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Unit 13 People
Ⅰ.品句填词
1.Everyone has ___________,so don’t hope to be perfect.
2.I’m very ___________ for your encouragement.I’ll work even harder.
3.To my great ___________,they all passed the exam.
4.It’s bad manners to make fun of the ___________.They should be given respect as much as healthy people.
5.She has saved a lot of money for ___________ (紧急情况).
6.He___________ (向……祈求) to God for his wife’s safety.
7.The book gives a short ___________ (描述) of the city.
8.Experts ___________ (预言) modern kids will have poorer health than their parents.
Ⅱ.短语识境
be patient with,have sth. to do with,can’t help doing,even if,give a description,on one’s own,compared with,with anxiety,to be honest,be upset about
1.I won’t go to the party ___________ I am invited.
2.It’s my fault and it___________ you.
3.I ___________ thinking he’s lying,so I can’t help to apologize for him.
4.You should ___________the baby.
5.He ___________ vivid ___________ of what he saw.
6. ___________ this room,our room is much brighter.
7.He can finish the task ___________ now.
8. ___________,I don’t like your idea at all.
9.She is still ___________ losing money.
10.He’s waiting for his son ___________
Ⅲ.翻译句子
1.她很少表露她的感情。(give expression to)
__________________________________________________________________.
2.简苍白的脸表明她生病了，她父母建议她做一下检查。（suggest）
_______________________________________________________________________________
3.我发现自己迷路了，不能辨别出正确的方向。(sense the direction)
_______________________
4.由于旅途劳累，他很快就睡着了。(exhaust)
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5.根据广播，今天下午可能下雨。(according to)
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6.你练习得越多，（球）打得越好。(the more,the more)
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Ⅳ.语法填空
Now let’s talk about jobs in the future.With the global economy growing 1 (rapid),more new jobs will come out to fit the society.What kind of jobs will be important in the future?No one knows for sure,
2 we can predict.
It is obvious that science and technology will play 3 most important role in society in the future.
4 jobs connected with science and technology will become very important jobs.
Jobs related to computers, 5 computer systems analysts,data analysts and database managers,will
6 fast as they will be important jobs in the future.As people take more care of their health,jobs related to health care will be important,too. 7 include science doctors,health care professionals,pathologists and so on.Biology will be a very important subject, 8 people want to know more about the world and want to change our life to a 9 (good) one.Jobs connected with law will become popular for we take more notice of our rights.As more places of interest 10 (discover),tourism develops faster and faster.Jobs of tourism will become important jobs as well.
Unit 14 Careers
Ⅰ.品句填词
1.Their new pool made them the ________ (羡慕) of their neighbors.
2.His brother works in the foreign ________ (部门) of the company.
3.The ________ (随便的) newspaper reader wouldn’t like long articles on serious subjects every day.
4.One cannot have ________ (智慧) without living life.
5.To our great surprise,the naughty boy apologized to me this time________ (真诚地).
6.He managed to ________the difficulties and reached the top in the end.
7.I paid the bill and he gave me a ________.
8.The guesthouse stands in picturesque ________.
9.Do you know the _ of “A wolf in sheep’s clothing”?
10.It is ________to drive without a license.
Ⅱ.短语识境
turn up,due to,keep up with,in addition,pay off,in demand,speak up for,make out,respond to,without doubt
1.You need time and money,and, ________,you need diligence.
2.The delay was ________ power failure.
3.Her books are ________great ________ in this area.
4.No one has ________ our application.
5. ________,you have been influenced a lot by him.
6.The papers will ________ sooner or later.
7.Our plan certainly ________;it was a great idea.
8.I will only________ the person who is right.
9.This is a picture taken 20 years ago.Can you ________t my father?
10.I can’t ________________ all the changes.
Ⅲ.完形填空
When television first began to expand,very few of the people who had become famous as 1 announcers were able to be equally effective on television.Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to 2 themselves to the new medium were technical.When 3 on radio,for example,they had become
4 to seeing on behalf of the listener.This art of seeing for others 5 that the announcer has to be very good at talking.In the case of television,however,the announcer sees 6 with the viewer.His duty,
7 ,is completely different.He is there to make sure that his viewers do not 8 any point of interest,to help them focus on particular things,and to help them 9 the images on the television screen. 10 his radio colleagues,he must know the value of silence and how to use it at those moments when the pictures speak for himself.
1.A.television B.advertisement C.radio D.newspaper
2.A.adopt B.adjust C.change D.shape
3.A.working B.listening C.appearing D.showing
4.A.practiced B.experienced C.determined D.used
5.A.guarantees B.means C.convinces D.warns
6.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
7.A.moreover B.therefore C.furthermore D.nevertheless
8.A.miss B.ignore C.drop D.catch
9.A.reveal B.expose C.understand D.translate
10.A.Like B.Beside C.Unlike D.As
Ⅳ.语法填空
Many people say that e-mail is just a faster way to deliver letters.The fact is that letter writing and e-mail are 1 (complete) different processes.Letters travel in envelopes through actual space and take time getting 2 one place to another.The time and distance,as a matter of fact,influence the letter writer.If I am writing on paper to my brother in Kenya,I will be 3 (little) likely to complain about the breakfast I had this morning.I will probably write about my relationships and some things that
I’ve been thinking about.I will also take more care with my style, 4 (try) to write in a way 5 is interesting and worth reading.My brother might save my letter;he might read it back to me years from now.
E-mail is different.It is instant,traveling from point to point. 6 you don’t print it out,the message doesn’t physically exist.With e-mail,geography is no obstacle and time is not important.I can send 7 message to Kenya whenever I want to,and 8 gets there almost in a second.The ease of this kind of writing and sending probably makes for a different kind of communication.I can complain about the breakfast I had this morning or rattle on about friends and movies.That is 9 I am not so focused on style.The downside is,I might be less likely to say something deeper.My brother might glance at my mail,have a laugh,and then delete 10 .
Ⅴ.阅读理解
Allan Paul,a final year engineering student,was considered a safe driver by all who knew him.One sunny morning,Allan was on his way home from his friend’s house by his favourite bike.All of a sudden,due to a major mistake by a truck driver near a traffic signal,Allan’s bike collided(碰撞) with the huge truck.Poor Allan lost his legs and was lying in the middle of the road,trembling.
He cried out for help but no one offered to pick him up.They were afraid of the consequences they could face if they gave Allan a helping hand.
There was a huge crowd gathering,watching Allan like he was an alien(外星人).Allan kept crying and shouting aloud and finally he dragged his body to the sidewalk.Then he saw a man getting out of a car.Allan turned to him and cried out,“Please help me.I want to live.Save me,please.I am dying.”
The man ran over and helped.He picked up Allan and took him to the hospital.Allan gave him his contact number and the man then called Allan’s home to inform his parents about the accident and their son’s situation.Allan’s parents rushed to the hospital;the doctors told them there was no hope and asked them to take Allan home since it was impossible for him to survive.
Allan asked his parents to only call one person when he died,the man who had helped him.He also requested that they not inform or allow anybody else to see his dead body.Allan passed away the same night.As it was Allan’s last wish,his father called only that man and informed him about Allan’s death.
Only a person,who has a helping heart and who renders the service for the good of the fellow human beings,is a MAN.Those who fail to,remain ANIMALS forever.
1.What’s the main purpose of the author in writing Allan’s story?
A.To feel sorry for Allan’s death. B.To criticize those cold-hearted lookers.
C.To admire the man who helped Allan. D.To remind us to help others.
2.The reader can be strongly impressed that Allan .
A.had a strong desire for life B.hated the truck driver
C.lost most of his blood D.talked a lot about that man
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.The truck driver knew nothing about the accident. B.The crowd’s reaction was unacceptable to Allan.
C.The hospital did nothing to save Allan. D.The man paid a visit to Allan’s parents.
4.In the last paragraph,the underlined word “renders” is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A.begins B.refuses C.provides D.discusses
5.From the passage,we know .
A.Allan lost one of his legs in the accident B.no one was willing to help Allan
C.Allan was moved to the sidewalk D.Allan was thankful to the man
Unit 15 Learning
Ⅰ.品句填词
1.We are more ________ (习惯) to typing a few key words into a search engine.
2.How we ________ (获得) knowledge seems obvious.
3.These ________ (古老的) views put forward by the great philosophers are not all right.
4.I had heard stories about his bad________ (行为).
5.There is no doubt that the man is guilty and that he deserves________________ (惩罚).
6.The moon shines with ________ ________ (反射的) light.
7.His theory is based on a series of wrong ________ (设想，假定)
8.He ________ (强烈要求) that we should set off at once.
Ⅱ.短语识境
get accustomed to,lay off,suspect sb.of doing,set about,as a whole,spit at,to start with,add up to,swell with anger,keep pace with
1.It’s impolite to ________________others.
2.The young should ________________ the times.
3.The bills ________________ 100 dollars.
4.My heart ________________ after hearing his words.
5.He has ________________ the life in America.
6.The workers who were ________________ last month have found new jobs.
7.The manager________ him ________offering false information.
8.The boy ________________ studying at once made his parents happy.
9.He won’t win the match. ________,he lacked experience.
10.His property was sold ________________.
Ⅲ.翻译句子
1.他有杀人嫌疑。
___________________________________________________________________________________.
2.身为医生，他有很好的声誉。
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3.在比赛中，他受了轻伤。
________________________________________________________________________________.
4.军人必须服从命令。
_________________________________________________________________________________.
5.他鼓励他的学生要有自信心。
________________________________________
6.无视他们的忠告将是错误的。
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
Organizations for Music Education
VH1 Save the Music
VH1 Save the Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in America’s public schools by bringing back music education programs in cities across the US and raising the awareness of the importance of music participation for our nation’s youth.Since it was created in 1997,the foundation has donated nearly $30 million worth of new musical instruments to 1,200 public schools in 80 cities.For more information,call Laurie Schopp at [phone] or visit www.vh 1 .
Music Teachers National Association
Founded in 1876 by famous music publisher Theodore Presser and 62 of his colleagues,MTNA is America’s oldest professional music association.Its mission is to support music teaching and the art of music.Today,MTNA is a nonprofit organization of 24,000 music teachers who want to further the art of music through teaching,performance,composition and scholarly research.For more information,call Brian Shepard at [phone] or visit wwwmtna.org.
The National Association for Music Education
Formerly the Music Educators National Conference,the Association was founded in 1907 and is based in Virginia.With more than 87,000 members nationwide,it was a key participant in the 1994 creation of the National Standards for Music EducationMENC’s mission is to advance music education as a profession.For more information,call Mike Blakeslee at [phone] or visit www.menc.org.
The American Music Conference
AMC,founded in 1947 and based in California,aims at promoting music,music making and music education to the general public.AMC currently supports a variety of programs highlighting music’s benefits for Americans of all ages,including a program for beginning music courses for people aged at 50-plus at the Eastman School of Music.For more information,call Laura Johnson at [phone] or visit www.amc-music.org.
1.Which organizations are mentioned as nonprofit?
①VH1 Save the Music ②Music Teachers National Association
③The National Association for Music Education ④The American Music Conference
A.①②③④ B.①②③ C.①② D.①③
2.Jenny is now 60 years old,and she wants to learn to play a musical instrument,she should .
A.visit www.menc.org B.call Laura Johnson C.call [phone] D.visit www.vh1
3.The mission of MTNA is to .
A.promote music,music making and music education to Americans of all ages
B.further the art of music and support music teaching
C.set up the National Standards for Music Education
D.raise the awareness of the importance of music
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.VH1 Save the Music helps with the spread of music education.
B.Brian Shepard is the founder of MTNA.
C.MENC is aimed at training music professionals.
D.AMC is the youngest organization of the four in the text.
5.The text may be found in thesection in a website.
A.news B.entertainment C.education D.history
Ⅴ.信息匹配
A.FIFA agrees on heavy punishments to stamp out racism
ZURICH:Soccer’s world governing body FIFA agreed on Thursday to punish acts of racism with heavy punishments including taking away points and disqualification from competitions.
B.England face uphill task in the third test
MUMBAI:England will fight against all the probabilities to prevent a second straight series defeat when they face India i