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同步練習(xí): 一、單項選擇 1. I hear Bill likes playing basketball. Yes, ________, and _______. A. he does; so like me B. he is; either do I C. so he does; so do I D. he does so; so am I 2. These math problems are _______ difficult for me. Could you please help me out? A. much too B. too much C. very much D. such 3. Do you know which team won the game? I don’t know, ______. A. nor do I care B. nor I care C. neither will I care D. I don’t care, too 4. Although the little girl was ______ at home, she didn’t feel _____ at all. A. alone, lonely B. lonely, alone C. alone, alone D. lonely, lonely 5. One day Chuck is ______ a flight _____ the Pacific Ocean ______ suddenly his plane crashes. A. in, over, while B. on, across, when C. with, through, when D. on , across, while 6. Was ______ in this place that he saved the boy? A. that B. it C. he D. this 7. Helen and Linda were introduced to each other _______ at a party. A. for the first time B. the first time C. all the time D. for some time 8. What was it ______ you found in the hole? A. that B. which C. and D. this 9. Make yourself ______ home and help yourself ______ anything that you’d like to eat. A. in, with B. at , to C. at, with D. in, to 10. The _______ of students are against your plan. A. most B. many C. number D. majority 11. A great ______ of foreign guests e to out school for a visit every year. A. deal B. number C. plenty D. lot 12. The house is beautifully built ______ its chimney. A. except B. except for C. besides D. except that 13. He ran out with his face ______ in hands. A. bury B. burying C. buried D. to bury 14. Many people agree that ______ knowledge of English is a must in _______ international trade today. A. a, / B. the, an C. the, the D. /, the 15. All possible means ______ been tried. A. is B. are C. has D. have 二、完形填空 Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a tiny icecream shop to cool off with a chocolate icecream. It was a very 1 store with little round tables and chairs. As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a 2 near the door. Her back was so 3 twisted by some misfortune that her face nearly 4 the tabletop. I sat down 5 her a couple of tables away. “Poor woman, ” I thought. “What does she 6 life ? Why does God let people live so long past their prime(鼎盛時) ?” As I thought, another 7 lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were 8 childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. In minutes, the two of them were shaking with 9 . I looked again at the first woman, then in the 10 on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was 11 a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her 12 carefully made up and her hands shining with gold rings. I was 13 . She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the 14 of my life together . She had millions of 15 memories to recall. I sat alone. She was 16 the day with a good friend. 17 I was worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn’t 18 her. As I left the shop, I 19 my foolish question about God letting people live past their prime. Why , that woman was more 20 , more sensitive to life, than I was. Age has not bent her spirit. 1. A. different B. modern C. pretty D. oldtime 2. A. puter B. cushion C. table D. customer 3. A. badly B. suddenly C. actually D. fully 4. A. broke B. touched C .hit D. knocked 5. A. facing B. leaving C. following D. serving 6. A. devote to B. get out of C. learn about D. keep away from 7. A. aged B. married C. dated D. Separated 8. A. speaking of B. talking about C. thinking over D. planning for 9. A. food B. fear C. cold D. laughter 10. A. newspaper B. window C. mirror D. picture 11. A. dressing B. wearing C. putting on D. having on 12. A. face B. nec。(贊揚) She is always borrowing money and fetting to pay you back. 她總是向人 借錢而忘記還人家。 b)現(xiàn)在進行時與副詞 always, often, constantly, forever, continually 等連用,表示說話人一種強烈的情感。 We’re spending next winter in Australia. 我們將在澳大利亞度過明年冬天。 b)Watch it! = Watch out! watch over 照看,看守 Watch it! You nearly knocked into the car. 當(dāng)心,你差點撞到那輛車上。 Watch out for a chance to improve your position in the pany; they don’t e very often. 要注意抓住提 高你在公司地位的機會,這種機會并不多。 England is separated from France by the Channel. 英法兩國由英吉利海峽隔開。 c)separate, divide separate 著重指把原來結(jié)合在一起的、混合在一起的事物或人分開或隔 離, divide 著重指將整體分成若干部分。 b)adj. 分開的,獨立的,不同的 David and I have been separated for six months and we have been sleeping in separate bedrooms. 我和大衛(wèi)分居6個月了,我們一直睡在各自的臥室里。 At this point, the satellite separates from its launcher. 此時,衛(wèi)星就脫離發(fā)射器。 20. separate a)v. 分隔,分離 (常與 from 連用) You’d better separate the bad apples from the good ones. 你最好把壞蘋果同好蘋果分開。 c)protection n. 保護,防御 under the protection of 在 的保護下 The hat will give protection against the sun. 這頂帽子可遮陽。 He raised his arm to protect his face from the blow. 他舉起手臂擋住臉躲過了這一擊。 There’re fewer animals. It’s important for us to protect them. 動物們越來越少,對于我們來說保護他們很重要。