2016-2017学年高中英语unit2englisharoundtheworldsectionⅱwarmingup&reading-languagepoints练习试题新人教版必修

1、Unit 2English around the worldSection Warming up & ReadingLanguage Points.单句语法填空1To speak English_(fluent)，you should read as many English articles as you can.答案：fluently2Lindas health is improving_(gradual) day by day，and the doctor has advised her to stay home for a couple of weeks.答案：gradually3I am really tired of my job.Its so boring.Why not_(find) a better one?答案：find4I am very busy_present，and I cant join in your game.答案：at5As we all know，the panda is native_China.答案：to6We hold such an act

2、ivity to _(rich) our school life.答案：enrich7Even though he lives alone，he owns two_(apartment)答案：apartments8_(actual)，he is an honest and reliable person，whom you can depend on.答案：Actually9He is free _present，and you can turn to him for help.答案：at10Since he came to power，he has paid several_(office) visits to some foreign countries.答案：official.阅读理解There are many differences between British English and American English.I used to teach a course about the differences between the two.We speak English

3、 on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean but we have many differences in our common language.We have examples of the same words having very different meanings，differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the same things.Here are some examples.A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UK.A biscuit in the US is a small cake in the UK.Crisps in the UK，are known as chips，but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the US.In the UK，a pie can be

4、 made from either meat or fruit，while in the US pies are normally made from fruit；pot pies are made from meat.Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US，not pounds and ounces.One very obvious (明显的) difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive on.Petrol in the UK is gas in the US.The place where we fill up our cars，in the UK，is a garage；while in the US，its a gas station.The term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your house.In the UK

5、we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US.An elevator in the US is called a lift here，and the first floor in the US，is called the ground floor here，so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels.I could continue with this.There are countless examples of differences within our one shared language.With so many differences，no wonder its hard to understand each other well.语篇解读本文论述了美国英语和英国英语在词汇方面的差别。1The passage is mainly about the differences between British English and Ameri

6、can English in_.AvocabularyBgrammarCsound Dspelling解析：主旨大意题。阅读文章可知本文主要是论述美式英语和英式英语在词汇方面的差别。答案：A2Its implied in the passage that the author may be_.Aa driver from the USBa cook from the USCa teacher from the UKDa gas station worker from the UK解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“I used to teach a course about the differences between the two”可推断作者可能当过老师。答案：C3What can we learn from the passage?A“Elevator” is commonly used in the UK.BPies mean the same thing in the UK and the US.CIn the UK，things are measured in pound

7、s and ounces.DBritish and American people drive on the same side of the road.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US，not pounds and ounces”可知C项正确。答案：C4Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?APetrol in the UK is gas in the US.BFries in the US are chips in the UK.CA cookie in the US is a biscuit in the UK.DA gas station in the UK is a garage in the US.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“The place where we fill up our cars，in the UK，is a garage；while in the US，its a ga

8、s station”可知D项错误。答案：D.完形填空 Once upon a time，there was a poor man.His_1_ was also very poora small and empty house，which was _2_with spider webs (蜘蛛网)People tried to_3_coming into his house as they didnt want to come to such a_4_ place.And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the _5_for his unlucky life.Then，the poor man _6_a wise man and told him about his poverty.The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase (花瓶)“This will save you from _7_，” the wise man_8_.The poor man took th

9、e_9_from the wise man and wanted to _10_it at first and then spend the money on drinking as usual.Besides，why would he_11_such a beautiful thing？But then he started _12_ the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market.He brought the vase back to his_13_，put it on the table and started watching it again.“Its not_14_for such a beautiful thing to be_15_，” the poor man thought.So he_16_some flowers and put them into the vase.It became even_17_.“Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web，”the poor man _18_again.So the poor man started _19_ his house.He cleaned the dust，washed the floor and whitened the walls.And it became clear that his

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