选修6Unit16Stories

选修 6 Unit 16StoriesⅠ.单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1．—How did you find the trip to the Butterfly Valley last weekend?—It _____more pleasant but for the heavy rain on our way home．A．would have been B．was C．had been D．would be2．The scheme was________when it was discovered just how much it would cost. A．released B．deserted C．resigned D．abandoned3．________，I think，and the problems would be settled.A．If you double your efforts B．Making more effortsC．So long as you don't lose heart D．A bit more effort4．It suddenly________to me that we could use the computer to do the job.A．struck B．Occurred C．happened D．saw 5．What she said to the police about her experience________quite true after they looked into the case.A．turned on B．turned off C．turned into D．turned out 6．How time flies！________has been three years________Ann left her motherland for China. A．It；since B．That；that C．It；before D．It；when7．The expert will give us a lecture on________we should________with water pollution. A．how；to deal B．how；do C．what；deal D．what；do8．No one knows how they have________such extreme conditions.A．put up B．put up to C．put up at D．put up with9．China marked its first Constitution Day on December 4，2014 _____ making the Constitution part of Chinese people’s daily life．A．in the hope of B．in the form of C．in honour of D．in terms of 10．—What do you think of teaching，Bob?—I find it fun and challenging.It is a job________you are doing something serious but interesting. A．where B．Which C．when D．that11．The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if________whether he was going the right direction.A．seeing B．having seen C．to have seen D．to see 12．The young man，who by then________admission to university，decided to do some part-time jobs to gain more practical experience.A．gained B．was gaining C．has gained D．had gained 13．—I'm sorry.I________at you the other day.—Forget it.I was a bit out of control myself.A．shouldn't shout B．shouldn't have shoutedC．mustn't shout D．mustn't have shouted14．一WOw，you won first in the stow-telling competition．Fantastic!一____!A．Give me five B．Congratulations C．Go ahead D．Forget it15．________is often the case，we have worked out the production plan.A．Which B．When C．What D．As16..Is it in the village ______ we used to live in _________ the accident happened?A. that; whereB. which; thatC. where; thatD. which; where17.____ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.A. AsB. ThatC. ThisD. It18.Anhui Province has relaxed the one-child policy，allowing couples to have a second baby if____ parent is an only child．A．neither B．no C．either D．any19.一Excuse me，sir．This is a non-smoking train．一Oh，sorry．I____ know that．A．haven’t known B．hadn’t know C．didn’t know D．don’t know 20.Ning Zetao，who won a total of four golds at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games，____ himselfas a new swim star．A．distinguished B．described C．Represented D．developed 三．完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. While talking about the present-day 36 topic—Happiness, the conversation soon turned into complaints about 37 in work and life. Offering his 38 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 39 with a large pot of coffee and a 40 of cups — porcelain(瓷), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶), some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful — telling them to 41 themselves to the coffee.Seeing all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you have 42 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 43 , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 44for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 45 of your problems and stress.”“46the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. 47 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup. 48 you consciously went for the best cup s…. And then you began 49 each other’s cups.”“Now consider this: 50 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just 51 to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the52 of life we live. Sometimes, by focusing only on the cup, we 53 to enjoy the coffee. So, value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups drive you. 54 , enjoy the coffee.”It’s true that the 55 people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.36. A. hot B. sharp C. guilty D. illegal37. A. sorrow B. dream C. stress D. progress38. A. friends B. customers C. colleges D. guests39. A. carried B. passed C. returned D. reached40. A. kind B. sort C. variety D. number41. A. devote B. help C. expose D. addict42. A. searched B. noticed C. proved D. convinced43. A. taken up B. brought in C. sold out D. cut down44. A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. formal45. A. point B. source C. resource D. result46. A. In detail B. In short C. In brief D. In fact47. A. What B. That C. Which D. Whether48. A. But B. So C. A nd D. For49. A. suspecting B. complaining C. feeling D. eyeing50. A. Love B. Future C. Life D. Failure51. A. methods B. tools C. lessons D. steps52. A. quantity B. quality C. style D. standard53. A. have B. hesitate C. forget D. fail54. A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Besides55. A. happiest B. busiest C. cleverest D. kindest四．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs totreat African trypanosomiasis disease，also known as sleeping sickness.The drugs will be given out in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Officials says the new treatment has fewer side effects.It is also more effective and less costly than the drugs traditionally used.In addition，the new treatment reduces the number of injections needed.And it shortens the amount of time patients must spend in hospital.Sleeping sickness threatens millions of people in 36 countries in Africa.Most live in poor rural areas.The disease is caused by the trypanosoma parasite(寄生物)．It is spread to humans through the bite of infected tsetse mon signs of sleeping sickness include fever，headaches，extreme tiredness and pain in the muscles and joints.Early identification of the disease may be difficult because many infected people do not show any immediate symptoms.Over time，the parasites invade the central nervous system.The disease causes sleep disorders，mental confusion，personality changes and speech problems.If left untreated，sleeping sickness kills.It's estimated that about 60,000 people are currently infected with the disease.It develops in two different forms.Trypanosoma gambiense is responsible for 90% of the reported cases of sleeping sickness.People infected with this form may develop the disease over many years without any major symptoms.Until now the drug melarsoprol is used to treat patients in the advanced stage of sleeping sickness.But the drug requires many painful injections several times a day for several weeks.It also causes bad side effects，some of which can be deadly.In Uganda，a new study has confirmed earlier research linking the spread of sleeping sickness to infected farm animals.The writers of the study have called for stronger rules requiring cattle to be treated before being sold at market.【语篇解读】文章介绍世界卫生组织在乌干达和刚果民主共和国使用一种新的复合药物治疗非洲昏睡病。