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必修第二册 Unit 4 History and Traditions
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
American Express Gold：Best“non-travel”travel card
Why it’s great in one sentence：The American Express Gold card earns tons of valuable
Amex travel points on practically all the food-related purchases you’re making even when
you’re not traveling，and the credits available on the card nearly offset(抵消) its annual fee.
This card is right for：People who can use all of the card’s various credits and who spend
significant money at restaurants，on food delivery services or at U．S.supermarkets while
they’re not on the road.
Highlights：
First，with the Amex Gold，you’ll earn 4 points for every dollar you spend on restaurants
worldwide，and on up to $25，000 in annual purchases at U．S.supermarkets(1 point per dollar
afterwards)．Most food delivery services count as “restaurants”on this card，so that means the
vast majority of your food purchases will earn 4 points，regardless of how you’re eating.
You’ll also earn 3 points per dollar when you book airfare directly with an airline，so if
you’re looking to jump on any sales for flights later in the year，you can pay for them with the
Amex Gold and earn extra points on those as well.
The points earned on this card are American Express Membership Rewards points，which are
extremely useful.You can redeem(兑换) them directly for flights via Amex Travel at 1 cent each，
but if you put in some extra effort and research，you can potentially get much more value from
them by transferring them to any of Amex’s 21 airline and hotel partners，which include Delta
Air Lines，JetBlue，Marriott and many more.
1．What can we know about the American Express Gold card?
A．It requires very little annual fee.
B．It has a link with food purchases.
C．It is targeted at delivery services.
D．It is right for restaurant managers.
2．If you spend $ 25，800 annually at U．S.supermarkets，how many points will you earn?
A．100，000. B．100，800.
C．103，200. D．400，000.
3．What can you do with these points on this card?
A．Change them into money to buy food.
B．Transfer guests from airlines to hotels.C．Make some extra effort and do research.
D．Purchase services in suggested airlines.
B
A native of Florida，U.S.，Hannah Herbst，17，uses water power to deal with energy
poverty.Herbst has risen to fame with the development of BEACON，an ocean energy probe(探测
器) that seeks to offer a stable power source to developing countries by using untapped energy from
ocean currents.
She told Teen Vogue，“I was really involved in theater and athletics and I’m still really
into those things.When I was in the seventh grade，I was put into a summer camp.The minute I got
there I realized that I was the only girl in the program.I wanted to quit at that moment.But my dad
told me，‘Just try it.’I tried it for that day and it changed my life.”
“At the camp，we started building the robots，which is something I had never done before
but many of the boys had，and I realized it was a platform for problem-solving.We were solving
simple tasks like how to push a robot off a platform.Learning from my partners as well as online
articles about how to program and build was really interesting to me，”said Herbst.
Later that year，she received a letter from her pen pal，Ruth，who lives in Ethiopia，and
learned that she was living in energy poverty with minimal access to electricity and medical
supplies.“I knew that I wanted to do something to help，so I created BEACON，”she said.
The device is made from 90% recycled materials easily found throughout the world ，
including 2-liter bottles and recycled spoons.It costs $ 12 to make and can produce enough
electricity to power an LED light.Hannah imagines BEACON being used in developing countries
to power pumps for fresh water and she is working on polishing it to get it available to people all
over the world.
4．What advice does Herbst most likely give to teens by her camp experience?
A．Quitting to gain more.
B．Giving something a go.
C．Developing various interests.
D．Avoiding favorable conditions.
5．What kind of summer camp did Herbst join in the seventh grade?
A．Athletic. B．Literature.
C．Theater. D．Engineering.
6．Which words can best describe Hannah Herbst?
A．Energetic and kind.
B．Helpful and creative.
C．Generous and modest.
D．Careful and adventurous.
7．What can we know about BEACON?A．It is a powerful LED light.
B．It’s made without any cost.
C．Its materials are accessible.
D．It has been put on the market.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Castillo wrote a letter to her father for his 50th birthday.Her father ，who suffers from
Down’s syndrome(唐氏综合征)，had at one point been a(n) 1 in her life.But in her
letter，she wanted the world to know how much she 2 and loves her father.
Castillo said it took years before she had the courage to 3 the truth about her situation
and her father.She got bullied at school because the other kids saw her father as “ 4 ”．She
didn’t understand at the time why the kids were bullying her. 5 ，she thought of herself as a
“coward daughter”．
“You 6 love，understanding，patience and acceptance as any individual with
Down’s syndrome should，”she wrote.
Besides having Down’s syndrome，her father has a wide 7 of health complication(并
发症)．Therefore，her father has been in and out of the hospital getting all sorts of 8 .Castillo
wrote that her father is the “most 9 person”because of what he went through，yet he
rarely complained.But there were times when he couldn’t 10 the pain and broke down in
tears，which hurt her greatly and made her cry.But her dad kept persisting(坚持)，which gave her
11 .
“Dad，no words can sum up how 12 I am for being a(n) 13 daughter.If there is
one thing I regret，it is 14 you from my life because I was afraid of getting bullied.But I love
you more than you could ever 15 and I am always inspired by you，”she wrote.
1．A.pride B．encouragement
C．embarrassment D．puzzlement
2．A.praises B．believes
C．admires D．assists
3．A.reason out B．face up to
C．seek after D．clear up
4．A.typical B．different
C．rude D．troublesome
5．A.Still B．Moreover
C．Instead D．Meanwhile
6．A.reserve B．deserve
C．preserve D．demand
7．A.area B．divisionC．range D．circle
8．A.examinations B．operations
C．treatments D．medicines
9．A.courageous B．selfless
C．promising D．pessimistic
10．A.bear B．relieve
C．kill D．remove
11．A.faith B．ambition
C．strength D．example
12．A.awesome B．sorry
C．casual D．shameful
13．A.lucky B．lovely
C．absent D．intelligent
14．A.keeping B．hiding
C．saving D．drawing
15．A.guess B．recover
C．know D．seize
Ⅲ.语法填空
Buried deep in the ruins of the Shang Dynasty，specifically in Anyang City of Henan
Province，bones of the rhino were found.
A collection of archaeological evidence has confirmed the 1. (exist) of rhinos in
ancient China.The animal 2. (distribute) across China’s Central Plains，3.
Chinese civilization originated.
Nevertheless，the rhino was no longer wandering in the region after the Han Dynasty.One
explanation is that it was the colder climate of Northeast Asia that saw the creature 4. (appear)
from the pages of history.However，Zhou Yu，the writer of History of Chinese Armor(盔甲)，
offered up 5. explanation：the crafting of armor.
Armor was 6. (original) made of bamboo but the material possessed limited
7._______(defend) capabilities.Leather armor later became popular during the pre-Qin
period.Zhou’s book 8. (read) that the rhino’s thick skin was a primary material for
the creation of warriors’armor.Many ancient accounts recorded the killing of rhinos and 9.______
(turn) their skin into protective covering.“The huge demand 10. rhino skins might
have caused the animal’s disappearance or at least its migration from the Central Plains to the
southwestern regions，”Zhou told Beijing Review.
