Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The plane crashed killing all 157 passengers ________ (在飞机上).
2.Two pieces of ________ (行李) have gone missing, which makes the woman very sad.
3.There is a national park on the ________ (边界) between Kenya and Tanzania.
4.My kids spend hours ________ (聊天) on the phone to their friends.
5.There are seven ________ (洲) in the world.
答案：1.aboard 2.baggage 3.border 4.chatting 5.continents
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.The problem the new teacher is faced with is that it always takes the class a while to ________ at the start of the lesson.
A.cut down B.settle down
C.turn down D.set down
答案：B 句意：这位新老师面临的问题是这个班在开始上课时总得一段时间后才能静下来。cut down砍倒;settle down安静下来;turn down拒绝;set down记下。
2.(2014·浙江，12)Facing up to your problems ________ running away from them is the best approach to working things out.
A.more than B.rather than
C.along with D.or rather
答案：B 本题考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：面对你的问题而不是逃避它们是解决它们的最好的办法。more than多于，不仅仅是;rather than而不是;along with跟……一起;or rather更确切的说。由语境可知，此处表示“面对而不是逃避困难”，故B项正确。
3.—Are you worried about the result of the exam?
—Only ________.
A.frequently B.approximately
C.slightly D.extremely
答案：C 句意：——你很担心考试结果吗?——稍微有点。frequently经常;approximately大约;slightly稍微;extremely极其。
4.He has ______ for language, while his sister is a ________ pianist.
A.gift; gifted B.a gift; gifted
C.a present; gifted D.a gift; gift
答案：B have a gift for... 有……的天赋，a gifted pianist一位天才钢琴家。
5.The government must take ______ to prevent the water of the river ______.
A.measure; polluting B.measures; from polluting
C.measure; polluted D.measures; being polluted
答案：D 句意：政府必须采取措施来阻止河水被污染。take measures采取措施;the water与pollute之间是逻辑上的动宾关系。
6.As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ________ the plane.
A.around B.abroad
C.aboard D.ahead
答案：C 句意：因为飞机快到起飞的时间了，所以乘客们都上了飞机。aboard用作介词时意思为“在(船、飞机、车)上;上(船、飞机、车)”。
7.—What happened to the heroes at the end of the book?
—All of them ________ escape from the enemy prison and began their new life.
A.tried to B.managed to
C.wanted to D.did their best
答案：B 句意：——在书的结尾，这些英雄怎么样了?——他们都设法从敌人监狱里逃了出来，开始了新生活。manage to do sth设法做成了某事。
8.There was a hole in the door, through which I ________ sight of Mr. Brown sitting in a chair.
A.caught B.made
C.took D.got
答案：A 句意：门上有个洞，透过这个洞我看到布朗先生坐在椅子上。catch sight of看见，瞥见。
9.A dog was knocked down by a car while running across the road, his owner ________ with others without noticing it.
A.was chatting B.chatting
C.chatted D.to chat
答案：B 考查独立主格结构。根据句中的逗号可知，后面应用独立主格结构或从句，但逗号后没有连词引号从句，故只有用独立主格结构且owner和chat之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，因此用动词ing形式。
10.It's the protection for the trees ________ really matters, ________ how many trees are planted each year.
A.what; other than B.which; or rather
C.that; rather than D.as; more than
答案：C 句意为“至关重要的是树木的保护，而不是每年种植了多少树”。It is/was... that...是强调句型;rather than“而不是”;other than“除了”;or rather“更确切地说”;more than“不仅仅”。由句意可知，只有C项符合题意。
