units17~18 disabilitiesinventions
ⅰ.单项填空
1.heaskedusto________themincarryingthroughtheplan.
a.provide b.encourage c.assist d.persuade
解析:assistsb.indoingsth.“帮助某人做某事”。
答案:c
2.studiesshowthatthethingsthatcontributemosttoa________ofhappinesscannotbebought.
a.sense b.thought c.cause d.understanding
解析:asenseofhappiness“幸福感”。
答案:a
3.itisnevereasytoadjust________bigchanges.thosewhocandoitfasteraremorelikelyto
succeed.
a.for b.with c.to d.in
解析:adjustto是固定词组,意为“适应”。
答案:c
4.itissuggestedthatmedicineshouldnotbekeptwhereitis________tochildren.
a.acceptable b.accessible c.separable d.flexible
解析:药品不应放在孩子可以拿到的地方。
答案:b
5.allthissnowandicemakesitdifficultforoldpeopleto________verywell.
a.getaround b.turnaway c.pickup d.takeoff
解析:雪和冰使得老人走动起来变得困难。
答案:a
6.itisquiteobvious________wemustapplyothermethodsofsettingtheproblem.
a.whether b.what c.how d.that
解析:that引导主语从句。
答案:d
7.theboyisnotverysmart,so________oftentakeshimquiteawhiletodowhatheistoldto.
a.there b.that c.they d.it
解析:ittakessb.sometimetodosth.是固定句式。
答案:d
8.todaytherearemoreopportunitiesfordisabledpeopletomake________contributionto
________society.
a.a;the b.a;/ c./;the d.the;a
解析:contribution常用作可数名词;society作“社会”解时,前面不加冠词。
答案:b
9.hepromisedtosendmeaninvitationtovisittheircountry________untiliwas60yearsold.
a.eachtwoyears b.eachotheryear
c.everyotheryear d.everysecondyears
解析:“每隔一年”用everytwoyears或everysecondyear或everyotheryear来表达。
答案:c
10.wecan’tfinishtheworkinsuchashorttime;youmust________ourlackofexperience.
a.allowto b.allowfor c.allowof d.allowinto
解析:allowfor“考虑到,顾及到”。
答案:b
11.ifeltverydisappointedwhenmyrepeatedrequestthatijointheclubwas________.
a.replaced b.resisted c.rejected d.removed
解析:请求被拒绝了。reject“拒绝;不接受”。
答案:c
12.heisquite________oftherisk,buthehasnochoicebuttogoahead.共
a.eager b.aware c.sensitive d.serious
解析:beawareof“意识到;觉察到”。
答案:b
13.themantriedtobreakintotheshopduringthenight,butgot________inthechimney.
a.stuck b.tobestuck c.sticking d.tostick
解析:getstuck是被动语态形式,意为“被卡住,被困住”。
答案:a
14.thecriminal________fromthetwopolicemenwhowereholdinghimandranaway.
a.brokeoff b.brokeaway c.brokeup d.brokedown
解析:breakawayfrom“挣脱;脱离”。
答案:b
15.________thatmyheadhadcleared,mybrainwasalsobeginningtoworkmuchbetter.
a.for b.despite c.since d.now
解析:nowthat是连词词组,意为“因为;既然”。
答案:d
ⅱ.完形填空
laughandsmileyourwaytohealth
howmuchdoyoulaughandsmileduringtheday?doyoutakeyourlifeandyourillnessorinjuryso__1__thatthereisnoroomforjoytofillforyou?wantatotallyfree,simplewaytoincreaseyour__2__andyourhealthwithnomedicineneeded?thenlaughingandsmilingare__3__toyou.
solaughyourwaytohappiness.__4__ittakestoputasmileonyourfaceiswhatyoushouldbedoing.
researchshowsthatlaughingcanimproveimmunity,__5__thebodytostaydiseasefreeandfightcoldsandflu.
ifyouarefacinganillness,havingapositivelifeopinionanda__6__ofhumorwillkeepyourbodyopentohealing.ifyouarehealthy,laughingwillhelptomakesureyoustaythatway,andcan__7__enjoymenttoyourworkandhomelifeand__8__yourdailystress.
certainly,itcanbe__9__tokeepapositiveopinionoflifeallthetime.simplytakingthetimeto__10__onthepositivethingsandtreatthegoodthings__11__inyourlifecanhelp__12__,butifyouarestrugglingwithnegativeemotionsthatyoujustcan’tseemto__13__,therearetoolsthatcanhelp.
therearesomanythingsouttheretosmileaboutand__14__youhavetodoisfind__15__.practiselookingforthebright__16__ofeverysituation.avoidthenegative:don’t__17__yourselfwithyourownproblems—or__18__othersfortheir“shortcomings”.anddon’tpaynoattentiontothejoyineverydaythings.createyourown“laughforhealth”__19__—anythingtoaddtoyourcollectionandtogiveyoufreshmaterialsthat__20__toyou.
1.a.proudly b.seriously c.carefully d.freely
答案:b
2.a.burdens b.spirits c.loads d.values
答案:b
3.a.beneficial b.changeable c.suitable d.harmful
答案:a共
4.a.however b.whenever c.whatever d.whichever
答案:c
5.a.helping b.making c.letting d.causing
答案:a
6.a.taste b.sense c.knowledge d.joy
答案:b
7.a.adjust b.adapt c.suit d.add
答案:d
8.a.improve b.arise c.cancel d.reduce
答案:d
9.a.hard b.awful c.energetic d.necessary
答案:a
10.a.take b.put c.focus d.look
答案:c
11.a.carefully b.thankfully c.particularly d.differently
答案:b
12.a.remarkably b.accidentally c.frequently d.purposefully
答案:a
13.a.seek b.stress c.accept d.overcome
答案:d
14.a.all b.that c.how d.why
答案:a
15.a.it b.that c.this d.one
答案:d
16.a.side b.plan c.step d.future
答案:a
17.a.depend b.abandon c.load d.ban
答案:c
18.a.praise b.miss c.approve d.blame
答案:d
19.a.ambition b.summary c.message d.collection
答案:d
20.a.appeal b.apply c.center d.assume
答案:a
ⅲ.阅读理解
howgoodareusdrivers?
thecbstv“nationaldrivers’test”,showedthatmanyusdrivershavealottolearn.here’swhy.
cbspicked1799sampledriverstotakethetestintvstudiosinnewyork,philadelphia,chicago,andlosangeles.morethantwooutoffiveofthedriversfailedthetest.andtheaveragescorewasthelowestpassingmark—51pointsoutofapossible80.
chicagodriversdidbestwithanaverageof53points.losangelesdriverscamenextwith52points.newyorkandphiladelphiadriversgot50points—afailingscore.driverswith50pointsorlesswererated“poorlyinformed”bythejudges.
herearesomeofthetestresults:
1.aremendriversbetterinformedthanwomenones?
yes.menaveraged52points.womengotanaverageof49.
2.areolderdriversbetterinformedthanyoungerdrivers?
no.driversunder26averaged52points.driversfrom27to45averaged51.driversover45failedwitha48pointaverage.
3.doeseducationmakeadifference?
yes.collegegraduatesaveraged52points.highschoolgraduatesaveraged50.thosewithouthighschooldiplomas(毕业证)got48.andpeoplewhohadtakendrivereducationcoursesscoredanaverageof53points—threemorethanthosewhohadn’t.
4.doesdrivingexperiencemakeadifference?
yes.driverswiththreeormoreyearsofexperienceaveraged51points.driverswithlessexperienceaveraged49.共
herearesomesurprisingfactsbroughtoutbythetest:
1.morethanoneoutofthreedriversdidnotknowthatablinkingredlightmeansafullstop.
2.threeoutoftendriversdidnotknowthatanoctagonal(eightsided)signmeansstop.
3.morethantwooutofthreedriversdidnotknowwhattodowhenbeing“tailgated(追尾)”.
theanswer:slowdown,drivetotheright,andletthedriverbehindpass.
theresultsofthetestwereturnedovertothenationalsafetycouncil.theywillhelpfuturesafetyplanning.
1.theauthor’spurposeisto________.
a.provethatmenarebetterdriversthanwomen
b.giveyousafedrivingdirections
c.tellyoutheresultsofanationaldrivers’test
d.requireyoutogetaneducation
解析:综合理解,本文主要讲述“nationaldrivers’test”。
答案:c
2.fromtheinformationinthisarticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?
a.olderdriversarebetterinformedthanyoungerdrivers.
b.experiencemakesadifferenceamongdrivers.
c.mostdriversfailedthetest.
d.mostpeopledon’tknowwhatablinkingredlightmeans.
解析:综合全文及第四点可知。
答案:b
3.thetestcoveredthefollowingareasaboutdriversexcept________.
a.education b.yearsofdrivingexperience
c.sex d.health
解析:细节理解题,用排除法。
答案:d
4.whichofthefollowingasagroupwasrated“poorlyinformed”bythejudges?
a.men.
b.highschoolgraduateddrivers.
c.driversfrom27~45yearsofage.
d.driverswith3ormoreyearsofexperience.
解析:归纳理解题。第三段最后一句及thetestresults第三点。
答案:b
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