北师大版必修1《Unit 2 Heroes》2022年同步练习卷（课时作业）

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• 1．The Melbourne Magic Festival in Australia attracts crazy fans of all ages to the Arts Centre Melbourne.The annual event includes the Junior Championships of Magic，a showcase for Australia's promising magicians under the age of 18.
     The competitors in 2018 included Nicola Gidley，16，who competed in both the stage magic and close-up magic competitions.For her stage act，Nicola performed a soccer routine：She floated a soccer ball and somehow caused a whistle to disappear.For the close-up act，Nicola performed mind-bending tricks with Rubik's Cubes.Her impressive routines earned her third prize in both competitions.
     Nicola entered the world of magic when she was just 12，almost by chance.After injuring her knee playing cricket，Nicola needed surgery.This left her on crutches for three months.With nothing to do，she found a pack of cards and began to "learn simple tricks off YouTube， " she said. "Then I moved on to bigger and better things，such as tricks with rabbits and doves. "
     Nicola's hard work has been paying off.Just last year，she was awarded a full scholarship to the well-known Tannen's Magic Camp in Pennsylvania.The camp is situated in a "Harry Potter-like castle"，Nicola explained，where students participate in classes and workshops run by leading magicians.
     Stepping on stage in front of an audience can be worrying，Nicola acknowledged. "But with each show， " she added， "I become more and more confident. "
     When asked for advice for ambitious magicians，Nicola said， "Perform any chance you get.The more experience you have on stage in front of an audience，the better you become as a performer and a magician. "
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "mind-bending" in Paragraph 2 mean？

  
  A．Ridiculous.
  B．Sensitive.
  C．Flexible.
  D．Exciting.
  （2）How did Nicola begin to learn magic？

  
  A．By watching videos.
  B．By following magicians.
  C．By attending classes.
  D．By joining Magic Camp.
  （3）What made Nicola become an excellent magician？

  
  A．Crazy fans.
  B．Her hard work.
  C．Her luck.
  D．Good stages.
  （4）What does Nicola's advice imply in the last paragraph？

  
  A．Where there is a will，there is a way.
  B．Seeing is believing.
  C．Practice makes perfect.
  D．Well begun is half done.
  组卷：2引用：1难度：0.5

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• 2．On Saturday evening，CCTV showed a computer-generated image of the Chang'e 3 lander's path as it approached the surface of the moon，saying that during the landing period it needed to have no contact with Earth.As it was just hundreds of meters away the lander's camera broadcast images of the moon's surface.
     The Chang'e 3's solar panels，which are used to absorb sunlight to generate power，opened soon after the landing.The mission blasted off （发射） from southwest China on Dec.2 on a Long March-3 B carrier rocket.It is named after a mythical Chinese goddess of the moon and the "Yutu" rover vehicle，or "Jade Rabbit" in English，is named after the goddess' pet.
     China's military-backed space program has made much progress in a relatively short time，although it is behind the United States and Russia in technology and experience.China sent its first astronaut into space in 2003，becoming the third nation after Russia and the United States to achieve manned space travel jye.aidependently.In 2006，it sent its first probe （探测器） to the moon.China plans to open a space station around 2020 and send an astronaut to the moon after that.
     "They are taking their time with getting to know about how to fly humans into space，how to build space stations，how to explore the solar system，especially the moon and Mars.They are making big advancements，and I think over the next 10-20 years they'll certainly be matching Russia and America in this area and maybe overtaking them in some areas. "
  
  （1）What is this text mainly about？

  
  A．An unknown flying object.
  B．China is making progress in the space exploration.
  C．China's intention of taking over the space.
  D．How will Chang'e 3 be sent into space？
  （2）According to the text，what is the "Jade Rabbit"？

  
  A．Someone's pet.
  B．A goddess in China's myth.
  C．The name of the carrier rocket.
  D．The name of the rover vehicle of Chang'e 3.
  （3）What does the underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refer to？

  
  A．China.
  B．Russia.
  C．the United States.
  D．the space station.
  （4）Why does the author quote （引用） someone's words in the last paragraph？

  
  A．To discuss other countries' progress in space exploration.
  B．To tell readers more about why we should explore the space.
  C．To argue whether China is going to benefit from space programme.
  D．To explain that China will succeed in the field of space exploration.
  组卷：3引用：1难度：0.5

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短文改错

• 7．After school，as usual，I went back home.On the bus，I find a woman with a cute baby standing besides me and having difficulty holding on to the grab pole.In spite my own exhaustion，I rose from my seat and gave it away without hesitation to her and the baby.She thanked us several times sincerely，that made me feel extremely proud.I realized my little favor could real make a difference to a person who was badly in need of it.Arrived home，I almost forgot my tiredness.I was lost in happinesses because I did a little for a stranger and I gained a lot.
  组卷：1引用：1难度：0.5

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应用文写作

• 8．假定你是高三学生李华．你作为交换生要到英国学习，你的好友Peter要去机场接你，却因天降大雪，航班取消．请你给Peter写一封电子邮件，要点如下：
  1．说明原因；
  2．另约时间；
  3．表达感谢．
  注意：
  1．词数100左右；
  2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
  组卷：8引用：2难度：0.6

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