Unit2 Part 1 Starting out and Understanding ideas基础过关练
一、单词拼写
1. China has had a good________（丰收）in grain production for 17 years in a row.
2. If you go to the post office, could you buy me some________（信封）and stamps
3. A Dream of Red Mansions occupies an important place in the history of Chinese________（文学）.
4. To prevent risks of pollution in the cold chain, Xicheng District has ordered r testing of all employees involved in the cold chain, catering and food industries.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
keep... alive; in memory of; be regarded as; (be) addressed to;
as long as; wrap up; complain about; regardless of
1. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most significant traditional festivals in China which was ________ a Chinese poet.
2. Eliminating（消除）poverty in a country with a population of 1.4 billion may________ a mission impossible for some Western countries.
3. Many traditional customs in the Spring Festival have been ________ after thousands of years.
4. On my birthday, I received a lot of gifts from my friends, of which, the one ________ in silver paper attracted me most.
5. You will hurt others if you say what you think, ________other people's feelings.
6. I'm writing this letter to ________ the noise from the construction site near our school, which affected study very much.
7. She saw a letter ________her lying upon the table.
8. You will find it not difficult to master English ________ you keep working on it.
三、单句语法填空
1. The National Library of China has launched 48documentaries online, by which audiences can visit the website to watch and vote ________ their favorites.
2. Because of her excellent dancing skills, the school picked her to participate ________ the national dancing competition.
3. "I am honoured________ (include) in the eleven of the Ballon d'Or Dream Team," Messi said in an Instagram post.
4. Considered poisonous for many years in Europe, tomatoes were grown for________ (decorate) only.
5. The judge said the punishment would serve as a ________(warn) to others.
6. The organization made up of the world famous musicians is touring the world to raise money for the African ________(starve) people.
四、课文语法填空
Maybe Letters from Father Christmas is the perfect book for those 1 regard Christmas as a special time of year. The author, J.R.R. Tolkien, is one of the most famous 2 （name）in English literature.
Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived. It 3 （address）to Tolkien's children. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also 4 beautiful illustrated-each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time 5 （complete）.
In one letter, Father Christmas complained 6 how he could not stop his helpers 7 （play）games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual 8 （warn）to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, however, change as Tolkien's children got 9 （old）.
By expressing love for his children in such 10 special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.
1. ________2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________
6. ________7. ________8. ________9. ________10. ________
参考答案：
一、单词拼写
1.harvest 2.envelopes 3.literature 4.regular
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
1.in memory of 2.be regarded as 3.kept alive 4.wrapped up 5.regardless of
6.complain about 7.addressed to 8.as long as
三、单句语法填空
1.for考查介词。句意：中国国家图书馆推出了48部纪录片在线版，观众可以通过它访问网站，观看并为自己最喜爱的纪录片投票。vote for投票支持，投票赞成。
2.in考查介词。句意：由于她出色的舞蹈技巧，学校挑选她去参加全国舞蹈比赛。participate in参加。
3.to be/have been included考查非谓语动词。句意：梅西在Instagram上发帖说：“我很荣幸能成为金球奖梦之队l1人中的一员。”be/feel honoured to do sth.因做某事而感到荣幸，句子主语I和include之间是被动关系，故填to be included或to have been included。
4.decoration考查名词。句意：在欧洲，人们多年来一直认为西红柿有毒，人们种植西红柿只是为了装饰。根据介词for可知设空处应用名词形式，decoration意为“装饰”时为不可数名词，故填decoration。
5.warning考查词性转换。句意：法官说这种惩罚将起到警告别人的作用。不定冠词a后应用名词形式。
6.starving考查词性转换。句意：这个由世界著名音乐家组成的组织正在世界各地巡回演出，为非洲挨饿的人们筹集资金。设空处作定语修饰名词people，因此用形容词形式。starving意为“挨饿的，即将饿死的”，符合语境。
四、课文语法填空
1.who考查定语从句。句意：也许《圣诞老爸的来信》对于那些把圣诞节视为一年中的一个特殊时刻的人来说是一本完美的书。设空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词hose，并在从句中作主语，指人，故填who。
2.names考查名词复数。句意：作者J.R.R.托尔金是英国文学中最著名的人物之一。本句中含有“one of the+形容词的最高级+可数名词复数”结构，意为“最……的……之一”，故本空应用名词的复数形式。
3.was addressed考查时态及语态。句意：它是寄给托尔金的孩子们的。根据前后句时态可知，本句应用一般过去时，且主语It指代前句中的an envelope，主语和动词address之间为被动关系，故本空应用一般过去时的被动语态
4.beautifully考查副词。句意：这些信还加入了精美插图，每封信都一定花了它的真正的作者托尔金很长时间来完成。本空修饰谓语，故用副词形式。
5.to complete考查不定式。句意：同上。sth.+take sb.+时间+to do sth.意为“做某事花费某人多长时间”，故本空应用不定式形式。
6.about考查介词。句意：在一封信中，圣诞老人抱怨他是如何无法阻止他的助手们用玩具玩游戏，而不是把它们包起来的。complain about.意为“抱怨……”，故本空应用介词about。
7.playing考查动名词。句意：同上。stop sb.（from）doing sth.意为“阻止某人做某事”，故本空应用动名词playing。
8.warnings考查名词复数。句意：有趣的是，这些信并没有包含惯常的对孩子们的警告——如果（表现）不好的话，他们可能不会收到礼物。本空作列可contain的宾语，根据空前的冠词the及形容词usual可知，本空用名词形式，且根据句意可知应用名词复数。
9.older考查形容词比较级。句意：然而，这些信件随着托尔金的孩子们的长大的确发生了变化。根据句意可知，本空应用形容词比较级形式。
10.a考查冠词。句意：通过这样一种特殊的方式来表达对孩子们的爱，托尔金可能就是真正的圣诞老人。in a…way意为“以一种……的方式”，故本空应用冠词a。
2 / 2Unit2 Starting out and Understanding ideas 能力提升练
一、阅读理解
A
（2021湖北新高考联考协作体高一上期中）
Edinburgh is the world's festival city. There are 12 major festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August.
Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Scottish capital during the summer. Here are some of the events they can enjoy:
The Edinburgh International Festival
This is the original Edinburgh festival, which began in 1947. Actors, musicians, dancers and opera singers from all over the world perform to huge audiences. You need tickets for most events which take place in theaters around the city.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
This is the largest arts festival in the world with thousands of shows taking place across the city. More than 20,000 artists take part, as the festival is open to anyone. Visitors can choose from a huge variety of acts. Join thousands of visitors and locals at the Royal Mile, Edinburgh's main street, to watch all kinds of performers and shows.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival
The largest book festival in the world began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens, in the centre of Edinburgh. There are more than 700 events for children and adults who love books. You can meet many authors, talk to them, ask them to sign a book or listen to them talk about their stories. Children can listen to stories and watch painters draw pictures.
The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
Music lovers come to this festival to enjoy music shows around the city. One of the highlights of this musical event is the street carnival, which is free to all. Artists perform street theatre, dance and circus shows in amazing costumes, and everyone can participate in the dancing.
1. Which of the festivals is the most attractive to the bookworms around the world
A. The Edinburgh International Festival.
B. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
C. The Edinburgh International Book Festival.
D. The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.
2. According to the passage, what can visitors do at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A. They can take part in a street carnival.
B. They can enjoy the performances of a great many performers.
C. They can communicate with some famous authors from all over the world.
D. They can join the locals at Charlotte Square Gardens to watch all kinds of shows.
3. Where can we probably read the passage
A. In a history book.
B. In a tourist brochure.
C. In an encyclopedia.
D. In an art magazine.
B
（2020四川乐山高一上期末）
The Sister Rice Festival is held every year in Guizhou's Taijiang County, where 97 percent of the l68, 000 people are from the ethnic（民族的）Miao group. It is an ancient tradition, which brings men and women together through food, gifts and music.
In the days before the festival, young women gather leaves and wild flowers, which they use to dye（给……染色）sticky rice with bright colors. This brightly colored rice, known as Sister Rice, gives the festival its name. During the festival, the young women dress in beautiful traditional clothes with large amounts of silver jewelry（首饰）.
The festival includes parades, horse races and musical performances. But the real focus is the interaction between the young women and the young men who visit from surrounding villages and sing songs. In one traditional type of song, a man and a woman take turns to sing to each other, and the first one to make a mistake loses the game. The loser must give the winner a gift, but the winner is expected to give a gift in return, too.
After meeting the men, the women send them home with a bamboo basket containing dyed rice and hidden objects with special meanings. For example, a pair of chopsticks indicates that she wants to marry the man, while garlic shows that she is not interested.
One of several stories about the e festival's beginning is about a girl and a boy who fell in love. The girl's parents wanted her to marry her uncle's son. She refused, and the boy likewise refused to marry anyone else. For a time, they could only meet in a field and pass hidden messages to each other through rice in a bamboo basket. Finally, the pair overcame their parents' opposition and were allowed to marry.
The Sister Rice Festival is perhaps the oldest festival in Asia that encourages love.
4. What is the purpose of young women collecting leaves and wild flowers
A. To decorate their rooms.
B. To sell them and make money.
C. To give sticky rice different colors.
D. To cover some objects in a basket.
5. Which of the following is NOT the activity taking place in the festival
A. Water skiing.
B. Horse races.
C. Parades.
D. Singing songs.
6. What can we learn from the passage
A. A woman often loses the game.
B. A hidden pair of chopsticks suggests good things.
C. The winner need not send a gift.
D. Often a man needs to sing songs to a young woman.
7. The story in Paragraph 5 tells us that________.
A. the boy's parents didn't like the girl
B. they were not married in the end
C. the boy refused to marry the girl at first
D. the rice in the bamboo basket carried their love
二、七选五
（2020安徽池州高一上期末）
How to Contribute to Thanksgiving Dinner as a Teenager
Your family has been stressing out about hosting this year's Thanksgiving meal for weeks now, and you want to help out. The problem is that you're only a teenager. 1
Go grocery shopping. If you have enough time and the food hasn't been purchased yet, ask your parents if you can do the grocery shopping for them. 2 If you don't have a car and walking to the grocery store or biking there isn't a choice, ask your parents if you can go to the grocery store along with them to make the shopping process easier.
Clean the house. A clean home is the best setting for Thanksgiving dinner. 3 Clear an area for guests to put their shoes, coats, and bags so they aren't in the way.
Set the table. It will save your parents' time, so they can finish preparing the meal. If you' re using place cards, put wine glasses at the seats of guests who will be drinking. Some guests may have their kids seated at the table. 4
Plan a fun family activity. This is a great thing to do when people are either waiting for the meal or looking for something to do after the meal. This is where you come in. 5 You may even take some family photos. They'll be happy that you captured these memories later.
A. So how do you start helping out
B. Don't get too pushy about doing everything.
C. You should plan a fun game or activity in advance.
D. If you have a car and they trust you to drive, that is.
E. Ask your parents if you really need place cards.
F. You should consider not putting a knife at their seats, for safety reasons.
G. Even if it's not perfectly neat, things should be relatively organized and dust-free.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
参考答案：
一、阅读理解
1.C细节理解题。根据The Edinburgh International Book Festival部分中The largest book festival in the world began in l983… to them talk about their stories.可推知，爱丁堡国际图书节最吸引读书爱好者。故选C。
2.B细节理解题。根据The Edinburgh Festival Fringe部分中More than 20,000 artists take part, as the festival is open to anyone… to watch all kinds of performers and shows.可知，游客在爱丁堡艺穗节可以欣赏许多表演者的表演。故选B。
3.B推理判断题。根据全文内容尤其是第一段可知本文主要在介绍爱丁堡的四个节日，因此，文章出自旅游手册。故选B。A项：在历史书中；C项：在百科全书中；D项：在艺术杂志中。
4.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的In the days before the festival, young women gather leaves and wild flowers, which they use to dye（给……染色）sticky rice with bright colors.可知年轻的女子收集叶子和野花的目的是给糯米染不同的颜色。
5.A细节理解题。根据第三段中的The festival includes parades, horse races and musical performances.可知，water skiing（滑水）不在此节日的活动中。
6.B推理判断题。根据第四段After meeting the men... not interested.可以推断在本文中一双藏在竹篮里的筷子暗示着好事。
7.D主旨大意题。第五段主要讲苗族姊妹节的起源故事一个女孩和一个男孩坠入了爱河。根据文中For a time, they could only meet in a field and pass hidden messages to each other through rice in a bamboo basket.可知，本段的故事告诉我们竹篮里的米承载着他们的爱。
二、七选五
1.A根据第一段第一句Your family has been stressing out about hosting this year's Thanksgiving meal for weeks now, and you want to help out.可知A项起承上启下的作用。
2.D根据后文If you don't have a car and walking to the grocery store or biking there isn't a choice, ask your parents if you can go to the grocery store along with them to make the shopping process easier.可知，D项在与后文进行对比，符合文意。
3.G根据前文Clean the house. A clean home is the best setting for Thanksgiving dinner.可知要打扫房子。干净的家是感恩节晚宴的最佳场所，由此可见G项符合文意。
4.F根据前文Some guests may have their kids seated at the table.可知有些客人的小孩可能坐在桌子旁，因此F项符合文意。
5.C根据最后一段第一句Plan a fun family activity.可知组织有趣的家庭活动，故C项符合文意。
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