Unit2Theuniversallanguage同步训练牛津版选修8.doc

PAGE  PAGE - 7 - Unit 2 The universal language同步训练 牛津版选修8 Ⅰ.完形填空 A lesson for life Students in high school can be cruel and we certainly were to a young man named Matt who was in my class.We laughed at him about his __1__.He was at least fifty pounds overweight. One day he sat near me in __2__ class.Someone pushed him and he fell on me and hurt my foot quite badly.With the whole class __3__，I had to choose either laugh it off or pick a fight with Matt.I chose to fight in order to keep my __4__. I shouted，“Come on，Matt，let’s fight.”He said he didn’t __5__ to.But peer pressure forced him into the fight whether he liked it or not.He __6__ toward me with his fists in the air.With one hit I bloodied his nose and the class went __7__.Just then the teacher walked into the room.He saw that we were __8__ and sent us out to the running track. He followed us with a __9__ on his face and said，“I want you two boys to go out there and run that mile holding each other’s hands.”The room broke into __10__.The two of us were __11__，but Matt and I went out to the track and ran our mile—hand in hand. At some point during the course of our run，I __12__ at him，with blood still flowing from his nose and his __13__ slowing him down.It struck me that here was a person，not all that different from myself.I no longer saw Matt as __14__.It was amazing what I learned when I was forced to go hand-in-hand with someone for only one mile. For the rest of my life I have never so much as __15__ a hand against another person. 1．A.size B．height C．accent D．appearance 答案　A 解析　下一句话He was at least fifty pounds overweight中提到他至少超重50磅，可知这是一个比较胖的小孩，作者及同学是嘲笑他的过分肥胖。 2．A.painting B．gym C．English D．music 答案　B 解析　根据第四段的I want you two boys to go out there and run that mile老师让他们出去到跑道上跑步。B项符合语境。 3．A.waiting B．singing C．listening D．watching 答案　D 解析　结合上下文，当一个经常被嘲笑的同学冒犯作者的时候，同学们都想看看作者是怎样处理这件突发事件的。 4．A.promise B．face C．balance D．coura