牛津译林版九年级下册Unit 2 Great peopleWelcome to the unit课后复习题

Unit 2 Great people 第1课时Comic strip & Welcome to the unit

一、根据句意和汉语提示写出单词, 完成句子。

1. Nelson Mandela, one of the most famous South ________ , passed away in 2013. (非洲人)

2. As a great ________ , Thomas Edison made a great difference to our daily lives. (发明者)

3. The ________ disappeared completely in the fog. (战斗机)

4. Thanks to the ________ of the smartphone, it's convenient to take photos anytime. (发明)

5. —Who do you think was the first ________ to come to China? (欧洲人) —I think it was Marco Polo.

二、根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Jane’s husband is a(n) ________ , but he can get on well with us. (Italy)

2. Most ________ countries are members of this international organization. (Europe)

3.A lot of ________ in the West lost their lives in order to prove the Earth's shape. (explore)

4. It is said that an ancient Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first ________ tea as a drink. (discover)

5. Please remember those ________ names because they are our heroes. (invent)

三、单项选择。

1. —Was Thomas Edison ______ European? —No, he was ______ American.

A.a; a  B. an; an  C. an; a  D. a; an

2. —Do you know the four new great ______ of China? —Yes. They are Alipay, high-speed trains, shared bikes and online shopping.

A. inventions   B. introductions  C. attractions  D. traditions

3. Do you know who ______ the lamp and who ______ America first?

A. discovered; found   B. discovered; invented   C. found; discovered   D. invented; discovered

4. Our country has made great progress in the fight ______ blue skies and clean waters.

A. in  B. for  C. against  D. between

5. —Haven't you known a person called Thomas Edison? —______ He was one of the greatest scientists in the world.

A. Yes, I have.  B. Yes, I did.  C. No, I haven't.  D. No, I didn't.

四、根据短文内容及首字母提示, 填写所缺单词, 使其意思完整。

In March, 2012, the interpreter (口译员) Yao Mengyao caught the attention of many people with her quick reaction and exact translation at the press (新闻界) conference.

Yao began to study English at primary school. She often 1. t________ with her teacher about English-related topics. Some of them were even beyond the ones in her English books.

Like Yao, Zhang Lu is an interpreter for China’s top 2. l________ , including Premier Li Keqiang and former Premier Wen Jiabao. Her wonderful translations of ancient poems won high 3. p.________ .

At the press conference during the two sessions of 2010, former Premier Wen Jiabao used a 4. s________ from the poem “Li Sao”. With 5. e________ translation skills, Zhang interpreted the sentence as the following: For the ideal that I hold dear to my heart, I’d not regret a thousand times to die (亦余心之所善兮, 虽九死其犹未悔).

Their success 6. m________ depends on their hard work. Usually, the interpreters follow a very strict timetable. They listen to foreign media such as BBC or VOA 7. t.________ TV or radio for their further training.

According to China Radio International, a 8. m________ before the two sessions, the interpreters got notice of the spokesperson that they were going to interpret for. They then made full use of this month to prepare themselves. They tried to 9. g________ the questions that might be asked and consider the literary quotations (典故) the spokesperson might use at the conference.

In fact, there is no 10. s________ to their success. It’s all a matter of hard work and perfect skills.

五、完形填空。

The early 1500s was an exciting time of exploration and discovery. During this time, a young nobleman named Ferdinand Magellan became ___1___ over the idea of exploring new lands. Magellan told King Charles 1 of Spain his plan to ___2___ the Spice Islands. The king ___3___ to give Magellan ships and supplies.

In 1519, Magellan ___4___ from Spain in five ships: Concepcion, San Antonio, Santiago, Trinidad, and Victoria. Magellan sailed ___5___ the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋) to South America. He sailed along the coast of South America looking for a place to sail through to ___6___ side of the land. He found a passage (通道) near the tip of South America. This passage ___7___ from the Atlantic Ocean to another ocean. Today this passage is called the Strait of Magellan. Magellan named this other ocean the Pacific Ocean, ___8___ the waters were so calm. By the time Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean, he had only ___9___ ships left. The San Antonio had recently sailed back to ___10___ . The Santiago had been wrecked in a storm.

Magellan ___11___ to find the Spice Islands soon after entering the Pacific Ocean. But the three ships sailed west day after day. Many sailors ___12___ hunger or disease. Finally, they reached the Philippine Islands. ___13___ was here that Magellan was killed in 1521.

Although Magellan did not live to complete the voyage, he is ___14___ the first person to sail around the world. It was his voyage that first ___15___ that the Earth is round.

1. A. worried  B. excited  C. surprised  D. tired  

2. A. look for  B. find out  C. take up  D. turn out  

3. A. chose  B. failed  C. refused  D. agreed  

4. A.walked  B. flew  C. sailed  D. rode  

5. A. above  B. across  C. against  D. among  

6. A. the other  B. other   C. another  D. else   

7. A. broke  B. controlled  C. increased  D. led  

8. A. although  B. because  C. unless  D. while  

9. A. two  B. three  C. four  D. five  

10. A. America  B. China  C. Spain  D. England  

11. A. expected  B. managed  C. offered  D. promised  

12. A. hoped for  B. died of  C. put through  D. made up  

13. A.That  B. Which  C. Where  D. It  

14. A. interested in  B. familiar with  C. similar to   D. famous as  

15. A. appeared  B. became  C. proved   D. seemed

第1课时 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit

一、

   1. {Africans}  2. {inventor}  3. {fighter}  4. {invention}  5. {European} 

二、 

   1. {Italian}  2. {European}  3. {explorers}  4. {to discover}  5. {inventors’}

三、

   1-5. (D)(A)(D)(B)(A)

四、

   1. {talked}  2. {leaders}  3. {praise}  4. {sentence}  5. {excellent}  6. {mainly}  7. {through}  8. {month}  9. {guess / gather} 

}  10. {secret}

五、

   1-5. (B)(A)(D)(C)(B)  6-10. (A)(D)(B)(B)(C)  11-15. (A)(B)(D)(D)(C)