高三英语·陕西专用(RJ)必修三Unit5班级:姓名:学号:课时作业15Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Ⅰ.单项填空1.(2012·皖南八校联考)—IamafraidI’vebrokenyourchair.—________.Icaneasilygetitfixed.A.Don’tmentionitB.That’srightC.NotatallD.Nevermind2.Scientificresearchhasshowedclearlythat________parentssayanddohasadeepeffectontheirkids.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.as3.Mrs.Taylorhas________8yearolddaughterwhohas________giftforpainting-shehaswontwonationalprizes.A.a;aB.a;theC.an;aD.the;a4.Thepracticeofhangingclothesacrossthestreetisacommon________inmanypartsofthecity.A.lookB.signC.sightD.appearance5.(2010·高考山东卷)Yourhouseisalwayssoneat-howdoyou________itwiththreechildren?A.manageB.serveC.adaptD.construct6.—What________didthecountryleaveyouafterayearofyourstayingthere?—Well,Ithinkwhat________memostwasthefriendlinessofthepeoplethere.A.impression;impressedB.wasimpressed;impressedC.wasimpressedon;impressingD.hadimpressed;wasimpressed7.Withsomanynoisesfromthebusytrafficinthestreet,Icouldn’t________anddomyresearchwork.A.putdownB.settledownC.getdownD.setdown8.(2011·高考课标全国卷)Theformcannotbesignedbyanyone________yourself.A.ratherthanB.otherthanC.morethanD.betterthan9.(2011·高考山东卷)There’sa________inourofficethatwhenit’ssomebody’sbirthday,theybringinacakeforusalltoshare.A.traditionB.balanceC.concernD.relationship10.(2012·江西七校联考)Itwasfoolishofyoutotakeataxi________youcouldeasilywalkthereinfiveminutes.A.thoughB.aslongasC.sothatD.when11.Thenewmodelofcarissoexpensivethatitisonly________thereachofthosewithhighincomes.A.beyondB.atC.inD.within12.(2011·高考天津卷)Modernsciencehasgivenclearevidence________smokingcanleadtomanydiseases.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.where13.(2012·安徽江南十校联考)Theproblemwillappear________adifferentwelfaresystemwillbecreated.A.unlessB.whetherC.untilD.if14.—Hi,Peter,howareyou?—Sorry,IamJack.You________ourtwinbrothers.A.weremixingupB.mixedupC.havemixedupD.mixup15.Fromthetopofthetower,peoplecanseeatleast________distanceof10kilometerson________clearday.A.a;theB.不填;aC.a;aD.the;theⅡ.阅读理解A(2012·宁夏三市模拟)Wheneditorsconsideredthepossibledemandfor“Autobiography(自传)ofMarkTwain”,theykepttheirexpectationswithin7,500copies.However,thebookreachedtheNo.7onTheNewYorkTimes’bestsellerlistpublishedonNov.28.OnFridayafternoonitwasNo.4ontheBN.combestsellerlist.Itisahitacrossthecountry,landingonbestsellerlistsandgoingbacktopresssixtimes,foratotalof275,000sofar.Thepublishercannotprintcopiesquicklyenough,leavingsomebookstoresandonlineretailers(零售商)hopelesswithoutcopiesjustastheholidayshoppingseasonbegins.“It’sfrustrating,”saidRona,theowneroftheBookMark.“Inthisageofinstantbooks,whydoesittakesolongtoreprintit?”Kris,anownerofabookstoresaid:“Itwassoldrightout.There’salastingloveaffairwithMarkTwain,especiallyaroundhere.Anybodywithinastone’sthrowoftheMississippiRiverhasaTwainattachment.”Mr.Ingramsaid:“I’msureeverybooksellerintheworldissaying,‘I_should_have_been_sharper.Ishouldhavethoughtthisonethroughmorecarefully.’”Earlierthisweek,thebookwassoldoutatahandfulofbookstores.Somebooksellerssaidtheyhadbeentold,muchtotheirdisappointment,thattheywouldnotreceivereordersuntilmidDecemberorevenJanuary.Manybooksellerssaidthebookhasaholidaygiftquality,whichhasauniquestorybehinditspublication.Twainorderedthatthebookbepublishedacenturyafterhisdeath.Itismorepoliticalthanhispreviousworks,beingfrank,funny,angryandfullofmemoriesfromhischildhood.It’sliterary,butnottootoughtoread.Thecontent,itself,isveryreadable.Itcanbeeasilypickedupandreadwithouttheworryofcontinuity(连贯性).“I’veonlyhadachancetolookatit,butfromwhatIdidsee,itlookedlikethekindofbookyouwouldneverfinish,andyouwouldnevereventhinkofreadingfromthebeginningtotheend,”saidMr.IngramofPrairieLights.“It’sthekindofbookyouwouldreadalittlebiteverydayofyourlife.”“Hewasawonderfulshowman.Andhewascool.Let’sfaceit.That’spartofit.”Mr.Kettmannsaid.“WefeelAmerica’skindofexcitedaboutaliteraryicon,”saidMs.Dahne.“There’ssomethingverysweetaboutthefactthatpeopleareinterestedina736pagescholarlybookaboutMarkTwain.”1.Wecanfindthisarticleina________.A.newspaperB.brochureC.novelD.guidebook2.Theunderlinedwords“Ishouldhavebeensharper”heremeansthatbooksellers________.A.shouldraisethepriceofthebookB.werenotsmartenoughtonoticethesituationC.shouldprintmorecopiesofthebookD.werequiteclearaboutthesituation3.“AutobiographyofMarkTwain”isabookthat________.A.willbeeasilyputdownoncereadB.ishardforustounderstandC.isonlysuitabletobeaholidaygiftD.shouldbereadinsmallbits4.Thearticleintendstotellus________.A.AmericanslikereadingbooksverymuchB.MarkTwain’sautobiographyiswellreceivedC.manybooksellersarecrazyaboutMarkTwainD.thebusinessofAmericanbookstoresisgoodB(2012·山西省三市联考)TheiPhone,theiPad,theiPod:eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”-andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer-whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet-adoptedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear-popularintheUSandUK-thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.AslimmeddownversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwaslaunchedlastweekunderthename“i”.Ingeneral,singleletterprefixes(前缀)hav