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Unit16Stories

Unit16Stories

第一部分：

语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Creditcardsare________usefulwhentravellingandthereareofteninsurancebenefitsifyoupayforyourtravelwiththem.

A.specificallyB.particularly

C.deliberatelyD.gradually

2.Akittwas________aboutthetimingoftherecoverysohelookedverydepressed.

A.uncertainB.unashamed

C.unconcernedD.undecided

3.Withluck,youmightcoveryourcosts,butdon’t_______it.

A.comeacrossB.putupwith

C.countonD.blockout

4.Iwasvery_______atthetime,butIstillhopedwecouldfindasolution.

A.encouragingB.encouraged

C.discouragingD.discouraged

5.Thewater_______coolwhenItookamorningshower.

A.wasfeelingB.felt

C.wasfeltD.feels

6.Finishingtheirshoppingatthemall,thecouplediscoveredthattheirnewcar_______.

A.hadstolenB.hadbeenstolen

C.wasstolenD.isstolen

7.Thecampbedistooweakto________Paul.

A.catchupwithB.holdup

C.putupwithD.wakeup

8.Attheendoftheprogram,thestudents________theirpapersontheirresearch.

A.presentedB.upgraded

C.witnessedD.preserved

9.Whydidshedoathinglikethat?

Itdoesn’tseemto_______.

A.makeaneffortB.makealiving

C.makesenseD.makebelieve

10.WhenIwastraininginthegym,Ihadmyleg______.

A.tohurtB.hurt

C.hurtingD.beinghurt

11._______weknoweachotheralittlebetter,wegetalongfine.

A.ThoughB.Evenif

C.NowthatD.Unless

12.Risingfoodpricescausedgreat________formostofthepopulation.

A.hardshipB.friendship

C.relationshipD.professorship

13.Hishandlingofthesituationwas________,whichwasspokenhighlyoflaterbyeveryonepresent.

A.respectableB.admirable

C.believableD.responsible

14.Hetoldmewith________thathismotherwasveryilland,evenworse,hecouldnotbewithher.

A.warmthB.joy

C.sorrowD.sympathy

15.Thewebsitejustofferedabriefintroduction_______thewholebookforustoread.

A.ratherthanB.morethan

C.otherthanD.lessthan

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Well,allshehadwasaflattire,butforanoldlady,thatwasbadenough.Joepassedbyandstoppedhiscar.Hecrawled（爬）undertheoldlady’scar.Soonhewasableto16thetire.Hegot17andhishandshurt.LaterJoegot18allright.

Justthentheoldlady19downherwindowandbegantotalktohim.ShetoldhimthatshewasfromSt.Louis.Shecouldn’tthankhimenoughforcomingtoher20.SheaskedhimhowmuchsheowedhimbutJoe21thoughtaboutmoney.Hewaiteduntilshe22hercaranddroveoff.Hefeltgoodashe23forhome.

Afewmilesdowntheroadtheladysawasmallcafe.Shewentin.A24cameoverandbroughtheracleantoweltowipeherwethair.Aftertheladyfinishedher25,thewaitresswenttogetchangefromthehundreddollarbilltheladyhadgiventoher.Thelady26rightoutofthedoor.Shewas27bythetimethewaitresscameback.Thewaitresswondered28theladycouldbe,thenshenoticedsomethingwrittenonanapkin.Itsaid,“Youdon’t29meathing.Someoneoncehelpedmeoutthe30I’mhelpingyou.31youreallywanttopaymeback,here’swhatyoudo.Don’tletthechainoflove32withyou.”

Thatnightwhenthewaitressgothomelatefromworkandclimbedinto33,sheknewhow34herhusbandwas,andashelaysleepingnexttoher,shegavehimasoftkissand35softandlow,“I’mallrightandeverything’sgonnabeallright.Iloveyou,Joe.”

16.A.receiveB.changeC.noticeD.reach

17.A.dirtyB.sadC.angryD.hungry

18.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything

19.A.rolledB.pushedC.pulledD.broke

20.A.tireB.aidC.homeD.luck

21.A.neverB.alwaysC.everD.sometimes

22.A.checkedB.enteredC.startedD.left

23.A.lookedB.searchedC.headedD.walked

24.A.servantB.managerC.waiterD.waitress

25.A.workB.mealC.dutyD.task

26.A.stoodB.rushedC.stayedD.turned

27.A.goneB.readyC.silentD.hidden

28.A.whoB.howC.whatD.where

29.A.lendB.borrowC.oweD.give

30.A.momentB.wayC.placeD.time

31.A.BecauseB.ThoughC.WhenD.If

32.A.startB.goC.endD.fly

33.A.thebuildingB.thecarC.bedD.stairs

34.A.worriedB.satisfiedC.surprisedD.disappointed

35.A.criedB.orderedC.shoutedD.whispered

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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。

A

ApairofOldhambrothersarecelebratingaftertheybothgraduatedfromtheirhighereducationcoursesonthesamedayfromthesamecollege.MasiurandMahbubursuccessfullycompletedtheircoursesatRochdale’sHopwoodHallCollegeayearaftertheiryoungerbrotherMohammedAbuYusufgraduatedfromthere.Tomarktheoccasion,theirparentsflewoverfromBangladeshtojoininthecelebrationatthebrothers’PlatoStreethome.

Masiur,24,said,“Myparentswereexcitedandproud.Itwasreallygreattohavethreesonsallgraduatefromthesamecollege.We’dliketothanktheinternationalofficeatHopwoodHall,andallourteachersandfriendsforalltheirhelpandsupport.Mymumisquiteillandisn’tfitfortraveling,butmyauntcamewithherandthankfullyshewasabletoattendtheceremony.Itwasareallygreatmomentforthewholefamily.”

ThebrothershavebeenlivinginOldhamformorethanthreeyears,havingmovedheretocompletetheirstudies.MasiurwasawardedaBTEC（英国商业与技术教育委员会）HND（英国国家高等教育文凭）inbusinessinformationtechnologyand35-year-oldMahbuburwasawardedaBTECHNDinmanagementstudies.BothwillgoontostudyatHuddersfieldUniversity.

AbuYusuf,22,graduatedwithaBTECHNDinbusinessandmarketingandisworkingtowardsaMastersinbusinessandfinanceatManchesterMetropolitanUniversity.

Principal（校长）DerekO’Toolesaid，“WeatthecollegeweregladtowelcometheRahmanfamilytoseeoursuccessfulgraduatesreceivetheirqualifications（学位）atRochdaleTownHall.ThefactthatMr.andMrs.Rahmanwenttosuchlengthstosharetheeveningwithusandcelebratethesuccessoftheirsonsmadeitanextra--specialoccasionindeed.”

36.TheOldhambrothersarehavingaget-togetherto_____.

A.welcometheirparentstolivewiththem

B.celebratetheirgraduationfromcollege

C.meetalltheirteachersandclosefriends

D.choosetheircoursesatcollege

37.Mr.andMrs.Rahmanwereveryproudandhappybecause_____.

A.theycouldseetheirthreesonsatthesametime

B.theywouldhavethechancetojoininthecelebration

C.theirthreesonsgraduatedfromthesamecollege

D.theyweresurethattheirsonswouldhaveagoodfuture

38.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A.MasiurandMahbuburwillstudyindifferentuniversities.

B.Mrs.Rahmanisnotingoodphysicalcondition.

C.Mahbuburgraduatedfromcollegeearlierthanhisbrothers.

D.Thethreebrotherswillgobacktotheirowncountrytowork.

39.AccordingtoPrincipalDerekO’Toole,thecelebrationwasspecialbecauseof_____.

A.theRahmanfamilyB.thesuccessfulgraduates

C.thethreebrothersD.theparents’presence

B

Whatisafloodandwheredoesithappen?

Afloodoccurswhenwaterpoursoverdryland.Floodscancausebigdamagewhentheyhappenunexpectedly.

Heavyraincancausefloods.Ifalotofrainfallsquickly,theearthisunabletosoak（吸入）itup,andthewaterbuildsupontheground.Whenitrunsoffintotherivers,theriversoverflowtheirbanks.

Theworstfloodshappenonlandthatisflatandlow--lying.Theseareasoflandareknownasfloodplains（漫滩）.Mud,earth,andlargeobjects,likecars,canbecarriedlongdistancesbyfloodwaters.Then,diseasespreadsquicklybecausethefloodwaterispolluted.

WhatshouldIknowifIliveonafloodplain?

●Stayawayfromfloodwater.Itmaybepolluted.

●Donotwalkthroughmovingwater.Itcanknockyouoffyourfeet.Ifyoumustwalkthroughwater,walkwherethewaterisnotmoving.Useasticktotestthegroundinfrontofyou.

●Stayawayfrompowerlinesthatareontheground.Youcouldbeelectrocuted（电死）.

●Ifyouarescared,shareyourfearswithanadult.Floodscanbeterrible,butremember—thewaterALWAYSgoesaway!

Whatdangersdoesafloodleadto?

●Electrocutionfrompowerlines

●Dangerousanimalscomingout

●Drowning

WhatshouldIdoifafloodhappens?

●Gettothemeetingplaceofyourfamily.

●Trytogettohigherground.

●Listentoyourfamilyandfollowallinstructionscarefully.

40.Whichofthefollowingarerelatedtoafloodaccordingtothepassage?

a.heavyrain

b.globalwarming

c.low-lyingland

d.thechangeofrivercourse

e.flatland

A.a,b,eB.c,d,eC.a,c,eD.b,d,e

41.Youareadvisednottowalkinthemovingwaterbecause_____.

A.itmaymakeyoufallover

B.youmaysteponfishandkillthem

C.youmaydrinkpollutedwater

D.youmayloseyourshoes

42.Bysaying“thewaterALWAYSgoesaway”,theauthormeans_____.

A.watercan’tbestoppedfromflowing

B.youneedn’tbeafraidoffloods

C.youshouldpaycloseattentiontofloods

D.itiscommonforfloodstohappen

43.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatduringaflood_____.

A.peoplearemorelikelytobeattackedbyanimals

B.runningawayisagoodwaytosaveyourself

C.gasshouldbecutoff

D.adultsshouldtrytopersuadechildrentokeepsilent

C

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