Unit 4 Helping people around the round--Task Helping poor children 同步练习.doc

Unit 4 Helping people around the round-Task Helping poor children 同步练习I. 根据首字母提示完成句子：(每题2分,共20分)1. New Zealand is a beautiful country with green hills and mountains, so it is a m_ country.2. How could he afford the e_ to purchase such an expensive private cat, since he merely earns $800 a month?3. The condition here is s_ different from that in your hometown.4. The s_ of the news is reliable, for he is the only one alive in the car accident. 5. He overcame some h_ climbing up the mountain from another path unknown to others.6. To study English well, you should grasp four b_ skills in English learning.7. After graduation, he took painting as his o_ and drew many famous pictures.8. Modern e_ has been shipped from abroad to help improve the food production. 9. Two-thirds of the Chinese people make a living by f_.10. He is stubborn. You should use whatever m_ you can to persuade him.II. 单项选择：(每题2分,共20分)1. 1. _ such a difficult problem, he didnt know what to do. A. Faced B. Facing C. Faced to D. Facing with2. I cannot go that far. Long plane trips dont _ me. A. agree with B. agree to C. fit for D. match with3. He was facing the difficulty _ I had reminded him _. A. where; / B. where; of C. which; / D. which; of4. With spring _, the weather becomes warmer and warmer. A. approaches B. approaching C. approach D. approached5. He came up with a new _ to the problem at yesterdays meeting. A. practice B. method C. means D. approach6. The doctors tried all the possible means to save the boys life, but they didnt_. A. use B. work C. stop D. persuade7. Since the club is_ setting up, why not _ a better plan to carry it out? A. worth; put up B. worthy; put forwardC. worthy; put onD. worth; put forward8. Your voice _. You must be a good singer. A. sounds sweetly B. sounds sweet C. is sounded sweetly D. is sounded sweet9. He failed in the last exam. That was _ he had been iii for many days. A. for B. since C. why D. because10. Our neighbor has _ ours. A. as a big house as B. as big a house as C. the same big house as D. a house the same big as11. What do you _ that little girl? A. expect to happen on B. expect to happen to C. wish to happen D. hope to happen12. I wouldnt _ you to go there alone. A. recommend B. hope C. demand D. suggest13. _ is known to us all that China is a developing country,_ the third world. A. As; belongs to B. What; belongs to C. It; belonging to D. What; belonging to14. Can I believe in our monitor? _. He is honest. A. Dont worry about it B. Theres no doubt about it C. Thats kind of you to say so D. Just so so15.It is reported that peace talks between the two countries _ with no agreement reached. A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken upIII . 完形填空：(每题3分,共60分) Ive always loved pigeons. Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and started 1 them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt our 2 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 3 carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could 4 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 5 . You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 6 big prizes. My wife had been changing her 7 towards the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite 8 of all the prizes wed won. Then there was a lot of traveling, which she liked. You see, someone has to take the pigeons a 9 way off and release them. Some of the 10 were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They got the wonderful sense of 11 , which could bring them back home so quickly. Theyd flown hundreds of miles sometimes 12 storms or against strong winds. And there theyd come, tiny white birds against the great 13 . Then Id watch them 14 round and come down onto the landing shelf. Id look at my watch and think, “My goodness, thats a good 15 .” And Id take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 16 what time hed arrived. Then my wife would 17 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if wed won 18 . However, last year we had a 19 ！ One of them got some sort of flu and died; then they all 20 . It was terrible; I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.1. A. racing B. understandingC. selling D. flying 2. A. dream B. workC. life D. hobby 3. A. just B. even C. almost D. hardly 4. A. notice B. learn C. imagine D. recognize 5. A. living B. fun C. money D. change 6. A. losing B. winning C. giving D. making 7. A. subject B. decision C. relation D. attitude 8. A. proud B. fond C. careful D. sure 9. A. different B. long C. short D. far 10. A. distances B. activities C. trips D. movements 11. A. direction B. sight C. hearing D. touch 12. A. over B. across C. with D. through 13. A. heaven B. mountain C. cloud D. sky 14. A. turn B. dance C. circle D. whistle 15. A. beginning B. time C. day D. look 16. A. write B. record C. count D. memorize17. A. come B. show C. phone D. cheer 18. A. again B. finally C. only D. accidentally19. A. disadvantageB. chance C. problem D. disaster 20. A. flew down B. went down C. let out D. gave out参考答案I. 1. mountainous 2. expense 3. somewhat 4. source 5. hardships 6. basic 7. occupation 8. equipment 9. farming 10. meansII. BADBD BDBCB BACBAIII. 1-5 ACADC 6-10 BDABC 11-15 ADDCB 16-20 BCADB 本文主要描述了作者喜欢鸽子并经常参加信鸽比赛的经历。1. 由全文内容可知此处意为“我买了几只并开始参加信鸽比赛。”race使进行比赛。2. 买信鸽花了很多钱,对我们的生活(life)造成了一点影响。4. recognize识别(好信鸽)。7. 我的妻子在过去的一、两年内一直在改变对待信鸽的态度(attitude)。9