Unit 27 Behaviour Lesson2 北师大版选修9一 、单项填空（本大题共5小题，共5分）I prefer a house in a mountain village to_in such a large city as Changsha.AthatBitCthisDone(2014届上海市八校联考，36)New words selected by the dictionary are closely linked to social phenomena. Instead of being merely words, they are _ cultural symbols.Aboth BneitherCeither Dall_ we know, hurricane is _ to come. A. As soon as; possible B. As long as; probable C. As far as; likely D. As well as; perhapsThe lecture, _ at 7:00 pm last night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes. A. startingB. being startedC. to startD. to be started (2014兖州模拟)Why do you look so worried?My computer broke down last week and my essay has been left_since.AfinishedBpreparedCdoneDunfinished二 、完形填空（本大题共1小题，共30分）Christmas was a quiet affair when I was growing up. There were just my parents and1. I wished that someday Id2and have six children, and at3my house would be full of4and love.I found the5who shared my dream, but we had not6the possibility of infertility (生育). So we asked for adoption and, within a year, he arrived. We called him our Christmas boy because he came to us during that season of joy, 7he was just six days old. The nature8us again. Within two years we9two biological children to the familynot as many as we had hoped for, 10compared with11childhood, three made an entirely12crowd.As our Christmas boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the special skill to select and decorate the Christmas13each year. He started his Christmas gift list14before wed finished the Thanksgiving turkey. He encouraged us to sing songs, using our froglike15comparing with his musical gift of perfect voice.Our friends thought that adopted children were not the same and they were16. Our Christmas boy brought17into our lives with his good cheer, his wit. He made us look and act better than we were.Then on his 26th Christmas, he left us as18as he had come. He was killed in a car accident on an icy Denver street, on his way home to his young wife and daughter. But first he had19by our home to decorate our tree, as usual. His father and I sold our home, where memories clung to every room. We moved to California, leaving20our friends and church.1. A. my friendsB. my brothersC. my childrenD. me 2. A. likeB. marryC. betterD. love3. A. nightB. New YearC. ChristmasD. home4. A. energyB. peopleC. childrenD. hope5. A. womanB. manC. wifeD. son6. A. plannedB. wantedC. expectedD. imagined7. A. afterB. beforeC. whenD. until8. A. disappointedB. surprised C. interestedD. encouraged9. A. broughtB. tookC. hopedD. added10. A. soB. becauseC. butD. while11. A. quietB. noisyC. happyD. exciting12. A. satisfactoryB. greatC. smallD. necessary13. A. houseB. card C. giftD. tree14. A. everB. stillC. evenD. yet15. A. soundsB. songsC. noisesD. voices16. A. rightB. sillyC. kindD. clever17. A. colorB. hopeC. loveD. dream18. A. earlyB. late C. unexpectedlyD. happily19. A. stoppedB. goneC. passedD. entered20. A. behindB. forC. awayD. out三 、阅读理解（本大题共4小题，共40分）AD（2013福建卷）Pride and Prejudice for the Modern WomanLet us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austens most famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.Austens popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. Heres my own suggestion. . .It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism. My dear husband, said his hopeful wife one day, have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?Her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband replied that he had not. But it is, it is, she replied excitedly. Mr Dull-Husband made no reply.Dont you want to know her plans? she cried with some impatience.Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head. . so Id better listen. Well, my dear, the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England, though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me. She will move in herself next month. What is her name? Bingley. Is she married or single? What a question! And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys. How so? How can it possibly affect them? My dear love; those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going. Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place. Nonsense, my love, how little youve noticed the world has changed. Shes got a first-rate degree and some sort of business qualification, Im told. She surel