Unit5ThepowerofnatureⅠ.单项填空1.Tenyearsagothepopulationofourvillagewas________thatoftheirs.A.astwicelargeasB.twiceaslargeasC.twiceasmuchasD.astwicemuchas2.He’sbeen________asjudgeintheStateSupremeCourtinCalifornia.A.determinedB.appointedC.admittedD.assumed3.CuiJianping,whogavehislifetosaveagirlinAmericatenyearsago,was________honortoourschool.Amemorialistobeheldherenextyearin________honorofhim.A.an;theB.an;/C.the;theD./;/4.Heknowsalotaboutfilms.Nooneinourclasscan________himinthatknowledge.A.catchB.suitC.compareD.match5.Thebuildingwasonfire!Shelookedaroundwildly,butnotasoulwasinsight,soRazzena________.A.panickedB.lookedC.delightedD.watched6.—Wehavebookedaroomfortodayandtomorrow.—________.A.I’msureB.MypleasureC.It’sallrightD.I’llcheck7.ThecarisofhighqualityandIcan________thatitcankeeprunningforatleast10years.A.assureB.ensureC.guaranteeD.insure8.________heremail,Iwroteheranotherone,tellingherwhatIwantedhertodo.A.HavingnotreceivedB.NothavingreceivedC.NotreceivingD.Receivingnot9.Whenoldermenretire,they________youngermentotaketheirplaces.A.maketheirwayB.makewayforC.givetheirwaytoD.leadtheirwayfor10.Thefluisbelieved________byvirusesthatcanreproduceinthecellsinsidethehumannoseandthroat.A.causingB.beingcausedC.tobecausedD.tohavecaused11.________withadifficultsituation,Arnolddecidedtoaskhisbossforadvice.A.TofaceB.HavingfacedC.FacedD.Facing12.Ifyouwantto________intheworld,youmustlearntoworkhardwhileyouarestillyoung.A.makemuchofyourselfB.makethewayoutC.makeyououtD.makeyourway13.Hesentmeanemail,________togetfurtherinformation.A.hopedB.hopingC.tohopeD.hope14.DuringtheHuayuanminedisaster,therescueteammadeevery________tofindthemissingminerstrappedunderthemine.A.forceB.energyC.effortD.possibility15.Whatisrightorwrongcan________accordingtotheinterestsoneisfocuseduponbecausethefairnessofanylawdependsonone’spersonalvaluesystem.A.varyB.differC.bevariedD.bedifferedⅡ.阅读理解Theoldfashionedgeneralstoreisfastdisappearing.Thisis,perhaps,apity,becauseshoppingtodayseemstolackthosepersonalelementswhichexistedwhentheshopkeeperknewallhisregularcustomerspersonally.Hecould,forinstance,rememberwhichbrandofteaMrs.SmithusuallyboughtorwhatsortofwashingpowderMrs.Jonespreferred.Notonlywastheshopacenterofbuyingandselling,butasocialmeetingplace.Aprosperous(繁荣的)generalstoremighthaveemployedfourorfiveassistants,andsotherewereveryfewproblemsinmanagementasfarasthestaff(全体职员)wasconcerned.Butnowthatthesupermarkethasreplacedthegeneralstore,thejobofthemanagerhaschangedcompletely.Themodernsupermarketmanagerhastocopewithastaffofasmanyasahundred,apartfromalltheothereverydayproblemsofrunningalargebusiness.Everymorningthemanagermust,likethecommanderofanarmydivision,carryoutaninspectionofhissupermarkettomakesurethateverythingisreadyforthebusinessoftheday.Hemustseethateverythingisrunningsmoothly.Hewillhavetogiveadviceandmakedecisionsasproblemsarise,andhemustknowhowtogethishugestafftoworkefficientlywiththeirrespectiveresponsibilities.Nomatterwhathehastodothroughouttheday,thesupermarketmanagermustbereadyforanyemergencythatmayarise.Theysayinthetradethatyouarenotreallyanexperiencedsupermarketmanageruntilyouhavedealtwithaflood,afire,abirthandadeathinyourstore.16.Themainpurposeofthepassageistoshow________.A....