新牛津高中英语模块七第一单元知识点整理及单元练习

1、新牛津高中英语模块七第一单元知识点整理及单元练习M7UNIT1、词汇大集合【单词】至今还未能确定谁发明了电视。的反义词没把握他们两人都拿不定主意ItisstilluncertainwhoinventedTV.uncertainadj.不确定的；无把握的；是certainbeuncertainabout/ofsth.对不确定/Theyarebothuncertainaboutwhattodo.该怎么办。、他明天不一定会来。n.上级；上司他的新电脑在技术我要找你的上司投诉。Itsuncertain+主语从句Itsuncertainwhetherhewillcometomorrow.superior

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22、知识运用（共两节；满分35分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的AB、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。()21.Seansstrongloveforhiscountryisinhisrecentlypublishedpoems.A.relievedB.reflectedC.respondedD.recovered()22.The1930s,whenhewasinhistwenties,thesufferingsthattheChinesewerebearingfromthewar.A.observedB.

23、witnessedC.provedD.supplied()23Theplanwaswhenitwasdiscoveredjusthowmuchthescheme(方案)wouldcost.A.releasedB.desertedC.resignedD.abandoned()24.Hewasquiteoftherisk,buthehadnochoicebuttogoahead.AaccurateBashamedCaccustomedDaware()25.Theyurgedthatthelibraryopenduringthevacation.A.mustbekeptbekeptB.iskeptD

24、.bekeptC.would()26.Ihatedrush,soIgottotheairporttimetohavemyluggageandticketA.before;checkedeadof;checked()27Iknowheisgoodworker.A.AsaresultB.until;checkD.ahead;tocheckuntrustful.ImustadmitB.InotherwordsC.ahheisaC.AfterallD.Inthemeantime()28.Jennyrefusedtoactasabeggarintheplayshewasafraidof.A.making

25、funofB.laughingatngmadefunofD.beinglaughed()29Withalotofproblem,thenewlyresidentishavingahardtime.A.settledB.settlingC.tosettlebeingsettled()30Tomshouldlovehislittlesistertoerthisevening.A.tobetakenB.totakeC.beingtakenbecauseC.beielectedpD.thetheatD.takin()31Alisaidthatshewouldntmindaloneathome.left

26、B.beingleftC.tobeleftD.leaving)32.ThesquirrelwasluckythatitjustmissedA.catchingB.tobecaughtC.beingcaughtD.tocatch()33.Iambusyfortheentranceexamination,soIcay.helphouseworkpreparing;tododo)34theathome.A.preparing;doingB.C.toprepare;doingD.toprepare;toA.)35A.examwilldisappointyourparents.Youfailingthe

27、HisbeingB.samemadeYourfailingC.YoufailD.YoutofaimistakeB.HeagainmadehisparentsveryangrhasmadeC.HehadmakingD.Hinsmaking第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、BC、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Canyouimaginebecomingtherichestpersonintheworldandthengivingyourmoneyaway?ThatsexactlywhatAndrewCarnegie36

28、.Carnegiehadanumberofdifferentcareers;hewasanindustrialistandabusinessmanandhemadealotofmoney.Hebelievedthat37peopleweremorallyobligated（有责任的）togivetheir38backtoothersinsociety.Soafterretirementin1901,theworlds39mandecidedtobecomeaphilanthropist（慈善家）,apersonwhogivesmoneytogood40.41Carnegiehadmadesom

29、echaritabledonationsbefore1901,hereallymadegivingawaymoneyhisnew42afterretirement.In1902hefoundedtheCarnegieInstitutiontofundscientificresearchand43apensionfund（退休基金）forteacherswitha$10milliondonation.Throughouthislife,AndrewCarnegielovedtoread.Asaresult,itmade44thathe_wantedtogivemoneyto45education

30、andreading.WherCarnegiewasayoungmanhelivednearAnderson,arichmanwho46anyworkingboytousehis47libraryforfree.Inthosedays,s49_；soheAmerica48_hadasystemoffreepubliclibrariesandpoorpeopleusuallyhadnowheretofindbookstoread.CarnegieneverforgotAndersongavemoneytotownsandcitiestoestablishmorethan2,000public50

31、.Healsogave$125milliontoafoundationcalledtheCarnegieCorporation（卡耐基社团法人）to51collegesandotherschools.WorldpeacewasanothercauseCarnegie52.HeestablishedtheCarnegieEndowment（基金）forinternationalpeaceandfundedthebuildingoftheHaguePalaceofPeace,which53theWorldCourtwithhouses,intheNetherlands.By1911,Carnegi

32、ehad54ahugeamountofmoney90percentofhis55.Today,Carnegiehasaworld-widereputation,bothforhissuccessinhisbusinessandinhiscontributionstocharity.36.A.admiredB.promisedC.saidD.did37.A.wealthyB.sincereC.educatedD.considerate38.A.businessB.experieneeC.wisdomD.money39.A.richestB.purestC.poorestD.smartest40.

33、A.expectationsB.causesC.reputationsD.decisions41.A.UntilB.ThoughC.SineeD.Because42.A.hobbyB.hopeC.lifeD.career43.A.discoveredB.establishedC.appliedD.awarded44.A.funB.successC.senseD.effect45.A.supportB.continueC.raiseD.Extend46.A.allowedB.supposedC.followedD.praised47.A.publicB.personalC.secretD.mai

34、n48.A.rarelyB.nearlyC.usuallyD.really49.A.enthusiasmB.generosityC.courageD.Energy50.A.librariesB.schoolsC.hospitalsD.Academies51.A.buyB.aidC.assessD.Choose52.A.burstinB.tookonC.reliedonD.calledin53.A.handledB.providedC.pleasedD.dealt54.A.collectedB.donatedC.investedD.wasted55.A.strengthB.opportuniti

35、esC.effortsD.fortune第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的AB、CD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AItisreportedthattheEbolavirushasreturnedtoAfrica.TheviruscausesadiseasecalledEbolahemorrhagic（出血的）fever.TheEbolavirusaffectsanimalsandpeople.Itkilledmorethan200peopleintheformerZairein1995.Thisyear,theEbol

36、avirushaskilledmorethan150peopleinUganda.TheEbolaviruskillssoquicklythatthebodysdefensesystemhasnotimetoactagainstit.Thediseasekillsfiftytoninetypercentofthepeopleitinfects（感染）.Thediseasebeginswithhighbodytemperature,severeheadacheandmusclehurting.Thenitcausesseverebleedingandorganfailure.Thenthevic

37、timdies.DoctorssayapersonwiththeEbolavirususuallydieswithinthreeweeksafterbecominginfected.Thediseasespreadsbypeopletouchingthebodyfluidsofaninfectedperson.Nomedicineortreatmentnowexistsforthedisease.Recently,however,AmericanresearchersannouncedprogressindevelopingamedicinetopreventEbolahemorrhagicf

38、everinmonkeys.ThescientistsgaveeightmonkeysasmallbutdeadlyamountoftheEbolavirus.Theygaveanexperimentalvaccine（疫苗）toonlyfourofthem.Themonkeysthatdidnotreceivethevaccinediedwithinaweek.Thevaccinepreventedthediseasefromdevelopinginthefourmonkeysthatreceivedit.Allthefourmonkeyswerehealthysixmonthslater.

39、animalsTheresearcherssaidthiswasthefirsttimeavaccinehadprotectedsimilartohumansfromthedeadlyEbolavirus.Theywillcontinuetotestthevaccineonanimalsbygivingthemincreasinglystrongamountsofthevirus.ThefirstsymptomofEbolahemorrhagicfeveris.highbodytemperatureB.seriousbleedingC.severebodyhurtingD.organfailu

40、reTheEbolaviruscancausedeathquicklymainlybecause.itcausesagreatdealofsufferingitcausespeopletolosemuchbloodthebodysdefensesystemhasnttimetoactagainstititcaneasilyproducevirusesinpeoplesbodiesFromthepassagewecanlearnthat.theEbolaviruswasoriginallyfoundinAfricaprogressinfindingavaccinetopreventtheEbol

41、avirushasbeenmademonkeyscanbeinfectedbytheEbolavirusthroughairpeopleinfectedwiththeEbolavirusalwaysdieimmediatelyafterbeinginfectedWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Monkeysaresimilartohumansinhowavaccineaffectsthem.Theresearchersdirectlytestedthevaccineonpeople.Halfofallmoneys

42、injectedwiththevaccinediedsixmonthslater.TheresearchersgavethemonkeysalargeamountoftheEbolavirus.ItshardtofindastarshiningbrighterinNashvillethanKennyChesney.Sineehetookoff15yearsago,thiscountrymusicianhassoldmorethan25millionalbums,hashadsixteenNo.1hits,woncountlessawardsandhadaseaofloyalfanswhohav

43、emadehimthebiggestNorthAmericaneoncert-ticketseller.KennyiscertainlyattheheightofhiscareerashereleaseshisGreatestHitsIIalbumthisweek.Itsacollectionofsongsinwhichhesayseachtakeshimtoadifferentplaceoreventinhislife.ThemostpersonalisthesongImAlive,KennytellsTheBoot.Mostofthesongsonthisrecordarereallyfu

44、n,butIwroteImAliveaftermybreakupwithRenee.Iwokeuponedayandrealized,eventhoughIhadgonethroughthisanddidntfeelgoodaboutit,mylifestillbelongstome.Imalive;Igettomakemusic;Ivegotalotofgreatfriends.Thatsthemessageofthesong.KennyinsiststhatthesongselectionforGreatestHitsIIisnotformulaic（刻板的）.Inadditiontoth

45、ehitsthatclimbedthecountrycharts,thesingeralsowantedtoincludesomesongsunknowntohisfansthatreflectedhislifeandcareerpath.Ididntwantittobeallhits;Iwantedittobeasecondchapterofmylifeinmusic,heexplains.SothesongBeasYouArereallydoesthatforme.Kennyrecentlycelebratedhis41stbirthday,butthenumberofcandlesont

46、hecakedidntdepresshimabit,thankstowhathelovessodeeply.IstillfeellikeIm18,hesays.Livinglifethewayyoudoontheroad,itdefinitelykeepsyoufeelingthatway.AndIthinkpeoplethathavemusicintheirlifearealotbetteroff（富有）andhealthierthanpeoplethatdont.Ivebeenverycontenttohavenotjustalittlebitofmusicinmylife,butawho

47、lelotofmusic.Itdrivesmylife.KennyChesneyreferstooneofhissongsImAliveforthepurposeoftellinghisfansabouthisbreakupwithhisgirlfriendinspiringhisfanswithconfidenceinlifecallingonpeopletomakemusiclikehimadvertisinghisnewalbumtoincreasesalesWecanlearnfromthepassagethatKennyChesney.isastarnotonlyinNashvill

48、e,butalsoaroundtheworldwonfewawardsforhisworkincountrymusicwasathismostsuccessfulwhenGreatestHitsIIwasreleasedselectednothingbutbighitsforGreatestHitsIIWhatistherelationshipbetweenmusicandlife,accordingtoKennyChesney?Musicisawayofearningalotofmoney.Musicalwaysmakespeoplefeeltheyare18.Musicgiveslifep

49、ower,besideswealthandhealth.Musicisthemostimportantpartofeveryoneslife.CExpertshaveconfirmedyoungsterswhouseFacebook（美国一社交网站）doworseinexams.Forthestudy,theresearchersquizzed219collegestudentsabouttheirstudyhabitsandthetimetheyspentonFacebook.Theyfoundthat65percentofFacebookusersusedthenetdaily,often

50、checkingitseveraltimestoseeiftheyhadreceivednewmessages.Thestudysaidthat68percentofstudentswhousedFacebookdidntperformaswellasthosewhodidnotusethesite.SurfingonFacebookcanswallowup（耗尽）hoursofstudytime.UniversitystudentDaisyJones,21,said:Iwasinthelibrarytryingtowritea2,000-wordessaywhenInoticedmyFace

51、bookhabithadgottenoutofhand.Icouldntresistgoingonline.Youdothat,thensomeonesphotocatchesyoureyes.Beforeyouknowit,acoupleofminuteshaveturnedintoacoupleofhoursandyouhaventwrittenathing.WhiletheyfocusedonFacebook,thefindingsarealsothoughttoholdtrueforothersocialnetworkingsites.AresearchbytheNationalLit

52、eracyTrustrecentlyshowedthatoneinfiveyoungstersagedsevento15neverreadbooksoutsideschoolbecausewebsitesandblogsarebecomingtheirreadingmatterofchoice.Pupilsrankedsocialnetworkingsites,blogs,generalwebsitesandmagazinesabovebooksinasurveyoftheirreadinghabits.Researchhasalsoshownthatyoungstersarespending

53、uptosixhoursadayinfrontofascreen.However,studentsappearedtoignoretheeffectofgoingonlineontheirstudyperformanee.Themajoritydidnotfeelithadanimpactontheirwork.AspokesmanforFacebooksaid:ThereisalsoresearchthatshowsthebenefitsofserviceslikeFacebook.Itsinthehandsofstudents,withthehelpoftheirparents,todec

54、idehowtheyspendtheirtime.Whatsthemainideaofthispassage?studyshowspupilswhospendtimeonFacebookdoworseinexams.PeoplewhospendmoretimeonFacebookspendlesstimereading.Websitesandblogsarebecomingstudentsreadingmatterofchoice.TheusageofFacebookamongyoungerchildrenishighandgrowing.Thethirdparagraphisdevelope

55、dbyinstructure.exampleB.argumentC.descriptionD.analysisWhatsmoststudentsattitudetowardstheresultofthestudy?Contrary.B.Supportive.C.Understandable.D.Uninterested.AccordingtoFacebooksspokesman,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?Facebookdoesntaccepttheresultofthestudy.Theresultofthestudyisgoodforstudents.Studen

56、tsaretoblamefortheirpoorperformanceinstudy.ItsparentswhodecidewhetherstudentsshouldbeallowedtouseFacebook.DGuinnessWorldRecords,knownuntil2000asTheGuinnessBookofRecords(andinpreviousU.S.editionsasTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords),isareferencebookpublishedannually,andcontainsaninternationallyrecognizedc

57、ollectionofworldrecordsbothhumanachievementsandtheextremesofthenaturalworld.Thebookitselfholdsaworldrecord,asthebest-sellingcopyrightedseriesofalltime.However,severalworldrecordsthatwereonceineludedinthebookhavebeenremovedforethical（伦理的）reasons.Bypublishingworldrecordsincategories（种类）,thebookencoura

58、gespeopletotrytobeatthatrecord,andpaysnoattentiontohealthandsafety.Forexample,followingthepublicationofaheaviestcatrecord,manycatownersfedtheirpetsbeyondtheboundsofwhatwashealthy;thisisanexampleoftheentriesthathavebeenremoved.In1991,thebookalsodroppedrecordswithintheeatinganddrinkingrecordscategoryo

59、fitsHumanAchievementssection,overconcernsthatpotentialcompetitorswouldharmthemselves,andexposethepublishertolitigation（起诉）.Thesechangesincludedtheremovalofallliquor,wineandbeer-drinkingrecords,alongwithrecordsforeatingsuchunlikelythingsasbicyclesandtrees.Otherrecords,suchasswordswallowingandrallydri

60、ving（onpublicroads）,wereclosedtofurtherentriesbecausethecurrentrecordholdershadperformedbeyondwhatwereconsideredacceptablelevelsofhumantoleranee.Therehavebeenexamplesofclosedrecordsbeingreopened,however.Forexample,thesword-swallowingrecordwaslistedasclosedinthe1990GuinnessBookofWorldRecords,buttheGu