Unit 1 That must be a record!
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§1.1细枝末节
idea which led to The Guinness Book of Records came up by
McWhirter is
Hugh Beaver ery
答案：C
Guinness Book of World Records has chapters except
ation nce and technology
el and transport natural world
答案：A
g the Chinese records in The Guinness Book of Records,some examples are given except .
'anmen Square Kong's return to China
zi Yellow River
答案：D
reason why Lance Armstrong's records are special is that .
is a wonderful winner
won the first place in the race
has achieved brilliant achievements
fought against cancer bravely and won his goal
答案：D
h type of record attempts is NOT allowed in the following?It is .
one that a man can live to be very old
one that a man can balance a small car on his head
one which is dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others
one that a man can wear the longest beard in the world
答案：C
§1.2 主旨大意
text is mainly about .
A.a famous book
Hugh Beaver came up with an idea
Guinness Book of Records
records in the world
答案：C
§1.3 推理判断
the sentence “...,it fades next to the story of Armstrong's struggle against disease”,we know that .
fastest speed is as impressive as his story of struggle against cancer
fastest speed is more impressive than his story of struggle against cancer
story of struggle against cancer is less impressive than his fastest speed
story of struggle against cancer is more impressive than his fastest speed
答案：D
the text,the main reason that led to Sir Hugh's idea is that
hard work talent
curiosity careful research
答案：C
the last paragraph,we can infer that .
a person wants to make a record,he can do it without permission
a person can do bad to others,he can make a record
your idea is not suitable,you can also get the permission of the Guinness Book of World Records
Guinness Book of World Records is very careful about making a record
答案：D
rding to the text,which statement is true?
people in the world are not interested in strange and unusual things.
e are many athletic records in the Guinness Book of World Records.
e are no Chinese records in the Guinness Book of World Records.
of the 60 000 new records will be printed each year.
答案：B
Unit 2 Crossing limits
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§1.1细枝末节
were （was ） the earliest explorer（s） of the Western Ocean？
o Polo.
stopher Columbus.
pean explorers.
e merchants.
答案：D
ugh the Silk Road,China got from other countries.
es and glass
ons
答案：A
African king gave rhinoceros horns to China in order to .
money
the war
his friendship
d the Ambassador
答案：C
h of the following became the world’s trading center over a few centuries after Han Dynasty?
on. a.
hili kingdoms. t.
答案：C
Du Huan’s book “Record of My Travels” you can learn about .
o Polo
foreign countries
stopher Columbus
to make silk
答案：B
does “The Chinese Columbus” refer to?
Ming emperor.
Huan.
Chinese ambassador.
g He.
答案：D
§1.2 主旨大意
text is mainly about .
the Silk Road was formed
China developed trading relations with Arabic countries
g He’s expeditions across the Indian Ocean
history of China’s opening to the outside world
答案：D
§1.3 推理判断
small bronze statue of a lion found in Shanga most probably came from .
a
ce on
答案：A
9.“In the east,China prospered under a new dynasty.”The underlined part refers to .
Han Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
答案：D
h of the following can be inferred from the text?
mbus’ exploration was stopped for economic reasons.
accurate maps of the countries around the Indian Ocean existed before Zheng He.
the Ming Dynasty China had the most powerful navy in the world.
giraffe was an animal that could not be found in China in the Ming Dynasty.
答案：C
Unit 3 The land down under
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§1.1细枝末节
Australian flag shows .
UK flag and seven stars
USA flag and a large star with seven points
UK flag and six large stars with seven points
UK flag,a large star and a group of small stars
答案：D
were the first people to arrive in Australia？
ish,Portuguese and Dutch.
oners and criminals from England.
igines and Torres Strait Islanders.
n explorers.
答案：C
1770,Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the
Crown.
ish ish
uguese ican
答案：A
r the second world war,Australia began to .
the commonwealth
sform itself into the modern country as it is today
ge its attitude towards immigration
er from the Depression of the 1930s
答案：B
weather in Australia encourages .
or activities oor activities
etition rtainment
答案：B
§1.2 主旨大意
graph 1 of the text“Australia”mainly deals with .
ate raphy
ory als
答案：D
last paragraph of the text “Australia” mainly talks about Australia’s .
ate
le’s life
oor activities
ate and people’s life
答案：D
§1.3 推理判断
does the word“claim”mean in Paragraph 3 of“A nation of prisoners?”
nd
eve
答案：B
sport is impossible in Australia?
ng. ming.
is. etball.
答案：A
the text“Australia”we can infer that Australia is famous for its .
strial products
ational products
cultural products
eational products
答案：C
Unit 4 Green worlds
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阅读本单元对话与课文，完成下列各题：
§1.1细枝末节
re Linnaeus botany was .
ied by doctors
own to anyone
y developed
D.a branch of medicine
答案：D
economic species plants such as could help to develop local economies.
and peony
a and hemp
and apple
a and lemon
答案：B
was who made Kew a centre of scientific and economic research.
ph Banks ain Cook
aeus el Solander
答案：A
research by Darwin,Mendel and Turesson shows that .
tics is more important than the environment to plants
tics is less important than the environment to plants
genetics and the environment are important to plants
her genetics nor the environment is important to plants
答案：C
in observed that the birds with would eat .
l beaks;hard seeds
d beaks;hard seeds
beaks;hard seeds
d beaks;soft seeds
答案：B
ntists of the nineteenth century believed that .
development of new species was behind the influence of the environment
development of new species and the influence of the environment were hand in hand
development of new species had nothing to do with the influence of the environment
influence of the environment was behind the development of new species
答案：D
the age of 22,Darwin joined the scientific expedition on .
Endeavour ti
Beagle e
答案：C
§1.2 主旨大意
graph one of the text “The birth of a science” mainly tells us .
importance of botany
to classify plant species into groups
aeus’contribution to botany
aeus’discoveries about different species
答案：C
§1.3 推理判断
ain Cook made voyages altogether around the world.
e
答案：C
in studied physics,chemistry and botany because .
was invited to join a scientific expedition
was interested in them
could do a lot of experiments
wanted to finish his book “On the Origin of Species”
答案：B