Unit 1 Past and present
第三课时 Reading(2)
基础知识回顾
Ⅰ.根据首字母及汉语提示补全单词
1.I want to know if you have ever (曾经) been to South Tower Park.
2.He doesn’t like music but his wife (妻子) does.
3.The club has become more popular over (在……期间) the last two years.
4.We should not throw the waste (废物) into rivers.
5.We are now going to interview (采访) the Minister of Education.
Ⅱ.根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空
1.Water pollution is more terrible than before.We should stop polluting it.(pollute)
2.He used (use) to do some reading in the morning.
3.Last year,Tom and Mary got married (marry).
4.The old man often felt lonely (alone) after his wife died.
5.Excuse me,would you please tell me the way to the nearest shopping (shop) mall?
Ⅲ.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
from time to time,all one’s life,put...into,
move away,take place
1.If you want to have the perfect friendship,you can’t find a friend all your life .
2.The bricks and stones were moved away by a group of people immediately.
3.We have decided the wedding will take place on Sunday.
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4.It’s wise to put some money into a bank account every year.
5.We go to work by bike from time to time .
Ⅳ.根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词
1.无论多热,他都不会脱掉外套。
However hot it is ,he will not take off his coat.
2.他一生都住在伦敦。
He has lived all his life in London.
3.对他来说,解决这个问题是容易的。
It is easy for him to solve this problem.
4.我们必须采取行动跟上新的发展形势。
We must take action to keep up with new developments.
5.在过去的20年里,中国发生了巨大的变化。
Great changes have taken place in China over/in the last twenty years.
综合能力提升
Ⅰ.单项填空
(A)1.They have never washed their clothes themselves .
A.before B.ever
C.already D.just
(B)2.—Do you remember what she looked like when you first met her?
—Of course.She was tall and thin long hair.
A.in B.with
C.on D.to
(D)3.I don’t like this small bag.Would you please show me ?
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A.the other B.other
C.others D.another
(C)4.There two dictionaries on the bookcase.You can use either of them.
A.is B.was
C.are D.were
(C)5.— do you know the Beijing Opera?
—I know it very well.
A.How long B.How often
C.How well D.How soon
(C)6.It’s very to play Chinese chess with them.
A.pleasant;a B.pleased;the
C.pleasant;/ D.pleased;an
(D)7.—Why not go to see the dolphin show with me?
—Sorry,because I it before.
A.saw B.will see
C.see D.have seen
(C)8.Teresa got married a writer twenty years ago.
A.with B.for C.to D.of
(B)9.—Walt,we have few vegetables for dinner.Could you go and buy ?
—Yes,sure.But I don’t have money.
A.any;any B.some;any
C.any;some D.some;some
(B)10.—Did you have a sports meeting yesterday?
—No,we didn’t.It was put off the heavy rain.
A.instead of B.because of
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C.as for D.across from
Ⅱ.补全对话
A:Hi,Lucy!Long time no see!1. E
B:I have just come back from a trip.
A:2. F
B:Australia.
A:Wow!3. A
B:For a week.
A:Is it your first time to visit there?
B:4. C
A:That is great!I’ve always wanted to visit there.
5. B
B:Certainly.I visited many places of interest.
A:You are lucky.
A.How long did you stay there?
B.Did you have a good time there?
C.No,I have been there before.
D.How many times have you been there?
E.Where have you been?
F.Where did you go?
G.Sounds great.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
In today’s world,almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people.However,not all the people know that noise is also a kind of pollution,and that is harmful to human beings too.
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People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf(聋的).Today,however,scientists believe that 10 per cent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work.Many of the workers who print newspapers and books,and who weave(织) cloth become deaf.Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf.Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people,for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of the pop music is a kind of noise.Besides,noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant,or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
Nowadays the governments in many countries have made laws to reduce or control noise and make it less than 85 decibels(分贝).In China,the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problem.
(B)1.The passage mainly tells us something about .
A.air pollution B.noise pollution
C.water pollution D.soil pollution
(C)2.Today scientists believe that .
A.90 per cent of all the workers are free from any noise
B.90 per cent of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from noise
C.10 per cent of all the workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work
D.10 per cent of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy places
(B)3.Recently many teenagers could hear no better than 65-year-old people in America,because .
A.they all live near airports
B.their hearing is harmed by loud music
C.they are younger than the old people
D.their ears are still small
(C)4.From the passage,we can infer that .
A.pop music is popular with old people
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B.less than 85 decibels can cause deafness
C.a continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness
D.noise pollution is more serious than water pollution nowadays
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