Unit 1一.词汇运用(10分)(I)根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
(5分)1. Eating too much salt (增加) the risk of high blood pressure.2. China (速度)has changed our country and impressed the world.3. Most smart phones and laptops, by themselves,search and (连接) to Wifi networks.4.I am very happy that the (病人) is getting better.5. Jenny failed in the chemistry yesterday, so she wanted to keep (秘密) from her parents.(Ⅱ)选词填空(5分)repeat, pronounce, listen, discover, note6. She wanted me the last sentence she said.7. Mary speaks English with a good .8. Columbus is said to have America in 1492.9. First of all, there is only way down the information for them.10. What about to English songs to improve English?二.单项选择(10分)( )1. Sally is active girl and she enjoys playing volleyball.A. theB. aC. anD./( )2. The two kids practice spoken English joining the English club.A. byB. inC.onD. with( )3.Susan never gets upset when she has to wait in line. She is very .A. shyB. honest C .funny D .patient ( )4. Everyone should have dreams. With dreams and hard work, anything amazing can be .A. metB. createdC. expectedD. practiced( )5.The total number of online literature website users had to 352 million by the end of June 2017. Andthe number is still growing.A. increasedB. influencedC. includcedD. introduced( )6. He didn't go to school yesterday he was ill.A. because B .because of C. if D. so( )7.-Many young adults find it hard to make their own decisions.-"Well, they have to choose and be responsible for their actions.A. wiselyB. quietly C .totally D. loudly( )8.The river will become dirtier and dirtier we take action to protect it.A. sinceB. ifC. untilD. unless( )9.-Mr Wu has recommended many books. Have you decided first?-Yes. The Little Prince.A. how to readB. which to readC. when to readD. where to read( )10. -Jerry, can you finish your homework on time?- It is so easy.A. It's a piece of cake.B. It serves you right.C. Practice makes perfect.D. Use it or lose it.三.完形填空(10分)Many Chinese students find it difficult to learn English, but not Chinese, because Chinese is their mother language. In fact, Chinese is much more difficult to 1 than English.Still some students in other countries can speak Chinese very 2 . If you don't see them, you may think they are Chinese. What 3 them successful?For me, conversation is the most helpful. I try to speak in 4 . If you only listen to what others speak, you will be good at 5 . But if you talk as 6 as you can, you will find you can speak good Chinese, "says Jenny Brown, an English girl. Now she is 7 Chinese at Beijing University. She is interested in China and 8 history. She thinks that to learn a language, one must try to know 9 about the country.English is different from Chinese, 10 we can use the same way to learn it. It is conversation. ( )1. A. talk B.say C. learn D. know( )2. A. well B. good C. bad D. badl( )3. A. makes B. make C. let D. lets( )4. A. English B. Japanese C. French D. Chinese( )5.A. listen B. talk C. listening D. talking( )6. A. little B. much C. less D. more( )7. A. telling B. writing C. studying D. teaching( ) 8.A.it B. its C. he D.she( )9. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything( )10.A.so B. and C. also D. but四.阅读理解(30分)AThis year, about one hundred teenagers from all over China will spend one year in American homes.They will attend schools and meet teenagers in U. S.，and have a new understanding of America. At the same time, about one hundred American teenagers will cometo China to learn Chinese and get a new understanding of China.A 15-year-old exchange student, Fred, spent last year in China with Li Hua's family. In turn, Li Hua spent a year in Fred's home in America.Fred knew little Chinese when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected much harder. Students stood up respectfully(尊敬) when the teacher entered the classroom. They took fourteen subjects instead of six in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the whole family rather than individuals(个人)."Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. But in China, you walkhome and you have to finish your homework first."At the same time, in America, Li Hua, a friendly Chinese boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评) American schools.＂he says.“It is much too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In China we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities."( )1. Which countries are these exchange students from?A. China and AmericaB. Japan and AmericaC. Australia and ChinaD. Africa and Canada( )2. What's the most important purpose of exchange students in the other country?A. To attend schoolsB. To learn a new language.C. To live with the host farD. To get a new understanding of that country.( )3. What was the difference about outdoor activities between the two countries?A. There were almost no outside activities in the U. S. but there were many in China.B. There were almost no outside activities in China but there were many in the U. S.C. There wasn’t any outside activities in the U. S. but t here were a few in China.D. There wasn't any outside activities in China but there were a few in the U. S.( )4. According to the passage, we know .A. Li Hua didn't like American schools.B. Fred knew much Chinese when he arrived.C. Chinese students take fourteen subjects at school.D. Students in the U. S. have to finish homework first after getting home.( )5. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Fred's life in China.B. Li Hua's school life in America.C. How people learn from her countries.D. The differences in education between the two countries.BMeiyu, born in 1991, from Turkey(土耳其). She is the youngest child of her family. After high school, many people learned English or Japanese, but Meiyu decided to learn Chinese in university. She learned Chinese for four years in Ankara University in Turkey, and got her name Meiyu there.Meiyu fell in love with Chinese after going to university. She became more interested after she knew more about Chinese history. In the beginning many people did not understand her decision. But they all said Meiyu had made a right choice when she graduated from university in 2013. Since then, more Chinese have been visiting Turkey. The trade between the two countries also requires Chinese-speaking people." Speaking Chinese means more job opportunities."said MeiyuNow Meiyu has been in Wuhan, China for about two years. Besides going on studying Chinese, she shows great interest in Chinese kung fu as well, so she spends her free time on kung fu training with her coaches. Not only can kung fu help improve her health but she is also fascinated by the history and culture behind it. Meiyu said, "The more I know about China ,the luckier I feel to have been here. But the truth is that fun and pain go together in the process of learning." Meiyu will graduate in June this year. Her friends want her to stay in China, but her parents hope she can come back home. Meiyu thinks it is difficult to decide. "Even if I go back to Turkey, I will choose Chinese language education as my job, "said Meiyu.( )6. Where did Meiyu learn Chinese for four years?A. In ChinaB. In TurkeyC. In India.D. In Australia( )7. What's probab ly the meaning of the word "opportunities” in this passage?A.观点B.顺序C.机会D.组织( )8. Why does Meiyu spend her free time on kung fu training with her coaches?A. Because she is interested in kung fu.B. Because she has to learn kung tu to graduate.C. Because she wants to teach kung fu in Turkey.D. Because she wants to take part in kung competitions.( )9. Who wants Meiyu to come back home after her graduation in June?A. Her parentsB. Her friendsC. Her relativesD. Her classmates( )10. What can you learn from the passage?A .Meiyu lost courage when she was in Wuhan.B. Chinese culture has greatly influenced Meiyu.C. It's easy for Meiyu to choose whether to stay in China or not.D. Many people didn't accept Meiyu's decision on education in 2013.CIt is a typical night for Yang Jie. She is sitting out with her eight grade son as he struggles to do his homework after a long day at school. The clock on the wall shows that it is already past 11 o'clock. The Taiyuan area mother really hopes her tired son can go to bed at once. But she knows he won't. The class teacher gives rewards to his group if everyone does their homework. That puts pressure on h er son…At the end of 2017, the Ministry of Education required that families and schools should work together to make sure that primary school students get ten hours of sleep a day and middle school students nine hours. The policy(政策) is good, but it still has a longway to go. According to a recent online survey, more than 80 percent of Chinese students go to bed later than 10 p. m. every day.Liu Xuchen, 13, comes from Hefei, Anhui Province. She said most of her classmates spent nearly four hours on homework every day. I feel tired every evening and my homework is for seven subjects "Liu said.Another problem Liu faces is the difficulty of her homework. She said a hard math question could take her nearly 30 minutes to solve.Zhang Haoqiang, headmaster of the Hangzhou Shengli Experimental School in Zhejiang Province, said，“ We cannot ease(减轻) students' homework burden(负担) by simply cutting the quantity(数量). If we improve the quality(质量), they can achieve more while doing less homework.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
