1、单元小测(三).在句中空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式1Up to now, the Project Hope _(help) thousands of students who would otherwise have dropped out.2We were finally able to make the customers _(convince) of the quality of the refrigerator.3Thanks to the Partys reform and opening up policy, people in China are mu
2、ch _(good) off than they were thirty years ago.4We can know that the news is _(astonish) from his _(astonish) look.5To _failure, hardship is an excuse; to _success, hardship is a great fortune.6Id like to give my thanks to all of you _this special occasion.7How did he react_the punishment he was giv
3、en for his cruel conduct?No reaction at all. He knew unkindness often reacts upon the unkind person.8If we are not content_the progress we have made, we will have greater success.9My brother likes eating very much and he isnt very particular_the food he eats. 10The farmers are picking_the best seeds
4、 for the autumn sowing.完形填空Dont take the fun out of youth sportsWhen I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential(潜力), and I became captain of my _1_. That was before all the fun was taken out of _2_. At first, every
5、one on the team got _3_playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the _4_started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have _5_onetoone training, got angry when she didnt give them more playing time in our _6_. The coach w
6、as replaced. The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was _7_. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the _8_. Of course, all teams run drills; they are _9_. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble _10_. Younger people s
7、houldnt be doing exercises _11_for 18yearolds. I was very thin _12_I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldnt eat much, because I was afraid of being too _13_to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual _14_. Is all this pressure neces
8、sary? I _15_up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. Thats _16_,because they had so much potential. They were just burntout with all the pressure they _17_from the coach or their parents. I continued playing football at school
9、and _18_my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing _19_him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I _20_down, I played better. When you enjoy something, its a lot easier to do it well. 1A.class BclubCteam Dboard2A.playing Bliving
10、Clearning Dworking3A.great BequalCright Dextra4A.business BstruggleCattempt Dpressure5A.free BprivateCgood Dbasic6A.matches BcoursesClessons Dprogrammes7A.jump BplayCrun Dshoot8A.duty BmeetingCoperation Dtraining9A.necessary BboringCscientific Dpractical10A.speaking BmovingCsleeping Dbreathing11A.us
11、ed BintendedCmade Ddescribed12A.till BsinceCbefore Dbecause13A.full BtiredClazy Dbig14A.size BshareCspace Dstate15A.gave BkeptCended Dpicked16A.sad BshamefulCsilly Dserious17A.received BsaidCbrought Dfelt18A.reconsidered BrediscoveredCreformed Dreplaced19A.at BbyCfor Daround20A.fell BsteppedCslowed
12、Dcalmed.阅读理解Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south o
13、f Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country. In the 1840s ,the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This,
14、 and a shortage of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population of Ireland fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851. For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.
15、Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.The Irish are famous for being warmhearted and friendly. Osc
16、ar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments.
17、 Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.1What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1?AHow the Irish fought against the English.BHow Ireland gained independence.CHow two “Irelands” came into being.DHow English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.2The l
18、ast paragraph is mainly about_Athe Irish character Bthe Irish culture Cthe Irish musical instruments Da famous Irish writer3We learn from the text that in Ireland _Adifferent kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instrumentsBpeople are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countrysideCit
19、 is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory workerDfood shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population4What can be the best title for the text?ALife in Ireland BIreland, past and presentCA very difficult history DThe independence of Ireland. 语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正
20、确形式。There was a woman who went to the airport 1. _ (hurry)She was so absorbed 2. _ her own thoughts that she was not aware that they were going on a different route.Suddenly,a man went inside the cab and took her handbag 3. _ she placed her visa,passport,and all her money for the trip.She kept on th
21、inking how unlucky she was to be in that situation.That very same night,she heard a piece of 4. _ (shock) news.Flight 230 crashed!It was the plane that she was supposed to board into. 5. _ she had not lost her precious belongings,she could have lost something far 6. _ importanther life!Sometimes bad
22、 things really happen.We fail in our exams,or get rejected by others.There are times when nothing seems to go our way.So what do we do about it?We must take all these 7. _ (frustrate) out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we 8. _ (get) what is deserved(应得的)If you f
23、ailed in the exams,maybe youd be more successful and much happier in 9. _ field. If you were rejected by your friend,there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving(值得的) of your love and affection.Dont waste your time and energy 10. _ things that cant be changed.参考答案单元小测(三). 1.has h
24、elped2.convinced3.better4.astonishing; astonished5the;the6.on7.to8.with9.about10.out. 【文章大意】 本文讲述了作者与足球之间的故事。1C由第一段第一句可知作者参加的是一支足球队,故用team。2A由选项和第一段的内容可知需要填一个动名词与football搭配,故选playing。3B从本段倒数第二句“有些家长想让教练多给自己的孩子一些上场的时间”可推出刚开始大家的机会均等。4Dpressure压力。下文讲了来自父母、教练的压力。从第五段第一句和最后一句也可得到启示。5Bonetoone training的意思
25、是“一对一的训练(辅导)”。private“私人的,个人的”,比good更能体现这一层关系。6A这里指没有得到更多的上场时间。7C从该空后面的内容可推知他们的训练只是跑步。8D这一段讲的是训练枯燥无味,所以作者总是祈祷上帝下雨的目的自然是中止训练。9A由上文的“Of course”可知作者在这里承认跑步训练是必要的,也与下一句的转折呼应。10D本句用的是sothat句型,表示结果,跑得太多的结果是上气不接下气。11B非谓语动词作定语。be intended for专门为而设计。12C根据下文可知,表时间关系“在以前”用before。13A这里考查的是tooto句型。担心太饱而不能跑步,这是作者
26、不能多吃的原因。14Bshare有“分担”的意思,这里指“分内的事”。15Cgive up doing sth放弃做某事;keep up 保持;pick up 拾起,学到;end up告终,结束。因为各种压力作者最终不得不离开这支球队,C项最合适。16A有潜力的队员却完全停止了踢足球,这是多么可惜的事。sad令人悲伤的,令人难过的;shameful可耻的;silly傻的;serious严重的。17D这里需要填的是从句中的谓语,从句的主语they指的是退役的队员,她们不是压力的带来者,排除C;正因为她们不愿意接受也受不了这种压力才选择离开,排除A。18Breconsider重新考虑;redisc
27、over重新发现;reform改革;replace代替。这一段讲的是作者如何重新发现对足球的喜爱,所以选B。19Cby 和around都有“在旁边”的意思,要选都要选,故排除;play at后接游戏名,是“做游戏”的意思,故排除。20Dcalm down镇定下来,平静下来。意思与教练的话相符。.【文章大意】 这篇文章主要介绍了爱尔兰的历史和近代以来的发展情况。1C推理判断题。根据第一段的“Ireland has had a very difficult history.”及下文的描述可知,本文主要描述了爱尔兰人是如何反抗英国人的,最后产生了两个“爱尔兰”。故选C。2B细节理解题。根据最后一段的
28、“Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture”及本段内容可知,本段主要描述了爱尔兰的文化。故选B。3D细节理解题。根据第二段的“In the 1840s, the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger.”可知,食物短缺导致了人口减少。故选D。4B主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了爱尔兰的历史和近代以来的发展情况。故选B。. 【文章大意】 俗话说“塞翁失马,焉知非福”,在本文中作者讲述
29、了一位女士因为放护照和钱的包被抢而幸运躲避了一场灾难的事情。通过这件事作者告诉我们当遇到不顺利的事情时,不要悲观失望,不要浪费时间去懊悔,那是于事无补的。1hurriedly考查副词。修饰动词用副词形式,因此填hurriedly。2in考查介词。be absorbed in全神贯注于。3where考查关系副词。分析句子结构可知空后是定语从句,从句是主谓宾结构,缺少状语,而先行词是地点,故用关系副词where。4shocking考查形容词。此处修饰名词,应该用形容词。shocking“令人震惊的”,修饰物,说明事物的特征,故填shocking。5If考查连词。根据从句谓语had not lost和主句谓语could have lost可知,此处是虚拟语气,故填 if,首字母要大写。6more考查比较级。far用来修饰形容词和副词比较级,故填more。7frustrations考查名词。these后面跟复数名词,故填frustrations。8will get考查动词的时态。根据句意可知此处表示将会出现的结果,应该用一般将来时,故填will get。9another考查限定词。从上文内容可知此处指在一方面失败了,可能在另一方面成功,故填another。10on考查介词。waste time/money on sth 在某方面浪费时间或钱。