Period Two Integrating Skills

Period Two Integrating Skills基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1．When did Picasso become an artist?A．In his twenties. B．When he was 16. C．In the 1890s. D．From 1902. 2．Guernica is ________.A．his born place B．his friend C．his famous painting D．another Cubist painter 3．Which of the following is NOT right?A．Picasso showed his great painting talent at an early age.B．Picasso was born in Spain but left his country in his twenties.C．In Picasso’s “blue period”，he painted happier things.D．Picasso expressed his own feelings in his paintings.4．The author writes this passage mainly to ________.A．express his admiration for Picasso B．tell of Picasso’s paintingsC．introduce Picasso’s three painting periods D．tell of Picasso’s life changesⅡ.单词检测1．v.领悟；了解；实现；实行________ 破坏；毁坏________2．n.展览________ 表现；表达________ 风景；景色；风景画；山水画________ 画像；肖像；人像________ 水彩画________3．adj.现实主义的；写实主义的________Ⅲ.短语检测1．推迟；延期______________ 2．轮流______________ 3．一系列的 ______________ Ⅳ.选词填空get tired of，have a bad effect on，put off，take turns，a series of，consider...to be，aim to，be fond of1．The sports meeting has to ____________ because of the rain.2．People generally recognize that smoking ________________ our health.3．His three children ____________ in looking after him when he was ill.4．This novel ________________ the best one among all her works.5．The man ____________ explain what had happened，but the police didn’t believe his words. 6．Anne told her father that she ________________ looking after the little dog and decided to give it to others.7．There has been ________ car accidents at the crossing because of the fog.8．My father ______________ stamps.He has collected thousands of stamps.Ⅴ.单项填空1．In ________，most people in ________ like this song.A．1990s；their twenties B．1990s；the twentiesC．the 1990s；their twenties D．the 1990s；the twenties2．It is not socially________for parents to leave young children unattended at home.A．accessible B．adoptable C．adaptable D．acceptable3．He has given me so much help that I really want to do something for him ________.A．in return B．by turns C．in turn D．in case4．Chaplin is known ________ a great actor and is famous ________ his humorous acting.A．for；as B．for；for C．as；for D．as；to5．The NBA star Yao Ming wants to set up a Project Hope School，________ poor children in remote areas to receive education.A．aims at helping B．aiming at helping C．aims to helping D．aimed to help 6．The flight had to be ________ because of the heavy fog.A．put away B．put aside C．put forward D．put off7．Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it at the first ________. A．intention B．attempt C．purpose D．desire8．________ that he was in great danger，Eric walked deeper into the forest.A．Not realised B．Not to realize C．Not realising D．Not to have realised 9．—You’ve done a very good job.I’m quite satisfied.—________A．We could have done better. B．Do you think so?C．Thanks for your compliment. D．You must be joking.10．—Why are you still lying in bed？I think you should get down to your studies.—________.I’ll do it right now.A．You’ve got it right B．No way C．Thanks for the compliment D．Mind your own business Ⅵ.微写作写作素材1．这名艺术家打算采用一种新的绘画风格。

2．这对他来说非同寻常。

3．他意识到他必须忍受一些痛苦。

4．他相信他的绘画将会受到欢迎。

提示黑体部分用本单元词汇表达。

连句成篇(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________能力提升完形填空The American cowboy(牛仔) was a great hero through facts and stories.At the beginning，the real cowboy was a farm worker who looked after cattle on horseback.He __1__ twelve to fourteen hours a day outdoors working with cows.The work was dirty，tired and not very well paid.In winter，most cowboys had to find __2__ jobs.They were seldom alone.Most of them worked in a __3__ of eight to ten.People had to raise beef cattle at low cost in the western states and send them by train to the eastern markets.But someone had to look __4__ the cattle on the open land and get them to the nearest railroad.This was the __5__ of a cowboy.Sometimes the railroad was more than 1,000 kilometers away and it could __6__ as long as six months to move the cattle.The cowboys moved the cattle slowly so that the cattle would not __7__ weight.Most cowboys were young，unmarried men.A cowboy’s horse was his most important __8__.A good horse made the job of moving cattle much __9__.A good cowboy understood cows and knew how to __10__ them.At night，he sang to the cows to keep them __11__.The cowboy quickly received popular praise.Historians say that this was because the cowboy __12__ during a time of change in American life.In the late 1800s America was changing from a nation of farms to one of __13__ and cities.The cowboy seemed free and more independent than other Americans.Today，the life of real cowboys has __14__ greatly.One change has been the use of trucks.There is no __15__ for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground.Modern cowboys are __16__ paid.They are likely to be married.Today cowboys are found in __17__ every state of the United States.Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers.Some work for big companies.But __18__ night and on weekends，they become cowboys.Most have __19__ than 1,000 cows，and some have only two orthree.These part-time cowboys __20__ the total production of meat，keeping beef prices low.Most modern cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle.Many do it because they love the cowboy life.1．A.spent B．took C．paid D．cost2．A.other B．another C．the other D．others3．A.pairs B．team C．silence D．surprise4．A.through B．at C．on D．after5．A.friend B．job C．hobby D．interest6．A.have B．take C．need D．spend7．A.fall B．miss C．get D．lose8．A.tool B．guard C．food D．way9．A.easier B．heavier C．busier D．earlier10．A.carry B．control C．sell D．buy11．A.excited B．disappointed C．clean D．calm12．A.died B．accepted C．appeared D．disappeared 13．A.factories B．workers C．villages D．countries 14．A.grown B．become C．turned D．changed 15．A.harm B．use C．need D．money16．A.most B．least C．richer D．better17．A.all B．almost C．most D．hardly18．A.at B．on C．in D．during19．A.less B．much C．few D．many20．A.include B．increase C．reduce D．keep答案Ⅰ.1.C 2.C 3.C 4.DⅡ.1.realise destroy 2.exhibition expression landscape portrait watercolour 3.realisticⅢ.1.put off 2.take turns 3.a series ofⅣ.1.be put off 2.has a bad effect on 3.took turns 4.is considered to be 5.aimed to 6.had got tired of7.a series of8.is fond ofⅤ.1.C2．D3．A4．C5．B6．D7．B8．C9．C10．AⅥ.The artist aims to adopt a new drawing style.It is unusual for him and he realizes he has to stand some pains.He believes his paintings will be popular.能力提升1．A2．A3．B4．D5．B6．B7．D8．A9．A10．B11．D12．C13．A14．D15．C16．D17．B18．A19．A20．B。