Unit 12 Fact and fantasy
一. 单项选择
1. This man’s appearance _____ her of her father.
A. remembers B. recalls C. suggests D. reminds
2. She drew the ______ before switching on the light.
A. shades B.
masks C. coverings D.
curtains
3. --Why do people
prefer to take a window seat on the plane?
--Because the window _____ the outside world.
A. takes a view of B. keeps a view of C. has a view of D. gives a view of
4. The two leaders have _______ the foundations of a new era in cooperation between their countries.
A. laid B.
lied C. lain
D.
set
5. As an economist, he was able to _______ some light on the problem.
A. put
B.
make C.
throw D.
bring
6. As soon as I was on _______, I began to have second thoughts about leaving.
A. abroad
B.
broad C.
aboard D.
board
7. --Have you finished the work?
--Not yet. I _______ to do it just a moment ago.
A. set
off B. set
up C.
set out
D.
set down
8. I want to call his _______ to the result of the experiment.
A. attention B.
attack C.
information D.
eye
9. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _____ from the
outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through
10. A man who hesitates ______ everything cannot do anything successfully.
A. to do B. doing C. for doing D. in doing
11. He has never got a job, because he travels around the world most of his time.
A. positive B. perfect C. permanent D. punctual
12. Have you made out your _____ for a passport?
A. appointment B. application C. apposition D. appreciation
13. He is still _____ after the accident, which made us all surprised.
A. living B. alive C. live D. lively
14. They _____ the young man in front of me from head to toe.
A. searched B. searched for C. looked for D. found
15. _____ her death in 1886, the poet had become a legend in her hometown.
A. It was before long B. Before long
C. When long before D. Long before
二. 完形填空
You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another 16 . At the start they only fight with their hands, but soon they begin 17 one another over the heads with chairs. It goes on until one of the men crashes (猛撞) through a window, and 18 thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead! Of course, he isn’t really 19 . With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why? 20 the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for 21 . These men are 22 “stuntmen” (特技演员). That is to 23 , they perform “tricks”.
There are two sides to their work. They 24 do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall 25 a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground 26 on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (垫子). 27 , when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the “glass” is made of 28 . Although their work depends on tricks of this kind, it calls for a 29 degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman’s success depends on exact 30 . For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle screen, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are 31 paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously hurt, and sometimes 32 . A Norwegian stuntmen, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) 33 to open, and he was killed. In spite of (不管) all the risks, this is 34 a profession for “men only”. Men no longer dress up 35 women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. Nowadays there are “stunt girls” too!
16. A. hardly B. slowly C. hard D. lightly
17. A. hitting B. delivering C. shouting D. firing
18. A. falls B. stands C. sleeps D. sits
19. A. hurt B. weak C. angry D. dead
20. A. For B. Because C. Since D. Unless
21. A. work B. fun C. a living D interest
22. A. called B. chosen C. considered D. made
23. A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell
24. A. carefully B. sadly C. actually D. suddenly
25. A. out from B. out C. outside D. from
26. A. but B. while C. or D. and
27. A. Therefore B. Again C. Yet D. Still
28. A. wood B. paper C. sticks D. sugar
29. A. low B. usual C. high D. common
30. A. skill B. training C. timing D. practising
31. A. high B. well C. fairly D. poorly
32. A. killed B. broken C. wounded D. hurt
33. A. ought B. had C. failed D. used
34. A. always B. no longer C. even D. only
35. A. by B. with C. as D. through
三. 阅读理解
Dr Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participants（参加者）are invited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.
The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researches want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.
This is a subject that has long interested psychologists（心理学家）and philosophers（哲学家）. Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves. By December 2001 over 10, 000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence （证据）to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance.
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour, ” said Dr. Wiseman. “Males use humour to appear superior（优越）to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play. ”
Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour. the British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”. But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $500?” “Yes. What’s the second question?”
The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s say yes, just to be safe.
Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny stuff to us.
36. Scientist started“ the laugh lab” project________
A. to find the funniest joke in European countries
B. to know what funny people are from different nations and cultures
C. to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour
D. to get more personal details about participants
37. We can infer from the passage that________.
A. most of the people all over he world are completely honest
B. psychologists and philosophers take interest in the “laugh lab” project
C. ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at all
D. people tell the ruth about themselves only when they laugh
38. What is the main idea of the 4th and 5th paragraph?
A. Man and woman have different senses of humour.
B. male and female have similar senses of humour.
C. About 10, 000 jokes have been submitted from September 2001 to December 2001.
D. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make conclusions.
39. The writer gave the examples of the British, the French and the Germans________.
A. to show thane French people have a better sense of humour
B. to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humour”
C. to show people from different nations have different senses of humour
D. to prove that the Germans have no sense of humour
40. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. The jokes by computer are less funny than those by humans.
B. The Germans cannot find the submitted jokes amusing.
C. Males are better at word play compared with women.
D. Females like to use humour to show that they are superior.
四. 改错
I still remember my middle school life in Tianjin yet . I was then 41.
in a school for students from Tibet . As we were all left home 42.
at early age , we met lots of problems in our daily life . We 43.
had to do the washing , cleaning and shopping by us . However , 44.
we seldom felt lonely or helplessly . We enjoyed our happy life . 45.
At weekends , we would play basketball , swimming in the pool 46.
or go for a picnic . We were living in a big family . We treat 47.
each other as brothers and sisters . If any one of us had any 48.
difficulty in our life and study , the other would help him out . 49.
It has been five years when we graduated , but those memories 50.
are as sweet as ever before .
五. 书面表达
假如你是李华，请就本校食堂服务（canteen service）的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：
| 优点 | 不足 | 建议 |
| 食堂干净 | 价格偏高 | 尽快解决问题 |
| 饭菜可口 | 种类偏少 | |
| 服务态度好 | 等候时间较长 |
词数：100左右；开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Principal.
I am a senior student of our school. I’ like to say something about the canteen service in our school.
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Dear Mr. Principal,
I am a senior student of our school. I’d like to say something about the canteen service in our school.
In general, the service is satisfactory. The hall is clean and tidy. The dishes look inviting and taste delicious as well. What’s more, the workers there treat us as their friends, which makes us feel very happy.
However, we feel the price of the meals is a little too high. Besides, we can only have a limited variety of dishes with little change every week. In addition, we often have to stand in line for a long time before we can get the meal. You could understand how precious time is to us students. Therefore, may I suggest something be done to solve the problems so that we can all enjoy our meals at school?
Thanks for your consideration.