英语周报牛津模块九 Unit 2Exercisefor M9U2.docx

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英语周报牛津模块九Unit2ExerciseforM9U2

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第一节：

单项填空

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．_____X—rayswerefirstdiscoveredby______Germanscientist,WilhelmK.Rontgen,in1895,almostbyaccident.

A．/,a,/YCYB．The,a,anC．The,the,/D．/,the,the

2．Ourclasswillcertainlywinthetug-of-war,becausealltheclassmatesarehighly_______.

A．selectedB．focusedC．motivatedD．promoted

3．Mostartistscaremoreforthe_____successoftheirresearchthantheirphysicalconditions.

A．culturalB．commercialC．classicalD．academic

4．RecentlyinTaiwan,themanufacturingindustryhas______theinformationindustry.

A．foundawaytoB．changedthewayof

C．givenwaytoD．hadawayof

5．Hasshedoneherweek’swashing?

_____,I’llaskhertoseeafilmtonight.

A．IfsoB．IfnotC．IfanyD．Ifanything

6．—Tom’sgotafirstinEnglishinthemonthlytest.

—______isnowonderthathelookssohappythesedays.

A．ItB．ThereC．WhatD．That

7．—Canyougivemetherightanswer?

—Sorry,I_____Wouldyourepeatthatquestion?

A．hadn’tlistenedB．haven’tlistened

C．don’tlistenD．wasn’tlistening

8．Californiahasmoreelectricitythanitknows_____it,buteverythingelseisveryexpensive.

A．whattodoB．whattodowithC．howtodoD．howtodowith

9．—Lindsey,you’veneverbeentotheGreatWallsinceyoucametoChina,I’mafraid?

—______

A．No,I’vejustbeentherewithRebecca.B．Yes,never.Howaboutyou?

C．No,buthowIwishtosomeday.D．Yes,butI’dliketohave.

10．It’snot____booksyoureadbuttheway_____youreadthemthatdecideshowsuccessfullyyougainknowledge.

A．anumberof;inwhichB．thenumberof;/

C．agoodmany;whichD．quiteafew;inwhich

11．—I’msorrywearelate.

—_____

—Well,Igotthetimewrongandwhenwearrivedatthestation,thetrainhadjustleft.

A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Howdidthathappen?

C．There’snoexcuse.D．Whatapity!

12．Mary_____myletter,otherwiseshewouldhaverepliedbeforenow.

A．hasreceivedB．oughttohavereceived

C．shouldn’thavereceivedD．couldn’thavereceived

13．Birdflu,acontagiousdiseaseofanimals,isbelieved_____byvirusesthatnormallyinfectonlybirdsandlesscommonlypigs,andrarelyhumans.

A．causedB．beingcausedC．tobecausedD．tohavecaused

14．Thepolicegotto_____wasonceanoldschool____thepeasantsusedasastore.

A．what,thatYCYB．where,whichC．where,thatD．which,where

15．Thisisthelastchancetogoabroadforfurthereducation;don’t.

A．takeitawayB．giveitawayC．putitawayD．throwitaway

第二节完型填空

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，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

Howwouldyouliketodoaweek’sworthofgroceryshoppingintenminutes?

Ratherthan16thekidsintotheminivan（小型货车）onshoppingday,youcansendthemouttoplayand17ourshoppingfromthecomfortofyour18.Thousandsof19peoplehavetradedtheirshoppingcartsfor20.RatherthanfightingthecrowdsintheChicagoandsanFranciscoareas,theylogon（登录）tothePeapod,anonlineshoppinganddelivery21.

Peapodisgivingusglimpseintothefutureofshopping—virtualstore.Peapodisapioneerinarapidly22industrythatisdevotedto23ustobuyalmost24fromourPC.Peapodsubscribers（订户）goshoppingatthe25grocerystorebyloggingontoa26thatletstheminteractivelyshopforgroceryitems.Ratherthanrunningfromaisle（过道）to27,yousimplypointandclickaroundthescreenforthe28youwant.Onceonlineyoucanchoosefromover20,000items,29prices,viewimagesofproducts,checkoutstorespecials,andchoosedeliverytimethatfitsyourschedule.

Peapod’sonlineshoppingsystemislinkeddirectlytoitspartnerstore’scomputersystems.30yousendyourshoppinglisttoPeapod,anorderistransmittedtothenearestpartnerstore.Aprofessionallytrainedshoppertakesyourorder,grabsashoppingcart,and31yourshoppingforyou.Theprofessionalshoppertakesasmallpartofthetimeyou32takebecausethelistisorderedbyaisleandtheshopperknowsexactlywhattoget.Foodisdelivered33temperature-controlledcontainers.

ThePeapodsystemhasmadelifeeasierforagreatmanypeople.Ithas34savedthemtimeandmoney.Workingparentsgladlytradeshoppingtimeformoretimewiththekids.

Thevirtualsupermarketissuretochangethe35weshop.

16．A．carryingB．leadingC．loadingD．directing

17．A．doB．carryC．goD．make

18．A．officeB．homeC．businessD．company

19．A．busyB．freeC．hard-workingD．lazy

20．A．shoppingbasketsB．credit-cardsC．keyboardsD．containers

21．A．serviceB．factoryC．groceryD．market

22．A．promisingB．comingC．spreadingD．profiting

23．A．makingB．enablingC．showingD．preventing

24．A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．anything

25．A．virtualB．ordinaryC．specialD．convenient

26．A．machineB．windowC．systemD．Peapod

27．A．shelfB．exitC．entranceD．aisle

28．A．foodsB．itemsC．vegetablesD．images

29．A．cutB．reduceC．checkD．compare

30．A．DirectlyB．AmazinglyC．RapidlyD．Surprisedly

31．A．goesB．buysC．doesD．sells

32．A．shouldB．wouldC．mustD．need

33．A．overB．throughC．inD．on

34．A．alsoB．thereforeC．thusD．ever

35．A．thingB．placeC．timeD．way

第三部分：

阅读理解

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

IfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeopleanewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—andthebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegeneticengineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.

It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted（传送）electronicallyfromtheFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurethatishowitwillhappeninfuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—say,sportsandinternationalnews.

Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkabutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforeseethattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.

36．Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapersmadebyyourself?

A．Sportsandinternationalnews.B．Amenuofallthenews.

C．Themostimportantnews.YCYD．Whatyou’reinterestedin.

37．Theword“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans_____-.

A．liveonB．fightwithC．dependonD．killoff

38．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Newspapers—theWinnerofDifferentMedia.

B．TheFutureofNewspapers.

C．MakeyourOwnNewspapers.

D．TheChangesofMedia.

B

SharonwasraisedinthetraditionalNavajocultureinNewMexicoandspokeonlyNavajountilshebeganschool.AfterhighschoolinCalifornia,sheattendedNavajoCommunityCollegeinTsaile,ArizonaandlatertheUniversityofNewMexico.

SharonBurch’smusicisthecurrentexpressionoftraditionalNavajowaysofliving.ManyofSharon’ssongsareinthebeautifulNavajolanguageandcapturethesacrednessofMotherEarthandFatherSunandtheimportanceoffamilyandplacetotheDine.YazzieGirlwasinfluencedbytheNavajoprayersandchantssheheardgrowingup.Thealbum（歌曲集）focusesonthespecialimportanceofthematernalrelationshipamongtheNavajo.MostofthesongsareinNavajowithsomeEnglish.

TouchtheSweetEarthwasawardedthe1995INDIEAwardinthe“NorthAmericanNativeMusic”categoryattheannual（一年一度的）NationalAssociationofIndependentRecordsDistributors&Manufacturers（NAIRD）conferenceheldinMay1996.the“Grammy“oftheindependents,theannualINDIEAwardsrecognizesrecordingexcellenceinfortycategoriesandispresentedtorecordingssoldthroughtheindependentdistributionnetwork.AsbothSharon’sandCanyon’sfirstINDIEAward,itwasespeciallysatisfyingtoreceivesuchrecognitionduringthecompany’s45thanniversary（周年纪念）year.

Withsongsbroughtforthfromdeepwithin,TouchtheSweetEarthreflectsaverypersonaljourney:

oneofmotherhood,exploration,family,survivalandloss.MuchofthismusicispresentedtohergrandfatherCharlieYazzieandheruncleTim,bothofwhomrecentlypassedaway.

Inspiredbysongssungbyhermotherandgrandfather,Sharon’sthirdalbum,ColorsofMyHeart,celebratesfamily,MotherEarth,andaconnectiontoalllivingthings.

Sharonperformsregularlyatfolkfestivals,fairs,schools,universitiesandinconcert.ShehasappearedattheKennedyCenterandSmithsonianinWashingtonD.C.,thePalaceofFineArtsinSanFrancisco,theSouthwestMuseuminLosAngeles,theHeardMuseuminPhoenix,andisquitepopularinJapan.SharonalwayslooksforwardtoreturninghometotheNavajoreservationtosingforherpeople.

39．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE