8BUnit1Pastandpresent提優(yōu)卷(滿分:100分考試時間:90分鐘)一.單項選擇(每小題1分，共15分)TherewasinterviewwithLiJiachengyesterdayevening.ButitwasapitythatImissedbeginning.A.an;aB.an;theC.a;theD.the;theMyfatherhasgonetoBeijingonholiday.HetoNanjinguntilnextweek.A.willreturnB.won'treturnC.willreturnbackD.won'treturnbackLifeneverstopschangingandIshouldlearnthechanges.Now,I'vegotusedtoabiketowork.A.accepting;ridingB.accepting;rideC.toaccept;ridingD.toaccept;ride─YouJoylandinChangzhoulastsummer?─No.IofaplacecalledJoyland.A.havevisited;haven'theardB.visited;haven'theardC.havevisited;didn'thearD.visited;didn'thearNowIamlivingfarfrommyhometown.IfeelgoodherebutImissmyoldfriends.A.atatimeB.fromtimetotimeC.atalltimesD.atanytimeIttenyearsIworkedinthisnewoffice.A.is;sinceB.is;afterC.was;sinceD.hasbeen;afterCuttingdowntoomanytreesitforpeopletoprotectthewildlifeintheworld.A.make;impossibleB.makes;possibleC.make;possibleD.makes;impossible─YouhaveneverbeentoJapan,?─.I'veonlybeentotheUK.A.haveyou;Yes，IhaveB.haven'tyou;Yes,Ihaven'tC.haveyou;No,Ihaven'tD.haven'tyou;No,Ihave─localpeople'slife,thegovernmenthasbuiltacinemaandasportscentrehere.─Yes.Therearemanyplacesfor3wopletorelax.A.ImproveD.ImprovingC.ToimprovingD.ToimproveMygrandfatherinthecountrysideforfiftyyears,butnowheliveswithus.A.willliveB.livesC.livedD.haslivedHishomeis5kilometreshisschool.A.onthesouthofB.thesouthofC.southofD.inthesouthofAlicelikestravellingtherainforest.A.across;lonelyB.through;lonelyC.across;aloneD.through;aloneHehasfortwoyears.Twoyearsalongtime.A.lefthome;isB.lefthome;areC.beenawayfromhome;isD.beenawayfromhome;areEveryonewenttothemoviemebecauseIdidn'tfeelverywellyesterday.A.exceptB.forC.likeD.with─Haveyoufinishedyourworkyet?─.Butitisalmostdone.A.Yes.IhaveB.NotexactlyC.MoreorlessD.OfcourseIhave二.完形填空(每小題1分，共10分)Historyisthestoryofushumanbeings(人類).Everyonewhohaslivedandeverythingthathashappenedarepartofhistory.Buthistoryisnot16whathappenedinthepast.Thewordalso17thestudyofthepast,througholdwrittenrecordsandotherkindsoffacts.18dowestudyhistory?Onereasonisthatweenjoyit.Agoodstoryisevenbetterifitistrue,andhistoryis19ofgoodstories.Ofcourse,sometimesthey20beterribletoo.Amoreseriousreasonistounderstandourselvesandthe21welivein.Tounderstandthingshappeningnow,weneedtoknewtheircauses.Wecannotunderstandthepresent22weknownothingaboutthepast.Historyhelpstotelluswhythingsarethewaytheyare.Ofcourse,historybookscannottellus23aboutthepast,noteveneverythingthatisrecorded.Ahistoryoftheworldhastopickoutthepeopleandeventsthat24theworld.Sinceancienttimes,greatcivilizations(文明)haveappeared(出現)indifferentcountriesandplaces.Usually,onlythree25fourexisted(存在)atthesametime.Whiletheylasted，theychangedthelivesnotonlyoftheirownpeople,butoftheirneighbourstoo.A.mostB.stillC.onlyD.AlmostA.knowsB.understandsC.makesD.meansA.HowB.WhyC.WhatD.WhenA.sickB.fullC.afraidD.tiredA.shouldB.CanC.mustD.cantA.worldB.cityC.townD.countryA.becauseB.thenC.IfD.SoA.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everythingA.changedB.madeC.causedD.finishedA.andB.orC.ofD.but三.閱讀理解(每小題2分，共24分)AAsteenagers,youhavemanydreams.Somedreamscanbeverybig,suchaswinningtheNobelPrize.Somecanbesmall.Youmayjustwanttobecomeoneofthetenbeststudentsinyourclass.Onceyouhaveadream,whatdoyoudowithit?Doyouevertrytomakeyourdreamcometrue?FollowYourHeartbytheAustralianwriterAndrewMatthewstellsusthatmakingourdreamscometrueislife'sbiggestchallenge.Youmaythinkyou'renotverygoodatsomeschoolsubjects,orthatitisimpossibleforyoutobecomeawriter.Thesekindsofthoughtsstopyoufromgettingyourdream,thebooksays.Infact,everyonecanmakehisdreamcometrue.Thefirstthingyoumustdoistorememberwhatyourdreamis.Don'tletitleaveyourheart.Keeptellingyourselfwhatyouwant.Then,dowhatyouneedtodostepbystepandyourdreamwillcometruefasterbecauseabigdreamis,infact,manysmalldreams.Youmustalsonevergiveupyourdream.Therewillbedifficultiesontheroadtoyourdream.Butthebiggestdifficultycomesfromyourself.Youneedtodecidewhatisthemostimportant.StudyinginsteadofwatchingTVwillleadtobetterexamresults,whilesavingfiveyuaninsteadofbuyinganicecreammeansyoucanbuyanewbook.Asyougetclosertoyourdream,itmaychangealittle.Thisisgoodasyouhavethechancetolearnmoreskillsandfindnewinterests.FollowYourHeartis.A.thebiggestchallengeforteenagersB.themostimportantdreamforteenagersC.thenameofabookbyAndrewMatthewsD.thenameofanAustralianfilmIfyouwanttomakeyourdreamcometrue,firstyoushould.A.rememberwhatyourdreamisB.thinkaboutalltheproblemsC.readthebookFollowYourHeartD.havemanysmalldreamsFromthearticle,weknowtheunderlinedword"challenge"means“”inChinese.A.變化B.挑戰(zhàn)C.決定D.態(tài)度Whenyouareontheroadtoyourdream,youmustknow.A.yourdreamcan'tbetoobigB.yourdreamcan'tbetoosmallC.whatisthemostimportantthingtodoD.youcanchangeyourdreamWhat'sthebesttitleforthearticle?A.HowtorealizeyourdreamB.HowtofindyourrealdreamC.NeverstopdreamingD.TeenagershavemanydreamsBNewYorkisthebiggestcityoftheUSA.Alongtimeago,iswascalledLenapehoking.In1626,Dutch(荷蘭)peopleboughtthelandforonly$24.TheycalleditNewAmsterdam.Thenin1664,theBritishtookitoverandchangedthenametoNewYork.NewYorkhadanexcell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_____________________________七.書面表達（20分）假設你是李華，上個月你回到了家鄉(xiāng)，發(fā)現變化很大。請根據以下提示寫一篇題為“ChangesinMyHometown”的短文。提示如下：我的家鄉(xiāng)過去是個安靜的小鎮(zhèn)，山清水秀，空氣清新。人們騎自行車或步行出行。現在我的家鄉(xiāng)已變成一個現代化的城鎮(zhèn)，已建起座座高樓，處處可見寬闊的馬路。我們住的小區(qū)門口有許多公交車經過，很多人都已買了私家車，出行很方便。但