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Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors Ⅰ.语法单句填空 1．________(regard) of what they say about me, Im going to continue my work. 答案：Regardless　考查介词短语。句意：不顾他们对我的指指点点，我将继续我的工作。regardless of“不顾；不管”，与句意相符。 2．—Whats your feeling now? —I am terribly sorry. If only I ________(come) here yesterday! 答案：had come　考查if only的用法。if only“要是……就好了”；由时间状语yesterday来看，这是对过去所发生事情的虚拟，所以用过去完成时。 3．The escaped prisoner got ________ (arrest) immediately he turned up at the railway station and was sent to prison again. 答案：arrested　“get＋过去分词”构成被动语态。句意：逃犯一出现在火车站就被逮捕，并再度被送进监狱。 4．A project ________ great significance is to be discussed, which will help to improve the local peoples living conditions. 答案：of　be of great significance“有重大意义；非常重要”。 5．—Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer? —No, it ________ (rain) for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy. 答案：had been raining　考查时态。答句句意：在我们到达之前下了四天的雨，道路异常泥泞。表示在过去某一动作之前一直在进行，并有可能继续下去的动作，用过去完成进行时。 6．________ (assume) that we cant get the necessary equipment, we will have to give up the experiment. 答案：Assuming　句意：假如我们得不到必要的设备，我们将不得不放弃这个实验。assuming表示“假定；设想”，引导条件状语从句，相当于if。具有相同用法的词还有supposing，regarding，given等。 7．Every day a number of tourists take pictures in front of the tower, which dates ________ as early as 800 years ago. 答案：from　句意：每天都有许多游客在这座可追溯到800年前的塔前拍照。短语date back to相当于date from，意为“追溯到；始于”。两者通常与过去的时间状语连用，但多用于一般现在时。 8．After many years hard work, she now is pleased ________ playing almost all kinds of music. 答案：at　句意：许多年的辛勤努力之后，她现在几乎能熟练地表演各种音乐。 9．The headmaster hurried to the concert hall only ________ (find) the speaker ________(go)． 答案：to find；gone　考查非谓语动词。句意：校长匆忙赶往音乐厅，结果却发现主持人已经走了。第一空only后接不定式表示出乎意料的结果，意为“结果却……”；第二空可以用gone。 10．—Where is Mother? —She is in the kitchen. She ________(do) the housework all morning. 答案：has been doing　考查动词时态。句意表示母亲一上午都在做家务，现在仍在厨房做，故应用现在完成进行时表示从过去至今一直在持续的动作。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 (2013·西安市一模) Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is r