Unit12CultureShockPeriodTwoLesson2andLesson3课时精练（北师大版必修4，广东专用）时间：30分钟Ⅰ.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。HelloMr.Death！ApeekatChineserarenamesUnhappywithyourname？ThenspareathoughtforthoserareChinesefamilieswhosesurnamesmean“zero”“ghost”__1__even“death”．AmaninChina'ssouthernJiangxiProvincehasspentthelast20yearscompilingalistof__2__(usual)familynames，accordingtonational__3__(broadcast)，theChinaCentralTelevision.MostChinesepeopleshareafewcommonsurnames，Zhang，Wang，Li，LiuandChen.TheChineseexpressionfor“ordinarypeople”literally__4__(mean)“theoldonehundredsurnames”．__5__ChengYinglian'sinterestwaspiquedafterreadinganewspapermanyyearsagoand__6__(discover)apersonwiththesurnameCui，meaning“ghost”，CCTVsaid.__7__then，hehascollectednewspapers，booksandotherpublicationstofindsimilarraresurnames，comingup__8__about2,000todate.ThosehehasfoundincludeLing，or“zero”，Cu，or“vinegar”，Miao，or“second”andYi，or“one”．InChina，manyparentsgooutoftheirwaytogive__9__childrenauspiciousnames__10__suggesttheywillgrowuptobehealthy，strongandrich.答案1.or2.unusual3.broadcast4.means5.But6．discovering7.Since8.with9.their10.which/thatⅡ.阅读理解AMarkTwainwasagreatwriter.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumour.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohistalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave，oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthathe'dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwavedhishandandsaid“，Itdoesn'tmatter.Themosquitoesarenotrelativesofmine.Idon'tthinktheywillcometovisitme.”Afterhearrivedatthetown，MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroom，butwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest，quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.“I'mverysorry，MrMarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown”，oneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwain，however，madeajoke，sayingtothewaiter“，Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn'tcomeintothewrongroom.”Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy？Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.【语篇解读】本文通过一件事讲述了马克·吐温的幽默。11．OnedayMarkTwainwenttoasmalltown________.A．toseeoneofhisfriendsB．todosomethingforhiswritingC．totellaninterestingstoryD．toseeoneofhisrelatives答案B[由第二段第一句可得出答案。]12．Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause________.A．theydidsomethingwrongB．theirhotelwastoosmallC．theroomwasnotverycleanD．thereweremanymosquitoesinMarkTwain'sroom.答案D[由第三段第二句和第三句可知选D。]13．Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause________.A．themosquitoeswereverycleverandtheydidn'tcomeintothewrongroomB．themosquitoesknewMarkTwain'sroomnumberC．MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresentsD．MarkTwainmadeajoke答案D[通读第四段可知答案为D。]14．Fromthestoryweknowthat________.A．nomosquitoestroubledMarkTwainthatnightB．theownerofthehoteltoldthewaiterstolookafterMarkTwainwellatnightC．MarkTwaindidn'thaveagoodrestthatnightD．therewerenomosquitoesinthehotelanylonger答案A[由最后一段可知答案为A。]15．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．MarkTwain—agreatwrite...
