《Pygmalion》同步练习9（人教版选修8）.docVIP

选修8 Unit 4 Pygmalion 能力演练 一、语法填空 Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.A short while 1 ,however,he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.He is finding his new work 2 exciting.When he was driving along Catford Street recently,he saw two thieves rush 3 of a shop and run towards a 4 (wait)car.One of them was carrying a bag 5 of money.Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.The one with the money got 6 a fright that he dropped the bag.As the thieves were trying to get away in their car,Roy drove his bus into 7 back of it.While the battered(撞得变了形的)car 8 (move)away,Roy stopped his bus to telephone the police.The thieves car was 9 (bad)damaged and easy to recognize.Shortly afterwards,the police stopped the car and both men 10 (arrest) 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A little Scotch boy was sitting in his grandmother,s kitchen.He was 1 the red flames in the wide open fireplace(壁炉)and quietly wondering about the 2 of things.As a matter of fact,he was 3 wondering and always wanting to know. “Grandma,”he asked,“what makes the fire 4 ?” This was not the first time he had 5 his grandmother with questions that she could not 6 .So she went on with her preparations for 7 and paid no attention to his 8 .Above the fire an oldfashioned teakettle(茶壶)was 9 .The water within it was beginning to bubble(沸腾).A thin cloud of 10 was rising and soon the lid(盖子)began to11 .Yet when the boy peeped(窥视)under the lid he could see 12 .“Grandma,what is in the teakettle?”he asked. “Water,my child.Nothing but water,”answered his grandmother. “But I know there is something else in there.Something that 13 the lid and makes it shake,”he said. The grandmother laughed,“Oh,thats only steam.”The boy lifted the lid and looked 14 again.He could see nothing but the bubbling water.The steam could not be seen 15 after it was out of the kettle. “How strange”he said.“The steam must be very strong to li