Unit 1 Festivals around the world 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）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What are the two speakers going to buy?
A. Bread.
B. Cheese.
C. Eggs.
2. How does the woman find the fish?
A. Just so-so.
B. Bad.
C. Quite good.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. Mark should go on with the game.
B. Mark should draw pictures on the computer.
C. Mark should review his lessons.
4. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the bookstore.
B. In the library.
C. In the classroom.
5. Why doesn’t Jane eat her chocolate cake?
A. She doesn’t like chocolate.
B. She has trouble with her tooth.
C. She has no tooth.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. In which department can this conversation most probably take place?
A. Shoe Department.
B. Clothing Department.
C. Jewelry Department.
7. What could be the reason if the woman does not buy the overcoat?
A. The color.
B. The size.
C. The price.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What can the woman be?
A. A waitress at a hotel.
B. The secretary of Mr Black.
C. The assistant of Professor Green.
9. How could the man get in touch with Mr Green?
A. Ask the woman to find the Blackwood Hotel.
B. Dial 809.
C. Dial 114 to find the telephone number of the Blackwood Hotel.
10. Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?
A. To pay for the information.
B. To make a phone call.
C. To go to the hotel by bus.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11. What is the man doing?
A. Selling his house.
B. Looking for a house.
C. Looking for work.
12. How long has the woman lived in the house?
A. 19 years.
B. 8 years.
C. 20 years.
13. Why does the woman want to sell the house?
A. She wants to move abroad.
B. She wants to move to the countryside.
C. She hopes to get a lot of money.
14. How much does the house cost?
A. $6,850.
B. $6,815.
C. $7,850.
请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Strangers.
C. Husband and wife.
16. How did the woman find her stay there?
A. Boring.
B. Wonderful.
C. Adventurous.
17. What does the man advise the woman to do when she gets home?
A. Send him an email.
B. Write a letter to him.
C. Give him a call.
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How old was Rose when she left school?
A. 16.
B. 17.
C. 18.
19. What did Rose learn in the college?
A. Computer.
B. English.
C. Typing.
20. How much will the office pay Rose in three months if she gets the job?
A. $30.
B. $27.
C. $20.
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. —Would you like to watch the basketball match with me this evening?
—______. I like basketball very much.
A. I’d love to
B. Not really
C. I wouldn’t go
D. Thank you all the same
22. —Thank you for your wonderful meal.
—______.
A. No, it was just so-so
B. The same to you
C. No, that’s all right
D. It’s m y pleasure
23. —Daddy, can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing?
—You ______ get one if you are admitted to a key middle school.
A. could
B. shall
C. may
D. can
24. —Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?
—No. When and where does the story ______ ?
A. take up
B. take on
C. take place
D. take off
25. —Why is Mr. Li so happy this morning?
—Because he was honoured with a(n)______ for excellence in teaching.
A. present
B. gift
C. award
D. reward
26. —Who______ it be that is knocking at the door?
—It ______ be Father, but I’m not sure.
A. can; must
B. can; may
C. must; can
D. may; must
27. Being a teacher for many years, he has learned a ______ to remember students’ names.
A. idea
B. thought
C. trick
D. mean
28. When we were young, every evening my brother and I ______ stay at home waiting for our mother.
A. would
B. might
C. should
D. could
29. I am looking forward to ______ your answer as soon as possible.
A. receiving
B. being received
C. receive
D. be received
30. —Your mother becomes more and more forgetful.
—Yes. She searched for her cellphone for a whole day last Sunday but it ______ in her coat pocket the next day.
A. turned out
B. turned on
C. turned over
D. turned up
31. Lewis was much admired ______ his work on the advanced medical research.
A. on
B. in
C. for
D. with
32. Seeing the enemy, Gary was behaving as though nothing ______.
A. happened
B. had happened
C. would happen
D. was happening
33. The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.
A. in need of
B. in search of
C. with the help of
D. in memory of
34. He had led everyone to ______ that his family was very rich.
A. believing
B. believe
C. be believed
D. be believing
35. I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you______ me?
A. forgive
B. satisfy
C. apologize
D. gain
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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Anna lived on the side of a valley. One summer, there was a very big 36 , and a lot of houses down below Anna’s were washed away. Anna’s house was 37 enough to escape the flood, so when the water had 38 and the other houses were 39 there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥), her house was just all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, 40 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 41 in the flood and she 42 her home with them until it was 43 for them to rebuild their house.
Anna’s friends were44 when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give 45 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 46 .
“Well,” Anna 47 her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very 48 , because her husband had been killed in the 49 and she had a lot of children, 50 I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 51 only one present to all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a 52 who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our 53 ,’ she said to her children.
The children were 54 and happy to get such a present. They 55 the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. Such was that Christmas present.”
36. A. earthquake B. accident C. flood D. fire
37. A. below B. high C. big D. small
38. A. reduced B. come
C. appeared
D. disappeared
39. A. rising B. flowing C. falling D. standing
40. A. so B. but C. for D. since
41. A. nothing B. everything
C. anything
D. something
42. A. gave B. found C. shared D. built
43. A. possible B. necessary C. important D. obvious
44. A. worried B. disappointed
C. puzzled
D. satisfied
45. A. them B. herself C. him D. us
46. A. support B. supply C. grow D. educate
47. A. explained to B. asked for
C. talked with
D. turned up
48. A. sad B. poor C. rich D. happy
49. A. war B. storm C. rain D. flood
50. A. because B. as C. which D. that
51. A. get B. send C. buy D. make
52. A. boy B. girl C. student D. teacher
53. A. child B. daughter C. sister D. present
54. A. angry B. excited C. lovely D. sorry
55. A. disliked B. gained C. welcomed D. led
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分20分）
第一节：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。（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）
A
Dear Betty,
My roommate’s family wants me to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with them in their home. I accepted the invitati on, and I’m excited about going, but I’m a little
nervous about it, too. The social customs in my country are different from those here, so I’m a little worried about making mistakes.
Should I bring a gift, such as candy or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindness?
Yours,
Knowing Nothing
Dear Knowing Nothing,
It’s a good idea to bring a gift when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always welcome, or you can bring a bottle of wine if you know the family drink it.
You should arrive on time or five to ten minu tes late. Don’t get there early. If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.
Try to relax at the dinner table. If you don’t know how to use the right fork, knife or spoon, just watch the other guests, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, don’t be shy about asking the person next to you; it’s better to ask them than to be silently uncomfortable and nervous.
If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank the host and hostess for t he meal and for their kindness. It’s also a good idea to send a card to thank them the day after.
Yours,
Betty
56. Knowing Nothing wrote a letter to Betty to _____.
A. tell Betty some good news
B. ask for some advice
C. answer some questions
D. invite her to dinner
57. According to Betty, Knowing Nothing ______ when going to a dinner party.
A. can only bring some flowers
B. ca n’t bring wine
C. should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late
D. should arrive twenty minutes late
58. Betty does NOT advise Knowing Nothing to _____.
A. relax at the dinner table
B. watch the other guests
C. ask the person beside him
D. keep silent at table
B
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