Unit 5 The power of nature
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.Ten years ago the population of our village was ________that of theirs.
A.as twice large asB.twice as large as
C.twice as much asD.as twice much as
2.He’s been ________ as judge in the State Supreme Court in California.
A.determinedB.appointedC.admittedD.assumed
3.Cui Jianping,who gave his life to save a girl in America ten years ago,was ________ honor to our school.A memorial is to be held here next year in ________ honor of him.
A.an;theB.an;/C.the;theD./;/
4.He knows a lot about films.No one in our class can________ him in that knowledge
A.catchB.suitC.compareD.match
5.The building was on fire!She looked around wildly,but not a soul was in sight,so Razzena________.
A.panickedB.lookedC.delightedD.watched
6.—We have booked a room for today and tomorrow.
—________.
A.I’m sureB.My pleasureC.It’s all rightD.I’ll check
7.The car is of high quality and I can________ that it can keep running for at least 10 years.
A.assureB.ensureC.guaranteeD.insure
8.________ her e-mail,I wrote her another one,telling her what I wanted her to do.
A.Having not receivedB.Not having received
C.Not receivingD.Receiving not
9.When older men retire,they ________ younger men to take their places.
A.make their wayB.make way for
C.give their way toD.lead their way for
10.The flu is believed________ by viruses that can reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.
A.causingB.being causedC.to be causedD.to have caused
11.________ with a difficult situation,Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
A.To faceB.Having faced
C.FacedD.Facing
12.If you want to________ in the world,you must learn to work hard while you are still young.
A.make much of yourselfB.make the way out
C.make you outD.make your way
13.He sent me an e-mail,________ to get further information.
A.hopedB.hopingC.to hopeD.hope
14.During the Huayuan mine disaster,the rescue team made every________ to find the missing miners trapped under the mine.
A.forceB.energyC.effortD.possibility
15.What is right or wrong can________ according to the interests one is focused upon because the fairness of any law depends on one’s personal value system.
A.varyB.differC.be variedD.be differed
Ⅱ.阅读理解The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing.This is,perhaps,a pity,because shopping today seems to lack those personal elements which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally.He could,for instance,remember which brand of tea Mrs.Smith usually bought or what sort of washing powder Mrs.Jones preferred.Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling,but a social meeting place.
A prosperous(繁荣的) general store might have employed four or five assistants,and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff(全体职员) was concerned.But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store,the job of the manager has changed completely.The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred,apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business.
Every morning the manager must,like the commander of an army division,carry out an inspection of his supermarket to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day.He must see that everything is running smoothly.He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise,and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities.No matter what he has to do throughout the day,the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise.They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood,a fire,a birth and a death in your store.
16.The main purpose of the passage is to show________.
A.how the supermarket has replaced the old general store
B.how the old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing
C.how supermarket managers deal with problems every morning
D.how the role of the shop manager has undergone an overall change
17.It is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now,because________.
A.there is less trading business
B.there used to be more social activities in the old day
C.supermarket managers have more problems
D.there is less personal contact between managers and customers
18.Who are Mrs.Smith and Mrs.Jones mentioned in the first paragraph?
A.People representing any of the customers of the old general store.
B.Shop assistants.
C.Friends of the shop manager’s.
D.Two regular customers of the store.
19.How has the job of the store manager changed?
A.He doesn’t sell tea or washing powder any more.
B.He has a much larger staff and a much larger business to take care of.
C.He must try hard to remember the names of the regular customers.
D.He has to give advice and make decisions when problems arise.
20.The author compared the supermarket manager to________.
A.a military leaderB.a school inspector
C.a traffic supervisorD.an orchestra conductor
Ⅲ.假设你是李华。你的美国朋友David给你发来一封电子邮件,询问你在暑假期间除了做家庭作业以外,还进行了什么有趣、有意义的活动。请你给他回一封电子邮件,向他介绍你在放假期间的主要活动。内容要点如下:
1.和同学及朋友观看世界杯足球赛;
2.上辅导课(学习数学、物理、化学);
3.在餐馆打工两周,洗碗、洗菜;
4.到敬老院做义工(打扫卫生、为老人读报)。
注意:不要逐条翻译,可适当增加细节,词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数)。
参考词汇:training course辅导课;voluntary work义工;the elderly老年人;nursing home敬老院Dear David,
Thanks for your e-mail.Now I’d like to tell you something about my summer vacation.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
What did you do during your summer vacation?Please tell me in your next e-mail.
Yours,
Li Hua
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2.B
3.B
4.D
5.A
6.D
7.C
8.B
9.B
10.C
11.C
12.D
13.B
14.C
15.A
16.D
17.D
18.D
19.B
20.A
参考范文I finished my homework on time,which I think was the most important.Other than that,I did a lot of interesting things.As you know,the 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa.I watched almost all the football matches with my friends and classmates.How about you?I also took training courses,including maths,physics and chemistry.I once worked for two weeks in a small restaurant near my home,where I washed dishes and vegetables.It was really a tiring job,but I think it was worthwhile since I could earn some money.I think my voluntary work in the nursing home was the most meaningful.I did some cleaning and read newspapers for the elderly there.
What did you do during your summer vacation?Please tell me in your next e mail.
Yours,
Li Hua
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