人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第二册Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land课时练习

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一、基础巩固
Ⅰ. 选词填空
later n, pay attentin t, cmpare with, ahead f, make a living, make a prfit, a number f, be cvered with
1. When yu cme acrss the crssing, yu shuld the traffic signals.
2. I’m busy nw; I’ll tell yu all abut it .
3. The flwers here d nt thse at hme.
4. Because f the weather, the sprts meeting was held a week schedule.
5. The mn dark cluds yesterday evening.
6. Having lived in Califrnia until 1970, my family has experienced earthquakes.
7. What’s mre, years ag, many farmers left hme fr big cities t .
8. A businessman will grasp at any chance t .
答案：1. pay attentin t 2. later n 3. cmpare with 4.ahead f 5. was cvered with
6. a number f 7. make a living8.make a prfit
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1. hw the restaurant had treated this special case.
这家餐厅对待这个特例的方式给我留下了深刻的印象。
2. The caves early Viking times in abut 800 A. D.
这些洞穴可以追溯到公元800年的早期维京时代。
3. Everyne has a stry that them.
每个人都有自己独一无二的故事。
4. Yu that British peple lve tea.
英国人喜爱喝茶, 对于这点你或许会感到些许惊讶。
5. the tys in the big department stre.
孩子们被大商场里的玩具迷住了。
6. Sme argue that these figures are they seem.
一些人主张, 这些图并不像他们看起来那么令人担忧。
7. Even if give, yu can give encuragement.
即使你一无所有, 也能给人鼓励。
8. Tday a mutual rescue peratin.
而在今天看来, 这更像一次相互拯救的行动。
9. As the ld saying ges, if yu , then any directin will d.
就像古老的谚语说的那样, 如果你不知道打算去哪里, 那么什么方向都行。
10. A summer is the time when schl is ut and I can bth utside and in.
夏天是学校放假的时候, 我可以花大部分时间在外面和家里玩。
答案：1. I was really impressed by 2.date back t 3.is unique t 4. might be surprised t learn
5. The children were fascinated by 6.nt as wrrying as 7. yu have nthing else t
8. it seems mre like 9. dn’t knw where yu want t g 10. spend mst f my time playing
拓展提升
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
In March 2008, I tld my friends: I was ging t shut dwn my law practice and travel arund the wrld in a year. What’s mre, I’d d it withut taking any flights r making a single advance (预先的) reservatin. Sme friends ffered supprt and encuragement, while thers were dubtful. Once I’d said the wrds, there was n turning back. It tk mnths t shut dwn my law practice and get things in rder.
There really wasn’t any great reasn why I wanted t circle the wrld. I simply wanted t d smething fun and different. When I had this plan, I didn’t plan fr it t lead t a life n the rad frever. I was planning t cme back, pen a new law practice and write a hugely successful bk abut my travels. Befre I left, I started a travel blg, which served as a way t take ntes fr the bk.
Once I set ff n my trip in December 2008, I fund that travelling withut using planes was nt easy. It tk seven days and nights n trains t get frm Mscw t Beijing. Smetimes, I wuldn’t see a village r a human being fr 10 hurs. I had a whle cabin t myself frm the secnd day f that jurney.
It turned ut that travelling with n reservatins was far less difficult than I had imagined. Pulling int a city n a bus with a bag, lking in a guidebk fr a few suggestins f accmmdatins (住宿), and then finding an empty rm was never a prblem.
Sn after I started this adventure, I realised that my return t the US wuld be temprary (暂时的). Abut three mnths int my jurney, I realised that I didn’t want t g back t my ld life. The wrld is s wnderful and I wanted t see as much f it as I culd.
1. What’s the authr’s friends’ attitude t his new plan?
A. Dissatisfied. B. Supprtive.
C. Uncaring. D. Divided.
2. Why did the authr want t circle the wrld?
A. He lst interest in law.
B. He fllwed a friend’s example.
C. He wanted t find sme enjyment.
D. He failed t run the business successfully.
3. What was the authr’s plan fr his glbal trip?
A. Aviding travelling by air.
B. Finishing a bk while travelling.
C. Making careful plans in advance.
D. Finding a place fr his law practice.
4. What wuld the authr prbably d after returning t the US?
A. Start a travel blg.
B. G back t his ld life.
C. Prepare fr anther trip.
D. Be a temprary wrker.
答案与解析：
【文章大意】本文是记叙文。作者关掉律师事务所开始全球旅行, 从此被世界上的美丽风景所吸引。
1. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Sme friends ffered supprt and encuragement, while thers were dubtful. ”可知, 作者的朋友对他环球旅行的决定持不同意见。
2. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I simply wanted t d smething fun and different. ”可知, 作者旅行是为了体验一些乐趣。
3. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“What’s mre, I’d d it withut taking any flights及第三段中的Once I set ff n. . . I fund that travelling withut using planes was nt easy. ”可知, 作者旅行中不会乘坐飞机。
4. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I realised that I didn’t want t g back t my ld life. The wrld is s wnderful and I wanted t see as much f it as I culd. ”可知, 作者回到美国短暂停留后还要继续旅行。
B
There are usually few things peple want t d less than husewrk. But while washing the dishes and dusting the shelves seem like truble sme things. A new study has fund just hw imprtant they are t ur general health and happiness.
In fact, scientists nw believe cleaning the huse is mre imprtant t mental and physical health than ther factrs, such as the area yu live in r hw much yu earn. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say ding husewrk is helpful because f the exercise it takes t get the daily jb dne, which in turn affects mental health.
Dr. Kathy Wright and a research team at the university’s Frances Payne Bltn Schl f Nursing wanted t find ut hw prperty (财产), educatin, envirnment and health behavirs, like smking, affect an lder persn’s health. The study’s 337 participants, frm 65 t 94 years ld, had t have at least ne chrnic (慢性的) illness which prevented them frm ding at least ne basic daily task, such as bathing and dressing.
Dr. Wright said she was surprised t learn that ding husewrk and keeping their prperty affected the participants’ mental and physical health mre than ther factrs. “Huse cleaning kept them up and mving, ” said Dr. Wright. “A clean envirnment is helpful in treating sme illnesses. And pverty (贫穷) did nt directly affect mental r physical health. ”
The study prved what Dr. Wright had bserved in her visits: peple living in a dirty envirnment seemed less satisfied than thse in a place that was neat and tidy. Dr. Wright hpes the study shws hw imprtant it is fr lder peple with chrnic illnesses t cntinue physical activities, such as ding reaching exercise while sitting, standing up and sitting dwn in a chair.
5. What can we infer frm the first paragraph?
A. Mst peple dn’t like ding husewrk.
B. Mst peple are t busy t d husewrk.
C. Mst peple d less husewrk than befre.
D. Mst peple dn’t knw hw t keep healthy and happy.
6. When Dr. Wright and the team did the research, they _______.
A. limited the participants’ mving areas t certain places
B. tried different treatments fr the participants’ illnesses
C. bserved the changes f the participants’ behavirs
D. chse thse wh were weak as their participants
7. Accrding t the passage, by ding husewrk, we can _______.
a. learn t share
b. d sme exercise
c. learn t be respnsible
d. keep the huse clean and tidy
e. enjy staying with family members
f. imprve ur mental and physical health
A. a, c, eB. b, d, f
C. c, d, fD. d, e, f
8. The passage mainly tells us _______.
A. peple’s different attitudes twards husewrk
B. hw t imprve mental and physical health
C. the advantages f ding husewrk
D. the best ways t d husewrk
答案与解析：
【文章大意】有研究发现, 做家务可以使老年人更健康、更幸福。
5. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第一句“There are usually few things peple want t d less than husewrk. ”以及之后的“. . . seem like trublesme things” 可推知, 大多数人都不喜欢做家务。
6. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句“The study’s 337 participants, frm 65 t 94 years ld, had t have at least ne chrnic illness. . . ”可知, 他们选择一些年老体弱的人作为研究对象。
7. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“hw imprtant they are t ur general health and happiness”, 第二段中的“ding husewrk is helpful because f the exercise it takes t get the daily jb dne”以及最后一段中的“peple living in a dirty envirnment seemed less satisfied than thse in a place that was neat and tidy”可知, 做家务可以使我们的房间干净整洁、使我们多运动、促进我们的身心健康, 由此可知选B。
8. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据全文的内容可知, 文章主要说明做家务的好处, 首段提出研究结论, 中间阐明研究过程, 尾段总结, 再次印证结论——做家务有助于身体健康, 心情舒畅。
Ⅱ. 完形填空
A Letter t Mm and Her Mince (肉末) Pies
When I was a little girl, n Christmas eve, yu and I wuld bake cakes. “Make enugh mince pies, because Santa likes them, ” yu wuld tell me.
On Christmas mrning, I’d wake up and was excited at the 1 befre me. At the bttm f my bed wuld be lads f presents. I’d scream in delight, 2 tearing the wrapping paper. Running dwnstairs, I wuld 3 that Santa hadn’t just stpped in the 4 . There were als lts f 5 arund the Christmas tree.
Many years later, the 6 cntinued. One afternn 7 we were making extra mince pies, it 8 hit me that the extra wasn’t fr 9 . I said, “Thse extra mince pies were never fr Santa, were they? They were 10 yu! ” Yu never said a wrd — a smile was yur nly 11 .
Christmas changed in 1986, when yu suffered a 12 brain disease. After 13 thrughut Christmas, yu passed away n December 29.
Only nw am I starting t enjy Christmas again. And while I dn’t d the 14 any mre, I d have mince pies in the huse. I leave ne ut just fr yu, as if yu were 15 a part f my Christmas.
1. A. pie B. mess C. tree D. sight
2. A. rudelyB. purpselyC. excitedlyD. really
3. A. discver B. witnessC. describe D. imagine
4. A. apartment B. living-rmC. bedrm D. kitchen
5. A. peple B. cakesC. leaves D. presents
6. A. traditin B. hlidayC. celebratin D. situatin
7. A. while B. thughC. directly D. befre
8. A. heavily B. certainly
C. suddenly D. frequently
9. A. Mm B. SantaC. Christmas D. guests
10. A. fr B. t C. like D. beside
11. A. explanatin B. pinin
C. expressin D. reply
12. A. mild B. curableC. severe D. cmmn
13. A. suffering B. preparingC. wrking D. resting
14. A. laundry B. cleaningC. peratin D. baking
15. A. still B. alsC. even D. just
答案与解析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆儿时与母亲共度圣诞节的美好时光, 她们一起做烘焙, 等待礼物的到来。而每次圣诞节作者的母亲都会多做些肉馅饼留给“圣诞老人”。
1.【解析】选D。根据空处下一句“At the bttm f my bed wuld be lads f presents. ”可推知, 作者醒来后对于床底下礼物成堆的景象(sight)兴奋尖叫。pie馅饼, 派; mess混乱; tree树。
2.【解析】选C。根据空处前面的“scream in delight”和空处后面的“tearing the wrapping paper”可推知, 作者看到礼物后高兴地尖叫, 并且兴奋地(excitedly)撕开礼物的包装纸。rudely粗鲁地; purpsely故意地; really真正地。
3. 【解析】选A。根据下文所述, 作者看到圣诞树周围也有很多礼物, 结合选项可知, 此处应指作者发现了(discver)……。witness目睹; describe描述; imagine想象。
4.【解析】选C。上文讲述作者先在床底发现了礼物, 下文说又在圣诞树周围发现了礼物, 由此可推知, “圣诞老人”不仅在卧室(bedrm)停留过。apartment公寓; living-rm客厅; kitchen厨房。
5. 【解析】选D。根据上文的“lads f presents”和空前的“There were als lts f”可推知, 在圣诞树周围有很多的礼物(presents)。
6.【解析】选A。根据前两段作者和母亲共度圣诞节的回忆可推知, 此处指多年以后, 这个传统(traditin)仍然继续。hliday假期; celebratin庆祝; situatin情形。
7. 【解析】选A。句意: 当(while)我们在做额外的肉馅饼时。thugh虽然; directly一……就……; befre在……之前。
8. 【解析】选C。根据下文“Thse extra mince pies were never fr Santa”可推知, 作者突然(suddenly)意识到做的这些肉馅饼从来都不是给圣诞老人的。heavily严重地; certainly无疑, 确定; frequently频繁地。
9. 【解析】选B。根据下文的Santa, 可以推知此处应选Santa圣诞老人。
10.【解析】选A。根据上句“fr Santa”以及最后一段I leave ne ut just fr yu “我都会给你留一块”可知。
11. 【解析】选D。根据空前的“Yu never said a wrd”可知, 微笑是作者母亲唯一的回复(reply)。explanatin 解释; pinin观点; expressin 表达; 表情。
12. 【解析】选C。根据下文的“yu passed away”可知, 作者母亲的脑部疾病很严重(severe)。mild不严重的, 轻微的; curable可治愈的; cmmn普通的。
13.【解析】选A。根据上文的“when yu suffered a _______brain disease”和空后的“yu passed away n December 29”可知, 作者的母亲在整个圣诞节期间遭受(suffer)了很多痛苦。prepare准备; wrk工作; rest休息。
14. 【解析】选D。根据while表尽管及“I d have mince pies in the huse”可知, 作者不再做烘焙(baking)了。laundry洗衣房; cleaning清理; peratin手术; 操作; 经营。
15. 【解析】选A。根据空前的“I leave ne ut just fr yu”可知, 此处指母亲仍旧(still)是作者圣诞节的一部分。
Ⅲ. 语法填空
Grasslands in different regins have different names. 1. _____________ (cver) ne third f the Earth’s surface, grasslands smetimes 2. _____________ (knw) by many names, such as savannah r plains.
The health f grasslands depends 3. _____________ hw much animals feed n native plants. If t many animals feed n the plants, the area culd becme a desert. But t little feeding can als be bad fr grasslands.
The Great Plains, 4. _____________ are famus fr supprting large cattle ranches (畜牧场), cver a large area in the middle f the United States. 5. _____________ (make) their businesses mre successful by feeding mre cattle and sheep withut destrying the envirnment f grasslands, a grwing number f lcal ranchers are jining with 6. _____________ (envirnment) grups willingly nwadays. 7. _____________ (cmpare) with the ranchers, these grups pay mre attentin t the 8. _____________ (prtect) f the health f grasslands. And ne f their 9. _____________ (gal) is t prtect native plants and animals. After years f effrt, they have increased the incme (收入) fr lcal ranches, and at
10. _____________ same time, they have prtected the Great Plains.
【文章大意】草原占了地球面积的1/3。草原的状况与以当地牧草为食的动物的数量密切相关。
1. 【解析】Cvering。grasslands与cver之间是逻辑上的主谓关系, 且cver所表示的动作与谓语动作同时发生, 故填Cvering。
2. 【解析】are knwn。由语境可知, 设空处是对一般情况的描述, 应用一般现在时, 又因为grasslands与knw之间是被动关系, 故填are knwn。
3. 【解析】n/upn。depend n/upn意为“取决于”。
4. 【解析】which。设空处引导非限制性定语从句, 补充说明The Great Plains, 且在从句中作主语, 故填which。
5. 【解析】T make。由语境可知, 当地牧场与环保小组合作是为了使他们的生意更成功, 故填T make。
6. 【解析】envirnmental。设空处作定语修饰grups, 表示“有关环境的”, 故填envirnmental。
7. 【解析】Cmpared。cmpare与these grups之间是逻辑上的动宾关系, 且cmpare所表示的动作已完成, 故填Cmpared。
8. 【解析】prtectin。由设空处前面的the可知, 应填名词, 故填prtectin。
9. 【解析】gals。“ne f +their+可数名词复数形式”表示“他们的……之一”。
10. 【解析】the。at the same time意为“同时”, 为固定搭配。