1、Practice for Unit 5 Book 2 NSEFCVocabulary（12 points）1. A public declaration of _ to the boss is usually embarrassing and not very effective.A. devotion B. intelligence C. invitation D. excellence2. His good _ in school brought great honors to his mother, with which everybody present there was quite
2、 impressed. A. confidence B. imagination C. performance D. determination3. Jackson put his heart into wildlife research for over 10 years，and finally his efforts _ him great success and fame. A. deserved B. offered C. afforded D. earned4. After the loss of so many antelopes, the game keepers began t
3、o _ new methods for catching the hunters. A. succeed B. employ C. adapt D. contain5. Were looking for people of all ages who have _ outstanding acts of bravery, kindness or courage. A. charged B. appreciated C. explored D. performed6. _ all your bills, receipts, invoices and expenses as quickly as p
4、ossible and do keep detailed accounts. A. Sort out B. Pick out C. Make out D. Draw out7. With night beginning to fall, the crowd gathering around the accident scene began to _. A. break away B. break up C. break out D. break down8. If you are _ to other peoples needs, problems, or feelings, you show
5、 understanding and awareness of them. A. reliable B. reasonable C. sensitive D. positive9. Chinese women are being accepted as one of the most _ bodies of consumers in the world. A. universal B. confident C. humorous D. familiar10. He is a (n) _ example of a man who ruined himself by unsuccessful in
6、vestment in the court. A. brief B. extra C. attractive D. classical11. Children need many things, and _ they need love, in order to grow up in a healthy way.Ato be honest Bafter all Cbesides Dabove all12. Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said _,“Dont be so mean！”，pointing a finger o
7、f warning at her. A. painfully B. logically C. indirectly D. sharplyCloze Test (20 points)It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment(约会) with my wife, Eleanor. We had 13 to meet at the restaurant at seven oclock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my 14, I had
8、 a good excuse: A business meeting had 15 and Id wasted no time getting to the dinner.When I arrived at the 16, I apologized and told Eleanor I didnt mean to be late. She screamed, “You never mean to.” Well, I 17 tell she was angry. “Im sorry but it was not 18,” I said. Then I told her about the bus
9、iness meeting. 19, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which stared to drive 20 mad as well.Several weeks later, when I 21 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, “You 22 a classic mistake. Youre stuck 23 your own way of thinking. You didnt 24 to be late. But thats not the point. Wh
10、at is 25 in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He pointed out that I focused on the intention 26 Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, 27 of us felt misunderstood and crazy.Thinking more about Kens words, I 28 recognized the root cause of such disagreement. Its the result of t
11、he action that really 29. I should have started the conversation by expressing 30 my actions affected Eleanor and 31 the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really 32 her experience of the results of my lateness, Ive managed to b
12、e on time a lot more frequently.13. A. started B. agreed C. continued D. managed14. A. relief B. surprise C. regret D. sorrow15. A. broken out B. closed down C. faded away D. run over16. A. house B. room C. restaurant D. supermarket17. A. could B. must C. will D. might18. A. movable B. comfortable C
13、.acceptable D.avoidable 19. A. However B. Therefore C .Moreover D. Otherwise 20. A. her B. him C. me D. them21. A. spread B. wrote C. translated D. described22. A. knew B. made C found D. took23. A. in B. beyond C. for D. against24. A .need B. prove C. pretend D .intend25. A .funny B. important C po
14、ssible D. simple26. A. while B. after C. until D. unless27. A. all B. none C. both. D. neither28. A. usually B. merely C. hardly D. gradually29. A. inspires B. matters C. improves D. challenges30. A. how B. why C. when D. what31. A. compared B. reported C. finished. D. saved32. A. showing B. satisfy
15、ing C. understanding D. destroyingReading Comprehension (16 points)AA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度). But the research has
16、 found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency (趋势) to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professor said.In the first experime
17、nt, students were given either a laptop or a pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that
18、 laptop users took twice as many as notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers report said, “While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken min
19、dlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.”In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These t
20、wo experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.33. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can _.A. write more notes B. digest concepts better C. get high
21、er scores D. understand lectures better34. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be _.A. skillful B. mindless C. thoughtful D. tireless35. The author of the passage aims to _.A. examine the importance of long-term memory B. stress the benefit of taking notes by handC. explain the process of takin
22、g notes D. promote the use of laptops36. The passage is likely to appear in _.A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbook C. a science magazine D. a finance reportBWould it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next genera
23、tion? UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex(复杂的) than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation an
24、d support, passing around necessary nutrition（营养）“depending on who needs it”. Nitrogen (氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, an
25、d when one tree is destroyed, it affects all. Simard talks about “mother trees”, usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow.
26、 When humans cut down “mother trees” with no awareness of these highly complex “tree societies” or the network on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest. “We didnt take any notice of it,” Simard says sadly. “Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees befo
27、re dying, but we never give them chance.” If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.37. The underlined sentence “the opposite is true” in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees _.A. compete
28、for survival B. protect their own wealth C. depend on each other D. provide support for dying trees38. “Mother trees” are extremely important because they _.A. look the largest in size in the forest B. pass on nutrition to young treesC. seem more likely to be cut down by humans D. know more about th
29、e complex “tree societies”39. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. how “tree societies” work B. how trees grow old C. how forestry industry develops D. how young trees survive40. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Old Trees Communicate Like Humans B. Young Trees
30、 Are In Need Of ProtectionC. Trees Are More Admirable Than You Think D. Trees Contribute To Our SocietySentence Completion (22 points)41. Happiness is an active state of mind _ ones life meaningful, satisfactory and comfortable. (think)幸福是一种积极的思想状态，在此状态下人们认为自己的生活有意义、满足并舒适。42. There are over 4800 stu
31、dents studying and living in this community, about _ from other cities outside Wuhan. (be)在这个校园里面有4800多个学生学习和生活，这些学生中的大约百分之三十来自武汉以外的其它城市。43. There have been many popular bands in the world, _ was the Beatles. (famous)世界上有许多受欢迎的乐队，这些乐队中最著名的是“甲壳虫”乐队。44. We owe quite a lot to our foreign teacher Elise
32、Weber, _ we could not speak English so well at present. (help) 我们非常感谢外籍教师Elise Weber, 没有她的帮助我们目前不可能说英语这么好。45. We learn English not just for examinations，and more value should _ the language we are learning in our daily life. (use)我们学英语不仅仅是为了考试，应当更加重视在生活中运用我们正在学习的这种语言。46. He politely _ of that remark
33、, which was given away by his facial expression. (pretend)他有礼貌地假装没有听到那句话, 但是他的面部表情让大家都明白是怎么回事。47. Then things went wrong. Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere _. (follow)后来出了问题。Freddy和他的乐队无论走到哪儿都有人跟踪。48. Laura _to Harvard University since she was about 10 years old and her dream came true i
34、n 2013.（go）Laura自从大约十岁时一直梦想上哈佛大学，她在2013年实现了自己的梦想。49. Sally promised to buy her mother tickets to see the gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as well as _ accommodation and transport. (provide)Sally答应给她妈妈买票去看2008年奥运会体操比赛，并且为她提供食宿和交通服务。50. Rainforests _ and burned at such a speed that they wi
35、ll disappear from the earth in the near future. (cut) 人们正在快速的砍伐和焚烧雨林，结果这些雨林将在最近的将来从地球上消失。51. _ to give everybody there free computer training during the holidays by the government. (decide) 政府已经决定在假期为那里的每个人提供免费的电脑培训。Writing (30 points) Write an article of about 130 words on the topic of music (or an
36、 article dealing with the advantages & disadvantages of being famous).Keys for Reference (Unit 5):01-10 ACDBD ABCBA DC13-32 BADCA DACDB ADBAC DBADC33-40 ABBC CBAC41. in which one thinks/feels42. 30% of whom are43. the most famous (one) of which/ of which the most famous (one)44. without whose help/ without the help of whom45. be attached to using46. pretended not to have heard/ pretended (that) he had not heard47. without being followed48. had been dreaming of going49. provide her with50. are being cut51. It has been decided