单元检测（六） The Internet and Telecommunications

　　Ⅰ.语法填空

　　There once lived a wealthy businessman who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out __1__ or not they deserved to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he __2__ (hide) behind a tree, waiting to see what would happen.

　　Soon an old man came along with his cow, __3__ instead of moving the stone away, he passed around it and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but __4__ of them tried to move it away.

　　Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. __5__ (see) the stone, he said, "It will be very dark at night. One will get __6__ (serious) injured if he or she falls against the stone."

　　With all his __7__ (strong), the young man pushed the stone to one side. Imagine his surprise __8__ he found a bag full of money. Inside the bag was a note, on which __9__ (write) these words: "This money is the __10__ thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you."

　　语篇解读：富翁想为自己家乡的人做点事，但他想知道他们是否值得他的帮助。于是他在路中央放了一块大石头，后来一个年轻人把石头搬到了一边，获得了富翁压在石头下的钱。

　　1．whether　"Whether or not they deserved to get his help"是宾语从句，其中"whether or not"是习惯搭配。

　　2．hid　这里说的是过去的情况，用一般过去时。

　　3．but　前后两个分句之间意义上存在转折关系，用but连接。

　　4．none　表示"(多者之间)一个都不"用none。

　　5．Seeing　"Seeing the stone"是现在分词短语作状语，分词动作see与逻辑主语he之间是主动关系。

　　6．seriously　空格中所填单词在句中修饰"get injured"，需用serious的副词形式。

　　7．strength　空格中所填单词在句中作介词with的宾语，用strong的名词形式strength。

8．when　when此处表示"当......的时候"，引导时间状语从句。