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Unit 9 Fun Sports

Period 3 Culture Corner

同步练习

一、英语知识运用

One cold winter morning, an old woman had to see her doctor. She told the doctor   1    her right leg hurt and sometimes she could not walk. She asked him what was wrong, as she____2   had such feeling. The doctor looked her over   3   , then he said. "You are in good health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble    4    your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illnesses   5   we get older. The trouble will almost certainly express in spring." "I don't think so, doctor!" she said. "My left leg is wrong, and it is the same age as my right."

1. A. that

2. A. almost

3. A. careless

4. A. on

5. A. when

B. what

B. never

B. carelessly

B. in

B. until

C. who

C. hardly

C. careful

C. under

C. though

D. when

D. ever

D. carefully

D. Behind

D. Unless

二、阅读理解

Tomatoes taste great. With a lot of vitamins, they are good for you, too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit.

Not all tomatoes are red. They can be yellow, orange, pink or white. All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked. Then the tomatoes turn their true color. That's when they're ready to eat!

Tomatoes first grew in the Americas. The Incas grew them over 1000 years ago. They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th centurv. The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food. In France, people grew tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty. Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick. It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes.

Tomatoes are fruits. They grow from seeds. They won't grow in cold weather. But with water, sunlight and warmth, tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks. Some tomatoes are large.

One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds.

You can eat raw tomatoes. First, wash them. Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches.

Tomatoes can be cooked, too. They can be grilled, boiled, or even fried. Do you use ketchup? It is made from tomatoes. Tomatoes don't have a smell. But they taste great in foods around the world.

1. From the passage, we know that tomatoes

A. come in different colors

B. have a special smell

C. can grow in all weathers

D. grew in Europe first

2. All the tomatoes are

before they are ready to be picked.

A. yellow

B. orange

C. green

D. pink

3. When were tomatoes introduced to Europe by the Spanish?

A. 1000 years ago.

B. In the late 16 century.

C. About 1000 years.

D. In the early 16th century.

4. The underlined phrase "some of them" in Paragraph 3 refers to

A. some people in America

B. some people in Italy

C. some people in France

D. some people in Spain

5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Incas and Tomatoes.

B. All about Tomatoes.

C. Value of Tomatoes.

D. Growing Great Tomatoes.        

三、完成句子

1. Some students are interested in music and _________.（另一些学生喜欢踢足球）

2. Is this your wedding ring, Marry? I found it _________.（今天早上打扫房间的时候）

3. He wants to know_________.（我们明天能否完成）

4. Ralph Wang Emerson would always write down_________.（他突然想到新的主意）

5. Since he is the best student in our class, _________.（让他去参加比赛吧）

答案

一、英语知识运用

1-5 ：ABDBA

二、阅读理解

1-5 ：ACDCB

三、完成句子

1. others like playing football

2. when l was cleaning the room this morning

3. whether we can finish the work tomorrow

4. the ideas which/that occurred to him

5. let him take part in the competition