Unit 14 Freedom fighters
一. 单项选择
1. She was _______ for helping the murderer to escape.
A. searched B. brought C. arrested D. caught
2. He was interested in politics long before he was old enough to _____.
A. vote B. choose C. elect D. register
3. Regardless _____ our mistakes, the teacher corrected our thesis patiently.
A. in B. of C. for D. about
4. In western countries, the young people are more independent _____ their parents.
A. from B. of C. off D. to
5. As we joined the big crowd I got _____ from my friends.
A. separated B. spared C. lost D. missed
6. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time I _____ that evening.
A. interrupted B. was interrupted C. had interrupted D. had been interrupted
7. Their parents _____ them to drink.
A. prohibit B. forbid C. ignore D. block
8. Tom worked hard and _____ his classmates.
A. set an example to B. make an example of
C. followed the example of D. let this be an example to
9. I _____ that she _____ here soon.
A. suppose; coming B. demand; come C. demand; comes D. believe; to come
10. I _____ to write to you, but something always kept me.
A. intend B. am going C. plan D. meant
11. The proposal seems quite good, but I can’t easily _____ without all the facts.
A. join B. judge C. say D. speak
12. The American soldiers _____ with the British in the war against Germany.
A. joined hands B. changed hands
C. raised their hands D. lived from hand to mouth
13. The police are treating his death _____ a case of murder.
A. of B. to C. with D. as
14. This information does not _____ what I was told yesterday.
A. fit in with B. fit on C. fit up D. fit into
15. The students gave _____ to their pleasure over the new building.
A. voice B. thought C. rise D. place
二. 完形填空
Alice: Tom, my English teacher Miss Jones says my vocabulary is too 16 . She 17 me to read more after 18 . But I think I can just go and memorize words in the dictionary. That’s a shortcut.
Tom: You’d better not 19 that. 20 able to spell a word doesn’t mean you can use it correctly. You need context （上下文）to decide the 21 meaning of a new word. And only after seeing it used in different contexts 22 really feel at ease in using it.
Alice: The dictionary explains the exact meaning of words, 23 ?
Tom: Right, but English words have different meanings. 24 the word ‘set’ for example. This 25 word 58 meanings as a noun, 126 meanings as a verb, and 10 meanings as a participial adjective. How do you know 26 choose without the context?
Alice: Tom, you don’t mean every English word has 27 many meanings!
Tom: Of course not! ‘set’ is the word 28 the most meanings.
Alice: I see what you mean, Tom. Maybe I should 29 Miss Jones’ advice.
Tom: You 30 should, Alice.
Alice: Sometimes I’m a bit 31 because there are so many words in the English language.
Tom: It’s true 32 English holds the record as the language with the greatest number of words 790,000. 33 , linguists （语言学家）have estimated that no one uses more than 60,000 of these in a lifetime of writing and speaking, and only 5,000 words in conversation. Alice, work hard . Where there is a will, there is a way, I’ll lend 34 , Alice.
Alice: All right, Tom. I’ll try my 35 .
16. A. limit B. limiting C. limited D. rich
17. A. advices B. advises C. persuades D. suggests
18. A. class B. the class C. supper D. rising
19. A. try B. sure C. believe D. depend
20. A. Be B. Being C. Can be D. You
21. A. true B. just C. all D. exact
22. A. we will B. we can C. can we D. do we
23. A. do you B. do they C. does it D. doesn’t it
24. A. Take B. Let C. Brought D. Lift
25. A.3-letters B. 3-letter C.3 letter D. 3 letters
26. A. which B. which one C. which to D. so
27. A. such B. so C. very D. how
28. A. of B. with C. among D. giving
29. A. receive B. accept C. use D. take
30. A. sure B. certain C. certainly D. in fact
31. A. fear B. glad C. encouraged D. discouraged
32. A. that B. which C. when D. as
33. A. whoever B. however C. whatever D. whichever
34. A. a hand B. two hand C. money D. dictionary
35. A. way B. path C. nicest D. best
三. 阅读理解
It is the Holy Grail(长期追求的目标) of politicians everywhere—how to win and keep the trust of voters.
Now researchers at the University of St Andrew's in Scotland say they-may have the answer. They believe politicians could learn a lot from recent advances in science. A growing number of studies have shown that people do judge a book by its coven Researchers say most of us make quick judgments about a person on the basis of how they look.
Studies suggest that people are less likely to trust those with particularly masculine (男性的) features, such as a square jaw, small eyes or a big nose. "They are considered dominant (支配的) and less trustworthy," says Ms Cornwell "It doesn't mean that men who look more masculine are less trustworthy ——it's just our first impression." Those with less masculine features——larger eyes, a smaller nose and thinner lips--- are thought to be more trustworthy.
The researchers are putting their science to the test at the Royal Society's annual summer exhibition in London. They nave manipulated (复制) the faces of Prime Minister Tony Blair, Conservative leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kenney accentuating (强调) their dominant and trustworthy features. "We have used a computer program to change the shape of their faces and features. We hope it will help people to understand our work."
So should we expect to see them at the exhibition getting tips?
"I don't think it's something they will want to try," says Ms Cornwell. "It's not really possible with television. We all know what they look like."
36. According to the passage, which of the following descriptions will give people a good first impression?
A. A square jaw, small eyes and a small nose.
B. Larger eyes, a small nose and a big face.
C. Larger eyes, a small nose and thinner lips.
D. A small nose, smaller eyes and thick lips.
37. The underlined word "them "in Paragraph 5 refers to __________.
A. the researchers
B. Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy
C. their features
D. computer programs
38. According to the passage, we know that _________.
A. people with good facial features must be trustworthy
B. people with bad facial features could not be trustworthy
C. we should judge people by their facial features
D. facial features might give people some wrong impressions
39. According to Ms Cornwell, we can infer that _________.
A. the science will give politicians great help
B. politicians could be successful with the help of the science
C. politicians won't think highly of the science
D. politicians will be satisfied with the science
40. What's the best title for the passage?
A. How Science Could Help Politicians
B. How to Win the Trust of Voters
C. The Other Sides of Politicians
D. An Important Discovery for Politicians
四. 改错
Each year, million of frogs are sent from India to Europe. 41._____
To get all these frogs’ legs, people kill large amounts of frogs 42._____
in India. In recent years, the lack of frogs has led a sharp increase 43._____
in a number of mosquitoes and other insects in many areas, 44._____
there the crops have failed because of the damage caused by 45._____
insects. A more serious result is the spread of encephalitis(脑炎), 46._____
a fatal disease which attack the brain. Now farmers have asked 47._____
the Indian Government to rise frogs and set them free in the 48._____
country. This is an example of the way the man has upset the 49._____
balance of nature and has been forcing to change his habit. 50._____
五. 书面表达
根据所给表格，为某城市市报写一篇新闻报道，简要描述该市近年家用电脑用户增长情况，并分析其增长原因。主要原因为：电脑在各个领域的广泛运用；上网获取信息的方便、快捷；学校普遍开设电脑课程；近两年家庭收入增长等。
注意：1.词数100左右； 2.开头已为你写好。
Recently the average number of personal computers in every 100 families has been increasing rapidly in our city.In 1995
参考答案
U14
1-15 CABDA DBABD BADAA
内容概要：在本文中Tom 同Alice讨论了学习英语单词的一些问题。
1、选C。limited是形容词，表示“有限的”。
2、选B。advise表示“劝说；忠告”，不表示结果如何，persuade 表示“说服,劝说（成功）”，suggest后接动名词。
3、选A。after class 课后；课余时间。
4、选A。not try that 不要去作那种尝试或努力。
5、选B。动名词being在这里作主语。
6、选D。exact指“准确的”。
7、选C。only 在句首用倒装句。
8、选D。反意疑问句。
9、选A。take……for example指“以……为例”。
10、选B。数词+名单数作定语，类似的短语如：a five—year ---old boy。
11、选C。带疑问词的不定式作宾语。
12、选B。so many+可数名词，so much+不可数名词，其前不用 such。
13、选B。with表示“具有”。
14、选D。接受别人的忠告，常用不着take（or：follow）other’s advice。
15、选C。副词修饰动词作状语。
16、选D。根据句意“有点泄气”。
17、选A。that引导主语从句。
18、选B。此处表示转折。
19、选D。lend a hand = help。
20、选D。try one’s best最大努力”
36-40 CBDCA
41. million → millions 42. amounts → numbers
43. led后加to 44. a → the
45. there → where 46. √
47. attack → attacks 48. rise → raise
49. the man → man 50. forcing → forced
Recently the average number of personal computers in every 100 families has been increasing rapidly in our city.In 1995 there were only two or three computers in per hundred families.In 1997,10% of families began to own computers,and 20% in 1999.With the wide use of computer in all kinds of fields and the increase of family income,50% of the families have their own computers at home in 2001.Searching for information easily and conveniently on internet and computer lessons taught in schools are also the reasons why so many families have computers.It is believed that in the near future more and more people will buy computers for their own.