Unit 1 Living well
单元练测卷
（时间：90分钟 满分：120分）
Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Huangshan is __________ very beautiful tourist one __________ first is the library. A. repaired B. being repaired C. repairing D. to be repaired
10. They issued two special sets of stamps on Jan. 8, site and I want to visit it __________ second time next month. A. the; the B. the; a C. a; a D. a; the
2. The students’ union was founded for the __________ of them. A. benefit B. advantage C. interest D. value
3. At the beginning of the 20th century, many people thought that the family was falling apart—__________, they thought it was dying. A. on the other hand B. for another C. in other words D. in addition
4. Many a student __________ wearing MP3 players while walking on the street. It's quite dangerous. A. is used to B. are used to C. was used to D. were used to
5. __________ the danger from the enemy’s action, people had to deal with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything. A. As soon as B. As long as C. As far as D. As well as
6. It's nothing unusual to experience failure, and __________ ought we to be so discouraged. A. in no time B. by all means C. in no way D. in any condition
7. The local authority is trying to __________ oversea investment by beautifying its environment. A. value B. encourage C. introduce D. affect
8. —I'm terribly sorry for coming late. I was caught in
heavy traffic.
—__________. The meeting has just begun. A. It is my pleasure B. Never mind C. With pleasure D. I don't mind
9. Many buildings in this city need repairing, but the
2013, __________ the Chinese Lunar Year of the Snake.
A. in favour of B. in celebration of C. in terms of D. in need of
11. —I am leaving for the States tomorrow for a
holiday, Caroline! —__________ A. All the best! B. Take your time. C. Well done! D. That's OK.
12. His knowledge of French was __________ for the job, although he was not fluent in the language. A. adequate B. abstract C. available D. appropriate
13. Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area, children here had no __________ to education. A. access B. approach C. attitude D. attraction
14. The room is too small and it is not fit __________. A. to be worked in B. to work in C. to work D. to be worked
15. In no country __________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the __16__ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew
up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began __17__ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my __18__. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the __19__ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never __20__ me.
“My __21__ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I __22__ to hear music differently from C. used D. ought
23. A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell 24. A. carefulness B. movement C. imagination D. experience 25. A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea 26. A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged 27. A. done B. accepted others. I play in my stocking feet and can __23__ the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations I feel through my body and through my __24__. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every __25__ that I have.
“I was __26__ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had __27__ this before and some teachers __28__ my admission. Based on my performance, I was __29__ admitted and went to __30__ with the academy's highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I __31__ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since __32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. __33__ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't __34__ that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be __35__ by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, and they will lead you to the place where you want to go.” 16. A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations 17. A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving 18. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste 19. A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause 20. A. left B. excited C. accompanied D. disappointed 21. A. purpose B. decision C. promise D. goal 22. A. turned B. learned C. advised D. admitted 28. A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed 29. A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully 30. A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress 31. A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read 32. A. enough B. some C. many D. few 33. A. However B. Although C. When D. Since 34. A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say 35. A. directed B. attracted C. taught D. limited Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Randy Kraus was paralyzed（瘫痪的）. His left side was useless and he felt he could do nothing. He'd been a police officer before, and he was strong and able.
His trouble started with Parkinson's disease, but it didn't end there. In July, 2002, the 60-year-old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation on his brain to control the shaking. But during the operation, he had a stroke（中风）. He was paralyzed. The doctor said, “You may never walk again and you might not even be able to talk. ”
Kraus found that he couldn't lift a fork or take a drink by himself. Physical treatment was so painful and slow. What did he have to live for? So Kraus held
the gun against his head. Feeling the cold metal on his skin, he began to consider the pain he would cause for his wife, daughters and grandchildren. He didn't pull the trigger（扳机）.
Andrew Garud, his exercise physiologist（生理学家）, told him, “You are where you are. The pace would be slow; the pain would be real. But as long as you are alive, you have the ability to get better. ”
After three months of working with Garud, Kraus wanted to see if he could stand. He could. Then he took three steps, sat down and cried like a baby.
One step, as they say, led to another. Next he managed a short walk along the edge of a boxing ring（拳击台）in the health club. It was the hardest fight in Kraus' life. People at the gym cheered him on. Garud kept saying he could do more. Now, Kraus can brush his teeth, shave himself, and get around the house with a walker. Only the paralyzed can fully understand little triumphs. 36. According to the fourth paragraph, what did Andrew Garud mean?
A. Everyone in the world has the right to be alive. B. It's necessary for people to do exercise to keep healthy.
C. One should try to lead a better life.
D. As long as a person is alive, he will have a chance to be better.
37. What does the underlined word “triumphs” in the last paragraph mean? A. Difficulties. B. Successes. C. Disappointments. D. Reputations. 38. What personality does Kraus probably have? A. Optimism. B. Strong-mindedness. C. Sympathy. D. Generosity.
39. According to the passage, we can learn that __________.
A. the stroke during the operation on his brain led to Kraus' paralysis
B. Kraus' operation in 2002 was performed by Andrew Garud
C. doing exercise can help cure Parkinson's disease D. Kraus will lead a normal life as a healthy person in the future
B
Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life.
Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favourite sport, though, is mountaineering.
As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of El Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13, 000 feet above sea level—in order to get married. And then, on May 25 , 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the jobs, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.
Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness now, they will think about a person standing on the top of the world. ” 40. When was Erik born? A. In 1968. B. In 1965. C. In 1967. D. In 1969. 41. What was unusual about his wedding?
A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.
B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest. C. His wedding was held after he prepared a lot. D. His wedding was held at 13, 000 feet above sea level.
42. What is Erik's special method for climbing a mountain?
A. He takes his girlfriend with him. B. He does his share of the jobs.
C. He uses two long poles to help himself. D. He keeps a good team around him.
43. Which of the following shows the right order of
what happened to Erik?
a. He topped Mount McKinley. b. He became blind.
c. He challenged Mount Everest.
d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro. e. He climbed the rock wall of El Capitan. A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, a, e, d, c C. a, b, e, d, c D. b, d, a, c, e
C
Stephen Hawking, the most famous theoretical physicist after Albert Einstein, author of A Brief History of Time, was to attend the opening ceremony of a mathematics institute at Zhejiang University. Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January, 1942 in Oxford, England. When he was eight, his family moved to St Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. At the age of eleven Stephen went to St Albans School, and then went on to Oxford University, his father's old college. Stephen wanted to do Mathematics, although his father would have preferred Medicine. Mathematics was not available at Oxford University, so he did Physics instead. After three years and not very much work he was awarded a first-class degree in Natural Science.
Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in Cosmology（宇宙学）, because no one worked in that area in Oxford at that time. After gaining his Ph. D.，first he became a research fellow, and later on a professorial fellow at Gonville and Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973 Stephen went to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and since 1979 he has held the post of Professor of Mathematics, which was held by Isaac Newton in 1663. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
Stephen Hawking has been working on the basic laws that govern the universe. He is particularly interested in unifying the General Relativity Theory and Quantum Theory to study black hole.
A great man of science sitting in the wheelchair, Stephen Hawking has suffered from a serious disease for decades. In 1963, he caught a disease that couldn't be cured then. Up to 1974, he was able to feed himself, and a private nurse went to his house for an hour or two in the morning and evening. In
1985, he caught pneumonia（肺炎）and had an operation. After the operation, he lost his ability to speak. For a time, the only way he could communicate was to spell out words letter by letter, by raising his eyebrows when someone pointed to the right letter on a spelling card.
44. Stephen Hawking studied __________ at Oxford University. A. Mathematics B. Physics C. Medicine D. Cosmology
45. We can infer from the passage that Stephen Hawking __________ .
A. gained his Ph. D. of Cosmology at Cambridge B. was a professor at Gonville and Caius College C. was a research fellow of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
D. was a member of the UK National Academy of Sciences
46. Stephen Hawking lost his ability to speak at the age of __________ . A. 21 B. 32 C. 43 D. 38
47. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Stephen Hawking: the Man of the Strongest Will B. Stephen Hawking: the Most Beautiful Mind
C. Different Aspects of Stephen Hawking: Learning, Working and Struggle against Illness
D. Stephen Hawking: the Man of Great Achievements
D
Eunice Weaver's fight began when she was nine years old. She lived in Brazil. As a child, Eunice had been taught to keep away from lepers—people with a terrible disease called leprosy（麻风病）. People stayed away from them and said that they were being punished by their sins（罪孽）. Lepers were sent to live alone.
When Eunice was nine, she saw a group of lepers begging for food outside her house. She knew one of the lepers was the daughter of the next door neighbour. It was then that Eunice understood that those suffering from leprosy were people as she was. She vowed（发誓）that she would do all she could for these unfortunate people.
When Eunice was older, she would do all she could for these unfortunate people. While teaching, she met and married Dr. Anderson Weaver. She