Unit 1 Cultural Relics learning about language课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．Doctor Nathan is said to have been ________to researching into wild animals in

Africa for more than ten years.

A．absorbed B．devoted C．concentrated D．engaged

答案　B　[表示"投身于，全神贯注于......"有如下结构：be absorbed in；be devoted to；be engaged in；concentrate on。故四个选项中只有devote和to搭配使用。]

2．The boy is so shy that he can't ________very well ________others.

A．communicate；to B．communicate；with

C．get along；to D．deal；with

答案　B　[communicate sth to sb把某事传达给某人；communicate with sb与某人交流；get along well with sb和某人相处很好；deal with对付，处理。根据题目结构和形容词shy判断"他不善于和别人交流"，所以B项正确。D项不符合本题逻辑。]

3. Children are tired of learning often because they are________to do better than they can, both at school and at home.

　　A. suggested B. expected

　　C. hoped D. helped

答案　B　[本题考查动词的用法。suggest意为"建议，暗示"；hope意为"希望"；expect意为"期待"，be expected to do sth.意为"被指望做某事"。语境表示"他们总是被期待着比他们所能够的做得更好"。]

4．You may have one of these；in other words，you may have ________you choose.

A．whichever B．wherever C．whenever D．no matter which

答案　A　[空格处所填词既要作have的宾语，同时又作choose的宾语，排除D项；根据前半句意思判断，表示"在一定范围内选择"，因此选A项。]

5．Though in his seventies，the old man is still as ________as a young man and hates

sitting around doing nothing all day.

A．enthusiastic B．energetic C．talkative D．sensitive

答案　B　[表示"尽管七十多岁了，那位老人仍然像年轻人一样充满活力，不愿意整天坐着无所事事"，energetic精力充沛的，充满活力的，有力的，符合题意。]

6．-Another beer，OK?

　　-________The same again，please.

　　A．Not really. B．Not likely.

　　C．Why not? D．Don't bother.

答案　C　[考查交际用语。"再来一杯啤酒，怎么样？""为什么不？再来一杯同