M2U3早读检测.doc

高三英语早读检测 (M2U3) 2007-11-26
主备人：于广华 审核人：王东方
一、根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子
1. Howard Carter was taught to draw by his father, who was an _______ (艺术家).
2. When _____________ (比较) different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
3. Carter’s _______________ (秘书), Richard Bothell, died of heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened.
4. Some people say the deaths were just _____________ (巧合).
5. ---Could you turn the TV down a little bit?
--- I’m sorry. Is it d_____________ you?
6. S_____________ enough, some famous scientists have the qualities of being both careful and careless.
7. Yang Liwei is Chin’s first a _______________ in space.
8. In 1987 Yang Liwei graduated and became a fighter p___________.
9. He was one of the only 14 picked from 1,500 c________________.
10. --- Robert is i__________ a wise man.
--- Oh, yes. How often I have regretted not taking his advice!
二、根据课文内容和首字母填空
Howard Carter is one of the most famous e___1___ of all time. As a small boy, he was very c___2___ about the outside world. He left home at the age of 17 to search for the Kings’ t___3___ in Egypt. He found jewels, gold and p___4___ bodies of dead kings known as mummies. Howard made his most a___5____ discovery in 1922 in the King’s Valley. He became rich and famous overnight, but misfortune fell on many of his team members after his successful exploration. U___6___ entering the tomb, his lucky bird was eaten by a snake. His financial supporter Lord Carnarvon fell i___7__ with a fever and died in Egypt. Arthur Mace, a member died s___8___ after the discovery. Some people say all their deaths were the result of the mummy’s c___9____. But other people think there should be a s___10___ explanation for what had happened in the King’s resting places.