1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Laughter is good for you 一、阅读理解。 The English language has an interesting way of classifying words.You might find that a noun acts like an adjective.You know that an adjective modifies(修饰 ),describing a quality of a noun.For example,you drink a cup of hot tea.The adjective is hot
2、 and the noun is tea.What about lemon tea?Lemon is a noun,isnt it?Why is it modifying tea? English often uses nouns as adjectives to modify other nouns.For example,a car that people drive in races is a race car.A car with extra power or speed is a sports car.Nouns that modify other nouns are called
3、adjectival nouns. Did you notice something unusual about the expressions with the noun car?A car used to race other cars is a race car.Both nouns are singular.A car that has power and speed is a sports car.Why is the first noun,sports,plural?A search of the Internet shows us that people started usin
4、g this phrase back in 1914.Cars were a new thing then. There is no rule about whether the attributive noun is singular or plural.Most of the time it is singular.But if the combination of nouns includes a plural noun,it usually stays that way.The result is phrases like ladies room,not lady room,for a
5、 room meant for women and girls,and bean soup but not beans soup for a soup made of beans.Some grammar experts think that English speakers are using more plural nouns in this way. When writing these attributive nouns in English,learners sometimes wonder about whether to use an apostrophe(撇号 )to show
6、 possession.Is it a ladies room?No,it is a ladies room.Attributive nouns do not need the apostrophe.So we write Veterans(老兵 )Day in American English and not Veterans Day or Veterans Day.That means the day is in honor of military veterans,not owned by veterans. 1.Whats the topic of this text? A.The f
7、unction of nouns. B.Special kinds of adjective. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.A special use of nouns. D.The use of adjectives. 2.Adjectival nouns can be used to describe_. A.adjectives B.sentences C.phrases D.other nouns 3.Why is the plural form “sports” is used to describe a noun? A.It is a traditional usage. B.
8、It is a rule of grammar. C.It is a grammar mistake. D.It is a form of stress. 4.Which of the following is a correct English expression? A.Ladies room. B.Veterans Day. C.Veterans Day. D.Veterans Day. 参考 答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.A; 4.D 解析： 1.主旨大意题。本文谈论名词的一种特殊用法 :作定语。由第一段得出。 2.细节理解题。形容词性名词用来修饰其他名词。由第二段最后一句 Noun
9、s that modify other nouns are called adjectival nouns得出。 3.推理判断题。复数名词 sports作定语是一种传统用法。由第三段倒数第二句 A search of the Internet shows us that people started using this phrase back in 1914 得出。 4.细节理解题。 Veterans Day“ 美国退伍军人节 ”, 两个名词之间不是所属关系 ,不能用撇号。由最后一段得出。 二、单项填空 1.As we know, nothing can be equal to the _
10、of parents for their children in the world. A. privilege B. affection C. substitute D. adjustment 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【答案】 B 【解析】 privilege 特权； affection 喜爱；热爱； substitute 代替者； adjustment 调整。句意：众所周知，世 界上没有东西可以和父母对孩子的爱进行媲美。 2.If you come to visit China, you will experience a culture of amazing depth and _
11、variety. A. combination B. mixture C. connection D. variety 【答案】 D 【解析】 mixture 混合，混 合物； connection 连接； combination 结合； variety 多样，种类。句意：如果你来 中国旅游，你将会体验到一种博大精深的文化 (体验中国文化的深度和多样性 )。 3.The famous musician, as well as his students, was invited to _ at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo
12、. A. accelerate B. improve C. perform D. develop 【答案】 C 【解析】 accelerate 加速，加快； improve 改善，提高； perform 表现，表演； develop 发展。句意：那位著 名的音乐家以及他的学生应邀在 2012 年台北花卉博览会开幕式上进行了演出。 4.A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and professors to _ together in research activities. A. specia
13、lize B. participate C. consist D. involve 【答案】 B 【解析】句意：麻省理工学院教育的一个特点就是给学生和教授共同参与研究工作的机会。specialize 与 in 搭配表示专攻与某一门学科 to specialize in history 表示专攻历史； participate 与 in 搭配表示参与， 参加 .participate in=take part in； consist 与 in 搭配表示在于，存在于的意思。 involve 【 精品教育资源文库 】 与 in 的搭配有 两 种形式 :involve sb./sth. in 表示使卷
14、入。 5.A good government will _ its citizens freedom of speech instead of attempting to control their opinions and thoughts. A. guarantee B. instruct C. indicate D. convey 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：一个好的政府会保证公民言论自由，而不会试图控制他们的意见和思想。guarantee 担保， 保证； instruct 通知，指示，命令，教授； indicate 表明，暗示； convey 传递，传达。 6.I want you t
15、o _ them that theyve got three months to get the details sorted out. A.promise B.instruct C.expect D.forecast 【答案】 A 【解析】句意： “明天我们可以象计划的那样去露营吗？” “恐怕不能，乌云预示着要有一场大雨。 ” promise 答应， 许诺，预示 (主语是物 )； instruct 指导，指示； expect 期待，预料； forecast 预测 (主语是人 )。 句意：我想让你告知他们，他们有三个月时间来理清细节。 7.My English teachers humor m
16、ade every student _. A. burst into laughing B. burst out laughter C. burst into laughter D. burst in laughing 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：英语老师的幽默使得所有 的同学突然大笑起来。 burst into laughter 意为“突然大笑起来” ， 其他选项搭配不对。 8.When asked how he _ the excellent idea, he said one of his childhood experiences was the original inspiratio
17、n to begin his story. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. put up with B. kept up with C. came up with D. went through with 【答案】 C 【解析】 put up with 忍受，忍耐； keep up with 与?并驾齐驱，跟上； come up with“提出，想出 (计划 / 答案等 )； go through with 将?进行到底。句意：当被问到他是怎样想到那个好主意时，他说灵 感来自于他童年的一次经历。 9.Eventually, I felt well enough to _ a job as a
18、 teaching assistant. A. take off B. take on C. take back D. take in 【答案】 B 【解析】 take on a job 意为“ (受雇 )承担一项工作” 。句意：最后，我觉得病情已经恢复到可以担任 (take on) 一个助教的工作了。 10. Why did Miss Li resign from the present position so abruptly? As far as I know, she _ for higher wages, but was turned down in the end. A. brok
19、e off B. gave away C. went on D. held out 【答案】 D 【解析】 break off(使 )分离， (使 )脱离，停止，断交； give away 赠送，泄露； go on 继续，发生； hold out for 坚持得到，坚持要求。句意： “李小姐为什么如此突然辞去现在的职位？” “据我所知，她坚持要 求增加薪水，但最后被拒绝了。 ” 11.The actors absurd behavior put an end to the last traces of _ his fans had for him. A. appreciation B. mot
20、ivation C. affection D. expectation 【答案】 C 【解析】 appreciation 欣赏，鉴别，增值，感谢； motivation 动机，积极性，推动； affection 喜爱，感情， 影响，感染； expectation 期待，预期，指望。句意：那个演员荒谬的行为结束了他的粉丝【 精品教育资源文库 】 们对他 的喜爱。 have affection for/towards 喜爱；钟爱。 12.The Internet and _ on campus services， from food delivery to laundry，are fuellin
21、g a student culture of staying in dormitories. A student can have every need met without leaving the dormitory. A. various B. Expensive C. complex D. interesting 【答案】 A 【解析】 various 各种各样的，符合句意。 expensive 昂贵的； complex 复杂的； interesting 有趣的。句意： 网络及各种校园快捷服务的流行，从订餐服务到洗衣服务，促进了校园“宅文化”的传播。足不 出户，学生便可以解决一切需求。 13.Your _ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn. A. performance B. growth C. operation D. character 【答 案】 A 【解析】 performance 表演； growth 成长； operation 手术； character 性格。句意：如果你养成反思
