Unit 1 Art
课时作业(一) Warming Up & Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Unemployment is ________ (预料)to increase to 700，000 by the end of the year.
2．The weather at the moment is not ________(典型的)for July.
3．It is the theme of all her books that people should have ________ (信仰)and a purpose in life.
4．It is ________(荒唐的)that we have to wait six weeks.
5．The growing popularity of the subject is ________(明显的)in the numbers of students wanting to study it.
6．His theory is so________(抽象的)that only a few students like it. 7．He made an________(试图)to escape from being punished.
8．She has never been to Tibet，and________(所以)she knows very little about it. 9．He is not the woman's own son；she ________ (收养)him twenty years ago. 10．Who ________ (拥有)the house？In another word，who is the owner of the house?
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．To enjoy the beauty of nature，I ________ spend long hours on the train rather than travel by air.
A．would like C．feel like
B．．prefer to D．would rather
2．It is ________ that solar energy will become the major energy in the future，though it is not quite sure.
A．informed C．proved
B．counted D．predicted
3．(2013·淄博高二检测)You must keep the news a secret and don't put it________anybody else.
A．in possession of C．in charge of
B．in the possession of D．in the charge of
4．(2013·咸宁高二月考)Jack is late again；it is________of him to keep others waiting.
A．typical C．common
B．ordinary D．normal
5．Have faith________yourself，be faithful________your work and make every effort you can and then you are not far away from success.
A．of；of C．to；in
B．in；in D．in；to
6．(2013·济南高二检测)The project________helping young unemployed people.
A．aims at C．aims to
B．is aimed at D．for the purpose of
7．I know my job isn't well paid，but________I don't have to work long hours. A．on the one hand C．in the other hand
B．on the other hand D．on another hand
8．The boss stood before the mirror，________his tie and then went out of the office to meet the important visitor.
A．adapted C．adjusted
B．admired D．adopted
9．It can't be a(n)________that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night. A．coincidence C．incident
B．accident D．chance
10．It's the most________thing I have ever heard in my life.I can't help laughing. A．ridiculous C．important
B．dangerous D．poisonous
11．Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could
be sure of passing it at her first ________．
A．intention C．purpose
B．attempt D．desire
12．Do you know that smoking and drinking has become a ________ problem among teenagers，which worries many parents and teachers?
A．popular C．daily
13．—The man said he was single.
—It's ________ that he was telling a lie—he is the father of a two－year－old child.
A．natural C．curious
B．evident D．representative B．traditional D．typical
14．The Internet，as well as newspapers and magazines，________a more and more important part in our daily life.
A．have played C．is playing
B．are playing D．has been played
15．Among the workers who built the stadium ________，who used to live in the countryside.
A．are the peasants C．were the peasants Ⅲ.完形填空
(2013·山东高考)I used to be a very self－centered person，but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people __1__ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a __2__ person. I think my __3__ started when I was at Palomar College.At first，I just wanted to get my __4__ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else，so I hardly ever __5__ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester，I was really __6__．It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n)__7__．I started asking people around me how they were doing，and if they were having trouble I __8__ to help.That was really a big __9__ for me.By the end of B．the peasants are D．the peasants were
the year，I had several new friends，and two of __10__ are still my best friends today. A bigger cause of my new __11__，however，came when I took a part－time job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my __12__．Every time I came into her room，she was so __13__ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never __14__ her，so I took her place.She let me __15__ that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died，I was __16__，but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much __17__ person today than I used to be，and I hope I will not __18__ these experiences.They have __19__ me to care about other people more than about myself.I __20__ who I am today，and I could not say that a few years ago.
1．A.since C．or 2．A.famous C．different 3．A.education C．tour 4．A.balance C．degree 5．A.talked C．lied 6．A.careful C．curious 7．A.argument C．experiment 8．A.dared C．hesitated 9．A.dream C．duty 10．A.us C．them
B．before D．unless B．simple D．skilled B．career D．change B．homework D．interest B．wrote D．reported B．lonely D．guilty B．game D．defence B．offered D．happened B．problem D．step B．which D．whom
11．A.attitude C．hope 12．A.friend C．guide 13．A.polite C．strange 14．A.bothered C．visited 15．A.explain C．declare 16．A.homeless C．bad－tempered 17．A.quieter C．better 18．A.forget C．improve 19．A.forced C．ordered 20．A.miss C．wonder Ⅳ.阅读理解
B．hobby D．luck B．partner D．guest B．happy D．confident B．answered D．trusted B．guess D．see B．heartbroken D．hopeless B．busier D．richer B．face D．analyze B．preferred D．taught B．like D．expect
Sugar art is a specialty within the candy and pastry(酥皮点心)making field which involves using sugar to create complex shapes，scenes，textures，and patterns.Displays of sugar art appear from wedding cakes to store windows，with sugar art being especially common during the winter season.Artisans(工匠)at the top of their field even attend sugar art competitions to pit their skills against those of others.Some people specialize in eatable sugar art，such as decorations for cakes.Others may use stabilizers which are unsafe to eat to make more long－lasting sculptures.
A wide variety of techniques can be used for sugar art，including blown and