英语单元测试(三).doc

英语单元测试（三）第一部分：阅读理解Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage:American informality is well known. But we Chinese are very likely to interpret it as a lack of respect when we first encounter it, especially in he business world. The almost immediate use of first names, for example, jars on our nerves long accustomed to deference from men of lower rank.We should not be surprised if Americans do not shake hands with us. They often just nod or smile instead. A casual Hi or Hello of ten takes the place of a formal handshake. Americans at a party or in the office are not likely to circulate about a group and give each one a personal fare well. Instead they just wave a cherry goodbye or say something informal to the whole group such as Well, see you tomorrow or So long every-body. Then they will disappear, no handshakes, for Americans have different sense of timing and pace from us.Americans are often seen working at office desks in short-sleeves, sometimes without ties. They may lean far hack in their chairs and even put their feet on the radiator or desk while they talk on the telephone. For us Chinese this could be very rude, but Americans do not think so! American manners tend to be breezy!The American pace is total, either totally hurried, competitive or else totally at ease, relaxed, laid back and informal. They tend to swing between these extremes. We need to understand this pendulum if we are to understand America and its people.1. How does Chinese interpret Americans informality?A. They would like to accept the American style of informality.B. They appreciate Americans informality and frankness.C. They think Americans lack respect for others.D. Although they are not accustomed to it, they understand it.2. Which of the following would be considered as offensive by the Chinese?A. When we meet Americans, they shake hands with us.B. When we meet Americans, they just nod or smile instead of hand-shake.C. Americans work at office in short-sleeves and without ties.D. Americans put their feet on the desk while they talk on the phone.3. Why would the Chinese feel hurt when people call their first names on some occasions?A. They expect respect from the people, especially people of lower rank.B. They would think that the addresser feels ill will towards them if they are not intimate.C. They have been accustomed to difference.D. A, B and C.4. What does the word breezy in the third paragraph mean?A. lively B. vigorous C. impolite D. haughty5. Why are Americans so informal even when they are at work according to the authors explanation?A. American tend to carry things to extremes, its no wonder that they are informal.B. Their cheerful character decides their informality.C. The American pace is so hurried that people have no time and energy to stress on formality.D. A and C.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more health conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more nutritiously and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned with how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the so-called plastic fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of morehealthful ingredients in a quiet restaurant with a more leisurely at mo-sphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxed dinner without phone or TV interruptions.While dieting may be viewed as beneficial, it has also become a serious problem for Americans, particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological addiction. They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty percent of their total body weight, and al-though they look like skeletons, they still insist that they are fat.The current wave of exercising, dieting and problems produced as are suit of exercising and dieting have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools, hospitals, health organizations, news-papers and magazines, for example, are offering classes, printing book let articles, etc. to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet, of the dangers of dieting too rapidly, and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to diet addiction.6. These days people are dieting more because _A. they have become fatter and fatterB. they have realized the danger of eatingC. they have become more health consciousD. they have taken better care of themselves7. What changes have people made in the atmosphere of meal time?A. They are taking more time for each meal.B. They are eating in quiet restaurants with more leisurely atmosphere.C. At home they are eating without phone or TV interruptions.D. All of the above.8. They look like skeletons in the third paragraph most probably meansA. they are very prettyB. they are very uglyC. they are too thinD. they are starving9. The main idea of the last paragraph is about _A. how the organizations try to help people with dieting addictionB. what kind of mediums can be used to educate the publicC. where people with dieting addiction can go to ask for helpD. what causes the organizations to begin educating the public10. According to this passage, we can infer that the atmosphere of eating as something to do with _A. dieting B. manners C. health D. exercisingQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Language is one of the most important possessions of the human race. It makes possible the exchange of ideas between men and also the transmission of ideas from father to son.Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how language first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the language of to-day and also the language of earlier times. There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Hindi-Urdu, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present-day languages of Europe and India are modem forms of the language of 4,500 years ago.Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time, some languages become more important and others become less important. Some even die outcome palely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.If a language has a large number of speakers, or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China cannot understand speakers from other parts.There are other kinds of dialects in addition to local dialects. In some languages we find words or expressions and even grammatical forms which are used only by men and others used only by women. Furthermore, each generation uses its own slang expressions and grandparents and grandchildren may sometimes have difficulty in understanding each other.So we see that languages may be very different at different periods of history. And even at one particular point of time, a language may have numerous dialects based on the geographical location, the education, the sex, or the age of the speakers of the language.11. Which of the following is true?A. Language is unimportant to the human race.B. People have no interest in the origin of languages.C. Language is an instrument for communication.D. We know little about languages.12. Which is the language with the most speakers?A. Chinese B. English C. Russian D. Spanish13. _ belong to the Indo-European family of languages.A. Both English and SpanishB. Both German and Hindi-UrduC. Both Russian and ChineseD. All of the above except Chinese14. Which sentence in the fourth paragraph is the topic sentence?A. The first. B. The second.C. The third. D. The last.15. A local dialect is a variety of a language which is _A. used by a class of peopleB. spoken in a region or an area of a countryC. different at different periods of historyD. based on the age of the speakersQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Until the 20th century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health. Man used the tobacco mainly in the form of cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, and snuff. Most women did not use tobacco at all.The cigarette industry began in the 1870s with the development of cigarette manufacturing machine. This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit. About 43 percent of the men and 31 percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note that millions of people have given up the smoking habit. The number of the persons who have givenup smoking is increasing.Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age with highest proportion of smokers is the age group of 24to 44.Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a persons smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high income are less likely to smoke than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a high income smokes at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slight more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke heavily.16. What was true about cigarette until 20th century?A. Cigarettes were too expensive to be widely used.B. Cigarettes were not widely used because people liked cigars.C. Cigarettes were not harmful to peoples health.D. Cigarettes were used only by men.17. What determines a persons smoking habits is _A. their income B. their educationC. their occupation D. all of the above18. Which of the following statements is not TRUE according to the passage?A. Men with a higher income can smoke more.B. It is possible that a well-educated woman smokes heavily.C. Generally speaking men smoke more than women.D. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing.19. The reason why the cigarette industry developed quickly in 1870s is thatA. cigarette manufacturing machine was inventedB. great numbers of cigarette were made very quickly but the price was reducedC. the numbers of smokers were increasingD. all of the above20. The passage is mainly about _A. the history of cigarette industryB. smoking: public threat to health and percentage of smokersC. reasons of smoking habitsD. reasons why male smokers are more than female smokers第二部分：词汇和语法Section A：选择填空21. The company will contact them at the first _A. opportunity B. spot C. site D. sight22. I think it is time they _ taught a lesson.A. are B. wereC. will be D. are going to be23. I wish I could_ how their minds work.A. figure up B. figure outC. figure on D. fight back24. A silence_ his remarks.A. lived over B. longed forC. succeeded D. supported25. As far as students are _, they can learn to judge people by their behaviour.A. known B. called C. supported D. concerned26. His a few words made her feelA. at heart B. at easeC. at sight D. at will27. Theres no _ in talking about the accident now.A. evidence B. indication C. point D. possibility28. You must pay the money, but you _ do so now.A. mustnt B. cant C. may not D. neednt29. Mr. Nott is far too wise a man_ that.A. to see B. not seeingC. being seen D. not to see30. Sorry, Im late, Sir. You _ earlier.A. must have come B. can t have comeC. will have come D. should have come31. Learners of English should accept a wide range of accents _ English is used as one of major languages on many occasions.A. now that B. but thatC. for that D. because that32. _, there can be no wind.A. The moon having not atmosphereB. The moons having no atmosphereC. For the moon to have no atmosphereD. The moon having no atmosphere33. A vocabulary of adjectives and nouns does not _ to mastery of a language.A. apply B. respond C. react D. amount34. Because he _ his work well, he was fired.A. had not been doneB. had not be doingC. had not been doingD. has not done35. In the_ of the lecture, he often became absent-minded.A. course B. court C. cause D. career36. In what surroundings was he_ ?A. brought forth B. brought upC. brought to D. brought back37. Don t associate with those who are _ to dishonesty.A. reliable B. likely C. liable D. responsible38. How many twins _ in that town from around the world?A. turned to B. showed aroundC. turned against D. showed up39. Why do a lot of boy students _ math, physics or chemistry?A. good at B. excel atC. fond of D. keen on40. The genes we inherit _ a notably strong influence _ our lives.A. exceed, on B. exert, overC. focus, on D. concentrate, on41. _ you been there, you might have noticed a large group of scientists were there.A. If B. Were C. Had D. Should42. Those who are _ to minimal amounts of parental talk would score lower.A. exposed B. experienced C. employed D. experienced43. We should take socioeconomic influence intoA. thought B. concentrationC. consideration D. expectation44. In what season do leaves and flowers _ to greet us?A. come for B. come forthC. come forward D. come into45. Not only _ you be reading slowly but you may also have difficulty in understanding what you reading.A. do B. did C. enable D. will46. When she came to herself she found herself _ by a crowd of people.A. surrounded B. surroundingC. to surround D. to be surrounded47. All that_A. glitters are not goldB. is glittering has not been goldC. glitters is not goldD. are glittering are not gold48. Im sorry _ so long, I forgot the keys.A. keeping you waiting B. to keep you waitingC. to keep you wait D. to have kept you waiting49. He returned to his house after a holiday, only to find it _A. be broken into B. was broken intoC. had broken into D. had been broken into50. It is suggested that no smoking _ in the classroom.A. is allowed B. be allowedC. was allowed D. will be allowedSection B：用括号中单词的适当形式完成下面句子51. He showed great _ with her problem. (sympathize)52. His offense made Jane break her _ to Jack. (engage)53. He dislikes _ songs while his sister likes them. (sentiment)54. Being persuaded, she dropped his empty _ . (pretend)55. The old lady was very _ to the person who helped find her lost purse. (grate)56. Marks family enjoyed _ service in the south. (grace)57. Butterflies have _ markings on their wings. (distinct)58. It is impossible to avoid all _ in ones life. (complicate)59. A long distance runner needs to have an essential quality: _ (endure)60. No matter how busy you are, it could be_ to review what you have learnt every day. (worth)第三部分：完形填空How men first learn to invent words is unknown; (61) other words, the origin of language is mysterious. (62) we really know is (63) men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express (64) a