Unit 1 Friendship reading课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　1．New York City is known for its tall buildings and busy lifestyle.

　　2．The government has been in power for ten years.

　　3．Mike often attempts to escape being fined (fine) whenever he breaks traffic rules.

　　4．You'll surely see your improvement if you keep your attention paid (pay) to the study.

　　5．She threw the toy on the ground，breaking (break) it into pieces.

　　6．There is not enough time，so we can touch on it only briefly (brief) here.

　　7．It is reported that a new shopping mall is being built (build) in the city at present.

　　8．I'd like to speak to Mr.Davis about a personal (person) matter，but he is so busy now.

　　9．The fire caused by the explosion (explode) has burned for five hours.

　　10．The railway had been built (build) by the end of last year.

　　Ⅱ.单句改错

　　1．He is known by everyone as a fair judge.by→to

　　2．She graduated in Wuhan University this year.in→from

　　3．To my surprise，he could escape that big fire.escape后加from

　　4．The plane is believed to flying higher than a bird.flying→fly

　　5．It rained heavily，caused severe flooding in that country.caused→causing

　　III.阅读理解

　　A

John von Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of a banker，and his speed of learning new ideas and of solving problems stood out early.At 17，his father tried to persuade him not to become a mathematician because he may lead a poor life being a mathematician，and so von Neumann agreed to study chemistry as well.In 1926，at 23，he received a degree in chemical engineering and a Ph.D.in mathematics.From then on，mathematics provided well enough for him，and he never had to turn to chemistry.