(练习)unit2 Period Three-【提分教练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第一册(外研版2019)

课时达标训练(六)　Period Three Ⅰ. 单句语法填空 1. However, be careful (care) not to go to extremes. 2. The house had a fairly (fair) large garden. 3. It was a relief and I came to a sudden (suddenly) stop just in the middle of the road. 4. In their spare time, they are interested (interest) in planting vegetables in their garden. 5. Similarly (similar), when Ron Webster borrowed a book from the library of the University of Liverpool, he forgot to return it, too. 6. But such a small thing couldn't possibly (possible) destroy a village. 7. Most people nowadays are so busy with their lives that they do not have time to enjoy a healthy and balanced (balance) diet. 8. I don't think it a reasonable (reason) practice for them to behave that way in our society. 9. Square dancing is only one of many activities during which people should mind their behavior (behave)． 10. What she said was so confusing (confuse) that they could hardly understand it. Ⅱ. 阅读理解 I did some research and examined how British English and American English changed between the 1930s and the 2000s. Take spelling for example. Towards the 1960s, it looked like the UK was going in the direction of not using the“u” in “colour”and writing“centre”as center”.But since then, the British have become more confident in some of their own spellings. In the 2000s, the UK used an American spelling choice about 11% of the time while Americans use a British one about 10% of the time. There is also no need to worry too much about American words, such as “vacation”，“liquor”and“lawmaker”entering British English. There are a few examples of this kind of vocabulary change but they are mostly uncommon words and are not likely to change British English too much. The British are still using “mum” rather than“mom”and “petrol”rather than “gas”． But when we start thinking of language more in terms of style than vocabulary or spelling, a different picture appears. Some of the bigger trends (趋势) in American English are moving towards a freer use