Units3-4
一：单选
1. Our city has grown into a big city, which is _______ what it used to be.
A. two times the size than B. twice the size of
C. two times the size as D. twice the size than
2. ________ I began to work ________ how much time I had wasted.
A. Not until; did I realize B. Until; I realized
C. It was not until; did I realize D. It was until; I realized
3. After the war, that country _______ their defence works.
A. improved B. increased C. strengthened D. powered
4. They are ________ to each other in colour.
A. resemble B. resembled C. similar D. different
5. A great fire _______ in our town last night and many people became homeless.
A. broke down B. broke away C. broke off D. broke out
6. The reason I didn’t go there was _______ a new job.
A. because I got B. because of getting C. why I got D. that I got
7. --- Listen! What is the sound?
--- It _______ a baby is crying.
A. sounds like B. is sounding C. sounds as if D. is sounded like
8. He is fond ________ playing football.
A. to B. of C. in D. for
9. Does what the politician says _______ what he does?
A. different from B. differ from C. differ with D. have difference of
10. He withdrew from political life and _____ he was soon forgotten.
A. as a consequence of B. as a consequence C. as a result of D. as result
11. She feeds the baby _______ milk and hay _________ her cattle.
A. on; to B. to; on C. with; to D. on; with
12. I spent the morning trying to _________ the documents I needed.
A. round up B. round off C. round out D. round on
13. Water can ________ a desert ________ a garden.
A. change; into B. turn; into C. transform; into D. all above
14. She thought I was talking about her daughter, ________, in fact, I was talking about my daughter.
A. whom B. where C. which D. while
15. He _________ that I was right.
A. claimed B. claims C. suggested D. suggests
16．Although _______ by flames, they managed to escape from the burning building.
A. surround B. surrounding C. being surrounded D. surrounded
17. Surprisingly enough, we found that his attitude _______ my uncle had changed so quickly.
A. about B. of C. towards D. on
18. My suggestion is that you ________ much meat.
A. wouldn’t take B. shall not take C. not have D. won’t have
19. ________ of the land in that district ________ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
20. Waste water must be kept away ________ into the river. We must find ways.
A. to be sent B. from sending C. being sent D. from being sent
21. It is the factory ___ we worked last year ___ was burnt into pieces.
that, that B. where, where C. that, where D. where, that
She can’t help ___ the house because she’s busy making cakes.
A. to clean B. cleaning C. cleaned D. being cleaned
23. The company ____ the rock group’s new record by playing it often on the radio.
A. promised B. promoted C. progressed D. bought
24.People who can’t ____ between colors are said to be color-blind.
A. separate B. divide C. distinguish D. appointed
25.When first ___ to the market, these products enjoyed great success.
A. introducing B. introduced C. introduce D. being introduced
26.The old lady went to the supermarket,___ some eggs and walked home.
A. buy B. bought C. buying D. to buy
27.A computer can only do ____ you have instructed it to do.
A. how B. after C. what D. when
28.When he was there, he ____ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.
A. would B. should C. had better D. might
29.The discovery of new evidence led to _____.
A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief
C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught
30.He claimed ____ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.
A. being badly treated B. treating badly
C. to be treated badly D. to have been badly treated
31.___ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.
A. While B. Since C. Before D. Unless
32.The twins look alike, but they ____ in temperament.
A. different B. differ C. distinguish D. transform
33.The area will be one of the fastest growing areas in China in the 21st century.
_____ shouldn’t be any doubt about it now.
A. It B. That C. This D. There
34.This experience was really ______. When we got home, everyone was_____.
A. terrifying, shock B. terrified, shocking
C. terrifying, shocked D. terrified, shocked
35.The purpose of new technology is to make life easier, ____ it more difficult.
A. not making B. not make C. not to make D. nor to make
36.It is these poisonous products ____ can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headache and aching muscles.
A. when B. that C, how D. what
37.The environmentalists and wild goats’____ on the vast grasslands was a good indication of the better environment.
A. escape B. absence C. attendance D. appearance
38.The little girl had an amazing appetite ____ classical music.
A. to B. of C. for D. with
39. _____ you went to England for your further study?
A. When was that it B. When was it that C. When was that D. When was it
40.The question came up at the meeting ___we could finish the job ahead of time. A. that B. what C. which D. whether
41.Tom was in deep sorrow because his father ____ last week.
A. passed by B. passed away C. passed down D. pass on
42.____ will be offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber.
A. Price B. Fund C. Reward D. Profit
43. John is a(n) ___ boy. Whenever I see him, he is working.
A. cautious B. energetic C. familiar D. outgoing
44.A man is being questioned in relation to the ____ murder last night.
A. advised B. attended C. attempted D. admitted
45.Facing the emergence, we were at a loss and none of us could ____ a solution to the problem.
A. come about B. come out C. come up against D. come up with
二：完型填空
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper(脾气) has __1___ me with plenty of opportunities(机会) to make them. In one of my earliest ___2__, my mother is telling me, “Don’t watch the ___3__ when you say, ‘I’m sorry. Hold your head up and look the person in the ___4__, so he’ll know you ___5__ it.
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) ___6__ apology: it must be direct. You must never ___7__ to be doing something else. You do not ___8__ a pile of letters while apologizing to a person ___9__ in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your __10___. You do not apologize to a hostess(女主人), whose guest of honor you treat __11___, by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad __12___.
One of the important things you should do for an ___13__ apology is readiness to ___14__ the responsibility(责任) for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no ___15__ for the other person to ___16__ us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling ___17__ about themselves. That, after all, is the ___18__ of every apology. It __19___ little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for one’s __20___ encourages others to take their share of the blame.
1.A.provided B. mixed C. compared D. treated
2.A.dreams B. courses C. memories D. ideas
3.A.side B. ground C. wall D. bottom
4.A.mind B. soul C. face D. eye
5.A.imagine B. enjoy C. mean D. regret
6.A.useful B. successful C. equal D. basic
7.A.pretend B. forget C. refuse D. expect
8.A.hold on B. put away C. look through D. pick up
9.A.poorer B. weaker C. worse D. lower
10.A.fault B. reason C. result D. duty
11.A.cruelly B. freely C. roughly D. foolishly
12.A.manners B. excuses C. efforts D. roles
13.A.active B. effective C. extra D. easy
14.A.raise B. perform C. admit D. bear
15.A.situation B. need C. sign D. room
16.A.advise B. forgive C. warn D. blame
17.A.wiser B. warmer C. better D. cleverer
18.A.purpose B. method C. end D. advantage
19.A.cares B. matters C. depends D. remains
20.A.facts B. states C. rights D. actions
三. 单词拼写:
1．Modern Australia is made up of six states and two ___________( 领地、地区)。
2. Some Australian Aborigines still live in a similar way to their ________ (祖先)。
3. ___________(总而言之) the group of island formed a little word within itself.
4．In 1770, Captain James Cook ________ (声称) the east coast of the continent for the British Crown..
5. Australia was chosen as a new place where prisoners and ___________ (罪犯) were sent.
6. The first Australians were the Aborigines and Torres Strait ______(岛上居民)。
7. They changed their ___________(处貌) and adapted to the new environment.
8. As a _______________(结果) , the original Australian suffered.
9. It would be many years until Australian learnt to respect Aborigines and recognize the importance of a __________ (多种多样的) society.
10. The ___________( 新来的人) changed the way , land was managed.
11. After the second World War, Australia began to __________(改变) itself into the country it is today.
12．In the 1600s, European explorers began arriving on the __________( 大陆)。
13．The economy grew and Australia benefited from ____________(移民)。
14．Australian English differs in _____________ (发音)from British English.
15. In the early 1900s, Australia __________ (类似) the USA of the 1700s.
16. In 1759, Daniel Solander traveled to England to ________(提升)the new system.
17. Born into a life of __________(特权), Joseph Banks was the son of a wealthy family.
18. Most of the life form could be found ___________(无处) else.
19. In 1768, the Rovy Navy _________(任命) James Cook as the commander.
20. the British government considered ____________(天文学) the most important branches of science.
21. Banks was involved in __________( 企业) such as the exploration of Africa.
22. He ___________( 积累) a great deal of knowledge about plants and agriculture.
23. Young Banks had an __________(欲望) for knowledge.
24. In growing strawberries Banks went back to the _______( 遗弃的) practice .
25. Because of such a climate, much of daily life happens __________(在户外)。
一：单选
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二：完型 内容概要：本文阐述了一个观点，道歉要真诚，要敢于承担责任，同时也批评了一些“假”道歉的行为。 1、选A。provide … with意为“向……提供……”，这一说法颇具幽默色彩。
2、选C。紧接着的就是作者回忆出来的内容。
3、选B。与后面提到的“要抬起头”正好相反。
4、选D。道歉时看着对方的眼睛，以示真诚，在这一点上中西方是一样的。
5、选C。mean it意为“这样对方就会明白你有道歉的意思”。it在这里指道歉的行为。
6、选B。冒号后的内容即为“成功的”道歉的一些基本特征。
7、选A。根据常识选定。
8、选C。其他三个选项不合语境。
9、选D。职位一般论的是高、低。
10、选A。与前面的mistake同义。turn out意为“后来证明是”。
11、选C。roughly此处表示对待客人不礼貌，服务不到位。从前面的要不要道歉的讨论可以猜出这一答案。
12、选A。bad manners 意为不礼貌的行为，从treat roughly这一信息不难推测出这一答案。
13、选B。effective与successful有异曲同工之妙。
14、选D。bear the responsibility（承担责任），系习惯搭配。
15、选D。leave no room不留余地。
16、选B。经常找借口，那么也就会不留余地地给别人来“原谅”自己。
17、选C。better表示“心情更舒畅”。未找借口的道歉，即真诚的道歉，对方的感觉一定很好。
18、选A。道歉的最终“目的”是化干戈为玉帛，大家和好如初，所以用purpose。 end表示“目的”时用复数较多，而且不及purpose直接。
19、选B。道歉者是全部还是部分承担责任这些都不太重要：关键是为所作所为主动负责，这也能促使别人共同承担责任。根据语境不难排除另三个选项。
20、选D。根据行文逻辑应该是对自己的“行动”负责。answer for在此意为“对……
负责”。
三. 单词拼写答案
1. territories 2. ancestors 3. Altogether 4. claimed 5. criminals 6. Islanders
7. appearance 8. consequence/ result 9. diverse 10. newcomers 11. transform 12. continent 13. immigration 14. pronunciation 15. resembled 16. promote 17. privilege 18. nowhere 19. appointed 20. astronomy 21. enterprises
22. accumulated 23. appetite 24. abandoned 25. outdoors
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