1、Unit 2 Sporting events 课时作业(三)总分 100分 时间 45 分钟 成绩评定 _预习作业 I. 用所给短语的适当形式填空： （每题1.5分，共15分）save time no matter what take sides with make peacecome to ones attention under ones own name ones attempt tobe recognized as compete in take part in 1. BI should _ with them if I were you.2. A _ I say, he always
2、 thinks I am wrong.3. A Did he publish his novel _, or under a pseudonym (笔名)?4. A He failed in _ win first prize.5. A Make a list before you go shopping if you want to _.6. A He _ in the revolutionary movements in 1885.7. B Mother _ David against Father in the argument.8. A Shall you _ the swimming
3、 race?9. A John _ one of best footballer in the school.10. B It _ that the boy stutters (说话口吃).课堂作业II完形填空：（每题2分，共40分）Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a 1for scientific discoveries. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, 2something that caught my
4、 3. “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the age of twenty-five and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself, I wanted to 4with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any 5. The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and 6to fi
5、nd the ages of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right. First I looked at some of the 7discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that8that bodies of different weight 9at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize
6、 when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he 10his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 11of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other 12 . Then how about 13 ? Surely it needed the wisdom of 14to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people 15their careers.
7、Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 16the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six. But why dont best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 17most people do not want to take risks or try new ways in thei
8、r lives. Then I thought of those famous people18Shakespeare and Picasso. The former one was writing wonderful 19at the late age of fifty, 20the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!1. A A. program B. prize C. conference D. report2. B A. said B. announced C. explained D. st
9、udied3. A A. mind B. care C. attention D. surprise4. BA. disagree B. talk C. meet D. advise5. B A. chance B. discovery C. research D. fortune6. B A. happened B. wanted C. succeeded D. managed7. A A. last B. scientific C. oldest D. modern8. A A. found B. proved C. doubted D. showed9. A A. disappear B
10、. move C. meet D. fall10. BA. invented B. developed C. published D made11. A A. plenty B. enough C. much D. all12. B A. fields B. science C. course D. ages13. A A. election B. politics C. leaders D. society14. C A. age B. brain C. living D. leadership15. A A. finished B. won C. started D. defeated16
11、. A A. led B. devoted C. began D. gave up17. BA. guess B. know C. believe D. agree18. A A. as B. to be C. like D. about19. B A. paintings B. idioms C. poems D. works20. A A. when B. while C. who D. after创新作业III. 阅读理解：（每题5分，共20分） Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnt ea
12、sy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didnt exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlins work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer. One day Merlin received an
13、 invitation to attend a fancy dress ball (化妆舞会). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room. Merlin tried diff
14、erent ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin. On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing hi
15、s violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time
16、!1. A What is the text mainly about?A. A strange man.B. An unusual party.C. How roller-skating began.D. How people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century.2. A What is the meaning of the word “grand” in the second paragraph?A. important B. splendid C. large D. proud3. A Merlin put wheels under his sh
17、oes in order to _.A. impress the party guests B. arrive at the party soonerC. test his invention D. show his skill in walking on wheels4. B What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?A. The roller skates needed further improvement.B. The party guests took Merlin for a
18、fool.C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.D. Merlin got himself into trouble.课外作业IV. 书面表达：（本题共25分）B 下面的四幅图描述了王女士几天前下班回家途中所经历的一件事情。请根据这些图用英语写一篇故事。注意：1. 故事必须包括所有图画的内容，可以适当增加细节，使故事连贯。2. 词数100个左右。_答案I. 1. make peace 2. No matter what 3. under his own name 4. his attempt to 5. save time 6. took part in
19、 7. took sides with 8. compete in 9. is recognized as 10. has come to my attentionII. BACAB DBBDC AABAC DACDBIII. 1. C 概括归纳题。本文主要阐述辊轴滑冰是如何诞生的。 2. B 词义猜测题。make a grand entrance to the party, 意为“做一次引人注目的入场”，也可用排除法。A、C、D不合句意。 3. A推理判断题。 第二段最后一句“He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could ska
20、te into the room.”。 4. C 推理判断题。 文章最后一句与C项选择 “Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.” (他比所预料的还要成功)相符。A为干扰项，读完最后一段可知：作者强调的是他的行动带来的影响。IV. One possible version:A few days ago, Miss Wang was going home by bike. While she was riding in the street, she saw a man with a knife in his hand and his face covered
21、with a piece of cloth running towards her. The man had taken her handbag out of the basket of her bike and run away before she could do anything. There was no one she could turn to for help at that time, for it was very late at night. Luckily, she had her mobile phone at hand. Immediately she took it out and phoned the police. She told them what the man was like and in which direction he had run. The police came very quickly and caught the robber. Miss Wang got her handbag back and felt very grateful for what the police had done for her.
