冲刺期末训练.doc

冲刺期末训练

　　一、选词并用其适当形式填空
　take up     as well as     be aware of     give rides to     so that    
　pay for     be able to     according to     care about     hundreds of 
　　1.I'm sorry I've already ________________ so much of your valuable time.
　　2.I'm sure the girl will ________________ look out for herself.
　　3.It's not a good thing or a bad thing; I just want you to ________________ it.
　　4.______ somebody ________________ somewhere on high way is very dangerous.
　　5.I study hard now ________________I can go to the Peking University next year.
　　6.He broke the window, why should I ________________ it?
　　7.________________ what you said, I know where the problem is.
　　8.In the USA, ________________Americans lose their jobs during a month.
　　9.I really ________________ his health. He works 20 hours a day!
　　10.If they want to go on working, they will have to accept that pay can go down ________________ up.

　　二、完形填空冲刺训练
　　One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited patiently for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 1 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 2 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 3 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 4 even him.
　　He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a clerk behind the desk in the booth. “ 5 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 6 someone, would you please give her this,” he said. He then returned to his office in Morrison Building, satisfied that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good lecture! He sat down with a smile.
　　His wife 7 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married… How are you with patience? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are waiting for. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important quality of a happy and rewarding life. 8 , some things are worth waiting for. Every day presents many opportunities for wait training. We can hate waiting, 9 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 10 —we cannot avoid it. How is your wait training coming along?
　　( )1. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty
　　( )2. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea
　　( )3. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient
　　( )4. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked
　　( )5. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If
　　( )6. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for
　　( )7. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed
　　( )8. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far
　　( )9. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve
　　( )10. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy

　　三、阅读理解满分训练
　　Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships belonging to some European nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were less interested in changing it into a colony (殖民地) than in exploring it. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who set up the settlements (新拓居地) in Australia. The history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well. Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich in soil. It was the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward movement took place more because the English were searching for better land because the population was increasing. Settlements of the western part of both countries developed quickly after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.
　　Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some striking differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution (革命) while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, unlike the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Yet, in spite of these and other main differences, Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.
　　1. Who turned Australia into a colony?
　　A The UK
　　B. Several European countries
　　C. The United States of America
　　D. None of the above
　　2. In the early history of America and Australia, both colonies developed towards the west firstly for the reason that __________.
　　A. the population was increasing rapidly in the east
　　B. the English thought there might be richer land there
　　C. gold was discovered there
　　D. fewer people lived there
　　3. Australia, unlike the United States, ________.
　　A. won its independence by peaceful means
　　B. did not discover gold until the late 1840s
　　C. was the last and biggest continent to be discovered
　　D. was not rich in gold in its western part
　　4. The last sentence in the last paragraph “… Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world” means “__________”.
　　A. The United States and Australia do not have any main differences
　　B. The United States and Australia have much more in common than they have with other countries
　　C. The United States and Australia have nothing in common with the rest of the world
　　D. In common with the rest of the world, the United States and Australia have a lot of differences