1、Unit 2English around the world.单项填空1_for a long time，but he tried his best to make up for what he missed.ABeing ill staying in hospitalBHaving been ill staying in hospitalCHe was ill staying in hospitalDTo be ill staying in hospital2The film，_ the true story of this Red Army general，attracted people
2、s interest all over the country.Ais based onBis on the base ofCwhich is the base forDbased upon3A competent speaker of a language must have a(n)_ of these different styles.AcommentBobservationCcommandDresponse4Dont respond to any emails_ personal information，no matter how official they look.Asearchi
3、ngBaskingCrequestingDquestioning5Oh，its you！I didnt_ you.We havent seen each other for several years.Glad to meet you again.ArealizeBrecognizeCknowDsee6Four dollars a pair？I think its a bit too much.If you buy three pairs，the price for each will_ to three fifty.Acome downBtake downCturn overDgo over
4、7Have you bought the dictionary?No.I have_ two yuan on me.Amore thanBno more thanCoverDmore over8We cant give up_ we should fail 10 times.Aeven ifBsinceCwhetherDuntil9John！Is this bag yours?Yes.It is the same bag_ I lost yesterday.Where did you find it？AwhichBasCthatDso10I couldnt remember the exact
5、 date of the storm，but I knew it was_ Sunday because everybody was at_ church.Aa；theBa；/C/; aD/；/11I didnt know this was a oneway street，officer._AThats all right.BI dont believe you.CHow dare you say that?DSorry，but thats no excuse.12“Dont worry about me，” she _ her sister.Asaid toBreferred toCthan
6、ked toDspoke13The number of people who_ English as a foreign language_ more than 750 million.Alearns；isBlearn；areClearns；areDlearn；is14You wont go to Kays wedding party，will you?Yes，_ invited.Aeven ifBifCunlessDas15The money collected should be made good use_ the people in South Asia who suffered a
7、lot in the earthquake and the tsunami (海啸)Aof helpingBto helpCto helpingDof to help.阅读理解AA primary school has banned Valentines Day cards because of concerns that young pupils spend too much time talking about boyfriends and girlfriends.Ashcombe Primary School in WestonsuperMare，Somerset，has told pa
8、rents that cards declaring love can be “confusing” for children under the age of 11，who are still emotionally and socially developing.In his February newsletter(简讯)，Peter Turner，head teacher，warned that any cards found in school would be confiscated.He wrote，“We do not wish to see any Valentines Day
9、 cards in school this year.Some children and parents encourage a lot of talks about boyfriends and girlfriends.”“We believe that such ideas should wait until children are mature enough emotionally and socially to understand the commitment involved in having or being a boyfriend or girlfriend.”Mr.Tur
10、ner said any families wanting to support the Valentines Day concept should send cards in the post or deliver them to home addresses by hand.His views were supported by Ruth Rice,46，who has twins Harriet and Olivia,9，at the school.She said，“Children at that age shouldnt really be thinking about Valen
11、tines Day，and they should be concentrating on their schoolwork.”“They are at an age when they are easily influenced and most parents including myself are with Mr.Turner.”She added，“The cards caused too much competition.If someone gets a card and another doesnt then he or she will be disappointed.”Ho
12、wever，Rajeev Takyar,40，who sells newspapers and has two children Jai,11，and Aryan,5，at the school，said he was “genuinely outraged”He said，“There are schools that have banned conkers (康克戏) and snowballs，and now Valentines Day cards.”“I think banning the cards stops children from having social skills.
13、How are they going to learn about relationships otherwise？Its ridiculous.”Alec Suttenwood，founder of the AntiPolitical Correctness Group，said of the ban，“Its totally ridiculous.Young children just send the cards to each other as friends and to their parents.Its just a bit of harmless fun.There is no
14、 difference between this and Mothers or Fathers Day.”16Valentines Day cards may cause confusion among young children because_.Athey are too young to understand what love isBteachers havent taught them how to make friendsCchildren shouldnt learn about social relationshipsDstudents talk too much about
15、 boyfriends and girlfriends17The underlined word “confiscated” in Paragraph 3 can probably be replaced by “_”AcollectedBdestroyedCtaken awayDburnt away18Ruth Rice was in favor of Mr.Turners view in that _.Achildren like to compare Valentines Day cardsBchildren should focus their mind on their lesson
16、sCsending holiday cards wastes both time and moneyDmaking friends has a negative influence on children19Which statement is TRUE according to the text?AMost of English parents want children to have fun.BChildren should learn how to develop social skills.CEnglish schools dont allow students to play ga
17、mes.DSome parents think it unreasonable to ban the cards.20What is the best title of the text?ASchool Bans Valentines Day CardsBShall We Send Valentines Day Cards?CDifferent Opinions on Valentines Day CardsDParents Concern About Valentines Day CardsBChildren are often far more gifted than what their
18、 parents or teachers can realize.IQ tests do not measure creative talents.By depending on them to measure intelligence，therefore，we miss out on the talents of many of our most gifted youngsters.Most children start life with valuable creative potential.Unfortunately，many of them have it knocked out o
19、f them，so to speak，by the time they reach the 4th grade.It is not that parents and teachers deliberately squelch(限制) creativity；or rather，they fail to recognize it.By simply observing the child at work or at play，you may detect creativity，if you look for the following key signs：*Curiosity.The childs
20、 questioning is persistent and purposeful.He is not content with given explanations，and he would rather dig under the surface.*Flexibility.If one approach doesnt work，the child quickly thinks of another.*Sensitivity to Problem.He is quick to see gaps in information.He is sensitive to contradictions
21、between prior rules and what he hears or reads.*Selffeeling.He has a feeling of being somebody in particular.He is selfmotivated，selfdirected，and can work alone for long periods provided its on his own project.*Originality.He has surprising，uncommon，interesting ideas.His drawings and stories have a
22、style that marks them as his own.*Insight.He has easy access to realms(领域) of the mind that noncreative people visit only in their dreams.He toys with ideas that easily come to him.Qualities like these count very little in IQ tests，which measure memory，vocabulary，mathematical ability and general rea
23、soning.These abilities are valuable，and the creative child does usually have them.However，the child with a socalled genius IQ of 180 is in reality no more likely to be a genius than the child with a slightly aboveaverage IQ of 120.In fact，evidence suggests that some children with high IQs may develo
24、p memory and logical reasoning powers at the expense of insight，imagination，and adventurous qualities that are essential to geniuses.21The main purpose of the passage is to tell us_.Awhy IQ tests are not accurateBto encourage creativity in childrenCno to squelch creativity in childrenDthe difference
25、 between intelligence and talents22The author believes that IQ tests mainly measure _.Acreative potentialBtalentsCintelligenceDgeneral reasoning23The passage doesnt clearly state but implies that_.Athe education nowadays does not provide much space for creativityBintelligence makes no contributions
26、to creativityCsigns of creativity in children are hard to detectDIQ tests are often used to measure childrens talents24Which of the following best illustrates a childs originality?AHe can tell whether a given explanation is convincing or not.BHe can find different ways to solve a problem.CHe can wor
27、k on an interesting project with concentration.DHe can draw a picture or tell a story in his own style.25According to the passage，children with high IQs _.Amay lack the qualities essential to geniusesBwill probably turn into geniusesCare more likely to be geniuses than those with low IQsDalso have qualities essential to geniuses1. C 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.D14.B 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.D 20.A 21.B 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.A
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