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Unit 5 Reading and Thinking习题检测
基础知识自测
一、用单词的适当形式完成句子
1.I found out he was connected with the case ________ accident when a letter fell off his pocket.
2.The study also found that making sincere ________(apologize) could help people receive forgiveness from others.
3.The question is whether technology is our ________(serve) or our master.
4.Neighbors suddenly spotted smoke __________(come) out of the house and called 911 immediately.
5.With their __________ (patient) and efforts, they successfully developed a combination of artificial breeding (人工繁殖) and natural reproduction.
6.I believe in my own ____(judge). The attack of this football team will definitely score.
7.She wears a black skirt with some white _________(spot).
8.Experienced seamen will advise you about _________ (sail) in this weather.
9.As ________ matter of fact, he is not keen on western opera.
10.I told her I ________(dare) to do anything to save her.
二、根据汉语意思填写单词
11.Firefighters were on the ________(现场) immediately.
12.He __________(打赌) $50 that his horse would win. (根据汉语提示拼写单词)
13.Let’s ________ (延迟) making a decision until we have more information.
14.The boat sank ____________ (在……下面) the waves.
15.I stopped to enjoy the beauty of the ________(景色).
16.The way he greeted the boys seemed to ________ (暗指)that he knew them quite well.
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三、阅读理解
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The plot of the story of “The Million Pound Bank Note” centers on the impossibility of encashing (兑现) a high valued bank note by a common man. Within this story it is narrated (叙述) that only two such notes were ever issued and anyone who walks into a bank to cash that note will get himself in trouble. So, do such million pound bank notes really exist? Let’s do a bit of digging around for the purpose of satisfying the curiosity over this question.
Such high valued pound bank notes do exist, and they were usually used for transactions (交易) within banks. The Bank of England used “one million” and “hundred million” pound bank notes to keep par