Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Learning About Language 课后巩固练习 -2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

Learning about language课后巩固练习 一、单词拼写 1. If any items satisfy this （资格), you can add them to the body of the message. 2. She has achieved her （抱负）of becoming a famous writer. 3. Do you think the (改编本) is faithful to the original work? 4. If you have time---- please answer a comment of another_ （参加者） 5. Mr. Johnson (引用）his favourite poem written by George Herbert but few of the audience could understand. 二、选词填空 speak up; act as; feel at homes set up; adapt to 1. You must the life in the USA as soon as possible. 2. Lucas will the creative consultant to fill the opening when necessary. 3. A great number of new factories have been in my hometown. 4. There are times when you need to in order to help your study. 5. You should do your best to make a stranger ,no matter where he happens to be. 三、阅读理解 The Austin City Limits (ACL)Music Festival is a music event that is held every year. It takes place at the Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, and is hosted over two weekends in late September and early October, each lasting three days. It is an event that has grown in popularity since it began and now has as many as 450, 000 people taking part in it. The festival was founded in 2002 and is produced by C3 Presents, which is an Austin-based company. At first, it was inspired by a weekly music series broadcast,filmed live by KLRU, the local Austin television station, which is also called Austin City Limits. The first event was only two days long and 67 bands performed on five stages and the audience was around 25,000. By 2003,around 100 bands were taking part in the ACL Music Festival and in 2004,the event grew to over eight stages and extended(延续)to three days. The top attendance at the event was 75,000 people.The festival even won the Pollstar's Festival of the Year Award in 2005. That year became known as the "Dust Bowl" year as the festival crowd kicked up so much dust that it was difficult for festival goers to breathe. The organizers settled this problem by using watering devices on the site. With the exception of heavy rain in 2009,the festival continued over the next few years without any major dramas. In 2013. the the life in organizers decided to extend the event over two weekends. Another important fact about that year was that the event was canceled on the third day of the second weekend due to heavy rain causing floods. In recent years, there have been many excellent actors performing at the festival.Other than that, there are many other attractions at the ACL Music Festival.These include Austin Eats and the ACL Art Market. Furthermore, there is an ACL Cares section at the festival that allows festival goers to give something back to the community. 1. Where did the organizers get inspiration of the ACL Music Festival? A.From a stage play. B. From a TV program. C. From a innovative film. D. From a performance by 67 bands. 2. What happened to the ACL Music Festival in 2005? A. It became a three-day event. B. It was canceled for the bad performance. C. It was ruined by the dust blown by the wind. D. It met some trouble brought by the festival crowd. 3. What's the change of the ACL Music Festival in 2013? A. Its time was extended. B. Its organizer was replaced. C. Its drama style was changed. D. Its performance form was fixed. 4. What is the best title for the text? A. The Creation of the ACL Music Festival B. The Attractions at the ACL Music Festival C. The Influence of the ACL. Music Festival D. The Development of the ACL Music Festival 四、完形填空 （2023·新课标Ⅱ卷）In April last year，I saw a post on the PNP(Pilots N Paws)website from a family in Topeka. They had to move to Virginia but they were on a very tight 1 . They could not afford to pay for 2 for their dog, Tiffy, and 3 wanted to take her with them. It just4 that I was planning another PNP flight with another pilot, Karen, who 5 to take Tiffy from. Kansas City to Virginia. What I was to do was fly to Topeka to6 Tiffy. When I met Tiffy's owners, they seemed very7 . George, the husband, was trying to be calm, but I could tell this was8 for him, having to leave his dog to a 9 and trust that everything would 10 . After some goodbyes, I asked George and his wife to help me11. Tiffy into the plane. I promised to take care of Tiffy and 12 them as soon as we got to Kansas City.The flight was 13 , and Tiffy was a great passenger. The next day, she 14 with Karen and made it back to George in Virginia within a few days. He was so 15 and sent me a nice e-mail with pictures. It felt great to know that I had helped bring this family together again. 1.A. turn B. budget C. schedule D. connection 2. A. food B. shelter C. medicine D. transportation 3.A. desperately B. temporarily C. secretly D. originally 4.A. appeared B. proved C. happened D. showed 5. A. waited B. offered C. hurried D. failed 6.A. see off B. look for C. hand over D.pick up 7. A. confused B. nervous C. annoyed D. curious 8. A. hard B. fine C. common D. lucky 9.A.co-worker B. passenger C. stranger D. neighbor 10.A. speed up B. work out C. come back D. take off 11.A. feed B. follow C. change D. load 12.A. call B. join C. leave D. serve 13.A. unnecessary B. unexpected C. unavoidable D. uneventful 14.A. returned B. fought C. flew D . agreed 15.A. thankful B. generous C. proud D. sympathetic 五、.语法填空 After college, I wanted to make a difference in the world, so I became a volunteer teacher and 1. (send)to Namibia. Honestly, my first choice wasn't Africa, but I was extremely grateful that I had the chance.So with a group of2. (equal) eager young graduates,I went on my journey. Schools were quite bare,and the students 3. (have) tiring days,walking miles to get to school, often barefoot. With their mountains 4. work at home, few 5. (possession)and little opportunity, these children were joyful, which I admired. This 6. (be) my first time living abroad in a different culture, simply getting used to the living conditions was 7. big adjustment. I had no electricity, running water, phone or the Internet. Imagine no air-conditioning at a place 8. the temperature often goes beyond 38 degrees Celsius! Some days it was just too hot to move. However, I could end each day with a 9. (glory) African sunset. Before Namibia,I never thought I would survive in such an environment. My experience awakened me to not only the limitations 10. (place) on ourselves, but also our amazing ability to adapt. Stepping out of your comfort zone to another culture will certainly make your life worthwhile. 参考答案 一、 1. qualification 2. ambition 3. adaptation 4. participant 5. cited 二、 1. adapt to 2.act as 3. set up 4. speak up 5. feel at home 三、 1.B[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At first,it was inspired by a weekly music series broadcast, filmed live by KLRU,the local Austin television station”可知，这个音乐节的产生受到了一个电视节目的启发。故选B项。] 2.D[推理判断题，根据第三段中的"That year became known as the 'Dust Bowl' year as the festival crowd kicked up so much dast that it was difficult for festival goers to breathe、“可知，在2005年的音乐节上，观众大多引发了一些麻烦。故选D项。] 3.A[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“In 2013,the organizers decided to extend the event over two weekends.“可知，在2013年组织者决定将音乐节的时间延长。故选A项。] 4.D〔标题归纳题。根据本文内容可知，文章主要介绍了奥斯汀城市极限音乐节的发展史。所以D项最适合作为此文章的标题。] 四、 .1.B[根据下文中的“They could not afford to pay for for their dog”可知，他们的预算（budget)很紧张。turn“转动，机会”；schedule“工作计划，日程安排”；connection“联系，关联，联结”。] 2.D[根据上文中的“They had to move to Virginia”和下文中的“take Tiffy...Virginia”可知，他们支付不起狗的运输（transportation)费用。food“食物”；medicine“药物”；shelter“庇护，居所”。] 3.A [根据上文中的“I saw a post on the PNP(Pilots N Paws)website from a family in Topeka”可知，他们预算紧张，不能支付他们家的狗的运输费用，但是他们在网上发帖子求助，可见他们极度地（desperately）想带上狗。temporarily“暂时”；secretly“秘密地”；originally“原来，起初”。] 4.C [根据下文中的“I was planning another PNP flight”可知，作者碰巧也要去。It just happened that..、“碰巧……”。appear“似乎”；proye“证明”；show“显示”。] 5.B[根据下文中的“take Tiffy from Kansas City to Virginia”以及下文的叙述可知，Karen主动提出(offered)把Tiffy从堪萨斯城带到弗吉尼亚。] 6.D[根据上文中的“What I was to do was fly to Topeka”可知，作者飞往Topeka就是为了接（pick up）Tiffy。 see off“为……送行”；look for“寻找”;hand over“移交”。] 7.B[根据下文中的“George,the husband,was trying to be calm”可知，当作者见到Tiffy的主人时，他们看起来特别紧张（nervous）。confused“迷惑的”；annoyed“烦恼的”；curious“好奇的”。] 8.A[根据下文中的“having to leave his dog to a and trust that everything would”可知，此处表示作者能看出这件事对George 来说很难(hard)。] 9.C[根据上文可知，作者和这家人不认识，所以这家人是在把他们的狗交给一个陌生人（stranger）。co-worker“同事”；passenger“乘客”；neighbor“邻居”。]10.B[根据上文中的“leave his dog to a_”可知，他不得不相信一切都会进展顺利(work out)。speed up“加速”；come back“再度流行”；take off“突然成功”。] 11.D[根据下文中的“into the plane”可知，作者让George和他的妻子帮忙把Tiffy装上（load）飞机。feed“喂养”；follow“跟随”；change“改变”。] 12.A[根据下文中的“as soon as we got to Kansas City”以及生活常识可知，作者承诺会照顾狗，且一到达堪萨斯城就打电话（call)给他们。join“参加，加入”；leave“离开”；serve“接待”。] 13.D[根据下文中的“Tiffy was a great passenger”可知，这次飞行是很顺利的。unnecessary“不必要的”；unexpected“出乎意料的”；unavoidable“无法避免的”；uneventful“无惊人或重大事件的”。] 14.C[上文提到Karen是一个飞行员，愿意把Tiffy从堪萨斯城带到弗吉尼亚，所以Tiffy是和Karen一起飞（flew)往弗吉尼亚的。] 15.A[根据下文中的“sent me a nice email with pictures”可知，George 非常感激（thankful)作者。generous“慷慨的，大方的”；proud“自豪的，骄做的”；sympathetic“同情的，有同情心的”。] 五、.1. was sent 2. equally 3. had 4. of 5. possessions 6. being 7.a 8. where 9. glorious 10. placed 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $