1、Unit 13 Were trying to save the earth!SectionA (3a-4c)I. 单项选择：（BC层学生必做，A层选做或不做）( )1. -How long _ the film _? -For about ten minutes.A. did; beginB. has; begunC. has; been onD. has; been( )2. -Hello, Jack. Havent seen you for long. Im calling to check _ you are. -Very well. Im gald you called.A. howB
2、. whatC. whereD. who( )3. They _ many happy hours _ along the beach during that holiday.A. spend; walkingB. spent; walkingC. cost; walkingD. gave; walking( )4. Its _ to play o nthe road. Youd better play in a _ place.A. safe; dangerousB. safety; dangerC. safe; dangerD. dangerous; safe( )5. The child
3、ren were made _ homework first.A. doB. to doC. didD. doing( )6. Dont forget _ the tap when you dont use it.A. turn offB. turn onC. to turn onD. to turn off( )7. We should stop people _water.A. to wasteB. wastingC. wasteD. from wasting( )8. In the exam, the _you are, the _ mistakes youll make.A. care
4、fully; littleB. more carefully; fewestC. more careful; fewerD. more careful; less( )9. -Can you catch what I said? -Sorry, I can _ understand it. A. almostB. hardlyC. nearbyD. never( )10. -I think recycling books and paper is useful. -_A. I quite agreeB. I have no ideaC. We shouldnt use such things.
5、D. Thats a good idea.II. 根据句意、汉语意思或首字母等提示补全单词。（BC层学生必做，A层选做或不做） 1. Shes going to work in the s_ part of China next year. 2. They cant finish the work on time w_ your help. 3. China is facing more and more _（环境的）problems. 4. Sharks may _（消失）oneday if we dont do something 5. -A number of students _ in
6、 the dining hall. -Let me count. The numer of students _ about 400. 6. She cant a_to go on a holiday because she lost her job last month. 7. The film _（工业）of the USA is famous around the world. 8. We should set new _（法律）, open more national parks, plant more tress and stop pollution. 9. We all think
7、 this method is very _（残忍的）. 10. _（科学的）farming is important. Now more and more farmers are interested in it.III. 根据汉语及英语提示，完成下列句子。（ABC层必做） 1. 没有鱼鳍，鲨鱼不再能游动。 _ a fin, a sshark can _ _ swim. 2. 如果鲨鱼的数量降至过低，会给所有海洋生物带来危险。 If the numbers of sharks _ _ _, it will bring danger to all _ _. 3. 到目前为止，没有科学研究表明鱼
8、翅对人们健康有益。 _ _, no scientific studies _ _ that shark fins are good for health. 4. 你参加过环卫工程吗 Have you ever _ _ _ an environmental project? 5. 很多人都听说过鱼翅羹。 Many have _ _shark fin soups. 6. 长颈鹿能够到树顶的叶子。 A giraffe can reach the leaves _ _ _ _ the trees. 7. 交通废气对环境有害。 Traffic fumes _ _ _ the environment. 8
9、. 采取行动的时间到了。 Its time to _ _. 9. 我的爸爸给我的新自行车付款了。 My father has _ _ my new bike. 10. 很多年轻人参加求职节目，但是只有很少人成功。 Lots of young people _ _ _ programmes of finding jobs, but only few of them succeeded.IV. 阅读填词（用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空）。（AB层必做，C层选做） Three year ago, Maria and her fimily let their house in the cutrysde
10、. Sine then they (1) _ (live) ina bilding in Park Town Park Town used to (2)_(be) a small vllage. Now it has developed into a big city. However, Maria doesnt like this city although its easy for her to find a good job. Theenvironment isnt good here. The air (3)_(pollute). The litter (4)_(throw) ever
11、ywhere. And at midnight, she (5)_ (wake) up by loud noises from time to time because there are many big factories around their house. Maria often thinks of her life in the countryside. One day Maria saw her neighbor, Mrs. Garcia, carrying a gardening tool and a bag of soil. Maria wondered how Mrs. G
12、arcia couldgarden in the city. “My mom used to (6)_ (grow) vegetables. Now we don t have a yard, so she can t do it, said Maria. Mrs. Garcia laughed,“Ill show you.”Maria thought that Mrs. Garcia might (7)_(take)her to the park, but she took her to the roof (屋顶). When the door (8)_ (open), Maria was
13、surprised to see lots of flowers and vegetables on the roof. “What a wonderful garden! Therere butterflies. And they (9)_(fly)! Maria cried. “I(10)_ (plant) them on the roof for a long time. They can not only help to keep the air clean, but also help to keep the building cooler during hotter weather
14、, Mrs. Garcia said. “You can do the same thing. Itll be great!V. 完形填空：（AB层必做，C层选做） In mid-January the weather stayed clear and cold for several days. Jess had to 1 a week ofschool to stay at home and help his father to manure (给.施肥) the fields. This was his bad 2 , for he would have to make up (补上)
15、his lessons as best as he could. It wasn t 3 ，though. All the boys and girls at Pumpkin Hollow School were often kept home when they were needed. Jess 4 manuring, but he couldnt get out of it. Filling the wagon (马车) with heavy manure was a tiring 5 . With a full load (装载), his father drove over the
16、fields; Jess stood in the back and spread the manure. After several days at this job, both Jess and his father grew tired and impatient. It seemed as though life was too hard to_ 6 . They fell into bed at night, with nothing to look 7 to but another day of the same hard work. Jess was even angry wit
17、h it. “ Why does my brother Ben stay in warm dormitory (学生宿舍) while I myself tried to do his work? Its not 8 !”Jess thought. His mother watched him_ 9 .“ You re looking thin,” she said. Then she turned to Jess s father and said,“Joseph, couldnt we hire (雇佣) somebody to help_ 10 the manuring is done?
18、 Jesss father didn t answer, and Jess guessed 11 . His father couldnt 12 hire a man. Every year he had to pay Bens huge tuition fees (学费). He had used up the familys savings. Jess said, “No, Mom, we dont 13 to hire anybody. Dad and I can manage. 14 I m tired, and so is Dad. Well finish it in a few d
19、ays. The thankful look on his fathers face was reward (奖励) enough. When they went back to thefields and were silently 15 together, Jess was glad that hed spoken up. ( )1. A. attendB. missC. expect D. continu( )2. A. luckB. markC. habit D. decisior( )3. A. commonB. importantC. difficultD. unusual( )4
20、. A. enjoyedB. hatedC. regrettedD. chose( )5. A. dayB. tripC. gameD. job( )6. A. standB. lose C. lendD. change( )7. A. upB. outC. backD. forward( )8. A. simple B. fairC. trueD. special( )9. A. excitedlyB. proudlyC. angrilyD. worriedly( )10. A. whenB. afterC. untilD. if( )11. A. whyB. what C. whenD.
21、where( )12. A. failB. hopeC. forgetD. afford( )13. A. waitB. tryC. needD. offer( )14A. InsteadB. SureC. SoonD. Then( )15. A. working B. playing C. learningD. restingVI. 阅读理解：（A层必做，BC层选做） A. she got it rightB. the third time was nearly perfectC. there S one great tool you can use: your mobile phoneD.
22、 they have nobody to practice with or correct their mistakesE. recording myself put me under the pressure I would experience during a test Students generally find it difficult to prepare for a speaking test because (1)_.But that doesn t mean you can t test yourself! Whether you re taking an end-of-c
23、ourse test or an official exam like PET or IELTS, (2)_.Nearly every smartphone these days has an inbuilt recording feature (内置录音功能) which you can use to test your speaking skills. You can record yourself speaking, play the recording back, and correct your own mistakes. I practiced this way in Italia
24、n. 1 chose some speaking questions from PET and did the exercise three times. The first time, I noticed I had made a few grammar mistakes and hadnt spoken for long enough. The second time was a bit better. And (3)_. All in all, I made a real improvement with my grammar, pronunciation and how long I
25、spoke. Also, (4)_. Many students found this way useful. Nelia,from Brazil, said that she could hear her mistakes when she listened to her voice. She was mainly using the wrong verb tense (时态) and using prepositions(介词) incorrectly. When she tried the exercise again, (5)_. Donghyeon, from South Korea
26、, said that the exercise helped him to improve his English skills in general.参考答案：I. 1-5 CABDB6-10 DDCBAII. 1. southern 2. without 3.environmental 4. disappear5. are; is 6. afford7.industry 8. laws9. Scientific10. cruelIII. 1.Without; no longer2. drop too low; ocean life3. So far; have shown 4. taken part in5. heard of6. at the top pf7. are harmful to 8. take action(s)9. paid for10. took part inIV. 1.have lived 2.be 3. is polluted4.is thrown 5. is woken 6. grow 7.take 8. was opened 9.are flying 10. have plantedV. 1-5 BADBD6-10 ADBDC 11-15 ADCBAVI. 1-5 DCBEA
