Unit5ThepowerofnatureⅠ.词汇运用1．I’msorryI’vespokenfortoolong，butIhope________(我没有使你们厌烦)．2．Manypeopleinthewestliketo________(刺激)themselveswithadventures.3．You’re________(完全正确)．4．Thereexistsa________(潜在危险的)situationinthatarea.5．You’llhavetobehavebetterifyoureallywantto________(给人留下好的印象)．6．Itwasa________(缓解)tobeabletotalktosomeoneaboutmygrievance(委屈)．7．He________(非常忧虑)whatjobhecanfindaftergraduation.8．“WhatshouldIdonext？”askedthepoorman________(焦急地看着我)．9．It’s________(这个小男孩很有勇气)tomakeaspeechinpublic.10．Thereare________(各种不同的图案)foryoutochoosefrom.答案：1.Ididn’tboreyou/Ididn’tmakeyoubored2.excite3.absolutelyright4.potentiallydangerous5.leave/give/makeagoodimpressiononothers6.relief7.isanxiousabout8.lookingatmeanxiously9.courageousoftheboy10.variouspatternsⅡ.完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。OnThursdayafternoonMrsClarkelockedthedoorandwenttothewomen’sclubasusual.Itwasapleasantwayof__1__timeforanoldwomanwholivedalone.Whenshecamehomeshe__2__somethingunusual.Hadsomeonegotin？Thebackdoorandthewindowswerealllockedandtherewasno__3__offorcedentry.Hadanythingbeentaken？Shewentfromroomtoroom，__4__，andfoundhercameraandsparewatchmissing.ThefollowingThursdayshewentoutather__5__time，butdidn’tgototheclub.Instead，shetookashortwalkinaparknearbyandcamehome，lettingherselfinthroughthe__6__door.Shesettleddowntowaitandseewhatwouldhappen.Itwas4o’clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.MrsClarkewas__7__teaatthetime.Thebellrangagain，andthenextmomentshe__8__herletterboxbeingpushedopen.Pickingupthekettleofboilingwater，shemovedquietlytowardstheletterbox.Apieceof__9__appearedthroughtheletterbox，andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknob(原形旋钮)onthedoorlock.MrsClarke__10__thekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.A__11__crywasheardoutsideasthewire__12__tothefloorandthehandwaspulledback，whichwasfollowedbythesoundof__13__feet.Itwasn’tlongbeforethepolicecaughtthethief.AndMrsClarkewasgreatly__14__attheclubforhersuccessful__15__.【解题导语】本文讲述的是Mrs.Clarke在发现家中被盗后采取措施，靠智慧保护了自家财产，同时用开水惩治小偷，并帮助警察捉到了小偷的故事。1．A.savingB．passingC．stealingD．finding解析：从上下文来看，此处说的是Mrs.Clake每到星期四下午都去女子俱乐部打发时间。答案：B2．A.learnedB．foundC．sensedD．hoped解析：从后面的几个问句来看，她对是否出现了问题还没有把握，故这只是她回到家时的一种“感觉”，觉得有点“反常”，但不能说是learn(得知)，find(发现)，更不能是hope(希望)。sense在此为动词，意为“觉察到，感觉到”。答案：C3．A.sightB．exhibitionC．noteD．sign解析：从Thebackdoorandthewindowswerealllocked及下文来看，此处应用sign，即没有人强行进入的迹象/痕迹(sign)。答案：D4．A.watchingB．searchingC．lookingD．checking解析：从Hadanythingbeentaken来看，她仍不知道是否丢失了东西，由此可推测此时只能是“核实”一下是否有丢失的东西，而不是注视着(watch)，搜查(search)或看(look)。答案：D5．A.lateB．dinnerC．usualD．own解析：由第1段第1句话知她每逢星期四下午就到女子俱乐部去，由此可推测在下星期四她又像往常一样出门了。atherusualtime指在往常的时间，与往常一样。答案：C6．A.openB．backC．frontD．broken解析：为防止被贼看到，Mrs.Clake从后门偷偷地进了家门。前面已提到她已把门锁上了，故排除open。答案：B7．A.drinkingB．makingC．pouringD．planting解析：从下文的Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettle...
