Ⅰ.单项填空
1.Australia is a ________ developed country,which has strong ties with its neighbouring countries. A.strongly B.highly C.deeply D.largely
解析:a highly developed country一个高度发达的国家。 答案:B
2.In Australia there are over 140 species of snakes,________ extremely dangerous.
A.many of them are B.many of which C.of them many are D.of which many are
解析:此处是定语从句,故引导词要用which;of which many亦可说many of which。
答案:D
3.At weekends many westerners take a journey to the countryside or to the sea to ________ from their daily life in the city. A.keep away B.take away C.put away D.get away
解析:get away from their daily life in the city躲离开城市的日常生活。 答案:D
4.SARS,a terrible disease,________ in China and southeast Asia in 2020,causing many deaths.
A.broke out B.turned out
C.worked out D.made out
解析:“灾害、疾病、战争等爆发”用break out。 答案:A
5.Australia is a very large country,whose climate varies greatly ________ on the area.
A.depended B.to be depended C.to depend D.depending
解析:depending on...在此是现在分词作状语,相当于according to。 答案:D
6.The Great Barrier Reef ________ the northeast coast of Australia,which has 700 islands,attracts many visitors from all over the world every year. A.along B.off C.apart D.from 解析:“在沿岸的海里”用介词off。 答案:B
7.________ his wealth,he worked to make a career in science.
A.Despite B.Instead of C.Even though D.As for
解析:句意:虽然很富有,他仍努力工作,想在科学上创出一番事业。 答案:A
8.He also looked out for new economic species:plants ________ to produce crops that could be sold. A.could be grown B.growing
C.that could be grown D.to be growing 解析:plants后是定语,可用定语从句或过去分词。 答案:C
9.________ to their delight,the voyage turned out to be ____________________great success.
A.Much;/ B.Much;a C.Great;/ D.Great;a
解析:much/greatly to one’s delight或to one’s great delight是固定说法;success表示一件成功的事或一个成功的人时是可数名词。 答案:B
10.After that Captain Cook made ________ around the world,but Joseph Banks never undertook ________. A.more two voyages;the other B.two more voyages;the other C.more two voyages;another D.two more voyages;another
解析:“又进行了两次环球航行”用two more voyages或another two voyages。 答案:D
11.It was Darwin’s visit on the Beagle to the Galapagos Isles ________ gave
him the key to his new theory. A.when B.where C.which D.that 解析:此处用的是it was...that...强调句型。
答案:D
12.His experiments were designed to support the ideas concerning the
influence ________ environment ________ plants. A.on;in B.of;upon
C.for;towards D.at;against
解析:influence of environment upon plants“环境对植物的影响”。 答案:B
13.They recognized each other at first sight,though ________ for more than 10 years.
A.being separated B.having separated C.had been separated D.separated
解析:though separated相当于though they had been separated。 答案:D
14.Darwin counted 225 flowering plants,________ he collected and brought home 193.
A.which B.for which C.in which D.of which
解析:“其中他收集到并带回家193种”,用of which引导定语从句。 答案:D
15.Differences in habitat could ________ different species in birds as well as in plants.
A.bring back B.come up C.carry out D.lead to
解析:栖息地的不同导致了鸟类和植物的种类亦不同。 答案:D
Ⅱ.完形填空
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents __16__ the necessities of life __17__ they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father __18__ a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them __19__.”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t __20__ them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.
When I __21__ from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营)at Paris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily __22__.These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的)battles.Completing these tasks successfully __23__ discipline,team-work and responsibolity.It didn’t __24__ whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the __25__ of the company.
I went __26__ to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I __27__ most was the counseling(咨询)meetings I __28__ with the family members of the men and women in my __29__,trying to help them deal with the long periods of __30__.These proved popular and word of them spread.__31__ I was being asked to give encouraging __32__ to business groups,educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real __33__,and my life is still guided by the __34__ lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to __35__ it.
16.A.provided B.got
C.made D.bought
解析:根据句意,父母应是“提供”生活的必需品。 答案:A