M 7 Unit 1 Grammar一、单项填空1. I stood up _ him and said I had always found him honest.A. byB. forC. withD. at2. I took someone elses umbrella _ mistake.A. inB. forC. withD. by3. He has asked to account _ his absence.A. forB. ofC. onD. about4. Ted agreed to call _ the strike if the company would satisfy the demand of the workers.A. outB. offC. toD. on5. Im very tired _ that long walk.A. atB. byC. onD. with6. That little boy is being rude _ his teacher.A. atB. forC. byD. to7. After working as a secretary for so many years, Susan was anxious _ a change.A. withB. forC. aboutD. to8. The concert began _ a piano recital.A. withB. fromC. inD. on9. Its no use to complain_ weather.A. againstB. toC. withD. about10. She always trusts _ her memory.A. inB. withC. forD. to11. It was carelessness on my part that brought _ this disaster.A. inB. aboutC. upD. forward12. Mike has been absent _ class for some time.A. ofB. forC. fromD. in13. You will be safe _ danger at home.A. inB. intoC. fromD. to14. He is always suspicious _ anyone who is kind to him.A. toB. ofC. withD. towards15. I argued_ his being made chairman of the committee.A. withB. aboutC. intoD. against二、完形填空“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”A long time ago, my friend Joan believed it. At least, she 1 to. When she was young and fat, she was always being 2 by classmates. Joan grows up and she is still fat. Her friends politely say she is 3 . Her doctor calls her “morbidly obese (病态的肥胖)”. The 4 of the world calls her fat. Some people 5 the word, but some people say it out loud to her face. And there are some people who say things even worse. Dont think she hasnt heard the words. She has. And they hurt her 6 . But Joan has learned how to avoid the cutting (刻薄的) 7 : she just stays at home.One day, her husband 8 her to go out to eat, although it was difficult for her. The restaurant was perfect. 9 , the waiters werent.Joan 10 not to hear the unkind comments. But she couldnt overlook the young girl at the table across from them who never 11 her eyes from her. Joan felt 12 when the girl headed toward their table. Experience had 13 her that kids could be especially cruel. The wide-eyed girl stopped next to Joan. Reaching out a finger, she 14 Joans blouse.“Youre so 15 in this blouse.” The little girl 16 and walked back to her seat.A simple act of 17 . That was all. But it was enough to change Joans life and her 18 .“Now,” Joan says, “when people stare at me, I can hear a young angels 19 reminding me that Im pretty. And Im 20 the words everyone whispers are praising.”“Thats all I hear now,” Joan says, “only something nice. Words can never hurt me.”1. A. encouragedB. tried C. ordered D. succeeded2. A. dealt with B. knocked about C. laughed atD. argued with3. A. weak B. oldC. healthy D. heavy4. A. rest B. lastC. least D. best5. A. whisper B. repeat C. announce D. ignore6. A. simplyB. properly C. suddenlyD. deeply7. A. treatment B. impression C. comments D. pictures8. A. followed B. allowed C. refused D. persuaded9. A. Unfortunately B. Certainly C. Normally D. Curiously10. A. promised B. pretended C. suggested D. warned11. A. changed B. separated C. left D. took 12. A. uncomfortableB. tired C. excited D. cheerful13. A. trained B. offeredC. toldD. brought14. A. bought B. touchedC. wore D. broke15. A. fat B. gentle C. prettyD. strong16. A. smiledB. answered C. sharedD. thanked17. A. intentionB. crime C. reformD. kindness18. A. purposeB. meaning C. styleD. attitude19. A. song B. voice C. ideaD. story20. A. sure B. proud C. careful D. scared三、任务型阅读Children are the future of every country. It is important that we protect this resource no matter what economic background they come from. Special attention should be paid to those in economically unstable situations, especially in the third world countries. It is easy to see these children everywhere from traffic stops, construction sites or even stalls at the outdoor market begging and peddling (叫卖). Sometimes one wonders how this is possible. There are pure economical factors that decide the fate of the children coming from poor families. Poverty forces poor parents to take their children out of school and p