Units 1112Scientific achievements Fact and fantasy .单项填空1The President is now on a visit to Russia, _ at expanding relations between the two countries.Aaims Bto aiming Cbeing aimed Daimed解析：be aimed at doing sth.是习语，此处因为是作伴随状语，故用过去分词形式。答案：D2This experiment turned out to be _ failure, but, as we know, success often comes after _failure. Aa；a B/；/ Ca；/ D/；a解析：failure指“失败的人或事”时，是可数名词；泛指失败时是不可数名词。答案：C3To my delight, I found the new flat _ in pleasant surroundings.Alocated Blocating Cto locate Dbeing located解析：be located in“坐落在”是固定用法，此处用过去分词作宾语补足语。答案：A4These doctors are busy day and night, _ a cure for AIDS.Abringing on Bpulling on Ctaking on Dworking on解析：work on“从事于”，此处意为“在研究一种治疗艾滋病的方法”。答案：D5Now there is just one point _ I wish you to make quite clear.Awhere Bwhich Cwhether Dwhen解析：point后是一个定语从句，且point在从句中作make的宾语，故引导词要用which。答案：B6Whenever you are in trouble, dont hesitate _ me for help.Aasking Bto ask Cin ask Dto asking解析：hesitate to do sth.或hesitate about doing sth.是固定句式。答案：B7This problem is not so difficult as we expected.It is believed _ in a few days.Asettling Bbeing settled Cto be settled Dto have settled解析：be believed to是固定句式，此处it指代the problem，与settle是被动关系，故用to be settled。答案：C8The moment she came back from work, she _ to clean the kitchen thoroughly.Aset about Bset out Cset off Dset up解析：set out to do sth.或set about doing sth.意为“着手或开始做某事”。答案：B9After twenty years away from the world，the man remembered _ what he was called in prison.Anothing but Bmore than Cno longer Dabove all解析：与世隔绝了20年之久，那人只记得在监狱里自己被叫做什么了。答案：A10For these flowers，_ is badly needed is plenty of water and sunshine.Aall Ball that Call when Dall which解析：“对于这些花来说，最需要的就是充足的水和阳光。”all that is badly needed相当于what is badly needed。实际上，that在此引出的是定语从句，修饰all，因为that在从句中作主语，故不可省略。答案：B.完形填空Coffee is often drunk in some occassions.Once upon a time，a boy met a girl on a party.She was so out standing that many guys chased after her，while the boy was so _1_ that nobody paid attention to him.At the end of the _2_，he invited her to have _3_ with him.She was surprised，but as he was polite，she _4_.They sat in a nice coffee shop，but he was too _5_ to say anything.She felt _6_；she thought，“Please，let me back home.”Suddenly he asked the _7_，“Would you please give me some _8_？Id like to _9_ it in my coffee.”Everybody stared at him，so _10_！His face turned _11_，but still，he put the salt in his coffee and _12_ it.She asked him _13_，“Why do you have this _14_？”He replied，“When I was a little boy，I lived near the _15_；I liked playing in the water and I could feel the _16_ of the sea，salty and bitter，just like the taste of the salty coffee.Now every time I have the salty coffee，I always think of my _17_ and my hometown.I _18_ my hometown so much and I miss my _19_ who are still living there.“While saying that，_20_ filled his eyes.She was deeply touched.In the end，the girl was moved and began to like him.Forty years later，she came to know that he mistook salt as sugar that time.1A.special Bscared Cordinary Dpoor答案：C2A.party Bceremony Cgather Dmeeting答案：A3A.tea Bcoffee Cbeer Dchocolate答案：B4A.promised Bwanted Choped Dexpected答案：A5A.happy Bglad Cfrightened Dnervous答案：D6A.hard Bdifficult Ctroublesome Duncomfortable答案：D7A.waiter Bservant Chelper Dsupporter答案：A8A.sugar Bsalt Ccoffee Ddrinks答案：B9A.take Bput Cbring Dpull答案：B10A.ordinary Bfunny Cterrible Dstrange答案：D11A.pale Bred Ccolor Dblack答案：B12A.ate Bdrank Chas Dtakes答案：B13A.eagerly Bangrily Cpleasantly Dcuriously答案：D14A.hobby Bpleasure Cwill Dinterest答案：A15A.river Breservoir Cstream Dsea答案：D16A.feel Btaste Ctouch Dsense答案：B17A.child Bchildhood Cpleasure Dexperience答案：B18A.want Bexpect Cmiss Dwish答案：C19A.parents Bbrother Csister Dcousin答案：A20. Awater Bsomething Csand Dtears答案：D.阅读理解Of Chinese secondary school students top ten heroes，Mao Zedong，ranks number one and Olympic track gold medal winner，Liu Xiang，ranks fifth，according to a survey conducted by AllChina Womens Federation (ACWF)Late Chinese leaders，Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai，and revolutionary martyrs，Liu Hulan and Dong Cunrui，all have remained important heroes in the eyes of Chinese teenagers aged 13 to 18.Meanwhile，the 2004 Olympic track and field star，Liu Xiang；model police chief，Ren Changxia；Hong Kong action star，Jackie Chan，and Chinas first astronaut Yang Liwei，have ascended to be the new stars among the students.“The coexistence of old and new models in youths hearts reveal the new eras chara