Unit 4 History and traditions Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking 分层同步练习-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking

一、必备知识基础练

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1.Local 　　　　　　(画廊) in small towns often feature the works of up-and-coming artists and local talent. 

2.The a　　　　　 of tea consumed in Britain each year is staggering,reflecting its cultural significance. 

3.The strategic 　　　　　　(位置) of Dover on the English Channel has made it a key port throughout history. 

4.To e　　　　　 the preservation of historical sites,the government has strict regulations on construction and restoration. 

5.The rugged 　　　　　　(风景) of the Scottish Highlands is famous for its natural beauty and outdoor activities. 

Ⅱ.单句语法填空

1.　　　　　　(announce) the discovery of a new species,the scientists held a press conference to share their findings. 

2.With winter 　　　　　　(approach),people in the countryside prepared firewood and stocked up on warm clothes. 

3.The museum,　　　　　　(charge) with preserving the nation’s heritage,carefully restored its ancient artifacts. 

4.A good story does not have to have a happy ending,but the reader must not be left 　　　　　　　　(unsatisfy). 

5.Jenny hopes that Mr Smith will suggest a good way to have her written English 　　　　　(improve) in a short period. 

6.The children went home from the grammar school,with their lessons 　　　　　　(finish) for the day. 

7.Tourists visiting London are often eager 　　　　　(see)the famous landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge. 

8.The 　　　　　　(generous) of the local community helped raise a significant amount of money for the flood victims. 

Ⅲ.单句写作

1.很高兴得知贵报正在招聘编辑,负责撰写中国传统文化板块的文章。(charge)

I am happy to know that your newspaper will need a new editor 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　articles based on traditional Chinese culture. 

2.据通告,将会任命一名新校长负责这所新学校。(announce)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 a new headmaster will be appointed in charge of the new school. 

3.每天大量的垃圾如剩饭剩菜、废纸、废旧塑料瓶和电池被生产。(amounts of)

Every day 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　,such as leftover food,waste paper,used plastic bottles and batteries. 

4.随着春节的临近,我计划充分利用假期为高考做准备。(with+复合结构)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　,I am planning to make full use of this vacation to prepare for the College Entrance Examination. 

5.要想很容易地结交更多外国朋友,你需要友善并精通英语。(不定式作目的状语)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　,you need to be kind and have a good knowledge of English. 

二、能力素养提升练

Ⅳ.阅读理解

(2025重庆高一期中)

We consider Black Friday as holy as Christmas or even Easter but it is so much more than that.Did you know that the first recorded Black Friday term was directed towards a financial crisis?Yes,financial crises come and go but the events that unfolded in 1869 were just too much.

All of this started on Wall Street when two businessmen,Jay Gould and Jim Fisk bought all the nation’s gold to crash the market for their own personal gains.They wanted to drive the gold’s price to an all-time high and then sell the gold for unrealistic prices.On that Friday in September 1869,the plot was finally unveiled (揭露) and this sent the stock market into a free-fall.Everyone from Wall Street to the farmers became bankrupt(破产).This then became the original Black Friday.

Let’s move to the retailers (零售商) now as Black Friday is directly related to the retailers.When the Wall Street crash happened,every retailer had to operate at a loss for an entire year.After Thanksgiving Holiday shoppers were ready to rain down cash for discounted goods and that is what motivated the retailers to start Black Friday Sales.It is also said that retail companies all over the United States used to record their losses in black

and profits in red thus it became Black Friday but this is a bit inaccurate according to history experts.

So we have talked about the origin of Black Friday but the term “Black Friday” was first used in the 1950s.It was obviously a Friday and the police complained about huge crowds of people showing up at the shops.It was just too much for them to handle.Police called it a “Black Friday” because no one could have expected it.After that date,this term was used to describe shopping.

Retailers were not happy with the term Black Friday at first,it used to give them negative feelings.These retailers had some meetings and wanted it to be called “Big Friday” but those efforts failed.In the end,the term Black Friday was retained.

1.What is the original meaning of Black Friday?

A.An event of great economic loss.

B.A sharp decline of the gold price.

C.A celebration of Christmas or Easter.

D.A special day in memory of two businessmen.

2.What can we infer from paragraph 3?

A.Customers would spend more money to buy the goods.

B.Retailers started Black Friday Sales to make up for sales losses.

C.History experts agreed with the definition from retail companies.

D.When the Wall Street crash happened,everyone had heavy losses.

3.Why does the author mention the police?

A.To describe the shops crowed with people.

B.To inform us of the exact date of “Black Friday”.

C.To explain the reason why the police didn’t like it.

D.To show how the term “Black Friday” came into being.

4.What was the retailers’ attitude towards the term “Black Friday”?

A.Excited.　 B.Critical.

C.Appreciative. D.Indifferent.

Ⅴ.完形填空

I was getting ready to head to my daughter’s college to bring her home for the New Year.The 　1　 was falling heavily and the land was silvered.I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy drive.