Unit 18 Beauty第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. She needs a lawyer so I shall _ myself.A. recommend B. give C. advise D. suspect2. My brother bought me a lot of books he _ useful to me.A. regardedB. accepted C. considered D. looked3. History is _ simply memorizing dates, its about understanding the past.A. not more than B. no more thanC. less than D. more than4. I dont suppose John will win the match, _?A. do I B. dont I C. will he D. wont he5. Cant you _ the radio? Thats too noisy.A. turn downB. turn up C. turn off D. turn to6. Excuse me, but is that Mr. Browns office? Im sorry, but Mr. Brown _ works here. He left about three weeks ago.A. not now B. no more C. not still D. no longer7. When he was there, he _ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.A. would B. should C. had better D. might8. When we reached the office, the clock on the wall was _ ten.A. beating B. hitting C. striking D. knocking9. It was a pity that the great writer died _ his works unfinished.A. for B. with C. from D. of10. It is impossible for so _ workers to do so _ work in a single day.A. few; much B. few; many C. little; mu D. little; many11. I dont mind picking up your things from the store. _, the walk will do me good.A. Except B. Still C. Beside D. In addition12. Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother? I dont know, _.A. nor dont I care B. nor do I careC. I dont care neither D. I dont care also13. I believe weve met somewhere before. _.A. It isnt the same B. It cant be trueC. Id rather not D. I dont think so14. It was for this reason _ her uncle moved out of New York and settled down in a small village.A. which B. why C. that D. how15. The heros story _ differently in the newspapers.A. was reported B. was reportingC. reports D. reported第二节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 “Youre too stupid. Youll never graduate from high school,” his elementary school teacher told seven-year-old Adam Zimmerman. Sure enough, he “failed” and was held 16 a grade. Being 17 by friends made him feel like “trash (废物)”. 18 his teachers unkind comments changed his 19. It changed a kid having difficulty in reading into a person driven to 20. “Dont take their 21,” his mother told him. “Go out and prove them 22. Its not about the 23; its what you do about it.” Zimmerman did graduate from 24 school, and at 57 he excelled in two sports he was 25 too small for: basketball and volleyball. That still wasnt 26 to earn him a college scholarship. So he went to a Division II school and worked on his game. 27 a coach told him hed never be a Division I basketball player, in his second year he 28 Marshall University in West Virginia, a Division I school. And he practiced and practiced. The following year he joined the basketball team in this school. This May, the 29 kid who was too short graduated with a 30 in sports management and marketing. D. outD. praisedD. AndD. appearanceD. succeedD. booksD. fairD. disabilityD. dramaD. treatedD. enoughD. WhenD. enteredD. curiousD. researchD. thinks back toD. pityC. backC. employedC. ButC. arrangementC. dieC. effortsC. reasonableC. faultC. primaryC. consideredC. strongC. BecauseC. leftC. stupidC. titleC. dates back toC. blameB. in B.called upB. ThusB. lifeB. breakB. adviceB. wrongB. weightB. highB. wantedB. clearB. IfB. rebuiltB. weakB. degreeB. looks up toB. rememberWhen he 31 that elementary school teacher, he says, “I 32 her for saying that. Its 33 how a persons words can stick in the back of your 34 and push you to be 35 what they say you can be.” 16. A. on 17.A. left behind18.A. So19.A. career20.A. shout21.A. word22.A. right23.A. character24.A. language25.A. expected26.A. rapid27.A. Though28.A. founded29.A. sick30.A. theory31.A. apologizes to32.A. thank33.A. important B. unbelievable C. certain D. successful34.A. mind B. throat C. belief D. state35.A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A There was once a farmer. His land was hilly and the soil was not the best. He had a cow that wasnt giving much milk and he had chickens who were laying few eggs. The place looked run-down (破败的) and the barn and fences (篱笆) needed repair. T