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高一Exercises for Unit17-18
I. Multiple choices:
1. ---How did you __________ the old valuable house?
---It used to be _________ my uncle. He left it to me in his will.
A. take possession of, in possession of B. take the possession of, in the possession of
C. take possession of, in the possession of D. take the possession of , in possession of
2. The sea seems calm, but the captain is sure that a storm ______________.
A. is about to appear in a short time B. is just around the corner
C. will be happened soon D. is on the point to come up
3. The job he did was _____________ praise.
A. more than B. over C. out of D. beyond
4. Mary was the last one ________ at the party, only ________ that many guests were leaving.
A. to arrive, to find B. arriving, finding C. to arrive, finding D. arriving, to find
5. For the sake of her daughter’s health, she decided to move to a warm ___________.
A. weather B. temperature C. season D. climate
6. The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism _______ the wildlife in the area.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
7. When we plan our camp in the wild, our teacher often offers ___________ suggestions.
A. careful B. practical C. effective C. acceptable
8. The students ___________ their teacher are from New Zealand.
A. surround B. surrounded C. being surrounded D. surrounding
9. There are various __________ that ________ before one can do this job properly.
A. techniques; learn B. techniques; have to be learnt
C. technology; is learnt D. technology; learning
10. The son is in a poor _________ of health, which worries his patients much.
A. position B. situation C. state D. condition
11. I’m planning to go on a picnic tomorrow, but it all _______________ the weather.
A. links with B. depends on C. connects to D. decides on
12. As we all know, this island lies _____________ the mainland.
A. away B. aside C. off D. upon
13. Party Members __________ one fifth of the number of the teachers in our school.
A. take up B. make up C. set up D. fix up
14. After he left school he got a job as a clerk in a company, but later he turned ________.
A. to drive B. for driving C. to driving D. to be a driver
15. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within _________ of little children.
A. hand B. reach C. space D. distance
16. Shall we meet at the same place ______ we did last Sunday?
A. when B. that C. as D. where
17.This dictionary is ______________ to my translation, but that one is __________.
A. great help, helpless B. a great help; of no help
C. important; of few importance D. very helpful; of no any use
18 . At that time some scientists began to think about what use could ___ this kind of material.
A. make of B. be made of C. be made from D. make into
19. She was so angry at all ________ he was doing ___________ she stayed up all night.
A. that; that B. that; which C. what; that D. what; as
20. For many women such hardship would be too heavy ______________.
A. to be born B. to bear C. being born D. born
21. I remember putting the tape recorder in the corner, but what _______________ it ?
A. has taken B. has happened C. has happened of D. has become of
22. Americans eat _________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. more than twice as many D. twice as many
23. Please show me the watch you want ____________.
A. to have it repaired B. to have repaired C. it repaired D. to repair it
24. He __________ his child to go to the zoo after work.
A. allowed B. promised C. agreed D. permitted
25. They woke up ____________ everything around ____________.
A. found; changed B. finding; changing C. to find; changing D. to find; changed
26. Not only is Madam Curie admired ________ a great scientist, but she is also remembered _________ her determination and courage.
A. for, as B. for, for C. as, for D. as, as
27. With so many problems _____________, the president was having a hard time.
A. to settle B. to be settled C. having settled D. settled
28. He can’t bear _____________.
A. laughing at B. being laughed at C. to laugh at D. to be laughed
29. It took a long time for the excitement _________________.
A. to die out B. dying down C. to die down D. to be dead down
30. Lost in thought, he got ______ by a passing bike, unable to stand up for the moment.
A. knocked over B. knocked into C. knocked at D. knocked at
II. Cloze test:
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said, ‘The best house is in the U.S.A., the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.’ So I took 31 and pleasure to 32 ‘the best food’ for my American family. Each day, regardless of(不管, 不顾) my poor skill of cooking, I performed my play in 33 way：changing the dishes’ color, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. Thus my American friends could discover the 34 of eating Chinese food. Because of my ‘ 35 ’ job, I was often rewarded by their 36 of appreciation such as ‘very tasty’, ‘excellent’, etc.
But the joke was here：yesterday, I cooked Sichuan－style 37 for dinner. I was 38 at my achievement. When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked 39 at the fish, and then looked at me. ‘Why do all the fish have their 40 ?’ They asked, ‘It’s horrible!’
Horrible or beautiful？I don’t know. But I 41 know that fish heads are delicious. The 42 is the best part of fish；in 43 only the respectable guest can have the special 44 of enjoying it.
Another 45 thing is：the American friends often said to me ‘ 46 ’as they 47 fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition, I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 48 helping myself to any of the food. 49 , I said ‘help yourself’ to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they 50 hesitated to use their hands to ‘help themselves’ until all was finished.
31. A. worry B. attention C. delight D. pride
32. A. buy B. fetch C. cook D. leave
33. A. their B. a new C. the same D. a simple
34. A. way B. joy C. trouble D. importance
35. A. hard B. daily C. good D. new
36. A. expressions B. sentence C. doing D. smile
37. A. meat B. fish C. soup D. egg
38. A. praised B. pleased C. bad D. surprise
39. A. pleasedly B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. worriedly
40. A. bones B. flesh C. tails D. heads
41. A. do B. will C. want to D. should
42. A. tail B. head C. soup D. flesh
43. A. fact B. China C. USA D. the West
44. A. honor B. seat C. table D. plate
45. A. real B. exciting C. interesting D. easy
46. A. please help us B. excuse me C. help yourself D. eat them please
47. A. brought home B. wanted C. were buying D. were eating
48. A. not B. but not C. without D. nor
49. A. At last B. Above all C. After all D. In return
50. A. usual B. often C. never D. had
III. Reading:
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Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they are to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
51. Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.
A. they have the colors much like the trees B. they move quietly
C. they like brown and grey colors D. they live in forests
52. Why can the kind of fish live up to now?
A. Because it is very and strong.
B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.
C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.
D. Because it swims faster than any other fish.
53. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests.
B. Colors of Different Animals and Pests.
C. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests.
D. Some Animals and Pests.
B
When you are in Britain, you should know the rules for eye contact. In dealing with strangers the rule for British society is that you must not stare at them but at the same time you cannot take no notice of them. Passing strangers in the street, you may look at the strangers until they are about eight feet away, then your glances must turn away as they pass. Generally speaking strangers feel comfortable looking at one another at a distance. The closer they are, the greater the tendency to avoid eye contact. This can be observed in a crowded lift where strangers’ glances fly from one spot to another.
However, British practice needs eye contact when they are communicating with each other. There is a saying in English , “Don’t trust anyone who won’t look at you in the eye.” Not looking at the person could mean a number of things, including fear, contempt, uneasiness, guilt or indifference. Even for a lecturer speaking to his audience there is plenty of eye contact. But this is not to say that people talking to one another will look directly into one another’s eyes all the time. British people normally look at the other person’s eyes much longer when they are listening than when speaking. When they are about to stop speaking and start listening they look at the other person’s eyes to signal they are about to change role.
Staring at people is considered rude in Britain and young children will be scolded by their parents if they look long at another person. Many English people traveling to some countries find being looked at very uncomfortable.
So, dear friends, when you are in England, you should know when you should look at others and when you shouldn’t.
54. Which is the most suitable title of this passage?
A. Not staring at people. B. Eye contact in Britain.
C. Being stared at is uncomfortable. D. Eye contact is important.
55. What does the author mean by using the English saying “Don’t trust anyone who won’t look at you in the eye.”?
A. Eye contact is necessary in communication.
B. A person who won’t look at others may be a cheat.
C. Eye contact is the best means of communicating.
D. Looking at a person means honesty.
56. What is the proper practice for a lecturer in Britain?
A. To look at his writing all the time.
B. To have a lot of eye contact.
C. To glance at the listeners’ eyes again and again.
D. To look at others’ eyes at the beginning of the speech.
57. We can infer from the passage that ________________.
A. it’s not polite to stare at an English tourist when he travels in a strange country
B. it’s comfortable for the British to travel in some countries
C. children who look at others are often scolded in Britain
D. looking at people is rude in Britain
C
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IV. Proof reading:
A warm-heart nurse on her first day’s work came to 61. ______________
a patient. She asked him she could do anything for 62. ______________
him, and he only waved his hands and said something 63. ______________
she could hardly understand. She asked him again 64. ______________
and he just kept saying the different words, but in 65. ______________
a more lower voice, before closing his eyes. She 66. ______________
felt his pulse and found him death. She rushed to 67. ______________
repeat to the doctor words she had heard. “My 68. ______________
dear girl,” said the doctor after listen carefully to 69. ______________
what she says, “ He was saying you’re standing on 70._______________
my oxygen pipe.”
V. Word spelling:
71. Being ________________(乐观) is good for your health.
72. The news that she got a s_________ to the state university made everyone happy.
73. Don’t b___________ him while he is working.
74. After g___________ from Qinghua University, he went abroad for further education.
75. How she became a famous singer is an __________(激励人的) story.
76. During the war, he went through a lot of h________________.
77. He is g__________. He often buys things for other people.
78. We took _________________(遮蔽) from the storm in a barn.
79. Some of my r___________, my mother’s aunt and uncle, live in America.
80. Wool is one of the chief e___________ of Australia.
81. This is the c___________ city of the whole area.
82. Read from the book, starting at the second p_________________.
83. After cleaning the house, he s_________ himself down near the fireplace.
84. The decided to take p_______________ of the house as their own.
85. Was the grain ______________(运送) to that city grown in this field two years ago?
86. I ___________(后悔) the hours wasted in the woods.
87. Many international c______________ have been in Geneva.
88. We are all _____________ (极其)fond of her.
89. An active v____________ will explode at any time.
90. The _________ (秘书) of a club is the person who keeps the records and writes the letters.
VI. Writing:
假如你是某旅游公司的导游，现预备组团印度去旅游观光。请根据以下汉语提示写一篇发言稿，向游客介绍印度的基本情况。
1． 印度国名为“印度共和国”（The Republic of India）。位于亚洲南部，与中国接壤，首都新德里(New Delhi)。印度属于发展中国家。
2． 印度的国庆日是1 月26 日。
3． 印度的领土面积为297.47万平方公里。人口为了10.27亿，仅仅少于中国。印度是世界四大文明古国之一。
4． 1950年1月26日，印度共和国成立，为英联邦(the British Commonwealth of nations)成员国。
注重：1、不要逐句翻译。
Keys to Exercises for Units17-18
1-30 CBDAD BBDBC BCBCB BBBAB DCBBD CABCA
31-50 DCBBC ABBCD ABBAC CACDC
51- 53 ABC 54-57 BABA 58-60 ABD
61. warm-hearted 62. him—him if/whether 63.and-but 64.√
65.same 66.more lower- lower 67.dead 68.the words 69. listening
70. said 71. optimistic 72. scholarship 73. bother 74 graduation
75. inspiring 76. hardship 77. generous 78. shelter 79. relatives/relations
80. exports 81. central 82. paragraph 83. settled 84. possession
85. shipped 86. regretted 87. extremely 88. conferences 89. volcano
90. secretary
Sample:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today we’ll be on a tour to the Republic of India in the south of Asia.
As we all know, India is a developing country, which lies southwest of China. It has a population of 1.027 billion and covers an area of 2,974,7000 square kilometers. The capital city is New Delhi.
It is known that the Indian civilization is one of the oldest in the world. It was founded on January 26, 1950, so January 26 is its National Day. It is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
I believe you’ll learn more about India while touring.
Thank you.
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