7 An Interesting Story
Here is a human interesting story: the police are looking into a report by two truck drivers. They saw strange creatures on Route 65 two days ago. The two drivers, Dong o, saw three strange creatures as they were eating at a picnic site on Route 65 between York and Hill t o w n at 3 o’clock on Sunday. According to them, the creatures were about three feet tall with four eyes and no mouths. Their ears were the same size as their heads.
They looked exactly like one another and passes on information by making strange noise. The truck drivers said that this sounded like some sort of music。
As soon as the creatures saw the truck drivers，they ran behind the trees．The two men were also frightened， When they got a good look at these unusual beings，they
ran right back to their truck and drove off, leaving their sandwiches and beer behind．Maybe they should drink orange juice instead of beer！
一则趣闻
有一则人间趣闻：警方正在调查两位卡车司机写的报告。两天
前他们在65号公路上看到怪物。两个司机之一的唐戈看见了三个
怪物。那是星期天三点钟，他们正在约克郡与希尔镇之间的65号
公路上的一个野炊点吃饭。据他们讲述，那些怪物约三英尺高，
有四只眼睛，而且没有嘴。它们的耳朵与头一样大。
它们看上去长得一模一样，用一种奇怪的声音来传递信息。卡车司机说那声音听上去像某种音乐。
怪物们一看卡车司机便躲到树后，而这两个司机也非常害怕。他们看到这种异常的东西后跑到卡车上，扔下三明治与啤酒便匆匆开车逃走了。也许他们只能喝橘子汁代替啤酒了！
参考译文
词汇：
Route 路线 picnic 郊游，野餐
Site 地点 unusual 不平常的，异常的
I．听全文录音，判断正（T)误（F)
1 ．The two drivers met strange creatures on Route 56．
2 ．It was about 3：30 at that time．
3 ．Those strange creatures had four eyes .but no mouth．
4 ．Those strange creatures took the drivers’beer．
II．听录音，补全下列段落
Here is a human interesting story：the 1 are looking into a report by two 2 drivers．They saw strange creatures on Route 3 two days ago．The two drivers，D o n go，saw 4 strange creatures as they were eating at a 5 site on Route 65 between York and Hilltown at 3 o’clock on 6 ．According to them，the creatures were about 7 feet tall with 8 eyes and 9 mouths. Their ears were the 10 size as their heads.
答案:
I．1．F 2．F 3．T 4.F
II ．1．police 2. truck 3.65 4. three 5. picnic
6 Sunday 7.three 8.four 9.no 10.same
Unit 1 Great Scientists
一、听力(10%)
听录音，补全下列段落
Here is a human interesting story：the 1 are looking into a report by two 2 drivers．They saw strange creatures on Route 3 two days ago．The two drivers，D o n go，saw 4 strange creatures as they were eating at a 5 site on Route 65 between York and Hilltown at 3 o’clock on 6 ．According to them，the creatures were about 7 feet tall with 8 eyes and 9 mouths. Their ears were the 10 size as their heads.
二、单项选择(15%)
1. She felt rather _______that she should drive the car at such a________ ___ speed.
A. frightening, frightening B. frightened, frightened
C. frightening, frightened D. frightened, frightening
2. In some Muslin countries, women do not _______their faces in the public.
A. reveal B. uncover C. expose D. disclose
3. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ___ as the plane was making a landing.
A. seat? B. seating? C. seated?? D. to be seating
4. Don’t be too _____your little son;_______, he is a boy of six.
A. strict on ; above all B. strict with; at all
C. strict about; after all D. strict on; after all
5. The young man seems to be ___in law．
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. being interested
6. When I went in , they were ____ in a heated discussion .
A . absorb B . absorbed C . absorbing D . being absorbed
7. ______ is know to all, China will be an________ and powerful country in 20 or 30 year’ time.
A. That, advancing B. This , advanced
C. As, advanced D. It, advanced
8. As soon as she entered the room, the girl caught sight of the flowers ____ by her mother.
A. buying B. being bought C. were bought D. bought
9．As he had to ________the summer course , he didn’t go on a visit to Qindao
with his parents.
A. join B. attend C. take part D. join in.
10. When driving on the busy road, you can never be _______.
A. cautious B. too cautious C. careful D. too careless
11. ______ English is as important as ______ English.
A. Written; spoken B. Writing; spoke
C. To write; speaking D. Written; speaking
12. After a careful thought, the general _____a conclusion that the enemy
was fleeing north.
A. came B. arrived C. got D. drew
13. The way he suggests to us doesn’t make______
A. difference B. opinions C. use D. sense
14. He ______ our suggestion. Instead she went there alone.
A. followed B. accepted C. rejected D. disagreed
15. Your story is perfect; I’ve never heard ________ before.
A. the better one B. the best one C. a better one D. a good one
三、完形填空（15%）
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his__16__important inventions was the train. He _17__his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the __18__engine on the train, he met with troubles from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would __19__ cows, horses and sheep, that the _20__ would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. At that time,__21__people believed what they said.
George Stephenson __22__the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages __23_goods and passengers and there was no great danger to them. It was a very __24__ matter for him to __25__them believe. However, after _26_, he was able to do it; and the first train that __27__by Stephenson himself __28_ what he had said.
The first day _29_the people along the way heard the noises of the train __30__ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
16. A. very B. a lot C. most D. much
17. A. made B. bought C. introduced D. did
18. A. electrical B. atomic C. steam D. oil
19. A. kill B. buy C. interest D. take away
20. A. smoke B. noise C. driver D. engine
21. A. most B. few C. only a few D. the rich
22. A. said B. spoke C. told D. warned
23. A. short of B. full of C. empty of D. without
24. A. easy B. difficult C. pleasant D. light
25. A. get B. cause C. make D. force
26. A. sometime B. some time C. a few times D. sometimes
27. A. was sold B. was driven C. was pulled D. helped
28. A. believed B. seemed C. sensed D. proved
29. A. of B. when C. while D. for
30. A. nearby B. in the distance C. on the far D. from the distance
四．阅读理解（34%）
A
Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. As a child, he was slow to learn to talk.As a pupil, he was backward. But when he was fourteen years old, he became clever. He taught himself maths from textbooks. He studied hard because he wanted to be a physicist.
In 1901,Einstein began teaching. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich.Several years later, he formulated(系统地阐述)his famous Theory of Relativity(相对论).To most people the law of relativity is difficult to explain. But once Einstein explained it very well to a group of young students. He said,"When you sit with a good girl for two hours, you think it is only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it's two hours.That is relativity."
After Hitler came into power in Germany,Einstein went to America. In 1940 Einstein became an American citizen.In 1955, Einstein's life ended at the age of seventy-six.
31.When Einstein was a pupil of twelve, he _______ .
A.was not quick in learning to talk B.was poor in his studies
C.studied very hard D.hardly lagged behind
32.The law of relativity is_______ .
A.very hard for most people to understand
B.too hard for Einstein himself to explain
C.too hard to explain to anybody except Einstein
D.easy to understand only for the young students
33.When did Einstein become an American citizen?
A.He was an American citizen until 1940.
B.Not until he had reached the age of 61 did he become an American citizen.
C.He did not become an American citizen until 1955.
D.He became an American citizen in the year when Hitler came into power.
34.Which of the following do you think is true?
A.The Germans owed their scientific progress to Einstein.?
B.The Americans owed all their economic development to Einstein.
C.Einstein owed a great deal to the modern world.
D.Einstein made a very great contribution to modern science.
35.The title for this passage should be " _______ ".
A.Theory of Relativity B.An American Citizen
C.Albert Einstein D.Einstein's Contribution
B
Doctors may now be able to stop many heart attacks. An important new study reports that doctors have a new drug. This drug is called TPA. It may be better than any other heart drugs.
Many doctors now use a drug called streptokinase. But this drug sometimes causes problems for patients. It can even cause bleeding（流血）in the brain. Some doctors do not use streptokinase. Streptokinase can save about 1/3 of the people with heart attacks. But TPA will save about 2/3.
One reason TPA can help more people is because of time. This new drug is easier and faster to use. It will give doctors more time in hospitals. Then they can study the problem well. People with heart problems can also keep some TPA at home. When a heart attack starts, they can take some TPA right away. Then they will have time to get to the hospital. This is important because about 860,000 people in the United States die before they get to the hospital.
This is another reason why TPA is good news for people with heart attacks. According to the study, it is much safer; it doesn’t cause other problems like streptokinase does. TAP works only on the heart. It does not have an effect on the blood or cause bleeding.
Doctor plan to do more studies about TAP. They need to test this new drug on many more people with heart attacks. But in a few years, many doctors and hospitals will probably start using this exciting new drug.
36. In your opinion, the best title for this passage is .
A. Heart Attacks B. A New Drug for Heart Attacks
C. The Cause of Heart Attacks D. A Drug Called Streptokinase
37. The story says that TPA .
A. is safer and faster than the old drug
B. is very dangerous
C. is slower and harder to use than the old drug
D. causes many problems
38. This new drug may mean .
A. more people will die from heart attacks
B. the same number of people will die from heart attacks
C. fewer people will die from heart attacks
D. no one will die from heart attacks
39. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Streptokinase is the new drug for heart attacks
B. TPA can save fewer people with heart attacks that streptokinase
C. people who take TPA at home before they go to hospital must be very careful.
D. Probably TPA will be widely used in America in the following years.
C
Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you！
Dinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your host what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extrapolite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests.
You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short“Thank you”letter. British and American people like to say“Thank you, thank you, thank you”all the time!
40. An English friend doesn’t invite you to his or her dinner, which .
A. means he or she doesn’t like you
B. means he or she likes you
C. doesn’t mean he or she likes you
D. doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t like you
41. You are going to attend a dinner party, and .
A. you’d better bring a certain present with you
B. you must leave home for it at 7 p. m.
C. you should ask your host when you should leave
D. you must arrive before 8 p. m.
42. It’s impolite .
A. to say that you like the host’s room very much
B. for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room
C. for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening.
D. for the host and the hostess to sit and eat with their guests
43. In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal?
A. Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee.
B. Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert.
C. Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee.
D. Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables.
D
Thanks to the huge success of Harry Potter, many teenagers dream about living in an ancient castle. These dreams may include beautiful silk dresses, delicious food, servants and of course, magic. However, real life in an English castle was not easy. With thick stonewalls and high towers, castles were built for defence. So they were not good places to live in. In medieval times, castles must have been noisy and smelly places. Horses, cattle, chickens and sheep walked free, blacksmiths did ironwork, soldiers practised sword (剑) fights, and children of all ages played around them. Castles did not have central heating; the only heat came from the fireplace. Even in summer the castle was cool. People living in the castles had to use blankets to keep warm while at work.
Life during the Middle Ages began at sunrise. Servants lit the fire, swept the floor and cooked the morning meal. The mid-morning meal was the main meal of the day and often included three or four courses (一道菜). After dinner, everyone continued his or her work. The owner of the castle, the lord, sometimes took his guests hunting or shooting. His wife, the lady, spent much of the day watching the maids (女仆) work, as well as people working in the kitchen. She also kept an eye on the weavers and embroiderers who made clothes for the family. Supper was simple and eaten late, just before bedtime.
You may find some old magic books in a castle as Harry Potter once did. Read them before you go to bed, because when you fall asleep the magic of castle life may appear before your eyes.
44. For what purpose were the castles built in England?
A. To raise poultry (家禽) and livestock (家畜).
B. To provide a working place for blacksmiths.
C. To defend the city or country against enemies.
D. To provide a place for teenagers to learn magic.
45. Why were the ancient castles noisy?
A. Because soldiers practiced sword fights there.
B. Because blacksmiths did ironwork there.
C. Because children of all ages played around them.
D. All of the above.
46. Which of the following about family life in castles is true according to the passage?
A. The servants in castles lived an easy life.
B. Supper was eaten before sunset.
C. The wife spent much of the day at home.
D. Dinner was eaten in the middle of the day.
47. The main idea of this passage is ______.
A. castles were not good places to live in
B. castles in novels are different from those in history
C. Harry Potter's story in a castle affected people
D. what real life was like in an ancient castle
五、单词拼写（根据句意及所给首字母写出正确的单词）(10%)
1. The bell rang, a________ the end of the class.
2. Who invented the first steam e_______?
3. The map gave a v_________ clue about the cause of the disease.
4. I__________ John Snow told the astonished people in Broad Street to remove the handle from the water pump.
5. Mary is advised to have her eyes e________ __ without delay.
6. The water companies were also i_______ not to expose people to polluted water anymore.
7. It took the firemen ten hours to bring the fire under c________ .
8. Finally “King Cholera” was d________.
9. It is said that the a________ people have been separated from others.
10. It seemed the water was to b_______.
六、用所给词组的正确形式填空。(6%)
be strict lead to make sense look into put forward apart from
The discovery of new evidence ______________ the thief being caught
It does not _______ to buy that expensive coat when these are cheaper.
His disappearance is__________ by the police.
We ________________ the date of our wedding.
________ ________ a few words, I do not know any French at all .
She __________ very ___________ __________ her children and ________ her work..
答卷纸
班级________姓名________座位号________
一、听力(10%)
1____________ 2___________ 3___________ 4___________ 5____________
6____________ 7___________ 8___________ 9___________10____________
二、单项选择(15%)
1______2______3______4______5______6______7______8______9______10______
11_____12_____13_____14_____15_____
三、完形填空（15%）
16______17______18______19______20______21______22______23______24______
25______26______27______28______29______30______
四．阅读理解（34%）
(A) 31______ 32______ 33______34______35______
(B) 36______ 37______ 38______39______
(C) 40______ 41______ 42______43______
(D) 44______ 45______ 46______47______
五, 六两题直接做在试卷上
七．书面表达（10%）
假设有一批英国中学生将来你校就读，校方要求你在开班典礼上介绍一下学校的有关要求。请按以下要点写一篇发言稿。
．上学要穿校服，戴校牌
．上课不迟到、早退
．保持校园清洁
．走路靠右行；若要骑车上学，请将自行车停在校外
注意：1．词数：100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好。
参考词汇：校服school uniform校牌school badge
Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to our school. __________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Thanks.
答案：一、1、police 2、truck 3、65 4、3 5、picnic 6、Sunday 7、3 8、4 9、no
10、same
二、1——5 DCCCB 6——10 BCDBB 11——15 ADDCC
三、16——20 CACAD 21——25 ACBBC 26——30 BBDBB
四、（A）BABDC （B）BACD （C）DABC （D）CDCD
