Unit 1 Past and present
【单词过关 ★ 翻译下列单词】
pollution ____________ communication ____________
situation ____________ narrow ____________
interview ____________ improve ____________
environment ____________ anyway ____________
transport ____________ recently ____________
condition ____________ exactly ____________
【词组过关 ★ 翻译下列词组】
used to __________________ be/get used to __________________
do a history project __________________ open space __________________
move house __________________ share sth. with sb. __________________
a steel factory __________________ go to other cities __________________
take action to do sth. __________________ get married __________________
feel a bit lonely __________________ in the northern part of __________________
from time to time __________________ go around the city __________________
in some ways __________________ take place __________________
turn…into… __________________ put the waste into the river __________________
all one’s life __________________ as often as before __________________
since then __________________ keep in touch with each other __________________
live a poor life __________________ make communication easier __________________
in the past __________________ enjoy a comfortable life __________________
【填空过关 ★ 根据提示用适当形式填空】
1. At ________(现在), we can fly to Seoul from Yancheng.
2. We can’t forgrt the poor life in the ________(过去).
3. The college studnets will face a difficult ________(形势) when they graduate.
4. The number of the ________(工厂) in our hometown is getting smaller and smaller.
5. More and more people have ________(意识到) the importance of the wetlands.
6. Their ________(妻子) are standing there and chatting with each other.
7. I have studied English ________ (自……以来) two years ago.
8. To make the earth a greener place, people are looking for better ways to reuse the ________(废弃物).
9. The train arrived at ________ (正好) 8 o’clock.
10. We all agreed, but Danny had a different ________(观点).
11. Now the rivers in the park are much _______(clean).
12. Are you planning to ________(to go or come back to a place where you were before) to Spain
13. I once ________(meet) him but I forget ________(talk) to him.
14. Have you got used to ________(eat) Western food
15. Simon ________ (go) swimming already. He ________(go) out ten minutes ago.
16. I have ________ been to Chengdu. (for, never, yet)
17. He has worked there ________ he left school. (already, just, since)
18. She has known Sam ________ nine years. (since, for, yet)
19. Have you ________ ridden a horse (ever, for, yet)
20. He has ________ finished his homework. (ever, just, yet)
21. Have you heard from your sister in the USA r________, Jack
22. Tom felt very l________ when he first arrived in New York.
23. Tom r________ to China from the USA last week.
24. ---Have you ever been a________ ---Yes, I went to American and Australia last year.
25. ---When did you l________ see each other ---About ten years ago.
26. I think they need to improve their working c________.
27. Almost all the families get t________ to celebrate the Spring Festival.
28. O________ a thief, always a thief.
29. I don’t think it’s good to eat at r________. In fact, I like home-cooking.
30. In the c________ of the park is a small lake.
【选择过关 ★ 选出正确的一项】
( ) 1. ---China develops so fast. ---That’s true. It ______ a lot already.
A. has changed B. is changing C. will change D. hasn’t changed
( ) 2. Our city is cleaner than it ______ be.
A. is used to B. used to C. uses to D. is used
( ) 3. ---Do you know the film Dangal ---Yes, I ______ it twice.
A. saw B. see C. have seen D. will see
( ) 4. Look! The reporter from CCTV is having an interview ______ Mr Zhou.
A. on B. in C. to D. with
( ) 5. Miss Smith ______ us English since five years ago.
A. taught B. is teaching C. has taught D. teaches
( ) 6. ---______ do you know the 2016 Olympic Games ---I know it very well.
A. How long B. How often C. How well D. How soon
( ) 7. ---Is it the most wonderful football game you have ______ watched
---Yes, I have ______ watched such a wonderful game before.
A. ever; never B. yet; ever C. already; yet D. ever; yet
( ) 8. Old Mr. Green doesn’t feel ______ because some students visit him regularly.
A. sadly B. gently C. lonely D. angrily
( ) 9. Jack has learned more about teamwork ______ he joined the soccer team.
A. until B. since C. while D. though
( ) 10. ---Look! I have bought a new computer. ---Cool! Where ______ you ______ it
A. did; buy B. were; buying C. will; buy D. are; buying
( ) 11. To learn English well, you should speak English ______ you can.
A. as many as B. as more as C. as often as D. so many as
( ) 12. ---It’s reported that Chinese ______ more than 40 minutes a day using WeChat.
---It’s true. I think WeChat is taking too much of our time.
A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take
( ) 13. ---When will you give the novel back to me ---Sorry, I ______ it. How about Friday
A. didn’t finish B. won’t finish C. haven’t finished D. don’t finish
( ) 14. Bicycling is good exercise. ______, it is easy to learn.
A. Moreover B. However C. Anyway D. Otherwise
( ) 15. More and more people mainly communicate ______.
A. on email B. by email C. in the Internet D. through email
( ) 16. Has the old man got used to ______ in the big city yet
A. live B. lives C. lived D. living
( ) 17. ---Is your father in ---No, he ______ for three hours.
A. was out B. has been out C. went out D. has gone out
( ) 18. ---Have you written anything on Chinese traditional food so far ---______. But I have a plan for it.
A. Ever since B. Later on C. Not yet D. From now on
( ) 19. He always tries his best to do things ______.
A. by the own B. on the own C. on his own D. by his own
( ) 20. There ______ great changes in my hometown in the past few years.
A. have had B. have been C. were D. had
【句型过关 ★ 按要求改写句子】
1. He has finished his homework. (改为一般疑问句，并作否定回答)
________ ________ finishedhishomework
No, he ________.
2. He hasn’t come to school because he’s ill. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ he ________ to school
3. We began to learn English three years ago. (改为同义句)
We ________ ________ English ________ three years.
4. Daniel has stayed in Shanghai for two days. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ Daniel stayed in Shanghai
5. Tony has slept since 10 o’clock last night. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ Tony ________
6. I have been to Sunshine Town. (对划线部分提问)
___________________________________________________
7. They have already arrived in Shanghai. (改为否定句)
They ________ ________ in Shanghai ________.
8. My uncle bought a computer for me two days ago. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ your uncle ________ a computer ________ ________
9. They worked in the company in 2000. (用since改写句子)
___________________________________________________
10. I bought a new iPhone 14 just now. (用just改写句子)
___________________________________________________
【翻译过关 ★ 根据中文补全句子】
1. 因特网使交流容易得多。
The Internet ________ ________ ________ ________.
2. 从那时起我们就没见过彼此了。
We ________ ________ each other ________ ________.
3. 你离开后，要确保和我联系。
Be sure ________ ________ in ________ ________ me while you are away.
4. 我爸爸有时和他的朋友们下中国象棋。
My father plays Chinese chess with his friends ________ ________ ________ ________.
5. 我的家乡已经有了很大的变化。
There ________ ________ ________ ________ in my hometown.
6. 我想借一本关于北京的过去和现在的书。
I want to borrow a book _____________________________________________________.
7. 南希在很多年前就和父母出国了。
Nancy ______________________________________________________ many years ago.
8. 我爷爷自从他出生以来就没有离开过家乡。
_________________________________________________________________________.
9. 他们中的大部分已经搬进了新大楼。
_________________________________________________________________________.
10. 过去，人们只能靠骑自行车或步行来往于集镇。
________________, people _______________________________ by bicycle or on foot.
★完型填空过关★
My country, Vietnam, is a good place. Hue is my favourite city in the country because it’s my 1 . I was born and 2 there. Hue is in the centre of Vietnam. It is 3 for its history. Hue is one of the World Heritage Sites (世界遗产地).
There are many old temples, walls, museums and palaces in Hue. If you want to relax in a quiet place and 4 feel the culture of the old days, Hue is the right place for you to go.
When everyone 5 my hometown, they feel comfortable. They can travel around my city and watch, see, feel and 6 . The 7 in my hometown is very special and delicious. Bun Bo Hue is a kind of beef noodle soup, very famous and delicious. Vietnamese 8 is also good. You can just drink a cup of coffee in the morning as the locals like doing.
Over time, everything in my hometown is 9 better. People here are hardworking. Though it is not 10 developed as some places in the world, I believe it will do well as time goes by.
( ) 1. A. museum B. hometown C. friend D. country
( ) 2. A. put up B. took up C. made up D. grew up
( ) 3. A. popular B. interesting C. important D. famous
( ) 4. A. at times B. in time C. on time D. at the same time
( ) 5. A. arrives in B. leaves for C. thinks of D. shows around
( ) 6. A. play B. taste C. shop D. drive
( ) 7. A. sight B. traffic C. food D. style
( ) 8. A. tea B. coffee C. juice D. water
( ) 9. A. becoming B. growing C. tasting D. smelling
( ) 10. A. very B. quite C. so D. too
★阅读理解过关★
Twenty-First Century Book
Probably you have seen someone reading a book on an electronic reading device. Over the past few years, these small computers have become more popular. For that reason, more companies that make traditional paper books are now making electronic books(ebooks). Most ebooks are the same as paper books, but people download a file into a reading device rather than buying the paper book. This way they can carry many books.
Book companied are adding special features to some ebooks. These extra features might include sound files, picture files, or video files. When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer.
The latest electronic readers are smaller and cheaper, but they are also much more powerful. They can store much more information, so writers and book companies can do more with their ebooks. They do not want to just add files to a completed book. They are making the sound, picture, and video files part of the story. Readers need these files to understand the whole story. Readers can even change the story.
Readers already have a lot of books to choose from. If they can change the way stories end, they will have even more choice!
( ) 1. This reading is about ______.
A. books about the future B. electronic books
C. books written after 1999 D. popular writers today
( ) 2. Which sentence is true about the devices described in the passage
A. You can use them to read ebooks. B. You can use them to make videos.
C. They change paper books into ebooks. D. They weigh less than a paper book.
( ) 3. According to the passage, what special feature might some ebooks include
A. Copies of the paper book. B. Devices for other ebooks.
C. Extra files. D. Other writers’ ebooks.
( ) 4. Which of the following ebooks is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. An ebook that has sold over one million copies.
B. An ebook with a sound file that tells part of the story.
C. An ebook that is only text.
D. An ebook with a video about the writer.
( ) 5. How are some ebooks today different than older ebooks
A. Companies sell them in many files. B. Devices make them easier to read.
C. Readers can change the stories. D. Writers do not finish them.
★首字母填空过关★
Ever since the first mobile phones came out in the mid-80s, they have changed our lives in many w________.
First of all, mobile phones changed the way we c________ with others. In the past, people used to keep in touch with their families, r________ and friends by writing letters. Now if we want to contact(联系) them, we just need to take out our mobile phones, dial the number and then we can r________ them in a few seconds.
Secondly, mobile phones o________ us a number of ways to relax. With the help of all kinds of mobile apps, we can post photos, blogs, messages and videos on websites from p________. We can also play all types of games as well. So we may not feel l________.
However, every coin has two s________. Mobile phones also have disadvantages(缺点). In the past, people who took the same bus every day would start a conversation and might develop friendships along the way, but now this s________ does not happen anymore. Today, phubbers(低头族) can be seen here and there. They are m________ the opportunity(机会) to make new friends.
★任务阅读过关★
Joe Richman works as a radio reporter and is looking for a new idea for a radio programme. He met a teenager called Josh Smith. Josh had Tourette’s Syndrome—a brain trouble.
Josh was just beginning high school when he was invited to work with Joe on a story about his illness. Joe wanted Josh to keep a radio story of his daily life. He gave Josh a tape recorder and asked him to record what happened to him every day. Josh was embarrassed(窘迫的) to record at school—his friends might laugh.
One day, Josh made up his mind to take the tape recorder to school. He took it out at lunchtime. What happened next was a total surprise. Everyone started asking him questions about Tourette’s.
That was an important day in Josh’s life because he learned to be more open about his condition. He learned a lot about himself and the world by doing the radio diaries. And Joe was happy that many people loved his programme.
Answer the questions according to the passage. (使用完整语句作答)
(1) Who is Joe Richman
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(2) What is Tourette’s Syndrome
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(3) When did Josh receive Joe’s invitation to the programme
_________________________________________________________________
(4) How did Josh’s classmates react(反应) to his radio diary
_________________________________________________________________
(5) Why was it an important day in Josh’s life
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