Unit 5 第三课时 Learning about Language
Ⅰ.句型转换
1．They live in a house, whose windows are made of glass.
They live in a house，________ ________ ________ ________are made of glass. 2．This kind of colorless gas is called oxygen. We can't live without it. This kind of colorless gas is called oxygen，________ ________we can't live. 3．The person you should send this letter to is Mr Ball.
The person________ ________you should send this letter is Mr Ball. 4．He has two daughters, and both of them are college students.
He has two daughters，________ ________ ________are college students. 5．China has a lot of famous writers and Lu Xun is one of them.
China has a lot of famous writers，________ ________ ________is Lu Xun. 答案：1.the, windows, of, which 2.without, which 3.to, whom 4.both, of, whom 5.one, of, whom
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．My glasses，________I was like a blind man, fell to the ground and broke. A．which B．with which
C．without that D．without which
答案：D 题意：我的眼镜掉在地上摔破了，没有它我就像个瞎子。由题意可知介词应用without，而that不能放在介词后引导定语从句。
2．The old man has two sons，________is a soldier. A．one of whom B．both of them C．all of whom D．both of whom
答案：A 由限定范围two判断，排除C项；由定语从句谓语为单数可排除D项；B项为两并列分句，无连词连接，故A项正确。
3．Madame Curie，________life had once been very hard, was given two Nobel Prizes. A．of whom B．for whom C．for whose D．in whom
答案：B 本题考查介词提前的非限制性定语从句。该从句中关系代词充当宾语成分，与be hard连用的介词用for。
4．Aunt Betty gave us sandwiches for our picnic. ________， she gave us a bag of cookies. A．In addition B．To be honest C．For example D．By the way 答案：A in addition此处相当于what's more，意为“而且；除此之外”。to be honest“说实话”；for example“例如”；by the way“顺便说一下”。
5．Frank's dream was to have his own shop________to produce the workings with his own hands. A．that B．in which C．by which D．how
答案：B 该定语从句的先行词是shop，定语从句中省略主语和谓语动词，用不定式短语充当目的状语，shop在定语从句中充当地点状语，故用in which引导，相当于where。
6．I have decided to write about Chaplin, one of________films I saw several years ago. A．that B．whom C．whose D．which
答案：C 先行词为Chaplin，在定语从句中充当films的定语，故用whose代替Chaplin's。
7．She spent a happy afternoon________her coins and stamps she had collected those years. A．looking for B．working on C．sorting out D．turning to
答案：C sort out“给……分类”，指把物品分门别类地处理。
8．The English play________my students acted at the New Year's party was a great success. A．for which B．at which C．in which D．on which
答案：C act in sth.“在某物中扮演”，先行词为play，故用介词in。 9．He has lost the key to the drawer________the papers are kept. A．on which B．in which
C．under which D．with which
答案：B 先行词为the drawer，定语从句中主谓齐全，缺少地点状语，一般文件是放在抽屉里的，故介词用in。
10．New York is famous for its skyscrapers，________has more than 100 storeys. A．the higher of them B．the highest of which C．the highest of them D．some of which
答案：B 由从句的限定范围看出应该用最高级；C项构成两并列从句，缺少连词，故排除。 Ⅲ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player. People__1__out just to hear him play. But one__2__， a customer told him he didn't want to hear him just play any more. He wanted him to sing a song.
The man said，“I don't sing.”
But the customer was__3__. He told the bartender(酒吧男招待)，“I'm__4__listening to the piano. I want that guy to sing！”
The bartender__5__across the room，“Hey! If you want to get__6__， sing a song. The customers are__7__you to sing！”
So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had__8__sung in public did so for the__9__first time. And__10__had ever heard the song Mona, Mona Lisa sung the way it was sung__11__Nat King Cole!
He had talent he was sitting on! He__12__have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but__13__he had to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known__14__in America.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your “talent”is__15__great, but it may be__16__than you think! And with persistence(坚持)，most skills can be__17__. You may as well have no ability at all，__18__， if you sit on whatever talent you possess! The better question is not“What ability do I have that is__19__？” It is rather“How will I use__20__ability I have？”
1．A.came B．ran C．walked D．looked
答案：A 人们“来到”酒吧只是为了听他弹琴。 2．A.day B．night C．morning D．afternoon
答案：B 由生活常识可知，酒吧通常在“晚上”营业。A项太笼统。 3．A.happy B．surprised C．sad D．insistent
答案：D 由but及下面这位顾客的话可知，顾客“坚持”让他唱歌。 4．A.fond of B．good at
C．tired of D．looking forward to
答案：C 根据上文“he didn't want to hear him just play any more”可知，他已经“厌倦”了(be tired of)听钢琴演奏。be fond of“喜欢”；be good at“擅长”；look forward to“盼望”。
5．A.shouted B．suggested C．encouraged D．comforted
答案：A 根据后面“across the room”可知是“大声喊”。 6．A.fired B．hired C．paid D．lost
答案：C get paid“得到报酬”。fire(解雇)与hire(雇，租)与语境不符；D项get lost意为“迷路”，不合逻辑。
7．A.telling B．ordering C．asking D．persuading
答案：C 根据上文可知顾客要求(ask)他唱歌。tell“告诉”；order“命令”；persuade“劝服”，皆不符合句意。
8．A.seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
答案：B 由下面for the first time可知他“从没有”当众唱过歌。 9．A.very B．so
C．yet D．therefore
答案：A very在此处表示为加强语气，强调这确实是第一次。 10．A.somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
答案：D “没有人”曾经听过这首歌曲用这种方式被演唱。 11．A.of B．from C．by D．for
答案：C 由Nat King Cole唱的歌。by此处意为“被，由”。 12．A.may B．must C．shouldn't D．can't
答案：A may此处表示推测。should have done sth.表示过去应当做某事而没做；must have done表示对过去非常肯定的猜测；can't have done表示过去不可能做某事。
13．A.because B．when C．as soon as D．after
答案：A 他之所以走上唱歌这条路，是因为有人坚持让他唱了首歌，所以选A项。 14．A.pianists B．singers C．musicians D．millionaires
答案：B 他因一首歌而一举成名，自然是“歌手”。 15．A.especially B．particularly C．specially D．highly 答案：B particularly表示“特别地”，侧重特点。especially意为“尤其”，表示程度；specially意为“专门”，表示种类或目的；highly意为“高度地”。
16．A.worse B．less C．more D．better
答案：D 由上文可知，此处表示可能比你想象得“还要好”。 17．A.learned B．mastered C．improved D．found
答案：C 只要坚持不懈，大部分技巧是可以“提高”的。 18．A.besides B．however
C．in other words D．after all
答案：B 此处前后句为转折关系，因此选B项however。 19．A.real B．special C．useful D．best 答案：A “真正的”才能。
20．A.whichever B．whatever C．what D．which
答案：B 怎样发挥我所拥有的“任何”才能。 Ⅳ.阅读理解
阅读下面的文章，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
(2010·河南焦作市高一上期末)
One of the most popular American singers of 20th century was Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley made the music called rock ‘n’ roll popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in 1960's. Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in a small town called Tupelo, in Mississippi in the southern United States; he came from a very poor family. His parents were simply country people who often took Elvis to church. At church he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.
高中英语 Unit5 Music第三课时 Learning about Language同步检测 新人教版必修2
