Unit 1 综合能力练习

Unit 1 W omen of achievements单元测试（满分100分）一、基础测试(满分20分)A. 单词拼写请根据汉语提示或首字母写出单词的正确形式1. I’ve a only half of what I’d hoped to do.2. Y ou can go out on c that you wear an overcoat.3. She d all her efforts to her task.4. The police o the man enter the bank.5. We a with the waiter about the price of the meal.6. Will you (支持) me in my campaign for election?7. He’s involved in the (组织）of a new club.8. She was ashamed of her children’s bad (举止).9. He fell in the water, much to the (开心) of the children.10. Did you (传递) my message to my father?B. 句型转换根据A句句义，用适当的句型或短语完成B 句,使其句义相同或相近。

11. A: It occurred to me that I had left my dictionary at home.B: It_______ me that I had left my dictionary at home.12. A: Mother seemed to know that.B: It_______ that mother________ that.13. A: A teacher observed her climb over the gate.B: She was observed ________ ________ over the gate by the teacher.14. A: He was able to return home only when the war was over in 1945.B: Only when the war was over in 1945______ ________ ________ to return home.15. A: He decided to study hard this term.B: He _______ _______ to study hard this term.C. 完成句子16. Britain _______ _______(作战) the US in the War of Independence; the Americans were _______ ________ (作战) their freedom.17. He has ________ _______ _______ ______（献身于）helping blind people.18. I am _______ ________ (决心) go and nothing will stop me.19. Has the Minister of Foreign Affairs __________ _________ (联络) the American President yet?20. The beautiful picture _______ _______ _______ (吸引了我的注意).二、单项填空(每小题1分，满分15分)21. I don’t mind what time tomorrow you arrive at my place ___________ you promise to come and help me.A. on condition thatB. so far asC. as well asD. as good as22. Wallace and Darwin didn’t agree _____different forms of life had begunA. with the person whoseB. on the way in whichC. on the way whichD. to the plan to which23. The seller would sell the skirt for 50 dollars, but the customer ___ only half the price, and finally they agreed ____ the price.A. supplied; onB. charged; onC. offered; withD. offered; on24. The lawyer was so kind that he devoted all his spare time he had ______ the disabled.A. to helpingB. helpedC. helpingD. to help25. —Why haven’t you bought any butter?—I___________ to but I forgot about it.A. likedB. wishedC. meantD. expected26. Only by shouting at the top of his voice .A. he was able to make himself hearB. he was able to make himself heardC. was he able to make himself hearD. was he able to make himself heard27. It was only when I read this story for a second time________ to appreciate its beauty.A. did I beginB. that I beganC. then I beganD. had I begun28. Only after did people know it was not an accident, but an attack ofsome kind.A. the second tower of the World Trade Centre was hitB. did the second tower of the World Trade Centre fallC. was the second tower of the World Trade Centre hitD. the second tower of the World Trade Centre was fallen29. What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it .A. the wayB. in the way thatC. in the wayD. the way which30. It’s no use trying to solve problems ________. Talks are the only solution.A. by the way of warB. by forceC. by communicationD. by means31．Ever since the Greens moved to the country a year ago, they ________ better health.A. are enjoyingB. have been enjoyingC. could have enjoyedD. had enjoyed32. I’m glad to see that you ________ a lot of progress since I ______ you last.A. will make; have metB. have been making; metC. had made; metD. have made; meeting33. She knows so much about England. She there before.A. must beB. must liveC. must have beenD. must have lived in34. — Would you like to come to my birthday party?— ________ to go to. At what time will it start?A: I’m very willingB: I’m too willingC: I’m sorry I have no timeD: I hate35.It was __________ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time he ought to have spent on his lessons．A. having playedB. to have playedC. playingD. played三、完形填空(每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳答案。

Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She didn’t get a 36 to go to school.37 a child, Harriet had to work very hard in 38 all day. That way, her owner could 39 a lot of money when he sold his crops. Harriet 40 think that she was being treated fairly.41 Harriet grew up, she ran away from the plantation（庄园）to the northern United States. There, and in Canada, 42 could be free.Harriet liked to be free. She felt 43 for all of the black people who were 44 slaves.Harriet returned to 45 to help other slaves to run away. She made 46 that they got to the north and became free.Harriet was in great 47 because of a law that 48 . The law said it was not permitted to 49 runaway slaves. She also 50 that the slave owners said they would 51 $ 4 000 to anyone who could catch Harriet Tubman.There were many stories about Harriet 52 slaves run away. In all, she made nineteen trips back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to 53 . When the Civil War broke out, the northern states 54 with the southern states. Harriet 55 the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.36. A. day B. chanceC. permissionD. moment37. A. As B. BeingC. SinceD. Like38. A. the farm B. a schoolC. the fieldsD. a factory39. A. make B. payC. gotD. spend40. A. certainly B. didn’tC. didD. no longer41. A. Since B. AfterC. ThenD. With42. A. the white B. whiteC. blackD. black people43. A. happy B. sureC. wrongD. sorry44. A. still B. yetC. onlyD. not45. A. Canada B. the SouthC. the NorthD. the U. S.46. A. perfect B. wayC. possibleD. sure47. A. anger B. anxietyC. hurryD. danger48. A. has just been passedB. had just been brokenC. had just been passedD. has just been broken49. A. help B. set freeC. stopD. catch50. A. found B. noticedC. found outD. made sure51. A. pay B. makeC. spendD. get52. A. help B. helpedC. helpingD. to help53. A. freedom B. safetyC. NorthD. southern states54. A. united B. foughtC. made peaceD. gave in55. A. looked for B. stood forC. looked onD. went to四、阅读理解(每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C或D）中，选出最佳选项AA large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said as high as 60% in West Germany.“Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still men’s world,” said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study.Anne Harper has a very good job for an international oil company. She alsobelieves in “Women’s Liberation”. “I don’t wish that I were a man,” she says. “And I don’t think many women do. But I do wish that people would stop looking down upon us women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but get paid less. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones and open only to men. If you’re a man, you have a much better chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there…or e ngineers or scientists?”56. A lot of women in wish that they were born men.A. European countriesB. West GermanyC. West EuropeD. West Germany57. “It is still a men’s would.” Means “ ”A. There’re more men than women in the world.B. There’re more men scientists or engineers than women in the world.C. Women cannot live without men.D. Women have not been given the same chance as men.58. Anne Harper considers that women should .A. be really liberatedB. live a better lifeC. be well paidD. get better jobs than men59. Anne Harper doesn’t wish that she were a man because she .A. has got a very good jobB. believes in “Women Liberation”C. does the work that a man can’t doD. isn’t looked down upon by anyon e60. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Usually the best jobs are not open to women.B. Women are less paid than men for the same job.C. There’re more men pilots, engineers and scientists than women.D. Women are looked down upon because they’re the second-class citizens（二等公民）.BAgnes Miller was one of the earliest leaders of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United States. She was born on a farm in Missouri in 1892. Strangely enough she had a very happy life as a child. She was the only daughter and the youngest child of five. Her parents and her brothers always treated her as their favorite.In 1896 the family moved to Chicago. Three years later they moved back to St. Louis where Agnes spent the rest of her childhood. She enjoyed her years in school and was an excellent student of mathematics. She also was quite skillful as a painter.It was when Agnes went off to college that she first learned that women were not treated as equals. She didn’t like being treated unequally but she tried not to notice it. After graduating from college she tried to get a job in her major field—physics. She soon found it was almost impossible for a woman.Agnes spent a full year looking for a job. Finally she gave up in anger. She began writing letters of anger to various newspapers. An editor in New Y ork liked her ideas very much. He specially liked her style. He asked her to do a series of stories on the difficulties that women had in finding a job. And there she began her great fight for equal rights for women.61. Where did Agnes spend her childhood?A. Missouri.B. Chicago.C. New Y ork.D. St. Louis and Chicago.62. At school, Agnes was good at .A. physics and paintingB. maths and paintingC. writing and mathsD. physics and writing63. What happened in Agnes’s life when she was in college?A. She learned to accept the fact that men and women were unequal.B. She learned that it was impossible for a woman to be a scientist.C. She came to know of the inequality between men and women.D. She developed her personal way of writing.CY ears ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman’s being a doctor. In order to get into medical school in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman. This was contrary to her beliefs, and she refused to do it. After entering medical school, Elizabeth often had to summon all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates. By her great efforts, she was able to complete her studies. Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor. Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor. She had to struggle to make a living. Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital. She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college. The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.64. How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?A. Kindly.B. Unfairly.C. Normally.D. Cruelly.65. Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated .A. because they wanted to congratulate her on being a doctorB. but they didn’t believe she would be famous in the futureC. because they wanted to find out the secret of her successD. but they weren’t sure that she could manage to finish her schooling66. When she was at the medical school, Blackwell .A. had to pretend to be a boy student in classB. was discouraged by the others’ critical looksC. felt sorry that she was a womanD. made great effort to do well in her lessons67. After graduation, Elizabeth found that .A. she was not right for the job and had to struggle for a livingB. she must organize a new hospital and medical college for womenC. few people were willing to go to a woman doctorD. most people were ready to go to a woman doctor68. What in fact was Elizabeth’s great effort in the medical school?A. To study hard to complete her studies.B. To refuse to pretend to be a boy.C. To realize her idea of being a doctor.D. To struggle for the position of the women.DRuth Mckenney was born in 1911 in Mishawak, Indiana. She grew up in Cleveand, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen she got her first job working nights in a prin ter’s shop. She also worked as a waitress, but after dropping two fruits salads on the floor, she was fired.While Miss Mckenney was studying in a Ohio State University, she found an outside job as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In fact, she left co llege before she got her degree in order to devote all her time to newspaper work. She later worked on papers in Akron, Ohio, and New Y ork City.In New Y ork, Miss Mckenney began to write stories about the amusing experiences she shared with her sisiter. These were published in the New Y ork magazine, and later in a book called “My Sister Eileen”. This book was an immediate bestseller, and soon became a hit play. Miss Mckenney has also written a guide to England and a number of serious books on American labor.Miss Mckenney married Richard Bransten in 1937. They had one daughter, and it came as no surprise when the author named her Eileen.Ruch Mckenney died in 1972.69. Ruth Mckenney started her newspaper work .A. after she left collegeB. when she was a university studentC. before she got her degreeD. when she worked in New Y ork City70. The book My Sister Eileen consists of stories about .A. Miss Mckenney onlyB. Miss Mckenney’s sister onlyC. both Miss Mckenney and her sisterD. Miss Mckenney’s family and her fellow reporters71. Why do you suppose it came as no surprise when the author name her daughter “Eileen”?A. Because the best-selling book made her famous and its heroine’s（女主人公的）name was “Eileen”.B. Because this name could help her to remember her sister forever.C. Because she had only one daughter and she loved her so much.D. Because she wished her daughter would be as successful as she had been.EAn American woman Anna Jarvis was the first person to decide that mothers should have a holiday in their honour each year. Miss Jarvis started her campaign（战役）in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia. She wrote thousands of letters to congressmen（国会议员）, city officials, teachers and newspaper publishers, proposing （提议）an official holiday for mothers. She traveled all over America, trying to get support（支持）for the idea. Her battle went on for years.In 1914 the Congress declared（宣布）the second Sunday in May each year as Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis wanted Mother’s Day to be a simple event. She thought children could honour their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect. However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greeting-card industry, which Miss Jarvis didn’t like.Americans spend millions of dollars on gifts for their mothers on this day.Y ounger children often try to prepare and serve breakfast for their mothers. Fathers may offer to take care of children so that mothers can enjoy themselves. The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering.72. Miss Jarvis .A. kept writing letters to persuade people to love and respect their mothersB. kept writing letters and making speeches for people to support her ideaC. declared the second Sunday in May as Mother’s DayD. did all she could to support people to accept the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day73. Miss Jarvis proposed Mother’s Day in order that people could show their love and respect to their mothers by .A. spending some time with themB. offering them precious（珍贵的）giftsC. eating in restaurants togetherD. taking care of children for them74. On Mother’s Day, department stores, flower shops .A. are closedB. have fewer customers（顾客）C. are full of peopleD. only have women customers75. Miss Jarvi s didn’t like .A. department storesB. flower shopsC. greeting-card industryD. the way people spend Mother’s Day五、书面表达(满分15分)假如你班刚转来一位美国学生,他想了解一下班主任李老师的一些情况.请你根据下面的提示用英语为其写一篇介绍李老师的短文.(字数:80-120)1. 李老师年近50,1975年来校任教,工作一贯努力,曾多次受到表扬。