高一英语下学期 Unit16 Scientists at work单元测

A.even if B.unless

C.until D.so long as

五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分

In the last century there were not 1 big towns in the U.S. 2 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 3 people 4 the things they couldn't made or grow at home. 5 the store sold 6 a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and 7 that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of 8 that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the 9 would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children. Life in the 10 century America was 11 .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had 12 still they looked forward 13 courage to whatever the future would 14 them.It would be interesting to know 15 they would feel about life in the world today. 16 to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is 17 in the past? Nobody will 18 know the 19 people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same 20 people at present.

1.A.many B.so many C.so much D.a lot of

2.A.where B.like C.what D.as

3.A.where B.for C.in which D.that

4.A.made B.bought C.sold D.paid for

5.A.That B.No matter C.Which D.What

6.A.says B.talks C.refers D.tells

7.A.other things B.another food

C.other foods D.foods and drinks

8.A.clothes B.clothing C.dresses D.suits

9.A.farmers B.men C.women D.children

10.A.eighteenth B.nineteenth C.twentieth D.next

11.A.easy B.simple C.interesting D.tiresome

12.A.and which B.and yet C.and that D.but what

13.A.in B.to C.of D.with

14.A.bring B.take C.happen to D.serve

15.A.what B.whether C.that D.how

16.A.Did it appear B.Would it seem C.What did it seem D.What appeared

17.A.still what it used to be B.better than what it was

C.much more easier than D.no more than it was

18.A.never B.always C.once D.ever

19.A.truth that B.fact whether C.idea how rmation of

20.A.as B.for C.with D.like

六、Reading comprehension.(阅读理解)20分

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Air is an odorless(that cannot be smelled;smelless),invisible(that cannot be seen)gas that surrounds the planet earth.It is everywhere on the planet.An “empty”