(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以活页形式分册装订！)Ⅰ.多项填空1．HepractisedhisEnglishdayandnightand________thecompetitionatlast.A．beatB．gotC．wonD．defeated【解析】win赢、赢得，如winthegame/competition/match或winthefirstprize等；而defeat和beat都指“打败对方”；get指“获得什么奖项或名次”。【答案】C2．—ShallIofferyouahandrightnow，Julia?—Definitely.Suchalotofworkis________Icouldmanagemyself.A．lessthanB．ratherthanC．morethanD．nomorethan【解析】本题考查morethan用法。句意为：“朱莉娅，要我给你帮忙吗？”“一点也不错(肯定是这样)，这么多的工作我自己应付不了”。morethan与含有情态动词can或could的从句连用，表示“……不能……”，如MylovetomyfatherismorethanIcandescribe.我对父亲的爱难于用言语表述。lessthan小于，决不；ratherthan而不是；nomorethan仅仅。【答案】C3．Marywantedtotravelaroundtheworldallbyherself，butherparentsdidnot________hertodoso.A．forbidB．allowC．followD．ask【解析】句意为：玛丽想独自环球旅行，可是她父母不允许她这样做。【答案】B4．Ifyouwishforany________explanation，youhadbettergotoaskinformationdesk.A．furtherB．fartherC．farthestD．furthest【解析】furtherexplanation进一步的解释。【答案】A5．Thoughasbusyasabee，hegoesbacktohishometowntoseehisparents________otherweek.A．someB．everyC．onceD．each【解析】every每，每隔；everyotherweek＝everysecondweek＝everytwoweeks每两周；每隔一周。【答案】B6．Studyshowsthatmorethan100millionChinesenowsurftheInternetathome，________firstintheworld.A．makingB．takingC．standingD．ranking【解析】句意为：研究表明，中国在家上网的人数已高达一亿，居世界第一位。rank分等级，排名。动词ing形式短语作结果状语。【答案】D7．It’simportanttodeveloptourism，butweshouldalsotakeseriouslythesideeffectsitmighthave________thewildlifeinthearea.A．withB．onC．forD．to【解析】句意为：发展旅游业很重要，但我们也要认真考虑旅游业对野生动植物造成的负面影响。effect效果，后果，常用于短语haveeffecton...。【答案】B8．Hehasbeenworkinginthecompanyforover10yearsandnowholdsthe________ofassistantmanager.A．situationB．occasionC．positionD．condition【解析】句意为：他在这家公司工作10多年，现在担任助理经理。position职位，符合题意。【答案】C9．________thewarmandsunnyweather，orangesgrowverywellhere.A．ExceptforB．BecauseofC．AswellasD．Inpreparationfor【解析】句意为：“由于(becauseof)”气候温暖，阳光充足，因此这里的桔子长得很好。【答案】B10．—WhatdoesVOA________？—Oh，it’sshortforVoiceofAmerica，aprogrampopularwithmanyEnglishlearners.A．standforB．standbyC．standoutD．standup【解析】standfor代表，象征，符合题意。【答案】AⅡ.完成句子1．Yourhelpmakes____________________(使我有可能将更多时间投入到)myresearchwork.(possible，devote)【答案】itpossibleformetodevotemoretimeto2．Itisapitythat________________________(你竟然不能)cometomyconcert.(able)【答案】youshouldnotbeableto3．Estuariesabsorbnutrientsandpollutantscomingfrominlandwatersources，thus____________________(净化我们的水)．(clean)【答案】cleaningourwater4．Mydoctortoldmetoseehim____________________(每隔一周)．(every)【答案】everyotherweek5．It______________________(对我而言无所谓)wherewearegoingtodinner.(matter)【答案】doesn’tmattertomeⅢ.阅读理解(2010届重庆第二次诊断，B)Doesyourolderbrotherthinkhe’sclevererthanyou？Well，he’sprobablyright.AccordingtoanewresearchpublishedinthejournalIntelligence，theoldestchildreninfamiliesarelikelytohavethehighestIQsandtheyoungestthelowest.AnumberofstudieshavesuggestedthatIQsco...
