Unit2Theuniversallanguage同步練習(xí)Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Ourteacherhasa_____(傾向)toputthestressonthefirstsyllableofeachwordasshereads.2．Studyingforeignlanguagesisaprogressive,_______(循序漸進的)process—youcan'trunbeforeyoucanwalk.3．Thecurrent______(趨勢)ofpricesisstillrising.4．Ifyouthinkyouhaveamedicalproblem,_____(尋求)professionalhelpfromyourlocalfamilydoctor.5．Newideaswillnotenteryourmindwhileyouareholdingyour______(偏見)onthisissue.6．Racial______(歧視)isnotallowedinourcountry.7．Iofferedtogivethemalift,butthey______(謝絕)．8．Thefans_______(尖叫)withexcitementwhentheysawhim.Ⅱ.單項填空1．—HowaboutyourjourneytoMountEmei?—Everythingwaswonderfulexceptthatourcar________twiceontheway.A．sloweddown B．brokedownC．gotdown D．putdown2．Menweredividednotbytheirregionsortheir________．A．signals B．rootsC．foods D．wealth3．It________thathehasdecidedtogiveuphisopportunitytostudyabroad.A．happens B．looksC．seems D．same4．(2012·湖南高考)________hardyoutry,itisdifficulttoloseweightwithoutcuttingdowntheamountyoueat.A．However B．WhateverC．Whichever D．Whenever5．Westruggledsomuchto________forhelp,butweneverlosthope.A．beg B．hesitateC．desire D．seek6．(2011·陜西高考)________allofthemarestrongcandidates,onlyonewillbechosenforthepost.A．Since B．WhileC．If D．As7．Sciencehas________manychangesinourlives.A．broughtabout B．broughtoutC．broughtup D．broughtback8．Duetotherisingprice,therewasa(n)________inholidaysalesoverthepastfiveyears.A．increase B．declineC．improvement D．promotion9．Nowadaysnewbuildingsare________everywhere,satisfyingpeople'sdemandsforbetterhousingconditions.A．risingup B．comingupC．bringingup D．springingup10．Asateacher,weshouldn'thave________againstanystudenteventhoughtheysometimesmakemistakes.A．reliance B．a(chǎn)udienceC．prejudice D．a(chǎn)ttitudeⅢ.閱讀理解PublicschoolsinWashington,D．studentswithmusicalinstrumentsforsomethinggoeswrongwithaninstrument,CharlesWestandLarryJernigandothemenapproachtheirworkwithapassion(激情).Forthem,it'simportantthatstudentshaveajoyfulexperiencewithmusic.Thetwohaveworkedtogetherforalmost20yearalone,they'vefixedabout450menaremusiciansandmusiclovers,solearningtodorepairscamenaturally.“Ihavebeenamusicianallmylife，”saysWest.“Iplayedinanorchestrahereinthemajoredinmusicinplayedinanarmyband.”Jernigan'smusicalinterestsarevaried.“Iwasformerlytrainedinthepianoandaltosaxandtheflute,Ipickedupwhileworkinghere.”Inadditiontofixinginstruments,thetwoalsogotoschoolstoinstructteachersandstudentsonhowtomakeminorrepairsontheirown.Westbelievesifchildrenstartearlyandstayinvolvedwithmusic,itenrichesotherareasoftheirlives.“Iseethatinotherseeitinhaveseenithundredsoftimesanditworks，”hesays.“Theylearnlearnpatienceandrespect.”ButWesthasconcernsaboutthefutureofmusicintheelectronicage.“Thisinstantagehastakenawayfromthesit-down,thetolearntoplayaninstrument,ittakespatience,ittakesdiligenceandittakestime.”Beingabletoenjoymusiconthejobisoneofthebenefitsofthemenagreetheirbestrewardsarethestudents'performances.1．What'sthejobofWestandJerniganatschool?A．Teachingmusic.B．Writingmusic.C．Makingmusicalinstruments.D．Repairingmusicalinstruments.2．Theylovethejobbecausetheycan________．A．earnmoremoney B．learnrepairskillsC．enjoymusic D．watchperformances3．Whichofthefollowingistrueofthetwomen?A．Theyhavefixed450instrumentsinthepast20years.B．Theycanplayandrepairmusicalinstruments.C．Jerniganusedtoplayinanarmyband.D．Westwastrainedtoplaythepiano.4．AccordingtoWest,whatcanpeoplelearnfrommusic?A．Teamworkandpatience.B．Thevalueoftime.C．Thetruthofsociety.D．Diligenceandconfidence.5．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Howtorepairmusicalinstruments.B．Learningexperienceoftworepairmen.C．Howtoprepareamusicalperformance.D．Theenjoyablejoboftwomusiclovers.Ⅳ.選做題任務(wù)型閱讀(江蘇專用)Whichisthebestcollegeoruniversityinthecountry?Thatalldependsonwhoyouareseveralwell-respectedcollegerankingexpertsoutthere,buttheirnumberonepicksvarywildly,fromWestPointtoHarvardanyoneisusingtherankingsastheonlywaytodecide,thatiswrongfortheiswhatyouneedtoknowtouseeachofthemwellwhenconsideringcollegechoices.Themethodsvarywildly.U．&WorldReportrankscollegesnationallyandbyregionandtype,solargenationaluniversities,likeHarvardandPrinceton,don'tappearonthesamelistsassmallerliberalartscollegesthemselvesprovideinformationincludingreputationsurveys,admissionsdata,SATandACTscores,acceptancerates,facultysalaries,financialresources,classsize,andstudent-facultytofilloutasurveycompletely(orhavingthesurveycompletedbydifferentpeoplefromyeartoyear)canresultinachangeinaregenerallystableovertime.Forbes,whichstartedrankingcollegesin2008,doesnotdivideschoolsbysizeor,650schoolsarerankedforForbesbasedonstudentevaluationson,thenumberofgraduateslistedinWho'sWhoinAmerica,salaryinformationforgraduatedfrom,averagestudentloandebtanddefaultrates,andfour-yeargraduationrates,amongotherthings.ThePrincetonReviewoffersup62differentTop20listsinsteadofrankingschoolsinorderfrombesttodatacomesfromsurveying122，000studentsat376colleges,ThePrincetonReviewsaidinastatement,andtheirlistsofferrankingsoneverythingfromclasssize,politicalactivitytosociallife.Knowwhatyouwantinacollege.Beforeputtingmuchweightintoaschool'srank,it'simportantforstudentstodecidewhatthey'rereallylookingforinacollege—andtheyshouldn'twaituntilthelastminutetostarttheirhavetodothehardhomeworkofunderstandingthecost,location,activities...listeningtopeople'sadviceaboutwherestudentsfromthathighschoolhavegotteninto.Considertheclassesanddegreesofferedbyeachcollege—dotheyfityourinterests?Whatisthecampuslike—doyouwantacitysettingoraclassic,tree-linedcourtyard?Ifyoucan,visitseveralschoolsandtalktostudents—whatteachingstyledotheinstructorshave,howaretheclassroomssetup?And,lastbutnotleast,takealookattuition,room,board,andfees,aswellastypicalfinancialaidpackages—whichschoolsareaffordableforyourfamily?Topuniversitiesinanyrankinglistareprobablythemostcompetitive.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatonlyasmallnumberofstudentscangetintothetopneedtoberealisticabouttheirqualifications,andunderstandthat,eveniftheyarequalified,theystillmightnotgettop10couldbedrawnfromthetopfivepercentofhighschoolstudentsoreven'ssimplynoplacetoaccepteveryapplicant.Title:Howtousecollege(1)______wiselyIntroductionUniversitiesarerankedwildly(2)______ontoplists.Methodsofrankingcolleges·&WorldReportbyregionandtypewithinformationprovidedbyeachcollege(3)______.·Forbesbasedon(4)______evaluations·ThePrincetonReviewbasedon(5)______likeclasssize,politicalactivityandsociallifeInformationyouneedtoknowaboutcolleges·todohardhomeworkin(6)______·toknowwellaboutcolleges·to(7)______yourowninterest(8)______togetintotopuniversitiesItishardforstudentstobe(9)______totopuniversities,whichdonothaveenough(10)______foreveryapplicantevenqualifiedstudents.任務(wù)型讀寫(安徽專用)Somepeoplearepessimisticwhentheythinkaboutthesaythat,ahundredyearsfromnow,wewillhaveusedupmostoftheearth'swillhavepollutedourseasbadly,andbeunabletoeatfishfromwillhavemadetheairsodirtythatwewillneedtowearworld'spopulationwillhavedoubled,andwewillhaveusedallthecountrysideforhousing;therewillbenofarmlandleft.OtherpeoplebelievethatManadaptsveryhaveadifferentideaofthe,intheirviews,willpeoplebelivinginahundredyears'time?OnearchitectbelievesthatManwillmoveoffthesuggeststhatthecityofthefuturewillbeahuge,pyramid-shapedbuilding,whichwillbefloatingonthesurfaceofthesea.Asforoil,peoplewillnolongerneedit:wewillbeheatingourhomeswithpowerfromthewewillnotbeshortofminerals,becausethereareplentyunderouroceans.Whatwillbeintheshopsintheyear3000?Whatwillpeoplebewearing?Howwillpeoplebetraveling?Scientistswhomakepredictionsaboutthefuturesuggestthat,bytheyear3000,shopswillnolongerwillhavereplacedthem;andpeoplewillordergoodsfromhome.Peoplewillbewearingverylight,thinthattime,scientistswillhaveinventedafabricthatkeepsuscoolinhotweatherandwarmincoldweather.Asfortravel,theexpertssaythatmostpeoplewillbeusingpubliccarswillbetravelingthroughthestreetsdayandwillbeabletostoponeanduseit.TitleWhatWillLifeBe(1)______intheFuture？IntroductionTherearetwoopinionsaboutthelifeinthefuture.Thepessimisticopinions●Theearth'sresourceswillbe(2)______outof.●Seaswillbepollutedbadlyandnofishtoeat.●Peoplewillhavetowearmasksbecauseofbadair(3)______.●Asaresultofincreasingpopulation,thecountrysidewillbeusedforhousingwithnofarmland(4)______.Theoptimisticopinions●Insteadofonthe(5)______，peoplewillliveonthesurfaceofthesea.●Oilwillnotbe(6)______.●Computerswill(7)______theplaceofshopsandgoodswillbeorderedfromhome.●(8)______thelight,thinclothesinthefuture,peoplewill(9)______coolinhotweatherandwarmincoldweather.●Publictransportwillmainlybe(10)________fortraveling.閱讀填空(湖南專用)AsimplepieceofclotheslinehangsbetweensomeenvironmentallyfriendlyAmericansandtheirneighbors.Ononesidestandthosewhoseeclothesdryersasawasteofenergyandamajorpolluterofthearesult,theyareturningtoclotheslinesaspartofthe“what-I-candoenvironmentalism.”O(jiān)ntheothersidearepeoplewhoareagainstdryingclothesoutside,arguingthatclotheslinesareunpleasanttolookhavepersuadedHomeOwnersAssociations(HOAs)accesstheU．banoutdoorclotheslines,becauseclotheslinedryingalsotendstolowerhomevalueinthehadledtoaRight-to-DryMovementthatiscallingforlawstobepassedtoprotectpeople'srighttouseclotheslines.Sofar,onlythreestateshavelawstoprotect-to-Drysupportersarguethatthereshouldbemore.MattReck,37,isthekindofeco-consciouspersonwhofeedshistreeswithbathwaterandreuseswaterdropsfromhisairconditionerstowaterfamilyalsousesaonJuly9,2007,theHOAinWakeForest,NorthCarolina,toldhimthatadissatisfiedneighborhadtelephonedthemabouthisReckspaidnoattentiontothewarningandstilldriedtheir