Unit 12 Section B
短语必熟记
穿衣 ________________
出现,露面________________
熬夜 ________________
发生 ________________
开某人的玩笑 _______________
捉弄某人 ________________
尽可能地 __________________
全国 ________________
卖光 ________________
减肥 ________________
最后变成做 ________________
数以百计的 ________________
数以千计的 ________________
和...结婚 ______________
逃离,逃跑 ______________
朝西行进 ________________
二、用所给单词的正确形式填空
1. Cindy has refused so good a job. She’s really a(n) ___________. (foolish)
2. The man ______________ (appear) and was never heard of again.
3. The plan ________________ (cancel) because of the heavy rain that day.
4. When I began to sing, they laughed and made me ________________. (embarrass)
5. All in all, it’s a good movie, though the story is not ________________. (believe)
6. Scientists believe the new _______________ (discover) will have a great influence on people’s life.
7. The shoes were cheap and _________________ (sell) out fast.
8. No one knows what _________________ (take) place in the restaurant last night.
9. I don’t like yesterday’s costume party. We end up _____________ ( play) silly games.
10. Alice stayed up too late last night and she feels very ______________ (sleep) now.
11. Betty was ________________ (disappoint) when she found out they had gone to the cinema without her.
12. Miss Smith _____________ (lose) weight in the last few weeks and the jeans are a little loose (宽松的).
三、综合填词
1__________ (recent), the IUCN (世界自然保护联盟) has declared the extinction (灭绝) of the Chinese paddlefish(白鲟). In fact, the news is not new. In 2019, some Chinese 2 __________ (researcher) said that the fish probably died out between 2005 and 2010. The last time we saw the Chinese paddlefish was in 2003.
As the world’s 3___________ (large) freshwater fish, the Chinese paddlefish used to live 4_______ the Yangtze River. The precious (珍稀的) fish 5_______________ (know) as the Chinese swordfish (剑鱼). Sometimes it was called the “panda of the Yangtze”. The fish could grow up to 7 meters long and weigh up to 500 kilograms. It had lived for about 150 million years on this planet!
In ancient times, a changing planet killed off the dinosaurs(恐龙). The Chinese paddlefish lived through the extinction, 6 __________ they couldn’t live through modern times. The large fish finally faced the biggest threat (威胁): humans. They overfished, built dams (水坝) and polluted the river. All these caused the extinction of the ancient creature.
As we all know, it’s a 7___________ (pain) loss (损失) to our planet. We can’t get the fish back but its extinction is a warning sign to all of us. The Yangtze River is home to more than 400 kinds of fish, but now many of 8 __________ (they) are at risk of 9___________ (die) out. We should make an effort 10______ (protect) them.
四、完成句子
1.当她出现时,会议已经开了半小时了。(show)
The meeting ______________for half an hour by the time he________________.
2.那种鞋我们只有小号的了,大号的全卖完了。(sell)
We have those shoes in small sizes only. All the big ones have been .
3.近几年我们国家发生了巨大的变化。(take)
Great changes in our country in the past new years.
4.他一听见警报响了就跑出了警局。(go)
He ran out of the police station as soon as he heard the alarm .
5.如果你想减轻体重,必须少吃多锻炼。(lose)
If you feel like , you must eat less and exercise more.
6.我到学校的时候才意识到我把作业落家里了。
When I got to school, I realized I_____________________ my homework at home.
7.那个骄傲的人说他宁愿死也不愿屈服。(rather)
The proud man said that he would die give in.
8.到上学期结束前,我们已经学习了9个单元。
___________________________last term,we had already learned nine units.
五、单项选择
( )1.When we heard the ________ news, it made us felt ________ .
A.embarrassed; embarrassed B.embarrassing; embarrassed
C.embarrassed; embarrassing D.embarrassing; embarrassing
( )2.The terrible earthquake let________people lose their home.
A.two thousands B.two thousands of C.thousands of D.two thousand of
( )3.—Do you have Jay's CDs?
—Sorry, they are . But we'll get some more next week because they .
A. sold well;are on sale B. sold out;sell well
C. selling well;sell well D. for sale;sell well
( )4. —Did you meet Tom at the airport?—No. His plane by the time I there.
A. has taken off;got B. took off;had got C. took off;arrived D. had taken off;arrived
( )5.Scrooge is a mean person nobody wants to become friends with him.
A.too;to B.so;that C.such;that D.not;until
( )6.When I got to the bus stop, the bus ________ already ________ for 5 minutes.
has; left B. had; left C. has; been away D. had; been away
( )7.—May I ________ your English Chinese dictionary —Sorry, I ________ it at home.
borrow, left B. borrow, forgot C. lend, left D. lend, forgot
( )8.Please write down ________ you can in your exercise books.
as much as words B. as much words as
C.as many words as D. as many as words
( )9.When I got to the shop, the fresh vegetables had ________.
be sold out B. sold out C. been sold out D. sell out
( )10.She said she________ five letters to me in one month.
has written B. had written C. will write D. wrote
六、完型填空
It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. While I was waiting for my 1 , I realized there were many people in the place, 2 I felt a little lonely. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls (灵魂) because their souls belonged to the 3 .
I stood up and walked between tables. When I came to a corner, I see a young man sitting in front of a computer. “I am Victor.” He finally answered 4 I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I am busy.” He was chatting (聊天) online and 5 , he was playing a computer game — a war game. I was surprised.
Why did Victor 6 to talk with me I tried again to speak to 7 , but no word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, still no reaction (反应). I was 8 and put my hand in front of the screen. This time, he shouted, “Leave me 9 !” I took a few steps back, 10 if others were looking at me. I looked around and saw nobody show any 11 .
At that moment, I realized that the people there were having nice conversations 12 their machine, not with people. They were 13 interested in having a relationship with the computers. I couldn’t imagine their future if they 14 sharing their lives with machines instead of with people. I was worried and I lost myself in 15 .
1. A. food B. drink C. book D.Juice
2. A. and B. so C. but D.however
3. A. Internet B. future C. nature D.present
4. A. since B. unless C. after D.before
5. A. in that case B. at the same time C. all of a sudden D.at times
6. A. decide B. regret C. refuse D.avoid
7.A.her B.me C.them D.him
8.A. unusual B. uneasy C. unhappy D.uncomfortable
9.A.alone B.lonely C.together D.free
10.A. asking B. wondering C. doubting D.thinking
11.A.sign B.note C.hobby D.interest
12.A.to B.with C.in D.at
13. A. more B. less C. no D.much
14. A. stopped B. suggested C. preferred D.regretted
15.A.singing B.shouting C.crying D.thinking
七、阅读还原
As time goes by, are you still the same person you were Many of you would think you are. 1 .You could be a completely different person when you get old. Psychologists at the UK's University of Edinburgh did the research on a group of Scottish people. 2
In 1950, a group of teachers gave over 1200 14-year-old students personality tests. 3 They were self-confidence, sense of responsibility, perseverance (毅力), strong wishes to win, creativity and moods.
In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of those 1200 students and gave them a test similar to the one they had received before. 4 They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. 5 It was “ as if the second test had been given to different people.” The study reported.
In the past, personality was widely believed to be unchangeable. This new study may bring some fresh ideas to the world.
A.They tested six basic personality traits.(性格特点)
B.Then they compared the then-and-now test results.
C.They wanted to know if people’s personality was unchangeable.
D.But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly.
E.The younger and older self seemed to be totally different for each person.
F.The research found almost everyone’s personality changed when they grew old.
Keys
一、
1穿衣 get dressed
2出现,露面 show up
3熬夜 stay up
4发生 take place
5开某人的玩笑 play a joke on
6捉弄某人 play a trick on
7尽可能地 as... as one can\ possible
8全国 across the country
9卖光 sell out
10减肥 lose weight
11最后变成做 end up doing
12数以百计的 hundreds of
13数以千计的 thousands of
14和...结婚 get married to sb
15逃离,逃跑 run away
16朝西行进 head west
二、1.fool 2.disappeared 3.was conceled 4.embarrassed 5.believable 6.discovery
7.were sold 8.took 9.playing 10. sleepy 11.disappointed 12.has lost
三、1.Recently 2.researchers 3.largest 4.in 5.was known 6.but 7.painful 8.them
9.dying 10.to protect
四、1.had been on, showed up 2.sold out 3.have taken place 4.go out 5.losing weight
6.had left 7.rather than 8.By the end of
五、1---5 BCBDC 6---10 DACCB
六、1—5 BCACB 6—10 CDCA B 11--15DB ACD
七、1--5 DFABE