Unit 5 Getting the message
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阅读本单元对话与课文，完成下列各题：
§1.1细枝末节
1.The development of media has gone hand hand the development of advertising.
A.by;by B.by;with
C.in;with D.in;by
答案：C
2.People react to advertisements in different ways.Because .
A.ads are useful and entertaining to some people while annoying to others
B.ads are useful and entertaining
C.ads are annoying
D.ads are not only useful and entertaining but annoying
答案：A
3.When we buy an expensive product, can help us make the right decision.
A.sellers B.ads
C.our friends D.defenders
答案：B
4.“Not all ads are used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits” means .
A.all ads are used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits
B.few ads are used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits
C.no ads are used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits
D.all ads are not used to promote a product or to increase a company’s profits
答案：D
5.In order not to become easy target for ad makers,we must .
A.distinguish between fiction and facts
B.watch TV more often
C.believe all the ads
D.never believe any ads
答案：A
6.The best chance to reach customers for the advertisers is to .
A.appeal to their emotions
B.make interesting pictures
C.give customers proper prices
D.send messages to customers
答案：A
§1.2主旨大意
7.Paragraph 4 is mainly about .
A.ads must increase the production
B.ads must reduce the price of the production
C.ads must help companies and customers
D.ads must make a product more expensive
答案：C
8.Which sentence tells us the main idea of Paragraph 5?
A.The most important function of advertising is to introduce the prices of the products.
B.The most important function of advertising is to introduce the types of the products.
C.The most important function of advertising is to introduce new products.
D.The most important function of advertising is to introduce the company where the products come from.
答案：C
9.Why is advertising popular?
A.Because ads are found in newspapers.
B.Because ads are found on the Internet.
C.Because ads are found on TV.
D.Because ads are found everywhere.
答案：C
§1.3推理判断
10.We can infer from the last sentence of the text that .
A.we must learn to believe ads
B.we must learn to accept ads
C.we must learn to analyse ads
D.we must learn to accuse ads
答案：C
Unit 6 Going west
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阅读本单元对话与课文，完成下列各题:
§1.1细枝末节
1.The reason why my father wanted to go to California is that .
A.California was in desert
B.California was far away
C.California was a wonderful land described in a book
D.California was the largest state in the USA
答案：C
2.People moving to the west would meet in .
A.Kansas
B.California
C.Salt Lake Valley
D.Salt Lake Desert
答案：A
3.On which day did the author enter the Salt Lake Desert?
A.April 12. B.November 4.
C.October 15. D.December 25.
答案：B
4.Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “Long Drive”?
A.Because the landscape was dry and barren.
B.Because water was salty and not drinkable.
C.Because their water supply was so low.
D.All of the above.
答案：D
5.After the travelers burnt their wagons,they had to go on their feet with another
miles to go.
A.2 500 B.500
C.90 D.45
答案：B
6.Why didn’t the author stay behind with the children and wait for help?
A.Because that meant he/she would die.
B.Because he/she knew that children were tiresome.
C.Because he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him/her.
D.Because he/she felt he/she could get a prize by his/her father.
答案：A
7.The animals almost ran when the travelers reached the edge of the desert,why?
A.Because they were tired and weak.
B.Because they had no burden.
C.Because they must have smelt the water.
D.Because they went back to their home.
答案：C
§1.2 推理判断
8.How long did the author spend finishing the journey?
A.More than 40 months.
B.About 2 months.
C.About a year.
D.About a year and a month.
答案：A
9.From the text,we can infer .
A.the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long
B.there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California
C.many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end
D.it’s a long way to travel from the author’s hometown to California
答案：D
§1.3主旨大意
10.The best title of the text is .
A.A Journey To California
B.Long Drive
C.The Salt Lake Desert
D.Enjoy Your Life
答案：B
Unit 7 A Christmas Carol
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阅读本单元对话，完成下列各题：
§1.1细枝末节
1.Christmas is traditionally celebrated on .
A.December 24 B.December 25
C.December 30 D.December 31
答案：B
2.Which of the following is not true according to the dialogue?
A.The business is now owned by Scrooge and his partner,Marley.
B.Marley died on December 24th.
C.The gentleman tried to persuade Mr Scrooge to do something good for the poor.
D.Many thousands of people don’t have enough money to keep themselves warm.
答案：A
3.Ebenezer Scrooge is .
A.a warm-hearted boss
B.a lazy kind boss
C.a hospitable boss
D.a greedy ungenerous boss
答案：D
4.According to the dialogue,which of the following sentences is right?
A.Nothing happened when the clock struck one.
B.Scrooge’s eyes were wet because he had a cold.
C.The girl who used to love Scrooge has married another man.
D.Scrooge,a kind old man is always commenting on everything by saying “Humbug”.
答案：C
§1.2 猜测词意
5.In the sentence,“He is cold,mean and selfish old man ”,“mean” is .
A.有技巧的 B.心情不好的
C.普通的 D.吝啬的
答案：D
§1.3 推理判断
6.From the dialogue,we can infer .
A.Fred helps Scrooge become a helpful man
B.everyone does wish Ebenzer Scrooge a merry Christmas
C.Ebenzer scrooge corrects his mistakes and makes a fresh start
D.Scrooge’s partner,Marley died at Christmas
答案：C
7.The main factor that makes Mr Scrooge change his mind is that .
A.he feels afraid the bad thing will happen to him in the future
B.he regrets what he did in the past
C.he is moved by what Santa Claus says
D.he loses his fortune and becomes a poor man himself
答案：A
8.What can’t be concluded from the passage?
A.People usually have turkey for Christmas.
B.The place they live in is cold in winter.
C.Bob is quite astonished Scrooge’s generousness.
D.All the poor people can enjoy a merry Christmas now.
答案：D
9.According to Fred,Christmas is the day of the year when people .
A.think of the past and look forward to the future
B.put valuable things in their pockets
C.have dinner together
D.show kindness to people and help others
答案：D
10.Mr Scrooge is reluctant to open his heart to the poor because .
A.there are plenty of prisons in the world
B.he is poor himself
C.the union work houses can help the poor
D.he only cares about his own business and never shows kindness to others
答案：D
Unit 8 Learning a foreign language
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阅读本单元课文，完成下列各题：
§1.1细枝末节
1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue .
A.at the age of five
B.by the age of eight
C.before they are five
D.since they were five
答案：C
2.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except .
A.the ability to memorize the words
B.an interest in understanding their own thinking
C.willingness to take chances
D.confidence in their ability
答案：A
3.The best option for the exchange students is .
A.living with local people
B.living in the dormitory
C.choosing exchange programmes at various academic levels at a reasonable cost
D.making friends with the other students
答案：A
4.The disadvantage of studying abroad is .
A.language and culture
B.cost and safety
C.custom and culture
D.exchange programme
答案：B
5.Visiting students do the following things except .
A.staying in the host family’s house
B.eating in the host family’s house
C.becoming a member of the family
D.keeping in touch with the host family afterwards
答案：C
6.Before going out to study in a foreign country,you should not .
A.care much about the money that may cost you
B.collect as much information as possible
C.plan a long course to study
D.discuss every detail with your family
答案：C
§1.2推理判断
7.The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means .
A.we are equipped with a special ability to learn language
B.the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us
C.parents can give children language lessons
D.people can learn the language by themselves
答案：B
8.What makes it easier to study abroad nowadays?
A.The cost has become reasonable.
B.There are programmes for all levels.
C.Students can find “home-stay” service and live with the host family.
D.All the above.
答案：D
9.The greatest value of an exchange student studying abroad is .
A.to learn the language
B.to widen one’s views and understand the culture of other country
C.to get better idea of yourself and your own culture
D.to learn to be independent of oneself
答案：C
§1.3 主旨大意
10.What’s the purpose of writing this article?
A.Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.
B.Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue.
C.Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills.
D.In fact,the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.
答案：C