高中英语 Unit 5 The power of nature 单元自测 新人教版选修.docVIP

Unit 5 The power of nature 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：195 完成时间：14分钟 难度：*** How Americans treat pets has changed greatly over the past decade or so. No longer do we regard dogs and cats as animals in the backyard that eat our left-over food. Today, 63 percent of cat owners and 42 percent of dog owners 21 their beds with their pets. Pets are the 22 of a huge commercial industry that tries to 23 not only the basic needs of animals but also the needs of pet owners. Sixty-three percent of American homes have a pet. Not 24 . cats and dogs are the most 25 pet choices. Bob Vetere, president of the American Pet Product Manufacturers Association, said the 26 in spending started in the mid- ’90s and has continued. Certainly post 9/11, the world is a 27 place for some people. People are looking for 28 , and thats something that a pet provides, Vetere said. Another 29 is the Baby Boomer demographic (生育高峰的人口). Vetere points out that a lot of Baby Boomers have sent their kids off to college; we were once doting (溺爱的) 30 , and now were becoming doting pet owners. 21. A. enjoy B. share C. present D. arrange 22. A. choice B. product C. hope D. focus 23. A. meet B. balance C. make D. change 24. A. interestingly B. embarrassingly C. surprisingly D. undoubtedly 25. A. popular B. natural C. appropriate D. various 26. A. balance B. increase C. level D. quality 27. A. noisier B. safer C. quieter D. scarier 28. A. turning B. escape C. comfort D. hope 29. A. result B. problem C. reason D. effect 30. A. friends B. workers C. children D. parents 答案： 过去猫和狗不被当成宠物看待，主人经常把它们养在后园中，给它们吃剩下来的饭菜。而近十年来，人们对待它们的态度变了，它们不仅得到了主人的细心照料，并且已经成了一个新的经济焦点，众多的商家都使尽浑身解数来满足宠物和他们的主人的要求。这一现象其实是有一定的社会原因的，一方面，9.11后，很多人认为这个世界令人恐惧，而他们能够从宠物身上得到安慰，而另一方面，当年婴儿潮时期出生的孩子现在已