2014-2015高二第二学期英语必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom—王兴祖Unit2TheUnitedKingdomⅠ.单项填空1.—MydaughtermasteredJapaneseinlessthantwoyears.—Didshe?She________haveagiftforlanguages.A.canB.mightC.shouldD.must2.Thetwomendiscussedandcameto________conclusionthatthehelicopterwouldtake________placeofacarsomeday.A./;/B.a;theC.a;/D./;the3.I'mtryingtobreakthe________ofgettinguptoolate.A.traditionB.convenienceC.habitD.leisure4.Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot________anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeout5.Peter________underthepressureofhispositionandwasunabletoworkforayear.A.settleddownB.brokedownC.passedawayD.brokeout6.Hereceivedasetofchinayesterdayfromhisparents________sixtypieces.A.consistedofB.consistingofC.consistofD.toconsistof7.She'sgoingtohaveproblemsfindingajob________shehasadoctor'sdegree.A.ifB.evenifC.asD.since8.—Ihearthatyouwillbeontravelagain.—Yeah.Myboss________formetodiscussbusinessdetailswithsomeonefromanothercompany.A.askedB.arrangedC.sentD.called9.Ifwhatyousayisnot________withwhatyoudo,itwillhaveabadeffectonyourchildren.A.controversialB.consistentC.confidentD.considerate10.—Sorry,butIcan'tvisityoutomorrow.—Comewheneveritistoyour________.A.preferenceB.pleasureC.convenienceD.connection11.Mrs.Whitesaidthatshewouldtreasurethemost________timeshehadeverhad.A.positiveB.enjoyableC.miserableD.unbelievable12.—Howmanypeopleattendedtheexhibit?—________speaking,about200.Ididn'tcount.A.StrictlyB.RoughlyC.GenerallyD.Honestly13.Thetraveler________uswithhisstories,mostofwhichhappenedinthewarandwerefullofgreatadventures.A.thrilledB.influencedC.challengedD.encouraged14.Itis________theking'screditthatheisagainsttheestablishmentofanewpoliticalparty.A.onB.toC.inD.for15.Nobodywantedto________mattersforhimthougheveryoneknewthathewasblameless.A.solveB.clarifyC.handleD.setabout2014-2015高二第二学期英语必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom—王兴祖Ⅱ.阅读理解Americanchildrenaren'ttheonlycouchpotatoeswithnearlyonethirdofchildrengloballyspendingthreehoursadayormorewatchingTVoroncomputers,accordingtothestudyofover70,000teensin34nations.FromArgentinatoZambia,ReginaGutholdoftheWorldHealthOrganizationinGenevaandhercolleaguesfoundmostchildrenweren'tgettingenoughexerciseandthatitmadenodifferenceiftheylivedinarichorapoorcountry.“Withregardstophysicalactivitieslevels,wedidnotfindmuchofadifferencebetweenpoorandrichcountries,”Gutholdsaid.“Growingupinapoorcountrydoesnotnecessarilymeanthatkidsgetmorephysicalactivities.”ThestudywaspublishedinTheJournalofPediatrics,lookingat72,845schoolchildrenaged13to15fromNorthandSouthAmerica,Asia,Europe,andtheMiddleEast.Thechildrenweresurveyedbetween2003and2007.Theresearchersdefinedadequatephysicalactivityasatleastanhourofexerciseoutsideofgymclassatleastfivedaysaweek.ChildrenwhospentthreeormorehoursadaywatchingTV,playingcomputergames,orchattingwithfriends—asidefromtimeinschoolortimespentdoinghomework—wereclassifiedassedentary.Theresearchersfoundonlyonequarteroftheboysand15percentofthegirlsweregettingenoughexercisebythesedefinitions.Aquarterofboysandnearly30percentofgirlsweresedentaryanddidn'tgetenoughexercisewithgirlslessactivethanboysineverycountryasidefromZambia.Uruguayhadthehighestpercentageofactiveboys,at42percent,whileZambi...