Units 14 综合测试一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）( ) 1. Listen! Theres a knock on the door. _ must be the postman.A. ItB. ThatC. She D. He( ) 2. The pears in my basket are smaller than _in Jims. A. ifB. thatC. ones D. those( ) 3. With much effort, the pilot managed _ the plane down in a field. A. bringB. to bringC. bringingD. brought( ) 4. Many parents found _ difficult to communicate with their children. A. it B. its C. that D. thats( ) 5. My father used to _ in the factory, but now he is used to _ at home. A. work; stay B. working; stay C. work; staying D. Working; staying( ) 6. Liu Xiang is the first player in Asia _ won the gold prize in the 110-hurdle race in the 28th Olympic Games. A. whichB. whoC. whomD. that( ) 7. - I need to give instructions to my robot all the time. - _, I need to do everything myself. A. AndB. HoweverC. ButD. Otherwise( ) 8. - What will food _on Mars? - I think its not very tasty. A. likeB. be likeC. likesD. is like( ) 9. - Will the journey to Mars be _? - No, I think it will be _. A. comfortable; frightenedB. uncomfortable; frightened C. comfortable; frighteningD. Uncomfortable; frightening( ) 10. My bike is broken. It needs_. A. mendB. to mendC. mendingD. mended( ) 11.Some students think that living on _ planet is really pleasant. A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. others( ) 12.I think its great to have a robot _ all the work for us. A. doB. doesC. doneD. to do( ) 13.The boots are _ designed and they can keep us from _ in the air. A. special; floatB. especially; float C. special; floating D. especially; floating( ) 14.If you want to go _, there are two moons to visit. A. somewhere quiet B. quiet somewhere C. to somewhere quiet D. to quiet somewhere( ) 15.The students are afraid of _ aliens on Mars and think they will do harm _ them. A. see; to B. seeing; to C. see; for D. seeing; for二、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）The eyes are one of the most expressive instruments of body language. Keith，seventeen，learned the hard way about one 1 the eyes can make. “I had a teacher who graded heavily on classroom discussion,” Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ability to know just when I didnt have the 2. I couldnt understand how he could be so 3. Then it dawned on（为所明白）me. 4 I didnt know the answer, I would avoid looking at him. From that moment on, I 5 myself to look at him in the eye, 6 I knew the work or not. That trick has saved me a lot of trouble.”Many people, including some policemen, believe eye contact is a good 7 of honesty. If someone cant look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing 8. After many experiments, 9, a number of experts have found out that good liars can make false eye contact.Eye contact, though not a(n) 10 sign of honesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and 11 to do so, you know his 12 is placed on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably 13. But there are exceptions. A 14 person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain nationalities, such as the British and Germans, are much 15 oriented（适应）to eyeball to eyeball contact than the French and Arabs. ( ) 1. A. letter B. notice C. messageD. news( ) 2. A. question B. problem C. excuse D. answer( ) 3. A. slow B. sharp C. dull D. clever( ) 4. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. However D. Wherever( ) 5. A. helped B. hoped C. taught D. persuaded( ) 6. A. when B. whether C. if D. as( ) 7. A. lesson B. way C. chance D. test( ) 8. A. honestly B. quickly C. correctly D. really( ) 9. A. therefore B. however C. actually D. especially( ) 10. A. real B. false C. wonderful D. sure( ) 11. A. stops B. continues C. changes D. hopes( ) 12. A. attention B. spirit C. strength D. energy( ) 13. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. elsewhere D. everywhere( ) 14. A. brave B. shy C. stupid D. proud( ) 15. A. fewer B. less C. too D. enough三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）AHow to Become ClevererOnce a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”. “Tha