Module 5 The Great Sports Personality
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The ________ (符号)on the packet is a guarantee that the food has been produced organically.
2．Tickets may be ________(购买)in advance from the box office.
3．If you send the application form in a straight way，I can ________(保证)you an interview.
4．Younger workers tend to be at an ________(优势)when applying for jobs. 5．Her drink problem has forced her to ________(退休)from public life. 6．To our great disappointment，the team ________(表现)poorly on Saturday. 7．She rose from her seat to ________(抗议)．
8．More than nine thousand ________(竞争者)took part in the 16th Asian Games held in Guangzhou.
9．Great cheers went up when he ________(得分)in the final minute of the game. 10．A good friend is someone you can always turn to when things get ________(困难的，棘手的)．
答案：1.symbol 2.purchased 3.guarantee 4.advantage 5.retire 6.performed 7.protest 8.competitors 9.scored 10.tough
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．These years trade between China and EC has been ______________________ (在增加)．
2．The fallen runner gathered all his strength and __________________ (挣扎着站起来)．
3．____________________ (很可能) they will come back next Monday. 4．It was ______________________ (直到他妈妈回来)that he went to bed. 5．What are you ____________________ (忙于) these days?
答案：1.on the increase 2.struggled to his feet 3.The chances are that 4.not until his mother came back 5.up to
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．In China, peach is a ________ of long life and therefore makes an ideal birthday present.
A．symbol C．signal
B．sign D．symptom
答案：A symbol“象征”；sign“标记，记号”；signal“信号”；symptom“症状”。
由语境“桃子在中国是长寿的象征”可知选A项。
2．As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race，the crowd ________ to its feet to shout and cheer.
A．raises C．lifts
B．rises D．increases
答案：B 句意：当领先的运动员进入体育馆来跑那全程42公里的最后几米时，全场观众都站起身来向他欢呼喝彩。rise to one's feet站起身来，符合句意。其他三项都不与one's feet搭配。
3．The audience disliked the film thoroughly and were ________by whistling and stamping their feet.
A．protecting C．projecting
B．protesting D．proposing
答案：B 句意：观众们根本不喜欢这个电影，他们用吹口哨、跺脚的方式表示抗议。protect保护；protest抗议；project n．项目，v.计划，规划；propose提议，提出。
4．If you live in the country or have ever visited there，the ________are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.
A．situations C．chances
B．facts D．states
答案：C 句意：如果你住在农村或者你曾经去过那儿，你很可能听到鸟儿在歌唱着欢迎新的一天的到来。The chance are that...很可能……，为固定句式。
5．(2012·济宁模拟)The low test ________，they think，will make it impossible for them to get into a good university.
A．dozen C．papers
B．score D．itself
答案：B 句意：他们认为考试分数低会使他们上不了好大学。dozen“一打”；score“分数”；paper“试卷”；itself“本身”。
6．The child fell down, but he didn't ________ to his feet, waiting for his mother. A．raise C．set
B．rise D．help
答案：B 考查动词辨析。rise to one's feet“站起身”，为固定短语；raise“举起；使……升起；抚养”。
7．It doesn't matter to me which method you choose ________ you finish the job on time.
A．as long as
B．unless
C．as soon as D．even if
答案：A 考查状语从句的连接词。句意：只要你能按时完成工作，我不在乎你用什么方法。as long as “只要”，符合题意。unless“除非”；as soon as“一……就……”；even if“尽管”。
8．Laws have been passed to ________ war on pollution. A．declare C．publish
B．announce D．explain
答案：A declare war on sth.为固定搭配， 意为“向……宣战”，故选A。 9．(2012·郑州模拟)—Whose advice do you think I should take? —________. A．You speak C．It's up to you
B．That's all right D．You got it
答案：C 句意：——你认为我应该采纳谁的建议？——由你自己决定。It's up to you.“由你决定”，符合句意。
10．(2012·杭州模拟)—________you got to know I traveled to the USA? —Through one of your colleagues. A．Where it was that C．How was it that
B．When it was that D．Why was it that
答案：C 句意：——你是如何知道我去美国旅游这一消息的？——是通过你的一位同事(知道的)。本题考查特殊疑问句的强调句型：“特殊疑问词＋was/is it that＋其他成分”，故排除A、B项；根据答语可知，问话是对方式进行提问，需用特殊疑问词how。故选C项。
11．Chinese people spend ________ money on education per person today as they did in 1960.
A．more than twice C．twice as much as
B．as twice as much D．more than twice as much
答案：D 考查倍数的用法。句意：今天中国人花费在教育上的人均费用是1960年的两倍多。倍数的表达形式是“倍数＋as...as...”所以A、B不对；又因为句中已经有个as，所以C项错误。故选D项。
12．It's important to keep ________of new ideas and developments in education. A．touch C．contact
B．track D．connection
答案：B 句意：了解新的想法和教育的发展很重要。keep track of了解……的动态，掌握……的线索，保持与……的联系，符合句意。
13．The TV set is still under ________，and therefore it will be repired for free.
A．guarantee C．insurance
B．promise D．repair
答案：A 考查名词词义辨析。under guarantee意为“在保修期内”；under repair意为“在修理中”，与后面的句意不符；promise与insurance不能与under搭配。故选A。
14．The judges had different ideas about the results，so it was two hours before the results were ________.
A．cried out C．announced
B．let out D．declared
答案：D 句意：法官对结果有不同的意见，所以两小时后才宣布的结果。cry out“喊出来”；let out“泄露”；announce多用于宣布人们所关心或感兴趣的事情；declare常指官方正式宣布结果，故选D项。
15．Authorities face a ________ task to persuade typhoon survivors to abandon their flood-stricken villages and relocate to safer lands.
A．complex C．tough
B．easy D．sharp
答案：C 句意：当局面临一个艰巨的任务：说服台风幸存者放弃被洪水淹没的村庄搬到安全的土地上去。complex复杂的；easy容易的；tough棘手的，困难的；sharp尖锐的，锋利的。
Ⅳ.完形填空
After winning a big game, athletes are often asked how they feel. Usually athletes say how __1__ it is to win this big game. On the contrary, the fact is that losing a big game, or in my case, all the games, can be even harder.
From the spectators' point of view, last year's basketball __2__ for my high school team was nothing __3__ of an embarrassment. And __4__ 0 and 20 is certainly nothing to be proud of, that season had a bigger impact on me than any other. As a team captain, I knew it probably wouldn't be the __5__ year, but did I ever think we would lose every game? Of course not. Since six of our top players had graduated, it was clear that we were a(n) __6__ team who would struggle. The struggle began earlier than expected, __7__， as our team's center was suspended (禁赛) for the season, and two key members decided to __8__ for some reason. At this point, dropping out probably passed through every player's mind, but in the end, we all stuck it out, __9__ to work still harder.