高一英语人教必修第一册Unit2ReadingandThinking练习

Unit2SectionⅡReadingandThinkingⅠ.单句语法填空1．Tomismuch________(admire)forhisEnglishlisteningandspeakingskills.2．Asamatteroffact,illnessandagechangedhimbeyond________(recognize)．3．What________(amaze)mewasthathegaveallhismoneytothehopeproject.4．Therearesomanydifferent________(type)ofbreadthatthevolunteerdidn'tknowwhichtobuy.5．Wecouldmakean________(arrange)tomeetattheschoolgateat10amnextTuesday.6．Chinaisgettingmoreandmore________(power)intheworld.7．IfailedinanEnglishexam,feeling________(extreme)disappointed.8．ItwaswhenIfeltlonely________Irealizedtheimportanceoffriends.9．Thisisabridge________(connect)ourvillageandthetown.10．IlikelearningEnglish________thanmaths.Ⅱ.阅读理解ATraintravelisbecomingmorepopular.Amtrak,theU．S.nationalpassengerrailcompany,reportsthatridership(公共交通乘客人数)continuestogroweachyear.Thepassengerkilometresandnumbersofpassengerjourneysarealsoincreasing.There'severyreasontobelievetraintravelwillcontinuetoattractmorepassengersasfuelpricesclimb.Asyouplanyourvacation,you'llneedtoconsidertheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftraintravel.Herearesomethingsthatyouneedtokeepinmind.Traintravelisfastanddirectbetweenmajorcities,especiallyincountrieswithhigh­speedtrains.It'srelativelyeasytobookatraintrip.Inmanycountries,youcanbookyourticketsonlineorgotoatrainstationtobuythem.Forsingleorcoupletravelers,travelingbytraincanbemuchlessexpensivethanrentingacar,especiallywhenyouconsiderthecostoffuelandtolls(通行费)．However,trainschedulesmaynotmatchyourpreferredtraveltimesanddays,soyoumighthavetochangeyourtrip.Thisisespeciallytrueforlong­distancetraintravelintheUS.Youmayhavetogetoffthetrainatmidnightinasmallstationinanemptytowninordertomakeatrainconnection.Youneedtobringyourownfoodanddrinkintothetrainasthefoodanddrinkservedontrainscanbeexpensive.Conditionsonthetrainmaybecrowded,dirtyanduncomfortable,especiallyatbusytraveltimesorindevelopingcountries.Intheend,you'llneedtodosomeresearchontrainticketprices,checkschedulesagainstyourownplanandweightheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftraintravelagainstyourpersonalpreferences.1．Whatmaybeonecauseoftraintravelincreasefromthetext?A．Morenewrailways.B．Growingfuelprices.C．Improvedtrainschedules.D．Convenientfoodservice.2．Whataretheadvantagesoftraintravelaccordingtothetext?a．Itisthecheapestmodeoftravel.b．Itiseasytobookatrainticketonline.c．Itischeaperforsingleorcoupletravelers.d．Itisfastanddirectbetweenbigcities.e．It'seasytobringyourownfoodanddrink.A．abeB．abdC．cdeD．bcd3．Whatproblemmightpassengersmeetwhentravelingbytrain?A．Theymighthavetochangeatrainmidwayforalongdistancetrip.B．Theymighthavetopayforthefuelandtolls.C．Theymighthavetoexchangeanothertraininacrowdedtown.D．Theymighthavetobooktraintickets.BTravelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.ImaginehowamazedItaliantravelerMarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhefoundhimselfonChinesesoil,seeingawayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghe'dseenbefore.AndhowgreatmustithavebeentolistentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedtoChinafromhisjourneythroughCentralAsiaandWestAsia?Hisbrainmusthavebeenpackedwitheverythinghe'dseenandheard,leadingtothefoundingoftheSilkRoad.Somepeoplehavetraveledallovertheworld,andtravelisawayoflifetothem.Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpectbeforetheytravel.That'swhythebesttraveliswhenit'sforthefirsttime.ImagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedtotraveltotheUnitedStates.Ofcourse,they'veprobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesonTV,andtheWhiteHouse,andalltheotherfamoussights.Butnoneofthatwouldcomparetothethrilloflookingoutofthecabinwindowastheplanelands,watchingthecitiesandstreetsoftherealAmericacomeintoview.Althoughtravelisoftenjustforrecreation,_it'salsoeducational.Wemaynotknowthatwearegettinganeducation,butwestillare.We'relearningeveryday:newwordsinanewlanguage,newpeople,andnewwaysoflife.Butthislearningtakesplaceintheschooloftheworld,nottheclassroom.Oneofthelessonswelearnisundoubtedlyamoralone.Aswegettoknowforeignplaces,wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive，andthatthewayweliveisn'tnecessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisupwellwhenhesaid,“Travelteachestoleration.”4．ThewriterusesMarcoPoloandZhangQianasexamplesto________.A．explainhowtheSilkRoadwasfoundedB．presenttravelasanamazingexperienceC．showhowthewaypeopletravelhaschangedD．describeimportantculturalexchangesinhistory5．Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4probablymeans________.A．learningB．knowledgeC．funD．risk6．Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,thewriterbelievesthat________.A．travelingshouldbeincludedinformaleducationB．travelingimprovespeople'sconfidenceintheirlifestyleC．aforeignjourneymayraisepeople'sculturalunderstandingD．thereismoretolearnfromadventuresthanbeinginclassroomsⅢ.阅读七选五Startinghighschoolisagreatexperienceforanyteenager.Whetheryouarecomingfromamiddleschool(gradessixthrougheight)orajuniorhighschool(gradesseventhroughnine),therearemanythingsabouthighschoolthataredifferentfromyouroldschoolenvironment.__1__Youwillfacebeinginanewschool,makingnewfriendsinanunfamiliarclassandgettingtoknownewteachers.Thesenewteacherswillusuallyhavehigheracademic(学术的)levelthanyourmiddleandjunior­highschoolteachers.__2__Inreturn,theyexpectyoutoworkhardanddevelopyourskills,Ontopofallthis,peerpressuretodrinkandsmokeoftenincreasesinhighschool.__3__Althoughthereisalotofpressure,itisnothingyoucannotdealwith.Ifyouarefeelingpressuretodosomethingthatyoufeeliswrong,talktoafriend,parentorcounselortofindasolution.__4__Ifyouarenotsucceedingacademically,findsomeonetohelpyou.Ifyoufeellonely,trytojoinaschoolcluborgrouptomakenewfriends.__5__Withtime，youwillcometobethankfulforeverythingaboutyourexperience.Onthepointofstartingyourhighschool,areyouready?A．Youwillexperiencemanychanges.B．Theywanttohelpyougetintocollege.C．Highschoolmayseemdiscouragingatfirst.D．YoucanmakefriendsatSeniorhighschooleasily.E．Theyaretheretohelpyougetintothisgreatnewtimeinyourlife.F．Highschoolisdifficultforthosewhoarenotpreparedwellatfirst.G．Besides,thepressurecouldalsocomefromgrades,lonelinessandsoon.参考解析Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．admired2.recognition3.amazed4.types5.arrangement6．powerful7.extremely8.that9.connecting10.otherⅡ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了乘火车旅行的优缺点。1．答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第一段“There'severyreasontobelievetraintravelwillcontinuetoattractmorepassengersasfuelpricesclimb.”可知燃油价格攀升是乘火车旅游吸引越来越多的乘客的原因。2．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Traintravelisfastanddirectbetweenmajorcities,especiallyincountrieswithhigh­speedtrain.It'srelativelyeasytobookatraintrip.Inmanycountries,youcanbookyourticketsonlineorgotoatrainstationtobuythem.Forsingleorcoupletravelers,travelingbytraincanbemuchlessexpensivethanrentingacar,especiallywhenyouconsiderthecostoffuelandtolls.”可知乘火车旅游的优点在于网上订票便捷、对一两个游客来说乘火车旅游花费更低而且在大城市之间都有火车直达。3．答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Youmayhavetogetoffthetrainatmidnightinasmallstationinanemptytowninordertomakeatrainconnection.”可知长途旅行时他们可能在中途换乘火车。B【语篇解读】旅行是人们所拥有的最令人兴奋的经历之一。有些人喜欢周游世界，这是他们的一种生活方式。虽然旅行通常只是为了消遣，但是它也有教育意义。出国旅行还可以增进人们对文化的理解。4．答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据文章第一二段，特别是第一段首句“Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.”可知作者引用马可波罗和张骞的例子是为了说明旅行时令人吃惊的经历。5．答案与解析：C词义猜测题。根据文章第四段“it'salsoeducational”可排除选项A和B，结合常识可排除D，应选C。尽管旅行通常只是为了消遣，但是它也有教育意义。6．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Aswegettoknowforeignplaces,wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive,andthatthewayweliveisn'tnecessarilythebestway.”可知出国旅行可以增进人们对文化的理解。Ⅲ.阅读七选五【语篇解读】青少年每步入一所新的学校，都会有一段新的经历，作者详细地介绍了这些经历和遇到的一些问题。1．答案与解析：A根据上句“Whetheryouarecomingfromamiddleschool(gradessixthrougheight)orajuniorhighschool(gradessev