Unit 5 单元检测(三) 同步练习.doc

Unit 5 Gaining Confidence单元检测(三) 同步练习一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Alvin, are you coming with us?Id love to, but something unexpected _.Ahas come up Bwas coming upChad come up Dwould come up2The open-air celebration has been put off _ the bad weather.Ain case of Bin spite ofCinstead of Dbecause of3In the near future, more advances in the robot technology _ by scientists.Aare making Bare madeCwill make Dwill be made4This new model of car is so expensive that it is_ the reach of those with average income.Aover Bwithin Cbeyond Dbelow5We are said to be living in _ Information Age, _ time of new discoveries and great changes.Aan；the B/；the C/；a Dthe；a6Dont worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu._!Ill tell Dad theres nothing serious.AWhat a relief BCongratulationsCHow surprising DIm so sorry7After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.Awhich Bwho Cwhere Dwhat8I owe her an apology _ what I said yesterday.Afor Bto Cof Dwith9Great attention must be paid _ education, especially in the countryside.Adevelop Bto developCto developing Ddeveloping10It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic _ Zheng He sailed to East Africa.Awhen BthatCafter Dsince11My brother would like to buy a good watch but _ was available from that shop.Anothing BnoneCno one Dneither12My neighbor devoted his spare time _ ancient coins.Ato collect Bto collectingCon collecting Din collecting13He insisted _ me with the handbag, though I told him I could manage it myself.Ahelp Bin helpingCon helping Dto help14The weather in my hometown in summer is usually very hot but it _ be cold sometimes.Ashould BcanCmust Dmay15The exam wasnt difficult at all, was it?No, but I dont believe _ could pass it.Asomebody BanybodyCeverybody Dnobody二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AA lesson for lifeStudents in high school can be cruel and we certainly were to a young man named Matt who was in my class. We laughed at him about his _16_.He was at least fifty pounds overweight.One day he sat near me in gym class. Someone pushed him and he _17_ on me and hurt my foot quite badly. With the whole class watching, I had to choose either laugh it off or pick a fight with Matt. I chose to fight in order to keep my _18_.I shouted, “Come on, Matt, lets fight.” He said he didnt _19_ to. But peer pressure forced him into the fight whether he liked it or not. He came toward me with his fists in the air. With one _20_ I bloodied his nose and the class went wild. Just then the teacher walked into the room. He saw that we were _21_ and sent us out to the running track.He followed us with a _22_ on his face and said, “I want you two boys to go out there and run that mile holding each others hands.” The room broke into laughter. The two of us were _23_, but Matt and I went out to the track and ran our milehand in hand.At some point during the course of our run, I _24_ at him, with blood still flowing from his nose and his _25_ slowing him down. It struck me that here was a person, not all that different from myself. I no longer saw Matt as _26_.It was amazing what I learned when I was forced to go handinhand with someone for only one mile.For the rest of my life I have never so much as _27_ a hand against another person.16A. size Bheight Caccent Dappearance17A. called Binsisted Cfell Ddepended18A. promise Bface Cbalance Dcourage19A. dare Bfear Cwant Dneed20A. beat Bhit Cstrike Dknock21A. competing Barguing Ctalking Dfighting22A. smile Banger Cpuzzle Dcuriosity23A. brave Bangry Cshy Dafraid24A. looked Blaughed Cglanced Dshouted25A. faith Bweight Cspirit Dfeet26A. rough Bfoolish Cfat Dmad27A. held Bgave Clent DraisedBThere are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the _28_ home from work in the evenings. A man will be reading the newspaper, and seconds later it _29_ as if he is trying to eat it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger sitting next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep _30_ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring (打鼾) so _31_ that the professor has to ask another student to shake the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing (尴尬的) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the weight of the head pushes the arm off the _32_, and the movement carries the action of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no memory of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when _33_.Police reports are full of accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go off the road. If the drivers are _34_, they are not seriously hurt. One womans car, for example, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of water and thought it was raining. When people are really _35_, nothing will stop them from falling asleepno matter where they are.28A. way Btrack Cpath Droad29A. acts Bshows Cappears Dsounds30A. goes on Bends up Clasts Dreturns31A. bravely Bhappily Cloudly Dcarelessly32A. cushion Bdesk Cshoulder Dbook33A. thinking Bworking Cwalking Ddriving34A. lucky Bawake Ccalm Dstrong35A. tired Bdrunk Clonely Dlazy三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AEarthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906.Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964.It happened in Alaska.Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2, 000 people died.In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, the Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976.It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever recorded was also in China, in which 400, 000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for them.36Earthquakes happen _.Ain all the places in the worldBonly in the countries that have a lot of mountainsCregularly in most places in the worldDonly in a few places along the mountains37How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755?A500. B140, 000.C400, 000. D2, 000.38When and where was the worst earthquake ever recorded?A1964；Alaska. B1556；China.C1923；Japan. D1976；China.39According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?AThe stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.BEarthquakes can cause fires.CPeople still dont know how to tell when an earthquake will come.DEarthquakes often come unexpectedly.B“Sam? Are you in bed yet, Sam?” called Mrs. Blake. There was no answer. With a sigh, Mrs. Blake put down her book and went to her 13yearold sons room. Sam was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colorful dragon jumped and roared(咆哮)“Oh, Sam! Youre still playing on that computer. You must stop now, its half past 11.If you dont go to bed soon, youll be very tired tomorrow, ”declared Mrs. Blake.“But Ive nearly defeated the dragon, ”said Sam. Mrs. Blake could see the excitement on her sons face. She sat down beside him.“Youre always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family, ”she said with a smile. “Whats so special about it? Show me what it can do!”Sam was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said enthusiastically(热情地)“The hardware(硬盘) is excellent, theres so much memory and there are some wonderful software programs. This game, Dragonslayer, is my favorite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I dont have to worry about any infected disks because Ive installed a virus detector which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Sam began tapping keys on the keyboard. The screen changed in answer to his orders.“Oh, Sam, ”laughed Mrs. Blake. “Im sure its a wonderful computer, but Im afraid I dont know what youre talking about.”40What was Sam doing when Mother called him?ASam was watching a film on the screen.BSam was in bed.CSam was doing his homework.DSam was playing computer games in his bedroom.41Why was Sam very excited?ABecause he had installed a virus detector in his computer.BBecause he had nearly defeated the dragon in the video games.CBecause his mother had come upstairs to ask him to go to bed.DBecause he had been worried about the infected disks.42It can be inferred from the passage that Sam _.Aliked playing computer games very muchBhated teaching her mother how to play the computerCenjoyed playing with the real dragonsDdisliked tapping on the keyboard43What do you think of the relationship between Sam and his mother?AMrs. Blake loves and shows concern for her son.BMrs. Blake was very hard on her son.CSam did not want to speak out his mind about the computer to his mother.DSam thought his mother was as wonderful as the video game on the computer.CMy father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldnt have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you cant see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. Finally, I came to the top.44The passage tells us that mountain climbing was_ for the father and the son.Ahard BenjoyableCpainful Dcomfortable45The underlined word “quit” in the passage means “_”Acarry on Bput offCgive up Dpick up46We can infer from the last paragraph that_.Athe writer succeededBthe writer didnt reach the top of the mountainCthough the writer was young, he could understand his fatherDthe writer used to stop halfway when he climbed the mountain47The best title for the passage is “_”AReaching the Top of the MountainBStanding at the Top of the MountainCConversations Between a Father and a SonDHow to Get to the Top of the MountainDWhat is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform(平台) where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoesthe list goes on and on.The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade(升级) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill, and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the crashes of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is take an ephoto, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business：The world is your market place. Of course for each item(商品) sold, eBay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.48We can learn from the text that eBay provides people with _.Aa way of buying and selling goodsBa website for them to upgradeCa place to exhibit their own photosDa chance to buy things at low prices49Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university?AJust for fun.BTo make money.CFor gathering the engineers.DTo fulfill a task of his company.50From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we learn that Peter _.Adid not feel lonelyBwas always hopefulCdid not think about the pastDbecame more and more successful51How does eBay make money from its website?ABy bringing sellers together.BBy charging for each sale.CBy listing items online.DBy making ephotos.EIt feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into the Third World War. Shell talk about my lack of bright future because I dont plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I dont want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English, she nearly had a heart attack.“Why cant you be like my coworkers son?” she bemoans_ all the time. Her coworkers son received a fouryear scholarship(奖学金) and is now earning 70, 000 dollars a year as an engineer. I dont know what to say except that I simply cant be like Mr. Perfect as Ive called the unnamed coworkers son. I cant be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame or salary.I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. Ive seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 630 am and usually comes back home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesnt mean Ill be successful. Id rather follow my dreams and create my own future.52Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?AThe writers studies.BWars around the world.CDinner plans.DThe writers future job.53The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “_”Aagrees BshoutsCsmiles Dcomplains54Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?AHe wants to be like his mothers coworkers son.BHe wants to find a job in his community in the future.CHe wants to do something he really likes in the future.DHe doesnt think his mothers coworkers son is perfect.55We can know from the last paragraph that_. Athe writers mother works very hard for the familyBthe writer doesnt know what his future will be likeCthe writer doesnt think being a doctor is goodDthe writer sometim