Ⅰ.單元要點, 選擇最佳答案填空。

1. Im afraid that I will never have the ____ of hearing him play the

piano.

A. solution B. situation C. opportunity D. means

2. The wounded young man ____ on his feet and ____ through the

snowstorm.

A. dragged; flew B. pulled; went C. got; struggled D. stood; fought

3. ——Have you heard of The Merchant of Venice?

——No, when and where does the story ____?

A. take up B. take off C. take on D. take place

4. The next moment the first wave swept the house down, ____ the

garden.

A. swallowing B. seizing C. dragging D. flowing

5. There have been great ____ in telephone equipment in the last

quarter of the twentieth century.

A. excitements B. communications

C. progresses D. advances

6. The house had ____ for two hours when the firemen arrived.

A. caught fire B. got on fire

C. been on fire D. been set on fire

7. Dont worry. Ill help to ____ the party.

A. work B. host C. wait D. accept

8. ——How often do you have PE classes?

——____, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

A. Every three days B. Every other day

C. Every two days D. Every day

9. The lion made a sudden noise and ____.

A. struggled on its feet B. leaped to feet

C. leaped on its feet D. struggled to its feet

10. ——Jack, how long have you been ____ your hometown on holiday?

——Since the end of last February.

A. away B. away from C. far away from D. far from

11. Many of the men have gone off in search of higher pay, ____ women

to carry on with the farm work.

A. left B. leaving C. to leave D. having left

12. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up

____ I could answer the phone.

A. as B. since C. until D. before

13. Jenny ____ with him at that time, for I was having dinner with her

in my home.

A. cant have been B. must he

C. mustnt have been D. may be

14. Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, ____,

of course, made the others envy him.

A. who B. that C. what D. which

15. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80%

____ are sold abroad.

A. of which B. which of C. of them D. of that

Ⅱ.根據(jù)所給漢語,用題后括號中的英語提示完成句子。

1. This is the best film ____(我看過的).(see)

2. ____(他還沒來得及邁步), he heard a loud noise, which quickly

grew into a terrible roar. (move)

3. Jeff and Flora looked into each others face, with ____(面帶懼色).

(fright)

4. The girl ____(腿斷了的) was carried to a nearby hospital.

(break)

5. It is long and hard ____(為獨立而斗爭) independence. (fight)

6. The workers ____(在罷工) because they wanted more pay. (strike)

7. Visitors are____(不允許觸摸) the exhibits. (touch)

8. If he is in danger, many people____(會來營救他) him. (rescue)

9. It ____(無所謂) whether he comes or not. (difference)

10. She could hardly ____(走) for she was very tired. (drag)

Ⅲ.完形填空

Dark clouds in the sky__1__ one thing and only one thing： there was going to be heavy rain. __2__ of us had brought an umbrella. So when Jack __3__ we should go to a __4__, we all __5__ immediately, as we had been shopping all morning and were now feeling__6__. It would be a pleasure __7__. We __8__ and got to the museum just __9__ large drops of rain were beginning to fall.

The museum was __10__ a peaceful place. We sat down in the hall and listened to the rain __11__ against the windows. Suddenly__12__ a large crowd of children shouting and talking __13__ the entrance. Then__14__ school boys were__15__ in by a teacher. The poor museum watchman was trying to__16__ them quiet but they did not seem to__17__ him. Apologizing for causing such a noise, the teacher said that the boys were__18__excited to see so many strange things. But in the end the noise proved too much for us and we decided to leave.__19__,we thought the children had come on an “educational(教育) visit”__20__we had simply waited to stay off rain.

1. A. told B. asked C. explained D. meant

2. A. Not one B. No one C. Every D. Each

3. A. said B. told C. suggested D. asked

4. A. cinema B. hall C. shop D. museum

5. A. agreed B. agreed it C. agreed him D. agreed to him

6. A. busy B. hungry C. tired D. thirsty

7. A. lie down B. to lie down C. sit down D. to sit down

8. A. by a bus B. by bus C. took a bus D. took bus

9. A. as B. like C. after D. before

10. A. quite B. very C. much D. too

11. A. beated B. beaten C. beating D. beats

12. A. there has been B. there have been

C. there was D. there were

13. A. in B. on C. at D. by

14. A. many of B. the many of C. a number of D. the number of

15. A. followed B. led C. got D. made

16. A. stop B. prevent C. keep D. get

17. A. care for B. care of C. care about D. care with

18. A. very B. so C. such D. too

19. A. Above all B. Most of all C. After all D. First of all

20. A. when B. but C. while D. as

Ⅳ.閱讀理解

(A)

If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.

Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses convention convensation, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. “Who is that?” the new arrival asked St. Peter. “Oh, thats God，” came the reply, “but sometimes he thinks hes a doctor.”

If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and itll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairmans notorious bad taste in ties. With other audiences you mustnt attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman. You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system.

If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural. Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often its the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark.

Look for the humor. It often comes from the unexpected. A twist on a familiar quote “If at first you dont succeed, give up” or a play on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor.

1. To make your humor work, you should ____.

A. take advantage of different kinds of audience

B. make fun of the disorganized people

C. address different problems to different people

D. show sympathy for your listeners

2. The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are

____.

A. impolite to new arrivals

B. very conscious of their godlike role

C. entitled to some privileges

D. very busy even during lunch hours

3. It can be inferred from the text that public services ____.

A. have benefited many people

B. are the focus of public attention

C. are an inappropriate subject for humor

D. have often been the laughing stock

4. To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered ____.

A. in well-worded language B. as awkwardly as possible

C. in exaggerated statement D. as casually as possible

5. The best title for the text may be ____.

A. Use Humor Effectively B. Various Kinds of Humor

C. Add Humor to Speech D. Different Humor Strategies

(B)

One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of Londons big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.

He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton(人體骨架) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.

When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.

6. Who wrote the story? ____.

A. Ruperts teacher B. The neighbors teacher

C. A medical school teacher D. The teachers neighbor

7. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? ____.

A. He needed it for the summer term in London

B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give

C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research

D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching

8. What happened at the airport? ____.

A. The skeleton went missing

B. The skeleton was stolen

C. The teacher forgot his suitcase

D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase

9. Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the

incident? ____.

A. He is very angry

B. He thinks it rather funny

C. He feels helpless without Rupert

D. He feels good without Rupert

10. Which of the following might have happened afterwards? ____.

A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert

B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert

C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase

D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert

(C)

A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, “If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, Ill give half the money to him.”

A dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.

“There was still a diamond ring in my wallet,” said the loser, “I wont give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!”

“Ive never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,” said the dustman.

They began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.

After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, “Im sure you are an honest man. Its true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But its also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I dont think its yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!” Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, “Take the wallet home. If the loser doesnt go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!”

11. The wallet the businessman lost ____.

A. was found in a shop B. was sent to the judge

C. was found in a dustbin D. was never to be found

12. The businessman was eager to get back the wallet because ____.

A. there was the address of an important judge in it

B. there was a lot of money in it

C. he put a diamond ring he had just bought in it

D. it was a very expensive one

13. Which of the following is true according to the story? ____.

A. The businessman went back on his promise

B. The dustman demanded that the businessman give him more

money

C. They began to quarrel because the wallet got dirty

D. The dustman kept the diamond ring for himself

14. Having heard what had happened, the judge ____.

A. took the side of the businessman

B. made a wise decision

C. took pity on the loser

D. did not know what to do

15. Where do you think was the diamond ring? ____.

A. The businessman hid it

B. The dustman kept it

C. The judge stole it

D. The story of the ring was nothing but a lie

(D)

On my last day in Nairobi, I decided to visit the game reserve(野生動物保護區(qū)). Leaving my hotel, I bought a map and rented a car. On the way I stopped to take photographs of many interesting animals. A little later, I saw notices saying:“Caution: Lions. Stay in Your Car.” I did not intend to get out and drove across a shallow stream. I was half-way across when the car got stuck in the mud!

I looked around carefully. There was not a lion in sight. I was soon in the stream and my clothes got into a terrible state but there was nothing I could do. When I got back into my car, I felt very miserable. I wondered how long it would be before I was discovered by lions.

I was greatly relieved(松口氣) when several hours later, a keeper drove up in a jeep and soon pulled my car on to dry land. It took me some time to explain my appearance when I returned to the hotel, but I do not think that anyone really believed me.

16. The word “Caution” means “____”.

A. Look carefully B. Listen attentively

C. Be careful D. Drive fast

17. The writer didnt intend to get out of the car because he ____.

A. knew he was in great danger

B. had already taken some pictures

C. was afraid to be discovered by lions

D. drove across the stream

18. The writer looked around carefully to see ____.

A. where his car got stuck

B. whether there was any lion around

C. what a terrible state his clothes got into

D. who could help him out

19. The writer was lucky that ____.

A. he managed to get out of the car

B. he was discovered by lions

C. he missed being met by lions

D. the keeper helped him catch a lion

20. The suitable title for the passage may be ____.

A. Stay in Your Car B. A Car Stuck in the Mud

C. A Story in Nairobi D. A Visit to the Game Reserve

Ⅴ.根據(jù)所給單詞的首字母以及漢語提示，完成下列句子。

1. All these difficulties were caused by natural d____.

2. A d____ is a time or date before which a particular task must be

finished.

3. He told me that his trip to Europe was really ____ (難忘的).

4. In the t____ there are the images of many gods.

5. Its n____ to pull your sisters hair.

Ⅵ.書面表達

下面四幅圖畫描述了你上午上班時碰到的一起交通事故。請據(jù)此以“The Hit-and-Runner(逃跑者)”為題, 為一家中學(xué)生英文報的故事專欄寫一篇短文。

Key(4)