Unit 2
总分:50分 时间:30分钟
Ⅰ.单项选择(本题包括4小题,每题2.5分,共10分)
1.All the athletes ______ the nice service during the London Olympics.
A.were pleased B.were pleased with
C.were pleasure D.were pleasure with
2.He is the only person ______ in his family after the earthquake.
A.alive B.living C.live D.lively
3.—What are you ______?
—I can't ______ my pen.Have you seen it?
A.finding;find B.finding;look for
C.looking for;look for D.looking for;find
4.—How beautiful our hometown is!
—Yes,trees and flowers ______ everywhere.
A.can be seen B.can see
C.be seen D.can't see
Ⅱ.单词拼写(本题包括10小题,每题2分,共20分)
1.We are very ______ (满意的) with our new house.
2.She lives in the ______(南方的)part of China.
3.How many ______(州) do you know that America has?
4.The dog was______(死的).
5.Luckily,the man is ______(活着的).
6.I am told that people lived in ______(洞穴) long,long ago.
7.The ______ (主题) of the poem is love and peace.
8.Don't ______(逃).It's me.
9.The old man died and his f______ was held at the local church.
10.They should pay for their a______.
Ⅲ.用所给单词的适当形式填空(本题包括5小题,每题2分,共10分)
1.Jin Yong is a famous ______(write) of the time.
2.No student in this class is from the______(south) part of China.
3.Who was the most famous scientist in the ______(nineteen) century?
4.His grandfather ________________(die) for nearly 10 years.
5.We were all surprised ____________(hear) the news that they lost the game.
Ⅳ.阅读理解(本题包括4小题,每题2.5分,共10分)
J.K.Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter,which is now one of the bestsellers in the world.J.K.Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st,1965.She has one sister who is two years younger than her.Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them.They especially loved stories about magical world.Rowling wrote her first story,called Rabbit,at the age of six.
After she graduated from university,Rowling worked as a translator in London.During this time,on a long train trip in the summer of 1990,the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it.In 1992 Rowling began to teach English.She lived with her baby daughter,Jessica,and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers.It appeared in June 1997.To her surprise,the book was greatly successful.The film came out in November 2001.Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.
Why has the series been so successful?There are a few things.Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or future times.But Harry lives in modern England.He's also a very normal boy:polite,friendly,brave and clever.So when other children read about Harry,they can imagine being like him.
J.K.Rowling is very happy with the success.She's writing full time and she's really enjoying life.She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children's books.
1.From the passage,we know ______.
A.J.K.Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip
B.J.K.Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young
C.J.K.Rowling is two years younger than her sister
D.Harry Potter is J.K.Rowling's first story
2.The first Harry Potter book came out in ______.
A.July 1965 B.the summer of 1990
C.June 1997 D.November 2001
3.The Harry Potter series is ______.
A.written for adults
B.enjoyed by people of all ages
C.only sold in England
D.about a young inspector