(选修9 Units 15) （120分钟 150分）,第卷 . 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21. _ ongoing division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _ major concern of the country. 2010临沂高三检测 A. The; / B. The; a C. An; the D. An; /,【解析】选B。本题考查冠词。第一空特指English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians之间的分歧，用定冠词the；第二空为泛指，指这个国家的一件令人关心的事，用不定冠词a。,22. At times, people need humorous words to break up _ silence to recover harmony. A. awkward B. abundant C. superb D. unconscious 【解析】选A。本题考查形容词词义辨析。awkward尴尬的，令人难堪的；abundant丰裕的，充足的；superb卓越的；unconscious 不省人事的，不清醒的，由句意可知A项正确。,23. We feel some _ before we take an exam, so the teacher always asks us to do some exercise to make us relaxed. 2010潍坊高三检测 A. tension B. conflict C. secure D. superb 【解析】选A。本题考查词义辨析。tension紧张；conflict冲突；secure安全的；superb卓越的，由语境可知A项正确。,24. Many experts hold the view _ teachers development is _ the key to better education lies. 2010盐城高三检测 A. which; where B. which; what C. that; where D. that; which 【解析】选C。本题考查名词性从句的引导词。分析结构可知，第一空为同位语从句的引导词，从句不缺成分，用that引导，而第二空则为表语从句的引导词，从句缺地点状语，用where引导。,25. _ his body and soul to bringing up-to-date technology and international attention to Chinas Aids problem, Dr David Ho, born in Taiwan, spent little time with his family. 2010南京高三检测 A. Devoted B. To devote C. Being devoted D. Devoting 【解析】选A。本题考查非谓语动词。be devoted to致力于，专心于，在句中常以过去分词作状语的形式出现。,26. Try the new cleaner. Just a few minutes every day _ you could have shining floors and furniture. A. but B. and C. or D. so 【解析】选B。本题考查“祈使句+and/or+一般将来时”这一句式。由语境可知，前面表顺承关系，用and连接，故B项正确。,27. There are varieties of programs in the TV station to _ many different types of interests and tastes among the public. A. cater to B. appeal to C. apply to D. adjust to 【解析】选B。本题考查动词短语意义辨析。cater to迎合，满足；appeal to吸引；apply to应用；adjust to适应，由句意可知B项正确。,28. What was the trouble with you the day before yesterday? When I practiced running in the street, my strength _ and I fell onto the ground. A. gave away B. gave in C. gave off D. gave out 【解析】选D。本题考查动词短语意义辨析。give away 捐赠, 泄露秘密；give in屈服；give off发出（光、热等）；give out 用完，用尽，筋疲力尽。由句意可知D项正确。,29. You cant imagine _ fantastic fun web chatting is. Really? But it may cause a lot of troubles sometimes. A. what B. how C. why D. whether 【解析】选A。fun为不可数名词，故应用感叹词what。,30. Well have to find someone to have a look at the door. It wont _. A. shut B. be shut C. be shutting D. shuttings 【解析】选A。此处考查动词的主动形式表示被动含义。,31. Your composition is full of mistakes. I wish I _ more careful. A. would have been B. had been C. would be D. were 【解析】选B。本题考查虚拟语气。犯错误应在过去，wish表虚拟结构，现在：sb. did；将来：sb. would do；过去: sb. had done.,32. The little girl was unhappy _ her picture-book broken. A. at B. for C. because of D. with 【解析】选D。本题考查with复合结构。with+宾语+宾补（形容词，副词，介词短语，非谓语动词），用作状语，此处表原因。,33. Having bought a new car, _ to tell my wife the good news. A. a phone call was made B. a phone call was needed C. I made a phone call D. I would make a phone call 【解析】选C。非谓语动词（having bought. . . ）的逻辑主语应该是句子的主语(I)。,34. Youre going to publish my book. Are you serious? _. Its to be published next month. A. No, I am not B. No, I was just joking C. Yes, I do D. Yes, I have never been more serious 【解析】选D。本题考查交际用语和时态。Are you serious? (你是当真的？)肯定回答就用yes，否定回答就用no，到目前为止的情况应该用现在完成时态。,35. _ life began on the earth is one of the biggest puzzles to scientists. A. How B. What C. Where D. That 【解析】选A。本题考查名词性从句连接词的选择。主语从句的句意为：“生命在地球上如何开始的”。此题容易选择B，误认为是感叹句，感叹名词life, 从而误选B。,. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分） 2010绵阳高三检测 When I was in my teens I knew my mother had problems seeing. Although she had a white cane (拐杖)， she 36 to use my sister and me as sighted guides. We were often made fun of by other kids and often I found myself 37 why me. When I reached 16，I started having sight problems of my own. As I 38 with my impending (即将发生的)sight loss, I gained a new and better 39 of my mother. As a single parent she did things I used to consider 40 , but now I understand.,41 , if my sister went out, I had to stay home to help my mom. She hated to be alone. As the years passed and I became a 42 , my sight worsened, but I 43 to believe that I would go blind. It wasnt until my oldest son 44 the same illness and needed my support that I accepted my 45 . Since then I have been 46 using the services of the CNIB(Canadian National Institute of the Blind). I now use a white cane and I 47 a card showing I am a registered legally blind person. Without the services of the CNIB, I feel I,wouldnt have had the 48 to do the things for myself that keep me 49 . My mother now in her 56th year lives with my husband, children and I. 50 I am going blind, she still relies on me for mostly everythin