Unit 7
Class ____________ Name ____________
（整卷满分为90分）
一、单项填空 (15分)
( ) 1. Guilin is ___ attractive city. It’s ____ nice place that many tourists go there every year.
A. an; so a B. a; a so C. a; a such D. an; such a ( ) 2. When you get the paper back, pay special attention to what _______. A. has marked B. has been marked
C. had marked D. had been marked
( ) 3. Mr Wu is considered _______ our model. He puts all his effort _______ his career. A. to; to B. as; into C. as; to D. like; to
( ) 4. _____ the sun was not up yet, many people were already taking exercise in the square. A. As B. If C. Though D. Because ( ) 5. —I haven’t been to Shanghai for years.
—You really need to pay a visit, and you’ll find changes there are _______ imagination (想象).
A. beyond B. with C. without D. for
( ) 6. Paul is really considering _______ himself to _______ those children in the
earthquake-hit area.
A. to devote, teaching B. devoting, teaching C. devoting, teach D. to devote, teach
( ) 7. After a long walk, he is _______ tired _______ walk any further.
A. too far; to B. far too; to C. so; that D. such; that ( ) 8. It was _______ problem that _______ of the students could work it out.
A. so hard; a few B. such a hard; few C. such hard a; few D. so a hard; a few
( ) 9. I can’t believe that you’ve spent _______ money on _______ food. A. so much; such little B. such much; so little C. so much; so little D. such much; such little
( ) 10. —We are not allowed to bring any snacks at the sports meeting. —_______.
A. Neither are we B. Neither do we C. So are we D. So do we
( ) 11. The teacher asked him to speak louder _______ by his classmates. A. so that to be heard B. in order to catch C. so that he could be heard D. being heard
( ) 12. 30,000 dollars is a large amount of money, but it’s _______ than we need. A. far more B. very much C. far less D. very little ( ) 13. —Sandy was _______ to answer the teacher’s question, wasn’t she?
—_______, she is always so shy. I think she needs more practice and should try hard. A. too nervous; No B. too nervous; Yes C. nervous enough; No D. nervous enough; Yes
( ) 14. The famous actor told us that he _______ the film industry since he left college. A. had entered B. has joined C. had been in D. has come into ( ) 15. —We’d like you to start work tomorrow if possible.
—I’m sorry, but I can’t possibly start until Monday. _______? A. Do you agree with me B. Is that a good idea
C. Do you think I’m right D. Will that be all right
二、完形填空 (10分)
My father died when I was a few months old. After he died, my mother moved back to Louisville, Kentucky, where 1 _ had grown up. We lived in a small house with her older sister, Marion, and their mother. This was a time when being a single parent (单亲) was still unusual.
When I was small, there was a children’s book called The Happy Family, and it was a real piece of work. Dad worked all day long at the office, Mom cooked in the kitchen, and brother and sister always had friends sleeping over. The image (形象) of the family in this book was typical (典型的) of the time. It looked 2 _ like my family, but luckily that wasn’t the way I heard it. The way my aunt Marion read it to me made the story really 3 _ .
Kind-hearted and open-minded, my aunt was the one who played baseball with me, who took me horseback riding, who took me to the father-son dinners and who gave me lessons on how to drive. Believing that anything unusual was probably good for me, she 4 _ to get a loan (贷款) so that I could go to Africa to work as a volunteer, which was my most important experience. As a young girl, Aunt Marion always planned to have a large number of children of her own, but she never got married. This 5 _ that she was free to spend all her time taking care of me. Many people say we have a lot in common. She always 6 _ me to do my best. She never 7 _ to make me believe that I could do anything with my life that I wanted, if I only tried hard enough.
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For more than sixty years, Aunt Marion didn’t and still doesn’t think of herself. 8 _ she is forced to come up to the front, my aunt will stand in the back in family photos, and she doesn’t think that her efforts have made much 9 _ . I honor（尊敬）my aunt, who taught me the things my 10 _ couldn’t. So every June for the past 40 years, for growing thankfulness to my Aunt Marion, I’ve sent her a Father’s Day card. ( ) 1. A. I B. she C. he D. we
( ) 2. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something ( ) 3. A. surprising B. boring C. sad D. funny ( ) 4. A. remembered B. afforded C. offered D. prepared ( ) 5. A. said B. meant C. proved D. showed ( ) 6. A. allowed B. encouraged C. invited D. forced ( ) 7. A. hoped B. agreed C. stopped D. failed ( ) 8. A. Unless B. Though C. Since D. Before ( ) 9. A. difference B. meaning C. trouble D. sense ( ) 10. A. teachers B. mother C. father D. friends 三、阅读理解 (10分)
To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared (消失). Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.
( ) 1. Ancient people first used umbrellas as _______.
A. a symbol of honor B. protection against the sun
C. a symbol of power D. protection against the rain
( ) 2. According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in ancient _______. A. Egypt B. Babylon C. Rome D. China
( ) 3. The underlined word “royal” might mean _______ in Chinese.
A.皇室的 B.富裕的 C.中产的 D.平民的
( ) 4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life. B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages. C. The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.
D. The style of the umbrella hasn’t changed a lot since it was invented ( ) 5. This passage is mainly about _______.
A. the sales of the umbrella B. the differences among umbrellas
C. the invention of the umbrella D. the history and the use of the umbrella 四、词形变化(5分)
1. The elegant lady made a guest _______________ (appear) on Mr Smith’s TV show. 2. The young lady’s death is a great _______________ (lose) to her fans.
3. Can you give me the _______________ (dance) names? I need to fill in this form. 4. He can get the prize if he pass the _______________ (finally) challenge.
5. We were all _______________ (amaze) by this magic show and couldn’t believe our eyes. 五、根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式 (8分)
1. The film _______________ (以?为基础) on the novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is very wonderful.
2. The rice was _______________ (误以为) for the wheat just now.
3. It was _______________ (愚蠢的) of you to believe what that man said.
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