UNIT 16 The United States of America
课时练习 Ⅰ
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1.“Children, g round, and Miss Alice will tell you a fable."
2. Kept the original but sent a p to his publisher.
3. This club is a sportsman's （乐园）.
4. She’d often felt an (渴望，冲动)to hit him.
5. You represent the airline．Listen to the passenger’s (抱怨)．
6. 轻装旅行
7. 进行锻炼，训练
8. 坐落在
9.教育，抚养
10. 去跳舞
Ⅱ.单项选择
1．A fine ______of the city can be obtained from the tower of the Town Hall．
A．sight B．outlook C．view D．image
2．1 would appreciate ________ very much if you could change the plan a bit to make it more workable．
A．that B. this C．it D. you
3．I’ve never heard a worse voice than hers．She is ________ but a good singer．
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
4．The computer center,________ last year, is very popular among the students in our school.
A．open B．opening C．having opened D．opened
5．At this time tomorrow _________over the Atlantic．
A．we’re going to fly B．we’1l be flying
C．we’1l fly D．we’re to fly
6．Today the number of people ________English in China is increasing rapidly．
A．1earn B．1earns C．1earning D．who learns
7. Prices of daily goods _____through a computer can be lower than store prices.
A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying
8. ---Where did you two have your ______examined?
---At the _______.
A. stomaches; doctor’s B. stomachs; doctor
C. stomachs; doctor’s D. stomaches; doctors’
9. The music ______me of the days we spent together in that mountain village.
A. demanded B. reminded C. removed D. asked
10. ________to take this adventure course will certainly learn a lot of useful skills.
A. Brave enough students B. Enough brave students
C. Students brave enough D. Students enough brave
11. We get along quite well though there are quarrels between us __________.
A. now and then B. here and there C. at one time D. up and down
12. ______he says isn’t believed by us because he often tells lies.
A. Whether B. No matter what C. Which D. Whatever
13.---Here’s what you have ordered.________?
---No, thanks.
A. Anything added B. Anything to follow
C. Is that all D. That’s all right.
14. They started late and got to the airport with minutes to ______.
A. spare B. catch C. leave D. make
15. Most of people think that the sunset is a very beautiful ________.
A. sight B. view C. scenery D. show
Ⅲ.完形填空
Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests 1 .
In China, 2 teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only 3 themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main 4 to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive . At 16, 5 teens take their driving test. When they have their 6 , they drive into the grown – up world.
“ 7 wants to ride the cheese bus to school,” said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She recalled the pressure, 8 from kids from wealthier families. “It’s like you are not cool 9 you don’t have a car,” she said.
10 recent research, 41 percent of 16 to 19 – year – olds in the US own cars, 11 from 23 percent in 1985. Although most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part – time jobs to help 12 .
Not all families can 13 cars for their children. In cities with subways and 14 parking, some teenagers don’t want cars. But in rich suburb areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for fun than 15 , it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
16 police say 16 – year – olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19 –year – olds. This has made many parents 17 before letting their kids drive.
Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to 18 his learner’s permit.
Chad said he has accepted his parents’
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