Chapter1能力测试

1、I选择题(20分)i词语释义（共5小题，每小题1分）( ) 1. A well-dressed lady entered the travel agency and wanted to know some information about traveling. A. A lady who is beautiful B. A lady who is wearing nice clothing C. A lady who has sweet smile D. A lady who is serious( ) 2. She reminded me to bring something to dri

2、nk. A. sent me a message B. bought me a gift C. helped me remember D. asked me for help( ) 3.Tom glanced at the watch and ran out of the classroom without saying anything. A. gave a quick look B. threw away C. put down D. saw angrily( ) 4. The soldier jumped into the cold water to save the boy witho

3、ut hesitation. A. after he thought about himself B. as soon as he saw him C. because he realized that the boy was his son D. in order to tell others that he was brave( ) 5. Whats up, young man? my father asked me when he saw me sitting quietly. A. What are you doing B. Whats the matter C. Whats it i

4、n the sky D. How are you ii.试选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分） 从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。( ) 6. Before I go to _ bed, my mother always asks me to have _ cup of milk. A. /; the B. the; a C. /; / D. /; a( ) 7. - _ is the man standing in front of the school gate? - He is _ writer and _ teacher in our school. A. Who; a

5、; a B. What; a; / C. Who; the; the D. What; a; a( ) 8. - How about having a big dinner this weekend in KKmall? - Sorry, I prefer _to _. A. have a walk; go outside B. eating at home; going out C. going out; eating at home D. going out; stay at home ( ) 9. - What _ of person is your English teacher? -

6、He is a kind man but strict _us. A. kind; in B. sort; with C. kind; at D. sort; to( ) 10. - He didnt show up at _ party, so we, all fans, went away immediately. - Oh, it must be a _ moment. A. the; disappointing B. a; disappointing C. the; disappointed D. a; disappointed( ) 11. Its impolite _ you to

7、 laugh _ people who are in trouble. A. for; to B. of; at C. for; at D. of; to( ) 12. - Rose always makes a good impression _ the customers. - That is _ the boss often praises her. A. on; why B. to; how C. on; how D. with; why( ) 13. - What do you mean by _, Mr Smith? - It means _ you express with yo

8、ur arms or your head. A. appearance; what B. gesture; what C. appearance; how D. gesture; where ( ) 14. - Can you tell me _? - I heard a _ sound over there in the forest just now. A. what are you listening; frightening B. what you are listening; frightened C. what you are listening to; frightening D

9、. what are you listening to; frightened( ) 15. - How to greet the customers is very important. How can I do? - Its a good way to _ your head up and _ eye contact with your customers. A. set; take B. hold; make C. hold; take D. pick; make( ) 16. - _does she look like? - She has short hair and _ smile

10、s on her face. A. What; friendly B. How; friendly C. What; friend D. How; friend( ) 17.- Did you have _lunch at Seafood Restaurant? Is it expensive? - Yes. The lunch _ me 2,000 yuan. A. /; paid B. a; spent C. the; cost D. /; cost( ) 18. I always greeted the customers _, but my brother _ his head on

11、his hand. A. cheer; rest B. cheerfully; rested C. cheerfully; rest D. cheerful; rested ( ) 19. - Would you like to give me some _? - Certainly. The_ you read, the better you are. A. suggestion; more B. suggestions; much C. advice; more D. advices; most ( ) 20. - Have you got a _ job? -Yes. After sch

12、ool I will work in the bookshop _ two hours. A. part-time; for B. full-time; of C. complete; for D. incomplete; duringII完形填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）Much meaning can be carried clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of 21 ?

13、 On a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And 22 he finds that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. If you are looked at for 23 necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is 24 wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you

14、will feel 25 with the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right? Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are 26 . If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand-that h

15、e loves her. When two people are in a conversation, the 27 will look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what he or she is speaking. Lovers will looking at each other or being looked at for long time, to show something that 29 cannot expre

16、ss. So 30 contact should be done accordion the relationship (关系) between two people and the place where you stay.( ) 21. A. experience B. fact C. mind D. news( ) 22. A. where B. before C. if D. whether( ) 23. A. more than B. lack of C. less than D. kind of( ) 24. A. anything B. something C. everythi

17、ng D. nothing( ) 25. A. happy B. angry C. sad D. thankful( ) 26. A. different B. same C. difficult D. funny( ) 27.A. player B. listener C. speaker D. other( ) 28. A. practise B. finish C. hate D. enjoy( ) 29. A. thoughts B. words C. minds D. ideas( ) 30. A. arm B. body C. eye D. faceIII阅读理解（35分）i阅读下

18、列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最 佳选项。（共25小题，每小题1分）ARachel felt sad as she walked to the school bus stop. Her neighborhood looked like a junkyard. There was a lot of rubbish on the road. The front door to Lees Grocery was covered with ugly graffiti(涂鸦). Yuck! Rachel said as she brought her foot back to kic

19、k (踢) an empty bottle off. Then she changed her mind, picked the bottle up and threw it into a rubbish basket on the corner. She hurried to meet her friends at the bus stop. Mr Lee felt sad as he looked out of his grocery store window. Hmph, he said as the girl passed by. Shes perhaps another troubl

20、emaker, he thought. One of those kids painted graffiti all over my door. Kids today are just no good. What the girl did next, though, surprised him. She picked up the bottle and dropped it into a rubbish basket. Thats a switch, thought Mr Lee. All morning he kept picturing that girl. At noon, when h

21、e walked to the corner to mail a letter, he saw the rubbish that was in front of his store. He thought of that girl again, then got a broom and started sweeping(打扫) the walk.( ) 31. Where would Rachel go when she saw the empty bottle? A. To school. B. To a party. C. To hospital. D. To her grandmas.(

22、 ) 32. What might be the reason that Mr Lee started sweeping the walk? A. His wife asked him to do so. B. He saw Rachel placing a bottle into the rubbish basket. C. He wanted more people to buy things in his store. D. He heard other people say something bad about his store.( ) 33. Who might learn mo

23、st from reading this story? A. Someone who wants to buy some nice trees. . B. Someone who wants to get along with a bad neighbor. C. Someone who wants to plant a flower garden. D. Someone who wants to make a difference in the neighborhood. ( ) 34. What does the underlined word trouble-maker mean in

24、Chinese? A. 幸运者 B. 送货人 C. 捣乱者 D. 顾客 ( ) 35. What is this story mostly about? A. How a group of people learn to be friends. B. A neighborhood that learns to reuse bottles. C. How one persons actions (行动) can make others change. D. Neighbors working together to do their spring cleaning.BOn December 14

25、, 1911, Norwegian scientist Amundsen and his four team members became the first people to reach the South Pole (南极).On Wednesday, exactly 100 years later, Norways prime ministers remembered them with scientists at the bottom of the South Pole. In the early 1900s, there was a race to see who could ge

26、t to the South Pole first. Amundsen beat British scientist Scott by five weeks. On March 8, 1912, after learning of Amundsens success, The New York Times wrote, A new world has now been discovered. After learning that American scientist Robert had reached the North Pole first in April 1909, Amundsen

27、 made secret plans for a trip to the South Pole. On October 19, 1911, Amundsen set out with 52 dogs. His success was helped by careful planning. And his dogs also helped. Amundsen and his four team members, together along with 11 dogs, made it back on January 25, 1912. Their trip was quicker than ex

28、pected(期待). Antarctica(南极洲 ), is a place for many science projects. It holds many clues(线索) to the earths past and future changes. Especially there are many things about weather change. ( ) 36. How many dogs died during the trip? A. 63. B. 52. C. 41. D. 11.( ) 37. What made Amundsen decide to travel

29、 to the South Pole? A. The fact that Robert bad reached the North Pole. B. His dream. C. A book. D. A story. ( ) 38. What helped him succeed? A. Careful planning and his dogs. B. Norways prime minister. C. Good weather. D. Many clues in Antarctica. ( ) 39. What can we learn best in Antarctica? A. Mo

30、untain change. B. River change. C. Forest change. D. Weather change. ( ) 40. The passage is mainly about _. A. the earths past and future B. a great scientist who reached the South Pole C. special Antarctica D. Norways prime ministerCWe are always using body language in our daily life. When we have

31、a talk with someone, we may be using more body language than words. However, the same body language may mean different things in different countries. Thats why people sometimes do not understand each other correctly. Pointing to one part of the body can have different meanings in different cultures.

32、 For example, in the USA people point to their heads when they think someone is clever. However, in Europe it means He or she is stupid or something is wrong with his or her head. In our Chinese culture, nodding our head up and down means yes and shaking our head from side to side means no. However,

33、 in some parts of India, Greece and Turkey, it means just the different thing. In England or the USA, when you raise(抬起) your hand and make a circle with the thumb and the second finger, it means Everything is all right, However, if we do this in France or Belgium, it means Youre worth zero. In Gree

34、ce or Turkey, we should not make this gesture. Or we are thought to be very rude. The meaning of gestures can also change over time. In the 1960s, the V sign(符号) meant peace. However, during the World War II, it meant victory. In Greece, it is an insulting sign. It will be very rude of you to make t

35、his gesture in front of a woman. Though the meaning of body language is different, there are some expressions having the same meaning throughout the world, such as smiling and crying. ( ) 41. We know from the first paragraph that in different countries, _. A. the same body language may mean differen

36、t things B. people use the same body language C. people speak different language D. people can understand each other very well( ) 42. Which gesture will Americans make when they try to say “Everything is all right.”? A B C D( ) 43. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Body language plays an import

37、ant role in our life. B. The meaning of the V sign doesnt change over time. C. In some parts of Greece, shaking head from side to side means yes. D. Pointing to ones head has different meanings in the USA and Europe.( ) 44. What does the underlined word insulting mean in Chinese? A. 尊重的 B. 胜利的 C. 污辱

38、的 D. 重要的( ) 45. What is the passage mainly about? A. Successful communication. B. Customs in western countries. C. Body language in English classes. D. Body language in different cultures.D( ) 46. Whats introduced on the website? A. Online shopping for high-tech products (高科技产品). B. The best buy for

39、 the second-hand iPod and GPS. C. A special price for music and video. D. A wonderful trip to an interesting place.( ) 47. What does the underlined word mean in Chinese? A. 外观设计 B. 价格区间 C. 存储空间 D. 耐用程度( ) 48. What can people do with an iPod Classic? A. Have a nice dream. B. Watch movies. C. Take pho

40、tos. D. Travel around the world. ( ) 49. John loves to go traveling by driving on his own but he usually gets lost during the trip. What can help him solve the problem? A. iPod Classic. B. Nio GPS. C. Both A & B. D. Neither A nor B.( ) 50. How much does it cost if you buy an iPod Classic and a Nio G

41、PS? A. $470. B. $125. C. $190. D. $423.EAnuskas first day in Seattle was tiring. Her father had arrived several days earlier to begin moving boxes. He met Anuska and her mother at the airport and drove them to their new apartment. The family spent the day unpacking boxes. Anuska was tired, but she w

42、anted to see more of Seattle. Her parents said that they would go out and explore(探索) Seattle the next day. Anuska and her mother went out of the front door for a rest. Then Anuska heard a voice. Hello. You must be new here. Anuska turned to see a girl smiling at her. Yes, she said. We just moved he

43、re this morning. My name is Tisha. I live next door. Im Anuska. We moved here from Alaska. Alaska? Wow, Ive never met anybody fromAlaska, said Tisha. What school are you going to? My mom says Im going to that school. . Thats my school, Tisha replied. Maybe well be in the same class. Anuska smiled. I

44、t would be nice to start school and already know someone. Tishas eyes suddenly got wide. Have you ever been to an aquarium(水族馆)? Anuska shook her head. They have all kinds of sea animals there. Im going with my older brother tomorrow. Do you and your parents want to come with us? Anuska looked at he

45、r mother. I think thats a good idea, her mother said. We should go out and see some of Seattle. This is a good chance. ( ) 51. How did Anuska and her mother go to Seattle? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train. D. By air.( ) 52. How did Anuska and her parents spend their first day in Seattle? A. Meeting

46、 Tishas family. B. Looking for a new school. C. Unpacking boxes. D. Walking through the city.( ) 53. What will Anuska do tomorrow? A. Go- back to Alaska. B. Go to her new school. C. Go to see fishes. D. Go to visit Tisha.( ) 54. Which word best describes Tisha? A. Worried. B. Shy. C. Serious. D. Wel

47、coming.( ) 55. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Anuskas first day in Seattle. B. Anuskas new neighbor. C. Anuskas mother. D. Anuskas family exploring Seattle.ii选择下列选项完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）A. disappointed B. understand C. dont feel like D. wouldnt like E. honest F. goingA: It is fine tomorrow. W

48、ould you mind going boating with us in the Donghu Park? B. To be (56) _, I really (57) _ going out tomorrow. In fact I went boating last week.A: What bad news! I am really (58) _.B: Maybe we can go boating next week.A: I can (59) _! After all, I am afraid you will get tired of (60) _ boating if you go boating all the time.B: I am glad to hear you say so.iii.选择下列选项完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）。A. You can start by turning off the lights.B. Dont use plastic bags.C. Youd better save your time.D. Dont take a bus if you dont have to.E.