高二英语下学期unit18练习题

Unit18Inventions一.单项选择1.Johnsaidhe’dbeenworkingintheofficeforanhour,_____wastrue.A.heB.thisC.whichD.who2.Finally,thethiefhandedeverything_____hehadstolentothepolice.A.whichB.whatC.whateverD.that3.Wemustallow_____thetrainbeinglate_____italwaysis.A.forB.ofC.toD.with4.Hebroke_____hisfamilyandhasgottoliveinAustralia.A.downB.intoC.awayfromD.through5.Youhavebeenlatefor2hours;otherwise,we_____thewholedesign.A.havefulfilledB.fulfilledC.shouldhavefulfilledD.willhavefulfilled6.Ofcourse,shebehavedawfully,but_____sheisyoursister.A.afterallB.inallC.atallD.allinall7.Itwasamatterof_____wouldtaketheposition.A.whoB.whoeverC.whomD.whomever8._____youloseconfidence,youcanneverexpecttodoyourworkwell.A.TwiceB.BeforeC.OnceD.Unless9._____wehavefinishedthecourse,weshalltakeanewone.A.NowthatB.SincethatC.SincenowD.Bynow10.We’llgotoParisforourholiday____itisn’ttooexpensive.A.ExceptB.providedC.sofarasD.unless11.Shewasnot_____ofhispresenceintheroom.A.astonishedB.awakeC.familiarD.conscious12.We’llhaveto_____thewellifwewantmorewater.A.enlargeB.widenC.deepenD.sharpen13.ItwasseveralminutesbeforeIwas_____ofwhatwashappening.A.knowB.realizeC.wearD.aware14.He_____walkinguntilfellover.A.arrangedB.attemptedC.attackedD.attracted15.Thiscollectionofshortstoriesissaid_____intofiveforeignlanguagesA.totranslateB.tohavebeentranslatedC.tobetranslatedD.beingtranslated二.完形填空ItwasfivedaysbeforeChristmas.Holidaymusicplayedoverthesoundsystemandmyco-workersexcitedly16theirplans.Doinganythingspecial?theyaskedme.Ishookmyhead17.Iwas3,000milesfrommyfamilyinHawaii,pursuingmylifelong18ofbecominganurse.Iattendedclassesallday,thenwentstraighttomyfull-time19jobatnight.Myweeklyplanleftmeextremelytiredandhomesick.Ihad20lookedforwardtotheholidays.ButthisDecemberIfeltunabletogoon.Inmyprayers(祷告)Itold21thatIcouldjustgethometoseemymum,dadandbrothers.IcouldsurvivethenexttwoyearsuntilIgraduated.But22?Rent,textbooksandotherexpensesleftmewithno23cash.Moneytogohome?Ibarelyhadmoneytoeat.I'monmy24.Coverforme,willyou?askedMaribelle,anotherwaitress,asshepassedme25herwaytotheemployee'sroom.26,there'sthisguyatTableFive,shesaid.He'sbeensittingthereformorethananhour,notmakinganytroublebutnot27anythingeither.Shepaused,It'slikehe's...28somebody.Ilookedinthecorner.29enough,therewasaslim,pleasantly-lookingman30inawornshirt,andablackbaseballcap,justsitting,31.Iwentover,tryingtoforceasmile.I'mCory,Isaid,pleaseletmeknowifyouwantanything.Iwasturningtowalkaway32themanspoke.Hehadasoft,lowvoice,butsomehowIcouldhearitclearandplaininthe33restaurant.I'dlikeanorderofchips,hesaid,andaglassofwater.Myheart34.Chipswerethecheapestthingonthemenu,whichmeantIwouldn'tgetmuchofa35.Butmaybethisguywasbroke,andIsureknowhowthatfelt.SoItriedmybesttomakehimfeelokay.16.A.expressedB.changedC.discussedD.announced17.A.okayB.yesC.notD.no18.A.planB.dreamC.hopeD.demand19.A.waitressB.waiterC.assistantD.maid20.A.seldomB.alwaysC.neverD.hardly21.A.myparentsB.MumC.DadD.God22.A.howB.whenC.whyD.where23.A.otherB.restC.enoughD.extra24.A.wayB.dutyC.breakD.work25.A.toB.byC.onD.at26.A.BythewayB.OnthecontraryC.AboveallD.Afterall27.A.sayingB.eatingC.drinkingD.ordering28.A.lookingforB.waitingforC.waitingonD.longingfor29.A.GoodB.LuckyC.A11D.Sure30.A.dressedB.woreC.devotedD.seated31.A.angrilyB.aloneC.sadlyD.enjoyably32.A.beforeB.whenC.asD.while33.A.quietB.largeC.noisyD.wonderful34.A.sankB.beatC.brokeD.lost35.A.praiseB.tipC.dollarD.prize三.阅读理解Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality(个性),yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofaliftoperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian(百姓的)clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpecthigherqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformislikelytoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,ahairdresser,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(职业身份)thantostepoutofuniform?Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalgoodpoints.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmorelastingthancivilianclothes.Primaryamongtheargumentagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandthelossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theyarelikelytothink,speak,andactsimilarlyonthejobatleast.Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.36.WhatsurprisesusisthatAmericans_______.A.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothesB.thinkhighlyofuniformsC.lesspreferwearingcivilianclothesD.respectaliftoperatorinuniform37.Peoplearelikelytothinkthatamaninuniform________.A.suggestsqualityworkB.showshissocialpositionC.appearstohemorepracticalD