A Test for Unit 10 Frightening Nature
Class ________ Name __________ No: _________ Scores_______
Ⅰ Multiple choice (40%)
1. ----She joined a football team last fall and was recently made captain.
----Never _____ she'd ever have that much energy.
A. I had thought B. I would have thought
C. could I have thought D. will I have thought
2. _____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are
C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
3. We each took _____ tea after having _____ wonderful supper at my uncle's yesterday.
A. a; / B. /; a C. a; a D. the ; the
4. ----You could have asked Mr. Johnson for help. He is kind-hearted.
----I _____ that. A whole day _____.
A. forget; wastes B. forgot; was wasted
C. forgot; had wasted D. forget; was wasted
5. The harder you study, the more questions you will think of _____.
A. asking B. to ask C. being asked D. to be asked
6. I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some _______.
A. at last B. in case C. once again D. in time
7. Did you leave the doors and windows firmly ______? You know there are many burglars these days.
A. to fasten B. to be fastened C. fastened D. fastening
8. What a pity! I missed to meet my boss at the airport because my car was ______ in the traffic jam.
A. broken up B. kept back C. held up D. kept up
9. Some people who are very clever and successful in their fields find __C__ difficult to succeed in language learning.
A. them B. themselves C. it D. itself
10. ---- What about having a drink?
---- _____.
A. Good idea. B. Help yourself. C. Go ahead , please D. Me, too.
11. ---- Is your grandpa still with you?
---- No. He still prefers to live in the small mountain village ______ all its disadvantages.
A. for B. except C. with D. to
12. President Andrew Jackson was a controversial figure in his own day and _____ ever since.
A. is one B. was C. has been one D. had been one
13. Is this house ______ you and your parents lived in the year before last?
A. which B. that C. the one D. where
14. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye_____ the developments and recorded every detail.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
15. The badly wounded soldier slowly opened his lips as if _____ something.
A. to say B. said C. to had said D. was saying
16. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things,______ is often the case in other countries.
A. that B. so C. what D. as
17. In the five years time, they ______ on the project.
A. have worked B. worked
C. will work D. had worked
18. Papermaking began in China and from here it _______ to North Africa and Europe.
A. spread B. grew C. carried D. developed
19. My English- Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who _______ have taken it?
A. should B. must C. could D. would
20. In order not to be disturbed, I spent three days ____in my study.
A. locking B. locked C. to lock D. lock
Ⅱ Vocabulary (20%)
(A) Choose the best answer(10%)
21. ---- Why did Miss Li leave the job?
---- She _____ for higher wages, but was turned down in the end.
A. broke off B. gave away C. held out D. picked up
22. The toy is made of _____.
A. glass B. glasses C. a glass D. the glass
23. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off _____.
A. a price B. price C. the price D. prices
24. ----Here is _____ map for you, which I have used for years. It might be helpful to you.
----Is it _____ good one? I need one with places of interest on it.
A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. a; the
25. You can try _____ second time if you fail _____ the first time.
A. the; the B. a; the C. a; / D. the; /
26. The village is far away from here indeed. It's _____ walk.
A. a four hour B. a four hour's C. a four-hours D. a four hours'
27. _____ either of your parents come to see you recently?
A. Have B. Had C. Has D. Is
28. I will never know what was on his mind at the time, nor will _____.
A. anyone B. anyone else C. no one D. no one else
29. _____ do you think can do it?
A. Whom B. Who C. why D. How
30. Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their _____, some people drink alcohol.
A. temper B. mood C. consciousness D. pressure
(B) Fill in the blanks with correct words.(10%)
31. It needs great _____ (勇气) for the child to speak to his parents in this way.
32. After seeing the _____ (可怕的) scene, the little girl began to cry.
33. The UN has _____ (敦促) other countries to help the flood-stricken country.
34. After the war broke out, many people _____ (逃走) to America.
35. I _____ (发誓)I won't tell anyone your secret.
III Proofreading(10%)
36.He gave everyone the impression that there was not danger at all. _____________
37.What was happened to her? She looked unhappy. __________
38.The house will be used a classroom. __________
39.There’s a bad one in them. Pick out it please. __________
40.My friend said he was scared to dead. __________
41.More practice will make you improve your speaking English. __________
42.At such a distant we couldn’t tell which volcano erupted.
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43. The barometer stood very lowly when the storm happened. __________
44. He spoke to me in whisper. __________
45. He bathed and had dinner, given everyone the impression that there was no danger at all. __________
IV Translation(30%)
(A) Put the phrases into Chinese or English(15%)
46. 吓得要命_______________ 47. 惊慌失措_______________
48. 竖立，直立______________ 49. 引起某人注意______________
50. 在……山脚下_______________ 51. 没有出路_______________
52. 取；接；需求；要求________ 53. 使停止往前，往回走，折转，挡住
54. 点燃______________ 55. 与其……倒不如……_______
56. 到船上，在船上_______ 57. 接连打击(指拳击)，(浪等)反复冲击(船只)；粗暴对待__________ 58. with the kitchen fire still on_______________
59. one thing... , another... _______ 60. be done for _______________
(B) Translate the following sentences into English(15%)
61. SARS是有点令人害怕，但我真的不害怕。
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62. 我朋友说他害怕得要死。
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63. 台风把屋顶都吹走了。
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64. 沙粒和尘土被吹到空中。
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65. 那条爬行的蛇使他毛骨悚然。
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Keys
Ⅰ Multiple choice (40%)
1—5 CCCBB 6—10 BCCCA 11—15 CCCDA 16—20 DBAAB
Ⅱ Vocabulary (20%)
(A) Choose the best answer(10%)
21—25 CACCB 26—30 DCBBD
(B) Fill in the blanks with correct words.(10%)
31. courage 32. frightening/terrifying 33. urged
34. fled 35. swear
III Proofreading(10%)
36.not/ no(或not后加 any) 37. was/has 38.used后加 for 39.it out 40.dead/death 41.speaking/spoken 42. distant/distance 43.lowly/low 44.在in后加 a（或 whisper改为 whispers）
45. given/giving
46. be scared to death 47. get into panic 48. stand on end
49. draw one's attention 50. at the foot of 51. no way out
52. call for 53. turn back 54. light up
55. more.., than .... 56. on board 57. knock about
58. 厨房的火还燃着 59. 一方面……另外一 60. 精疲力竭
61. SARS was a bit scary , but I was not really afraid
62. My friend said he was sacred to death.
63. The typhoon pulled the roofs off their houses.
64. Sand and dust were swept up into the air.
65. The moving snake made his hair stand on end.