Unit2Poems同步练习第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)1.—Howdoyoulikethesenewvideogames?—Therearetoomanywarsandhorrors.Theyarenot________forchildren.A.realisticB.appropriateC.valuableD.essential2.TheBeijing2008OlympicGameswill________theworldChina’simageofbeingopenandculturallydiverse.A.conveyB.beconveyedC.conveytoD.conveyin3.—Doctor,ontheNanjingstreet,aboyisbadlyinjuredbyacar.Couldyoucomehereatonce?—________.We’llarrivetheresoon.A.Yes,takeiteasyB.Well,itjustdependsC.OK,helpyourselftoitD.Allright,takeyourtime4.Iwouldhavereceivedhisemail,butmycomputer________.A.breaksdownB.brokedownC.hadbrokendownD.wouldbreakdown5.Oneofthemostcommonproblemsthatstudentsfacewhiletakingexamsis________memory.A.runningoutB.runningforC.runningoutofD.runningafter6.TheWaltDisneyisaninternationalcompany—its________canbefoundinalmosteverycountry,providingentertainmentsforchildrenandadults.A.branchesB.advertisementsC.prodcutsD.customers7.—Whydidthefansthrowbottlestotheirplayersafterthegame?—Theywere________theirangerinaparticularway.A.analysingB.underliningC.excitingD.controlling8.—________—Yes,Iplanto.WhenIhavemyfilmsdeveloped,I’llgiveyousomephotos,too.A.Willyougiveusatalkaboutyourtrip?B.Whatdoyoudoonyourtrip?C.Whatdoyouthinkofyourtrip?D.Youmusthaveastrongfeelingwhentravelingabroad.9.Frannieoftenwonderedifit________differenthadNedlived.A.wasB.hadbeenC.wouldbeD.wouldhavebeen10.Thewholeworld________smallerworldsrunningbydifferentrules.A.makeupB.makeupofC.ismadeupD.ismadeupof11.Theytalkedforhours,discussingevery________oftheproblem,includingcomputersecurity.A.lookB.wayC.aspectD.part12.Withaheavy________ofpopulation,Chinaisdoingeconomicwonders.A.loadB.powerC.taskD.degree13.—Whydon’tyouwanttoworkinLondon?—IfI________ajobthereIprobablywouldbefarfrommyparents.A.hadgotB.havegotC.gotD.willget14.Look,thefrosthasmadeabeautiful________onthewindow.A.exhibitionB.modelC.markD.pattern15.Wedon’tneedtoleave________forthewaiter,becausethere’saservicechargeincludedinthebill.A.anyinformationB.anythingC.anoteD.atip第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)ThomasAlvaEdisonwasbornonFebruary11,1847,inMilan,Ohio.Hewasoneofthegreatest16intheworld,andhe,morethananyotherperson,madethe17asweknowittoday.LittleThomasdidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour.18that,neitherhisparentsnorhisteacherscouldshuthimup.Asachildwhowantedto19everything,Thomaswasalways20,“Why?”Ifpeopledidn’tknowwhy,hewouldaskthem,“Whynot?”Thesetwo21morethananythingelse,helpedexplainwhyEdisonwasa22thinker,andhowhebecameagreatinventor.Healwayswantedtoknow23,andheneverwantedtohear“whynot”.Whenhewasseven,Thomaswasthrown24schoolfornotplayingwellwithotherchildren.Actuallyheaskedtoomanyquestionsanddidn’tdohishomework25byhisteachers.Hispatientmother,Nancy,26toteachhimathome.Hisfather,Samuel,27himtoreadfamousbooksbypayinghimtencentsforeachonehefinished28.However,Thomasprovedtolearn29thanhisparentshad30.Theysoonintroducedhimtothetown31.Ateleven,hehaddecidedtoreadeverybookinthelibrary.Oneofhis32wasTheWorldDictionaryofScience.Healsoverymuchenjoyedreadingthefamous33IsaacNewton’sbookcalledThePrincipia.Thisbookwasconfusingallbutthehighestscientificadultminds,34youngThomasunderstooditand35Newton’sgenius.ReadingThePrincipiainspiredyoungThomasEdisontobelikeNewton,amanwhodelightedinprovingthingsforhimselfthroughhisownexperiments.16.A.writersB.discoverersC.inventorsD.doctors17.A.worldB.earthC.schoolD.space18.A.BeforeB.SinceC.DuringD.After19.A.speakB.createC.discoverD.find20.A.answeringB.askingC.explainingD.uncovering21.A.questionsB.discoveriesC.answersD.theories22.A.prestigiousB.brilliantC.worstD.best-known23.A.whenB.whatC.howD.why24.A.intoB.fromC.outofD.awayfrom25.A.assignedB.doneC.correctedD.revised26.A.refusedB.agreedC.dislikedD.disagreed27.A.forcedB.encouragedC.forbadeD.begged28.A.makingupB.copyingC.writingD.reading29.A.quickerB.slowerC.moreD.less30.A.permittedB.confinedC.expectedD.learned31.A.schoolB.factoryC.libraryD.bookshop32.A.favoritesB.friendsC.worksD.tools33.A.engineerB.scientistC.authorD.expert34.A.andB.stillC.evenD.but35.A.followedB.hatedC.admiredD.affected第三节:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AYuanLongpingandBaiChunliwereelectedforeignassociates(会员)oftheNationalAcademyofSciencesintheUnitedStates.Theyareamongthenewly-elected72membersand18foreignassociatesfrom16countriestobenamedfor“oneofthehighesthonorsinAmericanscienceandengineering.”Yuan,76,director-generaloftheChinaNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinCentralChina’sHunanProvince,dubbed(授予)the“fatherofhybridrice”forhisextraordinarycontribu-tionindevelopinghigh-yieldrice,isahouseholdnameinChina.Withmorethanhalfthecountry’spaddy(稻田)fieldsgrowinghishybridrice,Yuan,indeed,hasplentytobeproudof;buttohim,honorsaresecondary.“Idobelievethisisabighonor,notonlyformebutalsoformycolleagueswhoalsodevotedthemselvestohybrid-ricetechnology,”YuantoldChinaDaily.“Ofcourse,wehavetobelevel-headed,notbeproud,andtrytomaintainChina’sleadingpositioninthefield.”“InowlikeplayingChinesechesswithmygrandsonandoccasionallytrymyhandatvolleyball,”hesaid.In1996,Yuansetupanagriculturalscienceandtechnologyfundtorecognizeandsuppor