Unit2 The Olympic Games
I. 单项填空（每题1分；共15分）
1. It is generally believed that to host the Olympic Games is _____ great responsibility but also ____ great honour.
A. /; / B. a; / C. /; a D. a; a
2. ____, athletes from all over the world compete ____ the Olympic Games ___ the honor of winning.
A. Every fourth year; in; for B. Every four year; in ; for
C. Every fourth year; for; in D. Every four year; for; in
3. John is not here today, and who can _______ him in the game?
A. take the place B. instead of C. replace D. in place of
4. You ______ to take so much luggage with you on the plane.
A. will be allowed B. will allow C. won’t be allowed D. won’t allow
5. Kathy ______ a lot of Spanish by working as a volunteer.
A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. gave up
6. My sister ______ an artist for a year.
A. married B. married with C. has got married to D. has been married to
7. He deserves _______ for what he did.
A. punished B. to punish C. punishing D. being punished
8. It is generally believed that teaching is ____________it is a science.
A. much as an art as B. as much an art as C. an art as much as D. as an art much as
9. All the children ______ the nurse are taken good care of.
A. taking charge of B. in the charge of C. in charge of D. under charge of
10. --- He admitted ______ in the examination.
--- That’s why he was not admitted _______ university or college.
A. to cheat; by B. cheating; to C. to cheat; to D. cheating; by
11. A modern city has been set up in _______ was a wasteland ten years ago.
A. what B. which C. that D. where
12. ---Was Mr. Smith alone at home last night?
--- Yes. His children as well as his wife _______ invited to the party.
A. was B. were C. has been D. have been
13. ---I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible.
--- _______.
A. Nor am I B. Neither would I C. Same with me D. So would I
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14. It was in the Bird Nest _____ many wonderful events were held in the year of 2008.
A. where B. which C. that D. in which
15. The Nile River is longer than ______ in the world.
A. any river B. any other river C. any rivers D. any other rivers
II. 完形填空 (每空1分；共20分)
Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his ___16___ and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a ___17___ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the ___18__ of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place ___19___ him. The material between his bones became ___20___.
In less than one week after his return, he could not ___21___. Every move that he ___22___ was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problems and he might never ___23___ over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up ___24___ .
Mr. Cousins thought that ___25___ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. ___26___, he felt that happy thoughts or ___27___ might cure his illness. He began to ___28___ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the ___29___ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
___30___that the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could ___31__ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping ___32___ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well ___33___ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for ___34___.
After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to ___35___.
16. A. time B. holiday C. sleep D. work
17. A. boring B. tiring C. dangerous D. pleasant
18. A. top B. degree C. problem D. limit
19. A. from B. around C. inside D. beside
20. A. weak B. ill C. false D. painful
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21. A. speak B. breathe C. stand D. see
22. A. made B. did C. took D. gave
23. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
24. A. effort B. hope C. treatment D. arrangement
25. A. foolish B. unusual C. funny D. unhappy
26. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
27. A. sleep B. travel C. laughter D. television
28. A. rescue B. operate C. test D. experiment
29. A. day B. week C. month D. year
30. A. Promising B. Deciding C. Doubting D. Recognizing
31. A. invent B. begin C. continue D. prove
32. A. until B. whenever C. unless D. so that
33. A. soon B. completely C. slowly D. enough
34. A. exercise B. illness C. rest D. pleasure
35. A. power B. sense C. health D. happiness
III. 阅读理解（每小题2分，共10分）
It is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemies. But can other animals do the same? Elephants can! They can use their sense of sight and smell to tell the difference between dangerous people and those who are not. In Kenya, researchers found that elephants react (作出反应) differently to clothing worn by men of the Maasai and Kamba ethnic groups. Young Maasai men kill animals and thus are a threat to elephants; Kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephants.
In an experiment carried out by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a Maasai or a Kamba man. When the elephants noticed the smell of clothing worn by a Maasai man,
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they moved away from the smell faster than when they noticed the smells of either clothing worn by Kamba men or clothing that had not been worn at all.
Garment（衣服）color also plays a role, though in a different way. In the same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by Maasai men. Instead of running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted aggressively(侵略的；好斗的) toward the red clothing.
The researchers believe that the elephants’ reactions are due to their different understandings of the smells and the sights. Smelling a possible danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hide. Seeing a threat without its smell means that risk is low. Therefore, instead of showing fear and running away, the elephants express their anger and become aggressive.
36. The writer wrote the passage in order to tell us that elephants are _____.
A. friendly B. clever C. dangerous D. naughty
37. Which of the following is the most dangerous sign for elephants?
A. The color of Kamba men’s clothes. B. The smell of Kamba men’s clothes.
C. The red clothes not worn before. D. The smell of Maasai men’s clothes.
38. When finding himself in danger, an elephant _____.
A. has no idea what to do B. will rush to the enemy at once
C. doesn’t always run away D. often keeps quiet and relaxed
39. Elephants think Kamba men are safe because they _____.
A. like the smell of Kamba men best B. know Kamba men don’t kill animals
C. often get some food from Kamba men D. like the color of Kamba men’s clothes
40. In which magazine will the passage be found most probably?
A. Business Weekly B. News Weekly C. Fashion D. Nature
IV. 单词拼写（每题1分，共15分）
1. The head of a large company has many __________(职责). 1._____________
2. A gold m________ was awarded to the winner. 2. _____________
3. The thief ________(承认) that he had stolen the bicycle. 3. _____________
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4. His words had a __________(魔力般的) effect on us. 4._____________
5. ________(当今) more and more families have cars of their own 5._____________
6. Many college students offer to be v_______ for the 29th Olympic Games. 6. ____________
7. Mr. Yang was f______ $ 50 for passing red light at a crossing. 7._____________
8. We should _________(登广告) for someone to look after our children. 8._____________
9. Let’s make a b________. If you finish your homework on time, I’ll give you the book. 9.________
10. He had a _________(身体的) examination yesterday, and he is in good condition. 10.____________
11. You cannot c________ with others in the job market if you don’t have a special skill.
11._____________
12. I think the problem d__________ considering. 12. ____________
13. The man has been __________ (控诉) with murder. 13. ____________
14. I have r_________ the old tyres with new ones. 14.___________ __
15. In order to keep fit, you should take r_______ exercise. 15. _____________
V. 短语（每题1分，第10题2分, 共11分）
1. 积极参加 _______________ 2. 某人负责/主管…… _____________________
3. 陆续地；一个接一个地_____________ 4. 在……方面与某人竞争 __________________
5. 自愿做…… _____________ 6. 容许、准许进入某处；接纳…… ___________________
7. 允许某人做某事 __________________ 8. 值得做某事；应该…… __________________
9. 用……代替/替换……_________________________
10. pick up ⑴ ___________________ ⑵ __________________________________________
⑶ ______________________________ ⑷ ______________________________
VI. 完成句子(每空2分，共20分)
1. I lived in ______________________________（你们称为“古希腊”的地方）and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.
2. Only athletes _____________________________（达到统一标准的）for their event will _____________________（被接受为）competitors.
3. No other countries could join in, ______________________________（奴隶和妇女也不能参加）!
4. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta ____________________________（同他经过协商达成协议）with him.
5. There’s________________________________________________ as to win Olympic medals.
国家之间关于奥运会承办权的竞争同奥运奖牌之争一样激烈。
6. This is important because _________________________, ______________________________.
你说英语说得越多，你的英语就会说得越好。
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7. Women are not only allowed, _________________________________（而且在……方面起着非常重要的作用）gymnastics, athletics, team sports and…
8. In this way you will ___________________________(在……方面更充满信心) speaking English.
VII. 活学活用 (每小题 3分， 共 9分)
1. 今年他被北京大学录取了。_______________________________________________________.
2. 我们不允许在办公室吸烟。_______________________________________________________.
3. 我们要积极参加课外活动，让我们的学校生活丰富多彩。
________________________________________________________________________________.
Book 2 Unit2 The Olympic Games 单元检测
I. 单项选择 1—5 DACCA 6—10 DCBBB 11—15 ABBCB
II. 完形填空 16-20 DBDCA 21-25 CABBD 26-30 ACDAB 31-35 CBDAC
III. 阅读理解 36-40 BDCBD
IV. 单词拼写
1. responsibilities 2. medal 3. admitted 4. magical 5. Nowadays 6. volunteers
7. fined 8. advertise 9. bargain 10. physical 11. compete 12. deserves 13. charged
14. replaced 15. regular
V. 短语
1. 积极参加 take an active part in 2. 某人负责/主管…… sb. be in charge of sth.
3. 陆续地；一个接一个地one after another 4. 在……方面与某人竞争 compete with sb. in …
5. 自愿做…… volunteer to do sth. 6. 容许、准许进入某处；接纳…… admit sb./ sth. to/ into sth.
7. 允许某人做某事 allow sb. to do sth. 8. 值得做某事；应该……deserve to do sth.
9. 用……代替/替换……replace sb./ sth. by/ with sb./ sth.
10. pick up ①vt. 捡起，拿起，举起②（用车）接（人或物）；（车辆）中途搭（人）③接收（声音,信号，图像等）④（偶然地）获得（知识、消息）等；学会（语言） ⑤取回，收集 ⑥收拾，整理 ⑦碰巧或用较少的钱买到 ⑧vi. 好转; 恢复生机
VI. 活学活用
1. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece”（你们称为“古希腊”的地方）and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.
2. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as（被接受为）competitors.
3. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women（奴隶和妇女也不能参加）!
4. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain（经过协商达成协议）with him.
5. There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.
国家之间关于奥运会承办权的竞争同奥运奖牌之争一样激烈。
6. This is important because the more you speak English, the better your English will become.
你说英语说得越多，你的英语就会说得越好。
7. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in
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（而且在……方面起着非常重要的作用）gymnastics, athletics, team sports and…
8. In this way you will become more confident in speaking English.
IV. 写作小练笔
1. He was admitted to Beijing University this year.
2. We don’t allow smoking in the office.
3. We should take an active part in after-class activities, which will make our school life colorful.
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