Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Using Language＆ Assessing Your Progress 同步练习-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES

Period 3 Using Language—Assessing Your Progress

Ⅰ. 根据汉语或首字母提示填写单词

1. Lucy is a very ________ (乐观的) girl. Every time she is faced with difficulties, she always sees the bright side.

2. The aim of this ________ (新方案) is to encourage cooperation and trade across the historic Silk Road areas.

3. When the vegetable and meat prices are falling, the living ________ (费用) will occupy a smaller percentage of our income.

4. All who participated have gained a positive o_________ from getting involved.

5. For students, it is important to develop an interest in PE activities, which can help s_________ their bodies.

6. Not only is Li Ming quick at learning but also he is good at solving tough problems with l_________ mind.

 

Ⅱ. 单句填空

1. __________ (surround) yourself with people who’ll provide you with support can be very beneficial.

2. His quality of life has improved __________ (dramatic) since the operation.

3. Actually the majority of people sided _________ their plan at the meeting.

4. It makes sense to behave __________ (we) at table in a foreign country.

5. Her ___________ (competent) in managing the project set her apart from other employees.

6. I feel extremely ______ (depress) at the thought of having to take the exam again.

 

Ⅲ. 写作提升——一句多译

1. 听到父母要来的消息，他非常激动，久久不能入睡。

① Hearing the news of his parents’ coming, he _________________________________ (too...to...结构)

② Hearing the news of his parents’ coming, he __________________________________ (so...that...结果状语从句)

 

2. 喜欢参加户外活动的学生总是保持乐观。

① ________________________________ can always keep optimistic. (who引导的定语从句)

② ________________________________ can always keep optimistic. (动词-ing形式作定语)

 

3. 就我个人而言，积极参加课外活动对我们学生非常有益。

① _____________________, taking an active part in after-school activities is of great benefit to us students. (concerned)

② _____________________, taking an active part in after-school activities is of great benefit to us students. (view)

 

4. 没有人能否认这一事实；教育是人生中非常重要的一方面。

① ________________________________ a person’s education is a most important aspect of his life. (deny,同位语从句)

② ________________________________ a person’s education is a most important aspect of his life. (there be句型)

 

核心词汇

1. angle n. 角度 

2. perspective n. 观点, 看法

 

派生词汇

1. privacy n. 隐私 

2. perfection n. 完美

 

IV. 阅读理解

| 体裁 说明文 | 题材 敦煌在丝绸之路上的作用 | 词数 325 | 难度 难 | 建议用时 8分钟 |

The city of Dunhuang is located at a point of vital importance, on a crossroads of two major trade routes within the Silk Road network. Lying in grassland at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, Dunhuang was one of the first trading cities encountered by traders arriving in China from the West. The remarkable Mogao Caves contain the largest storeroom of historic documents along the Silk Road and bear witness to the cultural, religious, social and commercial activities that took place in Dunhuang.

The Mogao Caves show not only the religious importance of Dunhuang, but also its significance as a centre of cultural and commercial exchange. One of the caves, known as the Library Cave, contains as many as 40,000 scrolls, which are of great value to the understanding of the cultural diversity of this Silk Road city. The earliest text dates back to 405 AD, while the latest 1002 AD. The arrangement of documents in the Library Cave shows that they were purposely stored there, and it seems likely that the local temples used the cave as a storeroom.

According to these documents, a large number of imports arrived from as far away as north-east Europe. Interestingly, the scrolls that mention caravans (商队) are usually recorded in Sogdian, Uighur, or Turco-Sogdian, indicating that they were indited by the foreign traders in the city. Dunhuang was not simply a receiver of trade, and it had a very active export market, too. The scrolls refer to a large number of goods produced in the city and sold to foreign traders.

Crafts and skills also moved along the Silk Road as traders and craftsmen met and exchanged notes. Some scrolls illustrate the use of woodblock printing in Dunhuang, a technique that originated in China in the early 8th century. Woodblock printing later spread across Asia, as traders passed on the crafts and skills that they had acquired while travelling along the Silk Road.

 

1. What do we know about Dunhuang?

A. It made the Taklamakan Desert well-known.

B. It acted as the centre of the Silk Road network.

C. It moved to its present position due to the Silk Road.

D. It was one of the first trading cities in China for Westerners.

2. What is the greatest value of the scrolls in the Library Cave according to the text?

A. Their long history.

B. Their commercial significance.

C. The historic exchange they show.

D. The cultural diversity they show.

3. What does the underlined word “indited” in Paragraph 3 possibly mean?

A. Written. B. Occupied. C. Protected. D. Bought.

4. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A. To explain why Dunhuang is famous.

B. To explain what was recorded in the scrolls.

C. To show the Silk Road is important to knowledge spreading.

D. To show woodblock printing was invented by the Chinese.

 

核心词汇

1. encounter v. 遇见