高中英语北师大版 (2019)必修 第一册Lesson 1 The Underdog习题

Unit 2 lesson 1

1. I thought that the boss might fire me but when I entered his office he told me I would receive an e_________ thousand pounds a year.
2. To become a professional a___________, you need to be talented in sports and have to practice every day.
3. People in the inner part of China have a p__________ for spicy food because of the humid and cold climate in winter.
4. Many people like to work out in g__________, which are convenient in rainy and cold days; but exercising outdoors can benefit people more.
5. He visited the village so f___________ that all the local people gradually came to know him.
6. Compared with running fast, j_________ is a mild process(温和的) that helps people take in enough oxygen so it’s good for people of all ages.
7. Dogs are sensitive about smells so that they can help hunters to t________ different kinds of animals.
8. We should strike a b__________ between work and life to manage both successfully.
9. I tend to decline the invitations for big meals because I am on a d_______ to reduce weight.
10. People now tend to r___________ their broken things rather than repair them because they are influenced by consumerism.(消费主义)
11. Usually there are two flights of s_________ between two floors of a building, so you have to climb a lot if it doesn’t have an elevator（电梯）.
12. He purchased a month card for the restaurant because he is a r_________ diner there.
13. Fishermen should use n________ that allow small fish to escape to protect our fishing resources.
14. Many people might think that lawyers all work in c_________, but this is seldom the case.
15. The supermarket is w_________ walking distance, so you don’t really need to take a taxi there.
16. The hero in The Old Man and the Sea said to himself: “A man can be killed but never d_________! ”
17. Tiger Woods is a famous g_______ player who had earned millions as a professional in the sport.
18. People who are the least likely to succeed or win in competitions are called u___________, but they always receive the most cheers from the audience.
19. She works all alone in such a big city and really wished that her mom could come and keep her c___________.
20. As a former Olympic c__________, Li Ning created his own brand after his own name and achieved great success in business.
21. Most of the pains in people’s lives are caused by the imbalance between their capabilities and d_________.
22. On September 11th, 2001, two hijacked(被劫持的) airliners c________ into the twin towers, causing great loss to the United States.
23. Before human beings learnt how to farm, they g_________ fruits and hunted animals from the wild.
24. People who have signed up for the camping tour need to p_________ up their luggage and gather at the main gate.
25. A timberjack(伐木工) needs to s_________ his axe(斧头) if he is to do his work well.
26. Countries all around the world are racing to develop clean e_________ in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放).
27. Places of interest are usually very c___________ during the holidays so some college students choose to visit such places during the week days when they don’t have classes.
28. It is more difficult for people who don’t have a bachelor’s degree to find a decent job and e__________ a living nowadays.
29. If the air in a ball is not enough, it would be hard for it to b_________ when it’s dropped to the ground.
30. In the 1960s, the Chinese people tightened their b________ in order to provide more food to scientists who were developing nuclear weapon.
31. When China a__________ the success of its first atomic bomb, the international community was shocked.
32. The body has a natural d__________ mechanism（机制） to protect itself from diseases, but it also brings difficulties to organ transplant(移植).
33. Pop music stars would rent large stadiums so that they can have an a_________ as large as possible.
34. The horrible accident serves as a r___________ that one should never drive a car after getting drunk.
35. He is afraid of dogs because he was chased and b________ by one when he was still a little boy.
36. Smoking in public places should be totally p__________ because second-hand smoke does even more harm to the people around.
37. Take an umbrella with you just ____________（以防，万一）it rains.
38. The middle class of a city refers to the households（家庭户） that have an a________ income around the median number(中位数).
39. A lot of people who q___________ school when they were young never have the chance to have a life as successful as those with a higher education.
40. I am wondering if you can give me some t_________ over how to keep fit since you are an expert.
41. He got up at 7:00, ate breakfast and went to the library, only to find that all the seats were o____________.
42. To his d________________, his favorite basketball star won’t come to his city as planned because of the pandemic.
43. When the tsunami(海啸) happened in Indonesia, water walls of several meters r__________ to the coastal(海岸的) city and destroyed a lot of buildings.
44. Terrorists claimed that there was a bomb hidden around the market, soon the p___________ people nearby all ran away.
45. It is a great e_____________ for everyone to meet the exact person about whom you are talking something bad.
46. The history teacher talked about the wonders humans created while the _____________ (眼睛睁得大大的)school children listened attentively.
47. It may not be good for people to know everything they want because it may bring them into danger, as the saying goes: “C____________ kills cats.”
48. The candidates are all preparing carefully so that they may leave a good i__________ on the interviews.
49. He is always behind his study schedule so that he feels like all his teachers are r_________ him to finish his schoolwork.
50. All the professionals in g___________ are supposed to have very flexible（灵活的）bodies because they need to perform many postures on a balance beam(平衡木).
51. As a r_____________ who always sat on the bench, Paul never thought that he could play the important basketball games like other tall members in his team.

Keys:

1.extra 2.athlete 3.preference 4.gyms/gymnasiums 5.frequently 6.jogging 7.track 8.balance 9.diet 10.replace 11.stairs 12.regular 13.nets 14.court 15.within 16.defeated 17.golf 18.underdog 19.company 20.champion 21.desires 22. Crashed 23.gathered 24.pack 25.sharpen 26.energy 27.crowded 28.earn 29.bounce 30.belts 31.annouced 32.defence 33.audience 34.reminder 35.bitten 36.prohibited 37.in case 38.annual 39.quit 40.tips 41.occupied 42.disappointment 43.rushed 44.panicked 45.embarrassment 46.wide-eyed 47.curiosity 48.impression 49.rushing 50.gymnastics 51.replacement