第九周周末练习

第九周周末练习（5）一．单项选择CCDCC DCAA1. What ____ the experts most is the increasing level of pollution in our cities.A. facesB. concernsC. boresD. relates2. He was told to be responsible ___ the answer ____ the question.A. to; ofB. at; toC. for; toD. with; of3. The black ____ in the United States before the Civil War.A. looked on asB. were looked down upon asC. were looked on asD. were looked down upon4. None of us expected the chairman to _____ at the party, we thought he was still inhospital.A. turn intoB. turn overC. turn upD. turn down5. At 7:30 I’ll driver over to ____ you ____. Please get ready at that time.A. pick; onB. pick; outC. pick; upD. pick; off6. He ____ his voice so that everybody in the room could hear him.A. liftedB. heldC. roseD. raised7. The number of students in this school _____ by 5% every year.A. riseB. raiseC. risesD. raises8. In summer, the temperature sometimes ____ as high as 39’C.A. risesB. liftsC. addsD. raises9. The teacher agreed to the suggestion that the students ____ tow weeks to prepare for the exam.A. giveB. should giveC. be givenD. would be given10. Whenever he was asked why he was late for class, he would answer carelessly, always ______ the same thing.A. sayingB. saidC. to sayD. having said11.My cousin came to see me from the country, _______ me a full basket of fresh fruits.A. boughtB. bringingC. to bringD. had brought12. _____ the project ahead of time, we could plan our holiday.A. FinishedB. Having finishedC. To finishD. Having been finished13. ______ from her husband for a long time, the wife felt worried.A. Not heardB. Not to hearC. Not hearingD. Hearing not14. When crossing the street, I heard someone ____ at the corner.A. SingB. singingC. sang D sung15. —Where is my passport? I remember _____ it here.—You shouldn’t have left it here. Remember _____ it with you all the time.A. to put；to takeB. putting；takingC. putting；to takeD. to put；taking二．完形填词Robinson Crusoe is an Englishman from the town of York in 16.________ seventeenth century, the youngest son of a businessman of German origin. 17. ________ the age of nineteen, he decides to leave his family to look for adventures 18.________ make his own fortune. His family is against Crusoe going out to sea,19.________ he eventually gets on a ship for London with a friend. His first voyage,20.________ is successful, leads him to Guinea and then back to England. The second voyage does not prove fortunate: the ship is seized by Moorish pirates (海盗)，and Crusoe 21.________ to serve the ruler in the North African town of Sallee. While on an expedition (远征)，he and a slave boy break free and sail down the African coast.A kind Portuguese captain pick 22._______ up, buys the slave boy and takes Crusoe23.________ Brazil. In Brazil, Crusoe becomes a plantation owner.三．阅读理解ALaugh Out Loud“A funny person is someone to whom funny things happen,”wrote comedian Steve Allen in his book, How to Be Funny: Discover the Comic You. “It’s always the true stories that make people laugh,”says Cherie Kerr, expert on public speaking. “The closer to the truth, the funnier it is. “Tha t’s why humorous comedians tell stories about themselves.Okay. Now you have a story. How can you tell it so people laugh? By using these four useful methods to tell a funny story：Energy, attitude, self-expression and timing. When you put these elements together, you are sure to be funny.EnergyEnergy have to do with the way you tell your story. If you are talking in a monotonous（单调的）voice, you’r e saying, “I’m boring.”Let your voice say, “This is interesting.” How can you do that? By having an idea of what you want to say, b ut making it sound as though you’re telling the story off the cuff（即兴）. Give your audience vivid details that’ll paint a picture in their minds.Attitude and Self-ExpressionAttitude and self-expression are the way you present yourself. Deliver your story in a natural way. If you’re telling a story with characters, use different voices and bodily expressions for each one.TimingTiming is the use of pauses in the right places. Always make sure the punch line is at the end of the story.What if you want to tell a joke instead of a story? Here are tips on telling it effectively.Don’t’ begin it with “I heard the funniest thing.” Nothing becomes funny by being labeled so. Don’t predict it；just tell it.Memorize your jokes. If you start to tell it, but then say, “Who’s the guy? No, not Col. Well, anyway, it doesn’t matter.” It does matter. If you stumble over the structure, you’ve already lost your audience’s attention.Don’t laugh at your own jokes.Exercise your sense of humor every day by seeing the funny in the failures.24. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. Tips on how to make people laughB. How to turn your life into a joke.C. The skills of famous comediansD. The importance of humor in our life25. What’s the benefit of vivid details of a story?A. They can give you self-confidence.B. They can make your story last longer.C. They will help the audience form clear pictures in their minds.D. They can improve your sense of humor.26. When you tell a story with several characters, you’d better ________.A. describe them one by oneB. give a general idea about them as a wholeC. pretend to tell the story off the cuffD. imitate their voices and body movements27. What does the method of “Timing” mean according to the passage?A. Speaking with an energetic voice.B. Using the punch line.C. Using pauses correctly.D. Telling your story in a natural way.28. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. If you announce you’ll tell the funniest story, it will be effective.B. The sense of humor also needs practicing.C. It doesn’t matter if you forget some details when telling the story.D. Your laugh at your own story will make others laugh too.BPierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the California Academy of Sciences. Due to his old age, he was going bald, which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool. Therefore, biologists at the academy had a wetsuit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool.Unlike marine mammals, which have a layer of blubber to keep them warm, penguins depend on their waterproof feathers. Without them, Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19 peers played in the water."He was cold; he would shake," said Pam Schaller, a senior biologist. Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm. Then she got another idea: if wetsuits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific, why not make one for Pierre?Schaller designed the suit, which covered Pierre’s body and had small openings for his flippers."I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps, and cut and refit and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable," she said.One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit, but in fact, they accepted his new look. He swam freely and got along with others well, although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.Schaller couldn’t say for sure whether the wetsuit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers, but "certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable".Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back.29. Pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because of ________.A. not having a layer of blubberB. having few feathers due to old ageC. having no wetsuitD. others penguins rejecting him30. The idea of making a wetsuit for Pierre came from ________.A. total inventionB. the use of wetsuit on humansC. the use of heat lampD. waterproof feathers31. Schaller followed Pierre in order to see _________.A. whether other penguins would reject himB. if anywhere of wetsuit needed to be cut and refitC. if the wetsuit kept warmD. whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from recovering32. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?A. feeling scaredB. staying aloneC. shaking with coldD. keeping warm33. The best title of the passage is ________.A. Wetsuit for An Old PenguinB. Old Penguin Getting BaldC. Unwilling to SwimD. Strange Look of Pierre四．阅读回答问题。