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Unit 18 Beauty
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. She needs a lawyer so I shall _____ myself.
A. recommend B. give C. advise D. suspect
2. My brother bought me a lot of books he _____ useful to me.
A. regarded B. accepted C. considered D. looked
3. History is _____ simply memorizing dates, it’s about understanding the past.
A. not more than B. no more than
C. less than D. more than
4. I don’t suppose John will win the match, _____?
A. do I B. don’t I C. will he D. won’t he
5. — Can’t you _______ the radio?
— That’s too noisy.
A. turn down B. turn up C. turn off D. turn to
6. — Excuse me, but is that Mr. Brown’s office?
— I’m sorry, but Mr. Brown ______ works here. He left about three weeks ago.
A. not now B. no more C. not still D. no longer
7. When he was there, he _____ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.
A. would B. should C. had better D. might
8. When we reached the office, the clock on the wall was _____ ten.
A. beating B. hitting C. striking D. knocking
9. It was a pity that the great writer died _____ his works unfinished.
A. for B. with C. from D. of
10. It is impossible for so _______ workers to do so _______ work in a single day.
A. few; much B. few; many C. little; mu D. little; many
11. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. _____, the walk will do me good.
A. Except B. Still C. Beside D. In addition
12. — Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother?
— I don’t know, _____.
A. nor don’t I care B. nor do I care
C. I don’t care neither D. I don’t care also
13. — I believe we’ve met somewhere before.
— ______.
A. It isn’t the same B. It can’t be true
C. I’d rather not D. I don’t think so
14. It was for this reason _____ her uncle moved out of New York and settled down in a small village.
A. which B. why C. that D. how
15. The hero’s story _______ differently in the newspapers.
A. was reported B. was reporting
C. reports D. reported
第二节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
“You’re too stupid. You’ll never graduate from high school,” his elementary school teacher told seven-year-old Adam Zimmerman. Sure enough, he “failed” and was held 16 a grade. Being 17 by friends made him feel like “trash (废物)”. 18 his teacher’s unkind comments changed his 19. It changed a kid having difficulty in reading into a person driven to 20. “Don’t take their 21,” his mother told him. “Go out and prove them 22. It’s not about the 23; it’s what you do about it.” Zimmerman did graduate from 24 school, and at 5'7" he excelled in two sports he was 25 too small for: basketball and volleyball. That still wasn’t 26 to earn him a college scholarship. So he went to a Division II school and worked on his game. 27 a coach told him he’d never be a Division I basketball player, in his second year he 28 Marshall University in West Virginia, a Division I school. And he practiced and practiced. The following year he joined the basketball team in this school. This May, the 29 kid who was too short graduated with a 30 in sports management and marketing.
D. out
D. praised
D. And
D. appearance
D. succeed
D. books
D. fair
D. disability
D. drama
D. treated
D. enough
D. When
D. entered
D. curious
D. research
D. thinks back to
D. pity
C. back
C. employed
C. But
C. arrangement
C. die
C. efforts
C. reasonable
C. fault
C. primary
C. considered
C. strong
C. Because
C. left
C. stupid
C. title
C. dates back to
C. blame
B. in
B.called up
B. Thus
B. life
B. break
B. advice
B. wrong
B. weight
B. high
B. wanted
B. clear
B. If
B. rebuilt
B. weak
B. degree
B. looks up to
B. remember
When he 31 that elementary school teacher, he says, “I 32 her for saying that. It’s 33 how a person’s words can stick in the back of your 34 and push you to be 35 what they say you can be.”
16. A. on
17.A. left behind
18.A. So
19.A. career
20.A. shout
21.A. word
22.A. right
23.A. character
24.A. language
25.A. expected
26.A. rapid
27.A. Though
28.A. founded
29.A. sick
30.A. theory
31.A. apologizes to
32.A. thank
33.A. important B. unbelievable C. certain D. successful
34.A. mind B. throat C. belief D. state
35.A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
There was once a farmer. His land was hilly and the soil was not the best. He had a cow that wasn’t giving much milk and he had chickens who were laying few eggs. The place looked run-down (破败的) and the barn and fences (篱笆) needed repair. The farmer and his wife felt dejected.
One stormy evening, a poorly-dressed man knocked on their door, asking if he could get shelter for the night. They shared the food that had been prepared, while they talked a great deal about the farm.
When the stranger left the following morning, he thanked the farmer and his wife and pulled a little bag of gold pieces out of his pocket. He said that maybe this would help them. He added that he’d come by next year with hopes of finding a revived farm.
After this, the farmer and his wife often talked about whether they should buy a more promising cow. Other times they considered whether they should buy chickens who laid more eggs. However, every conversation ended with the farmer trusting the farm would improve as he found himself fixing the barn and the fences, caring for the animals, preparing food for themselves and their animals.
The farmer beamed (眉开眼笑) when the stranger did come by again a year later. Everything looked so much better. The stranger asked, “What did you use the gold for?”
The farmer said, “We hid the gold under a kitchen tile (地砖) and, while we often thought of it, we never did think of anything we needed the gold for.”
Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”
Saying that, the farmer removed the tile and cheerfully returned the gold to the stranger.
36. The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.
A. kind and generous
B. surprised and delighted
C. disappointed and unhappy
D. strong and fearless
37. One year later, the stranger visited the farmer to _____.
A. get his gold pieces back
B. see if the farm had improved
C. get shelter for the night
D. give the farmer more money
38. From the passage, we can conclude that what the farmer really needed was _____.
A. land rich enough to farm on
B. something to keep their spirits up
C. scientific knowledge of agriculture
D. money to improve his farm
B
Many ESL (English as a Second Language) students in the United States enroll in (注册学习) academic preparation programs and are in their late teens or early twenties. This is often a time when students are looking back on childhood in a different way. Their childhood memories and their viewpoint on those memories can be very useful for the production of wonderfully creative writing.
For this project, the students began in class by closing their eyes and trying to return to their childhood years in order to bring early memories to their mind. After imagining for a few minutes, they began to tell each other what they remembered about those years and tried to describe a particular incident that stood out in their memories.
That evening they wrote in their journals about the incident, embellishing (润饰) the story as much as possible. The next day, they read the story to a different partner and got feedback (反馈意见). The partner’s job was to: ask more questions to bring back the writer’s memory; help the writer make sure that past tense verbs were used correctly, focusing on the difference between those things that were still true and needed present tense and those things that belonged specifically to the past. Two days later, students made necessary changes or additions and turned in a typed copy of their story. I then made my own comments about their work and asked them to revise their work. The third draft (稿子) produced some very good work.
39. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _____.
A. show readers the difficulty he had in his work
B. explain his idea of English learning
C. show readers how ESL students live and study
D. tell readers how he taught his ESL students to write
40. What did the author ask his students to write about?
A. What they saw around them.
B. Their predictions for the future.
C. Their childhood memories.
D. Their opinions of the United States.
41. In what order do the students write their compositions according to the passage?
a. share their writing with their classmates
b. exchange their memories
c. write their stories
d. ask for others’ feedback
e. make some changes to their compositions and have them typed
f. corrected by the teacher
g. recall their stories
A. g-b-c-a-d-e-f B. g-c-a-d-b-f-e
C. e-f-b-c-a-g-d D. d-e-f-g-a-c-b
42. A partner may help do the following things EXCEPT _____.
A. make the memory more complete
B. find spelling mistakes
C. check the tense of the verbs
D. give some feedback
C
Have you ever thought about developing your kids’interests in a positive manner? Have you thought about using music to help them focus their energies on a wonderful pursuit (追求)? Do you realize that by doing so, you will better equip them in life? Your little child will love you all his or her life for the first music lessons that you may give.
Most kids have an interest in music. The only thing to do for you is to give direction to their interests so that they can focus on learning the fine art. Music teaches children to be persistent and disciplined. It also teaches them to try towards perfection and be a good team player. All this helps them not only in their studies but also in facing the challenges of life. Thus music at home and home recording are the first lessons you can present to your children.
How to maintain the interests of kids in various kinds of music and instruments? To solve this problem, it is important that at the beginning you bring home something that can hold the child’s interest for quite some time. This would include instruments such as electric guitar or drums. Encourage them to download music which is free over the Internet.
Another thing to remember is that no one becomes an expert overnight. Have patience with your child. No point in fussing over his skills too much. A few words of appreciation will mean the world to them. Ask for their opinions and stick to the choice for quite some time. Be generous in praise.
Music is the perfect gift you can present to your kids. It is never too late and the sooner you start, the better.
43. The author uses three questions at the beginning of the passage to _____.
A. test readers’ knowledge of music
B. show the effect of music on children
C. draw readers’ attention to the topic
D. ask readers to answer them
44. The intended readers of the passage are _____.
A. teachers B. musicians C. children D. parents
45. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. how to direct children to pursue their interests
B. how to make children creative
C. how to draw children’s attention to music
D. how music affects children’s studies
46. The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph means that “_____”.
A. don’t worry a lot if your child makes little progress in music
B. it’s necessary to criticize your child if he doesn’t work hard at music
C. it’s important to inspire your child if he sings badly
D. it’s natural to pay attention to your child’s skill in music
47. According to the passage, we should inspire children’s interests in music by _____.
A. encouraging them to surf the Internet often
B. buying them as many musical instruments as possible
C. appreciating their skills in music and praising them
D. making them understand parents’ expectations
D
The Galactic Suite, the first hotel in space, will open for business in 2012, its Barcelona-based architects said on Aug. 10th, 2007.
Reservations for the Galactic Suite will begin in 2008, company director Xavier Claramunt said.
“The Galactic Suite will allow guests to travel around the world in 80 minutes,” Claramunt said.
“The hotel will be made of aluminum (铝) and have five modules (舱). The three shopping rooms will be decorated with mini parts because of a lack of room and due to the fact that objects float in space because of the absence of gravity,” Claramunt said.
“The greatest challenge will be the bathrooms with zero gravity. Satisfying the needs and demands of the guests’ private and personal activities is not easy. To take a shower in zero gravity, the guests will enter the place in which water bubbles （泡沫） will float,” he added.
Guests will also be able to participate in scientific experiments during their stay in the Galactic Suite hotel, 450 kilometers from the earth.
The space hotel will be expensive, costing three million euros (3.99 million U.S. dollars) for a three-day stay, during which guests would see the sun rise 15 times a day, its architects said.
It is said that some 40,000 people worldwide will be able to buy a Galactic-Suite ticket which is not as expensive as the 20 million dollars paid for a ticket by the first space tourist Dennis Tito, who traveled to space in Soyuz TM-32 on April 28, 2001.
For the moment, the Galactic Suite has private investors (投资者) from United Arab Emirates and Japan, local press reported.
48. Guests at the first space hotel will be able to do the following things EXCEPT _____.
A. travel around the world
B. perform their own experiments
C. experience weightlessness
D. see the sun rise over ten times in a day
49. Which of the following statements about the Galactic Suite is NOT true?
A. Its investors include Asians.
B. It will have five modules.
C. It will be 450 kilometers away from the earth.
D. Its tickets have been booked by 40,000 people worldwide.
50. According to the passage, the Galactic-Suite tickets _____.
A. can be bought by people from different countries
B. can only be bought by adults
C. will be mostly sold in Europe
D. are expected to be bought mostly by scientists
51. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Preparations for the first space hotel
B. Space hotel to open in 2012
C. The living conditions of space hotel
D. Plans for the first commercial space hotel
E
C