学年新培优同步北师大版高中英语必修五练习Unit 13 People Lesson 2 Personalities and Jobs.docx

1、学年新培优同步北师大版高中英语必修五练习Unit 13 People Lesson 2 Personalities and JobsLesson 2Personalities and Jobs课时过关即时巩固一、从方框中选择正确的单词完成句子A.表示人的特征、品质的形容词athleticindependentneatselfishsharpkind1.If someone is ,he or she doesnt need help or money from anyone else.答案:independent2.Someone who is behaves in a gentle,cari

2、ng,and helpful way towards other people.答案:kind3.Someone who is keeps their home or possessions tidy,with everything in the proper place.答案:neat4.A(n) person likes to exercise,and is able to perform energetic movements easily.答案:athletic5.If you say someone is ,you are praising him/her because he/sh

3、e is able to think and understand things very quickly.答案:sharp6.If a man is ,he cares only about himself,and not about other people.答案:selfishB.表示人的职业的名词butcherconductorassistantpoettranslatorclerk7.On a bus,the is the person whose job is to sell tickets to the passengers.答案:conductor8.A(n) is a per

4、son who writes poems.答案:poet9.Someones is a person who helps him or her in his or her work.答案:assistant10.A(n) is a person who works in an office,bank,or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.答案:clerk11.A(n) is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat.Some also kill animals

5、 for meat.答案:butcher12.A(n) is a person whose job is translating writings or speeches from one language to another.答案:translator二、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.It establishes the basis of confidence,without which you cannot have an attractive (personal).答案:personality2.A great gift a parent can give is to let a chi

6、ld spread his/her wings and be (independence).答案:independent3.I tried to thank her several times for her (kind),but she told me not to mention it.答案:kindness4.What is the minimum entrance (require) for this course?答案:requirement5.The need to communicate is a key (character) of human society.答案:chara

7、cteristic6.Indeed it gives me a great sense of (satisfy) for teaching others what I have learned.答案:satisfaction7.The boy got into the (athlete) school after a special test.答案:athletic8.Demand for personal computers has risen (sharp) over the past few months.答案:sharply9.At that time,the (possible) o

8、f failure did cross my mind.答案:possibility10.There is something wrong with my computer and it requires (repair) at once.答案:repairing/to be repaired三、阅读理解AWhen milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s,we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep.His name

9、was Mr Basille.He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.As a 5-year-old boy,I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt.He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course,he delivered more than milk.There was cheese,eggs and so on.I

10、f we needed to change our order,my mother would pen a note“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”and place it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then,the buttermilk would magically appear.All of this was about more than convenience.There existed a close relationship between famili

11、es and their milkmen.Mr Basille even had a key to our house,for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors,so that the milk wouldnt freeze.And I remember Mr Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table,having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delive

12、ry.There is sadly no home milk delivery today.Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk,thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete.Besides, milk is for sale everywhere,and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.Recently,an old milk box in the countryside I saw

13、 brought back my childhood memories.I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊).Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is.So I start telling stories of my boyhood,and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.1.Mr Basille gave the author a quarter out of his coin

14、changer .A.to show his magical powerB.to pay for the deliveryC.to satisfy his curiosityD.to please his mother解析:根据第一段第四句“As a 5-year-old boy,I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt.”可知答案为C项。答案:C2.What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the authors hou

15、se?A.He wanted to have tea there.B.He was a respectable person.C.He was treated as a family member.D.He was fully trusted by the family.解析:根据第三段第二句“There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen.”可知送奶工和男孩家有着亲密的关系,受到男孩家庭的信任,故有男孩家的钥匙。答案:D3.Why does home milk delivery no longer e

16、xist?A.Nobody wants to be a milkman now.B.It has been driven out of the market.C.Its service is getting poor.D.It is forbidden by law.解析:根据倒数第二段可知答案为B项。答案:B4.Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A.He missed the good old days.B.He wanted to tell interesting stories.C.He missed it for hi

17、s milk bottles.D.He planted flowers in it.解析:根据最后一段第一、二句话“Recently,an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home and planted it on the back porch.”可以得出答案为A项。答案:AB(2018北京高考)My First Marathon(马拉松)A month before my first marathon,one of my ankles was injured

18、 and this meant not running for two weeks,leaving me only two weeks to train.Yet,I was determined to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school.In my first P.E.class,the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball.I didnt do either well.He later informed me that I was “not athleti

19、c”.The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years.When I started running in my 30s,I realised running was a battle against myself,not about competition or whether or not I was athletic.It was all about the battle against my own body and mind.A test of wills!The night before my marathon,I

20、 dreamt that I couldnt even find the finish line.I woke up sweating and nervous,but ready to prove something to myself.Shortly after crossing the start line,my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied.So I stopped to readjust.Not the start I wanted!At mile 3,I passed a sign:“GO FOR IT,RUNNERS!”By mile 17,I beca

21、me out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly.Despite the pain,I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.By mile 21,I was starving!As I approached mile 23,I could see my wife waving a sign.She is my biggest fan.She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m.or questioned

22、my expenses on running.I was one of the final runners to finish.But I finished!And I got a medal.In fact,I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.Determined to be myself,move forward,free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签),I can now call myself a “marathon winner”.5.A

23、month before the marathon,the author .A.was well trained B.felt scaredC.made up his mind to run D.lost hope解析:根据第一段最后一句“Yet,I was determined to go ahead.”可知,马拉松前一个月,作者脚踝受伤,两个星期不能跑,只剩下两周的训练时间,但作者依然决定要去参加赛跑。故选C项。答案:C6.Why did the author mention the P.E.class in his 7th year?A.To acknowledge the suppor

24、t of his teacher.B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.C.To show he was not talented in sports.D.To share a precious memory.解析:第二段作者提到七年级时的一次体育课上,老师认为作者不擅长运动,作者以此说明自己不具备体育天赋,故选C项。答案:C7.How was the authors first marathon?A.He made it. B.He quit halfway.C.He got the first prize. D.He walked to the

25、 end.解析:根据倒数第二段中的“I was one of the final runners to finish.But I finished!”可知,作者最终跑完了马拉松比赛,故选A项。答案:A8.What does the story mainly tell us?A.A man owes his success to his family support.B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.C.Failure is the mother of success.D.One is never too old to learn.解析:

26、这篇文章介绍了作者在第一次参加马拉松前的一个月,脚踝受伤,但他依然坚持参加比赛,最终跑完了全程。作者之所以能完成,靠的是坚强意志。只有这样的人才会是获胜者。故选B项。答案:B四、短文改错Nowadays a lot of schools kept their students in school all day long.Students have different opinion about it.Some of the students think they enjoy less freedom but have little chance to get in touch with so

27、ciety.They are not able to full develop their interests and hobbies.Therefore,they have less interest in their studies.Others think school is a best place to get knowledge so they should put their heart into their lessons.Some students lack of the ability to control themselves.Once out of school,the

28、y may lose control of themselves and do something which will affect their studies.Personally,it is necessarily to keep students at school.But at the same time schools should organise various activities so that students can enjoy our school life.I dont agree to keep students at school all day.Schools should offer students more free time develop their personal interests.答案:第一句:keptkeep第二句:opinionopinions第三句:butand第四句:fullfully第六句:athe第七句:去掉of第八句:whichthat第九句:necessarilynecessary第十句:ourtheir第十二句:在develop前加to