高二英语上册1-2单元同步练习

Unit1MakingadifferenceI.SpeakingTask1Whoarethey?Directions:Intheformarethenamesofsomefamousscientists.Guesswhotheyareandwhattheyarefamousfor.EnglishnamesChinesenamesWhatthey’refamousforArchimedesAristotleNicholasCopernicusMarieCurieCharlesDarwinThomasAlvaEdisonAlbertEinsteinBenFranklinGalileiGalileoIsaacNewtonOther:_________Task2Doyoureallywanttoturnintoagenius?Directions:workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopic.Refertootherpeople’sopinionsbeforeyougetdowntowork.Topic最近科学家研究发现人类大脑中有天才按钮，只要刺激特定区域，常人也能有非凡的算术、艺术等能力。你愿意开启这个按钮吗？YourchoiceYesReasonsNoReasonsShelly:Iwouldjustliketobeanormalperson.AsfarasIknow,sometalentedpeoplearestrange.Theymaybegoodatonethingbutnottalentedinotherareas.Forexample,Einsteinhadagiftforphysicsbutfoundithardtocommunicatewithothers.Eric:I'mwillingtoturnonsuchabuttoninmybrain,ifitreallyexists.Icouldbecomeskilledatscience,artoreconomics(经济).ButIwouldmakesurethisbuttoncouldn'tdomeanyharmbeforeturningiton.Marie:Ifmorepeoplebecamegeniuses,itmayleadtoanincreaseinhigh-techcrime(犯罪),suchasstealingmoneythroughtheInternetandcreatingharmfulcomputerviruses.Itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifallthecriminalswereveryclever.Judy:Inmyopinion,suchabuttoncandoalotofgood.Itmayhelpustodevelopourabilitiessothatwecanmakenewdiscoveries.Asaresult,wecouldsolvemanyproblemsandhaveamorecomfortablelife.Ifpossible,Iameagertobecomeagenius.Helen:Althoughitisconvenient,Idon'tthinkitsrighttobecomeclevererinthisway.Ifsomeonewantstobesuccessfulinmathorart,heorsheshouldworkhard.Ibelievesuccessrequireshardworkaswellasnaturalgifts.Sam(teacher):Justimaginewhatitwouldbeliketobecomeageniusovernight.Inmyopinion,mostofuswouldtreasuresuchachancetomakeourliveseasyandinteresting.However,atthesametime,weshouldmakegooduseoftheseabilitiesandcontribute(贡献)tosocietyandmankind.II.Pre-readingactivitiesDirections:HereisapassageStephenHawkingwroteabouthisdiseaseandusethewordsintheformtocompletethepassage.Notknowingwhatwasgoingtohappentome,orhowrapidlythediseasewoulddevelop,Iwasbored.ThedoctorstoldmetogobacktoCambridgeandcarryonwiththeresearch.ButIwasnotmakingmuch(1).And,anyway,Irealize;live;save;engage;mean;progress;finish;disturb;bore;hang;mightnotlivelongenoughto(2)myPhD.Mydreamsatthattimewererather(3).Beforemyconditionhadbeendiagnosed（诊断）,Ihadbeenvery(4)withlife.Therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IdreamtthatIwasgoingtobeputtodeath.Isuddenly(5)thattherewerealotofmeaningfulthingsIcoulddoifI(6)longer.AnotherdreamthatIhadseveraltimes,wasthatIwouldgiveupmylifeto(7)others.Afterall,ifIweregoingtodieanyway,itmightaswelldosomegood.ButIdidn'tdie.Infact,althoughtherewasacloud(8)overmyfuture,Ifoundtomysurprise,thatIwasenjoyinglifeinthepresentmorethanbefore.Ibegantomakeprogresswithmyresearch,andIgot(9)toagirlcalledJaneWilde,whoIhadmetjustaboutthetimemyconditionwasdiagnosed.Thatengagementchangedmylife.Itgavemesomethingtolivefor.Butitalso(10)thatIhadtogetajobifweweretogetmarried.Ithereforeappliedforaresearchfellowship（奖学金）atCambridge.Tomygreatsurprise,Igotafellowship,andwegotmarriedafewmonthslater.III.Understandingthetext1.Accordingtothe1stparagraph,apromisinggraduatestudent__________.A.hasanincurablediseasewhichmakespeopledisabledB.isamanwhonevergivesuphisdreamsandhopesforthefutureC.isverylikelytobesuccessfulorverygoodinthefutureD.learnsatoneofthewell-knownuniversitiesintheworld2.TheincurablediseasementionedinthetextmadeStephenHawking__________.A.stopworkingonaPhDB.losetheabilitytowalkandtalkC.engagedtoanicegirlD.giveupthewayoflifehedreamedof3.____________madeStephenHawkingwell-knownintheworld.A.TheresearchontheincurablediseaseB.HisbookABriefHistoryofTimeC.HisnewdiscoveriesabouttheuniverseD.Thelectureshegaveallovertheworld4.ABriefHistoryofTimebecameabest-sellerbecause______________.A.it’sabouttheBigBangandblackholesB.itexplainswhatitmeanstobeascientistandhowscienceworksC.itincludesanswerstomanyquestionsabouttheuniverseD.itwaswritteninawayordinarypeoplecouldunderstand5.AccordingtoHawking,manypeoplethinkthat_________________.A.scienceisoftenmisunderstoodB.scienceischangingallthetimeC.somesciencefactscanbewrongD.truesciencefactsalwaysstayunchanged6.ThebasicstepsofthescientificmethoddoNOTnecessarilyinclude________.A.gettingamodelwithwhichtotestthetheoryB.buildingatheoryabouthowthingshappensC.observingsomethingwithcareandattentionD.tryingtotestthetheoryinapracticalwayIV.Languagefocus1.Usageofwords1.Themostrecentsurveyofrarebirdswasu___________in1991.2.Hisdisappointmentwaso___________toeveryone.Didn’tyouseeit?3.Theschoolisw__________5minutes’walkofmyhouse;Igotoitonfooteveryday.4.Don’tbesoc___________——it’sgotnothingtodowithyou.5.Thelittleboyclimbedthetreeandsatonab_____________.6.Attheairports,machiness___________alltheluggageforbombsandguns.7.Yourplansoundsfineint__________,butIdon’tknowifI’llworkinpractice.8.Theremustbesomem___________.Iorderedcoffee,notblacktea.9.Theseshoesdonotm___________;oneislargeandtheotherissmall..10.Scientistsstillcannotp___________whenearthquakeswillhappen.2.Usageofphrases1.Dad’ssotired