Unit 1 Great scientists

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。 21. —______

—He’s gentle and easygoing. A. Who is your brother? B. Who is your brother like? C. What is your brother like? D. What does your brother look like?

22. After ______ while, the manager drew ______ conclusion that they wouldn’t take the risk of buying this dying factory. A. a; a B. a; the C. 不填; a D. 不填; the

23. None of the travelers paid attention to the advice ______ by the villager and got lost in the forest.

A. put away B. put up C. put forward

D. put out

24. My English teacher, who is strict ______ us, con-tributes some articles ______ the newspaper every month. A. with; to C. in; to

B. with; for D. in; for

25. According to the driver’s explanation, it was not his carelessness but the bad road conditions that ______ for the accident. A. was to blame

B. was to be blamed

C. were to be blamed D. were to blame 26. —Many guests got sick after the dinner. —I think the fried fish was a ______.

A. victim B. suspect C. cure

D. clue

27. My brother is a shy boy, so it is a great ______ for him to sing in front of the

judges and audience.

A. chance B. challenge C. characteristic D. change

28. —What should I do to make a good impression on the employer? —Keep a ______ attitude and believe yourself. A. cautious B. scientific C. severe

D. positive

29. The mother always cried her heart out ______ she saw the picture of her lost son. A. every time C. as soon as

B. the first time D. ever since

30. What Jim said doesn’t ______, so don’t take his words seriously. A. make a difference

B. make sense

C. make a mistake D. make sure

31. ______ 3,000 words, I also learned how to use basic grammar after being trained here.

A. Except for B. Apart from C. According to

D. Instead of

32. The doctor suggested that the patient ______ to a more advanced hospital at once. A. must be sent B. was to be sent C. be sent D. should send

33. Li Wei failed the job interview because of his bro-ken English. Only then ______ how important it was to learn English well. A. had he realized B. he realized C. he had realized D. did he realize

34. Nowadays, children are ______ to too many violent online games, which is bad for the development of their character. A. linked

B. led C. used

D. exposed

35. Every year, many leaders in different fields ______ the meeting held in Boao, Hainan for the development of Asia. A. attend

B. join

C. join in D. attend to

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the

Great, he 36 to be-come the master of the whole world. So he raised a great 37 and made war on other countries. He conquered many kings and 38 many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of 39 .

For a long time he wandered in 40 from place to place. His enemies were

41 him. He was about to lose all hope.

One day he was 42 under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a

wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t 43 any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more 44 and saw it was an ant, 45 a grain of wheat as large as itself.

There was a 46 in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of

the ant.

“You are 47 , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too

heavy for you.” Just as he 48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it 49 held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane

50 the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same

51 . Then it tried the twenty-first time. 52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had 53 so often. The next minute it climbed 54 into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, 55 I succeed.”

And this he did.

36. A. failed B. learned C. chose D. wished 37. A. party B. family C. army D. group 38. A. burned

B. defended

C. rebuilt

D. developed