Unit 1
Past and present
Ⅰ
.
根据首字母及汉语提示补全单词
1.Russia is to the
northern
(
北部的
) part of China.
2.There were few
factories
(
工厂
) here in those days.
3.Walk three
blocks
(
街区
) and then turn left at the corner.
4.Some day you will come to
realize/realise
(
意识到
) the importance of saving.
5.He was very
lonely
(
孤独的
) at first when he moved to London.
Ⅱ
.
根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空
1.When I got
married
( marry ),I left this city.
2.It
’
s
impossible
( possible ) for you to live on the Moon at present.
3.What do you think about the air
pollution
( pollute ) in your hometown?
4.Now the water in the river is much
cleaner
( clean ).
5.Anyway,it
’
s good to see the
amazing
( amaze ) changes in the town.
Ⅲ
.
用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
since then,turn...into,take action,
move away,in some ways
1.The cold weather can
turn
water
into
ice.
2.
Since then
,we
’
ve lived in different cities and never seen each other again.
3.It is time for us to
take action
to protect the forest.
4.
In some ways
it
’
s a good idea,but we don
’
t have enough money.
5.We
’
ll miss you very much if you
move away
.
Ⅳ
.
根据汉语意思完成句子
,
每空一词
1.
请把这篇文章译成英语。
Please
turn
the article
into
English.
2.
正如你看见的
,
在某些方面我们看起来很像。
As you can see,
in
some
ways
we looked like each other.
3.
我只是偶尔去超市。
I only go to the supermarket
from
time
to
time
.
4.
从那时起他们就一直是好朋友。
They
have
been
good friends
since
then
.
5.
每周休息两天真是太好了。
It
’
s
good
to
have
two days off every week.
Ⅰ
.
单项填空
(
A
)1.Our foreign teacher Miss Smith
us English since five years ago.
A.has taught B.is teaching
C.taught D.teaches
(
A
)2.—What do you think of your hometown,Kate?
—It
a lot.It
’
s more beautiful than before.
A.has changed B.changes
C.will change D.change
(
C
)3.The woman
for 15 years,but she doesn
’
t know what kind of man she
.
A.has married;married
B.has been married;has married
C.has been married;married to
D.married;has married to
(
B
)4.Last Thursday when I got to the station,I
I had left my ticket at home.
A.understood B.realized
C.believed D.seemed
(
C
)5.Our teachers have been with us for nearly three years
we came to junior high school.We should thank them for what they have done for us.
A.until B.before
C.since D.because
(
C
)6.The
pollution is becoming more and more serious.We haven
’
t seen blue sky for several days.
A.water B.noise
C.air D.food
(
D
)7.Amanda feels
because she is new here,so I try
friends with her.
A.alone;to make B.lonely;make
C.alone;make D.lonely;to make
(
C
)8.I felt much
after I told the problems to my close friend.
A.good B.well
C.better D.best
(
B
)9.—
you ever
to the Great Wall?
—Yes.Three times.
A.Has;been B.Have;been
C.Has;gone D.Have;gone
(
B
)10.
a good virtue(
德行
) to be kind and honest to others.
A.This is B.It is
C.It has D.There is
Ⅱ
.
完形填空
The Century Hotel is one of Shenzhen
’
s newest hotels and was
1
just this week.It didn
’
t
2
very long to build this hotel which has already become famous because of the wonderful restaurant at the top of it.
Over the
3
twenty years,the biggest
4
in Shenzhen has been the increasing height of the city
’
s buildings.Before 1980,Shenzhen was only a small village
5
no tall buildings.Now Shenzhen has many tall buildings.
Look,there is a new train station.Before 1980,the people of Shenzhen could only take the bus or train
6
they wanted to leave the city.Now they can fly from the city
’
s airport.The train station is
7
bigger now and there are much more buses to take people to every part of the city.There are more parks,museums and places for people to enjoy sports,music and art.The city government has
8
more roads.In Shenzhen,most people have stopped
9
bicycles.Many people have bought cars or motorcycles.The traffic has been very heavy today,so please be
10
when you cross the road.
(
D
)1.A.started B.began
C.made D.finished
(
A
)2.A.take B.pay C.spend D.cost
(
A
)3.A.past B.old C.present D.later
(
C
)4.A.problem B.discussion
C.change D.waste
(
B
)5.A.without B.with
C.on D.for
(
A
)6.A.if B.until
C.because D.as soon as
(
B
)7.A.many B.much
C.few D.little
(
B
)8.A.made B.built
C.produced D.bought
(
D
)9.A.taking B.leaving
C.walking D.riding
(
C
)10.A.clear B.happy
C.careful D.clever
Ⅲ
.
阅读理解
London,the capital of UK,is the largest city in Europe at present.However,in the 1950s it was a terrible place to live because the air pollution was so bad.
There were many factories and they caused a lot of smoke.This smoke caused heavy black fog in the sky.The people of London called this “smog”.
Sometimes the smog was so thick that people could not see at all.Taxis and buses could not go anywhere as it was too dangerous to drive.The smog was also harmful to people
’
s health,and some people found that it was difficult to breathe(
呼吸
).
In 1956,the government made new laws(
法律
) about the pollution,and the air got much cleaner.Today it is clean and we never see smog in London.Since the 1950s,people from all over the world have come to live in London.This is one of the best changes.
(
B
)1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.There were many factories in London.
B.Taxis and buses caused a lot of smoke.
C.The smog made people difficult to breathe.
D.The air today is cleaner than that in the 1950s in London.
(
C
)2.Why was it too dangerous to drive in London?
A.Because London was too large.
B.Because there were many taxis and buses.
C.Because the smog made people cannot see the road at all.
D.Because it was difficult to breathe.
(
C
)3.What did the government do to protect the air?
A.Let people not to take taxis.
B.Planted many trees.
C.Made new laws.
D.Closed all the factories.
(
D
)4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Air pollution was the biggest problem in London in the past.
B.The history of London is long.
C.People liked to live in London in 1956.
D.The air quality in London has already changed.