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Unit 2 He decided to be an actor.
第二课时
一、完形填空
O.Henry was a pen name used by an American __1__ of short stories. His __2__ name was William Sydney Porter. He was born __3__ North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy, he __4__ an exciting life. He did not go to __5__ for a very long time, __6__ he tried to teach __7__ everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O.Henry went to Texas. There he tried different __8__. He first worked for a newspaper, and then he had a job in a __9__. When some __10__ went missing from the bank, O.Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was __11__ to prison(监狱). __12__ the three years in prison, he learned to __13__ short stories.
People liked his stories, because they were __14__ to understand and they would finish with a sudden__15__ in the end, to the readers' surprise.
( C )1.A.singer B.teacher
C.writer D.doctor
( D )2.A.pen B.old
C.first D.real
( A )3.A.in B.on
C.with D.to
( D )4.A.born B.left
C.saw D.lived
( A )5.A.school B.shop
C.library D.hospital
( B )6.A.and B.but
C.so D.when
( C )7.A.myself B.yourself
C.himself D.itself
( D )8.A.food B.clothes
C.works D.jobs
( A )9.A.bank B.park
C.newspaper D.zoo
( C )10.A.paper B.book
C.money D.people
( B )11.A.made B.sent
C.got D.built
( D )12.A.Before B.After
C.For D.During
( C )13.A.read B.listen
C.write D.tell
( B )14.A.hard B.easy
C.boring D.interesting
( D )15.A.interest B.call
C.visit D.change
二、阅读理解
The young poet(诗人) Jiang Erman was born in 2007 in Shenzhen. She began to write poems at the age of two. In 2014, Jiang wrote a poem called A Light Burns a Hole in the Night and that made her famous on the Internet. Jiang wrote over 1,000 poems and her first book of poems came out when she was 13.
“At first, I didn't really like writing poems. My sister often wrote poems. Because of that, my parents always paid more attention (注意) to her. To make my dad and mum pay more attention to me, I began to write poems as well,” Jiang said. “Later I found it interesting and loved it. I usually use easy words so everyone can read my poems. Different from my friends, I don't go out for fun often but spend my free time staying with poems and books.”
“I don't think it's a good thing for me to be famous. Some people always asked me to write a poem about this or that,” Jiang said. “But I just said no. I will never change one thing—I write only because I want to.”
( D )1.When did Jiang's first book of poems come out?
A.In 2007. B.In 2009.
C.In 2014. D.In 2020.
( B )2.Why did Jiang start to write poems at first?
A.Because she wanted to have some fun.
B.Because she wanted to catch her parents' eye.
C.Because she enjoyed poems.
D.Because she hoped to be a famous poet.
( A )3.What can we know according to the passage?
A.Jiang's poems are easy to read.
B.Jiang enjoys being famous very much.
C.Jiang's friends like writing poems as well.
D.Jiang often goes out for fun in her free time.
( C )4.In which part of a newspaper can we find the passage?
A.History. B.Music.
C.People. D.Science.
三、词汇运用
A)用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空,每词或短语限用一次。
1.I don't remember the__exact__ price, but it was cheap.
2.How many __languages____ can you speak, Peter?
3.Think about it carefully and you can __find__out__ the best way to do the work.
4.I think the young man is a very __successful__ model(模特).
5.Shakespeare used to be an __actor__ at the theatre.
B)根据所给的中文提示,写出单词的正确形式,每空限填一词。
Hello, everyone. Today I want to tell you something about a famous 6.__writer__(作家)—Bing Xin. Do you know her?
Bing Xin's 7.__real__(真实的) name is Xie Wanying. She was born in 8.__October__ (十月) 1900. Bing Xin started to learn to read and write from her mother at the 9.__age__ (年龄) of four. Later, she studied at Yanjing University and went to the 10.__US__ (美国) after graduation(毕业). In 1926, she returned to China and 11.__taught__ (教学) at Yanjing University. Bing Xin 12.__married__ (嫁) Wu Wenzao in 1929.And they often went on study tours in different countries.
From the 1920s to the 1990s, Bing Xin wrote some prose(散文) and 13.__poems__ (诗歌) and she also had some great 14.__works__ (作品) for children. In 1999, Bing Xin 15.__died__ (去世) in Beijing.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格中填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Percy Shelley was a famous English poet. He wrote many 1.__poems__(poem) in his life. He was born in 1792 in England. In 1804, Shelley entered Eton College, 2.__a__famous school, and studied there. Shelley liked reading. He 3.__read__(read) books every day.
Then he went to University of Oxford in 1810. But he 4.__left__(leave) the university soon. Then, he 5.__married__(marry) his wife Harriet Westbrook and they had two children a few years 6.__later__(late). From 1812 to 1822, Shelley never stopped 7.__writing__(write) until the last moment of his life.
Shelley had a short life — he died on 8th July 1822 on a boat 8.__when__ he was 30 years old. But lots of people love his 9.__works__(work). Today we can still read them 10.__in__many languages, such as Chinese and English. He is famous around the world.
五、任务型阅读
根据短文内容,完成下列各题。
Jack London was a famous American writer. (A)他于1876年1月12日出生在加利福尼亚州的旧金山。 His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money.He worked hard at many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, (B)________ he didn't stay.
In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold.And then, he found ideas there for his books and stories.He returned home and started (C)________(write).His writings were successful, and (D) he__became__rich__and__famous__in__his__twenties.
Jack London died in 1916 at the age of 40.
1.根据(A)处的汉语提示完成下面的句子。
He __was__ __born__ __on__ January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco, California.
( D )2.选出适合填入(B)处的单词。
A.and B.so
C.or D.but
3.用(C)处所给词的适当形式填空:__to__write/writing__
4.将(D)处的句子翻译成汉语。
__在他二十几岁时,他变得富有并且出名。__
5.The best title of the passage is “__Life__of__Jack__London__”.
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