(练习)30 课时达标训练(十八) Period Three-【提分教练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第二册(外研版2019)

课时达标训练(十八)　Period Three Ⅰ. 单句语法填空 1. The missing boy was last seen playing (play) near the river. 2. The murderer was brought in, with his hands tied (tie) behind his back. 3. This included digging up the road, laying (lay) the track and then building a strong roof over the top. 4. Don't leave the water running (run) all the time while you brush your teeth. 5. He didn't keep on asking me the time any longer as he had had his watch repaired (repair)． 6. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found smoking (smoke) in the kitchen. 7. The salesman scolded the girl caught stealing (steal) and let her off. 8. The ceremony, usually held (hold) in a tea house, dates back to the 16th century. 9. With a lot of difficult problems to settle (settle), the newly­elected president is having a hard time. 10. Both green tea and black tea are claimed to be effective for preventing (prevent) cancer, heart disease and many other deadly diseases. Ⅱ. 阅读理解 To American visitors, Iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from what he or she is used to seeing at home. There are quite a few things that are not done, or that do not exist on the island — quite a few “NO's”． There is no pollution, for instance. No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black­and­white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor (烈酒) on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There is no handguns; only one jail of thirty­five cells (狱室) in the entire land — an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people. There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Culf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees to 52 d