Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old. Reading1基础练习 (含答案)

第2课时 Reading(1)
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Sam plays table tennis very well. I think he is a________(birth) table tennis player.
2．Our teacher has devoted most of his time to ________(help) us grow well.
3．The CD player will go wrong if you use it ________(care).
4． They don＇t consider（认为）him a ________(suit) husband for their daughter.
5. After two more ________(miss), the player scored a goal in the end.
二、从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语，并用其正确形式填空。
operate, shout, general, search for, be ready to
1.________speaking, he is both creative and curious. He always comes up with new ideas.
2．He＇s a quiet artist and doesn’t like to talk much，but his work______.
3. He usually uses the computer to_________information on the Internet.
4.We_________say yes to your plan for the next month already.
5. My uncle is a surgeon in the hospital and is good at doing heart________.
三、单项选择。
( )1.-Look! So many cars at the traffic lights!
-Yeah! We can't be_______careful when we cross the road.
A.very B.so C.too D.quite
( )2．-What do you think of the actress Jia Ling？
-She has_________me with her good sense of humour.
A.impressed B.admired C.reminded D.warned
( )3．We found________difficult to finish all the homework today.
A.that B.this C.those D.it
( )4．-What do you think of the Yungang Grottoes（云冈石窟)______ western art to East
-Oh,I have never seen _________one.
A.connects; a better B.connecting; the best
C. connects; the best D.connecting; a better
( )5．-I hear Music and Art will enter the Entrance Examination for the high school.
-Yes. But don't worry. Nothing will be difficult if more attention_______to them.
A. will pay B.will be paid C.is paid D.pays
四、完成句子。
1．众所周知，失之毫厘，谬以千里。
It is well known that_______________________________.
2．如果你没有高标准地工作，你就会落后。
If you___________________________________.
这位年轻人是个天生的艺术家，他的作品赢得了人们的高度称赞。
The young man_____________________, and his works ________________________people.
4．尽管他日复一日地与数字打交道，但是他感到很开心。
_____________________________,but he felt very happy.
五、阅读理解。
It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics.Here are four people born under different star signs.
Taurus(金牛座),Tom,an old man from England, has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to,spend money on anything he needs and wants. He has few friends and an old dog is his only partner. He is really tightfisted and lonely.
Gemini(双子座),Jack, born on 9th June, is a 16-year-old English boy. “A Gemini is a curious and clever person, and I am just this kind of person,” he said. “My lucky colour is orange. I believe that my star sign decides what will happen to me in my life.”
Cancer(巨蟹座), Mary was born on 1st July. She loves her family and cooking is her favourite. The French girl, cares about nothing but business. She is hard-working.
Virgo(处女座),Lucy was born on 23rd August and is modest and practical. The girl from Australia is studying in a college(大学). She likes reading and hopes that she can be a scientist in the future.
( )1. Who is from England and likes orange best
A.Tom. B.Jack. C.Mary. D.Lucy.
( )2. We can know that Jack is__________according to the materials.
A.lonely B.hard-working C.clever D.modest
( )3. What's the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese
A.富裕的 B.吝啬的 C.奢侈的 D.豁达的
( )4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the materials
A. People born under different star signs have different characteristics.
B. Tom is an old English man with lots of money.
C. Jack believes that his star sign can decide his life.
D. Mary is hard-working and wants to be a scientist.
答案
一、1．born 2．helping 3. carelessly 4.suitable 5.misses
二、1．Generally 2． shouts 3． search for 4．have been ready to 5. operations
三、1．C 句意：-看！红绿灯那里有那么多车！-是的！我们过马路时越小心越好。can＇t...too...意为“再··也不为过，越· 越好”，为固定用法。
2．A 句意：-你认为演员贾玲怎么样？她以她良好的幽默感给我留下了深刻的印象。impress sb with...意为“用····给某人留下深刻的印象”，为固定短语。
3．D 句意：我们发现今天完成所有的家庭作业是困难的。“find it＋形容词＋to do sth”意为“发现做某事是··的”，为固定用法，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式。
4．D 句意：-你觉得把东西方艺术联系起来的云冈石窟怎么样？-哦，它是我见过的最好的一个。connect...to...是固定短语，意为“连接”；此处用现在分词connecting，表示主动关系，作后置定语；否定副词never与比较级连用时表示最高级。
5．C 根据空前的“attention”可知，此处应用被动语态，根据if引导的条件状语从句遵循“主将从现”的原则可知，此处应用一般现在时。
四、1． a miss is as good as a mile 2． don＇t work to high standards, you will fall behind 3. is a born artist,win/have won high praise from 4. He worked with numbers day after day
五、1．B 根据第二栏中“Jack，born on 9th June，is a 16-year-old English boy．”和“My lucky colour is orange.”可知，Jack来自英国并最喜欢橙色。
2．C 根据第二栏中““A Gemini is a curious and clever person...＇he said.”可知，Jack是个聪明的男孩。
3.B 根据第一栏中“but he is not willing to spend money on anything he needs and wants”可推知，Tom是吝啬的，则画线词“tightfisted”意为“吝啬的”。
4.D 根据最后一栏中“She likes reading and hopes that she can be a scientist in the future.”可知，Lucy想成为科学家，则D项表述不符合文意。