高中英语学习材料***鼎尚图文理制作***Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero 同步练习(八)I．完形填空(每题2分．共40分)There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried 1 them, especially the younger one, Ben, 2_____ he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class 3 fun of him because he seemed so 4The mother _____5_____ that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She 6 them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 7 a week and do a report about it for her.One day, in Ben's 8 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben 9 up his hand and the teacher let him 10 "Why did Ben raise his hand?" they wondered. He 11 said anything, What could he possibly want to say?Well, Ben not only 12 the rock, he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 13 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 14 Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 15Ben later went on to the 16 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University 17 at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.After Ben had grown up, he 18 something about his mother that he did not know as a 19She, herself, had never learned how to 201. A. about B. on C. with D. over2. A. because B. so C. but D. though3. A. played B. got C. took D. made4. A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick5. A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard6. A. made B. let C. told D. considered7. A. notice B. message C. book D. question8. A. class B. room C. office D. lab9. A. looked B. gave C. took D. put10. A. think B. leave C. stand D. speak11. A. always B. even C. quickly D. never12. A. found B. played C. knew D. threw13. A. whether B. when C. where D. why14. A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy15. A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports16. A. top B. end C. back D. side17. A. so B. and C. or D. however18. A. learnt B. remembered C. understood D. guessed19. A doctor B. child C. student D. teacher20. A. read B. work C. teach D. show Ⅱ．阅读理解(3篇，12题，每题5分，共60分)ANorman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and travelling. Then, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Russia, Mr Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak.In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr Cousins' problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.Mr Cousins thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of read laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.After a few months, Mr Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health.21. Norman cousins got sick because______.A. he had too much rest at homeB. he watched TV too oftenC. he didn't travel too muchD. he didn't have enough rest during his travelling22. Which part of his body was affected (影响) by the illness?A. The bones in his feet.B. The material between his bones.C. His head.D. His stomach.23. Where did Mr Cousins go in order to cure himself after he left the hospital?A. To a hotel room.B. To his home.C. To the beach.D. To Russia.24. It took him_________ to get over the illness before Mr Cousins went back to work.A. a few daysB. a few weeksC. a few monthsD. a few yearsBThe world's oldest man, 112-year-old Antonio Todde died on the Italian island of Sardinia. Todde made it into the Guinness book of Records when he turned 112 last year and wore his crown of "The Oldes Living Man on Earth" with pride and a sense of humor.Born in a tiny mountain village in 1889, the same year work on the Eiffel Tower was completed and baby Adolf Hitler took his first breath, Todde seldom left the village. He lived in the same house with his wife of 78 years, Maria Mntonia,all his life.He witnessed ( 见证) the two World Wars, a technological revolution and saw the world's population quadruple (4 倍) but was untroubled by the passing of the years."His life was very simple but those 100 years, he lived them to the full,"said Mariolina, recalling how he liked to play cards with his friends and go for long walks.Todde's life and that of his fellow islanders is the focus of a scientific study.A remarkable number of Sardinia's 1. 6 million people live through a century. Some 135 people per million live to see their 100th birthday.Todde's own family seems a case in point — his two daughters are 78 and 81 separately and his sister is 98.The answer to the often-posed question of just how he managed it was simple for Antonio."Just love your brother and drink a good glass of red wine every day,"he was quoted (引证) as saying when he celebrated his 112th birthday last year."You take one day after the other, you just go on "25. Antonio Todde made it into the Guinness Book of Records. because__________.A. he witnessed the two World Wars.B. he was the oldest man in the worldC. he had a sense of humorD. he was the focus of a scientific study26. The underlined word "he" in the passage refers to__________.A. Maria AntoniaB. MariolinaC. Adolf HitlerD. Antonio Todde27. From the passage we know that________.A. Todde acted as a soldier in the two World WarsB. Todde's life was greatly affected by the two World WarsC. the Eiffel Tower was completed in the year 1889D. living in the mountain is necessary for a man to live long28. Todde's secret of becoming the world's oldest man is that__________.A. he did nothing but drink a glass of red wine every dayB. he lived a life in his own wayC. he was rich enough to care nothing but playD. the land and water were good to himCAccording to the recent survey, only a quarter of American children walk or bike to school.Even pupils who live within a mile of school get there in a car. At a school in Atlanta, so many parents drive their children to school. The school has to give each car rider an ID number so they can find their own cars out of hundreds waiting in line.Health officials are worried because the lack of exercise may worsen the country's growing problem of childhood obesity. The number of overweight teens has tripled (3倍) since 1980. At the same time, diabetes (糖尿病), once unheard of in children, is increasing greatly among them.When asked their reasons for not sending their children to school on foot, parents agree that distance, traffic, weather and crime (犯罪) are their top concerns. The mother of a 10-year-old girl said that even though the trip was less than a mile, she was afraid to let her child walk to school. "You hear too many things about kids getting picked up, "she said.Getting more children to walk or bike to school should be a national health goal, some health officials say. A goal has been set to get at least 50 percent of children who live less than a mile from school walking or cycling to school by 2010.29. Most of American children go to school______________A. on footB. by bikeC. by carD. on a bus30. The mother of a 10-year-old girl didn't let her daughter walk to school because______.A. her daughter was too young to cover such a long walkB. there were too many cars in the USAC. she cared more about the safety of her daughterD. her daughter was once picked up in the street31. Which of the following is NOT the parents' top concerns?A. Crime.B. Bad weather.C. Traffic.D. Fees.32. The author took a school in Atlanta for example to showA. there are too many cars waiting for school childrenB. the school is very kind to school childrenC. school children have a bad memoryD. ID number is very useful in telling the difference between carsI．完形填空(每题1分，共20分)A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the 33 that he is not capable (能够) of it. A child may think he is 34 because he does not understand how to make the deepest of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of 35 anything new because of their36A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real _____37 , because he feels that it should be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence (信心) necessary for 38 , and he won't try his best, even though he may 39 he is doing so. He is 40 likely to fail, and the failure will increase his belief in his incompetence (无能).Alfred Adier,a famous doctor, had a (an) 41_____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 42 in maths. His teacher told his 43 he had no ability in maths in order that, they wouldn't expect too much of him. In this way, they too 44 the idea. He accepted _____45_____ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to _____46_____, and was very poor at maths, ____47 as they expected.One day he worked on a problem which 48 of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 49with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 50 He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned _____51 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 52 himself as well as others by his ability.33. A. belief B. way C. fact D. condition34. A. clever B. shy C. useless D. stupid35. A. teaching B. learning C. accepting D.using36. A. ability B. age C. brain D. knowledge37. A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble38. A. work B. study C. improvement D. success39. A. forget B. think C. guess D. understand40. A. truly B. rally C. however D. therefore41. A. experience B. example C. though D. story42. A. state B. mind C. start D. ending43. A. classmates B. friends C. neighbours D. parents44. A. developed B. organized C. discovered D. found45. A. his B. her C. its D. their46. A. manage B. succeed C. try D. act47. A. only B. almost C. just D. then48. A. none B. all C. many D. most49. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated50. A. lessons B. medicine C. subjects D. maths51. A. early B. badly C. late D. simply52. A. encourage B. love C. astonish D. disappointⅡ．阅读理解(每题3分，共30分)AIf there is something that appears most infrequently on Chinese dining tables, it isdoufu-beancurd. Beancurd looks like soft cakes and it's made from dried soybeans. Beancurd used to be considered a favourite of the poor because of its low cost. Beans have high yields (产量) every year with their short growing period and suitability for various soil both dry and wet.Historical records show beancurd was invented by Liu An. Prince of Huannan and uncle of Emperor (皇帝) Wu of Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 220). He had a dream of finding the pill for longevity (长寿). He traveled all over the country and found soybeans, which looked much the same as gold in terms of colour. He collected soybeans, put them in the water and crushed them into pulp (浆). It got solidified and became known as doufu. Although it's not able to keep longevity, it's really good for one's health with high protein and low fat.With a long history, beancurd is rooted deep in Chinese culture. People eat more meal and fish than beancurd. But they are encouraged to have beancurd every once I a while for it's really good for health. Most Chinese people still keep beancurd as one of their favourite dishes.53. Why was beancurd considered to be liked by the poor?A. It's easy to make.B. It's easy to cook.C. It's cheap.D. It's good for health.54. Where can beans grow well?A. Only in we soil.B. In dry soil.C. In soft soil.D. In any soil.55. What appears more often on the dining table in poor areas?A. MeatB. Fish.C. Egg.D. Beancurd.56. Why did Liu An travel all over the country?A. He had a dream.B. He wanted to find something that could make people live longer.C. He wanted to invent beancurd.D. He wanted to find gold.57. How long has beancurd been invented?A. It's about 1 700 years.B. It's less than 2 000 years.C. It's 1 500 years.D. It's more than 2 000 years.BWe were late as usual. My husband had insisted on watering the flowers in the garden byhimself, and when he discovered that he couldn't manage, he had to ask me for help at the last moment. So now we had an hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for our flight to be called. We waited and waited but no announcement was made. We asked for information and the girl there told us that the plane hadn't even arrived yet. In the end there was another announcement telling us that passengers waiting for Flight LJ 108 could get a free meal voucher (card) and that the plane hadn't left Spain for technical problems. We thought that meant that it wasn't safe for the plane to fly. We waited again for a long time until late evening when we were asked to report again. This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel.The next morning after a bad night because of all the planes taking off and landing we reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt.58. The plane the writer and her husband would take__________.A. came from SpainB. passed by SpainC. was not to leave till the next morningD. was waiting for the passengers59. The plane was delayed (耽搁) __________.A. by the bad weatherB. by the passengersC. because of many cars on the roadD. because something was wrong with the machine60. They were in a big hall, waiting for______.A. the girl to give them informationB. their flight to be announcedC. the free meal vouchersD. other passengers to arrive61. The passengers were given a free meal because __________.A. they arrived at the airport earlyB. They hadn't had a meal yetC. They had no money with themD. The plane was delayed62. It cost them__________ to spend the night in a hotel.A. plenty of moneyB. a little moneyC. little moneyD. nothing。
