1、The United Kingdom 课时作业 (四)I完形填空Chinese scientists are again becoming excited about the 1 that a large hairy animals may live in central China. Now they hope it wont be too long before they are able to 2 its existence. Their confidence is the 3 of a new discovery of the mystery animal in Hubei Provi
2、nce.The Chinese 4 , enjoying a holiday in 5 National Forest Park, were driving down a road. As their bus turned a corner, the men were suddenly _6_ by what they saw. Three 7 animal, covered with long dark hair, were crossing the roads. On seeing the animal, the engineers im-mediately stopped and 8 t
3、hem. 9 , when they saw how the animals moved through the forest with great 10 and strength, they did not dare to 11 any further.The men did not take any 12 . However, scientists are 13 by the discovery, because the engineers were all well-educated people and scientists feel they can 14 what they des
4、cribed.15 the discovery, scientists returned to the forest and 16 some hair and measured footprints. About 20 inches appears to be the length of the animals 17 ! Chinese scientists have now set up a special group to exchange information and make a 18 of the forest. But in the meantime, some people 1
5、9 to believe that this half-man, half-monkey exists. They will not believe that it is 20 until one of the animals has been caught.1. A. fact B. matter C. truth D. thing2. A. prove B. apalyze C. protect D. check3. A. basis B. requirement C. result D. preparation4. A. travellers B. engineers C. scient
6、ists D. explorers5. A. the B. another C. a D. one6. A. frightened B. amazed C. upset D. inspired7. A. trained B. rejected C. tall D. violent8. A. shot at B. looked at C. fought with D. ran after9. A. However B. Indeed C. Meanwhile D. Anyway10. A. difficulty B. speed C. care D. pleasure11. A. search
7、B. follow C. find D. look for12. A. bullets B. tools C. medicines D. photographs13. A. surprised B. delighted C. disturbed D. supported14. A. rely on B. deal with C. write down D. pass on15. A. With B. As C. Because of D. After16. A. cut B. pulled C. collected D. tore17. A. foot B. leg C. body D. he
8、ad18. A. film B. tour C. choice D. study19. A. come B. refuse C. prefer D. have20. A. wrong B. alive C. real D. correct阅读理解ATo us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But ac-tually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use w
9、as as a shade (遮光物 ) against the sun!Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese in the eleventh century B. C.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange
10、thing connected with its use: it became a symbol (象征) of honor. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in commonly used in ancient Greece. But it i
11、s believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of po
12、wer. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later in England.By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth cen
13、tury that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.21. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient_.A. China B. EgyptC. Greece D. Rome22. Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?A. No one exactly knows who was the in
14、ventor of the umbrella.B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.23. A strange feature (特征) of the umbrellas use is that it was
15、used as_.A. protection against rainB. a shade against the sunC. a symbol of honour and powerD. womens decoration (装饰)24. In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain_.A. during the Middle AgesB. by the eighteenth centuryC. in RomeD. in Greece25. This passage talks mainly about_.A. when an
16、d how the umbrella was inventedB. why the umbrella was so popular in EuropeC. the development of the umbrellaD. the history and use of the umbrellaBSHANGHAI, ChinaHouston Rockets star Yao Ming topped Forbes Magazines 2004 list of Chinese celebrities ( famous persons), ending up head and shoulders ov
17、er entertainers including martial arts star Jet Li and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon actress Zhang Ziyi.The 7-foot-6 center,now in his second season with the NBA, ranked first based on “heavy exposure in media and Web hits in China. “ the magazine said in a news release on its Web site.Yao also rec
18、orded the second-highest 2003 income among Chinese celebrities: $ 14. 6 million.The top money-earner was Li, star of last years action thriller “Cradle 2 The Grave,“ who chalked up earnings of $ 17 million in 2003. Li ranked 10th overall on the celebrity list.Zhang took second place on the list, fol
19、lowed by fellow actress Zhao Wei and Hong Kong based singer-actress Faye Wong. Veteran film star Gong Li came in fifth, followed by Zhang Yimou, the award-winning director of Raise the Red Lantern and other films featuring Gong.The list, published in Forbes China, the magazines Chinese-language vers
20、ion, surveyed the income and popularity of celebrities in film, sports, media, music and publishing. Those listed had to have been born and raised in mainland China; celebrities from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other parts of the Chinese-speaking world were excluded.Despite that requirement, those listed
21、were notable in that most achieved fame only after gar-nering an international audience.“The list reflects the rapid growth in Chinas entertainment industry,“ list compiler Bobby Hao said in Forbes. “Its clear that more and more people from the mainland are making an impact and finding success overs
22、eas. “26. According to the passage, who were the top three on the Forbes 2004 list of Chinese celeb-rities?A. Yao Ming, Jet li, Zhang Ziyi.B. Jet Li, Yao Ming, Zhang Ziyi.C. Yao Ming, Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei.D. Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei.27. What can we learn from the passage?A. Income was considered
23、 most important when Forbes ranked celebrities.B. Forbes ranked people according to their birth place, their income as well as popularity with people.C. Celebrities from mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan were all included on the list.D. Celebrities from sports are in the majority on the celebrity list.
24、28. What is the meaning of “chalked up“ (paragraph 4) as the words are used in the text?A. wrote something with chalkB. recorded somethingC. gave credit for somethingD. achieved somethingCThe Channel Tunnel ( 海底隧道 ), to be opened officially by British Queen Elizabeth and French President Francois Mi
25、tterrand on May 6, links(连接) British and France for the first time since the Ice Age. The project took eight years to complete and cost an estimated (估计) $ 13. 5 billion. The channel is considered an engineering wonder of the 20th century. Le Shuttel is the channels specially built train. The total
26、journey time between Calais, France and Folkstone, Britain is 35 minutes. The service is scheduled to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week in both directions.29. According to this piece of news, who first suggested digging the Channel Tunnel?A. British Queen Elizabeth .B. A French engineer.C. Some
27、that hasnt been mentioned in the passage.D. French President Francois Mitterrand.30. The Channel Tunnel is considered as a wonder because _.A. it took nearly a hundred years to complete this projectB. there have been so many difficulties in this great projectC. it has shortened the journey very much
28、D. the tunnel will be opened by both the queen and the president31. The underlined word “scheduled“ in this passage means to_.A. put a regular train into a timetableB. plan the project for a certain timeC. prepare a timetable for the projectD. start a service for some time32. Which of the following
29、is true?A. The train runs every day except at weekends.B. It takes the train a little more than half an hour to cross the Channel.C. The train leaves Calais or Folkstone once every 35 minutes.D. The train runs only by day.延伸探究题I完形填空With the development of the information technology, we are stepping
30、into the new century. Peoples topics, especially the young peoples, are becoming more and more 1 , which older men never understand: the Internet and 2 life.Just a few years ago, people 3 talked about what a computer could do to help their daily life. They considered it as a high-tech 4 for programm
31、ing, to design machines, to control robots, 5 to make A-bombs! At that time, PCs were very expensive and it was too dear to 6 ones computer to the web. Whats more, it was too slow. So 7 people knew what the Internet really meantBut today, things have changed greatly. The Internet times are coming. 8
32、 , if you like to have a shot at succeeding in business today, you will have to succeed 9 the web. 10 around and it seems as if about every company out there is in E-business.For ordinary persons, E-mail is taking the place of traditional ways of 11 letters. And young people keep in touch with each
33、other by connecting their 12 to the web. They can express their 13 , either happiness or anger, sorrow or loneliness, to their web mates in chat rooms. Some 14 have found their“ true love“ on . the Internet!I cannot 15 the Internets great devotions to our daily life in the world of tomorrow. The In-
34、ternet can do 16 many things for us that we almost cannot live without it Everything is 17 in the future, and no one can 18 what will exactly happen in years to come. But one thing is 19 : more people will come to know the Internet and will surely 20 themselves in his or her daily life.1. A. modern
35、B. advanced C. strange D. interesting2. A. ordinary B. everyday C. school D. working3. A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. seldom4. A. tool B. machine C. computer D. line5. A. still B. yet C. even D. except6. A. put B. join C. fit D. tie7. A. a few B. some C. few D. no8. A. For some reason B. For so
36、me time C. For sure D. For example9. A. through B. with C. on D. by10. A. Turn B. Look C. Travel D. Go11. A. sending B. receiving C. writing D. reading12. A. E-mails B. names C. computers D. addresses13. A. thought B. idea C. opinion D. feelings14. A. youths B. men C. boys D. girls15. A. believe B.
37、imagine C. think D. make16. A. far too B. quite C. almost D. so17. A. true B. real C. possible D. changing18. A. tell B. decide C. guess D. question19. A. surely B. certain C. thoughtful D. considerable20. A. tire B. love C. help D. enjoy阅读理解AIn 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were
38、 treating an unusual number of in-fluenza like cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu“ or a “bad cold“. He took samples from the throats of patients in his hospital and was able to find the virus(病毒) of this influenza.There are three main types of influenza virus. The most important of these are
39、types A and B, each of them having several sub-groups (亚群). At the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was because of a virus-group A, but he did not know the sub-group. He reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. W. H. O. published the important news to-gether
40、with reports of the same kind of outbreak in Hong Kong, where about 15% 20% of the population had become ill.As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, they began to test them. They found that they could reproduce themselves at a very high speed. Continuing their careful t
41、ests, the doctor checked the effect of medicine used against all the known sub-groups of type A virus. On this virus, none of them was of any useHaving separated the virus, the two doctors now made tests on some selected animals. In a short time the usual signs of the disease appeared. These experim
42、ents showed that the new virus spread easily, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general pubic, it simply “Asian flu“.21. The Asian flu mentioned in the passage_.A. had something to do with a virus group BB. was reported to W. H, O. in Geneva by a doctor in Hong KongC. broke out not
43、only in Singapore but also in Hong KongD. was taken from the throats of the patients in a hospital in Singapore22. Ixindon doctors considered_.A. Asian flu as a bad coldB. there were three main types of influenzaC. it was necessary to test the other groups of virus besides group AD. the influenza ca
44、lled“ Asian flu“ is a new one23. The Singapore doctor helped the world by_.A. making those with Asian flu well againB. killing the virus that caused Asian fluC. finding the sub-group of the virusD. reporting the outbreak of Geneva24. The Asian flu virus_.A. was a killerB. was very weakC. could repro
45、duce very quicklyD. died very fast25. We can draw a conclusion that_ from this paragraph.A. careful observation and research can make a new discoveryB. we must stop us from catching Asian fluC. doctors should pay attention to patientsD. practice makes perfectBYou have heard of Webster Toys. Websters have good, safe, interesting toys for more than a hundred years. Now, we sell them, in countries, fr
