Unit 1 作业

Unit One

1. Vocabulary and Structure:

1) They are preparing for war on a large _____C___.

A) bank B) size C) degree D) scale

2) I’m surprised by the sense of _____A___ he has with children.

A) easiness B) ease C) rest D) alarm

3) In considering people for jobs, we give ____D____ to those with some experience.

A) conference B) review C) preference D) apology

4) I really hope to discuss and _____B___ the problems with you.

A) explain B) explore C) experience D) export

5) There was nothing in the letter of ___C_____ importance.

A) peculiar B) necessary C) basic D) particular

6) Beethoven (贝多芬) is regarded as one of the immortals (不朽者) of ___A_____ music.

A) popular B) classical C) expensive D) powerful

7) Do you know ____D____ the girl’s father is?

A) if B) what C) whether D) that

8) Mark’s sister just suggested that we _____C___ to Mexico this summer.

A) will go B) are going C) go D) had gone

9) Schools in the north tend to be better equipped, _____A___ schools in the south are relatively

poor.

A) which B) as C) for D) while

10) Can you tell me how many English words ____B____ since last year?

A) have you learned B) did you learn C) you learned D) you have learned

11) Mike asked the shop assistant ____A____ the TV________ cheap enough.

A) that; is B) if; was C) that; was D) whether; is

12) —Do you remember ___D_____ he came?

—Yes, I do, he came by car.

A) how B) when C) that D) if

2. Translation

Directions: translate each of the following sentences from English to Chinese.

1. Excuse me. Where's the nearest police station?

2.Can you answer a question which I want to ask and which is puzzling me？

3. Crops grow well in the south.

4. I was having a nap when suddenly the telephone rang.

5. Don’t you see it was just for fun ? You got it all wrong.

6. If you don’t mind, please pass me the salt.

7. If you decided to learn a new language, you would have to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to

the cause.

8. In an age of plenty, we feel spiritual hunger.

3. Cloze

We live in a computer age. People __1B__ scientists, teachers, writers and even students use

computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, __2_A_ couldn’t do much. They

were very big and expensive. Very __3_C_ people were interested in them and knew how to use

them. Today computers are smaller and __4_D_. But they can do a lot of work, many people like

to use them. Some people __5A_ have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work __6_C_ than people and make

fewer mistakes. Computers can __D7__ people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to

__8_A_. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to __9B__. Computers can also

remember what you __10_C_ them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends.

Do you want to have a computer?

1. A. like B. as C. and D. with

2. A. students B. scientists C. teachers D. computers

3. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

4. A. cheap B. cheaper C. more expensive D. expensive

5. A. even B. still C. already D. yet

6. A. fast B. faster C. slow D. slower

7. A. help B. make C. stop D. use

8. A. write B. play C. study D. learn

9. A. sing B. study C. dance D. watch

10. A. put in B. put on C. put into D. put up

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4. Reading Comprehension:

Let’s watch the weather forecast on television. We my go to Scotland, we may go to Wales

or London. We can decide after the forecast.

“Good morning, and here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. Northern Scotland will be

cold, and there may be snow over High Ground. In the north of England it will be a wet day and

rain will move into Wales and the Midlands during the afternoon. East Anglia (英国) will be

generally dry, and it will be a bright clear day with sunshine, but it may rain during the evening.

In the southwest it may be foggy during the morning, but the afternoon will be clear. It may be

windy later in the day.”

1. What is the speaker planning to do? B

A. To go traveling within the country.

B. To listen to the weather forecast on the radio.

C. To water the weather forecast on TV.

D. To fly to Wales or London.

2. Can the speaker fly to Northern Scotland tomorrow morning, according to the weather

forecast? Why or why not? A

A. Yes, because it will be a fine day tomorrow.

B. Yes, because it won’t be foggy there tomorrow.

C. No, because it will be foggy there tomorrow.

D. No, because there will be a storm there tomorrow.

3. When is the speaker watching the forecast? D

A. In the morning.

B. At noon.

C. In the afternoon.

D. In the evening.