江苏省射阳县第二中学高中英语牛津译林选修十版活动单Unit 2 Revision

射阳二中2017年秋高三（A）英语活动单（6）
Module 10 Unit 2 Revision
Aims: Revise words and expressions in Module 10 Unit 2
Activity 1: Read and recite words and expressions on Page74-75
Dictation: write the Chinese or English form of the following words.
Activity2: Read the text and fill in the blanks.
根据首字母、汉字或语境提示填空
Population movement in the USA
Older Americans are _____ ____ _____ (迁移中）. Throughout the Midwest and the Northeast, people a_____60 and over are p______ their bags and ______ ______ (向南进发）along the freeway to states like Florida. For some of these people the move is p______, but for others it is only for a few months of the year.
According to the national population survey c_______ recently, Florida ____ ____ ____(是...的家园) the largest population of people aged 65 and older. This group ____ ____(构成) over 17 percent of the state’s population.
The question is, _____, why are so many people r______ and spending their p______ in Florida? People give ____ ____ ____ (各种各样的) reasons, from wanting better health care to looking for communities of older people. Most agree, however, that they like the climate in Florida, which, _____ _____ (除了) a few hurricanes, is warmer than in other places.
“For people my age, such weather is very t_____; snow can ____ _____ (变成）ice, which is easy to s_____on. we prefer staying comfortable, and that’s why moving somewhere warmer _____ _____ (有意义),” says, Edna.
_____ the number of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to ____ _____(迎合) them. For example, ambulances r______ faster now, and many houses have bathrooms _____ _____ (为...设计) older owners, with things like easy-to-use bathtubs that ____ ____ ____ ____ (减少...的风险）slips and falls. Such a_______are making Florida even more attractive to older people.
Recently, there has been a b_____ in population movements, and according to the national population survey, 12.5 percent of the population moves each year. Many of these more m_____ people are moving to large cities; of these, most are young adults, who are f______ and can adapt to new places and situations well.
“ Now, young people –even my own _____ _____ ______ (亲骨肉)-move away.” Across the USA, people are noticing the same thing: young people are e______ to live in cities.
Young mobile adults give many different reasons for s_____ their home towns ____big cities. Some are looking for a good job, while some others s____ exciting and fun things to do.
The wandering Romany
No group is a_______ more with moving and travelling than be Romany, who have been w______ around Europe and Asia for nearly 1,000 years.
The Romany are thought ____ _____ first ____ from India. Over the centuries, they ____ ______ (分
裂成) different groups with different names, s______ into many countries, mostly in Europe. They also developed their own language, ____ ______ there are now a______ sixty v_______. The Romany have never written down their history, so it is hard to c______their origins or exact history. It is also difficult to be p______ about how many Romany people there are, though the Council of Europe has suggested a number of about 9.8 million.
Many people often ______ _____ the Romany _____(称...为)“travelers”. In Eng lish-speaking countries, they are often called ‘Gypsies” because of the b______ that they first came from Egypt. However, today it is not considered polite to use this term. Their main c_______ is that they do not stay s_____ for long period of time, and always move on to another place. They r______ making permanent homes, and choose not to become citizens of the countries that they move to. I_____, they prefer to stay in small groups, to protect and p______ their culture and freedom.
The Romany’s culture is rich and d_____, and has been preserved for centuries from its roots in India. There is a strong f_____on large families and on wearing traditional clothes and jewellery. They are known for fortune-telling, which is trying to p______a person’s future by looking at their hands or special cards. Although they have traditions ___ ____ _____(属于他们自己的）, they also a______ the languages and religions of the places they move to, to show respect for the local traditions.
However, throughout their long history, the Romany have faced many troubles. The Romany were not trusted, and the way they dressed and looked was a reason for p______. People thought their clothes were w_____ and s______, and their darker skin, due to their eastern origins, made them look different too. With their f_______movements, they gained a r_______ as thieves, who r______ people, moved away, and were then difficult to find.
This c_______ of cultures between Europeans and the Romany led to many nations t______ ______ against them, even b_____ Romany groups ____ entering. L_____ were once made to try and _____ ____ (分裂)their families, and f_______ them to settle and become part of society. Men and boys were made to join the army or work, and women were f______ from having children. In Norway and Switzerland, children were even _____ ______ (夺走) from their mothers and put into institutions. In Spain, laws were passed f______ the use of the Romany language and the wearing of their traditional clothes. During world warⅡ,the Romany, along with gays and Jews, lived_____ ______（恐惧中）. The Nazis c_____ them _____ a dangerous group, and followed a s______policy of hunting and killing them in large numbers.
Today, Some modern nations are now trying to help the Romany preserve their history, language and
culture. However, incidents still happen, and many people still do not t_____them. The topic of the Romany will continue to be c_______, and the peace between them and many Europeans is t______ ______ ______ (充其量). It both makes us feel s______ for them, and also makes us think about why we t_____ to ____ _____ _____ (对...有偏见) other people just because they have a different culture or a different way of life.
Activity3: Phrase dictation。