英语vii译林牛津版unit2周周练

1、英语 vii 译林牛津版unit2 周周练英语 vii译林牛津版unit2周周练一单项选择1. Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the British Museum? Sorry, I m a stranger here. _A. Thanks, anyway B. It doesnt matter C. Never mind D. No problem2. I sent _ a technician in case John is not familiar _ the computer software they use.A. for; toB

2、. to; toC. for; withD. to; with3. Most of the teenagerstake _ delightin playingfootballaftera day of study at schooland they say it is _ delight to make some new friends in thisway.A. a; /B./; aC. the; aD. a; the4. The open-air celebration has been put off _the bad weather.A. in case ofB. in spite o

3、fC. instead ofD.because of5. There are two small rooms in the house, _ serves as (充当 ) akitchen.A. the smaller of whichB. a smaller of whichC. the smaller of themD. a smaller of it6. In the dark I couldnt tell the direction _ she was walking.A. of whichB. by whichC. in whichD. from which7. Doctors w

4、arn people that one may develop skin cancer with his skin_ to the sun too much.A. exposes B. exposing C. exposed D. being exposed8. If I hadn t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you_ now.A. wouldn t be smilingB. couldn t have smiledC. didn t smile D. won 9. He was told that it would

5、 be at leastthreet smilemore months _ he couldrecover and rectum to work.A. whenB. beforeC. sinceD.that10. Whydo we have toJoanS selfishbehaviour? She should learnto care for othersA.keep up withBcatch up with Cput up with Dcome up with11. Not only _ interested in football but _ beginning to show an

6、 interest in it.A. the father himself is; all his children areB. the father himself is; are all his childrenC. is the father himself; are all his children英语 vii 译林牛津版unit2 周周练D. is the father himself; all his children are12. Sorry, I can t help _ _ the MP3 for you this month, for my money _.A. buyin

7、g; has run outB. buy; has run outC. buying; has been run outD. buy; has been run out13. -What caused the party to be put off?-_the invitations.A. Tom delayed sendingB. Toms delaying sendingC. Tom delaying to sendD. Tom delayed to send14. _ was known to them that Bob had broken his promise _ hewould

8、give them a rise.A. what; whatB. It; whichC. As; thatD. It;that15. I ve given up smoking already, darling.You should have taken the doctor s advice years ago. _,anyway.A. Its easier said than doneB. Better later than neverC. No pains, no gainsD. Well begun is half done二 完形填空Every time I passed boys

9、who were playingbasketball,I stopped to silentlywatch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that Icould16play basketball.I like playing basketball though Im not good at it. Ive had abasketball17I was a child. At first, I could play freely becauseno one18when I was just a kid. But

10、 as I grew up it seemed harderand harder for me to enjoy basketball.At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PEclasses. The girls were19allowed to play volleyball or badminton.My parentsdid not20meplay basketballat home. Basketballisnot fit for girls, they said.21I went to play

11、 basketball with myfriends, boys22at me on the court as if I were an alien.I was feeling23andhad losthope of playingbasketball.24 ,something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends whoalso enjoyed playing basketball. They 25 me to get back on the court.Oneof them toldmewith a smile

12、,Go your own26 ,letotherstalk.This girlwould always play basketballwithme. Even the boy who sat nextto me in class talked about27with me almost every day.I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion28to my heart.I am ready to stand up and play.I willplay as wellas I can,29forme, even the sky is bo

13、undless (无垠旳 ).Basketballhas becomean importantpartof my30 .I am interestedin it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Throughbasketball,not only do I feelhappy and confident,but also31alot.英语 vii 译林牛津版 unit2周周练Ive heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, Nothing is impossible.It is from

14、 an advertisement onTV. I have32 to realizethat life isjust like playing basket: ball. You should have an33 . After that,just be confident and34going. Never give up and youll make itsooner or later.I love the motto of the NBA. It can 35my strong feelings forbasketball, I love this game!16.A. everB.

15、oftenC. neverD. always17.A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. since18.A. struggledB. earedC. enjoyedD. joined19.A. onlyB. almostC. hardlyD. not20.A. encourageB. agreeC. letD. permit21.A. StillB. YetC. JustD. Even22.A. lookedB. glaredC. glancedD. stared23.A. upB. downC. excitedD. satisfied24.A. UnluckilyB. Nat

16、urallyC. UnexpectedlyD. Clearly25.A. encouragedB. forbadeC. ensuredD. explored26.A. effortB. wayC. business D. direction27.A. basketballB. sportsC. interestsD. dreams28.A. stuckB. referredC. turnedD.returned29.A. butB. thoughC. andD. however30.A. wishB. lifeC. workD. study31.A. experienceB. growC. l

17、earnD. play32.A. comeB. turnedC. refusedD. happened33.A. ideaB. aimC. opinionD. effort34.A, insistB. remainC. keepD. last35.A. informB. expressC. ignoreD. connect三 阅读理解AA man walked into a restaurant and asked for a glass of water. Thenthegirlinthe restaurantpulledouta gun and shothim dead. Why?Peop

18、leasked togive reasonableexplanationforthestrangehappening. All kindsof suggestions were made.She was able to recognize him as a dangerous prisoner who ran awayfrom theprison;she thoughthe was to rob her; she misheardwhat he said;asking for a glass of water had a special meaning for her and so on. A

19、llthese explanationsshowed that the gun was used on purpose( 有目旳 ) to harmthe man. The idea was easily accepted.In fact,theexplanationwas thattheman had an attackof hiccups( 严重打嗝 ).Itso happened thatthegirlintherestaurantknew that a greatand sudden fear could get ridof hiccups. But she didnt know th

20、e gunhappened to be loaded(上子弹 ) that day.36. The man asked for a glass of water because _.英语vii 译林牛津版unit2周周练A. he was too thirstyB. he was walked into arestaurantC. he wanted to kill himselfD. he was having an attack ofhiccups37. The girl used a gun to the man because _.38. Which is TRUE to the pa

21、ssage?A. The man just ran away from a prison.B. The man wanted to rob the girl.C. The girl misheard what the man said.D. It is the girls kind help that happened to kill the man.B. Just a Little SmileMark was walkinghomefrom schoolone day when he saw the boy in frontof him fall over and drop all of t

22、he books he was carrying, along withtwo sweaters,a basketballand a walkman. Mark stopped and helped the boypick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped tocarry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boys namewas Bill,thathe loved computer games, basketballand h

23、istory,and thathe was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he hadjust broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bills home first and Mark was invited(邀请)in fora Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily witha few laughs and some smalltalk,and then Mark w

24、ent home. They oftensaweach otherat school,had lunch togetheronce or twice,and then they bothfinished middle school.They ended up in thesame high school where theysometimes saw and talkedwith each other over the years.At lastjustthreeweeks before they finishedhigh school,Billasked Mark ifthey could

25、talk.Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when theyhad firstmet. “Did you ever thinkwhy I was carryingso many thingshomethatday?” asked Bill.“You see, I cleaned out my locker( 锁柜 ) becauseI didn t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some ofmy mothers sleepingpi

26、llsand I was going hometo killmyself.But afterwe spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understandthatifI killedmyself,I would have missed thattime and so many othersthat might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books thatday, you did a lot more. You saved my life.

27、”39. When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _.A. to have a basketball gameB. to his classroomC. to see MarkD. back home40. From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _.A. was a good studentB. liked sports and musicC. liked all the subjects in schoolD. was a good friend英语 vii 译林牛津版uni

28、t2 周周练41. Mark and Bill _.A. were in the same middle school and high schoolB. were in the same middle school but not in the same high schoolC. often had lunch together at schoolD. had known each otherbeforethey began to study in middle school42. In this passage, the phrase“break up ” means _.A. 相处很好

29、B.和好如初C. 关系破裂D.保持联系43. When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _.A. knew he could save Bills lifeB. knew who Bill was and wanted to help himC. didn t know why he was going to help himD. didn t know what he was doing was very important to BillCThe idea of rain making is almost as old

30、as man, but it was not until1946 that man succeeded in making rain. In ancient(古代旳 ) times,rainmakers claimed( 声称 ) to be able tobringrainby manymethods; dancing,singing,killingvarious kinds of livingcreatures(includinghumans), andblowing a stream of water into the air from a kind of pipe.More recen

31、tly,some rainmakers claimedtomake rain by shooting guns,causingexplosions,or burning chemicals, thesmoke of which was supposedto cause rain to fall. These rainmakersasked foras muchas 1,000 dollarsto make an inch of rain. One was so effective that he was almost hanged.He was believedtohave caused a

32、twenty-inchrainin southernCaliforniathat flooded that land, killed several people, and did millions ofdollars worth of damage.Before 1946, rainmakers were either liars or honest people whohappened to have good luck. Scientific rain making was started in thatyear by Vincent J. Schaefer,a scientistat

33、the laboratoriesof the GeneralElectricCompanyin NewYork State.His success was the resultof a luckyaccident that changed years of failure into victory.44. One rainmaker was almost hanged because _.A. he did not make rain at allB. he asked for too much moneyC. people thought he caused too much rainD.

34、he killed several people45. Which of the following methods can make rain?A. Killing pigs and sheep.B. Blowing a stream of water into the air from a kind of pipe.C. Shooting guns or causing explosions.D. None of the above is right.46. Who was the first rainmaker succeeding in making rain?A. The one w

35、ho caused a twenty-inch rain in southern California.B. Before 1946, a rainmaker who happened to have good luck.C. Vincent J. Schaefer, in 1946.英语vii 译林牛津版unit2周周练D. The passage doesn t tell us his or her name.DAnother Way of Thinking“Failure ”In one way of thinking,failureis part of life.In another

36、way, failuremay be a way towards success.The “spider - story ” isoftentold.RobertBruce, the leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cavefrom the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider triedto reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times to span(跨过 ) th

37、e gap. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web.Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone to defeatthe English.Edison, the inventorof the lightbulb( 灯泡 ), madehundreds of models thatfailed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked whyhe kept on tryingto

38、makea new type of batterywhen he had failedso often,he replied,“Failure?I have no failure.NowI know 50 000 ways itwontwork. ”So what? First,always thinkabout your failure.What caused it?Wereconditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change sothings will go right next time?Second,

39、is the goal youre trying to reach the right one? Try to dosomethinkingabout what your realgoals maybe. Think about thisquestion:“IfI do succeed in this,where willitget me?” This may help you preventfailure in things you shouldnt be doing anyway.The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that i

40、ts a partof life. Learn tolive withyourself,even though youmaybe have failed.47. This passage deals with _.A. failure and successB. two sides of failureC. the“spider - story ”D. the invention of light bulb48. In the first paragraph the writer tells mainly about _.A. the value of failureB. how people

41、 failC. famous failuresD. how not to fail49. Robert Bruce is put in the passage to show that _.A. failure must come before successB. we should face failure directly and overcome difficultiesC. nature will help us if we let itD. people who fail have plenty of companies50. The thing the writer does NO

42、T tell you to do to deal with failure is to _.A. check out your goals to see if they are right for you B. think about failure as part of your lifeC. think about failure to find out what went wrongD. avoid things that are beyond you四 任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文， 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中旳空格里填入最恰当旳单词 .英语 vii 译林牛津版 unit2周周练注意

43、：每空格1 个单词，不得用文章中旳单词 .With the development of ourmodern society,people s livingconditionsbecomemuchmore comfortable.But along withintensecompetition,parentshave lesstime toconsiderchildrens needs in all-round.One method tosolve this contradiction is to give children some pocket money. Pocketmoney is

44、useful to children. But whether the children are considerableenough to make correctuse of thismoney? There are two viewpoints aboutthe pocketmoney. Somepeoplethinkthat givingchildrenpocketmoneywillmake them become luxurious. Others think that will not lead to suchdisadvantage. In my opinion, both of

45、 them are partially reasonable.Someone believes that giving children pocket money really has manyadvantages. With pocket money, children can buy their daily necessitiessuch as pencils, little toys, and snack food they like. It will givechildrena certainfreedom toselect what theywant,make them aware

46、rulesof the equivalentexchange. Since time to parents isveryprecious,givingpocket money to children help them to save time spent in shopping, butused in busy working and earning money. Others insist that there areundoubtedly some disadvantages in spending pocket money. First, youngchildrendo notknow

47、 how touse pocketmoney appropriately,they possiblyconsume all the money to buy expensive merchandise that they like, andthen ask for extra money from their parents. Some parents cosset theirchildren, and always give them a large amount of pocket money. Suchconditionswillmakechildrenbecomemore and mo

48、re prodigal.Second, sinceadultsdo not supervise the procedureof shopping, childrencould probablybuy something thatisnot suitablefortheirage, such as adultmagazines.Judgingthese two viewpointsabove-mentioned,I think thatparentsshouldgive their children a limited amount of pocket money. There are somepreconditions: the amount of pocket money must be finite; the parentsshouldinstructtheirchildrenhow to use the pocketmoney moderately andwhat is suitable to them; for a costly merchandise, par