1、1Unit6 Topic2 能力提升训练一、用下面方框中所给词组的适当形式完成下列句子，每空一词。in order to, long for, in fact, according to, in ones lifetime1. Li Bai wrote plenty of poetry _ _ _ _.2. They had to ask for police men _ _ _ find their lost child.3. Im _ _ coming back soon because the Dragon Boat Festival is coming.4. They told me
2、it would be cheap but _ _ it cost me nearly 500.5. _ _ newspaper reports, fighting has broken out in the northern provinces.二、完形填空J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She 1 born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two ye
3、ars 2 than her. Both girls liked 3 to their fathers bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story 4 the age of six.On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didnt know it. In 1992, Rowling began
4、 5 the first Harry Potter book for young 6 . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列 ) is 7 with people of all ages and about sixty 8 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy:
5、polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. Thats 9 the Harry Potter series has been so popular.J. K. Rowling is very 10 with the success. Now shes really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing childrens books.21. A. is B. was C. h
6、as D. had2. A. old B. young C. oldest D. younger3. A. listen B. speak C. listening D. speaking4. A. in B. at C. for D. to5. A. write B. wrote C. to write D. written6. A. writers B. drivers C. singers D. readers7. A. best B. popular C. glad D. busy8. A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions o
7、f9. A. when B. where C. why D. what10. A. sad B. worried C. unhappy D. happy三、阅读理解Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing. He won a prize “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fif
8、teen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know. When he was nineteen, he visited Paris.Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. When he was twe
9、nty-three, Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life.When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials.When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.1. Wh
10、at did Pablo Picassos father do?A. A teacher. B. A painter. C. An artist. D. A painter and art teacher. 2. What prize did he win when he was fifteen?A. Science and Painting. B. Science and Art. C. Science and Charity. D. Painting and Charity. 33. Where was he born and where did he visit when he was
11、nineteen?A. Paris and Spain. B. London and Paris. C. Spain and Paris. D. London and Spain. 4. How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died?A. Twenty-three and ninety. B. Twenty-three and ninety-one. C. Nineteen and ninety-one. D. Nineteen and ninety. 5. What did he do when h
12、e was old?A. He lived his life like a young man. B. He looked for new ideas. C. He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials. D. All the above. 4参考答案及解析一、1. in his life time 2. in order to 3. longing for4. in fact 5. According to二、1. B be born 出生，要用过去时。故选 B。2. D 考查形容词比较级的用法。故选 D。3. C like do
13、ing sth. 喜欢做某事；listen to stories 听故事。故选 C。4. B at the age of 在岁的时候。故选 B。5. C begin to do sth. 或 begin doing sth. 开始做某事。故选 C。6. D 写书是为了给读者阅读。故选 D。7. B be popular with sb. 受某人的欢迎。 哈利波特系列受到各年龄段读者的欢迎。故选 B。8. A 当有具体确定的数字修饰 million 时，million 用单数形式，且后面连接名词时，不用“of” ，直接连接即可；若前面没有数目或数量则用 millions，millions of
14、数以百万的。故选 A。9. C Thats why . . . 那是的原因。那就是哈利波特系列如此流行的原因。故选 C。10. D be happy with . . . 对满意/高兴。下文说她现在很享受生活，证明已取得成功并十分满意。故选 D。三、1. D 由第一段第二句 His father was a painter and art teacher.可知答案选 D。2. C 由第一段第三句 He won a prize“Science and Charity”.可知答案选 C。3. C 由第一段首句 Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. 和尾句
15、 When he was nineteen, he visited paris. 可知答案选 C。4. B 由第二段尾句 When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live 和第四段 When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old. 可知答案选 B。5. D 由第三段.lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials. 可知答案选 D。
