1、Unit 7I. 从方框中选出与下列各句中画线单词意思相同或相近的选项。A. strict and firmB. difficult to do or to deal withC. written symbol for a number, esp 0 to 9D. to remove (money) from a bank account, etcE. the power to give orders and make others obeyF. to take back (a promise, an offer, a statement, etc)G. to organize a serie
2、s of activities to try to achieve somethingH. person or group having the power to give orders or take actionI. to rub your skin with your nailsJ. a group of connected actions or movements that forms part of a warK. the shape of the human body, or a personL. to cut or damage the surface of something
3、especially by accident1. She withdrew all her savings and left the country.2. I insist that you withdraw your rude comments immediately.3. She now has authority over the people she used to take orders from.4. I shall have to report this to the authorities as soon as possible.5. I saw a figure approa
4、ching in the darkness but couldnt tell who it was.6. He has a monthly income of six figures and is still not content with it.7. Theyve been campaigning for years to get a pay rise.8. He fought in the North African campaign during the last war.9. We scratched the paintwork trying to get the bed into
5、Marthas room.10. He was scratching at his mosquito bites, which made him very uncomfortable.11. Tough new safety standards have been introduced for cars.12. The company is going through a tough time at the moment.1. _ 2. _3. _ 4. _5. _ 6. _7. _ 8. _9. _ 10. _11. _ 12. _II. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。1. There is
6、nothing even remotely _ (amuse) about the situation.2. She became increasingly _ (forget) and withdrawn in her old age.3. As the work tends to be a bit _ (mess) youll need to wear old clothes.4. The young college girl felt a little _ (scare) at the thought of the operation.5. Steven was considered o
7、ne of the best _ (thrill) writers of the new century.III. 选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空 （每个短语限用一次）。burst out laughing, cash a check, wait in line, put on, pull faces, play around1. The schoolboys _ at their teachers back but no one dared to laugh.2. I brought him over to my funny drawings and he _ when he saw
8、 them.3. Users tend to _ with phones for a few minutes before deciding to buy them.4. If you own a car, why _ to ride on the bus when you can just drive yourselfeverywhere?5. Stop _ an act and be yourself. Why not be true to us?6. The bank closes in thirty minutes and I need to _.IV. 根据提示用所学词汇和语法知识完
9、成下面短文（每空一词）。The appeal of magicHave you ever interacted with a magician or entertainer in the flesh who 1. _ (使惊讶) you with a show of magic? I once had such an unforgettable experience on a cruise.It was ten years ago, after I renewed my 2. _ (签证) as a visiting scholar in a highschool in West Virgin
10、ia, the US. For the summer vacation, I 3. w_ from my little town inthe eastern US accompanied by two colleagues and boarded a huge ship that reminded me ofthe Titanic, going from Miami across the sea 4. b_ to the Bahamas, an island countryfamous for its white sandy beaches and sky-blue water 5. _ (难
11、得) seen in daily life.While we were having dinner in the dining hall, an entertainer came over to our table andasked “Excuse me, would you like to see a little magic?” “Yes, of course,” we replied. How couldwe possibly 6. r_ the temptation of getting involved in a magic show? And so, theentertainer
12、fished out 7. _ (迅速地) one rubber band from his pocket and asked me tohold out my hand. He put the band around my fingers, turning it in different ways to make acomplex web. Then came something that seemed 8. u_: slowly but surely, he 9. _ _ (去掉) the band from my fingers in one turn, as if the band h
13、ad never beenwound! A language teacher by 10. p_, I failed to make any verbal 11. _ (反应),until the entertainer wished us to enjoy our dinner and went away.Having seen many splendid magic shows on TV, I am still impressed with the one performedaround my fingers. Magic can 12. _ ( 逗 乐 ) and amaze peop
14、le whether they are 13._ ( 成 熟 的 ) adults or children, easterners or westerners. The appeal of magic is 14.u_.V. 从括号内选择合适的内容完成下面短文。My first and last time running a full marathonIt 1. _ (was, is) one of the hottest days in the fall of 2019, almost as hot as a typicalsummer day. I 2. _ (had stood, was
15、 standing) among large crowds of runners, many ofwhom including me 3. _ (had been waiting, have been waiting) for this moment. This wasmy first time to be running in a full marathon. Before this day, I 4. _ (had never run, havenever run) more than 35 km at one time. With the start time approaching,
16、my heart 5. _(was to start, started) pounding faster with excitement and uncertainty. 6. _ (Would I be,Will I be) able to finish a race that is 42.195 kilometers long?The moment the starting gun went off, the empty road 7. _ (was flooding, wasflooded) with runners. I started my GPS watch to record m
17、y running statistics (数 据 ): speed,length, time, heart rate, and the like. As expected, after running for nearly two hours, I 8._ (had covered, would cover) half of the races length. Given my record in training, I wasstill confident of finishing the race within four hours. After all, I 9. _ (had bee
18、n training,have trained) for the marathon since the spring of the previous year.The sun 10. _ (was getting, would get) higher, and I could feel the heat of the sunsrays. Soon I realized that my pace 11. _ (had been slowing, would slow) down steadily, assome runners who 12. _ (had been running, ran)
19、shoulder to shoulder with me weremoving ahead. There was nothing I could do but watch the distance between us getting longer. Bythis time, my heart was pounding faster due to a lack of oxygen. As I 13. _ (wouldstruggle, was struggling) to pass the 32 km sign, more runners ran past me. It was also at
20、 this stagethat I got cramp (痉挛) in my leg and had to stop running. So, I walked instead, silently drying mytears of regret. Determined to cross the finish line before the marathon 14. _ (was, wouldbe) officially over, I turned down any offer of help from volunteers. By the time I finished the race,
21、5.5 hours 15. _ (had passed, was passing).In future, I will probably not have a second chance to run a full marathon, for I had lungsurgery the following year and 16. _ (have since been forbidden, had since beenforbidden) to do any vigorous (激烈的) exercise.VI. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Weve l
22、ong known that the ability 1. _ (laugh) is helpful to those dealing with majorillnesses and the stress of lifes problems. But researchers are now saying laughter can do a lotmore it can basically bring balance to all the 2. _ (component) of the immune system(免疫系统), which helps us fight off diseases.
23、Laughter reduces levels of certain stress hormones (荷尔蒙). In this way, laughter providesa(n) 3. _ (safe) control that shuts off the flow of stress hormones and the fight-or-flightchemicals that act 4. _ (immediate) in our bodies when we experience stress, anger, orany other bad feeling. These stress
24、 hormones prevent the immune system from working, increase5. _ number of platelets (血小板), and raise blood pressure. When were laughing, the 6._ (nature) cells in our body that destroy viruses increase.What may surprise you even more is the fact 7. _ researchers assume that laughing100 times is equal
25、 to 10 minutes on a(n) 8. _ (row) machine or 15 minutes on an exercisebike. Laughing can be a total body workout! Blood pressure 9. _ (reduce), and there is anincrease in blood flow and the amount of oxygen in the blood, which helps you become evenhealthier. Laughter also gives your facial, leg and
26、back muscles a workout. Thats why you oftenfeel exhausted after a long burst 10. _ laughter youve just had an energetic workout!答案：I.1. D2. F3. E4. H5. K6. C7. G8. J9. L10. I11. A12. BII.1. amusing2. forgetful3. messy4. scared5. thrillerIII.1. pulled faces2. burst out laughing3. play around4. wait i
27、n line5. putting on6. cash a checkIV.1. astonished2. visa3. withdrew4. border5. rarely6. resist7. swiftly8. unbelievable9. got rid of10. profession11. response12. amuse13. mature14. universalV.1. was2. was standing3. had been waiting4. had never run5. started6. Would I be7. was flooded8. had covered9. had been training10. was getting11. had been slowing12. had been running13. was struggling14. was15. had passed16. have since been forbiddenVI.1. to laugh2. components3. safety4. immediately5. the6. natural7. that8. rowing9. is reduced10. of
