Unit 2 Going to See a Film 巩固提升练习（一）
I. Fill in the following blanks with the proper form of the given words in the brackets.
1. I have a lot of ____________ which take up my time. (act)
2. Long ago, Robin Hood ____________ rich merchants. (robber)
3. A flight in an airplane used to be quite an ____________. (adventurous)
4. We all ____________ over the letter ---- it was very amusing. (laughter)
5. The ____________ of the examination is three hours. (during)
6. We’ll ____________ it at the meeting next Friday. (discussion)
7. What you’ve just told me is very ____________. (surprise)
8. More ____________ visit Austria for their holidays each year. (tour)
9. As the saying goes, good health is ____________. (price)
10. Most children are more ____________ than grown people. (action)
11. I have my ____________ between a digital camera and MP3 for my birthday. (choose)
12. The class ____________ several problems after school yesterday. (discussion)
13. We had a lot of ____________ at the New Year party. (funny)
14. Camping out in the high mountains was an ____________ for us all. (excite)
15. Tom was good at drawing. He wanted to be a ____________ in the future. (cartoon)
II.Choose the best answer.
( ) 1. —Is it far away? How can I get there?
—You can _________.
A. walk to there B. walk there C. walk here D. walked
there
( ) 2. What about _________ him in the afternoon?
A. visit B. visiting C. visits D. to visit
( ) 3. The Red Cliff (《赤壁》) is probably one of _________ this year.
A. great film B. greatest films C. the greatest film D. the
greatest films
( ) 4. —I'd like to have a pizza.
—_________ _________ I.
A. So do B. So would C. Neither do D. Neither would
( ) 5. Your answer is _________ good.
A. quiet B. quietly C. quite D. quietly
( ) 6. This meeting will last _________ two hours.
A. to B. in C. after D. for
( ) 7. Go straight ahead and turn left _________ Tree Road, you will find the office easily.
It's _________ your right.
A. into; on B. into; in C. on; on D. on; in
( ) 8. We've got to decide which film _________.
A. has seen B. to see C. seeing D. see
( ) 9. There are quite _________ interesting films on these days.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. Little
( ) 10. Boys like the films _________ action.
A. are filled of B. be full of C. be filled with D. full of
III. Rewrite the sentences. （按要求改写句子）
1. We missed the last bus. (保持句意不变)
We _________ _________ _________ the last bus.
2. She spent 200 yuan on the new coat. (保持句意不变)
The new coat _________ _________ 200 yuan.
3. I'd like to see Harry Potter this evening. （对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ you like to see this evening?
4. Tom is the thinnest student in his class. (保持句意不变)
Tom is thinner than _________ _________ _________ in his class.
5. The boy has never been to the cinema yet, _______ _______? (完成反意疑问句)
IV . Translation.
1. 两个小时关于电影的讨论后，他们似乎很兴奋。
After two ___________ _____________ over the films, they seemed _____________.
2. 我认为大多数动作片很傻。
____________________________________________ .
3. 我看探险片很刺激。
I’m ______________________ films about __________________________. .
4. 当地的电影院正在上映一部警匪片。
A film about ______________________and ____________ is on at the___________ cinema.
5. 这部喜剧片放映三刻钟。
The ___________of this comedy is three ____________.
V . Reading comprehension.
Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Last year, he
taught his students about the world’s rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important
because the plants and animals of the rain forests give us food, wood and medicine.
Destruction of the world’s rain forests is a serious problem, unluckily, rain forests are
disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute! As part of a class project, Myer’s students bought
three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre. The students hope that the
land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. They students became so interested in rain
forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.
So last June, Myers and four his students took a boat ride down the river. They saw alligators
and crocodiles. In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest.
“The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the
trees and threw them at us,” one of the students said. “It was a great learning experience for all of
us,” said Myers.
Each student choose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals,
food and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went
whitewater rafting and
horseback riding and visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.
1. How much did Myer’s students pay for the rain forest they bought?
A. $25 B. $ 75 C. $ 80 D. $2000
2. What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?
A. They went into the forest B. They bought acres of rain forest.
C. They took a boat ride down the rive. D. They visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.
3. The word “Destruction ” in Paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being”.
A. destroyed B. developed C. described D. discovered
4. When the monkey saw Myers and his students, they_______________.
A. felt excited B. felt angry C. jumped off the trees D. left the rain forest
5. The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students_______________.
A. did something to protect the rain forest
B. wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica
C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica
D. went to the rain forest for various fun activities
B. Choose the words and expressions and complete the passage.（选择最恰当的单词或词语完
成短文）
People enjoy___1___ with kites. There are kite festivals and competitions in China, Japan, and
many____2_____countries. But kites are not just for playing. They can be used in many other
___3___as well. Kite flying has been popular in China for more than two thousand years.
Scientists have been ___4___ in kites for a long time. They have ___5__ them for studying
weather, and for testing new kinds of flying machines. Recently scientists have developed many
new kinds of kites. Some can pull boats, or lift a man easily. Some can even fly a plane.
Some kites are __6___ beautiful works of art. People like flying kites, ___7__ kite flying is
both an art and a science. It is fun, too.
（ ）1.A. play B. make C. playing D. working
（ ）2.A. others B. the others C. other D. another
（ ）3.A. countries B. ways C. times D. places
（ ）4.A. interests B. interest C. interesting D. interested
（ ）5.A. use B. using C. used D. uses
（ ）6.A. really B. even C. just D. only
（ ）7.A. so B. because C. then D. And
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的单
词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
At one time, making a film was an expensive activity only for a small group of people and
film
companies. Not only were the tools and machines expensive but the cost of film was also far
greater than
most people could afford. However, modem technology has c____1____ all that.
New technology has really opened up the world of film-making for film fans. Now a camera
does not cost m____2____ and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you
need is to get one for yourself.
With that, you may then start your own film-making.
However, film-making is t____3____ work. You probably need many other people to help
you.For
example, the p____4____ of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these
actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You don’t even need
to pay them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.
B____5____ , you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? If you have good
imagination,you can create an attractive story e____6____ . Many world-famous film makers
and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for
you.
An excellent story is the key to making a s____7____ film.
1.______________ 2.______________3.______________4.______________
5.______________ 6.______________ 7.______________
D. Answer the questions. （根据短文内容回答下列问题）
J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world.
She
was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both
girls
loved listening to their father read bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical(魔
幻的)
world. Rowling wrote her first story at the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who has
magic
but he himself doesn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began to write the first Harry Potter book for
young
readers. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in
November,
2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is popular with people of all ages and about sixty million
books
were sold in 200 countries.
In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children
read
about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's why Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She says she will
go
on writing children's books.
1. What did J. K. Rowling love listening to when she was very young?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. When did the first Harry Potter book come out?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. Whom are the Harry Potter series written for?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Is she still writing stories for children after her success?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?
_____________________________________________________________________
Keys:
I.1. activities 2.robbed 3. adventure 4, laughed 5. duration 6. discuss7. surprising8. tourists9.
priceless
10. active 11. choice 12. discussed 13. fun 14. excitement 15. cartoonist
II. 1-5 B B D B C 6-10 D A B A D
III.1.failed to catch 2. cost her 3.What would 4any other student 5. has he
IV. 1.After two hours' discussion over the films, they seemed excited.
2.I think most action films are often stupid
3.I’m excited at/about films about adventures ..
4.A film about policemen and robbers is on at the local cinema.
5.The duration of this comedy is three quarters.
V .Reading:
A. B C A B A
B. C C B D C B B
C. 1. changed 2. much 3. team 4. performance 5. besides 6. easily 7.
successful
D. 1. She loved listening to stories. 2. In June 1997.
3. The series are written for young people. 4. Yes, she is.
5. The stories happened in the modern world.
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