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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

Ⅰ. 单项选择，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案完成句子

1. — Excuse me, sir, ________ — I’d like a cup of coffee and two pieces of bread.

A. what do you want? B. may I have your order? C. this table is reserved. D. I would like to serve you. 2. The reason for his success is ______ he worked very hard. A. why B. that C. whether D. how 3. The bill would ______ workers twelve weeks of unpaid leave for family emergencies. A. permit B. supply C. admit D. provide

4. She’s going to have problems finding a job ______ she gets good marks. A. for B. since C. so that D. even if

5. In the end I lost my ______ and shouted at her. A. character B. manner C. benefit D. patience 6. — What do you think of their marriage? — ______, if I were Kate, I would not marry him. A. Generally speaking B. I have no idea C. To be honest D. To my surprise 7. He couldn’t ______ the fact that the money was found in his house. A. answer for B. leave for C. account for D. care for

8. Teachers cannot be expected to ______ all the responsibility for poor exam results. A. accept B. lead C. shoulder D. answer 9. Would any one of you please tell me ______ to the railway station? A. how far is it B. how far it is C. how far is D. how far 10. — Would you mind if I turned on the radio and listened to some music? — ______. In fact, I also like to listen to music in my car. A. No, you can’t B. Yes, I do C. No, go ahead D. OK, no problem

11. Then you usually lie there just ______ the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong. A. glancing at B. watching at C. glaring at D. staring at

12. He made his last ______ for the club in the Cup Final. A. performance B. appearance C. show D. scene 13. The pilot, whether ______ or design, made the plane do a sharp turn. A. by accident B. at times C. suddenly D. all at once

14. If you ask me, I would say that I won’t mind ______ abroad to enrich my knowledge. A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken

15. It was rude ______ you to stare at the foreigner when he passed by just now. A. of B. for C. with D. to

Ⅳ. 完形填空

Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a job in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 1 to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t 2 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 3 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was wondering what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 4 . It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 5 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 6 plenty of money. Jack 7 working hard. After one year he succeeded in 8 the ￡100.

By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 9 his first million, and he wanted to 10 this achievement by doing something “grand”. With all his money it was 11 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 12 Jack still can’t get used to 13 the good life. He can 14 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧).

“I remember being very 15 as a child, but never unhappy as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

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1. A. able 2. A. offer 3. A. wrong 4. A. school 5. A. problem 6. A. spent 7. A. enjoyed 8. A. developing 9. A. given 10. A. remember 11. A. impossible 12. A. so 13. A. using 14. A. often 15. A. rich

B. glad B. like B. hungry B. farm B. purpose B. borrowed B. preferred B. saving B. made B. honour B. possible B. and B. sparing B. never B. poor C. unable C. expect C. ill C. business C. future C. wasted C. promised C. repaying C. taken C. celebrate C. obvious C. or C. living C. sometimes C. healthy D. eager D. afford D. bad D. store D. principle D. earned D. hated D. paying D. lost

D. recognize D. basic D. but

D. keeping D. seldom D. well

Ⅴ. 阅读理解，根据短文内容选择最佳答案

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A few years ago, I taught emotionally disturbed teenagers in a group home. These very tough kids often came directly from prison to my classroom. They often wanted to escape from the group home. They were society’s “throwaway” kids — youngsters without families to love and care for them. They desperately needed to receive love.

Then I found one thing more important for them. So, when a friend suggested an idea, I thought it would be a great program for my students. The plan was simple. We arranged that every Wednesday morning, I’d bring over my little crew, and they were supposed to clean the runs, wash dog and cat bowls, and feed the animals at our local animal shelter.

Then came the risky part of the program. After doing their chores, the youngsters would earn the freedom to walk one of the dogs in the wooded area behind the shelter, where I couldn’t even see them.

We began the project. Each week, I carefully went over the list of students who had met the requirements. All that week, students worked hard to control their tempters and be cooperative. I emphasized how much the animals needed their love and care. As they served the animals, the youngsters were transforming before our eyes. Never before had they been considered contributing members of society. Yet now these kids begged to volunteer at the shelter.

As we had planned, my students walked the dogs, unwatched, in the woods for up to half an hour. I impressed on each of them my trust and respect that they’d bring back the animal in their care safely and on time. Remarkably, I never lost a student or an animal.

The world might not have needed or might have forgotten about my kids, but the animals didn’t. These shining animals showed some very needy kids the way back home from heartbreak and abuse.

1. In the writer’s opinion, the most helpful thing for these troubled kids was ________. A. how to be accepted by society B. to be given enough love and care

C. to learn how to give others love and care D. how to be taught to believe in others 2. What made walking dogs in the wooded area risky? A. That the kids might not bring back animals on time. B. That dogs might not follow the kids’ instructions.

C. That the writer couldn’t accompany the kids to the forest.

D. That the kids could escape without being watched by the teacher. 3. How did the kids get their teacher’s permission to walk the animals?

A. By controlling their tempters and learning to be cooperative. B. By escaping from the group home. C. By begging to volunteer at the shelter. D. By trusting and respecting their teacher. 4. From the passage, we can learn that ________.

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A. kids were free to do any activity they liked in the group home B. the feeling of being needed helped these troubled kids change a lot C. few people cared for the animals in the local animal shelter D. few measures had been taken to help those “throwaway” kids 5. Why didn’t the kids escape when walking the dogs?

A. Because the dogs needed them. B. Because they were trusted and respected by their teacher. C. Because they would be punished. D. Because they loved the group home.

B

In many parts of the world, cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them. So the idea that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe. But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers.

The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program. The team there believes that by 2020 all cars will be computerized, which will mean much saving, no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car of the 21st century will drive itself, and it will not be owned by one individual. Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.

According to Dr David Davis, who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which had blocked up our cities, polluted our air, and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.

Davis says, cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices to regulate the distance between one car and another. The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front. Computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people.

By 2010, Dr David Davis believes, car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road, whatever the weather conditions, by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen. And by 2020, cars will travel in convoy, linked to each other electronically. Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form “road trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount.” says Davis. “But all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount, and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.” 6. We know from the passage that governments and car manufacturers ________. A. do not believe the prediction that no one will own cars by 2020 B. are devoted to the technological revolution in car industry C. consider the predictions seriously

D. have put the super-intelligent car into mass production

7. Which of the following will be the characteristic of the cars of 2020?

A. The car will speed up out of control. B. We will own as many cars as we want.

C. All cars will be driven by computers. D. Cars will produce more pollution than present ones. 8. The leader of the research team believes that the present car culture will change because________. A. cars play a very important role in daily life B. many societies would stop functioning without cars C. cars should not be owned by one individual D. it causes many deaths to human society 9. The expression closest in meaning to the phrase “in convoy” in the last paragraph is ________. A. in line B. sidelong C. side by side D. shoulder to shoulder 10. What will happen if cars are joined to each other electronically in 2020?

A. Motorists will get a clear view of the road. B. The weather condition will not have effect on motorists. C. There will be less pollution caused by car. D. All trains will burn less fuel than present.

Ⅵ. 书面表达

请根据下表提供的信息为《21世纪报(中学生版)》写篇报道，内容为西部贫困地区的一所农村学校接受“希望工程”资助后的变化。

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受资助后 学校名称 学生情况 办学条件 李家庄学校 多数学生因家贫辍学 一所危房作教室；一间办公室；操场只是一块空地 希望学校 辍学学生全部复学 一栋两层教学楼；音乐室、美术室、微机室等；体育用品齐全 注意：

1. 开头已为你写好，不包括在总词数内。 2. 词数100左右。

Thanks to the Hope Project, great changes have taken place in a western country school._____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Unit4 Astronomy：the science of the Stars

Ⅲ. 单项选择，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案完成句子

1. The plan sounds good in ______ , but I am afraid it’s not in practice. A. theory B. fact C. opinion D. thinking

2. I thought we would be late, but eventually we were just _______ for the train. A. at a time B. in the time C. in time D. at the time

3. The peace talk between the two parties concluded in a friendly and frank _______, reaching a series of agreements. A. wind B. atmosphere C. spirit D.weather

4. One day, the farmer found that the golden egg _______ by his only hen was stolen. A. lied B. lain C. laid D. lay

5. _______ most young students of his time, he has developed a keen interest in archaeology. A. Dislike B. Unlike C. In common D. As

6. Our government has adopted a series of policies to _____ economy from the worldwide crisis. A. protect B. keep C. stop D. prevent

7. The result of the game is really _______, and the majority of the fans were _________ it. A. disappointed; disappointed with B. disappointing; disappointed at C. disappointed; disappointed about D. disappointing; disappointing at 8. — I am really upset about tomorrow’s exam. I am always so slow.

— _______! You can pass it. You have been working hard on it, haven’t you? A. Go ahead B. Just feel at home C. Are you kidding D. Cheer up 9. Her cat was found several days later, ______ on the river, _____.

A.floating; dying B. floated; dying C. floating; dead D. floating; died 10. ______ really puzzles the scientist is _____ the cloud of dust comes from. A.What; what B. What; where C. What; that D. What; /

11. _______ makes a lot of difference whether everyone tries to live a low carbon life. A.What B. It C. That D. As

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12. ______ is reported, Foxcom company is going to set up another new factory in Henan. A. As B. It C. What D. That

13. Experts say armed conflicts are likely to ______ between the two countries along the border. A. break out B. break in C. break off D. break down

14. ______ everybody is here now, let’s start our new lesson. A. Although B. As though C. Now that D. After

15. Though she was in great pain, she _____ a smile at her children. A. pulled B. forced C. spread D. pushed

Ⅵ. 完形填空

Many people have heard of Franklin’s famous kite experiment, but not many know how to do the experiment themselves. To repeat Franklin’s 1 , first make a kite. Use a handkerchief 2 of silk, which is 3 to withstand the wind and rain. Build a frame by making a cross of two pieces of 4 wood, just long enough to reach the corners of the 5 . Tie the corners to the points of the frame, and then attach a tail of cloth 6 your kite. Finish with a good strong kite string, one 7 will be long enough to fly the kite high.

To get the kite ready for the experiment, there are three very important 8 . First take a long sharp piece of metal and attach it to the longer leg of the cross, 9 a foot or more beyond the frame. 10 , take a metal key and tie it to the end of the kite string, the end that will be on the ground near you. Finally take a silk 11 and tie it onto the kite string, just above the key. This silk ribbon needs 12 dry during the whole experiment, to 13 you and anyone nearby from the electricity. All you need now is a condenser to 14 the electricity — and 15 a stormy day with thunder and rain. 1. A. story B. life C. experiment D. kite 2. A. because B. made C. produced D. tied 3. A. good B. strong C. long D. large 4. A. light B. heavy C. high D. metal 5. A. ground B. sky C. handkerchief D. wood 6. A. up B. over C. with D. to 7. A. that B. which C. where D. what 8. A. steps B. reasons C. method D. factors 9. A. speaking of B. sticking out C. cutting off D. reaching out 10. A. However B. Instead C. Though D. Next 11. A. hat B. cloth C. ribbon D. cover 12. A. keep B. to be kept C. being kept D. kept 13. A. protect B. prevent C. escape D. suffer 14. A. produce B. test C. collect D. show 15. A. first of all B. above all C. in all D. all over

Ⅶ. 阅读理解，根据短文内容选择最佳答案

A

Stephen Hawking, arguably the most famous scientist alive today, cannot write on paper and cannot even hold a pen. His disabilities, however, have not affected his mind. Hawking is able to grasp some of the most complex concepts known to man and somehow simplify them for others.

Hawking was born in Oxford, England on January 8, 1942. When he was about 8 years old, his family moved to the town of St Albans, about 20 miles to the north of London, where he attended St Albans school at the age of eleven. Hawking then attended his father’s old college, University College. Stephen wanted to do mathematics, which was not available at University College, so he did physics instead. He earned a degree in Natural Science with first class honours in just three years. Hawking then headed to Cambridge to study Cosmology. He completed his PhD and then stayed on at Cambridge at first a Research Fellow and then a Professor Fellow. In 1973, Hawking moved from the Institute of Astronomy to the department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. In 1979, he was given the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, which he continues to hold to this day. He is today a fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the US

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