人教版必修2 unit 1 cultural relics单元提升

人教版高中英语必修二Unit 1 Cultural relics的重要知识点1. 词汇与短语：- look into：调查- consider：认为，考虑- in return：作为报答- take apart：拆开- make into：制成- remove：移走- belong to：属于（无进行时和被动语态）- rather than：而不是- remain：保持不变- be popular among/with：在……中流行- survive：幸存下来，后面可以直接加表示“灾难”的名词，如war, flood, fire, accident, earthquake, shipwreck等。

翻译时，可以先将survive后的名词译成“经过……后”，然后再译“幸存下来”。

2. 语法与句型：-注意理解并掌握属于（belong to）这个短语的无进行时和被动语态的特点。

-学习如何在句子中正确使用survive这个单词，并理解其与其他表示“幸存”的单词或短语的区别。

3. 话题与语境：-本单元主题为“文化遗迹”，涉及到文化遗迹的定义、重要性、保护方法等相关话题。

在学习过程中，可以通过阅读相关的文章、观看纪录片等方式，加深对文化遗迹的理解。

-学习如何在不同的语境中运用所学的词汇和短语，如讨论文化遗迹的保护、描述文化遗迹的特点等。

4. 写作技巧：-学习如何撰写关于文化遗迹的文章，包括介绍文化遗迹的历史背景、文化价值、保护现状等。

-掌握在文章中正确运用所学的词汇和短语，使文章表达清晰、准确。

5. 听力与口语：-通过听力材料了解不同地区的文化遗迹及其背后的故事。

-练习用英语讨论文化遗迹相关的话题，提高口语表达能力。

通过掌握以上知识点，学生可以更好地理解和运用英语来讨论文化遗迹这一话题，提高英语综合运用能力。

Unit 1 Cultural relics(人教版必修二)一．重点词汇：cultural relic rare valuable survive vase dynasty ivory dragon amber amaze amazing select honey design fancy style decorate jewel artist belong troop reception remove wooden doubt mystery former worth rebuild local apart painting castle trial eyewitness evidence explode entrance sailor sink maid informal debate in search of belong to in return at war less than take apart think highly of二．单元重点词汇讲解1. survive vi.幸免；幸存；生还vt.幸免于难；艰难度过；比……活得长(1) survive sth.在……之后仍然生存survive sb.(by ...)比某人活得长(……)survive on 靠(很少钱)继续维持生活(2) survival n. 生存；幸存survivor n. 生还者；幸存者e.g. Is it enough to have survived for a long time?Some interesting customs have survived from ancient times. 2．amazing adj.令人吃惊的(1) amaze vt.使吃惊；使惊讶(2) amazed adj. 惊奇的；惊讶的be amazed at/by sth. 对……感到惊讶be amazed to do sth. 因做某事而感到惊讶e.g. Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.It was amazing that he knew no-thing about the event. 3．design n．[U，C]设计；图案；构思vt.设计；计划；构思(1) by design ＝on purpose有意；故意(2) be designed for ... 为……而设计be designed to do sth. 目的是；被设计用于做某事e.g. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.Can anyone design a better timetable?The programme is designed to help the orphans. 4．decorate v．装饰；装修(1) decorate ... with ... 用……装饰(某物、某处)be decorated with ... 用……来装饰(2) decoration n. 装饰；装饰物e.g. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make.Decorated with different lights, the living room looks very beautiful.5．remove vt.移动；搬开；脱下；摘掉；开除remove into ...搬入……remove sth. to ... 把某物搬到……remove sb. from ... 从……开除某人e.g. The good news removed all doubts about the company’s future.Please remove your shoes before entering the room when you are in Japan.6．in search of寻找；搜寻in one’s search for寻找……；搜寻……search ... for ... 搜查……；寻找……search for ... 搜寻……；寻找……search sb. 搜身e.g. After graduation, he went to Beijing in search of a job.He turned on his computer in search of the information he wanted.7．belong to属于e.g. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William Ⅰ，towhom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.As we all know, Taiwan belongs to China.Do you know whom this dictionary belongs to?8．in return作为报答；回报in return for作为对……的报答in turn 依次地；轮流地；反过来；转而e.g. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.He is always helping people without expecting anything in return.9．at war 在交战；处于交战状态at dawn在黎明；在破晓at work 在上班；在工作at peace 处于和平中；平静at table 在吃饭e.g. This was a time when the two countries were at war.The two countries have been at war for many years. People there are suffering a lot.10．evidence n．[U]根据；证据(1) in evidence可看见的；明显的；显眼的There is some evidence that ... 有证据显示/证明……(2) evident adj. 明显的；明白的It is/was evident that ……很明显e.g. This kind of information is called evidence.We found further scientific evidence for this theory. 11．explode vi.爆炸；(感情)迸发(1)explode with anger勃然大怒explode into laughter突然大笑(2)explosion n．爆裂(声)；爆炸(声)；迸发e.g. In April 1945 I heard something explode at midnight.At last his anger exploded, but he calmed down after a while. 12．entrance n．入口the entrance to＋地点……的入口make an entrance 进入e.g. To my surprise the entrance to the mine was closed.He passed the College Entrance Examination, which made his parents very proud.13．debate n．争论；辩论vi.&vt.争论；辩论(1) have a heated debate进行激烈的辩论under debate在讨论中；在辩论中beyond/without debate无可争议(2) debate sth. with sb.与某人辩论某事e.g. Read the following tips for organizing an informal class debate.After a heated debate, we all agreed on the plan.14．take apart 拆卸；拆开(1) tell ...apart 把……区别开来fall apart 崩溃；土崩瓦解(2) apart from ⎩⎪⎨⎪⎧ 除……以外别无＝ except 除……之外还有＝ besidese.g. The old man saw some Germans taking apart the Amber Roomand removing it.How dare you take apart your manager ’s letter?Let ’s take the machine apart and see what ’s wrong with it.15．rather than 与其……倒不如；而不是⎭⎪⎬⎪⎫would do ... rather than do ...would rather do ... than do ...prefer to do ... rather than do ... 宁愿做……也不愿做……e.g. We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in thegreat hall.In my opinion, he rather than you is to blame.16．think highly of 看重；器重；对……评价高think much/well of ...(＝ think highly of ...)看重；器重；对……评价高think ill/poorly/badly of 认为……不好think little/nothing of ...轻视；认为……不足为奇e.g. I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room.Judging from his expression, he doesn ’t think highly of yourplan.I feel that the boss seems to think highly of you.17. however 与while的区别⑴however意为“然而，可是”，表转折，后又逗号隔开；e.g. I feel a bit tired. However, I can hold on.⑵while意为“然而”，表对比，其后不用逗号隔开。

Unit 1 Cultural relics 单元练测卷（一）（时间：90分钟满分：120分）Ⅰ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）1. A troop of carefully selected soldiers set out in search of those who might ________ the terrible coal mine accident.A. liveB. rescueC. existD. survive2. The police will ________ the case further before they can find the suspected murderer guilty.A. look outB. look upC. look throughD. look into3. With the development of science and technology, there is no doubt ________ Chinese astronauts will land on the moon in the near future.A. whetherB. thatC. whatD. which4. As we all know, tigers and cats ________ the same family of beasts.A. belonged toB. are belonged toC. belong toD. are belonging to5. —David, could I use your car?—Sorry, there is something wrong with it. I will have it ________ this afternoon.A. repairB. to repairC. repairingD. repaired6. We all know that hard working and plain living are fine ________ of our Chinese people.A. qualitiesB. mannersC. deedsD. acts[来源:]7. You’d better ________ some of the books on your desk.A. remainB. resistC. removeD. renew8. —Mum! Alice has broken my CD player!—________ After all, she couldn’t have done it on purpose.A. What’s the matter?B. It doesn’t matter.C. No trouble at all.D. How come?was supposed to start, ________ made the audience angry.A. whatB. thatC. whenD. which10. Now their talks have reached a key stage ________ one side must give in to the other.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. how11. The employee you had been thinking highly ________ dishonest.A. of provingB. of provedC. of to proveD. of being proved12. On the way back home from the ball, she suddenly found her necklace ________.A. missedB. losingC. goneD. be stolen13. Jonna is in a ________ of poor health, which worries her parents very much.A. positionB. situationC. stateD. condition14. The suspect’s fingerprint printed on the gun was the main ________ against him.A. crimeB. informationC. evidenceD. conviction15. You will find this map of great ________ in helping you to get around London.A. priceB. costC. valueD. usefulnessⅡ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分）Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to a little girl. We were a broken family with __16__ money. We were given the __17__ that this little girl, who was three and a half months premature(早产的), would only have 14 days on this earth. It’s hard to __18__ what kind of feeling you have when you find out you’re 19 something that you don’t even know. As time went on, the number of days kept __20__,step bac k in order to take a long, hard look at where答案与解析1. D 考查动词辨析。

Cultural relics全单元教案教案（新人教版高中英语必修2 unit 1）Teaching aims:1. TopicTalk about cultural relics2. Useful words and expressions:Cultural, survive, remain, state, rare, dynasty, vase, belong, gift, ton, stone, once, heat, design, fancy, style, jewel, king, artist, reception, light, mirror, wonder, remove, furniture, secretly, wooden, doubt, trial, consider, opinion, evidence, prove, pretend, maid, castle, sailor, treasure, besidesLook into, belong to, in search of, in return, at war,take apart, think highly of3. Functional items:I think highly of…I don’t agree that…Besides…I must say that I agree with you.I must say that I don’t agree with you.As far as I’m concerned, I think…As I see it…Don’t you agree /think that…I can’t help thinking that…I would like to say…In my opinion/view…Personally, we should…Well, obviously we should…The point is ….4. StructuresThe attributive clause with that/ which /who /where/ whenA cultural relic is something that has survived…It is your job to look into any reports of cultural relics that have been found in China.This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because…Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room … outside St Petersburg where…This was a time when the two countries were at war.Teaching proceduresPeriod 1 (Reading)Step 1. Warming upThe warming-up exercise raises Ss’ awareness that there are some well-known cultural relics both at home and abroad. Ask the Ss to try their best to think of the cultural relics that they know.1. Ss say what they know about cultural relics.2. Teacher may summarize like this:Cultural relics are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them. They represent the culture of a place and some periods of history. Of course, some ofthem are in danger because they are being destroyed.3. Ask the Ss to give some examples of the cultural relics that are in the need of being protected.Step 2. Pre-reading1. Ss discuss and answer:How would you feel if a cultural relic got lost? Why?If you find a cultural relic, what will you do with it?2. Ss look at the two pictures on page 1-2. Ask them if they know what it is called.Step 3. While-reading1. Ss read and find the answers to the following questions:1)Why is it called the Amber Room?2)What happened to the Amber Room?2. Second reading: Ss read again and finish comprehending.3. Listening: Ss listen to the passage and get the main idea of each paragraph.Main idea:Paragraph 1. We can know that the Amber Room has a strange history and know something about its design and building.Paragraph 2. We can know the history of the Amber room and its functions in Russia. Paragraph 3. It tells us that Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg.Paragraph 4. It tells us that the Nazi German army stole the Amber Room in September, 1941. After that the Amber Room remains a mystery.Paragraph 5. It tells us that the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace, following the old photos.Step 4. After-reading1. Ss discuss and answer: what they can do to protect our cultural relics.2. DebatingSs divided into two parts and debate.Topic: We should rebuild Yuan Mingyuan.We should not rebuild Yuan Mingyuan.Homework1. Recite the key sentences in the text.2. Retell the text.Period 2. (Language learning and grammar)Step 1. RevisionSs try to retell the text, using their own words.Step 2. Language points1. insist that2. 情态动词+ have done3. be made into4. be at war5. remain6. think highly ofStep 3 Discovering useful words and expressions1. Ss read the passage again and try to find word which means each of the meaning on page3, part 1.2. Teach the Ss how to use the dictionary to learn the usage of the phrase: belong to.Step 4. Grammar: The attributive clause1. Ss read the following sentences and try to find the rules.1)It is your job to look into any reports of cultural relics that have been found in China.2) This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because…Ask the Ss themselves to find the difference between the two sentences.3. Tell Ss the differences between restrictive attributive clause and non- restrictive attributive clause.Step 5. PracticeSs finish exercises 2 and 3 on page 4.Homework1. Ss finish Wb exercise: using works and expressions.2. Ss finish Wb exercise: using structures.3. Ss collect some information of the cultural relics that are in danger.Period 3. SpeakingStep 1. Revision1. Check Ss’ homework.2. Ask the Ss to say something about what they have collect about the cultural relics that are in danger.Step 2. Lead-in1. Ss watch videos about the world cultural relics.2. Ss find some cultural relics that are in danger and discuss what they will do with them.Step 3. Speaking taskT: China has tens of thousands of cultural relics. Perhaps it is not possible or necessary to save all of them. For example, Bejing is famous for its lanes or traditional houses and yards. Some people say that only the best ones should be saved. Others disagree, and say they make the capital a special place. Now, let’s have a discussion about this in two sides:Do you think China should save all of its cultural relics?Step 4. WritingAsk the Ss to write an article of 100-200 words about the whole discussion and express your opinion at the same time.Homework1. Review the attributive clauses.2. Remember the sentences that express one’s idea.Period 4. ReadingStep 1. Pre-readingT: since cultural relics are important and useful, it’s necessary for everyone to protect them. After all, they belong to the whole world. so today, we’ll read a passage that is about a common person who saves the cultural relics—Big Feng to the rescue. Read the passage for the first time and answer why Big Feng wants to save cultural relics.Step 2. Reading （P44）1. Ss read the passage again and answer the following questions:1). How does he save the cultural relics of his hometown?2). What does “a big heart” mean? In which ways does Feng Jicai show that he has a big heart?3). Why does he think it is more important to do this than to write his novels?4). It is very time-consuming and expensive for Feng Jicai to take care of cultural relics. Can you think of some other ways to help him with his projects?Step 3. Reading, listening and writing1. Ss read the passage on page 5.2. Play the tape. Ss listen to what three people say they know about the missing Amber Room. As they listen, pretend that they are judges.3. Ss listen again and take notes. Then fill in the forms on page 5. decide which of the three people they think gave the best evidence.Step 4. speaking and writing1. Discuss which person gave the vest evidence. Use the following expressions:Are you sure he/ she was telling the truth? How do you know that?How can you be sure he/ she was telling the truth?Why/why not?That can’t be true.I (don’t) believe …, because….I (don’t ) agree that…The truth is (not) easy to know.I can be proved.2. write down a short list of reasons for your choice.Period 5. ListeningStep 1. DictationT: we will have a dictation of the following sentences:1. Frederick William I, the king of Prussia could never nave imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian People would have such a strange history.2. Once it is heated, the amber can be made into any shape.3. It was made for the palace of Frederick.4. In 1716, Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great, as a gift of friendship from the Prussian to the Russian People.5. In return, the Czar gave the King of Prussia 55 of his best soldiers.6. The Amber Room soon became part of the Czar’s Palace in St. Petersburg.7. Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.8. This was a time when the two countries were at war.9. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.10. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.11. I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room.Step 2. Listening (P41)1. Listen to the tape for the first time to get the main idea.2. Ss listen again and talks about a temple in Egypt, and then answer the questions on page 41.Step 3. Listening task (P44)Ss listen to the tape three times. At first time, try to get the main idea. At second time, try to spell the missing words as you hear them. At the last time, make some notes about I M Pei’s life. After listening, work in pairs. Each pair writes a short dialogue according to the notes.Period 6. WritingStep 1. Pre-writing1. Ask the Ss to read Johann’s letter first.2. Ss choose their writing models.Step 2. While-writing1. Ss collect their ideas for the letter. Write them down in order.2. Ss begin to write their letters.3. Choose some letters to show in the class.Step 3. Writing task (P46-47)1. Ss choose one cultural relic in their hometown that they think is worth saving. Write a letter to all the students of their school to encourage them to help save the cultural relic. They can use the model on page 46 as a guide.2. Ss check the answers each other.3. T checks the answers in class.Step 4. Project (P47)Ss finish the project as the following steps:1. Get together with three of your classmates and share your letters from the writing task with one another. Read each letter aloud.2. Know take the best ideas from each letter and make an even better plan to protect a cultural relic in your hometown. Explain your reasons.3. Organize your plan step by step to get more and more students to join the project.4. Prepare a short speech and have one member of your group tell you r classmates so that we can protect it well.Period sevenTeachers can use this period freely.Suggestion: Teachers can use this period to let Ss sum up what they have learned and explain what Ss couldn’t understand very well in this unit. Teachers can also add more practice in this period to consolidate what the Ss have learned. Finally, ask the Ss to finish checking yourself. It is very important to improve their learning.。

Unit1Cultural relics1. survive(1) vi.幸免；幸存；生还☞Of the six people injured in the crash，only two survived.因这次撞车事故受伤的六人中，只有两人幸存。

(2)vt.比……活得长；幸免于；从(困境中)挺过来。

其宾语可以是人或事。

sb 比某人活得久survive sth 〔经过某事〕活下来☞(2015·，阅读)Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. 要是没有电视的话，尼古拉斯可能活不过这场雪灾。

☞The company managed to survive the crisis. 公司设法挺过了危机。

【归纳拓展】(1)A survive B by+时间名词A比B活得长……survive on. . . 依靠……生存下来survive from. . . 从……存活下来；流传下来(2)survivor n. 幸存者 survival n. 幸存；残存物【巧学助记】As far as I know， the old man survived the earthquake and he was the only survivor of this village， but nobody knew how he survived. Finally， he survived his wife by 10 years. 据我所知，这位老人在地震中幸免于难，他是这个村子唯一的幸存者，但是没有人知道他是如何幸存的。

最后，他比他的妻子多活了10年。

【跟踪典例】完成句子。

①After the big fire， _________________ .大火之后，仍有一些树木残存。

②My grandma _____________________ ten years.我祖父去世以后，我祖母又活了10年。

Book2 Unit1 Cultural Relics 单元测试（满分：150分时间：100分钟）第一部分听力（30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AWhen David Edwards founded the oPhone, he hoped scent(嗅觉的) messages would become the next big thing in the digitization of our online lives．The device looked like a high-tech cruet set (调味瓶), and allowed a friend with an iPhone app to send you scent messages alongside photos．Send a picture of your dinner, tag it with four different tones, and whoever is on the receiving end can sniff it from the vase-like tubes of the oPhone．The oPhone didn’t take off, and the company has now shifted focus to a “scent speaker” called the Cyrano, which similarly uses a range of scent capsules to emit “play lists” of smell s．Compared to our real world interactions, our online lives are lacking in scent．Our digital culture, so soaked in visual and aural stimuli, is odorless (没有气味的)．So why didn’t his marriage of smell and picture messaging excite more interest?From a technical point of view, smell is simply harder to mass communicate than sounds and pictures．“There are two main technological obstacles to making smell transmissible by digital means，” explains biophysicist and author of Perfumes: The A­Z guide, Dr Luca Turin．“First, there are no odor ‘primaries’ like RGB or CMYK．Second, it has proved impossible to stimulate the olfactory epithelium (上皮组织) directly by any means tried so far．This means that it is currently impossible to induce a sensation of smell without there being an actual chemical in the inhaled air (吸入的空气)．”“The more we’re plugged into the virtual world, the more we deeply appreciate the contrast-moments in our human, experience，” says designer and olfactory artist Mindy Yang．“Intuitively, we realize that we are starved of certain sensations．With the rise of digital culture, society has become more interested in the missing sense — what we smell．”This interest in scent isn’t only happening within the worlds of perfume and fashion．Over the past few years a number of cultural projects have set out to focus on the power of sensoryexperiences, from the use of a smell map, to the Tate Sensorium, which in 2015 let users experience visual art alongside smells, tastes and sounds．Whether it’s devices like the oPh one that try to introduce scent into digital messaging, organizations are growingly aware of our culture’s desire for sensory experiences．In a time of virtual reality and scentless social networks, it’s perhaps no wonder that we as a culture have such a de sire for something that instinctively feels real and authentic — even if it was made in a lab．1．What can we learn about the oPhone?A．The oPhone has defended our interest in what we smell．B．The oPhone hasn’t caught on yet since it was founded．C．The oPhone has swapped visual and aural stimuli for scent．D．The oPhone is a vase tube to sniff specific messages from．2．What makes it challenging to introduce scent into digital messaging?A．The relevant tissue is impossible to stimulate directly．B．Scent capsules should be applied to send out smells．C．There exists no actual chemical in the inhaled air．D．Sounds and pictures are easier to mass communicate．3．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A．To promote the oPhone which can send scent messages．B．To reveal the problems of the invention of the oPhone．C．To predict the trend of the digitization of our online lives．D．To introduce the oPhone based on smell-digital-technology．BThe Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, is one of the most brilliant structures on Earth. It is nearly 400 years old. Emperor Shah Jahan had it built in memory of his wife. It took about 20 years to build the monument. More than 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants helped get the job done. Today, the Taj Mahal is not just a symbol of cultural history. It's also India's most famous tourist attraction. About 8 million people visit it each year.But pollution is turning the white marble monument shades of green, yellow, and brown. The Taj Mahal stands on the polluted Yamuna River. Insects are attracted to the dirty water. They leave greenish droppings on the building. Air pollution is also a big threat. Factories and cars release pollution into the air. It sticks to the Taj Mahal's surface. In the 1990s, India's Supreme Court orderedhundreds of factories near the monument to close. Also, car and bus traffic was restricted. From time to time, workers clean the Taj Mahal. But doing so is difficult, expensive, and time-consuming, and it doesn't prevent the discoloration.On July 11, India's Supreme Court gave the city of Agra a warning: “Either you destroy the Taj Mahal or you restore it”. Authorities in the city submitted a draft of an action plan on July 24. It suggests banning plastics and construction in the area. It also calls for the closing of more factories.“In order to preserve the Taj Mahal, people must come together to work toward a solution. There needs to be positive pressure on people to act. We need to act immediately，” Sachchida Tripathi says. He worked on a 2014 st udy of pollution at the Taj Mahal. “We are trying，” he adds. “But we need to try more.”4．Why did Emperor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?A．To attract tourists. B．To honor his wife.C．To represent India. D．To mark his greatness.5．What can we infer about the Taj Mahal from Paragraph 2?A．It is getting dirty. B．It is under repair.C．It attracts insects. D．It is losing tourists.6．What should people do to save the Taj Mahal according to Sachchida Tripathi?A．Close factories.B．Become united to take action.C．Make a new plan.D．Prevent the discoloration.7．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Immediate Action Must Be TakenB．The Taj Mahal Must Be RebuiltC．Factories and Cars Lead to PollutionD．The History of the Taj MahalCLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系)groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other.Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to tenmillion people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数)of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.Already well over 400 of the total of, 6,800 languages are close to extinction(消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers),Chiapaneco in Mexico(150), Lipan Apache in the United States(two or three)or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.8. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A.They developed very fast.B. They were large in number.C. They had similar patterns.D. They were closely connected.9. Which of the following best explains"dominant " underlined in paragraph 2？plex.B. Advanced.C.Powerful.D.Modern.10. How many languages are spoken by less than 6, 000 people at present?A.About 6,800B.About 3,400C.About 2,400D.About 1,20011. What is the main idea of the text?A. New languages will be created.B. People’s lifestyles are reflected in languages.C. Human development results in fewer languages.D. Geography determines language evolution.DFor as long as we’re known about it, humans h ave searched for a cure for cancer. Across the world, countless amounts of time and money have been spent on researching a way to stop this terrible disease. But now, it seems like the answer could have been inside our own bodies the whole time.Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, a government agency that’s responsible for health care, approved a new form of gene therapy that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer.The therapy allows scientists to “train” the immune (有免疫力的) cells of sick patients to fight leukemia — a form of blood cancer that mostly affects young people.The exciting new treatment works by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, known as T­cells, which are then changed to be able to “hunt down” cancer cells.The cells are then put back into the patient before they begin to get rid of the patient’s leukemia over time, similar to how the body fights off other illnesses.“This is truly an exciting new day for cancer patients，” Louis J. DeGennaro, presiden t of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, said in a news release.Up until now, a long and painful marrow transplant (骨髓移植) was the only option for many leukemia patients.In this procedure, healthy blood cells are taken from a donor and placed into the sick patient, who also has to go through chemotherapy (化疗) to allow their body to adjust to the new cells.But with a recovery rate of around 83% — according to a news release published by the FDA —it’s hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital, or e ven death, are over for leukemia sufferers.“We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram a patient’s own cells to attack a deadly cancer，” FDA representative Scott Gottlieb said in the release. “New technologies such as gene and cell therapies hold the potential to transform medicine and our ability to treat and even cure many incurable illnesses.”12．What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?A．To compare different ways of curing leukemia.B．To report on a breakthrough in cancer treatment.C．To explore the potential of gene and cell therapies.D．To show scientists’ efforts in search of a cure for cancer.13．How does the new treatment for leukemia work?A．By using changed T-cells to destroy cancer cells.B．By replacing sick blood cells with healthy ones.C．By removing sick blood cells during a marrow transplant.D．By using chemotherapy to improve the patient’s immune system.14．What can be inferred about the new therapy for leukemia sufferers?A．It can save them many more trips to the hospital.B．It can improve their ability to fight off all kinds of cancer.C．It can give them a better chance of survival and recovery.D．It can reduce their pain in the process of the marrow transplant.15．What is Scott Gottlieb’s attitude toward gene and cell therapies?A．Doubtful.B．Optimistic.C．Worried. D．Casual.第二节：.阅读七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）People have always wanted to know what the future will look like．Then, how can we? __16__The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago, such as food, sleep, the feeling of being appreciated and loved．__17__ No．In addition, generally speaking, the inventions for the last 150 years have been a human effort for freedom and communication, to be able to get in control of the time and world．Since there is still much to do in this area, this will be the focus at least for the next 150 years．But why do we need to predict the future? Predicting the future is important for two reasons: First, we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to pass on to the next generation．__18__How about the virtual worlds? It might be in the future to experience the sand between your toes, and hear the waves, just lying in your bed at home．__19__ So, even if a great invention is there for an affordable price, it’ll never take the place of the common experience if it is not real．__20__ What we’ll see in the next 50 years is the t ransition (过渡) from an oil-dependent society to a new society．Here there’ll be new medicine, continued exploration of space, challenges in the climatechange, and new inventions that make life a little easier．A．So what will the future look like then?B．Will this change in the next 150 years?C．Predicting the future can help us in many ways．D．However, you’ll never get the feeling of being there．E．Well, to understand the future, you must know the past．F．However, no matter how real the experience will feel, it doesn’t happen for real．G．Then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give the best result in the future．第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）My least favorite part was participating in sport meets, for I loved running by myself. When faced with running against fellow athletes, I was __21__. I had butterflies in my stomach and the sudden urge to go to the nearest __22__. This year, __23__，I was encouraged to join in a running competition by my coach.The 800-meter event was approaching, meaning that I would __24__ soon. I breathed deeply and tried to __25__ my worries. I walked over to some of the __26__ who would run with me and started to __27__ with them. We were all loosening up and getting ready to run as __28__ as possible.I stepped up to the line for the event. The starter raised his starting gun and __29__. About twenty-five runners __30__. With these runners around me, I __31__ my coach's words, “You may be small, but you have __32__ power.” So, I kept up w ith athletes twice my __33__. I picked up the runner in seventh place and based my steps on him, making it a little bit faster. One by one, I __34__ to make it to the top four, bursting around the lap.It was the last lap before the final straightaway. I __35__ I had the possibility to win. So I widened my steps, speeding up my __36__. I caught up with the runner in first place and we ran side by side down the last 100 meters — I __37__ him by a hair at the finishing line.My coach gave me a __38__ hug as I headed back to see him. He was __39__ because I had shortened my original __40__ by twelve seconds at least.21．A.shocked B．nervousC．comfortable D．brave22．A.stadium B．hospitalC．bathroom D．station 23．A.however B．instead C．otherwise D．moreover 24．A.delay B．fail C．escape D．compete 25．A.ignore B．increase C．form D．imagine 26．A.reporters B．judges C．runners D．coaches 27．A.watch out B．turn back C．get away D．warm up 28．A.smoothly B．rapidly C．calmly D．patiently 29．A.returned B．withdrew C．screamed D．fired 30．A.took off B．set down C．looked on D．went about 31．A.challenged B．recalled C．forgot D．adapted 32．A.exact B．great C．practical D．suitable 33．A.pressure B．salary C．size D．age 34．A.offered B．pretended C．regretted D．managed 35．A.claimed B．heard C．supposed D．remembered 36．A.speech B．mind C．fight D．pace37．A.beat B．pushedC．dragged D．followed38．A.soft B．cautiousC．firm D．slight39．A.excited B．disappointedC．relaxed D．depressed40．A.distance B．timeC．lap D．step第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

必修2Unit 1 Cultural relics要点梳理高效梳理·知识备考●重点单词1．valuable adj.贵重的；有价值的→value n．价值 v．估价→invaluable adj.无法估价的，无价的2．survive vi.幸免；；生幸存还→survivor n．幸存者→survival n．幸存，存活3．amaze vt.使吃惊；惊讶→amazing adj.令人吃惊的→amazed adj.感到吃惊的→amazement n．惊奇，惊异4．select vt.挑选；选择→selective adj.有选择性的5．design n．设计；图案；构思vt.设计；计划；构思→designer n．设计者6．decorate v．装饰；装修→decoration n．装饰，装饰物7．jewel n．珠宝；宝石→jewellery n．珠宝(总称)8．remove vt.移动；搬开→removal n．移动；排除9．doubt n．怀疑；疑惑vt.怀疑；不信→doubtful adj.怀疑的10．former adj.以前的；从前的11．worth prep.值得的，相当于……的价值n.价值；作用adj.[古]值钱的12．evidence n．根据；证据→evident adj.明显的；有线索的13．explode vi.爆炸→explosion n．爆炸14．entrance n．入口15．sink vi.下沉；沉下16．debate n．争论；辩论vi.争论；辩论●重点短语1．in search of寻找2．belong to属于3．in return 作为报答4．at war 处于交战状态5．less than 少于6．take apart拆开7．think highly of 看重；器重8．serve as充当；担任9．be of the fancy style 风格奇特的10．rather than 而不是●重点句型1．Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世永远想象不到，他赠给俄罗斯人民的最厚重的礼物会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。

Unit 1 Cultural relicsPeriod 1: Warming up and Reading(IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM)Aims：To read about cultural relicsTo learn about The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive ClauseI. Warming upWarming up by definingGood morning, class. This period we are going to read about IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Before our reading, I’d like to know:A.What kind of old things are cultural relics?B.Are all the old things cultural relics?C.What is the definition and classification of cultural relics?Hi, everyone. Let’s look at the screen. I’ll present you some pictures. They all belong to cultural relics. Some of them are cultural sites. Some of them are natural sites. Please think these over：A.Can you name them out?B.Now, boys and girls, I met a “moral dilemma”. That means I must make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the society. Things are like this: My old granny happened to find an ancient vase under the tree in the earth of our garden. It’s so beautiful and special. Now, my family fell into a moral dilemma. Can you help us to make a decision:A: What should we do?B: Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to the government?1. Looking and sayingWork in pairs. Look at the photos on the screen. All these relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost and ruined in history，such as Yuan MingYuan and the Amber Room. Please guess: A.What kinds of things can result in their disappearing?Work in groups of four. Tell your group mates:A.What do you know about the substance of “amber”?1. Reading aloud to the recordingNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.2. Skimming and identifying the general idea of each paragraphSince you have got to know the general ideas of each paragraph, can you tell me theNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. CopyRead the text and learn more about the following proper nouns. You can surf on the website afterClosing down by doing exercisesTo end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises No. 1 and No. 2.Closing down by having a discussionA.Can you imagine the fate of the Amber Room? What is it?Well, all of us have learned the history of the Amber Room. Let’s recall some key words andPeriod 2: Learning about Language(The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause)Aims:To learn about the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauseTo discover some useful words and expressionsTo discover some useful structuresProcedures:I. Warming upWarming up by discovering useful words and expressionsPlease turn to page 3. Do exercises 1, 2 and 3 first. Please check your answers against your classmates’.Warming up by explainingNow, class, since you’ve read the passage, could you explain to me how to use the phrase “belong to”? The word “to”here is a preposition, indicating the possession, and is always followed by nouns or pronoun. Look at Ex 3.II. Learning about Attributive Clause1. What is an adjective Clause?An adjective clause is a dependent clause which takes the place of an adjective in another clause or phrase. Like an adjective, an adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun, answering questions like “which?” or “what kind of?” Consider the following examples:Adjectivethe red coatAdjective clausethe coat which I bought yesterdayLike the word “red” in the first example, the dependent clause “which I bought yesterday” in the second example modifies the noun “coat.” Note that an adjective clause usually comes after what it modifies, while an adjective usually comes before.In formal writing, an adjective clause begins with the relative pronouns “who(m),” “that,” or “which.” In informal writing or speech, you may leave out the relative pronoun when it is not the subject of the adjective clause, but you should usually include the relative pronoun in formal, academic writing:informalThe books people read were mainly religious.formalThe books that people read were mainly religious.informalSome firefighters never meet the people they save.formalSome firefighters never meet the people whom they save.Here are some more examples of adjective clauses:the meat which they ate was taintedThis clause modifies the noun “meat” and answers the question “which meat?”.They’re talking about the movie which made him cryThis clause modifies the noun “movie” and answers the question “which movie?”.They are searching for the student who borrowed the bookThe clause modifies the pronoun “student” and answers the question “which student?”.Did I tell you about the author whom I met?The clause modifies the noun “author” and answers the question “which author?”.2. Restrictive & non restrictive clausesDo the following pairs of sentences mean the same thing?1a My uncle, who lives in London, is very rich.2b My uncle who lives in London is very rich.2a The policies, which were unpopular, were rejected by the voters.2b The policies which were unpopular were rejected by the voters.3a My niece, whose husband is out of work, will inherit the house, which I have always treasured. 3b My niece whose husband is out of work will inherit the house which I have always treasured. The first sentence in each pair has a non-restrictive clause within two commas, and the second has a restrictive clause. A non-restrictive clause simply adds more information into the sentence and does not affect the meaning of the main clause: it is therefore bracketed off with commas (1a = an uncle who happens to live in London). Conversely, a restrictive clause defines its referent in the main clause more specifically and contributes significantly to the meaning of the sentence. Thus it is that particular uncle who lives in London who is referred to (1b). In 2a, all policies were unpopular and all were rejected, whereas in 2b only the policies that were unpopular were rejected. Note that in restrictive clauses the non-human relative pronoun is either ‘that’ or ‘which’, whereas for human referents the relative pronoun can be either ‘who/m’ or ‘that’ (the man that/whom I will marry ....).3. A test on FORMAL ADJECTIVE CLAUSESDirections: Combine the sentences. Use formal written English.Use (b) as an adjective clause. Punctuate carefully.1) (a) An antecedent is a word. (b) A pronoun refers to this word.An antecedent ____2) (a) The blue whale is considered the largest animal that has ever lived.(b) It can grow to 100 feet and 150 tons.The blue whale ____3) (a) The plane was met by a crowd of 300. (b) Some of them had been waiting for more than 4 hours.The plane ____4) (a) In this paper, I will describe the basic process.(b) Raw cotton becomes cotton thread by this process.In this paper, I will describe ____5) (a) The researchers are doing case studies of people to determine the importance of heredity in health and longe vity.(b) These people’s families have a history of high blood pressure and heart disease.The researchers are doing case studies ____6) (a) At the end of this month, scientists at the institute will conduct their AIDS research. (b) The results of this research will be published within 6 months.At the end of this month, scientists ____7) (a) According to many education officials, ‘math phobia’(that is, a fear of mathematics) is a widespread problem. (b) A solution to this problem must and can be found.According to many education officials, ‘math phobia’ ____8) (a) The art museum hopes to hire a new administrator.(b) Under this person’s direction it will be able to purchase significant pieces of art.The art museum ____9) (a) The giant anteater licks up ants for its dinner.(b) Its tongue is longer than 30 centimeters (12 inches).The giant anteater ____10) (a) The anteater’s tongue is sticky.(b) It can go in and out of its mouth 160 times a minute.The anteater’s tongue ____III. Closing down by taking a quizQuiz on Attributive clauseSelect one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The words you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don’t use the HINT buttons unless you really need them.1. As many children came were given some cakes.A. thatB. asC. whoD. whom2. The visitors saw rows of houses the roofs are red.A. on whichB. of whichC. whereD. that3. I usually take a nap after lunch, is my habit.A. which itB. as itC. asD. that4. Please tell me the way you did the job.A. howB. whereC. whichD. in which5 Is this museum some German friends visited the day before yesterday?A. the oneB. whichC. thatD. where6. The farmer uses wood to build a house to store grain.A. in whichB. whereC. thatD. with which7. I shall never forget the years I spent in the country with the farmers, has a greateffect on my life.A. when, whichB. that, whichC. when, thatD. which, that8. Little has been done is helpful to our work.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. all that9. Perhaps this is the only market you can get such cheap goods.A. thatB. of whichC. by whichD. where10. We’ll put off the outing until next week, __ we won’t be so busy.A. whenB. whichC. at whichD. in thatKey: 1~10：BBCDA ABADAPeriod 3: using languageAims:To learn to tell facts from opinionsTo write a reply letterTo listen and speak about cultural relicsProceduresI. Warming upWarming up by questionsMorning, class. We always say, “We must respect facts and can’t wholly depend on one’s opinions”. But can you tell me:A.What does it mean when you say, “I t is a fact”?B.Warming up by questioningTurn to page 5. Read the passage and tell me:A.If you want to go in for law against somebody, and if you want to win, what’s the mostimportant thing you should do first?B.II. Guided reading1.2.Reading and definingRead the passage and define: What is a fact? What is an opinion? What is an evidence?2. Reading and translatingRead the passage and translate it into Chinese paragraph by paragraph. Tom, you are to do paragraph 1, please…3. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the part. CopyNow, boys and girls, as we know, people have never stopped searching for the Amber Room.This time we’ll listen to what three people say they know about the missing Amber Room.Before we listen to them, I’ll present some related new words to you to help you understandWell done. Now share your forms with your partner and tell me in the three forms: What areWe often use some expressions to ask for opinions. What are they?Oh, yes. What do you think of …?Do you believe …?How can you be sure of …?How do you know that?And we often use some expressions to give opinions. What are they? Ok, Tom, Please. Oh, yes. They are: I think…/ I don’t think…I don’t agree that…/ I suppose that…7. DiscussingPlease look at exercise 3, and discuss which person gave the best evidence. Use the expressions above to help you. Before we discuss, let’s deal with the following discussion:A.What is the best evidence?Sometimes we may fall into or face a moral choice. That is a moral dilemma. Let’s read the letter on page 7 and see what’s Johann’s choice and opinion. Ok, finished? Now answer the following questions:1、Who do you think the Amber Room belongs to ?2、What should you do with things you have found even if the search cost you time and money?Closing down by a debatingThere is a long ancient wall around a less developed town.It is reported it has a long history, dating back to over 5 century BC. The local government is collecting money to repair and rebuild the wall. It has cost a lot of money. Some of your classmates think it is not worth. Some think it’s a good way to develop the local economy. Now Group 1 and 2 against Group 3 and 4. Let’s have the debating.Closing down by dictation·The design for the room was of the fancy style popular in those days.·The room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.·The man who found the relics insist that it belongs to his family.·The room was completed the way she wanted it .·It was ready for the people of St. Petersburg to celebrate the 300th birthday of their city. ·After that, what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.·In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.·Is it something that more than one person believes?·A fact is anything that can be proved.·An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.附：备课素材I. What is a culture relic? 何谓“文化遗产”?Cultural relics are physical reminders of what different peoples valued in the past and continue tovalue now. Without these relics, we could not cherish cultural traditions as much or appreciate the lives of the people who practiced those traditions. Although we may not often consider it, cultural relics are not only the possession of one culture. In a larger sense, it can be said that they belong to all peoples. For these reasons, this unit describes cultural relics not from China but other places. Looking at it from another angle, it can also be said that cultural relics preserves some aspect of cultural heritage and each relic, regardless of whether the same hands created many examples of it, is still a unique cultural expression and contribution.II. The cultural relics of China in the world heritage site list《世界文化遗产名录》中的30处中国文化遗产本单元的主题是“文化遗产”，学生很可能已经亲身接触过当地的文化遗产，或是能过电视、报纸等媒体对此有了一定的了解，因此，在课前教师可让学生列举国内外著名的文化遗产，然后对“文化遗产”给出定义、分类或划分标准。

人教版高中英语必修二Unit1单词精讲及拓展1.Cultural adj.文化的⇨Culture n.文化⇨Culture 可做词根，构成新词，如：agriculture 农业●拓展Traditional Chinese culture 中国传统文化2.Relic n.遗址；=site/ruins，做“纪念物”意思时=souvenir3.Rare adj.罕见的⇨Rarely 很少，注意与nearly 几乎区分4.Valuable 值得的；贵重的=worthy5.Value 值得=worth➢拓展Devalue 低估反义词：overvalue高估6.Survive v.生存=live；幸免➢短语积累Survive sth./sb. 比…活得长✧Survival adj.幸免的✧Survivor 幸存者7.Select v.挑选8.Selective adj.挑剔的⇨形近词：elect 选举9.Honey 蜜；（口语）亲爱的●Honey moon 蜜月10.Fancy adj.奇特的=Strange作名词有“幻想”的意思➢相关短语Take one’s fancy 讨某人的喜欢；吸引某人✧Fanciful adj.有幻想力的✧Fancied 虚构的11.Style 风格✧Stylish 时尚的=fashionable12.Decorate v.装饰；美化=dress up✧Decoration 装修●Decorate with… 用…装饰13.Jewel 珠宝✧Jewelery 珠宝（总称）14.Belong v.属于注意*该词没有被动语态（没有被属于，本身已经含有被动意味）15.Reception 接待；也有“前台”的意思16.At war 处于交战状态➢相关拓展✧Battlefield 战场✧Battle with 和某人争论17.Wooden 木质的●Wood 木头；也有树林的意思●注意与woolen 羊毛区别18.Doubt n.怀疑➢Doubtful 充满怀疑的=Untrust19.Local 当地的=native●Location 本地20.Apart 分别➢Departure 离别21.Think highly of =look upon 看得起；高度重视。

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. —How about going camping with us this weekend?—_____A. Is that right?B. I’d like to, but I have no time.C. What are you planning?D. What’s for?22. Believe it or not, this old custom has a history of over 2,000 years, and it has _____into the twenty-first century.A. flowedB. survivedC. spreadD. followed23. I’d like a room _____ window looks out over the sea.A. thatB. in whichC. whoseD. which24. The special clothes are _____ for the children who are disabled.A. designedB. plannedC. changedD. expected25. _____ the doctors really doubt is _____ my mother will recover from the seriousdisease soon.A. What; whenB. That; howC. What; whetherD. That; what26. The company was willing to provide us with what we needed, _____ made usexcited.A. whatB. itC. whichD. that27. I am going to do all I can _____ the bad impression you have of me.A. to removeB. removeC. to leaveD. leave28. Yesterday I met a(n) _____ teacher by chance who taught me English in theuniversity three years ago.A. earlyB. formerC. firstD. advanced29. Oh, boy, why are you killing your time this way? Can’t you find something _____ doing?A. usefulB. worthyC. valuableD. worth30. It is known to us that lions and tigers _____ the cat family.A. are belonging toB. belonged toC. belong toD. are belonged to31. He is always helping people without expecting anything _____.A. in commonB. in turnC. in dangerD. in return32. The school is _____ a Chinese teacher for the new term who masters the English language perfectly.A. searchingB. in the search ofC. in searchD. in search of33. —Did you visit the museum today?—No. We _____ it, but we spent too much time shopping.A. could have visitedB. must have visitedC. could visitD. must visit34. This piece of furniture is really inexpensive with a price of _____ forty dollars.A. less thanB. more thanC. other thanD. rather than35. It is a good plan in theory, but it _____ to be seen whether it works in practice.A. keepsB. staysC. standsD. remains第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Unit 1Cultural relics本套试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

总分120分。

考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)AThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care.To water his flowers，he used two buckets.One was a shiny and new bucket.The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years of service，but was now past its best.Every morning，the gardener would fill up the two buckets.Then he would carry them along the path，one on each side，to the flower beds.The new bucket was very proud of itself.It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出)．The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes：before it reached the flower beds，much water had leaked along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say，“See how capable I am！How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day！I don't know why he still bothers you.What a waste of space you are！”And all that the old bucket could say was，“I know I'm not very useful，but I can only do my best.I'm happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me，at least.”One day，the gardener heard that kind of conversation.After watering the flowers as usual，he said，“You both have done your work very well.Now I am going to carry you back.I want you to look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so.All along the path，they noticed，on the side where the new bucket was carried，there was just bare(光秃秃的) earth；on the other side where the old bucket was carried，there was a joyous row of wild flowers，leading all the way to the garden.1．What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?A．Dirty. B．Dark. C．Worn out. D．Plain-looking.2．The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to________.A．laugh at the old oneB．take pity on the old oneC．show off its beautiful looksD．praise the gardener's kindness3．Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A．Because it was used to keep balance.B．Because it stayed in its best condition.C．Because it was taken as a treasure.D．Because it had its own function.BAlmost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for. We do know, however, that they existed over 5，500 years ago in ancient Asia.The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia. It is over 5，100 years old. Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn't become popular for a while, though. It was probably due to that animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.But it could be also due to a difficult situation. While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces weren't going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them. Eventually, road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later. There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design.In the mid-1700s, a Frenchman came up with a new design of road—a base layer(层) of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones. A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong, lasting road surface became a reality. At around the same time, metal hubs(the central part of the wheel)came into being, followed by the wheels that were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads(柏油碎石路面). As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster.4．What might explain why transport wheels didn't become popular for some time?A．Few knew how to use transport wheels.B．Humans carried farming tools just as well.C．Animals were a good means of transport.D．The existence of transport wheels was not known.5．What do we know about road design from the passage?A．It was easier than wheel design.B．It improved after big changes in vehicle design.C．It was promoted by fast-moving vehicles.D．It provided conditions for wheel design to develop.6．What is the passage mainly about?A．The beginning of road design.B．The development of transport wheels.C．The history of public transport.D．The invention of fast-moving vehicles.CTravelling without a map in different countries, I find out about different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office？”Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don't have name signs. In Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travellers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”People in Los Angeles, the US, have no idea of distance on the map: they measure distance by time, not miles. “How far away is the post office？” you ask. “Oh，” they answer, “it's about five minutes from here.” You don't understand completely, “Yes, but how many miles away is it, please？” To this question you won't get an answer, because most probably they don't know it themselves.People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language. Instead, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question. What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Mexico, no one answers “I don't know.” People there believe that “I don't”is impolite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan!However, one thing will help you everywhere in the world. It's body language.7．Which of the following is probably an example of Japanese directions?A．“Go south two miles. Turn west and then go another mile.”B．“Turn right at the hospital. The library is right in front of you.”C．“The post office is about five minutes from here.”D．“Follow me, and I will lead you there.”8．What can we know about people in Los Angeles according to the passage?A．They have no sense of direction.B．They are good at reading maps.C．They often give directions by time.D．They'll show you a direction even if they don't know.9．What is Greeks' way to give directions ?A．Using street names. B．Using landmarks.C．Leading people the way. D．Using body language.10．Where is Yucatan?A．In the USA. B．In Japan. C．In Greece. D．In Mexico.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

毛额市鹌鹑阳光实验学校必修2 Unit 1 Cultural relics基础操练Ⅰ.单词拼写1. While all his classmates left, he still r in the dark room.2. These plants won’t s without sun.3. You can see the edition is well d and all the articles are well written.4. I think he would come but it’s only a f of mine.5. We’d better r the box out of the room; it takes too much room.6. I don’t like talking about people s . Why not point out their shortcomings in public?7. There was no (证据) that they had stolen the car.8. The (财宝) dug out of the earth was a box of gold coins.9. There are three other children entering the cave (除了) Lin Tao and his brother.10. I have always been (考虑) building another house in the yard. Ⅱ. 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空select/amaze/pretend/prove1. She lets her son his own Christmas present.2. Visitors were at the achievements in the car manufacture of the city during the past decade.3. He to be reading an important paper when the boss entered.4. Aristotle once held the idea that heavy objects always fell faster than light ones but that untrue later.Ⅲ. 完成句子1. 你知道为什么骆驼可以在没有水的情况下活很长时间吗？Do you know camels can for a long time without water?2. 他经常很晚回家，这让他的父母很担心。

Unit 1 Cultural Heritage单元素养提升(一)Unit 1Ⅰ. 单句语法填空1. I like challenging and creative (create) jobs.【补偿训练】单句语法填空There’s lots of room to express yourself creatively (creative).2. With the help of historians, a lot of folk stories were preserved (preserve).3. They accepted my application (apply) to join the club.4. It is essential that your diet should be varied and balanced (balance).5. This book makes a significant contribution (contribute) to literature.6. The spy attempted to escape(escape) to a neighbouring country.7. It was a time when people weren’t so concerned about health.8. Not only the teacher but also the students were/are (be) against the plan.9. Your timely donation (donate) and help will be greatly appreciated.10. Lily wants to be a professional (profession) actress in the future.11. The Spring Festival is a traditional (tradition) festival in China.12. In comparison (compare) with letters, e-mails are more convenient.13. It is worthwhile to provide/providing (provide) children with a chance to get educated.14. Forgiveness(forgive) can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health.15. Students should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach.Ⅱ. 补全句子1. We should take an active part in(积极参加) all kinds of useful activities.2. We should give way to(让步) the proper protest.3. The committee made a proposal(提议) that the government should investigate the reason why so many wild animals disappeared.4. It is estimated that 5G technology will be likely to(可能) to be used in more fields.5. In times of trouble, I always turn to(求助于) my parents for help.6. The police have been trying to prevent them from(阻止……以防) carrying weapons.7. I would like to donate my clothes to(向……捐献)charity.8. He looked in the bathroom to make sure(确保) that he was alone.9. Though there is so much noise in this street, it still attracts people from all over the world (全世界) for its local art.10. In my opinion(我认为), life in the twenty-first century is much easier than it used to be.Ⅲ. 根据提示翻译句子1. 总有你需要自己做决定的时候。