1、江蘇宜興和橋高級中學高一牛津英語期中練習Units 1-3I .單項填空：（20分）1. We the visitors at the bus stop.A. took off B. turned off C. got - off D. saw off2. The plane from the airport and headed north towards Zhen Zhou.A. took off B. took up C. took out D. took on3. They were playing cards suddenly it began to rain.A. since B.

2、 while C. as D. when4. Cloth is made cotton, wool, silk and other materials.A. from B. up of C. of D. into5. I'd like to send this letter to England air.A. in B. by C. on D. for6. He crossed the river boat.A. in B. by a C. on a D. in a7. When it was quiet, we could hear the river.A. flow B. to f

3、low C. flowing D. flows8. The doctor will be with you a few minutes.A. After B. inC. onD. by9. Happy New Year! .A. That' s very kind of you B. Yes C. The same to you D. T hat' s all right10. The boss had to give in and John.A. say "Hi" to B. say “Hello" to C. say sorry to D. s

4、ay good-bye to11. is the population of Xi ' an?A. How many B. How much C. What D. How big12. His parents died,him nothing a small house.A. left; with B. leaving; except C. leaving; only D. to leave; but13. How long will it take to swim the river?A. over B. across C. through D. in14. We all tried

5、 to stop him in bed but he wouldn' t listen.A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked15. My father usually a bus to work instead of going by taxi.A. takesB. carries C. gets D. sits16. In the evening I enjoyby the fire violin.A. to sit; play B. to sit; playing the C. sitting; playing D. sitting;

6、playing the17. -Where is Helen?-She America for a week.A. has gone off to B. has left for C. has been off to D. has set off to18. -How long you in Singapore?-For just the weekend. I' ll be back next Monday morning.A. have; stayed B. are; staying C. did; stay D. do; stay19. We can use a short-wav

7、e radio to VOA English programmesA. pick up B. pick out C. take up D. join up20. -Would you like some coffee?-Yes, and please get me some milk, too. I prefer coffee milk. A. to B. than C. with D. ofII .完形填空：（30分）Once a foreign tourist traveling in France came to Paris for a few days. _1_ the very fi

8、rst day of his stay in the French capital he sent a _2_ to his wife _3_ the name and the address of the hotel _4_ he was staying. Then he decided to go out and see the places of _5_ in the capital.He _6_ a long walk along the _7_ of the city,_8_ a few museumsand by the end of the day he felt terribl

9、e _9_.He wanted to _10_ to the hotel to take a rest there, but suddenly he realized that he remembered _11_ the name, nor the address of the hotel. He felt quite _12_ and slowly walked along the street, not _13_ what to do. Suddenly he found _14_ in front of a post- office. He quickly ran inside and

10、 said to a clerk in a（an） _15_ voice,“Give me atelegram form, please. ”_16_," the clerk answered, giving him a form. It didn' t _17_ the tourist long tofill it in. A minute later he handed in the telegram and _18_ the money.The tourist s wife was greatly _19_ when an hour later she received

11、 the second telegramfrom her husband.“_20_ me my address at once. ”1.A. OnB. AtC. InD. For2.A. letterB. noteC. telegramD. message3.A. usingB. withC. byD. about4.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. that5.A. happiness B. interest C. enjoyment D. joy6.A. tookB. triedC. gotD. made7.A. buildingB. placesC. housesD.

12、 streets8.A. watchedB. visitedC. paid visitD. observed9.A. tiredB. hungryC. thirstyD. asleep10.A. comeB. getC. returnD. go11.A. eitherB. neitherC. noD. not12.A. gladB. lostC. happyD. tired13.A. thinkingB. realizingC. knowingD. recognizing14.A. himB. his wifeC. his hotelD. himself15.A. surprisedB. st

13、rangeC. excitedD. loud16.A. Here is itB. Here you are C. Give it to you D. Surely17.A. takeB. haveC. getD. spend18.A. paid forB. paidC. paid offD. paid on19.A. happyB. surprised C. excitedD. angry20.A. GiveB. PostC. SendD. PassIII.閱讀理解：（ 40 分）AOne day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a

14、 neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London s big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton（ 人體骨架 ） to

15、 be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what the

16、y said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert s teacher.B.The neighbor s teacher.C. A medical school teacher. D.The teacher s neighbor.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he

17、was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing. B. The skeleton was stolen.C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.4.

18、 Which of the following best tells the teacher s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry.B. He thinks it rather funny.C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert.5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupe

19、rt.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert. BAbout a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn t want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a

20、 hundred- dollar bill in the safe for me.The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn t haveany proof that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.The lawyer advised meto return to the hotel to the clerk. This I did

21、. An hour later, I went I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the second he knew nothing about it.Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I askedforwith him and give another hundred-dollar bill back to the desk and asked for my money. Since hundred-

22、dollar bill, the clerk couldnot say's plan into action. This time boththe hundred-dollar bill once again, and whenthe clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I denied （否認）it. The lawyer said to him, “I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don' t hand it over immediatel

23、y,I ' ll be forced to call the police.”hundred-dollar bill.I said to the lawyer.to the man becauseThe clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first "I don' t know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,“ And what you suppose he answered?He said, “Oh, don &#

24、39; t thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.6. The man went to a Detroit hotel one day to.A. get his money back B. put a hundred-dollar bill in the safeC. ask to be a desk clerk D. stay for the night7. The hotel clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar billA. he knew the lawyer s p

25、lan very wellB. he found the lawyer tricking himC. he didn ' t want to get into trouble with the policeD. he wanted to give the man a surprise 8. It is clear that the hotel clerk was.A. dishonest B. ready to help C. afraid of the lawyer D. foolish 9. Which of the following statements is true?A.

26、The man didn ' t get his 200 dollars back.B. The lawyer was happy that the man got both his bills back.C. The lawyer asked for 100 dollars.D. The man thanked the lawyer by paying him some money. 10. The man was.A. wise B. foolish C. happy D. sadCTomhad retired（退休） and lived by himself a long way

27、 from town. He seldom left his home,but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market, and after he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put eyeglasses on before reading their newspapers, so after

28、 lunch he decided to go to a store to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a store.The man in the store made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tomalways said, “No, I can' t read with these. ”Then man became more and more puzzled, until finally he said,“ Excuse me

29、, but can youread at all? ”“No, of course I can ' t! " Tom said angrily, “IfI was already able to read, do you think I could have come here to buy glasses? " 11. Tom lived .A. alone B . with his childrenC. happilyD. with his wife12. He to town.A. often went B. sometimes went C . didn&#

30、39; t often goD. never went13. Tom made a mistake that he .A. didn ' t try on all the glasses in the store.B. thought that all old people could understand words in newspapers with glasses onC. went to the wrong store.D. didn ' t know he was nearsighted（近視）DNew Schedules of Cathy Pacific Airw

31、ays Shanghai -Hong KongCX 301 Dep Shanghai2030Tue, Thur, Sat, Sun ArrHong Kong21:45Hong Kong ShanghaiCX 300DepHong Kong16:15Tue, Thur, Sat, Sun ArrShanghai19:15Beijing Hong KongCX 331DepBeijing17:45Tue, Thur, Fri ArrHong Kong19:45Hong Kong BeijingCX 330DepHong Kong20:30Tue, Thur, Fri ArrBeijing21:45

32、Dep. =Departure（起飛）Arr. =Arrival（抵達）14. There are flights from Shanghai to Hong Kong every week.A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 615. Suppose, on arriving in Shanghai by Cathy Pacific flight on Thursday, you' re told toreturn to Hong Kong by Cathy Pacific Airways immediately. Nowthe most proper way is . A. to wai

33、t until SaturdayB. to stay in S hanghai and take the Friday ' s flight from Beijing to Hong Kong.C. To go to Beijing and take the Friday ' s flight.D. to take the same day ' s flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong.EXi ' an, capital of Shaanxi Province, will be supplied with more water th

34、is summer. Water from the Shitouhe River, 140 kilometres west of Xi' an, is planned to flow into the city inearly June, adding 350,000 tons of water per day for industrial use. With 200,000 tons of water a day already supplied by the existing project drawing water from the Heihe River, Xi '

35、an will get a total of one million tons of water per day this summer, which can basically meet the city ' s demands.Xi ' an, with a population of more than three million, needs one million tons of water supply a day for industrial and drinking use. However, it is only supplied with 700,000 t

36、ons of water a day at present,500,000 tons from underground and 200,000 tons from the Heihe River.Last summer, Xi'an suffered its worst water shortage ever, getting just half the amount it needed. More than 40 large-scale factories had to cut back on water use, and many people had to line up at

37、midnight to get drinking water.Project Heihe started in 1989 and its first stage was completed. It has received I.I billion yuan and still needs another billion to reach its planned supply of 1. 1 million tons of water a day. Combined with the 500,000 tons of underground water the city already gets, Xi' an will have much more water than it needs. Statistics suggest that industrial and commercial（ 商業的）companies use more than half of Xi ' an' s water. So those factories have been asked to take water-saving measures using technology. About three quarters of the water us