1、高一英语必修二Unit 4课时练习（Reading and Thinking）一、单句语法填空：1Many of them joined_ the research project with passion.2There were a number of _(locate) where the kings of Egypt built pyramids.3He is a designer _(belong) to this company.4Immigrants who entered the United States through the port of New York were _
2、_(legal) and medically inspected there.5With the houses _(surround)，the murderer couldnt escape and was caught by the policemen.6If you continue to do _ (legal) things, you will end up in prison sooner or later.7I am skilled at organizing activities as well as _ (communicate) with others.8As well as
3、 _ (study) English at school, Alice taught herself Japanese at home.9Its an opportunity to make the Chinese culture better _ (know) to international students.10There is so much more _ (learn) about the interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom.二、词汇运用：1. This _ (风俗) is foundin people of a
4、ll races throughout the world.2. It was _ (慷慨的) of them to ask Anna along.3. If its a legal _ (法律的) matter you need to seek professional advice.4. The firm has achieved a dominant _ (地位) in the world market.5. The importance of the town is due to its geographical _ (位置).6. It _ (announce) that we sh
5、all have our final exams next week.7. Many more soldiers have been brought in to strengthen the _ (defend).8. The exhibition tell a _ (fascinate) story of the steam age, which moves me very much.9. Im very nervous because I dont think Im ready for the _ (approach) examination.10. Mary is a beautiful
6、 girl and her big eyes are her most _ (strike) feature.三、完成句子：1. 虽然这两个人的年龄只相差几天，但他们似乎属于完全不同的时代。While the two men are only days apart in age, they _.2. 你总能分清游客和当地人的不同。You can always _ the tourists and the natives.3. 我个人认为，他最初对成功的兴奋导致了他最后的失败。Personally, it was his excitement for success in the beginni
7、ng that _.4. 1871年，巴黎的工人们接管了这座城市，并对其实施了两个月的管理。In 1871, _ and ran it for two months.5. 简最终脱离了她的父母，有了自己的公寓。Jane finally _ her parents and got an apartment of her own.四、阅读理解：AWind farms(风电场)and flyovers (立交桥) which block (遮挡) some of the countrys most glorious views are the biggest threats to Britains
8、cultural heritage, the president of English Heritage has said. Simon Thurley said his“biggest challenge” was to find ways to stop the buildings of wind farms and other structures from blocking historic buildings and monuments.He said, “My focus, and the focus of English Heritage, is to design ways t
9、hat we can judge the effects of wind farms and other structures. Dr Thurley said the laws to protect monuments and historic buildings were “too old”. Changes were needed to laws so that the views of the listed buildings were protected, he told the audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.Thurl
10、ey gave the example of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, where he said English Heritage was fighting plans to build a flyover that would block views of this historic cathedral. “The heritage law we have today was not designed to protect the views of Ely Cathedral.” he said, “It was designed to stop (people) p
11、ushing it down.”Dr Thurley said his another challenge was getting the 1970s concrete (混凝土) buildings listed. “We have to work out which ones are worth saving because theres a lot of junk,” he said. He added that for years the government ministers had refused to allow them to be listed, and viewed th
12、em as monsters particularly Margaret Hodge, who refused to list any concrete buildings at all when she was Culture Minister.But the current minister Ed Vaizey had recently agreed to the listing of the “concrete huge building” of Preston bus station.Dr Thurley also said that more than 400 buildings,
13、which currently were owned and run by English Heritage, were going to be transferred to a charity.1According to Simon Thurley, the biggest problem is that_.Athere are too many wind farms and flyoversBthere is no way to protect historic buildingsCwind farms and flyovers block beautiful viewsDmany of
14、the cultural heritages have been damaged2Thurley thinks the laws need to be changed to_.Aprotect monuments and historical buildingsBprotect the views of the listed buildingsClet people know more about the heritageDget used to the new time and situation3The underlined word “transferred” in the last p
15、aragraph means_.AgivenBtransportedCrecommendedDchanged4Where is Dr.Thurleys second challenge mainly from?AThe wind farm owners.BThe government minister.CMargaret Hodge.DEd Vaizey.BWinslow Homer was a famous American painter. Since Art History class in college，I had always admired his works and I was
16、 lucky to see a large exhibition of his works when I was in my early 30s. It was at this event that I bought a print of his painting “Snap the Whip”. It always hung in my classroom until I retired from teaching.I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood. In the painting，a group of
17、young boys are playing a game arm in arm on the grass ground in front of a farm house. They are jumping and laughing wildly with great joy. One of the boys is falling down to the ground. They are not even wearing shoes!During my last year of teaching，there was a young woman in her first year of teac
18、hing right next door to me and we got to be good friends. She had been an art student before taking up education. Her eyes were drawn immediately to this print when she entered my room. So on my last day of teaching，after the students had left，I took the painting off the wall and walked next door an
19、d gave it to her.She was really surprised，but very glad to have it. I was delighted that she liked it and all the students she would have would treasure it as much as I had. We found the perfect place for it on one of her walls and hung it together. I was happy that she brought back this wonderful m
20、emory for me.5. Why did the author admire the painting “Snap the Whip”so much？A. He had a deep love for children and students.B. It was bought from a famous American painter.C. He appreciated the freedom and fun in the painting.D. It had also drawn the attention of the young woman.6. What is the pai
21、nting about？A. Homeless children.B. The nature of children.C. Hard-working farmers.D. The pleasure of working.7. What does the underlined word“captured”in Paragraph 2 probably mean？A. Recognized.B. Controlled.C. Caught.D. Influenced.8. How did the author feel when seeing the painting hung in the wom
22、ans room？A. Regretful.B. Painful.C. Proud.D. Pleased.参考答案：一、单句语法填空：1. in 2.locations 3.belonging 4.defence 5.surrounded6illegal municating8.studying9.known 10.to learn 二、词汇运用：1 custom 2 generous 3 legal 4 positon 5 location6 has been announced 7.defence 8 fascinating 9. approaching 10. striking 三、完成句子：1 seem to belong to entirely different times 2 tell the difference between3 resulted in his final failure 4 the workers of Paris took over the city5 broke away from 四、阅读理解：CBAB CBCD学科网（北京）股份有限公司
