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　　人教版必修五Unit 2 The United Kingdom
　　2. Learning about Language
　　一、单词拼写。
　　根据首字母和汉语提示写出单词。
　　【小题1】Police have issued a d__________ of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty.
　　【小题2】Words written a__________ are often pronounced differently.
　　【小题3】The q__________ between them was sparked off by a joke.
　　【小题4】This Utopian dream is far beyond the range of p__________.
　　【小题5】I finished my coffee, f__________ my newspaper and stood up.
　　【小题6】They are renting a __________(带家具的) flat.
　　【小题7】All the __________(婚礼) invitations have gone out.
　　【小题8】We have __________(安排) to transport the rice you purchased by rail.
　　【小题9】This style of __________(建筑学) is usually referred to the sixteenth century.
　　【小题10】it is full of historical and __________(观光) spots.
　　二、单句语法填空。
　　在每句空白处填入适当的内容 (1个词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
　　11.If one of the computers ______(break) down, the whole networld be unable to work.
　　12.We’ve arranged ______ a girlfriend of Sue’s to take her home.
　　13.We never asked his opinions so he felt ______ (leave)out during our discussion.
　　14.Remembering that it takes two to make ______ quarrel, he held his tongue.
　　15.Much as the sheep looch ______, the old man can tell one from another.
　　16.After two hours’ operation, the doctors managed ______ the one-year-old twin at the head.
　　17.I didn’t go to his wedding, but according to his fully ______(describe) to me, it was held very successfully.
　　18.We can also ______ (arrange) you to share an apartment with other international students.
　　19.—Growing population resulted in growing rubbish.
　　—There is ______ (possible) that rubbish will become the major threat to human beings in future.
　　20.We are determined to get the work ______(do) before New Year’s Day.
　　三、阅读理解。
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
　　Recently a series of reports appeared online in the United States and the United Kingdom lamenting (叹息) the “Lazy French”. A new labor law in France had apparently banned organizations from e-mailing their employees after 6 p.m. In fact, it turned out to be more a case of “lazy journalists” than “lazy French”: as The Economist explained, the “law” was not a law at all, but a labor agreement aimed at improving health among a group of professionals.
　　Brits and Americans have long suspected that the French are goofing off (吊儿郎当) while they — the good corporate soldiers—continue to toil away. They are proud about it, too. In the age of the smart phone, there’s no such things as “downtime”(停工期), and we claim that we are happier—and more productive — for it.
　　Are we, though? After reviewing thousands of books, articles and papers on the topic