Unit 2 Going to see a film
Part 1 Listening
Ⅰ.Listen and choose the right picture.(5％)
A B C
D E F
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Ⅱ.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(8％) ( )1. A. To Shanghai. B. To the countryside.
C. To the cinema.
D. To the museum.
( )2. A. Yes, she will. B. No, she won’t.
C. She’ll go to Canada.
D. She will stay with her parents.
( )3. A. For a long time. B. For two weeks.
C. From Monday to Friday.
D. From Saturday to Sunday.
( )4. A. Last Month. B. The eleventh of August.
C. The end of August.
D. For three weeks.
( )5. A. They are talking about their homework.
B. They are coming back to Shanghai.
C. They are making some presents.
D. They are making a phone call.
( )6. A. Peter. B. John. C. Mary. D. Mr. Wang.
( )7. A. About eight minutes’ walk. B. About ten minutes’ walk.
C. About six minutes’ walk.
D. About two minutes’ walk. ( )8. A. In the street. B. This morning.
C. Yes, he has.
D. No, he hasn’t.
Ⅲ. Listen to the passage and whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (6％)
( )1. The story happens on a sunny morning in the Big Forest.
( )2. The Bear family is just waking up.
( )3. Momma Bear and Papa Bear are doing morning exercises.
( )4. Baby Bear is still asleep.
( )5. The Monkey family are having peaches for their breakfast.
( )6. The Monkey family wake up later than them.
Ⅳ. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences.(6％)
1. __________ makes a phone call to Mike.
2. They are going to visit the __________ Museum this Sunday morning.
3. They are going to start at __________.
4. They will meet at the school __________.
5. They will go there by __________.
6. Mike is Mary’ s __________.
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
Ⅰ. Complete the sentences according to the given phonetic transcriptions.(5％)
1.The children laughed when the __________ /'stju?p?d/clown appeared
2.My dad prefers __________ /'?k??n/ film to love story.
3.Yesterday I saw a film. It was full of __________ /'lɑ？ft?/ and fun.
4.Tell me the shortest __________ /ru?t/ to get to the hospital.
5.The __________ /du're??n/ of the film is fifty minutes.
Ⅱ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次).(6％)
A.party
B. comes back
C. matter
D. kind
E. look
F. in the eveving
G. telephone
Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day Mr. Jones says to Mr.
Brown, “We are going to have a small ___1____ at our house next Wednesday evening.
Will you and your wife come?”
of you . We are
Mr. Brown says ,” Thank you very much. That is very ____2____
free that evening, I think , but I will ____3____ my wife and ask her. Perhaps she wants
to go somewhere (某地) else ____4____ .” So Mr. Brown goes to the next room and
telephones. When he ____5____ , he look s very worried .“What is the ____6____ ?“ asks Mr. Jones. Mr. Brown answers ,” My son answers the phone. My wife isn’t there. She i looking for my son.”
1.________
2.________
3.________
4.________
5.________
6.________
III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper froms.(6％)
1.“Police Story” is a film with a lot of ________.(act)
2.Don’t miss a new cartoon . It is very ________.(excite)
3.The film about stupid clowns in the circus is full of ________.(laugh)
4.________ you will find City Cinema on your left.(final)
5.Swan Lake is the ________ cartoon of the year.(great)
6.It’s _________ to read story books when I am free.(funny)
IV. Choose the best answer.(15％)
( )1. ________ is the nearest cinema?
A.How long
B. How far
C. How often
D. How soon
( )2. You will find the cinema ________ your left.
A.for
B. in
C. on
D. of
( )3. The swan is swimming ________. It’s looking for something to eat.
A.angrily
B. hard
C. loudly
D. slowly
( )4. Don’t turn on the TV. Grandma ________ now.
A.is sleeping
B. will sleep
C. slept
D. sleeps
( )5. He ________ four cups of milk, two spoons of prowdered milk to make yoghurt.
A. needs
B. need
C. will want
D. want
( )6. A: How long will the film last?
B: ________.
A.80 minutes
B. 8:00
C. At 8:00
D. In 80 minutes
( )7. A: I’d rather have a cup of coffee with milk.
B: ________.
A.Neither do I
B. Neither would I
C. So do I
D. So would I
( )8. If you go to Pudong New District, you will find ________ tall buildings.
A.plenty
B. much
C. a lot of
D. a lot
( )9. He doesn’t like Coke. He’d rather ________ some milk.
A.drink
B. drinks
C. to drink
D. drinking
( )10. The film ________ “Monkey King” is ________ three days.
A.called…in
B. called…on
C. calling…on
D. calling…in ( )11. A: What are we going to do this weekend?
B: What about ________ to the circus with grandma?
A.go
B. to go
C. to going
D. going
( )12. A: May I speak to Mary?
B: ________
A.I’m Mary.
B. Yes, but who are you ?
C. Hold on, please.
D. Yes, please.
( )13. If you go to Sichuan Road, you ________ many shops.
A.Will see
B. see
C. to see
D. seeing
( )14. A: I won’t go to the Bund tomorrow.
B: ________.
A.So do I
B. So will I
C. Neither will I
D. Neither would I
( )15. He works very hard, so it is ________ that he always gets the good marks in all
the subjects.
A.surprising
B. a surprise
C. not surprised
D. not surprising
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.(8％)
1.Jane will go to Beijing next week.(改为反义疑问句)
Jane will go to Beijing next week, ________ _________?
2.Linda and I like films about cowboys.(改为否定句)
Linda and I ________ ________ films about cowboys.
3.“Police Story” will last
for 80 minutes.(对划线部分提问)
________ ________ will “Police Story” last?
4.The tickets cost me 100 yuan.(对划线部分提问)
________ ________ do the tickets cost you?
Part 3 Reading and Writing
I. Reading comprehension.(15％)
(A)
Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are True(T) or
False(F):
Spring is a time to really notice the earth. Leaves are growing on trees. Animals are
coming out to eat and play. Every April we have a special day for honoring the earth. It
is called Earth Day. But what can a kid do to help on Earth Day? Walk down your street.
Do you see empty bottles on the road or sidewalk? Pick them up. The world is already
垃圾桶). Trash is filling up the
better! But there’s more. Don’t put the bottles in a trashcan(
earth. Wash and reuse the bottles instead. They can hold almost anything. You could even
make a bird feeder(喂食器) from a bottle. You can help the air, too. Plant a small tree.
The leaves on the tree take in dirty air. Then they give us clean air. Our world is a
wonderful place! We just need to take care of it on Earth Day and every day.
( )1. Leaves are growing in spring.
( )2. Sometimes we can see empty bottles on the road or sidewalk.
( )3. We know bottles can not be uses again.
( )4. The leaves on the tree can make dirty air.
( )5. We only need to take care of our earth on Earth Day.
(B)
Read the passage and choose the best answers.
The tale of Cinderella
Once upon a time, a young girl named Cinderella had a mean stepmother and three
evil stepsisters. Cinderella waited on them all day. She mopped the floor. She made their
meals. She scrubbed the dishes.
Then one day, all the girls in the kingdom were invited to a royal ball. The pronce
wanted to find a beautiful wife for himself. Of course, Cinderella had to do chores as her stepsisters went to the ball.
Suddenly , a good fairy appeared to Cinderella and turned her ragged dress into a
gorgeous gown. She even gave Cinderella a delicate pair of glass slippers to wear.
said the fairy, ‘or the spell will wear off!’‘Just be back by midnight,’
When Cinderella arrived at the ball, her stepmother and stepsisters could not believe their eyes. The servant was the most beautiful girl at the ball. The prince danced with her all night. Cinderella rushed to leave the castle by midnight. On her way out, she lost one
of her glass slippers on the castle stairs.
The next day, the prince searched the whole kingdom for the girl who had lost that glass slipper. He wanted that girl to be his bride. And who do you think was the only person who fit into that slipper? Cinderella! One day she was a servant to her evil stepmother. The next day she was a beautiful princess living in a castle. Cinderella and the prince lived happily ever after.
Choose the best answers.
( )1. ________ cleaned the house all day.
A.Cinderella
B. Stepmother
C. Stepsisters
D. The prince
( )2. The prince invited all the girls in the kingdom to a royal ball because he wanted
to ________.
A.find a helper
B. find a beautiful bride for himself
C. find a wife for his brother
D. have a wonderful time
( )3. What didn’t the good fairy do to Cinderella?
A.She turned her ragged dress into a gorgeous gown.
B.She even gave Cinderella a delicate pair of glass slippers to wear.
C.She told Cinderella when to go back.
D.She gave Cinderella a gold ring and necklace.
( )4. Cinderella lost one of her glass slippers ________.
A.outside her house
B. in front of the gate
C. on the castle stairs
D. in the ball room
( )5. The prince searched for Cinderella ________.
A.two days later
B. the next day
C. that night
D. the next week
(C)
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Do you know that many of our most popular
cartoon and movie characters come from Japan? You
probably know some of them, and you may never
hear of others. But they are all very popular in Japan.
In Japan, ‘Astroboy’ is very famous. He was created as a
comic book character in 1951, and was the first animated(动
画的) cartoon on Japanese television in 1963. Pikachu is the
star of the n popular Pokemon cartoon series. Everybody in
Japan knows Doraemon. His face is seen everywhere, on
candy wrappers(糖纸), on pencil boxes and even on stamps.
He first appeared in a comic book in 1969, and he had
been in TV shows and movies as well. The movie ‘My
Neighbour Tot oro’ was made in 1988. It is one of the most
popular animated films made by the Japanese director,
Hayao Miyazaki. There are shops in Japan selling Totoro merchandise(商品). You can buy all things about Totoro books, lunchboxes, games and so on.
Answer the questions.
1.Where are most popular cartoon and movie characters from?
______________________________________________________.
2.How many cartoon charactera are mentioned in the passage?
______________________________________________________.
3.Which character was first showed in a comic book in 1969?
______________________________________________________.
4.Who made the character TOtoro come to our life?
______________________________________________________.
5.When was ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ made?
______________________________________________________.
II. Cloze test.(12％)
A.Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage
The puppet show
Every year the local library has a puppet show to help raise money for new
books. The kindergarten class always performs the ____1____. But this year there was
a big flood in the library. There was a snowstorm with four feet of snow! It was so
____2____ that part of the roof of the library collapsed. It caused a lot of water and ice damage.
To help ____3____ money to fix the roof, a gronp of local actors from the
Main Street Theater will be putting on the puppet show. Tickets will be ____4____ expensive than usual, but they need to be since there is so much damage. The local kindergarten class was upset at first because they thought they would not be able to perform. The actors on Main Street Theater told them they could perform as extras onstage. One or two lucky kids will have small speaking parts.
The show is supposed to be a surprise. But I found out that it will be The
Wizard of Oz. The kids from the kindergarten class are making some of the puppets
and costumes. They will be getting the help of a mom who is a seamstress. Many
children will be playing the parts of trees or flying monkeys from the end
____5____ the story.
Everyone is very ____6____. I think the show will help to raise a lot of money
for the library’s new roof.
( )1. A. class B. show C. film D. theater
( )2. A. weak B. large C. strong D. heavy
( )3. A. raise B. give C. pay D. take
( )4. A. much B. even C. more D. less
( )5. A. to B. of C. in D. with
( )6. A. excited B. upset C. surprised D. lucky
B.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
My wife and I spent two weeks in London last year. We went there in
a________. We thought it was best season to visit England. The weather was usually
m________ travelers in October.
good and there weren’t too
We stayed in a small hotel in the West End. It was pleasant as we did most of
our sightseeing on foot. Taxis were too e________ We couldn’t understand the bus
traveling on the underground. She said it made her feel routes, and my wife didn’t like
sick.
We went to look at the places which all visitors see. We saw Buckingham
Palace and the National Gallery. We went shopping in Oxford Street and s________
too much money. What we liked most was going to the theater. We don’t have t chance to see such wonderful plays at home. A lot of people say English f________
the restaurants are French or is very bad. We didn’t think so. It’s true that most of
Italian or Chinese, but we had some very good meals.
In fact, we enjoyed our holiday so much that we have a________ booked again
sure we’ll need them sometimes.
for this year. We’re going to take our umbrellas. I’ｍ
1.a________
2. m________
3. e________
4.s________
5. f_________
6. a________
III. Writing.(8％)
Write a passage of at least 50 words on the topic “My favourist film”．