Unit4MakingthenewsI.单项选择(15分)1.Inflationgoesupanddown________thestateoftheeconomy.A.dependsonB.dependonC.dependedonD.dependingon2.---Howlongarestaying?---Idon’tknow._____________________.A.That’sOkB.NevermindC.ItdependsD.Itdoesn’tmatter3.InthislectureIshall________theearlyyearsofCharles’sRegin.A.concentrateonB.devotetoC.applytoD.occupyin4.Heisinterestedinfarmingandis_________toknoweverythingaboutthefarm.A.eagerB.anxiousC.worriedD.busy5.WithShanghaiWorldExpodrawingnear,volunteersaremakinguseofeveryminuteto__________theirforeignlanguagebecausevolunteersmustpassawrittentestandaninterview.A.polishupB.takeupC.putupD.makeup6.—Marytoldmeshewould_____computerstudies.—Really?I’lltrymybesttoaskherto______suchfoolishideas.A.pickup;giveupB.putaway;giveupC.giveup;putawayD.giveup;pickup7.---Howwiseofyoutocomeround,butwhy?---_____________thatallisright.A.SeeB.ToseeC.SeeingD.Forseeing8.---Whatshouldwepaymoreattentiontoifwegonorthinwinter,Mum?---Nothingmuch.Takewarmclothes_______________theweatheriscold.A.aslongasB.nowthatC.ifD.incase9.Themediacanoftenhelpsolveproblemsanddrawattention________situations_________helpisneeded.A.in;thatB.to;whichC.in;whereD.to;where10.---I’mthinkingoflosingweightthesedays.---Oh,you__________beoutofyourmind.You’re50kilogramsatthemost!A.willB.shouldC.mayD.must11.Ididn’tlikethestory,____________,it’stoolong,alsoitwaswrittenbyawriterIdon’tknowA.foronethingB.forathingC.althoughD.inonehand12.Iamin__________chargeoftheclasswhichwasin__________chargeofmywife.A.不填;theB.不填;不填C.the;不填D.the;the13.Afterthenewtechniquewasintroducedthefactoryproduced__________carsin1994astheyearbefore.A.astwicemanyB.asmanytwiceC.twiceasmanyD.twiceas14.Thereweretwoboysinthelab,_____________didtheexperimentsuccessfully.A.thecleverofwhomB.theclevererofwhomC.thecleverofthemD.themorecleverofthem15.IthinkIwasatschool,______________IwasstayingwithafriendduringthevacationwhenIheardthenews.A.evensoB.andthenC.sothatD.orelseII.完形填空(30分)TheFloridasunbakedmyshouldersasIworkedalongtheI-595freewaynearFortLauderdale,pickinguprubbish.Ipausedto16thesweatoffmyforeheadandlookupatthecloudlessbluesky.“17can’titrain?”Ithought.Thatwould18thingsdown.Ithoughtaboutmy19,whowereprobablysittinginanair-conditioned20rightnow.I’dhadsomeproblemsinschool,21myparentsdecidedtoletme22full-timewithmydad,Webothworkedformyuncle,whohadtaken23ofamaintenance(道路养护)company.Itwasuptoustokeeptheroads24rubbish.Thejobwas25anddirty,especiallyonhotdays26this.IwonderedwhyIeveragreedtodoit.Wecontinuedour27routealongtheI-595,28fortheoverpassbridge.ThenInoticedanareawheresome29werebrokenontheground.Itwasn’tlikethatbefore.“Dad!Pullover!Iwantto30somethingout.”Ijumpedoffthetruckandrushedtothebridge.Somethingwastellingmeto31.Therewasn’tmuchtime.__32___IsawaToyotathat33upsidedowninthetree.Maybeitwasastolencarthatsomebody34there,Ithought.Then,justatthat__35___,Inoticedsomethingmoving.Itwasabloodylegpokingoutofthedriver’ssidewindow!“Heeeelp!”aladymoaned.16.A.wipeB.cutC.putD.send17.A.WhenB.HowC.WhyD.Where18.A.turnB.keepC.makeD.cool19.A.parentsB.school-timesC.friendsD.schoolyards20.A.officeB.classroomC.restaurantD.livingroom21.A.butB.orC.forD.so22.A.workB.studyC.stayD.spend23.A.businessB.possessionC.positionD.place24.A.awayB.fromC.farD.clear25.A.easyB.lonelyC.smellyD.noisy26.A.forB.likeC.afterD.as27.A.regularB.commonC.unusualD.normal28.A.reachingB.goingC.lookingD.heading29.A.carsB.bottlesC.branchesD.glasses30.A.checkB.helpC.takeD.bring31.A.decideB.hurryC.considerD.stop32.A.AboveB.BehindC.AheadD.Below33.A.hungB.trappedC.caughtD.fell34.A.storedB.desertedC.lostD.hid35.A.bridgeB.treeC.momentD.wayIII.阅读理解(40分)第一节:从四个选项中选出正确答案。AGETYOURDEGREEATHOME!Haveyoueverwonderedwhatadegreemightbeworthtoyouinyourjoborcareer(事业)?ItmeansalotofAmericanswithanAssociateDegreeaveragenearly$10,000moreinyearlyearningsthanthosewithjustaHighSchoolDiploma(毕业证).HarcourtLearningDirectoffersyouawaytogetaSpecializedAssociateDegreein11oftoday’sgrowingfieldswithouthavingtogotocollegefulltime.WithHarcourt,youstudyathome,inyoursparetimesoyoudon’thavetogiveupyourpresentjobwhileyoutrainforabetterone.ChoosefromexcitingmajorslikeBusinessManagement,Accounting,Dressmaking&Design,Bookkeeping,Photography,ComputerScience,Engineering,andmore!Yourtrainingincludeseverythingyouneed!Books,lessons,learningaidsevenprofessionalqualitytoolsandequipmenteverythingyouneedtomasteryourtrainingandmoreaheadtoanewcareerisincludedinthelowtuition(学费)priceyoupay.Youreducationisnationallyrecognized!Nearly2,000Americancompanies-includingGeneralElectric,IBM,Mobile,GeneralMotors,Ford,andmanyothers-haveusedourtrainingfortheiremployees.Ifcompaniesliketheserecognizethevalueofourtraining,youcanbesurethatemployeesinyourareawill,too!Earnyourdegreeinaslittleastwoyears!Getacareerdiplomainjustsixmonths!Thecareerofyourdreamsiscloserthanyouthink!Evenifyouhavenoexperiencebefore,youcangetvaluablejobskillsintoday’shottestfields!Step-by-steplessonsmakelearningeasy.Prepareforpromotions(提升),payraises,evenstartabusinessofyourown!SendtodayforFREEinformationaboutHarcourtathometr