高中英语北师大版必修一 Unit 2　Warm-up and Lesson 1 The Underdog 同步练习（含答案）

Unit 2　
Warm-up and Lesson 1 The Underdog
一、根据句意和首字母提示填空
1.Yang Liwei,China’s first a　　　　　　,is considered to be a national hero.
2.Space and oceans are the new world which scientists are trying to e　　　　　　.
3.She has a gift for creating an a　　　　　　 for her students which allows them to communicate freely with each other.
4.He w　　　　　　 to stop a taxi and then got in it.
5.He let out the secret to a news r　　　　　　 and the story came out the next day.
6.Although Peter is not very wealthy,he is always g　　　　　　 with his money.
7.Anything that drops falls towards the ground because of the g　　　　　　.
8.She had supper and went to bed soon a　　　　　　.
9.Children should not be allowed to watch v　　　　　　 movies.
10.If you are lost in the mountains,stay c　　　　　　 in the face of darkness,loneliness,and the unknown.
二、选择适当的短语并用其正确形式填空
return to　wait...for　lift off　be able to　wave to　separate ...from ...　fly to　because of　let...out　millions of
1.China’s first manned spaceship 　　　　　　　　　on October 15th,2003.
2.The singer 　　　　　　　　　the crowds waiting for him when he turned up at the airport.
3.The boy must be 　　　　　　　　　his mother while she receives treatment.
4.They gave up climbing the mountain 　　　　　　　　　the rain.
5.Tom is leaving Beijing tomorrow.He will 　　　　　　　　　　　　Paris.
6.The airport was full of anxious relatives,　　　　　　 nervously 　　　　　　the news of the missing plane.
7.It lets sunlight in but doesn’t 　　　　　　heat 　　　　　　.
8.I was too eager to 　　　　　　　　　the school to see my teachers and classmates after a long holiday.
9.You must 　　　　　　　　　speak French for this job.
10.　　　　　　　　　　　　 trees are planted every year.
三、用所给动词的正确形式填空
1.They 　　　　　　(explore) the Atlantic when we watched TV on the New Year’s Eve.
2.The boy 　　　　　　　　　(wave) to us when we turned back to say goodbye to him.
3.The progress so far 　　　　　　　　　(be) very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.
4.She 　　　　　　(stare)at the painting,wondering where she had seen it.
5.—I’ve got to go now.
—Must you I 　　　　　　(think)you could stay for dinner with us.
6.Scientists have many theories about how the universe 　　　　　　(come)into being.
7.Usually John would be late for meetings.But this time,much to my surprise,he 　　　　　　　(arrive)on time.
8.The last time I　　　　　　　　(see) Jane she 　　　　　　　　　(pick) cotton in the fields.
四、完成句子
1.我弟弟骑自行车时摔倒了,伤了自己。
My brother fell while he 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　,and hurt himself.
2.记者说当他看到那只鸟时,它正在自东向西飞。
The reporter said that the bird 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　when he saw it.
3.雪莉去年在写一本有关中国的书,但我不知道她是否已经完成。
Shirley 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　last year,but I don’t know whether she has finished it.
4.我的心思没在他说的话上,所以恐怕他说的话我有一半没听到。
My mind wasn’t on what he was saying,so I’m afraid I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　.
5.当我陷入困境时你借钱给我,真是太慷慨了。
It was most generous 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　the money when I was in great trouble.
6.湖水如此平静,看上去像是一面镜子。
The water of the lake 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　that it looks like a mirror.
7.这个病人应该与其他人隔离。
The patient should 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　the others.
8.当我挥手向妈妈告别时,她哭泣着。
My mother was crying as I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.
五、课文语篇填空。每空限填一个单词
China’s first manned spaceship 1.　　　　　　 off in Jiuquan,Gansu 2.　　　　　　　　.The spaceship,called Shenzhou Ⅴ,carried China’s first 3.　　　　　　　　,Yang Liwei,who started training for his space 4.　　　　　　 in 1998.
Yang said when the spaceship 5.　　　　　　　　 from the rocket,he got a feeling of soaring into the sky because of the zero 6..When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle,Yang showed the flags of China and the United Nations,expressing the 7.　　　　　　 of the Chinese people to explore and use space 8.　　　　　　　　.
As Yang returned into the earth’s 9.　　　　　　　　,helicopters were flying to where he would land,ready to collect him.When Yang climbed out of the spaceship,he smiled and 10. to the crowds waiting for him.He said he thought 21 hours was too short to stay in space.
六、阅读理解
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.Without him,the world might still be in the dark.However,the electric light was not his only invention.He also invented the motion picture camera and 1,200 other things.About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847.He attended school for only three months.His mother taught him at home,but Thomas was mostly self-educated.He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old,he got his first job.He became a newsboy on a train.He did experiments on the train in his spare time.Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator,but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other,but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.It kept conversations short,so that he could have more time for work.He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84.He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
1.How often did Edison make a new invention
A.About every fourteen days.
B.About every seven days.
C.About once a week.
D.About twice a week.
2.The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “　　　”.
A.gave somebody a job
B.set fire to somebody
C.let somebody down
D.forced somebody to leave his job
3.Edison considered his deafness as　　　.
A.something bad　　　　　
B.a gift
C.a kind of ability
D.a disadvantage
4.What does the passage mainly talk about
A.The function of the electric light.
B.Edison and his experiments.
C.The importance of inventions.
D.The whole life of Edison.
1.答案:astronaut
2.答案:explore
3.答案:atmosphere
4.答案:waved
5.答案:reporter
6.答案:generous
7.答案:gravity
8.答案:afterwards
9.答案:violent
10.答案:calm
1.答案:lifted off
2.答案:waved to
3.答案:separated from
4.答案:because of
5.答案:fly to
6.答案:waiting;for
7.答案:let;out
8.答案:return to
9.答案:be able to
10.答案:Millions of
1.答案:were exploring
2.答案:was waving
3.答案:has been
4.答案:stared
5.答案:thought
6.答案:came
7.答案:arrived
8.答案:saw;was picking
1.答案:was riding his bike/bicycle
2.答案:was flying from east to west
3.答案:was writing a book about China
4.答案:missed half of it
5.答案:of you to lend me
6.答案:is so calm
7.答案:be separated from
8.答案:waved her goodbye
答案:1.lifted　2.Province　3.astronaut　4.flight　5.separated　6.gravity　7.wishes　8.peacefully　9.atmosphere　10.waved
1.解析:由文章第一段最后一句“About every two weeks he created something new.”可看出
他每两周就有一项新的发明,故选A项。
答案:A
2.解析:由文中的句子“Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.”以及“Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator”可推测出该词义为“解雇”,故选D项。
答案:D
3.解析:由文章中的句子“but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways”可知选B项。
答案:B
4.解析:本文通篇介绍了爱迪生的一生,介绍了他的生平、教育以及干过的工作、发明的东西等等,因此答案选D项。
答案:D
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