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Unit1 Encyclopaedias考试试题
By Wang
I．请默写下列短语（10分）
1.灭绝 ______________ 2.多于 _______________
3.在乡村 ________________ 4.例如 _________________
5.人类 _________________ 6. 在世界上__________________________
7. 了解， 弄清楚 ______________ 8. 从很小年龄开始 __________________
9. 去散步 _______________ 10. 艺术能力 __________________
11. 通过…了解，得知 ______________ 12. 学会做某事 _______________________
13. 出生于 ____________ 14. 长大 ___________________
15. 查阅（字典等） ________________ 16. 最著名的画____________________
17. 爬出来 _________________ 18. 在…中心 ___
19. 大智慧 _________________ 20. 许多 ___________________
II．单项选择。（每小题1分，共25分）
A)从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以替代划线部分的最佳选项。
( ) 1. --- A good British breakfast always includes sausage, butter and bread.
--- You mean they will eat them every morning?
A. has B. identifies C. locks
( ) 2. --- Doctor Smith warmly invited Mary to his hometown this summer.
--- Perhaps she will pay a visit to London.
A. Maybe B. Suddenly C. Finally
( ) 3. --- There are still a few pandas in the world, but we cannot find any dinosaurs at all.
--- Of course. They died out hundreds of millions of years ago.
A. appeared B. disappeared C. made up
( ) 4. --- They have the ability to complete the difficult work on time. You don’t need to worry about them.
--- I hope everything goes well.
A. are connected to B. want to C. are able to
( ) 5. ---From an early age, she could help her mother do some housework.
--- I think I should learn from her.
A. When she was ill B. When she was very young C. When she was born
( ) 6.---The baby was born on a cold winter night.
A. lefts its parents B.came out of its mother’s body C. went to see a doctor.
( )7. ---My grandparents prefer living in the countryside.
A. Outside the cities and towns B. in the contre of the cities and towns C. Inside the cities and towns
( )8. As a wise lady, she made a correct choice.
A. Intelligent B. beautiful C. well-dressed
( )9. A library is a place to find out about anything.
A. know B. talk C. think
( )10. The dog barked at the man suddenly.
A quickly and surprisingly B. excitedly C. in a low voice

B)从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
( ) 11. --- To ＿＿＿ the game means to be successful in the game.
A. win B. play C. join
( ) 12. --- If you ＿＿＿ something such as a machine or a process, you are the first person to think of it or make it.
A. invent B. imagine C. develop
( ) 13. --- Do you know why we cannot find any dinosaurs in the world now?
--- Oh, it is a mystery(迷) to science. ＿＿＿ knows why.
A. Somebody B. Everybody C. Nobody
( ) 14. --- I like reading historical stories because I can ＿＿＿ things which happened many years ago.
--- That is very interesting.
A. care about B learn about C. look after
( ) 15. --- It ＿＿＿＿ have a dictionary at hand when you learn new words.
--- Yes, I agree with you.
A. is used to B. is bad to C. is useful to
( ) 16.—A(n)______is a person who plays a musical instrument as a job.
A, inventor B. musician C. scientst
( ) 17. A(n)_____is a book or set of books that has information on a wide variety of topics.
A. inventor B. dinosaur C. encyclopaedia
( ) 18. ________refers to the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things
A. Respoonsibility B. duty C. intelligence
( ) 19. --- Peter, would you like ＿＿＿＿ cookies?
--- No, thanks.
A. any B. anything C. something D. some
( ) 20. --- I think ＿＿＿ can make Andy change his mind. He is such a person who never gives up easily.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
( ) 21. --- Mike comes from Australia. ＿＿＿＿, he can speak Chinese very well.
--- Oh, he learnt ＿＿＿＿ Chinese when he was only five.
A. And; spoken B. However; to speak C. Or; speak D. So; speaking
( ) 22.--- Thomas ＿＿＿＿ great interest in learning when he was very young.
--- Yes. He knew how to ＿＿ new words in the dictionary at the age of 6.
A. showed; look up B. showed; look for C. gave; look at D. gave; look out
( ) 23. ---Mike can run as ＿＿＿＿ as Sam.
--- Yes, but Tom runs＿＿＿faster.
A. fast; even B. faster; still C. faster; also D. fast; too
( )24. We learn quite a few subjects, ______English and Maths.
A. included B. inclding C. include
( )25. It is nearly nine o’clock and our teacher will ________walk in at any moment.
A. is possibly to B. maybe to C. probably D. perhaps to

III语法填空 (10分)
Last Saturday, we went to the Beijing Museum of Natural History. We were very 1.＿＿＿＿(interesting) in dinosaurs, so we visited the Dinosaur World first. There we2. ＿＿＿＿(see) many big dinosaur eggs. A group of scientists found3. ＿＿＿(this) eggs in the Gobi Desert in the 1920s. Dinosaurs laid(产卵) 4.＿＿＿ (they) long long ago. From an encyclopaedia, we have learned that dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human5. ＿＿＿＿ (being). They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. 6.＿＿＿＿ were as big as ten elephants .They lived on Earth7. ＿＿＿ more than 150 million years. Then they all died out suddenly.
In the museum, we saw a very special dinosaur. People found it in Liaoning Province, 8.＿＿＿＿it was covered with feathers(被羽毛所覆盖). It looked 9. ＿＿＿＿ a big bird. Many scientists believe (相信) that dinosaurs have not died out. They 10.＿＿＿(think) dinosaurs have become birds.

IV. 完形填空。 (共15分)
Jack opened a shop and made lots of money. But he had few friends because he1. ＿＿ shared his things with others.
One day, Jack had a bad headache. His wife2. ＿＿ about him and took him to the hospital. A woman doctor3. ＿＿＿ Jack over and asked him to go back home. After a week, the doctor told Jack he had cancer (癌症). The4. ＿＿＿ that Jack had cancer spread(传播) soon. Jack decided to 5.＿＿＿ home and travel around the world with his wife. He gave his car to his neighbor. He even gave his houses to the workers in his shop. People were very6. ＿＿＿＿to Jack. And Jack made some good friends and became very happier. On the day7. ＿＿＿ Jack flew to America, he got a call from the8. ＿＿＿. The doctor said9. ＿＿＿ to Jack on the phone because she made a mistake. Another10 ＿＿＿ with the same name as Jack got cancer. There was nothing wrong with Jack.
Jack lost money, but he got other important things --- friends, love and happiness.
( ) 1. A. sometimes B. never C. usually
( ) 2. A. looked B. worried C. thought
( ) 3. A. checked B. thought C. talked
( ) 4. A. dream B. question C. news
( ) 5. A. come B. start C. leave
( ) 6. A. thankful B. careful C. helpful
( ) 7. A. but B. before C. around
( ) 8. A. factory B. farm C. hospital
( ) 9. A. thanks B. hello C. sorry
( ) 10. A. doctor B. patient C. nurse

V．阅读理解。(15分)
A
What is the largest animal in the world? Where is Denmark? Who made the first pizza?
To answer these questions, you may need an encyclopaedia. An encyclopaedia is a book with facts on topics in every field of knowledge. Which one should you choose? Encyclopaedia Britannica is a good choice(选择).
It is the oldest and largest English-language encyclopaedia in the world. It was first published in the 18th century in Scotland. Many people think it is the best encyclopaedia.
From the 18th century to the early 20th century, articles in Encyclopaedia Britannica were long and hard to understand. It soon became the favorite encyclopaedia of scholars (学者). But later, more and more common people began to use Encyclopaedia Britannica because the articles became shorter and easier to read.
Today people still think articles in Encyclopaedia Britannica are reliable(可靠的) and well-written. In 2004, it had about 120.000articles, with 44 million words.
To buy the Encyclopaedia Britannica, you have to spend around 1,400 dollars (about 11,200 yuan). It also has a CD-ROM version(版本) which costs about 50 dollars.
In 1994, Encyclopaedia Britannica was first put online. You can read short introductions of articles for free from the website. But for the full articles for free from the website, but for the full text, you have to pay about 12 dollars a month or 70 dollars a year.
( ) 1. Which of the answers to the questions may be found in Encyclopaedia Britannica?
A. What is the largest animal in the world? B. Who made the first pizza?
B. Where is Denmark? D. All of the above.
( ) 2. Why did Not common people like to use Encyclopaedia Britannica at first?
A. Because it was too expensive.
B. Because they didn’t have computers.
C. Because the articles in it were not easy to understand.
D. Because they didn’t have any questions.
( ) 3. How much do you pay if you want to buy an Encyclopaedia Britannica and its
CD-ROM version?
A. About $ 1,400. B. About $1,450. C About $11,200. D. About $70.
( ) 4. How long was the Encyclopaedia Britannica put online?
A. For 21 years. B .For 12 years. C.For one century. D. For 18 years.
( ) 5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Encyclopaedia Britannica. B.How to find answers.
C. Useful websites. D.Knowledge is power.

B

At first David McConnell sold books door-to-door. Housewives were not interested in the books. Usually before he had some time to say something about his books, the women closed their doors. But he never gave up. McConnell decided to give each of them a present, a bottle of perfume (香水) made by himself. He soon found that the women liked the perfume better than the books. He stopped selling books and began to sell perfume. He opened his own company "Avon", and it was a great success. When you do nothing, you learn nothing. But when you try, even though(即使)you are not successful, you will learn what doesn't work and what puts you closer to success. It doesn't matter that you will be successful one day. Edison is not on the way to success until people bought his first invention. Success once is enough for Edison. And the same for you – success once is enough.
( ) 6. David McConnell was finally successful as
A. a book seller B. a perfume seller C. a worker D.a teacher
( ) 7. Where did the gifts of perfume come fro
( ) 8. What did David McConnell find after sending the perfume?
A. McConnell bought them in the store. B. McConnell made them by himself.
C. McConnell's friend sent him as gifts. D. McConnell's parents bought them.

A. The women didn't like the perfume at all. B. The women didn't have money to buy books. C. The women liked the perfume better than the books. D. The women wanted to sell perfume instead of books.
( ) 9. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. David McConnell sold books in a book store. B. David McConnell sold his books successfully.
C. David McConnell never gave up selling books. D. David McConnell opened his own company "Avon".
( ) 10. The writer wants to tell us _________.
A. never to do anything B. to give up something easily
C. never to stop trying hard D. never to try hard

VI．用所给单词的适当形式完成句子。(10分)
1. The light bulb is a very important ___________ (invent) in history.
2. I have three classes to attend __________ (include) an English class.
3. Fortunately, my cousin __________ (win) a big prize the day before yesterday.
4. Rose showed high_______________ (intelligent) from an early age.
5. Lily is able _______ (speak) English well.
6. The man over there was_______ (bear) in a poor family in 1971.
7. They come from ________ (Italian), maybe they are Italians.
8. My dream is to be a _________ (science)
9.His mother is an_________(art) .
10. The studentd over there have different kinds of ____________(able)

VII. 看图写话， 要求六句话以上 ( 5分)

VIII 书面表达 (10 分)
请根据以下内容提示， 以”chopin—a great muscian” 为题目， 写一篇80词左右的英语短文，介绍著名的音乐家肖邦， 可适当发挥。 内容
1. 肖邦是世界闻名的音乐家。 他一生创作了大约150 首乐曲。
2. 1810年3月1日， 肖邦生于波兰。
3. 肖邦从很小的时候表现出音乐的兴趣。 七岁那年， 肖邦创作了人生的第一部作品。
4. 16岁时，肖邦进入华沙音乐学院学习。

5. 1849年， 肖邦逝世， 享年39 岁。
提示：华沙音乐学Warsaw Conservatory of Music 波兰 Poland 作品 work
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Unit1 Encyclopaedias答案
I 词组默写
1 die out
2 more than
3 in the countryside
4 for example
5 human being
6 in the world
7 find out
8 from an early age
9 go for a walk
10 artistic ability
11learn about... from
12learn to do sth.
13 be born
14 grow older
15 look up
16 the most famous painting
17 climb out
18 in the centre of
19 great intelligence
20 a number of
II 单项选择
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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14
15
A
A
B
C
B
B
A
A
A
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A
A
C
B
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B
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B
A
A
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C
III 语法填空
1
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interested
saw
these
them
beings
Others
for
and
like
think
IV 完形填空
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
B
B
A
C
C
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B
C
C
B
V 阅读理解
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
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10
D
C
B
A
A
B
B
C
D
C
VI 填空
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
invention
including
won
intelligence
to speak
born
Italy
scientist
artist
abilities
VII 看图写话
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VIII 书面表达
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