Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice
一. 单项选择
1. He denied _____ these cameras before.
A. having seen B. to see C. see D. to be seen
2. One day you’ll _____ this foolish behavior.
A. pay B. pay for C. pay back D. pay off
3. In the market, the merchants _____ and joked with the customers.
A. debated B. bargained C. quarreled D. argued
4. The child was abandoned in the forest, where he _____ wild beasts.
A. was at the mercy of B. have mercy on
C. show mercy to D. was threw on the mercy of
5. John tore _____ his test paper so that his mother wouldn’t see his low grade.
A. off B. away C. up D. down
6. The police _____ him of stealing a car.
A. warned B. charged C. accused D. threatened
7. The museum is _____.
A. worth to be visited B. worthy being visited
C. worthy to be visited D. worth being visited
8. Bobby is going _____ his homework very seriously tonight.
A. against B. with C. about D. after
9. The teacher told the pupils that salt water _____ at a lower temperature than fresh water.
A. froze B. would freeze C. freeze D. freezes
10. The Jackson won’t contribute to the Red Cross unless you _____.
A. go down on your knees B. stand on your own feet
C. are on your last legs D. keep your head
11. He has declared _____ building a new bridge.
A. about B. against C. to D. in
12. The rain was heavy, and _____ the land was flooded.
A. however B. whatever C. but D. consequently
13. You may borrow the book, _____ you don’t lend it to anyone else.
A. in good condition B. on condition that
C. in no condition D. in condition
14. When I turned to the person _____ next to me, I recognized that he was my schoolmate.
A. seating B. seated C. sit D. sat
15. Since you have come so far with your experiment, you _____ carry it through to the end.
A. may B. might C. may well D. may as well
二. 完形填空
My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meeting. I knew what it 16 to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I 17 running and jumping. When I was 18 , I 19 myself of my promise and went on.
As the time approached, I felt quite 20 . On the first day I 21 fourth in the 1500m race, but I was far from 22 because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were 23 for their team. The competition was so 24 that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was 25 the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to 26 it.
27 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs 28 . Then my promise came to mind again and 29 me on. To my 30 , I was the first to cross the finish line!
31 , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not 32 at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their 33 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they 34 to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the 35 .
16. A. mattered B. held C. meant D. brought
17. A. exercised B. practiced C. chose D. tried
18. A. tired B. working C. lazy D. discouraged
19. A. braved B. told C. encouraged D. reminded
20. A. confident B. worried C. determined D. expectant
21. A. ended B. got C. came D. ran
22. A. happy B. proud C. excited D. satisfied
23. A. heading B. racing C. cheering D. shouting
24. A. difficult B. close C. heated D. near
25. A. failing behind B. leading C. falling behind D. catching up with
26. A. catch B. hold C. pass D. take
27. A. Then B. But C. Thus D. Even
28. A. gave in B. gave out C. weakened D. gave off
29. A. cheered B. led C. guided D. urged
30. A. joy B. expectation C. surprise D. relief (放松)
31. A. At last B. After all C. Above all D. As a result
32. A. bad B. weak C. slow D. lazy
33. A. congratulations B. respect C. support D. pride
34. A. seem B. choose C. look D. expect
35. A. thing B. final C. result D. effort
三. 阅读理解
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed －ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming （把……按能力分班）pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not －so－bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills and we find that mixed－ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to cooperate to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
36. In the passage the writer’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching”is ________.
A. critical B. questioning
C. approving D. objective（客观的）
37. By “held back”the writer means “________.”
A. made to remain in the same classes
B. forced to study in the lower classes
C. drawn to their studies
D. prevented from advancing
38. The writer argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the student’s _______.
A. personal qualities and social skills
B. total personality
C. learning ability and communicative skills.
D. intellectual ability
39. Which of the following is not mentioned in the third paragraph?
A. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
B. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities.
C. Group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
D. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
40. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to _______.
A. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class.
B. recommend（推荐）pair work and group work for classroom activities
C. offer advice on the proper use of the library
D. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
四. 改错
Mrs. Flower, a wealthy woman, dead three weeks ago, 41. _______________
leave about $4 million in her will to her dead husband's 42. _______________
daughter by his first marriage. A girl's name was 43. _______________
Clare Flower, went to live in Los Angeles in 1984. 44. _______________
Ever since then none of the family except his 45. _______________
parents had seen her. When Mrs. Flower buried, a 46. _______________
girl who she called herself Clare Flower turned up. 47. _______________
No one had a doubt, and Mrs. Flower's nephew, 48. _______________
Tom Goode, found something strange, so he asked 49. _______________
J.J. Coal, a famous detective, to look in the matter. 50. _______________
五. 书面表达
5月2日《蓉城日报》报道：某大型超市最近做出一项新的决定：为减少白色污染，超市将不再为购物的顾客提供免费的塑料袋。请你就此从以下几个方面发表自己的看法：
1．这一决定的利与弊
2．建议超市提供纸袋，顾客也可自带包装
3．要彻底解决白色污染的问题，需要首先提高人们对环保的认识
注意：1．词数：100左右； 2．参考词汇：《蓉城日报》：Rongcheng Daily
参考答案
U19
1-15 ABBAC CC CDA BDBBD
16-35 CBADA CDCBC DBBDC ABBAC
36-40 CDBDA
41．dead→died 42．leave→leaving 43．A→The 44．went→who∧went 45．his→her
46．buried→was∧buried 47．去掉she 48．and→but 49．right 50．in→into
It is reported in Rongcheng Daily that a big supermarket has made a new decision that in order to reduce white pollution, the market will no longer provide for the customers free plastic bags. In my opinion, the decision will have both positive and negative effects. As is known, people throw away used plastic bags wherever they want to and the white pollution, mainly caused by plastics, which is hard to break down, is becoming a danger to people’s life. There is no doubt that the decision will do good to the environment. However, it will bring inconvenience to the customers. It’s likely that fewer people will choose this supermarket and therefore the sales of the shop will be badly affected.
To solve this problem, I think the supermarket can provide paper bags or the customers are encouraged to bring along bags of their own. But what I want to point out is that stopping providing plastic bags is far from being the best way to protect the earth from white pollution. It’s not until everyone understands the importance of protecting environment that the world will be really clean.