Unit 20 Archaeology
一. 单项选择
1. Was _____ that I saw last night at the concert?
A. it you B. not you C. you D. that yourself
2. _____ in the newspaper that there is another good harvest this year.
A. It has reported B. As is reported C. That is reported D. It is reported
3. As a result of destroying the forests, a large _____ of desert _____ covered the land.
A. number; has B. quantity; has C. number; have D. quantity; has
4. We are so busy that no one in the office can be _____ for any other work.
A. drawn B. pulled C. spared D. saved
5. The children ate a great many hot dogs at the party. _____ money they ate 20 worth.
A. In terms of B. In the eyes of C. Instead of D. In spite of
6. Our friendship _____ our childhood has lasted for years.
A. dates back to B. dating back C. dates from D. dating from
7. The letter served him _____ a bookmarkers.
A. to B. as C. under D. with
8. _____ winter _____ on, it’s time to buy warm clothes.
A. With; come B. Have; coming C. With; coming D. Having; come
9. If you find that chair too hard, I’ll bring a _____ for you.
A. cushion B. pillow C. bedclothes D. comfort
10. He would always _____ anyone in difficulty.
A. lend a hand to B. play his hand to
C. shake hands with D. raise his hand against
11. Mr. Smith _____ me to buy several _____ eggs for the party.
A. asked; dozen B. suggested; dozens of
C. had; dozen D. persuaded; dozens
12. The sunlight came in _____ the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room.
A. through B. across C. on D. over
13. The doctor’s talk _____ the history of medicine _____ a period of five thousand years.
A. covered; covering B. covered; covered
C. covering; covered D. covered; to cover
14. --What was the party like?
--Wonderful. It’s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. after B. before C. when D. since
15. I had no idea _____ you had been in hospital. Could you _____ what had happened.
A. what; give voice to B. how; give rise to
C. where; give place to D. that; give me a general idea of


二. 完形填空
You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago. On this special day for teachers across the country, I can 16 keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear. Do you still remember the happy 17 about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your 18 .You, a beautiful young lady, 19 us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children 20 more time on their books 21 after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still 22 that one day you might leave. You 23 a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their 24 of your leaving. You went all out in the 25 of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the 26 of one's life, so that must have been what you were 27 in those five years!
One cold morning when class began, you entered the room 28 you had been crying 29 .In your class, we 30 but looked away from your eyes. You 31 for some time as if you were 32 to find this right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…
On the following morning, we 33 you the very best and the villagers gave you their 34 The train took you away and your broken 35 The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.
16. A. forever B. seldom C. hardly D. soon
17. A. scene B. condition C. sign D. sight
18. A. report B. arrival C. explanation D. speech

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