高中英语人教版必修4 同步练习 Unit 2.docx

1、高中英语人教版必修4 同步练习 Unit 2Unit 2Working the land 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。ADid you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and could not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried abo

2、ut his mental ability.Beethovens music teacher said about him, “As a composer (作曲家) he is hopeless.” What if this young boy had believed it?When Thomas Edison was a young boy, his teachers said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything. He once said, “I remember I used to never be able to

3、get along at school. I was always at the foot of my class . My father thought I was stupid, and I almost decided that I was a stupid person.” What if young Thomas had believed what they said about him?When the sculptor (雕刻家) Auguste Rodin was young, he had difficulty learning to read and write. Toda

4、y, we may say he had a learning disability. His father said of him, “I have an idiot (白痴) for a son.” His uncle agreed. “Hes_uneducable，” he said. What if Rodin had doubted his ability?Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no “good ideas”. Enrico Caruso was

5、told by one music teacher, “You cant sing. You have no voice at all.” And an editor told Louisa May Alcott that she was unable to write anything that would have popular appeal.What if these people had listened and become discouraged? Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art o

6、f Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney? As Oscar Levant once said, “Its not what you are but what you dont become that hurts.”You have great potential. When you believe in all you can be, rather than all you cannot become, you will find your place on earth.21How many successful peop

7、le are mentioned as examples in the passage?ASix. BSeven.CEight. DNine.22Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence “Hes uneducable”？AHe cant be taught. BHe is very clever.CHe is different. DHe is a late success.23What is the best title for the passage?AWorking Hard for Success BHaving DreamsCBeli

8、eving in Yourself DSelfchallengingBNothing could stop Dad.After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family.He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgins chicken

9、house in exchange for manure(肥料)The smell really burned the inside of your nose.When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right.For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the tast

10、e was even sweeter.As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking.One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜)Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots.For about half

11、an hour，the pressure built and the vegetables cooked.Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam.If we thought Dads pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse.When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us o

12、ut.Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house.Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around.It didnt look that bad, and after the first wave had shu

13、t down my ability to smell, it didnt offend the nose so much，either.I took a taste.It would never win a prize in a cooking competition，but it was surprisingly edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup!24Why did Dad clean Old Man McColgins chicken house regularly?ATo earn some money for the fam

14、ily.BTo collect manure for his crops.CTo get rid of the terrible smell.DTo set a good example to us.25What can we infer about Dads stew?AIt is popular among the neighbors.BIt contains honey and vegetables.CIt looks very wonderful.DIt tastes quite delicious.26What does the underlined word “offend” in

15、 the last paragraph mean?ATo attract. BTo upset.CTo air. DTo shut.27What can we learn about Dad from the text?AHe is an experienced cook.BHe is a troublesome father.CHe has a positive attitude to life.DHe suffers a lot from his disability.CA 12yearold boy has died after being shot by police in the U

16、S city of Cleveland, after carrying what turned out to be a fake gun in a playground.The boy was shot on Saturday afternoon and died in hospital early on Sunday morning.Police say an officer fired two shots at Tamir Rice after he failed to obey an order to raise his hands. “He did not make any threats nor point the gun towards t