unit3 celebration单元检测
ⅰ.完形填空
mygrandmotherwasaniron-willedwoman,thefearedheadofthefamily.
wheniwasfiveyearsold,sheinvitedsomefriendstoherapartmentforaparty.__1__theguestswasaneighborhoodbigshotwhowasdoingwell__2__.hiswifewasproudoftheirsocialstatus.theyhadalittlegirlaboutmyagewhowas__3__andverymuchusedtogettingherownway.
atonepointduringtheparty,i__4__mywaytothebathroomandclosedthedoorbehindme.aminuteortwolater,thelittlegirl__5__thebathroomdoorandgrandlywalkedin.iwasstillsittingdown.“don'tyouknowthatlittlegirlsaren't__6__tocomeintothebathroomwhenalittleboyisusingit?”ishouted.the__7__ihadheapeduponhershockedthelittlegirl.thenshestartedtocry.shetearfully__8__toherparentsandmygrandmother.grandmotherwaswaitingformewhenileftthebathroom.ireceivedthelongest,sharpest__9__.afterherscoldingwasoverandihadbeen__10__,thepartycontinued.
twentyminuteslater,allthatchanged.grandmotherwalkedbythebathroomandnoticedafloodofwater__11__outfromunderthedoor.she__12__thebathroomdoorandsawthatthesinkandtubwerepluggedupandthatthe__13__weregoingatfullblast(拧到最大).everyoneknewwhodidit.theguestsquicklyformeda__14__wallaroundme,butgrandmotherwas__15__angrythatshealmostgottomeanyway.
mygrandfathertookme__16__tothewindow.hewasakindandgentleman,fullofwisdomandpatience.__17__didheraisehisvoicetoanyone,andneverdidhe__18__hiswife.helookedatmewithmuchcuriosity,__19__angryorupset.
“tellme,”heasked,“whydidyoudoit?”
“well,sheyelledatme__20__,”isaidearnestly.“nowshe'sgotsomethingtoyellabout.”
grandfatherdidn'tspeakrightaway.hejustsatthere,lookingatmeandsmiling.“eric,”hesaidatlast,“youaremyrevenge.”
1.a.between b.among c.around d.beside
【答案与解析】 b 前文说她邀请了一些亲戚朋友到公寓里聚会。此处表示“在这些客人中”之意。
2.a.onbusiness b.forwealth
c.inmoney d.inbusiness
【答案与解析】 d 由“aneighborhoodbigshot”可知,这位客人是做生意发了财的大款。dowellinsth“在……方面很出色”。
3.a.spoiled b.harmed c.liked d.concerned
【答案与解析】 a 因家里有钱以及下文“verymuchusedtogettingherownway”可知,他们的小女儿被宠得非常娇气,脾气很蛮横。spoil“宠坏;溺爱”。共
4.a.made b.found c.pushed d.wound
【答案与解析】 a 晚会进行中,我走进了洗手间并随手把门关上。makeone'swayto“向……走去”。findone'sway“找到去……的路”;pushone'sway“挤出……的路”;windone'sway“蜿蜒前进”。
5.a.closed b.opened c.beat d.tapped
【答案与解析】 b 由“andgrandlywalkedin”得知,那个小女孩推开洗手间的门。
6.a.expected b.asked c.supposed d.told
【答案与解析】 c besupposedtodosth“理应做……;应该做……”。题意为“难道你不知道当一个男孩在使用洗手间的时候女孩子是不可以进来的吗?”
7.a.happiness b.depression
c.embarrassment d.anger
【答案与解析】 d 由上文得知:男孩很生气。
8.a.complained b.apologized
c.replied d.referred
【答案与解析】 a 题意:听到我生气的吼声,她一下子惊呆了,然后她边哭边向她的父母和我的祖母“告状”。
9.a.crying b.scolding
c.murmuring d.whispering
【答案与解析】 b 题意:当我从洗手间出来,等着我的祖母劈头盖脸地把我“骂了”。
10.a.fined b.hired c.dismissed d.fired
【答案与解析】 c 题意:等她骂完叫我“滚开”之后,晚会继续进行。dismiss“使退去;退下;解散”。
11.a.moving b.stirring
c.floating d.streaming
【答案与解析】 d 题意:当祖母从洗手间走过的时候,她发现有股水流从门缝里“涌出来”。
12.a.pushedopen b.pulleddown
c.shutup d.knockedat
【答案与解析】 a 题意:她“猛力地撞开”洗手间的门,发现洗手盆和浴缸都被塞子塞住了。
13.a.pipes b.taps c.tubes d.switches
【答案与解析】 b 题意:“水龙头”被拧到最大,水正哗啦啦地直流。
14.a.productive b.hard c.protective d.rough
【答案与解析】 c 题意:每个人都知道是谁搞的鬼,愤怒的祖母使劲地挥舞着双手要打我,客人们马上在我周围形成了一堵人墙“保护”我。productive“多产的”;protective“保护性的”。
15.a.so b.too c.as d.very
【答案与解析】 a 此处是so...that句型,表示(祖母)“如此愤怒,(尽管有人墙保护)差点打了我”。
16.a.byhishand b.bythehand
c.bysurprise d.withanxiety
【答案与解析】 b 题外:祖父牵着“我的手”来到窗前。表示牵着/抓着某人的手或其他部位的句型为:主语+take/catch/hold/get+sb+介词by+the+身体某部位。此处的the不能用his,her,my代替。bysurprise,withanxiety与句子意义不符。共
17.a.often b.sometimes c.always d.rarely
【答案与解析】 d 此处进一步讲述祖父是个什么样的人。由上文“hewasakindandgentleman,fullofwisdomandpatience”可知:他很少提高嗓门和别人说话。从句子结构上分析,此处是倒装形式,只有否定意义的副词位于句首才能倒装。
18.a.arguewith b.talkwith
c.putupwith d.discusswith
【答案与解析】 a 由上文“kindandgentleman”可知,他也从来没有和祖母吵架。
19.a.atleast b.atmost
c.notatall d.morethan
【答案与解析】 c 由下文可知祖父的反应是“没有半点”生气或烦恼的样子。
20.a.forsomething b.fornothing
c.withoutdoubt d.withsympathy
【答案与解析】 b 此处表示“祖母她‘无缘无故’地骂了我一顿”,这回小男孩故意捣乱之后让她骂就有理由了。
ⅱ.单项填空
21.allthepreparationsforthetask________,andwe'rereadytostart.
a.completed
b.complete
c.hadbeencompleted
d.havebeencompleted
【答案与解析】 d 考查动词时态。用现在完成时表示过去所做的事对现在的影响。所提供的情景andwe'rereadytostart(我们正准备开始)表示一切工作已经就绪,可以开始工作了。
22.doctorssaythatexerciseisimportantforhealth,butit________beregularexercise.
a.can b.will c.must d.may
【答案与解析】 c 考查情态动词。can“可能(表能力)”;will“愿意”;may“许可;可能”;must“必须”。题意:医生说锻炼对身体重要,但是必须是有规律的锻炼。
23.—howwasyourrecentvisittoqingdao?
—itwasgreat.wevisitedsomefriends,andspentthe________daysattheseaside.
a.fewlastsunny b.lastfewsunny
c.lastsunnyfew d.fewsunnylast
【答案与解析】 b 考查多个形容词作定语的排列顺序。一般规律是:限、冠、形、龄、色、国、材。
24.—isitallrightifikeepthisphoto?
—________.
a.no. youdon't b.no.itshouldn't
c.i'mafraidnot d.don'tkeepit
【答案与解析】 c 考查交际用语。不同意对方的委婉拒绝方式。
25.beforethethievesranaway,theaccountantpressedtheredbuttonandthealarm________.
a.brokeaway b.cameback
c.turnedin d.wentoff
【答案与解析】 d 考查动词词组辨析。gooff“(报警器)响了”;breakaway“脱离”;comeback“回来”;turnin“交出”。共
26.thetroublewithsuchresourcesascoal,oilandgas________thattheyarenotrenewable.
a.hasbeen b.are
c.havebeen d.is
【答案与解析】 d thetrouble/problemwith...意为“由……带来的问题;……存在的问题”。题中thetrouble为主语部分的中心词。
27.youaretheteamstar!workingwith________isreallyyourcupoftea.
a.both b.either c.others d.theother
【答案与解析】 c 考查不定代词的用法。题意:你是球队明星!与他人合作是你最喜欢做的事。习语“one'scupoftea”意为“thetypeofthingorpersonthatyoulike”。
28.readerscan________quitewellwithoutknowingtheexactmeaningofeachword.
a.getover b.getin
c.getalong d.getthrough
【答案与解析】 c 考查动词短语辨析。getover“爬过某物;克服(困难、偏见)等”;getin“收获”;getalong“相处;进展”;getthrough“通过;接通(电话)”。题意:读者可以不要知道每个词的意思都能顺利读完文章的。
29.doyouknowwhat________agreatman?
a.grows b.growsup
c.makes d.makesup
【答案与解析】 c 考查动词辨析。make“(使……)成为”。grow作及物动词“种植”;growup“长大”;makeup“编造;组成;弥补等”。
30.ifwesitnear________frontofthebus,we'llhave________betterview.
a.不填;the b.不填;a
c.the;a d.the;the
【答案与解析】 c 考查冠词在具体语境中的使用。题意为“如果我们坐在公共汽车的前部,就会有更好的视野”。表示“某空间内部的前部”时,front前要加定冠词the;haveagoodview“视野开阔,视野良好”是习惯搭配;所以c项符合语境。
31.(XX江西)smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.
a.keepupwith b.putupwith
c.endupwith d.catchupwith
【答案与解析】 c 考查动词词组辨析。keepupwith“保持”;putupwith“忍受”endupwith“以……为结束”;catchupwith“赶上”。
32.(XX江苏)—why,jack,youlooksotired!
—well,i________thehouseandimustfinishtheworktomorrow.
a.waspainting b.willbepainting
c.havepainted d.havebeenpainting
【答案与解析】 d 考查动词时态。根据“你看起来很疲惫”和“我必须明天完成工作”判断,应选现在完成进行时,表示“我一直在粉刷房子”。
33.(XX江西)theladywalkedaroundtheshops, ________aneyeoutforbargains.共
akeep bkept ckeeping dtokeep
【答案与解析】 c 句子主语lady和keep之间是主动关系,而且walk和keep同时发生,故选c项。
34.(XX全国ⅱ)irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.
a.who b.that c.as d.what
【答案与解析】 b 不定代词something作主语,用that引导。
35.(XX江苏)—ihavetriedveryhardtofindasolutiontotheproblem,butinvain.
—whynotconsultwithfrank?yousee, ________.
a.greatminds thinkalike
b.twoheadsarebetterthanone
c.abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush
d.it'sbettertothinktwicebeforedoingsomething
【答案与解析】 b greatmindsthinksalike“英雄所见略同”;twoheadsarebetterthanone“三个臭皮匠凑成诸葛亮”;abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush“一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林”;it'sbettertothinktwicebeforedoingsomething“三思而后行”。根据语境,可知选b项。
ⅲ.阅读理解
a
sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.but,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththemonalisa.
thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyleonardodavinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtothelouvremuseumwhereitishoused.
“thethin,woodenpanelonwhichthemonalisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld'smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.expertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheitalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate.
nearly6millionpeoplegotoseethemonalisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou'renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,”saidprofessormargaretlivingstoneofharvarduniversity.“it'sbecausedirectvisionisexcellentatpickingupdetail,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.davincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”
however,theactualhistoryofthemonalisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.davincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtofrance'skingfrancisiin1519.
in1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromthelouvrebyaformeremployee,whotookitoutofthemuseum,hiddenunderhiscoat.hesaidheplannedtoreturnittoitaly.thepaintingwassentbacktofrancetwoyearslater.duringworldwarii,frenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofgermanforces.共
36.wecaninferfromthetextthat________.
a.themonalisaisprovedtobeabletolastanother500years
b.monalisa'sbeautyisfadinggraduallywith500yearspassingby
c.themonalisahasbeencatchingpeople'swideattentioninthepast500years
d.themonalisadoesnotlookoutofdatethoughpainted500yearsago
【答案与解析】 b 根据第2段中的“thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyleonardodavinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear”可知。
37.whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthemonalisa?
a.itwasoncetakenawayandhiddenupbygermanforces.
b.itspainterhimselfloveditgreatlyandalwayskeptitinashade.
c.monalisastopssmilingwhenyoulookatherwantingtoseehersmile.
d.kingfrancisiboughtitandthenreturnedittoitaly.
【答案与解析】 c 根据“...andthenyoulookatherandshestops”可知,看着她的时候她就不笑了。
38.choosetherightorderaboutthehappeningsontothemonalisa.
a.itwasstolenfromthelouvre.
b.itspaintersoldittokingfrancisi.
c.itsstateofhealthwaschecked.
d.itwasreturnedtofranceandhousedinthelouvremuseum.
e.itwashiddenandprotectedagainstgermans.
a.b—a—d—e—c b.d—e—c—b—a
c.d—a—e—c—b d.b—c—a—d—e
【答案与解析】 a 根据最后两段可知,a项正确。
39.itmayaddtothedifficultyinrepairingthepaintingthat________.
a.expertshaven'tnoticedchangesinitsshapeasvisitorsdo
b.itislikelytobestolenagainwhenit'sunderrepair
c.itisuncertainwhichcountry,italyorfrance,shouldtakecharge
d.expertsaren'tsureaboutthematerialsandthechemicalstateofitsoilpaint
【答案与解析】 d 根据“expertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheitalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate”可知。
b
stevechouisapopulartoyoungpeoplethesedays,butinhisearlydaysfewpeopleboughthisrecords.stevechoulivedaloneincanadaanddidlittle.oneday,hepassedbyalocalcdstoreandheardasongthatgreatlyattractedhim.
“myhearttellsmethatmusicisthethingitrulywanttodo,notforfame(名誉)ormoney,”chousaid.that'showweluckilyhavesuchamusicgenius,whohassincethencomposed(作曲)lotsofhitsforthepopmusiccharts(排行榜).
“sometimesweneedtogetclosetonaturetolookdeeplyintooursoulsandseewhatwereallywanttofollow,”hesaid.
recentlyhehasmadepublichislatestworkloversgenesis.inthisalbum(专辑)heexploreshumanrelationshipsintheinternetage.“technologyitselfisagoodthing,butitdependsonhowyou'regoingtouseit”ischou'sadvicetoteenagers.共
chouoftengetshismusicideasfromtrips.hehastraveledtomanyplacesaroundtheworldandbelievesthatlearningacountry'slanguageisthefastestwayofexperiencingtheculturebehindit.
chouhasworkedhardonlearningenglishtopushforwardhismusiccareer(事业).hehasflowntotheuktoattendmonths-longenglishtrainingschoolsthreetimes.thereheliveswithlocalfamiliesandpracticesdailyconversations.
“soicouldeasilyreadtheenglishinstructionsonrecordingmachinesandcommunicatewiththelocalmusicproducers,”saidchou,“themusicreviewsoftheusorbritishsingersthatiappreciatecouldhelpmelearnandgrowwiththem.”
40.whichofthefollowingaboutstevechouisthecorrectorder?
a.hemadepublichisworkloversgenesis.
b.hepassedbyalocalcdstoreandheardasongthatgreatlyattractedhim.
c.hecomposedlotsofhitsforthepopmusiccharts.
d.fewpeopleboughthisrecords.
a.a—b—c—d b.d—b—c—a
c.a—c—b—d d.d—a—c—b
【答案与解析】 b 根据在文中出现的顺序“fewpeopleboughthisrecords;hepassedbyalocalcdstore...;composed(作曲)lotsofhitsforthepopmusiccharts;recentlyhehasmadepublichislatestworkloversgenesis.”可知b项正确。
41.whyhaschouflowntotheuktolearnenglish?
a.becausehewantedtoliveintheuk.
b.becausehisrecordcompanyaskedhimto.
c.becausehewantedtosellhisalbumintheuk.
d.becausehethoughtitwouldbehelpfulforhismusiccareer.
【答案与解析】 d 根据第5段中的“believesthatlearningacountry'slanguageisthefastestwayofexperiencingtheculturebehindit”可知,d项与该意思相符合。
42.stevechoumayagreewiththefollowingexceptthat________.
a.takingtripsgiveshimsomeideasofmusic
b.whatwereallywanttofollowisthemostimportant
c.musicisathingthatcanbringhimfameandmoney
d.intheinternetage,technologyitselfisnotabadthing
【答案与解析】 c 根据第2段中的“myhearttellsmethatmusicisthethingitrulywanttodo,notforfameormoney”可知他不是为了金钱和名誉。
43.whatisstevechoulikeaccordingtothepassage?
a.kindandhelpful.
b.proudandconfident.
c.activeandhard-working.
d.calmanddisappointed.
【答案与解析】 c 根据“hehastraveledtomanyplacesaroundtheworld”可看出他很活跃,根据“chouhasworkedhardonlearningenglish”可知他很勤奋。
c
speak,speak,speak!
practisespeakingasoftenasyoucan.speakingtoyourselfisgoodpractice.共
tryrecordingyourselfwheneveryoucan.
compareyourpronunciationwiththemasterversion(原版)toseehowyoucandobetterandhaveanothergo.ifyoudothisseveraltimes,youwillfindthateachtimeisbetterthanlast.
whynotlearnwithsomeoneelse?
ithelpsifyoucanlearnwithsomeoneelse.ifyoucanpersuadeafriendorfamilymembertostudywithyou,itwillmakeyoukeepworking.
don'tgetstuckbyawordyoudon'tknow.
practisegettingyourmeaningacrosswhenspeakingspontaneously(本能地),evenifyoudon'tknowtheexactwordsorphrases.thinkofthingsyoumightwanttosaywheneveryouhavesparetime.usefacialexpressions,gesture,oranythingtomakeyourselfunderstood.
languagelearningisalsoaboutintuition(直觉).
guessworkisanimportantwaytolearnanewlanguage.whenlisteningtorecordedmaterials,youaren'texpectedtounderstandeverythingfirsttimeround.ifyouplaythesamepieceseveraltimes,youwillmostprobablyunderstandsomethingneweachtime.
buildupyourvocabulary.
awidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearningbutdon'ttrytolearntoomuchatonce.it'sbesttostudyfrequently,forshortperiodsoftime.takeatmostsixorsevenitemsofvocabularyandlearnthem.putthemintosentencestofixtheminyourmind,andthencomebacktothemlater.
andaboveall,havefun!
44.what'sthepurposeofthispassage?
a.totellustheimportanceofpracticingspeakingasoftenaswecan.
b.totellusafewtipstohelpuslearnanewlanguagewell.
c.totellusthatguessworkisanimportantwaytolearnanewlanguage.
d.totellusthatawidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearning.
【答案与解析】 b 根据“tryrecordingyourselfwheneveryoucan”“whynotlearnwithsomeoneelse”可知,短文就如何学习一门新语言提出了几点建议。
45.what'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphraseinthefirstpart?
a.haveanothertryorattempt.
b.moveawayfromaplacetoanother.
c.enteracertainstateorcondition.
d.followortakeacertaincourse.
【答案与解析】 a 根据下文的“ifyoudothisseveraltimes,youwillfindthateachtimeisbetterthanlast”可知,该短语意为是“再尝试一次”。
46.tolearnenglishwell,weshouldn't________accordingtothepassage.
a.practicespeakingasoftenaspossible
b.studyfrequently,forshortperiodsoftimetobuildupourvocabulary共
c.trytounderstandeverythingandstopwhenwemeetanewword
d.trytopersuadeafriendorfamilymembertostudywithus
【答案与解析】 c 根据“don'tgetstuckbyawordyoudon'tknow”可知,答案为c项。
47.accordingtothepassage,tolearnanewlanguagewell,themostimportantthingis________.
a.speakingasmuchaspossible b.havingfun
c.awidevocabulary d.guesswork
【答案与解析】 b 根据最后一句“andaboveall,havefun!”可知,最重要的是要学得快乐。
d
carrotsareverycommonthroughouttheworld.theyareeasytogrowandeasytoharvest.theytastegood.andtheycontainalotofcarotene(胡萝卜素),whichthebodychangesintovitamina.
whenpeoplethinkofcarrots,theyusuallycreateamentalpictureofalong,thin,orange-coloredvegetable.butcarrotscomeinmanydifferentsizesandshapes.andnotallcarrotsareorange.forexample,parismarketcarrotsareaboutfivecentimetersaround.imperatorcarrotsarethinandabouttwenty-fivecentimeterslong.andbelgianwhitecarrotsare,astheirnamesuggests,white.
forthebestresults,carrotsshouldbegrowninsandysoilthatdoesnotholdwaterforalongtime.thesoilalsoshouldhavenorocks.weather,soilconditionsandagewillaffectthewaycarrotstaste.expertssaywarmdays,coolnightsandamediumsoiltemperaturearethebestconditionsforgrowingcarrotsthattastegreat.
thebestwaytojudgeifacarrotisreadytobeharvestedisbyitscolor.usually,thebrighterthecolor,thebetterthetaste.
mostpeopledonotknowthatcarrotscanbegrownduringthewintermonths.ifthewinterisnotcoldenoughtofreezetheground,youcangrowandharvestcarrotsthesamewayasyoudoduringthesummermonths.
carrotsarepreparedandeatenmanydifferentways.theyarecutintothinpiecesandaddedtoothervegetables.theyarecookedbythemselvesoraddedtostews.or,theyarewashed,andeatenjustastheycomeoutoftheground.
48.belgianwhitecarrotsare________.
a.orangeincolor
b.aboutfivecentimetersaround
c.thinand25centimetersinlength
d.whiteincolor
【答案与解析】 d 文章第2段介绍了各种胡萝卜的颜色和形状,而该段末句就是讲“比利时白胡萝卜”是白色的胡萝卜。
49.whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?
a.carrotscontaincarotene.
b.carrotscanbeeatenwithoutbeingcooked.共
c.carrotsofbrightercolortastebetter.
d.thewaythebodymakescaroteneintovitamina.
【答案与解析】 d 文章介绍了胡萝卜含有胡萝卜素,可以生吃,可以根据颜色的鲜亮判断味道如何,但并没有介绍人体如何将胡萝卜素转化为维生素a。
50.whatcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?
a.caroteneandvitamina
b.howtogrowcarrots
c.carrotsbenefitspeople
d.howtocookcarrots
【答案与解析】 b 文章从胡萝卜的种植条件、种植季节和收获甚至食用等方面做了描述,但文章的中心是如何种植胡萝卜,因此b项比较全面。“胡萝卜有益健康”,“种植胡萝卜的条件”,“如何食用胡萝卜”,均很片面。
ⅳ.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
anewcollegeguideintheunitedstatescompareseducationalrequirementsinsevensubjects.__51__theothersubjectsareeconomics,foreignlanguageandliterature.thefreeonlineguideisfromtheamericancounciloftrusteesandalumni.__52__
itspresident,anneneal,saystheseareasofknowledgeareneededtosucceedinatwenty-firstcenturysocietyandanincreasinglyconnectedworld.yetshetoldvoa'sfaizaelmasryitwassurprisinghowmanystudentscangraduatewith,inherwords,a“thineducation”.
forty-twooftheonehundredcollegesanduniversitiessurveyedreceivedthelowestmarks.thismeanttheyrequiredtwoorfewerofthesevensubjects.__53__thesewerebrooklyncollegeinnewyorkcity,texasa&m,theuniversityoftexas-austin,westpointandtheuniversityofarkansas.
professorcostrellsaysschoolsshouldnotonlyre-examinewhattheyteach.theyshouldalsomeasurewhatstudentshavelearned—forexample,throughsomeformofexaminationsorpapers.
__54__butannenealsayshigherpricesdonotguaranteeabettergeneraleducation.infact,thegroupfoundthatthehigherthetuition,themorelikelythatstudentshavetodeveloptheirowngeneraleducation.
__55__annenealsayshergroupissurveyingmorecolleges.thehope,shesays,istodiscoverwhatcollegegraduateshavereallylearned,andhowreadytheyaretocompeteintheglobalmarketplace.
a.somesubjectsareintendedforseniorschoolstudents.
b.theseincludemath,science,writingandunitedstateshistoryorgovernment.
c.anewreportthisweekfromthecollegeboardshowedthatcollegepricescontinuetorise.
d.thecouncilisanonprofitgroupthatsupportsliberalartseducation.
e.thehigherthepricesare,thebettereducationtheschoolsoffer.共
f.fiveschoolsreceivedatopgradeforrequiringsixsubjects.
g.thecollegeguideisonthewebatwhatwilltheylearn.com.
【答案】 51~55 bdfcg
ⅴ.短文改错
iwillsharewithyouatruestoryhappenedacoupleofdaysago.oneofmyclassmateboughtabagofsnacksfromafoodstore.afewroommatesweretheninvitedtoenjoysnacks.unluckily,allofthemgotpoisonedandhadstomachacheswithourfacespale.theyarequicklysenttoanearbyhospital.doctorsexaminedthembutgavethemsomemedicine.theywereoutofdangersoonbeforetakingthemedicine.thisaccidentshouldmakeustorealizetheseriousnessofthefoodsafetyproblem.istrongsuggestthatthewholesocietypaysmoreattentiontofoodsafety.
【答案】 1.第1句happened→happening或happened前加that/which 2.第2句classmate→classmates 3.第3句snacks前加the 4.第4句our→their 5.第5句are→were 6.第6句but→and 7.第7句before→after 8.第8句去掉to 9.第9句strong→strongly 10.第9句pays→pay
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