1、Unit 5Nelson Mandelaa modern hero.单项填空1_for a long time，but he tried his best to make up for what he missed.ABeing ill staying in hospitalBHaving been ill staying in hospitalCHe was ill staying in hospitalDTo be ill staying in hospital2The film，_ the true story of this Red Army general，attracted peo
2、ples interest all over the country.Ais based onBis on the base ofCwhich is the base forDbased upon3A competent speaker of a language must have a(n)_ of these different styles.AcommentBobservationCcommandDresponse4Dont respond to any emails_ personal information，no matter how official they look.Asear
3、chingBaskingCrequestingDquestioning5Oh，its you！I didnt_ you.We havent seen each other for several years.Glad to meet you again.ArealizeBrecognizeCknowDsee6Four dollars a pair？I think its a bit too much.If you buy three pairs，the price for each will_ to three fifty.Acome downBtake downCturn overDgo o
4、ver7Have you bought the dictionary?No.I have_ two yuan on me.Amore thanBno more thanCoverDmore over8We cant give up_ we should fail 10 times.Aeven ifBsinceCwhetherDuntil9John！Is this bag yours?Yes.It is the same bag_ I lost yesterday.Where did you find it？AwhichBasCthatDso10I couldnt remember the ex
5、act date of the storm，but I knew it was_ Sunday because everybody was at_ church.Aa；theBa；/C/; aD/；/11I didnt know this was a oneway street，officer._AThats all right.BI dont believe you.CHow dare you say that?DSorry，but thats no excuse.12“Dont worry about me，” she _ her sister.Asaid toBreferred toCt
6、hanked toDspoke13The number of people who_ English as a foreign language_ more than 750 million.Alearns；isBlearn；areClearns；areDlearn；is14You wont go to Kays wedding party，will you?Yes，_ invited.Aeven ifBifCunlessDas15The money collected should be made good use_ the people in South Asia who suffered
7、 a lot in the earthquake and the tsunami (海啸)Aof helpingBto helpCto helpingDof to help.阅读理解A primary school has banned Valentines Day cards because of concerns that young pupils spend too much time talking about boyfriends and girlfriends.Ashcombe Primary School in WestonsuperMare，Somerset，has told
8、parents that cards declaring love can be “confusing” for children under the age of 11，who are still emotionally and socially developing.In his February newsletter(简讯)，Peter Turner，head teacher，warned that any cards found in school would be confiscated.He wrote，“We do not wish to see any Valentines D
9、ay cards in school this year.Some children and parents encourage a lot of talks about boyfriends and girlfriends.”“We believe that such ideas should wait until children are mature enough emotionally and socially to understand the commitment involved in having or being a boyfriend or girlfriend.”Mr.T
10、urner said any families wanting to support the Valentines Day concept should send cards in the post or deliver them to home addresses by hand.His views were supported by Ruth Rice,46，who has twins Harriet and Olivia,9，at the school.She said，“Children at that age shouldnt really be thinking about Val
11、entines Day，and they should be concentrating on their schoolwork.”“They are at an age when they are easily influenced and most parents including myself are with Mr.Turner.”She added，“The cards caused too much competition.If someone gets a card and another doesnt then he or she will be disappointed.”
12、However，Rajeev Takyar,40，who sells newspapers and has two children Jai,11，and Aryan,5，at the school，said he was “genuinely outraged”He said，“There are schools that have banned conkers (康克戏) and snowballs，and now Valentines Day cards.”“I think banning the cards stops children from having social skill
13、s.How are they going to learn about relationships otherwise？Its ridiculous.”Alec Suttenwood，founder of the AntiPolitical Correctness Group，said of the ban，“Its totally ridiculous.Young children just send the cards to each other as friends and to their parents.Its just a bit of harmless fun.There is
14、no difference between this and Mothers or Fathers Day.”16Valentines Day cards may cause confusion among young children because_.Athey are too young to understand what love isBteachers havent taught them how to make friendsCchildren shouldnt learn about social relationshipsDstudents talk too much abo
15、ut boyfriends and girlfriends17The underlined word “confiscated” in Paragraph 3 can probably be replaced by “_”AcollectedBdestroyedCtaken awayDburnt away18Ruth Rice was in favor of Mr.Turners view in that _.Achildren like to compare Valentines Day cardsBchildren should focus their mind on their less
16、onsCsending holiday cards wastes both time and moneyDmaking friends has a negative influence on children19Which statement is TRUE according to the text?AMost of English parents want children to have fun.BChildren should learn how to develop social skills.CEnglish schools dont allow students to play
17、games.DSome parents think it unreasonable to ban the cards.20What is the best title of the text?ASchool Bans Valentines Day CardsBShall We Send Valentines Day Cards?CDifferent Opinions on Valentines Day CardsDParents Concern About Valentines Day Cards.阅读填空The traditional American school year begins
18、in late August or early September.It ends in May or June，followed by summer vacation._21_Because long ago，young people had to help their families harvest the summer crops.At least this is what people today may think._22_A recent report from an education policy center at Indiana University explored t
19、he historical roots of the traditional school calendar.In the early days of the United States，children were not required to attend school.School calendars depended on local needs._23_They worked on family farms during the other months.City schools were often open much longer，some for eleven months o
20、f the year.After the Civil War，more and more people saw the need for a system of required education._24_Many city schools wanted a shorter year and a longer summer break.The schools were often crowded.There was no modern air conditioning.Hot days would make it difficult to learn.Many rural educators
21、，however，pushed for a longer school year.They thought it would keep children safe from industrial dangers when there were few childlabor laws.So the traditional school calendar was a compromise(折中)The average school year used to be one hundred and seventy days.Times have not changed much._25_But som
22、e experts think the traditional school calendar needs to change because the needs of the nation have changed.This thinking has led some schools to keep students in class longer.AWhy such a long break?BToday the common average is one hundred and eighty days.CAmericans think highly of their traditiona
23、l school calendar.DMost schools had similar school calendars.EBut the reason has more to it.FStudents in rural areas went to school for no more than six months of the year.GBut they had different ideas for the calendar.1. C 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.D14.B 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.D 20.A 21.A 22.E 23.F 24.G 25.B.w。w-w*k&s%5￥u高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u