高中三冊第１４單元練習

Ⅰ.單項填空(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)

1. With the aid of the most advancedequipment， new facts about the ancientpyramids in Egypt have recently ____.

A. brought to lightB. seen the light

C. thrown light D. come to light

2. The teacher was shocked by the parents’____ lack of concern about their children’s

behaviour.

A. appearB. visible

C. appearance D. apparent

3. Finding a job in such a big company hasalways been ____ his wildest dreams.

A. underB. overC. aboveD. beyond

4.——Have you had many visitors yet?

——No， ____， you’re the first.

A. by the wayB. as a matter of fact

C. as a wholeD. in other words

5. In order ____ tell the bees ____， hepainted some bees ____ little spots ofcolour.

A. to; /; withB. that; apart; in

C. to; apart; inD. to; apart; with

6.——You didn’t hear me until now?

——No， I must ____ soundly when you

came in.

A. have slept

B. be sleeping

C. have been sleeping

D. sleep

7. The telephone ____ four times in the lasthour， and each time it ____ for the studentdoing a part-time job.

A. had rung; wasB. had been ringing; is

C. has rung; was D. rang; had been

8. It is the prevention of disease ____ itssuccessful treatment that has led to therapid increase of the world’s population.

A. rather thanB. including

C. but alsoD. less than

9.The eighteen-storeyed building， when____， will shut out the sun ____ up therooms in my house.

A. completed; lighted

B. completing; lighting

C. completing; lighted

D. completed; lighting

10.A lot of the children at the school do notlive in the town， but come in from the ____ countryside.

A. surroundedB. surrounding

C. surroundingsD. surround

11. You will be late ____ you leave immediately. A. unlessB. until

C. ifD. or

12.____ it with me and I’ll see what I can do.

A. When leftB. Leaving

C. If you leaveD. Leave

13.John shut everybody out of the kitchen____ he could prepare his grand surprise

for the party.

A. whichB. when

C. so that D. as if

14. ____ leaves the room last ought to turn offthe lights.

A. The personB. No matter who

C. WhoD. Whoever

15.The research is so designed that once ____nothing can be done to change it.

A. beginsB. having begun

C. beginningD. begun

Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小題，每小題1.5分，共30分)

In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty， for fear of what people might say about them. I was __1__， however. When I needed a housekeeper I __2__ a girl called Bridie Casey， a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I __3__ my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home， and I had a look at the cottage and a __4__ with her mother and a cup of tea， and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was __5__. I knew if there was anything Bridie did not do __6__ her mother would not __7__ long to correct her. After that， there was only one __8__to raise.

“Have you a __9__， Bridie?” said I.

“No， Doctor. I have not，” said she with a simple expression that did not __10__ me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(無邪的) __11__.

“Well， you’d better __12__ and get one，” said I， “__13__ I’m not going to take you.”

__14__ this she laughed.

__15__ she started working at my house. She proved to be very __16__ and efficient (高效率的). Of course， she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass __17__ about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for__18__ of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of __19__ to look after she would give me __20__.

1.A. an inclusionB. a conclusion

C. an exceptionD. a succession

2.A. choseB. married

C. firedD. met

3.A. madeB. offered

C. regretted D. settled

4.A. dealB. talk

C. quarrelD. journey

5.A. prettyB. clever

C. fit D. busy

6.A. quicklyB. normally

C. secretly D. properly

7.A. expenseB. pay

C. costD. take

8.A. reportB. test

C. question D. statement

9.A. girl-friendB. boy-friend

C. wifeD. husband

10.A. interestB. cheat

C. encourage D. notice

11.A. feelingsB. looks

C. soundsD. voices

12.A. hurry upB. turn up

C. take your timeD. take it easy

13.A. orB. butC. andD. so

14.A. AtB. OnC. ToD. For

15. A. The day B. The next day

C. In the day D. To this day

16.A. youngB. strong

C. ableD. gentle

17.A. a letterB. an examination

C. an informationD. a remark

18.A. fearB. horrorC. reasonD. cause

19.A. herself B. her own

C. himself D. the world

20.A. serviceB. everything

C. no trouble D. no notice

Ⅲ.閱讀理解(共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分)

(A)

The Christmas Tree

In pre-Christian Europe， people believed that trees(fruit trees and evergreens in particular) were embodiment of powerful beings. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries， the designated miracle play for December 25 was the story of Adam and Eve and in this play the chief prop was an apple-hung evergreen called the paradise tree. In the sixteenth century， German families began bringing evergreens into their homes during the Christmas season. By the seventeenth century， they were known as Christbaiime(Christ trees) and were being decorated with fruits， candies， cookies， candles and wafers resembling the eucharistic host.

The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants in the 1820s and the almost universal adoption of the custom dates from the 1910s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two-thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights. The star on top represents the Star in the East which guided the three Wise Men to Bethlehem.

1. Christmas is traditionally celebrated on____.

A. December 24B. December 25

C. December 30D. December 31

2. In the play about Adam and Eve， the paradise tree should be ____.

A. an apple treeB. a pear tree

B. a plum treeD. any fruit tree

3. Christmas trees became widespread in America ____.

A. in the 1920sB. in the 1910s

C. in the 1820sD. in the 1810s

4. The top of a Christmas tree is traditionally decorated with ____.

A. colored ballsB. colored lights

C. colored paperD. star-shaped objects

(B)

This movie is about an adventure on an island called Skull， where an oversize gorilla named Kong falls in love with a blonde beauty. Nothing much to expect， you might say. But you might be wrong. It has been 72 years since the story was first brought to the screen. But the latest movie version， King Kong， is a box office hit in the US. The film opens in China on January 14.

Kong himself has its own role in American culture: his name known to every 10-year-old boy， his image used to sell everything from insurance to chocolate.

So what is it that makes the story attractive to generations of Americans?

Set in the Great Depression(大蕭條) of the 1930s， the film follows New York actress Ann Darrow， who is seized by movie makers. She is taken to the Skull Island， where she is caught by the aboriginals， who want to offer her to King Kong， a gorilla. But instead of eating Ann， King Kong saves her. He is caught and dragged back to New York. There he bursts free and climbs the Empire State Building in search of Ann.

Why did King Kong appear in 1933? And why is he back now， in 2005?

In 1933， a worldwide economic depression threw the future into doubt. “The monster (怪物) represents American workers’ feelings at being sent up by forces beyond their control，” says Gerals Molyneaux， La Salle University film professor and biographer of Charlie Chaplin.

Now， once again Americans worry about their future in an age of terror， threatened by al-Qaida(基地組織).

But some people， on the other hand， see the movie just as what it is. “I am confident the story is not any type of social or political meaning，” says artist Dave Dorman， creator of the cover pictures for the new King Kong comic books.“Sometimes a gorilla is just a gorilla.”

1. The movie King Kong ____.

A. gives information of the Great Depress-ion

B. has been popular for more than 70 years

C. tells people how to deal with terrorism

D. has brought in a lot of money

2. Why is King Kong so well known in Amer-ica? ____.

A. King Kong was set in America

B. King Kong was first made in 1933

C. There is a very famous actress in themovie

D. The character has been used a lot inadvertising

3. Why does King Kong climb the Empire State Building?____.

A. To escape

B. To capture the movie makers

C. To look for Ann

D. To see New York

4. Which is the best title for the article? ____.

A. King Kong， the Movie

B. King Kong and Advertising

C. King Kong: A Symbol of Terror

D. King Kong and Ann Darrow

(C)

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable， whether you are a book-lover or merely go there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason is， you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust jacket is irresistible， although this method of selection ought not to be followed， as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become engrossed in some book or other， and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spend far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book， of course.

This opportunity of escaping the realities of everyday life is， I think， the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart’s content. If it is a good shop， no assistant will approach you with the inevitable greeting “Can I help you， sir?”. You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then， and only then， are his services necessary. Of course， you may want to find out where a particular section is， but when he has led you there， the assistant should retire discreetly(謹慎地) and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.

You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on， say ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing—something which had only vaguely interested you up till then. This volume on the subject， however， happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running a huge account， you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section. Booksellers must be both long-suffering and indulgent(縱容地).

1. You may spend too much time in a bookshop because ____.

A. the dust jackets are very attractive

B. you start reading one of the books

C. it is raining outside

D. you have to make sure you can’t buy a dull book as a present

2. In a good bookshop ____.

A. nobody takes any notice of you

B. the assistant greets you in a friendly way

C. your heart is contented

D. you feel that you are in a music shop

3. An assistant should help you ____.

A. as soon as you have entered a shop

B. just before you finish browsing

C. only when you have finished browsing

D. when he leads you to a particular sect-ion

4. It’s very easy to enter a bookshop and buy____.

A. a book on ancient coins

B. a best-selling novel on brass-rubbing

C. a book that only vaguely interests you

D. a book that unexpectedly interests you

5. This passage is mainly concerned with____.

A. some advice on entering a bookshop

B. how to select books in a bookshop

C. assistant’s service in a bookshop

D. attractions of books in a bookshop

(D)

Malaysia’s Prime Minister， MahathirMohamad has been retired. But he didn’t go quickly in his final speech; he blamed the Jewish people for the problems between Israel and the Palestinians.

“The Jews have taken land of the Muslims，” he said. “What if part of America was given to the Jews as Israel? Would the Americans let it happen? Of course not.”

His words angered many western governments， but Mahathir doesn’t care. “I like to speak my mind，” the 77-year-old explained. “Sometimes people don’t like it. But that is what leadership is all about.”

Loved by some and disliked by others， his 22 years in power have seen great changes in Malaysia. He has taken it from being one of Asia’s poorest countries to the world’s 18th largest trading nation. It is also a peaceful country with native Malaysians living alongside minority groups. Chinese make up a quarter of the population. While a further 7.4 percent are of Indian origin. Teenager girls wearing Muslim headscarves happily walk around large stores as ethnic Chinese play mah-jong in nearby cafes.

But Mahathir has made enemies at home and abroad and some people will be glad he has gone. The US was unhappy when he often blamed it for globalization. Meanwhile， critics say that he has limited the freedom of the Malaysian people in order to stay in control of the country. Despite this， he is a hero to leaders in Southern Asia as well as those in the Islamic world. “He marked out the path to success of developing nations in the region to follow，” said Thai President Thaksin Shinawatra.

Now he just wants to enjoy his retirement and insists that he will not take on a special role in government. “I’m a nobody，” he said. But many Malaysians do not agree with this.

1. What does Mahathir probably mean by saying “But this is what leadership is allabout.”?____.

A. The Jews have taken land of the Mus-lims by strong power of their leadership

B. America should give part of its land toIsrael though its leadership is powerful

C. Leadership has the obligation to speakup what you think is right or wrong

D. As a leader of a country， you have the right to teach those in other countries what to do and how

2. Which is NOT true about the following? ____.

A. Malaysia was no longer poor after Maha-thir came into power

B. Malaysia is a country with natives andother minorities like Jews living along-side peacefully

C. Malaysia developed a lot within Maha-thir’s power but freedom of Malaysians was limited

D. Mahathir’s role in the world is both ahero to leaders in Southeast Asia butalso a possible enemy of some countries

3. The best title of this passage would be ____.

A. A Religion Enthusiast

B. Mahathir’s Political Policy

C. Mahathir and Malaysia

D. Hero of the World

(E)

Even as Americans have been gaining weight， they have cut their average fat intake from 36 to 34 percent of their total diets in the past 15 years. And indeed， cutting fat to control or lose weight makes sense. Fat has nine calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates(碳水化合物) have just four. Moreover， the body uses fewer calories to metabolize fat than it does to metabolize other foods. Compared with protein and carbohydrates—which break down into amino acids and simple sugars， respectively， and can be used to strengthen and energize the body—dietary fat is more easily converted to body fat. Therefore， it’s more likely to stay on buttocks， thighs and bellies.

But cutting fat from your diet doesn’t necessarily mean your body won’t store fat. For example， between nonfat and regular cookies， there’s trivial difference in calories because manufacturers make up for the loss of fat by adding sugar. Low-fat crackers， soups and dressings can also be just as high in calories as richer versions. No matter where the calories come from， overeating will still cause weight gain. The calories from fat just do it a little quicker. A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand. He wasn’t losing weight. Then he showed his food diary to his coach and revealed he’d been eating half a pound of jelly beans a day. “They don’t have any fat，” he explains. But they had enough sugar to keep him from shedding an ounce.

Nonfat foods become add-on foods. When we add them to our diet， we actually increase the number of calories we eat per day and gain weight. That was borne out in a Pennsylvania State University study. For breakfast， Prof. Barbara Rolls gave two groups of women yoghurt that contained exactly the same amount of calories. One group’s yoghurt label said “high fat”—the other， “low-fat”. The“low-fat” yoghurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group. “People think they’ve saved fat and can indulge themselves later in the day with no adverse consequences，” says Richard Mattes， a nutrition researchers at Purdue University. “But when they do that， they don’t compensate very precisely， and they often end up overdoing it.”

1. Why Americans are still gaining weight?____.

A. They eat too much fat

B. They overeat

C. They eat low-fat crackers， soups anddress-ings

D. They eat sugar

2. What lesson did the computer programmerlearn?____.

A. Overeating will cause weight gain

B. He can eat half a pound of jelly beans a day

C. He didn’t eat any fat

D. His coach give him a lecture

3. Prof. Barbara’s experiment proved that ____.

A. two groups ate the same amount ofcalories

B. two groups ate the same amount ofyogurt

C. the “low-fat” yogurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group

D. people increase the number of calories they eat per day and gain weight

4. What can you infer from the passage?

____.

A. To keep from being overweight， peoplehave to eat nonfat food

B. The calories from fat just do it a littlequicker than that from protein andcarbohydrates

C. People should avoid temptation

D. Americans realize that it is necessary tocount calories before eating the food

Ⅳ.短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

One day， on her way school， Li Lan 1.____

found a small bag near the bus station.

She opened it and found a calling card 2.____

as soon as a lot of money in it. From the 3.____

calling card， she found the owner address4.____

and his telephone number. She thought the

owner must very worried. So she went 5.____

to the public telephone and called the6.____

owner. Then she waited for the bus station. 7.____

The owner came by taxi very soon， and Li Lan gave

the bag to him. The owner is so grateful 8.____

to her that he took out 100 yuan to thank

for Li Lan， but Li Lan 9.____

polite refused it and went on to 10.____

school.

Ⅴ.書面表達(共1小題，滿分25分)

近來，越來越多的學生在校外租房而不愿住大寢室。請根據下面提示，一分為二地用英語寫一篇短文，說說兩者各自的好處與壞處，并表明自己的觀點。

1.學習時間; 2.安全; 3.自由性; 4.與同學交往; 5.學習效果。

注意:可從其他角度闡述，但兩方面的理由都至少要有兩條;詞數100左右。

Key(4)