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单元小测(二)
Ⅰ.在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
1. He and Mr Dewey come from the other side of the earth, so our joy tonight is beyond ________(express)．
2. Jane and Catherine are my friends. The former is a teacher; the________ (late) is a doctor.
3. However, as time flies, I understand ________(gradual) that giving up choosing is just one of those choices.
4. During his campaign, “leadership” was the ________(frequent) used word in Obama's speeches.
5. The language is a cultural part, and ________(play) the vital role to the culture.
6. The student requested ________(give) another chance after he failed in his first attempt to driving test.
7. ________ (recognize) wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous. 8. It is Tom ________ came up with this brilliant solution to the problem. 9. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and the total number of cases globally ________(increase)．
10. The more you practise, ________(fluent) you will be able to express your ideas.
Ⅱ.完形填空
I keep a two-dollar bill in my wallet that was given by my mother when I was six years old. Mother gave it to me __1__ luck would follow me everywhere.
She looked at me and said, “I want you to __2__ this two-dollar bill for extra good luck.”
“Thanks, Mum，” I replied. “I will keep it close __3__ me always.” My mother passed away (去世) when I was seven years old and I remembered __4__ my two-dollar bill, holding it in my hand for the longest time and I knew she would be __5__ me the rest of my life.
On my first __6__， I was thirty years old. As I sat in the __7__， I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of them were __8__ and well dressed, which made me more nervous.
“What makes you feel you are __9__ for this job？” Mrs Martin, the office manager asked me.
“I really need this job and there is __10__ I can't do. I know I am not as __11__ as your other applicants (申请人) for the job, but please give me a __12__. I learn quickly and can be a very capable (有能力的) __13__ of your team.”
That evening I received a(n) __14__ from Mrs Martin. “Gina，” she said, “you were not the most suitable __15__， but you have so much confidence in yourself __16__ we decided to give you a chance to prove
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(证明) yourself.”
“Thank you, Mrs Martin. You will not regret (后悔) this __17__，” I said excitedly and __18__ the phone.
I got my __19__ and took out my two-dollar bill. “Thanks, Mum. I am sure to __20__ it，” I said out loudly so that she could hear me.
1. A. as if B. as long as C. even if D. so that 2. A. bring B. take C. carry D. catch 3. A. in B. far C. for D. to
4. A. taking out B. putting out C. turning out D. looking out 5. A. watching B. protecting C. teaching D. caring
6. A. business B. interview C. travel D. vacation
7. A. waiting room B. dining room C. sitting room D. living room 8. A. older B. cleverer C. younger D. earlier 9. A. fixed B. lucky C. enough D. fit
10. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
11. A. polite B. important C. suitable D. attractive 12. A. message B. chance C. habit D. lesson
13. A. member B. leader C. friend D. audience 14. A. e-mail B. call C. letter D. telegram 15. A. mother B. girl C. waiter D. applicant 16. A. as B. that C. what D. which
17. A. mistake B. moment C. decision D. idea
18. A. hung into B. hung on C. hung about D. hung up 19. A. pocket B. wallet C. bag D. case
20. A. make B. manage
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C. succeed D. try Ⅲ.阅读理解 A romantic message-in-a-bottle discovered by a mother and daughter at a Scottish beach has sparked (触发) a mystery about whether it could have travelled 5，000 miles across the seas from China.
Nicola MacFarlane, 41, and daughter Lucy, four, from Portobello, near Edinburgh, were looking for driftwood(浮木) on Portobello Beach when they came across an old glass bottle containing a note inside written in Mandarin. Now the family are trying to work out if the letter has managed the extraordinary journey across the Philippine Sea, into the Indian Ocean and through both the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic Oceans before washing up on the shores of Great Britain.
It was written on Chinese Valentine's Day or the Qixi Festival as it is more traditionally known, lunar July 7, 2012, so it sent off as recently as six days ago because it followed the modern calendar, which celebrated the occasion on August 23. Nicola was still excited to read about the Chinese love story after having it translated.
“I really do hope that it is from China but even it is from nearer to home, it's still a lovely gesture and an inspiring find. It's a love story regardless of where it came from.” Nicola, who runs a beach art business in Portobello, added: “I'm always at the beach looking for bits of driftwood but I've never come across anything like this before. We knew it was Chinese, but we had no idea what it said.”
Unable to read the Mandarin text, Nicola turned to the Internet and her Australian friend, Julie Gould, whose daughter attended a Chinese school in Sydney.
Several hours later Julie returned with the news that it was in fact a love letter.
The translated letter reads: “Da Hai(Ocean), I hope no-one will get this bottle, as we just wish you can hear our voice, and get your blessing. Today is the Chinese Valentine's Day, we pray that our relationship will last forever and we will have a long happy life together…”
Nicola said: “It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love.”
1. When did Nicola and her daughter come across the message-in-bottle? A．On July 15, 2012. B．On August 29, 2012. C．On August 31, 2012. D．On September 2, 2012.
2. What were Nicola and her daughter probably doing when they found the bottle? A．They were walking on the beach. B．They were washing hands and feet. C．They were looking for the driftwoods. D．They were lying on the beach resting. 3．The underlined word “Mandarin” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”． A．Scottish B．British C．English D．Chinese
4. We can learn from the passage that Nicola________. A．thinks the letter was written to show love
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B．had expected to get something unusual C．knows a little Chinese
D．found the bottle was from a nearby place Ⅳ. 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)或括号内单词的正确形式。
There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking… It was growing by itself，1.________(enjoy) every day and saying to the sun, “2.________shall I be grown up？” And the sun would say “Be 3.________ (patience)! Each time I touch you, you 4.________ (grow) a little.” She was so pleased 5.________she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand. And this is all she wanted to do—bring a little bit of beauty to this world.
6．________one day the hunter came by and stepped on her. She was going to die and she felt so sad. Not because she was 7.________ (die), but because she would 8.________ (ever) have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.
The great spirit saw her, and was listening. Indeed, he said… She should be living… So he reached down and touched her—and gave her 9.________second life.
Finally she grew up to be a beautiful flower. And this corner of the desert also became so beautiful because 10.________the little flower.
参考答案
单元小测(二)
Ⅰ.1.expression 2.latter 3.gradually 4.most frequently 5.is playing/plays 6.to be given 7.Being recognized 8.who/that
9．is increasing 10.the more fluently
Ⅱ.【文章大意】 一位母亲给自己的孩子两美元，希望孩子能得到好的运气。在母亲去世后，孩子坚强生活并在母亲的祝福中得到了好运。
1．D 根据句意可知，母亲把它给“我”以便好运会到处跟着“我”。故选D项。 2．C 根据句意可知，应该是母亲希望孩子携带着两美元以获得额外的好运气。故选C项。
3．D 根据句意可知是“我将会永远随身保存”。close to为固定搭配。故选D项。 4．A take out拿出；put out扑灭，熄灭；turn out结果是；look out当心，注意。根据空后的“holding it in my hand”可知，应该是拿出两美元，握在手中。故选A项。
5．B 根据句意，母亲应该是保护自己的孩子。故选B项。
6．B 根据后文“As I sat in the…I noticed there were five women ahead of me.”以及“What makes you feel you are…for this job？”可知，作者是在面试，故选B项。
7．A 作者正在面试，应是在等候室等待。故选A项。
8．C 根据前文“On my first…I was thirty years old.”和“All of them were… and well dressed, which made me more nervous.”可知，只有younger(更年轻)符合题意，故选C项。
9．D be fit for…意为“适合……”。根据题意“面试官提问，什么使你感觉自己适合这份工作”可知选D项。
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