1、Period 2Reading Comprehension.缩写课文Brian is a couch potato. He doesnt get up 1._ when he wakes up. Instead，he watches TV 2._ halfpast ten. For lunch，he watches 3._ and in the afternoon，he often watches another 4._.At nine thirty，if there is a good play on BBC 2，he 5._ and watches it. He also takes hi
2、s dog for a 6._ but doesnt go far. He always takes his 7._ TV while walking. He couldnt live this lifestyle 8._ a good wife.Bob is a thirtysixyearold man.He likes being 9._. It takes him 10._ 15 minutes to get ready for work. He is always the 11._ to get to the office.12._ and 13._ take up a large p
3、art of the day. He gets to bed around 14._. His family 15._ that he seldom has time for fun with them，but he has to work hard to make more money.句型转换1A：What do you usually do when you are free?B：What do you usually do _ _ _ _？2A：We spent an hour in finishing our homework.B：It _ _ an hour _ _ our hom
4、ework.3A：I like music best in my spare time.B：I like music _ than _ _ _ in my spare time.4A：The huge stone is very heavy. We can not lift it.B：The huge stone is _ heavy _ we can not lift it.5A：She is a lovely girl. They all like to play with her.B：She is _ _ _ _ _/_ _ _ _ _ they all like to play wit
5、h her.阅读理解Before 1492，no one living in Europe ate corn cakes or corn bread.They didnt know there was corn in the world.Scientists believed corn was first grown by Indians thousands of years ago.As Indian groups moved north，they brought corn with them.American Indians were growing corn in many parts
6、of North America long before Europeans arrived.Columbus and the people who followed him took corn back to Europe and introduced it to the people there.In the 1600s，early English settlers (移居者) found the Indians of presentday northeastern United States growing a kind of corn that matured (成熟) early.O
7、ther English settlers who settled farther south found the Indians growing a latematuring corn.As time went on，corn began to be one of the most important farm crops for the new settlers to America.American farmers have always wanted to grow strong healthy corn plants that yield as much as possible.In
8、 the late 1800s，scientists worked on hybrid corn (杂交玉米)This research led to better kinds of corn.The number of farmers that used hybrid corn continued to increase throughout the 20th century.As more farmers used hybrid corn，more corn was produced.Corn can be used to feed pigs，cattle and other farm a
9、nimals.Every part of the corn (even the water in it) is used.Today，thousands of uses for corn products have been discovered，and more uses are being found each day.1The best title for this passage is “_”AColumbus and CornBThe History of CornCHow to Plant CornDDifferent Kinds of Corn2According to the
10、first two paragraphs，which of the following statements is WRONG?AEuropeans had heard a lot about corn before 1492.BCorn was first grown by Indians thousands of years ago.CCorn was widely grown in North America before the Europeans arrive.DIndian groups brought corn with them when they moved to new p
11、laces.3We know from Paragraph 3 that in America，in the 1600s，_.AEnglish settlers were not interested in cornBonly a few English people came to settle thereCalmost everyone there grew corn for foodDthere was more than one kind of corn grown by Indians4What can we learn about corn from the last paragr
12、aph?ACorn is the most important crop in the world.BNot all parts of corn can be made use of.CCorn is mainly used to feed animals.DCorn is a very useful crop.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词
13、下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。I went to see the film after supper. On my way to the cinema, I met an English woman, who lost her way. I gave up the chance see the film and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her about great changes that had been taken place here in t
14、he past few years and she had told me something about her country. Although I missed the film, but I still felt very happy, for I had not only helped her out of trouble but practiced my spoken English. If I had not worked hard on English, I would not have been able to help him.Period 2Reading Compre
15、hension.1.immediately2.until3.news4.old film5.switches over6.walk7.portable8.without9.busy10.less than11.first12.Meetings13.phone calls14.midnightplain.1.in；your；spare；time2.took；us；to；finish3.better；anything；else/other；things4.so；that5.such；a；lovely；girl；that；so；lovely；a；girl；that.1.B主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文
16、章主要介绍了玉米的由来，故选B项作文章的标题最好。2A细节理解题。根据第一段的“Before 1492，no one living in Europe ate corn cakes or corn bread. They didnt know there was corn in the world.”可知应选A。3D细节理解题。通读第三段，可知当时来美洲定居的英国人发现了一种成熟快以及一种成熟慢的玉米，故选D。4D推理判断题。通读最后一段，不难推断出玉米是一种很有用的农作物。.I went to see film after supper. On my way to the cinema, I
17、 met an English woman, who lost her way. I gave up the chance see the film and took her to her hotel. While there, I told her about great changes that had been taken place here in the past few years and she had told me something about her country. Although I missed the film, but I still felt very happy, for I had not only helped her out of trouble but practiced my spoken English. If I had not worked hard English, I would not have been able to help .
