课后作业(四十)Ⅰ.语法和词汇知识1．It's ________ great world and all countries should live in ________ harmony with one another.A．a；the B．the；/C．the；the D．a；/【解析】句意：这是一个大世界，所有的国家都应该和睦相处。
world前有形容词修饰时用不定冠词；in harmony with意为“与……协调一致”。
【答案】 D2．We all like the new ________ to language teaching.A．means B．methodC．way D．approach【解析】四个选项都有“方法”的意思，但从搭配上看，与介词to搭配的应是approach，所以答案选D。
【答案】 D3．(2013届威海质检)Your understanding on the theory is ________ must read more after class.A．far from B．up toC．along with D．free of【解析】句意：你对这个理论的理解远不令人满意。
课下要多读些东西。
far from“远非，绝不”，符合句意。
up to“多达，直到”；along with“和……一起”；free of“无……的；摆脱……的”，都不符合句意。
【答案】 A4．Misunderstandings ________ for lack of social communication, unless ________ properly, may lead to serious problems.A．arisen；handling B．arising；handledC．rising；handled D．risen；handling【解析】句意：如果不正确处理，由于缺乏社交而产生的误解可能会导致严重的问题。
arise“产生，出现”；rise“上升，升起”。
第一空在句中作定语，根据句意要用arising。
第二空用过去分词表被动，unless handled properly是unless they are handled properly的省略形式。
【答案】 B5．(2013届青岛模拟)The engineers tried ________ many kinds of cars before they decided to produce one.A．for B．onC．out D．at【解析】句意：工程师们在决定制造一种汽车前，尝试了很多种的车型。
try out尝试；try on试穿；try与其他两个介词很少搭配。
【答案】 C6．You'd better ________ the instructions so that the children could understand them.A．decline B．reduceC．concentrate D．simplify【解析】句意：你最好把这些指示简化一下，以便孩子们能够理解它们。
decline“下降，谢绝”；reduce“减少”；concentrate“全神贯注”；simplify“简化，使……简明”。
结合语境，应用simplify。
【答案】 D7．The idea for the new plan came to his mind，________ to his experiment in the lab.A．while devoting B．while devoting himselfC．while he was devoted D．while devoted【解析】句意：当他在实验室专心于实验时，他想出了解决这个新的计划方法。
因为在这个句子中，主从句的主语不一致，所以A、B、D都是错误的。
8．The head of the company promised to deal with matters of this sort ________ he returned to his office.A．until B．whileC．by the time D．the moment【解析】句意：公司领导答应一回到办公室就处理这种问题。
the moment 用来引导时间状语从句，意为“一……就……”。
【答案】 D9．In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ________ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.A．less than B．more thanC．other than D．rather than【解析】考查短语辨析。
less than“少于”；more than“多于”；other than“除了”；rather than“而不是”。
根据句意可知D项正确。
【答案】 D10．I'd like to take ________ of this opportunity to thank you for your help.A．advantage B．caseC．use D．care【解析】句意：我要利用这次机会来感谢你的帮助。
take advantage of 利用；take care of小心照管。
【答案】 A11．(2013届泰安检测)He is a man of few words，and seldom speaks until ________ to.A．spoken B．speakingC．speak D．be spoken【解析】until spoken to为until he is spoken to的省略。
句意：他是个沉默寡言的人，别人不同他说话，他也很少同别人说话。
12．Make sure the gas is turned off after a bath, which would ________ cause danger.A．somehow B．meanwhileC．otherwise D．furthermore【解析】句意：确保洗完澡后把燃气关掉，要不然会导致危险的。
somehow“不知道怎么的”；meanwhile“同时”；otherwise“要不然”；furthermore“况且”。
【答案】 C13．What a mess! Please put your books ________，or mom will be upset.A．in sight B．in publicC．in addition D．in order【解析】句意：真是乱七八糟，快把你的书整理整理吧，要不然妈妈会生气的。
in sight 在视野中；in public在公共场合；in addition 另外；in order整齐。
【答案】 D14．I got in touch with Charles ________ I received his letter.A．when immediately B．soonC．immediately D．suddenly【解析】因为immediately, instantly, directly和the moment, the instant, the minute等都可以用作连词，引导时间状语从句，相当于as soon as。
【答案】 C15．—Why don't you apologize to her?—________ I didn't do anything wrong.A．No way! B．Doesn't matter.C．It isn't my cup of tea. D．It's all the same to me.【解析】No way意为“绝不，没门”；Doesn't matter意为“没关系”；It isn't my cup of tea意为“那不是我喜欢的”；It's all the same to me意为“我无所谓”。
句意为：“你为什么不向她道歉呢？”“没门儿！我没做错什么。
”【答案】 AⅡ.翻译句子1．我一到那儿就打电话告诉你这个消息。
(the moment)_________________________________________________________________ 2．他和我都想去英国。
(as well as)_________________________________________________________________ 3．他坚持要留下来，而不愿意去。
(rather than)_________________________________________________________________ 4．你做什么我都无所谓。
(matter)_________________________________________________________________ 5．现在他的大部分时间都用在了这项工作上。
(devote)_________________________________________________________________ 【答案】moment I got there, I called you to tell you the news.as well as I wants to go to England.insisted on staying rather than go.doesn't matter to me what you do.he devoted his most of time to this work.Ⅲ.完形填空(2013届德州调研)A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my are totally __1__，mixing with they drive past neighbors they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of only fame they have is making a nuisance(讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by __3__ music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty(琐碎的) little __4__.On moving into this neighborhood, I was __5__ of these two but decided I would make up my own proved quite a __6__ to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast(猛烈抨击) me with some __7__ or __8__ answered politely and made sure I __9__ as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind __10__ about their garden or pets.Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give, Maureen and I decided to place a kindness rock in their __11__ remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as the Easter give, we decided once again to __12__these two unhappy ladies to our list and __13__ a packet of cookies on their my __14__ when two days later they __15__ at my gate and jokingly said they were __16__ hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they brought me a bunch of flowers!So, my fellow gifters, do not __17__ on your random gifts of may never know just what this __18__ to others, nor how many broken or __19__ hearted people you may just change __20__ a simple act of kindness.1．B．depressedC．separated D．equipped【解析】根据mixing with nobody可知她们不与任何人来往，完全与别人隔离了。