1、单元小测(四).在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式1. A number of paintings in this castle are believed _(destroy) in a fire in 2009. 2. Once _ (bury) in reading a book, he will forget everything around him. 3. The news of the sudden death of the young famous pianist came this morning, which made his fans _(shoc
2、k)4. A number of children_ parents were killed in the quake were sent to live with families in other cities. 5. If it hadnt been for your timely help, we _(trap)in a dilemma now. 6. To our relief, up to now the injured in the crash _ (carry) to the nearby hospital.7Thank you very much for your note
3、of congratulation _ my receiving doctors degree in chemistry.8. His best friend was killed by police under _ (extreme) questionable circumstances.9. So far weve had no news of anybody _(injure) in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed. 10. How wild his white hair looked as if it_(
4、electrify)!.完形填空I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great _1_ started by the bomb came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to _2_ us. “Hurry! ” they cried to one another as the flames came nearer. At last they reached us and _3_ me and my mother out from und
5、er everything _4_ the flames reached us.Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that _5_ the bomb on our city, I cried, “I hate him. I hate him.” The people with marked faces from the _6_ of the bomb made me cry, “I hate him.” I saw people suffering a terrible, _7_ death. Again and again I cri
6、ed as I saw these people, “I hate him！”Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I _8_. As I looked at him, I _9_ him very much. Then I listened to what he told us of his _10_ the day when he dropped the bomb on our city. I heard him say, “When I flew over the city _11_ we dropped the bomb, I
7、cried, Oh, God, what have I _12_ ” I could see that he found it _13_ to speak of that day.As this happened I suddenly _14_ my hatred (仇恨) of him was _15_. It only made me unhappy also. As I did this, it was as if a heavy load (负担) _16_ my shoulders. Then I decided to _17_ him. I did so and my life w
8、as _18_I now help those who suffer from _19_ other people. I try to help them to _20_ everyone, as I am now able to do.1A.sound BheatCfire Dlight2A.call BreachCfind Dhelp 3A.put BsentCpulled Dbrought4A.after B asCwhen Dbefore5A.made B droppedCattacked Dset6A.noise B energyCeffect Dpower7A.slow B ser
9、iousCsad Dhard 8A.joined BtookCattended Dgave9A.hated B fearedChonoured Dbelieved10A.activity BideaCexperience Dopinion 11A.when B afterCas Dbefore 12A.got B heardCdone Dseen13A.difficult B easyCuseless Dproud14A.imagined B realizedCknew Dthought15A.right B funnyCnecessary Dwrong16A.took away B took
10、 offCfell off Dfell on17A.forgive BkillCdefeat Daccept18A.balanced B changedCcontinued Druined19A.punishing B hurtingCdisliking Dhating20A.respect BloveCconsider Dmove.阅读理解Do you want to be a successful person? Would you like to know how successful people usually think and what drives them? Here I a
11、m going to tell you the key to success that successful people share.First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to move ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cant control things in life, s
12、uch as nature, the past and other people. At the same time, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life.Perhaps what most separates successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose” they are doing what they believe
13、 they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to deal with things around them. They hold the view that when they live their life “on purpose”， their main concern is to do the job right. They live what they do. People want t
14、o do business with them because of their commitment. To live their life “on purpose”， successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it.Besides, they never give up easily. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve thei
15、r goals. Achievers always bear in mind what they dont have forever. Rather than see this as negative or depressing, they would use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.So keep in mind what successful people always hold to be true so that you
16、will have a clear idea of what you should do to be successful in life.1. According to the passage, to be successful, _. Ayou should set up a realistic goalByou should know your strengths and weaknessesCyou shouldnt blame others for your failureDyou shouldnt waste time2. Which is NOT the key to succe
17、ss that successful people share? ATaking responsibility for their life.BNever giving up easily.CHaving a goal in life.DControlling things in life.3. The underlined word “spur” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”. Ainterest Bequip C depend Dinspire4. The authors purpose in writing this passage is to _.
18、 Aexplain the exact meaning of successBshare the key to success with readersCtell his experience of achieving successDencourage readers to learn from failure . 语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76. 1._ one of Americas most famo
19、us artists did just that, Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”， who turned to painting when she was too old to work on her farm.Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon 2._ she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted 3._ (care) and her works were nice. She first painted on
20、ly to please 4._， and then began to sell her works 5._ a little money. In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor, 6._ (happen) to see several of Grandma Moses works hanging in a shop. He liked them, 7._ (buy) them at once, and set out to look for 8._(many). Caldor held 9._ show to introduce the works of Gr
21、andma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses, 10._ was worldfamous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101.参考答案单元小测(四).1.to have been destroyed 2.buried 3.shocked 4.whose5would be trapped 6.have been carried 7.on 8.extremely 9.being injured 10.had been electrified.【文章大意】 本文讲述了广岛原子弹爆炸以后作者心中的恨意转化
22、为原谅的故事。1C 根据下文的“the flames” 可知炸弹引起了大火，故 C 项正确。2B 根据下文的“At last they reached us and”可知 B 项正确。3C pull sb out from 将某人从拉出来。故选 C 项。4D 救援人员终于在大火吞噬我们之前把 “我”和妈妈从废墟中拽了出来。故选 D项。5B 根据下文的“he dropped the bomb on our city”可知是从飞机上扔炸弹。drop the bomb 扔炸弹。故选 B 项。6C 那些人脸上由于炸弹爆炸而有疤痕。 noise 噪声；energy 精力；effect 影响； power
23、 力量。故选 C 项。7A 受到原子弹轰炸以后很多人因为辐射而慢慢死亡。故选 A 项。8C join 加入； take 带来；attend 参加；give 给。attend a meeting 参加会议；join 参加某一组织，强调成为其中一员，故选 C 项。9A 因为飞行员扔的炸弹给人们带来了极大的痛苦 ，所以作者很恨他。hate 恨，讨厌；fear 害怕； honour 给以荣誉；believe 相信。故选 A 项。10C 指他讲述自己的那次轰炸的经历。 activity 活动； idea 想法；experience 经历；opinion 意见，建议。故选 C 项。11B 指在轰炸以后他们
24、飞过被轰炸的城市 ，他感觉非常难受。故选 B 项。12C 句意：看看我干了些什么。 get 得到；hear 听到；do 做；see 看到。故选 C 项。13A 句意：我能看出他感到谈论那天的事情很困难。difficult 困难的；easy 容易的；useless 无用的；proud 骄傲的。故选 A 项。14B 句意：我突然意识到我对他的恨是错误的。 imagine 想象；realize 意识到；know 知道；think 认为。故选 B 项。15D 句意：突然我意识到我对他的恨是错误的 ，因为战争中很多人的行为都出于无奈，包括投掷炸弹的飞行员。故选 D 项。16C 句意：好像一副重担从我的肩
25、膀卸了下来。 take away 带走；take off 脱掉；fall off 落下；fall on 落到。故选 C 项。17A 根据上下文可知“我 ”原谅了他。forgive 原谅；kill 杀死；defeat 失败；accept 接受。故选 A 项。18B 句意：我宽恕了他， 我的生活也改变了。balance 平衡；change 改变；continue继续；ruin 毁坏。故选 B 项。19D 句意：我想帮助那些心中有恨的人。 punish 惩罚；hurt 伤害；dislike 不喜欢；hate 讨厌。故选 D 项。20B 句意：我想让他们学会去爱别人 ，而不是去憎恨别人。respect
26、 尊敬；love 爱；consider 认为；move 移动。故选 B 项。.【文章大意】 你想成为一个成功人士吗？你想了解成功人士的思维吗？这里将为你介绍成功人士所具备的素质。成功人士从不责怪他人，他们对自己的生活负责。成功人士有着明确的生活目标，而且他们从不轻言放弃。1C 细节理解题。根据第二段 “successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to move ahead.”可知，成功人士从不把失败归咎于他人或外物，故选 C 项。2D 推理判断题。根据第二段
27、 “successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselvesThey take responsibility for their life.”可知，成功人士从不责备他人，他们对生活负责；根据第三段“they live lifeon purposehaving a purpose in their life is the most important element”可知，成功人士有着明确的生活目标；根据第四段“Besides, they never give up easily.”可知，成功人士从不轻易放弃
28、；根据第二段 “They understand that they cant control things in life”可知 D 项错误，故选 D 项。3D 词义猜测题。根据“ and go after what they want”可知，(他们) 继续追求自己想要的东西，说明成功人士用知识来自我鞭策，然后继续追逐梦想，spur on(to sth)激励，鞭策，故选 D 项。4B 写作意图题。根据第一段 “Here I am going to tell you the key to success that successful people share.”和最后一段“So keep in mind what successful people always hold to be true”可知， 作者的写作目的是向读者介绍成功人士所具备的素质，故选 B 项。.1. But 2. after 3. carefully 4. herself 5. for 6. happened 7. bought 8.more 9.a 10.who
