Unit5NelsonMandela—amodernheroⅠ.单项填空1.Ifparentsneverexpecttheirchildrentobehelpfulathome,theyaresure________.A.notB.nottoC.nottobeD.nottobethat2.One________oftheplasticisthatitisalmostunbreakable.A.quantityB.qualityC.shortcomingD.number3.Thetimehehasdevotedinthepast10years________thedisabledisnowconsidered________ofgreatvalue.A.tohelp;beingB.tohelping;tobeC.tohelp;tobeD.helping;being4.Idonotfeelequalto________herthetruth.A.tellB.toldC.tellingD.beingtold5.Astimewenton,Susanfoundherselfinatrapfromwhichshecouldnot________.A.escapeB.burdenC.scoldD.fight6.Hismoviewonseveral________atthefilmfestival,whichwasbeyondhiswildestdream.A.rewardsB.awardsC.prizesD.gains7.Withtwomoreprofessionalhands________youwiththeworklateron,scarcelywillyouhavetrouble________yourtaskaheadoftime.A.helping;completingB.help;tocompleteC.willhelp;completedD.tohelp;completing8.Thetwodriverscoulddonothingbut________thetruck.A.totaketurnstodriveB.taketurnstodriveC.todrivebyturnsD.drivebyturns9.Thoughthegirlhasn’tlost________hearttohim,hehasn’tlost________heart.A.her;/B.the;hisC./;hisD.her;the10.OnlywhenIleftmyparentsforItaly________howmuchIlovedthem.A.IrealizedB.IhadrealizedC.hadIrealizedD.didIrealize11.Somepeoplefearthat________airpollutionmaybringaboutchangesin________weatheraroundtheworld.A./;theB.the;/C.an;theD.the;a12.TheRedArmysoldiershadtofight________allkindsofdifficultiesintheirfight________thepeople’sfreedom.A.for;forB.with;withC.against;againstD.against;for13.—IwonderifIcoulduseyourtelephone.—________.A.IwonderhowB.Idon’twonderC.Sorry,it’soutoforderD.Nowonder,hereitis14.What________thepublicwasthatPhelpsshouldtakedrugs.A.worryingB.worriedC.wasworriedD.wasworriedabout15.Thisisthehotel________lastmonth.A.whichtheystayedB.atthattheystayedC.wheretheystayedatD.wheretheystayedⅡ.阅读理解Morewomenaregraduatingfromcollegesthanmen.Thesituationiscausingsomepeopletoworryaboutthefuture.Thetrendcouldcausesocialproblems,accordingtoareportonJuly8bytheWashingtonPost.Womenreceivedabout57percentofthebachelor’sdegreesawardedthisyearfromcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Thefigureof57percenthasbeenthehighestsinceWorldWarⅡendedin1945.Duringthewar,manymenwereinthemilitary.ThegapbetweenmenandwomenisgreateramongAfricanAmericansandHispanics.TwoAfricanAmericanwomenreceiveadegreeforeveryAfricanAmericanman.Only40percentofHispanicswhogetadegreearemales.TheUSADepartmentofEducationestimates698,000femalesreceivedbachelor’sdegreethisyear.Thenumberofmalegraduateswas529,000.Thetrendtowardmorefemalegraduatesbeganinthemid1980s.Nobodyseemstoknowwhy.However,manytheoriesexist.Researcherssaythetrendcouldleadtosocialproblems.Theyalsosaythismayindicatetwothings.Itmayreflecttheincreasingsuccessofwomen.Butitalsomayshowtheeducationalproblemsaffectingmen.Highschoolgraduationratesareslightlylowerformenthanforwomen.Malesalsomakeupthevastmajorityofstudentsinspecialeducationclasses.TheBusinessRoundtableisstudyingthetrend.Thegroupisanorganizationofchiefexecutivesofsomeofthenation’slargestcorporations.SusanTraimanisthedirectorofthegroup’seducationpolicy.Traimansaidthenationcouldn’taffordtolethalfitspopulationfailtodevelopskillsneededforthefuture.16.Somepeopleworryaboutthefuturebecause________.A.therearemanysocialprobl...