Units 15～16Popular youth culture
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Ⅰ.单项填空
1．She had a great time ________ as a volunteer at the Athens Olympic Games.
A．to work B．working C．worked D．work
解析：have a great time doing sth.是固定句型。
答案：B
2．We are now in great trouble，so your financial aid will certainly make a ________.
A．difference B．sense C．point D．scene
解析：make a difference是固定短语，意为“有作用；很重要”。
答案：A
3．It usually ________ a while to adapt yourself to the new environment if you come to live in another country.
A．takes B．costs C．offers D．makes
解析：it takes a while to do sth.是固定句式。
答案：A
4．A poor man has to ________ many things which a rich man regards as almost necessaries in life.
A．live with B．get by C．go without D．leave out
解析：live with“忍受；容忍”；get by“设法生活；勉强度日”，是不及物动词短语；
go without“不用；不吃；没有……也能对付”；leave out“冷落；漏掉”。题意是“穷人没有那么多东西也能活，而富人却认为这些东西是生活中的必不可少的。”
答案：C
5．This picture does not ________ here.It’s too modern for the rest of the furnishings.
A．put in B．fit in C．set in D．get in
解析：“这幅画挂在这儿不合适。”
答案：B
6．Old Bechham never dreamed of his son ________ a professional football player.
A．being B．was C．to be D．having been
解析：dream of后接动名词或动名词的复合结构作宾语。
答案：A
7．It seemed that she was trying to avoid ________ eye contact with me.
A．to make B．making C．made D．to have made
解析：avoid doing sth.“避免做某事”。
答案：B
8．I have worked as a member of the school volleyball team for 3 years，________ we won two tournaments.
A．during that time B．during which time C．of that D．of which
解析：后面是一个定语从句，故用during which time来引导。
答案：B
9．Mary is afraid of people；she always ________ when we take her to a party.
A．holds on B．holds up C．holds back D．holds together
解析：“我们带她去参加宴会时她总是打退堂鼓。”hold back“退缩；犹豫”。
答案：C
10.The new teacher ________ a good impression on the students by giving a lively and interesting
class.
A．took B．got C．set D．made
解析：make a good impression on“给……留下好印象”。
答案：D
Ⅱ.完形填空
A mining engineer enjoyed flying very much.One day，he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a __1__ storm came，so he was __2__ to make a forced landing.The plane was in good __3__ but his legs and shoulder got __4__ hurt.After getting out of the plane with great __5__，he found nothing but high green hills __6__ the place.He lay there expecting to die.
Soon，however，some men appeared from out of the forest.Though curious，they were not __7__ of him.He was then gently __8__ to their village，where he was well treated.His __9__ improved little by little and he became their __10__.The place was __11__ and pleasant and he was in __12__ hurry to leave.
Several months later，he learned some of their language and __13__ them some of his own.
One day，he discovered some sings of __14__ mineral deposits(矿藏)in the soil.He decided to __15__ to his country and set up a firm to mine the land.
It was not long __16__ the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines.When there was __17__ left to mine，the firm __18__ away.They had made a great deal of __19__ for themselves，but the villagers’land was __20__.Now it is impossible to grow crops there.
1．A.quick B．wonderful C．heavy D．sudden
解析：从他紧急着落看，所遇到的风暴一定较为“猛烈”。
答案：C
2．A.ordered B．forbidden C．permitted D．obliged
解析：be obliged to 意为“被迫”。因是私下驾驶，又是自己的飞机，故不会有人“命
令”、“禁止”或“允许”他着落。
答案：D
3．A.condition B．relation C．action D．speed
解析：飞机状况良好，但他的腿和肩受了伤。前后两句形成了对比。
答案：A
4．A.slightly B．seriously C．hardly D．luckily
解析：从He lay there expecting to die可推知，他所受的伤较为“严重”。
答案：B
5．A.pleasure B．attention C．difficulty D．achievement
解析：由于伤势严重，所以从飞机里出来时显得十分“艰难”。
答案：C
6．A.covering B．wrapping C．holding D．surrounding
解析：群山“环抱”。A(覆盖)、B(包裹)不合逻辑，C(容纳)表意不清。
答案：D
7．A.tired B．afraid C．sure D．kind
解析：从他们把他带到村里精心治疗来看，他们虽觉好奇(毕竟是来自不同国度的人)，
但并不“害怕”。be not tired of “不厌倦”和be not sure of “不确信”不合文意。D既
不合文意，也不合词的搭配。
答案：B
8．A.carried B．forced C．pushed D．pulled
解析：他身负重伤，岛上人又很善良，故不可能“逼”、“推”或“拉”他走。
答案：A
9．A.health B．leg C．shoulder D．heart
解析：B、C不能概全，具有片面性，D表意不清。
答案：A
10.A.enemy B．visitor C．friend D．slave
解析：从当地人精心照料他和他们相互教对方自己的语言来看，他成了当地人的“朋友”。
答案：C
11．A.pure B．proper C．dangerous D．quiet
解析：从前面的a lonely island和后面的the peaceful land可判断出。A、B表意不清，C 不合文意。
答案：D
12．A.a B．such C．no D．great
解析：这个地方的环境和人是如此的好，所以他并“不急于”离开。in no hurry的意思是“不着急”。
答案：C
13．A.told B．taught C．showed D．offered
解析：本句意思为“他学到了他们的一些语言，也教他们一些自己的语言。”
答案：B
14．A.poor B．little C．much D．rich
解析：因为矿藏很“丰富”，他才决定回国组建一个公司来开采。C与习惯搭配不符。
答案：D
15．A.return B．drive C．ride D．walk
解析：由于身处孤岛，所以不可能“乘车”或“步行”回国。
答案：A
16．A.after B．before C．when D．since
解析：it is not long before“时间不长”是一常见句型。
答案：B
17．A.something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
解析：当没什么可开采的时候，采矿公司便离开了当地。
答案：D
18．A.gave B．got C．put D．passed
解析：gave away“散发、分发”，got away“离开、出发”，put away “收好，放好，储存”，pass away “死”，根据语境不难排除A、C、D三项。
答案：B
19．A.iron B．dollars C．gold D．money
解析：make money意为“赚钱”。余者不合习惯表达法。
答案：D
20．A.ploughed B．protected C．destroyed D．sold
解析：现在土地不可能再种庄稼，说明土地遭到了“破坏”。
答案：C
Ⅲ.阅读理解
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill.There are，however，vastly different ideas about how to teach it，or how much priority (优先，重点) it must be given over general language development and writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.
If spelling becomes the only key point of his teacher’s interest，clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”．He will tend to write only words within his spelling range，choosing not to use adventurous language.That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than spelling ability only.
I was once shocked to read a teacher’s comment on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes！”It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s spelling ability in writing，but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had failed to read the composition which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes，but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas，an expression of his appreciation would have given the pupil more encouragement to seek improvement.
1．The underlined expression “play safe”in paragraph two probably means ________.
A．to write carefully
B．to do as teachers say
C．to use dictionaries frequently
D．not to write words one is not sure of
解析：细节理解题。play safe意为“稳扎稳打，小心翼翼，不冒险”，在本文中指聪明学生遇到关注拼写的老师会只选择自己能力内的词句，而避免使用复杂、不把握的词汇。
答案：D
2．Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ______.
A．they may spend more time teaching writing techniques
B．they may have less trouble in correcting mistakes
C．students will have more confidence in writing
D．students will learn to be independent of teachers
解析：分析推理题。从第二段中可知老师为避免学生“play safe”现象的发生，鼓励他们查询词典以增强写作中词汇运用的信心。
答案：C
3．The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is________.
A．reasonable B．unfair C．foolish D．careless
解析：分析判断题。作者认为注意拼写错误本身并没有错，但更应该关注学生作文中思想和情感的表达，故可判断出作者认为这样做是不公平的。
答案：B
4．Teachers are different in their opinions about ________.
A．the necessity of teaching spelling
B．the role of spelling in general language development
C．the way of teaching spelling
D．the importance of the basic grammar
解析：细节题。从第一段中“There are，however，vastly different ideas about how to teach it...”可得出答案。
答案：C