Unit 4 Natural Disasters寒假轻松衔接 (2)练习 2023-2024学年高一英语人教版必修第一册

(6)Unit 5 Languages around the World——2023-2024学年高一英语人教版(2019)寒假轻松衔接 一、单词填空 用适当的词填空。 1.Spring is in the air and this city has set up 172 "flower _(appreciate) areas" for visitors. 2.William Hastie once suggested that history informs us of past mistakes _ _ we can learn without repeating them. 3._ my point of view, we can have a party in the open air. 4.The scenery of the valley is so beautiful that it is almost beyond _(describe). 5.I still remember that afternoon _ I fell asleep on the bus and went past my stop. 二、翻译句子 6.不同国家的人对时间的态度不同,这在一定程度上反应出了文化的差异。(which) _ 7.法律面前人人平等,所以凡是犯法的人都必须受到惩罚。(break) _ 8.他们要求工人们的工作条件要尽快改善。(demand) _ 9.接触外语环境是扩大词汇量的好方法。(expose, expand, vocabulary) _ 10.公司在放缓生产,以保持供需之间的平衡。(maintain a balance) _ 二、阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms(习语), though my teacher stressed the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience. One day, I came across an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, "You don't say!" I was puzzled. I thought, it was likely that this was not an appropriate(适当的) type of topic. Well, I'd better change the topic. So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?" "Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It is magnificent." He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, "The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it." Soon I was interrupted again by his words, "You don't say!" I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?" "Well, I didn't request you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised. I said, "Didn't you say 'You don't say!'?" Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, " ‘You