Unit 1Past and present

Period(10)Checkout

1 Do you like your hometown?2 What was it like in the past?3 What is it like now?4 Would you like to talk about the changes?

Free talk

一 . 根据所给首字母提示，将下列句中所缺单词补充完整。

1. Jimmy is a famous star. I had an

i________ with him this morning. He is

humorous.

2. In this area, the water p_______ is

becoming more and more serious.

nterview

ollution

Exercises:

3. Old Smith never feels l______. He is always

happy.

onely

二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Mr Smith and his wife got ________

(marry) in1997.

2.He was so _______ (luck) to lose his

watch on the way to school.

married

unlucky

3. Sadly, Joe was ill in hospital for two

weeks. He looks _________ (health).

4. Last Friday, I went to Sunshine Zoo. It

was a ___________ (pleasant) trip

because of the bad weather.

5. They have __________ (离开 ) for twenty

minutes. Hurry up! We can catch up with

him.

unhealthy

unpleasant

been away

6. It’s nice ______ (have) a garden in the

fall.

7. Miss Ma _________ (teach) in this school

since she ____ (leave) college.

8. We were ________ (please) to see the old

friends in the park.

9. Don’t believe him. He is _________

(honest). He often tells lies.

to have

has taught

left

pleased

dishonest

Tower ['tauə]

• The TV tower is by far the largest construction of our country.

• 电视塔明显地是我国最大的建筑。

• Have you seen the tower standing on the hill?

• 你看到那座小山上耸立着的一座塔了吗？

Guessing ：•  n. 冷却塔 •  n. 自来水塔 ( 救火用高喷水塔 )•  n. ( 机场 ) 指挥塔台• ( 巴黎 ) 埃菲尔铁塔•  n. 钟塔• 双塔式建筑•  n. 中流砥柱 ; 中流砥柱•  n. 象牙之塔

cooling towerwater towercontrol towerEiffel Tower clock towertwin towersa tower of strengthivory tower

Attraction [ə'trækʃən] n. 吸引，吸引力，有吸引力的人或事物

• Do you feel any attraction for this book? • 你感觉这书有什麽吸引力吗？• The television has little attraction for me. • 电视对我没有什么吸引力。• hiking, fishing, skiing, and mountain climbing have

a great attraction for people, who like to be outdoors. 

• 徒步旅行、钓鱼、滑雪和爬山对喜欢户外运动的人也有很大的吸引力。• tourist attraction  旅游胜地

Complete the conversation with the

correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Tourist: Excuse me, I (1)________(lost) my

map. I want to go to the railway

station, but I can’t find it. It’s next

to the clock tower, isn’t it?

have lost

Where is the railway station?

Millie: The railway station (2)____(be) there

two years ago, but I’m afraid it’s not

there any more.

Tourist: Oh, really? I (3)_____________

(not visit) Sunshine Town for a very

long time. Things (4)_____________

(change) a lot over the years.

Millie: You’re quite right. Things have

changed a lot. (5)_____ you ____(see)

was

haven’t visited

have changed

Have seen

our new park?

Tourist: Yes, I (6)_____ just _____(see) it.

The park is so big and beautiful.

Millie: Yes, it is. It (7)___________(become)

a new tourist attraction in Sunshine

Town. Now, let me show you how to

get to the railway station.

have seen

has become

三 . 用适当的时间副词填空。

1. Have you done your homework ___?

2. I have ________________ been to

Chengdu.

3. He has ________________ washed the

dishes.

4. He has worked there ____ he left

school.

yet

already/never/just

already/never/just

since

5. Have you cleaned your room ____ ?

6. She has known Sam ____ nine years.

7. Have you ____ ridden a horse?

8. We haven’t completed the project

___.

for

ever

yet

yet

四、单项选择( )1. Suddenly, a rainstorm hit the city.

The plane couldn’t ____ until the

weather got better.

A. turn off

B. put off

C. take off

D. get off

( )2. The old woman lives ____, but he

never feels ____.

A. alone, lonely, B. alone, alone

C. lonely, lonely D. lonely, alone

( )3. Tom has made lots of friends since

he ____to China.

A. comes B. has come

C. came D. coming

( )4. He has ____ been to Nanjing. He

decided to go there this holiday.

A. already B. yet

C. never D. ever

( )5. John ____ Canada for three years.

A. has been to B. has gone to

C. has come to D. has been in

( )6. John is honest but ____. He never

says hello to his classmates.

A. polite B. impolite

C. helpful D. careful

( )7. Jack was too ____ when he saw the

Great Wall.

A. surprised B. surprising

C. be surprised D. be surprising

( )8. The river no longer ____ enough

food for the wildlife.

A. gives B. provides

C. brings D. takes

( )9. — ____ have you kept this

magazine?

— About a week.

A. How far B. How long

C. How often D. How soon

( )10. — I hear your dad ____ to China

once.

— Yes, he ____ there last week.

A. went, has been

B. has been, went

C. goes, went

D. has been, has been

五、 Complete the following dialogue:A: Excuse me, could you _______(tell) me the way to the post office? I ______(lose) the way. I want ________(post) the letter. The post office ________ （ be ） here in the past. But now I’m afraid it ________(move).B: Yes, _______(go) down this street, then _______(turn) left at the first crossing. At the end of the road you _______(find) it.A: How far is it from here？B: It’s about twenty minutes’ ________( walk).A: Can I take a bus?B: Yes.A: Thank you. Things __________(change) a lot in this city. I _______(be) here twice. People here are very friendly.B: Not at all.

六、翻译下列句子

1 、两年前他就住在这个地区。He has lived in the block since two

years ago.

It’s difficult for him to see his old

friends as often as possible.

2 、对他来说，要像以前一样见他的朋友很难。

3、我很高兴地听说你很快就要去度假了。I’m very glad to hear that you are

going on a holiday soon.

China has changed a lot over the years.

Have you seen my pen? Yes, I have just

seen it.

4、这些年中国变化很多。

5、你看到我的钢笔了吗？是的，我刚看到。

6 、 Hongmei Park

___________________________________

____________(已成为旅游胜地 )in our

hometown.

has become a great tourist attraction

Homework Review the words and expressions in this unit.