Unit2UnitReviewⅠ.阅读理解A(2013·三明高一检测)Whatislanguagefor？Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpractisinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords—thelongerthelists，thebetter.That’swrong.Languageisfortheexchangeofideasandinformation.It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules，buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules，too.BernardShawoncewrote，“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentlyfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule，itisnolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory，theymakelanguage.Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage.Itcan’tmakeanotherpeople’slanguage.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar，buttheyshouldn’toverdoit.Theyshouldputcommunicationfirst.1.Languageisusedto.A.expressoneselfB.practicegrammarrulesC.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords2.Generally，whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish，he.A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakesC.can’tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes3.Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule，.A.whattheyusewillbecomerightB.theyareagainstthelawC.theyshouldsaysorrytoothersD.theywillbecomeheroes4.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage，weshould.A.speakinChinesewayB.speakbytherulesC.speaktonativespeakersD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakesBCanadianviolinistAdrianAnantawanwasbornwithoutarighthandin1986.Hisparentsraisedtheirsonasifheheldallthetoolsofatypicalchild，whichpreparedtheviolinisttofollowhisdreams.Hiscareerstartedwhenhisfather，anamateurviolinist，handedhimaviolin.Hebegantakinglessonswhenhewasnineandeversincehasestablishedhimselfas“arisingstarinclassicalmusic”.Adrianhasneverlettheexcusestandinthewayofhisart.WiththehelpofbiomedicalengineersinToronto，hewasabletoplaywithaspecialdevice(装置)whichhasallowedhimtoplaytheinstrumentskillfully，withcarefulguidancefromcreativeartseducatorswithinschoolsandthecommunity.Whileallchildrenmaynothavethesameluckandopportunitiesashedid，hebelieveditwaspossibletohaveacareerinmusicforthosewithdisabilities，giventherightenvironmentandassistance.Heplayedhisfirstsolo(独奏)inayouthbandatage13andat16wasacceptedintothefamousCurtisInstituteofMusic.In2006，afterenjoyingafullscholarship，AdriangraduatedfromCurtisInstituteofMusicinPhiladelphia.In2008，hecompletedhisMaster’sdegreeinmusicatYaleUniversity.At26，Adrianisoneoftheworld’smostpromisingviolinists.HisscheduleisfilledwithengagementsattheWhiteHouseandtheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArts.WendyWatson，directorofthe2008documentary(纪录片)AdrianAnantawan，sayssheknewbythetimehewas15thathewouldaccomplishgreatthings.“Hehadthisdeterminationtoshowtheworldthatthiscanbedone，”saysWatson.“He’sneverfeltdisadvantaged.Whenhewasborn，thearmwastakenawaybutthisgiftwasgiventohim.”5.HowdidAdrian’sparentstreathimwhenhewasyoung？A.Theytreatedhimwithsympathy.B.Theywereverystrictwithhim.C.Theyregardedhimasanormalkid.D.Theyexpectedtoomuchofhim.6.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theexcuse”inParagraph2mean？A.Hisbeingdisabled.B.Alackofassistance.C.Theenvironment.D.People’sprejudiceonhim.7.AccordingtoAdrian，thedisabledmaytakeup...
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