Lesson 40 The UN—The Power of Words
一、单项选择
1．They will build a new railroad ________the two cities.
A．since B．between C．as D．during
2. You should do your homework ________ watching TV.
A．because of B．instead of C．instead D．except
3. ________ is an organization that helps countries talk about their
problems.
A．The United Nations B．The Secretary General
C．NASA D．The permanent member
4．—How are you today, Tom?
—I'm even ________. I don't think this medicine is good for me.
A．worse B．badly C．better D．well
5．Can you imagine ________as a nurse?
A．he work B．him work
C．he to work D．him working
6．We should try our best to ________ the people's needs.
A．choose B．catch C．satisfy D．hold
7．TV was invented in ________ century.
A．twenty B．twentieth C．the twenty D．the twentieth
8．In old days, people________ wars and lived a hard life.
A．looked through B．broke down C．saw through D．suffered through
9．We all love peace, so let's work together to ________war.
A．protect B．prevent C．progress D．present
10．A year has four seasons and it ________ twelve months.
A．divided into B．is dividing into
C．was divided into D．is divided into
二、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
11．你能就怎样以最好的方式处理这件事给我点儿建议吗？
Could you give me some advice on ________ ________
________ ________ ________ with this?
12．每个人都想成功。
Everyone wants to ________ ________.
13．养成好习惯是很重要的。
It is important ________ ________ good habits.
14．你认为哪一个更重要？
______ _______ _______ _______ is more important?
15．你们最后达成一致了吗？
Did you ________ ________ ________ in the end?
三、按要求改写句子
16．Sharedbikes are very popular in some big cities.(改为感叹句)
________ ________ sharedbikes are in some big cities!
17. Now there are over 280 members in the club. (对画线部分提问)________ ________ ________are there in the club now?
18．Tim is the tallest boy in his class. (改为同义句)
Tim is________ ________any other boy in his class.
19．We have studied in this school for about three years. (改为同义句)
We have studied in this school ________about three years________.
20．All the students chose him as the head of the team. (改为被动语态)
_______________________________________________
四、根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词或用所给单词的
正确形式填空
Hundreds of years ago, life was harder ________21 it is today. People
didn't have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, e________22.
Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution.
W________23 pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish
and ________24(pollute)our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us
________25(talk) louder and become angry more ________26(easy). Air pollution
is the ______27(serious) kind of pollution to all living things in the world.
Many ________28(country) are making rules to fight pollution. Rules are
not enough. Every person must help ________29(prevent) the pollution. For us,
we can go to work ________30 bus or on foot. If there are fewer people driving,
there will be less pollution.
五、短文填空(词数：约 200；建议用时：6 分钟)
从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的词语，用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。
hear accept how successfully place hurt
before them natural life
Losing friends is about as easy as making friends if you don't know how
to deal with anger and conflict(冲突)．
Conflict is part of everyone's ________31 .It will show up at school, at
work and at home. It's OK to feel angry, annoyed or sad. These feelings are
________32, but different people deal with ________33 in different ways. Some
people shout, or even hit the person who has ________34 them. Others do their
best to keep away from disagreements but very few deal with conflict
____________35 .
Dealing with conflict is a stepbystep process (过程). ________36 you start
discussing the problem, calm down, count to 10 and imagine a relaxing
________37 .Then, say what is really bothering you, but watch how you express
yourself. Don't complain ( 抱 怨 ) ． Share ________38 you feel by using
“I…”. You want people to ________39 your opinion so make sure you practice
what you want to say. Listen carefully to the other person and ________40 that
he or she might see the problem in a different way. Be openminded and willing
to say sorry.
答案
一、1.B 2.B3．A 点拨：本题运用常识法。由常识可知，联合国(the United Nations)是一个帮助国家之
间谈论问题的组织。故选 A。
4．A 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.B
10．D 点拨：句意：一年有 4 季，分为 12 个月。it 与 divide 之间是被动关系， and 前后时
态要一致，因此要用一般现在时的被动语态。
二、11.the best way to do
12．be successful
13．to form
14．Which do you think
15．reach an agreement
三、16.How popular
17．How many members
18．taller than
19．since; ago
20．He was chosen as the head of the team by all the students.
四、21.than 22.either 23.Water
24．pollutes 25.talk 26.easily
27．most serious 28.countries
29．(to) prevent 30.by
五、31.life 32.natural
33．them 点拨：此处代指前面提到的 these feelings。
34．hurt
35．successfully 点拨：本题运用关键词法，由 but 表转折，可知很少人能够成功地处理
矛盾。
36．Before 37.place 38.how
39．hear 40.accept
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