1、Unit1Unit1 FriendsFriends 一、单项选择一、单项选择 1I think the movie we watched just now is interesting. Why? But I think its one of _ movies I have ever seen. Amore interesting Bthe least interesting Cless interesting Dthe most interesting 2Have you decided what to do next? No, it depends on what _ well make
2、from this discussion. Aconclusion Bconversation Ccondition Dcompetition 3The boss turned a deaf ear to the _ of the workers. I heard of it long ago. Avoice Bwords Csounds Dnoise 4 Its raining heavily. The radio says it will be _ worse tomorrow. Avery Bquite Ctoo Dfar 5The population in China is _ th
3、an _ country in the world. Amuch larger; all Bmore larger; any Cmuch larger; any other Dmore larger; no 6At first, the students didnt seem _ with their new teacher. Now they love his lessons. Ahappy Bhappily Chappiness Dunhappy 7With the effort of Chinese government, the life of Tibetans becomes _.
4、Agood and good Bwell and well Cbetter and better Dworse and worse 8Sometimes black creates a strong _ of helplessness and hopelessness. Atrust Bfeeling Crelationship Dstandard 9 What do you think of the film you saw yesterday? Oh! Its one of _ films Ive ever seen. Ainteresting Bmore interesting Cmos
5、t interesting Dthe most interesting 10Mr. Jackson never gets mad at our mistakes and is always ready to explain the reasons to us. How lucky we are! He is one of the most _ teachers I have ever met. Astrict Bpatient Ccreative Dhumorous 二、阅读单选二、阅读单选 A The policeman slowly walked along the street. It
6、was barely ten oclock at night. The wind and light rain had kept most people at home. Halfway down the street, the policeman saw a man leaning against a door, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to him, the man spoke quickly. “Its all right, officer,” he said. “Im just w
7、aiting here for an old friend. Its an appointment that was made twenty years ago. You think it funny to plan a meeting like this, dont you?” The man lit his cigar. The light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes. He was very well-dressed. “Twenty years ago tonight,” the man went on, “I din
8、ed at a restaurant nearby with my friend Jimmy Wells. I was going to the West to try my luck, but Jimmy wanted to stay. We agreed to meet here again exactly twenty years for that date and time. Thats why Im here.” “What happened to your friend?” asked the policeman. “Im not sure,” said the man. “We
9、wrote to each other for a while and then stopped. But Im sure if he is alive, he will keep his promise. We said we would meet at ten oclock.” “OK, Ill be on my way. Good night.” The policeman continued on his way; Bob waited about twenty minutes. Then, a tall man went straight to the waiting man. “I
10、s that you, Bob?” asked the newcomer. “Is that you, Jimmy?” cried the man in the door. “Youve grown so tall. Let me have a good look at you. You dont look anything like Jimmy.” “Youre right,” said the tall man. “Im a police officer. You are wanted by the New York police. But, before we go to the pol
11、ice station, heres a note from your friend Jimmy Wells.” Bob opened the small piece of paper. His hands shook as he read. Bob, I was on my way to meet you as we had planned. However, when you lit your cigar, I saw it was the face of a man that is wanted by the police. Somehow, I couldnt do it myself
12、. So I sent another police officer to do the job. Jimmy 11It is implied in the first three paragraphs that Bob was _. Acold and hungry Bexcited and nervous Ceager and feared Dcalm and patient 12Bob had expected that _. AJimmy was still alive BJimmy would break his promise CJimmy was a police officer
13、 DJimmy had grown very tall 13The underlined “do it” refer to _. Ameet Bob Btalk to Bob Cleave a note to Bob Darrest Bob 14Which is NOT true? AJimmy wasnt a police officer. BBob had believed in Jimmy before the meeting. CIt was risky for Bob to keep the appointment. DJimmy recognized Bob when he lit
14、 the cigar. B Still in shock! I moved around the house purposelessly trying to decide what to put into the suitcases (行李箱). Earlier that evening, Id received a call telling me that my brother was killed in a car accident. “Come as soon as you can.” cried my mother. I wanted to hurry to her at once.
15、But my husband, Larry, and I were packing to move from New York to Seattle. Our house was in total mess. Supper dishes sat on the kitchen table. Toys lay everywhere. I purposelessly picked things up and put them down. Mothers crying went through my head again and again. Larry called some friends to
16、tell them what had happened. Someone asked to speak to me. “If theres anything I can do, let me know.” But I didnt know what to ask for. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. It was Emerson. He and his wife Donna lived in the block nearby. “Ive come to clean your shoes,” he said. I asked him to repeat. “Donn
17、a had to stay with the baby,” he said, “but we want to help you. I remember when my father died, it took me hours to clean our shoes for the funeral (葬礼). Give me all your shoes.” I gathered all our dirty shoes to the kitchen. Emerson got to work right away. Watching him devoting himself to one task
18、 helped me pull my own thoughts into order. I told myself to wash clothes first. Then, Larry and I bathed the children and put them to bed. One job after another. When we returned to clear the dishes, Emerson had left. All our shoes stood in a line against the wall, clean, shining. I couldnt help cr
19、ying. Early next morning, we left for the airport with all the jobs done. Now whenever I hear of a friend whos lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer, “If theres anything I can do .” Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that mans need, like taking the dog to the b
20、oarding kennel, or house-sitting during the funeral. If the person asks, “How did you know I needed that one?” I reply, “Because a man once cleaned my shoes.” 15What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us? AThe writers house was in a mess. BThe writers mother was very sad about her sons death. CThe writer
21、heard the sad news from her mom and had no idea of what to do. DThe writer was ready to go to Seattle. 16The writer didnt know what to put into the suitcases because _. Ashe couldnt do it on her own Bshe was too sad to do anything Cshe wanted to take everything to Seattle Dshe was not good at doing
22、housework 17_ before the writer washed the clothes. AEmerson came to clean the shoes BThe couple bathed the children CThey cleared the supper dishes DThe writer found the shoes cleaned 18If one of her friends has lost a loved one, what will the writer probably NOT do? ACall her friend to ask what sh
23、e can do. BLook after her friends young children. CTake her friends dog to the boarding kennel. DOffer her friend house-sitting during the funeral. 19Which sentence best expresses the theme(主题) of this story? AOne persons loss is anothers gain. BAn act of kindness is often rewarded. CA near neighbor
24、 is better than a brother far off. DDo something specific to help those in need. C Two years ago, my family moved to a new city and I had to study in a new school. As I had few friends there, I felt lonely. Then I met Tony. The first time I saw him, he was standing in the center of a group of studen
25、ts, telling jokes. The children around laughed from time to time. Tony knew about my problem. He asked me to play basketball with his friends and helped me with my studies. We soon became good friends. About a year ago, however, Tonys father was killed in an accident. As a result, his family had to
26、move to a small house, Tony changed into a different person. He became silent and he even lost his interest in studies. Several times, I invited him to go out and play basketball with me, but he refused. I wanted to help him, but I didnt know what to do. Then something strange happened in my class,
27、two classmates lost the money in their schoolbag. Last Friday, just before the P.E. lesson, I went back to the classroom to get my running shoes I would use. The door was half I went in. To my astonishment, I saw Tony was searching one of my classmates schoolbags. I was shocked 20What kind of boy wa
28、s Tony at the beginning of the story? AHe was a clever boy. BHe was a poor boy. CHe was a popular boy. DHe was a shy boy. 21Why did the writer become friends with Tony? ABecause Tony helped him do his homework. BBecause Tony was kind to him. CBecause Tony liked playing basketball. DBecause Tony told
29、 jokes. 22What caused the change of Tony? AHis fathers accident. BHis strange character. CHis family moved into a small house. DThe loss of his interest in playing with his parents. 23How did writer feel when he saw Tonys change? AHe felt angry. BHe felt surprise. CHe felt unhappy. DHe felt worried.
30、 24The underlined word “astonishment” means _. Asadness Bsurprise Cexcited Dhappy D One evening, Lizzie invited Eric over for the evening. She had worked really hard to make everything perfect for her little supper party. “Ding-dong!” The doorbell rang. Eric stood at the door, holding a large jar（罐）
31、of his special fresh fruit juice. “I made this for you,” he said to his friend. Lizzie hardly looked at the gift. “Just put the jar down over there, would you? Now lets have a glass of my homemade lemonade（汽水）!” Eric followed Lizzie without saying a word. Then Lizzie decided that they should do some
32、 drawing. Eric went along with the plan. Finally, Lizzie served up one of her special cakes. “My fruit juice would go perfectly with this cake. I will go and get the jar,” said Eric. “Fruit juice doesnt go with the cake. Well have water!” said Lizzie. “But I want some juice,” said Eric. “This is my
33、party. I get to decide what happens. And I dont want to drink fruit juice with my cake!” said Lizzie. Eric got up. “OK, Ive had enough! Ever since I arrived, its been nothing but me, me, me from you. I am going home where I can do what Id like to do,” he said and left. Lizzie, still holding her cake
34、, felt very ashamed（羞愧的）. “I was so bossy（专横的）,” she said to herself. “Maybe I can do something for what I did.” Lizzie ran to Erics house and knocked at the door. Eric opened the door. “I am so sorry, Eric. Why dont you come back? We can have some cakes and drink some of your lovely fruit juice,” s
35、aid Lizzie. Eric took his friends arm and the set off for Lizzies house. And they had a wonderful evening together. 25What kind of party did Lizzie have according to the text? AA surprise part. BA supper party. CA housewarming part DA lunch party 26Why did Lizzie suggest having water at the supper p
36、arty? ABecause she thought it would cost nothing. BBecause she thought it was healthier than juice. CBecause she thought it was a good match for the cake. DBecause she thought it tasted better than the homemade lemonade. 27What did Eric do when he was not allowed to drink the juice? AHe broke the ja
37、r. BHe had some water. CHe tried to stay calm. DHe returned to his house. 28How did Lizzie feel about her friendship with Eric? AIt was hard to manage. BIt was not very close. CIt was important to her. DIt brought her much trouble. 三、阅读填表三、阅读填表 根据短文内容，完成下列表格。每空一词 Its good to be someones best friend.
38、 But how can we know a friend fits the role of “BFF”(best friend forever)? Jeffrey Hall, a teacher from the University of Kansas(KU), thinks he has an answer. He finds out how long it takes to make a friend, and how long it takes to make way through the different classes of friendship. Hall and othe
39、r teachers from the KU did the study in two ways. In the first part, the study team looked into (观察）255 people. These people just moved to a new place and were looking for new friends. Six months later, these newcomers matched people they met to one of the four classes: acquaintance (熟人), casual (感情
40、不深的) friend, friend, or close friend. In the second part, Halls team asked 112 KU newly admitted students about two persons they met when they started school. Then the team followed up for four and seven weeks to see which class of friendship the students fell in. Here are the results: It takes abou
41、t 40 to 60 hours to become a casual friend, 80 to 100 hours to be a friend, and about 200 hours to become a good friend. “We have to put that time in” Hall said. “ Having close relationships (关系) is the most important work we do in our lives.” You cant order someone to be friends with you, and of co
42、urse no relationship can be watered down（冲淡）to numbers alone. But if you want to be close friends with someone, the best way is to spend more time with him/her. The KUs study on friendship _29_ *How long does it take to make a friend? *How long does it take to _30_ different classes of friendship? S
43、tudies People move to a new place _31_ a year later, they match people to four classes. 112 _32_ students in the KU They fall in different classes of friendship in different weeks. Findings *It takes about 200 hours to make a good friend. *If people want to have _33_ relationships, they should spend
44、 more time together. 四、短文语境提示填空四、短文语境提示填空 请用适当的词完成下面的短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。 Do you have friends? Friends play _34_ important part in our daily life. I have a very special friend named Alan and I see _35_ as my best friend. Alan and I are now _36_ the eighth grade. We have been good friends _37_ I
45、 met him the day I started school. We share many interests and hobbies, such as _38_ stamps and playing basketball. He always teaches me some valuable skills. Thats _39_ we are so close to each other. Alan is a good boy. He is very nice and helpful. He is _40_ at school subjects than I am. Every tim
46、e I have some problems with my studies, he always tries his best to _41_ me. He also tells me the key to success is to practice more and work hard. After school, we often go back home _42_ and talk about our homework. Alan is the person who understands me the best. He always says I am his best frien
47、d. I want to keep our _43_ forever(永远). 五、用所给单词的正确形式填空五、用所给单词的正确形式填空 44The hotel is much _ (comfort) to stay in, next time we will change another one. 45Qi Fabao is one of Chinese _ (hero). Were proud of him. 46The boy with glasses over there is _ (possible) one of the _ (noise) students in the cine
48、ma. Its impolite of them to make noises in public places. 47The poor lady got even _ (mad) after knowing the death of his husband. 48His grandpa used to be one of the best _ in this seaside town.(fish) 49Surfing is one of _ (popular) water sports in the world. 50When Ruby returned from a trip, she _
49、 (sense) that something was wrong between Carla and her. 51Thanks to technology development, nowadays class has become much _ (live) to students. 52He is one of the _ (friendly) people in the class, I think. 53Katie only has one meal a day in order to lose _ (weigh) 54I decide to lose my _ (weigh),
50、so I try to keep a healthy diet. 六、完成句子六、完成句子 55在一些城市中，空气里充满了污染。这使得人们生病。 In some cities, the air _. This _. 56除非我们跟人聊聊，否则我们肯定会感到更糟糕。 _ we talk to someone, well certainly_ _. 57她经常微笑，而且从不说任何人一句坏话。 She _ often and never _ about anyone. 58你打算什么时候扔掉那些旧杂志？ When are you going to _ _ _ _ _? 59好好休息一下，你会好很多。
