高二(下)unit 13-14基础训练[下学期]

Unit 13 The water planet
一、学习要点
【单元话题】
谈论水和海洋
【交际用语】
练习交际技能
The water is being used to /for…
We should/ could..
If we…, we can…
It would be better to…
【语法】
复习情态动词
possiblity: can/ could, may / might
ability: can/ could , be able to
requests: can/ could, will/ would, would like
necessity: must , have to, have got to, need
certainty: must, will, should
permission: can/ could, may/ might
suggestions: could, may /might, shall
advice: should, ought to, had better
【写作】
学写描述科学或自然现象
【词汇与短语】
cube benefit disadvantage property range medium atom oxygen solid available pure relationship absorb float
stable bottom sensitive nursery
二、能力训练
I. 听力理解 （共两节）
第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。?( )1.What do we learn from this conversation? ??? A. The woman will go home for dinner.????? ??? B. The woman won't go to the concert.? ??? C. The man and the woman will eat together.?( )2. What are they doing now???? A. They are having a rest.?? B. They want to keep something.? ? C. They are climbing a hill.?( )3. What did the man do last night???? A. He watched a play.?????????? B. He did nothing.????? C. He stayed at home.?( )4. Where are they talking now???? A. At a hotel.????????????????? B. At the airport.????? C. In the bookstore.?( )5. Does the man often call home???? A. No, he doesn't.???????????? ? B. Not very often.????? C. Yes, he does.?第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。? 听第6段对话，回答第6～8题。?( )6. Who wants to book a room???? A. The woman.?????????????? B. John Smith.????????????? C. John Davis.?( )7. What kind of room does the man want to book???? A. A single room with bathroom.??? B. A single room without bathroom.??? C. A double room with bathroom. ?( )8. How long will the man stay in the hotel???? A. Three nights.???????? ? B. Four nights.?????????? C. Five nights.?听第7段对话，回答第9～11题。?( )9. What kind of drink does Tim like to have???? A. Orange juice.????????? B. Tea.??????????????????? C. Beer.?( )10. Why all the people like to have lunch in the garden????? A. It's nice and warm out there.?? ? B. They can have beer out there.?? ? C. They can meet their friends there.?( )11. How many people can you tell from the talk????? A. Two.???????????????????? B. Three.?????????????? ? C. Four.?听第8段对话，回答第12～14题。?( )12. Who has just moved into the new house????? A. Miss Wang.????????????? ? B. The two speakers.????? ? C. The man.?( )13. When will the party be given??? ? A.This Monday evening.??? B.This Tuesday evening.? ? C. This Saturday evening.?( )14. How long will the party last????? A. Four hours.????????????? B. Five hours.???????????? C. Six hours.?听第9段对话，回答第15～17题。?( )15. What do you think Robert Redford is? ?? ? A. An actor.?????????????? B. The manager of the cinema.?????? C. The man's boss.?( )16. What can we learn about Saturday?????? A. It will be sunny.? ?? ? B. They will stay home that day.???? C. A good film will be on that day.?( )17. What will they do before they go out on Saturday??? ? A. Meet Ed and Jean.?????????? B. Play tennis.??????? ? C. Have a big dinner outside.?听第10段独白，回答第18～20题。?( )18. Where do people want to spend Christmas????? A. In the park.???????????? B. At home.??????????????? C. Out in the open.?( )19. What do the children want to get most??? ? A. Presents from Father Christmas. ?? ? B. Presents from their friends.???? C. Presents they buy in the big shop.?( )20. What do parents like to take their children to see??? ? A. The animals.???????????? B. Their grandparents.???? C. Their friends.?
II. 单项选择：
( )1.--- ____________ you make so much noise?
--- Sorry. I’ll take care not to.
A. Can B. Must C. May D. Would
( )2.--- Will you stay for lunch?
--- Sorry, ____________. My brother is coming to see me.
A. I mustn’t B. I can’t C. I needn’t D. I won’t
( )3.It’ s seven o’clock. Jack __________ be here at any moment.
A. must B. need C. should D. can
( )4.A computer _____________ think for itself. It must be told what to do.
A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not
( )5.Tom didn’t see her in the meeting room this morning. She __________ have spoken at the meeting.
A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
( )6.--- I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins. ___________ I have a look?
--- Yes, certainly.
A. May B. Do C. Shall D. Should
( )7.She __________ there just now because I heard someone call her name.
A. may be B. could be C. should have been D. might have been
( )8.You _______ him at the meeting. He flew to France yesterday.
A. can’t see B. can’t have seen C. mustn’t have seen D. needn’t have seen
( )9.She is two hours late. What ________________ to her?
A. should have happened B. must have happened
C. may have happened D. would have happened
( )10.I don’t believe him. He _______ be serious.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. mayn’t D. needn’t
( )11.He is very ________________ his ugly appearance.
A. curious about B. care about
C. sensitive about D. sensitive for
( )12.The clever boy _________ all the knowledge his teachers could give him.
A. has B. had C. absorbs D. studies
( )13.I get no personal ________ from the business.
A. benefit B. beneficiation C. benefits D. goods
( )14.You may safely clime those steps; they are quite __________.
A. big B. comfortable C. stabilized D. stable
( )15.His ____________ Harriet went through four stages.
A. relative to B. relation to C. relationship to D. relationship with
( )16.It is a __________ not to be able to drive a car.
A. advantage B. bad C. disadvantage D. disability
( )17.______ water has nothing mixed with it.
A. Pure B. Clean C. White D. Simple
( )18.She is married, so she is not __________.
A. available B. right C. ok D. all right
( )19.He has a great _________work.
A. ability of B. capacity for C. capacity of D. potential of
( )20.This sports gun has a __________of 200m.
A. range B. group C. limit D. race
III. 词汇练习:
Fill in the blanks with the proper words:
benefit property range oxygen
absorb float stable sensitive available
1. More and more people in Beijing are ____________ from the 2008 Olympic Games.
2. Some students are especially ___________ about making mistakes.
3. We watched the logs __________ towards the mill on the river.
4. Steel is a metal with the __________ of great strength.
5. The power ___________ more heat and thus speeds up the melting.
6. Water is a compound of __________ and hydrogen.
7. He finally built a _________ business operation.
8. Is the library ____________ during summer vacation?
9. Plastics today contribute to a wide __________ of industries.
Fill in the blanks with the proper words:
cube disadvantage medium atom solid
pure relationship bottom nursery
1. A _________ school is for children under five.
2. _________ water has nothing mixed with it.
3. Copper is a good ___________ for the conduction of heat and electricity.
4. This feeling had long been at the __________ of his heart.
5. There was something mysterious in the ______________ between the members of that league.
6. Please get an ice-_________ out of the fridge.
7. Her height will be very much to her _______________ if she wants to be a dancer.
8. Everything on the earth is made up of __________.
9. When water freezes and becomes _________, we call it ice.
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words:
Two years ago I moved to a new neighborhood. There seemed to be very f____ people in this area w____ are without telephones, s___ I hoped to get a new phone quickly. I asked for one as soon as I moved into my new house.
“We aren’t supplying many new phones in your area ,”an engineer told me . “A lot of people want new phones at the m________ and the company is employing fewer engineers than last year so as to s_____ money . A new phone won’t c_____ you much money, but it will take a little time. We can’t do anything for you before December. ”
You need a lot of p_______ if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need a few f_______ whose phones you can use as well. Fortunately, I had b_____.
December came and went, but there was n___ sign of phone. I went to the company’s office to ask about it. “They told me I’d have a phone by December , ”I said a________ .
“Which year?”the assistant asked .
1.____________ 6._____________
2.____________ 7._____________
3.____________ 8._____________
4.____________ 9._____________
5.____________ 10._____________
IV. 完形填空:
The party began shortly after nine. Mr . Wood, who lived in the flat below, sigh himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had _1__ some work home from the office, _2__ he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus magazine to pay _3__ attention to the noise _4__. But by eleven o'clock he felt _5__ and was ready to go to bed, though from his _6__ experience he knew it was useless trying to go to sleep. He undressed and _7__ for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he found himself reading the same page _8_. He then turned off the light and _9__ his head in the pillow. But _10__ he couldn't shut _11__ the noise. Finally, after _12__ seemed hours, his patience was gone. He jumped out of bed, _13__some clothing, marched _14__ up the stairs, and walked into the neighbor's flat. The owner of the flat, who _15__ him in his dressing-gown, came _16__ the room and _17__ Mr. Wood could say anything, cried,“My dear fellow, come and join us. I know our parties _18__ you. I meant to send you an invitation .”Mr. Wood's _19__ disappeared then and there. He said,“I'd better go back and get _20__.”minutes later, he returned properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.( )1. A. taken B. carried C. brought D. fetched( )2. A. with which B. from which C. where D. when( )3. A. much B. a little C. some D. no( )4. A. outside B. overhead C. downstairs D. nearby( )5. A. bad B. tired C. brought D. fetched( )6. A. last B. terrible C. earlier D. common( )7. A. laid B. lied C. lay D. lain( )8. A. very carelessly B. of a book
C. like he had before D. over and over again( )9. A. buried B. rested C. shook D. turned( )10. A. till then B. worse still C. strange enough D. even so( )11. A. away B. off C. down D. up( )12. A. it B. what C. that D. which( )13. A. pulled on B. dressed up C. selected D. wore( )14. A. sadly B. proudly C. quiet D. firmly( )15. A. made fun of B. stared at C. was angry with D. caught sight for( )16. A. across B. around C. towards D. by( )17. A. as B. before C. though D. until( )18. A. may bother B. would bother C. might bother D. must be bothering( )19. A. anger B. happiness C. troubled D. sleep( )20. A. washed B. changed C. dressed D. prepared
V. 阅读理解：
A
Be careful about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, "I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!"
This guy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He's really a big loser!
He didn't say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates (竞选者) in political campaigns often use this tactic (策略). Let's say that during Governor Smith's last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手) runs an ad saying, "During Governor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs!" That's true. However an honest statement would have been, "During Governor Smith's term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs."
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It's against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might say, "Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples." It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
( )1.Which statement is true according to the article?
A. There is no 100-percent truth.
B. A truth is as dishonest as a lie.
C. Lies are lies, and truths are lies, too.
D. The truth can be used in dishonest ways.
( )2. The underlined word deceive is close in meaning to _____________.
A. pretend B. hide C. fool D. sell
( )3. The best title for this passage should be _____________.
A. A Special Lie B. How to Discover a Lie
C. Half-truths D. White Lies
B
The teachers below are looking for a holilday to suit their students. Read the descriptions of the students and those of the holidays, and then choose the best answer to each question.
Ms Robson's students are studying French and German. She would like to speak both languages at some point while they're away.
Hilary's students are fourteen years old. Some of them learn French, so she wants to find a holiday course which can offer individual langauge lessons for those who would like to improve their French.
Rosie has a small group of students. They all want to sail but unfortunately some of them are unable to swim, although they're eager to learn.
Mr Pearson's class has just started to learn German but he wants a holiday which mixes studying the language with plenty of free time to explore the foreign country.
John has a class of eleven-year-olds who are crazy about sport. He'd like a course which organizes a complete programme including all kinds of sports, meals and entertainments.
1. 2.
Summer Schools in the Czech Republic
Spend a week in a sports centre 15 minutes south of Prague. Each day’s programme is organized by our professional trainers for children aged 10—14. Prices include breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as sightseeing trips.
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Summer In Austria
We will arrange a programme to suit your students. All our courses take place at the university in Linz. Morning classes are held in German, evening lectures on Austrian history are in English. We offer an exciting programme of evening activities including music, dance and theatre.
3. 4.
Greek Sailing Holidays
Arrive by air and then hire one of our new boats with all the latest equipment to sail around the Greek islands. These boats sleep up to twenty students and two teachers. Trained sailing staff are available but you must be able to swim.
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Summer Courses in Finland
If you love water sports you’ll love our one-week sports holiday on the Finnish lakes. There are opportunities to swim, sail and water-ski. Lessons are available if you need them. There is also a chance to learn Finnish at no extra cost! Everyone welcome.
5. 6.
Touring In France
Fly to Paris and spend a few days sightseeing in this wonderful city before travelling on to Toulouse. All our tours have a French-speaking guide and accommodation is in comfortable hotels. Prices include breakfast and evening meal only.
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Holiday Programmes in Germany
We offer morning classes in the German language at all levels from beginners upwards. In the afternoon you are free to join our mountain walks or to go shopping in the nearby town. In the evening we organize a full programme of entertainments. All ages welcome.
7. 8
Swiss Study Tours
Using the excellent railway system we off an unusual holiday, sport and study programme. Your hotel is a train: eat and sleep on board and spend each day in a different part of Switzerland.
Opportunities to speak French, German and Italian.
?
Summer School In France
We offer summer schools for students between the ages of 12 and 16. Live with a French family and choose from a range of different activities including horse-riding, indoor hocker, football, swimming and dry skiing. Private language lessons arranged if requested.
( )4. Which holiday is the most suitable for Mr. Robson's students?
A. 2 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
( )5. John is most likely to choose _______ for his class.
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D.1
( )6. Holiday No.5 is suitable for ____________.
A. Hilary B. Mr. Robson C. Rosie D. none
( )7. Rosie will most probably choose ____ for her students.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 8 D. 7
C
Some inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. Post-it Notes - the pieces of paper that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there - are an example of such an invention.
Post-it Notes were invented about twenty years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Corporation. The idea for the product came from a frustrating experience he often had while singing in his church choir（唱诗班）. Fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. He knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it, but that he could remove without damaging the pages.
Around that time, Fry heard about a new adhesive (粘合剂) that a colleague (同事), Dr. Spence Silver, had created. This adhesive was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough to not tear the paper when it was removed. Fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.
A short time later, Fry realized that his new invention had even more uses than being a great bookmark. He came to this realization when he wrote a note on one of his new "bookmarks" and attached (附着) it to a report he was going to give to a colleague. Soon, co-workers were asking Fry for more samples of his invention so that they could use the new type of notes themselves.
Fry and some other people at 3M believed so much in the new product that they persuaded the company to give away thousands of the "sticky pieces of paper" for trial use. When some salespeople at 3M went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be, the product took off.
( )8. The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry.
A. had a lot of knowledge
B. was very hard-working
C. was good at creative thinking
D. loved his job in the church
( )9. In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry?
A. They worked together and often discussed science.
B. His invention of a special adhesive made Art's invention possible.
C. He persuaded 3M Corporation to give away lots of Post-it Notes for tial use.
D. He cooperated with Art by providing the new adhesive for Art.
( )10. Which of the following is a possible use of Post-it Notes?
A. A note on a friend's door. B.An e-mail to a friend.
C. A postcard from abroad. D. An ad in a newspaper.

VI. 写作练习
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words. Some words can be used more than once:
because however so
Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, 1) _____________, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership (伙伴关系) which does good to both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but 2)______________ they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫)on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so 3) ____________ they remove the cause of discomfort. 4) ____________ although they can manage without each other, they do better together.
2. Read the passage and choose from the list to a. ~ e. the one that fits each gap 1) ~ 4). There is one extra sentence which you don’t need to use:
a. Well, the church was built in a place that was marshy, which means that the ground was very unstable, like mud.
b. Well, there is a similar device in a real cathedral in Italy, although its purpose is not quite as exciting as the one in the film.
c. He left a small opening in the dome, which allowed a slender beam of sunlight to shine
through onto the church floor.
d. People would know that they had to fix the cathedral so it wouldn’t fall
e. Every year, on the twenty-first of June, the beam of sunlight was supposed to fall on this metal
plate
The Telltale Beam
In 1420, seventy-two years before Columbus discovered America, a great Italian architect, Filippo Brunelleschi, built a cathedral in the city of Florence. 1) ___________ Built into the floor was a small metal plate. 2) ___________ ---- and that it has done, every year for over five hundred and sixty years!
Why was the cathedral designed with this special feature? 3) ___________ If it ever happened that the light beam did not strike the special metal plate on June 21, it would mean that the church had shifted, or moved out of place, on its base. 4) ___________ , or they would have time to make sure everyone nearby was safe in case it collapsed.

3. Write a passage:
根据图示及文字说明，写一则中国大陆未来24小时天气预报。
说明：
华北、华南地区多云见阴，气温偏低；淮河以北有大风。后天，晴。气温下降5 至10 度。
东北晴，白天气温在零度以上；夜间降至零度以下。
西北部夜间有雨夹雪，明早有大风，天气以晴为主。
北京：小雨； 最低气温摄氏2°C；最高气温9°C
天津：阴；最低气温0°C；最高气温9°C
上海：阴；最低气温12°C；最高气温18°C
广州：阴；最低气温18°C；最高气温 22°C
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Unit 14 Freedom fighters
一、学习要点
【单元话题】
谈论民权和自由战士
【交际用语】
学习表达逻辑关系
What happened first was that….
….happened as a result of….
You could expect….because….
That led to….
One of the reasons why…. is….
…. Is often followed by….
【语法】
复习被动语态
At that time in the southern states, blacks were treated as equal citizens.
Blacks were not allowed into hotels, schools or libraires for white people.
Black people should not be separated but should be treatred with respect.
Rosaa Parks was arrested by the police on December 1, 1955.
Martin Luther King, Jr will be r3emembered forever.
【写作】
学习描述人，动物，植物，机器人和机器的不同权力。*****
【词汇与短语】
freedom revolution judge join hands slavery runaway
forbid be active in march on separation political set an example to
demand arrest boycott lawyer racial discrimination
at first sight
二．能力训练
I. 听力理解 （共两节）
第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。?( )1. Where are the two speakers???? A. In a plane.?? B. At the airport.????????????? C. At the railway station.?( )2. How many chairs are needed???? A. 13.????????????????? B. 14.???????????????? ? C. 15.?( )3. Where is the man now???? A. In Washington.??????? B. In New York.????????? C. In Boston.?( )4. Why did the man apologize???? A. He had lost the dictionary.??? B. He had forgotten to bring the dictionary.??? C. He had forgotten to tell Mr. Smith to bring the dictionary.?( )5. What does the man mean???? A. He doesn't like Japanese food.?????????????????? ??? B. He doesn't want to eat out.????????????????????? ??? C. He wants to pay.?第二节?听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。?听第6段对话，回答第6～8题。?( )6. How many people are there in the dialogue???? A. 2.???????????????? B. 3.???????????????? ? C. 4.?( )7. What are the man and the woman doing???? A. They are going to take a plane to somewhere.??? B. They are meeting Susan at the airport.?? ? C. They are seeing Susan off.?( )8. Where is Susan???? A. She is in the plane.???? B. She is at the plane gate.??? C. She is getting on the plane.听第7段对话，回答第9～11题。?( )9. What job does the man want??? ? A. Cook.???????????? B. Computer programmer.????????? C. Cameraman. ?( )10. Where does the man work????? A. In a restaurant.?????????? B. For a computer company.????? . At a school.?( )11. Why does the man want a new job????? A. He's bored.??????? B. He quit his job.????????????? C. He wants more money.听第8段对话，回答第12～14题。?( )12. How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have????? A. 11.????????????????? B. 12.?????????????????????????? C. 13.?( )13. What does his mother do????? A. She owns a beauty salon.???? B. She runs a small family store.???? C. She works at a bread shop.?( )14. Which thing does Pancho NOT say????? A. His brothers and sisters help his mom.???? ? B. His mom sells food like eggs and sugar.???? C. His mother enjoys her job very much.?听第9段对话，回答第15～17题。?( )15. How much is the black wallet????? A. $ 49.95.????????????? B. $ 40.95.????????????????? C.$44. 95. ?( )16. Why doesn't the girl like the brown wallet????? A. There isn't a place to put pictures.???? ? B. It's too big and heavy.???? C. She doesn't like the color.?( )17. How much did the girl spend on the present for his father????? A. $ 5.00.?????????????? B. $ 10.00.?????????????????? C. $ 13.99.?听第10段独白，回答第18～20题。?( )18. How long is the flight????? A. 2 hours and 40 minutes.? ???? B. 2 hours and 14 minutes.?? ???? C. 2 hours and 4 minutes.?( )19. What is the weather like in Seattle at present??? ? A. Partly cloudy.??????? B. Rainy.???????????????????? C. Sunny.?( )20. At what gate will the plane arrive????? A. 13.?????????????????? B. 3.??????????????????????? ? C. 30.?
II. 单项选择：
( )1.--- Do you like the new pen?
--- Yes, it ___________.
A. is written B. is writing C. writes D. wrote
( )2.Don’t take the magazine away. It ___________ me.
A. is belonged to B. belongs to C. was belonged to D. is belonging to
( )3.If the city noises _________ from increasing, people __________ shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.
A. are not kept; will have to B. are not kept; have to
C. do not keep; will have to D. do not keep; have to
( )4.--- Have you got your test result?
--- Not yet. The papers _____________.
A. are not correcting B. have not corrected
C. are still being corrected D. have already been corrected
( )5.Do I have to take this medicine? It __________ so terrible.
A. tastes B. is tasting C. is tasted D. has tasted
( )6.My watch is out of order. It needs ____________.
A. repair B. repaired C. repairing D. to repair
( )7.Carol said the work would be done by October, ________ personally I doubt very much.
A. it B. that C. when D. which
( )8. The result of the experiment was very good, ________ we hadn't expected.
A. when B. that C. which D. what
( )9. In order to produce more grain, it ________ that the area of farmland________ .
A. is suggested; being increased B. has been suggested; be increased
C. suggest; should be increased D. suggests; should increase
( )10. They decided to drive the cow away ________ it did more damage.
A. before B. until C. unless D. even
( )11．________that she should come here on time.
A. Suppose B. Demand C. Think D. Believe
( )12. They said they wouldn’t stop fighting until the government ________ to the black people.
A. gave up B. gave away C. gave out D. gave in
( )13. ---Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?
---I ______ , but I had an expected visitor.
A. had B. would C. was going to D. did
( )14. —I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. I’ll make shorter work of this.
—______ . I’m not in a hurry.
A. Take it seriously B. Take your time C. Not at all D. Do as you like
( )15. The new bridge is ________ to be completed before the end of this year.
A. hoped B. demanded C. agreed D. said
( )16. ---When shall we meet again?
--- Make it ________ day you like, it’s all the same to me.
A. one B. some C. any D. another
( )17. He demanded that the books _________ to the school library at home.
A. return B. should return C. be returned D. would be returned
( )18. Why don’t ______ us in a good play?
A. join B. join in C. join up D. join to
( )19. How long will the fine weather __________?
A. last for B. continue C. go D. manage
( )20. __________ you are coming to help us is the most exciting news.
A. If B. What C. That D. Whether
III. 词汇练习：
A. Fill in the blanks with the proper words:
freedom revolution slavery runaway
forbid political arrest boycott discrimination
They are ____________ the store because the people who work there aren’t allowed to join a union.
2. Laws have been passed against religious ____________.
3. The invention of computer caused a _______________ in our life.
4. The government passed a law _____________ the discrimination of the blacks.
5. The man was __________ by the police for murder.
6. According to the law, every citizen has the ___________ of expressing his idea.
7. The World Expo is a great event for different countries to exchange social, economic, cultural and __________ achievements, and also help to encourage new technology and ideas.
8. When ___________ was stopped in the British colonies(殖民地), all the slave-owners had to set their slaves free.
9. The parents spent the whole year looking for their ___________ child.
Fill in the blanks with the proper words:
judge join hands be active in march on separation
demand lawyer racial set an example to at first sight
They acts of ___________ discrimination in the U.S. must be stopped.
2. He was unhappy because of his ___________ from his mother.
3. The customer ___________ a reasonable explanation.
4. Time __________________.
5. Start with several of the brighter students, so they can _______________ those who follow.
6. ____________________ I thought it was Mary, but when I looked again I saw it was Jane.
7. She ______________ the 1789 revolution.
8. The American soldiers _______________ with the British in the was against Germany.
9. A ____________ is a man who knows the laws and will speak for us in a court of law.
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words:
We Americans are wasteful people, not used to saving. Early settlers, our forefathers set us an e___________ of wasting everything, for they thought nature’s resources were so plentiful that n_____ of them ever imagined that natural materials would be u____ up in time. W______ a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses w_____ they were ready to move west. They burned d_____ their houses with only one aim to get the nails for future use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in s______. As a people we destroy many valuable things that other people save. I noticed this when I was living in Britain. I r__________ a letter from one England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope t_____ had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be unthinkable in the United States. American banks, even the s_________, always use expensive stationery(信笺）with the names of all twenty - eight vice – presidents lists on side of the page.
1.____________ 6._____________
2.____________ 7._____________
3.____________ 8._____________
4.____________ 9._____________
5.____________ 10.____________
IV. 完形填空:
From the earliest times men seem to have noticed the habits of insects, and to have learnt lessons from them. Ants and bees work very hard during the summer, 1 enough food to last during the winter. They give us a good example to 2 . If we waste time when the conditions are good for work, we shall probably 3 later; when we really want to work, we are 4 to do so.
Moths, and some other insects, cannot help flying 5 a light of any kind. The attraction seems to be too strong for them. As a result, they often 6 themselves by flying into something that is burning, such as a lighted candle. In some countries, when such insects as flying ants become a nuisance, people 7 themselves by lighting fires at the doors of their cottages. Sometimes the insects fly into the fire in such large 8 that they put it out. In literature we often find poets warning us of the danger of being attacked by 9 or beautiful things that will destroy us.
Butterflies are admired for their 10 , though they receive very little praise for anything else. They fly 11 in the sunshine, going from flower to flower, happy all day long, leading a life of _ 12 . They are beautiful, but it seems that they are not of much 13 use to anybody. Some human beings lead very much the same sort of life 14 they are butterflies of society.
Locusts are 15 . They are active enough, too active. They spend their time eating the food of others. 16 there are men like this, destroying things wherever they go, taking for themselves 17 belongs to others, using up everything and 18 nothing. They are human 19 .
Perhaps it may be said that even the worst insects have one use: they 20 us not be like them.
( )1. A. gathering B. picking C. collecting D. growing
( )2. A. learn B. follow C. set D. accept
( )3. A. work B. realize C. suffer D. miss
( )4. A. anxious B. unnecessary C. nervous D. unable
( )5. A. towards B. from C. into D. away
( )6. A. destroy B. damage C. hurt D. kill
( )7. A. prevent B. keep C. protect D. escape
( )8. A. teams B. numbers C. groups D. lines
( )9. A. bright B. burning C. attractive D. lighting
( )10. A. colour B. attraction C. beauty D. work
( )11. A. about B. up C. down D. high
( )12. A. happiness B. pleasure C. business D. value
( )13. A. real B. true C. proper D. right
( )14. A. but B. and C. or D. though
( )15. A. different B. similar C. interesting D. exciting
( )16. A. Luckily B. Generally C. Unfortunately D. Usually
( )17. A. that B. which C. all D. what
( )18. A. preparing B. making C. storing D. producing
( )19. A. locusts B. moths C. enemies D. butterflies
( )20. A. tell B. advice C. warn D. ask
V. 阅读理解：
A
BEIJING-Set off by the April 1 Sino-US plane collision and US official agreement of the biggest arms sale to Taiwan in a decade(ten years)as well as remarks by US President Bush on defending Taiwan,there have been increasing hacker attacks on websites of the two countries in the past weeks.
An American group of hackers which calls itself Poizon Box had begun ruining Chinese web－sites after the April 1 spy plane incident,top Chinese portal Sina. com. said.
The Chinese soon attacked back.
On April 29,Chinese hackers invaded two US Government websites over the weekend,forcing the Department of Labour and the Department of Health and Human Services to shut down their sites for a short time.
The US Department of Labour went offline for a few hours after a page in its website was changed to display a picture of Wang Wei,the Chinese pilot who died in the collision.
The page was titled"China hack!"and read,in English,"The whole country is sorry for losing the best son of China-Wang Wei forever,we will miss you until the end of the day."
On May 1,hackers exchanged bad remarks in which the official White House website was defaced by a huge amount of e-mail garbage.On May 5,the White House website fell victim(受害者)to a denial of service attack that blocked access(通道)to the site for more than two hours.
The Computer Network and Information Security Management Office told web operators an average of 100 sites a day had seen"some more form of attack."
( )1. The best title of the passage is ____________________.
A.Sino-US Plane Collision B.Sino-US Hackers Fighting Cyberwar
C.100 Sites Being Attacked D.Cyberwar Continuing
( )2. What is the correct order of the events?
a.Wang Wei's picture appeared on a US website.
b.Poizon Box destroyed some Chinese websites.
c.The access to White House website was blocked for over two hours.
d.Hackers exchanged bad remarks.
A.a,b,c,d B.a,c,b,d C.b,a,d,c D.b,a,c,d
( )3. From the passage we can infer that ___________________________.
A.US President Bush defended Taiwan
B.all the Chinese people are sorry for losing the best son of China
C.websites in the US and China have been watchful for attacks
D.Chinese hackers began to play an important role in foreign affairs
B
JACKSONVILLE,Fla,Nov.10-A 14-year-old boy was arrested today after the rotten body of an 8-year-old girl who was his neighbor was found hidden in his bedroom. She had been stabbed and beaten.
The boy,Joshua Earl Patrick Philips, admitted and was charged with murder in the death of the girl,Maddie Clifton,who disappeared on Nov. 3, Sheriff Nat Glover said.
Joshua, who has no criminal record, would not be eligible(合格的)for the death punishment because of his age. Detectives recovered a knife and a baseball bat believed to be the weapons used to kill the girl, the Sheriff said.
The girl had been stabbed at least nine times and was struck in the head,Sheriff Glover said at a news conference. The authorities did not say whether she has been attacked sexually, nor did they give motive for the attack.
The boy's mother, Melissa Philips,grew suspicious after the police searched her home on Monday and detected an odor, the Sheriff said.This morning she pulled aside the frame of the bed,saw a child's feet and called an officer, he said.
Maddie's body was found under a sheet of wood supporting the frame of the water bed,which was filled, Sheriff Glover said, adding, "He put her under the bed and taped her up in it."
Investigators believe the third-grader was killed in the boy's house shortly after she disappeared last Tuesday, touching off a widespread search.
On Friday,Maddie's parents, Steve and Sheila Clifton,made an earnest request for her return.
The boy's house, like others in the neighborhood,had been searched three times. During the third search on Monday, the mother had at first said she though the odor came from family pets.
Hundreds of volunteers had distributed thousands of leaflets with Maddie's picture since she disappeared that evening,about 30 minutes after she went out to play with friends.
The girl's house is one of the well-kept,single-family homes in the older working-class of Jacksonville.Yellow ribbons(丝带)still hung from the trees this morning.
( )4. Which of the following statement is not fit for the report?
A.After the girl disappeared,the police searched on a large scale.
B.Quite a lot of people handed out lots of papers to look for the girl.
C.The girl's parents are still waiting for their girl to come home safely on Friday morning.
D.The police searched the boy's house and found the girl's body by a strange smell.
( )5. It can be inferred from the report that ________________________.
A.the girl was killed in the boy's home
B.the girl was stabbed many times and struck by a baseball bat
C.it is the first time that the boy has been charged
D.the boy won't be put into prison
( )6. The words"motive"probably means______________.
A.reason B.action C.motion D.information
( )7. The man,Sheriff Glover,may be ____________________.
A.a reporter B.a government official
C.the girl's father D.a person in charge of the case
C
There is a very simple way of measuring the height of a water-tower.Which we cannot measure by climbing.
Suppose,for example,that we wish to find out the height of the watertower,AB,in a factory,we first of all go to where the water-tower is standing and measure a distance of,say,90 feet from it,in a straight line,marking the spot that is 90 feet from the water-tower,Then we take a stick,DC,and stand it in the ground at the spot we have just marked.
Let us suppose that the stick we are using is 4 feet in height.We now walk farther away from the water-tower in the same straight line as when we measured off the distance of 90 feet.We go from the water-tower until we come to a point E,where with our head on the ground,we see the top of the stick and the top of the water-tower in the same straight line-that is,the top of the stick just over the highest part of the water-tower.
We now have two triangles(三角形）and the proportion(比例）of the side CD to the side CE,in the smaller triangle CDE,is exactly the same as the proportion of the side BA to the side BE,in the large triangle BAE.It is clear from this that every schoolboy or schoolgirl can work out the height of the water-tower.
Suppose that the line CE is 5 feet.We know that the stick is 4 feet high and the length BE is 95 feet. From these measurements we have the simple proportion sum:5 is to 4 as 95 is to AB.We multiply 95 by 4,making 380,and divided by 5.Then we can get the height of the water-tower.The height of any other building can,of course,be easily measured by using the same way.
( )8. The triangle CDE must be __________________.
A.below the triangle BAE B.in the triangle BAE
C.out of the triangle BAE D.over the triangle BAE
( )9. The proportion of the side CD to the side CE is ____________________.
A.bigger than the proportion of the side BA to the side BE
B.equal to the proportion of the side BA to the side BE
C.not as big as the proportion of the side BA to the side BE
D.smaller than the proportion of the side BA to the side BE
( )10. According to the measurements,which of the following proportion sums is correct?
A.BA is to four as five is to ninety-five.
B.BA is to ninety-five as four is to five.
C.Five is to ninety-five as BA is to four.
D.Four is to five as BA is to ninety.
VI. 写作练习
1. Read the following comments made by students and decide whether each is for or against taking exams. Then, write the reasons for and against in the columns below, as in the example.
Comments on sitting exams
For/Against
A. “ Exams make everyone try to get the best marks they can.”
For
B. “ I wasn’t feeling well on the day of the exam, so I didn’t do well.”
Against
C. “ The student sitting next to me hadn’t studied at all, but he copied
my answers and passed the exam. “
D. “ I studied for weeks before my last exam, but on the day itself I was
so nervous that I couldn’t remember a thing!”
E. “ I write very slowly, so I hardly ever have enough time to finish an exam.”
F. “ I use my exam grades to find out whether or not I ma improving in a subject.”
G. “I don’t think I’d bother studying if we didn’t have exams.”
H. “ I think exams are the quickest way of testing students.”
FOR
AGAINST
exams encourage students to try harder
exam results may depend on how you feel on a particular day
2. Read the following beginnings and endings and match them. Which belong to an
argumentative composition expressing opinion?
Beginnings ….
1. Almost every home, office or school has a computer of some kind these days. Many people feel that these machines are now an essentioal part of our lives, but how necessary are they really?
2. Physical education has been a part of the school curriculum for years, and I believe that it should remain so for a variety of reasons.
3. Spending one’s summer holiday climbing in the mountains of Tibet or white-water rafting may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but adventure holidays are becoming extremely popular. They have both their good and bad points.
Becoming a vegetarian is a choice that many people are making after recent health scares. The question is , does being a vegetarian have a positive or negative effect on one’s health? I believe that it can do more harm than good.
A scene unfolds before one’s eyes of yet another miracle of nature: a baby elephant being born. If it were not for television, this is something we might never see and for this reason I feel that TV plays an important role in education.
…. Endings
a. In conclusion, I believe that Physical Education is an important part of every school curriculum since physical activity helps children to keep fit, and stay energetic and alert.
b. To sum up, I believe that television should continue to play a role in education. Well-made programmes can give us a broader view of the world and can teach us about things which are outside our everyday experience.
c. All in all, whether you will enjoy an adventure holiday or not depends on the type of person you are. Taking holidays of this kind should be carefully considered, because they are not for the faint-hearted.
d. In conclusion, I feel that vegetarians could suffer from health problems if they do not have a healthy, nutritious diet. However, everyone must decide for themselves which lifestyle choice suits them best.
e. To sum up, it seems that computers are a useful addition to our fast-moving world of high technology. However, it must be remembered that they are here to serve us --- not to replace us.
3. Write a composition on the topic “Are computers a necessity?” The beginning and the
outline is given.
Topic Computers have become a necessary part of modern life.
Supporting evidence
Storing information on computer disks is an efficient way of keeping data--- one computer disk can hold the same amount of information as several books.
Stored information can be found at the touch of a button --- lives are made easier.
Opposing argument
In the past we managed very well using other methods--- become too dependent on computers
Conclusion computers are a useful tool and they have changed our lives for the better
Are computers a necessity?
Computers play an important role in the lives of most of us today, whether we realize it or not. Some people, however, are beginning to ask if we really need them. In my opinion, computers have become a necessary part of modern life.
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Furthermore, ______________________________________________________________
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Nevertheless, ______________________________________________________________
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All in all, __________________________________________________________________
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Unit 13
I. 听力理解
1～5 CCABC??? 6～10 CABCA?? 11～15 BCCBA? 16～20 CCBAA
第一节?1. W: I want to go to the concert tonight, but it starts at 7, and I have to work until 5. There won't be enough time to go home for dinner.??? M: I've got an idea. I'll pick you up after work and we'll eat downtown.That'll give us plenty of time to get to the concert.?2. M: Would you like to stop for a rest now???? W: Oh, let's keep going. We are almost at the top of the hill.?3. W: Did you go to the theatre last night???? M: Yes, I did.?W: What did you think of the play???? M: It was excellent.?4. W: This plane should have taken off half an hour ago.??? M: I'm sorry for the delay. We'll be taking off shortly.5. W: I wish I had the time to call home as often as you do.??? M: Yes, I really like to keep in touch with my family.?第二节听下面一段对话，回答第6～8三个小题。?M: I'd like to book a single room for Wednesday next week.W: Very good, sir. A single room for Wednesday, June 11th. What kind of room would you like, sir??M: Er…single with bathroom.?W: Would you like breakfast??M: No, thanks.?W: Could you give me your name, please??M: John Davis. D－A－V－I－S.?W: How long will you be staying??M: I'll be leaving on Sunday morning.?W: That will be four nights, sir. Thank you very much, and we look forward to seeing you? next Wednesday.?M: Good. That's all settled then? Goodbye.?W: Goodbye.?听下面一段对话，回答第9～11三个小题。W: Hello, Karen. Hello, Tim.?M: Everybody wants to have lunch in the garden. It's nice and warm out here.W: That's a good idea. Tim, come and have something to drink.?M: Thanks, Pat. May I have a glass of beer, please??W: Beer? There's none left. You can have some orange juice.?M: Orange juice!?M: Don't believe her, Tim. She's only joking. Have some beer!听下面一段对话，回答第12～14三个小题。
M: Listen, Wang. I'm phoning because 1 want to invite you to a party at our new house.?W: New house??M: Yes, We've just moved. That's why we're giving this party. We know you're very busy but we'd love you to come.?W: Yes, I'd love to. When is it??M: This Saturday evening.?W: Well…I'll have a test next Monday and an article is to hand in on Tuesday. Will the partygo on very late?M: Until one in the morning. But you don't have to stay that long. What about it??W: All right. I'll come. When does the party start??M: Come any time after eight.?W: Good. I'm looking forward to seeing you again.听下面一段对话，回答第15～17三个小题。
W: What do you want to do tonight??M: How about going to the movies? I should be home from work at 5:20. Then we can go out and eat and then to the movies.?W: What do you want to see??M: There's a good one at the cinema. Let's see that.?W: It starts at 6:30. I don't think we can get there in time to see the beginning. How about the one at the New State? That starts at 7:00.?M: No, I don't like Robert Redford. You know that. Maybe we should just stay home and watch TV. Then we can go out Friday night.?W: Did you forget that Ed and Jean are coming to dinner that night?M: OK. I hope Saturday is all right. Do we have anything planned for then?W: No, Saturday is fine. And there's a good movie starting on Saturday, too.M: Good. I'm going to play tennis Saturday morning but I'll be home by 2:00. Then we can go out for a big dinner and to the movie, if nothing else comes up.?W: I'm sure we'll be able to go.?听下面一段独白，回答第18～20三个小题。　
Christmas is a festival for family members to get together for reunion. People who live away try to get back home. The roads and railways are full of people traveling long distances in order to spend Christmas at home. And above all, it's the children's festival.?　　The children count the weeks, then the days to Christmas. They're wondering what presents they are going to have; they keep trying to find something out from their mother, but the only thing the mother will tell them is stories about Father Christmas, who brings presents to good children.?　　Christmas Eve comes at last. When the children go to bed they hang up their stockings and on Christmas morning they wake to find them full of presents. Of course it's really their parents who fill the stockings, but even the older children often pretend not to know this.?　　Everybody likes to be happy at Christmas time. The theater puts on special shows for children. The circus is another thing that parents may take their children to see. Here, the audience sit in a circle and the performance takes place in the center. The main attraction is the performing animals. Elephants, lions and tigers are trained to do astonishing tricks. Every circus, too has clowns who make people laugh.
II. 单项选择：
1—5 BDCAA 6—10 ADBDB 11—15 CCADD 16—20 CAABA
III. 词汇练习
A: 1. benefiting 2. sensitive 3. floating 4. property 5. absorbs 6. oxygen 7. stable
8. available 9. range
B: 1. nursery 2. pure 3. medium 4. bottom 5. relationship 6. cube 7. disadvantage
8. atoms 9. solid
C: 1. few 2. who 3. so 4. moment 5. save 6.cost 7.patience 8.friends 9. both 10. angrily
IV. 完形填空
1-5 CADBB 6-10 CCDAD 11-15 BBADD 16-20 ABDAB
V. 阅读理解
1~5 BBBCD 6~10 DBCBA
VI. 写作练习
1. 1) however 2) because 3) because 4) So
2. 1) c 2) e 3) a 4) d
The Telltale Beam
In 1420, seventy-two years before Columbus discovered America, a great Italian architect, Filippo Brunelleschi, built a cathedral in the city of Florence. 1) He left a small opening in the dome, which allowed a slender beam of sunlight to shine through onto the church floor. Built into the floor was a small metal plate. 2) Every year, on the twenty-first of June, the beam of sunlight was supposed to fall on this metal plate ---- and that it has done, every year for over five hundred and sixty years!
Why was the cathedral designed with this special feature? 3) Well, the church was built in a place that was marshy, which means that the ground was very unstable, like mud. If it ever happened that the light beam did not strike the special metal plate on June 21, it would mean that the church had shifted, or moved out of place, on its base. 4) People would know that they had to fix the cathedral so it wouldn’t fall, or they would have time to make sure everyone nearby was safe in case it collapsed.
3. One possible version:
Here is the weather report for the next twenty-four hours.
Most of North and South China will have a cold wet day. It will be cloudy at times. There will be a strong wind to the north of the Huaihe River. The day after tomorrow will be sunny. The temperature will fall 5 to 10 ℃.
In the Northeast it will be fine. The temperature will stay above zero during the day, but will fall below zero again at night. In the Northwest, there will be snow in the evening. In some places, the snow will be heavy. It will be windy tomorrow and the weather will be clear.
Here are the weather conditions in some large cities: Beijing will be rainy. The temperature will be 2 to 9 ℃. Tianjin will be cloudy and the temperature will be 0 to 9℃. Shanghai will be clear and the temperature will be 12 to 18 ℃. Guangzhou will be sunny and the temperature will be 18 to 22 ℃.
Unit 14
I. 听力理解
1～5 BBACC???? 6～10 BBBBA??? 11～15 CCBCB?? ?16～20 AABCA
第一节?1. W: Flight 331 is being announced. I'd better be on my way. Goodbye. Thanks for all your kind hospitality. ??? M: You're welcome. Happy landing.?2. M: There are only 13 chairs for 14 of us.??? W: Why not find another, then??3. W: Are you glad that you came to Washington???? M: Yes, indeed, I'd considered going to New York or Boston, but I've never regretted my decision.?4. W: Did you tell Mr. Smith to bring the dictionary he promised me?????M: The dictionary? Oh, I am sorry.?5. W: I hear there is a good Japanese restaurant nearby. Would you like to go there for lunch? ??? M: Yes, but it is my treat this time.?第二节?6.
M: Kate, look! The passengers are coming from the plane, and there's Susan.W: Which one??M: The tall one next to the window.?W: The one with the suitcase??M: No. The one with the package under her arm.?W: Oh, yes! That's Susan!?M: Hello, Susan! How was the trip??W: Fine. It was a very good flight.?7.
W: So, why do you want to be a computer programmer??M: Well, I don't like working in a fast food restaurant, and I want to make more money.?W: I see. Do you have any experience??M: No, but I'm a fast learner.?W: What kind of computer do you use??M: Computer? Uhm, let me see. I can use a Mac. I also used Windows 95 once.W: That's good.?M: May I ask a question??W: Please, go ahead.?M: Will I be able to find a job as a computer programmer??W: Umm, err, ahh…?8.
W: Hi. My name's Carl. Nice to meet you.?M: Nice to meet you, too. My name is Francisco.?W: What??M: Francisco, but all my friends and family back in Peru call me Pancho.?W: Okay, Pancho. So, tell me about your family??M: Well, I have seven brothers and six sisters.?W: Wow. That is a big family. So are you the oldest, Pancho??M: No. I'm the second oldest in my family.?W: So, what do your parents do??M: My father is taxi driver in Lima, Peru. It's a hard job, but he works hard to support the family. W: How about your mother??M: She helps run a small family store with some of my older brothers and sisters.W: What kind of store??M: We mainly sell food, like bread, eggs, soft drinks, rice, sugar, and cookies. Things that people buy every day.?9.
Man: Hi, young lady. Can I help you??Girl: Well,… yeah. I'm looking for a Father's Day's gift.?Man: Okay. How about getting your father a new wallet??Girl: Hmm. How much is that wallet??Man: Huh… which one??Girl: The black one.?Man: Oh. It's only $ 40 95.?Girl: Huh? That's too expensive for me. Do you have a cheaper one??Man: Hmm. How about this brown leather one??Girl: Umm…I don't think my father will like the design on the outside, and it doesn't have a place to put pictures. How much is it anyway??Man: It's $ 25.99.?Girl: Hmm. I don't have that much money.?Man: Okay. How much do you have to spend??Girl: I'm not sure. Probably about ten dollars or so. I've been helping my mom around the house for the past week to earn some money. This is all I have.Man: Hmm. How about this tie??Girl: That's real pretty, but the price tag says $ 13.99, and I know I don't have that much.?Man: Well, let's just say the tie just went on sale. How about $ 5.00. What do you say??Girl: Oh, thanks, I'll take it.?10.　　Hello everyone, this is the captain speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 heading for Seattle. Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average height of 29 000 feet. The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve (11:45), and the current weather is sunny, but there is a chance of rain later in the day. We will be arriving at Gate 13, and we will be announcing connecting flights on our nearing to the Seattle airport.?　　On behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination. Sit back and enjoy the flight.II. 单项选择：
1—5 CBACA 6--10 CDCBA 11—15 ADCBD 16—20 CCABC
III. 词汇练习
A: 1. boycotting 2. discrimination 3. revolution 4. forbidding 5. arrested 6. freedom
7. political 8. slavery 9. runaway
B: 1. racial 2. separation 3. demanded 4. marches on 5. set an example to 6. At first sight 7. was active in 8. joined hands 9. lawyer
C: 1. example 2. none 3. used 4. Within 5. when 6. down 7.smoke
8. received 9. that 10. smallest
IV. 完形填空
1-5 CBCDA 6-10 ACBAC 11-15 ABABA 16-20 CDDAC
V. 阅读理解
1-5 BCCDD 6~10ADBBB
VI. 写作练习
Comments on sitting exams
For/Against
A. “ Exams make everyone try to get the best marks they can.”
For
B. “ I wasn’t feeling well on the day of the exam, so I didn’t do well.”
Against
C. “ The student sitting next to me hadn’t studied at all, but he copied my answers and passed the exam. “
Against
D. “ I studied for weeks before my last exam, but on the day itself I was
so nervous that I couldn’t remember a thing!”
Against
E. “ I write very slowly, so I hardly ever have enough time to finish an exam.”
Against
F. “ I use my exam grades to find out whether or not I ma improving in a subject.”
For
G. “I don’t think I’d bother studying if we didn’t have exams.”
For
H. “ I think exams are the quickest way of testing students.”
For
FOR
AGAINST
exams encourage students to try harder
exam grades give students an idea of their progress
exams encourage students to study
exams are the quickest way of testing students
exam results may depend on how you feel on a particular day
students can d cheat and get a mark they don’t deserve
if students run out of time, they can’t show what they know
if students get nervous, they will not perform as well as they could
2.
1. C ( for and against)
2. A (opinion)
3. C (for and against)
4. D (opinion)
5. B (opinion)
3. One possible version:
Are computers a necessity?
Computers play an important role in the lives of most of us today, whether we realize it or not. Some people, however, are beginning to ask if we really need them. In my opinion, computers have become a necessary part of modern life.
In the first place, computers can save a lot of storage space. Storing information on computer disks is one of the most efficient ways of keeping data. One computer disk can hold the same amount of information as several books.
Furthermore, computers save everyone a lot of valuable time. Stored information can be found at the touch of a button, whereas searching for it manually takes much longer. Therefore, our everyday lives are made easier --- from going to the bank to doing the shopping.
Nevertheless, there are those who claim that computers are unnecessary and make our lives more complicated. They argue that in the past we managed very well using other methods and that we have become too dependent on computers. However, they fail to consider that the time saved by using computers for repetitive tasks enables us to use our own time more creatively and productively.
All in all, I strongly believe that computers are a useful tool. They have changed our lives for the better and there is no reason why we should not make them work to our advantage.