1、【随堂练习】Unit 2一、多项选择题1You are working too hard.Youd better keep a_between work and relaxation.ApromiseBlead Cbalance DdiaryChina has been pushing the reform of public hospitals_all its citizens.Ain charge of Bfor the purpose ofCin honor of Dfor the benefit ofThat must have been a long trip.Yeah，it _ u
2、s a whole week to get there.Atakes Bhas takenCtook Dwas takingThe living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already_for a meal to be cooked.Alaid BlayingCto lay Dbeing laidAre you content with her lecture?Far from that. It_.Amay have been good Bcouldnt have been worse Ccan t be better Dmust
3、 be betterExcuse me，sir，where is Room 301?Just a minute.Ill have Bob _ you to your room.Ashow BshowsCto show DshowingHis wife persuaded him to _on smoking.Acut in Bcut off Ccut down Dcut acrossBecause of the small size of this primary school，it only admits a _number of children.Alimited BminimumCcer
4、tain DconfinedI dont know how he managed to _ cheating in the exam.Aget away with Bget away fromCget out of Dget behind withYou hate Lee，dont you?_.I just think hes a bit annoying.Thats all.ANot exactly BReallyCNot a little DNot at all二、阅读理解 Almost no one can resist a good mystery novel or detective
5、 novel，so these novels sell thousands of copies each year.And many readers regard famous mystery author Agatha Christie as Queen of Crime，whose stories are known for their tense atmosphere and strong psychological suspense and have a great effect on the English mystery novels.Christie was born in Se
6、ptember 1890 in England.When she was growing up，her mother often told her stories.Christie loved these stories，which took her into a world of fantasy.Christies mother also encouraged her to write from a young age and also took her to travel a lot.She married Archie Christie in 1914 at the beginnings
7、 of World War .During the war，Christie wrote her first detective story：The Mysterious Affair at Styles.She chose the crime，and then invented a detective named Hercule Poirot，ranking second to Sherlock Holmes，to solve it.She sent the book to a publisher，but it was rejected.After the war ended，Christi
8、e sent her book to more publishers，and finally，in 1920，one published it.She earned just $ 25 for it.Over the next few years，Christie wrote more books and short stories，gaining experience as a writer.In spite of her literary success，life was not going well at home.In 1928，Archie and Agatha got a divo
9、rce(离婚)A short time later，she met a young archaeologist，Max Mallowan.After getting married in 1930，they began to spend some time each year in the Middle East，which provided settings for some of Christies novels，such as Murder at the vicarage(1930)，Murder on the orient Express(1934)and Death on the N
10、ile(1939)Christie continued writing for the rest of her life.When she died in January 1976，readers around the world mourned (哀悼)her death.But her tales of mystery continue to be loved by new generations of readers.Theyve been translated into hundreds of languages and are selling well today and outso
11、ld_only_by_the_Bible_and_Shakespeare_in_Britain.As a whole，this text_.Ais a biography of Agatha ChristieBpromotes Agatha Christies novelsCexplains how Agatha Christie became a writerDis a review of Agatha Christies novelsWhat do we know about Hercule Poirot?AHe was better known than Sherlock Holmes.
12、BHe made Christie become famous.CHe was good at catching criminals.DHe was the only main character in the novel.From the underlined sentence “outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare in Britain”，we can learn that_.Athe Bible helps her works to sell in BritainBthe sales of her works rank third in Br
13、itainCthe works of Shakespeare dont sell better than hers in BritainDtheir sales are equally good in BritainWhich is the right order for what Agatha Christie experienced?She had her first detective novel published.She finished The Mysterious Affair at Styles.Her mother encouraged her to write.Her marriage to Archie ended in divorce.She wrote Murder on the Orient Express.A BC D5. 答案B 解析由far from “一点也不”可知选B项，couldnt have been worse再差不过了，差得不能再差了。句二、阅读理解答案D