Unit 2
Vocabulary:
1. _____ ______(与…相比)him, I am a bungler.
2. He was so happy that he sang ____ _____ ______(一路上) home.
3. The whole story is ____ ______(编造)
4. _____ _____ ______(行了,好了)! Then let’s have some coffee.
5. _____ ______ ______(多数,过半数,大多数) boys like football and basketball.
6.There are 55 ______ (少数民族)in china.
7. The composition is quite good_____ ______(除了) the spelling.
8. He had no way to_______ ________ (与…联系)his brother.
9. How did this_____ _____(发生)?
10. His explanation was____ ____ _____(或多或少,有点儿;大约) helpful.
11. I had _____ ______ _______(做什么没困难)getting in touch with him.
12. In America, pop singers may_____ ______{产生(利润、收入)}millions
of dollars each year.
13. She____ _____(熬夜,不去睡觉) reading until midnight.
14. You d better _____ _____(关小,调低)the radio, for the baby is sleeping.
15. It is not right to laugh at the disabled. Maybe some day you will_____ _____ _____(以...为结局;结果会...)disabilities.
16. She has____ ____ ____ _____(对...有所了解 ) London.
17. Stop doing that, ___ ____ ___ ___(以...的名义)God!
18. _____ _____ _____(…的数量)people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.
19. Two and two ___ ___ ___ (等于)four.
20. Written English____ _____ _____(与…不同) Spoken English.
Multiple-choice:
21.If you don’t go, ______I. .
A. nor do B. so will C. such do D. neither shall
22. ---I drove there for the dolphin show last week. ---Is that______ you had a few days off?
A. why B. when C. what D. where
23.Oh,I’m not feeling well in the stomach. I______ so much fried chicken just now.
A. shouldn’t eat B. mustn’t have eaten C. shouldn’t have eaten D. mustn’t eat
24. Does John know any other foreign language _____ French?
A. except B. but C. besides D. beside
25.Is ______ important ______ them to ______ their dream?
A. that/ for/ come true B. that/ of/ come true C. it/ for/ realize D. it/ of;/realize
26.--______? --He is very kind but sometimes a little silly.
A. What is that classmate of yours B. What does that classmate of yours like
C. What does that classmate of yours look like D. What is that classmate of yours like
27.That naughty boy plays all day long. He has to be made ___ by his parents.
A. study B. studying C. to study D. to be studying
28.---Would you mind ___ with my cousin? ----NO, not at all.
A. to make friend B. to make friends C. making friend D. making friends
29.She is ______ girl that all of us respect her very much .
A. so a good B. so an honest C. such honest a D. such an honest
30.With so many people _____in English at the moment, it's clear that we should learn it well.
A. communicating B. communicated C. to communicate D. to use
31.The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for
different reasons.
A. were, was B. was, was C. was, were D. were, were
32._____ English language is taught ______ a foreign language at _____ schools in China.
A. /,as, most of B./,like, most of C. The , like, most D. The, as, most
33. As middle students we have to _____ a foreign language____ serve the people in the future.
A. have good knowledges of/ to B. have a good knowledge of/ in order to
C. master a well knowledge of/ so that D. get nice knowledge of/ so as to
34.---Who is that man over there? _____ it be our teacher?
---No, it _____ not be our teacher. It _______ be Mr Zhang.
A. Can/ can/ must B. Must/ must/ can C. Can/ must/ must D. Can/ must/ can
35.Swimming is____in summer.
A.a great fun B.great fun C.great funs D.the great fun
Cloze test:
A famous actor often had to travel by train.Of course,many of his fellow 31 used to recognize him on his journeys and tried to get into 32 with him,but he was usually feeling 33 after acting until late the night before,and he didn’t encourage them to 34 to him.
One day he had 35 got into the train with all his luggage（行李） 36 a young man came and sat down in the 37 opposite him.The young man took out a thick 38 and began to read it, 39 the actor tried to get some sleep in his corner of the 40 .When he 41 his eyes,the actor found the young man looking at him 42 his mouth open,his book forgotten.The actor 43 his eyes and tried to sleep again, 44 every time he opened his eyes,the young man was looking at him with the same fixed 45 .At last he 46 up the attempt（试图） to sleep,took out a newspaper,put it 47 in front of him and began to read.The young man 48 several times to get into conversation with the actor,but failed.
After a long period of 49 the young man spoke again, “I am George P.A nderson of Wilmington,Vermont.”
This time the 50 put his newspaper down and said, “So am I.”That was the end of the conversation.
36.A.workers B.actors C.passengers D.students
37.A.touch B.speaking C.passengers D.conversation
38.A.tired B.excited C.happy D.sorry
39.A.listen B.see C.take D.talk
40.A.nearly B.just C.almost D.suddenly
41.A.then B.since C.when D.after
42.A.corner B.chair C.seat D.bed
43.A.newspaper B.magazine C.story D.book
44.A.when B.while C.so D.where
45.A.bus B.house C.room D.carriage
46.A.felt B.opened C.shut D.closed
47.A,for B.to C.with D.in
48.A.shut B.close C.open D.show
49.A.so B.but C.and D.or
50.A.idea B.voice C.look D.talk
51.A.took B.gave C.put D.made
52.A.on B.out C.off D.up
53.A.made B.did C.tried D.managed
54.A.silence B.talk C.sleep D.rest
55.A.actor B.conductor C.drive D.young man
Reading comprehension:
(A)
There is a lake near a forest in Sweden.The water in the lake is very clear and everything is quiet and still.On the far side of the water is some farmland and further away,across the field,is an old church built on a hill.It has just stopped raining.The brook flowing into the lake is full and there is still some half-melted（半融化的）snow from last winter on the ground.
The reason the water is so clear,and everything is so quiet and still,is that most of the plant and animal life in and around the lake is dead.There are no birds because all the fish and insects（昆虫）,which the birds need for food,have disappeared.Mnay trees in the forest are losing their leaves and bark,and are sick and dying.Others were blown down by the high winds of last winter.A farmer is working in a field planting something,but unless he plants a stronger kind of seed this year,the crop will be between 25 to 40 percent lower than a few years ago.The stones of the old church tower are turning to powder and unless the tower is repaired soon,it will fall down.
All the death and destruction in this place is caused by the smoke coming out of factories and poisonous gases from cars and trucks.And yet this silent lake is hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest factory and highway.
56.What time of the year do you think it is?
A.Spring. B.Summer. C.Autumn. D.Winter.
57.Why are there no animals or birds in or around the lake?Because_______.
A.the weather is terribly cold B.the lake is quiet
C.the area is polluted D.they have all been killed
58.Why does the farmer have to plant a stronger kind of seed?Because_____
A.the soil becomes less and less
B.few plant life can stand the weather there
C.the water in the lake can’t be used to irrigate the field.
D.the soil there is becoming unfit for farming.
59.The word “destruction” in the passage means “being____”.
A.develpoed B.destroyed C.protected D.produced
60.What do you think is the best title of the passage?
A.A Beautiful Place of Interest B.A Polluted Place
C.A Quiet Place in Sweden D.a Faraway Mountain Area
（B）
I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise.At the end I said, “Son,remember;slow and steady（稳）wins the race.Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
He opened his eyes wide. “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy and Tony and Snady would all fall asleep half-way?”
I was shocked（惊讶）. “But the tortoise didn’t wish the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said. “Otherwise how could he be so stupid as to race with the hare?He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,”I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance,by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought for a while. “That’s a lie,”he said. “He won it because he was lucky.If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep,the tortoise would never have won the race.He could be as steady as you like or a hundred times steadier,but he’d never have won the race!That’s for sure.”
I gave up.Today’s children are not like what we used to be.They’re just hopeless.
61.The writer argued with his son because____.
A.he liked tortoises while his son liked hares
B.they disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid
C.he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t
D.he tried to teach his son the moral lesson of the story but his son rejected.
62.Billy.Tony and Sandy must be______.
A.boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father
B.boys Sonny had run races with before
C.boys Sonny had never raced with before
D.boys Sonny did not expect to race with again
63.The writer thinks that his generation（辈）_____.
A.were more clever that Sonny’s generation
B.had the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation
C.were more hopeful than Sonny’s generation
D.had different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation
64.When the writer says “I gave up” at the end,he means_____.
A.he gave up his belief in the moral idea of the hare-and—tortoise story
B.he gave up arguing with Sonny
C.he gave up Sonny as a hopeless child
D.he gave up trying to keep up with the new generation
65.According to the passage,who do you think learnt a lesson?
A.The tortoise. B.The hare . C.Sonny . D.Sonny’s father.
Word-spelling:
66.I have many______such as reading,singing,stamp collecting and so on.
67.I love visiting the country,e_____in spring.
68.With many problems to s____,the new president will have a hard time.
69.In 1776 America became an_____country.
70.In____,there were 200 visitors.
Vocabulary:．
1.Compared with 2. all the way 3. made up. 4. There you are 5. The majority of
6. minorities 7. except for 8. communicate with 9. come about 10. more or less
11. no difficulty in 12. bring in 13. stayed up 14. turn down 15. end up with
16. a good knowledge of 17. in the name of 18. The number of 19. is equal to
20. is different from
Multiple-choice:
21—25：DACCC 26—30：DCDDA 31—35：CDAAB
Cloze test:
36-40CDADB 41-45CCDBD 46-50BCABC 51-55BDCAA
Reading comprehension:56-60ACDBB 61-65DBDBD
Word-spelling:66.hobbies interests 67especially 68.solve 69.indepentend 70.total