Unit 1-2 一、单项填空（15 分） 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。 （每小题1 分) 1. Don t disturb Allen now. He _ for the Spelling Bee competition. A. prepares B. prepared C. is preparing D. will prepare 2. The final exam is very important. We must treat it _. A. serious B. seriously C. careless D. carelessly 3. I have only two tickets for TF Boys concert. _ you _ he can go with me. A. Either or B. Neither nor C. Both and D. Not only but also 4. Lei Feng _ for many years, but h is spirit is still encouraging us. A. died B. has died C. was dead D. has been dead 5. Hurry up, or we will miss the sea lion show in the Ocean Park. _. We still have fifteen minutes before the show begins. A. Take your time B. Good luck C. I guess so D. Take care 6. Mum, shall we go to the beach tomorrow? It _ the weather. A. carries on B. lives on C. depends on D. holds on 7. _ careful you are, _ mistakes you will make. A. The more, the more B. The less, the lessC. The more, the fewer D. The less, the fewer 8.His grandmotherfor 6 years.And he still misses her verymuch. A.diedB.has diedC.has been deadD.has been died 9.They have collected more than 14,000 books since the librarylast month. A.builtB.was builtC.buildsD.is built 10.She feltabout making such a stupid mistake. A.embarrassed B.embarrassing C.excited D.exciting 11.This jacket is much too small for me.Could you bring aone for me? A.good B.better C.large D.larger 12.-When you leave the room,please tun off the lightenergy. -OK.ll remember. A.save B.saving C.saved D.to save 13.-Its useful for the deaf people to learn the sign language.-Yes,its a major way of. A.suggestion B.vacation C.production D.communication 14.The doctorme about the dangers of smoking,but its hard for me to give it up. A.punished B.warned C.admired D.spread 15.Cindy,wants to speak to me on the phone,tell him or her Im busy. A.whenever B.wherever C.however D.whoever 二、完形填空（25 分） A）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可 以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（每小题1 分) Thanksgiving Day in the United States is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November.It is before Black Friday. What Do People Do? Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for family and friends to get together for a special meal.The meal often16 a turkey,potatoes,gravy,pumpkin pie,vegetables and so on. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give17 for what they have. Thanksgiving Day parades are18 in some cities and towns usually on Thanksgiving Day. Some parades and festivities also mark the opening of the Christmas shopping season.Some people have a four-day19 ,so it is a popular time for trips and20 family and friends. Public Life Most government offices,businesses,schools and other organizations are21on Thanksgiving Day.Many offices and businesses allow their staff to have a four-day holiday so these offices andbusinesses are also closed on the Friday22 Thanksgiving Day.Public transport systems do notusually operate according to their regular timetables. Thanksgiving Day is one of the23 days for travel in the USA.Seasonal parades and busyfootball games can cause disruption to the local traffic. Background Thanksgiving Day24an annual holiday in the United States since 1863.It is said that thefirst Thanksgiving Day was held in the city of El Paso,Texas in 1598.And25early event was held in 1619 in the Colony of Virginia.There was no agreement on it.Many people traced the originsof the modem Thanksgiving Day to the harvest celebration that the Pilgrims held in Plymouth,Massachusetts in 1621.However,their26true Thanksgiving was in 1623,when they gave thanksfor the rain27ended a drought. In the second half of the 1600s,Thanksgiving events after the harvest became28and started to become annual events.However,it was celebrated on different days in different communitiesand in some places there was29 one Thanksgiving each year.Later,George Washington,whowas the first30of the United States,proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1789. 16.A.servesB.offersC.includes D.gives 17.A.foodB.thanks C.clothes D.wishes 18.A.held B.stoppedC.begunD.ended 19.A.weeklyB.weekC.weekdayD.weekend 20.A.missing B.visitingC.leavingD.finding 21.A.openB.closeC.openedD.closed 22.A.afterB.before C.whenD.while 23.A.bestB.most difficult C.most interestingD.busiest 24.A.is regardedB.is looked C.has beenD.has grown 25.A.otherB.anotherC.the otherD.others 26.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD. last 27.A.thatB.howC.whenD.where 28.A.more special B.more commonC.funnierD.more interesting 29.A.lessB.moreC.less thanD.more than 30.A.writerB.presidentC.chairmanD.captain B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。 （每小题1 分) when,give,can,his,invention,called,medicine,happy,scientist,who A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honorsaperson 31receive.As you know,the prizes were started by a Swedish 32Alfred Nobel.Hewas born in Stockholm,the capital of Sw