Chapter 1 Making friends

学习目标：

1. 学习以what, where, when, how old, how many等开头的特殊疑问句的用法 2. 学习the, an, a的用法 3. 学习and, but, so的用法

重点单词：

own wish length height age 重点词组：

1. work at 2. be keen on 3. in the middle 4. reply to

5. hear from sb.

重点句子：

1. I would like to be your penfriend.

2. I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in winter. 3. I want to be an engineer.

4. Here is a photo of myself and some school friends.

Sentence patterns

A Complete the sentences according to the clues in brackets. 1. My name is Simon.(就划线部分提问)

__________ _________ your name?

2. I am twelve years old this year. (就划线部分提问) __________ __________ are you this year? 3. Simon is 163 cm now. (就划线部分提问) __________ __________ is Simon now? __________ is Simon‟s____________? 4. I want to be your penfriend. (同义句改写)

I____________ __________ to be your penfriend.

5.---____________ ___________ your favourite hobby? (就划线部分提问) --- My favourite hobby is swimming. 6. I have black hair and brown eyes. (就划线部分提问) ____________ ____________ are your hair and eyes? 7. Simon lives with his parents in England. (就划线部分提问) ____________ ____________Simon live with in England? ____________ ____________ Simon live with his parents? 8. There are four people in Eddie‟s family. (就划线部分提问) ____________ __________ people in Eddie‟s family? 9. He can speak Chinese very well. (一般疑问句)

____________ he____________ Chinese very well?

10. My favourite hobby is playing chess. (就划线部分提问) ____________ ____________ your favourite hobby?

B Rewrite these sentences with the help of the words in brackets. 1. How old are you? (What…age)

2. My favourite hobby is playing chess. (like doing…best)

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3. My neighbour is from France. (come from…) 4. Jeff is an architect in Shenzhen. (work as…) 5. Judy is keen on sports. (be very interested in…) 6. Every day I walk to school. (go… on foot)

Grammar

A Multiple choice.

1. __________ does he come back from school every day? A. How long B. How far C. What time D. What date 2. --- How long can the naughty boy do his homework quietly?

--- __________.

A. At three B. For three hours C. Three hours ago D. After three hours 3. --- How often does Thomas clean his flat? --- _________.

A. Many times B. In a week C. Twice a day D. Only once 4. ---_________ students are there in your class? --- Twenty-five.

A. How many B. What C. How much D. both B & C 5. __________ does the shirt cost?

A. How B. How many C. How much D. How little 6. ---__________ do you wash your car? --- About 3 times a month.

A. How long B. How C. How hard D. How often 7. _________ oil is there in the bottle?

A. How much B. What C. How many D. Which 8. --- How far is the Happy Valley from here?

---__________.

A. It‟s five kilometers away B. It‟s one hundred kilograms C. It‟s twelve years old D. It‟s two meters long 9. ---How wide is the river? ---___________.

A. It‟s three hundred meters in width B. It‟s ten meters in depth C. It‟s one thousand meters in length D. It‟s two hundred dollars 10. ---__________ is he?

--- He‟s a fireman.

A. What B. How C. Who D. Where 11. __________ do you prefer, coffee or tea?

A. What B. Which C. How D. Whose 12. __________ is the price of this machine?

A. How much B. How many C. What D. How

B Fill in the blanks with an or a.

1. ________ newspaper 2. ________ egg 3. ________ island 4. ________ architect 5. ________ office 6. ________ hour 7. _________ airport 8. ________ garden 9. ________ pancake 10. ________ magazine

C Complete the questions according to the answers 1. ---____________ do you go to bed every night? --- At 10 p.m.

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2. --- How____________ is China Folk Culture Village from here? --- It‟s twenty minutes‟ walk from here. 3. ---____________ does Sam go to school?

--- He walks to school.

4. ---____________ would you like to do this afternoon? --- I‟d like to play rugby and badminton with my friends. 5. ---____________ people are there in your family? --- There are four.

6. ---____________ the letter from? --- It‟s from my new penfriend.

7. ---___________ favourite hobby is playing chess. --- Mine. I like playing chess best.

8. ---____________ does your brother do? --- He works as a policeman.

D Complete the passage with and, but or so.

My sister and I look like each other very much, __________ we are very different. She is five years older than me. She works for a computer company, __________ she likes her job very much. I am still at school, __________ I do not have a job. I study very hard at the moment because I want to pass my exams.

My sister loves sports, _________ she often goes to a sport club to take some exercises after work. She is kind to me__________ often invites me to go with her, _________ I usually stay in to do my homework. At the weekends, we usually stay at home in the morning________ go shopping or go to the cinema in the afternoon. We always have fun together!

疑 问 词 练 习

一、

填空

1. 这些苹果是谁的？

1. _________ apples are these? 2. 三加五等于多少？

____________ is 3 and 5? 3. 加拿大的人口是多少？

__________ is the population of Canada? 4. 哪一个MP4是你哥哥的？

____________ MP4 is your brother‟s? 5. 你的新冰箱怎么样？ ___________ your new fridge? 6. 你还想要别的吗？ ____________ do you want? 7. 你的爸爸正在和谁谈话？

____________ is your father talking to?

二、单项填空

1. ---__________ is standing there? --- Mr. Zhang.

A. What B. Whom C. Who D. Which 2. ________ would you like to go shopping with? A. Which B. Whom C. What D. Where

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3. Excuse me, can you tell me________ is the way to the post office? A. whose B. which C. how D. what 4. ---________ is your e-mail address?

--- It‟s xinxin@163.com.

A. Who B. How C. What D. Which 5. ---________ does your brother do? --- He is a bus driver.

A. Where B. Why C. What D. How 6. ---__________ can I do for you? --- I would like a cup of tea.

A. What B. how C. Which D. Who 7. ---_______ coat ismore beautiful than yours? --- Lily‟s.

A. Which B. Whose C. Who D. What 8. ---_______ is the matter? --- I have a headache.

A. Who B. What C. How D. Which 9. ---_________ are you going to do this evening, Sally? --- I‟m going to do my homework.

A. Where B. What C. How D. When 10. ---________ did you do last weekend?

--- I visited my grandma.

A. Where B. What C. When D. How

11. ---__________ dress do you want to buy, the red one or the pink one?

--- The pink one.

A. What B. Why C. Which D. Who 12. --- Do you know__________ bag this is?

--- Maybe it‟s Jenny‟s. A. who B. whose C. what D. which 13. ---__________ else do you like?

--- I like apples, oranges and pears, too.

A. What B. Who C. Which D. How 14. ---__________ are you talking with?

--- My young brother.

A. Whom B. Which C. Where D. When 15. ---__________ does Lee look like?

--- He is tall and has black hair.

A. What B. How C. Who D. Where 16. ---__________ is the age of your grandma?

--- She is over 60.

A. What B. That C. Who D. Which

17. There is a green jeep parking in our neighbourhood. Do you know__________ it is? A. what B. who C. whose D. whom 18. ---__________ do you think of the film?

--- It‟s very boring.

A. Where B. What C. Which D. When 19. __________ subject do you like better, maths or Chinese?

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A. What B. Where C. Whose D. Which 20. ---__________ is the weather like today?

--- It‟s cloudy. 21. ---_________ is your sister‟s coat?

--- Red.

A. What B. What colour C. How colour D. How

三、句型转换 按要求改写下列句子

1. I think cartoon movies are exciting. (用what对划线部分提问)

2. My favourite animals are dogs. (对划线部分提问)

3. Jackie Chan is my ffavourite actor. (对划线部分提问)

4. What is your mother? (改为同义句)

5. What‟s wrong with you? (改为用what引导的同义句)

6. Can I help you. (改为用what引导的同义句)

7. This is Tom‟s coat. (对划线部分提问)

8. I like summer best. (对划线部分提问)

四、单项选择

1. ---__________ do you like pandas?

--- Because they are cute.

A. When B. How C. Why D. Which 2. ---__________ did you go last Sunday?

--- I went to the Summer Palace with my family. A. When B. Where C. How D. What 3. ---___________ is your grandmother? --- She is 80 years old.

A. How old B. What old C. How D. Which age 4. ---_________ is your new skirt?

--- $ 45.

A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How far 5. ---________ were you born? --- I was born on July 3rd, 1976.

A. Where B. When C. How D. What 6. ---________ was the film you saw last weekend? --- It was great! I like it.

A. What B. How C. Where D. Why 7. ---__________ do you see a film? --- Once a week.

A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How soon 8. ---__________ eggs do you need for the soup?

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--- Well, one is probably enough.

A. How long B. How wide C. How much D. How many 9. --- Could you tell __________ it is from here to the science museum? --- It‟s about half an hour‟s walk.

A. how far B. how long C. how soon D. how often 10. ---__________ are you going?

--- I‟m going to the park.

A. What B. How C. Where D. Why 11. Excuse me, __________ can I get to the post office?

A. what B. how C. where D. /

12. ---__________ has your brother been a member of the football team?

--- Ever since 2005. A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How soon 13. ---_________ is it from your home to school?

--- It‟s three miles.

A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How soon 14. ---__________ will you be back?

--- In two weeks.

A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How far

15. Great changes have taken place in China. Who can tell__________ it would be like in_________ five years.

A. how; other B. what; more C. how; another D. what; another 16. --- I‟m afraid this hat is too big for me. Can I have a smaller one?

---________ this one?

A. What is B. How about C. How D. What 17. ---________ do you prefer to study?

--- I prefer to study in a group.

A. How B. Why C. When D. Where

18. --- Mr. Gao went to Shanghai for the air exhibition last week.

--- Is that________ he had two days off?

A. what B. when C. why D. where 19. ---_________ milk do you want?

--- three bottles, please.

A. How much B. How many C. What D. Which 20. ---__________ have you been in Xiamen?

--- For two years.

A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How far

五、按要求改写下列句子

1. Jenny will go hiking next Saturday. (对划线部分提问)

2. I go to the music club once a week. (对划线部分提问)

3.My mother will stay in Hong Kong for two day. (对划线部分提问)

4.How do you like the basketball game?( 改为同义句)

5. How much are these oranges?( 改为同义句)

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冠 词 练 习

一、用适当的冠词填空，不需要的地方用 “／“表示 1. I go to work by_________ bike.

2. __________ sun rises in _________ east.

3. There is__________ tall tree at__________ foot of the hill. 4. Shanghai is__________ largest city in__________ China.

5. There is__________ English book and__________ blue pen on the table. 6. We don„t go to school on__________ Sunday.

7. He works in __________ shop. __________ shop is near his house. 8. I usually go out for__________ walk in__________ evening. 9. She speaks__________ English better than__________ Chinese. 10. March 8th is__________ Women‟s Day.

二、单项填空

1. Now he is__________ artist. I have known him since he was__________ one-year-old boy. A. a; an B. a; a C. an; an D. an; a

2. Which is bigger, __________ elephant or__________ horse? A. a; th B. an a C. the; an D. an; the 3. __________ trains are faster than__________ buses. A. /; / B. The; / C. / the D. The; a

4. China is one of__________ oldest countries in__________ world.

A. the; the B. the; / C. a; a D. an; the

5. Han Meimei is__________ Chinese girl and Lucy is__________ English girl. A. a; a B. an; an C. a; an D. an; a

6. A little boy wrote_________ “U” and __________ “n” on the wall. A. a; an B. an; a C. an; an D. a; a

7. __________ boy in black is__________ high school student. A. An; a B. An; / C. The; an D. The; a

8. This is__________ interesting book and it is also__________ useful one. A. an; an B. an; th C. an; a D. a; a 9. I usually go out for__________ walk after________ tea.

A. a; / B. /; the C. a; a D. the; a

10. It‟s__________ pleasure to see________ sun rising in________ east. A. /; the; / B. a; /; / C. a; the; the D. /; the; the

三、完成句子

1.他的妹妹是一个10岁的小女孩。

His sister is______________________ little girl. 2.你学习越努力，你取得的成绩就越好。

________________ you study, _____________________ you get the marks. 3.这个发生在1998年的夏天。

This happened in___________________________ of 1998. 4. 穿红色裙子的女孩是我的朋友，Mary

___________________________ is my friend, Mary. 5. Alice 是她班级中跳舞跳得最好的。

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Alice dances__________________________ in her class. 6. 你知道这部电影的名字吗？

Do you know___________________________? 7.哪门学科较难，数学还是物理？

Which subject is more difficult, _______________________________?

四、改错

1. Though it was midday, he was still in the bed.

A B C D

错误项 ___________ 改正________________________

2. On the face of the clock we can see a hour hand and a minute hand. A B C D 错误项 ___________ 改正________________________

3. China is a member country of United Nations.

A B C D

错误项 ___________ 改正________________________

4. Japan lies to east of China.

A B C D

错误项 ___________ 改正________________________

5. The earth turns itself from the west to the east.

A B C D

错误项 ___________ 改正________________________

五、单项填空

1. __________ old lady in brown is__________ university professor. A. An; a B. An; / C. The; an D. The; a

2. Did you enter for_________ high jump or________ 400- meter race? A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the

3. More college graduates would like to work in__________ west part of our country__________ next year. A. the; the B /; / C. / ; the D. the; /

4. The scientists from__________ United States live in__________ Ninth Street.

A. the; the B. / ; the C. /; / D. the; /

5. There is__________ report in today‟s newspaper. It‟s about the International Film Festival of Shanghai. A. a B. an C. the D. /

6. _________ Great Wall is__________ longest wall in the world. A. The; the B. A; a C. A; the D. The; a

7. Linda always takes_________ active part in sports after school. A. / B. a C. an D. the

8. Shanghai is in__________ east of China. A. / B. an C. a D. the

9. I can see a little white sheep in the fields. __________ sheep is Nancy‟s. A. A B. the C. An D. /

10. The old lady teaches children to play__________ piano at a weekend school.

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A. a B. an C. the D. / 11. A horse is__________ useful animal.

A. a B. an C. the D. / 12. Mike is__________ honest boy.

A. the B. an C. a D. /

13. __________ lady in black is our English teacher.

A. A B. The C. An D. / 14. Xinjiang is in_________ west of China.

A. / A. an C. a D. the

15. Grandpa was in_________ hospital. Father went to__________ hospital to take care of him. A. the; the B. /; the C. the; / D. / ;/

16. The boys of Class One often play________ football in the afternoon. A. the B. a C. / D. an

17. There is _________ “s” in the word “stone”.

A. a B. an D. the D. /

18. __________ rich should help __________ poor.

A. The; the B. The; a C. A; the D. A; a

19. There is__________ 800-metre-long bridge over the river.

A. an B. a C. the D. /

20. The Changjiang River is one of ________ longest rivers in the world.

连 词 练 习

一、单项选择

1. I didn‟t go to school yesterday_______ I was ill. A. because B. if C. and D. then

2. I can‟t return the library book________ I have lost it. A. so B. then C. but D. because

3. Kate‟s mother was ill, __________ she had to take care of her. A. but B. or C. because D. so

4. _______ he is in Nanjing, he can still hear from us quickly. A. As soon as B. Although C. Once D. Since 5. Jim is an American, _______ he can speak very good Chinese. A. if B. so C. but D. because

6. We don‟t understand the passage_______ there are few new words in it. A. and B. if C. though D. because

7. __________ he is very young, _________ he knows a lot about science. A. Because; so B. Though; / C. When; and D. Though; but 8. I was talking along the street ________ I heard a cry from behind. A. when B. before C. while D. if

9. A woman was it happen_________ she was walking past. She picked it up________ gave it back to me. A. before; but B. after; so C. because; or D. when; and 10. It‟s a long time------- we met last time.

A. for B. before C. till D. since

11. We didn‟t find water and grass_______ we had passed several villages.

A. because B. when C. until D. after

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12. ______ he finished the work, he left the office.

A. Before B. Until C. As well as D. After

13. Mother didn‟t go to bed________ she finished making the birthday cake for Ann. A. until B. since C. because D. after 14. I haven‟t heard from him________ we left school.

A. after B. before C. when D. since

15. I must stop writing now, _________ I have rather a lot of work to do.

A. if B. though C. as D. where 16. Let‟s set out earlier_________ we can get there in time.

A. as if B. so C. even if D. so that 17. Either they or he_________ to go there by train.

A. like B. likes C. liking D. to like

18. Which do you like better, fish__________ meat?

A. and B. so C. or D. but

19. --- I don‟t like apples__________ bananas.

--- I don‟t like apples, _________ I like bananas very much.

A. and; and B. and; but C. or; but D. or; and 20. She looked around________ she didn‟t see anybody.

A. although B. but C. when D. if 21. --- Would you like to come to dinner tonight?

--- I‟d like to,_________ I‟m too busy. A. and B. so C. as D. but 22. Neither you nor he________ watching TV. A. like B. likes C. liking D. is liked 23. Hurry up, _________ you will miss the bus.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

24. He will pass the exam__________ he works hard.

A. if B. and C. or D. unless 25. They must be tired________ they have worked all night.

A. and B. because C. so D. that

二、用所给的词合成句子

1. Mr. Green praised Alice. Alice worked harder. (because)

2. She was late for school. She missed the 6:30 bus. (because)

3. The Englishman was try hard. The American gave up. (when)

4. The students still had their sports meeting. It was raining. (though)

5. You re able to book three tickets. I shall go to the show with you. (if)

6. They have known each other. They began to work in that factory. (since)

7. I saw your uncle. I was walking in the street. (while)

8. She tried to work out the problem by herself. She asked for help. (before)

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9. We ran to the trees. We couldn‟t see any monkeys.(but)

10.Practise more. You will be able to speak English better. (and)

三、单项选择

1. ________ Li Ping _______ Wu Fang _________ League members.

A. Neither; nor; are B. either; or; is C. Both; and; are D. Neither; nor; is 2. You can_______ stay at home______ go out to play.

A. either; or B. so; that C. neither; and D. both; and

3. ________ Wei Hua _________ Ann __________ very busy.

A. Both; and; is B. Either; and; is C. Either; or; is D. Neither; that; are 4. ________ Monday________ Tuesday is OK. I will be free than. A. Either; or B. Neither; nor C. So; that D. Both; and 5. _______ my brother_________ sister are doctors.

A. Not; but B. Neither; nor C. Both; and D. Either; or 6. The teacher, as well as his students ________ football. A. like B. likes C. enjoy D. play

7. The doctor, with these nurses________ sent to the country. A. are B. were C. is D. have

8. My sister, together with her classmates__________ interested in the new book. A. are B. were C. is D. have

9. ________ she_______ I know his telephone number, because it has been changed.

A. Both; and B. Either; or C. Not only; but also D. Neither; nor

10. _______ Jack_______ Tom watched TV yesterday evening because they were busy with their lessons.

A. Both; and B. Not only; but also C. Not; but D. Neither; nor 11. You may sit________ this end_________ that end of the boat.

A. neither; nor B. both; and C. either; or D. between; and

12. None of the shoes are the right size. They are __________ too big________ to small.

A. or; or B. either; or C. neither; or D. both; and 13. When Lily was two, she could_________ read_______ write.

A. not; but B. not; and C. neither; nor D. either; nor

14. We should learn_________ from books________ from workers and farmers. A. both; so B. either; or C. neither; nor D. as; as 15. We went________ to the cinema________ to the park. A. did not; / B. not; but C. either; or D. both; and 16. Last week we saw________ Li Ming______ Mary.

A. neither; nor B. either; nor C. all; and D. not; and

17. My mother bought not apples________ two interesting books for me.

A. or B. but C. and D. so

18. Mr. Zhang left a little tired, ________ he still went on working.

A. but B. and C. so D. or

19. Our teacher is very busy, ________ he often helps us with our lessons.

A. or B. but C. and D. though

20. Tom got ill, ________ he didn‟t attend the important meeting. A. so C. because C. but D. nor

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