选择性必修第一册练习 Unit 2 Looking into the future Reading and Thinking Ⅰ. 单词拼写 1. All smokers should be taught of the great harm of smoking and be __________ (劝说) out of smoking. 2. But studies of farmers who __________(转变) to organic farming last year indicate that their current crop yields are lower. 3. Telephone calls are more __________ (效率高的) and convenient means to express oneself. 4. You can make it a __________ (常规) to share your thought with your parents. 5. Recently, a survey on homework __________(偏好) has been conducted among senior three students. 6. The king __________ (命令) that enough money be collected to fund the project. 7. Once more people are wired, the __________(潜力) to change the mainstream media will be huge. 8. We are trying to make politics more __________ (与……有关的) to younger people. 9. Various summer camps being __________ (可获得的), we can choose one based on our own interest. 10. I have been working as an __________ ( 电 的 ) engineer for 3 years and I trust I am qualified to fill your position. Ⅱ. 选词填空 switch off, lead to, no longer, keep track of, in addition, prevent. . . from, provide. . . with. . . , in this sense 1. Too much work and too little rest often ___________________ illness. 2. He suffered from poor eyesight and could ___________________ read properly. 3. He ___________________ his business by telephone when he was in hospital. 4. Technology should serve only as means to this purpose, and ___________________ ruling man. 5. She is on a diet. ___________________, she pursues various exercise on TV. 6. The painting ___________________ us ___________________ one of the earliest examples of the style. 7. Giving up, ___________________, is often the most productive path towards achieving a goal. 8. A recent study suggests that teenagers who ___________________ the TV and sit down to family meals are less likely to suffer eating disorders. Ⅲ. 完成句子 1. I _________________________ this weekend, because I have plenty of time. 这个周末我要晚一点起床, 因为我有很多时间。 2. Don’t worry, you won’t miss her. She _________________________ and a white skirt at that time. 别担心, 你不会认不出她的。她到时会穿一件红色的 T 恤衫和一条白色的短裙。 3. Good learners also look for ways to review _________________________. 优秀的学习者还会寻找方法来复习他们所学到的知识。 4. I’ve no idea _________________________ this web page. 我不知道如何打开这个网页。 5. It will be two days _________________________. 要过两天才能作出决定。 IV. 阅读理解 A It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War Ⅲ. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack. “Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son? ” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a fouryear scholarship and is now earning 70, 000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame or salary. I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6: 30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future. 1. Which of the following topics does the writer’ mother mainly want to talk about? A. The writer’s studies. B. The writer’s future job. C. Dinner plans. D. Wars around the world. 2. We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother ______. A. doesn’t want the writer to major in English B. doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor C. gets along very well with the writer D. doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea 3. Which of the following statements is probable TRUE about the writer? A. He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son. B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future. C. He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect. D. He wants to do something he really likes