Work-Around-the-House同步试题.docx

Unit 11 Work Around the House 一、完形填空 I was riding my motorbike along a country road near Chilton on the evening of February 15. I 1 it was about 9:30. It was 2 and I couldnt see things clearly. So I was driving very 3 , but the road was bad and suddenly my bike 4 a stone, and before I could stop my bike, I was already 5 on the ground. My whole 6 hurt, especially（特别） my left arm. I knew I was bleeding（流血）, and I 7 get up. Luckily I was 8 by a policeman. He made a telephone call and I was taken to the 9 . There I was examined. I had a broken arm and lots of cuts. My arm was put in a cast（石膏绷带） and my cuts were 10 and bandaged（包扎）. 1. A. told B. said C. guess D. thought 2. A. dark B. far C. long D. later 3. A. fast B. well C. carefully D. carelessly 4. A. kicked B. hit C. beat D. touched 5. A. standing B. sleeping C. waiting D. lying（躺） 6. A. mind B. body C. head D. arm 7. A. couldnt B. didnt C. wouldnt D. might not 8. A. caught B. held C. led D. found 9. A. police station B. village C. doctor D. hospital 10.A. stopped B. repaired C. served D. cleaned 二、阅读理解。 A A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sister were busy and none of them said anything. But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her sons bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters. Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she also remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine the look on the young mans face when he put the trousers on the next morning. 11. The young mans trousers were _ for him at first. A. a bit too long B. very good C. not too long D. too short 12. The young mans mother and sisters didnt answer because they were busy _ in the kitchen. A. cooking B. making tea C. washing clothes D. washing cups, glasses and so on 13. His elder sister shortened the trousers _. A. in the evening B. after lunch C. as soon as she had finished the washing D. after she came back from the cinema 14. The next morning the young man found that the trousers were _ inches too short for him. A. two B. four C. six D. eight 15. We can imagine that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning, he would feel . A. happy B. surprising C. surprised D. thankful B When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use. Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause people to die. In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf decided to find out whether or not this was true. It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time. They were twins and were almost exactly alike in every way. They had both been sentenced to death（判处死刑）. The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee. Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind. At last, the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83, the other died a few years later. Because of the experiment, tea and coffee got accepted（接受） and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today. 16. Tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in _. A. the eighteenth century B. the eighteen century C. eighteenth centuries D. eighteen centuries 17. King Gustaf decided to find out _. A. if（是否） tea and coffee were harmful to people B. if the twin brothers should be sentenced to death C. if tea and coffee did harm to peoples health and caused them to die D. whether tea and coffee were useful or not 18. The King decided to let the brothers live _. A. if they wanted to obey his rules B. if they agreed to drink tea and coffee every day C. if one of them drink several cups of tea each day while the other had several cups of coffee D. if they agreed to have several cups of tea every day 19. The brother who had drunk tea every day lived _. A. until he was 83 B. until the other had been dead for several years C. until the other had been dead for several years D. until he had drunk tea for a few years 20. Today the Swedish drink _. A. much more coffee than tea B. much tea and coffee C. little tea and coffee D. much tea but little coffee C Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had been working hard for some time. If they didnt pass, they would have to retake the exams in September. There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was worried about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbara insisted（坚持） that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised（许诺） to wake her in the morning. As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried in case（万一） she over-slept. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldnt answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldnt find anything to write about. She kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook（摇晃，震颤）. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name. 21. Which of the following is true? A. All the students were usually successful in their exams. B. Most of the students usually passed the year exams. C. Only some of the students could pass the end of year exams. D. None of the students would take the exams again in September. 22. When you prepare for an exam,_ A. you go over your lessons. B. you read new books. C. you take the exam again and again. D. you look through the exam. 23. Kate worked very hard before the exams for _ A. she was very poor at her lessons. B. she decided to be the best one in her class. C. she didnt work hard all year. D. she didnt want to fail in exam 24. Why did Barbara insist that Kate should take a sleeping pill? A. Because she thought Kate should oversleep before the first exam. B. Because Kate was so worried about her exams that she couldnt go to sleep at all. C. Because Barbara hoped her sister would have a good sleep before the first exam. D. Because she had promised to wake her up the next morning. 25. Kate dreamed a terrible dream simply because _ A. she had taken a sleeping pill. B. she was too worried about her exams. C. her sister had forgotten to wake her up. D. she did not pass the exams. 【试题答案】 一、完形填空。 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. D 二、阅读理解。 11. A 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. B 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 【励志故事】 该低头时就低头 被称为美国人之父的富兰克林，年轻时曾去拜访一位德高望重的老前辈。那时他年轻气盛，挺胸抬头迈着大步，一进门，他的头就狠狠地撞在门框上，疼得他一边不住地用手揉搓，一边看着比他的身子矮去一大截的门。出来迎接他的前辈看到他这副样子，笑笑说：“很痛吧！可是，这将是你今天访问我的最大收获。一个人要想平安无事地活在世上，就必须时刻记住：该低头时就低头。这也是我要教你的事情。” 富兰克林把这次拜访得到的教导看成是一生最大的收获，并把它列为一生的生活准则之一。富兰克林从这一准则中受益终生，后来，他功勋卓越，成为一代伟人，他在他的一次谈话中说：“这一启发帮了我的大忙。” 话外语：做人不可无骨气，但做事不可能总是仰着高贵的头。20 20