Self Check 一、單項(xiàng)選擇。1 The knife is used _ cutting apples.A for Bby Cto Dfrom2 Almost all the children like eating candy because it is _A crispy Bsour Csweet Dsalty3 The Chinese writer has got lots of fans in France. His new book _ into French as soon as it came out.A was translated BtranslatedC is translated DTranslates4 I am so sorry. I took your bag instead of mine _A by mistake Ball of a sudden C without doubt Din personA CA A 5 The fish _ good. I cant wait to eat it.A feels Bsounds Ctastes Dsmells6 These inventors have come up with _ inventions. How great they are!A hundreds Bhundreds ofC hundred Dhundred of7 He thinks himself _， but we think him nobody.A nobody BanybodyC somebody DeverybodyD BC 8 The 20th World Cup _ in Brazil， right?Yes. It _ this summer.A held， took placeB was held， was taken placeC held， was taken placeD was held， took place9 Do you know who the light bulbs were invented _？Thomas Edison， of course.A by Bin Cfor DfromD A 10 Why do many people buy things online on the 11th of November every year?Because there are many sales. The prices are _A much cheaper Bmuch lowerC more expensive Dmuch higher B 二、詞匯運(yùn)用。A)根據(jù)句意及首字母或漢語提示寫單詞。1 There is some juice in the _You can drink it if you are thirsty.2 I can do a lot of things in my_ life.3 Jane went to work on foot after she _ (鎖上) the door.4 Both LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are basketball _ (英雄)5 It is _ (提到) that the zipper was invented in 1893.fridge daily locked heroesmentioned B)根據(jù)句意，用括號(hào)中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。6 Ten favorite songs were _ (list) by the students soon.7 Are there any _ (Canada) in your hotel?8 I _ (sudden) realized that there was someone following me.9 That shop has the best clothes， so its _ (customer) are increasing.10 He ate some _ (biscuit) before dinner.listedCanadianssuddenly customersbiscuits 三、根據(jù)句意及漢語提示完成句子。1 Its too noisy here. We have to _ (想出) new ways to solve the problem.2 Staying up every day can _ (導(dǎo)致) bad health.3 He was _ (毫無疑問) one of the most famous inventors of the 19th century.4 The Popsicle (冰棒) was invented _ (偶然地) by an American kid.5 She _(仰慕) you， and always regards you as her model. come up withlead towithout doubt by accidentlooks up to/admires 四、從方框中選擇合適的選項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對話。A：Do you know who the compass (指南針) was invented by?B：Of course.1._ Its one of the four greatest inventions of ancient China. They have changed the world greatly.A：2._ And when was it first invented?B：3._ But I know there were records of the Southpointing Fish (指南魚) in the Song Dynasty.A：Exactly. People in the 10th century began to use the Southpointing Fish.B：4._A：It was simple. When the fish was put into the water， its head would point to the south. FGEC B：It wasnt the first recorded compass， was it?A：5._ In the Warring States Period (戰(zhàn)國時(shí)期)， Sinan (司南) was widely used by people.B：So the history of the compass goes back to over 2， 000 years ago?A：Thats true.A No， of course not.B How was Sinan invented them?C How did it work?D The Southpointing Fish was invented by accident， right?E I am not sure.F It was invented by the Chinese. G Youve got a point.A 五、完形填空。The first manmade satellite (衛(wèi)星) was sent into space in 1957.So far man has invented _1_ kinds of satellites.The first kind of satellite studies the geography of the earth.They are used to make _2_They also help countries to see where they may _3_ oil or gold.The second kind of satellite is used to guide ships and planes.A ship or a plane can _4_ a message to the satellite， and the satellite can find out _5_ the ship or the plane is.The third kind studies the _6_These satellites watch clouds and strong winds moving across the earth.They help people make preparations when very _7_ weather is coming.The last kind is used for communications.Telephone calls _8_ countries can be sent by these satellites.The call is sent to the satellite， then the satellite sends _9_ to a station in the country and this country is being phoned.These satellites also _10_ pictures.They can receive and send many TV programs at a time.( )1.A.twoBthreeCfourDfive( )2.A.plans Bmaps Ccalls Dphotos( )3.A.find Bmake Csee Dgrow( )4.A.get Bwrite Csend Dbring( )5.A.which Bwhat Chow Dwhere( )6.A.weather Bsea Cearth Dmoon( )7.A.good Bbad Ccold DhotCBACDA B ( )8.A.among Bthrough Cbetween Dacross( )9.A.it Bthem Chim Dthis( )10.A.show Bplay Ctake Dcarry CAD 六、閱讀理解。Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet.If I ask you “What is the most important thing in your life？”， maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”The first computer was made in 1946.It was very big but it worked slowly.Today computers are getting smaller and smaller.But they work faster and faster.A writer has said，“People cant live without computers today.”The Internet came a little later than computers.It is about twentyfive years later than computers.But now it can be found almost everywhere.We can use it to read books， write letters， do shopping， play games or make friends.But the Internet also has some disadvantages. Many students like the Internet very much.They often surf the Internet as soon as they are free.They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends.They dont know their real names，ages， or even sex.They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they cant put their heart into study.Many of them fall behind others on many subjects because of that.We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world.But at the same time， we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet. 1 The Internet can not be used for _A studying BshoppingC thinking Dplaying2 When the computer was invented， it was _A large and worked quicklyB small and worked slowlyC large but worked slowlyD small but worked quickly3 The Internet was born in about _A 1960 B1970 C1980 D1985C CB 4 Which of the following is TRUE？_A Few students like surfing the Internet.B Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”C These “unreal friends” often meet each other.D Students know the friends on the Internet very well.5 What does the write think of the Internet？_A It is wonderful.B It can make students study harder.C It is not good for students.D It is helpful， but we cant do everything with it.B D