内容正文:
高二英语选择性必修二Unit 5课时练习(Reading and Thinking)
一、词汇运用:
1. The lift o____________ (操作员) serves everyone with smiles.
2. I started spitting blood and my mother __________(惊慌).
3. The country needs to change policies because of a growing number of e_______ (年老的) people.
4. Every minute of the day is filled with______________ (紧急的) matters.
5. When Julie was admitted to the w____________ (病房) she was still in a lot of pain.
6. He studied the m____________ (运动) of the planets.
7. I insist that you hand in your composition without ____________ (延迟).
8. Silk f____________ (织物) are usually expensive.
9. I didn’t have the n____________ (勇气) to tell him what I really thought of his suggestion.
10. There’s some sort of o____________ (障碍) on the railway tracks.
二、语法填空:
TheLanguageofLove
Music is a universal language, which has the most powerful magic in the world. Music is a sweet language to show love to those who love us and those who 1. _____ (love) by us. Music is also a friendly language for unfamiliar people to show kindness. It is living everywhere and all the time in our daily life.
I learned this while 2. ______ (take) care of a seagull unfortunate enough to swallow a hook(挂钩). After calling the wildlife rescue center and learning that all its 3. _______ (vehicle) were out on other business, I carefully 4. ______ (wrap) the wild bird in a towel and carried him to my friend’s car. The only way 5. _______ (keep) him calm was by singing. For 30 minutes, I sang 6. ______ (soft) to the small creature until finally delivering him 7. ______ those who could help. I’m not certain 8. ______ happened afterward, but for that brief period, we two vastly different species connected, bridging 9. ______ gap between us through songs.
10. _____ doesn’t matter whether there will be difficulties in communication, for love is always the theme of each piece of music.
三、 阅读理解:
My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area. Our class ha