语言巩固练习 Module1 Unit5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero
一 单项选择
1.The mayor (市长) _____ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.
A. rewarded B. awarded C. prized D. praised
2. Though some foreign scientists had a high _______ of his new invention, his fellow workers never thought highly of it..
A. comment B. opinion C. impression D. belief
3. I didn't ________ her because she always seems to be in a fog (头脑不清醒).
A. vote to B. vote on C. vote for D. vote against
4. Daydreaming was generally considered either a waste of time or an ____ from life’s realities and responsibilities.
A. shelter B. attack C. ignorance D escape
5. Outside my office window there is a fire _____ on the right.
A. escape B. ladder C. steps D. stairs
6. For all these years I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll ______ my own business someday.
A. set up B. set out C. blow up D. turn up
There is a lot you can learn from him, especially some personal _____ such as honesty and generosity.
A. condition B quality C equality D status
The police in that country say there is a $5,000 _____ for any information that helps them find the person releasing the terrible information
A salary B reward C prize D bonus
Tom is such a ____ person that he insists on doing, what he wants to do without listening to others' advice.
A stubborn B flexible C generous D cruel
Government officials must obey laws, serve their country whole-heartedly and be _____ to their duty and efficient (有效率的) in their work.
A addicted B attached C devoted D accustomed
_____, the basketball team which has so many fans at home and abroad lost again !
A Fortunately B Usually C Hopefully D Sadly
Volunteers are ready to give time, energy and talents to help those in need and serve their communities, expecting nothing _____.
A. in reward B. in debt C. in trouble D. in power
How does it come about that it remains 8 am Oh , God! My watch must be out of ____.
A. date B. work C. order D. service
Since he has made great progress, I hope that he is _____ to the last challenge.
A. equal B. generous C. selfless D. mean
On the way back alone, she screamed out in ___ when a black shadow was flying towards her.
A. anger B. terror C. panic D. surprise
The block is not crowded generally, so you can park your car on _____ side of the street.
A. either B. both C. none D. neither
17.It is in Steven Spielberg's first film , Jaws , that a big white shark _______ swimmers who are spending their holidays in a small village by the sea..
A. escapes B. attacks C. finds D. answers
In ____, there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day.
A. principal B. principle C. princess D. primitive (原始的)
19. The question is how much are people _____ to pay for news that they have gotten used to receiving for free
A. glad B. willing C. happy D. all above
The local theatre is going to _____ the famous play of The White-Haired Girl .
A. put on B. perform C. stage D. all above
二 英汉翻译
失去信心,气馁 2. 实现梦想
关进监狱 4. 带领...参观
对...充满希望 6. 被判死刑
对...很宽容,慷慨 8. 上台,掌权
让...重新想起 10. 向...求教,向…寻求帮助
失业 12.其实,实际上
出狱 14. 学识浅薄
对...感觉良好
三 完成句子
He drove as fast as he could in order to ____________________________ (逃避惩罚) (escape)
Only when he had finished all the tasks ___________________________ (才允许他) to take a short break . (allow)
—The teacher scolded (责备) me for my being late today.
— You ________________________________ (你应该给她解释一下) that you had sent a sick old man to hospital on your way school.(explain)
4 Like many cities in our country, Shenzhen ___________________________________ (发生了巨大的变化) in the past thirty years. (see)
With no one ____________________________ (去求助) when the tsunami and earthquake in Japan happened, the foreign tourists felt helpless. (turn)
______________________________________ (只有对未来抱有希望) can we be brave enough to face all difficulties. (only)
It was because of his great contributions in safeguarding world peace(维护世界和平) that _________________________________ the Nobel Peace Prize(给他授予了). (award)
Every time I go through the old photos, the happy days spent in my childhood ______________________ (我就会回想起). (back)
In his life, he has always tried to help those ___________________________ (比他不幸的人) than himself. (fortunate)
______________________________ (起床后) ,he always drinks a glass of water, which he believes is good for his health. (after)
四 阅读理解
(1)
On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million. About sixteen percent of the city’s population are black.
News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States. Here is how one major newspaper reported the event:
LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTYBLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES
Bradley called his victory over Yorty “the fulfillment (实现) of a dream”. During his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him, “You can’t do this, you can’t go there, because you are a Negro.” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent.
Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. Thomas Bradley had to form an opinion of him. The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940. During his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. He was elected to the city council (市政厅) ten years ago.
At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles. Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary. In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970. Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.
In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate(候选人). Bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles. Four years ago Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty. This time Bradley won.
1. In the author’s opinion, it was surprising that _______.
A. the whites would vote for a black mayor
B. a black mayor would be elected in such a large city
C. a black from a poor farmer’s family could be elected mayor of Los Angeles
D. there would be so many black mayors
2. From the passage we can infer that people ________.
A. voted for Bradley because of his black color
B. didn’t care much about his color when they voted
C. voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dream
D. voted for Bradley because they trust him
3. Bradley hit the front page headline for _______.
A. he was the first black mayor in history
B. he was the first black mayor in the south of USA
C. he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in USA
D. a poor farmer’s son could also win an important election
4. From Bradley’s victory in the election we can see that ________.
A. blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA
B. black people’s situation began to be improving much more than before
C. one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is
D. it is certain that someday the USA will have a black president
(2)
Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary, from the computer in his parents’ home he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) find out the world’s most wanted cyber criminals(网络犯罪分子).
Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the “Melissa” virus(病毒) in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected(嫌疑的) sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.
Jonathan’s special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the “virtual” crimewave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother’s football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security(电子安全) to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker (黑客) trade.
Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden’s Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company.
Although he works with the FBI now, his family insists he’s just “a regular kid”. “Jonathan is a great kid, he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer,” his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help”, not because he’s looking for fame and recognition.
When the world was hit by the “Love Bug” virus, Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look into the problem. “Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking.” Within a few hours, he had found the suspect and e-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melissa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.
“This time I knew exactly where to start, I knew what to disregard and what to look at.”
1. The passage mainly wants to tell us that______.
A. Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wanted cyber criminals
B. Jonathan is really a quiet, gentle and ordinary boy
C. many companies want the young computer expert to join in
D. any cyber criminals will surely be found out wherever they are
2. The public started to know something about Jonathan just from____.
A. his helping the US FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus
B. his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the “Melissa” virus
C. his little sister’s talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer
D. his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers
3. From Jonathan’s success in finding out the sender of the dangerous ‘Love Bug” virus we can infer that ___.
A. where there’s a will, there’s a way B. experience is knowledge
C. hard work leads to success D. failure is the mother of success
4. What do we know about Jonathan
A. He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.
B. He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid.
C. He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.
D. He is a regular kid but does something unusual.