第二单元练习

Unit 2English around the world6. Geography also play a part in making d_________.（方言）7. He changed so much that I didn’t r________ （辨认出）him at first .8. Nobody dared敢于to go against his c_______命令that everyone should leave until 8 o’clock.9. The professor can speak as many as five foreign l_______.（语言）10. A_________ （口音）and vocabulary are important for people to understand or to be understood.11. The hospital is three b_______（街区）from here .You may go there by bike or on foot.12. As you know, the UN plays an important role in i________ （国际的）relations.13. In America a flat is called an a_______ .（单元住宅）14. Banana is n_______ （本国的）to Taiwan.15. Do you know the u______ （使用）of this word?16. Do you know what time the violent storm with thunder an l_______ （闪电）happened.20. She lives in _s___________（东南部）Italy.21. The i____________(身份) of the murdered woman has not yet been established.22. In my home town, you can see ancient and_m_________(现代的) building next to each other.23. Believe it or not ,but he _a_________(实际上) won.25. The g_______ (政府) should take measures to stop air pollution.26. We should know more about Chinese _c_______ (文化) and history.27. She made a _r_____ (请求) for some water.28. P________ (短语) are important in English study.29. Please be _p_______ (礼貌) to our guests.完形填空。

J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She 16 born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years 17 than her. Both girls liked 18 to their father’s bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story 19 the age of six.On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn’t know it. In 1992, Rowling began 20 the first Harry Potter book for young 21 . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is 22 with people of all ages and about sixty 23 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That’s 24 the Harry Potter series has been so popular.J. K. Rowling is very 25 with the success. Now she’s really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children’s books.( )16.A.is B.was C.has D.had( )17.A.old B.young C.oldest D.younger( )18.A.listen B.speak C.listening D.speaking( )19.A.in B.at C.for D.to( )20.A.write B.wrote C.to write D.written( )21.A.writers B.drivers C.singers D.readers( )22.A.best B.popular C.glad D.busy( )lion lions lion of lions of ( )24.A.when B.where C.why D.what( )25.A.sad B.worried C.unhappy D.happy阅读理解。

(A)Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing. He won a prize— “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know. When he was nineteen, he visited Paris.Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life.When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was stilllooking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials.When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.( )26.What did Pablo Picasso’s father do?A.A teacher.B.A painter.C.An artist.D.A painter and art teacher. ( )27.What prize did he win when he was fifteen?A.Science and Painting.B.Science and Art.C.Science and Charity.D.Painting and Charity. ( )28.Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen?A.Paris and Spain.B.London and Paris.C.Spain and Paris.D.London and Spain.( )29.How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died?A.Twenty-three and ninety.B.Twenty-three and ninety-one.C.Nineteen and ninety-one.D.Nineteen and ninety.( )30.What did he do when he was old?A.He lived his life like a young man.B.He looked for new ideas.C.He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials.D.All the above.13:00Jackie anotherso have Mcdull is a little pig. He’sveryenjoysure21:00great funny.inyears. He beginseverythingA.Exciting.B.Silly but cute.C.Funny.D.Happy.( )32.Mr. Li finishes his lessons at 22: 00, which film can he enjoy on Thursday evening?A.Rush Hour.B.My life as Mcdull.C.Mr. Bean.D.Harry PotterⅢ. ( )33.My daughter is eight years old. Which two films does she like best, can you guess?A.Rush Hour and My life as Mcdull.B.My life as Mcdull and Mr. Bean.C.Mr. Bean and Harry Potter Ⅲ.D.Harry Potter Ⅲand My life as Mcdull. ( )34.What kind of movie is Mr. Bean?A.Action Movie.B.Cartoon.edy.D.Science Fiction.( )35.Who is an action movie character?A.Jackie Chan.B.Rowan.C.Mcdull.D.Harry Potter.(C)The film is very exciting and dramatic(戏剧性的), but it is also romantic(浪漫的) and very sad. It is about the ship, the Titanic, which sank in the Atlantic in 1912. It is a love story. The two famous stars are Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslett. They fall in love on the ship, but are not allowed to be together as she is rich and he is poor. Leonardo is excellent as poor, handsome Jack and Kate Winslett is perfect as rich and beautiful Rose. The best thing about the film is the part where the ship is sinking. This love story doesn’t have a happy ending.Flubber is a comedy. Starring(主演) Robin Williams is a forgetful scientist. He is very forgetful and he even forgets his own wedding(婚礼)! Flubber is the name of the amazing(令人惊奇的) green stuff(物品) that he invents. The plot(情节) is about two bad men who try to steal both Flubber and the scientist’s girlfriend. The scientist has lots of silly adventures(历险) with Flubber, and he is really funny as the mad scientist. The best thing about the film is the special effects as Flubber changes into all different shapes and sizes and even does a dance routine(舞蹈动作). It’s really an enjoyable film.Unit 2 keys:6. Dialects7. recognizemandnguages10.Accent11.blocks 12.international13.apartmentage16.lightning20.southeastern21.identity22.mordern ernment26.culture27.request28.Phrases 29.politeⅢ.16.B be born出生，要用过去时。