高中英语 素能提升演练(三十一) Unit1 新人教版选修7

素能提升演练（三十一）

选修7  Unit 1

Ⅰ. 单词拼写

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

2. The space available is not _______ (足够的) for our needs.

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

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

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

6. The remote desert area is ________（可进入的）only by helicopter.

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

8. The concert is ________（指挥） 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，目标）is to become a doctor.

Ⅱ. 完成句子

1. She was eager to lose weight, but as she was so afraid of ________________ by her friends, she didn’t consult a doctor.  (fun)

她很渴望减肥，但她很担心朋友们的嘲笑所以没去咨询大夫。

2. __________________ in the future is a topic people often talk about.  (what)

将来生活怎么样是人们经常谈论的话题。

3. They were good friends and would talk long hours together __________________.  (time)

他们是好朋友，每次见面他们都会谈好几个小时。

4. To our relief, the college interview questions are not as difficult ________________________.  (expect)

令人庆幸的是，大学面试问题比我们预料的简单。

5. With so many representatives ________________________ due to the delayed flight, we had to put it off till next week.  (absent)

由于航班延误，有这么多的代表缺席会议，我们只好把会议推迟到下周。

6. The fall in prices ____________________ small businesses. （beneficial）

物价下跌将对小型企业有利。

7. _____________ the project in time, the staff were willingly working at weekends.  (complete)

为了及时完成项目，全体人员周末自愿加班。

8. Over a third of the population was estimated to _________________ the health service.  (access)

估计有超过三分之一的人口得不到公共医疗保健服务。

9. _____________________________ as quickly as possible can help you learn well.  (adapt)

使自己尽快地适应新班级有助于你的学习。

10. I know he __________________ all night but there was no other way, because he had to finish the project before the deadline. (make)

我知道他被迫工作了一整夜，但没有其他办法，因为在截止日期前他要完成这个项目。

Ⅲ. 阅读理解

（A）

［2012杭州模拟］

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 (手镯) 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(小玩意儿) 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. The following qualities can make a watch popular EXCEPT _______.

A. multifunction       B. accuracy

C. nice design        D. low price

5. 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）

［2012永州模拟］

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(冒牌货). 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.

6. 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

7. Which of the following can’t be used to describe Ilham Anas?

A. Famous.         B. Wealthy.

C. Handsome.        D. Busy.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 请用30个词概括文章大意

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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. being made fun of

2. What life will be like

3. every/each time they met

4. as (the ones that) we expected

5. (being) absent from the meeting

6. will be beneficial to

7. To complete

8. have no access to

9. Adapting yourself to the new class

10. was made to work

Ⅲ. 1.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第四、五句话可知, 年轻人之所以不喜欢戴手表, 主要是因为手表的功能过于单一, 故B项正确。

2.【解析】选A。句意理解题。根据第一段内容可知, 现在越来越少的年轻人使用手表, 即手表制造产业面临着生存危机, 故A项正确。其他几项均与原文内容不符。

3.【解析】选D。推理判断题。文章第二段第三句话提到, 五十年前制造手表的厂家会吹嘘他们手表时间的精确度, 而接下来的两句话告诉我们, 现在生产的手表更注重手表的款式而不是它报时的准确度。故D项正确。

4.【解析】选D。细节理解题。通读全文可知, A、B、C三项都是影响手表受欢迎程度的因素, 只有D项未提及。

5.【解析】选D。主旨大意题。D项的意思是“手表不仅能报时”，符合语境。文章告诉我们, 以前人们戴手表只是为了报时, 他们追求的是手表报时的精确性, 而现在的年轻人戴手表更多的是在乎手表的款式, 而不太关注它报时是否准确, 因为手表可以展示人的个性。由此可以推知D项作为标题最贴切。

6.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“. . . who has taken advantage of his striking resemblance to Obama and. . . wealth. ”可知。

7.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段的celebrity和wealth可知A、B正确；根据第四段的最后一句可知D项正确。只有C项文中没有谈到。

8.【解析】选A。句意理解题。根据上文，他频繁在广告、电视上露面，以及下文“I’ve got so much work I can’t handle it all, ”可推测出该句意思是A项。

9.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Obama is a baritone. ”和“I sound like a little boy. ”可知D项正确。

10.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后两段：他不再认为自己是普通人而是超级明星，奥巴马执政越长，他的名声越持久。可推出A项。

11. The article is about Ilham Anas, who resembles President Obama. Ilham Anas is a photographer. He became famous and wealthy as a result of his resemblance to Obama. And he hopes Obama will be in office longer.