外教社新世纪中职英语Unit 2 Thanking People练习及答案

外教社新世纪中职英语Unit 2 Thanking People(练习及答案)Part oneListening Ⅰ.Listen and fill in the blanks with what you have heard.
2.What a pleasure to have you ____ us for dinner!
3.Erica, could you show Li ____ while I’m preparing the dinner?
5.The ancient Silk Road runs ____ the northern part of China.
6.Let’s make it the day____ tomorrow, shall we?
7.I’ll pick you____ around 3:30 near the tennis court.
8.Li is very grateful ____ the couple for their hospitality.
9.Nary shows great interest ____Oriental culture and allowance.
10.Li is grateful to John ____ his effort in helping her get an allowance.Ⅱ.Listen to the conversations. Then choose the best answer to each question you
have heard.
11.
a. Hunan.
b. Xinjiang.
c. Jiangxi
12.
a. A pot.
B. Portc. Wine.
13.
a. He has failed in the election.
c. He has won the election.
14.
a. Going to the cinema with Tracy.
b. Staying at home.
c. Watching a movie alone.
15.
a.Danny’s father.
b.Cooper’s wife.
c.The project manager.
16
a. At six.
b. At five.
c. At seven.
17.
a. Pace.
b. Peter.
c. Not given.
18.
a. Mr. Cooper.
b. Tom Cooper.
c. Mrs. Cooper.
19.
a. Four hundred yuan a month.
b. One hundred yuan a month.
c. For free.
20.
a .On Fridayb. On Wednesday.c. The day after tomorrow.
Ⅲ. Listen to the passage twice. Then choose the best answer to each question.
21.Whar is Zhang doing in New York?
a. Traveling.
b. Working.
c. Studying.
22.Who is Lucy?
a.Shi is Zhang’s classmate.
b.Shi is Professor Cooper’s colleague.
c. Shi is Mrs. Cooper.
23.What can you know about Lucy?
b. Shi is fascinated by Chinese culture.
c. Shi is learned in European history.
24.On which day did Zhang go to Professor Cooper’s house?
a. On Sunday.
b. On Saturday.
C. On Monday.
25.How did Zhang get there?
a. By bus.
b. In Professor Cooper’s car.
C. By subway.
Part twoSpeaking
Complete each conversation with the best choice
a.I’m not interested
b.I’m afraid I can’t
c. Thank you for your time
2. A:
____
B:
Thank you.
a. You look terrible today.
B. Do I look great today.
C. You look really smarttoday
3. A:
I mentioned your name to the chairman.
B:
____.
a. I really appreciate what you did for me
c. Well, that’s OK
4. A:
Thank you again ____.
B:
b. taking care of my things while I was away
c. for looking after my things so well while I was away
5. A:
Last night’s party was great!
B:
____
a. Nonse
b.I’m glad you enjoyed it
c. I don’t care
Part threeGrammar
Complete each sentence with the best choice
1. Mike is excited ____ visiting Shanghai Museum.
a. for
b. about
c. to
2. Thank you very much ____ inviting us to your party.
a. for
b. in
c. to
3. Please look ____ my dog whileI’m out of town this weekend.
a. for
b. after
c. forward
a. with
b. to
c. over
5.____surpriseandgratitude,weacceptedhisinvitationtotheopeningceremony.
a. With
b. To
c. For
6. ____ the top of hill, the rock rolled and smashed down.
a. With
b. Form
c. From
7. Tom stood ____ the girls, feeling very strange.
a. along
b. among
c. on
a. outside
b. in
c. beside
9. He rented an office ____ 124 Renmin Road.
a. in
b. for
c. at
10. She quoted a saying ____ Lu Xun to end her essay.
a. by
b. before
c. with
Part fourVocabulary
Complete each sentence with the best choice
1. John happily accepted the ____ from Mary to attend her Wednesday wedding.
2. Tom’s timely help is deeply ____ by Rose.
a. former
b. current
c. now
4. Mike’s friend Tim has contributed greatly to the success of the ____.a. projectb. allowancec. package
5. Professor Cooper gave Li important ____ in her study.
a. growth
b. invitation
c. guidance
6. In the beginning, hardly any ____ was made.
a. price
b. pleasure
c. progress
7. Mary ____ the prize for all the hard work she has been doing.
a. deserves
b. receives
c. attends
8. Erica is not ___ for the position, though she has been here for a long, long time.
a. spoiled
b. brought
c. qualified
9.I’m not ____ for the English speech contest yet.
a. ready
b. read
c. deserved
a. attack
b. attend
c. arrival
Readthepassages.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsthatfollow.
Passage l
Sometimespeoplefindreallywonderfulthingswhentheyarenotlookingforthem. One example was John Colter. Colter live alone in the Rocky Mountains of theUnitedStates.Helovedtowalkinthemountains,butonedayin1803hesawastrange sight . Water was shooting high into the air and falling into a pool. It was anaturalwaterfountain.Nearthefountain,Colterfoundotherpoolsofcleanwater,some of which were hot.（The chemicals in the water made a beautiful color, but theyalsomadeitsmell bad.）Not toofaraway,hefound several large,clear lakesandspectacular waterfalls. Colter was excited, so he told others about the place. However,theotherpeopledidnotbelievehim.Theythoughtthathewasadreamer,afool.Af
ter they saw these wonders, they, too, were excited and they were grateful for sucha wonderful discovery. Today the place Colter discovered is known as YellowstonePark.
a. In the eighteenth century.
B. In
1803.c. In
1903.
2.coiter lived ____ in the Rocky Mountains.
a. by himself
b. with his wife
c. once
3.Peoppy thought Colter was ____ when they heard his story.
a. happy
b. sad
c. crazy
4. Now, people are ____ forColter’s discovery.
a. excited
b. grateful
c. wonderful
5.Thechemicalsinthewater__abeautifulcolor,buttheyalsomadeitbad.
a. make……smell
b. make………smelled
c.made……smellPassage2
Inmanycountries, marriageisa practicalmatter. Amarriageprovidesa safeand stable home for the husband and wife. It also joins two families, which benefitsthe couple’s parents and makes themhappy. Marriage also brings children, makingsure the couple will be taken care of in old age. Because a marriage is important forthe whole family, some cultures don’t let young people choose whom to marry. Justastherearemanydifferentreasonsformarriage,therealsomanydifferentwedding rituals. Every culture has its own ways of bring good luck to the
happycouple.Inatypicalwesternwed ding,thebrideseeksgoodluckbywearing“somethin gold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue.”Something old represents the past. Something new represents success in the future.Something borrowed reminds the bride she can get help from her friends and family.
6. In some countries, people marry in order to have children who.a. will bring happiness in life
c. will look after them when they get old
7.Insomecultures,youngpeoplearen’tallowedtomarrysomeoneoftheirownchoice because.
a. it’s bad for their future
b. it’s not good for their children
c. marriages are considered important for the whole family
8. Every culture has its own ____ of bring good luck to the happy couple.
a. ideas
b. methods
c. means
9. What doesbluestand for in a typical western wedding.
a. Success
b. Faithfulness
c. Old age
10. A marriage provides a ____ home for the husband and wife.
a. sound and safe
b. stable and simple
c. safe and stable
Part sixTranslation
Translate the Chinese sentences into English
1.我不知该怎么感谢你才好。

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2.xx对xx自己准备考试非常感谢。

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3.谢谢你组织了这个晚会。

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4.我真的很感谢你给我的建议。

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5.他常为自己有一个幸福的婚姻而感谢上苍。

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Part oneListening
Ⅰ.Listen and fill in the blanks with what you have heard.
1. over
2. with
3. around
4. to
5. through
6. after
7.up
8. to
9. in
10.for
Ⅱ.Listen to the conversations. Then choose the best answer to each question youhave heard.
11.c
12.c
13.c
14.a
15.c
16.a
17.a
18.b
19.a
20.b
Ⅲ.Listen to the passage twice. Then choose the best answer to each question.
21. c
22. c
23. b
24.b
25. c
Part twoSpeaking
Complete each conversation with the best choice
Part threeGrammar
Complete each sentence with the best choice
1.b
2.a
3.b
4.a
5.a
7.b
8.b
9.c
10. a
Part fourVocabulary
Complete each sentence with the best choice
1.c
2.c
3.b
4.a
5.c
6.c
7.a
8.c
9.a
10. c
Readthepassages.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsthatfollow. Passage 1
1.b
2. a
4. b
5. c
Passage 2
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. b
10.c
Part sixTranslation
Translate the Chinese sentences into English
1. Ireally don’t know how to thank you enough.
3. Thank you for organizing this party.
4. I really appreciate your advice.
5. He often thanks God for giving him a happy marriage.。