Unit 2 English around the world Reading课时作业

　　I．单句语法填空

　　1．The stranger spoke in a frightening voice and the little girl was very much frightened．(frighten)

　　2．You will be fined if you drive at a speed of over 120 kilometers per hour.

　　3．It is very difficult for parents to decide whether to_have (have) a second child or not.

　　4．The boy dropped the glass onto the ground, breaking (break) it into pieces.

　　5．When you meet someone for the first time, you will form an impression in your mind of that person in the first few seconds.

　　6．Generally speaking, prices of daily goods bought (buy) through the Internet are lower than store prices.

　　7．The Internet allows us to know immediately important events (event) that have happened around the world.

　　8．Much of the information in that book is out of date; you'd better refer to the books published recently.

　　9．The man was_described(describe)as tall and dark，and aged about 20.

　　10．The mother was exhausted (exhaust) by the demands of her young baby and she just wanted to lie on bed and have a rest.

　　II.阅读理解

　　A

　　When you visit the Oahu Island (瓦胡岛)of Hawaii, you cannot miss the North Shore.

　　It is home to some of the world's best surfing (冲浪运动)．

　　Surfing along the North Shore during the winter is wonderful enough to ensure some surfing competitions.They are the Triple Crown of Surfing, the Reef Hawaii Pro, O'Neill World Cup of Surfing, and the Billabong Pipeline Masters.

　　It is a filming location.

The North Shore is the main filming location for most of the ABC's TV series Lost.It has also been the setting for movies like Blue Crush, a surfer film, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The TV show Hawaii Five­o also filmed scenes along the