人教版精品英语资料（精校版）
Unit1课后提升练习
一、单项选择（每题1分，总分10分）
1. In some parts of London, missing a bus means _____ for another hour.
A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
2. Many people ______ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.
A. was starved to B. starved to C. were starved of D. starved for
3. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ______ it.
A. in honor of B. in memory of C. in favor of D. in arch of
4. Could you tell me where you bought the shoes you _____ yesterday?
A. tried on B. put on C. had on D. pulled on
5. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _____.
A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken
6. The World Cup ______ in Germany this year.
A. took place B. hold C. played D. happened
7. Daddy didn’t mind what we were doing, as long as we were together, ______ fun.
A. had B. have C. to have D. having
8. When the snake is slowly crawling toward his face, he ____ his breath.
A. take B. lost C. held D. caught
9. My friend hasn’t _____ till now——I hope she isn’t ill.
A. come up B. made up C. gone up D. turned up
10. The day _____ he was looking forward ____ in the end.
A. when, to come B. which, to come C. which, to came D. when, to came
二、用所给短语的适当形式填空（每题一分，总分10分）
day and night take place in memory of dress up look forward to
keep one’s word hold one’s breath have fun with play a trick on as though
1. You don’t need to ___________________; just to go to the pub—jeans and a T-shirt will do.
2. We may never discover what ____________________ that night.
3. A ceremony was held ______________________ tho who had died in the earthquake.
4. She was ______________________ eing the grandchildren again.
5. I felt ______________________ I’d been lying in the sun for hours.
6. He promid to help and he ______________________.
7. How long can you ______________________ in water?
8. I never thought that they were _______________________ me. I was very disappointed.
9. On Sundays children often __________________ each other. They are very happy.
10. After the heavy rain the machines were kept running _____________________ to pump water.
三、完成句子（每题3分，总分30分）
1. The accident could have been much wor; luckily __________________________. (没有造成损害)
2. I wrote a long ________________________________ (写了一首长诗来纪念) Robert, who __________________ my old friend __________________ a good teacher.(过去既
是朋友又是老师)
3. Everybody ______________________ his good ___________________ humor.(钦佩他绝妙的幽默感)
4. He talks ____________________________________ all about it. (好像知道了全部)
5. Don’t feel sorry for the disabled or __________________________(捉弄) them.
6. __________________________(多有趣啊) to swim in the a in hot summer!
7. We thank you for your cooperation and we ______________________ your good news.(静候佳音)
8. His father _________________________________ (打算要他去当工程师).
9. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact, it is very ____________________________(坐上去很舒服).
10. The ___________(满意的) look on his face suggested that his performance ______(令人满意的).
四、完形填空(每题1.5分，总分30分)
April Fools’ Day
The first of April is commonly known __1__ April Fools’ Day, and it’s customarily on this day to play a __2__ on a friend. If your friend is __3__ in, then he or she is an April __4__.
It isn’t only children who __5__ jokes. Grown-ups like such pranks(恶作剧), too. Even the media sometimes try to deceive the __6__with a __7__ April fool story. Some years __8__, for example, a famous joke was played on the __9__. A __10__ reporter reported that strange geological changes have resulted in weaker gravity in different __11__ of Britain. He asked __12__ to jump __13__ and e if they __14__ jump higher than they usually could. Many people did. The hundreds of __15__ the BBC received proved how _
_16__ the hoax(恶作剧) was. not until twelve o’clock did the BBC gently __17__ its listeners it was April Fools’ Day that day.
Making jokes only __18__ until noon of the day, the rule is rigid and everybody accepted. Anyone who tries to make a fool after midday is a __19__ fool than he who has been __20__. The late trickster is instantly rebuffed(受挫), as a piece of poem goes:
April Fools’ Day is gone and past. You are the biggest fool at last.
When April Fools’ Day comes again, You’ll be the biggest fool then.
1. A. for B. to C. about D. as
2. B. fool B. trick C. match D. game
3. A. taken B. cheated C. fooled D. invited
4. A. fool B. boy C. girl D. child
5. A. dislike B. like C. hate D. enjoy
6. A. fools B. grown-ups C. adults D. public
7. A. dull B. foolish C. slow D. wi
8. A. more B. before C. ago D. later
9. A. screen B. radio C. TV D. computer
10. A. scientific B. ordinary C. common D. special
11. A. countries B. parts C. place D. nation
12. A. scientists B. readers C. watchers D. listeners
