必修④ Unit 2
单元检测A——语言基础扎根练＋阅读理解提速练
[语言基础扎根练]
Ⅰ.单词拼写/用所给词的适当形式填空
1．We were delayed at the airport. Otherwise (否则) we would have been here by lunchtime.
2．As soon as she learns the office routine (常规), she will be an excellent assistant.
3．The only time that we attempted (试图) to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.
4．He had tied (系，拴) the dog to one of the trees near the canal.
5．As soon as the cake is done, remove (移开) it from the oven.
6．Darwin generalized from many facts to reach his idea about the origin (起源) of man.
7．For many of us, this is the right time of the year we can really enjoy the outdoors (户外)．
8．The flight will be announced soon. Meanwhile (在此期间), please remain seated.
9．We are working in  association  (协会)  with a number of local companies to raise money for the homeless.
10．Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm honoured (荣幸的) to have this opportunity to talk to you.
11．Women have significant (significance) advantages over men in space because they need less food and less oxygen.
12．I was delighted (delight) to get the signature of my favourite sport star.
13．Never before has our country been so powerful (power) as it is today.
14．(2016·江苏高考满分作文)His uncle tells him that if his cousin wins the competition (compete), the family will win an overseas tour for free.
15．He is a careless driver and often drives in an absent (absence) way.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．When I got off the crowded bus, I found my pocket steal and the disk in it with the important documents gone.steal→stolen
2．Nothing happened during his absence of America.of→from
3．He made an attempt to passing the exam, but it was too difficult.passing→pass或to→at
4．Too nervously to reply, he stared at the floor.nervously→nervous
5．So excited was the game that I forgot all about the coming finals.excited→exciting
6．I asked him to hang up while I ran for a pencil and a sheet of paper.less is more代言人up→on
7．The best people being chosen were be sent to compete for the Olympic Games. for→in
8．To make way to all these buildings, three villages and thousands of villagers had to be moved. 第二个to→for
Ⅲ.根据提示补全句子
1．他们觉得很难在这么短的时间内完成工作。(find＋it＋adj.＋to do sth.)
They found_it_difficult_to_finish the job in such a short time.
2．让我兴奋的是，妈妈和爸爸一块儿来看我跳舞了。(to＋one's＋n.)
To_my_excitement,_mother came to see me dance together with my father.
3．我们没有他的电话号码；否则，我们就会给他打电话了。(otherwise)
We didn't know his telephone number; otherwise_we_would_have_telephoned_him.
4．小女孩走在街上，又冷又饿。(形容词作状语)
The little girl was walking in the street, cold_and_hungry.
5．保罗第一个到达山顶，其次是爸爸，妈妈则是最后一个。(the first/last＋n.＋ to do sth.)
Paul_was_the_first_to_reach_the_top,_the next was his father, and his mother was the last.
6．高等教育在人生中很重要。(be of ＋n.)
A college education is_of_great_value/importance in one's life.
[阅读理解提速练]
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(2018·湖南十三校联考)
More People Are Leaving the Rat Race for the Simple Life
Time is more precious than money for an increasing number of people who are choosing live more with less — and liking it.
Kay and Charles Giddens, two lawyers, sold their home to start a B & B hotel. Four years later, the couple dished out banana pancake breakfast, cleaned toilets and served homemade chocolate chip cookies to guests in a B & B hotel surrounded by trees on a hill known for colorful sunsets.
“Do I miss the freeways? Do I miss the traffic? Do I miss the stress? No，” says Ms. Giddens, “This is a phenomenon that's fairly widespread. A lot of people are reevaluating their lives and figuring out what they want to do. If their base is being damaged, what's the pay­off？”
Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing, living closer to work, avoiding shopping malls, borrowing books from the library instead of buying them, and taking a cut in pay to work at a more pleasurable job.
Vicki Robin, a writer, lives on a budget equal to a fifth of what she used to make. “You become conscious about where your money is going and how valuable it is，” Ms. Robin says, “You tend not to use things up. You cook at home rather than eat out ...”
Janet Luhrs, a lawyer, quit her job after giving birth and leaving her daughter with a nanny for two weeks. “It was not the way I wanted to raise my kids，” she says, “Simplicity is not just about saving money; it's about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music.”

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