Unit 2 Task
一、单项选择。
1. The film Titanic is the most moving love film that I have __ seen.
A. once B. ever C. never D. yet
2. --People used to talk on the phone, but now they prefer to chat using WeChat or QQ.
--That's true. That's just ____ communication through WeChat or QQ doesn't cost any money.
A. why B. how C. because D. when
3. --I wonder if you __ anything unusual at this time yesterday.
--Yes. A man of medium height with a mask on his face _______to break into the bank.
A. saw; tried B. have seen; tried
C. have seen; was trying D. saw; was trying
4. --Mo Yah received little education when he was young. How was he able to win the Nobel Prize
for Literature?
--He spent as much free time as he could books, which helped him improve his writing
skills.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. was reading
5. --Is Jack still working on the project we discussed together last month?
--No. He it and is working on another one.
A. completed B. has completed C. will complete D. is completing
6. Mr Li's grandfather __________ the Red Army(红军) when he was only fourteen years old.
A. took part in B. joined in C. attended D. joined
7. --I'm afraid I can't become a good dancer. It's too hard for me.
--Come on. __________ your best and I'm sure you will ________ it.
A. Try; manage B. Manage; try C. Try; try D. Manage; manage
8. Mr Black lost his job two months ago and he had to ________ the living costs.
A. take down B. put down C. cut down D. turn down
二、根据课文内容,完成下面表格,每空‘个单词。
Neil Armstrong
In his early years He showed an 1 in flying at the age of six.
2 years later, he got a student pilot's licence.
3 working as an
astronaut
●He joined the navy at the age of 4
●He spent three years 5 as a pilot.
●He became a test pilot at the age of twenty-five.
While working as an
astronaut
● At the age of thirty-two, he was 6 to be an
astronaut.
● At the age of thirty-six, he and another astronaut
7 two spacecraft together successfully and on the
way back, he 8 in bringing the spacecraft down.
●At the age of thirty-nine, he became the first man to
walk on the Moon. After 9 , he received a warm
welcome and became a hero.
The highest award he He was presented the Medal of Freedom for his excellent received service. The whole world was 10 of him.
三、阅读理解
When Henry Walter drives down the street and one of the songs he's written plays on the radio,
he was lost in thought. "Every day, I'm thankful," he says. "I pinch(掐) myself; this is
crazy." But sometimes, the 27-year-old Ottawa native, who writes and produces music, wonders,
"Am I ever going to have a hit again? How long can I keep this song?"
Walter has been working in L.A. for the past three years. He's spent most of it at the right
hand of hit making producer Dr. Luke, whose achievements are unusual. In that time, Walter has
changed from an assistant to a collaborator who produces works directly with the stars. "It's
easy enough to get in the room with some of these people once," says he.
As for the talent, in his teens, Walter discovered a gift for programming music on computers.
After high school, he moved to Toronto and continued making beats with long-time friend Adrien
Gough.
The thin Walter is polite, pleasant and very focused. Sitting on a chair in the live room
of Dream House, the studio he built with Gough and producer Alex Bonenfant. he thinks a lot on
the first time Luke asked him to work with him, "I didn't know what to think," says Walter. "It
was like, 'Am I just going to be locked in a room for 16 hours a day making beats? Is he crazy
?'" But he found they complemented each other.
Dr. Luke has said he wants his songs to "be fun and spread joy". Walter adds. "I like more
dark,emotional and strange songs, too." Before L.A., he had produced the song High ,for This for
Toronto R&B star the Weekend.
1. According to the passage, Henry Walter is ______
A. a taxi driver B. a music producer
C. a world-famous singer D. a film maker
2. From the second paragraph we can infer _________
A. Walter produces music by himself B. Walter was once a hit making producer
C. Walter works very well with Dr. Luke D. Walter has become a star with Dr. Luke's help
3. When Luke asked Walter to work with him, he __________
A. refused the invitation for the first time B. built the live room of Dream House
C. was so happy that he jumped with joy D. thought a lot about the invitation
4. What does the underlined word "complemented" mean in Chinese?
A. 嫉妒 B. 吹捧 C. 补充 D. 排斥
5. The underlined word "he" probably refers to_________
A. Adrien Gough B. Alex Bonenfant C. Dr. Luke D. Walter
参考答案:
一、
1--5 BCDCB 6-8 DAC
二、
1. interest 2. Ten 3. Before 4. nineteen 5. serving/working
6. chosen 7. joined 8. succeeded 9. returning 10. proud
三 1-5 BCDCD