Unit4UsingLanguageⅠ.完形填空AmotheranddaughterlivinginmycommunityaretwoofthemostunfriendlypeopleIhaveevercomeacrossinmylife.Theyaretotally1,mixingwithnobody.Astheydrivepastneighborstheykeeptheireyeslookingawayandmakenosignof2.Theonlyfametheyhaveismakinganuisance(讨厌的人)ofthemselvestothelocalpolicestationby3musicplayedtooloud,dogsbarkingmorethanonceadayandanyotherpetty(琐碎的)little4.Onmovingintothisneighborhood,Iwas5ofthesetwobutdecidedIwouldmakeupmyownmind.Thisprovedquitea6tomeasmorethanonceeitherthemotherorthedaughterwouldknockonmydoorandblast(猛烈抨击)mewithsome7orother.I8answeredpolitelyandmadesureI9astheywentpastmyplaceandalsomadetheeffortnowandthentomakeakind10abouttheirgardenorpets.TimepassedandinOctober,aspartoftheKindnessRockGive,MaureenandIdecidedtoplaceakindnessrockintheirgarden.Their11remainedunchanged,however,andIcontinuedtobeasfriendlyaspossible.DuringtheEastergive,wedecidedonceagainto12thesetwounhappyladiestoourlistand13apacketofcookiesontheirgate.Imaginemy14whentwodayslaterthey15atmygateandjokinglysaidtheywere16hangingtheirChristmasstockingontheirgate,andtheybroughtmeabunchofflowers!So,myfellowgifters,donot17onyourrandomgiftsofkindness.Youmayneverknowjustwhatthis18toothers,norhowmanybrokenor19heartedpeopleyoumayjustchange20asimpleactofkindness.1.A.protectedB.depressedC.separatedD.equipped2.A.enthusiasmB.acknowledgementC.excitementD.entertainment3.A.discussingB.requestingC.reportingD.rejecting4.A.eventsB.issuesC.incidentsD.affairs5.A.accusedB.warnedC.remindedD.convinced6.A.challengeB.projectC.taskD.matter7.A.quarrelsB.opinionsC.explanationsD.complaints8.A.seldomB.neverC.alwaysD.sometimes9.A.wavedB.staredC.noticedD.laughed10.A.differenceB.accountC.gestureD.remark11.A.smileB.attitudeC.decisionD.anger12.A.addB.recommendC.reduceD.drive13.A.sharedB.tookC.leftD.fixed14.A.interestB.anxietyC.surpriseD.doubt15.A.whisperedB.stoppedC.shoutedD.wandered16.A.imaginingB.intendingC.consideringD.approaching17.A.takeinB.takeupC.giveinD.giveup18.A.refersB.meansC.relatesD.contributes19.A.kindB.lightC.HardD.warm20.A.onB.overC.byD.withⅡ.阅读理解AAstronomyistheoldestscienceknowntoman.Thousandsofyearsagomanlookedatthestarsandwonderedabouttheheavens.Butmanwaslimitedbywhathecouldseewithhiseyesalone.TheGreeksstudiedastronomyover2,000yearsago.Theycouldseethesize,color,andbrightnessofstars.Theycouldseetheirplacesinthesky.Theywatchedthestarsmoveastheseasonschanged.ButtheGreekshadnotoolstohelpthemstudythestarryheavens.Eachnewtooladdedtothefilesofastronomy;ithelpedmanreachoutintospace.Untilthereweretelescopes(望远镜),manknewlittleaboutthemoon.TheydidnotknowthattheplanetcalledSaturn(土星)hasringsaroundit.Theirsightwassolimitedthattheycouldnotseealltheplanets.Intheearly1700s,peoplethoughttherewereonlysixplanets.Beforethespectroscope(分光镜),mandidnotknowwhatkindofgasesareinthesunorotherstars.Withouttheradiotelescope(电波望远镜)wedidnotknowthatradionoisescomefromfaroutinspace.Today,astronomyisagrowingscience.Wehavelearnedmoreinthelastfiftyyearsthaninthewholehistoryofastronomy.1.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.thespectroscopehelpsmanknowwhatkindofgasesareinthesunandotherstarsB.thereareeightplanetsinspaceC.therewasmuchnoiseinspaceD.sciencecan’tgrowfastwithoutmoderntechnology2.Thousandsofyearsago,.A.manwatchedthestarswiththeireyesB.telescopeshelpedmantostudythestarsC.manknewnothingabouttheskyD...
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