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

1-20（略）

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.“Hedidnotmakeanythreatsnorpointtheguntowardstheofficers”.Thecalleralsosaidthathewasnotsurewhetherthegunwas“realornot”．ButJeffsaidthetwoofficersatthescenewerenottoldaboutthecaller'swords.

Oneoftheofficerswasinhisfirstyearonthelocalforce；theotherhadmorethan10yearsofexperience.

TamirRice'sfather,GregoryHenderson,saidthatpoliceshouldhaveusedaguntowarnhissonratherthanshoothim.Hesaid，“Theyshothimtwice，notonce，andattheendofthedayyoualldon'tshootforthelegs,youshootfortheupperbody.”

MrHendersonsaidthatTamirwasa“respectfulyoungman”who“mindedhiselders”，andthatitwasamysterytohimwhyhisson,reportedtobetallforhisage,didnotfollowpolice'sorder.

Therehavebeencallsfortightercontrolsonfakeguns,withonelocallawmaker,AliciaReece,sayingshewantstointroducealawthatwouldrequirefakegunssoldinOhiotobebrightlycoloured.

AlawyerforRice'sfamily，Timothy，toldtheBBCthathewouldlookintoitinordertofindoutexactlywhathappened.

28．Whydidanofficerkilltheboywithhisgun?

A．Becausetheboycarriedafakegun.

B．Becausetheboyrefusedtoobeypolice'sorder.

C．Becausetheboypointedhisguntowardstheofficers.

D．Becausetheboyshotsomeoneinaplayground.

29．TamirRice'sfatherthoughtwhattheofficersshouldhavedoneisto________.

A．givehissonawarning

B．tellhissonaboutthedanger

C．shoothissononce

D．takeawayhisson'sgun

30．Whattheofficersdidprobablymadehisteachersandclassmatesfeel________.

A．angryB．happy

C．shyD．nervous

31．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Aboycarriedafakegunintheplayground.

B．Notobeyingthepolice'sorderisdangerous.

C．TheUSpolicekilledaboycarryingafakegun.

D．Fakegunsshouldn'tbeusedintheschool.

D

Upuntilsixmonthsago，andforabout30yearsbeforethat,Ispentthefirst15minutesofeveryweekdaymorningonthelocaldailynewspaper.Iwasalwaysinahurry，betweenscanningheadlinesandreadingthestoriesIfeltIneededtoreadfullyandfinishingbreakfast.

HardlywouldIfinishtheentirepaperoverbreakfast.AndbythetimeIgothomeintheevening,Ididn'twanttopickitupandreadagain.Itwasnotnewatall.

OnSaturdays,I'dspendmuchtimeonthelongpiecesandsections,focusingonstoriesIjustscannedearlierintheweek.I'dskiponlytheHomesandLivingsections.

Today,allofthattimehasbeenreplacedbyrollingmyfingerdownthefaceofmyiPhoneandiPad,lookingthroughtweetsfromworldwidebrandsources,suchastheNewYorkTimes，TheAssociatedPress,andBBC.AndthereinfrontofmearesimilaronesfromlocalmedialikeCBC,CFRA,1310NewsandCTV.Amongallofthefeedsthatcomemyway,Iseemtohaveanendlessgoodreading.Allforfree.

Iusedtolovereadingnewspapers,butIhavecometoenjoythe140－characterheadlineortoreadthepieceitself.Newspapersgivemeanotherexperiencebutit'salwaysonedimensional.It'sservedtomeasadish：

takeitorleaveit.

Ifanewspapercouldgivemeonpaperwhatmyfeedsgivemeonline,Iwouldbebacktopaperveryquickly.Untilthathappens,however,I'mafraidmyreadinghabitshavechanged,withinterestnolongerinthebrand,butinthestory.

32．Howlongagodidthewriternolongerreadthenewspaperasusual?

A．About30years.B．Sixyears.

C．Halfayear.D．15minutes.

33．Whenathomeintheevening,thewriterwouldn'tliketoreadthenewspaperbecause________.

A．thenewsonitwasnotnewforhim

B．hehadreadtheentirenewspaperfully

C．hewantedtoreaditonSaturdays

D．helikedonlytheHomesandLivingsections

34．Nowthewritermainlylearnsaboutinformationfrom________.

A．thenewspaperB．theTV

C．thenetworkD．themagazine

35．Accordingtothepassage,thewriter'sgoingbacktonewspapersoonmaybe________.

A．impossibleB．wrong

C．easyD．true

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Learningtosetgoalsplaysanimportantroleasyourchildstartstogainindependence.However,settinggoalsdoesn'tcomenaturallytoyourchild,sohelpinghimtolearntheprocessshouldprobablybeoneofyourgoals.

Explaintheword“goal”.Yourchildmayknowwhatagoaliswhenitcomestosoccer,buthemaynotunderstandwhatitmeansineverydaylife.__36__

Listentoyourchild.Ideally,youwantyourchildtobeabletodecideforhimselfwhathisgoalsare.__37__Lethimtalkaboutwhathethinkshedoeswellandwhathethinksheneedstoimprove.Ifhe'sstuck,youcanprovidesomeexamplesofyourownpersonalgoals.

Helpkeepgoalsachievable.Don'tthrowcoldwateronyourchild.__38__Forexample,ifyourchildwantstobeachampionswimmer,butcan'tswimanentirelapofthepoolyet,youcansuggesthestartbymakingthathisfirstgoal.

__39__Helpyourchildwritedownhisgoalsinaneasytofollowform.Beingabletoseeandcheckoffthestepso