Unit 7　Know Our World　

Ⅰ.听句子,选出句子中所包含的信息。每个句子读两遍。

1.She comes from an island in the Pacific.

2.Why not talk with others in public?

3.Do oceans cover one third of the earth’s surface?

4.I was born in Egypt.

5.We can ride camels in the Sahara Desert.

Ⅱ.听句子,选出该句的最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。

6.There are some differences between British English and American English.

7.Do you use body language?

8.What place would you like to visit?

9.Please pronounce the word in the right way.

10.I have been to China twice.

Ⅲ.听对话和问题,选择正确答案。每组对话和问题读两遍。

听下面一组对话和问题,回答第11小题。

M:Hi,I won first place in the English competition.I will ring up my mum immediately.

W:Ring up?What do you mean?

M:Oh.I will call my mum.

W:I see.

Q11.What will the boy do immediately?

听下面一组对话和问题,回答第12小题。

M:Hi,look at the man.He is crossing his arms.What does it mean?

W:Maybe he’s unhappy about something.

M:I think it means he’s angry.Just look at his face.

W:You are right.

Q12.How does the man feel now?

听下面一组对话和问题,回答第13小题。

W:The city has a large population.It’s difficult to find a good job there.

M:It’s the capital city of China.So many people want to work there.

Q13.Which city are they talking about?

听下面一组对话和问题,回答第14至15小题。

W:Have you ever been abroad?

M:What about you?

W:I have been to Canada.

M:Canada is in North America,isn’t it?

W:Yes.It’s to the north of the U.S.People can speak English and French there.

M:They can also speak a little Chinese.

Q14.Where is Canada?

Q15.How many languages can people speak in Canada?

听下面一组对话和问题,回答第16至18小题。

W:Do you know about the earth?

M:Yes.I learn it in geography class.

W:Now let me ask you some questions.How many continents does the earth have?

M:Seven.

W:Which continent is covered with snow and ice all year round?

M:Antarctica.

W:I am Chinese and you are Japanese.So which continent are our countries in?

M:Asia.

Q16.How many continents does the earth have?

Q17.What is Antarctica covered with?

Q18.Where is the boy from?

Ⅳ.听短文和问题,选择正确答案。短文和问题读两遍。

听下面一篇短文和问题,回答第19至21小题。

People often use body language for sending messages to another.Sometimes the same body language has different meanings in different cultures.

In China,people greet each other with head nodding,smile,hand shaking and so on.Even good

friends hold hands for a short time.People in America greet each other with hand shaking in a formal discussion.The hand shaking must be strong.If the hand shaking is weak,it means “not friendly”.

Q19.What do people use body language for?

Q20.What don’t people do to greet each other in China?

Q21.What does the weak hand shaking mean in America?

听下面一篇短文和问题,回答第22至25小题。

I’m Cindy.I like travelling.I have travelled to many cities in China.But my favourite city is Hangzhou.It was October 1.I went to Hangzhou to visit my friends.I felt very happy when I saw them.The weather was great.The sun was in the blue sky but it was not hot.The wind was really cool.We went to the beautiful West Lake and boated on the lake.How exciting! We really enjoyed ourselves there.

Q22.Which city is Cindy’s favourite?

Q23.When did Cindy go there?

Q24.Who did Cindy visit there?

Q25.How was the weather there?