units 11 12 the sounds of the world art and literature ⅰ.单项填空 1．i don’t like rock music.________ at rock concerts is noise and flashing light. a．all there is b．all it is c．what is there d．what is it 答案：a 2．beer ________ alcohol；drinking too much of it will do harm to the health. a．includes b．contains c．holds d．remains 解析：contain侧重于指＂包含……以作为整体的全部＂；include则指＂包含……以作为整体的部分＂。 答案：b 3．she never studies.________， she plays tennis all day. a．however b．besides c．instead d．anyway 解析：however意为＂然而＂；besides作连词时意为＂并且、况且＂；instead意为＂相反的＂，常用于表对比；anyway则意为＂无论如何＂，由文中前后句间的关系可知答案。 答案：c 4．you’d better not phone the manager between 7 and 8 tomorrow evening；he ________ an important meeting then. a．will have b．would have c．will be having d．will have had 解析：由句意＂……他那时会在开会＂可知，此处表达的应是将来(明晚7 8点)正在做某事，故应用将来进行时结构：will be doing。 答案：c 5．i begged her to wear something else, when she was ________ for parents’ day in a tightfitting bullfighter’s pants. a．dressing b．dressed c．putting on d．wearing 解析：在表＂穿衣＂方面wear一词指状态；put on 则指＂穿上＂的动作；dress当及物动词时，后常跟sb./oneself；当不及物动词时，意为＂穿衣；着晚礼服＂，常形成dress for (dinner, party, meeting)意为＂穿衣去……＂。 答案：a 6．it looks all right in theory, but it won’t ________ in practice. a．use b．matter c．care d．work 解析：work vi.＂(机器等)开动，运转；(想法，计划等)行得通；有效，起作用＂。由句意＂它理论上看起来正确，但在实践中不会起作用＂可知，此处work应为＂有效，起作用＂。 答案：d 7．i don’t like her but if she’s the people’s ________ for president i’ll obey her. a．favourite b．choice c．agreement d．meaning 答案：b 8．mothers are talkative.it’s perfectly ________ to get angry with your mother sometimes. a．mad b．good c．ordinary d．normal 解析：由句意＂母亲们都太善谈，故而有时与母亲发急亦是正常的＂可知，答案只能从ordinary和normal中选。normal侧重于＂正规的；正常的；标准的＂；ordinary则侧重于＂普普通通的；不特殊的＂，其反义词为special。由此可得答案。 答案：d 9．at the street corner，anyone who was seen carrying a bag，a box，or ________，was stopped by the police. a．what it is b．whatever it is c．what there is d．whatever there is 解析：whatever常放于or之后，意为＂或是任何其他东西＂。 答案：b 10．________ with many women, jane was indeed very fortunate. a．comparing b．to compare c．to be compared d．compared 解析：compared to/with为固定搭配，意为＂与……相比＂。 答案：d ⅱ.完形填空 there were many people standing on the platform，but jeff could see his grandfather standing near the back of the__1__.each summer jeff spent a month with him at the seashore. grandpa’s old truck__2__in front of the cottage，grandpa smiled and nodded his head toward the__3__.＂go on，＂ he said with a smile，＂and i’ll get__4__on.＂ sand moved and settled under jeff’s feet as he walked along the beach.he closed his eyes and took a deep breath of salty air.suddenly the__5__was broken，he heard whoosh，whoosh，whoosh.and he__6__a big seagull flying around his head，darting(冲) at him.＂aaawk，＂ it cried，swooping (扑) down again and again. __7__his head with his arms，jeff rushed back to grandpa’s cottage.grandpa had prepared a delicious supper.afterward they sat by the fire and jeff told him about the seagull.＂it surely had a reason to__8__that way，＂ grandpa said.＂i wonder__9__it is.＂ the next morning，sunlight shone warm and bright as jeff__10__returned to the beach in search of interesting stones，shells，or pieces of driftwood.once again，though，he soon found himself under__11__.＂go away！＂ jeff shouted，clapping loudly to persuade the__12__seagull to leave.instead it swooped even closer.and jeff had to scramble (爬) under some nearby bushes. there he heard a softer bird__13__＂eeeep！＂ gently pushing branches aside，he saw a__14__seagull.its feet were trapped in plastic rings，the type that is like coca bottles. ＂no wonder your mom’s upset，＂ jeff said.carefully he__15__the rings.at first crying and shaking，the bird soon__16__，accepting help. finally free，the bird moved its wings onto the sand cheering，＂eeep！＂ ＂aawk，＂ its mother__17__，swooping down.together they flew up into the blue sky. jeff ran to tell grandpa the__18__.＂now you can collect your rocks in peace，＂ grandpa said. taking hold of a bag，jeff said，＂i think i’ll collect some__19__first.＂ grandpa looked at jeff with__20__eyes.＂mind if i join you？＂ 1．a.crowd b．train c．queue d．seats 答案：a 2．a.loaded b．passed c．repaired d．parked 答案：d 3．a.cottage b．beach c．truck d．hill 答案：b 4．a.luggage b．fire c．supper d．cloth 答案：c 5．a.walk b．peace c．thought d．silence 答案：b 6．a.knew b．discovered c．learned d．saw 答案：d 7．a.bowing b．shaking c．covering d．turning 答案：c 8．a.cry b．act c．fly d．respond 答案：b 9．a.what b．why c．how d．where 答案：a 10．a.bravely b．carefully c．quietly d．lonely 答案：a 11．a.influence b．pressure c．guard d．attack 答案：d 12．a.unfortunate b．unfriendly c．unacceptable d．unlikely 答案：b 13．a.song b．noise c．sound d．movement 答案：c 14．a.young b．weak c．poor d．wild 答案：a 15．a.untied b．unfolded c．uncovered d．unpacked 答案：a 16．a.disappeared b．controlled c．recovered d．calmed 答案：d 17．a.screamed b．shouted c．replied d．greeted 答案：c 18．a.message b．news c．result d．lesson 答案：b 19．a.water b．shells c．energy d．litter 答案：d 20．a.watchful b．critical c．new d．big 答案：c ⅲ.阅读理解 making an advertisement for television often costs more than a movie.for example，a twohour movie costs 6 million to make.a tv commercial can cost more than 6 000 a second.and that does not include cost of paying for air time(电视节目开始的时间)．which is more valuable，the program or the ad？in terms of money—and making money is what television is all about—the commercial is by far the more important. research，market testing，talent，time and money—all come together to make us want to buy a product.no matter how bad we think a commercial is，it works.the sales of charm went up once the ads began.tv commercials actually buy their way into our head.we，in turn，buy the product. and the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them.here are some rules of commercial ad making.if you want to get the low middleclass buyer，make sure the announcer has a tough，manly voice.put some people in the ad who work with their hands.if you want to sell to upperclass audience，make sure that the house，the furniture，and the hair style are the types that the group identifies (识别) with.if you want the buyer to feel superior to the character selling the product，then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself. we laugh at commercials.we don’t think we pay that much attention to them.but evidence shows we are kidding ourselves.the making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff.it’s big，big business.and it’s telling us what to think，what we need，and what to buy.to put it simply，the tv commercial is a form of brainwashing. 1．tv commercials are more important than other programs to televisions because ________. a．they bring in great profits b．they require a lot of money to make c．they are not difficult to produce d．they attract more viewers than other programs 解析：从文章整体来看，强调了商业广告的是重要的，目的是为挣钱。参看文章第一段最后一句话。 答案：a 2．the purpose of all the efforts made in producing tv commercials is ________. a．to persuade people to buy the product b．to show how valuable the product is c．to test the market value of the product d．to make them as interesting as tv movies 解析：题干强调的是电视商业广告的目的，很明显是让消费者购买。 答案：a 3．from the rules set for making commercial ads，we can see that ________. a．the lowermiddleclass buyer likes to work with his hand b．the more stupid the characters，the more buyers of the product c．ad designers attract different people with different skills d．an upperclass buyer is more interested in houses and furniture than a lowermiddleclass buyer 解析：注意题干中有一词rules，可参看文章第三段。第二句开始讲述对不同阶层的人电视广告要采用不同的方法，其目的就是要吸引不同的人购买物品。 答案：c 4．it is believed by the writer that ________. a．few people like to watch tv commercials b．tv commercials are a good guide to buyers c．tv commercials often make people laugh d．people do not think highly of tv commercials 解析：阅读整篇文章不难看出人们对电视广告的态度并不是很好。a中few people不正确；b中good guide不正确；c中often不正确。 答案：d