公共英语（三）Unit

⼀、选择题

1.This picture is ________ to one my mother has.

A. like

B. same

C. identical

D. alike

答案是：C

like 相同的，相似的；same 同样的，与as连⽤；identical 同⼀的，be identical to/with 和……⼀样；alike 相象的，⼀般⽤作表语。

这幅画和我妈妈的那幅⼀样。

2.They are celebrating their town’s annual harvest ________.

A. holiday

B. festival

C. vacation

D. Christianity

答案是：B

holiday 假⽇，节⽇；festival（民俗性的）节⽇，喜庆⽇；vacation 假期，休假；Christianity 教。

他们在庆祝镇上⼀年⼀度的丰收节。

3.Indiana Jones is the ________ of the film. That is, he is the main character in the film.

A. hero

B. character

C. pyramid

D. twin

答案是：A

hero 男主⾓；character ⾓⾊；pyramid ⾦字塔；twin 双胞胎之⼀。

印第安娜.琼斯是影⽚中的男主⾓，也就是说，他是影⽚中的主要⼈物。

4.In Britain, the summer holidays or summer ________ is from June to October.

A. festival

B. vocation

C. vacation

D. parade

答案是：C

festival 节⽇；vocation 职业，⾏业；vacation 假期；parade 游⾏，展⽰。

在英国，暑假从六⽉放到⼗⼀⽉。

5.You will be ________ if you hide in that cave.

A. safe

B. noisy

C. security

D. living

答案是：A

safe 安全的；noisy 吵闹的；security 安全（名词）；living ⽣计，收⼊。

你如果藏在那个⼭洞⾥，就会安全。

6.Madam Curie is a very famous ________.

A. hero

B. science

C. scientific

D. scientist

答案是：D

hero 英雄，男主⾓；science 科学；scientific科学的；scientist 科学家。

居⾥夫⼈是著名的科学家。

7.“I’m afraid I can’t come after all.”“Well, in that ________ I’m not going either.”

A. matter

B. situation

C. occasion

D. case答案是：D

matter事情，问题，情况；situation 状况，形势；occasion 时候，场合；case 事例，情形， in that case 那样的话。“恐怕我根本来不了。”“那样的话，我也不去了。”

8.He bought a ________ of shoes yesterday, didn’t he?

A. sock

B. group

C. pair

D. soap

答案是：C

sock短袜；group 组；pair 双；soap 肥皂。

他昨天买了⼀双鞋，是吗？

9.________ is used to mean a single day without work because of a religious or national festival.

A. Festival

B. Vacation

C. Leave

D. Holiday

答案是：D

vacation（⼤学的）假期；（法庭）休庭期；leave 假，假期；holiday 假⽇，节⽇。

“假⽇”表⽰因“宗教”或“国家节⽇”⽽不⽤上班的⼀天。

10.He ________ up to find the house on fire.

A. awoke

B. woke

C. wake

D. woken

答案是：B

awake使某⼈醒来；wake up 醒，醒来。

他醒了过来，结果发现房⼦着⽕了。

11.Soldiers stand or march together to hold a ________ so that important people can examine them.

A. case

B. performance

C. parade

D. show

答案是：C

case情形；performance 表演，性能；parade（的）检阅，展⽰；show 展⽰，出⽰。

战⼠们或列队或⾏进，组成⽅队，以便重要⼈物进⾏检阅。

12.The first 3 pages of the book have been ________.

A. printed

B. woke

C. shaved

D. joined

答案是：A

print 印刷；wake 醒，弄醒；shave 削，刮；join 加⼊，参加。

这本书的前三页已经印出来了。

13. It is necessary for you to use table ________ in cooking.

A. soap

B. salt

C. temple

D. frog

答案是：B

soap 肥皂；salt 盐table salt⾷盐；temple 寺庙；frog 青蛙。

你做饭时必须⽤⾷盐。

14.A ________ is a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together.

A. bark

B. nut

C. hunter

D. jungle

答案是：D

bark 树⽪；nut 坚果；hunter 猎⼈；jungle 丛林地带。

丛林地带，指密密地长着许多⼤树的热带森林。

15.________ they’re late, aren’t they?

A. Naturally

B. Surely

C. Certainly

D. Possibly

答案是：B

naturally ⾃然地；surely ⽆疑，当然；certainly ⽆疑地，确定地；possibly 可能地。他们肯定迟到了，是吗？

16.I took the picture in the ________ city—Rome.

A. far

D. square

答案是：B

far 远的，遥远的；ancient 古代的，古⽼的；social 社会的；square 正⽅形的。

我在古城罗马拍的这张照⽚。

17.Grave is the place where a body is buried, while ________ is the grave of a king.

A. tomb

B. bomb

C. comb

D. pyramid

答案是：D

tomb 坟墓；bomb ；comb 梳⼦；pyramid ⾦字塔。

坟墓是掩埋⼈的遗体的地⽅，⽽⾦字塔则是国王的坟墓。

18.Whenever you want to leave a classroom early, you should ________ permission.

A. ask for

B. listen to

C. talk about

D. hear of

答案是：A

ask for 请求，要求；listen to 听；talk about 谈论；hear of 听说。

你⽆论什么时候想提早离开教室，都应该征得同意。

19.A ________ looks like, but is larger than, a mouse.

A. rat

B. frog

C. bat

D. shave

答案是：A

rat ⼤⿏；frog 青蛙；bat 蝙蝠；shave 刮。

硕⿏就像⽼⿏，但⽐⽼⿏⼤。

20.There were a lot of art ________ buried by the pirates.

A. tombs

B. temples

C. banks

D. treasures

答案是：D

tomb 坟墓； temple 寺庙；bank 银⾏；treasure ⾦银财宝，珍品。

那⾥有海盗埋藏的很多艺术珍品。

21.The railway ________ here into two lines.

A. separates

B. divides

C. joins

D. wakes

答案是：B

separate 使分离，隔开；divide 分开，分岔；join 连接，加⼊。

铁路在这⾥分成两⽀。

22.We’d like you to accept this book in ________ for your kindness.B. salary

C. wage

D. income

答案是：A

payment 报酬，⽀付，in payment for 以偿付；salary（⾮体⼒劳动雇员的）薪⾦；wages（体⼒劳动雇员的）薪⾦；income 收⼊。

我们想送你这本书，以感谢你的帮助。

23. He has too little ________ life.

A. sociable

B. official

C. living

D. social

答案是：D

sociable 好交际的，合群的；official 公务的，公职的；living 活的，活着的；social 社会的，社交的。

他的社交⽣活太少。

24.Enemy aircraft dropped ________ on New York.

A. combs

B. atomic

C. bombs

D. tombs

答案是：C

comb 梳⼦；atomic 原⼦的；bomb ；tomb 坟墓。

敌机在纽约投了。

25.Please ________ me in praying for their safe return.

A. like

B. divide

C. join

D. stop

答案是：C

like 喜欢，像；join 结合，加⼊，join sb. in doing sth. 和某⼈⼀起做；stop 停⽌。

请和我们⼀起祈祷他们平安归来吧。

26.Last week he promised that he ________ today, but he hasn’t arrived yet.

A. will come

B. would come

C. would have come

D. is coming

答案是：B

promised为过去式，宾语从句⽤过去将来时。

他上星期答应今天来的，可还没到。

27.“Do you like New York?”“Yes. It’s big and people are cold, but I lived there for a while and I ________ it.”

A. got used to

B. used to

C. used

D. got using to

答案是：A

get used to (doing sth.) 习惯于……； used to (do sth.) 过去常常……。

“你喜欢纽约吗？”“喜欢。纽约很⼤，⽽且⼈们很冷淡，但我⽣活⼀段时间就习惯了。”

28.Your composition is almost perfect ________ a few spelling mistakes.

A. except for

B. except

C. but

D. besides

答案是：A

except for 和except 都表⽰：除……之外，但except排除的是与整体同种性质的事物。except for常⽤来排除的与整体性质不同的事物。

你的作⽂，除了有⼏处拼写错误外，⼏近完美。

29. I haven’t seen you for quite some time. What ________ lately?B. were you doing

C. have you been doing

D. had you done

答案是：C

某动作从过去开始，⼀直持续到现在，还可能持续下去，⽤现在完成进⾏时。

好久不见，最近在忙什么？

30. ________ was the center of our planetary system was difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.

A. It was the sun and not the earth

B. Being the sun and not the earth

C. That the sun and not the earth

D. The sun and not the earth

答案是：C

主语从句由that引导，表⽰陈述性的内容。

⾏星系的中⼼是太阳⽽不是地球，这在中世纪是个很难掌握的概念。

31. Shall we request the committee ________ our suggestion again?

A. to consider

B. consider

C. considering

D. considered

答案是：A

request somebody to do 请求或要求某⼈做某事。

我们要不要请委员会再考虑⼀下我们的建议？

32.________ three whole years working on the design of the equipment.

A. It took the chief engineer

B. The chief engineer spent

C. The chief engineer took

D. It cost the chief engineer

答案是：B

做某事花费某⼈时间，It takes somebody some time to do sth. 或somebody spends some time in doing sth./on sth.总⼯程师花了整整三年时间设计这套设备。

33.Did you ask the teacher ________ the day before?

A. what was happened to her

B. what she had happened

C. what she happened

D. what had happened to her

答案是：D

宾语从句⽤正常语序。

你问过⽼师她前⼀天发⽣什么事了吗？

34.Jane has ________ uncle and he is now staying in ________ European country.

A. an; an

B. an; the

C. an; a

D. a; the

答案是：C

European虽然以元⾳字母开头，但其⾳素（⾳标）不是元⾳。

简有个叔叔住在欧洲。

35.It’s believed that ________ you work, ________ result you’ll get.

A. the harder; the better

B. the more hard; the more better

C. the harder; a better

D. more hard; more better

答案是：A

The more…(主语+谓语)，the more …(主语+谓语)，意为“越……，就越……。”

⼈们相信，你越是勤奋，你就越能得到更好的结果。

⼆、改错题

1.He suddenly becomes wealthy, which changed his whole way of life.B. wealthy

C. which

D. whole

答案是：A

他⼀夜暴富，完全改变了他的⽣活。

2.Bob said it had been foolish to me to make such a mistake.

A. said

B. had

C. to me

D. such

答案是：C

鲍勃说我真傻，犯了那种错误。

It is+形容词+of somebody to do 结构中，形容词⽤以表⽰某⼈“怎么样”。

3.A man with his daughter, both looking very anxious, were asking the way to the railway station.

A. looking

B. anxious

C. were asking

D. way to

答案是：C

⼀个男⼈带着⼥⼉，在问去⽕车站的路，两个⼈看上去都很着急。

with、as well as等，连接两个主语时，谓语动词要与前⾯的主语保持⼀致。

4.Mary and Joe want to go to China this summer, that sounds like a good idea to me.

A. want to go

B. this summer

C. that

D. to me

答案是：C

玛丽和乔今年夏天想去中国，我觉得这是个好主意。

可以看出，逗号后这个句⼦为⾮限定性定语从句，所以应由which引导，修饰整个主句。

5.Ever since he arrived, he has been complaining about constantly the weather.

A. Ever since

B. has

C. about constantly

D. the weather

答案是：D

他⾃从来到就不停地抱怨天⽓。

6.The electric shaver needs being repaired before it can be used.

A. electric

B. needs

C. being repaired

D. before

答案是：C

这个电动剃须⼑要修⼀下才能⽤。

7.Although a great number of houses in that area are still in need of repair, there have been much improvement in their appearance.

A. are still

B. of repair

C. have been

D. their

答案是：C

尽管那⾥还有很多房⼦需要修葺，但其外观已有很⼤改善。

该句中的improvement为不可数名词。

8.His father bought him a bike the other day, and his new bike’s colour is more beautiful than my bike.

A. the other day

B. is

C. more beautiful

D. my bike

答案是：D

前⼏天，他爸爸给他买了⼀部⾃⾏车，他这部新车的颜⾊⽐我那部耀眼。

在英语⾥，⽐较的对象必须⼀致，⽽在汉语⾥，要求则没有这么严格。

9.The reason he has been such a success is because he never gives up.

A. The reason

B. such a success

C. because

D. gives up

答案是：C

他之所以获得如此成功，就是因为他从不放弃。

The reason …is that …在reason作主语时，表语从句应该由that引导。

10.If the forest is cut down, there will be nothing leaving to protect the land.

A. is

B. nothing

C. leaving

D. to protect

答案是：C

如果森林遭到砍伐，就没什么来保护耕地了。

过去分词left做定语，意为“剩下来的，留下来的”，修饰nothing。

11.The horse is one of the most useful animals because they can run fast.

A. The

B. most useful

答案是：C

马是最有⽤的动物之⼀，因为它跑得快。

原因状语从句中的主语要与主句的主语⼀致。

12.The only way to influence others is to talk about that they want and show them how to get it.

A. The only way

B. others

C. that

D. it

答案是：C

影响别⼈的唯⼀办法，就是谈论他们想要的东西，并且告诉他们如何得到。

从句作介词的宾语时，只在in，but，except，save等少数介词后可由that引导。引导词what做want 的宾语。

13.It was she who suggested that he had to go to New York in order to get a direct flight.

A. she

B. who

C. he had to go

D. to get

答案是：C

他去纽约乘直达班机是她建议的。

表⽰“建议、命令、要求”等含义的动词，后所接的宾语从句要⽤虚拟语⽓，即“主语+（should）+V.(原形)，should可以省略。

14.After climbing a great hill, one only finds there are more many hills to climb.

A. After

B. one

C. more many

D. to climb

答案是：C

爬完⼀座⼤⼭丘后，你会发现还有更多⼭丘在等着你。

more放在a few、a little、many、much等后，表⽰在原有的基础上“再多⼀些，更多”。

15.I can’t guess whom he had the dinner yesterday evening.

A. can’t guess

B. whom

C. had

D. yesterday evening

答案是：B

我猜不出他昨天晚上跟谁⼀起吃饭。

表⽰“与某⼈⼀起”，⽤with。

三、按照句意选择下列词组填⼊空格内(如有需要，作适当变化)

in person | come into being | tell ... from ... | show ... around | compare ... to ... | take part in | hear of | wake up | side by side | year by year

答案是：side by side 两个男孩正沿着河并肩⾛着。

答案是：take part in 所有的学⽣都参加会议了吗？

答案是：come into being 世界是什么时候形成的？

答案是：in person 获胜者将亲⾃到那⼉领奖。

四、常⽤易混词辨析与练习

ordinary, common, usual, normal

common 指适合⼤部分或⼤多数，含有“共同的”，“常见的”的意思。

ordinary 指⼈或事，很常见的，有“平凡的”“普通的”的意思。

usual 意为“通常的”，“平常的”，强调“习惯性的”。

normal (正常的)常表⽰与“反常的”相对。

1.Under ________ conditions a gas is a very poor conductor(导体)of electricity.

A. common

B. ordinary

C. usual

D. normal

答案是：D

通常情况下，⽓体导电性很差。

2.He is not a hero, just an/a ________ man.

A. common

B. ordinary

C. usualD. normal

答案是：A

他不是英雄，只是⼀个普通⼈。

3.The word used in this sense is quite ________.

A. common

B. ordinary

C. usual

D. normal

答案是：B

这个单词⽤于这个含义很平常。

4.It is ________ with him to go to the office on foot.

A. common

B. ordinary

C. usual

D. normal

答案是：C

他通常步⾏去上班。

5.These kinds of tree are ________ throughout the world.

A. common

B. ordinary

C. usual

D. normal

答案是：B

这些树种在全世界都很常见。

(B) final, last

final 并不强调事物的顺序，⽽是强调结果或最后的定局。

last 则指⼀系列事物或动作等的最后⼀个。

1.December is the ________ month of the year.

A. final

B. last

答案是：B

⼗⼆⽉是⼀年中的最后⼀个⽉份。

2.I thought her ________ book was one of her best.

A. final

B. last

答案是：B

我原来认为她的最后⼀本书是她最优秀的作品之⼀。

3.I wonder if you have made the ________ decision.

A. final

B. last

答案是：A

我不知道你是否已经做出最后决定。

4.This will be the ________ call for dinner.

A. final

B. last

答案是：A

这将是最后⼀次呼叫吃饭。