Unit 3 Friends from Other Countries
I. Fill in the following blanks with the proper form of the given words in the brackets.
1. On Christmas Day, the shops are ________with people.
2. What _______ is the lovely boy?
3. Mr. Li has been to many_______.
4. Nowadays many _______ live in Shanghai.
5. Both Tom and his wife are ______.
6. Lisa enjoys _____to her penfriend.
7. ________ always obey rules and do all the work on time.
8. It is impolite to stare at ________ on the street.
II. Choose the best answer.
1.Gary is a boy from ______.
A. Canada B. Canadian C. Canadians D. Canadas
2. We call people from India _______.
A. Indian B. Indians C. Indias D. India
3. Over 23million people live in Shanghai. The underlined part means:
A. about B. More C. Less than D. More than
4. Have you ever _______ Australia in newspapers?
A. visited B. been to C. read D. read about
5. Can you tell me what your penfriend_______.
A. like B. look like C. is likes D. looks like
6. I don’t like this dress. Please show me _____ one.
A. another B. the other C. other D. others
7. There are over ______students in the playground.
A. two thousands B. thousands of
C. two thousand D. two thousand of
8. The old man has _______hospital for two weeks.
A. gone to B. been to C. come to D. been in
9. Thank you ______ your birthday present.
A. for B. of C.at D. on
10 . The children are very _______ in the new game.
A. interesting B. interest C. interested D. interests
11.---What’s her nationality?
---She’s _______.
A. Britain B. India C. German D. England
12. I would like to write to a girl. I want to ______her hobbies.
A. know B. read C. know about D. read about
13. There is nothing interesting _______ today’s newspaper.
A. on B. in C. of D. at
14. Most of _____students study hard at ______ school.
A. the,/ B. / , / C. / , the D. the, the
15. I live ________ school, so I have to take a bus every day.
A. far away B. near to C. near D. far away from
16. Jack can speak _______ Chinese ,but he can speak ______ French.
A. many, few B. a little, a little
C. much, little D. little, a few
III.Reading comprehension.
Choose the best answer.（依据短文内容，选择最适合的答案）
Mark Wellman began climbing mountains when he was 17 years old. He loved outdoor activities, and climbed most of mountains. Then in 1982 while going up a difficult mountain in North America, Mark fell 100 feet. He doesn’t remember much about the accident, except that it was cold and he couldn’t feel his leg.
As a result, Mark can no longer walk. To this day, however, he is still a mountain climber. He takes part in all the same activities he did before，and more besides. Nothing could sTOP him，not even losing his legs. Since the accident, he has climbed more than fifty high mountains around the world. In addition to climbing, Mark has been on the United States disabled ski team. He has taken part in two Paralympics Games. He has made films about physically 1. Before Mark had the accident, he was________.
A. quiet B. naughty C. helpful D. active
2. Mark had the accident in ________.
A. North America B. South America
C. North Africa D. South Africa
3. After the accident，Mark________.
A. gave up all the outdoor activities
B. still enjoy climbing mountains.
C. took part in different activities he did before.
D. sTOPped to take part in indoor activities
4. Mark’s book Climbing Back is about________.
A. hope and courage B. his own story
C. outdoor activities D. the accident
5.The underlined word “overcome” means ..
A. find B. cause C. solve D. discuss
6. Mark’s story tells us that ________.
A. a physically challenged person can climb mountains
B. outdoor activities can make people healthier
C. climbing mountains is exciting but dangerous
D. we should never lose hope and courage when we are in trouble
A Teacher Who Saved His Students
An Australian teacher Dane came to Chengdu four years ago. He was giving an English class in Guangya School, in Dujiangyan, when the ground began to shake at 2:28 p.m. on May 12. “Desk! Desk!” he shouted to his students. After all the children hid under the desks safely, he joined them.
When the shake sTOPped, Dane led his students out of the classroom on the third floor and downstairs to an open area.
International Aid
A Japanese team of medical workers landed in Chengdu on the early morning of May 16. It was the first team to arrive from abroad. They set off for Guanzhong Town, in Qingchuan County . Two villages were lost in the town, and about 700 people were in danger. Without sTOPping to rest, they walked many miles to search for the __________. Soon, a team from Singapore and a second team from Japan arrived, followed by two other teams from Korea and Russia.
1. We can learn from passage 1 that Dane is _________.
A. an American doctor B. an Australian teacher
C. a medical worker D. an International organization
2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. There weren’t any Chinese teams providing aid after the earthquake.
B. A Japanese team was the first team that arrived in Sichuan.
C. Several countries gave aid.
D. Dane taught English in Chengdu for four years.
3. What does the underlined word “survivors” mean?
A. 幸存者 B. 灾区 C. 失败者 D. 灾难
4. How many international teams are mentioned in the second passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
5. What is the second passage mainly about?
A. How to save students during the earthquake.
B. How to search for villages in Dujiangyan.
C. Aid from different countries.
D. How to sTOP the earthquake.
B. Choose the words and expressions and complete the passage.（选择最适合的单词或词汇完成短文）
Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father that made me responsible. It ___1___ me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it ___2___ I was playing with my friends. Later on that day,around 11:00 am, I remembered my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and ___3___a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm ___4___. My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my tired uncle. My father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch which was a gift from him. It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun with your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your ___5___. “I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder for you. I hope today you have learned something ___6___.”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect time and never be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
1. A. learned B. found C. sent D. told
2. A. why B. because C. if D. though
3. A. got B. caught C. invited D. taken
4. A. one day before B. the next day C. the same day D. the other day
5. A. words B. actions C. play D. fun
6. A. important B. interesting C. expensive D. woderful
Human beings are always interested in numbers. In fact, we live in a world ruled by numbers.
Many of us believe some numbers bring happiness and others bring bad __1__. For example, many hotels in the West don’t have the room number 13. In many Asian countries, people __2__ to use the number 4.
In many countries, 3 is the number of fortune and power. So is the number 7. The saying “behind the seven locks” __3__ that something is really safe. For many people, 7 is their lucky number. That’s __4__ we have the 7 wonders of the world instead of 5 or 13 wonders.
The number 13 is the number of bad luck. There are many hotels __5__ the 13th floor. And many people avoid getting married on the 13th day of a month. The __6__ thing is Friday the 13th, and some people will not go out at all if it’s Friday the 13th. If there are 13 chairs around a table, people believe that the person sitting on the last chair will die soon! When the EU was founded, there were 13 founding countries, __7__ the flag has only 12 stars.
1. A. luck B. trip C. hobby D. job
2. A. like B. hate C. fail D. manage
3. A. prepares B. explains C. shows D. means
4. A. if B. where C .why D. how
5. A. with B. without C. including D. having
6. A. worst B. best C. lucky D. funny
7. A. so B. or C. but D. As
答案
I. 词转：
1.crowded 2. nationality 3. countries 4. foreigners 5.Canadians 6. writing 7. Germans 8. foreigners
II.单选1-5 ABDDD 6-10 ACDAC 11-16 CCBADC
III. Reading
1-6 DABBCD 1-5 BCADC
1-6 DBDCBA 1-7 ABDCBAC
