Unit 7
单项选择
1. The guard at the gate insisted that
everybody _____________ the rules.
A. obeys B. obey C.
will obey D.
would obey
2. — We could have walked to the station; it was so near.
— Yes. A taxi ______________ at all necessary.
A. wasn’t B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’t be D. won’t be
3. 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
4. You didn’t let me drive. If we _____________ in turn, you ____________ so tired.
A. drove; didn’t get B. drove; wouldn’t get
C. were driving; wouldn’t get D. had driven; wouldn’t have got
5. — I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
— Oh, did you?
You ____________ with Barbara.
A.
could have stayed B.
could stay
C. would stay D. must have stayed
6. _____________ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Yangpu Bridge.
A. Were B. Should C. Would D. Will
7. _____________ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the films so often.
A. If it is not B. Were it not
C. Had it not been D. If they were not
8. Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night ____________, too cold for us to live.
A. would be freezing cold B. will be freezing coldly
C. would be frozen cold D. can freeze coldly
9. If only he _____________ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.
A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie
10. It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I ____________ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown.
A. wouldn’t have fallen B. had not fallen
C. should fall D. were to fall
11. _____________ the expensive, I ____________ Italy.
A. If it were not for; go B. If it were not for; would go
C. Weren’t it for; will go D. If it hadn’t been; would have gone
12. How I wish it _____________! If it ____________ in a few days, the crops would be saved.
A. will rain; rained B. would rain; should rain
C. should rain; rains D. would rain; had rain
13. — Do you want him to lend you some money?
— I would rather he _____________.
A. should B. would C. did D. had
14. The old washing machine didn’t work, because the engine _____________.
A. broke down B. broke up C. broke off D. broke out
15. Though _____________ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in
16. We tried to discouraged him _____________ climbing the high mountain, but failed.
A. from B. against C. out of D. with
17. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ____________ into buying something they don’t really need.
A. to persuade B. persuading
C. being persuading D. be persuaded
18. The money was on the table and no one was there, so he ____________.
A. picked up it B. helped himself
C. helped himself to it D. picked up
19. — How did you finish the job so soon?
— _____________ to my friends for help.
A. Turning B. By turning C. To turn D. Turn
20. The train leaves at 6:00 pm. So I have to be at the station ____________ 5:40 pm. at the latest.
A. until B. after C. by D. around
21. _____________ she couldn’t understand was _____________ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.
A. What; why B. That; what C. What; because D. Why; that
22. Do you remember ____________ me at a party last year?
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met
23. Tom was afraid ____________ the bridge, for he was afraid ____________ into the river.
A. to go across; to drop B. of going across; of dropping
C. of going across; to drop D. to go across; of dropping
24. It’s very important for us not to _____________ opinions with facts.
A. identify B. define C. ensure D. approach
25. ____________ hiking, rafting is also a kind of adventurous trip.
A. As with B. As C. As to D. With
26. — Was his father very strict with him when he was at school?
— Yes. He had never praised him ___________ he became one of the top students in his grade.
A. after B. unless C. until D. when
27. They’re going to _____________ with former classmates for a party. Would you like to join them?
A. get together B. get over C. get in D. get along
28. — You seem to get tired of reading the book.
— What? ____________, I’m getting more and more interested in it.
A. On the other hand B. To the contrary
C. On the contrary D. To the other hand
29. Words ____________ me when I wanted to express my thanks to him for having saved my son from the burning house.
A. left B. disappointed C. failed D. discouraged
30. AS a result of destroying the forest a large ____________ of desert ___________ covered the land.
A. quantity; has B. number; has
C. quantity; have D. number; have
完形填空
Time Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t ______1_____ drive to a store and back home. He always looks _____2____ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything _____3_____ such as strange cars, loud noises, ______4_____ windows, or people gathering on street corners.
Tim _____5_____ to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group _____6_____ on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s _____7____ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community _____8_____ . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police _____9_____ their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of ____10____ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not ____11____ them. Well, it’s never happened to me, ” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the _____12____ to steal from other people or to make them feel ____13_____ sitting in their own homes.”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors _____14____ out for one another. “We ______15_____ each other’s house. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a ____16_____ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the _____17_____. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ____18_____, or someone destroying property（财产）, we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups _____19_____ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do _____20_____.”
1. A. yet B. still C. just D. rather
2. A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly
3. A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting
4. A. curtained B. open C. old D. broken
5. A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns
6. A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches
7. A. where B. why C. when D. how
8. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety
9. A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect
10. A. its B. his C. their D. your
11. A. round B. on C. about D. to
12. A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind
13. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged
14. A. set B. let C. hold D. look
15. A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage
16. A. group B. set C. number D. crowd
17. A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors
18. A. work B. burden C. service D. trouble
19. A. produce B. find C. get D. help
20. A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong
阅读理解
A
The Home of My People
When Lewis and Clark stepped onto the Weippe Prairie in present-day Idaho in September 1805, they met the Nez Perce Indians. In the following years, the white explorers（探险者）began to fight with the Indians for their land. Some Nez Perce chiefs signed agreements with the U.S. government, selling part of their lands. But the government always broke those agreements and demanded more land.
Other chiefs refused to go along with the government’s plans. The most famous was Chief Joseph, whose people lived in the Wallowa Valley（present-day Oregon）.
“In order to have all people understand how much land we owned, ”he once explained,
“My father planted poles around it and said: ‘Inside is the home of my people … It circled around the graves（坟墓） of our fathers, and we will never give up these graves to any man.’”
But in 1874, the U.S. government declared the valley open for white settlement and ordered the Nez Perce onto a reservation（保留地）. Seeing that resistance was useless, Chief Joseph agreed to move.
Later, fighting broke out between the Nez Perce and U.S. soldiers. Chief Joseph tried to lead his people to Canada, winning several battles against the soldiers during their flight. But finally, he was forced to give in.
1.
Which historic site （on the map）lies in the south of today’s Nez Perce
Reservation?
A. Buffalo Eddy. B. Dug Bar.
C. Joseph Canyon Viewpoint. D. Chief Looking Glass Camp.
2. What can we learn about the Nez Perce lands from the map?
A. They were in the state of Oregon.
B. They have become a historic site.
C. They have become much smaller.
D. They were limited to the Wallowa Valley.
3. From Paragraph 3, we know that the Indians wanted to ______.
A. show off their land B. keep their land
C. turn their place into a graveyard D. build their homes around the
poles
B
How Long Can People Live?
She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121 st birthday.
When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span（寿命）? If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers. “Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135, ”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees. “People can live much longer than we think, ”he says. “Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110. When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120. So why can’t we go higher? ”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing. “Anyone can make up a number, ”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. “Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine. ”
Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, “adding another 50 percent would get you to 120. ”
So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers? That life span is flexible（有弹性的）, but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington. “We can get flies to live 50 percent longer, ”he says. “But a fly’s never going to live 150 years. ”Of course, if you became a new species （物种）, one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds.
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve （进化）their way to longer life?
“It’s pretty cool to think about, ”he says with a smile.
1.
What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
A. People can live to 122.
B. Old people are creative.
C. Women are sporty at 85.
D. Women live longer than men.
2. According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______.
A. the average human life span could be 110
B. scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C. few people can expect to live to over 150
D. researchers are not sure how long people can live
3. Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest
guess at
longevity?
A. Jerry Shay.
B. Steve Austad
C. Rich Miller
D. George Martin
4. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
A. Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.
B. The average human life span cannot be doubled
C. Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than
before.
D. New techniques could be
used to change flies into a new species
C
Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15. After 1990, he spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the south of France.
Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture, illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.
Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the School of Paris has replaced him in international influence.
Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.
1. According to the writer, Picasso ______________.
A. more important than any other French artist in international influence
B. more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence
C. the most important figure in Spain
D. the most important figure in France
2. How long did he stay in Spain and France?
A. Over 19 years in Spain and the rest life in France.
B. 15 years in Spain and 43 years in Paris.
C. 15 years in Spain and the rest life in Paris.
D. He did not stay so long in Paris than in Spain.
3. Picasso moved from style to style with ease. It means _____________.
A. he did not like only one style
B. he changed his style without difficulty
C. he not only liked sculpture but also pottery design
D. he showed great interest in other fields of art
短文改错
Decorating the Christmas tree is usually a family event.
For many families, it starts from choosing a tree from either a farm 1. ________
or the store. Then the tree is brought home and put into a Christmas 2. ________
stand that holds the tree up straightly. Then everyone helps 3. ________
to hang on balls and lights. After the tree is decorated, a Christmas 4. ________
tree skirt is rapped around the bottom of the trees. Sometimes, people 5. ________
make all of their decorations for the tree itself. Many people 6. ________
collect Christmas tree decorations throughout their liftetime, added a 7. ________
new decoration each year. Besides lights or balls, people may also 8. ________
put flowers, pine cones, strings of pop corn and garlands（花环）on the 9. ________
tree. There are many different ways to decorate a tree as there are people! 10. ________
单项选择
1 ～ 5 BACDA 6 ～ 10 BCACB 11 ～ 15 BBCAC 16 ～ 20 ACBBC
21 ～ 25 ACDAA 26 ～ 30 CACCA
完形填空
1 ～ 5 CABDB 6 ～ 10 ACDAC 11 ～ 15 DABDC 16 ～ 20 ABDDB
阅读理解
A) 1 ～ 1 DCB B) 1 ～ 4 ADCB C) 1 ～ 3 AAB
短文改错
1. 没错 2. 把the改为a
3. 把straightly 改为straight 4. 去掉on
5. 把tree改为tree 6. 把itself 改为themselves
7. 把added改为adding 8. 把or改为and
9. 把and 改为or 10. 在many前加as