1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Living with technology 一、阅读理解。 Hillary Clinton promised On October 30, 2016 that she would not be “knocked off course” in the elections final days, as she sought to push past a new FBI email inquiry that delivered a late jolt(震动 ) to her race against Republican Donald Trump. “Im
2、 not stopping now, were just getting warmed up,” Clinton declared during a packed rally (集会 )with supporters in Florida. “Were not going to be distracted, no matter what our opponents throw at us.” Trump campaigned in Las Vegas at a club owned by billionaire GOP major donor Sheldon Adelson and accus
3、ed the Justice Department, without offering evidence, of trying to protect Clinton following the FBIs discovery of new emails that could be related to its investigation into Clintons use of a private email server. “Hillary has nobody but herself to blame for her mounting legal problems,” Trump said
4、during a rally. Meanwhile, federal investigators secured a warrant (权证 )to examine the newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clintons private server, media reported on Sunday, as a prominent Democrat accused FBI Director James Comey of breaking the law by trying to influence the election. The w
5、arrant will allow the FBI to examine the emails to see if they are relevant to its investigation into the private email server used for government work by Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. Comey came under heavy pressure from Democrats
6、on Sunday to quickly provide details of the emails, as Clinton allies worried the controversy could extend beyond the Nov 8 election and cast a shadow over a Clinton transition if she wins the White House. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Comeys disclosure of the email discovery in a letter to Congress on Friday plung
7、ed(使陷入 ) the final days of the White House race between Clinton and Republican Donald Trump into a state of confusion and disorder. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid sent a letter to Comey on Sunday suggesting he violated the Hatch Act, which bans the use of a federal government position to influe
8、nce an election. 1.What is James Comey? A.Senate Democratic Leader. B.A prominent Democrat. C.FBI Director. D.Head of the Justice Department. 2.What has FBI made a discovery of? A.Clintons private letters written to a foreign country. B.Clintons accepting a lot of money from a businessman. C.Clinton
9、s bad health conditions that may affect her administration. D.Clintons new emails through the use of a private email server. 3.The possible meaning of the underlined word “ controversy ” in Para. 7 is _. A.a successful ending of a struggle or contest B.a lot of argument about something C.the ability
10、 and strength to do active physical things D.something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination 4.The best title for the news report can be “_” . A.Clinton promises to stay course, Trump boosted B.Trump accuses the Justice Department of trying to protect Clinton C.Trump says H
11、illary should blame for her mounting legal problems D.White House race between Clinton and Republican Donald Trump 参考 答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.B; 4.A 解析： 1.事实判断题。根据是第五段 :as a prominent Democrat accused FBI Director James Comey of breaking the law by trying to influence the election。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2.细节理解题。根据第
12、三段 :?followin g the FBIs discovery of new emails that could be related to its investigation into Clintons use of a private email server 可得答案。 3.词义猜测题。根据前文克林顿和特朗普竞争美国总统互相攻击以及该词前的 worried和该词后的 could extend beyond the Nov 8 election 可知该词是 “ 争议 ” 的意思。 4.标题猜测题。根据全文如开头 :Hillary Clinton promised on October
13、 30 that she would not be “knocked off course” in the elections final days 等可知答案。 二、单项填空。 1.Although the tests have caused some _, flights should be back to normal this morning. A. anxiety B. consideration C. delay D. intention 【答案】 C 【解析】 delay 延迟。句意：虽然检测造成了一定的延迟，不过今天早上航班就应该能恢复正常了。 2.How to _ socia
14、l wealth reasonably has become a key issue when it comes to narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor in most societies. A. distribute B. associate C. accommodate D. contribute 【答案】 A 【解析】 distribute 分配，分发； associate 联系； accommodate 积累； contribute 贡献，有助于。句意：当谈 及缩小社会中的贫富差距时，如何合理分配社会财富己经变成一个重要话题
15、。 3.It is difficult to imagine his _ the decision without any consideration. A. accept B. accepting C. to accept D. accepted 【答案 】 B 【解析】 imagine 要求用动名词作宾语。 his 是动名词“ accepting”的逻辑主语。句意：很难想象他不假思 索就接受了这项决定。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 4.They might not be so _ about it if they knew the habit was helping them pack o
16、n extra pounds. A. curious B. particular C. casual D. serious 【答案】 C 【解析】 be curious about 对?好奇； be particular about 对?挑剔 /讲究； be serious about,对?认真； be casual about 对?漫不经心 /满不在乎。句意：如果他们知道这个习惯会让他们变得肥胖，可 能就不会如此满不在乎了。 5.The Internet users have been warned to _ any messages that ask you to send cash or
17、 personal information, no matter how formal they are. A. abandon B. reject C. decline D. withdraw 【答案】 B 【解析】 abandon 遗弃，丢弃； reject 拒绝； decline 谢绝，下降； withdraw 退出，撤回。句意：互联网用户 已经被警告要拒绝任何索要现金或个人信息的消息，不管这些消息有多正式。 6.General Secretary, Xi Jinping stressed that cross-strait cooperation would be strengthen
18、ed as long as the two sides could agree to _ Taiwan independence. A. object B. accuse C. oppose D. against 【答案】 C 【解析】 object 反对 (不及物，后加介词 to)； accuse 指责，指控； oppose 反对 (及物 )；against 反对 (介词， 前需加 be 动词 )。 oppose (doing) sth.=object to (doing) sth.=be against (doing) sth.=be opposed to (doing )sth.句意：句
19、意：国家主席习近平强调指出：只要双方都反对台湾独立，那么海峡两岸的 关系就会进一步加强。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 7. Can I use the telephone on the table, Sir? Under no circumstances _ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs. A. anyone is allowed B. nobody is allowed C. is anyone allowed D. is nobody allowed 【答案】 C 【解析】答句句意为：办公室里的电话决不允许任
20、何人用于私事。 under no circumstances 决不，放在句首 时，句子要部分倒装。 8.Im sorry to _ the meeting, but there is an urgent. call for the chairman. A. bother B. disturb C. stop D. interrupt 【答案】 D 【解析】 bother 打扰； disturb 扰乱； stop 停止； interrupt 打断；句意：非常抱歉打断一下，有主席的紧急 电话。 9. I have never seen such a devoted mom and wife lik
21、e her. Thats it.She is always ready to _ her hobbies for her family. A. bargain B. arrange C. acknowledge D. sacrifice 【答案】 D 【解析】句意： “我从来 没见过像她这样尽心尽力的母亲和妻子。 ” “是的，她随时都准备好为了家人而舍 弃自己的业余爱好。 ” sacrifice 牺牲， 付出， 符合句意。 bargain 讨价还价； arrange 安排； acknowledge 承认。 10.After class, I often surf the Internet an
22、d _ keep in touch with my classmates by e-mail. A. keep in mind B. keep up with C. keep in touch D. keep to ourselves 【答案】 D 【解析】 keep in touch with 与?保持联系。句意：放学后，我经常浏览因特网并且通过 e-mail 与我的同 【 精品教育资源文库 】 学保持联系。 11.The French Revolution was successful in _ society of inequality, which had a great effect on many other countries, particularly those in Europe. A. informing B. reminding C. ridding D. robbing 【答案】 C 【解析】 rid society of inequality 消除社会上的不平等现象，符合题意。句意：法国大革命成功消除了不平 等的社会，这对其他许多国家，尤其是欧洲国家
