1、山西省长治市武乡县第一中学高中英语 unit5 nelson mandelaa modern hero同步练习八新人教版必修1Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero 同步练习(八)I完形填空(每题2分共40分)There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried 1 them, especially the younger one, Ben, 2_ he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class 3 fun of him because
2、 he seemed so 4The mother _5_ that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She 6 them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 7 a week and do a report about it for her.One day, in Bens 8 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben 9 up his hand and th
3、e teacher let him 10 Why did Ben raise his hand? they wondered. He 11 said anything, What could he possibly want to say?Well, Ben not only 12 the rock, he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 13 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 14 Ben had le
4、arned all this from doing one of his book 15Ben later went on to the 16 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University 17 at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.After Ben had grown up, he 18 something about his mother that he did not know as a 19She, hers
5、elf, had never learned how to 201. A. about B. on C. with D. over2. A. because B. so C. but D. though3. A. played B. got C. took D. made4. A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick5. A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard6. A. made B. let C. told D. considered7. A. notice B. message C. book D. question8. A
6、. class B. room C. office D. lab9. A. looked B. gave C. took D. put10. A. think B. leave C. stand D. speak11. A. always B. even C. quickly D. never12. A. found B. played C. knew D. threw13. A. whether B. when C. where D. why14. A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy15. A. pictures B. exercises
7、 C. shops D. reports16. A. top B. end C. back D. side17. A. so B. and C. or D. however18. A. learnt B. remembered C. understood D. guessed19. A doctor B. child C. student D. teacher20. A. read B. work C. teach D. show阅读理解(3篇，12题，每题5分，共60分)ANorman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who
8、often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and travelling. Then, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Russia, Mr Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place insid
9、e him. The material between his bones became weak.In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr Cousins problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr
10、Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.Mr Cousins thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in
11、 the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of read laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could contin
12、ue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exerci
13、se.After a few months, Mr Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health.21. Norman cousins got sick because_.A. he had too much rest at homeB. he watched TV too oftenC. he didnt travel too muchD. he didnt have enough rest during his travelling22. Which part of his body was affected
14、 (影响) by the illness?A. The bones in his feet.B. The material between his bones.C. His head.D. His stomach.23. Where did Mr Cousins go in order to cure himself after he left the hospital?A. To a hotel room. B. To his home. C. To the beach. D. To Russia.24. It took him_ to get over the illness before
15、 Mr Cousins went back to work. A. a few days B. a few weeksC. a few months D. a few years BThe worlds oldest man, 112-year-old Antonio Todde died on the Italian island of Sardinia. Todde made it into the Guinness book of Records when he turned 112 last year and wore his crown of The Oldes Living Man
16、 on Earth with pride and a sense of humor.Born in a tiny mountain village in 1889, the same year work on the Eiffel Tower was completed and baby Adolf Hitler took his first breath, Todde seldom left the village. He lived in the same house with his wife of 78 years, Maria Mntonia,all his life.He witn
17、essed ( 见证) the two World Wars, a technological revolution and saw the worlds population quadruple (4 倍) but was untroubled by the passing of the years.His life was very simple but those 100 years, he lived them to the full,said Mariolina, recalling how he liked to play cards with his friends and go
18、 for long walks.Toddes life and that of his fellow islanders is the focus of a scientific study.A remarkable number of Sardinias 1. 6 million people live through a century. Some 135 people per million live to see their 100th birthday.Toddes own family seems a case in point his two daughters are 78 a
19、nd 81 separately and his sister is 98.The answer to the often-posed question of just how he managed it was simple for Antonio.Just love your brother and drink a good glass of red wine every day,he was quoted (引证) as saying when he celebrated his 112th birthday last year.You take one day after the ot
20、her, you just go on 25. Antonio Todde made it into the Guinness Book of Records. because_.A. he witnessed the two World Wars.B. he was the oldest man in the worldC. he had a sense of humorD. he was the focus of a scientific study26. The underlined word he in the passage refers to_.A. Maria Antonia B
21、. MariolinaC. Adolf Hitler D. Antonio Todde27. From the passage we know that_.A. Todde acted as a soldier in the two World WarsB. Toddes life was greatly affected by the two World WarsC. the Eiffel Tower was completed in the year 1889D. living in the mountain is necessary for a man to live long28. T
22、oddes secret of becoming the worlds oldest man is that_.A. he did nothing but drink a glass of red wine every dayB. he lived a life in his own wayC. he was rich enough to care nothing but playD. the land and water were good to himCAccording to the recent survey, only a quarter of American children w
23、alk or bike to school.Even pupils who live within a mile of school get there in a car. At a school in Atlanta, so many parents drive their children to school. The school has to give each car rider an ID number so they can find their own cars out of hundreds waiting in line.Health officials are worri
24、ed because the lack of exercise may worsen the countrys growing problem of childhood obesity. The number of overweight teens has tripled (3倍) since 1980. At the same time, diabetes (糖尿病), once unheard of in children, is increasing greatly among them.When asked their reasons for not sending their chi
25、ldren to school on foot, parents agree that distance, traffic, weather and crime (犯罪) are their top concerns. The mother of a 10-year-old girl said that even though the trip was less than a mile, she was afraid to let her child walk to school. You hear too many things about kids getting picked up, s
26、he said.Getting more children to walk or bike to school should be a national health goal, some health officials say. A goal has been set to get at least 50 percent of children who live less than a mile from school walking or cycling to school by 2010.29. Most of American children go to school_A. on
27、foot B. by bikeC. by car D. on a bus30. The mother of a 10-year-old girl didnt let her daughter walk to school because_.A. her daughter was too young to cover such a long walkB. there were too many cars in the USAC. she cared more about the safety of her daughterD. her daughter was once picked up in
28、 the street31. Which of the following is NOT the parents top concerns?A. Crime. B. Bad weather.C. Traffic. D. Fees.32. The author took a school in Atlanta for example to showA. there are too many cars waiting for school childrenB. the school is very kind to school childrenC. school children have a b
29、ad memoryD. ID number is very useful in telling the difference between carsI完形填空(每题1分，共20分)A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the 33 that he is not capable (能够) of it. A child may think he is 34 because he does not understand how to make t
30、he deepest of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of 35 anything new because of their 36A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real _37 , because he feels that it should be useless. He wont go at a job with the confidence (信心) necessary
31、 for 38 , and he wont try his best, even though he may 39 he is doing so. He is 40 likely to fail, and the failure will increase his belief in his incompetence (无能).Alfred Adier,a famous doctor, had a (an) 41_ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 42 in maths. His teacher told his 43 he had no ability in maths in order that, they wouldnt expect too much of him. In this way, they too 44 the idea. He accepted _45_ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless
