班级：　　　　　　　　姓名：　　　　　　　　 　　Unit 1　课下能力提升(一)　

　　Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　1．________ (cheat) in the examinations means fooling the teachers and yourselves.

　　2．The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ________ (persuade) to eat more fruit and vegetables.

　　3. I did say some mean words, but they were not meant ________ you.

　　4．When it comes ________ money, he has no confidence.

　　5．I am sure nobody will fall ________ his old trick.

　　6．The schools have carried out a series of reforms, ________ (aim) at reducing the burden of the students, as well as that of the teachers.

　　7．The company wants to advertise ________ a marketing manager.

　　8．-Did you see who the driver was?

　　-No, so quickly ________ the car speed by that I didn't make out what his face was like.

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．你还没有让他们意识到他们这么做有多危险。

　　You haven't ________________ how dangerous it is if they do like that.

　　2．我要让你清楚这一点：是我们让你当上了我们班的班长。

　　I will make ____________ this: it was we that ____________ of our class.

　　3．说实话，制作好的广告并非容易的事情。

　　________________， it is not an easy thing to make a good advertisement.

　　4．有这么多引人入胜的东西，难怪哪里有迪士尼乐园，哪里的旅游业就会发展。

　　With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing ________________________.

　　5．他工作做得如此漂亮，我禁不住拥抱了他。

　　He did ________________ that I couldn't help hugging him.

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　Some people believe that women are better drivers than men.__1__， others think that women make worse drivers.The idea that women make __2__ drivers is a stereotype (刻板印象)．It comes from a time when women drove less than men, and __3__

　　was seen as a man's responsibility.There are certainly __4__ views on this controversial question, __5__ there are a number of reasons why a woman's personality makes her a more competent (能胜任的) driver.

　　Firstly, women are more patient and polite towards other road __6__， such as pedestrians and cyclists.In stressful situations they are more likely to stay __7__， and less likely to be involved in "road rage (愤怒)" incidents.Secondly, female drivers are more __8__ so they take fewer risks, for example when overtaking.Thirdly, they are more responsible and __9__ they tend not to drive when tired or after drinking alcohol.

　　__10__， many people argue that women cause accidents because they may react slowly because they __11__ confidence.In addition, they are __12__ disturbed, for example, by children in the car.Research also __13__ that women find map reading more __14__ than men, and can have problems with the difference between left and right.Despite the fact that women have more accidents, __15__ is often cheaper for them because the accidents tend to be minor.In particular, women have accidents when parking.This is because women often have __16__ spatial (空间的) awareness.In contrast, men tend to __17__ more serious accidents.

To sum up, it can be seen that women make __18__ drivers than men because of their __19__.This is generally __20__ by the fact that women have fewer accidents and pay lower