【课堂新坐标】2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 2 King Lear Period Ⅳ Using Language学业分层测评 新人教版选修10.docVIP

Unit 2 King Lear Period Ⅳ Using Language Ⅰ.单词拼写1．They started strolling down the (满是灰尘的) road in the moonlight.2. They are likely to (响应) positively to the Presidents request for aid.3. He had the complete support of hospital (职员)．4. He (怀疑) that the woman staying in the flat above was using heroin.5. Mr.Smith said he was (辱骂) by the judges remarks.6. Later she (责骂) her daughter for having talked to her father like that.7. The (醉的) man was kicked out of the bar.8. The passengers went through immigration control and collected their (行李)．9. The workers (要求) for better conditions was a catalyst for social change.10. The seven-year-old boy was found crying with (抓) on his face and neck.【答案】　1.dusty　2.respond　3.staff　5.insulted　6.scolded　7.drunken　9.demand　10.scratches阅读理解A (2016·皖南八校第三次联考)We are always told that blue is for boys and pink is for girls. But does this rule result from born difference between sexes or are they culturally constructed? the boy and blue for the girl，because pink being a more decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy；while blue which is more delicate and elegant is prettier for the girl.early did not work. A 1927 chart in Time Magazine contacted department stores in various cities and asked what colors they used for boys and girls. The result was all over the map. It wasnt until after the Second World War that the modern standard started to become popular and even so，it didnt get rooted until the 1980s. As for why todays strict color standard set in at all, a sociologist at the University of Maryland thinks they are basically the outcome of a marketing technique. If salesmen can convince you of following the standard, you will buy a certain product，which makes sense in promoting its sales. Another historian from the same university argues that the rule we use today may reflect the influence of French fashion. Traditional French culture paired pink with g