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Units 1-3 I.单项选择： 1.---How often do you go to a concert(音乐会)? ---________. I’m not interested in that at all. A. Usually B. Hardly ever. C. Sometimes D. Always 2. It’s a good habit _______ a walk after dinner. A. to come B. to be C. to take D. to go 3. I’m really busy because I have __________homework to do at the moment. A. too many B. too much C. a lot D. much too 4. ---Jim, I can’t go to your party tonight. My grandma is ill. ---_____________. A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. That’s all right. C. She has to stay in bed D. Don’t worry 5. ---Would you like to play football with me? ---I’d love to. But my mother is ill, so I have to ______ my little sister. A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look like 6. ---I’m not feeling well. I have a fever and headache. ---You _________ go to see a doctor. A. should B. must C. should D. need 7. The winter vacation will begin soon. David ________ to stay with us. A. will be coming B. comes C. came D. is coming 8. Einstein, the famous scientist, was born (出生) ______ March, 1897. A. at B. on C. in D. to 9. ---What are you doing this weekend? ----I want to do ____________. A. something different B. different something C. anything different D. different anything 10. ----It’s sunny today. How about going hiking in the mountains? ----_______________! Let’s ask the twins to go with us. A. Best wishes B. Good luck C. That’s OK D. Sounds great 11. Ben Lambert plans to have a ________ vacation. He thinks he’ll be ______ when he comes back. A. relaxing, relaxing B. relaxing, relaxed C. relaxed, relaxed D. relaxed, relaxing 12. This English newspaper is very easy for the students because there are ______ new words in it. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few 13. _____ is important for students to sleep eight hours every day. A. This B. That C. The D. It 14. — I feel tired and sleepy. — Why not stop_________? A. resting B. breaking C. to relax D. to work 15. Mrs. Jenny gave us _____ on how to learn English well. A. some advices B. many advices C. some advice D. an advice II.完形填空 In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his 1________. His music was so great that many people put money into his pocket. The next day, the young artist came to the 2.______ place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put 3_____ on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night, a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to get it soon..” 4._______ about half an hour, a(an) 5._________ man came there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you . You did come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist 6________ it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you 7_______play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “8_________ I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty(诚实), I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives , we can get a lot and lose so 9________. But being 10_______ should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may succeed in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser. 1. A. piano B. guitar C. violin D. sax(萨克斯) 2. A. similar B. different C. strange D. same 3. A. it B. its C. they D. them 4. A. After B. Before C. From D. When 5. A. young B. old C. small D. tall 6. A. sold B. bought C. gave D. lent 7. A. could B. had to C. should D. must 8. A. Although B. Once C. If D. Unless 9. A. many B. much C. little D. few 10. A. kind B. rich C. honest D. poor III.阅读理解 A Long ago a kind farmer with the name of Fred lived in a small old house happily together with his gentle (温柔的)wife, Doris, who couldn’t see anything at the age of five. One cold winter night, the Luck Fairy (仙女) visited them while they were eating some bread in the dim(昏暗的)light. “Fred, you’re so kind. I’d like to give you a wish. It’s my pleasure to satisfy(满足) you,” said the Luck Fairy. “A wish?” Fred and Doris asked, standing hand in hand and smiling at each other. Then Fred answered, “Thanks, Luck Fairy. We’re living a happy life.” “We are no longer young, but we still work in the field from morning to night every day. We enjoy ourselves,” said Doris. “You work very hard but you make so little money. Would you like some gold coins to buy a comfortable house?” asked the Luck Fairy. “Oh no, my dear Luck Fairy. We love our small old house. We have lived here for a long time,” answered Fred, without a moment’s hesitation (犹豫). “We are happy to work and live together all the time. That’s enough,” Doris agreed. The couple (夫妇) were quite different from other people the Luck Fairy had ever met. She appreciated(欣赏) them very much. She disappeared, saying, “I wish you a happy life forever.” Many years later, the couple lived happily as usual It seemed to others that they were the happiest in the world. Satisfaction is a kind of feeling that needs to be experienced from inside. It‘s very important to be satisfied with what you’ve got If you enjoy the pleasure of the simple life, good luck will follow you. 根据短文内容判断正、误。答案填写在题前的括号内，正确的填 “A”，错误的填“B”) 1. Doris couldn’t see anything when she was five. 2. The couple were too old to work in the field when they met the Luck Fairy. 3. They bought a comfortable house with the help of the Luck Fairy. 4. The Luck Fairy wanted to satisfy the couple’s wish because they were not rich. 5. From the story, we should learn to enjoy all the satisfactions from the simple life. B A jobless(失业的) man wanted very much to have the position(位置) of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man answered “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.” The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US. One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!” 6. What did the man do for the test? A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms. 7. The man didn’t get the job because he_____________. A. disliked such a job B. didn’t pass the test C. didn’t have an e-mail D. knew nothing about computers 8. The man ______after he left Microsoft. A. went to look for another job B. asked for food from door to door C. thought of an idea to make monkey D. bought a computer and got an e-mail 9. Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US? A. Because he had many friends to help him. B. Because he was smart and worked very hard. C. Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. D. Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. 10. What does the story want to tell us? A. Computers are very important in our daily life. B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10. C. The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man. D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard. C Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience (经历)of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness(仁慈)to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind work sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife. One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling. A special(特别的) feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled (吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated(重复) the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog!” Tige raised its ears as if it understood. (责任编辑：admin) |