Unit2Robots三、单元自测1完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。词数：233完成时间：14分钟难度：***Iconsidermyselfsomethingofanexpertonapologies.Aquicktemperhasprovidedmewithplentyofopportunitiestomakethem.Inoneofmyearliest21,mymotheristellingme,"Don'twatchthe22whenyousay,'I'msorry'.Holdyourheadupandlookthepersoninthe23,sohe'llknowyoumeanit."Mymotherthusmadethekeypointofasuccessfulapology:itmustbedirect.Youmustnever24tobedoingsomethingelse.Youdonotlookthroughapileofletterswhileapologizingtoaperson25inpositionafterblaminghimorherforamistakethatturnedouttobeyourfault.Youdonotapologizetoahostess,whoseguestofhonoryoutreat26,bysendingflowersthenextdaywithoutmentioningyourbadmanners.Oneoftheimportantthingsyoushoulddoforaneffectiveapologyisreadinessto27theresponsibilityforourcarelessmistakes.Weareusedtomakingexcuses,whichleavesno28fortheotherpersontoforgiveus.Sincemostpeopleareopen-hearted,theno-excuseapologyleavesbothpartiesfeeling29aboutthemselves.That,afterall,isthepurposeofeveryapology.It30littlewhethertheapologizeriswhollyoronlypartlyatfault:answeringforone'sactionsencouragesotherstotaketheirshareoftheblame.21.A.dreamsB.coursesC.memoriesD.ideas22.A.sideB.groundC.wallD.bottom23.A.mindB.soulC.faceD.eye24.A.pretendB.forgetC.refuseD.expect25.A.poorerB.weakerC.worseD.lower26.A.cruellyB.freelyC.roughlyD.foolishly27.A.raiseB.performC.admitD.bear28.A.situationB.needC.signD.room29.A.wiserB.warmerC.betterD.cleverer30.A.caresB.mattersC.dependsD.remains[答案解析]21．C名词词义辨析。紧接着的就是作者回忆出来的内容。22．B与后面提到的“要抬起头”正好相反。23．D道歉时看着对方的眼睛，以示真诚，在这一点上中西方是一样的。24．A动词词义辨析。根据常识选定。25．D词语搭配。职位一般论的是高、低。26．C副词词词义辨析。roughly此处表示对待客人不礼貌，服务不到位。27．D词语搭配。beartheresponsibility承担责任。28．D名词词义辨析。leavenoroom不留余地。29．Cbetter表示“心情更舒畅”。未找借口的道歉，即真诚的道歉，对方的感觉一定很好。30．B道歉者是全部还是部分承担责任这些都不太重要：关键是为所作所为主动负责，这也能促使别人共同承担责任。2语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。词数：147完成时间：7分钟难度：***Theoriginsofthemusicareas31(interest)asthemusicitself.Jazz32(invent)byAmericanNegroes,orblacks,astheyarecalledtoday,33werebroughttotheSouthernstatesasslaves.Theyweresoldtofarmownersand34(force)toworklonghoursinthecottonandtobaccofields.35aNegrodied,36friendsandrelativeswouldgatherandcarrythebodytohaveaceremony37theyburiedhim.Therewasalwaysabandwiththem.Onthewaytotheceremonythebandplayedslow,solemnmusic38（suit)forthesituation.Butonthewayhomethemoodchanged.Spiritslifted.Everyonewashappy.Death39(remove)oneoftheirmembers,but40livingweregladtobealive.Thebandplayedhappymusic.Thismusicmadeeveryonewanttodance.ItwasanearlyformofJazz.答案：31．interesting32．wasinvented33．who34．forced35．When36．his37．before38．suitable39．hadremoved40．the31．interesting．令人有趣的……32．wasinvented.Jazz是过去被黑人发明的，所以用一般过去时的被动语态。33．who．引导一个定语从句，指代前面的AmericanNegroes，orblacks，在从句中作主语。34．forced．与前面的“theyweresold并列，省略了theywere。35．When．引导一个时间状语从句。36．his．根据这句话的最...
