1、 Unit 13 The water planet 一 . 单项选择 1. It was reported that _ of the people at the meeting. A. three-fifths; were B. third-fifths; was C. three-fives; are D. three-fifth; were 2. There are 75 students in our class, with their ages _. A. range from 14 to 18 B. ranging between 14 and 18 C. ranged from
2、14 to 18 D. ranging both 14 and 18 3. The new airport _ if they had not stopped working on it. A. would complete B. had been completed C. had completed D. would have been completed 4. You _ return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like. A. cant B. mustnt C. neednt D. may not 5. I t
3、ook _ of the fine weather today to play tennis. A. place of B. care C. notice D. advantage of 6. The old lady is _ to what others say. A. stable B. available C sensible D. sensitive 7. The water in oceans also keeps the temperature of the earth steady _heat. A. to absorb and release B. by absorbing
4、and releasing C. without absorbing and releasing D. in absorbing and releasing 8. Oil has the _ of floating on water. A. property B. medium C. disadvantage D. capacity 9. Its believed that _ in bulk (散装 ) is not good to the goods. A. communication B. sending C. transport D. traffic 10. My uncle is m
5、y nearest living _. A. relationship B. relations C. relative D. comrade 11. Nowadays people in the city enjoy a _ of musical life. A. variety B. range C. extent D. width 12. Childhood memories _ before her eyes. A. floated B. drifted C. frowned D. frosted 13. There are _ of people in the dining hall
6、. A. lot B. many C. masses D. few 14. You can go _ by the motorboat. A. by the way B. all the way C. in the way D. in many ways 15. These wild flowers are so special I would do _ I can to save them. A. whatever B. wherever C. which D. whichever 二 . 完形填空 Scientists know how to make sea water fresh. T
7、hey know many 16 of taking out the salt. One way is to boil the salt water. 17 the water boils, the 18 rises. When the steam 19 it becomes fresh water. 20 way is to use the 21 of the sun. A tray(盘 )with special glass side is used. The 22 warms the sea water. The steam 23 . When the steam cools on th
8、e 24 , it is fresh water. This water runs 25 the glass into a little gutter(槽 ). Still another way is to 26 the sea water. The 27 stays on the outside of the ice. Then the scientists 28 the salt. The ice is 29 water. Do all these ways 30 ? Yes, they do. Then why 31 we have fresh water for people who
9、 need it? The 32 is that some day we will. But we cant do that yet. It costs too much 33 to make salt water fresh. It costs more than most people can 34 . But scientists are still 35 better ways. Some day, everyone may drink fresh water that comes from the salty sea. 16.A.ideas B. ways C. steps D. t
10、houghts 17.A.Before B. After C. As D. If 18.A.gas B. air C. steam D. salt 19.A.freezes B. disappears C. cools D. warms 20.A.The other B. Another C. One D. Other 21.A.heat B. light C. height D. shadow 22.A.glass B. sun C. sky D. tray 23.A.appears B. falls C. disappears D. rises 24.A.tray B. ground C.
11、 glass D. way 25.A.up B. from C. out of D. down 26.A.freeze B. cool C. pour D. save 27.A.water B. salt C. sun D. sea 28.A.wash off B. taste C. add D. take off 29.A.salty B. clear C. fresh D. clean 30.A.affect B. suit C. fit D. work 31.A.dont B. neednt C. darent D. mustnt 32.A.problem B. answer C. re
12、ason D. excuse 33.A.money B. time C. difficulty D. salt 34.A.save B. cost C. pay D. take 35.A.caring for B. looking for C. waiting for D. depending on 三 . 阅读理解 “Ive changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope , but now I want my dady back .” Lucien Lawrences letter to Father Christmas written afte
13、r his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate , must have touched every heart .Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldnt see the stars in the sky . When those whom we love depart from us , we cannot see the stars for a while . But Lucien , the stars are s
14、till there , and one day , when you are older and your tears have gone , you will see them again. And , in a strange way , I expect that you will find your father is there too , in your mind and in your heart . I find that my parents , long dead now , still figure in many of my dreams and that I thi
15、nk of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive . I still live to please them and Im still surprised by their reactions . I remember that when I became a professor , I was so proud , or rather so pleased with myself , that I couldnt wait to cable my parents . The reply was a long time i
16、n coming , but when it did , all Mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children !” I havent forgotten . The values of my parents still live on . It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I c
17、are . Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors (挑衅者 ), and to lay down my life for those in my care ? How many people would want me back for Christmas ? Its a serious thought , one to give me pause . I pray silently, sometimes , in the dead of night , that ancie
18、nt cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword , and my darling from the power of the dog .” Yet I know the death comes to us all , and sometimes comes suddenly . We must therefore plan to live forever , but live as if we will die tomorrow . We live on , Im sure , in the lives of those we loved ,
19、and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure . If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true , there might be fewer knives on our streets today . 36. According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph . A. puts forward the subject
20、of the text B. shows the authors pity on the kid C. acts as an introduction to the discussion D. makes a clear statement of the authors views 37. In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us . A. how much he misses his parents now B. why his parents often appear in his dreams C.
21、when Lucien will get over all his sadness D. how proud he was when he succeeded in life 38. What feeling did the authors mother express in her reply ? A. Proud . B. Happy . C. Disappointed . D. Worried . 39. In the authors opinion, the value of a persons life is . A. to leave behind a precious memor
22、y to the people related B. to have a high sense of duty to the whole society C. to care what others will remember and treasure D. to share happiness and sadness with his family 40. What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem ? A. Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their
23、 guns . B. Advise parents stay with their children safely at home. C. Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death . D. Try to keep violence and murder far away from society . 四 . 改错 A few days ago I saw an interesting program on TV It was about what the traffic problem in cities It seems 41
24、_ that a great deal of damages is done by traffic All our 42 _ cities are suffering from this Some buildings are actual 43 _ falling to pieces Its often fast to walk than to go by car 44 _ and bus The problem has been getting worse day by 45 _ day This is only one of the thousands problems in our 46
25、 _ cities All sorts of terrible things were happening to our 47 _ cities The question is，“ How can we do about it？” Our 48 _ roads were never designed for such a heavy traffic It 49 _ takes longer and longer to get from a place to another 50 _ 五 . 书面表达 上周三下午，你校学生会组织高二年级的部分同学就“ 春节燃放鞭炮利与弊 ”的主题进行了讨论，请你
26、就下面表格所提供的信息，给 “ Student Times ” 的编辑写一封信，客观地介绍一下讨论的情况 , 然后表述一下你自己 对该问题的主观看法或建议。 参加讨论的学生有 40 人，其中男生 20 人，女生 20 人。 40%的同学认为： 20%的同学认为： 40%的同学认为： 1 很好的民间传统 2 燃放鞭炮可增加节日气氛 1 没有考虑过 2 无所谓 1 燃放鞭炮造成空气和噪声污染 2 燃放鞭炮会造成对人身和财产的伤害 注意： 1. 信的开头已写好 （你叫李华） 2词数： 100 左右 3参考词汇：燃放鞭炮 set off firecrackers 传统 tradition 财产 pro
27、perty Dear Editor ， Im writing to tell you about our discussion we had on the afternoon of last Wednesday about the good and bad sides of setting off firecrackers during the spring festival. Yours truly, Li Hua 参考答案 U 13 1-15 ABDCD DBDCC AACBA 内容概要：本文主要讲的是使海水变为淡水的各种方法。 1、选 B。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是使海水变为淡水的各种
28、 “ 方法 ” 。 2、选 C。 boil 和 rise 两个现象应该是同时发生的。 3、选 C。根据常识，水沸腾时，上升的应是 “ 蒸汽 ”(steam) 。另从下一句也可推知。 4、选 C。从上一句话可以推知。 5、选 B。表示三者以上的另一个用 another，另从下节首句中也能得到启示。 6、选 A。从第七个空格处所在的句子可以推知，这里利用的是太阳的 “ 热能 ” 。 7、选 B。余 者不可能使水变热。 8、选 D。太阳使水变热后，会有蒸汽 “ 上升 ” 。 9、选 C。根据下一句可推知，蒸汽上升后，在 “ 玻璃 ” 上逐渐冷却变成了水，最后水顺着玻璃流入小槽。 10、选 D。水应由
29、上 “ 向下 ” 流。 11、选 A。根据本节内容可知，这种办法是 “ 凝固 ” 海水。 12、选 B。根据下句 “ 然后科学家便清洗掉盐 ” 可推知，附着在冰面上的应是 “ 盐 ” 。 13、选 A。 B、 C 不合语境， D（ take off） “ 取走 ” ，较为笼统，不及 A（ wash off）“ 清洗掉 ” 表意准确。 14、选 C。清除掉盐后，剩下的冰便是淡水了。这里 fresh 的意 为 “ 无咸味的，（水）淡的 ” 。 15、选 D。 work 意为 “ 行得通 ” 。余者不合文意。 16、选 A。句中没有情态意味，应舍去 B、 C、 D。 17、选 B。这句话显然是对上一
30、问题的 “ 回答 ” 。 18、选 A。根据下一句话以及常识可推知，这要花许多 “ 钱 ” 。 19、选 C。根据词的用法选定。主语是人时一般不用 cost、 take，另 save 不合文意。 20、选 B。根据上下文可以推知，科学家们正在 “ 寻找 ” 更好的方法，而不是 “ 关心 ” 、“ 等待 ” 和 “ 依靠 ” 更好的方法。 36-40 CBDAD 41去掉 what 42 damages damage 43 actual actually 44 fast faster 45 and or 46 thousands 后加 of 47 were are 48 How What 49
31、50 a one Dear Editor, Im writing to tell you about our discussion we had on the afternoon of last Wednesday about the good and bad sides of setting off firecrackers during the spring festival. 20 boy and 20 girl students attended the discussion. As a result, 40% of them believe that setting off fire
32、crackers certainly adds pleasure and joy to the festival, therefore, it is a wonderful tradition. But another 40% of the students think that setting off firecrackers causes air and noise pollution, and whats worse, it sometimes causes terrible accidents to us and to our property. The other 20% have never thought about it or dont care a bit. In my opinion, Yours truly, Li Hua
