课时作业 1 Making the news

Unit 4单元检测卷第一部分 (共61分)I. 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1. Once a reporter receives his assignment from the chief-editor, he has to _ on his work and tries his best to work on it until the chief-editor _ it. A. fix his attention; approves B. focus; proves of C. concentrate; approves of D. get down; approves2. _ avoid possible embarrassment, Tom _ignores her former girlfriend whenever he sees her. A. In order to; deliberately B. As to; intentionally C. So as to; purposely D. So that to; on purpose3. In the murder case, the suspect _ all the charges against him, so the police had to collect new evidence and _ new strategies to prove that he was guilty of the crime. A. refused; employ B. rejected; apply C. denied; employ D. turned down; use 4. Reporters are _ to get all facts straight, present their stories fairly and never give opinions that are objective. A. believed B. supposed C. thought D. considered5. The idea of your article is quite original but the language needs _ a little. A. being polished B. to be rewritten C. rewriting D. to be polished6. If you want to start your own photographing company, youd employ someone who knows _, which can contribute to the success of your business. A. the tricks of the trade B. the trades of the trick C. the tricks of trade D. tricks of the trade7. I once worked in the English Department in the university but I got laid off because I _ the courses required for further education. Meanwhile my colleagues were still there, _ easy money.A. hadnt taken; making B. didnt take; making C. hadnt taken; made D. didnt take; made8. The work of professional sectaries is so _ that few people like to apply for it; it demands of not only high working efficiency bust also _ available all the time. As a result, they are _ great demand. A. demanding; being; in B. demanded; being; in C. demanding; be; in D. tiring; being; of 9. Hardly had we got the project completed before the deadline when I _ that a group of experts would come to _ it. But to my disappointment, the so-called experts seemed to be totally amateurs to me. A. was informed of; assess B. was informed; inspect C. was told; value D. became informed; see 10. The only son of the family was put in a _ as to whether to stay with his parents or _ with his sweetheart. A. dilemma; run away B. position; get away C. situation; put up D. difficulty; break away 11. Just a few months before the examination the lazy bone studied day and night _ that he should fail. A. in case B. so long as C. for fear D. on condition 12. Not until you told me what had happened, _. A. didnt I know anything about it B. I knew nothing about it C. did I know anything about it D. had not I known anything about it 13. Only when _ in 1941, _ to get back to his research again. A. was the war over; was he able B. the war was over; did he able C. was the over; he was able D. the war was over; was he able 14. My mother suggested that not only _ study hard myself but also _help my sister. A. I should; I should B. should I; should I C. should I; I should D. I should; should I 15. In no case _ what you have done for us and at no time _ your kindness. . A. I shall forget; I will forget B. shall I forget; shall I forget C. shall I forget; I shall forget D. forget I shall; forget I shall II 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had _16_ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for _17_. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. _18_ he talked to the man, he _19_ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the _20_ of the money. Suddenly he saw a policecar and had a _21_ idea. He _22_ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running _23_ him. After a mile _24_ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Greens _25_.The policeman said he wanted Mr Greens name and _26_ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his _27_. “You _28_ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about _29_ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had _30_ all hope of his 10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to _31_. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “_32_. Youve been _33_ to me. This is what I can do in _34_.” And he handed Mr Green the policemans _35_, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.16. A. taken B. held C. brought D. drawn17. A. money B. help C. a lift D. a ride18. A. As B. Since C. Then D. Because19. A. recognized B. learned C. supposed D. expected20. A. sight B. idea C. touch D. thought21. A. fast B. bright C. strange D. bad22. A. put on B. got on C. took on D. had on23. A. behind B. withC. after D. beside24. A. and so B. or so C. and so on D. or so on25. A. head B. shoulder C. back D. neck26. A. number B. home C. place D. address27. A. car B. pocket C. hand D. trousers28. A. shall B. will C. would D. need29. A. careful B. normal C. drunk D. dangerous30. A. held out B. build up C. given up D. turn over31. A. run away B. break away C. set out D. get out32. A. Im sorry B. Youre welcome C. Thats all right D. Thank you33. A. kind B. polite C. known D. necessary34. A. all B. fact C. return D. the end35. A. gun B. penC. money D. notebookIII 阅读理解（共8小题，每小题2分，满分16分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AGeorge Banks was a clever journalist. He worked for a good newspaper, and he liked arguing very much. He argued with anybody, and about anything. Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as clever as he was, but often they were not.He did not mind arguing with stupid people at all: he knew that he could never persuade them to agree, because they could never really understand what he was saying, and the stupider they were, the surer they were that they were right; but he often found that stupid people said very amusing things.At the end of one argument which George had with one of these less clever people, the man said something which George has always remembered and which has always amused him. It was, “Well, Sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers to every question: you answer, my answer, and the correct answer.”36. It seemed to George as if _.A. it was more interesting to argue with as clever people as he wasB. it was more interesting to argue with clever people than with stupid onesC. it was more interesting to argue with stupid people than with clever onesD. it was no good arguing with stupid people37. From the passage we can conclude that_.A. George did nothing but argue with othersB. George was a man full of sense of humourC. George always won the argumentsD. What George said was difficult to understand38. Why didnt George mind arguing with stupid people? Because _A. he wanted to win the argumentsB. he wanted to make the arguments more heatedC. stupid people could be easily fooledD. what stupid people said could often give him greater pleasure39. What one of the stupid people said at the end of one argument could be considered very_.A. clever B. stupid C. strange D. special B There were many beautiful buildings in ancient Rome, but the living conditions for ordinary people were bad. Most of their homes were so poorly made that they fell down or were fire hazards (=danger) with their steep, narrow wooden stairways. Most people were packed into apartment buildings that rose shakily (=unsafely) six to twelve floors above the ground. The apartments were rooms about three metres square, and each building housed about five hundred people.These tall buildings faced each other across streets only three metres wide, so no sunlight reached the ground. Even so, apartments were costly, though cheaper places could be had outside Rome. But people wanted to be near their work and entertainment. So the streets became crowded and it was hard to move quickly. At night, the streets were filled with noise as food and supplies were brought into the city on wagons and carts.40. In ancient Rome, most people lived in _ apartments.A. small and crowded B. clean and tidyC. spacious and sunny D. tall and big41. The streets in ancient Rome were _.A. crowded and noisy B. wide and brightC. narrow and dark D. both A and C42. People liked to live in Rome Because_.A. the apartments were comfortableB. the living expenses were lowC. they have no money to build houses outside the cityD. they wanted to enjoy the conveniences of the city43. This passage is mainly about _ in ancient Rome.A. the beautiful buildings B. the living conditions of ordinary peopleC. the streets and transportation D. the food and daily supplies第二部分（共69分） 1. 第一节单词拼写 （共10小题，每小题2分，满分19分）新课 标 第一网根据句子意思和汉语提示，写出空缺的形式正确的单词。1Building such a skyscraper is not an easy job; we must have enough _ (专业) engineers.2It was by accident that he broke the valuable vase. He didnt do that _（故意）.3. He _ (获得) a knowledge of computers by careful study. 4. Please state your name, age, and _ (职业) on the form.5. The handsome man over there is Mr. Rain, one of my _(同事).6. He will only see you by _ (约会，约定).7. I dont _ (赞成) of smoking in bed.8. After a hard days work, I feel _(彻底) tired.9. Visitors to the museum are not allowed to take _ (照片).10. They will be here in ten minutes. _(在此期间), well have some coffee.第二节 短语填空 （共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）用下面方框中的短语的正确形式填空，使句子意思完整。defend against concentra