Unit 1 Period Ⅱ Welcome to the unit & Reading—Language points（课时作业）-【优化探究】2021-2022学年新教材高中英语必修第二册同步导学案（牛津译林版）

Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1．Our aim is to allow new teachers to become familiar with the classroom. 2．For further information, please contact us on the attached (attach) form. 3．I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics. 4．American art reached a peak of creativity (create) in the 50s' and 60s'. 5．Large amounts of money were spent (spend) on the bridge last year. 6．“John，” I ask.“How do you stick together with someone through 38 years—not to mention (mention) the sickness？” 7．Eating too much fat can contribute to heart disease and cause high blood pressure. 8．A harvester is a man who is harvesting or a machine with which we harvest crops. 9．From space the earth looks like a huge water­covered globe with a few patches of land sticking (stick) out above the water. 10．Just as we sweep our rooms, we should sweep backward ideas from our minds. Ⅱ.选词填空 behind the scenes， not to mention， in addition to， take place， be separated from， contribute to 1．Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients in 2020. 2．They have three dogs to look after, not to mention the cat and the bird. 3．His graduation will never take place if he doesn't get to work hard. 4．It's an exciting opportunity to learn what goes on behind the scenes. 5．I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world. 6．In addition to being a bagger, he's worked at a fast­food restaurant. Ⅲ.阅读理解 A To the cheering of taxi drivers and the honking of horns, the comedian and actor Eddie Izzard ran into London yesterday to complete his 43rd marathon in 52 days.In total he had covered 1,100 miles.His 43 marathons were in aid of the charity Sports Relief, which raises money for the poor all over the world.So far Izzard has raised more than ￡200,000. Fighting blisters (水疱) that have caused the nails on his smaller toes to fall off, he ran up The Mall and into Trafalgar Square, where he had started 7.5 weeks ago.In finishing he proved what many thought was an impossible