单元检测卷36.doc

Ⅰ.单句填空 1.China has its own d story that shapes its own worldview that is different from other countries’. 2.Public opinion surveys showed a racial divide. A m of whites but only a third of blacks thought the public schools had improved. 3.Every a must fill in the application form from now on. 4.D mistakes and weaknesses, the robot did a great deal of good work. 5.We succeeded in establishing a company by of teamwork. 6.The university is under the direct control of the of Education. 7.Increasing food prices caused great h for most of the population. 8.The nation declared independence, shortly after he was （as） president. 9.With the launch of the direct international flights from Wuhan to other countries, these years have witnessed the in the overseas tourist industry. 10.Many people up the tradition of eating dumplings during the Spring Festival. Ⅱ.阅读理解 The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established. My topic is not standards nor its decline. What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult. My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack. The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As the