2019_2020学年高中英语Unit1Alandofdiversityperiod2Warming

period 2 Warming Up & Reading（2）
Ⅰ.基础知识
A．单词拼写
1．There is a ________ (明显) improvement in your spoken English.
2．Scientists are working to find a ________ (方法) of storing this type of power.
3．He ________ (决定) that he should become a doctor.
4．How long can the present business ________ (繁荣) last?
5．The ________ (多数) of his books are kept upstairs.
6．My mother suffered all kinds of ________ (艰难) throughout her life.
7．A large ________ (比例) of school­books now have pictures.
8．The ________ (联邦制的) Republic of Germany was the official name of West Germany.
9．All ________ (飞行器) must fuel before a long flight.
10．The school has children from many different ________ (种族的) groups.
【答案】1.distinct 2.means 3.elected 4.boom 5.majority
6．hardships 7.percentage 8.Federal 9.aircraft 10．racial
B．选用合适的单词或短语并以其适当形式填空
percent；keep up；live on；by means of；elect as；the majority；make a life；by the time；distinction；boom
1．In a city with ________ industry，land is precious and can't be extravagantly(挥霍无度地) used for traffic.
2．The teachers are trying to improve our English ________ listening，reading，writing and speaking.
3．Of all the immigrants，Chinese made up 30________.
4．Although his house was destroyed in the heavy snow，he was encouraged to ________.
5．Zhang Yugui ________ by planting vegetables in a greenhouse but suddenly it caught fire on the third day before the festival.
6．Most of the Chinese people still ________ the custom of eating zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival every year.
7．________ the fire­engine arrived，the fire had been put out by the inhabitants.
8．Customers are treated without ________ of sex and age.
9．John has been ________ the manager of the company for his hard work.
10．It is a rule in the Party's constitution(章程) that the minority should obey ________________.
【答案】1.booming 2.by means of 3.percent 4.live on 5．made a life
6.keep up
7.By the time 8．distinction 9.elected as 10.the majority
C．单项选择
()1.Less than twenty percent of the employees in their company are women.That is to say，men are in the________.
A．majority B．activity
C．possibility D．minority
( )2.A new cure for the disease is________to be discovered.
A．like B．likely
C．possible D．probable
()3.These are the highest________that have ever been given by the government.
A．distinctions B．acquisitions
C．expansion D．connections
( )4.Remember to________a good state of mind even if you should fail plenty of times.
A．take up B．brush up
C．get up D．keep up
()5.An uncle of mine lived________cancer for over 20 years，and died________January at the age of 86.
A．for；from B．with；of
C．with；in D．against；with
( )6.Mark of Youth tells the story of four Senior 3 students in a top high school in the days ______up to the national college entrance examination.
A．led B．leading
C．having led D．being led
( )7.After________ the top leader of the Communist Party of China，Xi Jinping urged the officials to give up their waste­generating habits.
A．elected B．electing
C．being elected D．to be elected
( )8.The teacher made__________ clear that ice cream is junk food.
A．it B．this
C．that D．one
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.A
D．完成句子
1．我借助报纸上的一则公告找到了我的自行车。

I found my bike________ ________ ________a notice in the newspaper.
2．科学家们说，他们在防治癌症方面开始有所突破。

Scientists say they are beginning to________ ________in the fight________cancer.
3．彼得说当他第一次来到这个城市时，真的不知道如何适应。

Peter said when he first came to the city，he really didn't know________ ________ ________ ________ ________.
4．我们七月初要去日本。

We're going to Japan________ ________ ________ ________July.
5．他当演员的梦想终于实现了。

He finally________ ________ ________of becoming an actor.
His dream of becoming an actor finally ________
________.
6．保育员尽量让孩子在室外多活动。

The nurses keep children out of doors________ ________ ________ ________.
7．我有一些困难，但是比起你的就算不了什么。

I've had some difficulties but they were nothing ________ ________yours.
8．该岛的人口约为78000。

The island________ ________ ________ ________about 78,000.
【答案】1.by means of 2.break through；against 3．how to make a life
4.at the beginning of 5．realized/achieved his dream; came true
6．as much as possible pared to 8．has a population of
Ⅱ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I have always believed that reading books can broaden the mind，touch the heart, and enrich the soul.It can also cause your imagination to do some __1__ things at times.
I can __2__ several years ago reading a book where the hero went through several
__3__ and at one point in the midst of his pain he cried out: “Where is love？” At that moment in my __4__ I leaped into the story，__5__ him by the arm and told him: “It's everywhere! It's everywhere！” __6__ is everywhere.You just have to open your heart to __7__ it.
For me it is there every time I __8__ the dawn break upon a new day.It is there every time a(n) __9__ cool breeze blows across my face.It is in the first __10__ flower of Spring.It is in the green grass of Summer.It is in the last __11__ of Fall.It is there every time my daughter __12__ at one of my foolish jokes.It is there every time my handicapped son gives me a hug.It is in the __13__ eyes of my new young dog.It is in the smile of the clerk behind the counter.It is there when I __14__ a letter from a friend.It is in everything I write and every act of__15__ I do.
The Bible tells us that “God is Love.” It __16__ us as well every time we open our hearts and souls to it.Don't shut out love then.Don't live your life in pain.Open your heart boldly.Share your love__17__.You will find that the more love you __18__，the more love you will have.You will find that the more love you __19__， the more God's love will __20__ you.You will find that when you live your life in love, you will find love everywhere.
( )1.A.foolish B．funny
C．ridiculous D．terrible
( )2.A.explain B．notice
C．remember D．search
( )edies B．adjustments
C．experiences D．tragedies
( )4.A.imagination B．opinion
C．consideration D．soul
( )5.A.dragged B．pushed
C．grabbed D．hit
( )6.A.Sympathy B．Love
C．Pity D．Complaint
( )7.A.embrace B．see
C．believe D．observe
( )8.A.feel B．hear
C．smell D．watch
( )9.A.alive B．lively
C．live D．living
( )10.A.warm­hearted B．bright­colored C．thick D．clean
( )11.A.harvest B．branch C．view D．leaf
( )12.A.stares B．laughs C．points D．glances ( )13.A.panic B．shocking C．adorable D．terrified ( )14.A.read B．apply C．answer D．accept
( )15.A.satisfaction B．impoliteness C．kindness D．dishonesty ( )ughs B．changes C．comforts D．fills
( )17.A.selflessly B．consciously C．absolutely D．proudly ( )18.A.pay for B．give C．obtain D．enjoy
( )19.A.thank B．share C．seize D．request ( )20.A.forget B．remember C．pray D．surround
【答案】1～5 BCDAC 6～10 BADBB
11～15 DBCAC 16～20 DABBD。