Unit 4 Making the news
Ⅰ. 听录音,根据所听内容选择正确答案
听第1~5段对话,分别完成第1~5题 1. Where is the woman leaving for? A. She’s leaving for France. B. She’s leaving for Beijing. C. She’s leaving France for Beijing. 2. What do we learn from the conversation?
A. There will be a strong storm and later sunny tomorrow. B. The weatherman is usually exact in his forecast. C. The weatherman is usually not exact in his forecast. 3. What’s Tom going to do? A. To look for his notebook. B. To take classes. C. To have breakfast.
4. When will the man arrive home? A. At 10:00.
B. At 11:00.
5. How does the woman feel about the party? A. It’s a quiet one.
B. It’s really a big one.
听第6段对话,完成第6~8题 6. What might the ringing be? A. The door bell.
B. Their imagination.
C. The neighbours’ phone.
7. What is the man going to do? A. Go out.
B. Continue his wait.
8. What do we know about the man?
A. He doesn’t want to tell others about his work.
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C. At 12:00.
C. It’s a small one.
C. Do some work.
B. He is at work.
C. He always relaxes himself.
Ⅱ. 听录音,根据短文内容完成下列句子
1. You are supposed to develop a lifelong habit of reading a daily newspaper _________ in high school.
2. You need to be able to get as much _________ as possible in a short time.
3. A good journalist should give an objective and factual account of events without bringing in his own feelings and _________.
4. The previously undefeated football team lost its first match of the season yesterday after a controversial _________ by the referee.
Ⅲ. 单项选择,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳答案完成句子
1. The thief denied ______ some money from the old lady. A. having stolen
B. to steal
C. being stolen
D. stole
2. If my sister doesn’t go to the cinema tonight, ______. A. nor do I
B. same with me
C. so will I
D. neither shall I
3. I cannot support a policy of which I have never ______. A. accomplished B. approved
C. applied
D. abandoned
4. The reference book ______ many of the problems we have come across in our study. A. says
B. covers
C. talks
D. refers
5. The guard kept quiet about the accident ______ lose his job. A. so not as to
B. so as to not
C. so as not to
D. not so as to
6. A driver should ______ the road when ______. A. concentrate in; driving C. concentrate on; driving
B. concentrate on; drive D. concentrate to; drove
7. He worked very hard in order to ______ a good knowledge of English. A. take
B. hold
C. catch
D. acquire
8. — Why didn’t you come to meet me, Bob?
— Sorry, dear. But I really forgot where I was ______ to meet you. A. about
B. demanded
C. supposed
D. /
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9. — The government suggests the number of private cars be limited to stop air pollution. — ______, the idea is not very practical. A. Sounds good as it C. As good it sounds
B. As it sounds good D. Good as it sounds
10. Modern women with independent incomes are refusing to ______ the traditional idea of
marriage nowadays. A. submit to
B. contribute to
C. devote to
D. expose to
11. The young man insisted that he was innocent of the case because he was not ______ it. A. informed of
B. accused of
C. involed in
D. interested in
12. ______ to hear the good news, the excited pupils threw their schoolbags into the air. A. Delighting
B. To be delighted
C. Having delighted
D. Delighted
13. So amused ______ that they couldn’t help laughing when they saw the headteacher dressed up
as Santa Claus on Chrismas Day. A. did the students feel C. the students felt
B. had the students felt D. the students had felt
14. The farmers built fences in order to ______ their sheep ______ wolves. A. protect; for
B. defend; against
C. defend; for
D. preserve; of
15. ______ fallen asleep ______ he heard a knock at the door. A. Hardly had he; when C. Scarcely had he; before
B. Rarely he had; than D. Hardly had he; than
Ⅳ. 根据提示完成下列倒装句
1. At that time Meng Xiangbin cared little about his own safety though he was in great danger himself.
____________________ about his own safety at that time though he was in great danger himself. 2. We can save the Earth only by changing the way we live.
___________________ the way we live __________ save the Earth. 3. My daughter didn’t begin to do her homework until I came into her study.
It was not until ____________ my daughter’s study that ___________ to do her homework. 4. If it had not been for the storm, I would have come to your party last night.
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_________________ for the storm, I would have come to your party last night. 5. All her close friends and many other guests were present at the wedding.
__________________________________ all her close friends and many other guests.
Ⅴ. 根据汉语及重点词语提示将下列句子译成英语
1. 老师要求作业必须及时上交。(demand that …)
____________________________________________________________________________ 2. 一个好记者必须有一种对新闻非常敏锐的“嗅觉”。(have a good nose for)
____________________________________________________________________________ 3. 十年前他的一个朋友被指控谋杀,后来被判处死刑。(accuse sb of sth)
____________________________________________________________________________ 4. 史密斯先生在这一行干了好多年,知道这一行所有的诀窍。(the trick of the trade) ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. 他渴望成功,所以一心扑在学业上。(eager)
____________________________________________________________________________
Ⅵ. 完形填空
Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. “Well, here we are, the airport,” my 1 said with a sigh. As I watched her unpack my luggage, I could see the sadness in her eyes. This was not easy on her either.
We had both been dreading (担心) this moment for the past week. One last hug and a final goodbye and I would be on my way to a new life 2 , leaving my beloved sister behind.
All my life I had loved airports. To me they were some kind of magic gateway to the world, a place from which to start great holidays and adventures. But today it seemed like a 3 and heartless place.
As we made our way to the gate we passed through a busload of 4 holiday goers and their screaming children. I looked at my sister and even though her eyes were 5 with tears, she was trying to keep a brave face. “You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said.
“I am just going to walk away and 6 look back,” I said. “That would just be too hard.” As I held her one last time she whispered, “Don’t worry about me, I’ll be just fine.” “I’ll miss you,” I replied, and with those last words I was off. 7 promised, I did not look back, but by
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the time I reached the customs office I was sobbing. “Cheer up, love,” the tall customs officer said with a smile. “It’s not the end of the world, you know.” But to me it was the end of the world, as I had known it.
While 8 the plane I was still crying. I did not have the 9 to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I stuffed(塞) it on the empty seat next to mine. As I settled into my chair, a feeling of 10 overwhelmed(笼罩) me. I felt like my best friend had just been taken away from me.
Growing up, my sister and I would do everything together. Born barely fifteen months apart we not only looked alike — we were alike. We both had that 11 mix of curiosity and fear of all things unknown to us.
My parents were 12 because that way we could “keep an eye on each other” and of course report back on what the other one was up to. But now our college days were over and I was off to a foreign country, all I had left were my 13 .
I spent the rest of the flight reading the diary about my sisiter’s comings and goings. And even though a large ocean 14 us, at some point it felt like she was actually there. It was only when I thought that I had 15 my best friend that I realized that she was going to be around forever. 1. A. mother 2. A. outside 3. A. warm
B. sister B. aboard B. cool B. exciting B. filled B. then B. Though B. boarded B. power
C. friend
D. teacher
C. abroad C.cold
D. elsewhere
D. freezing D. frustrated D. fulfil D. hardly
4. A. excited 5. A. full 6. A. not 7. A. Like
C. frustrating
C. fulfilled
C. later
C. For
D. As D. broading D. right D. relaxation
D. similar
8. A. boarding 9. A. force
C. aboarded
C. energy
C. sadness C. apparent
C. sad
10. A. relief 11. A. same
B. happiness B. different B. excited
12. A. surprised D. pleased
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