2011高考英语复习卷：人教版高中英语选修八 Un

(选修八·Unit 3) Ⅰ.单项填空 1．We ________ to paint the house at dawn but finished only the front part till dark. A．set out B．set off C．set about D．set aside 答案与解析：A　set out to do sth.“开始做某事”，相当于begin to do sth.。 2．A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside and home-grown food. A．tied B．related C．involved D．associated 答案与解析：D　be associated with...“和……有关”。tie和relate意为“和……有关”时，常与to连用；be involved与in搭配。 3．The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to ________ one from the other. A．distinguish B．separate C．identify D．recognize 答案与解析：A　根据题意应是不可能把这对双胞胎区分开，故选A项。distinguish...from...“把……和……区别开”。separate...from...“把……和……分隔开”；identify“识别”；recognize“认出”。 4．—Have you decided which house to buy? —No，not yet.I must find a house that is ________ for all kinds of transportation. A．convenient B．appropriate C．available D．content 答案与解析：A　convenient“方便的；便利的”，其主语通常是物，符合题意。 5．Teachers pay more attention to the ________ skills and show students the way to catch the main ideas. A．meaningful B．careful C．practical D．acceptable 答案与解析：C　practical“实用的”符合题意。meaningful“有意义的”；careful“仔细的”；acceptable“可接受的”。 6．If Newton lived today，he would be surprised by what has been ________ in science and technology. A．diagnosed B．discovered C．ignored D．determined 答案与解析：B　discover“发现”。句意：如果牛顿活到现在，他将会对迄今为止在科技上的发现惊讶不已。diagnose“诊断”；ignore“忽略”；determine“决定”。 7．I call him ________；even when there is not much to say. A．now and then B．by and by C．step by step D．more or less 答案与解析：A　now and then表示“不时地，偶尔”。句意：我不时给他打个电话，尽管有时候也没有太多的话要说。by and by表示“不久，马上”；step by step表示“逐步地”；more or less表示“大约”。 8．Mike seldom asks ________ questions in class，but today he raised ________ fairly good one. A．/; a B．the; a C．/; the D．/; / 答案与解析：A　此题考查冠词。question是复数形式，根据语境可知在课上，Mike很少问问题，泛指，故前面是零冠词，后面一空用不定冠词a修饰。one泛指今天他提了一个相当不错的问题。 9．Ive already told you never to ________ my things. A．mess up B．put up C．clean up D．make up 答案与解析：A　mess up“搞糟，弄乱”。句意：我早已经告诉过你不要乱动我的东西！ 10．She ________ great import