湖北省襄阳市第四中学人教版高中英语必修五：Unit4Makingthenews基础知识练习.doc

§基础知识
一、根据首字母或汉语提示写出单词。
1. The a_______________ offered by the manager is difficult for him to finish.
2. An expert is a man who is engaged in p_______________ business.
3. All his c_______________ who work with him in the same factory are all ready to help others.
4. In the _______________ (案子) of Ma Haitao, he was treated unfairly.
5. He worked as a e_______________ in that newspaper.
6. She graduated from English d_______________ of Beijing University.
7. Don’t just say almost, nearly……; what we need is a_______________ number.
8. Her father will never a_______________ of her marriage to you.
9. In harvest time, he has to _______________ (雇佣) more people to work for him.
10. If you have an a_______________ with someone, you have arranged to see them at a particular time, usually in connection with their work.
11. Industrial development is being ______________ (集中) in the west of China.
12. He had to rewrite his essay, because his teacher said it needed some _______________ (润饰) in language.
13. The little boy cried _______________ (故意地) to draw his mother’s attention.
14. Some smoking and alcoholic drinks are an _______________ (获得的) taste and are not in born.
15. The busy mother feels really _______________ (内疚的) at forgetting her daughter’s birthday again.
二、根据句意，用所给的词或词组的适当形式填空。
Look forward to, accuse …of…, be eager to, inform …of… , concentrate on, so as to, demand to, depend on, assist … with…, ahead of
1. Tony ______________ this teacher ________ the experiment yesterday.
2. Journalists ____________ us ______ local events.
3. They _____________________ travel abroad.
4. Whether we go out ______________ the weather.
5. The police _____________ him ______ cheating.
6. He raised his voice ____________________ make himself heard.
7. We finished the task ___________________ time.
8. I’m _________________________ the letter from my mother.
9. He ______________________ taking photographs and didn’t notice me.
10. She was angry and _____________________ be told everything.

三、多项选择。
1. It’s reported that many wars broke out in the Middle East. What’s your _______ of the situation there?
A. assessment B. adjustment
C. appointment D. assistance
2. This book is rather difficult，because it is designed for _______.
A. colleagues B. professionals
C. amateurs D. editors
3.The shop assistant was fired as she was _______ of cheating customers.
A. accused B. charged
C. blamed D. caught
4. Children present, ______ their age and swimming skill, will be first divided into different classes.
A. accounting for B. depending on
C. basing on D. turning to
5. Why not phone your parents？They must be _______ about you.
A. eager B. guilty
C. anxious D. missing
6. It was a long time before the Americans completely _______ from the shadow of the September 11th attack launched by the terrorists.
A. healed B. improved
C. cured D. treated
7. We can’t keep everything. We must decide what to _______ and what to leave in.
A. squeeze out B. give out
C. let out D. leave out
8. The plan _______ just because people were unwilling to cooperate.
A. broke down B. took down
C. turned down D. put down
9. The boy often gets up very early in the morning _______ being late for class.
A. in aid of B. in search of
C. in place of D. in case of
10. When seeing me walking towards her, she _______ turned around to talk with another person to avoid meeting me.
A. naturally B. deliberately
C. eagerly D. accidentally
11. Many reporters hurried to _______ the accident after the famous actor’s death.
A. write B. see C. discover D. cover
12. She found the room _______ with some old tables, a blackboard and an old stove.
A. decorated B. furnished
C. equipped D. prepared
13. Every _______ space on the wall was covered in pictures.
A. available B. valuable
C. ordinary D. comfortable
14. Our government _______ the measures put forward by some experts at the meeting and decided to carry them out at once to prevent further air pollution in this area.
A. agreed B. approved
C. absorbed D. allowed
15. Jack sent for a doctor after we met with the accident. _______ I stayed there with the injured old woman.
A. Meanwhile B. However
C. Furthermore D. Therefore

四、用括号内所给的短语或句型翻译下列句子。
1. 我为你的成功而高兴。(delighted)

2. 我们请他帮我们设计一座新桥。(assist)

3. 如果你想要通过考试，你必须注意你的听力技巧。(concentrate on)

4. 这个年轻人被指控杀了这个记者。(accuse)

5. 这个老人的血压很快恢复了正常。(return, normal)

6. 我父亲不同意我今年离校。 (approve)

7. 我要通知他母亲他安全到达了。(inform, arrival)

8. 她如此的懒惰以致很难对她的能力做出评价。(assess)

9. 我们的软件到了应该更新的时候了。(update, software)

10. 我跟他约好星期天见面。(appointment, meet)

五、完成句子。
1. He decided to _____________________________ (全力以赴) finding somewhere to live. (concentrate)
2. ___________________________ (使他大为高兴的是), he has got the first place in the competition. (delight)
3.My suggestion is ___________________________ (你把你的要求提交给) the committee. (submit)
4.The government has taken measures to _____________________________ (保护环境免受到污染). (protect)
5. ___________________________ (他们刚赶到) the airport when the plane took off. (hardly)
6. Only _______________________________ (当你掌握了良好的语法知识的时候) grammar can you write correctly. (acquire)
7. ________________________________________ (人类的天性是那样) that many people don’t value the things they process until they have lost them. (such)
8. _____________________________ (尽管你忙), you should set aside some time every day for exercise if you want to keep fit. (as)
9. He _______________________________ (他否认拿了钱) but we were skeptical. (deny)
10. He got up early this morning ______________________________ (以便不错过) the early bus. (order)

§能力提升
六、完形填空。
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, 1 must be willing to take actions. You must first go to the place 2 are people. You won’t make friends 3 home alone. 4 a club or group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is 5 . Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to people. After all, meeting strangers means facing 6 . And it’s human 7 to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people 8 doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, 9 us too tall or too short, too this or too that. 10 don’t forget that they must be feeling 11 way as you. Try to accept yourself 12 you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You will 13 feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. 14 you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look 15 at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to 16 to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to 17 a conversation.
Just meeting someone 18 doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is 19 on mutual (相互的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and 20 to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.
1. A. you B. they C. it D. I
2. A. when B. whether
C. where D. however
3. A. arriving B. returning C. staying D. leaving
4. A. Recognize B. Accept C. Share D. Join
5. A. more difficult B. easier
C. uncomfortable D. ordinary
6. A. a friend B. the enemies
C. trouble D. the unknown
7. A. nature B. fault
C. weakness D. manners
8. A. come from B. give up C. get over D. carry off
9. A. finding B. making
C. stopping D. treating
10. A. And B. Therefore
C. But D. So
11. A. in the B. a friendly
C. different D. the same
12. A. what B. as
C. how D. where
13. A. neither B. both
C. hardly D. never
14. A. When B. As if
C. So that D. In which
15. A. specially B. directly
C. shyly D. strictly
16. A. refer B. write
C. speak D. pay
17. A. start B. stop
C. develop D. hold
18. A. strange B. new
C. famous D. active
19. A. depended B. lied
C. taken D. based
20. A. money B. resource
C. effort D. trouble

七、阅读理解。
A
There was a tradition in Europe that if a dove flew around a house where someone was dying then his soul would be at peace. And there are legends (传说) which say that Satan (撒旦) can turn himself into any bird except for a dove. But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when he used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949.
The rainbow is another ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human beings and their gods. In Greek mythology (神话) it was associated with Iris, the goddess who brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus. In Scandinavian mythology the rainbow was a bridge between the gods and the earth. In the Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people. In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is often taken as a common symbol for marriage.
Nowadays the rainbow is used by many popular movements for peace and the environment, representing the possibility of a better world in the future and promising sunshine after the rain.
The olive tree has always been a valuable source of food and oil. In Greek mythology, the goddess Athens gave the olive tree to the people of Athens who showed their thanks by naming the city after her. But no one knows for sure when or why it began to symbolize peace. There is probably a connection with ancient Greece. The winners of the Olympic Games were given crowns (冠) of olive branches. The symbolism may come from the fact that the olive tree takes a long time to produce fruit, so olives could only be grown successfully in long periods of peace. Whatever the history, the olive branch is a part of many modern flags symbolizing peace and unity. One well-known example is the United Nations symbol.
1. Which of the following is the most important in making the dove a modern symbol of peace?
A. Greek mythology B. The European tradition
C. Ancient legends D. Pablo Picasso
2. How many examples does the writer give to show the rainbow as a universal symbol of peace?
A. Six. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The olive branch was regarded as a symbol of peace because it was given as gift by the goddess Athens.
B. The name of the capital of Greece comes from the name of the goddess Athens.
C. Olive trees do not produce fruits when there are wars in the world.
D. The winners in the Olympic Games were given crowns of olive branches because they symbolized peace.
4. The United Nations takes the olive branch as its symbol because _______.
A. it represents hope in the future
B. it has economic value for the world
C. it often gives prizes to countries
D. its duty is to keep peace and union
5. From the passage we can conclude that _______.
A. all the symbols mentioned above are based on traditional beliefs
B. all modern ideas come from Greek mythology
C. all the symbols mentioned above are used on flags
D. the UN has officially accepted the three symbols as symbols of peace

B
A young man named Charles Lyell had different ideas. He wrote a book about them called Principles of Geology. The earth, according to Lyell, was not only thousands of years old, it was millions of years old. As to the common belief that changes in the earth’s surface happen suddenly because of a single earthquake or flood, he said that this might happen once in a while, but usually these changes took place very slowly. He believed that the surface of the earth had been changing from the beginning of time. The changes, he said, were caused by the long-term action of the winds and seas, and by forces such as volcanoes breaking out under the earth’s surface. Once in a great while he thought, a mountain might appear for the first time after an earthquake. But usually mountains would rise slowly and steadily.
Professor Henslow was interested in Lyell’s ideas, but he did not actually believe them. Charles Darwin could not make up his mind about them. But they set him thinking along lines which would later change the beliefs of thoughtful people all over the world.
At Cambridge, Charles Darwin studied just enough to pass the examination, and received his college degree in 1831. During this time, he had become more and more interested in geology. At the end of the school year, he went to North Wales with one of his teachers to examine the rock formations (构成) and to search for fossils. Fossils are the remains of ancient living things. They are usually found fixed in rocks in the earth’s crust (地壳). Fossils may be of animals, such as fish, insects, birds, or humans. They may be of plants from tiny leaves to huge trees.
When a living creature dies, it usually decays (腐烂) or is eaten by animals. However, if it sinks into a riverbed or is quickly covered by the blowing sands of a desert storm, the bones are kept up in the earth. Over many years the soft inner parts of a bone disappear, leaving the inside hollow. Water containing mineral enters into the hollow. Slowly the mineral hardens and makes the bone hard and heavy, like stone.
6. According to Charles Lyell, it is mainly _______ that the earth has been formed like today’s shape.
A. from the beginning of time
B. past some experiences of big flood
C. over a very long period of years
D. because of several big earthquakes
7. Charles Lyell believed the fact that a mountain is formed _______.
A. more by seas than by volcanoes
B. more slowly than suddenly
C. more by an earthquake than by winds
D. more steadily than quickly
8. Unlike Professor Henslow, Charles Darwin _____.
A. never thought Lyell’s ideas were right
B. did made up his mind not to accept Lyell’s ideas
C. thought about what the world were then thinking about
D. thought over Lyell’s ideas and developed them
9. The main purpose of Darwin’s going to North Wales was to _______.
A. make a study of fossils
B. appreciate the rock formation
C. to do research work into dead animals
D. look for plants from tiny leaves to huge trees
10. In which order are fossils formed?
a. A living thing sinks into a riverbed or sands.
b. Water goes into a bone hollow together with mineral.
c. Something soft in a bone disappears.
d. The hardened mineral makes the bone hard.
e. The bone becomes hollow inside.
A. a b c d e B. c a b e d
C. a c