Unit2TheuniversallanguagePeriod1　Welcometotheunit，Reading每课一练（牛津译林版选修8）.doc

Unit 2 The universal language Period 1　Welcome to the unit，Reading 　　　时间：60分钟 Ⅰ.介、副词填空 1．He liked East Asia very much and also wrote Madam Butterfly，which is set ________ Japan. 2．The weather was also perfect________a performance outdoors. 3．________ ________a stage curtain，there were decorated screens covered ________ red and gold，and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the opera. 4．These who cant answer all three riddles，however，will be condemned ________death. 5．This means that few men would dare to ask ________ her hand ________ marriage. 6．Shortly ________，another prince，Calaf，falls________ love ________ Turandot ________ first sight. 7．The story then takes ________ a classic love triangle ________ Calaf，Turandot and Liu. 8．Turandot becomes very angry ________ this turn of events，as she is unwilling to get married. 9．Unfortunately，Puccini died ________ a heart attack before he completed this final scene. 10．A review of an opera usually starts ________ some brief background information. Ⅱ.单词拼写 1．His nose was a small t________ on his wide face. 2．He c________ a glance at the woman. 3．Im sorry Im u________ to do such a thing. 4．When the boy was about to run away，his mother s______ his arm. 5．My watch is b________.Can you repair it? 6．He was too ________(固执)to admit that he was wrong. 7．The editor of the newspaper was ________ (指责) as lacking integrity(正直)． 8．She ________(训斥)his son because he had done something wrong. 9．They asked her to be ________(仁慈)to the prisoners. 10．The ________ (最后期限)for applications is 30 August. Ⅲ.翻译与仿写 1．Instead of a stage curtain，there were decorated screens covered with red and gold，and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the opera. 翻译：____________________________________________________________________ 仿写：竹子可以用来制药。 ________________________________________________________________________ 2．However，although he would like to，he cannot break his promise and must allow Turandot to do