Unit1TheChangingWorldTopic1Ourcountryhasdevelopedrapidly.【話題測試·提升卷】（滿分100分，時間40分鐘）I.單項選擇。（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分。）1．Theweddingwill________inthechurch.A．takeoff B．takeout C．takeplace D．takeaway2．—Didyousleepwelllastnight?—Notatall.Itwas________hotthatIcouldn'tfallasleep.A．very B．rather C．quite D．so3．Wewerebusyatthattime,sowehadnotime________.A．travel B．totravel C．traveling D．totraveling4．—WhereareMariaandTony?—Theyarenotathome.They________England.A．havebeento B．a(chǎn)reaway C．havegoneto D．hadbeenin5．Notonlymyparentsbutalsomysister________popmusic.A．enjoylistento B．enjoyslistentoC．enjoylisteningto D．enjoyslisteningto6．—________beautifulmusicitis!—Yes.Butwehavenotime________it.A．What;toenjoy B．Whata;toenjoyC．How;enjoy D．How;toenjoy7．—Haveyouever________Parisbefore?—Notyet.ButI’veplannedtogotherenextmonth.A．beenwith B．beenin C．beento D．goneto8．—IsawKangkangplayingbasketballontheplaygroundjustnow.—Itcan’tbehim.He________Americaforfurtherstudy.A．hasgoneto B．hasbeenin C．hasbeento D．went9．—Whatdoyoulikedoingafterwork?—Iusuallyplaycomputergames________.A．inmysparetime B．inmybusytimeC．inmyfreetime D．bothAandC10．—HowdoyoulikeBeijing,MissRead?—I’venoidea.I________there.A．havegone B．havebeenC．haven’tbeen D．haven’tgoneII.完形填空。（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分。）“Thanksforourgovernment.Thanksforprovidinguswithsuchagoodtrainingprogram.Thetrainingprogramwillhelpuslivewell.Iwillstudyhardandlearndifferentskills.AfterthatIcan11myfamilydifficultiesanddogoodtoothers.”alearneronthejobtrainingprogramsaid,feeling12Thelearner’sfatherisdisabled,andhismotheris13inbed.Thefamilyisverypoor.Sohehastofindajobtomakemoney.Thelearnergraduatedfromhighschoolanddidn’thavethe14togotothecollege.Thejobtrainingprogramcanhelphimtolearntheskillsthathe’llneedintheworkplace.Thestorymakesmethinkofanother15Itgoeslikethis:Longlongago,therewasamanwholikedfishingalot,andhewas16tocatchalotoffisheveryday.Hewasakind-heartedman,healways17hisfishwithhisneighborsbecausetheydidn’tknowhowtofish.Oneday,hethoughtthatitwouldbegreatifhetaughtthemhowtofish.Sohecalledthemtogethertoshowthemhowtofish.Everyonewashappyastheycould18thefishtheycaughtbythemselves.Now,therearestillmanypoorpeopleintheworld.Butit’snotgoodifwegiveonly19tothem.Instead,weshouldgivethemachancetolearnnewskills.Therefore,technicaltrainingisveryimportanttopeopleinneedandtheywilllearntheskillsto20money.Peoplecanlearnlotsofusefulthingsinthetrainingprogramandwhattheylearncanhelpthemfindjobs.11．A．solve B．change C．study D．find12．A．surprise B．excited C．relaxed D．interested13．A．a(chǎn)lone B．ill C．silent D．well14．A．chance B．reform C．machine D．report15．A．learner B．family C．story D．program16．A．a(chǎn)ble B．spare C．sorry D．a(chǎn)fraid17．A．shared B．hid C．gave D．cooked18．A．save B．touch C．eat D．feed19．A．time B．fish C．clothing D．food20．A．give B．pay C．make D．useIII.閱讀理解。（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分。）ALindaandDavidhavetraveledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Lindahaspromisedhermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshehasdoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle.“Iftherewasanaccident,”hesays,“they’dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast.”“Itdoesn’tcostmuchwhenyoujustthinkthatit’stheothersideoftheworldandit’sonlysixpencepersecond.”“Ifyou’reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I’lleatmyhat,”Davidsays,“andoneminutecostsnearlyfourpounds.”“That’snomorethanyou’dpayforanewhat,”Lindaanswers.Shehasaskedthemanatthehoteldesktogethernumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup.“Hello,Mom.Isthatyou?”shesays.“Hello,love.”itisMrs.Lee,Linda’smother,speakingfromLondon,“Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It’sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn’thearmesometimes.”“Yes,Mom,”Lindaputsin,“Ijustwanttoringto...”“IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty’shousetoeatwhenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou...”Mrs.Leeisagreattalker.“Nearlyfourpounds.”saysDavid.Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.“Yes,allright,”saysMrs.Lee,“butyouwillwrite,won’tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork...”O(jiān)nceagain,Mrs.Leetalksaboutthepast.Andthereisnostoppingher.“Fourpoundsfifty,”saysDavid.Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.“There!Thatwasn’tlong,wasit?”“Fourpounds,ninetypence,”Davidanswers,“andyoudidn’tevensaythatwe’vearrived.”21．LindaandDavid.A．a(chǎn)reAustralian B．a(chǎn)reEnglishC．liveinSydney D．gobackhomefromAustralia22．Whydoesn’tDavidwantLindatoringhermother?A．Becausehedoesn’tlikehermother.B．BecausehethinksLinda’smotherisagreattalker.C．BecausehethinksLindaisagreattalker.D．Becausehethinksit’stooexpensivetoring.23．WhydoesDavidsay“Ifyou’reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I’lleatmyhat”?A．Becausehewantstoeathishat.B．BecausehehopesLindacantalkformorethanoneminute.C．Becausehedoesn’tbelievetheycantalkforlessthanoneminute.D．BecausehewillnotbeangryifLindatalksforlessthanoneminuteonthephone.24．“Andthereisnostoppingher.”Thissentencemeans.A．someonewantstostopherfromtalkingB．noonewantstostopherC．shewillbenothappyifsomeonestopsherD．nothingcanstopherfromtalking25．Lindaandhermother.A．getonwellwitheachother B．don’tliketalkingonthephoneC．a(chǎn)rebothonthetrip D．havelotsofmoneyBIn1896,thefirstmodernOlympicGameswasheldinAthens,Greece.Sincethen,manycountrieshavesuccessfullyheldtheOlympics,suchasEngland,France,Germany,Canada,theU.S.A．,SpainandAustralia.Aftermorethanacentury,thegamesreturnedtoitshometown.WhenpeopleholdtheOlympicGames,theyalwaysmakeanemblem(會徽).TheemblemoftheAthensOlympicGameswasawhitecircleoflovebranchesinthesky.In2004,Athensdevelopedaspiritofpeace.Anofficersaid,“WhileinAthens,theworldshouldbeatpeace.Wehopethepeaceisnotjustforashorttime.WewouldlikethemessagefromtheAthensGamestohelpcountriescometogetherandsolvetheirproblems.”O(jiān)neyearlater,theOlympicGameswillbeheldinChina.AndChinahasalreadymadeaseal(圖章),astheemblemoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames.TheemblemhasasingleChinesecharacteronaredsealandmeans“Chineseseal—dancingBeijing”.Belowit,therearethewords“Beijing2008”.Thecharacterintheemblemis“Jing”.ItmeanscapitalofChinaanditislikearunneroradancer.Therunningfigure(人形)oftheemblemshowsthespiritoftheOlympics—faster,higherandstronger.26．InwhichcountrywasthefirstmodernOlympicsheld?A．Greece. B．China. C．Australia. D．French.27．WhatdopeoplealwaysmakewhentheyholdtheOlympicGames?A．Picture. B．Anemblem. C．Anflag. D．Amap.28．WhatmessagedoestheAthensOlympicGameswanttogive?A．War. B．Luck. C．Danger. D．Peace.29．HowmanyyearshavepassedwhenAthensagainheldtheOlympicGames?A．100. B．104. C．108. D．112.30．ThespiritoftheOlympicGamesis.A．historyandfriendship B．faster,higherandstrongerC．runninganddancing D．peace,friendshipanddevelopmentCSingapore’spublictransportsystem(公共交通系統(tǒng))isoneofthebestintheworld,soyoushouldhavenoproblemfindingyourwayaroundlikealocal(當(dāng)?shù)厝?.Therearethreemainformsofpublictransportthatyouwouldfindinanyothermajorcity—trains,busesandtaxis.TRAINSTrainsrunfrom6a.m.tomidnight.Singletripticketsstartat80cents.IfyoubuyanEZ-Linkcardfor$15,youcanridethetrainsandbusesallyoulike.Ifyouneedmoreinformation,justcallTransitLinkoBUSESThereareseveralbusservicesinSingaporeandfares(車費)startat80cents.Besuretoalwaysaskthedriverthecostofyourticketashecannotgivechanges.Ifyouneedhelp,justcallTransitLinkoTAXISTherearethreemaintaxicompanies—CityCab(65522222),Comfort(65521111)andTibs(65528888).Booking(預(yù)訂)canalsobemadeeasilybycallingthenumberslistedabove.RENTAL(租)CARSDrivinginSingaporeisapleasureandifyouliketotravelatyourownpace,rentingacarisagoodchoice.RentingtakesawaythehassleofgettingtoplacesaroundSingapore.Justsitbackandenjoythecity.Italsomeansyou’llgettoseealotmorethatatrainorabuswon’tletyousee.Forcarrental,callAvison+6567371668.31．Ifyouneedtofindthebusnumber,youmaycall____________.A．+6567371668 B．65528888CD．6552222232．ByanEZ-Linkcard,youcantake____________.A．bothbusesandtrains B．onlytrainsC．bothbusesandtaxis D．onlyrentalcars33．Whenyoutakeabusthere,alwaysrememberto____________.A．takeyourownlicensewithyou B．a(chǎn)skthedriverhowmuchyourticketisC．buythebusmapofSingapore D．bookyourticketaheadoftime34．Whatdoestheword“hassle”meaninChinese?A．麻煩 B．樂趣 C．景點 D．費用35．WhatdoyouknowabouttravelinginSingaporefromthepassage?A．Alocalhasnotroublefindinghiswayaround.B．It’smuchcheapertogoaroundbybusthanbytrain.C．YoucanseealotmoreinSingaporeonlybyrentingacar.D．It’sveryconvenientforvisitorstotravelinSingapore.IV.任務(wù)型閱讀。（每小題2分，計10分。）HaveyoueverheardofafamouscharitycalledOperationSmile?Wehopewecanhelpyouunderstandhowwearetryingtohelpchildrenallovertheworld.OperationSmilewasstartedbyadoctorandhiswife.In1982,togetherwithsomevolunteers,theywenttoPhilippinestohelpchildrenwhohadholesintheirlipsorinsidetheirmouths.3.Itwasverydifficultforthemtoeatanddrink.Thesevolunteersworkedveryhard.Buttheyworriedthattheycouldnotcarryonwiththeworkbecausetheywereshortofmoney.Thentheydecidedtostartacharitysothattheycouldhelptheseneedychildren.TheycalleditOperationSmile.OperationSmileworksinmorethantwentydevelopingcountriesandhascuredover10,000childrenwhohaveproblemswiththeirmouths.OperationSmilehaswonmanyprizesforitsworkandin1999theyevenstartedaspecialeventcalled“TheWorldJourneyofHope”.4.5,000childrenin18countriesarecuredduringtheevent.Ontheotherhand,OperationSmiletrainslocaldoctorsandnursesindevelopingcountriessothattheycancontinuetohelpchildrenwhenOperationSmilehasleft.Astothechildrenwithmuchmoreseriousproblems,theywillsendthemtoAmericaforfurthertreatment.Soshowyourkindnessandgenerositytotheneedychildrennow.YoucansendyourdonationtoOperationSmileatlocalbanks.Manythanksfromthechildrenwhocansmilenowwillcometoyou.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，簡要回答下列問題。36．WhostartedOperationSmile?____________________________________________37．Whatdoesthewriteraskustodotoshowourkindnessandgenerositytotheneedychildren?____________________________________________38．把短文中畫線③的句子翻譯成漢語。____________________________________________39．把短文中畫線④的句子翻譯成漢語。____________________________________________40．給短文擬一個恰當(dāng)?shù)臉?biāo)題。____________________________________________V.綜合填空。（每小題2分，計20分。）JohnSmith,ourEnglishteacher,hasbeen41China42morethantwoyears.Hehasbeentomany43placesinBeijing,44hehasnotyetbeentomanyotherpartsofChina.Lastweekhe45toMountE’meiinSichuanProvince46hisfamily.Manypeoplelike47byair,butJohn’sfamilythinkthattravelingbytrainisthebest.Itismuch48andmoreenjoyablethanarushedtripby49.Theyhadawonderful50ridetoChengdubeforetheywenttoMountE’meibybus.VI.完成句子。（每小題2分，計10分。）51．在過去，城市的生活條件很差。________________________,thelivingconditionsinthecitywerepoor.52．大衛(wèi)上周取得了很大的進步。David________great________lastweek.53．學(xué)生們在業(yè)余時間通常做什么？Whatdothestudentsdo________________________________?54．史密斯先生一家自1998以來就一直生活在中國。TheSmiths________________inChina________1998.55．最后，我們成功地到達了山頂。Finally,we________________________tothetopofthemountain.VII.書面表達。（計10分。）請根據(jù)下列提示，寫一篇題為“ChangesinMyHometown”的短文。100詞左右。提示：過去：1.居住條件差，一家人住在又小又舊的房子里。2.主要通過寄信與朋友保持聯(lián)系。3.步行、騎自行車上班。4.道路狹窄，車輛少。現(xiàn)在：1.居住環(huán)境舒適，搬進高樓。2.通過手機交流。3.環(huán)形路寬闊，擁有自己的車輛。4.可以做很多事情放松自己。我很高興看見這些變化，并為此自豪，相信家鄉(xiāng)會變得越來越美麗。ChangesinMyHometown__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案I.單項選擇。（共10小題，每小題1分，計10分。）