BOOK5 Unit2单元测试卷.doc

Book 5 Unit 2 单元检测姓名：_ 得分：_一、语法填空（每题2分，共20分）。 If you get the chance to visit Brazil, you should go to the town of Ouro Preto (欧鲁普雷图). It was a mining town during 1. _ 1700s and became very wealthy thanks to the gold trade. Thousands of people crowded into the town in the hope of finding gold, an event 2. _ (know) as a gold rush. The town wasnt only filled with gold hunters because artists and writers followed soon after. This is 3. _ the area is full of beautiful works of arts. The fantastic buildings and art still exist to be seen and enjoyed because people kept Ouro Preto well 4. _ (preserve) over the years. The architecture has helped the development of tourism, 5. _ Ouro Preto now relies heavily. Tourist favorites are the 18th and 19thcentury churches that are decorated 6. _ real gold. There are also many sculptures by famous Brazilian artists.One of the famous works in Ouro Preto is the Church of San Francisco de Assis. However, another 7. _ (amaze) sight, other than the church itself, is the painted wooden ceiling inside. The painting has beautiful colors and shows cupid (丘比特) flying in a(n) 8. _ (enjoy) scene. With the 9. _ (extreme) impressive buildings and statues, more and more visitors 10. _ (attract) to Ouro Preto every year.二、短文改错（每题2分，共20分）。 Recently, while camping, I had one of the long nights of my life, and it was all thanks my best friend, Bradley. After tell my friend about my fear of spiders, I was told that the average human who swallows eight spiders per year while sleeping. He told me that for some reason and other, spiders love the warmth of human breath great. So they go down our throat while its open, and we have no idea because they are asleep. After hearing that, I was unable to speak, let alone slept. When it was time to go to sleep that night, I couldnt get the thought out of my minds.The next morning, Bradley finally told me that he is joking about the spiders.三、完形填空（每题2分，共40分）。 One evening I was resting in a cafe. I 1 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.He was in a(n) 2 shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the 3 in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He 4 down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.He was busy doing his work 5 heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the caf for 6 from the rain. More and more people crowded 7 and gradually separated the boy from me.Hours passed, and it turned 8 . I had no shoes on my feet and 9 where the boy had been. I thought he would not 10 my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.When it was near midnight the 11 ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the caf. The caf was to be 12 . I had to move to the door, head 13 . just as I went to the gate, I 14 found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the 15 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being 16 . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms. I shook him slightly and woke him up. He 17 up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package 18 , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I 19 him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the 20 of the boy stayed in my mind.1. A. took B. wore C. mended D. owned2. A. old B. unfit C. small D. dirty3. A. bag B. packageC. box D. suitcase4 A. seated B. bent C. put D. looked5. A. when B. after C. because D. since6. A. protectionB. rest C. hide D. preparation7. A. out B. away C. in D. off8. A. dark B. light C. dim D. bright9. A. thought B. wonderedC. guessed D. imagined10. A. shine B. keep C. return D. carry11. A. rain B. coffee C. time D. work12. A. opened B. locked C. stopped D. closed13. A. lowered B. dropped C. raised D. held14. A. shortly B. surprisedlyC. sadly D. immediately15. A. table B. door C. bed D. cafe16. A. wet B. bare C. pale D. cold17. A. stayed B. sa C. jumped D. got18. A. finally B. suddenly C. unfriendlyD. hurriedly19. A. recognized B. forgave C. paid D. inspired20. A. feature B. shirt C. image D. form四、阅读理解和七选五（每题2分，共20分）。 O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers surprise.21. In which order did O. Henry do the following things? a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas. d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories. A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f. 22. People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories because A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand C. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City 23. O. Henry went to prison because . A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper B. he broke the law by not using his own name C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners D. people thought he had taken money that was not his24. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work. C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.25. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote. C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.Four benefits of writing by hand Today is National Handwriting Day! Although we dont write like we used to, here are four ways handwriting is still helpful.Its better for learning.26_ Thats because putting ink to paper stimulates (刺激) the brain.One study from 2010 found that the brain areas related to learning “lit up” much more when kids were asked to write words like “spaceship” by hand versus just studying the word closely.27_ Many famous authors prefer writing by hand to the use of a typewriter or computer. Writer Susan Sontagonce said that she penned her first drafts (草稿) before typing them up for editing later. She said, “ 28_ ”A 2009 study seems to support Sontags preference for writing by hand: Elementary school students who wrote essays with a pen not only wrote more than their keyboard-tapping friends, but they also wrote faster and in more complete sentences. It will prevent you from being distracted (分心). The computer in fron