1、Unit5 Meeting your ancestors 单 元 练 习一、听力(听力)（共 20 小题；共 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When will the mother arrive?A. At noon. B. At 3:30 p.m. C. At dinnertime.2. What is the man doing now?A. Fixing his c
2、ar.B. Working to make money.C. Planning to get a mechanic.3. Who will probably do the paperwork?A. The man. B. Beth. C. The woman.4. Where is Roberts home now?A. In a farm. B. In a city. C. In a mountain.5. Who is on parental leave?A. Macro Stam. B. Teresa Riller. C. Pieter Baumgartner.第二节（共 15 小题；每
3、小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the man find Lucy?A. She is humorous. B. She is out of date. C. She is generous.7. What is the probable relationship between the two sp
4、eakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Which does the man work for?A. A trading company. B. A newspaper. C. A bookstore.9. Where most probably are the speakers?A. In New Orleans. B. In New York. C. In Tokyo.10. How long did the woman stay i
5、n Japan last time?A. Two years. B. A month. C. A week.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Children education. B. Family roles. C. Housework.12. What does the man do on Saturday morning?A. He cleans the house. B. He does the laundry. C. He goes to work.13. Who usu
6、ally does the shopping?A. Monica. B. Bob. C. Vivian.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What are the speakers doing?A. Attending a concert.B. Visiting an exhibition.C. Playing computer games.15. What does the woman consider most important?A. The printing. B. The windows system. C. The paper making.16. Why di
7、dnt the ancient inventors make a lot of money?A. Their inventions had no value.B. Their inventions had no patents.C. Their inventions had no markets.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the speaker say about gift-giving rules in North America?A. Thorough. B. Generous. C. Simple.18. What does the sp
8、eaker think of Japanese gift-giving rules?A. Detailed and ancient. B. Out of date. C. Strict.19. Who dont exchange gifts much in social and business situations?A. The Japanese.B. The Europeans.C. The Middle Easterners.20. What can be inferred from the talk?A. Color plays an important role in gift-gi
9、ving.B. Middle Easterners seldom give flowers as gifts.C. Friends usually give no gifts to each other in the US.二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共 5 小题；共 5 分）21. Is it good manners for children to i (打断) adults when they are talking?22. R of where they are and what they are doing, they want access to the Net.23. Pol
10、ice will a criminals by firing nets instead of guns.24. Millions will face s next year as a result of the drought.25. Do you have an a solution to the problem besides this one?三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共 10 小题；共 10 分）26. It is bad manners to (打断) others talk.27. After the explosion the police made several
11、(逮捕).28. I dont want to (假定) anything before having a talk with him.29. You get a lot of criticism but you just have to carry on (不管怎样).30. (不知怎么地 ), the message was passed.31. Disease often follows on (饥饿) because the body is weakened.32. The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners (加速).
12、33. This new discovery of oil is of great (重要性) to the countrys economy.34. In the final (分析) I think our sympathy lies with the heroine of the play.35. Engineers are researching ways to approach sources of (替代的) energy for our next generations.四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共 15 小题；共 30 分）36. 这是我们那年第一次面对沙尘暴。 （词数
13、不限）It was the first time that year that we the sandstorm.37. 关于这件事不要这么伤心。(cut) (词数不限)Dont be so about it.38. 下一站车要停在 Elm Grove 站。The bus at Elm Grove.39. 我极讨厌那些自己不干实事却对我指手画脚的人。Im those back-seat drivers telling me how to run things without doing any real work themselves.40. 她说她计划在下个月结婚。(get) (词数不限)S
14、he said she married next month.41. 他对狗的恐惧可以追溯到他在孩提时代的一次经历。(词数不限)His fear of dogs a childhood experience.42. Im afraid I cant attend your birthday party at 5 p.m. next Monday. I (已乘飞机 ) to London long before then.43. 我打赌我们到家的时候杰克仍会在睡觉。I bet Jack still when we get home.44. 难怪你这么累。你一直都在油漆这些家具, 而且你必须明天要
15、完成它。No wonder you are so tired. You the furniture and you have to finish the work tomorrow. (paint)45. He went ahead and did it, (不顾后果).46. He (获得了丰富的经验 ) in these years. (gain)47. 我们家乡的大雪已经持续了 3 天。(词数不限)It in our hometown for three whole days.48. - You have agreed to go. Why not get things ready?-
16、Oh, (我不知道) it was so late.49. Whenever we are in trouble, we must (向前看) and encourage ourselves.50. With the rapid development of medical science, we (会看到) more new drugs used in the treatment of cancer.五、单项选择（共 20 小题；共 20 分）51. The young man in studying paid no attention to the outside world.A. inv
17、olved B. involvingC. to be involved D. being involved52. - Marie isnt here today. Her doctor told her to lie in bed for some days.- She of a bad back recently.A. is complaining B. has complainedC. complaine D. has been complaining53. As we all know, no country will put its own state power .A. at hea
18、rt B. at hand C. at most D. at risk54. We must the meat before making dumplings.A. cut down B. cut up C. cut in D. cut off55. I thought I knew the way to the small wood house in the jungle, but I got lost.A. somewhat B. somehow C. somewhere D. sometimes56. - Ten dollars, please!- How terrible! I to
19、bring my wallet with me.A. was forgetting B. forgotC. have forgotten D. am forgetting57. - The weatherman on the news said it might rain later on this afternoon.- Well, I take my umbrella along with me today.A. can B. may C. could D. must58. He was for drunk driving on his way to the football team.A
20、. arrested B. charged C. accused D. suspected59. Was it the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world?A. holding B. to holdC. having been held D. held60. I have decided to write about Chaplin, one of films I saw several years ago.A. that B. whom C. whose D. which61. By the end of
21、last week, the price of garlic(蒜) 13.5 yuan per kilo, quite beyond most peoples consumption ability.A. had risen to B. has risen toC. has got to D. had reached to62. Even though wind, tide, solar and nuclear technologies are regarded as new fuel sources, there is no to the oil at present.A. acquaint
22、ance B. adjustment C. advantage D. alternative63. - So what is the procedure?- All the applicants before a final decision is made by the authority.A. interview B. are interviewingC. are interviewed D. are being interviewed64. Our teacher what the primitive people in Zhoukoudian lived on and how they
23、 taught their children.A. excavated B. ripened C. assumed D. overlooked65. At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see it got any better.A. when B. how C. why D. if66. Once made out, the law must be carried out any difficulty.A. regardless of B. instead of C. becaus
24、e of D. in need of67. John thinks it wont be long he is ready for his new job.A. when B. after C. before D. since68. Since the time humankind started gardening, we to make our environment more beautiful.A. try B. have been tryingC. are trying D. will try69. His report was so exciting that it was con
25、stantly by applause.A. interrupted B. disturbed C. bothered D. dropped in70. - Why, Jack, you look so tired!- Well, I the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.A. was painting B. will be paintingC. have painted D. have been painting六、完形填空（共 20 小题；共 30 分）My mother is a geneticist, and from her I
26、learned that despite our differences in size, shape and color, we humans are 99.9 percent the same. It is in our 71 to see differences: skin, hair and eye color, height, language. But also in our nature, way down in the DNA that 72 us human, we are almost the 73 .I believe there is more that unites
27、us than 74 us.My mother came to the US from India. She is 75 enough that she got her service 76 in a diner in 1960s Dallas. My father is a white boy from Indiana whose 77 came from Germany in the mid-1800s.It seems 78 to admit now, but I never 79 that my parents were different colors. One day, I wat
28、ched my parents walk 80 the street of our church together. They were 81 in the service that day, and as they walked, I saw their hands 82 together in unison(一致地). I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was, and how white my father was. I knew them as my parents 83 I realized their skin colo
29、r. Im sorry to say that now when I see a mixed-race 84 walking down the street, I see the “mixed race“ first and the “couple“ second.When my parents married in 1966, there were 85 places in this country that had laws 86 mixed marriage. 87 , my white grandfather, 88 father had been a typical racist,
30、was not against their marriage.Some of us are men, some are women. Some are young, some old. Some of us are short and others 89 . Some right-handed, some left-handed. We have lots of differences; we are all 90 . But deep down inside us, down in our DNA, we are 99.9 percent the same. And I believe we
31、 need to remember that.71. A. feature B. character C. nature D. quality72. A. gets B. lets C. has D. makes73. A. same B. different C. familiar D. similar74. A. differs B. divides C. parts D. splits75. A. yellow B. white C. dark D. brown76. A. turned out B. turned down C. turned over D. turned back77
32、. A. ancestors B. parents C. family D. origin78. A. silly B. wise C. stupid D. foolish79. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. observed80. A. in B. up C. out D. down81. A. entering B. running C. attending D. participating82. A. rocking B. shaking C. swinging D. waving83. A. unless B. after C. before D
33、. until84. A. marriage B. couple C. double D. twins85. A. always B. also C. almost D. still86. A. allowing B. preventing C. encouraging D. banning87. A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Otherwise88. A. which B. whose C. that D. what89. A. long B. high C. tall D. kind90. A. similar B. familiar C. uniqu
34、e D. same七、阅读理解（共 17 小题；共 34 分）ANew York Hall of Science (NYHS)Founded in 1964, it is New York Citys only hands-on science and technology center. Being an interactive science museum, it has the largest collection of hands-on science exhibits in New York City, exploring biology, chemistry and physics
35、.The museum focuses on education for children aged 5 and up, with the aim of conveying the excitement and understanding of science and technology to children.Queens County Farm Museum (QCFM)The museum, dating back to 1697, is the only working historical farm in New York City. It is an actual farm an
36、d you can wander around the farm to see the fields and animals. Its a good chance for your kids to meet sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and cows! The museum sells feed for young hands who are willing to get licked(舔) by sheep and goats. The animals are friendly to visitors.The museum also offers many e
37、xciting hands-on programs, such as Apple Pressing Workshop, Honey Bee Alive and a lot more.American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)It is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. With a history of 143 years, the museum is well-known for its collections and exhibitions representing pe
38、ople and animals throughout the ages. One of the museums great attractions is a series of fossil(化石) halls that include the must-see dinosaur wing. It also provides hands-on events for school groups of all ages on a variety of topics.Museum of the Moving Image (MMI)The museum originally opened in 19
39、88 and reopened in January 2011 after a $67 million expansion.As the best media museum in New York City, it promotes public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique and technology of film, television and digital media. With a balance of hands-on activities and information, it ca
40、n entertain and educate people of different ages.91. What can we learn about Queens County Farm Museum?A. It is an open-air museum.B. It has a history of 143 years.C. It has been rebuilt recently.D. It is far away from New York City.92. If you are interested in animals of millions of years ago, you
41、will probably go to .A. NYHS B. MMI C. QCFM D. AMNH93. Which of the following statements is true?A. It cost $67 million to build MMI.B. AMNH is famous for its exhibitions on human evolution.C. NYHS entertains and educates children about science and art.D. Only children aged five and up can feed the
42、animals in QCFM.94. What do these four museums have in common?A. They all have a long history.B. They all offer hands-on programs.C. All the museums are world famous.D. All the museums are especially designed for children.BAbout 12 000 years ago-long before the famous UFO crash make headlines in Ame
43、ricaan alien spaceship crashed in China. And their descendants are still living in a faraway Chinese village today! That is the mind-bending claim made in the new book Out of Time and Place, a collection of reports from the files of Fate, a magazine edited by Terry ONeil.The story first came to ligh
44、t in 1937 when an expedition led by Chi PuTei came across a group of caves deep in the BayanKaraUla Mountains. In the caves were found strange-looking skeletons with big heads and small, slender bodies-closely matching typical descriptions of space aliens. The explorers also uncovered 716 mysterious
45、 stone discs with strange hieroglyphics(象形文字) on them.In Qinghai Province, where the mountains lie, ancient stories tell of small, skinny beings with oversize heads who came from the sky long long ago. And to this day, locals live in fear of attack from strange-looking creatures from above.And there
46、 is more. In 1947, British scientist Karyl RobinEvans led an expedition into the mountains and discovered a group of dwarfs(侏儒) who called themselves the Droza. “They told him that their ancestors came from a planet in the Sirius(天狼星 ) system and crashed in this mountain area a long time ago,“ writes Hausdorf, “Many of them were k
