1、Unit2 Using language一、单词拼写1.He is (热心的)about public welfare and has helped poor children a lot.2.It isnt (值得做的)spending so much time on minor problems.3.Im delighted to inform you that the spelling (竞赛) will take place in our school next week.4.After three rounds of voting, Jack was finally (选举)pres
2、ident of the schools student union.5.The great pressure in his study really weighed the boy down and he felt (心烦意乱的).6.He often stayed up late, with only a (毯子) covering him.二、单句语法填空1.I would appreciate your (call) back this afternoon, Dr. Chen.2.The number of students who enjoy (read) English news
3、in our class has risen since last month.3.Dont you know that he is worried about you? He has been trying (get) through to you.4.You must give up (smoke), for it does too much harm to your health.5.The boy practices (speak) English by joining an English-language club.6.He hurried away to catch the tr
4、ain and even forgot (lock) the door.7.He will put off (have) the picnic until May 1, when he will be free.8.Im sorry that I cant help (do) your homework.9.I cant stand (work) with Jane in the same officeshe refuses to stop talking while she works.10.To avoid (see) by the teacher, Tom got into the cl
5、assroom from the back door quietly.三、阅读理解JK. Rowling is a British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series.She completed much of her first work, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone in a poor situation, often planning out her chapters in cafs near her small apartment in Edinburgh.Before penning the
6、 Harry Potter books, Rowlings life was one of struggle and loss.Her mother died in 1990 because of the multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症)Her first marriage ended just three years later.Unable to find work, Rowling struggled to support herself and her daughter on State Aid.Her financial conditions would not
7、 change until the late 1990s, when the Harry Potter series became a success beyond all expectations.Aided by the Scottish Arts Council, Rowling was able to complete her first novel, but primary encouragement from publishers was actually nonexistent.She was told to find a day job, and the UK publishe
8、r, Bloomsbury, firstly published only 1,000 copies of the novel, titled in the UK as Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.Within a half year of its publication in 1997, the novel achieved its first award, the Nestl Smarties Book Prize.A few months later, it received the British Book Award for Bes
9、t Childrens Book of the Year.In 1998, Scholastic purchased (购买) publication rights, and Rowling, now on her third payment of the series, was enjoying great success.The popularity of the series has made Rowling the most popular childrens author ever.Both adults and children who show great interest in
10、 the books are eager for the publishers next payment for Harrys adventures.Queen Elizabeth honoured Rowling in 2000, titling her as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.She remarried in 2001, to Dr Neil Murray, with whom she has two children.In her public life, she devotes time to causes de
11、ar to her, including supporting Amnesty International, and funding research on a medical treatment for multiple sclerosis.1How did Rowling make a living before the late 1990s?ABy depending on her husband.BBy receiving government support.CBy working in a caf near her home.DBy writing articles for loc
12、al publishers.2Which of the following brought Rowling great success?AReceiving an award for the best author of the year.BCooperating with the UK publisher Bloomsbury.CSelling the publication rights to Scholastic.DWinning the Nestl Smarties Book Prize.3What can we infer from the last paragraph?ARowli
13、ng works for the British royal family.BRowling has done much for public charity.CRowling suffers from multiple sclerosis.DRowling stays single till now.4What is the main idea of the text?AJ.K. Rowlings major works.BJ.K. Rowlings extraordinary life.CJ.K. Rowlings family background.DJ.K. Rowlings insp
14、iration for Harry Potter series.四、语法填空Today, Mount Qomolangmas peak is not a lonely place any more.Over 3,500 people have 1 (successful) climbed the mountain over the past year.Meanwhile, climbers have complained about 2 (wait) for hours in the bottlenecks.In fact, the dangerous 3 (crowd) arent the
15、only problem.All those climbers need 4 (bring) a lot of gear (设备), much of which ends up being left on the mountain.It is becoming the worlds 5 (tall) rubbish dump.But the good news is 6 some mountaineers have started to clean up Qomolangma.Mountaineers Paul and Eberhard are part of Eco Everest Expe
16、dition, which has been cleaning up rubbish since 2008.So far they 7 (collect) over 13 tons of garbage.Some of that rubbish is even being used for 8 higher purpose.As part of the Mount Everest 8,848 Art Project, a group of 15 artists from Nepal collected 1.5 tons of garbage.Theyve changed the cans an
17、d oxygen tanks into 74 pieces of art that have already been exhibited 9 Nepals capital.Part of the profit from sales 10 (be) available for the Everest Peakeers Association which has helped collect rubbish off the mountain.一、单词拼写1.enthusiastic2.worthwhile3.contest4.elected5.upset6.blanket二、单句语法填空1.ca
18、lling考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:陈博士,我会感激你今天下午回电话。appreciate后跟v.-ing形式作宾语。故填calling。2.reading考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:自从上个月以来,我们班喜欢读英语新闻的学生人数上涨了。enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事,故填reading。3.to get考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:你不知道他担心你吗?他一直试图给你打通电话。try to do sth.试图做某事。故填to get。4.smoking考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:你必须戒烟,因为吸烟对你的健康危害太大。give up doing sth.放弃做某事。故填smokin
19、g。5.speaking考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:这个男孩通过加入英语语言俱乐部练习说英语。practice doing sth.练习做某事。故填speaking。6.to lock考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:他匆匆去赶火车,甚至忘记了锁门。forget to do sth.忘记做某事。故填to lock。7.having考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:他将把野餐推迟到5月1号,那时他有空。put off doing sth.推迟做某事。故填having。8.(to) do考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:很抱歉,我不能帮助你做作业。cant help (to) do sth.不能帮助做某事。help
20、后面的不定式符号to也可以去掉,故填(to) do。9.working考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:我受不了和简在同一间办公室里工作她拒绝工作时停止讲话。cant stand doing sth.忍受不了做某事。故填working。10.being seen考查非谓语动词作宾语。句意:为了避免被老师看见,汤姆悄悄地从后门进入教室。avoid doing sth.避免做某事。Tom与see之间为被动关系,故填being seen。三、阅读理解1.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的Rowling struggled to .on State Aid.Her financial conditions .un
21、til the late 1990s可知，Rowling在二十世纪九十年代末之前靠政府的救济生活。2.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的Scholastic purchased (购买) publication rights, and Rowling .was enjoying great success可知，将版权出售给Scholastic带给Rowling巨大的成功。3.B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的she devotes time to causes dear to her .a medical treatment for multiple sclerosis可推断，Rowling为公共慈善事
22、业做了不少事。4.B主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了英国作家J.K. Rowling不平凡的一生。四、语法填空1successfully分析句子结构可知，空前的have和空后的climbed构成谓语，此处应用副词来修饰动词，故填successfully。2waiting此处介词about之后应用动名词形式，故填waiting。3crowds根据空前的形容词dangerous可知，空处应用名词形式，crowd“人群”为可数名词，且句子的谓语arent为复数形式，所以应用复数形式crowds。4to bring此处表示所有这些登山者都需要带着大量设备，此处应用need to do st
23、h.“需要做某事”，故填to bring。5tallest根据句中的the worlds表示“全世界范围内的”可知，此处表示最高级的含义，故用形容词最高级tallest。6that分析句子结构并结合句意可知，此处引导表语从句，引导词在从句中不充当成分，仅起连接作用，故用that引导该从句。7have collected根据句中的时间状语So far可知，此处表示截止到现在已收集的垃圾数量，所以应用现在完成时；又因主语they为复数，故填have collected。8a此处表示“一个更高的目标”，表泛指，在文中第一次提到，且higher的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。9in根据句意可知，此处表示“在尼泊尔的首都”，故填in“在(某范围或空间内的)某一点”。10is根据语境可知，此处为一般性描述，应用一般现在时；该句主语为Part of the profit from sales，表示单数概念，故填is。第10页（共10页）
