2017-2018学年高一英语必修一课后练习.：Unit 1 第2课时

Unit1第2课时

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

T rees are useful to man in three important ways:they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places,and they help to st op d r oug ht and flood.

Unluckily,in many parts of the world,man has not found that the third of these points is the most important.Man wants to mak e mon ey from trees,so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.And also,he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees.So the forests slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees.The results are even worse:for where there are trees,their roots break up soil,mak e the rain in,and also bind the soil,thus stopping it from being washed away easily;but where there are no trees,the rain falls on har d ground and flows away,causing floods and carrying away the rich top－soil.When all the top-soil is gone,nothing is left but useless desert.

1.The most important point of trees to man is that________.

A.they help him to mak e mon ey

B.they give him cool places

C.they give him wood and other things

D.they help him to st op d r oug ht and floods

2.In many places forests slowly disappear because________.

A.many trees have been cut down by man

B.new trees are not well look ed after

C.man has not paid enough attention to planting trees

D.all the above

nd becomes desert after all trees are cut down because________.

A.roots of trees break up the soil

B.there are too many rainfalls to mak e it

C.str ong winds bring a lot of sand

D.no trees k eep the rain and protect the top-soil.

4.Which title best fits the passage?

A.T rees and Man

B.The Function of T ree Wood

C.What do P eople do with T rees?

D.The Usage of T ree Roots

B

， so of you

The New Y ear is a time for celebrations for almost everyone ar ound the world. In

Britain, people go to pubs and night - clubs to dance the old year away , and to welcome

in the new one at midnight.

In recent years, street parties have become more popular . Thousands of people

gather in squares, main streets or on the river banks to listen to bands playing and to see fireworks

displays.

For people who stay at home, most are attracted by the special, live New Y ear shows on TV .

They are waiting for the countdown, along with the presenters, from 10 to 1 as the last seconds of

the old year tick away and the bells of the New Y ear are rung.

In Scotland people visit their neighbors and drink, dance on New Y ear's Eve. If you 're invited

to a Scottish home that night, it's important to know what to bring with you: a lump of coal, some

shortbread and some whisky.

The coal shows warmth, so you 're wishing that the people you visit will have enough heat in

the coming year . The shortbread represents food, so you 're hoping that the people will have

enough to eat in the New Year. Some Scots call whisky “the water when life”hand over your bottle to your hosts, it means you want them to have enough to drink over the next 12 months.

And there 's one more key task you still have to perform if you can. The first person to knock

on a neighbor's door is supposed to be a tall, dark and handsome man who will bring good luck to

the household. But what if that's not you? Well, d on 't ring the bell just yet. Wait a while and the

right person is sure to turn up soon!

5．What do visitors mean by taking things to a Scottish home on New Y ear's Eve?

A. Sharing good food and warmth.

B. Helping those poor families.

C. Sending best wishes for the family.

D. Showing richness and generosity .

6．The tall, dark and handsome man firstly knocking on the neighbor's door is believed to

bring________.

A. a lump of coal

C. a bottle of whisky

B. some shortbread

D. good luck

7．P eople staying at home till midnight on New Y ear's Eve are mostly________. A. enjoying the live TV pr ograms B. talking with the presenters C. learning to coun t down n umbe rs D. ringing the bells for New Y ear

8．W e can infer from the p assage that________.

A. British people hate to think of the old year and wish to dance it away quickly

B. street concerts have become more popular on the midnight of the New Y ear Eve