（2019版）新人教版高中英语必修第二册-Unit 1 Reading for Writing & Assessing Your Progress ＆ Video Time 课后提升练（含答案）.docx

1、Unit 1 Cultural HeritagePart 3 Reading for Writing,Assessing Your Progress & Video Time课后提升练课后提升练I阅读理解In October, I told the eight-year-olds in the class I teach in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey,about my plan. “Since all of you have done extra jobs around the house to earn some money,” Isaid, “then

2、well buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for someone who might not have a nicedinner otherwise.”I watched them while they walked up and down the supermarket. “Flowers!”Kristine cried.The group rushed towards the holiday plants.“You cant eat flowers.”It was wiser to use any extra money to buy somethin

3、g that could beturned into meals.“But Mrs Sherlock,” came the begging voice, “we want flowers.”Defeated finally, I put a pot of “funny” purple mums in the cart full of foods. “Shell like thisone.”The children agreed.An organisation had given us the name and address of a needy grandmother who had liv

4、edalone for many years. We finally pulled up in front of a small house.A slightly-built woman with aweary face came to the door to welcome us.My little group ran to get the foods. As each box was carried in, the old woman kept onsaying “Thanks.”much to her visitors pleasure. When Amy put the mums on

5、 the counter, thewoman seemed surprised. Shes wishing it was a bag of rice, I thought.We returned to the car. As we fastened our seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. Thewoman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked acrossthe room, past the turkey, past the goods, straight to the mums. S

6、he put her face in them.When she raised her head, there was a smile on her lips. She was transformed(转变)before oureyes.The children were quiet. At that moment, they had seen for themselves the power they haveto make anothers life better. The children had sensed that sometimes a person needs a pot of

7、 funnypurple flowers on a dark November day.1.What does the story mainly tell us?A.Everyone has the power to change the world.B.Acts of kindness can change someones life.C.The poor people may need flowers as well.D.Children have different thoughts from adults.2.What does the underlined word “mums” r

8、efer to in the passage?A. Mothers.B. Teachers.C. Flowers.D. Gifts.3.Why did the author consider the mums “funny”?A.Because she thought they were too ugly.B.Because she thought they were for children.C.Because she thought they were too expensive.D.Because she thought they couldnt help people in need.

9、4.What can we know from the passage?A.The old woman preferred food to flowers.B.Flowers are more important than food to the poor.C.The old womans dark day was brightened by the children.D.All the money the children earned was transformed to food.II七选五Understanding special educationWhat will appear i

10、n your mind when you think about special education? You might picturechildren with disabilities spending the day in a different classroom, separated from most of thekids of their age.1But as the field of special education has moved forward, much haschanged.Special education today is still focused on

11、 helping children with disabilities learn.2Infact, the federal law requires that students who receive special education services be taughtalongside their non-disabled peers as much as possible. For example, some students with readingdisorder may spend most of the day in a general education classroom

12、. They may spend just anhour or two in a resource room working with a specialist on reading and other skills.The changes are also reflected in other aspects.3Its tailored (特制的) to meet eachstudents needs. Special education refers to a range of services that can be provided in differentways and in di

13、fferent settings. If your child qualifies for special education, hell receiveindividualized teaching resources. The specialists who work with your child will focus on hisstrengths as well as his challenges.4Making the curriculum accessible to students with disabilities is a lot like makingbuildings

14、accessible to people in wheelchairs. School districts have a process in place to determinewhich students are qualified for special education. This process involves a systematic evaluationthat looks at the way your child thinks.5If the district agrees to evaluate your child, thetesting will be conduc

15、ted at no cost to you.A. Access is an important term in education.B. You or your childs school can request an evaluation.C. This may have been the normal situation in the past few years.D. There is no one size fits all approach to special education.E. To clear the learning barriers is the purpose of

16、 special education.F. But this no longer means placing kids in a special classroom all day long.G. The qualification for special education is assessed by local school districts.1._2._3._4._5._III语法填空I have a degree in business. However, it was my fathers decision for me to pursue a businessmajor. Ne

17、vertheless, even if my college1(experience) were fantastic, I still had no interest inany field of commerce, let alone having a long-term career2a businesswoman. After I3(graduate), I worked as a marketing4(plan) at a computer company. My pay and workingenvironment were great; however, I still didnt

18、 feel happy5(do) something I wasnt interestedin. After working there for two months, I made up my mind6(quit) and decided to do7Ilove, namely teaching English. I have now been an English teacher for over twenty years. I lovemy job and love being with my students.If you are in a place8you dont love w

19、hat you are learning or doing, please ask yourselfwhat you are really passionate for, and what you9(true) want for your life. Dont rush to getyourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could make you happy. Theimportant thing is that you are happy and then you will be able to

20、 bring happiness to peoplearound you. There is a quote that says, Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the keyto success. If you love what you are doing, you will be10(success).1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._参考答案参考答案I 阅读理解【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文。 作者让学生们给无法享用美味晚餐的人购买感恩节晚餐食物，在孩子们的强烈要求下买了一盆紫色的菊花，送

21、给了一位老太太。老太太收到花后脸上露出了微笑，孩子们的善意和鲜花改变了老太太的心情和生活。1.B主旨大意题。作者号召孩子们给无法享用美味晚餐的人购买感恩节晚餐所需的食物，在孩子们的强烈要求下买了一盆紫色的菊花。老太太看到花后，把脸埋在花里，然后露出了微笑。孩子们的善举和鲜花改变了老太太的心情和生活。故选 B 项。2.C词义猜测题。 根据孩子们说的“Flowers!”“we want flowers.”和 I put a pot of “funny”purple mums in the cart 可知， 作者应孩子们的强烈要求买了一盆紫色的花， 且根据倒数第二段中的.straight to th

22、e mums. She put her face in them.可知， 老太太把脸埋在花里， 因此 mums是花。故选 C 项。3.D推理判断题。根据第三段“You cant eat flowers.”It was wiser to use any extramoney to buy something that could be turned into meals.和第七段最后一句可知， 作者认为买花是不明智的，不如买食物材料，所以作者认为买的花“funny”是因为它不能真正帮助需要帮助的人。故选 D 项。4.C推理判断题。根据最后两段中的.straight to the mums. Sh

23、e put her face in them.When she raised her head， there was a smile on her lips. She was transformed before our eyes.和 The children had sensed that sometimes a person needs a pot of funny purple flowers on a darkNovember day.可知，老太太看到花后，把脸埋在花里，然后露出了微笑，孩子们也意识到在阴暗的 11 月中，有时人们需要一盆紫色的花，由此可知是孩子们照亮了老妇人黑暗的日子

24、。故选 C 项。II语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了“特殊教育”的相关事宜。1C上文提到“你可能会想象与同龄大多数孩子分开的残疾儿童在不同的教室里度过一天。 ” ，再根据下文 But as the field of special education has moved forward, much haschanged可知随着特殊教育领域的发展，它发生了很大的变化，C 项承接上下文，该项中的 this 指上文的内容。2F根据上文 Special education today is still focused on helping children with disabilitieslea

25、rn可知，如今的特殊教育仍然侧重于帮助残疾儿童学习。而下文介绍了不同之处，F 项中的 But 表示一种转折，将上下文内容连接在一起。3D根据下文 Its tailored（特制的）to meet each students needs.可知，它是为满足每个学生的需要而特制的。因此可知 D 项“特殊教育没有一刀切的方法。 ”符合语境，故选 D。4A根据下文 Making the curriculum accessible to students with disabilities is a lot likemaking buildings accessible to people in whee

26、lchairs中的关键词 accessible 可知选 A。5B根据上文 This process involves a systematic evaluation that looks at the way yourchild thinks可知，这个过程包括一个系统的评估，此评估观察你的孩子思考的方式。再根据下文 If the district agrees to evaluate your child, the testing will be conducted at no cost toyou如果这个地区同意评估你的孩子，测试将免费进行。可知 B 项承接上下文。此处关键词是 evalua

27、tion（名词）和 evaluate（动词） 。III语篇解读作者遵照父亲意愿在大学选择了商科专业，毕业后，作者在一家电脑公司干了两个月的营销策划师后毅然辞职去教英语， 至今已当了二十多年英语老师了。 作者喜爱这份工作， 也喜爱和学生在一起。 作者告诫我们在选择职业时要思考什么职业让你快乐，这样你才能带给别人快乐，才能获得成功。1experiences考查名词复数。根据 were 可知此处应用名词的复数形式。2as考查介词。句意：不过，即使我的大学经历很好，我仍然对商业的任何领域都不感兴趣，更不用说作为一个女商人长期经商了。as 作为。3graduated考查动词的时态。根据主句的谓语动词 w

28、orked 可知应用一般过去时。4planner考查词性转换。work as 意为“从事工作” ，后跟名词，此处指“策划者” ，故用 planner。5doing考查非谓语动词。I 与 do 之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。6to quit考查非谓语动词。make up ones mind to do sth某人下定决心做某事。7 what考查名词性从句。 设空处引导宾语从句， 宾语从句中 love 后缺少宾语， 指 “的东西” ，故用 what。8where考查定语从句。先行词为 place，关系词在定语从句中作状语，故用 where。9truly考查词性转换。修饰动词 want 应用副词。10successful考查词性转换。系动词 be 后用形容词作表语。