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Unit1 The Changing World
阅读素养提升练
第一组
一、阅读理解
My hometown has changed a lot in the past ten years.
Ten years ago, it was a small and quiet village. Most people were farmers. They grew rice and vegetables, and raised chickens and ducks. There were only narrow and dirty roads. People mainly traveled on foot or by bike. There was no school in the village, so children had to walk a long way to the town to study every day. There was only one small shop, and people could hardly buy anything they needed. The houses were old and low, and many families lived in small rooms.
Now, great changes have taken place here. The roads are wide and clean. Buses and cars run on the roads every day, making it much easier for people to go out. A new school has been built in the village, and all the children can study nearby. There are two big supermarkets and a small hospital. People can go shopping and see a doctor easily. The old houses have been turned into tall and bright buildings. Many families have their own cars. The hills around the village used to be bare, but now they are covered with green trees and colorful flowers.
I love my hometown. I believe it will become more and more beautiful in the future.
( )1. What did most people do for a living in the village ten years ago?
A. They were workers.
B. They were farmers.
C. They were drivers.
D. They were teachers.
( )2. How did people mainly travel ten years ago?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot or by bike. D. By train.
( )3. What new facility has been built to help children study?
A. A supermarket.
B. A hospital.
C. A school.
D. A park.
( )4. What are the hills around the village like now?
A. They are bare.
B. They are covered with sand.
C. They are covered with green trees and flowers.
D. They are full of stones.
( )5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. People’s life is harder than before.
B. The hometown is getting worse.
C. People’s life is much easier and better now.
D. There were many tall buildings ten years ago.
二、任务型完形填空
方框选词:
used, returned, sold, hightech, through, tourist, products, online, improved, only
Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, has changed greatly in the past 20 years.
In the past, many young people from the city 1 to find jobs in coastal big cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou. The old city had narrow streets and few public places for people to relax. Farmers 2 fresh vegetables and fruit at small roadside markets, and most goods were sold 3 in the local area. There were no highspeed railways, so it took a long time for people to travel to other places.
Now, great changes have taken place. More young people have 4 to Lanzhou to start their own businesses. The streets are wide and clean, with beautiful parks and squares everywhere. Farmers now use large, 5 greenhouses to grow plenty of fruits and vegetables, and sell them to cities all over the country 6 the new highspeed railway network. Lanzhou has also become a popular 7 attraction, with tourists coming to visit the Yellow River and other famous spots every year. People can not only sell local 8 like Lanzhou beef noodles to tourists, but also sell products 9 to people across China. Besides, people now live in new apartments, and the city has built new hospitals and libraries. Everyone’s life has been greatly 10 .
1. ________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
第二组
一、完形填空
In the past, my hometown had a big problem — sandstorms. They hit the area 1, making the fields smaller and smaller. The land turned into sand, and life there was really hard.
People decided to 2. We looked for small bushes with long roots that could 3 the soil together. At the beginning, we had no tools, so we worked 4. It was tiring and slow, but we never gave up.
Later, the government 5 us with support. They sent machines to help us plant more trees and bushes. We worked day and night, and slowly, the land started to 6.
Now, things are very different. There are 7 sandstorms than before. The hills are covered with green trees and beautiful flowers. The corn fields outside the town are 8 and big.
This change has 9 our lives. Everyone is richer and happier. I believe that if we keep working together, our hometown will become even more 10 in the future.
( )1. A. sometimes B. all the time C. never D. at times
( )2. A. take action B. take a look C. take care D. take part
( )3. A. take B. push C. hold D. pull
( )4. A. by hand B. by car C. by machine D. in person
( )5. A. provided B. bought C. showed D. lent
( )6. A. yellow B. green C. red D. blue
( )7. A. more B. fewer C. bigger D. heavier
( )8. A. small B. thin C. wide D. short
( )9. A. improved B. broken C. changed D. lost
( )10. A. dirty B. beautiful C. empty D. quiet
二、任务型阅读理解
Have you ever ②____(be) to Hawaii (夏威夷)? ①magic,has,been,name,a,who,to,people,like,travelling,Hawaii,always. People from all over the world dream of seeing the beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. It’s always one of their dreams ③____ the sun going down. The sun drops like a ball of bright fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can even see it move.
About two thousand years ago, the first people went to Hawaii in a very small boat. They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees. But it was difficult for people to go to Hawaii at that time. And there were no big hotels like the ones today. Now, people can get to Hawaii in different ways. More and more people go to Hawaii.
So lots of nice big hotels have been built in ④____ years. However, the scenery(风景)in Hawaii hasn’t changed much. The white sand beaches and the waving palm trees are still there. People often have a peaceful time, taking a walk along the water in the morning. At night, they get together to hold parties, ⑤____ with each other and singing or dancing. Children like playing games. ⑥So if you’re thinking about relaxing yourself, Hawaii is surely the first place for you to choose.
1. 把①处的词连词成句。
2. How does the sun set in Hawaii?
3. 将⑥处的句子翻译成汉语。
4. 根据短文,用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
②________ ③________ ④________ ⑤________
5. Do children enjoy playing games in Hawaii?
第三组
一、阅读理解
In China and even in the world, Huawei is a wonder. Although it started producing mobile phones not many years ago, it has become one of the most famous phone companies.
Now, Huawei has got third place at the mobile market, just following Apple and Samsung. After seeing more of its smartphones were sold last year, Huawei appears to be more confident in its bigger goals.
“We hope that in three years our market share can be the top two and in five years our market share can be the top one,” Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, said in a recent TV interview.
The company sold 108 million smartphones in 2015. Compared with 2014, the number increased by 44 percent, though it was much smaller than Apple’s 231.5 million iPhones and Samsung’s 317.2 million smartphones.
“The number of our smartphones is still growing”, Yu said, “and our company is expecting an increase of 30% in smartphone shipments(出货量). It’ll be a great success.”
Although Huawei’s smartphones sold well in Western Europe and China, the market in the US is another example. Yu said that the company was “so late” to the US. “However, we are trying hard to raise our market share there in the next few years.”
( )1. What does the underlined word “goals” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 责任 B. 行动 C. 方法 D. 目标
( )2. How many smartphones were sold by Huawei in 2015?
A. 75 million. B. 108 million. C. 231.5 million. D. 317.2 million.
( )3. Huawei phone company is expecting an increase of ____ in smartphone shipments.
A. 15% B. 20% C. 30% D. 45%
( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Huawei has a very long history of making smartphones.
B. Huawei’s market share will be the top one in five years.
C. Huawei has got second place at the mobile market.
D. Huawei is trying hard to make its market share rise in America.
( )5. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. Smartphones are getting popular around the world.
B. Chinese phones didn’t sell well in the US.
C. Huawei company is getting better and better.
D. Huawei is trying to make money.
二、任务型完形填空
方框选词:
quick, take place, deep, travel, build, possible, tour, during, make, convenient
Great changes 1 in Kenya’s local transportation in the past years. The old railway line was slow and often broke down. It took people more than 10 hours 2 between major cities, and transporting fresh food was almost 3 because most goods would go bad on the long way.
Then the new modern railway 4. It cuts the travel time from over 10 hours to only 4 hours. For local Kenyans, life becomes much easier. Many new jobs are created 5 railway construction and operation. Local people can travel to work, visit family and do business much faster. Farmers can now send their vegetables, fruit and meat to big cities 6. .
7 food transport easier is really important. It keeps food fresh, cuts food waste, and keeps food prices low for ordinary people. Also, more 8 come because of the convenient trip. The whole local economy is now on the fasttrack.
Changes like this do not only happen in Kenya. All over the world, better transport, new technology and public service improvements are shaping people’s daily life. Some changes bring 9, some create new chances, and some even change people’s whole way of life. No matter small or big, every change is influencing our life 10.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
第四组
一、完形填空
Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code (条形码)?
A small food store owner found it was 1 to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this 2. Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was interested. He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland 3 to work on it. Soon, they invented their first working system (系统).
The system did work 4, but it was very expensive and sometimes the system didn’t work well. If the invention was to become 5 in stores, the problems had to be solved. Finally, Woodland solved 6.
The patent (专利权) for the bar code system was 7 for by Silver and Woodland in 1949, but the patent was not given until 1952. 8 this patent was given, the system was still not popular among store owners.
In 1970, a business named Logicon Inc. (罗吉康公司), 9 the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code(食品工业统一码). Marsh’s Supermarket in Troy was the first store to 10 this bar code reading system. It has become very popular ever since, and now it’s used in all types of stores all over the world.
( )1. A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. boring
( )2. A. plan B. problem C. project D. doubt
( )3. A. started B. continued C. refused D. failed
( )4. A. at first B. for example C. on time D. in person
( )5. A. lively B. cheap C. direct D. popular
( )6. A. it B. him C. her D. them
( )7. A. asked B. offered C. made D. divided
( )8. A. Unless B. Although C. If D. Since
( )9. A. found B. mentioned C. invented D. remained
( )10. A. give up B. put up C. set up D. clean up
二、任务型阅读理解
①在过去的三年里,我的生活发生了很大的变化。I have grown up and become a different person.
Three years ago, I was a shy and quiet girl. I was afraid of ①____(speak) in public and I had few friends. I used to spend most of my free time ②____(play) computer games at home alone. I didn’t like taking part in afterschool activities at all. What’s more, I was weak in my studies, especially English. I was not interested in English and I hardly ever read English books or talked with others in English.
Now, I ③____(change) greatly. I have become more outgoing and confident. I have made a lot of new friends and I often play and study with them. I take an active part in all kinds of afterschool activities, such as playing basketball, joining the English club and so on. These activities make me happier and healthier.
As for studies, I work much harder than before. I listen to the teachers carefully in class and finish my homework on time. I keep reading English every morning and practice speaking English with my classmates. Now, my English ④____(improve) a lot.
②Looking back, these changes make me realize that growing up is a wonderful process. I will keep working hard and become a better person in the future.
1. 将①处的句子翻译成英语。
2. 读文章,根据上下文,用文中括号内单词的适当形式填空。
①________;②________;③________;④________
3. Why is the writer weak in English?
4. Does the writer keep reading English every morning now?
5. 将②处的句子翻译成汉语。
参考答案
第一组
阅读理解
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.C 5.C
任务型完形填空
1.used 2.sold 3.only 4.returned 5.hightech 6.through 7.tourist 8.products 9.online 10.improved
第二组
完形填空
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.B
任务型阅读理解
1. Hawaii has always been a magic name to people who like travelling.
2. The sun drops like a ball of bright fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can even see it move.
3. 所以如果你想放松自己,夏威夷无疑是你的首选之地。
4. ②been;③to watch;④recent;⑤chatting
5. Yes, they do.
第三组
阅读理解
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.C
任务型完形填空
1.have taken place 2.to travel 3.impossible 4.was built 5.during 6.quickly 7.Making 8.tourists 9.convenience 10.deeply
第四组
完形填空
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C
任务型阅读理解
1. My life has changed a lot in the past three years.
2. ①speaking;②playing;③have changed;④has improved
3. Because she was not interested in English.
4. Yes, she does.
5. 回顾过去,这些变化让我意识到成长是一个美妙的过程。
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