高中英语人教版必修4 同步练习 Unit 2.docx

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高中英语人教版必修4同步练习Unit2

Unit2

Workingtheland

同步练习

◆第一部分听力（略）

1-20（略）

◆第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

DidyouknowthatAlbertEinsteincouldnotspeakuntilhewasfouryearsold,andcouldnotreaduntilhewasseven?

Hisparentsandteachersworriedabouthismentalability.

Beethoven'smusicteachersaidabouthim,“Asacomposer（作曲家）heishopeless.”Whatifthisyoungboyhadbelievedit?

WhenThomasEdisonwasayoungboy,histeacherssaidhewassostupidthathecouldneverlearnanything.Heoncesaid,“IrememberIusedtoneverbeabletogetalongatschool.Iwasalwaysatthefootofmyclass...MyfatherthoughtIwasstupid,andIalmostdecidedthatIwasastupidperson.”WhatifyoungThomashadbelievedwhattheysaidabouthim?

Whenthesculptor（雕刻家）AugusteRodinwasyoung,hehaddifficultylearningtoreadandwrite.Today,wemaysayhehadalearningdisability.Hisfathersaidofhim,“Ihaveanidiot（白痴）forason.”Hisuncleagreed.“He's_uneducable，”hesaid.WhatifRodinhaddoubtedhisability?

WaltDisneywasoncefiredbyanewspapereditorbecausehewasthoughttohaveno“goodideas”.EnricoCarusowastoldbyonemusicteacher,“Youcan'tsing.Youhavenovoiceatall.”AndaneditortoldLouisaMayAlcottthatshewasunabletowriteanythingthatwouldhavepopularappeal.

Whatifthesepeoplehadlistenedandbecomediscouraged?

WherewouldourworldbewithoutthemusicofBeethoven,theartofRodinortheideasofAlbertEinsteinandWaltDisney?

AsOscarLevantoncesaid,“It'snotwhatyouarebutwhatyoudon'tbecomethathurts.”

Youhavegreatpotential.Whenyoubelieveinallyoucanbe,ratherthanallyoucannotbecome,youwillfindyourplaceonearth.

21．Howmanysuccessfulpeoplearementionedasexamplesinthepassage?

A．Six.B．Seven.C．Eight.D．Nine.

22．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence“He'suneducable”？

A．Hecan'tbetaught.B．Heisveryclever.

C．Heisdifferent.D．Heisalatesuccess.

23．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．WorkingHardforSuccessB．HavingDreams

C．BelievinginYourselfD．Selfchallenging

B

NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.

AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin'schickenhouseinexchangeformanure（肥料）．Thesmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehousewithitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.

Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwithabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew（炖菜）．Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour，thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.

Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwasit?

Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!

Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidn'tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn'toffendthenosesomuch，either.Itookataste.Itwouldneverwinaprizeinacookingcompetition，butitwassurprisinglyedible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup!

24．WhydidDadcleanOldManMcColgin'schickenhouseregularly?

A．Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.

B．Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.

C．Togetridoftheterriblesmell.

D．Tosetagoodexampletous.

25．WhatcanweinferaboutDad'sstew?

A．Itispopularamongtheneighbors.

B．Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.

C．Itlooksverywonderful.

D．Ittastesquitedelicious.

26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Toattract.　　　　　B．Toupset.

C．Toair.D．Toshut.

27．WhatcanwelearnaboutDadfromthetext?

A．Heisanexperiencedcook.

B．Heisatroublesomefather.

C．Hehasapositiveattitudetolife.

D．Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability.

C

A12－year－oldboyhasdiedafterbeingshotbypoliceintheUScityofCleveland,aftercarryingwhatturnedouttobeafakeguninaplayground.

TheboywasshotonSaturdayafternoonanddiedinhospitalearlyonSundaymorning.

PolicesayanofficerfiredtwoshotsatTamirRiceafterhefailedtoobeyanordertoraisehishands.“Hedidnotmakeanythreatsnorpointtheguntowardst