Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking 课时练习-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

UNIT 1 Section Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking .单句语法填空 1.As with many things in life, (prevent) is key. 2.I make sure that I limit myself two cups of coffee a day. 3.The terrible hurricane brought great (lose) to the local villagers. 4.What made us happy was that the survey was easy (conduct). 5.His sudden (disappear) is being looked into by the police. 6.That means the price is likely (go) down because of the competition. 7.Most of us need to lead a more (balance) life to be healthy and happy. 8.It is reported that the famous director made a generous (donate) to the charity. 9.He attempted (compete) for the position of chairman of the Students' Union. 10.The disappearance of some important documents led to the case's (investigate) again. .阅读理解 A If Confucius(孔子) were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake,there would be a lot of candles.He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day,few people in the United States will give him a passing thought.It's nothing personal.Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius.In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades,the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.More recently,the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries.These schools teach both Chinese language and culture.The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art,history and philosophy(哲学).Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺陷)of Western philosophy.Students in the United States,at the same time,are racing to learn Chinese.So they will be ready for life in a world whe