北师大版（2019）高中英语选择性必修二期中考前限时练 Unit 4 Humour 一、词形变化填空 1.The results of the experiment are not statistically _____ but the discovery from it is of great _____. (significant) 2.It made me so _____ that I was caught eating snacks in the English class.I have still remembered the _____ moment until now. (embarrass) 3.The _____ worked hard together day and night and eventually came to a _____ conclusion. (science) 4.I am _____ about the _____ question,which also _____ many of my classmates. In order to solve our _____, the teacher explains it to us patiently. (confuse) 5.The less you exercise,the less _____ you will be.A proper amount of exercise will _____ your entire body. (energy) 6.He got _____ with cholera,an _____ disease,and was afraid of dying of the _____. (infect) 7.To my _____,the boys were indifferent in the face of the _____ phenomenon and what _____ them was my _____ look. (astonish) 8.The animal he mentioned is not a _____ that exists in the world.It is a _____ of his mind and we all have to admit he is a _____ boy and admire his _____. (create) 二、阅读理解 A One day in Bronx, a first-grade teacher sat down in a barbershop for a haircut and one of his students walked in, sat down, and started looking antsy. He thought to himself that it was a perfect opportunity to practice reading, a thought that changed Alvin Irby’s life, and he’s filling many barbershops around the US with free books to trim back childhood illiteracy (文盲). His non-profit, Barbershop Books, has delivered 50,000 free books to more than 200 barbershops in mainly black neighborhoods in 24 states, considering the fact that in Black American communities, barbershops are like community centers where people gather naturally. “So many kids associate reading with something you do in or for school,” he said. “If the only place a kid practices the piano is during a lesson, the progress will be slow. Our program is about getting kids to say three words: ‘I’m a reader.’” Irby’s program may seem straightforward but there’s a lot of thought behind it. He puts a colorful, kid-sized bookshelf in each shop, making it inviting to children. The books displayed are all carefully chosen based on recommendations from his target audience. The bookshelves display the covers of the books rather than the spines, helping kids who may be interested in reading seize the opportunity for themselves, whether they’re in the barber’s chair or they’re waiting on their dad or friend. And Irby involves the barbers in his mission — training them to engage kids about reading. “We want them to encourage kids to use the reading spaces,” he said. “Then they can talk to them about how they like reading, how funny a book was or tell them about another book another kid was reading.” Denny Moe was the first barber to work with Irby. Moe had previously offered video games at his Harlem shop, to bring in extra income, but he was willing to quit that to help the commun ... ...
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