Unit 1 Helping those in need单元练习
一、单项选择
1.How does this weather make him ________
A.feels B.feel C.feeling D.felt
2.Lily made plans ________ her friends.
A.visiting B.to visit C.visit D.visited
3.My father always encourages me ________ things by myself.
A.do B.doing C.to do D.did
4.________ people, especially the elderly to go up and down easily, our government is putting in lifts in the old buildings of some communities.
A.Help B.Helping C.To help D.Helps
5.________ the work in time, they need to work two more hours a day.
A.To finish B.To be finished C.Finish D.Finishing
6.We all sat in the front of the class ________ we could see clearly.
A.so that B.in order to C.as long as D.as soon as
7.The students are very ________ at the news.
A.surprise B.surprising C.surprised D.surprises
8.Jack arrived at the concert ________ late ________ see the beginning of the show.
A.so; that B.so; to C.enough; to D.too; to
9.—Shall I give you a ride as you look so tired
—Thank you. ________.
A.It’s your duty. B.Don’t mention it C.Do as you like D.It couldn’t be better.
10.The teacher encourages her students _____ English as much as possible.
A.to speak B.speaking C.speak D.spoke
二、完形填空
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.
Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much 11 in computer. One day, he 12 an email to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he received a message saying, “Help! Pain! Help!” “The message was from Finland, 13 kilometers away from America.” “I didn’t know 14 I should do,” Dean said to a reporter afterwards. “It was really difficult to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did nothing at first. 15 the message kept coming.
“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 16 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 17 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 18 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 19 , she was still alive and was sent the hospital quickly.
“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but 20 saved her life.”
11.A.interest B.interested C.interesting D.interests
12.A.sent B.sends C.was sending D.is sending
13.A.thousand B.thousand of C.thousands D.thousands of
14.A.how B.what C.where D.when
15.A.So B.And C.But D.As
16.A.telephoned B.replied C.found D.talked
17.A.better B.worse C.harder D.easier
18.A.with B.on C.to D.at
19.A.Hardly B.Happily C.Luckily D.Carefully
20.A.a girl B.doctors C.the police D.emails
三、阅读理解
A
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment(公寓房间) in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series(系列) of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.” Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Jonses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
21.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.
A.want to be as rich as their neighbours B.want others to know or to think that they are rich
C.don’t want others to know they are rich D.want to be happy
22.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A.live outside New York City B.live in New York City
C.live in apartments D.have many neighbours
23.The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.
A.a person who lives near another B.people living in an area
C.an area near the place referred to D.an area in another town or city
24.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is ________.
A.an important name B.a popular name in the United States
C.his neighbour’s name D.not a good name
25.According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses.
A.correct B.interesting C.impossible D.good
B
Dawn Loggins, a homeless girl from Burns High School, is going to Harvard University in the fall.
Dawn grew up in a poor situation. Her house had no electricity or running water. So she had to do her homework in the dark. She lived with her parents who took drugs.
One summer, Dawn left home for a one-month program in North Carolina for outstanding high school students. When she came back, she found her house empty, with a government notice on the front door. Her parents had left already and Dawn became homeless.
After learning that, teachers helped her in any way they could. Sheryl Kolton, a bus driver at Bums, even let Dawn live at her house.
Dawn didn’t let her situation stop her drive to be successful. As a high school student, she joined in different school activities at Bums: band club, photography club and cross-country club. In her spare time, she gave out newspapers and did some other part-time jobs to make extra money. At the same time, she got A’s in all subjects.
“When I was younger, I was able to look at all the terrible situations, and made a decision for myself that I was not going to end up like my parents,” Dawn said.
Dawn applied (申请) to four North Carolina universities and her dream one, Harvard. In March this year, she got a reply from Harvard. It said that she was not only admitted to the university, but also offered a full scholarship (奖学金).
Dawn’s story has gone around the world. People have sent best wishes and money to her. Dawn is thankful for their kindness. “When I get to university, I hope to start an organization to help other students in trouble so that they can continue their education. And I know my future is going to be great,” she said.
26.Dawn is going to Harvard University _________.
A.in spring B.in summer C.in autumn D.in winter
27.After Dawn came back from the summer program, she _________. .
A.repaired her house with her friends
B.got help from teachers and Sheryl Kolton
C.lived with her parents in a dark house
D.worked as a writer for a newspaper
28.The underlined phrase “admitted to” probably means _________.
A.told to leave B.invited to report C.asked to clean D.allowed to enter
29.The passage tells us that Dawn _________.
A.applied to five universities
B.wanted to live like her parents
C.gave up subjects to make money
D.set up an organization at Burns
30.The best title for this passage might be _________.
A.A Famous University B.A Young Teacher
C.An Amazing Girl D.A Kind Driver
四、短文填空
A
Born in 1037, Su Shi was a great poet in the Song Dynasty. He left his hometown for the capital city 31 the age of 19. And one year later, he became famous because of his excellent performance in the examinations held by the emperor.
During his lifetime, Su Shi created many wonderful works. One of 32 (famous) poems was Tune:Prelude to Water Melody(《水调歌头》). It 33 (write) in 1076 when Su Shi worked in Mizhou. It was the Mid-Auturmn Festival. Su Shi missed his brother very much 34 he hadn’t seen him for seven years. He wrote this poem 35 (express) how he expected to see his brother again. In the poem, he wished that they both and all people would have long lives and be able to share the bright round moon even if they were far away.
As 36 officer, Su Shi did many good things for people. When he was the officer in Hangzhou, he organized people to rebuild the West Lake. He even built a long bank with six bridges by 37 (use) the earth from the lake. People called the bank “Su Bank” in memory of 38 (he).
In the hearts of Chinese people, Su Shi was a great poet and officer. 39 (actual), he was also a good cook. “Dongpo Pork” is even named after him. The 40 (place) he went to and the things he did are still popular topics for today’s Chinese people. He will always be remembered.
B
Last Sunday I went to the Great Wall with my friends. It was a 41 (sun) day. On our way up, we saw many volunteers 42 (keep) order in the sun. They helped the elders with their bags, took 43 (photo) for some tourists and answered people’s questions. 44 they were very tired, they didn’t stop to have a rest. We were very 45 (move) when we saw this.
Just at that moment, we saw a little boy standing alone and crying. We went over and asked what happened to 46 (he). He said he 47 (can) find his mother. We helped him get in touch 48 his mother.
That day we not only enjoyed the beauty of the Great Wall, 49 also felt the warmth of the society. If everyone reaches out helping hand to others, the world around us will be 50 (good).
五、补全对话
从下列选项中选择正确选项,并将答案写在横线上,其中有一个选项与对话内容无关。
A: Hey, Lucy. Where are you going
B: 51 I have to give my science report to my teacher this Friday.
A: So you must be busy these days.
B: Yes. What are you doing now
A: 52 We are going to visit the science museum together.
B: Is it interesting
A: Yes. There is a robot show there. 53
B: Sounds interesting! Can I go there with you
A: 54
B: Great! Shall we go there by bike
A: No, it’s a little far. 55
B: OK. I’ll put my bike in the school now.
A.It’s about science and future.
B.I’m waiting for Jack.
C.Of course.
D.Let’s take a bus.
E.That’s a good idea.
F.I’m going to the library to borrow some books on science.
六、书面表达
许多学生喜欢在暑假期间做一些义务性工作。那你想不想在暑假期间做这样的工作呢?
请根据以下的内容提示,写一篇英语作文,80词左右,可适当发挥。
提示:
1. 我准备在暑假期间去老人院做义工;
2. 我将为他们准备一些生活的必需品;
3. 另外我还会准备一些书送给他们,陪他们聊天及阅读;
4. 我准备一周去那里工作三次。
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参考答案
一、单项选择
1--10BBCCA ACDDA
二、完形填空
11.A 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.B 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.D
三、阅读理解
21.B 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.C
26.C 27.B 28.D 29.A 30.C
四、短文填空
31.at 32.the most famous 33.was written 34.because 35.to express 36.an 37.using 38.him 39.Actually 40.Places 41.sunny 42.keeping 43.photos 44.Although/Though 45.moved 46.him 47.couldn’t 48.with 49.but 50.better
五、补全对话
51.F 52.B 53.A 54.C 55.D
六、书面表达
Many students like to do some voluntary work during their summer holidays. I also plan to do it in an Old People’s Home during my summer holidays.
I will prepare some life necessaries for the old people. And I will also send some books to them. In my free time, I will chat with them and help them read. I will go to visit them three times a week.
I think it is good to help those who are in need. It also makes my life meaningful.