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模块1U2一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Notice：Medical Alert(警报)Dear Readers，Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone.More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle and better quality of life.More than 1 in 3 people over the age of 64 will fall this year.Nearly half will not be able to get up without support.Medical fees can increase when a person is not given timely support.You can prevent a medical disaster with our 24hour emergency response system.Our solution is highly suggested by doctors，healthcare professionals and hospitals.We are offering a FREE Medical Alert System to seniors or their loved ones who call now.For a limited time，there will be no setup fees and the medical monitoring starts at less than $1 a day.The system is easy to use.The necklace pendant(饰坠) can travel with you.Our new system can detect falls automatically.Call TollFree 18003600405 and gain peace of mind.Theres no longterm contract.Our medical alert professionals can walk you through everything over the phone.The first 100 callers to order will receive：*The Free Medical Alert System($300 value)*24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support.*The Free Necklace Pendant.*No Longterm Contract.*Free Shipping(Mention Readers Digest)Dont wait until after a fall to give us a call.Take advantage of this special offer now to protect yourself or a loved one.Call now TollFree 18002310167 and mention Readers Digest.Sincerely，Jim Nelson1Why are there an increasing number of medical related emergencies?AOld peoples quality of life is down at present.BThe old are not paying attention to their health.CThe overall health of the old is worse than before.DMany old people have no one to keep them pany.2Whats the main advantage of the system mentioned in the text?APreventing falls.BServing as an alarm.CReplacing doctors.DImproving health and mind.3What benefit can the first 100 callers to order get?ABuy the system at $300.BGet a copy of Readers Digest.CHave a pendant at a discount.DGet allday monitoring and help.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了一种可预警独居老人摔倒的医疗警报系统。1D考查细节理解。根据第一段的“Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone.More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle”可知，更多的老年人选择独居使得与医疗相关的紧急情况增多。2B考查推理判断。根据第三段的“Our new system can detect falls automatically”可知，这种系统可以自动探测到老人摔倒，主要起警报作用，并不是说可以阻止老人摔倒，故选B。3D考查细节理解。根据文章中打电话购买者的前100名可得到的好处之一“24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support”可知，打电话购买者的前100名可以得到全天候的监控和帮助。A选项错在“Buy”，根据文章中的“The Free Medical Alert System ($300 value)”可知，打电话购买者的前100名可以免费得到价值300美元的医疗警报系统；B项文章没有提及；C项错在“at a discount”，根据文中的“The Free Necklace Pendant”可知，打电话购买者的前100名可免费得到一个项链的饰坠。二、单项填空1.Everything from greeting to eating can be an opportunity to do the wrong thing, and not only embarrass yourself, but _ your host.A. frighten B. upset C. tease D. blame【答案】B【解析】frighten使惊吓；upset使不安；tease嘲笑，取笑；blame责备，谴责。句意：从问候到吃饭你随时都有可能会出错，这不仅会让自己很尴尬，而且还让主人很不安。2.He deserves _ such a great honor for his excellent work.A. to give B. give C. to be given D. being given 【答案】C【解析】deserve to be given应该得到，to be given在此为不定式的被动式。句意：他工作出色，应该得到如此高的荣誉。3.Though staying up late may not _ you, you will not be full of energy the next day.A. hurt B. harmC. destroy D. damage【答案】B【解析】hurt指肉体或精神上的伤害；harm 指抽象、无形的伤害；destroy毁掉；damage指物体受到损伤，从句意可知，题干指的是无形的伤害，所以用harm。句意：尽管熬夜也许对你没有什么伤害，但是第二天你精力就不够充沛了。4.She has waited for the guest for two hours and reached the _ of her patience.A. limit B. topC. point D. need【答案】A【解析】句意：她等那位客人两个小时了，达到了忍耐的极限。limit极限，符合句意。top顶部；point点；need必要。5.Jack, look at what you have done. You are supposed _ your job by now. Sorry, Miss Lee. Ill hurry up. A. to finishB. finishingC. to have finishedD. having finished【答案】C6.When I arrived, I called her, but only her friend _ at my hotel. She was ill in bed. A. pulled offB. set offC. turned upD. broke up【答案】C【解析】句意：我到的时候，给她打了电话，但是只有她的朋友出现在了我住的宾馆，她卧病在床。根据句意可知选turn up“出现，露面”。7.All present were shocked by what the little girl _ when she was cheated and sold to the mountain village. A. went over B. went through C. got along with D. got away【答案】B【解析】go over复习，仔细检查；go through经历，通过，完成，检查；get along with和相处；get away逃离。句意：所有在场的人都被小女孩被欺骗并卖入山村所遭遇的经历震惊了。8.A teachers devotion to education _ great respect of the whole public because it brings benefits to the development of society.A. reserve B. preserveC. observe D. deserve【答案】D8.He insisted what he did _ right and the man who had spoken ill of him _. A. was, be punishedB. be, was punishedC. was, was punishedD. be, be punished【答案】A【解析】insist作“坚持说(认为)”解时，后面的从句用陈述语气；作“坚决要求(主张)”解时，从句要用虚拟语气，谓语动词用(should)do。句意：他坚持说他做的事是对的，坚决要求处罚说他坏话的人。09.Our leader _ bright flashlights so we would not scare away the night creatures we hoped to find.A. forbade B. shone C. removed D. collected【答案】A【解析】forbade (forbid的过去式)禁止，阻止，阻碍，妨碍；shone照耀，发光，(shine的过去式和过去分词)反射光，表现突出；removed(remove的过去式)去除，开除，脱去(衣服等)；collected收集 (collect的过去式和过去分词)。句意：为了我们不至于吓跑我们希望找到夜间的生物，我们的领队不让我们使用手电筒。故选A。11.Do you like the place of interest? On the contrary, its the _ place that I want to visit. A. worstB. lastC. bestD. latest【答案】B【解析】句意：“你喜欢这处名胜吗? ”“恰恰相反，这是我最不想来的地方。”这里last作“最不可能”的意义解释。12.He warns you to _ his daughter when he _.A.stay out of, stays up B. get away from, stays behindC.stay away from, stays out D.take away from, stays in【答案】C【解析】stay away from离开，不接近；stay out待在户外，不在家；句意：他警告你在他不在家时，你要离他女儿远远的。13.Drought continues to annoy many parts of China, with tens of thousands _ water shortages and millions of others _.A. suffering, affecting B. suffering, affectedC. suffered, affected D. to suffer, affecting【答案】B【解析】考查with复合结构中的非谓语动词形式。suffer和tens of thousands 构成主动关系，故使用现在分词形式；affect和millions of others构成被动关系，故使用过去分词形式。句意：干旱继续困扰中国的许多地方，成千上万的人忍受着缺水之苦，还有数百万人受到了影响。14.I feel like _ for a walk. Will you go with me?If Mary goes, _.A. to go, I also B. to go, so do IC. going, so will I D. going, so do I【答案】C【解析】第一空表示“想要去散步”，用feel like doing sth.；第二空表示“如果Mary去，那么我也去”，表示与前一情况相同，且为肯定句时，用so助动词/系动词/情态动词主语(代词的主格)，而且条件从句用现在时，主句多用一般将来时。15.The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising _ we fall. A. now thatB. every timeC. the first timeD. the last time【答案】B【解析】句意：人生中最大的荣耀不在于从未失败过，而在于每一次跌倒后都能爬起来。除now that(既然, 由于)引导原因状语从句外，其余三个名词短语都可引导时间状语从句。根据句意可知选B项every time(每一次)。16.Watkins believes having pandas in Detroit would create an atmosphere _ Americans can learn more about China. A. whereB. whenC. whichD. what【答案】A17.The year of 2016 is the beginning of Chinas 13th Five Year Plan, _ ecological civilization is an important part.A. of which B. in whichC. for which D. on which【答案】A【解析】“介词which”引导非限制性定语从句，可用ecological civilization of which.表示，of表示从属关系。句意：2016年是第十三个五年计划的开局年，生态文明是该计划的一个重要组成部分。18.Many young people, most _ were well-educated, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.A. of whichB. of themC. of whomD. of those【答案】C三、完形填空In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 1 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of rubbish because people are 2 more rubbish than ever before.How did we 3 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 4 an object than to spendtime and money to repair it. 5 modern manufacturing(制造业)and technology, panies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 6 .Another cause is our 7 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 8 people, we are alwayslooking for 9 to save time and make our lives easier. panies 10 thousands of different kinds ofdisposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.Our appetite for new products also 11 to the problem. We are 12 buying new things.Advertisements persuade us that 13 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 14 useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 15 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 16 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 17 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 18 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 19 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 20 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.语篇解读：文章主要讲的是堆积如山的垃圾给环境带来的影响。随着社会的发展，人们倾向于扔掉用旧了的东西，以新物品取而代之。 而且，包装盒等一次性产品给人们带来方便的同时，也给环境带来很大的压力。1. A. key B. belief C. project D. problem【答案】D【解析】A.答案，关键；B.看法，信念；C.项目；D.问题。根据上下文可知：东西用坏了就把它扔了，再买新的。这就出现了垃圾堆积如山的问题，故选 D。2. A. picking out B. throwing out C. running out of D. cutting out【答案】B【解析】throw out rubbish 扔掉的垃圾。“挑选，选择，辨认出”、“用完，耗尽”与“剪裁；剪下”不符文意。故选 B。垃圾堆积如山的问题是因为人们扔掉的垃圾比以往任何时候都多造成的。3. A. face B. bee C. observe D. change【答案】B【解析】第二、三、四自然段讲 a throwaway society 形成的 cause。因此此处问了一个问题：“我们是怎样变成了一个爱浪费的社会的呢？”。而不是怎样去 face(面临)、observe(观察)或 change(改变)的。4. A. consume B. control C. replace D. withdraw【答案】C【解析】后半句说我们不是花时间与金钱去修理坏了的东西，说明我们是用另外的东西来“代替”它们，因此用“replace”，故选 C。consume 消耗，耗费，消费；control 控制；withdraw 收回。5. A. Thanks to B. In particular C. Except for D. Regardless of【答案】A【解析】A.多亏；B.尤其，特别；C.除了；D.不管。依据逻辑关系，公司能够快速而廉价地生产产品出来是“因为”现代的制造业和技术，故选 A。6. A. safe B. legal C. cheap D. powerful【答案】C【解析】与 inexpensively 相对应，产品就“便宜”。其他选项与文章无关。故选 C。7. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division【答案】A【解析】A.爱，喜欢；B.缺少；C.阻止；D.划分。依据 Another cause 知道产生更多垃圾的原因是我们“喜欢”使用一次性产品。与后文中的 appetite(嗜好)相照应。故选 A。8. A. sensitive B. kind C. greedy D. busy【答案】D【解析】 依据后文 to save time and make our lives easier 可知是“繁忙”的人们， 而不是 sensitive (敏感的) 、kind(善良的) 、或 greedy (贪婪的)。故选 D。9. A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends【答案】A【解析】A.方法；B.地方；C.工作；D.朋友。为了省时和生活更加舒适，人们就使用一次性产品，公司也就“生产”大量的一次性产品。使用一次性产品是一种 save time and make our lives easier 的“方式”。故选 A。10. A. conserve B. receive C. produce D. preserve【答案】C【解析】A.保护；B.收到；C.生产；D.保存。句意：企业生产大量的一次性产品，故选 C。11. A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes【答案】D【解析】adapt to 适应；return to 返回，归还；respond to 反应；contribute to 为做贡献，促成，有助于。从“also”一词可看出此处又是讲我们对新产品的 appetite(嗜好)也“导致，促成”了上述问题，故选 D。12. A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for【答案】B【解析】依据前文的 appetite(嗜好)，我们不会“厌倦”“担心”和“羞于”购买新产品，而是对此“上瘾” ，因此选 B。13. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger【答案】A【解析】A.更新的；B.更强壮的；C.更高的；D.更大的。前文 new things 提示。后文 new ones 与之照应。句意：广告使人们相信新的更好，故选 A。14. A. pick up B. pay for C. let off D. throw away【答案】D【解析】考查动词短语。A.捡起，学会，用车接；B.支付；C 排放；D.扔掉。我们不断购买新东西，于是就“扔掉”了还有用的东西，故选。15. A. advantages B. purposes C. conflicts D. consequences【答案】D【解析】垃圾成山是 throw away lifestyle(爱浪费的生活方式)的“后果”，不是“优点”、“目的”、和“冲突，矛盾”，因此选 D. consequence 结果。16. A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure【答案】C【解析】A.显示，展示；B.记录；C.减少；D.测量。并列的两个不定式表目的，后文说政府要求回收物品循环使用，因此是“减少”垃圾，故选。17. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands【答案】B【解析】A.技术；B.环境；C.消费者；D.品牌。全文都是谈的与环境相关的话题，因此是保护“环境”。故选 B。18. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile【答案】A【解析】 A.然而； B.要不然； C.因此； D.同时。 依据上文可知回收是一种解决问题的方法， 后文中 not enough与之相对，因此此处有转折意味，故选。句意：然而，只是要求人们循环利用是远远不够的，故选 A。19. A. by B. in favor of C. after D. instead of【答案】D【解析】 A.通过； B.支持； C.在之后； D.代替， 而不是。 本段讲除了上文中提到的回收外的 another way就是 repair our possessions(修理东西)，自然“代替”了扔掉，故选 D。20. A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising【答案】C【解析】A.花费，度过；B.收集；C.修理；D.宣传。句意：我们也需要重新考虑对修理的态度，根据下句“repairing.”可知答案，故选 C。四、短文改错Life is full of various experiences，some of them are unforgettable.I still remember the hiking experiences with my classmates for 16 km a year later.That summer day，we set off early in the morning，think it would be great fun to walk for so long a distance.However，with the weather is getting hotter and hotter，I found their legs heavier and heavier.Whats worse，my feet began bleeding because long time pressing against the shoes.At one point，I even wanted to give up.But I manage to drag the rest of the way to the destination.Though not pleasant, this journey was impressive or rewarding.I have learnt that life is a long journey like this.No matter what happened，we should never give up.【答案】Life is full of various experiences，some of are unforgettable.I still remember the hiking with my classmates for 16 km a year .That summer day，we set off early in the morning， it would be great fun to walk for so long a distance.However，with the weather getting hotter and hotter，I found legs heavier and heavier.Whats worse，my feet began bleeding because long time pressing against the shoes.At one point，I even wanted to give up.But I to drag the rest of the way to the destination.Though not pleasant, this journey was impressive rewarding.I have learnt that life is a long journey like this.No matter what ，we should never give up.第一处：them改为which。考查定语从句。which引导非限制性定语从句，which在从句中作宾语，先行词为experiences。第二处：experiences改为experience。考查名词。根据“the hiking”和下文内容可知，此处特指具体的一次徒步体验，故用单数形式。第三处：later改为ago。考查副词。根据上文中的“remember”可知，此处作者表达对过去的回忆，故用副词ago。第四处：think改为thinking。考查非谓语动词。think和句子谓语set off之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词形式，且think和句子主语we构成逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词作伴随状语。第五处：删除weather后的is。考查with复合结构。with名词或代词非谓语、形容词、副词或介词短语，即with的复合结构，在句子中作状语，符合语境，故删除weather后的is。第六处：their改为my。考查代词。与句子主语I呼应可知，应用形容词性物主代词my作定语。第七处：because后加of。考查介词。因为“long time pressing against the shoes”是名词短语，其前用“because of”。故在because后加of。第八处：manages改为managed。考查动词时态。与上文的“wanted”呼应可知，此处用一般过去时，是对过去经历的回忆。第九处：or改为and。考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示并列关系，而非选择关系，故把or改为and。第十处：happened改为happens。考查动词时态。与上文的“is”呼应可知，此处用一般现在时，表示客观情况。
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