Unit 17

Great women

Ⅳ.单项填空 1.It was during that period that many writers A . A.rose to fame C.achieved a fame B.rose to a fame D.reach to fame

解析

fame用作名词，意为“声誉，名望”,为

不可数名词，所以带有不定冠词的B、C项应排 除；表示“成名”时，fame可与下列动词搭配： rise/come to fame;reach/achieve/win/earn fame。

2.All of the students were day at Senior High School. A.inspiring;inspired

C by the

speech given by the headmaster on the first B.inspiring;inspiring

C.inspired;inspiring解析 的。

D.inspired;inspired

inspired感到鼓舞的；inspiring鼓舞人心

3.—Sorry to the time?

C

you,but could you tell me

—No problem. A.worry B.prevent C.bother D.disappoint

解析

句意为：——对不起打扰你了，你能告诉

我几点了吗？——没问题。bother烦扰，打扰。

4.I don’t know what will become

C

the

boy if he keeps failing his examinations.

A.with解析

B.in

C.of

D.on

become of sb.相当于happen to sb.,意

为“某人会发生……事”。

5.The basketball fans in Chicago C the Chicago Bulls. A.play 解析 B.promise C.admire

Michael

Jordan even if he is no longer fighting for D.allow

admire sb.钦佩某人。句意为：即使迈克

尔·乔丹不再为芝加哥公牛队效力了，芝加哥的球迷们还是很钦佩他。

6.They hoped to finish the kitchen by Friday,but A.as it is C.as it were 解析 A they will probably have B.as it was D.it was as

to come back next week.

as it is=in fact实际上；确切地说。

7.He had not worked very hard,but it really took him a long time to come to A.receptions C.admissions 解析 B.agreements D.terms D with

the fact that he couldn’t go to college.

come to terms with甘心忍受。

8.The country will sooner or later pass through a time of great economic A.hardship B.ownership

A

.

C.scholarship解析

D.friendship

hardship艰难。

9.—What do you think of your summer vacationin the countryside? —It is an experience I shall never forget

and shall A for the rest of my life.A.value 解析 B.respect C.hide D.honor value在此作动词，意为“重视，珍惜”;

respect可作名词和动词，意为“尊敬”;honor 尊敬；hide藏起来。

10.Whatever difficult situation he was in,he never lost confidence and was always about the future life. A.optimistic B.curious A

C.confused解析

D.glad

句意为：无论处于何种困难，他从不丧失

信心，总是对未来保持乐观态度。be optimistic about sth.对……是乐观的,有信心的。

11.Mr.Scott was once a millionaire,so hecan’t A.go to http://e to 解析 C terms with being poor now. B.turn to D.get to

句意为：斯科特先生曾是一位百万富翁，

所以他忍受不了现在的贫穷。come to termswith甘心忍受，屈服于；对……逆来顺受； 与……达成协议；与……和好。

12.Tom missed his footing and fell,but he quick

ly struggled A.with 解析 B.at C.for D his feet. D.to

struggle to one’s feet爬起来，挣扎

着站起来。

13.The use of horses on farms has almost Ain the developed countries,for example in the US. A.died out C.died away 解析 B.died down D.died hard

die out灭绝，(风俗、习惯等)消失，

消灭；die down(火、兴奋、暴风雨、光线、声 音等)渐弱，渐息；die away(声音、光线、风

等)渐弱，渐息；die hard不易根绝，难以灭绝。

14.A bank is reported in the local newspaperC in broad daylight yesterday. A.being robbed B.having been robbed C.to have been robbed

D.robbed解析 句意为：当地报纸报道说昨天一家银行在 光天化日之下遭到抢劫。It’s reported that...可转换成Sb./Sth.be reported to do/have done...。

15.The next football season is just C corner.I am sure that our team will do better this time.

the

A.at解析

B.in

C.around

D.on

around the corner即将来临。

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