
Fierce arguments continued，even __9__ the train left Palakkad．Then someone even __10__ the emergency chain(应急链) as we were leaving Tirur station，four stops after Palakkad．Nobody could __11__ and it was getting late．
__12__，around midnight，I watched as a teenager，a __13__ I’m sure，climbed down from an upper berth close to me，“Please __14__ my berth，” he told the second man，who accepted it after a bit of __15__．
To my great surprise，the student then __16__ a newspaper on the floor and was soon lost in deep，peaceful sleep．By now everybody was __17__，as if nothing had happened！I’m a 58-year-old biology teacher who has __18__ two recent generations of students．I was __19__ once again that，contrary to popular opinions，young people can often be far __20__ than many older ones．And that’s the hope of our nation． 1 ．A．occupied
C．supported 答案 A
解析 作者在火车上，离自己不远的20号铺位是一位中年绅士坐着，因此，可以说这个铺位是这位绅士“占着”的，也就是他的铺位。动词occupy的意思是“占据”，而book的意思是“订票”，与此语境不符。 2． A．teachers
C．tourists 答案 C
解析 根据第一段最后一句的“had a paper given by his travel agent to support himself”可知，这队人是旅游者。 3． A．declared
B．decided D．booked
B．villagers D．workers
B．promised
C．predicted 答案 A
D．advised
解析 根据下文的“that he owned Berth No．20”和两个人之间的吵架可知，这个人是在“宣称”这个铺位是为他所有。 4． A．still
C．yet 答案 B
解析 前面提到此人认为这个铺位是他的，而后又称自己有旅行社提供的“a paper”铺位证明，前后之间是进一步的关系。 5． A．barrier
C．quarrel 答案 D
解析 根据后面的“told the second man that it was not his berth”可知，这个人应该是列车上的检票工作人员。 6． A．his
B．mine D．theirs
B．machine D．ticket
B．even D．also
C．others 答案 B
解析 此处的语境是：当工作人员说铺位是第一位绅士的时候，此时两人都回答“那是我的”，所以才有后面的继续争吵。 7． A．go away
C．hold on 答案 B
解析 go away走开；give in屈服；hold on继续(不挂断电话)；calm down镇定下来。本句话的意思是：他不愿意屈服。 8． A．companions
B．friends D．passengers
B．give in D．calm down
C．passers-by 答案 A
解析 这个中年人属于一个旅游团，因此，此处的意思是他有很多同伴在支持他。 9． A．soon after
B．long before D．now that
C．long after 答案 C
解析 根据“Fierce arguments continued”以及此时的语境知，他们应该是出发后很长时间还在吵架。soon after稍后；long before之前很久；long after之后很久；now that既然。“continued”表明火车已经开了。