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Unit1课后提升练习
一、
单项选择（每题1分，总分10分）
1. In some parts of London, missing a bus means _____ for another hour. A. waiting
B. to wait
C. wait
D. to be waiting
2. Many people ______ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies. A. was starved to
B. starved to
C. were starved of
D. starved for
3. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ______ it. A. in honor of
B. in memory of C. in favor of
D. in search of
4. Could you tell me where you bought the shoes you _____ yesterday? A. tried on
B. put on
C. had on
D. pulled on
5. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _____. A. breaks
B. has broken
C. were broken
D. had been broken
6. The World Cup ______ in Germany this year. A. took place
B. hold
C. played
D. happened
7. Daddy didn’t mind what we were doing, as long as we were together, ______ fun. A. had
B. have
C. to have
D. having
8. When the snake is slowly crawling toward his face, he ____ his breath. A. take
B. lost
C. held
D. caught
9. My friend hasn’t _____ till now——I hope she isn’t ill. A. come up
B. made up
C. gone up
D. turned up
10. The day _____ he was looking forward ____ in the end. A. when, to come B. which, to come 二、
C. which, to came
D. when, to came
用所给短语的适当形式填空（每题一分，总分10分）
take place in memory of dress up
have fun with
look forward to
day and night
keep one’s word hold one’s breath play a trick on as though
1. You don’t need to ___________________; just to go to the pub—jeans and a T-shirt will do. 2. We may never discover what ____________________ that night.
3. A ceremony was held ______________________ those who had died in the earthquake. 4. She was ______________________ seeing the grandchildren again. 5. I felt ______________________ I’d been lying in the sun for hours.
6. He promised to help and he ______________________. 7. How long can you ______________________ in water?
8. I never thought that they were _______________________ me. I was very disappointed. 9. On Sundays children often __________________ each other. They are very happy.
10. After the heavy rain the machines were kept running _____________________ to pump water. 三、
完成句子（每题3分，总分30分）
1. The accident could have been much worse; luckily __________________________. (没有造成损害) 2. I wrote a long ________________________________ (写了一首长诗来纪念) Robert, who __________________ my old friend __________________ a good teacher.(过去既是朋友又是老师) 3. Everybody ______________________ his good ___________________ humor.(钦佩他绝妙的幽默感)
4. He talks ____________________________________ all about it. (好像知道了全部) 5. Don’t feel sorry for the disabled or __________________________(捉弄) them. 6. __________________________(多有趣啊) to swim in the sea in hot summer!
7. We thank you for your cooperation and we ______________________ your good news.(静候佳音) 8. His father _________________________________ (打算要他去当工程师).
9. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact, it is very ____________________________(坐上去很舒服). 10. The ___________(满意的) look on his face suggested that his performance ______(令人满意的). 四、
完形填空(每题1.5分，总分30分)
April Fools’ Day
The first of April is commonly known __1__ April Fools’ Day, and it’s customarily on this day to play a __2__ on a friend. If your friend is __3__ in, then he or she is an April __4__.
It isn’t only children who __5__ jokes. Grown-ups like such pranks(恶作剧), too. Even the media sometimes try to deceive the __6__with a __7__ April fool story. Some years __8__, for example, a famous joke was played on the __9__. A __10__ reporter reported that strange geological changes have resulted in weaker gravity in different __11__ of Britain. He asked __12__ to jump __13__ and see if they __14__ jump higher than they usually could. Many people did. The hundreds of __15__ the BBC received proved how __16__ the hoax(恶作剧) was. not until twelve o’clock did the BBC gently __17__ its listeners it was April Fools’ Day that day.
Making jokes only __18__ until noon of the day, the rule is rigid and everybody accepted. Anyone who tries to make a fool after midday is a __19__ fool than he who has been __20__. The late trickster is instantly rebuffed(受挫), as a piece of poem goes:
April Fools’ Day is gone and past. You are the biggest fool at last. When April Fools’ Day comes again, You’ll be the biggest fool then. 1. A. for 2. B. fool
B. to
C. about C. match C. fooled C. girl C. hate C. adults C. slow C. ago C. TV
D. as D. game D. invited D. child D. enjoy D. public D. wise D. later D. computer D. special D. nation D. listeners D. up and down D. normally D. calls
D. unsuccessfully D. warns D. comes on D. foolish D. made
B. trick
3. A. taken 4. A. fool
B. cheated B. boy B. like
5. A. dislike 6. A. fools 7. A. dull
B. grown-ups B. foolish B. before B. radio
8. A. more 9. A. screen
10. A. scientific 11. A. countries 12. A. scientists 13. A. back 14. A. mostly
B. ordinary B. parts
C. common C. place
B. readers B. down B. hardly
C. watchers C. up
C. usually C. ideas
15. A. pictures 16. A. successful 17. A. retell 18. A. lasts 19. A. clever
B. messages
B. unsuccessful B. remind
C. successfully C. tell C. goes
B. continues B. bigger B. chosen
C. smaller C. fooled
20. A. selected 五、
阅读理解（每题2分，总分30分）
A
Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.
Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.
Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city’s orphans and shut-ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, conceived the idea of showing them that they were remembered.
He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called \In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious belief or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. Sweetest Day is a holiday which always falls on the Saturday in October. B. More and more people are now celebrating Sweetest Day in the whole country. C. Only a few religious have the tradition to celebrate the holiday. D. Sweetest Day is much more important in big cities than in small cities. 2. The idea of creating Sweetest Day came from _____. A. a city named Cleveland 60 years ago C. a man who cared orphans and shut-ins
B. the city’s orphans and shut-ins
D. a man’[s friends, relatives and associates
3. Sweetest Day is celebrated in the following ways EXCEPT _____. A. a kind act
B. a small remembrance
C. gift-giving
D. a family party
4. From the third paragraph we can learn that _____.
A. over 60 years ago, a man too often felt forgotten and neglected
B. only with the help of the man’[s friends and neighbors, he got a small remembrance. C. it is the people in Cleveland who spread Sweetest Day to other cities. D. all people loved to be remembered by others on Sweetest Day in Cleveland.
B
The Double Ninth Festival
The \known as the Double Ninth Festival.
Origins: The festival began as early as the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC). According to the yin/yang division that forms a basis to the Chinese world view, yin stands for the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness. The number nine is regarded as yang. The ninth day of the ninth
month is a double yang day, so the name \also a sign of the coming of winter. It is a time when the living need warm clothing, and filial(孝顺) Chinese sons and daughters developed this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors. The Double Ninth Festival, therefore, also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members. Clothes made of paper would t be burnt as offerings.
Climbing mountains: On the Double Ninth Festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum(菊花), drink chrysanthemum wine, and eat double-ninth cakes. The Double Ninth Festival is also the \part in the activities on the day of the festival.
Family get-togethers: The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get-togethers. It is an occasion to remember one's ancestors. Often, family outings are organized during which people search to enjoy nature and to show their love and care for family members.
5. The Double Ninth Festival became well-known as the following EXCEPT _____. A. the ninth day of September
B. a sign of the coming of winter
D. an occasion to remember one’s ancestors
C. an occasion to visit the graves of the dead
6. How do Chinese people honor their ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival? A. They provide their dead family members with all kinds of winter clothes. B. they make paper clothes and burn them as offerings of winter clothes. C. they go to climb mountains with their old family members.
D. they continue to have the Double Ninth Festival for the whole winter
7. Why is the Double Ninth Festival also called “Old Men Festival” according to the passage? A. Old people all honor their ancestors on that day.
B. Old people climb mountains to improve their health on that day. C. Old people like to enjoy chrysanthemum, drink chrysanthemum wine. D. Old people often get together on that day to show their love for their family.
C
One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy(吝啬) with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.
Well, Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival. The Irish name for these lanterns was