Units9-10
一：单项选择
1. The factory has workers because of the drop in sales. A. laid out B. laid off C. laid aside D. laid down 2. I’m not quite sure how to get there—I’d better a map. A. draw B. look C. search D. consult 3. She was depressed and felt totally about the future. A. hopeful B. hopeless C. anxious D. unfortunate 4. If it for your help, we would be in serious trouble. A. isn’t B. aren’t C. hasn’t been D. weren’t 5. She made a few mistakes playing the violin, but you should make for her since she’s only been playing for a year. A. allowances B. promises C. room D. way 6. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to _____ the cold in a few days. A. get rid of B. get away with C. get off D. get out 7. He requires that he __________ an opportunity to explain his case. A. is given B. should give C. give D. be given 8. It is said that some government leaders______their position to get illegal profits for themselves. A. occupy B. take C. abuse D. hold 9. Please ask the lawyer what his_____would be to take the case to court. A. wage B. income C. fee D. welfare 10. The fans were well behaved, and the game was played without______ . A. incident B. accident C. event D. matter 11. But for the rain, we it earlier. A. would finish B. should finish C. should have finished D. must have finished 12. He is stupid.____________, he doesn’t work hard . A. In the first place B. In other words C. To be honest D. To make matters worse 13. Because of his devotion music, he has become friendly with Mrs Keith,a pop singer. A. to B. for C. in D. at 14. I was under pressure from my parents to become teacher. A. a; a B. the; the C. a;/ D./;a 15. James didn’t attend the meeting and . A. so did Jane B. neither did Jane C. Jane didn’t too D. Jane did too 16. —Your parents wanted you to go home immediately. —Sorry, but . A. it all depends B. it all depends on C. that depends on D. that is depended 17. That was found to be in many developing countries. A. fact B. the case C. the condition D. the state 18. I hope the weather by this afternoon, because we want to go out. A. cleans up B. cleans out C. clears up D. clears out 19. Accidents often out of carelessness. A. rise B. raise C. go up D. arise 20. The moment we had been looking forward to at last. A. coming B. come C. comes D. came 21. The Wilsons live in _______ A-shaped house near the coast. It is ______ 17th century cottage.
A. the, / B. an, the C. /, the D. an, a
22. Hard work and lack of sleep have her beauty and youth in recent years.
A. worn out B. tired out C. made out D. sent out
23. I can’t thank you __________ much for your help. Without it I couldn’t _________ in my experiment. A. too, have succeeded B. too, succeed C. that, have succeeded D. so, be succeeding
24. –You should have prepared your speech for the meeting, Mr Smith.
—Yes, I know. But how could I ________ meeting date fixed so soon?
A. while B. as C. after D. with
25. Why did you go to work on foot on such a rainy day __________ you have such a beautiful car?A. when B. while C. as D. although26. They sold ________ boxes of such sweets last week. A．four dozen B. four dozens C．four dozens of D．four dozen of 27.One dollar and eighty-seven cents _______ enough for the coat. A. is B. are C. has D. have
28. By the time the teacher _________back, we _________ the thorough cleaning. A. came, have finished B. comes, have finished C. will come, will have come D. comes, will have finished29. The price of grain has more than ________since last year.A. double B. doubled C. twice D. twiced30. ——Do you think him naughty enough?——I’m afraid he’s than naughty. A. more clever B. cleverer C. much clever D. much more cleverer31. －Catherine saw a three-year-old child walking alone in a shopping mall, so she took the child to his home and called the police immediately.
－But she _____have waited with the child until the parents returned.
A. must B. could C. need D. might
32. What a pity! You should have _____the old watch; it is a valuable thing handed down in our family for generations.
A. held on to B. held up C. held out D. held back
33. Help will come from the UN, but the aid will be________ near what is needed. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere34. － The necklace looks nice. Please show _____ to me. － Here you are, Madame. － Oh, wonderful! I’ll get it. My daughter just needs _____.A. that; it B. one; it C. it; one D. it; it35.–Why not go climbing the mountain today? The weather is so fine. --______ . A. So it is B. Why not? C. Because we have many things to do D. No it isn’t. 第二节 完形填空
Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standard phrases for greeting people; but as an American, I always found myself 36 to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the 37 books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would 38 over the visitor's leaving and make them feel they would be 39 to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband's kindness.
Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that 40 relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.
41 for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although as a 42 ,I'm not expected to observe or even know all the rules, I've had to learn the expressions of politeness and 43 at a leaving-taking.
The Chinese feel they 44 see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the 45 bus stop. I've sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off, 46 he's gone to the bus stop and waited for the 47 bus to arrive.
That's very well, but when I'm the guest being seen off, my protests are always 48 . My hostess or host, or both, insists on 49 me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the “Don't 50 to see me off at the every landing”. If I try to go fast to 51 them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to accept the inevitable (不可避免的).
Besides, that’s going against Chinese 52 , because haste (doing things quickly) is to be avoided. What do you say when you 53 someone？Not “farewell or Godspeed (祝福)”, 54 “Go slowly”. To the Chinese it means “Take care” or “Watch your 55 ”, or some such caution(谨慎),but translated literally (字面意思) it means “Go slowly.”
36. A. easy B. difficult C. unable D. effective
37.A.useful B. terrible C. priceless D. proper
38.A.smooth B. talk C. calm D. take
39.A.content B. ready C. welcome D. eager
40.A.speeded B. broke C. destroyed D. eased
41.A.Parting B.Leaving C. Separating D.Interviewing
42.A.wife B. guest C. hostess D. foreigner
43.A.protest B. refuse C. explain D. state
44.A.can B. will C. may D. must
45.A.farthest B. nearest C. easiest D. shortest
46.A.although B. unless C. if D. since
47.A.fastest B. first C. next D. last
48.A.effective B. unnecessary C. useless D. troublesome
49.A.leading B. seeing C. inviting D. pushing
50.A.trouble B. have C. decide D. walk
51.A.protect B. keep C. discourage D. dismiss
52.A.rule B. custom C. design D. opinion
53.A.meet with B. talk with C. part from D. call on
54.A.and B. or C. but D. even
55.A.foot B. health C. shoe D. step
第三部分 阅读理解
A
Most Chinese people don't understand why some westerners don't eat meat. In China, to eat meat is a sign of wealth. If a westerner doesn't take a bite of their Peking duck, there is something wrong.
But many people in Europe and America choose not to eat meat or fish — they are known as vegetarians. In the US alone there are 12 million vegetarians and 19,000 more people stop eating meat every week.
People often become vegetarians in order to lose weight or eat more healthily. A lot of research has shown that vegetarian diets are healthier than the average western diet. Fried chicken may be delicious to eat, but all that extra fat can damage your heart
There are many other reasons for "turning veggie". It could be that you cannot afford to buy meat. Or maybe you just don't like the taste of it.
A large number of vegetarians choose to give up meat because they believe it is cruel to kill animals for food. They believe many animals are not allowed to live in comfort and, when they are killed, it is carried out in a very painful way.
While some vegetarians are happy not to eat animals, others take it one step further and refuse to eat any animal product. They are known as vegans and will not eat cheese, yoghurt and eggs, or drink milk. Neither will they wear clothes or shoes made from animal skin, such as leather. They say that if it is wrong to kill an animal for food, it is worse to kill it for clothing.
But there are some groups that go even further. Fruitarians believe it is wrong to kill any living plant or animal. Besides refusing to eat meat, they will only eat fruit and vegetables that have not been killed when harvested. This means they cannot take an apple from a tree: they must wait until the apple falls to the ground. Only then can it be considered dead.
56 A lot of ___ choose to give up meat because they believe it is cruel to kill animals for food. A. vegans B. vegetarians C. fruitarians D. researchers
57 According to the text, "vegetarians" refer to people who ___.A. choose not to eat meat or fish B. choose to eat meat or fish C. choose not to eat protein D. choose to vegetables
58 According to the text, which one of the following is not mentioned?A. Only in China, there are so many people eat meat.B. There are many vegetarians in Europe.C. Vegetarian diets are healthier than the average western diet.D. There are many reasons for people turning vegetarians.
59 The main idea of the passage: _______.
A. Meat is harmful to health B. Vegetarian diets are popularC. Food and health D. Meat and health
60 There are many other reasons for "turning veggie". "veggie" refers to ___.A. vegetable B. vegan C. vegetarian D. fruitarian
B
What comes into your mind when you think about robots? Do you imagine armies of evil metal monsters planning to take over the world? Or, perhaps of mechanical men who have been created as guards or soldiers by a mad genius? Or maybe you think of man- like robots who act, think, and look like human beings. In fact robots like these have more to do with science fiction films than with real life. In the real world robots are machines that do jobs which otherwise have to be done by people. Robots either operate by themselves or under the control of a person. In a car factory, for example, robot machinery can put together and paint car bodies. On the sea bed remote controlled（遥控）underwater machines with mechanical arms can perform tasks too difficult for divers. Robot spacecraft can explore the solar system and send back information about planets and stars. Many robots have computer brains. Some robots are fitted with cameras, sensors, and microphones which enable them to see, to feel, and to hear. And some robots can even produce electronic speech. All this does not mean that a robot can think and behave like a human being. Present day robots have to be programmed with a good deal of information before they can carry out even simple tasks. 61. Robots in real life________. A. can behave like human beings B. have the ability to control the world C. can think by themselves D. can help us with a lot of work 62. According to this article, which of the following is not true about robots in the real world? A. Some robots are as creative as artists. B. Some robots can help manufacture cars. C. Some robots can see and hear. D. Some robots can explore outer space. 63. Robots can perform many tasks for man because________. A. they have intelligence B. they are supplied with computer programs C. they can imitate human beings D. they have the ability to learn new things 64.The robots in science fiction films and those in real life differ mainly in________. A. mentality B. appearance C. material D. size
C
Female Chinese space pioneers?
CHINA plans to recruit（招募）women astronauts（宇航员）thanks to the lobbying of the leading women’s organization. Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation（ACWF）（全国妇联）, said on Saturday that she put forward a proposal that women be trained for space missions after the manned space flight last October. And it was accepted by the central authorities（当局，官方）, local media reported. But the plan to recruit female astronauts has yet to be worked out, according to sources close to the astronaut training programme. Beijing needs mental health care
MORE than 1,100 people committed suicide（自杀）in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible, local media reported last week. About 20 per cent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions, with 3 per cent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 per cent reporting symptoms（症状）of depression, according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Centre. No need to fear your licence plate
CAR licence plates in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, will not have the number ‘four’from this month on －a move that has led to heated discussion among officials, scholars（learned men）and residents. The word for ‘four’sounds like ‘death’in Cantonese. The numeral has been cleared away from the computer data banks that generate the six－digit licence numbers for local cars. Some say that, for the first time, a public agency service has considered local customs and bans. Others worry it will encourage superstitious（迷信的）beliefs. 65. We can infer from the news that ________. A. there are several female astronauts in China now B. people in Guangdong province hate number‘four’ C. the mental disorder concerns everybody all over the country D. the city government of Beijing has promised to set up a mental health care system 66. The underlined sentence in the third news means that _______. A. there is no number ‘four’in the computers in Shengzhen B. computer is used to print six-digit car licence numbers C. local cars will be protected to use six-digit car licence numbers D. number‘four’will no longer appear in the six-digit car licence numbers 67. What is the message of the first news? A. China only needs male astronauts. B. Gu Xiu Lian wants to be the first space woman. C. Society doesn’t discriminate（歧视）against women in China. D. The astronaut training programme hasn’t been planned. D
In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about a half a dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that give them hurricane status, and several usually make their way to the coast. There they cause million of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds even thousands of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds. When conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat that is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counter-clockwise motion.
The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12 inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea, the mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore. 68. When is an ordinary tropical storm called a hurricane? A. When it begins in the Atlantic and Caribbean seas. B. When it hits he coastline. C. When it is more than 75 mils wide. D. When its winds reach 75 miles per hour. 69. What is the worst thing about hurricane? A. The destructive effects of water. B. The heat they release. C. That they last about nine days on the average. D. Their strong winds. 70. The counter-clockwise swirling of the hurricane is brought about by . A. the low-pressure area in the center of the storm B. the force of waves of water. C. the trade winds D. the increasing heat 71. Apparently the word “downpour” in the fourth paragraph means . A. heavy rainfall B. dangerous waves C. the progress of water to the hurricane center D. the increasing heat
E
Cyber Café computer centers are found in many cities around the world. Now, a few American high schools are opening these centers. For example, a high school in the state of Maryland began operating a Cyber Café last March. All students at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda can use the Cyber Café. But school officials say it especially helps students who have no computers or cannot use the Internet at home.
The officials say thirteen percent of the students at the school are from poor families. Many students have arrived in the United States from other countries only recently. Students in the school’s program for learning English speak twenty-three other languages.
The idea for a Cyber Café at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School began three years ago. At that time, officials were planning to restore(修建) the school building. Parents interested in technology proposed a Cyber Café.
They wanted this center even though schools in the area had suffered budget(预算) cuts. The community(社区) wanted to help. It wanted all students to have the best chances to learn.
Officials in the area supported the idea. So did an organization called the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Educational Foundation. The foundation includes parents, teachers, former students, business, community and other leaders.
Over two years, the foundation collected money for a Cyber Café and other new computers. It received more than one hundred seventy thousand dollars. The café now has sixteen computers, a printer and a device called a scanner(扫描仪). School official Ann Hengerer says students use the Internet to complete research. They also write homework and required papers on the computers. In addition, they can send and receive electronic mails. That is especially helpful for the many students who have family members in other nations.
The Cyber Café also serves a social purpose. Visitors can stop by for a drink of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. On Long Island, in New York, the Walter G. “O” Connell Copiague (Co-PAYG) High School has six computers in its Cyber Café. One student at the school says students can start their homework even before they leave school.
72. What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A. Students of English in America.
B. High school Cyber Café.
C. Cyber Café at Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school.
D. Helps from community and school.
73. Who can use the Cyber Café at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School?
A. Only the students from poor families.
B. All the students at school.
C. Only the students from other countries.
D. The students who cannot use the Internet at home.
74. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Parents interested in technology suggested a Cyber Café in their children’s school.
B. The community wanted all the students to have the best chances to learn.
C. Officials in the area supported the idea.
D. Visitors can have a wonderful meal at the Cyber Café.
75. This passage may be taken from a column entitled ______.
A. Education Report B. Language Garden
C. Learning Skills D. Science Report
第二节 短文改错
The sun was shining last Sunday. I went to zoo, 86___________ which there were a lot of children visiting the 87.___________ elephants, monkeys and pandas. They looked very happily. 88___________ I was about to leave while I found a boy teasing a monkey 89.__________ with a banana. He seemed to felt it funny. I went up at 90___________ once and told him to stop doing so that he might get 91___________ hurt by the monkey that way. The boy took my advice and 92___________ went away. After a while, I met with Li Gang, who I 93. ___________ was invited to go boating with me. He agreed, and we had 94.___________ a good time on the lake. 95. ___________ answers:
1.解析 lay off解雇；lay out设计，布局；花费；lay aside把……放在一边；lay down规定，确定，说明。答案 B 2.解析 consult a map查阅地图。答案 D 3. 解析 hopeless(感到)没有希望的；hopeful(指人)抱有希望；unfortunate不幸的。 答案 B 4. 解析 句意为：要是没有你的帮助，我们会有很多麻烦。虚拟语气用在与现在事实相反的条件句中时，条件从句的谓语用动词的过去式。答案 D 5. 解析 make allowances for原谅，因……而不计较。答案 Ａ 6. 解析 get rid of摆脱；get away with被放过，（做坏事）不受惩罚；get off下车；离开；get out出来，传出去，泄漏。答案 Ａ 7. 解析 表示请求、建议、命令的动词（如require,demand,order,suggest)后接宾语从句时，从句中的谓语部分需要用虚拟语气should+do,其中should可省略。答案 D 8. 解析 abuse滥用。句意为“据说一些政府官员滥用职权为自己牟取私利”。答案 C 9.解析 fee酬金，收费；wage工资；income收入；welfare福利。答案 Ｃ 10. 解析 incident,accident和event都可作“事件”讲，但有区别：incident通常指任何不是很重要的事件，还可指政治上的事件或事变；accident通常指偶然发生的不幸事件；event指重要事件，特别是有历史意义的重大事件。答案 A 11. 解析 but for the rain=if it had not been the rain。答案 C 12. 解析 to make matters worse(情况)更糟糕的是。答案 D 13. 解析 devotion to...此处意为“喜欢，热爱”。答案 A 14. 解析 be under pressure受到压力，受到敦促。答案 D 15. 解析 neither,nor引起分句时，分句要用倒装语序。表示前者否定的情况同样适用于后者，要用句式“neither/nor+do/does/did...+主语”。答案 B 16. 解析 本题考查It all depends.“那得看情况。”固定用法。答案 A 17. 解析 题意是“在很多发展中国家也是这种情况”，表示“情况”“情景”用the case。如：That isn’t the case with Peter.彼得的情况并非如此。condition意为“条件”；state是“状态”的意思，都与题意不符。答案 Ｂ 18. 解析 表示“天气转晴”，用clear up。clear out为“清理出……”之意，clean out是“打扫干净”之意，clean up是“清除掉”之意，都与题意不符。答案 Ｃ 19. 解析 本题意思是“事故通常是由粗心引起的”，表示“发生”“出现”，在所给的选项中，用arise。rise指“有形的东西在升起”，raise是及物动词，go up有“上升”之意，都不可用于本题。 答案 D 20. 解析 本题很容易误选Ａ，把come看作look forward to的宾语，因此首先要]理清句子结构，句子的主语是The moment,we had been looking forward to是省去that的定语从句，修饰The moment,所以需要填入的不是look forward to的宾语，而是句子的谓语，根据从句的时态，主句的谓语应是一般过去时。答案 D 21-25DAADA26-30 AADBA 31-35 BADCB 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 36-40 CBACD 41-45 ADADB 45-50DCCBA 51-55 BBCCD 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 56-60 BAADC 61-65 DABAB 66-70 DCDAD 71-75 ABBDA 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 86.在zoo前加the 87.which→where 88.happily→happy 89 while→when 90.felt→feel 91.that→because 92.that前加in 93.删去with 94. 删去was 95.√
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