Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(一)
总分 100分 时间 40 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I. 回答下列问题。（每题3分，共15分） A
1. Do you like laughing? Do you think laughter is good for us?
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2. Usually what kinds of things can make you laugh?
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3. How do you make other people laugh? Do you think it is difficult? Why or why not?
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II. 根据课本P1的四张海报，回答问题。（每小题3分，共45分）B
Poster 1: ①What kind of expression is the man wearing? Where is he standing?
②What is he doing there? What might he be saying?
③Where and when can you see the funniest?
Poster 2: ①What is the second poster about? Can you tell what the book is about?
②What do critics say about the book in the poster?
Poster 3: ①What is the poster about?
②What do you know about crosstalk?
③How does the poster say you can find out more information if you are interested in learning crosstalk?
Poster 4: ①What does this poster focus on?
②What can you see in a circus?
③Do you think life in the circus is very interesting?
④What do you think the comedy will be like?
III. 完形填空: （每题2分，共40分）
The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was like to have neighbors. One day, however, a truck? 1 ? near our front gate, and in a short time, tables, chairs, pictures and countless? 2 ? things were piled up by the roadside. A small car? 3 , out of which came a man, a woman and five children of? 4 ages. The children laughed happily? 5 ? the whole family went into the house. It was our first? 6 of the Robinsons.
Though we became friends with our new neighbors, we were often made? 7 ? by them. We lent them so many things that we never knew whether something had been lost or? 8 . Our garden became an unsafe place; little boys? 9 ?as cowboys or fighters would jump up from behind bushes, 10 ?wooden guns at us and order us to? 11 ?our hands. Even more? 12 ? were the arrows that occasionally came sailing? 13 ? the garden fence.
? 14 ? we didn’t go in fear of our lives. The Robinsons were? 15 ? and helpful and when we left our house for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to? 16 ? so long as our neighbors were around. We understood what it was to have? 17 ? in the long, friendless winter evening when Mrs. Robinson would? 18 ? for a cup of tea and a chat, or when Mr. Robinson would lean over the fence and? 19 endlessly with father about gardening? 20 . The empty house next door was filled with life and joy.
1. C A. came up B. got up??????? C. pulled up? D. went up
2. A A. others????? B. other???????? C. some?? ??? D. another
3. A A. arrived??? ? B. entered????? ? C. left???????? D. reached
4. A A. same????? B. any?????????? C. average??? D. different
5. B A. because? B. so??????????? C. as???????? D. since
6. A A. imagination???? B. information C. introduction????????? D. impression
7. A A. happy???? ? B. interested?? C. angry?? ??? D. ill
8. A A. stolen??? ? B. borrowed?? ? C. bought ??? ? D. returned
9. B A. seemed?? B. served??????? ? C. acted?? ??? D. dressed
10. A A. shoot????? B. point???????? ? C. fire???????? D. hit
11. A A. put up??? ? B. hold out????? ? C. set up? ??? D. give away
12. A A. funny???? ? B. pleasant????? ? C. careless??? D. dangerous
13. B A. beyond?? B. over?????????? C. above????? D. upon
14. A A. So????????? B. Therefore???? ? C. But???????? D. And
15. A A. lovely???? B. friendly????? ? C. sensible?? ? D. satisfactory
16. A A. fear?????? B. fight???????? ? C. do???????? ? D. make
17. C A. neighbors ? B. friends?????? ? C. company? D. sadness
18. B A. come in?? ? B. go in??????? ? C. drop in ??? D. knock in
19. A A. tell?????? B. quarrel??????? C. argue????? ? D. talk
20. B A. questions?? B. topics???????? C. works? ??? ? D. causes
答案
I. 略
II. Poster 1: ①A funny facial expression. He is standing in a spotlight, on stage.
②He is putting on performances, amusing and entertaining the audience. He might be telling a joke.
③At the Comedy Club this Tuesday at 9 p.m.
Poster 2: ①It is a poster that recommends a book. The book is about a funny girl.
② “Amazing, I laughed until I cried. —Sunday Review”,
“You won’t be able to stop laughing.—Star Times”,
“Funniest book of the year! —Humour Weekly”.
Poster 3: ①The poster is about a course teaching the traditional Chinese technique of crosstalk.
②Crosstalk means rapid funny dialogue between two or more comedians.
③By calling 5555-1234 for course schedule and fees.
Poster 4: ①The poster focuses on a comedy about life in the circus.
②In a circus, we can see acrobats, riders, clowns and performing animals.
③Yes.
④A story about the laughter and sadness of circus performers with a happy ending.
III. 1-5 CBADC?? 6-10 DCBDB??? 11-15 ADBCB??? 16 -20 ACCDB
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(七)
总分 100分 时间 50 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I. 根据对话，判断后面正误，并更正。（每题2分，共16分）
Helen: Welcome to “Talking Comedy”, a show where we learn about different forms of comedy traditional form of Chinese comedy. Our guest on the show is Philip, a student who loves Chinese crosstalk. Welcome to the show!
Philip: Thanks, it is great to be here!
Helen: Can you tell us a little bit about crosstalk?
Philip: Of course! Crosstalk began during the Qing Dynasty, over 150 years ago. Performers then travelled between villages and did small comic performances. People liked these small comic performances very much. Eventually, some of the performers became quite famous. For many years, you could turn on the radio at anytime and hear people doing crosstalk in China. Now, the best time to see or hear crosstalk is on television during the Spring Festival.
Helen: What happens during a crosstalk performance?
Philip: Crosstalk involves talking, imitating, telling jokes and singing. The talking is normally between two performers, who use language in clever ways that make people laugh. There is also a one-person form of crosstalk, and it is also sometimes done by three or more people. Unlike Western stand-up comedy, where comedians tell jokes that are only loosely related, a crosstalk performer tells a whole story. It has a clear beginning, middle and end.
Helen: Most of our English audience has never heard about crosstalk so this is all never to them.
Philip: Yes, that is because crosstalk is always done in Chinese. Crosstalk is not performed in English, and you must understand both the Chinese language and Chinese culture to understand the hurnour in it.
Helen: Well, Philip, that is just another reason for people to study Chinese!
Philip: Yes, it is!
Helen: Thanks for joining us on the show.
Philip: My pleasure.
判断：
1. A Crosstalk is a new form of comedy.
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2. A None of the crosstalk performers became famous.
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3. A For many years, you could turn on the TV at any time and find a crosstalk performance.
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4. A A crosstalk performance involves talking, imitating, singing and dancing.
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5. B Crosstalk can be done by two people only.
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6. A If you listen to a crosstalk performance, you will hear part of a story.
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7. A Crosstalk is sometimes performed in English.
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8. BYou do not need to understand the Chinese language and Chinese culture to enjoy crosstalk.
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II. 根据首字母提示，完成下面短文（每题3分，共30分）
Ding Guangquan, a (1) w________ master of crosstalk (a Chinese comedy form), has been teaching this unique (2) a________ form to foreigners since 1989. Since then, he has taught many students from over 70 different countries. In an interview, he told us that he is always happy to (3) t________ on new foreign students. His initial requirements are that students must already speak good Putonghua and have an (4) i_______ in Chinese culture. The students begin their training by (5) l_______ to and copying traditional pieces of crosstalk. Then they move on to creating crosstalk dialogues in (6) p______ with other students. Finally, if Ding Guangquan thinks they are skilled (7) e_______, the foreign students can create crosstalk dialogues with him.
Once they have (8) m________ the skills, some of his students go on to become quite well-known themselves. The most famous is the (9) C_______ Mark Roswell, known in China as Da Shan. Other students are David Moser (Mo Dawei) from the USA and Koiac Korio (Ka Erluo) from Yugoslavia.
Ding Guangquan’s classes are very popular (10) a________ foreign students, and they are held in Beijing. So, if you want to try crosstalk lessons, why not study with a real old master!
1. A _________ 2. B __________ 3. B _____________ 4. A _____________ 5. B ______________
6. B _________ 7. A __________ 8. A _____________ 9. B _____________ 10. A _____________
III. 阅读理解 （每题4分，共32分）
(A)
??? It is a lot of trouble to learn a new language. When we go to all that trouble, we certainly want to be understood. But understanding is based on more than speech. Sometimes misunderstanding comes not from the wrong words, but from the wrong style. In our own country, we learn the style for politeness. But this polite style may be misunderstood in another country. This can cause unexpected difficulties. Since you have spent so much effort learning this new language, it is sensible and practical to learn the politeness rules also. Even if you think some of the customs are foolish, learning them can help you to be clearly understood.
??? In your country, is it considered polite to listen quietly to other people, without any change of expression on the face? If this is the style you have learned, perhaps you should watch two Americans talking. Notice how the person who is listening will have frequent changes of expression. The listener may also make little remarks while the other person is talking. These little remarks may be one word, like “Really?” or they may just be a little sound, like “uhhuh” or “mmm.” This is the way American listeners show that they are listening in a friendly way. This is why Americans get uneasy when the listener is silent and shows no change of expression. In the American style of speaking, an unmoving face often means that the listener is unfriendly, or perhaps even angry.
???? Sometimes people from two cultures are uncomfortable with each other for very small reasons. Here is an example: Americans think that perspiration (sweat) odor is not polite. In fact, they worry so much about this subject that they spend a great deal of money on deodorants (除臭剂) and dry cleaning and washing their clothes. If a foreign student does not follow the same rule, Americans may be disturbed and think the foreigner is not nice. The problem can be especially troublesome because Americans are so embarrassed about this subject that they do not even like to talk about it, so they are not likely to tell that person why they are uneasy.
1. A If you want to be clearly understood in another country, you should learn ________.
???? A. its common knowledge????? B. its language and style as well
????? C. its wrong words and politeness?????? D. its culture and expressions
2. A The underlined word “odor” in the last paragraph here means________.
??? A. an unpleasant smell?????? B. a good style of talking
??? C. an unfriendly way????????? D. a polite expression
3. A What would be the best title for the text?
???? A. Eye Contact????????????????? B. Different Peoples, Different Cultures
???? C. Body Language???????????? D. You and Your Culture
(B)
??? Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?
??? Despite differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.
??? A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and people who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
???? Heroes serve powers or principles (道德规范) larger than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers (变压器), heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.
??? The hero lives a life worthy of imitation (模仿). Those who imitate a real hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is: What or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would say that their fans find life more abundant (丰富的)?
??? Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for changes. They have a vision from the mountaintops. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. , we might still have segregated (隔离的) buses, restaurants and parks. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.
4. B Although heroes may come from different cultures, they________.
???? A. generally possess certain inspiring characteristics
???? B. probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people
????? C. are often affected by previous generations
????? D. all unknowingly attract a large number of fans
5. B According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers because ____.
???? A. they have a vision from the mountaintops
???? B. they have warm feelings
???? C. they can serve as examples of noble principles
???? D. they can make people feel stronger and more able
6. A Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because ________.
??? A. they are popular only among certain groups of people
??? B. their performances do not improve their fans morally
? ? C. they only care for their own interests
??? D. they are not clear about the principles they should follow
7. A Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who ______.
??? A. are good at showing their noble characters
??? B. can move the masses with their forceful speeches
??? C. are able to meet all challenges and hardships
??? D. can provide an answer to the problems of their people
8. B The author concludes that historical changes would ________.
??? A. be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities
??? B. not happen without leaders with inspiring personal qualities
??? C. take place if there were heroes to lead the people
D. produce leaders with attractive personalities
IV．书面表达（共22分） B
根据下面表格所给的内容，发一个电子邮件。
发送日期： 2008年11月30日
对方电子邮件：Helen1991@ hotmail.com
你的电子邮件：Qidong_Tom@sohu.com
邮件的主题：对网上聊天的看法。
反对者
支持者
我的观点
1.浪费时间、精力和金钱
2.虚拟空间，真实性不可靠
1.是一种新的娱乐和放松的方式
2.可以自由地倾吐个人感受
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注意： 1. 词数：100左右 2. 邮件开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Date
From
To
Subject
With the development of IT, online chatting is becoming increasingly popular with many people.
However,_________________________________________________________________________
答案
I. 1. a new → an old 2. None → Some 3. TV → radio 4. dancing → telling jokes
5. two people only → one person, two people, three people or more 6. part of a story → a whole story
7. sometimes → never 8. do not need to → must
II. 1. well-known 2. art 3. take 4. interest 5. listening
6. pairs 7. enough 8. mastered 9. Canadian 10. among
III. BAB ACBDA
IV. One possible version:
Date
Nov. 13, 2008
From
Qidong_Tom@sohu.com
To
Helen1991@ hotmail.com
Subject
Views on online chatting
With the development of IT, online chatting is becoming increasingly popular with many people.
However, people’s opinions about it vary from person to person. Some think that it has more problems than benefits. First, it is a waste of time, energy and money as it doesn't produce any useful information and products. Second, it is misleading to its users because Internet is actually an imaginary space where things are unreal or fictional.
But the supporters of online chatting think it is another way of recreation which is both exciting and relaxing. Besides, it helps them release their emotions and worries freely and safely. To them, it is very useful and wonderful.
As far as I am concerned, whether online chatting is good or bad depends on the person who does it. So long as we can keep ourselves under good control, we can use it scientifically and properly without its bad effects.
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(三)
总分 100分 时间 45 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I. 翻译下列短语：(每题2分，共28分)
1.A有益于健康的单口喜剧 ________________ 2. A对……做出反应_______________
3. A拿……来开玩笑____________________ 4. A排队，列队_________________________
5. B体育锻炼__________________________ 6. A视觉印象___________________________
7. A跌倒在舞台上 _____________________ 8. A一场现场直播的足球赛_______________
9. A做某事的能力______________________ 10. B深受各年龄段人群的喜欢_____________
11. A对……有很大的影响______________ 12. A照镜子_____________________________
13. C绞尽脑汁________________________ 14. B正如俗话所说，常言道_______________
II. 阅读理解：( 每题4分，共52分）
(A)
In the UK, a group of campaigners (活动家)have declared the last Saturday in November as National Buy Nothing Day. “Our message is clear: shop less, live more!” says organizer Michael Smith. “The challenge is to try simple living for a day. Spend time with family and friends, rather than spending money on them. Anyone can take part, provided they spend a day without spending.”
On Buy Nothing Day, they take to the streets to tackle consumers. They dress as pigs to symbolize greed. They offer to cut up credit cards and hand out shopping bags with the words “another useless thing I don’t need” written on the side. Some hold street parties to show shoppers that it is possible to have fun without spending money. Others go into shops and put notes saying “don’t buy me” inside clothes and shoes.
?? Some protestors (抗议者) are working against powerful forces. Many retailers (零售商) and manufacturers depend on Christmas sales for most of their profits. Around two thirds of GDP in the West is made up of consumer spending. If this drops, many people will lose their jobs. At least that will make it easier for them to buy nothing.
?? And there is also the risk that the campaigners will be seen as killjoys, who want to stop people enjoying themselves. “There’s a fun side to this,” says Michael Smith. “To some it’s a protest, but it’s also a street party. We’re not saying that people are bad because they go shopping, but we need get the message across for people to consume wisely. And after we’re finished, we’ll probably go for a drink.”
1. A A group of people in the UK choose Saturday as National Buy Nothing Day in that ______.
???? A. they have enough food at their homes. B. they have run out of money at that time.
???? C. it is the season for shopping. D. it’s popular to live a simple life.
2. A In order to persuade people to stop shopping, the campaigners _____.
A. stop people going out B. have different ways to make it
C. offer goods to people freely D. play tricks on consumers
3. B The underlined word “killjoys” in the last paragraph refers to people who _____.
???? A. bring happiness to others B. get money from shopkeepers
????? C. ruin the happiness and fun of others D. take no interest in shopping
4. A The campaigners started National Buy Nothing Day for the purpose of persuading people _____.
A. to kill time in a different way B. to save money
C. to have more parties D. to spend money wisely
(B)
?? Most of us use the telephone several times a day to talk with friends or make social arrangements. These calls are usually quite easy and require little planning.
?? Using the telephone for business purpose is different. In any organization the person on the telephone represents the company and gives an impression of the firm to the outside world.
? If you want to ensure good public relations, you need to master effective telephone techniques.
? You should try to give an impression of an efficient, friendly, progressive company eager to give good service.
?? Before calling
Choose the right time. Consider the cost, urgency and convenience. When calling overseas, you need to consider the time difference.
Check the number. A great deal of money is wasted each year on dialing wrong numbers.
Plan your call. Make a list of points and questions to be raised.
Be prepared. Gather any files, papers or information that may be needed during the call. It is unprofessional to have to say “Hold on while I look for that.”
? If you have to ask a caller to hold on, keep going back and assuring him/her that you will be as quick as possible.
Avoid interruptions. Call at a time when you are unlikely to be distracted (分心).
?During the call
?? Be courteous, polite. Make time for suitable greetings like “How are you today, Jim?” and “Did you enjoy your holiday”?
Put a smile in your voice. Remember, your caller can not see you, so use intonation to good effect and try to sound confident, decisive, helpful, and interested.
? Check your notes. Look back at your notes to ensure that you have covered everything and quote figures and other data correctly.
Get feedback. Make sure the caller understands the message correctly, especially deadlines and actions that are involved.
Be courteous. Finish by thanking the caller for his or her time and trouble.
After the call
?? Make notes. Let it become a habit to make notes of the call and place them in an appropriate file.
Take actions. If you need to send a letter of confirmation or inform someone in your organization about any details of the call, do it immediately so that you do not forget important points.
5. B This passage is mainly about _____.
A. how to become a dependable company B. how to ensure public relations
???? C. some service a company should have D. some telephone techniques for business purpose
6. A Before calling, you have to _____.
???? A. stay at your company only B. learn important data and figures by heart
????? C. get things ready for the communication D. choose the right time and place
7. A During the call, it is unsuitable to _____.
????? A. be decisive??????????? B. be heard in low spirits C. check your notes??? D. get feedback
8. A What does the underlined word “courteous” in the passage mean?
??? A. Polite.?????? B. Active.??? C. Effective.?????? D. Correct.
(C)
?? James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.
? “J. C. ”, he replied.
? She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.
?? Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens’ victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners.
? “It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”
??? Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the President of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
?? ?Owens’ Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.
?? ? “Sure, it bothered me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”
???? In time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”
9. B Owens got his other name “Jesse” when ___________.
???? A. he went to Ohio State University B. his teacher made fun of him
???? C. his teacher took “J. C.” for “Jesse” D. he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet
10. A In the Big Ten meet, Owens ___________.
????? A. hurt himself in the back?????????????? B. succeeded in setting many records
???? C. tried every sports event but failed???? D. had to give up some events
11. B We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ________.
????? A. he was not of the right race B. he was the son of a poor farmer
????? C. he didn’t shake hands with Hitler D. he didn’t talk to the US President on the phone
12.B When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals _________.
????? A. have been changed for money to help him live on
????? B. have made him famous in the US
????? C. have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life
????? D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
13. B What would be the best title for the text?
???? A. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete B. Golden Moment? a Life-time Struggle
????? C. Making a Living as a Sportsman D. How to Be a Successful Athlete
II. 对话填空：( 每题2分，共20分）
Tom: What’s that book you just picked up, a book on English grammar or a book on computers?
Mike: (1) N__________. It is the kind of Geography textbook Professor Smith uses in his course.
Tom: You had better read it if you want to (2) p_________ his course.
Mike: But it costs 30 dollars. I simply can’t (3) a____________ it. I think I will get a used book (4) i____________.
Tom: Did you check the used book section here? Maybe there is (5) o_______.
Mike: No, there isn’t.
Tom: Why don’t you (6) b__________ one from the library?
Mike: Are you kidding? I’ve been (7) t__________ from months and it’s always out. There are over 50 students on the course and everyone wants the book.
Tom: Listen. You know my classmate, Tom, don’t you? He took the same course last year and I believe he (8) o_________ the textbook. I’ll ask him if he can (9) l__________ it to you.
Mike: Oh, Jim, it’s so (10) n_________ of you.
(1) A _____________
(2) A _____________
(3) B _____________
(4) B _____________
(5) A _____________
(6) A _____________
(7) A _____________
(8) B _____________
(9) A _____________
(10) A ____________
答案
I. 1. stand-up for one’s health 2. in response to 3. make jokes about / make fun of
4. queue up 5. physical training / exercise 6. visual impression
7. fall down on stage 8. a live football match 9. the ability to do sth.
10. one’s popularity with all age groups / be popular with all age groups
11. have (a) great effect on 12. look in / into the mirror 13. beat one’s brains
14. as the saying goes
II. 1-4 CBCD 5-8 DCBA 9-13 CBACA
III. 1. Neither 2. pass 3. afford 4. instead 5. one 6. borrow 7. trying 8. owns 9. lend 10. nice
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(九)
总分 150分 时间 120 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I. 听力： （每题1分，共20分）
第一节：请听下面5段对话；每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
? A. Mother and son.?? B. Husband and wife.??? C. Friends.
2. Why won’t the woman eat any more?
??? A. She’s had enough.????????? B. She’s not feeling well. C. She’s losing weight.
3. What are the two speakers talking about?
???? A. A famous scientist.??????? B. Their classmates. C. The school’s playground.
4. How much will the man pay?
???? A. 16 dollars.? B. 30 dollars.??????? C. 32 dollars.
5. Who will leave Shanghai soon?
??? A. Susan.????????????? B. Mary.??????????????? C. The man.
第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. How many languages has the man learned?
A. One.???????????????? B. Two.???????????????? C. Three.
7. What is the man?
???? A. A salesman.?????? B. A doctor.?????????? C. A journalist.
8. Why does the man give up Chinese halfway?
??? A. The grammar is too difficult.?
???? B. The Chinese characters are difficult to practise.?????
?? C. He doesn’t have enough time .
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What’s wrong with Richard?
??? A. He has a toothache.???? B. He has an earache.?? C. He has a temperature.
10. What didn’t the doctor do?
????? A. She didn’t take Richard’s temperature.
????? B. She didn’t look at Richard’s throat.
?? C. She didn’t examine Richard’s eyes.
11. How often should Richard take the medicine?
?????? A. Every three hours.??????? B. Every four hours.?? C. Every five hours.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Where does the conversation probably take place?
????? A. In the library.?????????????? B. In a quiet place. C. In a classroom.
?13. Why does Mike often get angry?
A. He often brings guests over to the house.?
????? B. He wants to live alone.??
????? C. He hasn’t enough money.
14. What does the woman suggest?
????? A. The man should fight with Mike.?
B. The man should have a friendly talk with Mike.??
?? C. The man should move out.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where are the two speakers?
????? A. On the way to the railway station.???B. At the railway station.??? C. On the way home.
16. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
????? A. Grandfather and granddaughter.?? B. Driver and passenger.??? C. Boss and employee.
17. What will probably happen to the speakers in the end?
?????? A. Get home late.??????? B. Have an accident. C. Miss the train.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker talking about?
A. Feelings.?????????????? B. Sleep and dreams.? C. Scientists’ life.
19. What has a strong effect on the moods of people?
????? A. People’s character.??????? B. People’s performance. C. People’s sleep.
?20. What can we learn from the text?
????? A. The less sleep people have, the better they perform.
????? B. The fewer dream characters there are, the happier people are.
C. The less sleepy, the more clear-thinking
II. 单项选择：（每题1分，共15分）
21. When he left ______? college, he got a job as ______ reporter in a newspaper office.
???? A. 不填;a??????????????? B. 不填;the?????? C. a; the?????????????? D. the; the
?22. You can arrive in Shanghai in time for fashion show ______ you don’t mind taking the night train.
???? A. until??????? B. unless?????? C. though??? D. provided
?23. The folk song concert was so well ______ that all the tickets had been sold out a month before.
???? A. accepted?? B. carried?? ? C. received??? D. promised
?24. ______ you do, you must keep your heart and soul in it.
???? A. No matter what???? B. What if C. No matter whatever? D. How come
25. She had been waiting for a letter from her parents, and when she received it, she couldn’t help ____ crying.
??? A. bursting into??????? B. bursting out C. to burst out?????????????? D. to burst into
26. We ______ returned earlier, but later it was raining heavily; ______, it was getting dark, so we had to stay in a hotel nearby for the whole night.
??? A. should have; that was to say????? B. might have; that meant
??? C. could have; what’s more D. must have; what’s worse
27. Looking after the babies day after day, the nurse was out of ______ with the work.
??? A. fashion??????????????? B. patience????? C. touch?????????????????? D. imagination
28. Children are so _______: they need constant attention.
??? A. ill-formed???????????? B. interesting????? C. demanding?????????? D. simple-minded
29. I follow my own opinion, not hers in questions of this kind, ______ of course makes her unhappy.
??? A. who??????? B. which?????? ? C. that????????? D. why
30. Young children ______ old ones,? so older children should be good examples.
??? A. look up to???????????? B. look back upon C. look down on????????? D. look forward to
31. Little by little I have found my neighbor ______ great help to my work and study.
???? A. with??????? B. for?????????? C. in?????????? D. of
32. Don’t bother me when I ______ off my feet.
???? A. am rushed?????????? B. will be rushed?? C. rush???????????????????? D. have rushed
33. The music was a little loud, but ______ that it was a great concert.
??? A. rather than??????????? B. or rather C. other than?????????????? D. or else
34. With the car repairs, I just don’t know ______ we are going to make ends meet this month.
??? A. whether??? B. what????????? C. how??????? D. if
35. —Sorry, she’s not in. ______?
???? —That’s very kind of you. This is John speaking. I’d like her to bring my dictionary tomorrow.
???? A. Can you leave a word??????? B. Can I take a message
???? C. Can I help you????????????? D. What can I do for you
?III. 完形填空：（每题1.5分，共30分）
Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you 36 ask? Well, the answer is this. To get some 37 , bee-keepers and farmers used to 38 small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and 39 the box with honeycomb. 40 , there was no way of getting the honey out 41 killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical 42 the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.
Now, bee-keepers 43 beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden 44 with spaces between them 45 can be lifted out. In later summer, the squares, which are now 46 of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in 47 special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round 48 this 49 out the honey. Then the honey is collected and 50 jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.
Bees need food to live 51 the winter. That’s why they make honey. Bee-keepers can do one of 52 things. Either they can leave 53 of the honey in the hive for the bees to eat during the winter. Or else they can 54 all the honey and provide the bees with a mixture of sugar and water for the bees to eat 55 .
36. A. need B. may C. should D. must
37. A. honey B. bees C. honeycomb D. space
38. A. put in B. put away C. put off D. put out
39. A. fill B. cover C. supply D. satisfy
40. A. Still B. And C. However D. So
41. A. for B. in C. by D. without
42. A. on B. close to C. in the front of D. far from
43. A. want B. take C. use D. expect
44. A. squares B. boxes C. sticks D. bowls
45. A. many B. they C. it D. which
46. A. full B. filled C. afraid D. emptied
47. A. the B. a C. another D. 不填
48. A. for B. in C. like D. to
49. A. forces B. makes C. helps D. drives
50. A. led into B. brought into C. poured into D. got into
51. A through B. before C. after D. for
52. A. the two B. the three C. many D. those
53. A. any B. all C. none D. some
54. A. cover B. remove C. get D. receive
55. A. since B. then C. too D. instead
IV. 阅读理解：（每题2分，共40分）
A
PALO ALTO, California — “Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter — even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,” US researchers said last week.
A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds (0.9 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.
“The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,” said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician (儿科专家) at Stanford University.
“American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,” Robinson said.
In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.
Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.
“One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories,” Robinson said.
“Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,” Robinson said.
56. The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that children will get ________.
A.?fatter if they eat too much B. thinner if they eat less
C.?get fatter if they spend less time watching TV D.?fatter if they spend more time watching TV
57. According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV_____.
A. is more than four hours a day B. is less than four hours a day
C. doubled in the last twenty years D. is more than on any other activities
58. The time children spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be about ________.
A. six hours B. eight hours C. three hours D. one hour
59. Which one of the following is right?
A. Children usually eat fewer while watching TV.
B. Children usually eat more while watching TV.
C.?Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV.
D.?Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.
60. Why can watching TV increase kids’ weight according to the passage?
A. They usually eat more while watching TV. B.?They burn off fewer calories.
C.?They change their diet while watching TV. D.?Both A and B.
B
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age—73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff (不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
61. Mrs Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because _____.
A. she hadn’t got enough money
B. she was a country girl
C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money
D. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children
62. The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because ______.
A.??she had got an excellent result in the exam
B.??she was good at telling funny stories
C.??they wanted to get her help in their studies
D.??they were deeply moved by her spirit
63. Mrs Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
A. cares for study very much B. likes to borrow money from the bank
C. never misses a chance to talk D. tries to save any money for her family
64. In which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?
a. she began her studies at college.
b. She finished high school.
c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.
d. She had her 73 rd birthday.
e. She went to the bank to borrow money.
A. a c b e d B. b e c a d C. b c e d a D. e d a c b
C
Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they often see what they really value in life.
He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.
Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?
Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don’t Know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
65. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized ________.
A.?how important money is in their day-to-day life
B.?how one spends money shows what is important to him
C.?that money is more important than their philosophy of life
D.?that their understanding of life is more important than money
66. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money ________.
A.?is a good way to test your friendship
B.?will do harm to your friendship
C.?will strengthen your friendship
D.?is a good way to break off your friendship
67. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?
A.?He does not feel that he is well educated.
B. He does not think that he is a very important person.
C.?He does not think that being rich deserves so much attention.
D. He does not consider himself to be very successful.
68. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?
A. Money is an end. B. Money is a means.
C. Money is everything. D. Money is unimportant.
D
The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.
This important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left schools at the first chance, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with the both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.
69. According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married ________.
A. at about twenty-five B. in their early fifties
C as soon as possible after they were fifteen D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five
70. We are told that in a common family about 1900 _________.
A.?many children died before they were five
B.?seven or eight children lived to be more than five
C.?the youngest child would be fifteen
D.?four or five children died when they were five
71. When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth-century mother _________.
A.?would be healthy enough to take up paid jobs
B.?was usually expected to die fairly soon
C.?would expect to work until she died
D.?was unlikely to find a job even if she wanted one
72. According to the passage, the women of today usually _________.
A. marry instead of getting paid work B. marry before they are twenty-five
C. have more children under fifteen D. have too few children
E
It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others a catastrophe (灾害) or even a wonder.
But there are countries between these two kinds that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one of them, for which the arrival of snow quite simply causes problems. Within hours of the first snowfalls, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses have to stop in the middle of the way. Normal communication is affected as well: telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. And almost within hours, there are also certain shortages—bread, vegetables and other things—not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened and go out and store up with food and so on …just for fear that something bad should happen.
But why does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, the Austrians and the Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simple because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow-ploughs (扫雪机) and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy snow-ploughs is that they are used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospital, education, helping the old and so on..
73. According to the writer, Britain is a country ________.
A.?which has regular snow B. which is not well prepared for snow
C. for which snow is a catastrophe D. for which snow is a wonder
74. After a few hours’ snowing there are often some shortages of food because ______.
A. shops have closed down B. people buy as much as they can
C.?farmers cannot produce any more D. people eat more vegetables in winter
75. The words “two kinds” in the passage mean the countries ______.
A.?which have weather as yearly happening to celebrate or as rare weather
B.?which either have heavy snow or light snow
C.?to which snow either causes problems or no problems
D.?which either have snow-ploughs or no snow-ploughs
V. 单词拼写：（每题1分，共10分）
1. Our visits to the theatre made the holiday more a____________.
2. In r____________ to your inquires, we regret to inform you that we cannot help you in this matter.
3. She wanted to go on the s_________ from an early age.
4. He went to my desk and then t________ a leaf out of my notebook.
5. The guilty man b_________ his head in shame.
6. When she heard the bad news she b_________ out crying.
7. My __________ (最初) reaction was to refuse.
8. Distant stars are _________ (看不见) to the naked eye.
9. He returned __________ (空手) from an unsuccessful shopping trip.
10. The people in the street were __________ (主要) tourists.
VI. 对话填空：（每题1分，共10分）
Jack: I really don’t know what to do this summer. I can’t (86) a__________ to just sit around.
Mary: Why don’t you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Smiths when they went away on (87) v_________.
Jack: You mean the Smiths (88) p_______ Margaret just to live in their house?
Mary: It wasn’t that (89) e__________. She had to do some cleaning and water the flowers in the garden. And when Eric house-sat for Dr Brown, he had to take care of his pets.
Jack: House-sitting (90) s__________ like a good job. I guess it’s a little like babysitting, (91) e_________ that you’re take care of a house instead of children.
Mary: The student employment office still has a few jobs (92) a__________.
Jack: Do I just have to (93) f__________ in an application form?
Mary: Sometimes there is also an (94) i___________ for a job.
Jack: There seems to be a lot of trouble for a summer job.
Mary: Well, the house-owners want to make sure that they can trust the house-sitter. You know, they want to make sure you’re not the type (95) w________ will have wild parties in their houses, or have a group of your friends to live with you.
(86) ____________
(87) ____________
(88) ____________
(89) ____________
(90) ____________
(91) ____________
(92) ____________
(93) ____________
(94) ____________
(95) ____________
VII. 书面表达：（本题共25分）
一组英国中学生来你校访问，校长交给你一份时间表，请你用英语向中学生讲清楚他们在京逗留期间（共三天）的活动安排。
时 间
活 动 项 目
有 关 内 容
星期一
上午：校长接见
介绍学校情况
下午：参观实验室和图书馆
星期二
上午：两国学生共同游览长城
张老师向学生讲述有关长城趣闻
下午：在402室举行联欢会
星期三
上午：两国学生举行座谈会
下午：9∶45乘车去西安
答案
I. 1-5 BCABA?????????? 6-10 BABCC?????????? 11-15 BBABA????????? 16-20 ACBCC
II. 21-25 ADCAB?????? ? 26-30 CBCBA?????? 31-35 DACCB
III. 36-40 BADAC 41-45 DBCAD 46-50 ABCAC 51-55 AADBD
IV. 56-60 DACBD 61-65 ADABB 66-70 ACBAA 71-75 DBBBA
V. 1. amusing 2. response 3. stage 4. tore 5. bowed
6. burst 7. initial 8. invisible 9. empty-handed 10. mainly
VI. 86. afford 87. vacation 88. paid 89. easy 90. sounds
91. except 92. available 93. fill 94. interview 95. who
VII. One possible version:
Dear Friends,
Welcome to China. I am very glad to tell you what you are going to do during your stay in Beijing . Our headmaster is to see you on Monday morning and he will introduce our school to you. You will visit the lab building and the library in the afternoon. On Tuesday morning the students of the two countries are to visit the Great Wall, where Mr Zhang will tell some interesting stories about it . In the evening we are going to have a party in Room 402. You will have a talk with the Chinese students on Wednesday morning. You will be free in the afternoon. And you will leave for Xi’an by train at 21:45 p.m. .
Thank you.
听力原文：
Text 1
?W: Look here, darling. The paper says people will feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day.
?M: That may be true for you, but it certainly isn’t true for me.
?Text 2
?M: Another piece of meat pie?
?W: No, thanks. Really I’m on a diet.
?M: Please do. You have hardly eaten anything.
?Text 3
?W: Was Hua Luogeng a famous scientist?
?M: Yes. I’m sure that everyone in my class knows something about him.
?W: In which field was he famous?
?M: In the field of mathematics.
?Text 4
?M: How much do the ties cost?
?W: Sixteen dollars each. You may pay two dollars less for two.
?M: Well, I’ll take two.
?Text 5
?M: I met Mary on the street today.
?W: Really? Did she say anything about Susan?
?M: Yes, she ought to be leaving Shanghai very soon, because her husband has taken a job in Beijing.
?Text 6
?W: Having visited so many different countries, you must be able to speak several different languages.
?M: I wish I could, but French and English are the only ones I have ever learned to speak.
?W: Have you ever tried Chinese?
?M: Yes, but I gave up halfway. The Chinese characters are too difficult to practise.
?W: How about Japanese?
?M: I attended class for two or three months, but the more I learned, the more difficult the grammar became.
?W: Do you like traveling?
?M: No, I don’t, but I have to. I work in the sales department.
?Text 7
?W: Come in, Richard.
?M: Thank you, doctor.
?W: Now, what seems to be the trouble?
?M: I don’t feel well, doctor. My head aches. My arms and legs feel weak.
?W: Do you have a fever?
?M: I think so.
?W: Well, let’s see. Put this under your tongue.
?M: All right.
?W: Yes, you do have a temperature. Please come in the next room, Richard.
?M: All right.
?W: First I want to take a look at your throat. Open your mouth, please. Say ah.
?M: Ah, ah. What’s wrong with me, doctor?
?W: Well, you have a case of the flu. I’m going to give you some medicine for that.
?M: When do I take the medicine?
?W: Every four hours. I want you to stay in bed and rest. And drink plenty of liquids. I’ll go to see you in a day or two.
?M: Thank you, doctor.
?Text 8
?W: What a nice, quiet place away from all those people. Now tell me what’s bothering you.
?M: Great. I need to get this off my chest. I’m having problems living with Mike, my roommate. We seldom talk to each other. And when we do, it’s to fight.
?W: I knew you two were having problems but I didn’t know that things were so bad. What started it all?
?M: Well, it started when we first moved in. I had a lot of things, and Mike wasn’t pleased when he saw that.
?W: So where did you find room for all your things?
?M: I put them in the cupboard in the living room. This made him really unhappy because he wanted to put his suitcase in there.
?W: Was that the only problem?
?M: Oh, no. I like a neat, orderly house, but Mike is so careless. His part of the house is always dirty. You know we share living space, such as the kitchen, living room, bath, etc.
?W: Have you tried to talk with him about this?
?M: I’ve tried, but he then starts shouting at me about how my friends are always coming over when he has a lot of work to do.
W: You might talk with him again in a friendly way. Just say that you will not bring your friends over unless you get his permission first. But he will have to promise to keep the house tidy.
?M: That just might work. Thanks for the advice.
?Text 9
?M: I think we’re going to miss the train. Must we go so slowly?
?W: Yes, we must. As they say, “It’s better to be safe than sorry.”
?M: What does that mean？
?W: It means we don’t want to have an accident.
?M: Mary, I think you missed the turn.
?W: No, Grandpa. There are still four or five blocks to go. Then we have to turn right.
?M: Doesn’t Ellen always turn next to the school?
?W: Sometimes, Grandpa. But that’s a slow way to go. We’re in a hurry.
?M: Oh, no. There’s another traffic light ahead. I hope the light stays green.
?M: Oh, no! There it goes. A red light and we have to wait for a green light.
?M: Do you think we’ll make it to the station in time?
?W: I don’t know. How long will we wait at this light? What time is it, Grandpa?
?M: Ten minutes to three.
?W: Oh, no! I don’t think we’re going to make it. Bad luck!
?Text 10
? In the past twenty years, scientists have learnt a great deal about sleep and dreams. They have discovered, for example, that sleep and dreams affect the way people feel. A good night’s sleep, generally, makes a person happier in the morning. Dreams also have a strong effect on the moods of people. However, who appears in a dream is more important than what happens.
? Every person has a special dream character. If the special character appears in dreams, people are happier after sleeping. If there are many people in one’s dreams, this has a good effect. A person will wake up happier.
? The feelings of people affect their performance throughout the day. The level of one’s moods rises and falls during the day. The less sleepy the people are, the better they perform, and usually they are more friendly and more clear-thinking.
? Some day scientists hope to deal with sleep easily in order to control the way people feel and perform.
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(二)
总分 100分 时间 50 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I . 根据首字母提示补全单词：（每题1.5分，共15分）
1. A This outstanding girl was sent to me in r___________ to my request for a suitable secretary.
2. A The play was so h__________ that the audience laughed all through it.
3. B Her arrest produced an immediate r__________ from the press (新闻界).
4. B V_________ aids are pictures that help you to understand something.
5. A The actor was on the s_________ for most of the play.
6. A He had the freshly-lit cigarette between his l_________ and then left the room.
7. A There is some truth in the old s__________, “Don’t try to run before you can walk.”
8. C Our scientists are beating their b_________ trying to come up with a solution to the problem.
9. A Slowly I raised my head and saw myself in the m__________ opposite.
10. B Going round to the bank was part of the r_________ of his work.
II. 根据课文内容，判断正误：（每题1分，共10分） B
1. Stand-up comedy is special because the comedian needn’t stand in front of the audience and talk directly to audience members.
2. A stand-up comedian may tell different jokes according to the reactions of an audience.
3. Observational, prop, physical and impressionist are the main four styles of stand-up comedy.
4. Physical comedians speak or act as famous people while impressionist comedians use their own bodies.
5. All the stand-up comedians can become as TV and film actors later on in life so long as they keep on.
6. Billy Crystal has been given the Academy Awards eight times.
7. Billy Crystal is very popular with the people of all ages because he has the ability to amuse people all over the world.
8. Each time Billy Crystal performs his stand-up, he is always brushing his teeth!
9. Laughing not only helps your body stay healthy but also helps you fight pain.
10. Doctors have been researching whether stand-up and other forms of comedy have any effect on people.
III. 单项选择：（每题2分，共30分）
1. A _____ what the teacher taught, she decided to stay behind to go on with her lessons after school.
A. Not being understood B. She didn’t understand
C. Not to have understood D. Not having understood
2.?A— Why is Tom so late?
— I don’t know_____ be!
?????? A. what can the reason???? ? B. why can the reason
C. why the reason can???????????? ? D. what the reason can
3. B On the contrary, I think it is Truman, _____ you, _____ to blame.
? A. more than； are?????????????? B. less than； who are
????? C. rather than； that is??????????? D. rather than； is
4. C In autumn, the cattle have _____ into the cattle pen and counted.
????? A. been arranged?????????????? B. to be arranged C. been rounded up D. to be rounded up
?5. B The Chinese nation _____ many national heroes and revolutionary leaders.
????? A. has produced??????????? B. have produced
?????? C. has given birth to???? D. have given birth to
6. B— I’m afraid I will have no place to stay if I go there earlier.
????— It doesn’t matter. You can sleep in my uncle’s until you get yourself _____.
????? A. fix up???? B. fixed up????? C. fix on???????? D. fixed on???
7. A Welcome to our restaurant, sir. May I have your _____?
????? A. order????? B. bill???????????? C. telephone??? D. name
?8. A She was at a loss to find words _____ such an occasion.
????? A. suitable for?? B. to suit for?? ? C. fit???????? D. to fit for
9. C His appearance nearly _____ the party. Laura insisted we should stop it at once.
????? A. damaged???? B. ruined ??????? C. destroyed ????? D. broke
10. A _____ in the countryside, though living in town, he _____ his home village all the time.
????? A. Brought up； has still thought of B. Being brought up； is still thinking of
????? C. Having been brought up； still thinks of D. Brought up； is still thinking of
11. A _____, the singer is well-known to the young students.
????? A. Strictly spoken????????? B. Strictly saying C. Strictly speaking?? D. Strictly said
12.?B— I think this is the shirt you need.
??????— _____
????? A. I think I should be more careful.
????? B. I’m sorry I can’t take it.
????? C. But would you mind if I looked at some other shirts before I try this on?
????? D. No, I’d better go.?
13. A— Here’s what you’ve ordered. _____?
??????—No, thanks.
????? A. Anything added???????????? B. Anything to follow C. Is that all??????????????? D. That’s all right??
?14. B Does it _____ to let children chat online with strangers?
????? A. make sure??????????????????? B. make out C. make known?????????????????? D. make sense
15. B It was _____ cold winter night. _____ pale moon hung low in _____ sky.
????? A. a/ The/ a?????????????? B. the/ The/ a C. a/ A/ the?????????????? D. the/ The/ the
IV. 完形填空：(每题1.5分，共30分)
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life.? 1 ? just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
?? ? Successful people? 2 ? how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are? 3 ? your life. It’s like having a ? 4 ? to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are? 5 ? drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in ? 6 ? which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any? 7 ? time or wrong turns. The other driver has no 8 ? or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver,? 9 ? she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just? 10 ?gas. Which driver do you want to be?
? ? Winners in life set goals and? 11 ? through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making? 12 ? and setting goals.? 13 ? people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t? 14 ? to set and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to? 15 ? what your goals really are. You are the one who must? 16 ? what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more? 17 ? to achieve it. Written goals can be 18 ? regularly, and have more power. Like a?contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also? 19 ? you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously? 20 ? situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
1. B A. Because of?? ?????????? B. Instead of C. In spite of????? ? ? D. In addition to
2. A A. imagine?? B. discuss ???? C. experience??????????? D. show
3. B A. going on with????? B. taking control of C. getting along with? D. taking advantage of
4. A A. guide????? B. friend?????? C. map?????????????????? D. sign
5. A A. two??????? B. such??? ??? C. some????????????????? D. good
6. A A. body?????? B. heart??????? C. head????????????????? D. mind
7. A A. free??????? B. dull???????? C. fixed????????????????? D. wasted
8. A A. money????? B. experience? C. goal?????????????????? D. help
9. A A. or???????? B. but???????? C. for??????????????????? D. so
10. B A. thinking of??????????????B. using up C. turning off?????????????? D. paying for
11. C A. follow??? B. live???????? C. break???????????????? D. go
12. A A. aims?????? B. conditions?? C. ways????????????????? D. plans
13. A A. Ordinary? B. Lucky? ????? C. Unsuccessful????????? D. Young
14. A A. difficult? B. easy???? ??? C. possible????????????? D. useful
15. B A. think up? B. find out???? C. make out????????????? D. carry out
16. B A. practise? B. change ????? C. admit???????????????? D. decide
17. B A. willing?? B. anxious????? C. likely??????????????? D. clever
18. A A. improved? B. reviewed???? C. set?????????????????? D. reached
19. A A. although? B. until???????? C. when????????????????? D. unless
20. B A. aware of???????????????? B. worried about C. familiar with??????????? D. used to
V. 阅读理解：(每题5分，共15分)
? ? Harry Potter came to China! Not the mop-haired (头发蓬乱的), magic wizard wearing glasses and a black jacket, but a gentle boy with clear blue eyes, sunny smile, and a formal suit.
?? ? He is Daniel Radcliffe, a 13-year-old teenager who has played Potter, the biggest and best hero in Britain since James Bond.
?? ? Daniel visited China for the first time on December 21 and 22, 2003. He presented the premiere(首映) of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” in Beijing and Shanghai. The film was released across China on January 23 this year.
? ?“I love China,” said Daniel in broken Chinese. He paid a visit to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City and was greatly impressed.
? ? Daniel was thrown into stardom overnight by the Harry Potter series. Right now, his salary, US$3 million from “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, makes him one of the highest paid teen stars in the entertainment world.
? ? “My life has changed surprisingly little. I’m just recognized sometimes, and people come up to me on the street. I’m honoured by all the fan letters I get, but I don’t have a girlfriend.” Daniel said when asked how his life changed since he entered the world of “Harry Potter”.
? ? Fame and fortune may not be what Daniel cared about most. He liked Potter and thought they two were similar, which is why he played the screen teen so well.
1. A According to the passage, why did Daniel Radcliffe play Potter so well?
????? A. He is a young boy and suitable for the role.
????? B. He is a clever boy and has a gift for acting.
????? C. He doesn’t care about fame or fortune.
?????? D. He likes Potter and they have a lot in common.
2. B Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
????? A. Daniel Radcliffe hadn’t been to China before December 21, 2003.
?????? B. Daniel Radcliffe is one of the highest paid teen stars in the entertainment world.
?????? C. Daniel Radcliffe wants to have a girlfriend.
?????? D. Daniel Radcliffe is a British.
?3. A Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
????? A. Harry Potter visits China B. Harry Potter is one of the biggest heroes
????? C. The greatest teen star D. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
答案]
I. 1. response 2. humorous 3. reaction 4. Visual 5. stage
6. lips 7. saying 8. brains 9. mirror 10. routine
II. 1. × 2. √ 3. √ 4. × 5. × 6. × 7. √ 8. × 9. √ 10. √
III. 1-5 DDCDC? 6-10 BAABD? 11-15 CCBDC
IV. 1-5 BABCA?? 6-10 DDCBB??? 11-15 ADCAB??? 16-20 DCBCA
V. DCA
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(五)
总分 100分 时间 40 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I. 语法专练（一） (每题2分，共40分)
1. B Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology _____ so rapidly.
A. is changing B. has changed C. will have changed D. will change
2. B I _______ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.
A. will play B. have played C. played D. play
3. A Visitors ______ not to touch the exhibits.
A. will request B. request C. are requesting D. are requested
4. A In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _________.
A. have survived B. ate to survive C. would survive D. will survive
5. A __________ at the door before entering, please.
A. Knocked B. To knock C. Knocking D. Knock
6. B I’ve won a holiday for two weeks to Florida. I _______my mum.
A. am taking B. have taken C. take D. will have taken
7. A A new cinema _______ here. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built
8. B______ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A. Giving B. Give C. Given D. To give
9. A— How are you today?
— Oh, I _______ as ill as I do now for a very long time.
A. didn’t feel B. wasn’t feeling C. don’t feel D. haven’t felt
10. A— You’re drinking too much.
— Only at home, No one ______ me but you.
A. is seeing B. had seen C. sees D. saw
11. B All the preparations for the task _______, and we’re ready to start.
A. completed B. complete C. had been completed D. have been completed
12. B ______ some of this juice—perhaps you’ll like it.
A. Trying B. Try C. To try D. Have tried
13. B The price _______, but I doubt whether it will remain so.
A. went down B. will go down C. has gone down D. was going down
14. A— Hey, look where you are going!
— Oh, I’m terribly sorry. ________.
A. I’m not noticing B. I wasn’t noticing C. I haven’t noticed D. I don’t notice
15. A— Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
— I am tired. I ________the living room all day.
A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted
16. B—Is this raincoat yours?
—No, mine _______ there behind the door.
A. is hanging B. has hung C. hangs D. hung
17. A—Can I help you, sir?
—Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it _______.
A. didn’t work B. won’t work C. can’t work D. doesn’t work
18. A— ______ the sports meet might be put off.
—Yes, it all depends on the weather.
A. I’ve been told B. I’ve told C. I’m told D. I told
19. B If a man _______ succeed, he must work as hard as he can.
A. will B. is to C. is going to D. should
20. A—Are you still busy?
—Yes, I ____________ my work, and it won’t take long.
A. just finish B. have just finished C. am just finishing D. am just going to finish
II. 语法专练（二） (每题2分，共40分)
1. B Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to _______ before the party.
A. get changed B. get change C. get changing D. get to change
2. A—What’s that terrible noise?
—The neighbors _________ for a party.
A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare
3. A Now that she is out of a job. Lucy _______ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider
4. A The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power________ increased enormously ever since.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
5. A The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ____ to eat more fruit and vitamins.
A. persuade B. will persuade C. be persuaded D. are persuaded
6. B Because the shop_______, all the T-shirts are sold at half price.
A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing down D. had closed down
7. A She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book _________50 million.
A. have reached B. has reached C. are reaching D. had reached
8. A How can you possibly miss the news? It _______ on TV all day long.
A. has been B. had been C. has left D. will be
9. A Although he has lived with us for years, he _______ us much impression.
A. hadn’t left B. didn’t leave C. doesn’t leave D. hasn’t left
10. B—Sorry, Joe, I don’t mean to ...
—Don’t call me “Joe”, I’m Mr. Parker to you, and _________ you forget it!
A. do B. didn’t C did D. don’t
11. A— _______ David and Vicky ________ married?
— For about three years.
A. How long were; being B. How long have; got
C. How long have; been D. How long did; get
12. A— When will you come to see me, Dad?
— I will go to see you when you _______ the training course.
A. will have finished B. will finish C. are finishing D. finish
13. A —How long ________ at this job?
—Since 1990.
A. were you employed B. have you been employed
C. had you been employed D. will you be employed
14. B When and where to go for the on-salary holiday ________ yet.
A. are not decided B. have not been decided
C. is not being decided D. has not been decided
15. A I wonder why Jenny _____ us recently. We should have heard from her by now.
A. hasn’t written B. doesn’t write C. won’t write D. hadn’t write
16. A He will have learned English for eight years by the time he ______ from the university next year.
A. will graduate B. will have graduated C. graduates D. is to graduate
17. A I feel it is your husband who _______ for the spoiled child.
A. is to blame B. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame
18. A—Will you go skiing with me this winter vacation?
—It _____.
A. all depend B. all depends C. is all depended D. is all depending
19. A John and I _______ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ________ each other a couple of times before that.
A. had been; have seen B. have been; have seen
C. had been; had seen D. have been; had seen
20. A Rainforests ______ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.
A. cut B. are cut C. are being cut D. had been cut
III. 阅读理解 (每题4分，共20分)
? Kimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to say. Whenever she put on makeup, it would pull at her sleeve.
???? Now, the Japanese girl thinks she knows. When the dog barks, she glances at a small electronic gadget (小机械). The following “human” translation appears on its screen: “Please take me with you.”
??? ?“I realized that was how he was feeling,” says Fukuda.
??? The gadget is called Bowlingual, and it translates dog barks into feelings. People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog-human translation machine in 2002. But 300,000 Japanese dog owners bought it. More customers are expected when the English version (型号) is launched this summer.
???? “Nobody else had thought about it,” said Masahiko Kajita, who works for Takara, “We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders; what would it be like if we could understand dogs?”
???? Bowlingual, one of US Time Magazine’s 42 coolest inventions of 2002, has two parts. A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar (项圈), which sends information to the gadget held by the owner. The translation is done in the gadget using a database (数据库) containing every kind of bark.
??? Based on animal behavior research, these noises are divided into six kinds: happiness, sadness, frustration (沮丧), anger, declaration and desire.
??? Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like “Let’s play,” “Look at me,” or “Spend more time with me.” In this way, the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion, which is then translated into one of 200 phrases.
??? When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently, the dog barked a loud “bow wow”. This is translated as “Don’t come this way”. It was followed by “I’m stronger than you” as the dog shouted angrily and sniffed at the visitor.
??? The product will be on sale in US pet stores this summer for about US＄120.
??? It can store up to 100 barks, even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away. Meanwhile, the Meowlingual, aimed at cat owners, will be available in November.
??? However, the translations are never completely accurate. “We can’t say it’s 100 percent right,” said Yoko Watanabe of Takara. “You can’t really understand how a dog feels unless you become one yourself.”
1. A Which of the following is NOT contained in the Bowlingual machine?
??? A. Dog’s collar.??????????? B. A wireless microphone.
??? C. A database.??? D. A gadget held by the owner.
2. A When Bowlingual first came out, __________.
??? A. it was expected to teach dogs how to better understand our orders
??? B. no one expected it to make money
??? C. it sold much better than people had thought
??? D. the translation was in English
3. A What is the meaning of the underlined word “accurate” in the last paragraph?
??? A. Clear.???????????????????? B. Correct.????? C. Popular.???????????? D. Considerate.???
4. B Suppose Takara Company would make a new product to translate cows’ language, what name would they probably give to the product?
A. Cow-language Machine B. Bowlingual C. Meowlingual D. Moolingual
5. B What would be the best title for the passage?
??? A. Every dog has his day????????? B. A famous Japanese company
??? C. Dogs need to communicate with man?? D. Care for dogs
答案
I. ADDBD ADBDC DBCBC ADABC
II. ABBCD CAADD CDBDA CABDC
III. ACBDA
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(八)
总分 100分 时间 45 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I . 根据首字母或中文提示补全单词 (每题1分，共10分)
1. A The i_________ letter of the word “London” is “L”.
2. A A s____________ worker can perform the task easily.
3. B The s__________ of the novel is London during World War II.
4. B The men on the night s________ work from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
5. A The little girl looked at the doll and couldn’t t________ herself away.
6. A As soon as she saw me she b__________ into tears.
7. A He made several ___________ (意味深长的) pauses during his speech.
8. B Although the new road is being used, it has not yet been to _____________ (正式地) opened.
9. A In case of _____________(紧急情况), call the police.
10. B The hour’s delay was most ____________ (恼人的).
II. 单项选择 (每题2分，共30分)
1.?A— Would you mind helping me to feed my cat on some porridge?
—_____.
A. No, please do?????? B. Yes, I’d like to C. Of course not??????? D. Never mind
2. B If you ____ at the corner when the truck passes, you’ll be knocked down.
A. will be standing B. are standing C. will stand D. have stood
3. A In front of the house _____ which came here to be in search of several missing children.?
????? A. several police cars were?? B. were several police cars
????? C. was several police cars??? D. several police cars was
4. A I think John will _____ a good monitor, so I’d like to vote for him.
???? A. turn? ??? B. change?????? ??? C. elect?? ?? D. make
5.?A—Tom has been made captain of our team.
????— Really?
?????—You don’t believe it? You know, _____ now.
A. I didn’t joke???????? B. I haven’t joked? C. I’m not joking?????? D. I wasn’t joking
6. A She had a tense expression on her face, _____ she were expecting trouble.
???? A. even though?????? B. as though C. even as?????????????????? D. now that
7.?A—Which sport is most popular in America?
????—It’s hard to say. It largely _____ what you mean by “popular”.
???? A. comes about????????? B. determines upon C. depends on???????????? D. belongs to
8. B Comparison may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _____ alone.
???? A. to see?????? ??? B. seeing ??? C. being seen? D. seen
9.?B—Will you go to Harbin for a holiday this winter?
?????— No, I won’t. _____, I’ve no money. For another thing, it’s too cold there in winter.
???? A. Above all???????????????? B. At first C. After all????????????????? D. For one thing
10. B You’ve been working so hard for nearly a month. Relax yourself, or you will _____ sooner or later.
???? A. put down????????????? B. get down C. break down?????????? D. turn down
11. B It’s quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause _____ heavy pressure on _____ whole society in the future.
???? A. a; /??? ?? B. /; / C. the; a? ?? D. a; the
12. A It’s a good way for us to memorize new words by seeing them ________.
???? A. properly?? ?? B. repeatedly????? C. clearly???? D. jokingly
13.?A—Were you busy last weekend?
????? —Very. Rather than _____ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to _____ an advertisement.
????? A. waste; make????????? B. a waste of; making? C. to waste; make?????? D. waste; making
14. A My friend _____ his surprise when he learned his _____ hadn’t arrived for such a long time.
???? A. expressed; luggage???????? B. expressed; luggages
???? C. took; luggage???????????????? D. took; luggages
15. B He is ready to help others, seldom, _____, refusing them when they turn to him.
???? A. if never ?? ????? B. if ever?????? C. if not ??? D. if any
III. 完形填空（每题2分，共40分）
? Anthropology (人类学) is a science which deals with man and his social habits. I think of anthropology here as “being interested, without? 1 , in the way other people choose to live and? 2 .”
?? When you are curious about the way someone behaves or the way 3 feel about something, it’s? 4 ? that you will be annoyed.
??? When someone acts in a way that seems? 5 ? to you, rather than react in your usual way, such as “I can’t believe they would do that,”? 6 ? say something to yourself like “I see, that must be the way they? 7 ? things in their world. Very interesting.” In order for this? 8 ? to help you, you have to be genuine (真诚的).
??? Recently I was at a shopping mall with my six-year-old daughter? 9 a group of punk rockers walked by with orange hair and tattoos (纹身) covering much of their bodies. At the sight of them, my daughter immediately asked me, “Daddy, why are they? 10 ? like that?” Years ago I would have felt very? 11 ? with such young people. I would have given a judgmental explanation and passed along to her my? 12 . Pretending to be an anthropologist, however, has? 13 ? my perspective (看法) a great deal, so it’s made me? 14 . I said to my daughter, “I’m not really sure, but it’s interesting how? 15 ? we all are, isn’t it?” She said, “Yeah,? 16 ?I like my own hair.”
??? When you are interested in other perspectives, it doesn’t mean you’re? 17 them. I certainly wouldn’t choose a punk rock lifestyle or? 18 ? it to anyone else. At the same time, however, it’s really not my? 19 ? to judge it either. One of the most important rules of joyful living is that judging others takes a great deal of energy and? 20 ? you away from where you want to be.
1. B A. agreement ??????? B. judgment C. improvement ?????? D. encouragement
2. B A. behave ??? B. speak ????? ? C. grow ? D. eat
3. A A. you B. they ? C. I ????? ? D. we
4. A A. natural ??? B. certain ??? C. obvious D. impossible
5. A A. normal ???? B. common C. strange D. passive
6. B A. just ?? B. also ?? C. still D. never
7. A A. make ??? B. find ? C. see D. get
8. B A. person ??? B. way ?? C. interest?????? D. word
9. A A. while ?? B. until ??? C. since D. when
10. B A. tried on B. grown up ???? C. acted out D. dressed up
11. A A. pleased B. interested ? C. bored ???? D. excited
12. B A. views ???B. questions ?? C. advice ????? D. plan
13. A A. blocked B. changed ??? C. enlarged?????????????? D. raised
14. B A. softer B. higher ?? C. happier D. angrier
15. A A. similar ? B. confident C. humorous D. different
16. A A. and ???? B. but ???? C. so D. or
17. A A. like ??? B. for ?? C. beside ????? D. against
18. B A. present ? B. connect ?? C. send ??? D. suggest
19. C A. place ? B. attempt ?? C. fault ???????? D. decision
20. C A. gives ? B. brings ??? C. pulls ???? D. puts
IV. 书面表达（共20分）
外籍教师要求每个同学用英语讲一个反映老年人完您生活的小故事，请你根据下图以“A Retired Captain”为题，写一篇短文， 并发表自己的简短看法。
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注意： 1. 词数100个左右
2. 开头语一位你写好，不及在总词数内。
Hello, everyone. Today I’m going to tell you a story entitled “A Retired Captain”.
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答案
I. 1. initial 2. skilled 3. setting 4. shift 5. tear
6. burst 7. meaningful 8. officially 9. emergency 10. annoying
II. 1-5 CBBDC?? 6-10 BCDDC??? 11-15 DBDAB
III. 1-5 BABDC??? 6-10ACBDD??????? 11-15 CABAD 16-20 BBDAC
IV. One possible version:
内容要点：
1. 想寻找新的生活乐趣；
2. 穿上老制服，有了新感觉；
3. 收拾行李，告别妻子，离家；
4. 在河边遥控电子玩具船。
5. 自己的一个看法。（对老船长或社会现象皆可）
Hello, everyone. Today I’m going to tell you a story entitled “A Retired Captain”.
Capital Black became bored with is retired life. He wanted to develop some new interests in his late life. After breakfast one morning, he put on his old uniform and felt he was young again. He quickly packed his suitcase and kissed his wife goodbye. He left home in high spirits, as if he were ready to lead his crew across the sea. Soon, he started his new voyage, playing with an electronic boat by the riverside. Captain Black enjoyed playing no less than the children watching around him.
My story tells us that old people should try to make their life as colorful as possible so as to keep themselves healthy both mentally and physically.
?Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(六)
总分 100分 时间50分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I. 语法专练 （三）(每题1.5分，共30分）
1. B—Look! It looks as if it _______ going to rain. We must hurry.
—OK.
A. was B. is C. were D. will be
2. A—________ my dictionary?
—Yes. I put it in your desk just now.
A. Do you see B. Have you seen C. Did you see D. Had you seen
3. A—When did he go to America?
—Oh, he ________ there since half a year ago.
A. went B. has been C. has gone D. was
4. A—Isn’t it hard to drive downtown to work?
—Yes, that’s why I ________ to work by train.
A. have been going B. have gone C. was going D. will have gone
5. A— Look! How long ________ like this?
—Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain _______ without stopping these days of the year.
A. has it rained; pours B. has it been raining; pours
C. is it raining; is pouring D. does it rain; pours
6. B—Can I help you, Madam?
— No, thanks. I_______.
A. have just looked around B. just look around
C. am just looking around D. just looked around
7. A—Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?
—No, but we ________ to get in touch with them ever since.
A. have tried B. have been trying C. had tried D. had been trying
8. B My office _________ Inquiry Office.
A. calls B. is referred to as C. is known D. names
9. A No one ________ this building without the permission of the police.
A. is leaving B. is to leave C. has left D. will be leaving
10. A—You’ve been very busy, haven’t you?
— _________.
A. I was busy last week
B. I will get busy with my English studies
C. I’d like to get busy like our teachers
D. Yes, I’ve been working hard on my paper
11. B—Peter, you ________ the window quickly, will you?
—OK! Oh! The window _________ broken.
A. shut; is B. will; has been C. are shutting; was D. have shut; has
12. B— Do you regret having left your first job?
— Why should I? I _______ as much, but I enjoy more of it.
A. didn’t earn B. don’t earn C. hadn’t earned D. haven’t earned
13. A—The cloth is of good quality, and _______well.
—But the washing machine________ this morning.
A. washes; wouldn’t start B. washes; wouldn’t be started
C. is washed; won’t start D. is washed; wouldn’t be started
14. B Nearly all trees have seeds that fall to the ground, _________, and eventually produce new seeds.
A. taking root B. take root C. took root D. to take root
15. A If you _________ be in time for the early bus, be sure to get up before five o’clock in the morning.
A. are to B. are about to C. are going to D. are due to
16. A—George _______ all the tables out of the next room.
—Coming.
A. take B. takes C. taking D. to take
17. A—Why did you come by taxi?
—My bike broke down last night and I _________ it repaired.
A. didn’t have B. don’t have C. won’t have D. haven’t had
18. A What luck! It ________ ever since we came down to the beach 3 days ago.
A. has rained B. had been raining C. is raining D. has been raining
19. B—Steve, you’re working too hard. Shall we go out for a walk?
—Sorry, I don’t feel like going out. I _________experiments all day.
A. am going to make B. have been making C. must have done D. have to finish
20. A You _________exercises at your desk! Why not take some exercise?
A. are always doing B. always do C. have always done D. have always been doing
II. 语法专练（四）（每题1.5分，共30分）
1. A—Look! It ________ again.
—Yes, This is the third rain we_________ this month.
A. will rain; shall have B. is raining; have had
C. rains; had D. is going to rain; have had
2. B—What do you think of my composition?
— It _______ well _____ a few spelling mistakes.
A. reads; except for B. read; besides C. is read; except for D. is read; besides
3. B—I was sent to hospital last night.
—You ________ within an inch of life, and didn’t know it.
A. have been B. are C. were D. would be
4. B—How are things going?
—The disabled _______ no relatives in Guangzhou _______ by the volunteers, who will graduate from Zhongshan University next year.
A. with; are taking care of B. have; will be taken care of
C. with; are being taken care of D. have; are being taken care of
5. A—Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her?
—She has a headache because she ________ too long; She ought to stop work.
A. has been reading B. had read C. is reading D. was reading
6. B The women’s club _________ Lin, a foreign company employee who used to pay little attention to her appearance, to improve her dress style and become more confident and open-minded.
A. enabled B. had enabled C. has enabled D. enables
7. B In the spring sun, local residents ______ the Chengdu Botanical Garden where the Spring-greeting Flower Show is on.
A. are to attract to B. are to be attracted to C. are attracted to D. are attracting to
8. B Cunene Ferreira ______ up hope of finding her pet parrot, Raquel, who ______ from the back garden of her house two years ago.
A. has given; was disappeared B. has given; had disappeared
C. had given; was disappeared D. has given; disappeared
9. A—_______ Mr. Brown ______ this week?
—No. He is on holiday.
A. Has; worked B. Does; work C. Did; work D. Is; working
10. A You _______ things about. Look, what a mess in your room.
A. always throw B. have always thrown
C. are always throwing D. have always been throwing
11. B The article suggests that when a person ______ under unusual stress he should be especially careful to have a well-balanced diet.
A. be B. is C. were D. was
12. A You ________ to leave until you _______ your work.
A. won’t be allowed; have finished B. won’t allow; finish
C. won’t be allowed; will finish D. won’t allow; will finish
13. B My friend, who _____ on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month.
A. served B. is serving C. had served D. has served
14. A—What are you going to do this afternoon?
—I am going to the cinema with some friends. The film ________ quite early, so we _____ to the bookstore after that.
A. finished; are going B. finished; go C. finishes; are going D. finishes; go
15. A He was hoping to go abroad but his parents _______ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank.
A. were deciding B. have decided C. decided D. will decide
III. 完形填空（每题1.5分，共30分）
Consideration and wisdom are necessary before we do everything. Having taken a course of action without 1 , we find at once too many difficulties, small or big, preventing our 2 . If we avoid acting hurriedly, we can avoid most of our troubles. For instance, a young man has a gift? 3 ? teaching and doing research work. What a foolish act? 4 ? would be for him to go and work as a businessman! Most of people? 5 ?to have a satisfactory life? 6 ? they have selected a job for which they don’t mean to go in. Without? 7 ? into consideration our means and abilities for a particular business we should not run? 8 ? into it.
???? However, too much care and fear? 9 ? in failure. It is a mistake to hesitate or delay action when instant action is? 10 . When a swimmer has to save a drowning man, he must act at once without delay.? 11 to rescue a child or a woman from a burning? 12 , we must rush in without hesitation.? 13 ? there is no room for delay and hesitation, there must be? 14 hesitation and delay. If there is too much care, too much fear of risks, results are often attended with? 15 .
???? So,? 16 ? with combination of consideration, courage and confidence can we? 17 ? any difficulty. We can be successful and realize our aims in life only by just getting the three points? 18 together. Foresight and forethought combined with? 19 ? and confidence in taking unavoidable risks are necessary. With them we can prove ourselves able to deal with an expected? 20 ? and ensure success.
1. A A. trying?????????????????????? B. thinking??? C. imagining?????????????? D. testing
2. A A. progress??? B. happiness? C. life?????????? D. road
3. A A. from??????? B. to?????????? C. for?????????? D. at
4. A A. this???????? B. that???????? C. it???????????? D. one
5. A A. like???????? B. try?????????? C. succeed???? D. fail
6. A A. because???? B. and???????? C. so??????????? D. or
7. B A. bursting???????????? B. taking???? C. changing??????????????? D. breaking
8. C A. helplessly??????????? B. hopelessly?? C. endlessly???????????? D. thoughtlessly
9. A A. lies???????? B. gives??????? C. results????? D. gets
10. B A. looked for???????????? B. called for???? C. called up??????????? D. looked up
11. B A. Fortunately???????? B. Similarly???? C. Likely????????????????? D. Carefully
12. A A. school????? B. factory????? C. park???????? D. house
13. B A. Where????? B. That???????? C. Before?????? D. After
14. A A. other??????? B. no?????????? C. all????????? D. some
15. A A. luck??????? B. courage????? C. success????? D. failure
16. A A. only??????? B. just???????? C. finally????? D. quite
17. B A. get into??? B. get out????? C. get over???? D. get up
18. A A. come??????????????????? B. connected? C. put????????????????????????? D. piled
19. B A. delay??????????????????? B. courage?????? C. consideration???????? D. difficulty
20. A A. fear???????? B. risk???????? C. question??? D. problem
IV. 阅读理解（每题2.5分，共10分）
Speakers of different languages not only describe the world differently but think about it differently too, according to a new study.
? ??? Researchers used a cartoon cat Sylvester to study how language was reflected in the gestures people made. Dr. Sotaro Kita of the University of Bristol’s Department of Experimental Psychology, showed the cartoon to a group of native English, Japanese and Turkish speakers and then watched their gestures as they described the actions they had seen. He found speakers of the three different languages used different gestures to describe the same event, which appeared to reflect the way the structure of their languages expressed that event. For example, when describing a scene where the cat swings on a rope, the English speakers used gestures showing an arc trajectory (弧形轨迹)? and the Japanese and Turkish speakers tended to use straight gestures showing the motion but not the arc.
??? Dr. Kita suggests this is because Japanese and Turkish have no proper verb to express the English meaning “to swing”. While English speakers use the arc gesture as their language can readily express the change of location and the arc-shaped trajectory, Japanese and Turkish speakers cannot as easily express the idea of movement with an arc trajectory so they use the straight gesture.
??? Dr. Kita said, “My research suggests that speakers of different languages cause different spatial (空间的) images of the same event in a way that matches the expressive possibilities of their own languages. In other words, language influences spatial thinking at the moment of speaking.”
1. A Researchers watched the gestures the people made because they wanted to know _____.
??? A. how language was reflected B. whether they could express the same idea
??? C. whether they could describe what they had seen D. how the structure of language changed
2. B After watching the gestures of speakers of the three different languages, Dr. Kita concluded that _____.
??? A. Japanese and Turkish people couldn’t express the meaning of “swing”
??? B. English was obviously better than Japanese and Turkish
??? C. no word in Japanese and Turkish could express some ideas of English
??? D. every language had its own special way to describe things
3. A The underlined word “readily” (in Para.3) most probably means “_____”.
??? A. willingly?????????? B. without difficulty C. with interest?????? D. specially
4. B What is mainly discussed in the text?
??? A. Differences between languages.
??? B. Differences between gestures.
C. That language influences the way people think.
D. How people use different gestures to express the same event.
答案
I. BBBAB CBBBD ABABA ADDBA
II. BACCA CCDDC BADCB
III. 1-5 BACCD????? 6-10 ABDCB????? 11-15 BDABD?? 16-20 ACCBD
IV. ADBC
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(十)
第I卷
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分５0分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题１分，满分20分）
1. —How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?
—Well, I _________ .
A. get along somehow B. come on somehow
C. take on anyhow D. turn on anyhow
2. When _________ teacher is out, some students always talk in __________ class.
A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /
3. Sean’s strong love for his country is _________ in his recently published poems.
A. reacted B. reflected
C. responded D. recovered
4. Although he has lived with us for years, he __________ us much impression.
A. hadn’t left B. didn’t leave
C. doesn’t leave D. hasn’t left
5. Some people _____ themselves by reading; others have been _____ by the radio and television.
A. entertain； entertained
B. interest； entertained
C. amuse； delighted D. excite； amused
6. The mother was surprised to find her daughter, who used to be coddle(娇生惯养的人), had become a _______ lady after ten years’ marriage.
A. weak B. rough C. tough D. rude
7. — _________ leave at the end of this month.
—I don’t think you should do that until _______ another job.
A. I’m going to; you’d found
B. I’m going to; you’ve found
C. I’ll; you’ll find D. I’ll; you’d find
8. The audience waited until the curtain had ________and then ______ into applause.
A. raised； came B. raised； burst
C. risen； came D. risen； burst
9. The two companies reached an agreement, which was based on their ______ talks.
A. initial B. firstly
C. initially D. originally
10. During the festival, these young women _______ their best clothes to _____ their folk dance in the open air.
A. put on; put on B. put up; put out
C. put up; put on D. put on; put up
11. It is so noisy here. We’d better find a hotel in a ______ street.
A. silent B. quiet C. still D. peaceful
12. Now that she is out of work, Lucy_______ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
A. had considered B. considered
C. has been considering
D. will consider
13. Tom, don’t _______ the poor little girl and ____ yourself. Did you forget the school rules?
A. make a joke about； perform
B. laugh at； conquer
C. make fun of； behave D. tease； believe
14. Look at the timetable(时间表). Hurry up! Flight 4026 ______ off at 18:20.
A. takes B. took
C. will be taken D. has taken
15. —What’s that terrible noise?
—The neighbors ________ for a party.
A. have prepared B. are preparing
C. prepare D. will prepare
16. You don’t have to be angry any more, after
all, he meant to you.
A. make use of B. make jokes about
C. laugh at D. make the best of
17. I dare not imagine what my aunt’s ______was the moment she heard my uncle was taken away by the police.
A. attitude B. reaction
C. behavior D. thought
18. We can learn the ____ idea by reading the first paragraph of the passage most of the time.
A. main B. center
C. central D. mainly
19. Because the forest park is so big and we were all tired, someone suggested taking an _____car to go around.
A. observation B. observational
C. observing D. obvious
20. Audience like to watch performances of _____, who act or speak like well-known persons.
A. comedians B. impressionists
C. cross-talk actors D. hosts
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题１.5分，满分30分）
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man 21 his 3-year-old daughter for 22 a roll of gold wrapping paper(包装纸). Money was tight and he became 23 when the child tried to decorate a 24 to put under the Christmas tree. 25 , the little girl brought the gift to her 26 the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was 27 by his earlier 28 , but his anger flared(爆发) again when he found that the box was 29 . He shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 30 to be something inside?” The little girl looked 31 at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty 32 . I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed(征服). He 33 his arms around his little girl and begged for her 34 . The father kept that gold box by his bed for many 35 , and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a（n 36 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very 37 sense, all of us, as human beings, have been given a gold container 38 with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other 39 , anyone could hold, more 40 than this.
21. A. asked B. praised
C. begged D. punished
22. A. wasting B. stealing
C. selling D. holding
23. A. glad B. angry C. sad D. upset
24. A. room B. hall C. box D. ball
25. A. But B. Nevertheless
C. Therefore D. And
26. A. father B. mother C. teacher D. sister
27. A. puzzled B. surprised
C. scared D. embarrassed
28. A. overwork B. over-reaction
C. thought D. expression
29. A. empty B. heavy C. full D. wet
30. A. happened B. seemed
C. supposed D. used
31. A. down B. back C. up D. forward
32. A. at all B. after all C. above all D. in all
33. A. put B. turned C. handed D. gave
34. A. kindness B. forgiveness
C. sadness D. carelessness
35. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
36. A. warm B. kind C. gentle D. imaginary
37. A. right B. good C. real D. likely
38. A. crowded B. pleased
C. equipped D. filled
39. A. world B. feeling C. possession D. love
40. A. expensive B. precious
C. comfortable D. interesting
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A★
If you’ve been joining in a chat room, or trading e-mails with Web pals(网友), you have become one of the millions who write in a special short form of English.
And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF (=sense of humor failure) to describe Internet newcomers who understand you. Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking” online—many of them are all talking at the same time.
It’s fast: try talking to six people at once. It’s brief: three or four words per exchange. It takes wit（诙谐）, and quick fingers.
Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (= pardon me for jumping in).Interested in whom you’re talking to? A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal. If something makes you laugh, say you’re OTF (=on the floor), or LOL (=laughing out loud), or combine the two into ROTFL (=rolling on the floor laughing).And when it’s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (got to go) or TTYL (=talk to you later). People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing strong feelings, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. Punctuation（标点） is going, too.
41. In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet, __________.
A. you have to speak fast and fluently
B. you should speak with wit and humor
C. one should pay much attention to the use of exact words
D. you have to express your ideas in a brief way
42. If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means ________.
A. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York
B. the people who is talking to you is a 1.7- foot-tall New York girl
C. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York
D. a boy on the other end is 17 from New York
43. To save time on the Internet, __________.
A. some people leave their letters in the dustbin
B. some people never use “shift” in their writing
C. people seldom use capital letters and punctuation
D. many people leave the capital or punctuation
B★★
Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.
The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.
“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.
“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”
What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.
The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink.
The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.
44. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to ___
A. health B. long life C. ageing D. effect
45. The passage mainly talks about _______.
A. men’s heart cells
B. women’s ageing process
C. the gender difference
D. hearts and long life
46. If you want to live longer, you should _______?
A. enable your heart to beat much faster
B. find out the reason for ageing
C. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy
D. prevent your cells from being lost
47. We can know from the passage that ________.
A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out
B. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells
C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss
D. women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20
C★★
A qualified doctor rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing. He once said, “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover.” Russian writer, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (契诃夫), was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story.
When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family. After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.
As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less. Chekhov’s medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference(冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events. In 1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories.
Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small town Russia. Tragic events controlled his characters who were filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair. It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov’s stories and plays. He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters. Chekhov’s works combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感) of an artist.
Some of Chekhov’s works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s. One of his famous stories, “The Man in a Shell”(《装在套子里的人》), about a school teacher’s extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students.
48. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov _________ .
A. had a lawful lover B. was an illegal writer
C. used to be a lawyer
D. was a competent doctor
49. In 1880, Chekhov _________ .
A. became a full time writer
B. studied medicine in Moscow University
C. practiced medicine in his hometown
D. published his most memorable stories
50. Which of the following adjectives can’t be used to describe Chekhov?
A. Sensitive. B. Cool.
C. Quick-minded. D. Warm-hearted.
51. Which of the following is the right order of the events?
a. became a full time writer
b. started to publish comic short stories
c. wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper
d. entered the Moscow University Medical School
A. d, b, c, a B. a, c, b, d
C. d, c, b, a D. a, b, c, d
D★★
The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave the night before. The purring(轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast, He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea. He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table: Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight. Tim
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.
The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point. Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way...
52. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?
A. He left the house quietly.
B. He had breakfast at home.
C. He left a note on the freezer.
D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag.
53. “He settled for some biscuits” (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim ______ .
A. had to leave the biscuits on the table
B. liked biscuits better than sandwiches
C. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches
D. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen
54. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?
A. The height of the first rocks.
B. The ups and downs of the waves.
C. The change in the position of the sun.
D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.
55. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?
A. The sea looked like a piece of gold.
B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived
C. Tim was the only person on the beach.
D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.
56. In the story, Tim’s mood changed from _______.
A. loneliness to craziness
B. anxiousness to excitement
C. helplessness to happiness
D. eagerness to nervousness
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It’s perfectly normal for young children to suddenly decide they hate everything—even foods they loved yesterday. It’s also common for them to go on what experts call food jags—that is, they want to eat the same few foods over and over again at every meal, while turning up their noses at anything new. “It’s a fear of new things,” says Nancy Hudson, a researcher in University of California, Berkeley. “We think it’s one of those quirks（怪癖） that humans probably developed to protect themselves as mankind came into this world. You don’t try new things because you don’t know if they’re safe.” Children like familiar things, whether they’re their beds or their afternoon tea, so most kids won’t try new foods until they’ve been shown to them many times.
Picky（挑剔的） eating can also be a child’s way of showing his independence. This is why forcing a child to eat often makes things worse. Finally, it may seem like your child cannot sit still long enough to eat very much at one sitting because of his short attention. But children are generally good at getting what they need, even if it doesn’t seem like much to you. In any case, you can try to keep your child at the table longer by making mealtime as calm and regular as possible, without too many distractions（分心的事物） like toys, TV, or pets.
57. How many reasons does the writer mention in this passage to explain why children are mostly picky eaters?
A. Three. B. Two.
C. Four. D. One.
58. What does the phrase “turning up their noses at” underlined in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Accepting. B. Disliking.
C. Putting their noses on. D. Fearing.
59. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Only children like things which they are familiar with.
B. Toys are not good for children.
C. It seems that children like eating more when they have something they like in their hands.
D. Make it a rule to let your child eat at the table when mealtime comes.
60. According to the writer, one of the ways to have children eat new foods is _______ .
A. telling them stories while they’re eating
B. not giving them any food until they’re very hungry
C. letting them become familiar with the new foods
D. explaining to them how useful the new foods are
第Ⅱ卷（第三部分，满分10）
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分10）
第一节： 单词拼写。（根据括号内的中文释义及所给单词首字母，补全所缺单词）（共5题；每小题１分，满分5分）
61. I really want to know what is his r______ to your remarks?
62. When I was young, Uncle Wang often told us some h_____ tales.
63. The young girl from the university was s_____ enough in French to translate a novel.
64. The p_____ says that a famous violinist who comes from Australia will play at the concert.
65. Jim is always familiar with his computer, but I am a _____ to hear that he does not work well.
第二节: 请将下列句子翻译成英语。（共5小题；每小题１分，满分５分）
66 他们到达西部地区不久就习惯于那里的气候。 (soon after; be used to)
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67. 人们排着长队等着买音乐会的入场卷。 (queue up)
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68. 当我们登上山顶，美丽的山谷突然出现了。 (burst in)
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69.等一会儿，我就可以拿出你所要的杂志。(hold out)
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70.们应他的要求而捐了1000 美元。(contribute)
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Keys：
1-5 ABBDA 6-10 CBDAA 11-15 BCCAB 16-20 BBAAB 21-25 DABCB 26-30 ADBAC 31-35 CAABD 36-40 DCDCB 41-45 DACBD 46-50 CBDBD
51-55 AACCC 56-60 DABDC
61. reaction / response 62.humorous 63.skilled 64.poster 65.annoyed
66.Soon after they were in the West area, they we were used to the weather there. 67.People are queuing up for tickets for the concert.68.When we climbed up the top of the mountain, a beautiful valley burst in.69.Please wait for a while and I’ll hold out he magazine you asked for. 70.We contributed one thousand dollars in response to his request.
Unit1 Laughter is good for you 同步练习(四)
总分 100分 时间 45 分钟 成绩评定 __________________
I. 根据英文解释和首字母提示，写出作为电影术语的英文单词。
（每题2分，共20分）
1. A all the actors in a play c_____________
2. A the person in charge of a film, play etc. d_____________
3. A the words that the actors say l_____________
4. B text of a play, film, broadcast, talk, etc. s_____________
5. B sequence of continuous action in a play, film, etc. s_____________
6. B any of the main divisions of a play or an opera a_____________
7. B (in a theatre) area to the right and left of the stage that is hidden from the audience by curtains, scenery, etc.
w____________
8. A person in a novel, play, etc. c_____________
9. A screen of heavy material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage c_____________
10. B furniture, woodwork, canvas, etc used on a theatre stage to represent the place of action s___________
II. 将下列各句中画线部分译成汉语。 (每题1.5分，30分)
1. A He is innocent? Don’t make me laugh.
2. A He who laughs last laughs best.
3. B She’s got the laugh on me this time.
4. A This is the mistake that can’t easily be laughed off.
5. B As he picked himself up from the floor, he saw a couple of boys laughing their heads off.
6. A He would laugh her out of her sadness.
7. A The laugh is on me. I admit having been fooled by him.
8. B He tried to speak, but he was laughed down.
9. A John’s failing the test is no laughing matter!
10. B The weather smiled on me: it was a fine day.
11. B He tried to tease out some family problems into the open from the child.
12. B When Mary found out about the holiday, she was all smiles.
13. A When he heard the news, he burst into laughter.
14. A They played baseball just for laughs.
15. C I had a feeling that he was laughing up his sleeve at me.
III. 完形填空：（每题1.5分，共30分）
Parents are looking for more ways to beat the heat in these dog days of summer. The children, who are now home on summer 1 , are anxious to get out of the house. What to do?
2 ? a look at our Field Trip column on Page E7. Writer Paula Gray Hunter finds? 3 ? for families to cool down, from ice-skating to indoors pools? 4 ? museums.
???? When you are out? 5 ? for your ice-cream, you may want to talk to your child about? 6 ? you spend your cold cash. You have to spend money to make money, ? 7 ? an old saying. OK, but do parents have to? 8 ? money on ways to teach their children how to save money? Not? 9 .
??? In her Family and Money? 10 ? on Page E4, Anne Veigle took a critical look at Disney’s “Money Rock” video, the newest edition of the ABC children’s programme called “Schoolhouse Rock”.
??? Plenty of other? 11 ? and books are also made to be suitable for? 12 ? children how to deal with money matters. Some are? 13 ? the money, and others aren’t.? 14 ? your local library before investing in (购买) these materials. 15 , parents may also consider ?16 ? children present when they pay bills. Children learn by? 17 .
???? 18 , check the back of the Family Times. Our Good Life section for readers 50 or older, will? 19 ? once a month. We hope you enjoy the stories in this issue (期).
??? Take care and? 20 ? cool.
1. B A. break???????? B. times??? C. periods???? ? D. school
2. A A. Give????????? B. Show??? C. Take?????? ? D. Start
3. B A. chances????? B. ways????? C. reasons??? ? D. roads
4. A A. towards????? B. until???? C. through??? ? D. to
5. A A. paying?????? B. leaving?? C. driving???? D. desiring
6. A A. why?????????? B. how?????? C. when????? D. where
7. B A. under the standard of??? B. regarding to???
C. as a result of?????????? D. according to
8. A A. keep????????? B. make??? C. spend??????? D. consider
9. B A. necessarily?? B. silly??? C. exactly????? D. bitterly
10. A A. agreement?? B. remark? C. article????? D. column
11. A A. pictures?????? B. videos?? C. programs??? ? D. families
12. B A. showing?????? B. explaining?? C. comforting??????????? D. advising
13. A A. proud of????? B. full of?? C. worth????????????????????? D. free
14. A A. Telephone?? B. Question C. Find?????????????????????? D. Check
15. A A. Therefore??? B. Besides? C. However D. Instead
16. A A. bringing?????? B. having?? C. forcing??? D. sending
17. B A. experience?? B. problem? C. model???????????????????? D. example
18. A A. Finally???????? B. Importantly C. Secondly?????????????? D. Generally
19. B A. appear??????? B. publish?? C. run????????? D. organize
20. A A. act??????????? B. fall????? C. stay???? D. look?
IV. 阅读理解（20分）
“Don’t sit so close to the TV,” Susan Thomas yells from the kitchen to her children in the living room. “It’ll hurt your eyes.”
??? Thomas isn’t an eye doctor, but there’s no doubt in her mind that sitting too close to the television is bad for your vision. “It’s just something that everyone knows is true,” she says. “The world is round, puppies are cute, and sitting too close to the TV is bad for your eyes.”
??? Thomas, and millions of other people, however, might be surprised to learn that this old wives’ tale isn’t true. Sitting close to the TV might make your eyes feel tired but, according to medical studies, it won’t damage them. The same is true of reading in inadequate(不充足的) light.
??? Old wives’ tales, those stories and bits of everyday advice that get passed down through the generations, seem to be a part of every culture. While some of them have a grain of truth to them, many others are completely false. For example, if you go outside with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold. No. Colds are caused by viruses, so going out with wet hair (or even naked) on a cold day won’t make you sick.
??? “Carrots are good for your eyes. You’ve never seen a rabbit wearing glasses, have you?” Partially true. Carrots contain a chemical which prevents eye disease, but other vegetables like spinach (菠菜) have much more of it.
??? “Don’t crack your knuckles (折手指关节发出声音)- it’ll give you arthritis(关节炎).” Not in this lifetime. Cracking your knuckles may make an unpleasant noise, but it doesn’t damage your hands in any way.
??? Of course that doesn’t mean that all old wives’ tales are nonsense. For example, you can tell what kind of husband a man will make by the way he treats his mother. Now those are words to live by.
1. A Sitting too close to the TV or reading in poor light ?_____.
??? A. is a good idea???????????? B. might hurt your eyes
??? C. could make your eyes uncomfortable D. is bad for your eyesight
2. A For Thomas, “Puppies are cute” is _____.
??? A. something worth discussing B. something everyone believes
??? C. the name of a TV show D. the name of a storybook
3. A According to the passage colds are caused by _____.
??? A. viruses????? ?????? B. wet hair??????
??? C. cold weather???????????? D. the change of temperature
4. B In the writer’s opinion, cracking your knuckles ?_____.
??? A. will give you arthritis?? B. may make others unpleasant
??? C. will damage your hands???? D. may prevent eye disease
答案
I. 1. cast 2. director 3. lines 4. script 5. scene
6. act 7. wings 8. character 9. curtain 10. scenery
II. 1. 别开玩笑了，别胡说八道了，别让我笑掉大牙 2. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
3. 反过来笑我了 4. 一笑了之 5. 放声大笑 6. 用笑声使她摆脱/ 忘掉……
7. 我自认失败，失败落在我头上 8. 笑着不让说下去 9. 不是小事， 严重
10. 对…… 有利，惠及 11. 哄取 12. 满面笑容 13. 哈哈大笑起来
14. 仅仅为了消遣 15. 暗暗发笑，暗中高兴
III. 1-5 ACBDA?????? 6-10 BDCAD?????? 11-15 BACDB??? ?16-20 BDACC
IV. CBAB
