Unit 1 Great explorations 同步练习（含答案）

Unit 1 Great explorations同步练习
一、单项选择
1．The boy with blue eyes is from New York, and he is ________
A．England B．America C．American D．the USA
2．—Is it true that most of the students don’t believe John
—Yes. It’s very unkind of him to stories about others.
A．make up B．set up C．put up D．give up
3．We have a new classmate called Shirley today. She is ________. She likes ________lessons.
A．an English; Chinese B．American; China
C．America; China D．English; Chinese
4．Breakfast gives you ________ for the morning.
A．wealth B．talent C．humor D．energy
5．—Song Xiaobao is ________ Chinese people as a comedy actor.
—We can see his show on TV this evening.
A．known as B．proud of C．well- known to D．famous for
6．You can have any of the cakes ________ this one because it is for your mother.
A．among B．except C．besides D．without
7．Earth Hour could ________ people to protect the environment and deal with climate (气候) change.
A．trust B．spread C．question D．lead
8．— Roy, I feel so tired. I have to keep studying hard to meet my mom’s high ________.
— Cheer up, Alice. I guess she just wants you to be a better person.
A．creativity B．discovery C．standard D．reason
9．The TV series The Awakening Age(《觉醒年代》) drew a lot of attention and ________ with a high score of 9.2 on the Internet.
A．power B．wisdom C．praise D．wealth
10．The Fourteenth Five-Year Plan has shown the ________ of the new development of Chinese society.
A．pleasure B．direction C．knowledge D．wealth
11．—What are the two farmers doing there
—Oh, they are ________ signs to remind the visitors not to pick flowers.
A．making up B．giving up C．looking up D．setting up
12．—George, how can you prove (证明) the earth is round
—I can’t, sir. ________, I never said it was.
A．Except B．Unless C．Besides D．Including
13．—May I have a ticket, please
—Sorry, sir. All the tickets have been _______.
A．sold out B．made up C．laid out D．set up
14．Listening to music and watching films are both relaxing forms of _______.
A．achievement B．agreement
C．development D．entertainment
15．I think Daming is a good student ________ a good player.
A．as far as B．as good as C．as well D．as well as
16．With the ________ of society, our environment is getting worse. So we should do what we can ________ it.
A．develop; protect B．developing; to protect
C．development; protect D．development; to protect
17．— The government promised to ________ more jobs for people last year.
— Yes. They’ve tried a lot, but with little success.
A．discover B．create C．invent D．develop
18．When humans put nature to good use, it also fights _______ us at the same time.
A．towards B．without C．besides D．against
19．The summer holidays are coming, so the twins as well as Jack ______to Hong Kong for vacation.
A．is going B．are going C．goes D．go
20．Take the GPS with you, or you may become __________ a blind man in the big desert.
A．as good as B．as well as C．as poor as D．as silly as
二、完形填空
Early in the 16th century, it was difficult for people to live without enough food. So lots of people tried hard ____21____Asia to gain wealth. In order to find Asia, they had to find a way to pass South Africa based on___22___ they had known about all the routes. The man____23____ finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.
Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519, ____24____ five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after ____25____ the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel（海峡）which is now called Magellan Straits. In November, 1520, after many months of ____26____from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships seemed to come close to the success. They sailed into the ocean from the other side of South America ___27___.
They then ____28____, hoping to reach Asia. But they couldn't see any land ____29____ they reached the islands
off the coast of Asia. What's worse, before they arrived at ____30____islands, which was later known as Philippines, most of them had already died of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan ____31____ in a battle.
The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa. After _____32_____ difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition(探险队),which was one of _____33_____ expeditions in the world.
The adventure of Magellan's expedition told us that when facing difficulties, we _____34_____not give up easily. Instead, we need to be confident of _____35_____ and tried our best to fight against them.
21．A．reach B．reached C．to reach D．reaches
22．A．how B．what C．where D．which
23．A．who B．whom C．whose D．which
24．A．for B．with C．without D．by
25．A．spend B．spending C．spent D．to spend
26．A．dangers B．dangerous C．dangerously D．danger
27．A．success B．successful C．successfully D．succeed
28．A．continues B．was continuing C．continued D．has continued
29．A．while B．after C．since D．until
30．A．a B．an C．the D．/
31．A．killed B．was killed C．killing D．had killed
32．A．many B．any C．few D．little
33．A．great B．the greatest C．greater D．most greatest
34．A．would B．should C．might D．need
35．A．our B．us C．ourselves D．we
三、阅读单选
（一）
On May 24, 1869 on the Green River, ten men were putting bags into four small boats. They were about to leave for a dangerous, exciting exploration along the great Colorado River. The leader of the group was John Wesley Powell.
Powell wrote in his diary, “The good people of Green River City turn out to see us start. We raise our little flag, push the boats from coast, and the water carries us down. ”
So John Wesley Powell’s story of his trip began on the river. The trip was just as dangerous as expected. The rivers were filled with rocks and waterfalls. Sometimes, the boats turned over and one of them even broke into two against a big rock. The explorers suffered from the hot Sun and cold rain. They lost many of their things. But they went on.
On August 13th, 1869, they reached the mouth of the Grand Canyon (大峡谷). Situation became so bad that three of the men left to try to reach the land. Two days later, the rest of the group sailed out of the danger of the Grand Canyon.
It was one of the greatest trips in the history of North America. He and his men were the first whites to travel in that area. Until then, the land had been known only to Indians who said others could not be successful to get there. But John Wesley Powell believed it could. And he believed it would provide wealth and valuable information about that part of America.
The story of the brave explorers was introduced in newspapers all over the country. John Wesley Powell became famous. Powell explorations led to the birth of the United States Geological Survey (地质调查局) in 1879.
36．John Wesley Powell's group went for the exploration_____________.
A．on foot B．by land C．by plane D．by water
37．The trip was dangerous because of the______________
A．strong wind B．rocks and waterfalls C．cold rain D．hot Sun
38．It took them about________ month(s) to get to the Grand Canyon.
A．one B．three C．five D．seven
39．Powell thought_____________.
A．they couldn't reach the dangerous area
B．the Indians couldn't get to the area
C．they could be successful in getting to the area
D．the Indians would help them get there
40．Which of the following is true according to the passage
A．Powell wanted to get wealth and information from the trip.
B．All the men succeeded in coming back from the trip.
C．Powell created the United States Geological Survey in 1879.
D．Powell and his men were the first men to find the Colorado River.
（二）
Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says, “I like to see what’s on the other side of the hill she has gone almost everywhere to do that.
In 1988, at the age of 50 ,she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled (雪橇) with 160 pounds of supplies, and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied only by her dog Charlie, she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact, Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip. a strong wind blew away most of her supplies. The last week of the trip, she survived on a little food and water each day.
Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure, but also for education. Before her Arctic journey, she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site, she shares her adventures in order to encourage students. She explains. “Although kids often see the world in a negative way, without hope for their future, we work to encourage them to set goals, plan for success and never give up …” Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain-climbers. Following her parents’ example, she climbed her first mountain at nine. Later she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America, the former USSR and New Zealand.
In 1996, she took on another challenge-the Sahara Desert. She and her husband, Bill, walked 2,400 miles across it! In 2001 , she and Bill travelled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas next time.
Helen plans to continue taking trips. She’ll use her drawings, writing, photography and environmental work to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to encourage her students never to stop facing challenges!
41．What happened to Helen Thayer during the trip to the North Pole
A．She caught a bad cold. B．She was attacked by a polar bear.
C．Her dog Charlie was badly hurt. D．She lost all her food.
42．The underlined word“negative” in Paragraph 3 means “________” in Chinese.
A．乐观的 B．相似的 C．普通的 D．消极的
43．Which place hasn’t Helen Thayer been to in this article
A．Tibet. B．New Zealand. C．South America. D．The Sahara Desert.
44．Which of the following is true according to the article
A．Helen Thayer was the first woman to travel to the South Pole.
B．Helen Thayer started a website to teach children how to climb.
C．Helen Thayer climbed her first mountain when she was nine.
D．Helen and her husband travelled through the Gobi Desert in 1996.
45．What is the best title of this article
A．Helen Thayer and Her Dog.
B．Taking Trips in Dangerous Places.
C．Adventure Classroom — A Helpful Website.
D．Helen Thayer — A Great Explorer.
四、短文汉语提示填空
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a g____46____ musician in history. He was born on January 27, 1756. When he was four, Mozart started t____47____ music lessons. By the time he was five, he had begun to write his own music. Soon people all over E____48____ began learning about “the music genius”. When Mozart was seven years old, he and his sister began playing for people in Germany. Later, they gave concerts in Vienna, Paris, and London. Mozart never stopped surprising people with his gift. Once, he was i____49____ to hear some special music in Italy. He was not allowed to see the music on paper. After he had listened to it, Mozart returned to his room and wrote out all of the music from memory. No one had ever thought this was p____50____.
五、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Hey, Jenny! What’s up You have the heavy bags under your eyes.
B: Wow, you got it. ____51____. I can’t sleep well these days, because I didn’t get a good result in the English test, especially in the listening part.
A: ____52____. You should try to be relaxed during the test.
B: You’re right. But how can I improve my listening skills
A: ____53____. I have tried and it really works fine.
B: OK! Thanks for your advice. By the way, where are you going
A: I’m going swimming. ____54____
B: I’d love to, but I have to return the book first.
A: Go ahead! I’ll wait for you.
B: ____55____
A: Let’s meet at the swimming pool in half an hour.
B: That’s a deal. See you.
A: See you.
六、选用方框内单词的恰当形式完成句子。
reply, shining, wonderful, deep, man-made, nine, flag, pioneer, lay, dish
56．If something is very great and nice to see, you can use the words ________ to describe it.
57．You can not swim in the lake , because it is too ________.
58．China has set up many ________ satellites into space.
59．I wrote to my friend last month, but he didn’t ________ to me.
60．The sun is ________ through the window.
61．Mary got the piano on her ________ birthday.
62．All of the young ________ are Chinese students.
63．There are Chinese ________ everywhere in the streets on National Day.
64．Betty usually helps her mum wash the ________ after dinner.
65．Everyone helps ________ the table when we celebrate the Mid-autumn Day.
七、材料作文
贝尔·格里尔斯(Bear Grylls)，世界著名的野外生存探险专家，你作为校报主编去采访他。请根据提示内容写一篇英文短文，向大家介绍这位被广大户外运动爱好者所追随的探险家。内容包括：
1. 他是美国Discovery Channel探索频道探险节目《荒野求生》(Man vs Wild)的主持人。
2. 他是前英国士兵、畅销书作家；曾乘水上摩托环绕不列颠群岛；搭乘小船横越冰冷的北大西洋；登上冰封万年的珠穆朗玛峰；也曾从沙漠的流沙中死里逃生。
3. 贝尔主持的节目《荒野求生》风靡全球，他的探险经历给全球数十亿观众留下了深刻的印象，显示了人类挑战极限的生存能力。
4. 他撰写的《荒野求生少年生存小说》(Mission Survival) 帮助了很多青少年。
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参考答案
1--10CADDC BDCCB 11--20DCADD DBDBA 21--30CBABB ACCDC
31--40BABBC DBBCA 41--45BDACD
46．great 47．taking 48．Europe 49．invited 50．possible
51．I am stressed out/I am quite worried/I am not feeling well/...
52．Don’t worry/Sorry to hear that/Take it easy/...
53．You can listen to English programs more/You could watch English movies...
54．Would you like to join me/Would you like to go with me/Do you want to go with me/...
55．When and where shall/can/will we meet
56．wonderful 57．deep 58．man-made 59．reply 60．shining
61．ninth 62．pioneers 63．flags 64．dishes 65．lay
七、材料作文
Hello, everyone, I would like to introduce my favourite explorer to you. Bear Grylls, known as the famous host of Discovery Channel, used to be a soldier, and now is a writer. He once travelled around the British Isles by water scooter and across the north Atlantic by ship. He climbed the Qomolangma successfully and survived in the deadly desert. Later, in order to help people learn about the outdoor survival skills, he hosted the famous programme Man vs Wild. His experience of adventure and exploration gave people a very deep impression. He also wrote a popular novel named Mission Survival, which helps a lot of teenagers. I like him so much that I never miss his programmes. Do you want to watch it with me