必修第二册 Unit 4　History and Traditions

必修第二册Unit4HistoryandTraditionsⅠ.阅读理解AAmericanExpressGold：Best“non-travel”travelcardWhyit’sgreatinonesentence：TheAmericanExpressGoldcardearnstonsofvaluableAmextravelpointsonpracticallyallthefood-relatedpurchasesyou’remakingevenwhenyou’renottraveling，andthecreditsavailableonthecardnearlyoffset(抵消)itsannualfee.Thiscardisrightfor：Peoplewhocanuseallofthecard’svariouscreditsandwhospendsignificantmoneyatrestaurants，onfooddeliveryservicesoratU．S.supermarketswhilethey’renotontheroad.Highlights：First，withtheAmexGold，you’llearn4pointsforeverydollaryouspendonrestaurantsworldwide，andonupto$25，000inannualpurchasesatU．S.supermarkets(1pointperdollarafterwards)．Mostfooddeliveryservicescountas“restaurants”onthiscard，sothatmeansthevastmajorityofyourfoodpurchaseswillearn4points，regardlessofhowyou’reeating.You’llalsoearn3pointsperdollarwhenyoubookairfaredirectlywithanairline，soifyou’relookingtojumponanysalesforflightslaterintheyear，youcanpayforthemwiththeAmexGoldandearnextrapointsonthoseaswell.ThepointsearnedonthiscardareAmericanExpressMembershipRewardspoints，whichareextremelyuseful.Youcanredeem(兑换)themdirectlyforflightsviaAmexTravelat1centeach，butifyouputinsomeextraeffortandresearch，youcanpotentiallygetmuchmorevaluefromthembytransferringthemtoanyofAmex’s21airlineandhotelpartners，whichincludeDeltaAirLines，JetBlue，Marriottandmanymore.1．WhatcanweknowabouttheAmericanExpressGoldcard?A．Itrequiresverylittleannualfee.B．Ithasalinkwithfoodpurchases.C．Itistargetedatdeliveryservices.D．Itisrightforrestaurantmanagers.2．Ifyouspend$25，800annuallyatU．S.supermarkets，howmanypointswillyouearn?A．100，000.B．100，800.C．103，200.D．400，000.3．Whatcanyoudowiththesepointsonthiscard?A．Changethemintomoneytobuyfood.B．Transferguestsfromairlinestohotels.C．Makesomeextraeffortanddoresearch.D．Purchaseservicesinsuggestedairlines.BAnativeofFlorida，U.S.，HannahHerbst，17，useswaterpowertodealwithenergypoverty.HerbsthasrisentofamewiththedevelopmentofBEACON，anoceanenergyprobe(探测器)thatseekstoofferastablepowersourcetodevelopingcountriesbyusinguntappedenergyfromoceancurrents.ShetoldTeenVogue，“IwasreallyinvolvedintheaterandathleticsandI’mstillreallyintothosethings.WhenIwasintheseventhgrade，Iwasputintoasummercamp.TheminuteIgotthereIrealizedthatIwastheonlygirlintheprogram.Iwantedtoquitatthatmoment.Butmydadtoldme，‘Justtryit.’Itrieditforthatdayanditchangedmylife.”“Atthecamp，westartedbuildingtherobots，whichissomethingIhadneverdonebeforebutmanyoftheboyshad，andIrealizeditwasaplatformforproblem-solving.Weweresolvingsimpletaskslikehowtopusharobotoffaplatform.Learningfrommypartnersaswellasonlinearticlesabouthowtoprogramandbuildwasreallyinterestingtome，”saidHerbst.Laterthatyear，shereceivedaletterfromherpenpal，Ruth，wholivesinEthiopia，andlearnedthatshewaslivinginenergypovertywithminimalaccesstoelectricityandmedicalsupplies.“IknewthatIwantedtodosomethingtohelp，soIcreatedBEACON，”shesaid.Thedeviceismadefrom90%recycledmaterialseasilyfoundthroughouttheworld，including2-literbottlesandrecycledspoons.Itcosts$12tomakeandcanproduceenoughelectricitytopoweranLEDlight.HannahimaginesBEACONbeingusedindevelopingcountriestopowerpumpsforfreshwaterandsheisworkingonpolishingittogetitavailabletopeopleallovertheworld.4．WhatadvicedoesHerbstmostlikelygivetoteensbyhercampexperience?A．Quittingtogainmore.B．Givingsomethingago.C．Developingvariousinterests.D．Avoidingfavorableconditions.5．WhatkindofsummercampdidHerbstjoinintheseventhgrade?A．Athletic.B．Literature.C．Theater.D．Engineering.6．WhichwordscanbestdescribeHannahHerbst?A．Energeticandkind.B．Helpfulandcreative.C．Generousandmodest.D．Carefulandadventurous.7．WhatcanweknowaboutBEACON?A．ItisapowerfulLEDlight.B．It’smadewithoutanycost.C．Itsmaterialsareaccessible.D．Ithasbeenputonthemarket.Ⅱ.完形填空Castillowrotealettertoherfatherforhis50thbirthday.Herfather，whosuffersfromDown’ssyndrome(唐氏综合征)，hadatonepointbeena(n)1inherlife.Butinherletter，shewantedtheworldtoknowhowmuchshe2andlovesherfather.Castillosaidittookyearsbeforeshehadthecourageto3thetruthabouthersituationandherfather.Shegotbulliedatschoolbecausetheotherkidssawherfatheras“4”．Shedidn’tunderstandatthetimewhythekidswerebullyingher.5，shethoughtofherselfasa“cowarddaughter”．“You6love，understanding，patienceandacceptanceasanyindividualwithDown’ssyndromeshould，”shewrote.BesideshavingDown’ssyndrome，herfatherhasawide7ofhealthcomplication(并发症)．Therefore，herfatherhasbeeninandoutofthehospitalgettingallsortsof8.Castillowrotethatherfatheristhe“most9person”becauseofwhathewentthrough，yetherarelycomplained.Butthereweretimeswhenhecouldn’t10thepainandbrokedownintears，whichhurthergreatlyandmadehercry.Butherdadkeptpersisting(坚持)，whichgaveher11.“Dad，nowordscansumuphow12Iamforbeinga(n)13daughter.IfthereisonethingIregret，itis14youfrommylifebecauseIwasafraidofgettingbullied.ButIloveyoumorethanyoucouldever15andIamalwaysinspiredbyyou，”shewrote.1．A.prideB．encouragementC．embarrassmentD．puzzlement2．A.praisesB．believesC．admiresD．assists3．A.reasonoutB．faceuptoC．seekafterD．clearup4．A.typicalB．differentC．rudeD．troublesome5．A.StillB．MoreoverC．InsteadD．Meanwh