Unit 7 Work for Peace
完形填空练习
A
Ted sat next to me when we were in elementary school. He had serious problems in communicating with people. One__1__ always guess what he was saying. Besides, most of my classmates did not like to be with him __2__ his hands and shirt were __3__dirty. I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by __4__ him several times a day to wash his hands. __5__ he just could not understand.
One day, our teacher Miss Green walked up to Ted. Without saying __6__,she took Ted to the washroom. Slowly, Miss Green __7__ his hands and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one __8__. Finally, Ted understood.
Miss Green's love has given me a good example to follow when I am doing my __9__. I always remember to teach my students __10__ showing them the right ways to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them more time to learn and to grow up.
1.A. should B. had to C. might D. could
2.A. although B. after C. before D. because
3.A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. never
4.A. telling B. killing C. hurting D. feeding
5.A. And B. Or C. But D. So
6.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
7.A. touched B. washed C. moved D. caught
8.A. hour B. second C. day D. month
9.A. job B. homework C. travel D. business
10.A. with B. in C. to D. by
B
In the past, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might write them in his__1__after school. But now, a teenager might write about such problems in a microblog(微博) on the Internet. In this way, a diary is the same__2__a microblog. But__3__makes a blog different from a diary And why do so many people prefer to write microblogs
The most important difference between them is that a microblog is__4__public than a diary. Usually, a teenager thinks of his diary as a book full of secrets. He doesn’t want to__5__it with others.
My daughter writes about things like failing the tests and not getting on well with her friends. When I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but__6__in my diary. I usually hid my diary in a secret place and__7__that my parents might read it! If I was unhappy one day, I wrote something in my diary, and__8__would know about it. __9__, if my daughter wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would__10__tell her how much they like her. Microblogs help people keep in touch with others.
1.A. book B. diary C. microblog D. heart
2.A. with B. as C. for D. like
3.A. what B. who C. which D. why
4.A. much B. very C. quite D. much more
5.A. give B. share C. learn D. check
6.A. only B. still C. even D. also
7.A. believed B. worried C. wished D. expected
8.A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one
9.A. For example B. However C. Anyway D. After all
10.A. seriously B. happily C. loudly D. quickly
C
If a friend helps you a lot, what do you do in return You could just say “thanks”, or you could write a(n) __1__ note which is more polite.But most people don’t do this. Why don’t people like __2__ thank-you notes And how do most people react(反应) when they __3__ one Kumar from University of Texas did a study of it.
He asked each student in his class to write a thank-you note to another person __4__ e-mail. Then, he questioned both the writer and the recipient(接受者) about the note and how it made them feel. He found there were several __5__ for people not to write thank-you notes. They feel like they have to think too much about it. They __6__ what to say and how to say it. They also overthink the “correctness” of what they are writing.
But people __7__ like receiving thank-you notes. “As recipients, they pay attention to the __8__ of the thank-you notes,” Kumar says.
“Besides, they (recipients) feel positive(积极的) __9__ they are receiving these expressions.”
“If people knew that writing a thank-you note can have such a big influence on the recipient, they would do it more __10__,” Kumar adds.
Kumar says this study told us that “Simple, small changes in our everyday lives can make a big difference in how we treat other people and how we feel.”
1. A. advice B. thank-you C. instruction D. sale
2. A. reading B. copying C. finding D. sending
3. A. write B. hear C. receive D. offer
4. A. by B. in C. at D. for
5. A. forms B. reasons C. skills D. uses
6. A. care for B. take down C. worry about D. make up
7. A. easily B. recently C. finally D. really
8. A. warmth B. time C. result D. spirit
9. A. before B. when C. what D. though
10. A. seldom B. hardly C. often D. always
D
The bell rang. Jada slowly headed down the hall to her chemistry class. Jada couldn't believe that her mum was making her take the class just because Jada's teacher had said that she had natural __1__ in science.
She wouldn't know anyone in the class,and they __2__ wouldn't know anyone like her. The good thing about being late was that the time for class became less. The bad thing was that it made her__3__ like she was drawing everyone's attention. To make matters worse, the only two __4__ left in class were in the very front of the room. Jada took a deep breath and walked in. Everyone's __5__ were on her. All she saw was the classmates' sports shirts and pants.
But at least she didn't get yelled (吼叫) at by the teacher. He was busy talking to a new kid. The kid was heavy. But he looked __6__ and easy going. The new kid __7__ his way to one of the two seats with his head down after talking with the teacher. Mr. Martin, the teacher, began class, “OK, everyone. I know most of you knew each other from last year's Honor Physical Science class, so just take a minute and __8__ yourself to the person sitting at your table. You'll be working closely together all year. And there will be a(n) __9__ friendship among you. ” Jada rolled(转动) her eyes and looked straight ahead. Then she heard a very soft and kind voice, “Hi, I'm Robert. I'm new here. ”
Suddenly, Jada realized it's not just a class, and it's also __10__ friendship begins. She smiled.
1. A. talent B. interest C. hobby D. feeling
2. A. only B. hardly C. probably D. sadly
3. A. smell B. sound C. taste D. feel
4. A. seats B. watches C. blackboards D. notebooks
5. A. hands B. legs C. ears D. eyes
6. A. lonely B. friendly C. serious D. unhappy
7. A. forgot B. changed C. made D. returned
8. A. talk B. express C. help D. introduce
9. A. bad B. deep C. short D. old
10. A. somewhere B. someone C. everywhere D. everyone
E
The Magic of Waving
It began a year ago, around Christmas. While driving around the corner of our townhouse sports center, I always noticed an old man sitting by his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking and looked grumpy(脾气不好).
One day, while I was driving past him with my daughter, I decided to__1__ at him.
At the beginning, when he noticed me waving at him, he looked surprised. Then, I saw his __2__ go up and he waved back.
“Why did you wave at him ” my daughter asked.
I told her that it was just an act of kindness that didn’t __3__ anything, and it made us happy. She answered that she was a bit embarrassed(局促不安的) to wave to a __4__, but next time she would try it as well. We lived close to the old man, so we __5__ him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would wave at him and, pretty soon, the old man __6__ waving at everyone who passed by his house.
One day, my daughter’s friend came to visit her and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man who waved at her very __7__. She mentioned that she waved back at him and she felt really good. Upon hearing this, my daughter told her friend the story of how all the waving began. Her friend answered, “Tell your mom that’s really __8__!”
Other friends made similar comments(评论), and this experience taught my daughter just how much an act of kindness can be very natural and effortless, if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness __9__ both the giver and the receiver.
Inspired(激励) by all these positive effects, we’re planning to give our elder waving neighbor a thank-you card, to express our thanks for the warm waves, and to thank him for__10__ this simple joy with all who pass by his house.
1. A. look B. laugh C. shout D. wave
2. A. leg B. hand C. foot D. head
3. A. cost B. bring C. break D. hide
4. A. smoker B. stranger C. manager D. driver
5. A. saw B. asked C. thanked D. visited
6. A. started B. succeeded C. guided D. lasted
7. A. slowly B. finally C. excitedly D. safely
8. A. different B. easy C. cool D. humorous
9. A. attracted B. controlled C. remembered D. benefited
10. A. getting B. sharing C. following D. keeping
参考答案
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