Unit 11 Section A(3a-3c) 课时练习
一 根据语境、 音标或所给单词的提示, 在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词。
1. The king’s face was always /pe l/ as chalk because he was often ill and slept badly.
2. I believe our (friend) will last forever.
3. The that is the wife of a king usually dresses up as a beauty.
4. The king usually lives in a / p l s/ that is really comfortable and huge.
5. The boss is very (wealth), but he is always worried about losing his money.
二 单项选择。
( )1. I am worried about losing the power. Many people are trying to take my .
A. position B. seat C. temperature
( )2. Losing one’s health is more serious than losing one’s .
A. wealth B. time C. spirit
( )3. , it was rainy but soon the sun came out.
A. To start with B. Actually C. For no reason
( )4. —Have you seen the movie Avatar 2?
—Yes. It is well worth . It is so moving that I have seen it twice.
A. see B. to see C. seeing
( )5. I am afraid I am not happy, .
A. neither B. either C. too
三、看图写话。
make
feel like
so … that …
worried
happy, because
四、完形填空。
The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. People living in the two towns built walls to 1 influence from the other town. In Pressure, everyone fought hard to be the best. When women gave birth, they would 2 to have the baby with the loudest cry. People were 3 busy making money, with no time to relax themselves. So some young people couldn’t 4 the pressure and slowly lost themselves in drinking.
At the same time, over in Pleasure, their motto(座右铭) was “ 5 you like it, do it”. They grew up without pressure and could do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t care about 6 students came to school or not. It was pleasure that mattered. 7 had the smallest thought of moving forward. Without goals in their lives, some of the young people turned to drinking.
Then people in two towns began asking themselves, “What do we live 8 ?” Just before life in the two towns completely failed, there came a 9 man—Mr. Reason. He went to every family, giving people advice. People in Pressure learnt to be happy with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans for the future.
So they pulled down the wall between them and built a road to 10 the two towns. The towns’ people came to realize—only when the pressure and pleasure go hand in hand, can one’s life become meaningful.
( )1. A. keep off B. put up C. look for
( )2. A. decide B. learn C. compete
( )3. A. always B. sometimes C. hardly
( )4. A. mind B. stand C. achieve
( )5. A. As soon as B. As long as C. As far as
( )6. A. when B. where C. whether
( )7. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Nobody
( )8. A. about B. with C. for
( )9. A. silly B. wise C. poor
( )10. A. connect B. divide C. create
答案
一、 1. pale 2. friendship 3. queen 4. palace 5. wealthy 二、 1. A 解析:position 职位;seat 座位;temperature 温度。take one's position 取代某人的职位。 2. A 解析:wealth 财富,失去健康比失去财富更严重。 3. A 解析:To start with 起初;Actually 实际上;For no reason 无缘无故。 4. C 解析:be worth doing 值得做。 5. B 解析:either 也,用于否定句末。 三、 1. The king made a decision. 2. I feel like eating some fruit. 3. The boy was so tired that he fell asleep quickly. 4. The woman is worried about her son. 5. The girl is happy because she got a present. 四、 1. A 解析:keep off 避开,防止。建墙以避开对方城镇的影响。 2. C 解析:compete 竞争,妇女们会竞争让孩子哭声最大。 3. A 解析:always 总是,人们总是忙于赚钱。 4. B 解析:stand 忍受,一些年轻人无法忍受压力。 5. B 解析:As long as 只要,只要喜欢就去做。 6. C 解析:whether... or not 是否。 7. C 解析:Nobody 没有人,没有人有向前进步的想法。 8. C 解析:live for 为......而活。 9. B 解析:wise 明智的,聪明的。 10. A 解析:connect 连接,连接两个城镇。