選修7

　　Unit 1Ⅰ. 單詞拼寫

　　1. He was just not (適合的) for the job.

　　2. The space available is not

　　(足夠的) for our needs.

　　3. Her

　　(缺席) meant that she had to give up such a good position.

　　4. He didn’t get （惱怒）with you for your behavior.

　　5. He makes every effort to （造福）mankind.

　　6. The remote desert area is （可進入的）only by helicopter.

　　7. We have had to （適應）quickly to the new system.

　　8. The concert is （指揮）by a famous musician.

　　9. The little boy was anxious to join his （同伴）in playing football in the playground.

　　10. One of his （雄心，目標）is to become a doctor.

　　Ⅱ. 單項填空

　　1.— I’ve never found a better job.

　　—.

　　A. Sorry to hear that

　　B. Too bad

　　C. Congratulations

　　D. Don’t worry

　　2. The buttons in the lifts should be easy for a person in a wheelchair _____, and the doors be wide enough ____.

　　A. to reach; to be entered

　　B. to be reached; to enter

　　C. to reach; to enterD. to be reached; to be entered

　　3. The fall in prices will be beneficial ______small businesses.

　　A. to

　　B. from

　　C. on

　　D. for4. The new comers found it impossible to_____ themselves to the climate to make permanent homes in the new country.

　　A. suit

　　B. adapt

　　C. regulate

　　D. relate

　　5. Your plan is much better than your classmate’s_____ .

　　A. in the way

　　B. by the way

　　C. in many ways

　　D. in this way

　　6. Jane______ from the company and moved to her hometown to set up her own business.

　　A. returned

　　B. resigned

　　C. escaped

　　D. learned

　　7. The British government often says that providing children with_____ to the information superhighway is of great importance.

　　A. prevention

　　B. protection

　　C. allowance

　　D. access8.—It’s really a surprise that the manager should have no idea about the plan.

　　—Of course he doesn’t, for the plan was made in his_____.

　　A．shortageB．analysis

　　C．absenceD．presence9. When we climbed up to the top of the mountain, we were allbut we were very happy.

　　A. out of sight

　　B. out of reach

　　C. out of breath

　　D. out of danger

　　10. I was very ____to find that the cinema was not accessible to the elderly or people in wheelchairs.

　　A. annoyed

　　B. annoying

　　C. annoy

　　D. annoyance

　　11. I don’t know why you are so concerned—it isn’t your problem_____.

　　A. all in all

　　B. after all

　　C. above all

　　D. in all

　　12. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _____harm them.

　　A. more than

　　B. less than

　　C. rather than

　　D. better than

　　13. _____smooth and soft, this kind of cloth made of silk _____ well.

　　A．Felt; sellsB．Feeling; is sold

　　C．Felt; is sold D．Feeling; sells

　　14. Our neighbour hasours.

　　A. as a big house as

　　B. as big a house as

　　C. the same big house as

　　D. a house the same big as

　　15.－When did he leave the classroom?

　　－He leftyou turned back to write on the blackboard.

　　A. the time

　　B. the distance

　　C. the minute

　　D. the place

　　Ⅲ. 閱讀理解

　　（A）

　　In today’s world of cell phones, mini laptops and MP3 players, most people have at least one time—telling tool with them. Since these devices are so common, is time running out for the 500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function. ” Many young adults agree—and use their cell phones to tell time. Louis Galie, a senior vice president at Timex, said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago. As a result, some people claim that the watch industry is at a crossroads.

　　However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches regain popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality timepiece that doesn’t just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers boasted about their products’ accuracy. But in recent years, the watch industry has transformed itself into an accessory business. And for many today, the image a watch communicates has become more important than the time it tells.

　　“Complications” — features that go beyond simple timekeeping —are an important part of a watch’s image. Today’s watches offer a host of features that suit almost any personality. These features include altitude trackers, compasses, lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the effectiveness of golf swings!

　　Creativity is also a key element in today’s watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don’t even look like watches. The company’s popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell the time. It looks more like a futuristic bracelet (手鐲) than a watch. Another Japanese watchmaker, EleeNo, makes a “handless” watch. Using a ring of circles to keep time, this watch makes an excellent conversation piece.

　　Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative flair or a love of sports, consumers want their timepieces to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget(小玩意兒) in their bags, so people want to make a statement with what’s on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion last? Only time will tell!

　　1. Why aren’t watches popular with young people as before?

　　A. Because watches cannot keep good time as cell phones, mini laptops and MP3 players.

　　B. Because watches are featured by the disadvantages of simple function.

　　C. Because watches are too expensive to afford.

　　D. Because watches don’t have beautiful appearance as other modern time-telling tools.

　　2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

　　A. Watch-making is facing a survival crisis challenge.

　　B. Watch-making is faced with the developing opportunity.

　　C. Watch-making becomes the sun rising industry.

　　D. Watch-making has a specific development target.

　　3. It can be implied that______ .

　　A. people will gradually lose interest in watches as they grow older

　　B. watchmakers hardly change the development strategy for watches

　　C. today’s watches are better than those in the past in quality

　　D. consumers used to be more concerned with the quality of a watch than with its image.

　　4. What’s the best title of the passage?

　　A. Watches and Teenagers

　　B. The History of Watches

　　C. The Accuracy of Watches

　　D. Watches Tell More Than Time

　　（B）

　　Walking with long steps on purpose, Barack Obama appears to have arrived to visit an elementary school he attended as a boy. But wait. It’s not real Obama. The US president is back in Washington DC.

　　So who is this guy? He’s Ilham Anas, 34, a teen-magazine photographer who has taken advantage of his striking resemblance to Obama and turned it into his own brand of celebrity and wealth.

　　Since his sister told him in 2007 that he looked like the then-presidential candidate, Anas’ face and big smile have been seen on Southeast Asian TV and the Internet, appearing in the advertisements of medicine and other products. He has also shown up on his nation’s television-talk show. Anas’ resemblance to the president has turned his life around 180 degrees. He’s even written an autobiography because of Obama.

　　Anas is the first to admit that he’s an impostor(冒牌貨). But he’ll also tell you that he’s in incredible demand. “I’ve got so much work I can’t handle it all, ” he said.

　　But when his sister first mentioned the resemblance, he dismissed it. Then a colleague at the magazine asked him to pose as Obama in front of a US flag. He also refused. “I’m a photographer, not an object for the camera, ” he said.

　　As soon as he accepted the idea, his career took off. The married father of two children is rarely home these days. Recently a group of reporters followed him on a tour of the elementary school Obama once attended. Anas sat in the classroom where the president studied. He spoke a few lines in English. The moment he opened his mouth, however, the differences became apparent. “Obama is a baritone(男中音), ” Anas said. “I’m not. I sound like a little boy. ” He is also shorter than the president. But he makes up for that by practising Obama’s typical actions. Before public appearances, he spends hours in front of the mirror posing, gesturing, flashing that smile.

　　Anas said he hasn’t changed his appearance much for the role. He wears his hair just like he did in high school. But he did shape his eyebrows to look more like those of the president.

　　He used to dislike looking into the mirror because of his average appearance. Now he no longer considers himself as an average guy, but a superstar.

　　Now, he hopes that Obama will win a second term in the White House. “The longer he’s in office, the longer my fame will last, ” he said.

　　5. Ilham Anas becomes well-known because he______.

　　A. wrote a biography for President Obama

　　B. looks like President Obama

　　C. attended the same school as President Obama used to attend

　　D. played many roles in films

　　6. The underlined sentence “he’s in incredible demand” means____.

　　A. his advertisement business is very booming

　　B. he demands better pay from his boss

　　C. he is planning to increase the production

　　D. he asks for higher prices for his advertisements

　　7. Ilham Anas differs from President Obama in that Anas_____.

　　A. is taller than President Obama

　　B. is older than President Obama

　　C. is a baritone

　　D. sounds like a little boy

　　8. We can infer that Anas now_____.

　　A. is proud of his appearance

　　B. is not satisfied with his appearance

　　C. often keeps in touch with President Obama

　　D. intends to become a politician

　　答案解析

　　Ⅰ. 1. suitable/fit

　　2. adequate 3. absence

　　4. annoyed

　　5. benefit

　　6. accessible

　　7. adapt 8. conducted 9. companions

　　10. ambitions

　　Ⅱ. 1.【解析】選C。句意：——我找到了一份最好的工作。——祝賀你。此題的關鍵是要正確理解第一句話的含義，比較級的否定表示最高級。

　　2.【解析】選C。考查不定式作定語。句型：主語+be+形容詞+to do, 此結構中，不定式和主語有邏輯上的動賓關系，不定式用主動而不用被動形式。

　　3.【解析】選A。考查固定搭配。句意：物價下跌將對小型企業有利。be beneficial to. . . 對……有好處/有益。

　　【變式備選】

　　Who is most likely tothe old lady’s death?

　　A. benefit

　　B. benefit from

　　C. be beneficial

　　D. be beneficial to

　　【解析】選B。句意：誰最有可能從老婦人的死中得到好處？benefit from 從……中獲益。

　　4.【解析】選B。考查詞義辨析。句意：這些新來者發現，在這個國家要適應這兒的氣候并永久定居下來是不可能的。adapt (oneself) to sth. 適應某物，符合句意。suit適合某人；regulate（用法律）管制；控制（機器、設備); 調節；relate. . . to. . . 把……同……聯系在一起。

　　【變式備選】

　　Compared with adults, children _____the new surroundings better.

　　A. come to

　　B. turn to

　　C. adapt to

　　D. contribute to

　　【解析】選C。考查短語辨析。句意：和成年人相比，孩子們能更好地適應新環境。come to談到，提到；turn to轉向，求助于；adapt to適應；contribute to有助于，促使。

　　5.【解析】選C。句意：你的計劃在很多方面要比你同學的好很多。in many ways在很多方面；in the way擋道，礙事；by the way順便說；in this way按照這種方法。結合語境，C項為正確答案。

　　6.【解析】選B。句意：簡從公司辭職搬到她的家鄉開始創業。return返回；resign辭職；escape逃跑；learn學習。

　　7.【解析】選D。句意：英國政府經常說給孩子們提供信息高速公路是非常重要的。prevention預防；protection保護；allowance津貼，補貼；access接近/使用……的機會/權利。

　　8.【解析】選C。句意：——經理竟然不知道這個計劃真讓人吃驚。——他當然不知道，因為計劃是在他不在的時候制訂的。shortage不足；analysis分析；absence不在，缺席；presence出席，到場。

　　9.【解析】選C。考查短語辨析。out of breath上氣不接下氣；out of sight看不見；out of reach夠不著；out of danger脫離危險。

　　10.【解析】選A。考查annoy的詞性。此處指人的心情用形容詞化的過去分詞。annoying令人生氣的，指事物的特征。

　　11.【解析】選B。句意：我不明白你為何如此在意——這畢竟不是你的問題。after all畢竟，符合題意。all in all總的說來；above all最重要的是；in all總共，共計。

　　12.【解析】選C。考查短語辨析。more than多于、不僅；less than少于；rather than而不是；better than比……好。

　　13.【解析】選D。考查非謂語動詞和主動表被動。第一空考查非謂語動詞作狀語，cloth與feel構成邏輯上的主謂關系，所以選feeling形式；第二空考查主動表被動，某些可以和well, easily, smoothly等副詞連用的不及物動詞如read, write, wash, clean, draw, burn, cook, sell, lock, open, shut，且主語是非生命的名詞或代詞，用主動結構表被動意思，再如：The pen writes smoothly. 這支鋼筆很好用。

　　14.【解析】選B。考查as+adj. +a/an+名詞+as結構。句意：我們鄰居有一個和我們的一樣大的房子。

　　15.【解析】選C。考查連詞詞組。句意：——他什么時候離開的教室？——你轉身在黑板上寫字時他就離開了。四個選項中只有the minute可以充當連詞詞組。

　　Ⅲ. 1.【解析】選B。細節理解題。根據第一段第四、五句話可知, 年輕人之所以不喜歡戴手表, 主要是因為手表的功能過于單一, 故B項正確。

　　2.【解析】選A。句意理解題。根據第一段內容可知, 現在越來越少的年輕人使用手表, 即手表制造產業面臨著生存危機, 故A項正確。其他幾項均與原文內容不符。

　　3.【解析】選D。推理判斷題。文章第二段第三句話提到, 五十年前制造手表的廠家會吹噓他們手表時間的精確度, 而接下來的兩句話告訴我們, 現在生產的手表更注重手表的款式而不是它報時的準確度。故D項正確。

　　4.【解析】選D。主旨大意題。D項的意思是“手表不僅能報時”，符合語境。文章告訴我們, 以前人們戴手表只是為了報時, 他們追求的是手表報時的精確性, 而現在的年輕人戴手表更多的是在乎手表的款式, 而不太關注它報時是否準確, 因為手表可以展示人的個性。由此可以推知D項作為標題最貼切。

　　5.【解析】選B。細節理解題。根據第二段的“. . . who has taken advantage of his striking resemblance to Obama and. . . wealth. ”可知。

　　6.【解析】選A。句意理解題。根據上文，他頻繁在廣告、電視上露面，以及下文“I’ve got so much work I can’t handle it all, ”可推測出該句意思是A項。

　　7.【解析】選D。細節理解題。根據第六段中的“Obama is a baritone. ”和“I sound like a little boy. ”可知D項正確。