高二英语Exercises for Units 3—4
I. Multiple choices:
1. _____
you have bought!
A. What a fine piece of furniture B.
How fine furniture
C. what a fine furniture
D. How beautiful a furniture
2. --- Why don’t you give up smoking, Mr. Wang?
--- Oh, well, smoking is to me
_____ working is to you.
A. what B.
that C.
as D.
like
3. We have waited so long. We can’t stand_________________.
A. kept waiting B. being kept waiting C. being kept to wait D. to be waiting
4. ---
Why don’t you build a new road that goes round the town?
--- Since the streets of
Birmington were never _____ for heavy traffic.
A. decided B.
designed C.
passed D.
considered
5. The
set of stamps, once_____, will be very popular with stamp-collectors.
A. to be printed B.
printing C.
to print D.
printed
6. The Suez Canal would soon _____________ mud if not regularly cleared.
A. die out B. use up C. fill up with D. die away
7. He has never liked meat，and has always had a(n) ____ for vegetables and fruit.
A. perspiration B. feeling C. idea D. preference
8. Your letter _____ the days when we worked together on the farm 20 years ago.
A. called on B. called up C. called in D. called for
9. Kate ______ as a top student in painting.
A. looks out B. stands out C. works out D. finds out
10. In the _______ of the editor, Xiao Li will be ______.
A. absence, in charge B. absence, in the charge C. absent, in charge D. absent, in the charge
11. The key ______ the problem is to meet the demand ________ by the customers.
A. to solving, which made B. to solving, which was made
C. to solve, which made D. to solve, which was made
12. He _______ the aim of injuring others only _____ by ruining himself.
A. started with, ending up B. started with, to end up
C. began with, ending up D. began, to end in
13. He _____ half of his savings to the poor.
A. adapted B. referred C. contributed D. led
14. We are short of teachers. The teacher in hospital ______, we have only 32.
A. including B. included C. includes D. include
15. He had a great idea that one should _________whatever one had begun.
A. insist on B. stick to C. stick out D. stick with
16. Pop music is liked by many people, but it is not _____ everyone’s taste.
A. with B. in C. on D. to
17. Come over and have a chat with
me whenever_______.
A. you will be convenient B.
it will be convenient to you
C. you are convenient D.
it is convenient to you
18. The two men stood ____ angrily
at each other, while the crowd looked on with amusement.
A. glaring
B. staring
C. dancing
D. seeing
19. It is time for supper now.
Please ______ your books aside so that we can use the table for supper.
A. take
B. bring
C. set
D. carry
20. Did they live _____ European
style when they were in Japan?
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. to
21. The house has been standing
_____ without use for months.
A. empty
B. still
C. quietly
D. 1onely
22. When he came to，he found himself ____ on a chair with his
hands ______ back.
A. to sit, tied
B. sitting, tying C. sat,
tied
D. sitting, tied
23. Every great Culture in the
past had its own ideas of beauty ________ in art and literature.
A. expressed
B. to express
C. being expressed
D. to be expressed
24. After half a year's training,
they were made entirely used _____underwater again.
A. to stay
B. to staying
C. staying
D. stay
25. I'd rather have a room of my
own, however small it is, than______ a room with someone else.
A. share
B. to share
C. sharing
D. to have shared
26. He always did well at school
__________ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
A. in spite of B.
instead
C. in case of
D. in favor of
27. ________ in the heavy rain,
they didn’t get to the railway station on time .
A. Catching
B. To catch
C. Caught
D. Having caught
28. —I
was surprised to see wild flowers in Alaska.
—Many people think there is nothing
there___________ ice and snow.
A. rather than B. else than C. other than D. except than
29.“Who ______the expensive new car ______?”She wondered.
A. does; belong to B. is; belonged to C. is; belonging to D. does; belong
30. We saw the houses in the
street ______________ in order to make room for a large square.
A. pulled off B. pulled
up
C. pulled down
D. pulled in
II. Cloze test:
While I was studied at school, I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 31 in using a dictionary, and 32 it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no 33 .
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 34 read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as 35 troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 36 these Latin words. We agreed together that he could 37 me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 38 wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 39 with my work, I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week 40 I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty 41 , but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster 42 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 43 you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 44 you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 45 for some time to the fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to 46 an occasion of praise into 47 of fault-finding, finally 48 him go. He came back to me like a man who had a very narrow 49 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 50 .
31.A.quick B. slow C. hard D. good
32.A. made B. got C. found D. left
33.A. trouble B. difference C. labor D. worry
34.A. might B. would C. should D. could
35.A. very B. little C. much D. few
36.A. for B. by C. in D. to
37.A. change B. take C. forgive D. tell
38.A. worked B. tried C. happened D. developed
39.A. angry B. satisfied C. frightened D. sad
40.A. or so B. or else C. as usual D. as far
41.A. became B. seemed C. lay D. appeared
42.A. called B. taught C. arranged D. sent
43.A. aim B. goal C. point D. opinion
44.A. why B. how C. which D. what
45.A. excitement B. way C. meaning D. disappointment
46.A. turn B. leave C. grow D. become
47.A. none B. one C. either D. some
48.A. ordered B. asked C. took D. let
49.A. surprise B. escape C. hope D. chance
50.A. reading B. writing C. translations D. essays
III. Reading comprehension:
(A)
There is no doubt about it. The best way to learn new words is to do it unconsciously. I don’t mean while you are unconscious. I mean while you are unconscious of the fact that it is sinking in(被完全理解).
That is how I learnt the 30,000 words in my mother tongue by living in an English-speaking world. I just picked them up. But some of them may be misunderstood. Now, to misunderstand does not mean not to understand. To misunderstand is to understand—but incorrectly.
The 5% mislearnt of all the words we “know” will be the least often used words, as the more often used words are less likely to be mislearnt. Some of these misunderstandings may live with all our lives, without ever knowing that we got them wrong.
Many English teachers think that this natural method of learning words in one’s own mother tongue can be used for second language learning. They teach their students how to play the Guessing Game. “There’s no time to look up in your dictionaries all the new words you come across，” they will say. “You have to practise guessing what the word means from the context(上下文).”
This method of guessing in second language learning does not work. It may succeed in many cases, but results in hundreds or thousands of wrongly-guessed meanings of words.
And what’s more, there are more separate meanings than there are words themselves. Our learners’ dictionaries usually have many meanings or usages for each word. So dictionary use should be part of every language learning. A good dictionary is what makes self-learning possible.
Don’t guess！ Look it up！
51.The natural method of learning words is ______.
A. like the way the writer learns English
B. like the way everyone learns a second language
C. to use the words you have often got
D. to learn mostly by reading them
52.Which of the following is most likely NOT true?
A. Some of the words the writer knows must have been misunderstood.
B. Most of the 30,000 words the writer learned are often used ones.
C. How many words the writer got wrong are not known.
D. All the words the writer knows were learned by reading them.
53.In the writer’s opinion, we should ______ when we come across new words in reading.
A. try to guess their meanings B. jump over these words
C. look them all up in the dictionary D. ask our teachers for their meanings
(B)
How to Fight Winter Blue
Winter’s short days are more than cold. For many people, winter depression, the most common type of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), is much a part of the season as hats and scarves.
Winter serious SAD sufferers may need medical treatment. Those feeling a little blue can help themselves by sticking to a healthy lifestyle. Here are some tips.
Pace yourself. Don’t expect to do everything you normally can. Set a realistic schedule. Don’t listen to negative thinking, like blaming yourself or expecting to fail.
Get involved in activities that make you feel good or feel like you’ve achieved something. For example, play table tennis or badminton.
If you are feeling depressed, you may feel like staying away from friends. Yet this is a time when friends’ support can be helpful. Call them regularly. Remember, the more we put off calling or visiting a friend, the harder it is to rebuild a friendship.
Think clearly about what’s wrong or right. Instead of giving in to vague feelings of sadness, look at your problems objectively. Break down problems into specific issues that you can work on.
Regular exercise helps to prevent and ease depression.
Eat well. Studies show that a healthy diet can help to maintain a healthy body and mind. The vitamins, minerals and micro-nutrients found in a balanced diet may help our bodies to produce feel-good hormones. Foods containing chemicals to help produce feel-good hormones include bananas, turkey, nuts and seeds. Eat at least five pieces of fruit and vegetables every day.
54. We may infer that ________________, according to the passage.
A. more darkness will make us sad B. we should wear hats and scarves in winter
C. a healthy lifestyle prevent us from serious SAD D. staying away from friends makes us depressed
55. When we pace ourselves, we ______________________.
A. don’t do anything we can B. make a practical plan
C. expect to succeed in nothing D. think something of guilt
56. The expression “ease depression” in the seventh paragraph probably means _____________.
A. reduce depression B. be easy with depression
C. face depression easily D. make an easy depression
57. The passage includes the following except _______________.
A. the earlier we meet friends, the easier it is to rebuild a friendship
B. if we give in to unclear feelings of sadness, we’ll be caught in the SAD
C. playing table tennis helps us achieve whatever we want
D. feel-good hormones from a balanced diet can help keep a healthy body
IV. Word spelling:
58. While in traditional ___________(建筑业) materials such as earth, stone, brick and
wood are used.
59. The experiment is ______________
(设计) to test the new drug.
60. An artist should _____________(创造) beautiful things.
61. The doctor followed the
___________________(发展) of the child closely.
62. When and where will it suit
your __________________(方便)
for our next meeting？
63. China is a developing country,
b________________ to the Third World.
64. He has a p__________________
for coffee rather than tea.
65. They wanted their buildings
c________________ in a way to look unnatural.
66. Alice i________________ us with
her cleverness at the conference yesterday.
67. There are three pieces of
f_________________ in the room.
68. The baby is _______________________(惊人的) clever, so many people admire him.
69. It was so hot that she sat in the s______________ of the tree.
70. The two sides held talks in a friendly a ___________________ yesterday afternoon．
71. She missed the plane, d____________ driving very fast to the airport
72. He often asked his neighbour to look
after his pet during his a_________________．
73. The book covers
all essential points of English _________________(语法).
74. I r_________________ that he buy a more powerful computer.
75. Sometimes a typhoon will pull the r______________ off the houses.
76. No one goes to college with the i________________ of failing.
77. I did it for the masses, not for my personal g_____________.
V. Proof reading:
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent 78. _______________
in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done it， 79. ________________
they had cooked a meal over an open fire. They were 80. ________________
all hungry and the food smelt well. After a wonderful 81. ________________
meal, they said stories and sang songs by the camp 82. ________________
fire. But some times later it began to rain. The boys 83. ________________
felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into his 84. ________________
tent. Their sleep-bags were warm and comfortably, so 85. ________________
they all slept sounldly. At the middle of the night, 86. ________________
one of the boys woke up or began shouting. The tent 87. _________________
had been flooded!
VI. Composition:
目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在两种不同观点。请你根据下表提示，以Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?为题，写一篇短文，反映表中内容，并简要阐述自己的观点。
| 有些人认为有必要 | 另一些人认为没有必要 |
| 跟老师学比自己学好 可以巩固课堂所学内容 可以学到更多的东西 | 容易养成依赖习惯 学生需要时间休息 许多培训班和家教以赢利为目的 |
要求：（1）层次清晰，连贯流畅；表达灵活，但不要逐字逐句翻译；
（2）词数：120 词左右（文章开头已给出， 不计入总词数）；
（3）参考词汇：巩固strengthen vt.
Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?
More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training classes or having family teachers at the weekend ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Keys to Units 3—4
1—30 AABBD CDBBA BBCBB DDACA ADABA ACCAC
31—50 BCADC BDABA DACDB ABDBC
51-53 ADC 54-57 CBAC
58. architecture 59. designed 60.create 61. development
62. convenience 63. belonging 64. preference 65. constructed
66. impressed 67. furniture 68. extraordinary 69. shade
70. atmosphere 71. despite 72. absence 73. grammar
74. recommend 75. roofs 76. intention 77. glory
78.√ 79. 去掉it 80. 去掉had 81. well→good 82. said→told
83. times→time 84. his→their 85. comfortable 86. At→In 87. or→and
Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?
More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training classes or having family teachers at the weekend. There are two different viewpoints about it.
Some thinks it necessary. Firstly, it’s more effective to study with a teacher than by themselves. Secondly, it can strengthen what is learnt in class. Besides, they can learn a lot more. Others think it unnecessary. For one thing, students can easily form the habit of dependence. For another, students need time to relax from time to time. What’s more, the purpose of many training classes and teachers is to make money.
In my opinion, whether a training class or family teacher is needed just depends. If you are really very weak at or interested in a certain subject, maybe it’s OK for you. But be sure to choose a good and suitable class or teacher, otherwise it would be a waste of time and money