1、Unit 2 language 同步练习(八)总分 100分 时间 40 分钟 成绩评定 _预习作业 I. 根据首字母提示或中文提示补全单词：1. A The climate in the north d_ from the climate in the south.2. B Chinese has no alphabet (字母) and is written in c_.3. AChinese words are often formed by c_ different chanracters.4. B China is a country which becomes more and m
2、ore d_.5. A The sign “&” r_ the word “and”.6. A “High” is the o_ of the word “low”.7. B He worked hard and e_(最后) made himself ill. 8. A He has become a _ (传奇人物) in his own time for his scientific discoveries.9. B She is walking in the _ (方向) of the police station.10. B This is not what we _ (原先) se
3、t out to do.课堂作业 II. 介词填空：1. A Coins may be _ different sizes, weights, shapes and metals.2. B He saw the footprints of birds and animals _ the snow.3. A _ a whole, the characters have developed _ drawings into standard forms.4. A Caterpillers (毛毛虫) turn _ butterflies.5. A He likes money _ the form
4、of coins, notes and cheques. 6. A The thief was sent _ prison for a year.7. A We took seats opposite _ the teachers.8. B The Fourth of July is celebrated _ the United States.9. B That bridge _ this river is the oldest in town.10. A You may depend _ it that he will come here on time 创新作业 III. 单项选择：1.
5、 A “I cant help feeling worried about Tom.” means the speaker _.A. can do nothing to help TomB. doesnt worry about TomC. is glad to have someone like Tom to worry aboutD. finds it impossible not to worry about Tom2. B Mrs. Brown said, “Janet may have gone to the cinema.” Mr. Brown meant that _. A. s
6、he knew Janet hod gone to the cinema B. Janet was allowed to go to the cinema C. she wasnt quite sure whether Janet had gone to the cinema D. Janet had certainly not gone to the cinema3. C “Mr. White is by far the richest man I know.” means Mr. White _. A. is richer than all his friendsB. is the ric
7、hest man in my country C. is one of many very rich men I knowD. is much richer than anyone else I know4. B “If only Id learnt to drive,” Jack says. We know from this sentence that Jack _. A. wishes he could driveB. is sorry that he never learnt to drive C. is glad he learnt to driveD. thinks there a
8、re many drivers on the roads 5. B “Therell be a bus later on, but we might as well walk.” means the speaker _. A. thought that they would be late if they walked B. meant that they had to walk because the bus was late C. was quite ready to walk D. would much prefer to wait for the bus课外作业 IV. 阅读理解： (
9、A) Killer bees started in Brazil in 1957. A scientist in Sao Paulo wanted bees to make more honey. So he put forty-six African bees with some Brazilian bees. The bees bred and made a new kind of bee. But the new bees were a mistake. They did not want to make more honey. They wanted to attack. Then,
10、by accident, twenty-six African bees escaped and bred with the Brazilian bees outside. Scientists could not control the problem. The bees spread. They went from Brazil to Venezuela. Then they went to Central America. Now they are in North America. They travel about 390 miles a year. Each group of be
11、es, or colony (生物群，殖民地), grows four times a year. This means one million new colonies every five years. Why are people afraid of killer bees? People are afraid for two reasons. First, the bees sting (刺，刺痛) many more times than a normal bee. Killer bees can sting sixty times a minute non-stop for two
12、 hours. Second, killer bees attack in groups. Four hundred bee stings can kill a person. Already several hundred people are dead. Now killer bees are in Texas. In a few years they will spread all over the United States. People can do nothing but wait.1. A A scientist in Brazil wanted bees _.A. to go
13、 to Central America B. to grow four times a yearC. to make more honey D. to breed with Brazilian bees outside2. A The bees bred and made a new kind of bee. Here “bred” means _. A. attack B. run away C. died D. produce young3. B Killer bees can sting _.A. once two hours B. 400 times two hoursC. 3600
14、times two hours D. 7200 times two hours4. B Why are people afraid of killer bees?A. Because they sting Brazilian bees.B. Because they sting more and attack in groups.C. Because they wont make any honey.D. Because each group of bees grows four times a year. (B) To learn English well you must learn ab
15、out yourself. You must discover what your own special needs are in English. You should pick out what makes English different from your own language and concentrate on those parts. And above all, you should pick out your own personal weakness in English, pick out your own special problems, find out w
16、hat mistakesyou most often make and make a list of them. It will be best if, in your preparation, you can practice doing the various (各种各样的) sorts of work that you will be asked to do in examination. You should then make a careful note of any mistakes that you make more than once. Count up how many
17、times you make for each mistake, and the mistake you make most often should be at the top of your list, the next most common in the second place, and so on. For example, if your native language is Japanese, you may find the problem of articles comes at the top of your list. If you speak German, you
18、may find using some of the conjunctions is your biggest problem. If your mother tongue is French, you find you are always having trouble with some of prepositions. And if Italian is your language, you may constantly (经常地) forget to use a suitable pronoun when you should. But these are only examples
19、of mistakes typical of certain languages. They may or may not be your particular personal mistakes. As I say, these personal ones are the most important of all to discover.5. A The most important thing to learn English well is to _.A. find out the difference between your own language and EnglishB. d
20、iscover your own special needs in the languageC. learn about yourself as much as possibleD. pick out your own personal weaknesses in English6. A The writers advice to the readers is to _.A. spend as much time on English as possibleB. take examinations of various sortsC. keep a notebook with the impo
21、rtant languages points in itD. find out their own problems in doing selected exercises7. A The first item on the list should be the mistake you make _.A. most often B. many times C. more than once D. very often8. B To make a list of personal mistakes _.A. is a must for any English learner B. is a ti
22、me-consuming jobC. needs careful work D. can help your study of prepositions答案I. 1. differs 2. characters 3. combining4. developed 5. represents6. opposite7. eventually8. legend9. direction10. originallyII. 1. of 2. in3. As; from4. into5. in6. to 7. to 8. throughout9. across10. onIII. DCDBAIV. CDDB DDAC
