高一下学期英语unit17

1、Unit 17 Great women一、单项填空1. What do you think of John? He is with money; he won ' t give a cent to help the poor.A. generous B. smartC. meanD. dishonest2. His speech inspired us again.A. tryB. tryingC. triedD. to try3. After the excitement of the audience , the speaker continued his speech.A. di

2、ed downB. died offC. died outD. died of4. The boy threatened away from home while quarrelling with his parents.A. ranB. runC. to runD. running5. I wonder what will become the child now that his parents are dead.A. in B. onC. toD. of6. Nobody but Jack the secret in the class.A. knowB. knowsC. have kn

3、ownD. is known7. -Would it you if I asked you a few questions on how to enjoy a longlife?-Not at all. In fact I am very cooperative.A. interruptB. disturbC.botherD. comfort8. I can ' t bear and I no longer treat him as my friend.A. laugh atB. laughing atC. to laugh atD. to be laughed at9. I had

4、not been reading for half an hour I heard steps outside.A. while B. whenC. ifD. unless10. Much to my, I am unable to accept your invitation.A. regretB. surpriseC. disappointmentD. sorrow11. Trees provide from the sun. I mean, they are from the sun.A. shelter; shelterB. a shelter; shelterC. a shelter

5、; a shelterD. shelter; a shelter12. He has to come tonight, and he is sure to come.A. allowed B. provedC. promisedD. nodded133. The class doing experiments in the laboratory, and tomorrow this class going to have its picture taken.A. is; isB. is; areC. are; isD. are; are14. I think her ideas are rig

6、ht, but I' m not completely sure.A. somewhatB. somehowC. somewhereD. sometime15. The city seems tonight, as if something is going to happen.A. nervous B. peacefulC. tenseD. tight二、完形填空Everything becomes possible to a hard willA grey-haired granny, with thick glasses on, is sitting in a classroom

7、 of Tianwan Vocational School （职业学校） ,Chongqing, listening to the teachercarefully. She isn ' t a student here, W a parent visiting the school. She attends school in 17 of her grand-daughter a paralysed （瘫痪的）girl. And she has been 18 so for six years.“I want granny, 24”，Wang Li, the girl, became

8、 paralysed at very early age. She had to 19 school _ when she was in Grade Four for her worsening 20. The girl was very 21_.to help the girlto go to school! I want to! ” she cried sadly. At the words, DongShizhi, the 22 as if a knife were cutting into her heart. She was 23 not with her feet but with

9、 25 and skills needed by society.spite 招收）Like a bird catching worms to feed its young, Dong went to school every day, and then 26 the girl at home. WangLi, an outstanding girl, worked very 27 in of（尽管）her poor conditions. Their efforts 28 when the girl was enrolled（by Tianwan Vocational School last

10、 summerto study computer science. What a 29 way it is to the granny and the young paralysed girl! But nothing difficult can 30_them away. One day when teachers 31 Don。s nine notebooks full of lecture notes, they were so 32_that they decided to go to her home after school to give the girl special hel

11、p in 33.Rain or shine, the granny T ll go on like this until dream come true, " she said.isIseen walking with 34 on her way to and from school.have 35. It ' smy wish to see my grand - daughter ' s16. A. either17. A. place18. A. testing19. A. go20. A. grades21. A. scared22. A. feltB. nor

12、B. honorB. tryingB. returnB. fameB. worriedB. seemedC. butC. caseC. doubtingC. leaveC. healthC. happyC. looked23. A. regretted24. A. keep up25. A. value26. A. taught27. A. tensely28. A. paid backB. determined C. botheredB. sit upB. wordsB. fedB. slowB. paid for29. A. hard30. A. take31. A. picked32.

13、A. moved33. A. return34. A. easeD. andD. hopeD. doingD. comeD. behaviorD. sadD. thoughtD. struggledC. stand upC. knowledgeC. caredC. freelyC. paid offB. sillyB. frightenB. copiedB. excitedB. turnB. difficultyC. fastC. driveC. watchedC. pleasedC. advanceC. interestD. pull upD. classesD. caughtD. hard

14、D. paid outD. cleverD. putD. sawD. admiredD. timeD. joy35. A. broke awayC. broke down、阅读理解B. broke offD. broke outACharlotte Perkins Gilman lived from 1860 until 1935. She lived during a timewhen most womenin America and Europe had few educational opportunities. For most of Gilman ' s life, wome

15、n could not even vote（ 选举）.Gilman had many ideas abouthow to improve women s lives.Because she grew up in a family that was not wealthy, Gilman read a lot in order to educate herself. When she waseighteen, however, she attended the Rhode Island School of Design. She worked her way through school by

16、tutoring and teaching.Gilman finally began publishing books, articles, poems, and even a monthly magazine of her own. She also lectured to large groups. Much of her writing and speaking focused（集中）on allowing women to use their natural talents and intelligence by giving them access（机会或权利J ） to educa

17、tion and jobs that paidwell. By offering lots of different ideas and ways to change society, Gilman helped women gain the right to live full, productive lives.36. Accord ing to the passage, during Gilman ' s life, women did not have.A. a way to travel between America and EuropeB. many choices fo

18、r school and workC. any way to publish their writingsD. any ideas about how to change things37. The main idea of the third paragraph is that.A. Gilman worked to spread ideas about how women could live full livesB. most women did not have access to education and well-paid jobsC. it was very easy to p

19、ublish her magazine at the turn of the centuryD. Gilman enjoyed writing and speaking to large groups38. Based on the information in the passage, you could most likely expect one of Gilman' s books to be titled.A. Europe: A HistoryB. Why Women Don t Need to VoteC. Women and Their RightsD. Growing

20、 Up RichBMay 16th WednesdaySunnyThey used to call her “the witch （女巫）” ,but today I found things were different.My legs were too short to reach the floor from up there on the big chair. I was so afraid. My legs started to shake.It was the first time I had been to the principal' s （校长的） office. A

21、ndI knew what she was going to ask me.Whyhad I been running on the concrete （混凝土） in the playground? Whyhadn' t I followed the school rules?The principal ' s secretary was sitting at her desk. She kept asking me questions like whether I liked school and what grade I was in. I didn' t wan

22、t totalk to her, so I just gave one-word answers.Then she asked what my dad did. But I didn ' t really know what he did, so I made something up. “He plays basketball for the Boston Celtics," I said.The secretary just looked at me, and said nothing more.Just then, the door to the principal &

23、#39; s office opened. There she was, the woman that everyone called“the witch ” .Was she really that bad? I was surprised to see her office walls were bright yellow, and there were some nice pictures on the desk.She told me about the pictures. I was surprised that she had a family and a kid, just li

24、ke me.Then she asked how my family was. It turned out that she had known me since I was only a few weeks old. I was happy to hear that. If she knew my mum, then I wouldn ' t get into much trouble.She cleaned the cut on my knee and told me to be more careful. She also told me about the rules of t

25、he playground. But she didn ' t punish or shout at me. And I forgot all the bad things I had heard about“the witch ” . I had met her andI knew she was nice.39. “The witch " in the story refers to.A. the writerB. the writer ' s fatherC. the secretaryD. the principal40. Which of the follo

26、wing statements is TRUE?A. The writer often asked the principal for help.B. The principal must be very strict with students.C. Running in the playground was allowed by the school rules.D. The writer ' s fathe r was an excellent basketball player.41. Which word can replace the underlined phrase“m

27、ade up” （in Paragraph 6）?A. Told. B. Invented.C. Minded. D. Memorized.42. How did the writer find the principal in the end?A. Terrible. B. Kind.C. Proud. D. Strict.CA ten-year-old toasted cheese sandwich said to bear an image of the Virgin Mary has sold on the eBay auction website for $28,000.An Int

28、ernet casino bought the sandwich, saying it had become a“part of popculture ” . G says it will take the sandwich on a world tour before selling it and collecting money for charity（慈善团体）.Diane Duyser, from Florida, says the sandwich has never gone bad since she madeit 10 years ago. By the time the sa

29、ndwich auction closed, the sale had received over 1.7 million hits on the auction site."We will, without any doubt, use thesandwich to raise money for charity, and we hope it will raise people' s spiritsas well, " said Richard Rowe, the casino ' s CEO. “Webelieve that everyone shou

30、ld be able to see it and learn of its mystical power for themselves.”Last week, Mrs Duyser told reporters she noticed the image burned into her sandwich as she was about to enjoy eating it in the autumn of 1994.“I went totake a bite out of it, and then I saw this lady looking at me," she said,

31、according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper. “I called him to come here, " she said, gesturing to her husband, Greg. “It frightened me at first. " She says she has done nothing to keep the sandwich except keep it in a plastic box, but “it doesn' t fall apart or crumble（碎裂）or anything ”

32、.43. The underlined words “this lady " in the last paragraph refer to.A. Diane DuyserB. Greg DuyserC. a sandwich sellerD. the Virgin Mary44. What did Diane Duyser do to keep the sandwich?A. She put it in the fridge.B. She kept it in a plastic box.C. She gave it to her husband.D. She sold it on

33、the website.45. According to the passage, we can infer that the cheese sandwich is very special because.A. it is kept well with the help of the Virgin MaryB. it is very expensiveC. it has been well-kept for ten years with an image of the Virgin Mary on itD. it has magical power 四、短文改错46. 47. 48. 49.

34、 50. 51. 52. 54. I m the captain of our school team, so with my fellow players we ve won several games. There will an important game next month. But one of the best player in our team told me just now that he wouldn t pla y basketball more. His parents asked him to spend more time on preparing for thecollegeentrance examination. I feel sorry to him. But his p