Unit 5 Working the Land
1. If you want to be promoted, you must devote your attention ___ our work. 【答案】to
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：如果你想晋升，你必须把注意力放在工作上。devote one’s time/energy/attention/... to (doing) sth意为“把某人的时间/精力/注意力/...用到（做）某事上”。 2. For ten years, Nyad devoted herself to ___ (become) one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers.
【答案】becoming
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：十年来，Nyad一直致力于将自己成为世界上最棒的长径游泳员。devote one’s life/oneself to( doing)sth.献身于/致力于（做)某事 3. He has set his heart on ___ (pursue) his studies abroad. 【答案】pursuing
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：他已经下定决心去国外学习了。set one’s heart on doing sth意为“下定决心做某事”。
4. The solution ___ the problem required many hours. 【答案】to
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：解决这个问题需要好几个小时。a/the solution to...意为“对问题或困难局面的解决办法”。
5. Despite recent efforts ___ (boost) the number and quality of its universities, it doesn’t work well.
【答案】to boost
【解析】考查动词不定式。句意：尽管最近在努力提升大学的数量和质量，效果还是不好。这里用动词不定式形式做efforts的后置定语。boost意为“推动，促进，使兴旺”。 6. If they can’t reduce emissions, it would be difficult to convince others ___ do so. 【答案】to do 【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：如果他们不能减少排放,说服别人这么做将是困难的。convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事。
7. The wetlands are home to a large variety ___ wildlife. 【答案】of 【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：这片湿地是许多各种各样的野生物的家。a variety of意为“各种各样的”。
8. The prices of some goods vary ___ the season. 【答案】with
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：一些商品的结合随着季节变化。vary with... 意为“随着...变化”。
9. We are working on the ___ (assume) that it was a gas explosion. 【答案】assumption
【解析】考查同位语从句。句意：我们假定这是煤气爆炸。定冠词the提示后面是一个名词assumption（假定，设想），空后that引导的是一个同位语从句。 10. I hope I can depend ___ you no to back out at the last moment. 【答案】on/upon
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：希望我能够信赖你，在最后时刻不打退堂鼓。depend on/upon sb/sth意为“依靠，信赖”。
11. I tend to have a different answer, ___ (depend) on the family. 【答案】depending 【解析】考查现在分词我往往根据不同的家庭得到不同的答案。这里用现在分词表方式状语。 12. They won’t succeed in ___ (get) what they want. 【答案】getting
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：他们不能成功得到自己想要的东西。succeed in (doing) sth意为“成功做某事”。
13. They have to have a basic understanding of computers in order to use the ___ (advance) technology.
【答案】advanced
【解析】考查句子成分。句意：他们必须对计算机有基本的了解，才能利用这先进的技术。空前的定冠词the和空后的名词technology提示空中应填advance的形容词形式advanced（先进的）。
14. He loved his parents deeply, both of ___ are very kind to him. 【答案】whom 【解析】考查定语从句。句意：他深爱他的父母，他的父母都对他很好。考查定语从句中“介词+关系代词”，先行词指人，故用关系代词whom。 15. I don’t know the person ___ whom you talked just now. 【答案】with
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：我不认识刚才和你讲话的人。考查定语从句中“介词+关系代词”，根据词组talk with sb可知选with。
16. We questioned the pilot, from ___ we learnt that no other planes had been seen. 【答案】whom 【解析】考查定语从句。句意：我们质问这名飞行员，从他那里我们知道没有看到其他飞机。考查定语从句中“介词+关系代词”，先行词为 pilot，故填关系代词whom。 17. The scientist ___ whom I learned a lot never lost heart when he was in trouble. 【答案】from
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：当这名科学家遇到困难时从未灰心，从他那儿我学到很多。考查定语从句中“介词+关系代词”，根据习惯搭配“learn sth. from sb”选择from。
18. ___ is surprising to us is that Tom can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.
【答案】what
【解析】考查主语从句。句意：令我们吃惊的是，Tom的英语说的很流利，就像他是说英语国家的人一样。what引导主语从句时，从句为一个句意完整、语气确定的陈述句，在从句中充当主语或宾语等，不能省略。
19. In my opinion, ___ matters is whether we can win together as a team instead of individuals. 【答案】what
【解析】考查主语从句。句意：在我看来，重要的是我们能否以团队的身份去赢，而不是以个人身份去赢。what引导主语从句时，从句为一个句意完整、语气确定的陈述句，在从句中充当主语或宾语等，不能省略。
20. ___ we’ll have the sports meeting has not been decided yet. 【答案】Whether
【解析】考查主语从句。句意：还没决定我们要不要开运动会。whether引导主语从句时，从句的句意完整，但是语气不肯定，表示怀疑。 whether不能省略，意为“是否”，在句首
时不能用if替换。
21. ___ the girl comes or not doesn’t concern you. 【答案】Whether
【解析】考查主语从句。句意：这个女孩来不来和你没关系。whether引导主语从句时，从句的句意完整，但是语气不肯定，表示怀疑。 whether不能省略，意为“是否”，在句首时不能用if替换。
22. It is ___ (report) that a space station will be built on the moon in years to come. 【答案】reported 【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：据报道，未来几年内，将在月球上建造一个太空站。It is reported that... 意为“据报道...”。
23. He is thought ___ (act) foolishly. Now he has no one but himself to blame for losing the job. 【答案】to have acted
【解析】考查不定式和时态。句意：人们认为他做了愚蠢的事。现在他丢了工作只能怪他自己。be thought to do sth.意为“被认为做了某事”。由语境可知，act这一动作发生在“is thought”之前，故此处填 to have acted。
24. He committed himself to ___ (work) for peace all through his life. 【答案】working
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：他一生致力于和平。commit oneself to doing致力于做...。 25. They were reluctant to commit themselves ___ an opinion. 【答案】to
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：他们不愿意就这一观点表态。commit oneself to sth做出决定（日后难以更改）。
26. During World War Ⅱ, when London ___ (bomb), many underground stations functioned as bomb shelters.
【答案】was bombed
【解析】考查时态和语态。句意：二战期间，当伦敦被轰炸的时候，地铁站成了防空洞。这里的时间状语During World War Ⅱ提示用一般过去时，London和bomb之间是被动关系，所以用这里用一般过去时的被动语态。
27. There are telephone ___ (extension) in every room. 【答案】extensions
【解析】考查词汇。句意：每个房间都有分机。telephone提示这里的extension是电话分机的意思，前面的there are提示这里用复数。
28. I’ m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble adapting ___ your new school life in America, but this situation can be easily changed if you take my advice. 【答案】to
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：很抱歉听说你很难适应在美国新的学校生活。如果你采纳我的建议，这个情况很容易改变。adapt to sth意为“适应…”；have trouble doing sth意为“做某事麻烦/有困难”。
29. Thousands of children nowadays prefer ___ (do) their homework to a background of pop music to ___ (do) it in a quiet room. 【答案】doing；doing
【解析】固定搭配。句意：比起安静的教室，现在有成千上万的学生更喜欢在流行音乐的背景下写作业。prefer... to... 意为“比起...更喜欢...”，连接两个被比较的平行结构。 30. The majority of people interviewed prefer TV___ radio.
(新教材)人教版 2024 高中英语选择性必修一 第五单元(拔高练习与解析)
