活页随手练(五)

Ⅰ. 单项填空

1.Not having a good________of English can be a serious obstacle to achieving your goals.

A. demand

B. appreciation

C. experience

D. command

2.（2011·天津，1）We feel________our duty to make our country a better place.

A. it

B. this

C. that

D. one

3. People have always been________about exactly how life on earth began.

A. curious

B. excited

C. anxious

D. careful

4.—Well，I do think the ipod is smart，convenient and intelligent.

—_______.

A. So it is

B. So is it

C. So does it

D. So it does

5. You and I could hardly work together，_______？

A. could you

B. couldn＇t

C. couldn＇t we

D. could we

6.（2011·浙江，15）The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant________ in his place but，luckily，everything was going on smoothly.

A. gave

B. gives

C. was giving

D. had given

7. （2011·陕西，24） —Will you read me a story，Mummy？

—OK. You________ have one if you go to bed as soon as possible.

A. might

B. must

C. could

D. shall

8. In________ most countries，a university degree can give you________ flying start in life.

A. the；a

B. the；/

C. /；/

D. /；a

9.—Dane hasn＇t arrived yet.

—_______？ To my knowledge，he is a punctual person.

A. How come

B. So what

C. What if

D. Why not

10. —How about camping this weekend，just for a change？

—OK，________you want.

A. whichever

B. however

C. whatever

D. whoever

11. （2011·山东，32）The old town has narrow streets and small houses________ are built close to each other.

A. they

B. where

C. what

D. that

12.（2011·新课标全国卷，25）—Someone wants you on the phone.

—________nobody knows I am here.

A. Although

B. And

C. But

D. So

13.（2011·湖南，29）Do you wake up every morning________ energetic and ready to start a new day？

A. feel

B. to feel

C. feeling

D. felt

14.We should know that we can only reach the top if we are ready to________ and learn from failure.

A. deal with

B. depend on

C. carry on

D. go with

15.—Jeff，you look so excited today.

—Sure I am. I________ a good job in a big company，you know.

A. offered

B. will offer

C. have been offered

D. was offered

Ⅱ.完形填空

A man was exploring some caves by the seashore. In one cave he 1 a bag of hardened clay balls. It seemed that someone had 2 some clay and baked the balls in the sun. They didn＇t look like 3 things，but they interested him， 4 he took the bag out of the cave with him.

As he walked along the beach he 5 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought 6 about it until he dropped one of the balls and it cracked open on a rock. 7 was a beautiful，precious stone. 8 ，the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. 9 contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars＇worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had 10 ，and then it struck him： 11 thousands of dollars in treasure，he could have had tens of thousands，with the 50 or 60 clay balls with their 12 treasures which were now in the ocean. He just 13 the chance.

Sometimes it＇s like that with 14 . When we look at a person，we usually only see “the outside clay shell”. It isn＇t always beautiful or shining，so we 15 the person；we see him as less important than someone more beautiful or more 16 . But we haven＇t taken the time to look for the 17 inside that person. If we spend the time getting to know that person，the clay will 18 and the brilliant jewel will shine. We are 19 made，not only with our physical bodies，but also with our spiritual selves，which are sometimes hidden 20 others by the “earthen shell”.

1. A. searched

B. lost

C. made

D. found

2.A. rolled

B. pressed

C. dug

D. cut

3. A. dangerous

B. valuable

C. annoying

D. ordinary

4. A. while

B. though

C. if

D. so

5. A. pushed

B. put

C. threw

D. pulled

6. A. little

B. long

C. hard

D. well

7. A. Out

B. Inside

C. Next

D. Below

8. A. Moved

B. Satisfied

C. Worried

D. Excited

9. A. Each

B. Much

C. None

D. Few

10. A. given

B. taken

C. left

D. dropped

11. A. In case of

B. In return for

C. Instead of

D. Because of

12. A. hidden

B. obvious

C. well-known

D. questionable

13. A. forgot

B. missed

C. abandoned

D. faced

14. A. money

B. life

C. people

D. friends

15. A. pity

B. blame

C. ignore

D. hate

16. A. warm-hearted

B. honest

C. famous

D. stylish

17. A. clay

B. treasure

C. ball

D. shell

18. A. come off

B. break away

C. run out

D. dry up

19. A. normally

B. gradually

C. wonderfully

D. expensively

20. A. from

B. behind

C. with

D. by

Ⅲ. 阅读理解

Boys need friends，suffer when they don＇t believe they have any，and worry over the ups and downs of relationships. Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do，in truth，though，no boy is an island；boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers（同龄人）.

Despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships，most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives，and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study of 10-to-15-year-old boys and girls found that girls＇ friendships are actually more fragile. Girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more frequently than boys，and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.

Boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”；they love games with rules，competition，and doing things together. Boys seem to enjoy，even need the opportunity to test themselves against others，and many lasting friendships begin in karate（空手道） class or on the basketball court. Competence and skill are widely respected；being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt（萦绕心头） a boy for years.

As boys mature，the friendship becomes even more important，and it frequently widens to include girls. During the teen years，friends can become the most important part of a boy＇s life—and a part in which his parents are not included. The confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds with friends. There is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”，someone he can trust. They may be partners in crime or partners in study，but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep.

1. The common belief of adults is that boys________.

A. don＇t care about others as much as girls

B. don＇t value friendships as much as girls

C. have the same friendship as girls

D. have healthier friendship than girls

2. According to the passage，_________.

A. boys usually build friendships by playing competitive games

B. boys like to have small groups of friends

C. boys＇ friendships seldom result in anyone being hurt

D. boys＇ friendships can hardly end in failure

3. The author mentions the study in Para. 2 to prove 7.

A. girls value relationships more than boys

B. most boys consider their friends very important

C. boys may be better at keeping friendships than girls

D. boys may be more active in a friendship

4. As a boy gets older，he tends to________.

A. widen his circle of friends to include his parents

B. shift his focus from his friends to himself

C. leave his parents out of his friends

D. be confused about what a friendship is

5. What＇s the best title of the passage？

A. Friendships Between Boys and Girls

B. Boys and Their Friendship

C. Childhood and Adolescent Friendship

D. Tips on Making Friends with Boys