高二英語下冊(cè)期中調(diào)研考試題14

九江一中2011-2012學(xué)年下學(xué)期期中考試高

二試卷

滿分：150考試時(shí)間：月日

命題人：余于華，趙志紅，陳瑤審題人：鄧瑞玲

第一部分：聽力（滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、

C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話

后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)

話僅讀一遍。

1.What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.TeacherandstudentB.HusbandandwifeC.Doctorandpatient

2.Whyisthemanwearinghissun-glasses?

A.ThelightshurthiseyesB.Helookscool

C.It'ssunnyoutside

3.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.LieonthebedB.SeeadoctorC.Helpthe

womancarrythebox

4.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheties?

A.16dollarsB.30dollarsC.32dollars

5.Howmanychannelsdoesthewomangetwithashort-waveradio?

A.TwoB.EightC.Six

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有兒個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A,B,

C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話前，

你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題將給出5

秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6-8題。

6.What'swrongwiththewoman?

A.SheworriesabouthercarB.Shehasahigh

feverC.Shecan'tdrive

7.Whatdoesthemanremindthewomantodoonthephone?

A.TotaketheinsurancecardB.Totakeher

temperatureC.Tolockthebackdoor

8.Howwilltheygototheemergencyroom?

A.BytaxiB.OnfootC.Bycar

聽第7段材料，回答第9-11題。

9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

A.ShehasseenthefilmWatchmentwice

B.SheiseagertoseethefilmWatchmen

C.ShehasnointerestinthefilmWatchmen.

10.WhenwasthebookWatchmenpublished?

A.NotlongagoB.Inthemid-80sC.Afterthefilmwas

shown

11.WhatdoesthemanthinkofthefilmWatchmen?

A.ItisvisuallybeautifulB.ItistooshortC.It

ismuchbetterthanthebookversion

聽第8段材料，回答第12-14題。

12.Howmanyquestionsdoesthemanaskaboutthegirl'severydaylife?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.Five

13.What'swrongwiththegirl'sdiet?

A.Sheseldomhasbreakfast

B.Shedrinkstoomuchcoffee

C.Shehasalotofjunkfood

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftheman'ssuggestions?

A.TakesomemedicineB.Sleepmore

C.Exercisemore

聽第9段材料，回答第15-17題。

15.Howmuchisthewomanaskedtopayforherphonecalls?

A.$120B.$112C.$603

16.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.SatisfiedB.DisappointedC.Angry

17.Whenwillthemanagerbeavailable?

A.At2:45p.mB.At1:20p.mC.At

2:15p.m

聽第10段材料,回答第18-20題。

18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeaker?

A.HeismarriedB.HeisdatingagirlC.He

looksyoungerthanbefore

19.Wheredoesthespeakerworkrightnow?

A.InacompanyB.Inaschool

C.Inashop

20.Whatkindoflifestyledoesthespeakerprefer?

A.Thepastone.B.ThepresentoneC.Neitherof

them

第二部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A.B.C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題

卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.TheChinesecentralgovernmenthasagreedtopaythefirmsextra

sumsto__fortheworkers'losses.

A.makeup,financialB.bringup,beneficial

C.takeup,officialD.lookup,social

22.Sometimeswebuyamagazinewithabsolutelynopurposeto

readitforsomeinformation.

A.wouldratherB.ratherthanC.as

wellD.orrather

23.couldbejudgedfromherfacewasshewasnotsatisfiedwith

herson'sperformance.

A.What,whatB.It,thatC.That,

whatD.What,that

24.withaproblem,youhaveto__itfirst,andthentrytofinda

solution.

A.Facing,contradictB.Faced,substituteC.Facing,

reflectD.Faced,analyze

25.Sometimesadvertisementsmakepossibleforcompaniestosell

thecustomersmoneycannotbuy.

A./;thatB.it;whatC.that;

whichD.it;whose

26.AnairItalianjetisreported__intheAtlanticOceanwith228

peopleaboard,greatdamagetothecountry.

A.tohavecrashed;causingB.tohavebeen

crashed;havingcaused

C.havingcrashed;causedD.having

beencrashed;onlytocause

27.Histobecomeapilotwasbyhispooreyesight.

A.destination;leftaloneB.

accommodation;setaside

C.ambition;heldbackD.distribution;

cutout

28.Itwillbesometime__weknowthefullresults,makes

everyoneannoyed.

A.that;whichB.since;asC.when;that

D.before,which

29.Assoonasthefilmwasreleased__October8th,itbecamegreat

successinallbigcinemasacrossChina.

A.on;/B.in;theC.on;a

D.in;/

30.FlightMN747.Imustbeoffnow.

Haveanicetrip,andremembertosayHellotoyourparents

A.isbeingannouncedB.hasannounced

C.wasannouncingD.hadbeen

announced

31.Iknowitisthefirsttimethatyouhavebeenabroad,butyoushould

trytonewcircumstancesasquicklyasyoucan

A.fitinB.adjustC.used

toD.adaptto

32.Ifailedmydrivingtest.OtherwiseIwouldhavetreatedyouto

KFC.

---.Betterlucknexttime.

A.That'sallrightB.

Congratulations

C.NevermindD.Allthe

best.

33.WhenIenteredtheroom,shewasinwritinganessayon

ChineseArchitecture.

A.absorbingB.concentratedC.

devotedD.occupied

34.Recentyearshavetherapiddevelopmentofourmotherlandand

itmakeseveryoneproud.

A.watchedB.observedC.

witnessedD.acknowledged

35.WithChinaintheworldtrademorefrequently,theworld

economyisdevelopingmorerapidlyandsteadily.

A.participatingB.toparticipateC.

participatedD.beingparticipated

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意。然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、

B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

AslongasIcanremember,Iwasaweakchildalwaysshortofenergy.

WhenI_36—four,everythingseemedtogowrong.Ihadasthma（哮喘）.

Iwasinandoutof_37—officesmanytimes,buttheycouldnever

—38—whatwaswrong.

Onenight,Ihadafever.Myparents_39—metotheemergency

room,—40—theyweretoldthatIneededmyappendix（闌尾）takenout.

Iwasgettingworsebythe_41—.Finally,myfeetbecameunconscious.

Myparents_42—down.Atthatpoint,thedoctorsknewitwas_43—

myappendix.

Thenextday,Iwastakentothechildren'shospital.Aftertwoweeks

oftreatment,Iwasstillnot_44—.Mykidneyswereonlyworking2

percentofthetimeandif_45—wasn'tdone,Iwoulddie.

Myparentswerefacedwith_46—theyneverthoughttheywould

havetomake:steroids（類固醇）,dialysis（透析）oratransplant.

Thatnight,mydadsatbymybed,thinkingitwouldbetoomuchfor

mebutallofasudden,I_47—upandgatheringallthe_48—Ihad-

Ipunched（hit）himonthenose!HeknewthenthatIwasnotgoingtogive

up—49—afight.

ThenextmorningIwasgivenatransplant.Within_50—days,I

startedshowingsteady_51—ofimprovement,butmyparentsweretold,

“Krissywillneverhaveasmuchenergyasanormalkid,evenifshe

一52_.”'

WithinfourdaysIwasstrongenoughtoreturnhome.Gradually,I

wastaken_53—themedicineandmydoctors'visitsgrewfurther

—54—.Butstill,Iwasgivennochanceofafullrecovery.

Well,now,tenyearslater,Idowellineverything,andIamaliving

magictomydoctors,familyandfriends.IthankGodeverydayfor

givingmemylife.Evenifyouareonlygivenatwopercentchanceof

—55—,that'sallyoureallyneed.

36.A.changedB.turnedC.grewD.went

37.A.doctors'B.myfather'sC.theteacher'sD.dentists5

38.A.speakB.announceC.distinguishD.tell

39.A.treatedB.rushedC.fetchedD.escaped

40.A.whereB.soC.becauseD.as

41.A.dayB.weekC.minuteD.month

42.A.knockedB.brokeC.pulledD.got

43.A.nomorethanB.exceptforC.morethan

D.hardly

44.A.workingB.studyingC.examinedD.responding

45.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.

thedoctor

46.A.usesB.differencesC.choicesD.senses

47.A.putB.reachedC.stayedD.picked

48.A.moneyB.timeC.courageD.energy

49.A.forB.withC.withoutD.beyond

50.A.acoupleofB.anumberofC.adozenD.agoodmany

51.A.subjectsB.marksC.symbolsD.signs

52.A.pullsupB.pullsthroughC.putsupD.

givesout

53.A.onB.intoC.offD.out

54.A.closeB.behindC.aheadD.apart

55.A.survivalB.appreciationC.examination

D.proof

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,

選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Disabledbikersfromallaroundtheworldhavebeencompetingin

LosAngeles,California.Theyareseekingachancetocompeteatthe

2012ParalympicGamesinLondon.ThegamesaretoopeninAugust

aftertheendoftheLondonOlympics.

ChristopherCruisetellsusaboutthehopefulparacyclistsinLos

Angeles."Manyoftheridersaremissingarmsorlegs.Othersareblind,

andridewithable-bodiedcyclists.AmericancyclistJenniferSchuble

ridesalone.Shesufferedatraumaticbraininjuryasastudentatthe

UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWestPoint.Shelostsomeofthe

feelinginherfeet.Herarmwaslaterdamagedinacaraccidentandshe

hasmultiplesclerosis.But,shesayscyclinghasletherreturnto

competitivesports.5,

JenniferSchublewonthegoldmedalinthe500-metereventatthe

BeijingParalympicGamesin2008.

CraigGriffinistrainingdirectorfortheUnitedStatesparacycling

team.Hesaysmostoftheridershavemovedbeyondtheirdisabilities,

dealingwithdailylifejustlikeeveryoneelse."Imeantheycopeevery

daywitheverythingthatwedoonaday-to-daybasisandtheydovery

wellatit.Sothey'velearnedtoadaptto,youknow,openingabagof

potatochips,tohoppingintoacar,dealingwithill-fittingprosthetics（義

肢）

56.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?

A.ParacyclistsinLosAngelesB.2012

Paralym仇cGames.

C.Cyclingisrewarding.D.Tipson

paracycling.

57.Whatdomanyoftheridersmentionedinthearticlehaveincommon?

A.Theyaregoingtoparticipatein2012OlympicGames.

B.Theytookpartin2008ParalympicGames.

C.TheyarefromLondon.

D.Theyaredisabled.

58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.JenniferSchuble'sbrainwasdamagedinacaraccident.

B.ChristopherCruisewonagoldmedalinBeijingParalympic

Games.

C.JenniferSchublelikesmultiplesclerosis.

D.CyclinghasallowedJenniferSchubletoenjoycompetitivesports

onceagain.

59.WhatdoesCraigGriffinthinkofthesecyclists?

A.Theydonothaveanydifficultiesintheirlife.

B.Theycannotgetintoacar.

C.Theytrytheirbesttoovercomeanydifficultiesintheirdailylife.

D.Hedoesn'twanttocoachthemanymore.

60.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Inthelatestnews.B.Ina

novel.

C.Inatravelwebsite.D.Ina

tourist'sdiary.

B

Youhearalotaboutglobalwarming,buthowdoscientiststakethe

Earth'stemperature?”Greatquestion!,5scientistmightpraiseyou.

Mostoftheexcessheattrappedbygreenhousegasseslikecarbon

dioxideendsupintheoceans.That'sbecausetheearth'soceansarekind

oflikeagiantspongethatcanholdalotofheatforalongtime.

Nowtheoceansarehuge-infact,theycovermostoftheplanet,and

somepartsoftheoceansarewarmerandsomearecolder.Soit'snotlike

youcanjuststickathermometerinsomewhereandsay,“OK,that'sthe

ocean'stemperature.^^

Ofcoursenot.Scientiststakethousandsoftemperaturereadings

fromdifferentpartsoftheoceans.Theyuseacombinationofheat

sensitivesatellitesandthousandsoffloatsthatdirectlymeasurethe

temperatureofoceanwateratvariousdepths.Together,theseinstruments

allowscientiststocalculateanaverageoceantemperature.

It'sanongoingprocess,andscientistsarealwaystryingtogetmore

accuratemeasurements.Butthey'vefoundthattheoceanshaveinfact

beenwarmingataratethatcorrespondswith(與。。。相——致)howmuch

heatscientiststhinkhasbeentrappedbygreenhousegasses.

Thismaynotsoundtoobad;aslongastheoceansareabsorbing

mostoftheextraheat,whyworry?Buthigheroceantemperaturescause

icebergsandiceshelvestomelt,whichraisessealevel.Andwarmer

oceanscouldaffectweatherpatternsinwaysthatscientistsdon'tfully

understand.

Therefore,warmingoftheoceansaffectsusall.

61.Theunderlinedword“excess”(inPara2)probablymeans"

A.littleB.extraC.much

D.outside

62.Scientistsmeasureanaverageoceantemperatureby.

A.usingathermometer

B.divingintothevariousdepthsofthesea

C.usingspecialsatellitesaswellasfloats

D.examininghowicebergsandiceshelvesaremelting

63.Thescientists.

A.cangiveanaccuratemeasurementoftheoceantemperaturenow.

B.findoutthereisnorelationshipbetweentheoceantemperatureand

greenhousegases.

C.findoutthemoreheatthegreenhousegasestrap,thehigherthe

oceantemperatureis.

D.stillknownothingaboutthewaytheoceantemperaturechanges.

64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theseaisabigsponge.

B.Thetemperaturesatdifferentdepthsoftheoceanarethesame.

C.Thescientistsknowclearlyhowoceantemperatureinfluencesthe

weatherpatterns.

D.Theoceantakesinmostoftheextraheattrappedbythe

greenhousegases.

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A.Themeasurementsoftheoceantemperatureareuseless.

B.Itmightbeawiserchoiceifwetakesomemeasurestoprevent

globalwarming.

C.Wehavenothingtoworryaboutwhenitcomestotheglobal

warming.

D.Furtherresearchmightshowhumanscannotdoanythingtoglobal

warming.

C

The'NeighbourhoodWatch5scheme（方案）allstartedafewyears

agointhequietvillageofMollingtonafteranumberofburglaries（盜竊）

inthevillageandthesurroundingarea.Theresidentsofthevillagecame

upwiththeideathattheythemselvescouldkeepaneyeontheir

neighbour'spropertywhiletheywereawayonholiday.Sincethen,and

withthesupportofthegovernmentandpolice,morethan50,000

'NeighbourWatch'schemeshavebeensetupalloverthecountry.

Theobjectofeach'Watch'groupistoreducetheopportunitiesthat

criminalshaveinanyparticularstreetorarea.Eachresidentwhoisa

memberoftheschemeagreestocallthepolicewhenevertheysee

somethingsuspicious.Everythingisdonecalmlyanddiscreetly-itisthe

policewhoactuallycheckouteachreportandinvestigatewhatis

happening.Residentswhoarepartofthe'Watch'arenotsupposedtoact

aspoliceorputthemselvesinanydanger.

WhenanewNeighbourhoodWatchschemeissetupinanarea,the

firstthingpeoplenotice,isthelarge,brightlycolored'Neibourhood

Watch'sign.Thisisagreatdeterrenttomostburglarsandvandals,

becauseveryfewofthemwilltakeachanceofbreakingintosomeone's

houseiftheyknowthatthere'sahighriskofbeingseenbyneighbours

keepingalooking-out.Burglarsalsoknowthatpeoplewhoarepartof

'NeighbourWatch'schemesaremorelikelytohavefittedgoodlocksto

theirdoorsandwindows.

There'sanotherbenefittoo.Inthetimesincethe'Neighbourhood

Watch'schemecameintoexistence,thereisgrowingevidenceofanew

communityspirit.Itisbringingpeopletogetherasneverbefore,and

encouragingpeopletocareforeachother.Newfriendshipsarebeing

made,andcontactisoftenestablishedwitholdpeoplelivingontheirown,

whoareoftenthemostfrightenedandthemostatrisk.

66The'NeighbourhoodWatch'schemeinMollingtonwasstarted

Aafter50.000burglariesinthearea.

Bbeforeanyothersinthecountry.

Cbecausesomeresidentswantedtogoawayforaholiday

Dbecausethepolicecouldnotprotectpeople.

67Whenmembersofa'Watch'groupseesuspicious

individuals,they.

A.calltheothermembersofthe'Watch'groupB.tryand

frightenthemaway.

C.contactthepolice.D.tryand

arrestthem.

68Whenanew'Watch'schemestartsinanarea

A.thepolicesendfewerofficerstothearea.B.

residentsputsignsontheirdoors.

C.peoplefitnewlockstotheirdoorsandwindows

D.burglarsarelesslikelytobreakintohouses.

69Oneotherbenefitof'Watch'schemesisthat

A.membersofthe'Watch'lookafteroldpeople.

B.peoplegettoknoweachotherbetter.

C.oldpeoplearenolongerfrightenedofcrime.

D.differentkindsofpeopleareattractedtoliveinthearea.

70Ingeneral,theauthorseemstothinkthat

A.'Watch'schemesarenotveryusefulinreducingcrime.

B.thepoliceshoulddomoretoprotectpeople.

C.itishardtohaveanyprivacyina'NeighbourhoodWatch'area.

D.the'NeighbourhoodWatch'schemeshavebeensuccessful.

D

Westernpeoplerelyontechnicalandmechanicalsolutionsin

everythingtheydo.Refrigeratorspreservetheirfood,washingmachines

cleantheirunderwearandcomputersaresupposedtosolvealltheir

problems.Whentheyareill,theyrelyonthesurgeon'sknife.Iftheir

heartsarerunningdown,thentheymustberepaired;iftheycannotbe

repaired,theyshouldbereplaced,justasanoldcarsometimesgetsanew

engine.Butuptonowwehavehadashortageofdonorstogivetheir

heartstokeeponepersonalive,anotherdonorhadtodie.

Nowadaysthereismoreandmoretalkaboutusingmonkeys.Every

monkeyhasanear-humanheart,andhumanshavealwaysbeenover

carefulinrespectingthelivesandwell-beingofotheranimals.This

includesthelifeandwell-beingofotherhumans.Thereforeintheearly

yearsofthe21stcentury—1wastold—themasskillingsofmonkeysmay

occur.We'llneedtousetheirheartsforhumanconsumption.

Monkeys,onthewhole,arehappiercreaturesthantheirnear

relatives.HomoSapiens,orman.Theyknowfear,ofcourse,andthey

facerealdangers,buttheyarealsomoreintelligentthanus.Theycreate

nounnecessarydangersforthemselves;theyrunnobusinesses,chaseno

money,areunimpressedbygold-thatutterlyuselessmetal,andtheydo

notcareatallabouthellorevilspirits.Ihaveanindefinitefeelingthatit

isnotmonkeys'heartsthatweoughttoimplantinourselves,but

monkeys'brains.

71Accordingtotheauthor.Westernersbelievehealthproblemscanbe

solvedby

A.increasingthenumberofdoctors.B.

takingmoreprecautions.

C.usingtechnicalormechanicalmethodsD.

spendingmoremoneyonscientificresearch.

72Theproblemwithhearttransplantshasbeenthat

A.therearenotusuallyenoughdonorsB.many

peopledieaftertheoperations

C.someoftheheartdonorsaretoooldD.

artificialheartsdonotworkverywell.

73Theauthorsuggeststhatinthefuture

A.peoplewillcarelessaboutotherhumanbeings.

B.monkeyswillbecomeextinct.

C.monkeyheartswillformpartofourdiet.

D.monkeyheartswillbeusedintransplantoperations

74Theauthorsaysthatmonkeys

A.areusuallymorecontentthanhumans.

B.arenotcapableoflogicalthinking.

C.liveinarelativelysafeworldinthejungle.

D.arenotcapableoffeelingemotionslikefear

75:Theauthorsuggeststhat

A.wearewrongtothinkofourselvesasclevererthanmonkeys

B.humanbeingswillreturntoamorenaturallifestyle.

C.monkeyswouldbebetteratrunningtheworldthanhumans.

D.scientistsshouldworkouthowtodobraintransplants.

第二卷（非選擇題滿分35分）

第四部分：書面表達(dá)（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分）

閱讀下面短文并回答問題，然后將答案寫到答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上（請(qǐng)

注意問題后的詞數(shù)要求）。

Withendlesshomeworktodo,today'sstudentsdon'tseemtohave

timeorthedesirefortheinvestigationoftheknowledgetheyhave

learnedoraretolearn.Asaresult,manymayfindtheyareatalosswhile

theteacherisgivingthelessons.Whynothaveatryontheunitweare

goingtolearninthecomingweek?

DoingResearch

Inthe1700s,lifeinEnglishcolonieswasnotallthesame.Choose

oneofthethreemaingroupsofcoloniessouthern,middle,ornorthern.

Lookinseveralencyclopediasandotherbookstofindouthowpeople

livedintheareayouchoose.Howdidtheymaketheirliving?Whatkinds

ofhousesdidtheybuild?Whatkindsoftoolsdidtheyuse?Whatwere

theirschoolslike?Canyouthinkofsomeotherquestionstoask?

Writeareportbasedontheinformationyoufound.Youmaywantto

includesomepicturesordrawingsoffurniture,tools,orclothing.

LookingattheEvidence

LookagainatthestoryabouttheVikingsonpages56-57.Thestory

mentionsseveralpiecesofevidencethathistoriansthinkmayhelpto

provethattheVikingsvisitedNorthAmericalongago.

Makealistofallthosepiecesofevidence.Pretendthatyoudonot

agreewiththehypotheseshistorianshavemadeaboutthatevidence.For

eachpieceofevidence,trytothinkofadifferenthypothesisthatmight

explainQt|Tryoutyourhypothesesonyourclassmates.Dotheythink

yourhypothesesarelikelytobetrue?

UsingMaps

FindamodernmapofNorthAmerica.CompareitwiththeoldFrench

maponpage66.Canyoufindanyshapesontheoldmapthatmatch

shapesonthemodernmap?Canyoufigureoutwhatlandtheoldmap

shows?Canyoufigureoutwhichwayisnorthontheoldmap?Howcan

youtell?

ComparingandContrasting

CompareandcontrasttheEnglishcolonistswiththeSpanishcolonists.

WeretheEnglishpeople'sreasonsforcoiningtoAmericathesameasthe

Spaniards5reasons?Weretheirsettlementssimilar?Didtheytreatthe

NativeAmericansinthesameway?Canyousuggestanyreasonsforany

differencesyounoticed?

ReadingonYourOwn

Perhapsyouwouldliketoreadabookaboutthepeoplewhocameto

Americabecausetheywereforcedto,not

becausetheAfricans.Herearetwo

suggestions:TheNegroinAmerica,byEarlSpangler(Minneapolis:

Lerner);APictorialHistoryoftheNegroinAmerica,byLangston

Hughes(NewYork:Crown).Lookinyourschoolorpubliclibraryfor

otherbooksonAfricaoronblackAmericans.

Nowpleaseevaluateyourworkandseewhetherthereisany

improvementinyourefficiencyinlearning?Doyouthinkyouwillstill

beatalosswhentheteacherisdealingwiththeunit?

1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(within6words)

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?(within5words)

3.Completethesentenceinthelastpartwithproperwords.(within7

words)

4.Finishthefollowingsentenceaccordingtothepassage,(within7

words)

Nowadaysstudentsarenotmotivatedtoexploretheknowledgetheyare

learningbecausetheyarealways.

5.Whatkindofpeoplec