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Unit 1 Festivals around the world
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分45分) 第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21.—Is it necessary to look up every new word when I come across it in reading? —No. You ________, because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context. A.can't C.don't have to
B.mustn't D.ought not to
22.She offered a ________ of $ 2,000 for information about her missing son. A.pay C.fee
B.reward D.fare
23.Christmas is drawing near. The shops have started to ________ Christmas decorations. A.take up C.put up
B.bring up D.turn up
24.The lady jumped off the floor, screaming, as if ________ by a snake. A.to have been bitten C.being bitten
B.bitten D.to be bitten
25.—What was Mary doing when you visited her? —She was ________ herself in the mirror. A.enjoying C.devoting
B.admiring D.seeing
26.People of all ages ________ beautiful costumes skipped back and forth ________ the loud music.
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A.dressing in; at C.dressing up; to
B.dressed in; to D.dressed up; at
27.________ down the radio—the baby is asleep in the next room. A.Turning C.To turn
B.Turned D.Turn
28.Only after he left ________ this interesting book. A.I read C.I had read
B.have I read D.did I read
29.—Perhaps we could invite some of our junior school friends to our party. —________. A.Yes, why not? C.Oh, never mind.
B.Sure, no problem. D.Well, go ahead.
30.________, the 21-year-old girl won three Olympic medals in track events. A.To believe or not C.Believe it or not
B.Believing it or not D.Whether believe or not
31.The letter he looked forward to ________ yesterday. A.coming C.came
B.come D.have come
32.What you said just now ________ me of that American professor. A.mentioned C.reminded
B.informed D.memorized
33.The director apologized for ________ to inform me of the change in the plan. A.his being not able C.his not being able
B.him not to able D.him to be not able
34.—Do you think the rain will affect the football match?
—The players are used to such rainy weather, so it ________ make any difference to them. A.shan't C.needn't
B.shouldn't D.mustn't
35.Daddy didn't mind what we were doing, as long as we were together,________ fun.
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A.had B.have C.to have D.having
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中),选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was fifteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been __36__. Like most English children I learned __37__ at school I had often been to France, so I __38__ speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English.__39__ when I went to America I was really looking forward to __40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems. __42__ wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a __43__ telephone to give my American friend Danny a __44__ and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked __45__ he could help me. “Yes”, I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well, that's __46__,” he exclaimed. “Are you getting __47__?But aren't you a bit __48__?” “Who is talking about marriage?”I replied. “I __49__ want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me __50__ there's a phone box?“Oh!”he said, “There's a phone downstairs.”
When at last we __51__ meet each other, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry,” she said to me. “I had so many __52__ at first. There are lots of words which are Amercians __53__ differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the __54__ thing they say. Most of the __55__ British and American people understand each other!” 36.A.out B.away C.outside D.abroad 37.A.Chinese C.French 38.A.get used to C.used to
39.A.Once B.But C.So D.Then 40.A.having C.giving 41.A.time
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B.Japanese D.Italian B.was used to D.was able to
B.buying D.receiving B.human
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C.language 42.A.Too C.What
D.money B.Quite D.How
43.A.cheap B.popular C.public D.good 44.A.letter C.news
45.A.if B.that C.where D.when 46.A.well B.over C.nice D.ring 47.A.changed C.palnned
48.A.small B.little C.old D.young 49.A.ever B.just C.never D.always 50.A.where B.how C.why D.what 51.A.did B.do C.could D.had 52.A.wishes C.things
53.A.write B.speak C.use D.read 54.A.terrible C.useful 55.A.chance C.condition
第三部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
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There is a story about how Albert Einstein was travelling to universities, giving lectures on his famous theory of relativity(相对论). One day while on their way to a university, the driver said, “Dr. Einstein, I've heard that lecture more than 30 times. I have learned it by heart and bet(打赌)I could give it myself.”
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B.ring D.information
B.expected D.married
B.difficulties D.ideas
B.necessary D.funny B.situation D.time
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“Well, I'll give you the chances,”said Einstein, “they don't know me at the next school. So when we get there, I'll put on your cap and you introduce yourself as me and give the lecture.”
The driver gave Einstein's lecture so wonderfully that he didn't make any mistakes.
When he finished, he started to leave, but one of the professors stopped him and asked him a question which was very difficult. The driver thought fast. “The answer to that question is so simple,”he said, “I'm surprised you have to ask me, in fact, to show you just how simple it is, I'm going to ask my driver to come up here and answer your question.”
56.The driver asked Albert Einstein to give him a chance to give lectures because ________.
A.he thought the theory of relativity simple B.he didn't understand the theory of relativity at all
C.he had heard the lecture so many times that he could recite it D.he wanted to show how well he understood the theory of relativity 57.________ and he let driver have a try. A.Albert Einstein was a very kind man
B.Albert Einstein knew it was impossible for the driver to give the lecture C.Albert Einstein knew the driver was able to give the lecture D.Albert Einstein wanted to make fun of the driver
58.The driver thought that the professor's question was ________. A.too easy for him to answer B.too difficult for him to answer C.simple enough for Einstein to answer
D.so difficult that Einstein couldn't answer it either 59.What do you think of the driver? A.He was a foolish man. B.He was as clever as Einstein.
C.He was bright enough to master the theory of relativity.
D.He was such a clever man that he fooled the professor and other people.
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