第一次作业
一、单项选择题(只有一个选项正确,共40道小题) 1. – David, I got an A in Accounting! –_________________________
(A) I was surprised to hear the news. (B) Are you kidding? (C) That’s a pity. (D) Congratulations! 你选择的答案: D [正确] 正确答案:D
解答参考:[第一单元]D 当得知他人在考试中取得好成绩时,首先应向对方表示祝贺,故D项为正确答案。A,B,C三个选项都不符合礼貌习惯。
2. – How do you think of this test? –_________________________ (A) I got 85. (B) Good luck.
(C) It’s a piece of cake. (D) Don’t worry about it. 你选择的答案: C [正确] 正确答案:C
解答参考:[第一单元]C 该题题干是询问对方对于考试的看法,“a piece of cake”表示“容易的事,小菜一碟”,说明回答者认为此次考试很容易,因此只有选项C符合上下文语境。
3. – Do you like Professor Zhang’s classes? –_________________________ (A) I never miss her class. (B) Chemistry is difficult to study. (C) I take a course in Chemistry. (D) Professor Zhang is a strict teacher. 你选择的答案: A [正确] 正确答案:A
解答参考:[第一单元]A 说话者询问对方是否喜欢上张教授的课,选项A的言外之意是回答者十分喜欢教授的课因而从不缺席,故选A,其它三个选项不合题意。
4. – What school subject do you like best? –_________________________ (A) I hate Physics. (B) English is my favorite. (C) I dislike Computer Science. (D) I major in World History. 你选择的答案: B [正确]
正确答案:B
解答参考:[第一单元]B 该题是问听话者最喜欢的学科, 而A,C选项都表示的“不喜欢……”,因此不正确,而答案D意为专业是世界历史,并不代表是最喜欢的科目,所以只有B项正确。
5. – Excuse me, I’m a freshman here. Could you show me the way to the library? –_________________________ (A) I’m very busy. (B) That’s all right. (C) That’s my pleasure. (D) Never mind. 你选择的答案: C [正确] 正确答案:C
解答参考:[第一单元]C 当别人向自己问路或要求带路时,根据礼貌习惯首先应表示乐意,这时可以说“That’s my pleasure”;如果因忙碌等原因拒绝请求时,应先表示歉意,故选项A不正确。B,D都不符合语境。
6. – What are you majoring in? –_________________________
(A) I’m interested in Chemistry.
(B) I’ll take English Exam next Monday. (C) That’s a difficult major. (D) My major is Library Science. 你选择的答案: D [正确] 正确答案:D
解答参考:[第一单元]D 该题题干是问对方的专业,故只有D项正确。
7. – May I introduce Professor Chen to you? He’s our English teacher. –_________________________ (A) I’m Wang Ming.
(B) Pleased to meet you, Professor Chen. (C) I’ll take your course this term. (D) You are a good teacher. 你选择的答案: B [正确] 正确答案:B
解答参考:[第一单元]B 在英语中当别人向自己介绍朋友或长辈时,应首先表示问候。除选项B的问候方式以外,我们还可以使用句型“Nice to meet you”,“Glad to see you”等。
8. – How was your winter vacation? –_________________________ (A) I dislike traveling.
(B) Yes, my holiday was wonderful.
(C) Great! I visited Li Jiang in Yun Nan Province. (D) It’s hard to say. 你选择的答案: C [正确] 正确答案:C
解答参考:[第一单元]C 说话者询问对方寒假过得如何,B项虽然符合上下文语境,但不符合特殊疑问句的回答,故只有C项正确。
9. –I think English course is interesting. How do you think of it? –_________________________ (A) I couldn’t agree more.
(B) Our English teacher is very humorous. (C) English is important for us. (D) The exam is too difficult to pass. 你选择的答案: A [正确] 正确答案:A
解答参考:[第一单元]A “I couldn’t agree more”意思是表示完全赞同,故回答者是同意对方的观点,认为英语课很有趣。其余选项均不正确。
10. –Are you busy with your study this term? –_________________________ (A) Excuse me, I’m busy. (B) It’s far from being easy. (C) Not likely.
(D) Yeah, you know, we are required to hand in three term papers. 你选择的答案: D [正确] 正确答案:D
解答参考:[第一单元]D 本题A项是干扰项,说话者询问对方本学期是否学业繁忙,所以“抱歉,我很忙”的回答并不正确。
11. Why not ______ to Professor Chen for advice? He is an expert in this field. (A) go (B) to go (C) you go (D) your going
你选择的答案: A [正确] 正确答案:A
解答参考:[第一单元]A “Why not”加不带to的不定式句型可以表示提出建议。【译文】为何不去征求陈教授的意见呢?他是这个领域的专家。
12. The term “SOHO” has ______ a lot recently in the newspapers and magazines. (A) come across (B) come by (C) come up (D) come round 你选择的答案: C [正确] 正确答案:C
解答参考:[第一单元]C come up表示“出现,被提及,发生”;come across意为“偶遇,不期而遇”;come by意为“途径,经过”; come round 表示“苏醒,绕道”。【译文】“SOHO”这个术语最近经常出现在报纸和杂志上。
13. The work______ be completed before this weekend.
(A) ought (B) must
(C) had better to (D) should to
你选择的答案: B [正确] 正确答案:B
解答参考:[第一单元]B must在此句中意为“必须”;ought后须接to,had better和should后接不带to 的动词原形。【译文】这项工作必须在周末之前完成。
14. There is always ______ for improvement no matter how much you have already done. (A) place (B) area (C) room (D) space
你选择的答案: C [正确] 正确答案:C
解答参考:[第一单元]C room for 意为“有……的余地,有……的空间”,此时用作不可数名词,常见的搭配有:leave room for“给……留出空地方”;make room for“为……腾出空位”。 【译文】无论你已经付出了多少努力,总还是有提高的余地。
15. Unfortunately he could not ______ the danger at that time. (A) prepare (B) pretend (C) perform (D) perceive
你选择的答案: D [正确] 正确答案:D
解答参考:[第一单元]D perceive意为“察觉,感知”;prepare意为“准备,预备”;pretend意为“假装,装扮”;perform意为“表演,履行,执行”。【译文】不幸的是,他当时没能意识到危险。
16. Because of the strong sun, Mrs. White’s new dinning-room curtains ______ from dark blue to gray within a year. (A) disappeared (B) faded (C) paled (D) grew
你选择的答案: B [正确] 正确答案:B
解答参考:[第一单元]B fade(多指颜色、声音等)消退,变得模糊;(花)凋谢、枯萎;disappear意为“消失,不见”; pale做动词意为“变苍白,使失色”;grow表示“生长,成长”。只有选项B可以用来指颜色褪色。【译文】 由于日照太强,怀特太太家的餐厅新窗帘在一年之内由深蓝色褪成了灰色。
17. I want to go to the dentist, but you ______ with me. (A) need not to go (B) do not need go (C) need not go
(D) need go not 你选择的答案: C [正确] 正确答案:C
解答参考:[第一单元]C 本题考查need作为情态动词的用法。作情态动词时,没有人称和数的变化,后接动词原形;如作实义动词,则和助动词连用,后加to。【译文】我要去看牙医,但是你没有必要跟我一起去。
18. The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the man’s ______. (A) mistake (B) fault (C) shortcoming (D) error
你选择的答案: B [正确] 正确答案:B
解答参考:[第一单元]B fault可以指严重的过失,侧重于造成错误的个人责任;mistake 和error 都指一般性的错误,shortcoming意为“缺点,短处”。【译文】交警一直在寻找证据以证明该男子有过失。
19. He ______ that he had been in prison twice before. (A) revealed (B) revised (C) rewrote (D) returned
你选择的答案: A [正确] 正确答案:A
解答参考:[第一单元]A reveal表示“透露,揭示”;revise指“修正,修改”;rewrite指“重写,改写”;return意为“返回,回报”。【译文】他透露自己曾坐过两次牢。
20. By signing the lease we made a ______ to pay a rent of $450 a month. (A) comment (B) communication (C) commitment (D) decision
你选择的答案: C [正确] 正确答案:C
解答参考:[第一单元]C commitment意为“承诺,许诺”;comment意为“评论,意见”;communication意为“交流,通讯”;decision 意为“决定,决心”。 【译文】通过签订租约,我们承诺每月付租金450美元。
21. Footsteps ______ his return. (A) pronounced (B) declared (C) claimed (D) announced
你选择的答案: D [正确] 正确答案:D
解答参考:[第一单元]D 选项中只有announce可以表示“宣布,通报(某人或某物)的到来或出席”pronounce表示“发音”;dec