Unit 1 Teenage Life Discovering Useful Structures
一、用单词的适当形式完成句子
1.When I was a child, going to hospital was a very________ (frighten) thing to me.
2.As we all know, you never get a second chance to make a first ______ (impress).
3.Tom took the examination with full _________ (confident).
4.I can’t concentrate ________ my work with all that noise going on.
5.The city of Hangzhou is really an attractive place. The famous West Lake always leaves an ________ on visitors. I was strongly ________ by its beauty.(impress)
二、根据汉语意思填写单词
1.Some people think I can't because I'm different but ___________(事实上)I can.
2.There will be a _________ (辩论) on abortion.
3.Workers said they would ______ (更喜欢) more flexible working hours.
4.One of some byproducts called ________ (温室) gases is carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) which can trap more heat energy in the atmosphere.
5.With nobody forcing her to do so, Mary helps to work as a ________(志愿者)in a local hospital every week because she finds it meaningful.
6.He didn’t need to open the letter because he already knew the ________(内容).
7.Swan Lake is one of the great classical ________(芭蕾舞剧).
8.These ________(青少年) are brought up within the traditional culture of their parents.
三、完形填空
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。然后,从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend Now you _____1_____do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks (网络) have become a _____2_____ for many people to shop without _____3_____ having to leave their home.
Some shoppers are _____4_____of department stores and supermarkets——fighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight _____5_____ of finding anything they want to buy. They' d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product_____6_____a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buying something_____7_____by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-order companies are_____8_____to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy_____9_____their own TV channels(频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place _____10_____, all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television _____11_____take the place of shopping in stores Some industry mangers think so. _____12_____many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to _____13_____or try on dresses they want to buy. That' s _____14_____specialism say that in the future, home shopping will_____15_____together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
1. A. must B. should C. shall D. Can
2. A. programme B. way C. reason D. purpose
3. A. ever B. never C. still D. once
4. A. proud B. fond C. tired D. careful
5. A. sense B. doubt C. hope D. feeling
6. A. until B. since C. if D. while
7. A. suitably B. cheaply C. simply D. hardly
8. A. nervous B. lucky C. equal D. eager
9. A. putting up B. making up C. setting up D. looking up
10. A. orders B. goods C. books D. answers
11. A. lastly B. finally C. especially D. fortunately
12. A. Then B. Yet C. However D, Therefore
13. A. design B. make C. wear D. touch
14. A. how B. why C. what D. when
15. A. exist B. practise C. follow D. appear
四、阅读理解
It’ll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends,Susie.She’s a rare friend because she has been there for me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to.I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems.I guess I am so lucky to have her as a friend.
It has been more than seven years since I first met Susie in our school.I joined the theatre group and she was a director then.At first I thought she was intimidating but in the end I realised that she needed to keep a strict image in order for her actors and actresses to take her seriously.And then during practice I got a chance to know her better.In fact,she is a friendly and warm-hearted person.Soon we became good friends.
I didn’t know exactly what to give my friend on her birthday as I believed she had everything.So it was really hard to buy her a gift she would appreciate.This year I wanted something different and special but I didn’t know what to give her.One day I searched the Internet without any purpose and to my surprise there was a really lovely site where you could buy all kinds of gifts.
I scanned some of the items and I found cool and exciting gifts.I chose a special personalised bracelet(手镯).I’m sure that this will look perfect on her.I put our names as part of the design of the bracelet so that it’ll remind us that we’ll forever be friends.I can’t wait to give her my gift but I haven’t told her yet.I don’t want to destroy the surprise.
1.Why does the author consider Susie as a rare friend
A.Because she can always offer help when the author is in need.
B.Because the author and Susie have lots of things to talk about.
C.Because Susie is good at solving problems.
D.Because Susie is a friendly and warm-hearted person.
2.The underlined word “intimidating” in paragraph 2 most probably means “ ”.
A.charming
B.nervous
C.warm-hearted
D.frightening
3.Finally the author found a nice gift for her friend .
A.with the help of somebody else
B.by accident
C.while doing shopping in a store
D.without difficulty
4.The author wanted to put her and her friend’s names in the bracelet in order to .
A.give her friend a big surprise
B.make the present more special
C.make them remember their friendship forever
D.remind her friend of their love between them
答案
一、用单词的适当形式完成句子
1.frightening
2.impression
3.confidence
4.on
5.impression impressed
二、根据汉语意思填写单词
1.actually
2.debate
3.prefer
4.greenhouse
5.volunteer
6.content
7.ballets
8.teenagers
三、完形填空
1---5.DBACC 6---10. DCDCA 11---15. BBDBA
四、阅读理解
1.A
2.D
3.B
4.C