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(选修六·Unit 1)

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．All the students are looking forward to the first ________ to take the College Entrance Examinations.

A．measure B．attempt

C．purpose D．desire

答案：B

2．Anyone who is in ________ of weapons without permission is considered law-breaking.

A．command B．control

C．charge D．possession

答案：D

3．It took us several hours to make the old man ________ of the safety of travelling by air.

A．believed B．convinced

C．informed D．persuaded

答案与解析：B 句意：我们花了好几个小时才使那位老人相信了乘飞机的安全性。convince “使信服，说服”。A项，“相信”；C项，“告知”；D项，“说服”，常用persuade sb.to do...说服某人做 。

4．The author was required to submit an ________ of about 200 words together with his research paper.

A．edition B．editorial

C．article D．abstract

答案与解析：D 要求作者连同科研论文一起呈交一篇大约200字的摘要。abstract 意为“摘要”；edition意为“版本”；editorial 意为“社论”；article意为“文章”。同论文一起使用的词只有D项“摘要”。

5． While income worry is ________ rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that ________ aged parents may face.

A．a; / B．the; /

C．a; the D．the; the

答案：A

6．—How I wish I had studied harder when I was in senior school!

—If you had，you ________ a university student now.

A．are B．would be

C．should D．were

答案：B

7．It's high time that you ________ even harder at your lessons as the exam is around the corner.

A．work B．will work

C．worked D．have to work

答案：C

8．—How do you find this new movie?

—It's ________ interesting than expected.

A．a great deal much B．a great deal of more

C．a great deal of much D．a great deal more

答案与解析：D a great deal可用来修饰形容词、副词的比较级；a great deal of后跟不可数名词。

9．If it were not for the fact that I ________ very busy，I would go with you.

A．am B．was

C．were D．should be

答案与解析：A 分析语境可知，“我很忙”是表示目前的真实情况，因此应用真实语气。