Exercise 1 of Unit 1 of 9B Welcome to the unit & Reading

答案略

一、词汇检测
1. He was standing in the ___(中间)of the room, thinking about what to do.
2. The Great Wall is one of the ___(奇迹)of the world.
3. It’s impolite to ___(指；指向)to anyone with your finger.
4. The designer turned the ___(地下的)room into a video room.
5. We walked down some stone ___(台阶)to the beach.
6. Now parents are calling for a ___(升高)of standards for school lunches.
7. My hometown ___(位于)on the coast and it's famous for the seaside view.
8. He eats food with c___ now. He could only use knives and forks in the past.
9. Nothing is better than a hot bath after a long and t___ day.
10. Mountains in Guilin are in different amazing s___. Some are like animals.

1. middle 2. wonders 3. point 4. underground 5. steps
6. raising 7. lies 8. chopsticks 9. tiring 10. shapes

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次
worth along choose such as set up
Do you love Chinese silk? Silk has played a great role in Chinese communications with the rest of the world. The Silk Road connects the East with the West. It was (1 ______ ) during the Han dynasty and helped with the exchange of goods(货品)，ideas and cultures. Chinese silk was one of the main things traded, travelling as far as Rome in Italy and becoming a symbol of wealth in many cultures (2 ______ ) the road. Silk is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Sichuan Provinces. Cities (3 ______ ) Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shaoxing are well-known for their silk industries. Silk is mostly used for clothing. If you want a Chinese gift, a silk qipao might be a good (4 ______ ) .
I have visited the Suzhou Silk Museum of China twice. I can learn a lot about silk. The museum is (5) ___ a visit.

1. set up 2. along 3. such as 4. choice 5. worth

( ) 1.— The weather of Kunming is so pleasant all year round that people enjoy the life there.
— Sure. It's famous ___ "Spring City" in China.

A.for
B.as
C.by
D.with

1.B

( ) 2.— I remember there ___ a lot of fish in the river. Now it has been polluted.
— What a pity! We should do something to protect the environment.

A.are used to be
B.used to have
C.used to be
D.are used to have

2.C

( ) 3.I suggest you ___ a guide with experience when going through the forest.

A.borrow
B.send
C.hire
D.lend

3.C

( ) 4.I found ___ to climb the mountain on such a hot afternoon.

A.it's tired
B.it tired
C.it tiring
D.it's tiring

4.C

( ) 5.— We'd like to try out for the volunteers. Would you like to join us, John?
— Why not? ___

A.I couldn't agree more.
B.Are you sure?
C.Really?
D.It's going to rain.

5.A

四、完成句子
1. 在天安门广场观看升国旗是游客必做的一件事情。
Watching ___ in Tian'anmen Square is a must for tourists.
2. 苏州博物馆西馆位于苏州西南方。
Suzhou Museum West is ______ Suzhou.
3. 一天内游览这么多的名胜很累，但很有意义。
It's ___ in a day, but it's meaningful.
4. 中国东部的这个小镇因其美妙的风景而闻名。
The small town in eastern China is famous ___.

1. the raising of the national flag
2. in the south-west of
3. tiring to visit so many attractions/places of interest
4. for its fantastic landscape/views/scenes