Section C　Using Language (Ⅰ)
课后篇巩固提升
基础夯实
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.He is working in a post office,and     　the meanwhile he is a writer,too. 
答案in
2.With the development of global warming,    　 (migrate) patterns of some birds have changed. 
答案migration
3.I’ve displayed a few of the most important files and     　(directory) in the code. 
答案directories
4.We have had meaningful     　(negotiate) and I believe we are very close to a deal. 
答案negotiations
5.The current     　(politics) situation was considered with a view to its causes and its effects. 
答案political
6.You may need to seek     　(profession) help. 
答案professional
7.My friend and I have decided to take part in the whale     　(watch) camp this summer. 
答案watching
8.Do you think    　 important to learn a foreign language? 
答案it
Ⅱ.短语填空
tell apart,carry out,add to,a series of,first of all,leap out of
1.Commitments have been made with very little intention of     　them     　. 
答案carrying;out
2.    　 technical problems came up during the process. 
答案A series of
3.The toys look so much alike that we can hardly     　them     　. 
答案tell;apart
4.This latest incident will     　the pressure on the government. 
答案add to
5.Hearing the strange noise,he     　his bed and looked about the room. 
答案leaped out of
6.    　 we should make primary education universal. 
答案First of all
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.我下火车的时候正在下大雨。
It happened               　when I got off the train. 
答案to be raining
2.我爷爷每天晚上坐在电视机前,高兴地看要上演的任何节目。
My grandfather sat in front of the television every evening,    　           anything that happened to be on. 
答案happy to watch
3.明年要竣工的机场有助于这个地区的旅游业。
The airport               　next year will help promote tourism in this area. 
答案to be completed
4.发动机启动不起来,它一定出毛病了。
The engine just won’t start.Something seems               　wrong with it. 
答案to have gone
5.在获得奥斯卡最佳女配角后,Anne Benedict继续感谢所有帮助她演艺生涯的人。
After receiving the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress,Anne Benedict went on         all the people who had helped in her career. 
答案to thank
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Ⅳ.完形填空
主题语境:人与社会　语篇类型:记叙文　词数:223　难度:★★☆☆
One day,the sewer line (污水管道) under our house burst.My first 　1　 was to call the plumber (水管工).I expected the man to 　2　 of such a miserable job.　3　, he simply asked,“The address?” 
An hour later,Steve arrived in his truck.I 　4　 anxiously as he walked down into the damp depths.A few moments later he 　5　,saying,“It’s broken.” 
“Can you fix it?” I asked with a mixture of doubt and 　6　. 
Steve looked at me as if scolding me for my lack of 　7　 saying,“Sure.” Then he told me that he had to get a backhoe (挖土机) and 　8　 the street to the main sewer line and that it wouldn’t be done until evening. 
I felt somewhat 　9　 upon driving off in my clean vehicle,leaving Steve to such a(n)　10　 task.I went into town and visited a few friends.　11　,around 6 p.m.,my curiosity got the better of me.I went home and saw a sweeter 　12　:the newly-paved street and a covered-up excavation across my front garden. 
I sat down,lost in 　13　.I was taken by the very idea that,sometimes terrible things might happen to an unlucky homeowner,　14　 there is always somebody who is 　15　 in its solution. 
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者家的下水道污水管破裂,一位水管工费了很大的工夫帮作者修好了。他对工作一丝不苟,令作者感激不尽。
                　
1.A.requirement    B.solution
C.schedule    D.response
答案D
解析作者家的下水道污水管破裂,作者的第一反应(response)就是打电话给水管工。
2.A.inquire    B.approve
C.think    D.complain
答案D
解析根据“such a miserable job”可推断,作者猜想此人会抱怨(complain)这项工作的麻烦。
3.A.However    B.Anyway
C.Again    D.Thus
答案A
解析结果相反,此人爽快地答应了作者的请求并询问住址。
4.A.shouted    B.watched
C.hesitated    D.explained
答案B
解析该水管工下下水道的时候,作者在一边焦急地看着(watched)。
5.A.refused    B.dropped
C.nodded    D.appeared
答案D
解析该水管工出来(appeared)后告诉作者污水管已坏。
6.A.hope    B.anxiety
C.happiness    D.regret
答案A
解析根据作者的问题“Can you fix it?”和句中的“mixture”可推断,作者既怀疑又希望该水管工能胜任该工作,故选A项。
7.A.wisdom    B.strength
C.faith    D.courage
答案C
解析根据上文“a mixture of doubt”中的“doubt”可推断,该水管工似乎在责怪作者对他没信心(faith)。
8.A.go along    B.get through
C.drive into    D.tear up
答案D
解析根据“backhoe”和“the main sewer line”可知,问题比较棘手,需要用挖土机将主管道上的路挖开(tear up)。
9.A.proud    B.upset
C.relaxed    D.guilty
答案D
解析根据空后“upon driving off in my clean vehicle,leavingschedule的形容词 Steve to such a(n)  　 task”可知,作者有些内疚(guilty)。 
10.A.dangerous    B.unpleasant
C.urgent    D.meaningless
答案B
解析根据上文“such a miserable job”可知,这不是一件好差事,故选B项。
11.A.Instantly    B.Thankfully
C.Eventually    D.Naturally
答案C
解析根据空前的内容可知,作者去镇上拜访了一些朋友,最后(Eventually),到了下午6点,作者好奇水管修得怎么样了。