Unit9Wheels(满分:120分;时间:100分钟)Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)1.—No,I'mafraidheisn'tin.Thisishissecretaryspeaking.CanIhelpyou?—________.A.Oh,youwillB.Oh,that'sapityC.IthinksoD.Well,Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou2.Thewheatcropthisyearisnotpromisingbecausethe________fromfrostistoogreat.A.destroyB.reductionC.damageD.break3.—Isuggestwesetupanoutofclassclub.—Great!That'sexactlywhatI________.A.havebeenthinkingB.thinkC.hadthoughtD.willthink4.Whateverhepromises,youcan't________anything.A.relyonB.relyonhimtodoC.dependonD.advisehimtodo5.—Whataboutyourheadache?—Thankstothemedicine,itisbecomingless________.A.frequentB.commonC.regularD.convenient6.(2013·许昌高一调研)ThisSeptemberover500studentsfromourschool________universities.A.admittedtoB.wereadmittingtoC.haveadmittedtoD.wereadmittedinto7.Iwouldappreciate________backthisafternoonsothatwecanmakeanearlydecision.A.youtocallB.youcallC.yourcallingD.you'recalling8.(2013·邢台高一质检)IwillwritethereportassoonasI________theexperiment.A.willfinishB.willhavefinishedC.finishedD.havefinished9.Thechildrenshouldbe________forcleaningtheirownrooms.A.watchfulB.responsibleC.presentD.popular10.TheBeijingexpress(特快)had________onthestationwhenwehurriedlygottotheplatform.A.pulledonB.pulledoutC.pulledroundD.pulledoff11.—Whataboutthetieyourmotherboughtforyou?—It________mysuitwell.A.fitsB.matchesC.balancesD.satisfies12.Inpeace,too,theRedCrossisexpectedtosendhelp________thereishumansuffering.A.whoeverB.howeverC.whateverD.wherever13.(2013·安徽高考)________intheearly20thcentury,theschoolkeepsoninspiringchildren'sloveofart.A.TofoundB.FoundingC.FoundedD.Havingfounded14.(2013·重庆高考)Itwaswiththehelpofthelocalguide________themountainclimberwasrescued.A.whoB.thatC.whenD.how15.Theelderlyneedspecialcareinwinter,astheyare________tothesuddenchangeofweather.A.sensitiveB.flexibleC.positiveD.senselessⅡ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions,whichhavechangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday—the__16__.Thismadeit__17__tocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewere__18__inventionsthathadasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenintheearly1800stheworldstartedto__19__.Therewaslittleunknownland__20__intheworld.Peopledidn'thaveto__21__muchanymore.Theybeganto__22__insteadtomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremade.__23__themwerethecamera,theelectriclightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabig__24__ofourlifetoday.Thefirstpartofthe20thcentury__25__moregreatinventions:thehelicopterin1909,__26__moviesin1926,thecomputerin1928andjetplanesin1930.Thiswas__27__atimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nylon__28__outin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeople__29__.Themiddlepartofthe20thcenturybroughtnewwaystohelppeople__30__overdiseases.Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthem__31__longlives.Bythe1960smostpeoplecould__32__tolivetobeatleast60.Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife.Ofcoursenewinventions__33__tobemade.Butmannowhadadesireto__34__again.Theworldisknowntomanbutthestarsarenotyet.Manbeganlookingfor__35__togointospace.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,includingChinaandJapan,havemadetheirstepsintospace.16....