人教版高中英语 必修三 Unit 2 课时练习
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1.Mr Smith owns ________ collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.
A.larger C.the largest
B.a larger D.a large
解析:句意:史密斯先生收藏的硬币比我见过的任何人都多.从后面的than可知,这里应用比较级;且collection此处是可数名词.故选B项. 答案:B
2.—Did your manager phone you again the next day?
—No,it was a fortnight ________ he gave me a second call. A.when C.before
B.since D.that
解析:It is/was+具体时间点+when...;It's/It has been+一段时间+since...;It will be/was+一段时间+before...,均为固定句型.It is/was+时间状语+that...是强调结构.答句句意:过了两周他才再次给我打电话.由这几种固定句型和句意不难看出C项正确. 答案:C
3.The old professor took up cycling as a regular form of exercise,which,of course,is of great
________ to his health. A.favour C.benefit
B.sense D.relationship
解析:benefit此处用作抽象名词,意为“益处,好处”;be of benefit to...“对……有好处”. 答案:C
4.The government has realized the use the returnees make ________ the experience and
skills ________ while living abroad. A.of;gained C.for;gained
B.of;gain D.up;gain
解析:句意:政府已经意识到回国人员的作用,他们可以利用在国外获得的许多经验和技术.这里make use of拆开了,use作了定语从句的先行词,gain和experience and skills之间为动宾关系,故用过去分词作定语.因此A项正确. 答案:A
5.(2012年江西卷,22)We ________have bought so much food now that Suzie won't be with
us for dinner.
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A.may not C.can't
B.needn't D.mustn't
解析:考查情态动词.句意:既然Suzie不跟我们一块吃饭,我们没必要买那么多食物.needn't have done表示没必要做某事,实际做了.故B项符合句意. 答案:B
6.—What's the weather like in your hometown?
—________ too hot ________ too cold-it's mild and pleasant. A.Not;but
B.Either;or D.Neither;nor
C.Both;and
解析:根据答语的“气候温和宜人”可知,家乡的气候不太冷也不太热.neither...nor...“既不……也不……”,符合句意. 答案:D
7.For the Turner sisters and their classmates,taking a part-time job might ________ their
time for study. A.cut off C.cut down
B.cut into D.cut away
解析:考查动词短语辨析.cut off“切断,切掉,剪下”;cut into“插进来,打断”;cut down“削减,删减”;cut away“切掉,砍掉”.根据句意知应选C项. 答案:C
8.—I am ________ a diet now.
—Are you joking?You're so thin and should put on weight! A.on C.with
B.for D.in
解析:be on a diet“节食,减肥”,是固定搭配.句意:——我在减肥.——开玩笑吧?你这么瘦应该增肥才对. 答案:A
9.The child should be punished.You shouldn't let him ________ telling lies.
A.keep away from C.get away from
B.keep away with D.get away with
解析:keep away from“远离”;keep away with“脱离”;get away from“逃离”;get away with“侥幸,逃脱,逃避处罚”.句意:这孩子应受到惩罚.她撒谎你不应该不让他受到惩罚.由句意可知答案为D项. 答案:D
10.The beautiful scenery,________ with delicious food and lovely weather,made our visit to
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Hawaii pleasant and unforgettable. A.to combine C.combining
B.combined D.having combined
解析:句意:迤逦的风光,美味的食物和宜人的天气,让我们的夏威夷之旅愉快且难忘.be combined with...“和……结合在一起”,这里用其过去分词短语作定语,相当于定语从句which was combined with.... 答案:B
11.—You're coughing badly,Martin.Why not give up smoking?
—Give up smoking?Easier said than done,Amy.Once you ________ the habit of smoking,it is very hard for you to ________. A.keep up;break it away C.pick up;get rid of it
B.take up;drop it out D.build up;do away with it
解析:pick up表示“沾染上……习惯,学会……”;而get rid of...表示“戒除……习惯”.A项,keep up“保持,维持”;break away“戒除,脱离”;B项,take up“从事,拿起,继续”;drop out“退出”;D项,build up“逐步树立,建立”;do away with“废除,消灭,去掉”. 答案:C
12.________ necessary experience for her future career,my daughter takes an active part in
social activities in college. A.Gain C.To gain
B.Gaining D.Having gained
解析:句意:为了获取未来职业生涯必需的经验,我女儿大学期间积极参加社会实践活动.此处应用不定式作目的状语. 答案:C
13.I like the job very much except that sometimes I ________ work extra hours at weekends.
A.have to C.can
B.ought to D.may
解析:句意:除了有时周末得加班外,我非常喜欢这份工作.have to强调客观需要,意思是“必须,不得不”. 答案:A
14.—He has been working ________.
—No wonder he looks very tired now. A.sooner or later C.now and then
B.day and night D.here and there
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