Unit 1 Living well
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2014·陕西西北九校联考)—May I have a word with you Shelly? —Of course.________？ A．What’s the problem C．Can I help you
B．I beg your pardon D．Why do you ask
2．(2014·衡水中学模考)—Have you seen________English film?
—Yes，I have.But I really want to see it________second time because it is so fantastic.
A．an；the C．the；a
B．an；a D．the；the
3．(2014·太原一模)She was looking for her three nephews，but they were nowhere________，which made her worried.
A．to be found C．seen
B．found D．to see
4．(2014·杭州一检)The film’s ending follows a set pattern，but，________，it is worth seeing a second time.
A．on the other hand C．all in all
B．in other words D．in the meanwhile
5．(2014·长春外国语学校摸底考试)There is thick snow on my car and now the engine simply________start.
A．can’t C．won’t
B．mustn’t D．shan’t
6．Whatever background you come from，you can be________successful with your hard work like many others.
A．equally C．mostly
B．merely D．hardly
7．House prices are usually high________famous schools lie. A．when C．where
B．since D．if
8．(2014·莱州一中月考)She is a well-known doctor now，but she________as a cleaner at the hospital for five years.
A．has worked C．had worked
B．worked D．works
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9．Developing science and technology must________people rather than harm them. A．support C．consider
B．benefit D．serve
10．(2014·云南玉溪月考)—Mr President，do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials?
—To tell you the truth，I hope they can do whatever________their interests. A．fits C．suits
B．matches D．needs
11．(2014·日照模拟)We seldom have a meeting on Friday，________there is something important to discuss.
A．if C．unless
B．when D．since
12．(2014·商丘高三质检)—Would you like to be my close friend? —Of course！Let’s share in our troubles________in our joys. A．as if C．as soon as
B．as well as D．as long as
13．(2014·郑州高三质检)On November 16，American President Obama________Chinese President Xi Jinping on his success in election.
A．celebrated C．congratulated
B．expressed D．observed
14．(2014·曲靖一中高三模拟)It is because of a long________from school that I am a bit behind the other classmates.
A．lack C．absence
B．loss D．failure
15．(2014·湖北荆州中学一检)He graduated from a key university with great honors and I think he is________to the job.
A．delicate C．adequate
Ⅱ.完形填空[建议用时15′] (2013·山东省济南市高考模拟)
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right？Perhaps you don’t even try any more because you think what you do is not__1__enough.
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time，__2__however hard we work，it seems that there is__3__someone else who can do it much better.
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B．compulsory D．suitable
I have always enjoyed music and it is__4__to me that every musician has a__5__of their own.My father__6__several instruments and when he played with others，it was not difficult to__7__his sound in a group.Whether it was a guitar or another instrument，he had his own__8__sound.
I__9__heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student，“__10__else can make the sound that you make.” The sound that you make may not be the same as anyone else’s，but who is to say which is__11__.It is said that__12__is in the eye of the beholder (观看者)．Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the__13__！
Every person has a different tone of voice that__14__only to them，__15__we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of __16__that is unique to them.It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all.It__17__be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person has a(n)__18__on the world in some way.Someone else can do what you do，but they cannot do it__19__in the same way that you do it.The next time you feel__20__，remember nobody else can make the sound that you make.
1.A．easy C．simple 2．A.because C．when 3．A.seldom C．never 4．A.satisfying C．inspiring 5．A.gift C．life 6．A.played C．created 7．A.turn down C．pick out 8．A.loud C．perfect 9．A.once C．even
B．good D．hard B．although D．if B．always D．sometimes B．convincing D．interesting B．sound D．song B．designed D．checked B．call up D．give off B．powerful D．special B．yet D．still
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10．A.Anybody C．Nobody 11．A.bigger C．deeper 12．A.beauty C．patience 13．A.speaker C．listener 14．A.devotes C．adapts 15．A.but C．and 16．A.running C．jumping 17．A.must C．would 18．A.choice C．duty 19．A.exactly C．cautiously 20．A.annoyed C．discouraged Ⅲ.阅读理解 (2014·日照模拟)
