河北省邢台市高中英语Unit5NelsonMandela_amodernheroPeriod4练习新人教版.docx

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero Period 4完形填空(本题共20小题，计20分)Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He _1_ one morning with his young son, _2_the horse before it died. Father and son walked, _3_the farmer did not want the horse to be_4_. ?They met two men on the road_5_said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. Its _6_to market.” The farmer knew that this was_7_, so he rode on the horse, _8_his son walked. ?Then they met two old ladies. “_9_are you doing up there, farmer? Cant you_10_how tired your boy is?” _11_the farmer got down, and his son rode_12_. ?_13_, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?_14_. Its too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up 15_his son, and they_16_. _17_, a young woman passed them. “Why arent you walking?” she asked. “It isnt _18_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”So the farmer, and his son, got down_19_. ?It is a fact that you cannot please_20_the people all the time. ?1. A. set outB. set up C. set downD. set?2. A. sellingB. buying C. to sellD. to buy?3. A. soB. because C. thatD. when?4. A. very tiredB. too tired C. quite tired D. tiring?5. A. whichB. who C. asD. where?6. A. a short way B. a long way C. the right wayD. the wrong way?7. A. realB. true C. trulyD. really?8. A. whileB. when C. asD. during?9. A. WhatB. How C. WhyD. When?10. A. seeB. watch C. lookD. notice?11. A. BecauseB. As C. ForD. So?12. A. thusB. yet C. instead D. either?13. A. FirstB. Finally C. NearD. Next?14. A. Sit downB. Sit up C. Get up D. Get down?15. A. behindB. after C. besideD. above?16. A. walked on B. rode on C. moved on D. drove on?17. A. Some time laterB. A moment ago C. In no timeD. At once?18. A. nearB. long C. farD. short?19. A. once again B. on their own C. the other day D. all the same?20. A. bothB. each of C. allD. none of?III阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AThe Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close togetherOver one hundred people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the Kings baker（面包师）in Pudding LaneThe baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window into the roofA strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next doorThen it spread quickly into Thames StreetThat was the beginning.By eight o clock three hundred houses were on fireOn Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River ThamesTuesday was the worst dayThe fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them.Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, writer about the fire, “People threw their things into the riverMany poor people stayed in their houses until the last momentBirds fell out of the air because of the heat.”The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fireWith nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stoneIn fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the mew St PaulsThe fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.21The fire began in .Aa hotelBthe palaceCPudding LaneDThames Street22The underlined wordfamilyin the second paragraph means .AhomeBchildrenCwife and husbandDwife and children23It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that .Asome people lost their livesBthe birds in the sky were killed by the fireCmany famous buildings were destroyedDthe Kings bakery was burned down24Why did the writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?ABecause Pepys was among those putting out the fire.BBecause Pepys also wrote about the fire.CTo show that poor people suffered most.DTo give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.25How was the fire put out according to the text?AThe King and his soldiers came to help.BAll the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.CPeople managed to get enough water from the river.DHouses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.语法填空I was on my way to the Taiyeto Mountains. The sun was setting _1_ my car broke down near a remote village. Cursing my _2_(fortune), I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me _3_ (argue)as to who should have the honour of receiving me _4_ a guest in their houses. Finally, I accepted the offer of _5_ 80-year-old peasant woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his house _6_ to my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away _7_ there was a garage.I had noticed three hens _8_(run) free in my hostess courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked _9_(merry) till far into the night. When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to thank the old woman for the trouble I _10_(cause) her. But she refused.短文改错Dear SusanIm very glad to hear you were coming to visit me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I wont be able to meet you at the airport although I have classes in the afternoon. You wont find difficult to get to the citycenter. T