Unit 17 Disabilities
一. 单项选择
1. Children at the beginning of this century _____ a lot and _____ themselves greatly even without television.
A. used to read; enjoying B. used to read; enjoyed
C. were used to reading; enjoy D. were used to read; enjoying
2. I don’t enjoy the pain, but I can live _____ it.
A. with B. on C. by D. for
3. She _____ herself a place on the school team.
A. victory B. beat C. won D. won over
4. The police are _____ a big reward for any information about the murder.
A. dealing B. gaining C. offering D. offending
5. The young nurse was very nervous when she _____ in her first operation.
A. resisted B. insisted C. disease D. assisted
6. Women are _____ in socialist construction.
A. playing games B. taking part C. parting D. playing an important part
7. More than one person _____ been infected with the disease.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
8. The last man _____ the sinking ship was the captain.
A. left B. to be leaving C. to leave D. leaves
9. I fell in love with her_____ I met her. This is the first time we _____. So it is time I _____.
A. first time; have a date; leave B. for the first time; had had a date; have left
C. the first time; have had a date; left D. by the first time; have a date; left
10. My brother _____ the Youth league for 2 years.
A. has been in B. has entered C. has taken part in D. has joined into
11. Mother _____ us stories when we were young.
A. was used to tell B. is used to telling
C. used to tell D. used to telling
12. We decided to _____ with friends in starting social club.
A. operate B. co-operate C. co-opt D. co-ordinate
13. The town has changed so much you wouldn’t _____ it.
A. distinguish B. realize C. recognize D. recommend
14. The plants are wanted _____.
A. each other day B. every other day
C. each of the two days D. every of the two days
15. The only _____ to the farm was a dirt road.
A. accent B. accessible
C. access D. account
二. 完形填空
In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to conduct yourself in such a way 16 you earn the affection and respect of others. 17 we have already pointed out, Americans 18 business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to 19 informally can be a help with your American business 20 . Americans like to talk about a 21 of different topics—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests. Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are 22 with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to 23 out about the local sports teams so that you can 24 in the almost inevitable discussions about “how our 25 will do this year” .Politics can be a 26 topic unless everyone is of the same mind 27 . Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are 28 owners and some are even obsessive about the subject. You can contribute 29 talking about cars you have owned or by 30 information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly,
31 naturally television shows and the 32 movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to 33 American television or attend American movies, reading the 34 section of such magazines as Time News week will keep you up to date on 35 is popular in America.
16. A. which B. where C. as D .that
17. A. While B. Since C. As D. Because
18. A. mix B. enjoy C. like D. manage
19. A. conduct B. appear C. behave D. chat
20. A. friends B. efforts C. contacts D. companies
21. A. bit B. total C. group D. number
22. A. meeting B. working C. living D. playing
23. A. find B. learn C. go D. stay
24. A. work B. participate C. succeed D. break
25. A. group B. business C. company D. team
26. A. common B. sensitive C. special. D daily
27. A. politically B. economically C. professionally D. personally
28. A. house B. car C. business D. land
29. A. to B. toward C. by D. through
30. A. collecting B. sharing C. gathering D. analyzing
31. A. so B. therefore C. thus D. hence
32. A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. latest
33. A. witness B. look C. watch D. glance
34. A. entertainment B. sports C. business D. movie
35. A. which B. that C. what D. as
三. 阅读理解
It seemed that some people go out of their way（特地）to get into trouble. That’s more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.
“I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway 40, blue lights and sirens（警笛）going, I fell in behind（在后面排成一行）a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder.”
But Hyde couldn’t go after him. Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in（介入）and stop the speeding car. As it turned out, keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult. Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.
Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination. At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene. His help wasn’t needed. Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panic about.
“Just about that time,” Hyde says, “I saw fire coming out from under that car, with blue smoke and oil going everywhere. He’d blown his engine. Now he had to stop.”
“After I arrested him, I asked him why he was running. He told me he didn’t have a driver’s license.”
That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty—a thousand dollars for the new engine—not to mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving.
36. The meaning of “panicked” in Paragraph 2 is related to ________ .
A. shame
B. hate
C. anger
D. fear
37. Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed down the highway?
A. Because he was racing with another driver on the road.
B. Because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene.
C. Because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him.
D. Because he wanted to overtake（赶超）other cars on the shoulder.
38. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Someone else was taking care of the injured person.
B. The Pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene.
C. Hyde knew where he was going by following the right car.
D. The policeman was running after a speeder on Highway 40.
39. The driver of the Firebird ________.
A. took a wrong turn on the way
B. had some trouble with his car
C. was stopped by the police officer
D. paid for the expenses of the accident
40. What is probably the best title for the article?
A. Losing His Way?
B. Going My Way?
C. Fun All the Way?
D. Help on the Way?
四. 改错
I went out to see a film with my brother after
Supper .On our way to the cinema ,we meet an American 41.___________
girl named Alice , she had got lost and looked very 42..___________
anxious. We went up to see that was the matter .We 43.___________
then took him to the hotel .While going there, we 44.___________
told her the great changes that had been taken place 45.__________
in our country in the past few years and Alice told 46.__________
us a lot about youth in America. 47.__________
Although we missed the film ,but we felt very happy 48___________
for we had not only helped Alice get out of troubles but 49.___________
also knew something about the States. We see English
can strengthen understand and friendship 50.__________
五. 书面表达
请你给《中国日报》写一篇稿件，谈谈农村儿童失学的主要原因及你的看法。
原因：1. 家庭贫穷，供不起儿童上学，他们不得不在家赚钱养家。
2. 部分家长认为女孩上学无用，不愿让她们上学。
3. 部分儿童对功课不感兴趣，不愿上学。
看法：1. 每个儿童包括女孩都应有受教育的机会。
2. 全社会都应重视儿童教育，他们对未来将起到重要的作用。
参考答案
U17
1-15 BACCD DBCCA CBCBC
16-35 DCADC DBABD BABCB ADCAC
36-40 DCABB
1．meet→ met 2．she → who 3．that → what 4．him→ her 5．去掉been
6．√ 7．youth前加the 8．去掉but 9．troubles→ trouble 10．understand→ understanding
Now in the country areas, there are many children out of school. I think one of the reasons is that their families are too poor to afford their school. As a result, they have to stay at home to get money to keep their families. Another reason is that many parents think it useless for the girls to study and they would not like them to go to school. A third reason is that some children are not interested in their lessons, and would not like to go to school. In my opinion all the children including the girls should have the chance to receive education. All the people should pay attention to the education of the children who will play a very important part in the future of our county.