Unit 12　Life is full of the unexpected.Ⅰ.单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)(　　)1.________ people lost their homes because of this earthquake.A．Thousands of B．Thousand of C．Ten thousands D．Ten thousand of(　　)2.Her eyes are always ________ kindness, so many of us like to make friends with her.A．filled of B．fill with C．full with D．full of(　　)3.I was late today because my alarm clock didn't ________．A．run off B．go offC．give out D．give up(　　)4.A Spring Morning is my favorite poem ________ its words are beautiful and I canfeel the sense of spring in it.A．until B．becauseC．though D．when(　　)5.Mary ________ for five years and she has a lovely son now.A．has married B．marriedC．has been married D．has been marrying(　　)6.By the end of last year they ________ thousands of orange trees in the mountains.A．had planted B．have plantedC．were planting D．would plant(　　)7.When they were about ________ the meeting, someone turned off all the lights inthe hall. It was such a bad thing.第 1 页


A．start B．startingC．started D．to start(　　)8.They were made ________ by the lovely girl.A．to laugh B．laughC．laughing D．laughed(　　)9.Last Tuesday was my birthday.All of my good friends ________ at the party.A．showed up B．gave upC．put up D．looked up(　　)10. ________ I walked into the classroom, the teacher had started teaching already.A．By the time B．WhileC．After D．BecauseⅡ.完形填空(共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分)Yesterday was my friend Kyra's birthday. He invited me to his birthday party. Another friend,Guy, offered to take me to the party by car.Well, I was getting dressed __11__ Guy rang and said he was ill, so I decided to go by train.Unluckily, while I was talking __12__ the phone, the cat walked over my clean shirt, so I had tospend a few minutes finding another one and I was __13__ leaving.As I was walking to the station, it started snowing and I got very cold. I just __14__ a trainand I had to wait at the station for half an hour. When the train finally arrived, I was frozen. I wasso cold and tired that during the journey I __15__ and I missed my station.Well, I got off at the next stop and decided to walk __16__ to Kyra's. I walked for half anhour and then I realized I was __17__．Luckily I found a __18__ and telephoned for a taxi. WhenI finally arrived at Kyra's house it was __19__ midnight and people were going home. What a__20__ evening!(　　)11.A.then B．when C．and D．as (　　)12.A.on B．at C．to D．about第 2 页


(　　)13.A.ready B．happyC．late D．quick(　　)14.A.got off B．caughtC．got on D．missed(　　)15.A.enjoyed talking B．fell asleepC．played cards D．looked out(　　)16.A.up B．forwardC．back D．along(　　)17.A.thirsty B．hungryC．sad D．lost(　　)18.A.phone B．bus stopC．road sign D．taxi(　　)19.A.even B．nearly C．still D．hardly(　　)20.A.lovely B．frighteningC．terrible D．cold Ⅲ.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题4分，满分20分)Alfred was the king of England. Once he led his army to fight against another army and wasbeaten. So he had to run away through the woods and swamps(沼泽；湿地) to save his life.One evening he came to a woodcutter's house. He was very tired and hungry, so he beggedthe woodcutter's wife to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in. He was ragged anddirty and she did not know that he was the king. She felt so sorry for him that she told him tocome in and gave him a seat near the fire. She was baking some cakes. She said to Alfred, “I mustgo and milk the cow. Watch the cakes and do not let them burn.” The king was willing to do this,but he kept thinking about his army and soon forgot all about the cakes. In a few minutes thewoman came back and found the cakes burnt. She was so angry that she struck the king with astick and cried, “You lazy fellow! You want to eat, but you do not want to work.”(　　)21.The king had to run away through the swamps because ________．第 3 页


A．another army wanted to kill himB．his army lost the wayC．he wanted to save his lifeD．he wanted to fight against another army(　　)22.The underlined word “ragged” means ________．A．兴高采烈的 B．衣衫褴褛的C．斗志昂扬的 D．穷困潦倒的(　　)23.What was the woodcutter's wife doing at that time?A．Milking the cow.B．Helping his husband cutting down trees.C．Baking some cakes.D．Thinking of the king's army.(　　)24.Which of the following is NOT true?A．The king was hungry and sleepy after the war.B．The woodcutter gave him a seat near the fire.C．The woodcutter's wife was friendly.D．The king forgot all about the cakes.(　　)25.The best title for this passage may be “________”．A．The woodcutter and his wifeB．The hungry and lazy kingC．The king and his armyD．The king and the woodcutter's wifeⅣ.根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空(共10小题；每题2分，满分20分)26．She was so ________ that she didn't know what to say at that moment. (embarrass)27．His son will get ________ next month. (marry)第 4 页


28．That's the ________ of the story. (end)29．By the time they got there, the house ________. (burn)30．The picnic had to ________ because of the bad weather. (cancel)31．The meeting ________ by the time I got there. (begin)32．The reporter ________ that the story was a hoax. (announce)33．We got up late this morning, but ________ we caught the bus. (luck)34．I planned to visit my parents last Sunday. But something ________ happened. (expect)35．My father ________ this morning and was late for work. (oversleep)Ⅴ.将下列句子中汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式(共10小题；每题2分，满分20分)36．Hurry up! The plane________________ soon. (起飞)37．They ________________ all the CDs by the end of last week. (卖光)38．You must ________________ when you wait for a bus. (排队等候)39．We waited for two hours, but he did not ________________. (出现)40．They stared ________________ at the black smoke rising above the burning house. (不相信)41．The drug is not a ________________—it's been known about for years. (新发现)42．How delicious these________________ are! I'd like another one. (苹果馅饼)43．When we were on the way to the Great Wall yesterday, Jim's father________________.(让我们搭了便车)44．Tom is interested in playing basketball and he wants to be a ________________ in thefuture. (篮球教练)45．Mary told me her________________ was to be a nurse. (生活目标)Ⅰ.1.A　2.D3．B　run off 意为“跑掉，迅速离开”； go off 意为“发出响声”； give out 意为“发出，放出(热、光)等”； give up 意为“放弃”。由句意“我今天迟到了是因为闹钟没有响”可知go off 符合题意。 第 5 页


节S解题。由第二段中“理he felt so sorry for him that she told him to come inand gave him a seat near the fire.”可推知B项
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全文是围绕国王和伐木工妻子而展rra，故选D。Ⅳ.26.emba开的幽默故事ssed　27.married28．ending　29.had burned30．be canceled　31.had begun32．announced　33.luckily34．unexpected　35.oversleptⅤ.36.will take off　37.had sold out第 6 页
4．B5．C　考查现在完成时。marry是短暂性动词，不能直接和一段时间“for five years”连用，要变成相对应的状态短语be married，故选C。6．A　由时间状语“by the end of last year”可知用过去完成时。7．D8．A　make sb. do sth.变被动语态时，要把省略的 to 补出来。9. A　show up 意为“出席，到场”；give up 意为“放弃”；put up 意为“举起；张贴”；look up意为“查阅”。句意：上周二是我的生日，我所有的好朋友都出席了生日聚会。故选A。 10．A　由过去完成时“had started”可推知应用“by the time”。Ⅱ.11—15　BACDB　16—20　CDABCⅢ.【主旨大意】 本文主要讲述了英格兰国王Alfred的幽默故事。有一次他带领军队去打仗，结果大败而回，逃到一个伐木工人家里。国王一直在考虑打仗失败的原因而忘记了照看面包，面包烤糊了，伐木工的妻子非常气愤，大骂国王是个只知道吃却不知道干活的懒家伙。21．C22．B　词义猜测题。由前文“打了败仗”“向伐木工的妻子要吃的东西”等可推知，打了败仗后，国王狼狈不堪，衣衫褴褛，故选B。23．C　24．B　细


38．wait in line　39.show up40．in disbelief　41.new discovery42．apple pies　43.gave us a lift44．basketball coach　45.life goal第 7 页