1、Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero 同步练习(六)I单词拼写(每题1分，共10分)1. Elias s_ the hardest time of his life on Robben Island.2. The prisoners read books under their b_ and used anything they could find to make candles to see the words.3. Elias became a good student and wanted to study for his d_ but he was
2、not allowed to do that.4. I had finished the study of four years in prison, so I was better e_ than other poor black people.5. Elias remembered the beatings and c_ of the guards when he first worked on Robben Island.6. You cant_ (想象) how the sound of the name of Robben Island made us afraid.7. It wa
3、s a prison from which no one_ (逃跑).8. Mr. Mandela_ (鼓励) me to study hard when we were in prison.9. They said that the job and the pay was my _ (回报) after working all my life for equal rights for the Blacks.10. So now I am_ ( 自豪地) to show visitors over the prison, for I helped to make our people free
4、 in our own land.短语翻译(每题15分，共15分) 11人生中最艰难的时光_ 12阻止某人干某事_ 13获取学位_ 1 4爆炸_ 15执政_ 16讨饭_ 17南非新政府_ 18工作终生_ 19领游客参观某地_ 20在某人自己的土地上_句型转换(每题3分，共15分)21. I did not work for twenty years until Mr Mandela and the ANC came to power in 1993.It was twenty years_ Mr Elias didnt work _ Mr Mandela and the ANC came to
5、 power in 1993.22. The Government should not stop the black people from studying.The black people should not _ _from_.23.I got the reward after I worked all my life for equal rights for the Blacks.I got the reward after _ all my life _ equal rights _ the Blacks.24. He gave me a job taking tourists r
6、ound my old prison on Robben Island.He gave me a job_ tourists around my old prison_ Robben Island.25. You are going to write a letter to the President of south Africa asking him to free Mandea.You_ _write a letter to the president of South Africa to_ Mandela_.单项填空(每题2分，共20分)26. I got my reward afte
7、r _ all my life for equal rights.A. work B. to workC. working D. worked27. I got my reward after I_ all my life for equal rights.A. work B. to workC. working D. worked28. They said that the job and the pay_ the new South Africa was my reward.A. from B. toC. for D. in29. I did not work for twenty yea
8、rs_ Mr Mandela came to power in 1993.A. since B. afterC. until D. when30. The police told my boss that I_ to prison for blowing up government buildings.A has been B. had beenC. have been D. was31. He taught us during the lunch breaks and the evenings when we_ asleep.A should be B. should haveC. woul
9、d have been D. should have been32. New ways must be thought of_ the pollution problem.A solving B. to solveC. being solved D. solved33. Have you finished all of the exercises?Yes, completely,_ is left.A no one B. neitherC. nothing D. none34. Is there anyone who is going to the GreatWall?A. None B. N
10、o oneC. No D. Not any35. She has been late for class_ this term.A. six time B. six timesC. a six time D. much time阅读理解AIt may seem strange that ice itself sometimes can protect crops from frost (霜冻)! Some growers actually spray their crops with water on a freezing night. Water freezes quickly on the
11、 plants and then a strange thing happens. As long as ice stays wet, it cant get colder than 0 , a temperature many plants can stand. If the ice ever became entirely frozen and dry, it might drop many degrees lower, ruining (毁坏) the plants. But continually spraying water on the ice, the growers keep
12、it from going below 0 C even if the air is much colder. This may be unbelievable but it saves the plants.This strange kind of ice blanket works only on plants that are strong enough to stand the weight of frozen spray. The system is used even to protect banana plants on some Central American plantat
13、ions.36. As used in this passage, ice blanket meansA. a cold blanket B. a spray of frost C. a covering of ice D. a warm blanket37. This passage is intended_.A. to explain why some plants can withstand (耐) iceB. to show how ice formsC. to show that frost can be preventedD. to give tips(窍门) on preserv
14、ing (保护) crops38. It can be concluded from the passage that ice would not protect _ from frost.A. banana treesB. pine treesC. tender rose bushesD. apple orchards (果园)39. The best title would be_.A. Frost Triumphs AgainB. Ice Can be NiceC. Battle of the FarmerD. The Helpless PlantBI was very disappoi
15、nted not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hill any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9: 00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break.
16、Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hill is not very good. But if you are lucky you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the timeI saw one co
17、me round the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there,
18、however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man said he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi.
19、It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold al
20、l the tickets.40. The man learned _ that there would be a concert last Friday.A. from his friendsB. from one of his workmatesC. over the radioD. from the newspaper41. He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only_.A. once B. twiceC. three times D. four times42. The underlined word relieved may best be replaced by_.A. surprised B. pleasedC. puzzled D. sorry43. The story is mainly about_.A. a good concertB. the bad bus service in the cityC. the difficulty of getting a ticket for a concertD. someones disappointment (失望) at missing a concert
