Unit 1 The Olympics
Ⅰ. 单项选择(15分)
( )1. My uncle said that he to Shanghai in March, 2010.
A. goes B. went
C. has been D. had been
( )2. — Who the match?
— Class Four. They us by 3:2.
A. win; won B. won; beat
C. beat; won D. beat; beat
( )3. seemed that his plan was very perfect.
A. This B. That C. It D. There
( )4. You have failed many times, but you shouldn’t your dream.
A. give up B. get up
C. pick up D. look up
( )5. If you work hard, you’ll your classmates.
A. keep in touch with B. catch up with
C. keep away from D. come up with
( )6. I hope .
A. you to take part in the game
B. me to become a player
C. to be a good player
D. take part in the game
( )7. It was a surprise that our team them and the match at last.
A. beat; beat B. won; won
C. beat; won D. won; beat
( )8. — you able to run 100 meters in no more than 12 seconds?
— My God. I can’t.
A. Can B. Do C. Will D. Are
( )9. The boys have played basketball for nearly an hour, and the coach asks them to have a
rest.
A. ten-minutes B. ten-minute
C. ten minute’s D. ten minutes
( )10. We often saw those naughty boys football near our building last month.
A. play B. were playing
C. to play D. played
( )11. I hope .
A. you to take part in the game
B. to be a good player
C. me to become a player
D. take part in the game
( )12. Mr. Smith told me that he the the next day.
A. would visit B. will visit
C. visits D. visited
( )13. — I’ve passed the exam and got the driving license.
— !
A. Congratulations B. Bad luck
C. Thank you D. It’s nothing
( )14. We are not sure if it tomorrow. If it , our sports meeting will be put off.
A. rains; rains B. rains; will rain
C. will rain; will rain D. will rain; rains
( )15. — What did that man ask you, Mary?
— He asked me .
A. when am I to school
B. when do I go to school
C. when I went to school
D. when did I go to school
Ⅱ. 完形填空（10分）
A group of fifteen volunteers came to our little mountain village last month. We were 16 an uninteresting and quiet life before they came. When they appeared at the end of the road leading to the village, we 17 their loud songs and happy laughter. The village children ran 18 them and formed a big procession (队伍). On the first day, they had a(n) 19 with the head of the village in the afternoon, and later in the evening with all the villagers.
They brought a lot of things such as clothes, food, and school things. During the days they stayed in 20 village, they did a lot of things for us. They helped the teachers fix up the desks and chairs in our village 21 . They dug a few new wells (水井) 22 we could get more clean water. They 23 exercise books and pencils to the school children and held a party in the evenings to teach the children songs and 24 . They also talked with us about science and many other things.
Life in our village became newer and 25 . Everyone had a good time. It was fun to watch them walk among crowds of children, and even curious adults.
( )16. A. finding B. living C. training D. losing
( )17. A. answered B. stopped C. liked D. heard
( )18. A. for B. before C. off D. from
( )19. A. talk B. fight C. competition D. argument
( )20. A. his B. her C. our D. their
( )21. A. market B. hospital C. store D. school
( )22. A. because B. for example C. so that D. though
( )23. A. returned B. gave C. made D. sold
( )24. A. games B. homework C. contests D. language
( )25. A. luckier B. worse C. harder D. happier
Ⅲ. 阅读理解(40分)
A
You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are trying to learn Chinese? More than 60,000 American students now study Chinese.
“Because of China’s fast development, Chinese has become more useful, and more and more Americans begin to learn it, ” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert (专家).
For example, in 1999, only three schools in had Chinese lessons. This year more than 30 schools there have Chinese during school days. Last year gave them 3,000 textbooks because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.
( )26. According to Scott McGinnis, more and more Americans begin to learn Chinese .
A. because of ’s fast development
B. because of ’s interesting culture
C. because they have more free time
D. because Chinese is easy to learn
( )27. This year, schools in Chicago give students Chinese lessons.
A. only three B. thirteen
C. over thirty D. less than thirty
( )28. The students at those schools in Chicago take Chinese lessons .
A. after school B. at weekends
C. on school nights D. on school days
( )29. Last year China gave textbooks to those schools in Chicago.
A. thirty B. three hundred
C. three thousand D. thirty thousand
( )30. From the last two sentences we know that .
A. Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish or Italian
B. Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish or Italian
C. English speakers like to learn French, Spanish or Italian more than Chinese
D. English speakers like to learn Chinese more than French, Spanish or Italian
B
It is very simple to keep your child loving spor ts, but some parents force their children into doing sports during their childhood. Kids do not like that. Here are some simple steps to keep your kid loving sports.
When your child is a baby, keep him moving. Take him to the park, and watch some older kids play soccer. This will make your baby think about sports more often. And then you give him a ball to play with. Just a soft one, and let him play with it on a soft surface, like a bed.
When your child is around 8 years old, you had better take your child to play soccer. But be prepared, because some kids hate soccer. Basketball is too hard at this age, because the hand-eye coordination(协调) is still developing. Baseball is just confusing, because your child might run the wrong way, or something strange like that.
When your kid is about twelve, ask him what sports he wants to try. If he is tall, ask him if he wants to join the school basketball or volleyball team. Of course, you should ask your child what sports he likes, and what sports he does not like. You’d better ask him every several months. Write it down, and keep them together. If he always enjoys a sport, sign him up for it. If he hates one, don’t talk about signing him up for it, because he will most likely give it up.
( )31. with your child may interest him in sports according to the passage.
A. Taking a walk
B. Keeping running
C. Watching older kids play soccer
D. Watching a ball
( )32. Parents should take their eight-year-old child to play .
A. basketball B. baseball
C. volleyball D. soccer
( )33. If your child is tall, you may ask him to according to the passage.
A. play volleyball B. swim
C. dive D. run
( )34. In the passage, the phrase “sign him up” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 让他签字 B. 给他报名
C. 给他机会 D. 让他签约
( )35. Which below is the best title for the passage?
A. How to keep your kid loving sports
B. Why children love sports
C. Taking good care of your children
D. Too much pressure on children in sports
C
February 21st, 2010! It was an exciting moment! Chinese athlete Zhou Yang won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 1,500-metre short track. She grabbed ’s third gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in . had never won a gold medal in the event at the Olympics before, so it was very important to ! And Zhou Yang became the youngest Winter Olympic champion in .
When the final race started, Lee Eun-byul and Park Seung-hi from ran faster than Zhou Yang. But when it was three laps(圈) left, Zhou Yang sped up and didn’t let the other seven skaters skate near her until she crossed the finishing line. Lee Eun-byul ranked Number the world and Park Seung-hi finished third.
Zhou Yang said, “My heart sank when Wang Meng failed to take part in the race. So I have to tell myself that I should be confident. I tried my best. During the race, all I thought was skating to the finishing line as soon as possible.”
( )36. The underlined word “grabbed” probably means “ ”.
A. broke B. held C. won D. lost
( )37. What do we learn about Zhou Yang from the first passage?
A. She set a new world record in the World Championships.
B. She won three gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
C. She was the youngest Olympics champion in .
D. She won the first gold medal in women’s 1,500-metre short track for .
( )38. How many athletes competed in the final race?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Seven. D. Eight.
( )39. Who won the silver medal in the race?
A. A skater from .
B. A skater from .
C. A skater from .
D. A skater from the .
( )40. What made Zhou Yang have the best perform-ance?
A. Her patientce. B. Her parents.
C. Her friends. D. Her confidentce.
D
请根据下列五位读者的介绍，从A—E中选择与其相匹配的回复内容。
( ) 41. I am a reader of Crazy English. Recently I have found that some students translate (翻译) some articles for your magazine. So I want to do that, too. Then what are your requirements? Thank you. ()
( ) 42. I am an English teacher. I love your newspaper for English learners! It’s of great help to my students. (Zhang Li)
( ) 43. I’m one of Yao Ming’s fans from . I have read the article about in your magazine. I want to know more about him. (Wei Hua)
( ) 44. First of all, thank you very much for providing (提供) us with a really good English magazine. Secondly, I want to give you a piece of advice. I think you’d better give us the meanings of the new words in Chinese. (Li Ming)
( ) 45. I will be an editor of the English Monthly news-paper of our school. I have a question about how to say the different positions (职位) of a newspaper. I hope you can tell me some in English. Thank you so much! (Antonio)
A. Thank you for your suggestion. I think the best way to improve your reading is to guess the meaning of a word from the sentence where it is. Also, if you have an English-Chinese dictionary, it’s good to look up the new words and then write them down in your notebook.
B. The best way for you to learn the different positions of a newspaper or a magazine is to get a copy of an all-English newspaper or magazine. And copy down the different positions, such as chief editor, reporter and photo editor.
C. For more information about Yao Ming, you can look at the sports section on the website www. sina.com.
D. Yes, we do have several students who help us translate some of the articles in our magazine. If you are interested in being one of our translators, you can send us some information about yourself.
E. We’re glad our newspaper is helpful to your students. It’s our hope that our newspaper can help improve students’ English studies.
Ⅳ. 词汇(10分)
A. 根据句意及汉语提示，写出单词或短语。
46. Tomorrow is her (第二十个) birthday.
47. The little girl (能) sing songs at the age of 3.
48. The basketball team had the most (胜利) last season.
49. A butterfly is flying (上上下下) among the flowers.
50. They should (尽最大努力) to learn the language well.
B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
51. Please tell us where (go) tomorrow.
52. Zhang Yining is one of the best (athlete) in the world.
53. Mr. Wang said that he (live) in the south for years.
54. It was very late, but my English teacher kept (work).
55. Our city held a sports meeting last month. My brother won a silver medal in (shoot).
Ⅴ. 情景对话（10分）
从方框内选择适当的句子，补全对话。
A: Hi, Tom! 56.
B: Thanks a lot. Have you watched the match?
A: Yes, I went to the playground and watched the match even without having supper.
B: Thank you. 57.
A: Were you nervous before the match?
B: Yes, I was too nervous to talk with my P.E. teacher. 58.
A: Yes?
B: Yeah. Everyone was trained and nobody would lose it.
A: Did you think your competitor(竞争者) was confident?
B: No, I didn’t. I found he was more nervous during the game. 59.
A: When will your next match be?
B: In half a month.
A: 60.
B: Thank you!
A. I was not confident before the game.
B. I’m glad to hear that.
C. I wish you success.
D. Congratulations!
E. So I was sure to beat him.
Ⅵ. 书面表达(15分)
只有相信自己、永不放弃，才能在比赛中获得胜利。请你根据提示，以第一人称的口吻，描述下列情景。要求80词左右。
提示： 在一次校运会上，尽管你感冒了，但还是尽最大努力参加了男子比赛，并取得了第一名的好成绩。
Key：
1-5 DBCAB 6-10 CCDBA 11-15 BAADC
16-20 BDBAC 21-25 DCBAD
26-30 ACDCB 31-35 CDABA 36-40 CDDBD 41-45 DECAB
46. twentieth
47. was able to / could
48. victories
49. up and down
50. do their best
51. to go 52. athletes 53. had lived
54. working 55. shooting
56-60 DBAEC
One possible version:
I like sports very much. Last summer, I took part in the boys’ 1,000-metre race at the school sports meeting. Unluckily, I had a cold that morning. I was afraid that I couldn’t keep on running. But when the race began, I decided to try my best. Finally, I was the winner. All the teachers and students were proud of me. I was very happy.
Since then, I have often told myself, “Never give up and believe in yourself and you will succeed.”