高中英语单元规范训练BOOK1Unit2Englisharoundtheworld(新人教版必修1)

Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ.单项填空1．________foralongtime，buthetriedhisbesttomakeupforwhathemissed.A．BeingillstayinginhospitalB．HavingbeenillstayinginhospitalC．HewasillstayinginhospitalD．Tobeillstayinginhospital2．Thefilm，________thetruestoryofthisRedArmygeneral，attractedpeopleoverthecountry.A．isbasedonB．isonthebaseof

’sinterestallC．whichisthebaseforD．basedupon3．Acompetentspeakerofalanguagemusthavea(n)________ofthesedifferentstyles.A．commentB．observationC．commandD．response4．Don’trespondtoanye-mails________personalinformation，nomatterhowofficialtheylook.A．searchingB．askingC．requestingD．questioning5．—Oh，it’syou！Ididnt’you.—Wehaven’tseeneachotherforseveralyears.Gladtomeetyouagain.A．realizeB．recognizeC．knowD．see6．—Fourdollarsapair？Ithinkit’sabittoomuch.—Ifyoubuythreepairs，thepriceforeachwill________tothreefifty.A．comedownB．takedownC．turnoverD．goover7．—Haveyouboughtthedictionary?—No.Ihave________twoyuanonme.A．morethanB．nomorethanC．overD．moreover8．Wecan’tgiveup________weshouldfail10times.A．evenif

B．sinceC．whether

D．until9．—John！Isthisbagyours?—？A．whichB．asC．thatD．so10．Icouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm，butIknewitwas________Sundaybecauseeverybodywasat________church.A．a；theB．a；/C．/;aD．/；/11．—Ididn’tknowthiswasaone-waystreet，officer.—________A．That’sallright.B．Idon’tbelieveyou.C．Howdareyousaythat?D．Sorry，butthat’snoseexcu.12．“Don’tworryaboutme，”she________hersister.A．saidtoB．referredtoC．thankedtoD．spoke13．Thenumberofpeoplewho________Englishasaforeignlanguage________morethan750million.A．learns；isB．learn；areC．learns；areD．learn；is14．—Youwon’tgotoKay’swedding，willpartyyou?—Yes，________invited.A．evenifB．ifC．unlessD．as15．Themoneycollectedshouldbemadegooduse________thepeopleinSouthAsiawhosufferedalotintheearthquakeandthetsunami(海啸)．A．ofhelpingB．tohelpC．tohelpingD．oftohelpⅡ.阅读理解AAprimaryschoolhasbannedValentine’sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.AshcombePrimarySchoolinWeston-super-Mare，Somerset，hastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbe“confusingfor”childrenundertheageof11，whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.InhisFebruarynewsletter(简讯)，PeterTurner，headteacher，warnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated.Hewrote，“WedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’Dayscardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalksaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.“Webelievethatsuchideasshouldwaituntilchildrenarematureenoughemotionallyandsociallytounderstandthecommitmentinvolvedinhavingorbeingaboyfriendorgirlfriend.Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’Daysconceptshouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhand.HisviewsweresupportedbyRuthRice,46，whohastwinsHarrietandOlivia,9，attheschool.Shesaid，“Childrenatthatageshouldn’treallybethinkingaboutValentine，andtheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.”“TheyareatanagewhentheyareeasilyinfluencedandmostparentsincludingmyselfarewithMr.Turner.”Sheadded，“Thecardscausedtoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn’tthenheorshewillbedisappointed.”However，RajeevTakyar,40，whosellsnewspapersandhastwochildrenJai,11，andAryan,5，attheschool，saidhewas“genuinelyoutraged．”Hesaid，“Thereareschoolsthathavebannedconkers(康克戏)andsnowballs，andnowValentine’sDaycards.”“Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.Howaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwise？It’sridiculous.”AlecSuttenwood，founderoftheAnti-PoliticalCorrectnessGroup，saidoftheban，“It’stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMotherDay.”16．Valentine’sDaycardsmaycauseconfusionamongyoungchildrenbecause________.A．theyaretooyoungtounderstandwhatloveisB．teachershaven’ttaughtthemhowtomakefriendsC．childrenshouldn’tlearnaboutsocialrelationshipsD．studentstalktoomuchaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends17．Theunderlinedword“confiscatedin”Paragraph3canprobablybereplacedby“________．”A．collectedB．destroyedC．takenawayD．burntaway18．RuthRicewasinfavorofMr.Turner’sviewinthat________.A．childrenliketocompareValentine’sDaycards

”’sDay’sB．childrenshouldfocustheirmindontheirlessonsC．sendingholidaycardswastesbothtimeandmoneyD．makingfriendshasanegativeinfluenceonchildren19．WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．MostofEnglishparentswantchildrentohavefun.B．Childrenshouldlearnhowtodevelopsocialskills.C．Englishschoolsdon’tallowstudentstoplaygames.D．Someparentsthinkitunreasonabletobanthecards.20．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．SchoolBansValentine’sDayCardsB．ShallWeSendValentine’sDayCards?C．DifferentOpinionsonValentine’sDayCardsD．Parents’ConcernAboutValentine’sDayCardsBChildrenareoftenfarmoregiftedthanwhattheirparentsordependingonthemtomeasureintelligence，therefore，，manyofthemhaveitknockedoutofthem，sotospeak，bythetimetheyreachthe4thgrade.Itisnotthatparentsandteachersdeliberatelysquelch(限制)creativity；orrather，theyfailtorecognizeit.Bysimplyobservingthechildatworkoratplay，youmaydetectcreativity，ifyoulookforthefollowingkeysigns：*Curiosity.Thechild’squestioningispersistentandpurposeful.Heisnotcontentwithivengexplanations，andhewouldratherdigunderthesurface.*Flexibility.Ifoneapproachdoesn，the’childtworkquicklythinksofanother.contradictionsbetweenpriorrulesandwhathehearsorreads.isself-motivated，self-directed，andcanworkaloneforlongperiodsprovidedit’sonhisownproject.*Originality.Hehassurprising，uncommon，interestingideas.Hisdrawingsandstorieshaveastylethatmarksthemashisown.*Insight.Hehaseasyaccesstorealms(领域)ofthemindthatnon-creativepeoplevisitonlyintheirdreams.Hetoyswithideasthateasilycometohim.QualitieslikethesecountverylittleinIQtests，whichmeasurememory，vocabulary，mathematicalabilityandgeneralreasoning.Theseabilitiesarevaluable，andthecreativechilddoesusuallyhavethem.However，thechildwithaso-calledgeniusIQof180isinrealitynomorelikelytobeageniusthanthechildwithaslightlyabove-averageIQof120.Infact，evidencesuggeststhatsomechildrenwithhighIQsmaydevelopmemoryandlogicalreasoningpowersattheexpenseofinsight，imagination，andadventurousqualitiesthatareessentialtogeniuses.21．Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellus________.A．whyIQtestsarenotaccurateB．toencouragecreativityinchildrenC．notosquelchcreativityinchildrenD．thedifferencebetweenintelligenceandtalents22．TheauthorbelievesthatIQtestsmainlymeasure________.A．creativepotentialB．talentsC．intelligenceD．generalreasoning23．Thepassagedoesn’tclearlystatebutimpl