Unit 1 Past and present
Grammar
一、 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. — Have you found your Maths book yet
— Yes. I ________ it under the desk an hour ago.(find)
2. They___________ (not visit) her for a long time.
3. The young man _________ (plant) 400 trees in the past three years.
4. —_______ Millie _________ (speak) to a foreigner before
— No, she hasn’t.
5. Mr Brown __________ already __________ (come) back from England.
二、 单项选择。
1. Tonight’s football match is the most exciting one that I’ve _______ watched. I’ve _______ watched a better football match before.
A. ever; already B. never; just C. ever; never D. just; ever
2. David has ________ finished his homework while his brother hasn’t started to do his homework _________ .
A. yet; already B. already; yet C. already; already D. yet; yet
3. It has been six months since my father _________ for Russia.
A. was left B. left C. leaves D. has left
4 .— I _________ in Maths since you shared your good experience with me.
— Great! Congratulations!
A. have made rapid progress B. made rapid progress
C. will make rapid progress D. am making rapid progress
5. — Kitty, have you finished reading the whole book
— Not yet. So far, I __________ six chapters.
A. readed B. have read C. read D. am going to read
三、 阅读下面短文,填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays 1. ______ (million) of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities . Among these is Zhong Wei, a husband and father. He 2. ________ (live) in Wenzhou for over 10 years. With a hard job in a factory, he doesn’t have much time to visit his hometown. “I used 3. ______ (return) home at least once a year, 4. _______ I havent’t been back for three years now,” he says.
Many people like Zhong Wei are 5 . ________ (interest) in how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help.
“I noticed it’s true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-6. ________ (twenty) century. But now the buildings are 7. _________ (real) old. I hear people are going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that 8. _______ (he) hometown cannot always stay the same.
According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my childhood, there was 9. ________ big old tree opposite the school. It is still there and has become a symbol of the place. Most of the children in the past liked to play together under that big tree, especially 10. __________ the summer holidays . It was such a happy childhood. Our hometown has left many sweet memories in our hearts.”
四、 任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳 选项,使短文通顺连贯,其中有一项是多余选项。
My hometown used to be a quiet village. 1. ________ This is because of the high-speed railway station.
5 years ago, about three hundred people lived in the place. 2. _________ Around the hill, there were small lakes and farmland. People grew crops for a living. Children went to a small primary school with 3 grades. There were dirt roads(土路) connecting(连接) the village to the town about 5 kilometres away.
Now, the hill is gone . Even the village itself is no longer there . At the place of the hill, people built the railway station. Building the railway station needs land. The government pulled down most of the low houses and built some residential(住宅的) buildings for the villagers. Also, some highways were built to connect the area to the outside world. Only half of the farmland is left. 3. __________ Children go to school in town.
Since the railway station was built, more and more factories have appeared. And more and more people have flooded into this area. 4. ____________ They live a richer life.
5. ___________ Some people can’t get used to living in tall buildings. More people and more factories also bring more pollution. As there are fewer trees, a lot of wild animals have left this area.
A. And the primary school is no longer there.
B. There was a small hill in the east of the village.
C. But the changes have also brought many problems.
D. But now, it has turned into a busy and modern town.
E. Now, most villagers make a living by working in the factories.
F. However, three years ago, the government built a large new zoo in the south-east of the city.
一、
found
解析:根据 “an hour ago” 可知该句时态为一般过去时,find 的过去式是 found。
haven't visited
解析:根据 “for a long time” 可知该句时态为现在完成时,其结构是 “have/has + 过去分词”,主语是 They,助动词用 have,否定形式是 haven't,visit 的过去分词是 visited。
has planted
解析:根据 “in the past three years” 可知该句时态为现在完成时,主语 “The young man” 是第三人称单数,助动词用 has,plant 的过去分词是 planted。
Has; spoken
解析:根据 “before” 以及答句的时态可知问句时态为现在完成时,主语是 Millie,助动词用 Has,动词 speak 的过去分词是 spoken。
has; come
解析:already 是现在完成时的标志词,主语 “Mr Brown” 是第三人称单数,助动词用 has,come 的过去分词是 come。
二、
C
解析:ever 意为 “曾经”,用于疑问句或肯定句中,此处表示这是我曾经看过的最精彩的足球赛;never 意为 “从不,从未”,表示我以前从未看过比这更好的足球赛。already 意为 “已经”;just 意为 “刚刚”,均不符合语境,所以选 C。
B
解析:already 常用于肯定句,意为 “已经”;yet 常用于否定句或疑问句,意为 “还,尚”。前半句是肯定句用 already,后半句是否定句用 yet,所以选 B。
B
解析:“It has been + 一段时间 + since + 一般过去时的句子” 是固定句型,所以从句用一般过去时,leave 的过去式是 left,所以选 B。
A
解析:根据 “since you shared your good experience with me” 可知主句时态为现在完成时,其结构是 “have/has + 过去分词”,所以选 A。
B
解析:根据 “So far” 可知该句时态为现在完成时,其结构是 “have/has + 过去分词”,read 的过去分词是 read,所以选 B。
三、
millions
解析:millions of 意为 “数以百万计的”,固定短语。
has lived
解析:根据 “for over 10 years” 可知该句时态为现在完成时,主语 “He” 是第三人称单数,助动词用 has,live 的过去分词是 lived。
to return
解析:used to do sth. 意为 “过去常常做某事”,固定用法。
but
解析:前半句说 “我过去至少每年回家一次”,后半句说 “我现在已经三年没回去了”,前后是转折关系,用 but。
interested
解析:be interested in 意为 “对…… 感兴趣”,固定短语。
twentieth
解析:the mid-twentieth century 意为 “二十世纪中叶”,用序数词 twentieth。
really
解析:此处要用副词修饰形容词 old,real 的副词是 really。
his
解析:修饰名词 hometown 要用形容词性物主代词,he 的形容词性物主代词是 his。
a
解析:此处表示 “有一棵古老的大树”,表泛指,big 以辅音音素开头,用不定冠词 a。
during
解析:during 表示 “在…… 期间”,during the summer holidays 意为 “在暑假期间”。
四、
D
解析:前文说家乡过去是个安静的村庄,后文提到因为高铁站有了变化,所以此处应表示现在变成了一个繁忙的现代化城镇,D 选项符合语境。
B
解析:后文提到 “around the hill”,可知此处应先介绍有一座小山,B 选项符合语境。
A
解析:前文说小学不在了,后文说孩子们去镇上上学,A 选项 “小学也不在了” 符合语境。
E
解析:前文提到越来越多的工厂出现,越来越多的人涌入这个地区,E 选项 “现在,大多数村民靠在工厂工作谋生” 符合语境。
C
解析:后文提到一些人不习惯住在高楼里,更多的人和工厂带来了更多的污染等问题,C 选项 “但是这些变化也带来了很多问题” 符合语境。