Unit 4 Helping people around the world 课时作业2第一节：单项填空（共1小题；每小题分，满分1分）1. You are late. You have missed the most interesting part. Oh. . A. What a shameB. Sorry to hear that C. Thats all rightD. Nothing important2. Tom owns larger collection of books than any other student in our class. A. the; 不填 B. a; 不填 C. a; the D. 不填; the3. In our childhood, we were often by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners. A. reminded B. expected C. allowed D. hoped4. Sensible people dont think it is to buy things which are not needed even at a low price. A. worth B. worthy C. worthless D. worthwhile5. I would be sitting in a comfortable office now if I more energies to my study instead of being crazy about going online at college. A. devoted B. would have devoted C. were to devote D. had devoted6. Mr. Hughess agency is one of 980 community agencies of the National Community Action Foundation (NCAF) in Washington, D.C. A. under the help B. under the charge C. under the umbrellaD. under the aid7. There was such long queue for coffee at the interval that we gave up. A. purposefully B. eventually C. generally D. unfortunately8. The picture of the violence on the black boy stirred（触动）the public . A. awareness B. conscience C. attention D. expectation9. Oh, what a pity! It so easy for me to bring those photographs I wanted to show you, but Ive left them at home. A. would have been B. would be C. had been D. was10. Without electronic computers, much of todays advanced technology . A. will not have been achieved B. have not been achieved C. would not have been achieved D. had not been achieved11. His health under the pressure of work and he had to stay in hospital for a month. A. broke up B. broke away C. broke out D. broke down12. with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice. A. Faced B. Having faced C. To face D. Facing13. If only I to my parents advice! A. listening B. listen C. am listening D. had listened14. Now he is improving his English by of reading and listening to it a lot every day. A. method B. approach C. way D. means15. How I wish I to repair the recorder! I only made it worse. A. had tried B. have tried C. hadnt tried D. didnt try第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）In England everything is the other way round.On Sundays on the Continent even the poorest person puts on his best suit, tries to look respectable, and at the same time the life of the country becomes gay and cheerful; in England even the richest Lord or motor-producer dressed in some 16 rags does not shave, and the country becomes dull and 17 . On the Continent there is one topic which 18 be avoided the 19 ; in England if you do not repeat the 20 “Lovely day, isnt it?” at least two hundred times a day, you are considered a bit dull. On the Continent 21 papers appear on Monday; in England they appear on Sunday. On the Continent people use a fork 22 it were a shovel（铲）; in England they turn it upside down and push everything 23 peas on top of it.On the Continent public speakers 24 to learn to speak fluently and smoothly; in England they take a special course in stammering (口吃). On the Continent 25 persons love to quote Aristotle, Horace and Montaigne to show off their knowledge; in England only uneducated people 26 their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin and Greek authors in the course of conversation, 27 he has never read them.On the Continent almost every nation 28 little or great has openly declared that it is better than all other nations; the English are 29 these dangerous ideas without ever mentioning who is really the 30 race in the world. Continental people are sensitive and touchy; the English take everything with a delightful 31 of humor they are only 32 if you tell them they have no sense of humor. 33 , people on the Continent either 34 you the truth or a lie; in England they hardly ever lie, 35 they would not dream of telling you the truth.16. A. impoliteB. prettiest C. uglyD. formal17. A. lively B. joyful C. pleasantD. uninteresting18. A. dareB. should C. needD. can19. A. jobB. ageC. incomeD. weather20. A. phrase