2020-2021学年新教材高中英语 Unit 4 History and traditions Section Ⅳ Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing课后习题（含解析）新人教版必修第二册.docx

1、Unit 4 History and traditionsSectionListeningandTalking&ReadingforWriting课后训练提升一、单句语法填空1.Whenever I visit my grandparents in the countryside,they always greet me a hug.答案with2.I was sure that television does have some bad influence children.答案on3.From stamps you can usually learn about the (custom),

2、places and money of foreign countries.答案customs4.There is a (strike) difference between the twins.答案striking5.She was afraid alone and she often fell asleep with the light (burn).答案burning6. is said that the president of that company will visit our school next week.答案It7.If you go out in this rain w

3、ithout an umbrella,you are likely (get) wet.答案to get8.(have) a chance of experiencing this,stop by a village pub and relax with a glass of wine or a local beer.答案To have二、完成句子1.He (渴望) get back to work as soon as possible.答案was eager to2.His work (对产生了巨大的影响) many modern writers.答案had a great influen

4、ce on3.I couldnt tell her the secret (有她母亲站在旁边).答案with her mother standing by4.(这是不足为奇)that hes had so many accidents,for hes got no road sense.答案Its not surprising5.And down by the sea,the roar of the ocean waves and cries of the seabirds (组成) the music of the coast.答案make up三、阅读理解Hundreds of years

5、 ago,a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland.The Scots,a brave people,love their country.They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland.But there were too many of the Romans.It looked as if the Romans would win.One night,the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the t

6、op of a hill.“We will rest here tonight,my men,” he said,“Tomorrow we will fight one more battle.We must win,or we will die.”They were all very tired.So they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep.There were four guards on duty,but they were very tired,too,and one by one,they fell asleep.The Roman

7、s were not asleep.Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill.Slowly they went up the hill.Closer they came to the sleeping Scots.They were almost at the top.A few minutes more the war would be over.Suddenly,one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟).He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots.In

8、 a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle.The fighting was hard,but it did not last long.The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.The thistle is not a beautiful plant.It has sharp needles all over it.Few people liked it.But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they ma

9、de it their national flower.1.At first it looked as if the Romans would win because .A.the Scots were not braveB.the Roman army was so strongC.the Scots did not have a good leaderD.the Romans had the support from the Scottish答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“ButthereweretoomanyoftheRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswoul

10、dwin.”可知选B项。2.At the shout of a Roman soldier,all the Scots who were asleep at the hill .A.began to fight the Romans hardB.stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fightC.woke and rose immediately,ready to fightD.put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight答案C解析细节理解题。根

11、据第四段倒数第三句“Inaminutetheywereontheirfeetandreadyforabattle.”可知他们立刻站起来准备战斗。故选C项。3.The Scots were waken because .A.they were too tired to sleep wellB.one of the guards pretended to sleepC.one of the Romans stepped on a thistle and let out a cryD.because the Romans got too close and they discovered them答

12、案C解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.”可知一个罗马士兵被蓟刺伤发出喊叫声而惊醒了苏格兰人。4.The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle .A.is lovely,though not beautifulB.gave them happinessC.is a kind of useful plantD.helped the Scots in wiping out t

13、he Romans答案D解析推理判断题。正是因为蓟在关键时刻帮助苏格兰人拯救了自己的国家,苏格兰人才喜爱它,并把它定为国花。四、七选五阅读理解Before there was the written word,there was the language of dance.Dance expresses love and hate,joy and sorrow,life and death,and everything else in between.1 We dance from Florida to Alaska,from north to south and sea to sea.We

14、dance at weddings,birthdays,office parties and just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,”says Lester Bridges,the owner of a dance studio in Iowa.“I cant imagine doing anything else with my life.”Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.“Teaching dance is wonderful.2 Its great to watch them.For many of

15、them,its a way of meeting people and having a social life.”3“I can tell you about one young couple,”says Bridges.“Theyre learning to do traditional dances.They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile.4”So,do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better,calmer,healthier? And

16、rea Hillier says,“Dance,like the pattern of a beating heart,is life.Even after all these years,I want to get better and better.5 I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me Im alive.”A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in the US is everywhere.C.If you like dancing outdoors,come to America.D.My older student

17、s say it makes them feel young.E.I keep practicing even when Im extremely tired.F.Dancing seems to change their feelings completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.答案1.B2.D3.A4.F5.E五、短文改错During the weekend I travelled by air the first time in my life.I generally travel by train a

18、nd bus.They are all cheaper and safer.But this journey was much faster.In the beginning I did not feel very happily,but this feeling did not last longer.The journey was very excited.I was soon high up in the sky among the clouds.The views of mountains,fields and rivers was interesting.I enjoyed my short and comfort journey very much.This experience has shown that travelling by the air is actually the safest way of make a journey.答案During the weekend I travelled by air forthe first time in my life.I generally travel by train