Unit 1 Growing up 课内语法填空 练习-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版2019选择性必修第二册

Unit1Growingup

Understandingideas

TheAgeofMajority

Inmostcountries,________(turn)18marksthestartofadulthood.Butwhatdoesreachingthismilestone,theageof________(major),reallymean?Willyoubecompletely________chargeofyourownlifeandbeable________(express)yourselfinnewandexcitingways?Whatnewresponsibilitieswillthis________(free)bring?Here,youngpeopletellus________turning18means，ormeant,tothem.

Bethany16,Victoria,Australia

Ican’twaittobe18.Forinstance,I’vebeenworkingeversince________(leave)school,andyetIwon’tbevotinginthenextelection.Why?BecauseIstillwon’tbeoldenough.________(sure),ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowed________(have)asayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!I’vealsobeentakingdrivinglessons,andinfactIwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.Mymumworriesaboutmebeingbehindthewheel.Asanambulancedriver,she’sseenalotofcaraccidentsinvolvingteenagersand________(think)thelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.ButIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeans________(take)responsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.

LiNing19,Shanghai,China

Icelebratedmy18thbirthdayjust________Iwenttouniversity.Iexpected________(feel)instantlydifferent,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.Butitwasn’tlikethat.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.Infact,thechangehasbeen________(subtle)andgradualthanIimagined.InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerI________(use)tobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreaware________otherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Togive________example,Iwillbesigninganorgandonationagreementthistimetomorrow.ThiswasabigdecisionformeandImadeit________askingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).Turning18alsochangedthewaythatsocietyviewedme.Iwasreallysurprisedwhenabankcontactedme________acreditcardoffer.Ofcourse,IwouldliketohavemorefreedomwithmoneyanddoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint,butIcurrentlydon’thaveasteadyincome,so________(get)acreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave!

Morgan20,Florida,theUS

Peoplesaythat18marksanewchapterinourlives,andthatweshouldbecomemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawell-paidjoband________I’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,buthowwrongIwas!Mylibrarian’ssalarymeansthatI’llbelivingwithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontribute________thehouseholdbillsandmycommutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifindithardtosaveanymoney.I’llbestartinganewjobnextmonth,however,somaybethingswillgeteasier.IknowIcouldgetabankloan________(pay)thedepositonmyveryownapartment,________Idon’tfeelreadytomakethatkindofcommitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.Iguesssome________(responsible)aremoreaboutattitudethanage.

Developingideas

TheLittlePrince

Once________IwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabook,________(call)TrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Hereisacopyofthedrawing.

Inthebookitsaid:“Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,________chewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion.”

Ipondereddeeply,then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceeded________makingmyfirstdrawing.MyDrawingNumberOne.Itlookedlikethis:Ishowedmymasterpiecetothegrown-ups,andaskedthem________thedrawingwas________(frighten).

Buttheyanswered:“Frightening?Whyshouldanyonebe________(frighten)byahat?”

Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictordigestinganelephant.Butsincethegrown-upswerenotabletounderstandit,I________(make)anotherdrawing:Idrewtheinsideoftheboaconstrictor,sothatthegrown-upscouldseeit________(clear).Theyalwaysneedtohavethings________(explain).MyDrawingNumberTwolookedlikethis:

Thegrown-ups’response,thistime,wastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingsofboaconstrictors,________fromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyselfinstead________geography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igave________whatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.IhadbeendisheartenedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-upsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditistiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforever________(explain)thingstothem.

SothenIchoseanotherprofession,andlearnttopilotaeroplanes.Ihaveflownalittleoverallpartsoftheworld;anditistruethatgeographyhasbeenveryusefultome.AtaglanceIcandistinguishChina________Arizona.Ifonegetslostinthenight,suchknowledgeisvaluable.

Inthecourseofthislife,Ihavehadagreatmanyencounterswithagreatmanypeople________havebeenconcerned________mattersofconsequence.Ihavelivedagreatdealamonggrown-ups.Ihaveseenthemintimately,closeathand.Andthathasn’tmuchimprovedmyopinionofthem.

WheneverImetoneofthemwhoseemedtomeatallclear-sighted,ItriedtheexperimentofshowinghimmyDrawingNumberOne,________Ihavealwayskept.Iwouldtrytofindout,ifthiswasapersonoftrueunderstanding.But,whoeveritwas,wouldalwayssay:

“That’sahat.”

ThenIwouldnevertalktothatpersonaboutboaconstrictors,orprimevalforests,orstars.Iwouldbringmyself________tohislevel.Iwouldtalktohimaboutbridge,andgolf,andpoliticsandneckties.Andthegrown-upswouldbegreatly________(please)tohavemet________asensibleman.

(ExcerptfromTheLittlePrincebyAntoinedeSaint-Exupery)

答案：

Unit1Growingup

Understandingideas

TheAgeofMajority

Inmostcountries,turning18marksthestartofadulthood.Butwhatdoesreachingthismilestone,theageofmajority,reallymean?Willyoubecompletelyinchargeofyourownlifeandbeabletoexpressyourselfinnewandexcitingways?Whatnewresponsibilitieswillthisfreedombring?Here,youngpeopletelluswhatturning18means，ormeant,tothem.

Bethany16,Victoria,Australia

Ican’twaittobe18.Forinstance,I’vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,andyetIwon’tbevotinginthenextelection.Why?BecauseIstillwon’tbeoldenough.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!I’vealsobeentakingdrivinglessons,andinfactIwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.Mymumworriesaboutmebeingbehindthewheel.Asanambulancedriver,she‘sseenalotofcaraccidentsinvolvingteenagersandthinksthelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.BurIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.

LiNing19,Shanghai,China

Icelebratedmy18thbirthdayjustbeforeIwenttouniversity.Iexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.Butitwasn’tlikethat.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.Infact,thechangehasbeenmoresubtleandgradualthanIimagined.InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Togiveanexample,Iwillbesigninganorgandonationagreementthistimetomorrow.ThiswasabigdecisionformeandImadeitwithoutaskingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).Turning18alsochangedthewaythatsocietyviewedme.Iwasreallysurprisedwhenabankcontactedmewithacreditcardoffer.Ofcourse,IwouldliketohavemorefreedomwithmoneyanddoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint,butIcurrentlydon’thaveasteadyincome,sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave!

Morgan20,Florida,theUS

Peoplesaythat18marksanewchapterinourlives,andthatweshouldbecomemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawell-paidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,buthowwrongIwas!Mylibrarian’ssalarymeansthatI’llbelivingwithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontributetothehouseholdbillsandmycommutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifindithardtosaveanymoney.I’llbestartinganewjobnextmonth,however,somaybethingswillgeteasier.IknowIcouldgetabankloantopaythedepositonmyveryownapartment,butIdon’tfeelreadytomakethatkindofcommitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.

Developingideas

TheLittlePrince

OncewhenIwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Hereisacopyofthedrawing.

Inthebookitsaid:“Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,withoutchewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion.”

Ipondereddeeply,then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceededinmakingmyfirstdrawing.MyDrawingNumberOne.Itlookedlikethis:Ishowedmymasterpiecetothegrown-ups,andaskedthemwhetherthedrawingwasfrightening.

Buttheyanswered:“Frightening?Whyshouldanyonebefrightenedbyahat?”

Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictordigestinganelephant.Butsincethegrown-upswerenotabletounderstandit,Imadeanotherdrawing:Idrewtheinsideoftheboaconstrictor,sothatthegrown-upscouldseeitclearly.Theyalwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.MyDrawingNumberTwolookedlikethis:

Thegrown-ups’response,thistime,wastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingsofboaconstrictors,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyselfinsteadtogeography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igaveupwhatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.IhadbeendisheartenedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-upsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditistiresomeforchildre