Unit 3 Life in the future
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.We are________(乐观的)that the mainland and Taiwan will unify in the near future.
2.He can hardly find a job in the canteen, because he has no________ (先前的)experience of this kind of job.
3.The people in Iraq lived a hard life, because it was________(不断地)hit by war.
4.The________(周围的)scenery is very beautiful. 5.The project failed due to________(缺乏)of money. 6.If you________(按)the button, the machine will start.
7.He________(带领)us through the narrow streets to the central mosque.
8.She caught his eyes for an________(瞬间).
9.His wonderful speech made a strong________(印象)on his audience. 10.The workers and the boss have reached a________(协议)over new working conditions.
答案:1.optimistic 2.previous 3.constantly 4.surrounding 5.lack 6.press 7.guided 8.instant 9.impression 10.settlement Ⅱ.完成句子
1.Playing games on the Internet________ ________(占用)most of his time.(take)
2.________ ________ ________(不管是晴天还是下雨天), he got up at six and took a walk in the park.(or)
3.When he got there, he ________ ________ ________(看见)the ship
on the sea but soon it was________ ________ ________(看不见了).(sight)
4.Our classroom should be________ ________(打扫)after class every day.(sweep)
5.He________ ________(加快速度)the car in order not to be late.(speed)
答案:1.took up 2.Sunny or rainy 3.caught sight of; out of sight 4.swept up 5.sped up
Ⅲ.单项填空
1.This has been a timely reminder of the need for________care. A.tentative C.permanent
B.constant D.primary
答案:B constant“持续的,不断的”。句意:这件事适时地提醒我们要注意时时谨慎。tentative“不确定的,踌躇的”;permanent“永久的”;primary“主要的,初期的,基本的”。
2.If you________to something different, for example to a different system, task, or subject of conversation, you change to it from what you were doing or saying before.
A.switch C.submit
B.appeal D.adapt
答案:A 考查动词。switch to“改变,转移”,再如:He studied chemistry and then switched to biology. 他原来学化学,后来改学生物。appeal to“吸引,呼吁”;submit to“屈服,让步”;adapt to“适应,改编”。
3.They are against the proposal, for it________too much farmland. A.puts up
C.gives up
B.takes up D.makes up
答案:B 考查动词短语。句意:他们反对该建议,因为它占用太多的农田。take up“占据”。
4.—Just a minute, Miss White, our glasses have been______. —Oh, sorry, they look like the same, and I am so careless. A.switched C.broken
B.stolen D.robbed
答案:A 由答语可以看出,说话者要表达的意思为“我们的玻璃杯对调了”。所以选switch,意思是“交换”。
5.He has recently________chess to provide himself with some relaxation.
A.taken on C.held on
B.taken up D.held up
答案:B take up“开始从事”。句意:为了放松一下,他最近开始下象棋。take on“穿上;呈现”;hold on“握住”;hold up“阻碍”。
6.You may depend________it won't happen again. A.that C.on it that
B.on that D.on it
答案:C depend on意思是“依靠”,it形式宾语指代后面的that从句。
7.In order to meet the demands they had to________production. A.fasten up C.speed up
B.rise up D.go up
答案:C speed up意为“加速”。句意:为了满足需求,他们不得不加快了生产速度。
8.I forgot all about Jenny because my wife hurried towards me __ ______I went outside.