能力训练 M8U2

词汇能力训练一、单词拼写。

1. The fireworks looked very s____________ against the dark sky.2. Linda held a dinner to a_____________ her engagement to Matt.3. When he asked for her hand in m____________, she insisted that he sign a private contract.4. We are going to h____________ a new teacher employed at our school to give Senior One students extra lessons.5. The researchers c___________ that it would use 25% less fuel than current aircraft do.6. Every Saturday night I a_____________ with her to watch boring movies when we were on the farm.7. All the small details of the design become e____________, as well as the mistakes.8. Nowadays, data of all descriptions is easily a______________ online.9. He used a small printing machine to p___________ a newspaper.10. The government’s s______________ attitude was a block to further talks.11. P___________ against blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years.12. The young b____________ will soon be taking a wife.二、用所给动词短语的适当形式填空。

give up participate in at first sight take onhold up go crazy break up be unwilling tofall in love get married split up spring up1. Like a man falling in love with his sweetheart _____________, everything is right.2. How will my house _____________ in an earthquake? Can the government send someone out to evaluate my property?3. The turning point of my life was my decision to _____________ a promising literature career and begin a business career instead.4. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary _____________ too much work last week.5. He has invited the all companions _____________ his wedding party.6. Even if there were a desire to borrow to finance spending, banks might _____________ meet it.7. The report claims that when women _____________, they tend to eat more.8. I t’s a beautiful dress; the girls will _____________ over it!9. With the development of economy, many little towns _____________ in the west of China.10. Barry and Anne were always quarreling, and I fear that their marriage is about to __________.11. After days battling the rough sea, the ship at last _____________.12. Hal, I know how anxious you are to _____________ and start a family.三、用括号内的词/短语完成下列句子。

1. 即便如此，将会有强大的压力使得奥巴马不违背诺言。

(break one’s promise)2. 一位好老师应该帮助学生发展学习爱好而不是迫使他学习。

(develop one’s interest)3. 加利福尼亚人开始要求不再允许中国人进入他们的州。

(demand)4. 努力抵抗被其他想法、任务分心。

(resist doing)5. 狮子会(Lions Club) 会员的平均年龄不断上升，但会员数量在逐渐下降。

（gradual decline）6. 她的表演为她赢得了奥斯卡最佳女演员奖。

（earn sb. sth）7. 上周日，92岁的薇拉(Vera) 成为史上拥有冠军大碟的最年长的在世歌手。

（a number onehit）8. 最后那三个节目入选参加25日晚的全校汇演。

（be staged）9. 在有些领域，开始踏入的时候会有连续、快速的工资增长。

（start out）10. 她开始从事清洁工作，发展到经营那家公司。

（progress）完型填空In the (1) _____ 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, or languages—has (2) _____ as much as (3) _____ they eat. The original chocolate drink was made (4) _____ the seeds of cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish (5) _____ it to the (6) _____ of the world during (7) _____. And although it was very (8) _____, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops (9) _____ chocolate drinks were (10) _____ became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was (11) _____ grown. The potato was the (12) _____ food at Irish table. Thousands of Irish people starved when the crop (13) _____ during 1845-1864, and thousands more were forced to (14) _____ to America.There are many (15) _____ foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the (16) _____ direction. Brazil is now the world’s largest (17) _____ of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is (18) _____ to Ethiopia. It was (19) _____ made into a drink by (20) _____ during the 1400’s.1. A. late B. last C. recent D. following2. A. happened B. replaced C. changed D. appeared3. A. what B. how C. all D. that4. A. from B. into C. of D. by5. A. took B. brought C. caught D. introduced6. A. remaining B. rest C. parts D. remainder7. A. 1500’s B. the 1500 C. 1500 D. the 1500’s8. A. popular B. cheap C. expensive D. famous9. A. that B. where C. whose D. whom10. A. served B. supplied C. offered D. provided11. A. quickly B. much C. widely D. wide12. A. most B. common C. popular D. main13. A. died B. failed C. harvested D. disappeared14. A. move B. flee C. go D. come15. A. another B. few C. either D. other16. A. same B. other C. different D. opposite17. A. plant B. area C. grower D. produce18. A. native B. belong C. brought D. taken19. A. first B. at first C. firstly D. the first20. A. Arabic B. Arabians C. Arabs D. Arabics语法能力训练一、单项选择。