Unit24课下能力提升(十一)
1．Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappenifthere________(be)noelectricityoneday?
2．IfI________(see)herlastnight, I________(ask)heraboutthedatefortheparty.
3．Butforyourhelp, Icouldn't________(find)myglasses.
4．Itseemsasifit________(be)alreadyspringnow.
5．Themanagermadethesuggestionthatwe________(stick)totheplanwehadmade.
6．IfonlyI________(listen)tomyteacher'sadvice!
Ⅱ.选词填空
onprinciple, intoaccount, breakinto, doawaywith, losefaithin
1．He________________arunashecameroundthecorner.
2．Ibelievehewill________myrequest____________.
3．Hewasalwayslate ____________， hisprinciplebeingthatpunctualityisthethiefoftime.
4．Peoplethoughtthattheuseofrobotswould _____________boringlowpaidfactoryjobs.
5．Thepublic________________thegovernmentoverthepastyears.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．假如没有虚拟语气，英语就容易多了。
Iftherewerenosubjunctivemood, English____________mucheasier.
2．接到指令后，当地政府立即采取措施防止疾病传播。 车载厨房Afterreceivingtheorder, thelocalgovernment____________tostopthediseasespreading.
3．他仍很有天赋，但是他对自己失去了信心。
Hestillhastalents, buthe____________himself.
吸塑片材
Thesubjectshould____________thepredicateinpersonandnumberinEnglish.
5．他不愿做出任何承诺。
Hewouldnot____________inanyway.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
矩阵键盘程序Youngwomenaremoreadventurousthanyoungmenwhentravellingabroadingapyears.Oneinthreefemalebackpackersvisitsmorethanthreecountriesduringayearoutandtravelsalone, accordingtonewresearch.
Bycontrast, themajorityoftheirmalecounterpartsvisitonlyonecountryandtendtotravelingroups, saysasurveybytheGapYearcompany, whichprovidesinformationandservicesforstudentsconsideringtakingayearout.
Morewomenthanmensaythattheirprimereasonfortakingtimeoffistoseetheworldandexperiencedifferentcultures.Menweremorelikelytorank“having fun”higherontheirlistofpreferences.Womenweremorelikelytovaluethechallengeofaforeigntrip, andmanycitedreasonssuchaslearningalanguageandmeetingnewpeople.
Themoreadventurousgapyearstakenbywomenseemtoworktotheirbenefit; morethanthreequartersofthosesurveyedreportedincreasedconfidence, selfrelianceandindependence, whereasonlyhalfofthemenhadthatexperience.
Theresearchalsoshowedthatwomenweremorelikelytodovoluntaryworkwhiletravelling, withmorethanoneintenhelpingwithteachingordevelopmentprojects.Oneofthereasonsgivenforthisisawishtoseethecountryinanauthenticlight.
Agreaterproportion(比例)ofwomenthanmenfacedobjectionsorcriticismfromtheirfamiliesovertheirgapyearplans.Amongthemensurveyed, lackofmoneywasthemainbarriertotravel.
CarolynMartin, adoctorfromLondon, wasatypicallyconfidentfemaletraveller.StartinginCapeTown, shetravelledaroundsouthernAfricaandAustraliawithastringofunusualandsometimesdangerousjobs.
“IhadonejobchasingelephantsofftherunwayinAfricabybangingastickagainstapan，”sherecalled.“It was OK but one day I did get chased by one.”
Shesaidthatshehadtravelledalonebecause“you meet more people”．
1．Byreferringto“gap year”thewritermeans________.
A．agapyoucomeacrossafterleavinghighschool
B．atimewhenyouarecaughtinadilemmabetweenworkandstudy
C．aperiodbeforeyoufindajobuponyourgraduationfromcollege
沟槽式管接头D．ayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegeforcertainpurposes
2．Accordingtothearticle, ________.
A．mostofthewomenstudentswilltravelabroadduringthesummerholidays
B．onethirdofthewomenstudentswilltravelabroadinayear
C．womenstudentsaremorelikelytotravelabroadaloneingapyears
D．womenstudentsarewillingtotravelabroadingroups
3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A．Menstudentswilltravellessduringthegapyearbecauseoftheirparttimejobs.
B．Womenstudentswilltravelmoreingapyearsbutfacemoreobjectionsovertheirgapyearplans.
有丰胸的胸罩吗C．Thearticlesuggeststhatwomentravellingalonewillhavedangerousexperiences.
D．Menstudentsprefertotravelinsidetheirowncountryratherthangoabroad.
4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthearticle?
A．GirlsGettheBestoutofGapYears
B．BoysLackCourageinGapYears
C．ForFunorforAdventure?
D．YoungWomenAreMoreAdventurous
B
Mr.Jones, oftheManorFarm, hadlockedthehenhousesforthenight, butwastoodrunktoremembertoshutthedoor.Withtheringoflightfromhislanterndancingfromsidetoside, hedrewhimselfalastglassofbeerandmadehiswayuptobed.
Assoonasthelightinthebedroomwentout, therewasabignoiseallthroughthefarmbuildings.WordhadgoneroundduringthedaythatoldMajor, theprizeMiddleWhitepig, hadhadastrangedreamonthepreviousnightandwishedtocommunicateittotheotheranimals.Ithadbeenagreedthattheyshouldallmeetinthebigbarn(谷仓)assoonasMr.Joneswassafelyoutoftheway.
Atoneendofthebigbarn, Majorlayonhisbedofstrawcomfortably.Hewastwelveyearsoldandhadlatelygrownratherheavy,
桶盖buthewasstillanicelookingpig, withawiseandeasygoingappearance.Beforelongtheotheranimalsbegantoarriveandmakethemselvescomfortableaftertheirdifferentfashions.Firstcamethethreedogs, Bluebell, Jessie, andPincher, andthenthepigs, whosettleddowninthestrawimmediatelybesideMajor.Thetwocarthorses, BoxerandClover, cameintogether, walkingveryslowlyandsettingdowntheirvasthairyhoofs(蹄子)withgreatcareforfearthatthereshouldbesomesmallanimalshiddeninthestraw.Cloverwasamotherlybighorseapproachingmiddlelife, whohadneverquitegotherfigurebackafterherfourthkid.
