1、 Unit 16 The United States of America 一 . 单项选择 1. I had to _ the temptation to laugh at his foolish mistake. A. conquer B. overtake C. overcome D. overdo 2. If I were you, I should leave that question _. A. alone B. about C. out D. off 3. He insisted that he _ the best, so he insisted that he _ the
2、work all by himself. A. be; do B. was; do C. be; did D. had been; had done 4. People lined up and entered the hall _. A. in turn B. by turns C. turning D. with turn 5. Over 200 people died _ the air crash. A. with regard to B. as a result of C. in the course of D. on the grounds of 6. They are _ to
3、prefer the better when the best in unattainable. A. like B. will C. anxious D. willing 7. The police _ the stolen jewellery and returned it to the owner. A. searched B. hunted C. invented D. recovered 8. Let me know the time of your _. A. reach B. arrival C. come D. got 9. We tried _ to persuade him
4、 to stay home, but at last he went to the construction site in spite of his bad illness. A. vain B. in vain C. in fact D. in vanity 10. Even before quite a few people, she cant _ the courage to speak aloud. A. gather B. collect C. assemble D. raise 11. He came to the meeting _ his serous illness. A.
5、 despite B. through C. past D. despise 12. Nothing came out _ all this talk. A. against B. for C. of D. with 13. I am not used _ to like that. A. to being spoken B. to speak C. being spoken D. to speaking 14. To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule _. A. to never break B. never to be bro
6、ken C. never to have broken D. never to be breaking 15. We shall have a whole holiday _ my birthday. A. in honor of B. in face of C. in spite of D. in store for 二 . 完形填空 Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as “Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers“（ 垃圾回收处理官员 ） . You may think that this is rather 1
7、6 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 17 as people of any other occupation（职业） , though we must 18 that their job is not a 19 one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 20 . We
8、 are likely to forget their 21 . Our dustbins are 22 regularly, but we 23 stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 24 the rubbish, the general 25 soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dus
9、tmen of England went on strike for higher wages. During the first few days it was regarded as a 26 . But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 27 any more. 28 the strike continued, people could not 29
10、the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 30 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 31 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a(n) 32 attraction that the people of London were not at all 33 to see. Even when
11、the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people 34 the work of their dustmen rather more 35 and wont take them for granted any more. 16. A. clever B. silly C. interesting D. reasonable 17. A. sensitive B. careless C. hopeful D.
12、shy 18. A. realize B. believe C. know D. admit 19. A. necessary B. difficult C. romantic D. heavy 20. A. away B. up C. down D. in 21. A. existence B. presence C. absence D. performance 22. A. cleaned B. filled C. emptied D. burned 23. A. generally B. frequently C. sometimes D. seldom 24. A. take awa
13、y B. take off C. take up D. take on 25. A. society B. citizen C. public D. community 26. A. trick B. joke C. trouble D. show 27. A. pleasing B. excited C. stupid D. funny 28. A. When B. While C. As D. Because 29. A. bear B. contain C. manage D. control 30. A. keep off B. give up C. take care of D. g
14、et rid of 31. A. crowded B. piled C. fixed D. put 32. A. business B. industrial C. tourist D. agricultural 33. A. disappointed B. serious C. nervous D. happy 34. A. like B. recognize C. find D. appreciate 35. A. highly B. eagerly C. differently D. entirely 三 . 阅读理解 PALO ALTO, California-“Switching o
15、ff the television may help prevent children from getting fatter- even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,” US researchers said last week. A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent w
16、atching television gained nearly two pounds(0.9kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet. “The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,” said Thomas Robi
17、nson, a pediatrician(儿科专家 ) at Stanford University. “American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,” Robinson said. In the study, presented this week
18、to the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third. Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body
19、 fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise. “One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calori
20、es,” Robinson said. “Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,” Robinson said. 36. The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that _. A. children will get fatter
21、 if they eat too much B. children will get thinner if they eat less C. children will get fatter if they spend less time watching TV D. children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV 37. According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV_. A. is more than
22、four hours a day B. is less than four hours a day C. doubled in the last twenty years D. is more than on any other activities 38. The time children spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be about _. A. six hours B. eight hours C. three hours D. one hour 39. Which one of the following is right
23、? A. Children usually eat fewer while watching TV. B. Children usually eat more while watching TV. C. Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV. D. Children usually eat nothing while watching TV. 40. Why can watching TV increase kids weight according to the passage? A. They usually eat
24、 more while watching TV. B. They burn off fewer calories. C. They change their diet while watching TV. D. Both A and B. 四 . 改错 Helen is one of my best friends. She had taught 41._ us English when I attended a training course two 42._ years before. Helen always made good preparations 43._ for the les
25、sons, she tried her best to make her 44._ classes lively. I used to being poor in English, 45._ specially in written English. But now Im able to 46._ write English letters and reports correct. 47._ I still remember how she helped me for my 48._ English patiently. Today is September 8. Teachers days
26、come. 49_ Im going to send to her a card and give her best wishes. 50._ 五 . 书面表达 一加拿大中学生在你校逗留期间，想进图书馆借书。请你参照下表用英语给他说明有关“借阅须知”的内容。 借阅要求 持借书卡，每次两本，限期两周，可续借 借阅内容 中外文书籍，可阅读报纸和杂志，但不外借 借阅时间 周一至周五（ 8： 00a.m 5： 00p.m） 注意： 1、短文必须包括以上要点，根据行文要求，可适当增减，但不要逐条翻译 2、词数 100左右，开头已经写好，请接着往下写。 If you want to borrow a bo
27、ok, you are asked to do as the following. 参考答案 U 16 1-15 CABAB DDBBA ACABA 16-35 BADCB ACDAC BDCAD BCDDA 36-40 D AC BD 1.去掉 had 2.正确 3. before改成 ago 4. she前加 and 5. being 改成 be 6. specially 改成 especially 7. correct 改成 correctly 8. for 改成 with e 改成 coming 10. 去掉 to If you want to borrow a book, you a
28、re asked to do as the following. You are supposed to show your card before you borrow any books from the library. You are permitted to borrow two books at most at a time, you need to return and renew them. In the library there are all kinds of books not only in Chinese but also in some foreign languages like English, Japanese and French. You can borrow any of them. Besides, you can read newspapers or magazines in the reading-room, which are not allowed to take out. Do remember that the library stays open from 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. every day except Saturday and Sunday.
