Unit 2 Bridging cultures 单元语法填空-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

选修二Unit2语法填空十篇第一篇Italycertainlydidnotneedanotherworldrecord,butinanycase,atleastregardingtheuseofsmartphones,itisinfirstplaceinEurope.Themostalarmingaspectisthat1.___________numberofsmartphoneownersisincreasingnow.Inthisregard,thespecialistshavelaunchedaproposal2.___________(prohibit)theuseofsmartphonesatleastupto10yearsofage.Atpresent,thereisnotenoughscientificdatatoprovethe3.____________(consequent)oftheindiscriminateuseofsmartphonesandothermobiledevices,butthesituationis4.__________(equal)worrying.Inadditiontothepotentialsideeffectsfromaphysicalpointofview,technologicalabusealsocauses5.___________(harm)effectsfromapsychologicalpointofview.It6._________(know)thattheresultisthedevelopmentofformsofdependencesimilartothoseforalcohol,drugs,andsmoking.Aggressivebehaviorssleepdisorders,andvisionproblemsassociated7.___________excessiveuseofsmartphoneshavebeenobserved.Today'schildrenhavelesssocialskillssincetheyspendhours8.___________(chat)onsocialnetworksratherthaninteractingwiththeirpeers.Theclearproofofthisisyoungpeople9.____________sitatthesametable,butinsteadoftalkingtoeachother,theyallhavetheirheaddownwitheyes10.___________(fix)ontheirsmartphonescreens第二篇JustasIbegananewjobinNewYork，Ihadtolearnanotherimportantjob:father.Iwasabusinessman.AttheofficeIhadthreenew1(project)，andathomeIhadayoungsonwhowasgrowingfastandneededme.Iwas2.(puzzle)anddidn’tknowhowtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenjobandfamilyuntiloneday，duringmy3.(enjoy)tripinChicago，IcameacrossanoldfamilyfriendDan,4.wasonceapatientofmyfather’s.Hetoldmesomethingaboutmyfather.5.wasmyfatherthathelpedhimgothroughthecancer.WhenDanknewhegotcancer，hewasveryupsetand6.(want)togiveup，butmyfather，hisdoctor，encouragedhimtogoon7.(fight)againstthecancer.Myfathersaidtohim，“youhave8.wonderfullifeandthreefinechildren.Takesometimewiththem.It’sfamilywelivefor—notjust9.(our)．Thinkofthatandyouwillknowlife’sworththefight.”Hiswordstouchedme，andI10.(sudden)realizedthatfamilyarethemostimportantintheworld.Ishouldspendmoretimestayingwiththem.第三篇Today,Canadareflectsavast

1.___________(combine)

ofethnicbackgrounds.AboutoneoutoffivepeopleinCanada’spopulation

2.___________(be)

foreign-born.Themajorethnicgroups,forexample,includetheEnglish,ScottishandFrench,

whiletheminorgroupsinclude3.___________(resident)fromSingaporeandthePacificIslands.

Thisethnicvariety,inturn,brings

about4.___________(culture)diversity.Shouldyoufindyourselfinoneofthesesubcultures,languages,cuisine,architecture,artandmusicwilldefineyourencounter.Forexample,inVancouver,adynamiccitywiththe5.___________(high)

percentage

ofChineseCanadiansinthecountry,youcanparticipateinthe

celebrations

oftheChineseNewYear,oryoumaytaketeaintheDrSunYat-SenClassicalChineseGarden.InMontreal,oneofthelargestFrench-speakingcitiesintheworld,youcansamplethefoodwithatypicalFrenchflavorandseethe

6.___________(origin)

buildingsintheFrenchstyleofarchitecture.7.___________(final),ifyouarelookingforsomething

offthebeatentrack

(不入俗套),youmayvisitCapeBretonIslandintheprovinceofNovaScotia,

8.___________

youcandancetofiddle

(小提琴)

tunesandenjoytheculturesandtraditionsofCelticsettlers.Asyouareexposed

9.___________diversecultures,youmayfeel10.___________(transport)throughtimeandspace.

第四篇Eventually,asthelastraysofsunlightwerefalling1.____________thesand,wearrivedatourdesertcamp.Starswerealreadyshiningbrightlyinthe

2.____________(darken)

skyanditwasgettingcoldwiththeapproachofthenight.Threecamels,slowlychewing,wererestingon3.____________(they)kneesandwatchingourarrival

with

interest.“So,whichoneofyouluckyanimalswillbemyridetomorrow?”

IsaidoutloudasI

4.____________(grab)

mybagandheadedtowardsthewarmcampfire.Iwasstarvingandrushedtoputasteakonthebarbecue.Afewdaysafterour

5.____________(depart)

fromthecamp,ourcarwaswellandtruly6._________(stick)

inthemud.WewereveryneartoourrestcampinAmboseliNationalPark

7.____________(locate)

ontheborderofKenyawhenmyfather,againstmymother'sadvice,decidedtodrivethroughalargepoolofwaterthat

stretchedacrossthedirtroad.Twotallslimlocalpeoplewerestandingbytheroadside8.____________(watch)

uswithamusement.Theymusthaverealizedthatwewere

9.____________(total)

helpless,forafterafewmoments,theywanderedoverandpushedusfree.MyfathersmiledweaklyandwedroveonasmymotherandIwavedfromthecarwindow.

Wefoundaparkingspacenexttoourhut,whichwasroundandmadefrombrick.Thewalls,paintedbrilliantwhite,reflectedtheafternoonsun.Therewerefivesimilarhuts,alllinedup

facing

MountKilimanjaro,the10.____________(high)mountaininAfrica.Themountainroseupovertheplainsbeforeus.第五篇XieLei,a19-year-oldChinesestudent,saidgoodbyetoherfamilyandfriendsinChinaand46.__________(board)aplaneforLondonsixmonthsagoinordertogetabusinessqualification.Shewas47.__________(ambition)tosetupabusinessaftergraduation.Itwasthefirsttimethatshe48._________(leave)home.Atfirst,XieLeihadtoadapttolifeinadifferentcountry.Shechosetolivewithahostfamily,whocanhelpwithher49._________(adapt)tothenewculture.Whenshemissedhome,shefelt50.__________(comfort)tohaveasecondfamily.AlsoXieLeihadtosatisfyacademicrequirements.Hertutortoldhertoacknowledge51._________otherpeoplehadsaidifshecitedtheirideas,andadvisedhertoreadlotsofinformationinordertoform52._________wiseopinionofherown.Nowhalfwaythroughherexchangeyear,XieLeifeltmuchmoreathomeintheUK.Shesaid53._________(engage)inBritishculturehadhelpedandthatshehadbeen54._________(involve)insocialactivities.Shealsosaidwhilelearningaboutbusiness,shewasactingasaculturalmessengerbuildingabridge55.___________thetwocountries.第六篇Inorder1.__________(gain)thetitle‘theMostCivilizedCity’andbuilda2.__________(harmony)environmentforcitizens,ourcitycallonallcitizenstoget3.__________(involve)inthecampaignagainstbad4._____________(behave)suchasspitting,litteringandsmokinginpublicplaces.Thefollowingissomebasicinformation.Firstly,thecampaigninvolvesallcitizens5.___________(behave)wellinpublictoshowourcity’sgoodimage.Thosewhocan’tbehave6._____________(they)mayfaceafineupto500yuan.Additionally,everyoneofusisrequired7.____________(strength)theawarenessofprotectingour8.____________(surround),whichhelpsourcitychangefor9._____________better.Ultimately,spottingandreportingbadphenomenaisourresponsibility.Weareconvincedthateveryone’s10.______________(involve)inthisactivitywillsurelycontributetoourcity’sachievingitsgoal.第七篇Musicisauniversallanguage1._____________connectspeoplearoundtheworlddespitetheirnationalities,racesandskincolors.Differentkindsofmusicbringdifferentbenefits.Gentlemusicorlightmusic,asitsnamesuggests,isseenasacomfort2._____________oursoul.Itsrhythmisjustlikewarmwords3._____________(comfort)oursoul,thushealingourwoundedheart.Rockmusic,thoughitisnotacceptedbythemajority,canmotivateus4.___________(is)ambitioustowardsouraimwhenweareina5.____________(depress)mood.Soifyoulookalittle6._____________(pessimism),rockmusicmaybeagoodchoice.Classicalmusic,7.__________(originate)inwesterncountries,isbelievedtohelpenrichourmind,shapeourpersonalitiesandpurifyoursoul.Itishighlyadvisedthatchildren8.___________(expose)toclassicalmusicforthebenefitoftheirmentalhealth.Allinall,9.__________(expose)yourselftomusicasmuchaspossibleifyoufeel10._____________(comfort).第八篇XieLei,whose1.__________(ambitious)istosetupabusinessinChina,leftforEnglandsixmonthsagotostudyglobalbusinessas2.__________exchangestudent.OnceinEngland,shefounditnoteasytoadapt3.__________lifethere.Forexample,peoplethereusealotofwordsthatsheisnotfamiliarwithandtheyspeakfast.Soshehaddifficultyusingpublictransportand4.__________(ask)forthingsshedidn'tknowtheEnglishnamesfor.Ittookherquitesometimeaswellasgreateffortstogetusedtothewholenewlife.

Academicrequirementsalsoconfusedherverymuch.Shediscussedhow5.__________(write)anessaywithhertutor.Followinghertutor'sadvice,shereadalotandparticipated6.__________(active)inclassthoughitwaschallenginginthebeginning.Thefact7.__________nowshecangiveanattractivepresentationinclasseven7.__________(surprise)herself.Nowadayssheismore8.__________(confidence)anddeterminedtoput10.__________sheislearningintopracticewhenbackinChina.

第九篇StudyingAbroad:IsItaGoodoraBadIdea?Parentsholddifferentopinionsaboutstudents'studyingabroad.WangLi,themotheroftwingirls,1.__________(believe)thatthereisnoneedforoverseasstudy.Asfarassheis2.__________(concern),studyingabroadisabadideabecauseitcausesboth3.__________(economy)andacademicpressure.4.__________(additional),withmanygreatuniversitiesnowavailableinChina,youngpeoplewhochoosetostudyinourhomelandalsohaveagreatfuture5.__________(look)forwardto.ContrarytoWang'sopinion,ZhangYi,thefatherofaboy,argues6.__________theadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages.Heholdstheviewthattheexperienceofstudyingabroadnotonlycontributestopersonalgrowth,7.__________alsoincreaseschancesofculturalexchange.8.__________(cooperate)withpeoplefromdiverseculturalbackgroundscanhelpusviewtheworld9.__________differentanglesandhaveabetterunderstandingofourownculture.Healsostressesthat,inthelongrun,studyingabroadprovidesagreatopportunityforyoungpeopletomakecontributionstothedevelopmentofourmotherland.Thoughaccompanied(伴随)bymany10.__________(difficulty),studyingabroadisworthwhile.

第十篇Thewarmweatheroutsidemaylookperfectforoutdoorexercise.Butforthose1.arenotinterestedinsports,whatwouldbe2.______________(nice)thanhavingrelaxingafternoonteawithafewgoodfriendsandtaking3.break?

Butareyoufamiliarwiththecultureofafternoontea—itsorigins,what4.(include),andtheproperetiquette(礼仪)?WesumupafewthingsyouneedtoknowaboutthistraditionalEnglishcustomsothatyoucanenjoyitmore.

Whilethetraditionof5.(drink)teadatesbacktoabout3000BCinChina,itwasnotuntilthemid-17thcenturythattheconceptof“afternoontea”first6.(appear)intheUK.

In1840,AnnaMariaRussell,theseventhDuchessofBedford,startedtoaskforateatraywithbutter,breadandcakesat4pmeveryday,becauseshefoundshewas7.(hunger)atthattimeeverydayandtheeveningmealinherhousewasserv