Unit 11 Scientific achievements
一. 单项选择
1. The sky is clear, so it’s not _____ to rain this afternoon.
A. doubtful B. likely C. certain D. rarely
2. Mr. Smith and his wife _____ the housework and live happily.
A. share in B. share with C. share out D. do their share for
3. Bad programmes on TV man have bad _____ on children.
A. affect B. effect C. power D. control
4. The new house _____ by the river.
A. lies in B. is located C. is lived D. located
5. He entered the college _____ George Washington.
A. was named B. in the name of C. names D. named after
6. Do what you think is right _____ they say.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. for all
7. We should keep our strength _____ for the big race.
A. in store B. in shop C. in savings D. storing
8. _____ to become a film star.
A. No every child wants B. No every child want
C. Not every child wants D. Not every child want
9. The people on the island _____ on the supplies.
A. acted B. called C. put D. relied
10. The proposal _____ by a large majority of the teachers.
A. was supported B. was for C. was in favor of D. support
11. He went back home without having _____ any success.
A. completed B. achieved C. finished D. accomplished
12. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, ____ it more difficult.
A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. do not make
13. With Mr. Smith _____ at going home, I’ve _____ a car to pick him up tomorrow.
A. aimed; arranged B. aiming; arranged for
C. aiming; arranged with D. aimed; arranged for
14. Education in the government college is very cheap, but if you go to the _____ colleges, it is much more expensive.
A. private B. personal C. public D. personnel
15. The student couldn’t ______ what the teacher was trying to explain.
    A. recognize    B. grasp     C. study    D. achieve
二. 完形填空
A Shelter for the Homeless
Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 16 only two classes in summer school, so I had some 17 time.
Three nights a week, I 18 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and 19 for 45 people hot meals 20 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people 21 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I 22 this volunteer work, making 23 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, 24 me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories 25 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had 26 with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad 27 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and 28 she lost her job. She looked for a 29 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too 30 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables 31 she could pay for her food. The woman 32 on job hunting, but she 33 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her 34 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, 35 , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.
16. A. studying B. planning C. holding D. taking
17. A. full B. free C. extra D. long
18. A. helped B. waited C. appeared D. washed
19. A. ordered B. bought C. cooked D. finished
20. A. with B. from C. by D. in
21. A. demanded B. needed C. collected D. requested
22. A. wanted B. had C. owned D. enjoyed
23. A. decisions B. wishes C. friends D. changes
24. A. as B. like C. except D. besides
25. A. struck B. filled C. seized D. provided
26. A. habits B. worries C. diffi
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