26届高考英语一轮复习教材内容语法填空配套训练
--人教版高中英语选择性必修二Unit 2
A
Half a year ago after getting her visa, Xie Lei left her family and friends in China and boarded a plane for London.It was the first time that she 1. (leave) her motherland because she wanted to study global business and improve her English.
She would have to get used to living in a 2. (complete) new environment in which she had to learn almost everything such as asking 3. (passer-by) for directions.
On arriving in London, she chose to live with a host family, in 4. they always help her with her adaptation to the new life.It’s 5. great comfort for her.6. challenge is to get used to the academic requirements of a Western university.For her first essay, the tutor said that she couldn’t cite what other people had said without 7. (acknowledge) them and encouraged her to express her own ideas.
Now Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK.In other words, she adapts 8.
the new environment well.What seemed strange before now 9. (appear) quite normal to her.10. (involve) in social activities, she is acting as a cultural messenger building a bridge between two cultures.
B
Cultural exchanges can break down the walls between people from different nations. There are some key reasons why cultural exchanges are important.
While working or studying abroad you are exposed to quite 1.________ few experiences you likely wouldn't have 2. ________ travelling to foreign countries. Through the chance to explore other ways of living, the way you look at things will likely begin to change.
As you work in various new unfamiliar environments, you 3. ________ (constant) get knowledge on the world around you first hand. If you didn't leave the 4. ________ (safe) of your own home, you wouldn't have any idea how the world 5. ________ (impact) by different cultures or beliefs. Anyone who has travelled will confirm the fact that getting personal experiences within a new country is 6. ________ (valuable) than reading any article.
It's well known that you tend 7. ________ (recognize) yourself, your values, and your own beliefs after 8. ________ (achieve) a better understanding of different possible ways to go about living. Your self awareness grows, because you are exposed to new experiences
9. ________ act as windows of self-awareness.
What is better than meeting new people and making new 10. ________ (friend) Cultural exchanges are filled with such opportunities. You have the chance to create connections with people, no matter how big or small the interaction is.
C
“Chinese Bookshelf”, a project which aims to provide local readers with access 1.
Chinese books and culture, was launched on Tuesday here.
2. (locate) inside Foyles Bookstore at Charing Cross Road, near the British Museum and Chinatown, the “Chinese Bookshelf” 3. (introduce) more than 100 kinds of books such as literature, folktale, economic publications and political works.
Carmelo Puglisi, head of foreign language books at Foyles Bookstore, told Xinhua that the bookshop has always attached great 4. (important) to Chinese books since it started selling them years ago.
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to Britain, said in a congratulatory letter to the launching ceremony 5. the carefully selected books in the “Chinese Bookshelf” will serve as a bridge for 6. (culture) exchanges and a window for Western readers 7. (understand) China.
“Chinese publishing 8. (transform) itself in the last 10 to 20 years, and it is now among the leading publishing 9. (nation) of the world... I think the more the Chinese and Western publishers can develop global Chinese books, journals, databases, the more understanding there will be between 1. East and West,” he said.
A:1.had left 2.completely 3.passers-by 4.which 5.a 6.Another 7.acknowledging 8.to 9.appears 10.Involved
B:1. a 2. without 3. constantly 4. safety 5. is impacted
6. more valuable 7. to recognize 8. achieving 9. which / that 10. friends
C:1. to 2. Located 3. introduces 4. importance 5. that
6. cultural 7. to understand 8. has transformed 9. nations 10. the