基础巩固练习(Unit8 Sports)
§1.1 汉英翻译
1.代表，象征________
【答案】 stand for
2.主办城市________
【答案】 the host city
3.每四年________
【答案】 every four years
4.参加比赛________
【答案】 take part in/join in/compete in the games
5.角逐奖牌________
【答案】 compete for medals
6.在现代________
【答案】 in modern times
7.位居第三________
【答案】 rank the third
8.划时代的成就________
【答案】 history-making success
9.进行大的变化________
【答案】 make big changes
10.最好的运动会________
【答案】 the best ever games
11.不仅仅________
【答案】 more than
12.实现梦想________
【答案】 live one’s dream
13.为……做准备________
【答案】 in preparation for
§1.2 单项填空
1.The necklace isn’t__________you paid for it.
A.worth B.worth what C.costing D.costing what
【解析】 isn’t后要用形容词worth;what you paid for it相当于the money you paid for it.
【答案】 B
2.As an NBA star，Yao Ming is working very hard to__________his dream.
A.make B.take C.live D.keep
【解析】 live one’s dream或live up to one’s dream“实现梦想”。
【答案】 C
3.Many of the Chinese medals were won in table-tennis and gymnastics and also in__________such as diving and weightlifting.
A.events B.businesses
C.matters D.affairs
【解析】 event可指比赛项目。
【答案】 A
4.My father used to be a very good basketball player.He was__________the college team.
A.for B.on
C.with D.by
【解析】 “on the(college)team”属于大学校队，或为大学校队的一员。
【答案】 B
5.—Do you need a ride?
—No，thanks.I__________walking.
A.prefer B.want
C.used to D.take
【解析】 相比较来说，更喜欢做某事用prefer，其结构为prefer sth.to sth.或者prefer doing sth.to doing sth.。
【答案】 A
6.I can offer you￡50，but I can’t go any__________than that.
A.far B.farther
C.further D.furthest
【解析】 further除表示更远相当于farther之外，它还表示程度，意为“进一步地”。
【答案】 C
7.We have physics on Tuesday，Thursday and Saturday;that is，we have it__________.
A.every other days B.every three days
C.every other day D.each two days
【解析】 从题意看应是我们每隔一天上一节物理课。every other day意为“每隔一天”，即every two days。
【答案】 C
8.“Is__________you want to say?”asked the teacher.
A.this B.that
C.all that D.that all
【解析】 此直接引语问句中缺少主语及表语只有系动词is及作定语的部分，转为陈述语序为：That is all(that)you want to say。
【答案】 D
9.—How long have you been like this?
—__________October 13，Monday.
A.On B.After
C.From D.Since
【解析】 从问句“How long…?”来看，要求答语为表示时间段的，只有用since即“自从……以来”。
【答案】 D
10.The World Cup will__________in Tokyo next month.Do you know how many countries will be__________?
A.happen;taking part
B.hold;taking part in
C.play;taking part in
D.take place;joining it
【解析】 take part in后要接宾语，而take part不用接宾语。
【答案】 A
11.Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase，__________was very reasonable.
A.which price
B.the price of which
C.its price
D.the price of whose
【解析】 因为空格前是逗号，说明后句是个非限制性定语从句，故排除C。先行词vase与price是所属关系，可用whose price或the price of which表示。
【答案】 B
12.Everybody believes he will be the winner of the 100-metre__________.
A.match B.competition
C.contest D.race
【解析】 race指的是“径赛”。
【答案】 D
13.Fred is second to none in maths in our class，but believe it or not，he__________passed the last exam.
A.easily B.hardly
C.actually D.successfully
【解析】 “second to none”是个习语，意为“不亚于任何人或事物；无出其右者”。根据上下文的联系，空格处应用表否定意义的词，所以选B，hardly意为“几乎不”。
【答案】 B
14.Wang lives the same way as he did 50 years ago.He doesn’t want to change with the__________.
A.times B.seasons
C.life D.days
【解析】 根据句意，Wang不愿随时代而改变，时代用times表示。
【答案】 A
15.The Parkers bought a new house but__________will need a lot of work before they can move in.
A.they B.it
C.one D.which
【解析】 it needs…before…是固定句型。
【答案】 B
§1.3介词、副词填空
1.We’ll try our best to help you__________every way.
【答案】 in
2.The cake is made__________butter，sugar， eggs， and flour.
【答案】 from
3.The corn powder is mixed__________water and other things to make all kinds__________food.
【答案】 with;of
4.Teachers are__________busy as bees.A lot of them often prepare their lessons
late__________the night.
【答案】 as;into
5.The little girl laughed and cried__________turns.
【答案】 in
6.They made wood__________different things， such__________chairs， desks， beds and__________on.
【答案】 into; as; so
7.__________least 150 000 cars will be produced each year__________the beginning.
【答案】 At;at/in
8.__________the beginning__________June we’ll have the final exam.
【答案】 At;of
9.I’ve read the book__________the beginning__________the end.
【答案】 from;to
10.The money was__________the table and no one was there，so he helped himself__________it.
【答案】 on;to
§1.4句型转换
完成B句，使其与A句意思相同或相近。（每空一词）
1.A.I prefer watching tennis to playing it.
B.I __________ __________watch tennis__________ __________it.
【答案】 would rather;than play
2.A.Jane got the second place in the contest.
B.Jane__________ __________ __________in the contest.
【答案】 ranked the second
3.A.In Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold medals.Women won 12 of them.
B.In Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold medals，__________ __________12__________won by women.
【答案】 of which;were
4.A.In some sports people easily hurt themselves.I don’t like those kinds of sports.
B.I don’t like the sports__________ __________people easily__________hurt.
【答案】 in which;get
5.A.Yao Ming not only has size but also has great skill and speed.
B.Yao Ming has__________ __________just size.He also has great skill and speed.
【答案】 more than
§1.5 单句改错
下列句子均有一处错误(或多一词；或缺一词；或错一词)，请找出并加以改正。
1.It’s said the weather will last hot for another three days.
【答案】 last改为stay
2.They all offered me with the information I asked for.
【答案】 去掉with
3.Corn is a very useful plant that can be prepare in many different ways.
【答案】 prepare改为prepared
4.I met a woman in the street whom I thought was Tom’s mother.
【答案】 whom改为who
5.Many old buildings were torn down to make rooms for a new highway.
【答案】 rooms改为room
6.We can produce more food by farming animals instead of hunt them.
【答案】 hunt改为hunting
7.When he was young he was selfish and never helped other.
【答案】 other改为others
8.It is well known that the corn is a useful plant，which grows in warm places.
【答案】 去掉the
9.How about the two of us take a ride down the highway?
【答案】 take改为taking
10.He found it the suitcase very heavy to carry.
【答案】 去掉it