Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
第五课时 Section B(2a-3b)
一、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Twenty years ago, the twins made different choices which greatly
(influence)their later lives.
2. If you want to know (exact)what a word means, you should look it up in a dictionary.
3. As a friend of his, you should share his (unhappy) as well as his joy.
4. Look at the man in black over there. He is one of the (general). He is strict and never laughs in public.
5. Here is an (introduce) to our company. If you want to join us, you can read it carefully.
二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
pride examination absent seldom fail
6. He to win the game although he had already practiced very hard.
7. Tom was ill in bed, so he was from the meeting this morning.
8. Lucy won the first prize in the match. We all take in her.
9. Miss Zhou often stays up late. She goes to bed before 11 p. m.
10. There will be an important tomorrow morning. I'm afraid that I can't pass it.
三、根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子。(每空限填一词)
11.我们已经决定今天下午去打篮球。
We have already to play basketball this afternoon.
12.两年前我的弟弟在一所寄宿学校学习。
My brother studied at a(n) two years ago.
13.你最好明天上午亲自和他沟通。
You'd better communicate with him tomorrow morning.
14.面对困难时如果你不放弃,你就应该为自己感到骄傲。
If you never give up when in trouble, you should
yourself.
15.虽然昨天雨下得很大,但是没有人缺课。
Nobody class though it rained heavily yesterday.
四、语法与情景对话。
( )16. Which part is the SUBJECT of the following sentence "It's important to know how to ask for help politely when you visit a foreign country. "
A."It's" B. "important" C. "when you visit a foreign country"
D. "to know how to ask for help politely when you visit a foreign country"
( )17.-You don't like British breakfast, do you
-Not .I just need some time to get used to it.
A. more B. only C.truly D. exactly
( )18.-Simon has been school for 2 days. What's wrong with him
-It's said that he has a cold.
A. nervous about B. thirsty for
C. absent from D. worried about
( )19.-Miss Li, can you tell me how to improve my writing skills
-Certainly. I advise you a diary in English every day.
A. to keep B. keeping C.kept D.keep
( )20.—Your stamps are so fantastic.Could you please tell me
-Oh, I bought them in the post office next to the bank.
A. why did you buy them B. where did you buy them
C. why you bought them D. where you bought them
五、完形填空。
A little stream ran down from a high mountain 21 many villages and forests.Then it reached a desert. "I went through so many 22. I should have no problem crossing the desert, she thought. As she started, she found 23 slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. "Maybe I can't reach the ocean, "she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said, "If wind can cross the desert, so can a river." It was the24of the desert. But the little stream answered, "That's 25 the wind can fly, but I can't.
"That's because you can't 26 what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发) into the wind and it can take you across me, said the desert."Give up what I am now No! No!" The little stream could not 27 this idea. "The wind can carry the vapor(蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a 28 again, said the desert. "And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes.After hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the wind. It 29 her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the 30 of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.
( )21.A. through B. from C.of D.on
( )22. A. difference B. difficulties C. ways D. decisions
( )23. A. himself B. ourselves C. herself D. themselves
( )24.A. voice B. sound C. noise D. notice
( )25. A. until B. because C.if D. when
( )26.A. give up B. put up C. set up D. take up
( )27.A. receive B.finish C. accept D. agree
( )28A.river B.sky C. forest D. desert
( )29.A. carried B. expected C. compared D. reminded
( )30. A. force B. rule C. expression D.experience
六、阅读理解。
Do You Look the Same As You Used to Be
In fact, yes! I haven't changed a lot. Some of my high school classmates saw me recently, and they say I look exactly the same as I used to be.They haven't seen me for over ten years! So I don't think I've changed so much.
-Wu Peng, Beijing, China
Of course not! I used to wear glasses, but now I don't wear them. I used to be small and thin, and some big girls in high school often laughed at me,but now I'm very tall and strong!
-Tina, New York, the USA
Ah, yes, I do. I'm about as tall as I was in high school, and I have the same hairstyle(发型). I'm probably a little bit heavier but not very much. But one thing has changed. I've got some gray hair.
-Martin, Paris, France
Well, I think that I've changed. A lot of my friends say that I haven't changed at all, but I think I have. I used to wear sports clothes and sports shoes. But now I often wear skirts and heels(高跟鞋). I look more like a lady.
-Kate, California, the USA
阅读以上材料,根据其内容判断下列各小题的正误。正确的填(涂)A,错误的填(涂)B。
( )31. Wu Peng's high school classmates think that he looks exactly the same as he used to be.A
( )32. Tina seems to be happy with her changes.
A
( )33. Martin is much taller than he used to be.В
( )34. Kate thinks she hasn't changed at all.
( )35. The four people are talking about the changes in their appearance.
参考答案
一、1.influenced 2.exactly 3. unhappiness 4. generals 5. introduction
二、6. failed 7. absent 8. pride 9. seldom 10. examination
三、11.made a decision 12.boarding school 13.in person
14.be proud of/ take pride in 15.was absent from
四、16-20 DDCAD
五、21-25 ABCAB 26-30 ACAAD
六、31-35 AABBA