高中英语选择性必修二 Unit 4 Section B Learning About Language-2021学年课时同步练（原卷版）

1、Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land4.2 Learning About Language一、基础巩固. 选词填空later on, pay attention to, compare with, ahead of, make a living, make a profit, a number of, be covered with1. When you come across the crossing, you should the traffic signals. 2. Im busy now; Ill tell you all about it . 3. T

2、he flowers here do not those at home. 4. Because of the weather, the sports meeting was held a week schedule. 5. The moon dark clouds yesterday evening. 6. Having lived in California until 1970, my family has experienced earthquakes. 7. Whats more, years ago, many farmers left home for big cities to

3、 . 8. A businessman will grasp at any chance to . . 完成句子1. how 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 about 800 A. D. 这些洞穴可以追溯到公元800年的早期维京时代。3. Everyone has a story that them. 每个人都有自己独一无二的故事。4. You that British people love tea. 英国人喜爱喝

4、茶, 对于这点你或许会感到些许惊讶。5. the toys in the big department store. 孩子们被大商场里的玩具迷住了。6. Some 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, you can give encouragement. 即使你一无所有, 也能给人鼓励。8. Today a mutual rescue operation. 而在今天看来, 这更像一次相互拯救的行动。9. As the old saying goes, if you ,

5、 then any direction will do. 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 school is out and I can both outside 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。拓展提升. 阅读理解AIn March 2008, I told my friends: I was going to shut down my law practice and travel around the world in a year. Whats m

6、ore, Id do it without taking any flights or making a single advance (预先的) reservation. Some friends offered support and encouragement, while others were doubtful. Once Id said the words, there was no turning back. It took months to shut down my law practice and get things in order. There really wasn

7、t any great reason why I wanted to circle the world. I simply wanted to do something fun and different. When I had this plan, I didnt plan for it to lead to a life on the road forever. I was planning to come back, open a new law practice and write a hugely successful book about my travels. Before I

8、left, I started a travel blog, which served as a way to take notes for the book. Once I set off on my trip in December 2008, I found that travelling without using planes was not easy. It took seven days and nights on trains to get from Moscow to Beijing. Sometimes, I wouldnt see a village or a human

9、 being for 10 hours. I had a whole cabin to myself from the second day of that journey. It turned out that travelling with no reservations was far less difficult than I had imagined. Pulling into a city on a bus with a bag, looking in a guidebook for a few suggestions of accommodations (住宿), and the

10、n finding an empty room was never a problem. Soon after I started this adventure, I realised that my return to the US would be temporary (暂时的). About three months into my journey, I realised that I didnt want to go back to my old life. The world is so wonderful and I wanted to see as much of it as I

11、 could. 1. Whats the authors friends attitude to his new plan? A. Dissatisfied. B. Supportive. C. Uncaring. D. Divided. 2. Why did the author want to circle the world? A. He lost interest in law. B. He followed a friends example. C. He wanted to find some enjoyment. D. He failed to run the business

12、successfully. 3. What was the authors plan for his global trip? A. Avoiding travelling by air. B. Finishing a book while travelling. C. Making careful plans in advance. D. Finding a place for his law practice. 4. What would the author probably do after returning to the US? A. Start a travel blog. B.

13、 Go back to his old life. C. Prepare for another trip. D. Be a temporary worker. BThere are usually few things people want to do less than housework. But while washing the dishes and dusting the shelves seem like trouble some things. A new study has found just how important they are to our general h

14、ealth and happiness. In fact, scientists now believe cleaning the house is more important to mental and physical health than other factors, such as the area you live in or how much you earn. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say doing housework is helpful because of the exercise it take

15、s to get the daily job done, which in turn affects mental health. Dr. Kathy Wright and a research team at the universitys Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing wanted to find out how property (财产), education, environment and health behaviors, like smoking, affect an older persons health. The studys

16、 337 participants, from 65 to 94 years old, had to have at least one chronic (慢性的) illness which prevented them from doing at least one basic daily task, such as bathing and dressing. Dr. Wright said she was surprised to learn that doing housework and keeping their property affected the participants

17、 mental and physical health more than other factors. “House cleaning kept them up and moving, ” said Dr. Wright. “A clean environment is helpful in treating some illnesses. And poverty (贫穷) did not directly affect mental or physical health. ”The study proved what Dr. Wright had observed in her visit

18、s: people living in a dirty environment seemed less satisfied than those in a place that was neat and tidy. Dr. Wright hopes the study shows how important it is for older people with chronic illnesses to continue physical activities, such as doing reaching exercise while sitting, standing up and sit

19、ting down in a chair. 5. What can we infer from the first paragraph? A. Most people dont like doing housework. B. Most people are too busy to do housework. C. Most people do less housework than before. D. Most people dont know how to keep healthy and happy. 6. When Dr. Wright and the team did the re

20、search, they _. A. limited the participants moving areas to certain placesB. tried different treatments for the participants illnessesC. observed the changes of the participants behaviorsD. chose those who were weak as their participants7. According to the passage, by doing housework, we can _. a. l

21、earn to shareb. do some exercisec. learn to be responsibled. keep the house clean and tidye. enjoy staying with family membersf. improve our mental and physical healthA. a, c, eB. b, d, fC. c, d, fD. d, e, f8. The passage mainly tells us _. A. peoples different attitudes towards houseworkB. how to i

22、mprove mental and physical healthC. the advantages of doing houseworkD. the best ways to do housework. 完形填空A Letter to Mom and Her Mince (肉末) PiesWhen I was a little girl, on Christmas eve, you and I would bake cakes. “Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them, ” you would tell me. On Christm

23、as morning, Id wake up and was excited at the 1 before me. At the bottom of my bed would be loads of presents. Id scream in delight, 2 tearing the wrapping paper. Running downstairs, I would 3 that Santa hadnt just stopped in the 4. There were also lots of 5 around the Christmas tree. Many years lat

24、er, the 6 continued. One afternoon 7 we were making extra mince pies, it 8 hit me that the extra wasnt for 9. I said, “Those extra mince pies were never for Santa, were they? They were 10 you! ” You never said a word a smile was your only 11. Christmas changed in 1986, when you suffered a 12 brain d

25、isease. After 13 throughout Christmas, you passed away on December 29. Only now am I starting to enjoy Christmas again. And while I dont do the 14 any more, I do have mince pies in the house. I leave one out just for you, as if you were 15 a part of my Christmas. 1. A. pie B. mess C. tree D. sight2.

26、 A. rudelyB. purposelyC. excitedlyD. really3. A. discover B. witnessC. describe D. imagine4. A. apartment B. living-roomC. bedroom D. kitchen5. A. people B. cakesC. leaves D. presents6. A. tradition B. holidayC. celebration D. situation7. A. while B. thoughC. directly D. before8. A. heavily B. certa

27、inlyC. suddenly D. frequently9. A. Mom B. SantaC. Christmas D. guests10. A. for B. to C. like D. beside11. A. explanation B. opinionC. expression D. reply12. A. mild B. curableC. severe D. common13. A. suffering B. preparingC. working D. resting14. A. laundry B. cleaningC. operation D. baking15. A. still B. alsoC. even D. just. 语法填空Grasslands in different regions have different names. 1. _ (cover) one third of the Earths surface, grasslands sometimes 2. _ (know) by many names