Unit1PeriodOne2高中英语人教版选修8配套Word版文档

PeriodOneWarmingUp&Reading(Ⅱ)基础落实Ⅰ.单词检测1．n.________差别；区分；________海峡；________手段；方法；________大多数；________(全体)牧师；牧师的职责；________苦难；________铁路；________百分比；________飞机；________移民2．v.________说明；________选举某人；选择；________处于经济迅速发展时期；________移入(外国定居)3．adj.________清晰的；________联邦制的；________种族的Ⅱ.短语检测1．________________继续存在；继续生存2．________________用……办法；借助……3．________________习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4．________________坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)5．________________属于某人自己的Ⅲ.语境填词1．It’sdifficultformetomakea________(区分)betweenthetwoplants；theyreallyhavealotincommon.2．Asisknowntousall，whiskycontainsalarge________(百分比)ofalcohol.3．Howcanyousayyourstudentsagreewhenthe________(大多数)ofthemdonot?4．Obamawas________(选举)thefirstAfrican­AmericanPresidentintheUnitedStates.5．Duringthewarmygrandfathersufferedmany________(苦难)．6．Anewlawhasbeenintroducedtodiscourage________(种族的)discrimination.7．Whatwillyouconsiderbeforechoosingthe________(方法，方式)oftransportation?8．The________(繁荣)inbuildingshasresultedinthelocallandbeingmorevaluablenowforhouses.Ⅳ.选词填空keepup；inaddition；ofone’sown；bymeansof；makealife；inthemajority；liveon；declarewaron；belikelyto；becomehometo1．Thosewhofavortheproposalare____________________.2．Howmuchdoesitcostto________________yourlargehouseandgarden?3．Thethiefbrokeintothehouse__________________aladder.4．Farmersinthisvillagemainly__________________bygrowingcrops.5．Thereis，________________，onefurtherpointtomake.6．Inmorerecentdecades，thebigcityhas____________________morepeoplefromthecountryside.7．Thepolicemandiedbravelyandhisspirits______________.8．MostAsiancountries____________________JapanduringWorldWarⅡandfinallytheywonthewar.9．Ifyouhurryup，Ithinkyou____________________catchtheflight.10．Ourchildrenhavegrownupandhavechildren____________________.Ⅴ.单项填空1．Anuncleofminelived________cancerforover20years，anddied________Januaryattheageof86.A．for；fromB．with；ofC．with；inD．against；with2．The________ofschoolleaversthatgotouniversityisaboutfiftypercent.A．degreeB．percentageC．levelD．standard3．Janewillhaveto________herpianopracticealongtimeifshewantstobeaprofessionalconcertperformer.A．setupB．addupC．keepupD．holdup4．________passengersdiedinthecarcrashexceptawomanandtwoboys.A．ThemostB．MajorityoftheC．MosttheD．Themajorityofthe5．InordertolookafterherparentswholiveinAmerica，shehaselected________tothatcountry.A．immigratingB．immigrateC．toimmigrateD．toimmigrating6．—Didyoucatchtheearlybusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop________Iarrivedthere.A．assoonasB．asthetimeC．bythetimeD．duringthetime7．Itismost________thattheenvironmentalistswillcometotheareatoinvestigatethepossibledamagecausedbytheseriouspollution.A．likelyB．perhapsC．possiblyD．probably8.________suchabigdifferenceinattitudetowardswhatoneeats，thereisnodoubtthatpeopleinthewestregardtheChinesefoodassomethingspecial.A．DespiteB．InspiteC．AsD．Though9．I’vegottothepositionwhereIam________hardwork.A．bythismeansB．byallmeansC．bynomeansD．bymeansof10．PeopleinChongqingareproudof________theyhaveachievedinthepasttenyears.A．thatB．whichC．whatD．how能力提升阅读理解Throughouttheirhistory，Americanshavebeenpeopleonthemove.Theearlyimmigrantshadtotraveltogettothenewworld.Oncetheyarrived，theysettledalongtheeastcoast.Buttheyweren’tcontenttostaythere.Explorersandtradersjourneyedtotheunknownwesternterritories.Later，settlersmovedwesttodevelopthesenewareas.Asaresultofthiswestwardmigration，Americanseventuallyoccupiedthewholecontinent—fromtheAtlantictothePacific.Eventoday，Americansseemunabletostayinoneplace.ResearchsaysthattheaverageAmericanmoveseveryfiveyears.Besidestheirhabitofchangingaddresses，Americansareusedtotraveling.Somepeoplemakelong­distancecommutes(乘车上下班)toworkdaily.Theirjobsmayevenrequirethemtotakefrequentbusinesstrips.Mostcompaniesprovideanannualvacationfortheiremployees，andpeopleoftenusethattimetotravel.Somepeoplejustvisitfriendsorrelativesindistantstates.Othersgoonlow­budgetweekendexcursions(短程旅行)andstayineconomicmotels.Thosewithmoreexpensivetasteschooseluxuriousresortsandhotels.Campingoutinthegreatoutdoorsappealstoadventuroustypes.Sometravelinrecreationalvehicles(RVs)tocampoutincomfort，whileothers“roughit”bysleepingintents.MostAmericansprefertotravelwithintheirnation’sborders.Why？Foronething，it’scheaperthantravelingabroad，andthere’snolanguageproblem.Butbesidesthat，thevastAmericanterritoryoffersnumeroustouristattractions.Natureloverscanenjoybeaches，mountains，canyons(峡谷)，lakesandawealthofnaturalwonders.Majorcitiesoffervisitorsamultitudeofurbandelights.Theconvenienceofmodernfreeways，railwaysandairplanesmakestravelinAmericaaseasyaspie.ManyAmericanvacationsareasuniqueasthepeoplewhotakethem.Familiesoftenplantheirtripswiththekidsinmind.Moreandmore“familyfriendly”vacationresortsofferspecialprogramsforchildren.Historybuffs(爱好者)seekoutfamoushistoricalsitesandmuseums.Environmentalistsprefer“greenvacations”．Thesetripsallowthemtoobservefloraandfauna(动植物群)up­closewithoutdisturbingthesensitivebalanceofnature.Somepeoplefindseasailsrelaxingandrefreshing.Othershitthewatertogofishing，skiingorwhite­waterrafting.Daringsoulsgetthethrillofalifetimeontrekkingexpeditionsandsafaris(旅行)inrem