Unit 5 First aid
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．Life is tough in the city.In order to escape their ________，some people drink alcohol.
A．character
B．evidence
C．pressure
D temper
解析 此处表示“逃脱压力”的意思。
答案 C
2．It was you rather than your sister________to run the shop after your parents retired.
A．who were B．that was
C．who was D．whom were
解析 考查强调结构和主谓一致。强调结构中被强调的是主语部分you rather than your sister，指人，一般用who；rather than连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致，故选A。
答案 A
3．It is fashionable to drive a car，but to drive a car is not nearly as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you ________ the specialized rules.
A．give up
B．stick to
C．insist on
D．connect to
解析 考查短语动词的辨析。根据句子的意思分析，此处应该表示“坚持遵守规章”；短语insist on表示“坚持应该做某事”，后面一般不跟名词作宾语。
答案 B
4．Be careful when you cross this very busy street.If not，you may get________over by a car.
A．to run
B．run
C to be run
D．running
解析 语境逻辑制约，该空表示被小汽车碾过去，应填过去分词，构成get run系表结构。
答案 B
5．He felt rather ________ as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party.
A．in place
B．in the way
C．by the way
D．out of place
解析 考查介词短语的用法。out of place“不适当的，不恰当的”，反义词为in place；in the way“碍事，挡道的”。
答案 D
6．It________the twins who helped the old man several days ago.
A．was
B．are
C．were
D．had been
解析 强调句。强调主语“the twins”，系动词的单复数形式和it保持一致。
答案 A
7．What you said in the class meeting yesterday was indeed an injury________the girl’s pride.
A．on B．in
C．down D．to
解析 词组搭配。an injury to a person’s pride表示“对某人自尊心的伤害”。句意为：昨天你在班会上所讲的话的确伤害了那个女孩的自尊心。
答案 D
8．After everyone________，the meeting began.
A．instead of them B．took their place
C．took my place
D．in their place
解析 “就座”应用take one's place结构，everyone相应的形容词性物主代词their，故选B项。答案 B
9．As is known to us all，it was from the role of “Xu Sanduo” that Wang Baoqiang’s acting career________.
A．took up B．took in
C．took off D．took down
解析 考查动词短语。take up拿起，接受，开始，从事，继续，占据；take in接受，让……进入，理解，包括，欺骗；take off脱掉，起飞，事业腾飞；take down取下，记下，拆卸。句意为：众所周知，王宝强的演艺事业正是从许三多这一角色开始腾飞的。
答案 C
10．She thought it was worthwhile for her to teach in the small village to make a________to the life of the children there.
A．difference
B．sense
C．study
D．discovery
解析 考查名词辨析。此处用make a difference表示“有影响；起作用；有关系”。
答案 A
11．China has made a________to do all it can to help the tsunamihit regions of Asia.
A．devotion
B．commitment
C．allowance
D．combination
解析 考查名词辨析。make a commitment作出承诺。
答案 B
12．—Look！What's the matter with the man?
—He must be knocked for he is________from a wound in his head.
A．burning
B．bleeding
C．choking
D．aching
解析 此处的bleeding表示“流血”，后接介词from，表示“从……流出血来”。
答案 B
13．They apologized to my friend for the________，but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible for a number of recent robberies.
A．treament
B．manner
C．inconvenience
D．behaviour
解析 treatment意为“治疗”，manner意为“方法，方式”，inconvenience意为“不便”，behaviour意为“举止，行为”。
答案 C
14．I want to have a short talk with you.Could you spare a few minutes________？
A．if necessary B．if possible
C．if so D．even if so
解析 句意为：我想和你谈一会儿。如果可能，你能抽出几分钟时间吗？if possible如果可能；if necessary如果有必要；if so如果这样；even if so即使是这样。根据句意选B。
答案 B
15．________our advertised programme we will be showing a film tonight.
A．In place of
B．In terms of
C．In case of
D．In memory of
解析 句意：今晚我们将放映一部电影以替代广告节目。in place of意为“替代”，符合句意。其他选项中，in terms of意为“从……角度”；in memory of意为“为了纪念……”，都可排除。
答案 A
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Does stress cause gray hair？Many people believe that tension and stress can cause your hair to lose its color.In fact，it is an_old_wives’_tale that being upset all the time can result in premature graying.Here is a closer look at this situation and why some believe that this old wives’ tale could be true.
As one ages，the hairs on the head also age.In fact，just about everything on the human body begins to show signs of wear and tear after a while.The joints wear and become stiff and skin wears and becomes wrinkled.Hairs on the head grow and eventually die.They are replaced，but in the process something else happens.
When new hairs are replaced，the color or pigment (色素) is also added to them.However，as one ages，this pigment becomes less and less available.At first，hairs will have a limited amount of pigment and they will appear to be grayish in color.In time，they will lose all of their pigment and will be white.Many things are known to cause graying，and genetics is a very powerful factor.If one of your parents turns gray at an early age，there is a good chance that you will too.Some people begin the graying process in high school，while others may be over the age of forty.
Constant worry and tension can have many harmful effects on the human body.It is a known fact that stressful times can cause one to suffer hair loss.It would make sense that if it can cause these problems，perhaps it also may contribute to graying.However，there is no sound evidence to support this.
On the other hand，many medical professionals believe that there may be a link between graying and a constant state of anxiety or tension.Does stress cause gray hair？There is no scientific evidence to support the theory，but it is best to avoid stressful situations.
【语篇解读】 压力会导致头发变白吗？许多人相信情况是这样的。本文从年龄和基因两方面谈了头发变白的原因，持续的压力和忧虑对于身体是有害的，可导致脱发。但是，究竟压力和头发变白之间是否有联系，目前尚无定论。
1．The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means________.
A．clever remarksB．silly remarks
C．exciting remarks D．disappointed remarks
解析 词义猜测题。画线短语前面提到“Many people believe that tension and stress can cause your hair to lose its color”，即许多人相信紧张和压力导致头发褪色变白。短文接着谈到“In fact，it is...”，这是推测画线词意思的关键。因此an old wives’ tale意为“无稽之谈”。
答案 B
2．The second paragraph mainly tells us________.
A．every part of body is replaced with age
B．hairs will grow weak but not die
C．skin becomes wrinkled with age
D．every part of body ages with age
解析 主旨大意题。第二段第一句话是该段的主题句。从中可以看出，人体的每一部分都会随着年龄的增长而衰老。
答案 D
3．What might play the most important role in the graying process?
A．Genetics and the amount of sleeping time.
B．The amount of food people eat and living environment.
C．The amount of pigment and genetics.
D．Genetics and the amount of water people drink
解析 细节理解题。本文第三段提到“At first，hairs will have a limited amount of pigment and they will appear to be grayish in color.In time，they will lose all of their pigment and will be white.Many things are known to cause graying，and genetics is a very powerful factor.”由此可以看出，色素和基因在头发变白的过程中起着重要的作用。
答案 C
4．According to the passage，continuous pressure may result in________.
A．a person’s fatness B．a person’s fitness
C．a person’s weight loss D．a person’s hair loss
解析 细节理解题。本文倒数第二段提到“Constant worry and tension can have many harmful effects on the human body.It is a known fact that stressful times can cause one to suffer hair loss”。由此可知，持续的压力会导致脱发。
答案 D
5．From the passage we can infer that________.
A．stress causing gray hair is still in question
B．gray hair has nothing to do with tension
C．stressful situations can be of benefit
D．sound evidence has been found
解析 推理判断题。本文倒数第二段最后提到“However，there is no sound evidence to support this.”最后一段也提到“There is no scientific evidence to support the theory...”。由此可知，是否压力会引起头发变白仍无定论。
答案 A
Ⅲ.书面表达
有人认为高三的学习就是做试卷、对答案，对学生各方面能力的培养几乎不起作用。请用具体事例谈谈你对此观点的看法。词数100左右。你的文章必须包括以下内容：
1．你的观点； 2．具体事例。
With the College Entrance Examinations coming，more and more students in Senior Three________________________________________________
【参考范文】
With_the_College_Entrance_Examinations_coming，more_and_more_
students_in_Senior_Three are occupied in doing test papers and checking answers，which is hardly good for students to develop their abilities of all aspects，some students say.
However，as far as I'm concerned，I do believe that it will still be of value to do many test papers and check answers for the Senior Three students.The reasons are as follows：
First，doing more test papers can help students to find where they are weak and where they are strong.By doing so，students can consolidate the knowledge that they should know for the examination.Second，checking answers with other students is a good method to help students to learn to be more careful.What's more，by checking answers with other students，they can share answers with each other，which will surely develop and increase the cooperative spirit among students.
All in all，doing test papers and checking answers will do benefit students.