高二英语（人教版）试题 选择性必修二 UNIT 2 课时检测（一） “Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节 Word版含答案.docxVIP

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UNIT2课时检测(一)“ReadingandThinking”

的课文习读环节

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Lookingback,GeoffBanksofDevon,EnglandcanhardlyevenrememberhowhefirststartedwritingtohisAmericanfriend,CelestaByrne.

GeoffandCelestaweregiveneachothersnamesandaddressesaspartofaschoolpenpalprogrambackin1938.Theyrebothnow100yearsold,andalothaschangedinthepastyears:theiragechanged；theirappearancechanged;butonethinghasnot—theystillusethetraditionalwaytocontact.

“Ihonestlystruggletoremembersomething,butIwastalkingtoCelestarecentlyandIthinkitwassomethingtodowithanAmericanschoolsscheme，”Geoffsaid,“TheymatchedusupwithAmericansforapenpalrelationship,andsomehowIendedupwiththisletterfromanAmericangirl,andwevejustkeptcorresponding(通信)eversince.”

GeoffandCelestasrelationshipneverturnedromantic,buttheysharedalotoverthedecades.TheykeptuptheircorrespondencethroughWorldWarⅡ，sendingupdatesabouttheirfamilies,friends,andwork.In2002,theyfinallygotachancetomeetinpersonduringatriptoNewYorkCity.Twoyearslater,theymetupagain,buteversincethentheyvegonebacktopenandpaper.

Recently,theyveswitchedtodigitalformsofcommunicationtostayintouch.Theirchildrenhavehelpedthemsetupemailaccounts.“IveknownthisnewthingcalledZoom,Ithink,nowtochatwithher,butIleaveallthetechnologytoyoungerpeople.Deepdown,IrefusetouseZoom.WritingtoCelestahasbeenasourceofgreatsatisfactionformeovertheyears，”saidGeoff.

Celestasaystheirrelationshipis“likepeoplewholivenextdoor”．“Youknowhowtheyredoing,yousayafewwords,andthenyoubothgotowork，”sheexplained.“Shesalwaysbeentheretowriteto,evenifitwasjustbirthdaycardsandChristmascards.”Geoffadded.

1．WhatdoGeoffandCelestainsistondoinginthepastyears?

A．Sendingcards.

B．Writingtoeachother.

C