1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world主编 刘海霞 张雁飞 审核 李森慧Part One: Multiple choice1._not to miss the flight at 1520，the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.ARemindingBReminded CTo remindDHaving reminded2.Though Tom was impolite to the new teacher，she_him his rudeness.AexcusedBApologized CforgaveDpun
2、ished3.The letter he had been looking forward to_at last this morning.AcomeBComes CcomingDcame4We are looking forward to_a chance to watch the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.AgiveBbe given Cbeing givenDgiving5.What are you reading，Jim?Im not really reading，just_the pages.Aturning
3、offBturning around Cturning overDturning up6With no one to_in such a frightening situation，the girl felt very helpless.Aturn toBturn on Cturn offDturn down7. In many peoples opinion，that company，though relatively small，is pleasant_.Ato deal withBdealing with Cto be dealt withDdealt with8.Mary made c
4、offee_her guests were finishing their meal.Aso thatBAlthough CwhileDas if9.In some places women are expected to earn money_men work at home and raise their children. AbutBwhile CbecauseDthough10.Are you ready for Spain?Yes，I want the girls to experience that_they are young.AwhileBuntil CifDbefore11_
5、I accept that he is not perfect，I do actually like the person.AWhileBSince CBeforeDUnless12We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall，_，in fact，there were 40. AWhile BWhether CWhat Dwhich13.It has been announced recently that all the schools_not have the students attend school if the stude
6、nts have high temperatures.AneedBshall CcouldDought to14Why didnt Alex attend the party yesterday evening?He_not have wanted to see me. AshouldBmight CcouldDwould15May I tell this to my close friend?No，you_.Never let anybody else know about it.AneedntBshouldnt CmustntDcant16 When Premier Zhou Enlai
7、was alive，he_work from morning until night every day，dealing with numerous affairs. AwouldBcould Cmust Dmight17 It is important to know about the cultural differences that_cause problems.AmustBdare CneedDmay18.He is having a family party in _of his 84th birthday .A.favour B.celebration C.harvest D.f
8、east 19.It is thought that meteories (陨星)may hold clues about the _of life on Earth .A.origin B.reserve C.basis D.evidence 20.Contrary to popular _,eating carrots does not improve your eyesight .A.glory B.motto C.incident D.belief21.My grandfather is as _as a yong man and hates sitting around doing
9、nothing all day .A.enthusiastic B.energetic D.attractive D.sensitive 22.It is a Japanese _to take off ones shoes before entering a house .A.custom B.signal C.character D. reception 23.You cant take photographs in here unless you get _from the administrator .A.award B.shelter C.permission D.schedule
10、24.It was pretty _from her voice that she disliked the young man .A.stubborn B.religious C.familiar D.obvious 25.I cant think of his name -can you _me ? A.affect B.attach C.command D.remind Part three :阅读理解 A 篇Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had
11、 ever heard about teaPeople in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were n
12、ot sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches. Tea remained scarce and
13、 very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. At the same time people on the Continent
14、were becoming more and more fond of teaUntil then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was addedShe found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a g
15、reat lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk. At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of
16、drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four oclock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.26Which of the following is true of the
17、introduction of tea into Britain?A. The Britons got expensive tea from India. B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.CThe Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.DIt was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.27This passage mainly discusses_.Athe history of tea drinking in Br
18、itain Bhow tea became a popular drink in BritainChow the Britons got the habit of drinking teaDhow tea-time was born28Tea became a popular drink in Britain.Ain eighteenth century Bin sixteenth centuryBCin seventeenth century Din the late seventeenth century29People in Europe began to drink tea with
19、milk because.Ait tasted like milkBit tasted more pleasant Cit became a popular drinkDMadame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people trie o copy the way she drank tea30We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of
20、_. Aa famous French lady Bthe ancient Chinese Cthe upper social class Dpeople in HollandPart three:短文改错 I went shopping with my wife. We have a lot of things to buy. We drove to the center of the city and stopped our car in the front of the shop. An hour late, we came back to the car. But it was str
21、ange that we couldnt open the door. So we asked policeman for help. It was glad to help us. A few minute later, he got the door open. Just then a man came up and shouted angrily. How are you doing with my car? We were surprising and went to see the number of the car. What you think we did then? We h
22、ad to speak sorry to the man again and again. Unit 1 Festivals around the world答案：1-5 B C D C C 6-10 A A C B A 11-15 A A B B C16-20 A D BAD21-25 BACDD26 30 BACDA 短文改错：1.have改为had 2.front 前去掉the 3.late改为later 4.policeman前添加a4.it改为he 6.minute 加s 7.How 改为 what 8.surprising改surprised 9.you前加do10.speak改为say
