Unit18

The necklace

Ⅰ、单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案.

1.–Could you lend me some money? --I'm sorry, ______ I don't think I have any money I can lend you. A. but　B. so　C. then　D. for 2. –Do you mind my smoking here ? --______. A. Yes, you'd better not　B. No, certainly not　C. That's all right　D. both A and B 3. When he came to the door, my father ____ him at once although he was now a very old man. A. knew　B. looked at　C. recognized　D. found 4. Jeanne asked Mathide ______. A. that had happened　B. what took place with her C. what had been happened　D. what had happened to her 5. The young woman ______ a Frenchman. She has ______ him for five years. A. married with, married with　B. married, married C. married to, been married to　D. married, been married to 6. I don't think the watch will ______ much. It is ______ ＄30 at most. A. cost, worth　B. worth, cost　C. spend, worth　D. worth, spend 7. Mike called ______ my house, but I wasn't in. So he left a massage telling me he would call ______ me the next day. A. at, at　B. on, on　C. at, on　D. on, at 8. Mr Brown ______ a valuable present, but he refused ______ it. A. accepted, to receive　B. received, to accept　C. received, accepting　D. accepted, receiving 9. ______ pleasant time the girls are having at the ball! A. How　B. What　C. What a　D. How a 10. Joan won't go to the cinema ______ Tom has said. A. because that　B. because what　C. because of that　D. because of what 11. Don't speak to her so angrily. ______, she is a 5-year-old girl. A. At all　B. After all　C. All the same　D. All the after 12. Every morning she has to ______ her little daughter, then takes her to catch the early bus in a hurry. A. dress　B. wear　C. have on　D. put on 13. I think the talk given by the old scientist is ______ worth ______. A. very, to listen　B. well, listening　C. very, to listen to　D. well, listening to 14. In the old days, many poor people had no food ______ and no rooms______. A. to eat, to live　B. to eat, to live in　C. eating, living　D. eating, living in 15. Last night my parents continued ______ with me until late. A. to talking　B. with talking　C. to talk　D. with talk 16. –Was Kate here yesterday? --Yes, she ______ come yesterday. A. was　B. did　C. did not　D. had 17. I can pay only fifteen pounds ______. A. at most　B. at least　C. at all　D. all right 18. You must ______ before you pay for new shoes. A. try on them　B. put them on　C. try them on　D. put on them 19. His parents had to use ______ they had to buy the house in which they are now living. A. what　B. what that　C. all what　D. that 20. Mathilde lost the necklace ______ the evening when she and her husband took part in the palace ball. A. until　B. at　C. on　D. in

Ⅱ、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。  

Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond (钻石) ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only ￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which 2 it without a question. Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 ring, the shop sold it for ￡60,000. Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty(有瑕疵的) diamond," he said. "It isn't worth the high 7 I paid." Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in an 9 . She had escaped(幸免), 10 the ring had fallen off and been damaged(损坏) in the great 11 of the fire. The shop had to 12 . They knew that no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the 14 diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who 15 it? A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 . A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. "Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

1. A. only　B. surely　C. nearly　D. exactly 2. A. accepted　B. received　C. refused　D. rejected 3. A. real　B. modern　C. worthy　D. valuable 4. A. flew　B. drove　C. sailed　D. bicycled 5. A. first　B. second　C. last　D. next 6. A. sold　B. posted　C. brought　D. returned 7. A. cost　B. money　C. price　D. value 8. A. facts　B. matters　C. questions　D. results 9. A. affair　B. accident　C. incident　D. experience 10. A. so　B. or　C. but　D. and 11. A. pile　B. heat　C. power　D. pressure 12. A. think　B. agree　C. permit　D. promise 13. A. almost　B. even　C. just　D. ever 14. A. real　B. pure　C. right　D. exact 15. A. copied　B. made　C. stole　D. did 16. A. notices　B. magazines　C. newspapers　D. programmes 17. A. saw　B. knew　C. found　D. recognized 18. A. showed　B. drew　C. printed　D. carried 19. A. carrying　B. dressing　C. wearing　D. holding 20. A. dancer　B. woman　C. reader　D. jeweller

Ⅲ、阅读理解（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中选出最佳答案。

 Jonker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world right in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold--this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. This true value of diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It's easy to understand why the owner of the Jonker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew Kaplan, the cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months. When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw(瑕疵). He had to begin his calculations all over again, otherwise he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, "I'm ready to start. It will be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality" Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. The diamond split exactly as he promised.

1.A diamond dealer is a person who ______. A. enjoys diamond very much　B. stores diamonds C. cuts diamonds　D. buys and sells diamonds 2.When the diamond was resold, ______. A.the dealer lost a lot of money B.Jonker made some more money C.the dealer got 800, 000 dollars D.Kaplan got 800, 000 dollars 3.The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut succesfully it might be worth ______. A. ＄300, 000　B. ＄800, 000　C. ＄300, 000, 000　D. ＄800, 000, 000 4.Kaplan studied the diamond for ______. A. one and a half years　B. more than half a year C. over eighteen months　D. more than nineteen months 5.The diamond split ______. A. in a wrong way　B. difficultly　C. exactly as he had promised　D. irregularly

Our 16-year-old daughter started to smoke last Christmas. It killed me to see that lovely girl with a cigarette(香烟) in her mouth. I told her how I felt. Martha continued to smoke, saying, “It's my life,” and so on. I told her if she didn't stop smoking, I wouldn't send her to college. She agreed to give it up. Last night there was cigarette smell on Martha's breath. She had to say she had broken her word. Now I must do what I've said to punish(惩罚) her. Martha is unusually bright and wants to teach children. I'm working full-time to put her older sister through school and would do the same for Martha. My husband's pay is good, but with prices going up all the time we could never educate the girls unless I kept on working. My theory(理论) is that if smoking is more important to Martha than college, I'm a fool to work to put her through college.

6.Why did the mother feel sad? A.Because her daughter failed to go to college. B.Because her daughter tried to kill her. C.Because her daughter promised to smoke no more. D.Because her daughter got used to smoking. 7.The mother warned that if Martha didn't give up smoking, she would ______. A.refuse to give Martha any money B.not be Martha's mother C.refuse to pay for Martha's college education D.not let Martha teach children 8.What did Martha really do after mother warned her? A.She failed to keep her promise. B.She kept her promise. C.She managed to give up smoking. D.She broke something her mother give her. 9.The mother said that ______. A.Martha was usually a stupid girl B.though Martha's father received high pay, it was not enough for their two girls' college education C.as everything was becoming more and more expensive, the two girls had to work hard to pay for their education D.she liked Martha's sister but hated Martha 10. The mother thought that ______. A.she was a foolish woman working hard B.it was right for her to pull Martha out of college C.smoking was too bad a habit(习惯) for a young girl D.Martha would rather lose her life than stop smoking

           There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art, Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art(美术馆); Paris has the Louvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University(FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings. FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don't have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically (采用电子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works. A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs(软盘), to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser(激光) printer. Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.

11. The main purpose of this text is to give information about ______. A.famous museums throughout the world. B.a computer art museum in Miami, U.S.A. C.art exhibitions in Florida Intentional University D.latest development in computer art 12. To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include ______. A.floppy discs B.a computer and a printer C.pictures and drawings on paper D.a computer connected to the museum by telephone line 13. What are stored in this museum? A.Paintings drawn by means of computer. B.Different styles of paintings. C.Drawings done by art students of FIU. D.Old paintings. 14. The museum was started when ______. A.Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists B.Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists C.art students needed a place to show their works D.computer scientists wanted to do something about art 15. The words "an audience" in the last paragraph here refer to ______. A. art students B. owners of computers C. exhibits in the museum D. those who can enjoy art

Ⅳ、单词拼写。根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

 1.His little daughter learns to dance in the Children's P__________ on Sundays. 2.This black hat doesn't m__________ your new coat. 3.I can hardly believe your d__________ of the accident. 4.This is a gold watch and is very v__________. 5.There is a handbag left in the meeting room. You'd better find the o__________. 6.–Why didn't you go to her birthday party? --Because I hadn't received the i__________ at all. 7.He looks e__________ like his father. 8.Although I hadn't seen Mary for years, I r__________ her voice on the phone at once yesterday. 9.Have you ever been to Guilin? The s__________ along the Lijiang River are really beautiful. 10. Mathilde's husband worked in a g__________ office.

 Ⅴ、短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

My wife and I went to visit the town that we both 1. ______ grew up last summer. Wen hadn't been to there for ten2. ______ years. First we went to the place where my wife spends3. ______ her childhood. People there asked us come into their houses4. ______ and had a cup of coffee. Then we went to see my old 5. ______ neighbour. How a disappointment(失望)! It was all6. ______ changed. All the old houses I remembered gone and7. ______ their places were some very modern ones. I didn't8. ______ know some of the people who lived there.9. ______ But they were friendly with us. We had a very good time. 10. ______

Ⅵ、书面表达（10分）

4月1日，你参加了植树活动，请根据下面六幅图写一篇日记。注意：1.日记须包括图画所有内容，可适当增减细节，使日记连贯。 2.词数100左右。

参考答案： Ⅰ. 1-5 ADCDD　6-10 ACBCD　11-15 BADBC　16-20 BACAC Ⅱ. 1-5 DADAB　6-10 CCABC　11-15 BBDAD　16-20 CDACB Ⅲ. 1-5 DCDCC　6-10 DCABC　11-15 BDABD Ⅳ. 1. Palace 2. match 3. description 4. valuable 5. owner 6. invitation 7. exactly 8. recognized 9. scenes 10. government Ⅴ. 1. that—where 2. 去掉to 3. spends—spent 4. come前加to 5. had—have 6. How – What 7. gone前加were 8. √ 9. some—any 10. with--to Ⅵ. April 1, Friday Fine Today we planted trees. Early in the morning we met at the school and went to the Summer Palace by bus together. As soon as we got there, the workers there gave us a warm welcome. And then , we began working. Some were digging, some were planting and others were watering. All of us were working hard. At noon we had picnic in the sunshine. After that we had to say goodbye to the workers. Though we were tired, we were very happy because we did something useful.