Test for Unit 6

Test for Unit 6 (7B)

Name__________ Number_______ Score__________

I.Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct answers to the

questions you hear: 10%

( ) 1. A) In April. B) In May. C) In June. D) This month. ( ) 2. A) Yes, they are. B) No, they aren’t.

C) Possibly they are. D) We don’t know.

( ) 3. A) They’ll have a party. B) They’ll give a talk.

C) They’ll visit the schools. D) They’ll have a tour in New York. ( ) 4. A) At schools. B) In New York.

C) In Niagara Falls (瀑布). D) Both B and C.

( ) 5. A) Their plan for a trip. B) A plan for the visitors.

C) A talk about how computers are used in the classroom.

D) A tour in New York.

II.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false: 5%

( ) 6. About two weeks ago, Alison Woodward and other eighth-graders went to school without shoes.

( ) 7. A shoe company asked people to give new shoes to poor children. ( ) 8. A local TV station interviewed Woodward and she told them she wanted to change something about the world.

( ) 9. To see what the life of poor children was like, Woodward and her schoolmates walked around with their socks.

( ) 10. Woodward’s teacher thinks she is a responsible(有责任感的) person because she has seen the needs of others.

III. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences: 5%

11.Your mother __________ you to walk, helped you learn to read and looks after

you every day.

12.On May the __________ you will have the chance to say thank you to your

mother.

13.Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday in May and it __________ in 1907.

14.An __________ lady called Anna Jarvis had the idea of Mother’s Day.

15.She wanted __________ to come together and celebrate. On Mother’s Day many

people often visit their mothers.

IV.Choose the correct words or expressions to complete the sentences: 28%(If necessary, change the forms.)

16. in, on, /

1) I don’t have to wear my glasses __________ all the time— just for reading.

2) The temperature dropped to 2℃-3℃__________ late autumn.

3) If you just sit in an office __________ all day, you can also stretch (伸懒腰)

4) There are signs (迹象) __________ everywhere that the Earth is getting warmer.

5) We didn’t have time to play __________ the beach or __________ the streets

with other kids.

6) __________ O(o)ne spring morning, I visited the bookstore in Paris again.

7) Autumn is a time to sow (播种) and farmers are busy working __________ the

fields.

8) You are shivering. Why not make yourself warm __________ the sun?

17. finally, at last

1) The weather is changing __________— winter will soon be over.

2) __________ I’d like to thank you all for your coming.

3) He kept saying he didn’t do it, but __________ he said he had done it.

18.fun, funny

1) In the past, kites were not used as a way to have __________.

2) It’s no __________ staying at home and not going anywhere.

3) That was a very __________ joke, but I know a __________ one. Would you

like to hear it?

4) You’ll love Evan. He’s full of __________.

19. look for, find

1) It took us one hour _______________ your house.

2) I _______________ a child. I believe your husband can help me find her.

3) You may _______________ her at home, or try the library.

20. hard-working, hard work, work hard

1) Who’s the most _______________ person in the office?

2) Albert always _______________ and we all know what he is working for.

3) After days of _______________, he got a good night’s sleep.

4) The male workers do the dirty and _______________.

5) Instead of _______________, work smart.

6) Many people say _______________ brings success(成功), but I have found it

false. It’s not _______________, but doing _______________ that makes you successful.

V.Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the words: 13%

22. Spring is a wonderful season for __________. (out)

23. The doctor will ask you about the __________ of your headache too. (during)

24. happy

1) The children are playing __________ and forget about the snow.

2) All the guests (客人) wished Joe a long life of __________.

25. feel

1) George ate too much chocolate and __________ sick.

2) They hate each other so much that all love and kind __________ are lost

between them.

26. end

1) The meeting __________ with a song at five in the afternoon.

2) At the __________ of last month, the family left for home.

27. sing

1) We visited the church where Schubert ___________ in the choir.

2) The blues comes from African __________ that people used to sing when they

worked

VI.Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the verbs: 10%

28. Charlotte started _______________ (decorate) the bathroom this morning.

29. What made you _______________ (say) that?

30. The police has promised _______________ (investigate) how the accident

happened.

31. Why didn’t you let your children _______________ (run) on the playground?

32. It’s awful _______________ (have) to finish a lot of homework at weekends.

33. Someone saw Kathy _______________ (sit) at a table outside a bar.

34. The neighbours _______________ (hear) the child screaming(尖叫) and called

the police.

35. Maybe it’s good news for you. The price of the PS Vita _______________ (drop)

these days.

36. When the babysitter (临时保姆) _______________ (arrive), Joan will go to work.

37. We asked Jane to help, but she _______________ (reply) that she was too busy. VII.Write the following sentences as required. 10%

1.I can find out something new at the grand exhibition. (改为否定句）

_________________________________________________________________________ _______________

2.It’s surprising to see Peter coming school so early. （两种相同意思改写）

_________________________________________________________________________ _______________

_________________________________________________________________________ _______________

3.Peter promised to come to school early. （划线部分提问）

_________________________________________________________________________ _______________

4.The summer holidays usually come in early July. （用late August改写）

_________________________________________________________________________ _______________

VIII.Reading comprehension.

A. Complete the passage with correct words or expressions: 6%

People couldn’t keep food fresh for any length(长度) of time. They did this 38 freezing it.

Clarence Birdseye was the first person to sell frozen foods. He had 39 fishermen catching fish in the coldest part of Canada. Once (一旦) the fish came out of the water, they froze in the cold air. Months later these frozen fish were still fresh and the fishermen could cook and eat them. Mr. Birdseye 40 the idea back to the United States of America and started a freezing

company with some friends. He put fresh vegetables into large boxes of water. Then he put the boxes in a large freezer. He later sold his part of business and started another one on his own (独立地). He called his new company Birds Eye.

Birds Eye made frozen foods from all kinds of vegetables. It sold the frozen foods in ten different stores in the United States. 41 the frozen food did not sell very well. Many people did not have anywhere to keep them because they did not have refrigerators. The frozen foods were 42 quite expensive. When more people had refrigerators, frozen foods rose in popularity (受欢迎程度) and became more affordable (支付得起的).

By (到……为止) 1933, there were 516 stores selling frozen foods. Soon after this Birds Eye started freezing meat, and today there are many companies selling all kinds of frozen foods. Birds Eye, 43 , is still the name that people associate with (与……联想在一起) frozen foods.

( ) 38. A) for B) by C) with D) in

( ) 39. A) saw B) heard C) looked D) watched ( ) 40. A) sold B) sent C) took D) bought

( ) 41. A) For the first time B) Once

C) Firstly D) At first

( ) 42. A) at last B) still C) also D) always

( ) 43. A) therefore B) however C) perhaps D) certainly

B. Read the short passages about the famous story The Turtle and the Rabbit

and finish the following exercises: 13%

Part 1: Complete the following with proper words.

Remember the famous rabbit-turtle race? We all know that at the end of the story, the ra bbit couldn’t w (44) the race against the turtle.

Well, this is really not the end of the story. After losing the race, the rabbit decided to have a race again. This time, he decided that he would not take a nap (小睡).

The race started, and soon the rabbit was f (45) from the sight (看见) of the turtle. This time he didn’t stop and defeated the turtle.

The turtle lost the race this time; however, he didn’t give up. He challenged (挑战) the rabbit again on a different racetrack. The rabbit, full of confidence (自信), said yes to him.

The third race started. The rabbit, like always, soon d (46) . Everyone was laughing at the turtle but the rabbit didn’t want to stop to see why and he kept on running as fast as he could. S (47) , he came to a river. He didn’t know how to cross it, so he had to stop.

44. w 45. f 46. d 47. S

Part 2: Answer the questions.

After some time, the turtle got to the river and he stepped(踏步) into it confidently. He swam much faster than he could ever run. In no time he crossed the river and moved towards the finishing point. The rabbit looked on(旁观) helplessly because the turtle won the race.

The story does not end here.

The rabbit and the turtle decided to run again. This time it was just running not a race.

When running, the rabbit put the turtle on his back until they got to the river. Once they needed to cross the river, the turtle put the rabbit on his back. After crossing the river, the rabbit again put the turtle on his back and both of them arrived at the finishing point in less time than ever (任何时候).

They both learned that during the time they were competing (竞争) against each other, just one of them could win after wasting a lot of time and energy (能量), but with teamwork they can finish the same task (任务) quicker and both of them can enjoy the reward (奖赏).

48. How many races are mentioned (被提到) in the passages?

______________________________ are mentioned in the passages.

49. After losing the second race, the turtle didn’t feel disappointed, did he?

__________, ____________________

50. How did the rabbit feel when he lost?

____________________________________________________________________ 51. What made both of them arrive at the finishing point in less time than ever?

____________________________________________________________________

52. What does the fable (寓言) tell us?

____________________________________________________________________

Test for Unit 6 (7B)

I.Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct answers to the

questions you hear.

W: When are the visitors coming, Philip?

M: They had three dates to choose, April 25th, May 12th and June 28th. They chose the earliest one.

W: OK. How many visitors are coming? 14 or 15?

M: They said 14 at first, but they changed to 11 this morning.

W: Good, we have two weeks to get everything ready. Here are my suggestions.

On the first day, we’ll have a welcome party. Then they can visit the schools on the second and third days.

M: The visitors want to learn about how computers are used in the classroom, so we may ask Mr. Goodman to give them a talk about it on the third day afternoon.

W: That will be nice. What about the last two days? Have a tour in New York? M: Why not take them to Niaga ra Falls? I’m sure they’ll love them.

W: Good idea.

Q1: When will the visitors come?

Q2: Are the visitors coming to New York?

Q3: What will the visitors do on the second day?

Q4: Where will the visitors go sightseeing the last two days?

Q5: What are the two speakers talking about?

II. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.

Can you imagine going a day without wearing shoes? Eighth-graders Alison Woodward and other students at her school in the US tried it on April 5. They did it to help poor children.

Woodward got the idea from a shoe company. The company said if people buy a pair of shoes from the company, it would give a pair of new shoes to a child in need.

“It just hit my heart and I really wanted to change something about this world.” Woodward told the local TV station, Keloland TV.

Woodward brought the idea to her school. Students all joined her. They walked around with their socks to see what the life of poor children was like. They also donated 350 pairs of shoes.

“A responsible person should look at the needs of others. She certainly is that,”said her teacher Dan Pansch.

III. L isten to the passage and complete the sentences.

Think of how much your mother does for you. She taught you to walk, helped you learn to read and looks after you every day.

Well, on May 12 you will have the chance to say thank you.

Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday in May. An American lady called Anna Jarvis started it in 1907.

Anna’s mother died on May 14, 1905. Anna was very sad, so she came up with the idea of Mother’s Day. She wanted a day for families to come together and celebrate.

On Mother’s Day, grown-ups in Western countries often travel to visit their

mothers. It’s a little like at festivals in China.

But in the UK, Mother’s Day is celebrated in March.

If you don’t feel sure about the date of Mother’s Day, remember one thing: every day should be Mother’s Day.