高中英语必修四unit 2基础练习 2019-07-31一、 单句填空1To my _(satisfy), he succeeded in finishing the work ahead of schedule.2What do you think of her speech last night?Just soso. She gave us too much information, so that everyone got _(confuse).3In the 1960s, many people in China died of_(hungry) because of the natural disasters.4Our attention should_(focus) on the most urgent problems.5As we all know, it is human activity that _(lead) to the global warming.6A deep breath and a balanced mind will help rid you_the anxiety and nervousness.7Therefore, lets take the responsibility _(build) up a lowcarbon city by riding bicycles.8Robert is indeed a wise man.Oh, yes. How I regretted not_(take) his advice.9Id appreciate it if you can make helpful comments _ my work.10The government calls on the public to go to work by bicycle instead of by car _(reduce) air pollution.二、 完形I ask my grandpa what it feels like to grow old. He _16_ this question while we sit in his office overlooking the yard, where an empty bird feeder swings _17_ from a tree branch. The yard has gone into a state of _18_ in recent years. Grandpa no longer possesses the energy to maintain its _19_ splendid glory.After taking a sip of his black tea, he asks me a question. “Have you ever been in a hot _20_ when the water ran cold?” I tell him I have. “Thats what _21_ feels like,” he says. “At first the water is too warm, but you _22_ the heat and begin enjoying it. When youre young, you think its going to be this way _23_. But one day you realize the _24_ begins to drop. You gradually feel the warmth leaving your body. The water is still pleasant, but you know itll soon become cold and theres nothing you can do,” he _25_. “I knew a few people who decided to _26_ the shower. I was able to stay in because I _27_ myself recalling the showers of my youth. Its too late now, and no matter how hard I try, Ill never get the hot water _28_ again.”This is how my grandpa felt about growing old, but he has lived a good life to have _29_ the birth of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.After dinner, I fetch a bag of birdseed, take it out to the _30_ and pour the seed into the feeder. I go inside,_31_ to tell Grandpa about what Ive done, only to find he is sleeping. I think about waking him up _32_ decide not to disturb his sleep, a sleep which will soon _33_ forever. I hope he is _34_ the dreams of his youth, remembering the _35_ of days gone by, the days before the water ran cold.16. A. reads B. considers C. admits D. asks17. A. wildly B. lifelessly C. helplessly D. slowly18. A. decline B. peace C. boom D. repair19. A. ever B. lately C. once D. only20. A. stove B. shower C. temper D. day21. A. growing B. sleeping C. aging D. living22. A. get used to B. get addicted to C. get tired of D. get rid of23. A. instead B. forever C. sometime D. then24. A. pressure B. quality C. temperature D. level25. A. concludes B. compromises C. complains D. continues26. A. take B. enjoy C. leave D. refuse27. A. contented B. confused C. taught D. cheated28. A. on B. off C. up D. down29. A. ordered B. given C. demanded D. witnessed30. A. window B. yard C. room D. office31. A. disappointed B. puzzled C. depressed D. excited32. A. but B. so C. or D. and33. A. end B. change C. last D. disappear34. A. valuing B. achieving C. experiencing D. dreaming35. A. strength B. warmth C. energy D. soul三、 阅读The Amish are the fastest growing religious group in the United States and by the year 2050, there will be about 1 million Amish living in the country. Over half of all Amish settlements currently in the US were founded after 1990. Today, there are about a quarter of a million Amish living in the US and Canada. One of the reasons for the situation is that the Amish have the highest birth rates in the two countries.The Amish raise their children strictly according to their religious values, with their family traditions never broken. However, more and more of them are forced to change the way they live and adopt to a new lifestyle, especially the younger Amish, who are leaving their traditional home states in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana and moving west to places where the farmland is relatively abundant.S