外研版（2019）高中英语必修2：Unit 3 On the move 单元过关测试

Music, nature and picnics in the sun: here are the best operas to catch this summer.

Opera Holland Park, London

For a mixture of urban and country operas, this open-air theatre is built each summer right in the heart of one of the most quiet parks of London.

Book early as tickets sell out fast, and remember to bring a wrap or blanket to keep yourself warm on chillier summer evenings!

July 4 to August 3, operahollandpark.com

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, East Sussex

Glyndebourne is one of the oldest opera festivals in the world. It attracts some of the world's greatest artists. Besides, the festival's the perfect occasion to put on your black tie or evening dress, enjoy a long picnic during the 90-minute interval (间隔). Summer festivals don't get better than this.

July 8 to August 25, glyndebourne.com

The Grange Festival, Hampshire

Surrounded by lots of green plants and overseeing a picturesque lake, The Grange Festival in Hampshire is certain to be one of the most impressive visual feasts (视觉盛宴) you'll ever see.

Arrive a bit early to take in the countryside views. During the lengthy interval, you'll enjoy a romantic dinner—an essential part of the festival.

July 6 to August 6, thegrangefestival.co.uk

Grange Park Opera, Surrey

Though it's relatively new, the festival attracts some of the world's top talent and this year's edition is no different, featuring performances by one of the world's most charming mezzo-sopranos, Joyce DiDonato, and the charismatic baritone Simon Keenlyside.

July 6 to August 13, grangeparkopera.co.uk

Chinese colleges have come up with an unusual way to help freshmen settle in. They turn their gyms into campsites for Moms and Dads, some of whom have traveled thousands of miles across the country, to say goodbye.

For the past five years, Tianjin University in northern China has provided free accommodation for parents in what it calls "tents of love". Other schools let parents sleep on mats in school gymnasiums.

"Going to college is a life moment and my parents didn't want to miss that, " said Zhang Jinqi, a freshman at Tianjin University majoring in applied chemistry. His parents traveled with him on the 19-hour train journey from Jiangxi Province in southern China.

Images of school gyms packed with parents have been widely shared on Chinese social media prompting a debate on whether China's only children are too coddled.

Some have voiced criticisms of Tianjin University, saying that they think both the parents and the children should be more independent.

Xiong Bingqi, deputy director of think-tank 21st Century Education Research Institute, thinks the problem is overstated. "It has always been a problem in China that at the start of every school year, colleges are packed with parents who come along to drop off their children and stay with them, " he said. "For some families, it's their way to celebrate the first-ever family member who's able to go to college, "Xiong added. "There's nothing wrong with sharing the happiness. "

Zhang's father said the decision to escort their son was a no-brainer. He and his wife are among the many "campers" who sleep in the 550 temporary tents set up in Tianjin University's gym.

"My child has lots of luggage and we also want to go traveling, " said his father Zhang Yonghui. "The hotels nearby are fully booked so I have to sleep in the tents. "

Their son also shrugged off the criticisms although he said he was looking forward to living on his own for the first time. "Being accompanied by my parents doesn't mean I'm spoiled. "

When I was in the fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paper boy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She'd watch me coming down her street, and by the time I'd biked up to her doorstep, there would be a cold drink waiting. I'd sit and drink while she talked.

Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband. "Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning," she'd say. The first time she said that, soda (汽水) went up my nose.

I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she'd work it out of her system. So that's what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery (墓地).

I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn't see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she'd offer her paper boy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.

I am living in the city now, and my paper boy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I'm doing. When I don't say "fine", she sticks around to hear my problems. She's lived in the city for most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn't so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask you how you're doing because they care, and not because they're getting paid to do so. Sometimes it's good to just smile, nod your head and listen.

Facing the increasing pressure to raise students' scores on standardized tests, schools are urging kids to work harder by offering them obvious encouragements. Happy Meals are at the low end of the scale. With the help of business, schools are also giving away cars, iPods, seats to basketball games, and—in a growing number of cases—cold, hard cash. The appeal of such programs is obvious, but the consequences of tying grades to goods are still uncertain. It's been a common tradition in middle-class families to reward top grades with cash as a way to teach that success in school leads to success in life. But for many disadvantaged minority children, the long-term benefits of getting an education are not so clear, according to experts.

No one knows for sure how well cash and other big-ticket rewards work in education in the long run. But there are plenty of concerns that the kind of practice could have negative effects on kids. Virginia Shiller, a clinical psychologist, says that it's worth experimenting with cash encouragements but that tying them to success on a test is not a worthwhile goal. "I'd rather see rewards based on effort and responsibility — things that will lead to success in life, " she says.

Even if rewards don't lead to individual achievement on a test, they could have a meaningful effect in the school. Charles McVean, a businessman and philanthropist(慈善家), started a tutoring program which pays higher-achieving students $10 an hour to tutor struggling classmates and divides them into teams. During the course of the year, students bond(团结) and compete. The team posting the highest math scores wins the top cash prize of $100. McVean calls the combination of peer tutoring, competition, and cash encouragements a recipe for "nothing less than magic".

For its part, the Seminole County Public School System in Florida plans to continue its report card encouragement program through the rest of the school year. The local McDonald's restaurants help the poor district by paying the $1, 600 cost of printing the report card. Regina Klaers, the district spokeswoman, says most parents don't seem bothered by the Happy Meals rewards. "There are many ways we try to urge students to do well, and sometimes it's through the stomach, and sometimes it's the probability of students winning a car," she says. "One size doesn't fit all."

It was the 2015 "super storm" in New South Wales that restored my faith in people.

During a break in the weather, I stupidly decided to drive into town to buy some groceries. However, as I left the supermarket and drove back, the weather took a turn for the worse.

Having nowhere to go, I spotted a young man in his front yard assessing the situation. He quickly waved to me to come and park in his driveway.

The man, who introduced himself as Trent, then invited me to wait inside his house with his wife, Kayti and their two daughters. I told him I was concerned about the damage to my car, as the continuing rain was starting to turn into hail (冰雹). Trent then grabbed a blanket from his garage and covered my car. Fortunately, his efforts saved my car from being damaged by the hail.

By 11：00 am, the electricity and phone services had both gone. Trent made me a cup of tea and Kayti gave me a towel to dry myself off. The three of us chatted while waiting for the weather to get better. I learned that Trent had lost his job and was struggling to feed the family.

When the hail stopped, I shook Trent's hand and kissed Kayti goodbye. I was very moved by their kindness and it renewed my faith in people.

As I went out the door, I asked Trent for two of his business cards. My father has since called to offer him a job as a clerk at his company.

A. It began pouring so heavily that I was forced to stop.

B. The couple were so modest as I thanked them for their help.

C. I was surprised that he didn't ask for anything in return for his assistance.

D. I was grateful to escape the running water that was about to drown my car.

E. I tried driving faster to escape the heavy downpour that was sure to come.

F. As a result, I couldn't contact my parents, despite knowing they'd be worried.

G. He was wet but he didn't seem to mind being out in the wild weather on my behalf.

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house，and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was 1 , and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not 2 the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was 3 to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and 4 places I had known only from books and pictures. The 5 I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism，but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really 6 —having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother 7 and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed 8 my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often 9 , and saw no end to" the hard times".

My responsibilities in the family 10 a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters，filled out forms, translated at 11 with immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there，and even discussed telephone bills with 12 representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important 13 : almost all common troubles 14 go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will 15 all right, even though it will not be that easy.

During World War Ⅱ Anne's best friend was her diary to she could tell everything. Her family was Jewish so they had to hide in order to escape (catch) by the German Nazis. During (she) stay in the hiding place, Anne became crazy everything to do with nature. One evening she stayed (wake) on purpose until 11:30 to have good look at the moon. She saw the night face to face that (rain) evening. At that moment she was held (entire) in the power of nature.  (fortune), Anne and her family had hidden away for nearly 25 months before they (discover) and went to prison.

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参考词汇：temper n. 脾气，情绪

Hi Worried,

……

I'm sorry to know that you're having such a bad time at the moment.

Yours,

Jamie

"Were you Mark's math teacher?" an old man came to my office and asked. I nodded. "Mark talked about you a lot. I want to show you something," he said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on him when he was killed in the battle. We thought you might recognize it. "

Opening the wallet, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. And that happened 20 years ago.

Mark was in the third grade class I taught. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy­to­be­alive attitude that made even his occasional misbehavior delightful.

Mark also talked without stopping. I tried to remind him again and again that talking without permission was unacceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was the sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving. "Thank you for correcting me, Sister!" I didn't know what to make of it at first but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.

One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often. I made a new teacher's mistake. I looked at Mark and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut！"

It wasn't ten seconds later when Chuck shouted, "Mark is talking again." I hadn't asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.

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I walked to my desk and took out a roll of tape. Very deliberately,

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One day I decided to do something different when Mark talked again in class.