1、Unit 14 Freedom fighters一. 单项选择1. She was _ for helping the murderer to escape. A. searched B. brought C. arrested D. caught2. He was interested in politics long before he was old enough to _. A. voteB. chooseC. elect D. register3. Regardless _ our mistakes, the teacher corrected our thesis patientl
2、y. A. in B. ofC. for D. about4. In western countries, the young people are more independent _ their parents. A. fromB. of C. offD. to5. As we joined the big crowd I got _ from my friends.A. separated B. sparedC. lostD. missed6. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time I _ that evening.
3、A. interruptedB. was interruptedC. had interrupted D. had been interrupted7. Their parents _ them to drink. A. prohibitB. forbidC. ignoreD. block8. Tom worked hard and _ his classmates. A. set an example to B. make an example of C. followed the example of D. let this be an example to 9. I _ that she
4、 _ here soon. A. suppose; comingB. demand; comeC. demand; comesD. believe; to come10. I _ to write to you, but something always kept me. A. intendB. am goingC. plan D. meant11. The proposal seems quite good, but I cant easily _ without all the facts. A. joinB. judgeC. sayD. speak12. The American sol
5、diers _ with the British in the war against Germany. A. joined hands B. changed handsC. raised their handsD. lived from hand to mouth13. The police are treating his death _ a case of murder.A. of B. to C. withD. as14. This information does not _ what I was told yesterday. A. fit in withB. fit on C.
6、fit up D. fit into15. The students gave _ to their pleasure over the new building. A. voice B. thought C. rise D. place二. 完形填空Alice: Tom, my English teacher Miss Jones says my vocabulary is too 16 . She 17 me to read more after 18 . But I think I can just go and memorize words in the dictionary. Tha
7、ts a shortcut.Tom: Youd better not 19 that. 20 able to spell a word doesnt mean you can use it correctly. You need context （上下文）to decide the 21 meaning of a new word. And only after seeing it used in different contexts 22 really feel at ease in using it.Alice: The dictionary explains the exact mean
8、ing of words, 23 ?Tom: Right, but English words have different meanings. 24 the word set for example. This 25 word 58 meanings as a noun, 126 meanings as a verb, and 10 meanings as a participial adjective. How do you know 26 choose without the context?Alice: Tom, you dont mean every English word has
9、 27 many meanings!Tom: Of course not! set is the word 28 the most meanings.Alice: I see what you mean, Tom. Maybe I should 29 Miss Jones advice.Tom: You 30 should, Alice.Alice: Sometimes Im a bit 31 because there are so many words in the English language.Tom: Its true 32 English holds the record as
10、the language with the greatest number of words 790,000. 33 , linguists （语言学家）have estimated that no one uses more than 60,000 of these in a lifetime of writing and speaking, and only 5,000 words in conversation. Alice, work hard . Where there is a will, there is a way, Ill lend 34 , Alice.Alice: All
11、 right, Tom. Ill try my 35 .16. A. limitB. limitingC. limitedD. rich17. A. advicesB. advisesC. persuadesD. suggests18. A. classB. the classC. supperD. rising19. A. tryB. sureC. believeD. depend20. A. BeB. BeingC. Can beD. You21. A. trueB. justC. allD. exact22. A. we willB. we canC. can weD. do we 23
12、. A. do youB. do theyC. does itD. doesnt it24. A. Take B. LetC. BroughtD. Lift25. A.3-lettersB. 3-letterC.3 letterD. 3 letters26. A. whichB. which oneC. which toD. so27. A. such B. soC. veryD. how28. A. ofB. withC. amongD. giving29. A. receiveB. acceptC. useD. take30. A. sureB. certainC. certainlyD.
13、 in fact31. A. fearB. gladC. encouragedD. discouraged32. A. thatB. whichC. whenD. as33. A. whoeverB. howeverC. whateverD. whichever34. A. a handB. two handC. moneyD. dictionary35. A. wayB. pathC. nicestD. best三. 阅读理解It is the Holy Grail(长期追求的目标) of politicians everywherehow to win and keep the trust
14、 of voters.Now researchers at the University of St Andrews in Scotland say they-may have the answer. They believe politicians could learn a lot from recent advances in science. A growing number of studies have shown that people do judge a book by its coven Researchers say most of us make quick judgm
15、ents about a person on the basis of how they look.Studies suggest that people are less likely to trust those with particularly masculine (男性的) features, such as a square jaw, small eyes or a big nose. They are considered dominant (支配的) and less trustworthy, says Ms Cornwell It doesnt mean that men w
16、ho look more masculine are less trustworthy its just our first impression. Those with less masculine featureslarger eyes, a smaller nose and thinner lips- are thought to be more trustworthy.The researchers are putting their science to the test at the Royal Societys annual summer exhibition in London
17、. They nave manipulated (复制) the faces of Prime Minister Tony Blair, Conservative leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kenney accentuating (强调) their dominant and trustworthy features. We have used a computer program to change the shape of their faces and features. We hope it wi
18、ll help people to understand our work.So should we expect to see them at the exhibition getting tips?I dont think its something they will want to try, says Ms Cornwell. Its not really possible with television. We all know what they look like.36. According to the passage, which of the following descr
19、iptions will give people a good first impression? A. A square jaw, small eyes and a small nose. B. Larger eyes, a small nose and a big face. C. Larger eyes, a small nose and thinner lips. D. A small nose, smaller eyes and thick lips.37. The underlined word them in Paragraph 5 refers to _.A. the rese
20、archers B. Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Charles KennedyC. their features D. computer programs38. According to the passage, we know that _. A. people with good facial features must be trustworthy B. people with bad facial features could not be trustworthy C. we should judge people by their facial f
21、eatures D. facial features might give people some wrong impressions39. According to Ms Cornwell, we can infer that _. A. the science will give politicians great help B. politicians could be successful with the help of the science C. politicians wont think highly of the science D. politicians will be
22、 satisfied with the science40. Whats the best title for the passage?A. How Science Could Help Politicians B. How to Win the Trust of VotersC. The Other Sides of Politicians D. An Important Discovery for Politicians四. 改错Each year, million of frogs are sent from India to Europe. 41._To get all these f
23、rogs legs, people kill large amounts of frogs42._in India. In recent years, the lack of frogs has led a sharp increase43._in a number of mosquitoes and other insects in many areas, 44._there the crops have failed because of the damage caused by45._insects. A more serious result is the spread of ence
24、phalitis(脑炎), 46._a fatal disease which attack the brain. Now farmers have asked 47._the Indian Government to rise frogs and set them free in the 48._country. This is an example of the way the man has upset the49._balance of nature and has been forcing to change his habit. 50._五. 书面表达根据所给表格，为某城市市报写一
25、篇新闻报道，简要描述该市近年家用电脑用户增长情况，并分析其增长原因。主要原因为：电脑在各个领域的广泛运用；上网获取信息的方便、快捷；学校普遍开设电脑课程；近两年家庭收入增长等。注意：1.词数100左右； 2.开头已为你写好。Recently the average number of personal computers in every 100 families has been increasing rapidly in our city.In 1995 参考答案U141-15 CABDA DBABD BADAA内容概要：在本文中Tom 同Alice讨论了学习英语单词的一些问题。1、选C。
26、limited是形容词，表示“有限的”。2、选B。advise表示“劝说；忠告”，不表示结果如何，persuade 表示“说服,劝说（成功）”，suggest后接动名词。3、选A。after class 课后；课余时间。4、选A。not try that 不要去作那种尝试或努力。5、选B。动名词being在这里作主语。6、选D。exact指“准确的”。7、选C。only 在句首用倒装句。8、选D。反意疑问句。9、选A。takefor example指“以为例”。10、选B。数词+名单数作定语，类似的短语如：a fiveyear -old boy。11、选C。带疑问词的不定式作宾语。12、选B。
27、so many+可数名词，so much+不可数名词，其前不用 such。13、选B。with表示“具有”。14、选D。接受别人的忠告，常用不着take（or：follow）others advice。15、选C。副词修饰动词作状语。16、选D。根据句意“有点泄气”。17、选A。that引导主语从句。18、选B。此处表示转折。19、选D。lend a hand = help。20、选D。try ones best最大努力”36-40 CBDCA41. million millions42. amounts numbers43. led后加to44. a the45. there where46
28、. 47. attack attacks48. rise raise49. the man man50. forcing forcedRecently the average number of personal computers in every 100 families has been increasing rapidly in our city.In 1995 there were only two or three computers in per hundred families.In 1997,10% of families began to own computers,and
29、 20% in 1999.With the wide use of computer in all kinds of fields and the increase of family income,50% of the families have their own computers at home in 2001.Searching for information easily and conveniently on internet and computer lessons taught in schools are also the reasons why so many families have computers.It is believed that in the near future more and more people will buy computers for their own.
