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。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 about his mental ability.Beethovens

2、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 get along at school. I was always

3、 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. Today, we may say he had a learning d

4、isability. 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 told by one music teacher, “You c

5、ant 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 of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Ei

6、nstein 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 people are mentioned as examples in t

7、he 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 DreamsCBelieving in Yourself DSelfchallengin

8、gBNothing 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 house in exchange for manure(肥料)T

9、he 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 taste was even sweeter.As the vegetab

10、les 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 an hour，the pressure built and th

11、e 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 out.Dad carried the pot out and we

12、 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 shut down my ability to smell, it di

13、dnt 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 family.BTo collect manure for his cr

14、ops.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 the last paragraph mean?ATo attr

15、act. 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 US city of Cleveland, after carryi

16、ng 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 the

17、officers”. The caller also said that he was not sure whether the gun was “real or not”But Jeff said the two officers at the scene were not told about the callers words.One of the officers was in his first year on the local force；the other had more than 10 years of experience. Tamir Rices father, Gre

18、gory Henderson, said that police should have used a gun to warn his son rather than shoot him. He said，“They shot him twice，not once，and at the end of the day you all dont shoot for the legs, you shoot for the upper body.”Mr Henderson said that Tamir was a“respectful young man”who“minded his elders”

19、， and that it was a mystery to him why his son, reported to be tall for his age, did not follow polices order.There have been calls for tighter controls on fake guns, with one local lawmaker, Alicia Reece, saying she wants to introduce a law that would require fake guns sold in Ohio to be brightly c

20、oloured.A lawyer for Rices family，Timothy，told the BBC that he would look into it in order to find out exactly what happened.28Why did an officer kill the boy with his gun?ABecause the boy carried a fake gun.BBecause the boy refused to obey polices order.CBecause the boy pointed his gun towards the

21、officers.DBecause the boy shot someone in a playground.29Tamir Rices father thought what the officers should have done is to _.Agive his son a warningBtell his son about the dangerCshoot his son onceDtake away his sons gun30What the officers did probably made his teachers and classmates feel _.Aangr

22、y BhappyCshy Dnervous31What is the best title for the passage?AA boy carried a fake gun in the playground.BNot obeying the polices order is dangerous.CThe US police killed a boy carrying a fake gun.DFake guns shouldnt be used in the school.DUp until six months ago，and for about 30 years before that,

23、 I spent the first 15 minutes of every weekday morning on the local daily newspaper. I was always in a hurry ，between scanning headlines and reading the stories I felt I needed to read fully and finishing breakfast.Hardly would I finish the entire paper over breakfast. And by the time I got home in

24、the evening, I didnt want to pick it up and read again. It was not new at all.On Saturdays, Id spend much time on the long pieces and sections, focusing on stories I just scanned earlier in the week. Id skip only the Homes and Living sections.Today, all of that time has been replaced by rolling my f

25、inger down the face of my iPhone and iPad, looking through tweets from worldwide brand sources, such as the New York Times ，The Associated Press, and BBC.And there in front of me are similar ones from local media like CBC, CFRA, 1310 News and CTV.Among all of the feeds that come my way, I seem to ha

26、ve an endless good reading. All for free.I used to love reading newspapers, but I have come to enjoy the 140character headline or to read the piece itself. Newspapers give me another experience but its always onedimensional. Its served to me as a dish：take it or leave it.If a newspaper could give me

27、 on paper what my feeds give me online, I would be back to paper very quickly. Until that happens, however, Im afraid my reading habits have changed, with interest no longer in the brand, but in the story.32How long ago did the writer no longer read the newspaper as usual?AAbout 30 years. BSix years

28、.CHalf a year. D15 minutes.33When at home in the evening, the writer wouldnt like to read the newspaper because _.Athe news on it was not new for himBhe had read the entire newspaper fullyChe wanted to read it on SaturdaysDhe liked only the Homes and Living sections34Now the writer mainly learns abo

29、ut information from _. Athe newspaper Bthe TV Cthe network Dthe magazine35According to the passage, the writers going back to newspaper soon may be _.Aimpossible BwrongCeasy Dtrue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。Learning to set goals plays an important role as your chi

30、ld starts to gain independence. However, setting goals doesnt come naturally to your child, so helping him to learn the process should probably be one of your goals.Explain the word “goal”. Your child may know what a goal is when it comes to soccer, but he may not understand what it means in everyda

31、y life. _36_Listen to your child. Ideally, you want your child to be able to decide for himself what his goals are. _37_ Let him talk about what he thinks he does well and what he thinks he needs to improve. If hes stuck, you can provide some examples of your own personal goals.Help keep goals achie

32、vable. Dont throw cold water on your child. _38_ For example, if your child wants to be a champion swimmer, but cant swim an entire lap of the pool yet, you can suggest he start by making that his first goal._39_ Help your child write down his goals in an easytofollow form. Being able to see and check off the steps o