新编英语教程 第二册 单元练习 Unit14.docx

1、新编英语教程 第二册 单元练习 Unit14新编英语教程（修订版）第二册单元练习Unit Exercises(Unit 1, Book 2). Vocabulary: A B ( ) 1. disheartening Afame ( ) 2. participate Bcruel ( ) 3. reputation Cdiscouraging ( ) 4. tremendous Dshake ( ) 5. brutal Enew ( ) 6. employ Fimagine ( ) 7. contest Ghire ( ) 8. visualize Htake part ( ) 9. nove

2、l (adj.) Icompetition ( ) 10. tremor JGreat. Multiple choice:1. He dropped in the middle of the race due to hasty training. Ain Bout Coff Ddown2. The two runners were good enough to qualify the Games. Ato Bfor Cof D with3. I was so happy that I could hardly back my tears. Acontrol Bdraw Ckeep Dhold4

3、. I am so grateful you for clearing this up. Ato Bfor Cwith Dabout5. I was about to leave a customer came in. Awhile Bif Cwhen Dafter. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or adverbs:1. The first Olympic games were held Greece ancient times.2. You must keep it mind that the gerund must not

4、be confused the present participle.3. They were so short funds that they were forced to live a near-starvation diet.4. She was tears as she told the story what had happened.5. Several friends dropped during the day, but only a few stayed dinner. Cloze:Young people and older people do not always 1 _.

5、 They sometimes have 2_ ideas about living, working, and playing. But in one special program in New York State, 3_ and teenagers live together 4_ peace.Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together 5_ eight weeks 6_ members of a special work group. Everyone 7_ several hours each day. The 8_

6、is not just to keep busy. It is to find meaning and enjoyment in 9_ . Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village, 10_ learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.1. Aquarrel Bagree Cdisagree Dargue2. Adifferent Bsome Csimilar Dstrange3. Aold

7、 people Bolder people Cadults Dadult4. Afor Bwith Cby Din5. Aafter Bin Cfor Dduring6. Aof Bas Ctogether Dto be 7. Aworks Bworked Cworks in Dworked in8. Atarget Bgoal Cpoint Daim9. Alife Bstudies Clabour Dwork10. ASome adults BSome COther adults DMany teenagers. Reading comprehension:For most people,

8、 life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Convenience foods from the supermarket simplify shopping and cooking. Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have taken the drudgery out of housework. Released from these household chores, many wives have found jobs

9、 outside the home. Women are achieving economic independence.Families, too, are simpler today. In America, it is not customary for parents to live with their married children. With our greater mobility, relatives have scattered, the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after

10、they marry, going wherever their jobs or their interests take them.Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they often live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up a“bachelor”apartment.

11、 This is the era of womens liberation. But all this freedom and affluence (富足) have had an unforeseen and in some respects a devastating effect on marriage.1. In the U.S., families are becoming . Abigger Bsmaller Ceasier Dfreer2. Why are women able to achieve economic independence? ABecause they are

12、 free away from drudgery. BBecause convenience foods are available. CBecause they have their own salary. DBecause they are attending college.3. Hard housework was taken away by . Aliberated women Bretired parents Cunforeseen supermarkets Dmodern equipment4. Which of the following statements is not t

13、rue according to the passage? AWomens liberation has made it possible for them to attend college. BComfortable life adversely influences marriage in America. CAdults can go wherever they want. DWomen prefer to be bachelors.5. The passage implies that the author . Ahighly praises the liberation of wo

14、men Bheartily enjoys this freedom and affluence Cstrongly recommends such kind of social life Dgreatly worries about the bond of matrimony (结婚). Rewrite the following sentences as instructed:1. A patriotic general did not donate enough money to finance the trip for the two runners until the last min

15、ute. (use“It was not until that ”)2. While we were discussing the question, the professor came in. (use“when”)3. Although it is played in no other country in the world, it excites tremendous enthusiasm. (use“In spite of”). Translate the following sentences into English:1. 我发现这家工厂没有任何质量控制。（whatsoever）2. 比较起来，小型车比大型车具有更多的优点。（by comparison）3. 看这部影片的时候，我不禁回想起我的童年。（cannot help）. Write a note to ask a friend to be present at a sports meet, using the cues giv