Unit 1 Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking-(配套教参)【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册(人教版)

Unit 1 Section Ⅱ　Reading and Thinking

1．What's the main idea of the text?

A．A committee was needed.

B．The proposal leads to protests.

C．A big challenge can sometimes lead to great solutions.

D．A project of a new dam was successful.

答案　C

2．Skim the passage and fill in the blanks.

Read the text on Page 4 carefully and then choose the best answers.

1．Why did the Egyptian government attempt to build the Aswan Dam?

A．To produce electricity.

B．To control floods.

C．To supply water to more farmers in the area.

D．All of the above.

2．How long did it take to build the Aswan Dam project in all?

A．22 years.　　　　　 B．27 years.

C．20 years.    D．30 years.

3．How is the text organized?

A．By place.     B．By time.

C．By relationship.    D．By plot.

4．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Easier said than done.

B．More haste, less speed.

C．Actions speak louder than words.

D．Many hands make light work.

答案　1－4　DCBD

1．在课文中找出拟人描写的句子

The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.(bring together用词形象，贴切)

2．在课文中找出“过渡衔接”的句子

Big challenges，however, can sometimes lead to great solutions.(开头用了however，话锋一转，引出问题。本段按照时间顺序叙述故事，很好地使用了时间状语作衔接，使文章内容依次推进。)

1．There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.

[句式分析]　

[自主翻译]　新旧更替的时代已经到来，在走向未来的过程中，我们不可能将过去的一切都保存下来。

2．After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam，the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.

[句式分析]　

[自主翻译]　(埃及)政府在听取了研究该问题的科学家以及大坝附近居民的意见后，于1959年向联合国寻求帮助。

3．Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.

[句式分析]　

[自主翻译]　这些国家不仅找到了一条不以牺牲古迹为代价的未来发展之路，而且明白了多个国家合作创造美好未来的可能性。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　[核心词汇·练透]

balance n．平衡；均匀 vt.使平衡；权衡，比较

(1)keep/lose (one's) balance　　保持/失去平衡

keep a balance between...and...    保持……和……之间的平衡

(2)balance...against...    权衡，比较

(3)balanced adj.    平衡的，均衡的；和谐的；安定的

[经典佳句]　You should balance your strengths and weaknesses when applying for a university.

当你申请一所大学的时候，你应该平衡你的优缺点。

[即时训练]　单句语法填空/完成句子

①Keeping a balanced (balance) diet and taking exercise regularly are good for your health.