Book 5 Unit 3 Learning about Language & Using Language
1． speed (sth.) up 【课文原句】
speed (sth.) up 加速；加快
1). 汽车一到高速公路就加速。Cars speed up once they reach the highway.
2) 他们加快了生产速度。They have speeded up production.
知识链接: with all speed 以全速，开足马力 at high/low speed 以高速/低速 at a speed of 以……速度
活学活用：Many countries are faced with the problem about how to economic development.
A. turn up B. speed up C .get up D. stay up
2.instant 【课文原句】
instant 1)n.瞬间；片刻
他停了一会儿。 He paused for an instant.
2) adj. 立即的；立刻的
服用一药剂后我立刻感到轻松。I felt instant relief after taking a doze of medicine.
知识链接:1）instantly =immediately 立刻；一……就……
①尽管他睡得很香，但他还是立刻醒了。Though he slept soundly, he awoke instantly.
②我们一到家天气就下起雨来。It began to rain instantly we arrived home.
2) 常见用法 ： instant coffee 速溶咖啡 (at) any instant 随时；在任何情况下
on the instant 立即；马上 in an instant 立即；马上 he instant 一……就……
活学活用：1）You see the lightning it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
A. the instant B. for an instant C. on an instant D. in an instant
2) With the pace of modern life speeding up, food is more and more popular.
A. quick B. instant C. needy D. urgent
3.greedy 【课文原句】
.greedy adj. 贪婪的；贪吃的；渴望的
常见用法：be greedy for…… 渴望…… be greedy to do sth 渴望做某事
1）许多人都贪图金钱。Many people are greedy for money.
2）玛丽渴望获得更多的知识。Mary is greedy to have more knowledge.
4.dispose 【课文原句】
dispose 处理；布置 常与介词of 连用构成固定短语，即 dispose of sb./sth.，表示去除、处理、舍弃某人/某物
1）他被迫处理了自己的艺术珍藏。He was forced to dispose of his art treasures.
2）所有的家具都已经处理掉了。All the furniture has been disposed of .
知识链接:disposal n.处理；安排；布置
Unit3综合能力检测试卷
I.单项填空
1. There’s ___ cooking oil left in the house.
Would you go to the corner store and get ___?
A. little; some B. little; any C. a little; some D. a little; any
2. The food was so ___ that the child couldn’t help tasting it.
A. smelly B. invited C. interesting D. inviting
3. It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so stood ___ to her mother.
A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing
4. ? I prefer western food. It’s a kind of healthy food.
-- ___ But western food is said to be high in sugar and fat.
A. Is that right? B. How do you know that?
C. Do you really think so? D. Who told you that?
5. _______ from the top of the hill, the city takes the round shape with a flowing river through it.
A. Viewing B. To be viewed C. Viewed D. To be viewing
6.If you ____________ of Mary, ask her to come and see me.
A. lose sight of B. catch sight of C. are in the sight of D. Are at the sight of
7. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than ___ a room with others.
A. to share B. to have shared C. share D. sharing
8. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed ___ my memory.
A. to B. over C. by D. on
9. You should try to get a good night’s sleep ___ much work you have to do.
A. however B. no matter C. although D. whatever
10. The teacher couldn’t make himself ___ attention to because the students were so noisy.
A. to pay B. to be paid C. paid D. pay
11.___ straight on and you’ll see a church. You won’t miss it.
A. Go B. Going C. If you go D. When going
12. ___ warmly for his work, he was too ___ to fall asleep.
A. Praising; excited B. To praise; exciting
C. Praised; exciting D. Praised; excited
13.I order not to be disturbed, I spent three hours ___ in my study.
A. locking B. locked C. to lock D. being locked
14. ? In fact, I’m not used ___ to like that. -- Neither am I.
A. to being spoken B. to be spoken C. to speak D. to speaking
15. The secretary reminded me ________ there was a meeting that afternoon.
A. of B. about C. that D. on
16. The train fell over the edge, but no one ________ much in the accident.
A. suffered B. injured C. damaged D. died
17.They will be as tall as you soon if they________.
A. keep on growing like that B. keep to grow like it
C. keep growing like that D. will keep growing like that
18. Farmers can increase their corn crops three times simply ________ watering their fields.
A. through B. with C. by D. in
19. He asked us to ________them in carrying through their plan.
A. provide B. help C. assist D. offer
20. What do you think is the most ________ time to find him at home?
A. like B. likely C. possibly D. probably
II、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(ABC和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
What kind of homes will we live in the future? 21 can be sure，but scientists are working 22 new ideas now．da
Some scientists are 23 about building whole cities under huge glass domes（圆顶）． 24 ， advanced heating and cooling systems will be25to control the weather in the domes．26 ，there will never be any 27 or snow，and the temperature will always be 28 ．
Perhaps everyone will live in vertical（垂直的）cities — high rises 29 are so large that they can30 all the necessities of life．Since vertical cities will use 31 land than flat cities，and provide homes32more people，they will be practical for small countries that have33population．
34 idea that will be helpful to small countries is the 35 city．Monaco has already built homes, stores，and offices 36 the water of the Mediterranean Sea．
There are some people who think that we will go back to 37in caves． 38 the caves of the future will be very different from the caves of the Stone Age．Farms and parks will be on the land 39 the cave city．When people want to go to the country or to a park，a short ride in a 40 will take them there．
21. A． Somebody B． Anybody C． Nobody D． Everybody
22. A． off B． out C． in D． by
23. A． thinking B． considering C． imagining D． suggesting
24. A． On the other hand B． As a result
C． Of course D． At the same time
25. A． possible B． suitable C． pleasant D． necessary
26. A． Similarly B． Therefore C． According to D． Moreover
27. A． cloud B． rain C． wind D． ice
28. A． cool B． warm C． comfortable D． satisfied
29. A． that B． they C． where D． who
30. A． construct B． continue C． remain D． contain
31. A． wider B． more C． less D． fewer
32. A． on B． to C． with D． for
33. A． a small B． a large C． a few D． many
34. A． One B． Second C． Next D． Another
35. A． floating B． flowing C． shipping D． blowing
36. A． in B． above C． over D． on
37. A． live B． be living C． living D． having lived
38. A． Also B． But C． Then D． Again
39. A． in B． under C． beside D． over
40. A．lift B． underground C． plane D． bus
III. Complete the sentences
41结果，我患了时间滞后症。
As a result , I _________ _______ “time lag”.
42英格兰被分成三个主要的地区。
England can be ________ _______ three main areas.
43这些雕像是用来纪念死去的诗人和作家.
These statues are ______ _______ ______ dead poets and writers.
44我看不见王平，迷路了。
I lost _________ ________ Wang Ping, and got lost.
45. 时间滞后症和乘飞机时得的时差反应相似。
The “time lag” is _______ _______ the “jet lag” you get when flying.
IV. Word spelling
46. TV plays have great i___________ on people’s daily life.
47. It is u_______ to treat girls and boys differently.(不公平)
48. All the things need to be done again as a result of a computer e______.
49. It’s bad manners to read others’ p________ letters.(私人的)
50. He was soon back on his feet in such a comfortable s__________with so many beautiful trees and flowers.
51. Students are r________ to get up at 6:00 am in school.
52. He could not buy the cars on display because of l_____ of money.
53. The UK c_______ of three countries.
54. In old times, it was parents that a________ their sons’ or daughters’ wedding.
55. He is not a_________ this afternoon; he has an important meeting to attend.
答案
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21. 选C。没有人能够肯定未来的家园是什么样子的。
22. 选B。work out new ideas意思是“想出一些新的主意”。
23. 选A。think about意思是“思考”，“考虑”。
24. 选C。on the other hand意思为“另一方面”；as a result意思为“结果”；of course意思为“当然”；at the same time意思为“同时”。
25. 选D。当然，必须要有先进的制冷和制热系统来控制天气。
26. 选B。therefore意思为“因此”。
27. 选B。rain与snow相对应。
28. 选C。因为有制冷和制热系统来控制，所以温度会让人觉得很舒适。
29. 选A。这是一个定语从句。
30. 选D。contian意思为“含有”，“内有”。
31. 选C。这种垂直的城市用的土地要少。
32. 选D。provide sth, for sb.意思为“为某人提供某物”。
33. 选B。这对于人口较多，城市较小的地方比较实用。
34. 选D。another意思为“另外一个”。
35. 选A。float意思为“漂浮”，此处为现在分词短语作定语。
36. 选D。因为是漂在水面上的，所以用on。
37. 选C。go back to doing sth.意思为“重操旧业”。这里是指又重新生活在洞穴里。
38. 选B。这里表示转折，但是，与石器时代的洞穴不同。
39. 选D。over是指在洞穴的上方。
40. 选A。lift意思为“电梯”。
41. suffered from
42. divided into
43.in memory of
44. sight of
45. similar to
46. influence
47. unfair
48. error
49. private
50. surroundings
51. required
52. lack
53. consists
54.arranged
55. availabl
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