Ⅳ.语篇填词
1____navigators could____2____North Star, the sun and____3____to navigate____4____. Seaweed could also be____5____to know whether they were____6____to land. Seabirds could be used____7____show the way to land. If fog was seen seamen knew that they were near the land. Winds can____8____the speed, but it also be____9____. Seamen used certain tides and currents to____10____ships to their destination.
答案 1.Skillful(Accomplished) 2.use 3.clouds 4.by
5.used 6.close 7.to 8.accelerate 9.dangerous 10.carry
Ⅴ.单项填空
1.—Why didn't you tell him about the meeting?
—He rushed out of the room________I could say a word.
A.before B.until C.when D.after
解析 考查连词before表示“……还没来得及……就……”的用法。句意：我还没来得及说一句话，他就冲出了房间。
答案 A
2.—How often do you________the dictionary when you are doing reading?
—Not very often. Only when I find it is necessary.
A.relate to B.consult to
C.refer to D.look up
解析 refer to the dictionary查阅词典。relate to涉及，关系到;consult to不是固定用法;look up查阅，应用作look up a word in a dictionary。
答案 C
3. He got wellprepared for the job interview, for he couldn't risk________the good opportunity.
A.to lose B.losing
C.To be lost D.being lost
解析 句意：他为面试做好了准备，因为他不能冒失去这个好机会的风险。risk doing sth冒险做某事。
答案 B
4. But someday, all our hard work will________; we will attend the university of our choice and go on to have a great career.
A.turn out B.pay off
C.work out D.go out
解析 句意：但总有一天，我们的努力会有回报;我们会上我们所选择的大学，而后成就一番大的事业。pay off带来好结果，成功，行得通;work out计算出;turn out结果是，被证明;go out熄灭。
答案 B
5. She has a gift for creating an atmosphere for students________allows them to communicate freely with each other.
A.which B.where C.what D.who
解析 句意：她具有给学生营造一种允许他们自由交流的氛围的天赋。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，定语从句“________ allows them to communicate freely with each other”修饰先行词atmosphere，将先行词代入从句后为：The atmosphere allows them to communicate freely with each other。由此可知先行词在定语从句中作主语，而且指代物，所以需用关系代词which，故选A。
答案 A
6. He had no sooner finished his speech________the students started cheering.
A.since B.as C.when D.than
解析 句意：他刚做完演讲，学生们就开始欢呼起来。考查固定句式。no sooner往往与than连用，意为：一……就……，故选D项。
答案 D
7. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still________the traditional customs.
A.perform B.possess
C.observe D.support
解析 考查动词辨析。句意：尽管在国外生活了许多年，很多中国人还是遵守传统习俗。observe遵守，奉行(法律、习俗、规章等)，(按传统习惯)纪念，庆祝(节日、生日等)，符合句意。perform表演;possess拥有;support支撑。
答案 C
8.—She shouldn't have done that sort of thing.
—Whatever she did was reasonable，________to what you did. Besides，it's none of your business. Get down to________your lessons.
A.comparing;doing B.comparing;do
C.compared;doing D.compared;do
解析 句意：——她本不应该做那种事情。——和你做的相比较，无论她做什么都是合情合理的。而且，这不关你事。认真做你的功课吧。compared to ……比较起来;get down to doing sth开始认真做某事。
答案 C
9.A Nigerian man，who has attempted to________an explosive device on a Northwest international flight，has been officially charged，said the U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday.
A.set off B.set out
C.set down D.set in
解析 考查动词短语。set off “出发，使爆炸”;set out“动身，开始工作”;set down“制定，记下”;set in“到来，把……装进……”。根据语境可知此处是引爆爆炸装置的意思，故选A。
答案 A
10. You can't borrow books from the school library________you get your student card.
A.before B.if C.while D.as
解析 句意：在你没有拿到学生证之前你不能从学校图书馆借书。before在……之前;如果;while当……时候，然而;as随着，因为。
答案 A
