Unit 10 练习题

Unit 10 练习题

一、单项选择题

1.This book had a great impact ________ its readers.

A. on

B. to

C. with

D. in

2.Reading this book, we can identify _______ the main characters struggle against evil.

A. for

B. with

C. by

D. over

3.______ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.

A. Anyone

B. The person

C. Whoever

D. Who

4.They pretended to be working hard all night with their lights____.

A. burn

B. burnt

C. burning

D. to burn

5.Negotiations between the two sides ______.

A. have broken down

B. have broken out

C. have broken in

D. have broken up

6.He said that the group _____ him a letter and asked him to go there for an interview.

A. have written

B. had written

C. wrote

D. would write

7.The thief took away the woman’s wallet without____.

A. being seen

B. seeing

C. him seeing

D. seeing him

8.There is a deadlock(僵局)in the discussion when neither side gives____ to the other

A．a way

B. way

C．the way

D. its way

9.As activi ty carried____as one thinks fit in one’s spare time．leisure has severaI functions．

A．On

B．out

C．off

D. over

10.If you are walking away from a clock tower，you will hear the ticking of the clock fade to a point____it cannot be heard．

A．which

B. what

C．where

D. how

二、阅读理解

1. Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you，specifically，what the values are which Americans live by．They have never given the matter any thought．

Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United States．This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors I am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most(but not all)Americans，and that understanding these values can help you，the international visitor，understand Americans．

It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these l3 values are ingrained in Americans，they will then be able to understand 95％of American actions--actions which might otherwise appear “strange”，“confusing”，or“unbelievable” when evaluated from the perspective of the foreigner’s own society and its values．

The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs，assumptions and values of that particular group．When you encounter an action，or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you，try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this book—let．