单元话题阅读专练,Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected.,一、完形填空 I think April Fools Day is a very unusual holiday.On April Fools Day,you have to watch out for 1 .You also can not trust everything you 2 on April 1st.Even some main newspapers will put false articles into their papers to fool people.I 3 a story about a London newspaper printed an article about how aliens landed in England on April Fools Day.This 4 many people to panic（恐慌）and the local police were not very 5 the newspaper. It can be 6 sometimes to play tricks,but you have to be careful not to go too far.On April Fools Day,I called my mother and told her that I was failing all of my classes and because of this,I wasnt able to 7 .She was so upset that she started to cry.I felt really bad about making her sad and tried to tell her it was just a joke. 8 I told her it was only an April Fools Days joke,she got 9 angry with me that she hung up the phone.I had to call her back and apologize before she would talk to me again.,D,April Fools Days jokes can be funny but you should be careful not to hurt peoples feelings by embarrassing them 10 .Before you act,you should always make sure to put yourself in someone elses shoes and think about how they might feel.,( )1.A.joke B.jokes C.a joke D.to joke ( )2.A.hear B.listen C.listen to D.listened ( )3.A.heard B.listened C.told D.asked ( )4.A.caused B.helped C.asked D.guided ( )5.A.interested in B.fond of C.afraid of D.pleased with ( )6.A.sad B.fun C.healthy D.stupid ( )7.A.read B.return C.graduate D.dance ( )8.A.After B.Because C.Since D.If ( )9.A.so B.such C.such a D.so a ( )10.A.too little B.a few C.a little D.too much,B,A,A,A,D,B,C,A,A,二、任务型阅读 There was a tree in my garden.One day,two birds came to the tree and built a house for their three newborn（新生的）babies. One day,I heard the sound of the little birds.I ran to the garden and found two babies eating food on the ground.I thought they dropped off their house,so I decided to help them get back to their house.At that time,the father bird and the mother bird came back.They had some food for the third baby.They put the food on the ground,far away from the third baby.To get the food,the baby had to fly to it. The third baby was hungry,but she was afraid to get out of the house.To my surprise,the father bird and the mother bird just stood there and did nothing. After about ten minutes,the third baby bird didnt have any other choice.She slowly went to the border（边缘）of the house and began to fly.She flew off from the house.Finally,the third baby bird landed safely on the ground and found the food.,These birds taught me a lesson:if you want your food,you will have to learn to fly.,根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1.How many birds are there in the writers garden? _. 2.What did the writer think when he saw two baby birds on the ground? _ 3.Who came back and had some food for the third baby? _ 4.Did the third bird find the food finally? _ 5.How can baby birds begin to live freely? _,Five,He thought they dropped off their house.,The father bird and the mother bird.,Yes,it did.,They can begin to fly.,三、短文填词 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。,I,go,see,excite,remember,It all happened yesterday.My father and I went to a hotel by taxi.The driver told us many things about Beijing.I was 1 about being in Beijing.But when we got to the hotel,I couldnt find my bag.Then I 2 I had left it in the taxi.I ran back to the taxi,but it had 3 .In the afternoon,my father and I took a bus to the police station.A policeman showed us three bags,but none of them was 4 .I felt sad.Just at that moment,another policeman came with some good news.He told us that a driver had just brought another bag to the police station.It was my bag!I was very happy 5 the driver again.He said he hoped that we would have a good time in Beijing. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5._,excited,remembered,gone,mine,to see,