复习板块九Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmericaⅠ.多项选择1．Sheisoverweight，butshecan't________thetemptationtoeatmoredeliciousfood.A．forbidB．attachC．allowD．resist解析：句意：她有点过胖，但她还是情不自禁地吃更多的美食。forbid“禁止”；attach“吸引；缚上，系上，贴上”；allow“允许”；resist“忍住，抵抗”。答案：D2．Hewascaughtintheheavytrafficjam.________，hewaslateforworkthismorning.A．AsaresultB．InadditionC．What'sworseD．Besides解析：考查短语的区别。句意：他遇到了严重的交通堵塞，结果他早晨上班迟到了。前后两句为因果关系，选A。inaddition，besides表示“除此之外”；what'sworse更糟糕的是。答案：A3．Onlythosewhohaveenoughcourageanddeterminationcan________thedifficultytheymeetwith.A．undertakeB．upsetC．overcomeD．download解析：overcome“克服”。A项“承担”；B项“使生气”；D项“下载”。答案：C4．(2010·唐山月考)Alltheirattemptstorescuethechildfromtheburningbuildingwere________.Hediedsoonafterwards.A．inplaceB．inreturnC．invainD．inorder解析：由“Hediedsoonafterwards.”可知，前面所做的营救工作没有效果，故选invain，表示“徒劳，白费力”。答案：C5．Thepoorlittleboystaredatthecakesintheshopwindowwith________eyes.A．anxiousB．nervousC．desirableD．greedy解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：那个可怜的小男孩用贪婪的眼光看着橱窗里的蛋糕。anxious“焦虑的”；nervous“紧张的”；desirable“令人满意的”；greedy“贪婪的，渴望的”。答案：D6．Hedecidedto________bygivinguphisjobtodobusinessinthesouth.A．takeachanceB．takealookC．takeactionD．takecare解析：takeachance“碰运气，冒险试一试”。takeaction“采取行动”。答案：A7．HowIwishIhadachancetobe________doingwhatIwouldliketodowithoutbeingdisturbedbyothers.A．leftoutB．leftaloneC．leftbehindD．leftover解析：句意：我多么希望有机会能独自一人做我想做的事情，不受别人的干扰。leavesb.alone让某人单独留下。答案：B8．Theyare________topreferthebetterwhenthebestisunattainable.A．awareB．willingC．anxiousD．appropriate解析：bewillingtodosth.“愿意干……”。句意：既然得不到最好的，他们愿意要较好的。答案：B9．—Ihearsomewinterclothesare________.—Whynotgoandbuyone?A．onsaleB．forsaleC．saleD．insale解析：onsale“在出售；减价”；forsale“待售”。答案：A10．ThespacewalkersonShenzhouⅦ，bothingoodphysicaland________condition，successfullyundertookChina'sfirstspacewalk.A．naturalB．emotionalC．consciousD．mental解析：mental“脑力的”，与physical“体力的”相对应。答案：DⅡ.阅读理解A(2010·南昌高三调研)ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets(彩票)．Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot(积累奖金)inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6million，butthatlittlechancecertainlydidn'taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawing，ticketsweresellingattheunbelievablerateof500persecond.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.Otherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeople.Itallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththey'llprobablyneverhave.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized(合法化的)gambling.Somecriticsnotethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddictswhotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelp...
