Unit 4 Making the news 限时练 编订：葛春燕 审核：高三英语组
Unit 4 Making the news
I.完形填空
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column.She had been a school teacher before she retired，but she needed to keep __1__.She was even willing to work without pay.She then offered her __2__with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people.Every day she __3__other old folks like her.By talking with them，she__4__two things.Old people had abilities that were not __5__.But old people also had some__6__.She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years，she __7__to write stories about people for national magazines.There was now a new __8__：Old people like herself.She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”，which was about __9__old.She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being __10__. Anna Douglas uses her __11__ability to see the truth behind a problem.She understands __12__problems begin.For example，one of her__13__said that his grandchildren __14__the houses as soon as he came to visit.Mrs.Douglas __15__some ways for him to understand his grandchildren. “It's important to know__16__about your grandchildren's world，” says Mrs.Douglas.“That means questioning and listening，and __17__is not what old people do best.Say good things to them and about them，”she continues，“Never try to__18__your grandchildren or other young people.Never__19__your opinion.Don't tell them what they should do.__20__，they have been taught they should have respect for old people.The old should respect them as well.”
1．A.free B．rich C．powerful D．busy 2．A.service B．money C．students
D．books
3．A.observed B．met C．comforted D．answered 4．A.recognized B．followed C．enjoyed D．demanded
5．A.studied B．agreed C．gave
D．used
6．A.mistakes B．problems C．questions D．characters 7．A.had B．ought C．was
D．used
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8．A.subject B．life C．way D．plan
9．A.getting B．respecting C．employing D．supporting 10．A.unknown B．refused C．misunderstood D．discouraged
11．A.thinking B．working C．writing D．leading
12．A.that B．when C．why
D．whether
13．A.visitors B．readers C．listeners D．friends 14．A.got B．entered C．left
D．passed
15．A.invented B．chose C．suggested D．imagined 16．A.everything B．something C．anything D．nothing 17．A.listening B．speaking C．questioning D．advising 18．A.praise B．scold C．trouble
D．encourage
19．A.speak out B．give up C．get back D．stick to 20．A.Commonly B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Naturally
II.阅读理解
When I was 12 years old, I was at a very hard stage in life.I was short and fat, which was bad for a girl, so coordination (协调) was not one of my strongest features.On the other hand, my mother was a very talented softball player who even acted as my coach.Night after night, I would try my best to impress “my coach”．Unfortunately, I just felt like a terrible disappointment to my mother.
One summer afternoon, my mother told us we were going to visit Uncle David.Since we lived in an apartment, going to the country was quite a treat.My uncle David always had a way of making me feel special.
When we arrived, my uncle and cousin Jeff were throwing metal rings at two holes in the ground.I was curious about what they were doing so I went over to watch.Noticing that I was standing there, my uncle asked if I had ever played washers.
Being a “city girl”， my reply was that the only “washers” I knew were the ones that cleaned clothes.To my embarrassment, Uncle David chuckling(咯咯笑), explained that the metal rings were called washers.I was shocked to hear my uncle saying he wanted me to take his place.He then gave me the washers and gave tips on how to throw better.
Unwillingly, I joined Jeff.Gradually, I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this
Unit 4 Making the news 限时练 编订：葛春燕 审核：高三英语组
game.The washer went into the air and began to fall.Then a cloud of dust appeared as the washer sank into the hole.My first try! I had actually thrown the washer into the hole!
Although twentythree summers have gone by since that day, this small success in washer playing helped me get back selfconfidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball.
21．Why did the author live a hard life at the age of twelve? A．Because her body has many health problems. B．Because coordination was her weakest feature. C．Because she was forced to learn to play softball.· D．Because her efforts at softball were disappointing.
22．When she was told that she could visit Uncle David, the author felt________.[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]
A．surprised B．pleased C．disappointed
D．nervous
23．It can NOT be learned from the passage that________. A．the author must be more confident now B．the author's mother was good at softball C．the author had never met David before the visit D．the author had never played washers before the visit
24．Which is the RIGHT time order of the changes in the author's feelings when she was at her uncle's?
A．Curious—Embarrassed—Shocked—Pleased B．Shocked—Curious—Embarrassed—Pleased C．Pleased—Embarrassed—Curious—Shocked D．Curious —Shocked—Pleased—Embarrassed 25．The main purpose of the passage is to________. A．show the influence of the author's mother on her B．explain how the author picked up her confidence C．explain to us why the author likes playing washers
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D．show the problem between the author and her mother
III.单词拼写[来源:学科网]
1．It is our________(要求)that we should go there. 2．He can be ________(依赖)on to finish the task.
3．I'll try my best to________(帮助)you if you need any help. 4．The boy is ________(指责)of being late for work.
5．I'm rather ________(怀疑)about their sympathy for the poor.
6．The doctor was in a(n)______(窘境)as to whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or
not.
7．I hope you can________(递交)your term papers before three o'clock this afternoon. 8．I felt________(内疚的)about not visiting my parents more often. 9．She left the letter there________(故意地)so that you'd see it. 10．The school has just________(更新)all its computer equipment. IV.翻译句子
1．他们不想依靠邻居们来帮助。(depend)
________________________________________________________________________ 2．我给她留下口信，以便告知她这件事情。(so as to)
________________________________________________________________________ 3．老师要求所有的学生按时完成作业。(demand)
________________________________________________________________________ 4．警方指控他偷了王先生的钱包。(accuse...of)
________________________________________________________________________ 5．在我一生中还未曾听说过这样的事呢？(never位于句首)
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