Unit 2 Robots reading课时作业

第一节 语法填空

　　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　　A group of students 1． (range)from 9 to 13 are benefiting from a schedule which is run by the Confucius institute(孔子学院) at Newcastle University, which aims to build 2． (close) academic, cultural and social ties between China and the North East of England.

　　　Staff at the institute work patiently with schools and the other day the pupils took part in weekly after-school sessions with the teacher Qiang Xingdi who gave them an 3． (introduce) to the Chinese language and culture.

　　　Already the pupils, making progress in learning Chinese now,4． (award) certificates of achievement from the institute. Adam said, "I have always had an interest in Chinese culture and this course has been5． great way to teach me all about it."

　　　Confucius Institutes are worldwide non-profit public institutions 6． (design)by the Chinese government to promote7． language and culture8． teaching plans and cultural exchanges.

　　　The Confucius Institute at this university was set up in 2013, and it is the first in the North East.

　　　Student Voice said last week, "Many thanks to the Confucius Institute at this university for 9． they have arranged for the students and Qiang Xingdi for her weekly enthusiasm,10． has without doubt made a significant impression on them."

第二节 完型填空

　　　The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board (烫衣板)and said, "Pay attention: I'm going to teach you to iron."

　　　Mom clearly explained her 1 for this lesson. I was going to be 2 and needed to learn this vital skill. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good 3 .

　　　"Learn to iron a shirt," Mom said, "and you can iron anything."

But ironing shirts was not 4 work. It didn't make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball，and it wasn't a 5 operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on