选修十 Unit 3《Fairness for all》单元测试1
笔试部分：
I. 单项选择
1. They ______ many horrible crimes against the American people since a few years ago.
A. have committed B. committed C. have made D. made
2. The police are questioning the young man _______ murdering that old man.
A. suspected B. suspected of C. doubted D. doubted of
3. Half of the medical supplies have already been _______ to the victims of the earthquake.
A. separated B. divided C. allocated D. allowed
4. — What is Tom like?
— He is polite and _______ to the old.
A. respected B. respectable C. respecting D. respectful
5. The thief was caught by some customers and _______ to the police.
A. handed over B. handed in C. handed out D.handed down
6. It was _______ I had time to speak that he rang off.
A. after B. when C. before D. until
7. The old couple _______ their son; what would they do without him?
A. adore B. admire C. envy D. respect
8. — I will turn to another topic. Can you follow me well?
— _______. Please go on.
A. Yes, I will B. Yes, perfectly C. No, I won't D. No, I can't
9. I have decided to _______ my proposal for urban development to the city council.
A. negotiate B. confirm C. prove D. submit
10. To the people's delight, the _______ official has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
A. flattery B. innocent C. corrupt D. mistaken
11. The position in that company is still _______ and you can apply for it now.
A. empty B. vacant C. blank D. hollow
12. All of the students are curious about his success in the Olympics. Please tell us _______.
A. in detail B. in brief C. in all D. in turn
13. Do you think the proposed new airport _______ the local residents?
A. will be opposed by B. will be opposed to
C. has opposed to D. has opposed by
14. Tom was in low spirits because he _______ by the boss for his fault.
A. was scolded B. has been scolded
C. had been scolded D. will be scolded
15. The old man bent with a heavy _______ on his back.
A. pressure B. responsibility C. force D. burden
II 完形填空
Family is the most important part of human life. There, we 16 and learn to show 17 like: love, fondness, responsibility and friendship. We 18 a lot of time with our family members—in a daily life and during 19 days like festivals or something like that. In our century the model of one-child family began to be fashionable. 20 there are many extended families, too, where grandmother, grandfather, uncles, aunts, nieces, daughters, sons etc. live under the same 21 .
That situation, when children live with their parents, has both advantages and disadvantages. Grandparents can help their 22 children with looking after and bringing up their grandchildren. Grandparents may read fairy tales, talk fascinating stories about the past, 23 cards or chess with one another, walk a dog, help in the 24 ...
It is very good, when a family is full of love. Sometimes living together makes many serious 25 . Teenagers, who are very naughty and quarrel with each other and 26 unpleasant situations and atmosphere(气氛) at home. They often 27 loud or strong music, 28 annoys the elders.
A lot of people nowadays rent even a small flat to save some 29 , which they lacked living with their parents. 30 ， mother-in-law can teach her daughter-in-law many necessary things, but 31 she does not interfere with(干涉) her marriage affairs.
I think that living together with family 32 be very enjoyable and cheerful, but only in case when we 33 our elders and we look in the future. 34 should be safe and feel comfortable in their home. It should be a place where we 35 and where we spend a lot of our leisure time.
16. A. use up B. grow up C. stand up D. stay up
17. A. skills B. thoughts C. ideas D. feelings
18. A. spend B. waste C. take D. cost
19. A. common B. difficult C. special D. important
20. A. Therefore B. So C. Although D. However
21. A. room B. cloud C. sky D. roof（屋顶）
22. A. adult B. young C. own D. unmarried
23. A. make B do C. play D. invent
24. A. living room B. sitting room C. garage D. kitchen
25. A. goals B. problems C. contributions D. friends
26. A. make B. bring C. produce D. cause
27. A. feel like B. talk about C. listen to D. look for
28. A. what B. which C. that D. who
29. A. privacy B. time C. face D. money
30. A. Such as B. And so on C. That is to say D. For example
31. A. so that B. now that C. on condition that D. with that
32. A. must B. can C. might D. will
33. A. have a gift for B. have pity on
C. have patience for D. have respect for
34. A. Someone B. Everyone C. Anyone D. No one
35. A. work B. study C. relax D. play
III 阅读理解
A
Fresh out of Barnard College, I was hired as a secretary to the editor of Coupon Magazine. Tiny circulation, but a real job. So now I had an income and an apartment in Manhattan—heaven for a young woman from a small town on Long Island.
Like so many women of my generation, I went straight from college to secretarial school to learn speedwriting, despite the fact that I had already co-written a book called New York on $5 a Day. So I learned the ropes, or at least I tried.
As a former lefty(左撇子) turned righty, my handwriting was hard to recognize—so bad that after taking notes, I couldn't translate it. The magazine was making advertisements, so in letters to the heads of the company which wanted to advertise in our magazine, I was told to offer them the opportunity to place their ads in four colors in our magazine for the price of $10,000. Unknowingly, the “d” in ads became an “s”, and the president of one of those big companies was invited to “have his ass (臀部) in four colors” in our publication.
Guess what? He didn't like it, and I was fired, but luck showed her face. The editor was looking for a copywriter (广告文字撰稿人) eagerly. I was heading for the door, depressed, when I heard her call out, “You—Joan! Can you write better than you can type?” I said, “Yes, of course.” A copywriter was born.
36. According to the first paragraph, we can know that the author _____.
A. was satisfied with her job as a secretary
B. was an ambitious woman
C. was successful at college
D. had a dream to become a famous writer
37. In which order did Joan do the following things?
a. She was hired as a secretary of a small magazine.
b. She worked as a copywriter.
c. She was fired because of the mistake of spelling.
d. She learned speedwriting at secretarial school.
e. She wrote a book called New York on $5 a Day.
A. a, b, c, d, e. B. e, d, a, c, b.
C. e, d, b, c, a. D. d, a, c, b, e.
38. According to the passage, we can infer that _____.
A. the author had talent for writing
B. the author was very unlucky
C. the author's parents were very strict with her
D. the magazine which the author worked for had no future
39. Why did the boss intend to fire the author?
A. She was a former lefty.
B. She didn't work seriously.
C. She made a mistake about the price of the ads.
D. Her wrong spelling annoyed a big customer.
B
Japanese professor Yoji Kimura believes laughter is a weapon that in healthy doses（剂量） can end the world's wars. To measure it, the expert on communications has invented a machine to chart out laughter—and a new unit of “aH” to calculate it.
“We have found that children laugh more freely, releasing（释放）10 aH per second, which is about twice as much as an adult,” Kimura, a professor at Kansai University in the western city of Osaka, told reporters. “Adults tend to calculate whether it's appropriate to laugh and under those restraints（克制） they eventually forget how,” he said.
“Laughing is like a restart fun_ction on a computer. Laughing freely is very important in the course of human development,” he said.
Kimura, who believes in “a change from a century of wars to a century of humor and tolerance,” has studied the science of laughter for decades in Osaka. In his theory, human laughter is produced in four emotional stages. “I believe there is a circuit（回路） in the human brain that creates laughter,” Kimura said confidently.
To measure laughter, he attaches sensors on the skin of a tested people's stomach, particularly the diaphragm（横膈膜）, and detects muscle movements. “I have a theory that humor detected in the brain gets directly released through the movement of diaphragm,” he said. By checking the movement of the diaphragm and other parts of the body, it will be possible to see if a person is only pretending to laugh while also telling different types of laughter, Kimura said.
Kimura wants to make the measuring device as small as a mobile phone and possibly market it as a health and amusement device. Kimura said he planned to present his findings this summer to the US-based International Society for Humor Studies, adding that he looked forward to looking at differences in laughter internationally.
40. According to the passage, Professor Yoji Kimura _____.
A. thinks banning weapon can end wars in the world
B. has put his machine calculating laughter into market
C. has been studying laughing for many years
D. is an expert in people's health problem
41. Why do adults laugh less freely?
A. Because they are busy with their work.
B. Because they are affected by some factors.
C. Because they use computers too often.
D. Because they don't think it good to laugh much.
42. The measuring device of Yoji Kimura _____.
A. has functions of a mobile phone
B. can make people laugh more
C. can recognize different kinds of laughter
D. will be popular in the international market soon
43. The passage mainly tells us something about _____.
A. how to measure laughter B. Yoji Kimura and laughing
C. laughing as much as possible D. a device that is made to measure laughter
C
Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼) lies in the west of Yueyang City, near the Dongting Lake. It was first built for soldiers to rest on and watch out. In the Three Kingdoms Period, Lu Su, General of Wu State, trained his soldiers here.
In 716, Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty, General Zhang Shuo was sent to defend at Yuezhou and he rebuilt it into a tower named South Tower, and then Yueyang Tower. In 1044, Song Dynasty, Teng Zijing was stationed at Baling Jun, the ancient name of Yueyang City. In the second year, he had the Yueyang Tower repaired and had poems by famous poets written on the walls of the tower. Fan Zhongyan, a great artist and poet, was invited to write the well-known poem about Yueyang Tower. In his A Panegyric of the Yueyang Tower (《岳阳楼记》), Fan writes: “Be the first to worry about the troubles across the land, the last to enjoy universal happiness.” His words have been well-known for thousands of years and made the tower even better known than before.
The style of Yueyang Tower is quite special. The main tower is 21.35 meters high with 3 stories, flying eave (屋檐) and wood construction, the helmet-roof of such a large size is a rarity (罕见之事) among the ancient architectures in China.
Entering the tower, you'll see “Dongting is the water of the world, Yueyang is the tower of the world”. Moving on, there is a platform that once used as the training ground for the navy of Three-Kingdom Period general Lu Su. To its south is the Huaifu Pavilion(亭) in honor of Du Fu. Stepping out of the Xiaoxiang Door, the Xianmei Pavilion and the Sanzui Pavilion can be seen standing on two sides. In the garden to the north of the tower is the tomb of Xiaoqiao, the wife of Zhou Yu.
44. The passage mainly tells us _____.
A. the history of Yueyang Tower
B. some information about Yueyang Tower
C. the architecture style of Yueyang Tower
D. Yueyang Tower is a good place to see
45. In Three-Kingdom Period, Yueyang Tower was used as _____.
A. a place where rich people enjoyed themselves
B. the symbol of the Three Kingdoms
C. a place where educated people often met
D. an army-training place
46. Yueyang Tower was once named _____.
A. South Tower B. Xianmei Tower C. Sanzui Tower D. Baling Tower
47. When did Yueyang Tower become more famous?
A. In 1045. B. In 716.
C. In the Three-Kingdom Period. D. In the Tang Dynasty.
48. Which of the following has nothing to do with Yueyang Tower?
A. Huaifu Pavilion. B. Xiaoxiang Door.
C. Tomb of Du Fu. D. Tomb of Xiaoqiao.
D
As a tour guide, Ali is trying his best to introduce this unique land to us, with his rich knowledge and solid historical background. Whether in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, or at the well-known underground city, a strong sense of pride in Turkey can be found everywhere in his descriptions and explanations.
Turkey's location in the Middle East brings many concerns, especially relating to security, for foreign tourists. And every time foreign tourists change their fixed and somewhat negative views about Turkey on his tour, Ali feels that all his efforts have paid off.
Ali Dede Coskuner, Tour Guide, said, “Guide makes bridge of peace, tourism brings peace to the world.”
Aside from work, the biggest comfort for Ali is his happy family, with three sons and a loving wife. But as a tour guide, his time with his family is destined to be very limited.
Ali Dede Coskuner said, “Tour guide is no timing; you don't have fixed time to work. Sometimes, you have to work for 14—15 hours; sometimes, even more than 18 hours, and you can't say ‘I am tired.'”
Despite these challenges, Ali always sees the beauty of the job that he does. And his smiling face always makes him an affable host for his guests.
According to Ali, there are about 10 thousand tour guides throughout Turkey, with only five thousand who are active. Because of certain legal loopholes(漏洞), not all the tour guides are licensed professionals, which results in some unfair competition. At the same time, tour guiding in Turkey is still not recognized as a profession, so guides are not included in the country's insurance system.
49. Ali is always taking pride in _____.
A. his rich knowledge and solid historical background
B. changing foreign tourists'fixed and negative views about his country on his tour
C. spending little time with his family
D. his loving wife bringing his three sons up
50. Which of the following words can be used in place of the underlined word “affable” in the sixth paragraph?
A. open-minded. B. honest. C. approachable. D. easy.
51. Ali is not satisfied with _____.
A. his descriptions and explanations about the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
B. his job as a guide
C. the policy that guides are not included in the country's insurance system
D. his working for 14—15 hours sometimes
E
WASHINGTON—More than one in 10 of the nation's airline pilots are cleared to carry a handgun while flying, and the number will continue to grow, according to a Transportation Security Administration projection.
The Federal Air Marshal Service, a TSA agency that runs the armed-pilots program, reports that 85,000 to 90,000 pilots and crewmembers flying domestic passengers and cargo planes are eligible(符合条件的) to carry a gun. That puts the number of armed pilots at about 9,500.
The TSA projects the program to grow to 16.5% of eligible pilots by the year 2011. Aviation experts were surprised and alarmed that so many pilots are toting guns in the sky.
“That's a big number compared to what I thought it would be,” said aviation-security consultant Rich Roth, who said he had predicted there would be fewer than 1,000 armed pilots. The 5-year-old program trains pilots for one week and arms them with 40-caliber semiautomatic pistols.
“That's a scary number,” said Joseph Gutheinz, a former Transportation Department special agent and aviation attorney in Houston. “By allowing so many pilots the opportunity to fly armed, we're giving terrorists opportunity to identify somebody who has a gun and overpower him.”
Capt. Bob Hesselbein, head of security for the Air Line Pilots Association, said the number of armed pilots is “a tremendous deterrent(威慑)” to hijackings. “The challenge of an organized terrorist team is to take control of the cabin, then the flight deck.”
Armed pilots have come under scrutiny(审查) since March 22 when the gun of a US Airways pilot fired in the cockpit(驾驶座) of Flight 1536 as it approached Charlotte from Denver. No one was hurt, and the plane landed safely after the bullet pierced(穿透) the fuselage.
52. The best title for this passage is “_____”.
A. More than 10% of pilots allowed to fly armed
B. Less than 10% of pilots allowed to fly armed
C. More than 16.5% of pilots allowed to fly armed
D. No chances for terrorists to hurt pilots
53. From this passage we can infer that about 9,500 pilots in the USA are allowed to carry _____ while flying.
A. shotguns B. 40-caliber automatic pistols
C. handguns D. all the above
54. Joseph Gutheinz's attitude towards pilots' carrying guns while flying is _____.
A. positive B. negative C. angry D. surprised
55. Why did the US Airways pilot fire his gun in the cockpit of Flight 1536 as it approached Charlotte from Denver?
A. To kill the terrorists who tried to hijack the plane.
B. To escape from the hijackings.
C. To tell the hijackers that he had a gun.
D. The passage doesn't give the reason.
IV 短文改错
Last week, I shopped online and buy some clothes from Nordstrom 56. _____
and Fashionbug, two very different department store. Nordstrom is 57. _____
expensive while Fashionbug is more cheaper. I used to shop online a 58. _____
lot because there isn't any mall nearby. One disadvantage is I can't try 59. _____
them on. Sometimes I have to send some back if they neither don't fit 60. _____
or look very old. Send them back can cost another five or six dollars. 61. _____
Nordstrom and Fashionbug are two of my favourite stores because 62. _____
their clothes turn out to be very satisfactory when I got the package. 63. _____
Seldom I have to send anything back. The reason why I shop online 64. _____
is to reward myself. There are things worth celebrating in a life. If 65. _____
you just let it go, you are probably not treating yourself well enough.
V 书面表达
请根据下面的材料，写一篇有关英国诗人拜伦(Byron)的简介，题目自拟，词数100左右。
1. 英国著名诗人，1788年出生于伦敦。
2. 10岁时开始接受良好教育，1807年，他的第一本诗集《闲暇的时刻》(Hours of Idleness)出版，但没有得到好评。
3. 1809年他开始了自己的欧洲之旅，到过希腊、西班牙等许多国家。
4. 1812年他因诗集《恰尔德·哈罗尔德游记》(Childe Harold's Pilgrimage)而闻名。后来，拜伦又写了许多著名的诗歌，如《唐璜》(Don Juan)和《审判的幻景》(The Vision of Judgment)等。
5. 36岁时去世。作为一名伟大的诗人，他对欧洲文学的影响是巨大的。
参考答案：
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16-35 BDACD DACDB DCBAD CBDBC
36-55 ABADC BCDBD AACBC CACBD
56. buy →bought。 57. store →stores。 58. more →much。 59. I前面加that。
60. neither →either。61. Send →Sending。 62. √。 63. got →get。
64. seldom后面加do。 65. 去掉冠词a。
One possible version:
Byron, a Great Poet
Byron, a famous English poet, was born in London in 1788. He didn't receive a good education until he was ten. His first book of poems Hours of Idleness was published in 1807 but didn't receive good reviews. It was in 1809 that he began his European tour, traveling to Greece, Spain and some other European countries. He became famous in 1812 because of his book of poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Later Byron wrote many famous poems, such as Don Juan and The Vision of Judgment. He passed away at 36, but as a great poet, his influence on European literature was great.
选修十 Unit 3《Fairness for all》单元测试2
笔试部分：
I. 单项选择
21. The milkman ________ the spotted cow, from among a herd of two hundred.
A. separated B. held C. elected D. selected
22. You'd better put on more clothes. It's ________ cold upon high mountaintops.
A. frozen B. freezing
C. freeze D. to freeze
23. But if a treatment ________ delayed the disease by seven years were to be available, the number of sufferers would drop by 40% by the middle of the century.
A. where B. when C. why D. that
24. If you grow up in ________ large family, you are more likely to develop ________ ability to get on well with ________ others.
A. /; an; the B. a; the; /
C. the; an; the D. a; the; the
25. Surely you shall not come into the study ________ I swore to devote myself to settling the problem, unless permitted.
A. for which B. on which
C. in which D. with which
26. I'd like to get rid of the responsibility for this job, but there doesn't seem to be anyone fit to ________ to.
A. hand out B. hand over
C. hand in D. hand down
27. I have three cars, and you may have ________ you like.
A. whichever B. which
C. whatever D. that
28. Almost all the girls in our college ________ the handsome mathematics teacher who happens to be single.
A. respect B. adore C. follow D. envy
29. By law, no party ________ give away the contents of the contract to the third party.
A. may B. shall C. can D. need
30. We have ________ that the fax was received. Thank you!
A. recognized B. researched
C. confirmed D. considered
31. They said the problem was in the engine, which was just what I ________.
A. had suspected B. have suspected
C. suspected D. will suspect
32. ________ the company, I welcome you.
A. Instead of B. Regardless of
C. On behalf of D. In case of
33. It ________ that the working conditions be improved as soon as possible. But nothing is different, just like what you can see now.
A. demanded B. will be demanded
C. would be demanded D. was demanded
34. Members do not need to repeat the information which ________ before.
A. has submitted B. had been submitted
C. has been submitted D. submitted
35. The artist ________ the last years of his life here and FrancoisⅠacquired that masterpiece that even today represents one of France's treasures: the Mona Lisa.
A. lived through B. lived out
C. lived up to D. lived on
II 完形填空
Erika Orlando sits next to her fireplace, writing a Christmas card. 36 the living room window of her home in St. Louis, Missouri, 37 is falling, soft flakes （雪花）covering the world, and her 38 shifts （转移） back to a summer day and a beach as 39 as snow.
On a family vacation in Santa Rosa, Florida, earlier this year, Erika and her brother were sitting on the 40
white sand, chatting. Children were playing on the shore. Just then, they 41 a woman screaming, “Rob is missing!”The woman's husband 42 toward the sea and began scanning the waves. Erika asked the mother to describe the child, and the mother said, “He has 43 hair; he's wearing a bright orange 44 . He's afraid of the water.”
People came running to the shore from all over. Erika began to pray. Her mind was open, peaceful, 45 fast. Orange shirt, not seen, afraid of water. Immediately she had an image of a 46 in the sand, which was just a few feet away from where the missing 47 mother stood.
Erika went over, 48 on her knees and started digging. A foot 49 , her fingers touched something
50 , soft and fine: strands（绺） of yellow hair. She called out, “I think I found him!”
51 he'd crawled （爬） into a hole other kids had dug, and the sides collapsed (坍塌), completely 52 him. Immediately the crowd brushed back enough 53 so that Rob's father was able to lift him free.
The boy's eyes opened. Sand stuck to his face, arms and body. Yet the look on his face was peaceful. His mother 54 him into her arms and sat crying on the warm, sunny beach.
Snow 55 to fall outside Erika's window. She looks down at the Christmas card and begins to write, “Dear Rob.”
36. A. Inside B. Outside
C. Through D. Above
37. A. rain B. leaf C. snow D. dust
38. A. mind B. opinion C. head D. dream
39. A. icy B. hot C. bright D. cool
40. A. cold B. warm C. windy D. snowy
41. A. heard B. saw C. noticed D. found
42. A. walked B. climbed C. went D. ran
43. A. orange B. black C. yellow D. brown
44. A. coat B. sweater C. hat D. shirt
45. A. working B. falling C. rising D. floating
46. A. picture B. hole C. tool D. kid
47. A. girl's B. baby's C. boy's D. dog's
48. A. sat B. lay C. leaned D. fell
49. A. down B. up C. away D. beyond
50. A. interesting B. different
C. terrible D. beautiful
51. A. Immediately B. Luckily
C. Clearly D. Finally
52. A. ruining B. supporting
C. holding D. covering
53. A. space B. people C. water D. sand
54. A. took B. pushed C. forced D. seized
55. A. begins B. continues
C. stops D. happens
III 阅读理解
A
When many of us take a vacation, more than anything, we seek to relax. We spend long, lazy days on a beach chair or in a hammock (吊床). But too often, we return home, exhausted.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Come home refreshed after an active trip! And you won't be too tired!
Active vacations are often the most relaxing of all. We don't expect you to take up jogging (慢跑) or backpacking. Rather, we ask the sedentary (久坐的) vacationers to spend two to four hours a day doing things, such as walking the city streets, going to a zoo or biking beside the ocean.
These kinds of activities aren't just good for your physical health. They improve your mental health, even your spiritual health. And they make vacations memorable and worthwhile. And after all, isn't that what you want from your vacation?
Here are some fresh ideas to make your vacations as pleasurable as they are active and healthy.
A walk at dawn or dusk is rejuvenating. Try to make this a daily ritual (习惯) of life away from home, and you will guarantee yourself both physical and spiritual replenishment (补充).
Don't allow yourself to spend all your time sitting in front of the water. Whether it is the ocean, a swimming pool, or a tree-lined lake, make sure you get into the water to swim or play games.
Many of us spend a large part of our vacations on the road, either getting to and from our destinations, or using the car for sightseeing. But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, great, memorable vacations don't happen in a car seat. Don't wait for exhaustion or nature's call to get you to pull over. Frequently get out and stretch, walk, picnic, shop, visit, and have fun. It's important for your health and energy, and it makes traveling a lot more active and interesting.
56. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce the relationship between vacations and health.
B. To tell us how to make our vacations relaxing.
C. To tell us where we should go for our vacations.
D. To explain to us why vacations can sometimes be boring.
57. What does the underlined word “refreshed” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. In high spirits. B. Pleasant or cool.
C. Feeling less tired. D. Feeling regretful.
58. In Paragraph 5, the author mainly wants to tell us ______.
A. about the positive effects of active vacations
B. about the importance of walking during vacation
C. how to make vacations memorable
D. why active vacations are more relaxing
59. In the last paragraph, the author seems to advise us to ______.
A. go on vacation by car
B. spend some time on the road
C. make a trip on foot
D. get out of the car for sightseeing
B
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60. If one buys a computer from Surfers' Paradise, he can enjoy ______.
A. free computer games
B. free Internet facilities
C. free home servicing for two years
D. huge discounts
61. According to the ad, a buyer must pay for ______.
A. the computer
B. the Internet connection
C. the computer peripherals
D. the computer lesson on the Internet
62. The Transitlink concession pass is necessary so that a student can ______.
A. receive free gifts
B. get a free lesson
C. pay less for a computer
D. buy computer peripherals at a discount
63. Mr. Samy is interested in buying a computer for his son but he can only make it on Sundays. They should go to ______.
A. the Main Office
B. the City Branch
C. the East Coast Branch
D. any of the branches listed
C
There are two species of crocodile in Australia — the saltwater crocodiles and the freshwater ones.
Saltwater crocodiles are among the world's largest crocodiles, with males often reaching five metres. But some can reach six to eight metres. Females grow up to 2.5 metres long.
Saltwater crocodiles live in rivers, and coastal waters in northern Australia and eat a wide variety of prey (猎物). The young ones stick to insects, small reptiles and fish. But adults hunt for bigger prey like snakes, monkeys and cattle. And they have been known to attack humans.
Freshwater crocodiles, however, aren't usually dangerous to people. They live in freshwater streams, rivers and large water holes in northern Australia. Freshwater crocodiles aren't as big as saltwater ones either, reaching a length of three metres at most.
Crocodiles first appeared 200 million years ago and lived originally on land. But they soon evolved into aquatic (水生的) animals.
These reptiles are excellent predators (肉食动物) and have few natural enemies. Crocodiles have about 30 or 40 teeth in each jaw. And it is the jaw that gives a unique feature to them.
A crocodile can close its jaws with such force that it can break the bones of some animals. Yet, once the jaws are shut, they're so weak that they can be held together by a person's hand.
To reproduce, crocodiles, like other reptiles, lay eggs. One female can produce between 20 and 90 eggs at a time. Once laid, female crocodiles bury their eggs in sand or mud, where they are left to hatch. Some females stay in the area to protect the nest and look after the young after they hatch, but often other predators eat the eggs.
64. The largest crocodiles in Australia can reach a length of ______.
A. three metres B. five metres
C. eight metres D. ten metres
65. What do saltwater crocodiles and freshwater crocodiles have in common?
A. They have the same size.
B. They both live in freshwater streams.
C. They are usually both dangerous to people.
D. They both live in northern Australia.
66. We can infer from Paragraph 7 that ______.
A. crocodiles close their jaws very quickly
B. crocodiles' jaws are easy to control when they are open
C. crocodiles are not dangerous to people when their jaws are closed
D. crocodiles' jaws are very powerful when closing
67. What usually happens after crocodile eggs are laid?
A. The eggs will be kept under the ground.
B. The eggs will be hatched by their parents.
C. The male crocodiles will protect the eggs.
D. The female crocodiles will leave the nest.
D
Earlier this year, my oldest daughter got braces (矫正器) on her teeth, and let's just say she did not go quietly into that dentist's chair. Fear and hate pretty much describe the days leading up to her first appointment.
So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth, a sore (疼痛的) mouth and a broken spirit, I told her I was proud of her and took her to Ben && Jerry's for an ice cream reward. Two weeks later, we returned to the scene of the crime. The dentist spent about 45 seconds checking her teeth before sending her on her merry way. Before I could start the car, she was placing her ice cream order. She was shocked when I told her that she wasn't going to get a reward every time we get her teeth checked.
Clearly, she's not alone. According to some parenting experts, kids are easily addicted to a benefit-producing system of parental rewards and bribes — it's not all ice creams, candies and cool toys. Some parents are offering their children prizes to just let them sit down and behave in a restaurant — or sleep in their own beds — or score a goal in the next soccer game.
While the experts agree that occasional awards are okay, the danger lies in the system's overuse. Kids quickly gain a sense of entitlement (应得的权利), where they come to expect a big reward for every good thing that they do, no matter how small. To keep things in check, experts say parents should reduce the number of rewards they offer, make sure rewards match the behavior and explain the real benefits of behaving for the sake of behaving.
Have you used bribery or a reward system with your kids? Was it successful? Do your kids expect more because of that system?
68. The intended readers of the passage are ______.
A. children B. parents C. doctors D. teachers
69. What does the author mean by saying “the scene of the crime”?
A. He / she doubted whether the dentist was skilled.
B. He / she felt very sorry for his / her daughter's illness. C. His / her daughter had a bad feeling for the dentist's.
D. His / her daughter suffered a lot from her illness.
70. Similar to the author's daughter, children ______.
A. are often troubled by bad teeth
B. receive certain rewards when becoming ill
C. are afraid to visit a dentist
D. expect more rewards from their parents
71. Misguided by the parental reward system, children
easily think ______.
A. they should benefit from their every desired be-
havior
B. they can be successful as long as they work hard
C. their parents must be far more rich than others'
D. their parents will feel happy when they behave well
E
Drew Gilpin Faust made history in 2007 when she became the first female president of Harvard University, Massachusetts, US. Faust is an excellent historian known especially for her work on the history of the American South. She was a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania for 25 years. In 2001, she became dean (院长) of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard.
Born in 1947, Faust grew up in a traditional family. She has often spoken of her “continued confrontations（对抗）” with her mother “about the requirements of what she usually called femininity（女性特质）”. Her mother used to tell her, “It's a man's world, sweetie. And the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be.”
However, the daughter was a rebellious one. For example, Faust would fight with her mother over whether it was suitable for her to drive a car at night, even if one of her three brothers was a passenger. “She was raised to be a rich man's wife,” said a friend, Elizabeth Warren. “Instead she becomes the president of the most powerful university in the world.”
As a girl, Faust rebelled against not only the strict rules of femininity, but also the racial injustice that existed in her native Virginia. At age 9, after a conversation with her family's black handyman (杂务工) and driver, she sent a letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower decrying（谴责） racial injustice. When studying in Bryn Mawr, a women's college in Pennsylvania, she was a student activist who would go on to march in the civil rights protests (抗议) in the 1960s.
What would her mother, who never went to college and died in 1966, have to say about her appointment? “I've often thought about that,” she said. “I've had dialogues with my dead mother over the 40 years since she died.”
72. According to the passage, Faust was born in ______.
A. Florida B. Pennsylvania
C. Massachusetts D. Virginia
73. According to the passage, Faust's mother expected Faust to be ______.
A. Harvard's president B. a great woman
C. a traditional housewife D. a professor of history
74. What does the underlined word “rebellious” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Unwilling to obey rules.
B. Difficult to get along with.
C. Always doing what one is told to do.
D. Confident and able to do things by oneself.
75. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. A lesson from Harvard's new president
B. A woman fighter for American civil rights
C. A “rebellious daughter” to lead Harvard
D. A portrait of Harvard's future president
IV 短文改错
Nowadays few people have the habit of keep a supply of 76. ____________
candles in the house in case power failure. That was just 77. ____________
what caused the confusion the another day. On Wednesday 78. ____________
evening I was doing my homework at home when the light 79. ____________
went out. Immediately I felt frightened, for I was lonely in the 80. ____________
house. Then the telephone rang. She was Mom, who said she 81. ____________
would back soon. I waited fearfully in the dark and gradually 82. ____________
grew impatient. Feeling my way to balcony, I knocked against 83. ____________
a table and a bowl fall to the ground. It was not until 40 84. ____________
minutes later when Mom returned, complaining she had 85. ____________
searched at least 5 stores before she bought the candles.
V 书面表达
请你根据下面的提示写一篇介绍澳大利亚笑翠鸟（Kookaburras）的英语短文。词数：120左右。
笑翠鸟，别名为笑狗鱼鸟（laughing jackass）, 是澳洲独有的鸟类。它的叫声嘶哑，因而在电影和电视中表现丛林声音时，它的叫声通常被用作背景音。它身高有46公分，体重约500克，是翠鸟(kingfisher)家族中体型最大的一种，主要生活在澳洲东部，但现在已经被成功引进澳洲西部。它不吃鱼，主要捕食老鼠、小鸟、蛇和昆虫，但在西部，它们也捕食鸡和小鸭子。
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78. another → other 79. √
80. lonely → alone 81. She → It
82. back前加be 83. to后加the
84. fall → fell 85. when → that
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Kookaburra
The kookaburra, an Australian bird of the kingfisher family, is also called the laughing jackass, which is one of the particular birds living only in Australia.
The kookaburra's unique call sounds a kind of hoarse laughter. In fact, the bird's call is often used as background sound in movies and TV.
The kookaburra reaches a length of about 46 centimeters and weighs about 500 grams, which makes itself the largest one of the kingfisher family.
Kookaburras are eastern Australia natives, but have been successfully introduced into the western side of the continent. Kookaburras don't hunt for fish, preferring to feed on insects, mice, small birds and snakes, but in Western Australia, they sometimes attack chickens and baby ducks.
