1、UNIT 2 Period One 题组 A 基础练 (建议用时:6 分钟) 单词拼写 1Lucy couldnt _ (回忆起) what happened five years ago. 2The television _(改编本) of the stage play was a great success. 3After her husband died, the dog was a _(安慰) to Mrs. Smith. 4Professor Lin asked us to make a very short _(报告;陈述) 5I have no time to _(从事;参与)
2、in the discussion. 【答案】1recall 2adaptation 3comfort 4presentation 5engage 单句语法填空 1Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, _(regard) as one of the best all- round forms of exercise. 2Mary didnt feel _ home talking about the problem with her father. 3We should not speak ill _ a man behind
3、his back. 4The kids took turns _(play) with the swing. 5 Not only do the nurses want a pay increase, they want reduced hours _ well. 6At the end of the three years, my daughter hopes to qualify _ a doctor. 7Mrs. Smith _(comfort) her son when he failed to pass the examination. 8Forty of the course _
4、(participate) are offered employment with the company. 【答案】1is regarded 2at 3of 4to play 5as 6as 7comforted 8participants 题组 B 提升练 (建议用时:30 分钟) 阅读理解 More and more parents are willing to send their children abroad to study. If everything goes well, by helping them to enter into world- famous universi
5、ties, parents are helping their children not only to have the best of education as they expect but also to understand and appreciate foreign cultures. Before sending your children abroad, there are many factors (因素) worth considering. Studying abroad is not as expensive as you think. In fact, prices
6、 are not the most important factor in choosing schools especially if you have the chance to send your children in a relatively small university but of good quality. You will find that it is a worthy investment (投资) of your money to send your children to study abroad. Are you ready to see your only c
7、hild leave for another country? Before the trip it is necessary that you have the correct guidance to prepare your children to have a smooth trip. In addition to studying, your children in foreign land can learn new language and new culture. They will also learn to live on their own and to develop t
8、he self- confidence, which is good for the forming of their character. If you have already decided to send your children abroad, then they need the help to find the most suitable schools and courses. The children are still in growing stages. What is important is that the school should be able to pro
9、vide not only the proper studying courses but it should also take into account the environment and help students to develop their self- confidence. Most of all, remember that the parents aim is not to find the best school but help their children find the most suitable school. Your needs are not alwa
10、ys what your children need. ( )1The main purpose of parents sending children abroad to study is to _. Aunderstand a new culture Bimprove them in a new language Clet them have the best education Draise their social position ( )2Compared with big universities, small ones _. Aoften have better quality
11、of teaching Bmay not ask for too high fees Care easier to attract foreign students Dare not as famous as big ones ( )3How does studying abroad help to train the childrens character? ABy communicating with foreigners. BBy learning about new languages. CBy letting children live independently. DBy lett
12、ing children experience a new culture. ( )4 For parents, the key to helping children choose a most suitable school is to _. Alearn everything about the school Blet children follow your will Csee whether the school can provide good education Dfind out the childrens real needs 【语篇导读】本文提示家长们在送孩子到国外学习前,
13、要考虑几个方面的因素。 1 C 细节理解题。 根据第一段的“parents are helping their children not only to have the best of education as they expect”可知, 很多家长送孩子到国外学习最大的期望是让孩子获得最好的 教育。 2 B 推理判断题。 根据第二段的第二句“In fact, prices are not the most important factor in choosing schools especially if you have the chance to send your children
14、 in a relatively small university but of good quality. ”可知,如果送孩子到一所相对较小但是质量很高的学校,价格 不是最大的问题,这就暗示相对较小的学校收费不是很高。 3C 细节理解题。根据第三段的“They will also learn to live on their own and to develop the self- confidence, which is good for the forming of their character. ”可知,让孩子在国外学习 可以让他们学会独立生活,培养自信,这对他们性格的形成有好处。
15、4D 推理判断题。根据末段的两句话“Most of all, remember that the parents aim is not to find the best school but help their children find the most suitable school. Your needs are not always what your children need. ”可知,做家长的是要帮助孩子选择最合适的学校,而不是找 最好的学校,家长所需要的不一定就是孩子需要的。这就说明在选择学校时,要关注孩子的 需要。 完形填空 I watched a child in the
16、 supermarket yesterday, as she was screaming. Her parents were trying their best to _1_ her down. Some people passing by _2_ their heads and saw the child as a spoiled(宠坏的) child. Others _3_ and offered a few kind words to both the _4_ and the parents. “Youre such a beautiful little girl. Such a _5_
17、 girl shouldnt cry,” one lady said. “Dont be so sad. We all have _6_ days,” added another. “I think shes spoiled,” I heard one whisper to a friend. None of them was _7_. The child was neither spoiled nor having a bad day. She was simply _8_. The parents told me afterwards that someone walking a _9_
18、had scared her. She was afraid of dogs. They went on to explain that it was a _10_ for them to go to some places. Friends had dogs, and nearby neighbours _11_ their dogs down the street. I can remember the feeling of fear when I was a child. Every time while I was walking up steps at night, I would
19、get the _12_ that someone or something was going to grab my feet. I ran most of the time. _13_ can happen at any time in our life, and sometimes we cannot avoid it. And what we fear most can own us, control us and limit us. However, the truth is that fear can be _14_. As we grow up, we can find more
20、 _15_ and energy to overcome what we fear most in life. ( )1A. look Bcalm Cput Dbring ( )2A. changed Bnodded Cshook Dcompared ( )3A. protested Bpretended Copposed Dpaused ( )4A. child Bteacher Cfriend Ddoctor ( )5A. healthy Bbeautiful Clittle Doutgoing ( )6A. hot Bnice Cbad Dcold ( )7A. possible Bco
21、nvenient Cwrong Dright ( )8A. afraid Bterrible Csad Dill ( )9A. dark Bdog Cgoose Dfur ( )10A. control Btouch Cchallenge Duse ( )11A. started Baffected Ccaused Dwalked ( )12A. feeling Bpromise Cmistake Dimpression ( )13A. Joy BFear CDoubt DDanger ( )14A. combined Breceived Covercome Dperformed ( )15A
22、. complaint Black Cinterest Dcourage 【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。讲述了“我”在超市看见一个因害怕小狗而 哭闹的小女孩。 这个经历引发了“我”对恐惧的思考: 人生中总会遇到各种令自己恐惧的事, 但在成长的过程中,我们终究会了解如何战胜和克服它们。 1B 根据上文的“. . . as she was screaming. ”可知,她的父母正在尽力使她镇定下来。 故选 calm sb. down (“使某人镇定”。) 2C 根据下文的“. . . and saw the child as a spoiled(宠坏的)child. ”可知,一些过路人 摇
23、着头。shake ones head “摇头”。 3D 根据下文的 “offered a few kind words”可知,其他的人暂停下来并且说了几句好 话。 4A 从上文来看,是家长与尖叫的孩子在一起。所以向孩子与他们的家长说了几句安 慰的话。 5B 根据上文的“Youre such a beautiful little girl. ”可知,此处表示“那样一个漂亮 的女孩不应该哭”。 6 C 根据下文的“The child was neither spoiled nor having a bad day. ”可知, 此处表示“不 要那么伤心。我们所有的人都有糟糕的一天”。 7D 根据下一
24、句话可知,他们没有人说对。 8A 根据下文的“She was afraid of dogs. ”可知,此处表示“她仅仅是害怕”。 9B 从本段的内容可知,遛狗的人已经吓到了她。 10C 因为女孩怕狗,并且根据下文的“Friends had dogs, and nearby neighbours _11_ their dogs down the street. ”可知,对于他们而言,去某些地方是一个挑战。 11D 表达“遛狗”时,要用短语“walk a dog”。 12A 根据下文的“. . . that someone or something was going to grab my fee
25、t. I ran most of the time. ”可知,这是一种感觉。所以用 feeling。 13B 根据下文的“And what we fear most can own us, control us and limit us. ”可知,此 处应为“恐惧在我们生命中的任何时候都会发生”。 14C 根据下文的“. . . overcome what we fear most in life. ”可知,此处应选 C 项。 overcome 克服。combine 合并。 15D 根据下文的 overcome 可知,要找到更多的“勇气和精力”才能克服生命中最害 怕的东西。 语法填空 On o
26、ur way to the house, it was raining 1_ hard that we couldnt help wondering how long it would take 2_ (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City. We were first greeted with the barking by a pack 3_ dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters 4_ had great experience with cari
27、ng for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and 5_(recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya (木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard. When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us kno
28、w of an interesting 6_ (compete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many 7_ (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were 8_ (huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week- long stay, we 9_ (invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the Nor
29、th Shore under the stars, 10_ (listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals. 【语篇导读】本文讲述了作者在美国夏威夷寄宿家庭的经历。 1so 此处表示“雨下得如此大以至于我们不禁琢磨着要多久才能到那里”。so. . . that. . . “如此以至于”。 2 to get 此处考查“it takes sb. some time to do sth. ”这一句型结构, 表示“花费某人多长 时间做某事”。 3of 短语 a pack of 是固定用法,意为“一群;一盒”。 4who 先行词是“their m
30、asters”且关系代词在从句中作主语,故用 who。 5recommended 根据句中的 shared 可知,此处应用一般过去时。 6competition 根据空前的不定冠词 an 可知,此处应填名词单数形式,表示一个有趣 的比赛。 7traditional 修饰名词 stories 应用形容词。 8hugely 修饰形容词 popular 应用副词 hugely。 9were invited 文章讲述发生在过去的事情,此处应为一般过去时。we 和 invite 之间 是被动关系,应用被动语态。 10listening 动词 listen 与其逻辑主语之间是主谓关系,应用现在分词作伴随状
31、语。 UNIT 2 Period Two 题组 A 基础练 (建议用时:15 分钟) 单句语法填空 1With high _(motivate) and enthusiasm, we can keep on learning. 2I can find out whether my reactions to an event are _(reason) enough by reading about those of others on the Internet. 3 In college, there are so many good chances for you to meet your
32、_ (expect) 4The most valuable _ (firm) are Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft. 5A few months after he had arrived in China, Mr. Smith fell in love _ the people and culture there. 【答案】1motivation 2reasonable 3expectations 4firms 5with 完成句子 1The first unique human characteristic is that human have
33、 extraordinarily large brains _ _ _. 人类的第一个独特特征是,与其他动物相比,人类的大脑非常大。 2_ _ _ _ we will provide an excellent performance in the next match with you on the team. 我坚信我们将在下一场比赛中提供一个出色的表现,与你同场竞技。 3_ _ _ is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. 你需要的是一个允许你犯错的好老师。 4A week before Earth Day, a big poster w
34、as put up on campus, _ _ _ _ _ take action for a greener earth. 在地球日的前一周,校园里张贴了一张大海报,呼吁我们学生为一个更绿色的地球采 取行动。 5_ _ _ _ will give you a good understanding of Chinese culture. 去那里旅行会让你对中国文化有一个很好的了解。 【答案】1compared with other animals 2I firmly believe that 3What you need 4calling on us students to 5Having
35、a trip there 微写作 我是谢蕾。 一个喜欢(be/fall in love with)学商业的女孩。 我的一个目标(ambition)就是在中 国创办自己的公司。为了让这件事合情合理(reasonable),我需要考取工商管理资格证书,所 以我在半年前来到英国,在一所重点大学学习。起初,我感到紧张,不敢在课堂上发言(speak up)。在老师和同学的帮助下。我现在在英国感觉像在家里一样(feel at home)。此外,我经常 参加社会活动。我和我的房东朋友相处得很好,这在我想家的时候给了我很大的安慰 (comfort)。 _ _ _ _ One possible version:
36、 Im Xie Lei, a girl who is in love with studying business. One of my ambitions is set up a business of my own in China. To make it reasonable, I need to study for a business qualification, so I came to England half a year ago to study in a key university. At first, I felt nervous, and didnt dare to
37、speak up in class. With the help of teachers and classmates. I now feel much more at home in the UK. In addition, I am often involved in social activities. I get along well with my host friend, which is a great comfort for me when I feel homesick. 题组 B 提升练 (建议用时:25 分钟) 阅读理解 New efforts are being mad
38、e to prevent American college campuses(校园) from cigarette smoking. Twenty colleges in the United States recently received money to help protect their campuses from the harm of cigarettes. Supporters say that every child deserves to grow up in a safe and healthy environment free from harmful second-
39、hand cigarettes. And in November, smoking at college campuses may become illegal. Before banning smoking at college campuses, the US has passed laws banning smoking at most workplaces. 27 American states ban smoking in all indoor workplaces. Those supporting smoke- free at workplaces and college cam
40、puses give one major reason: the bad influence of smoking on health. The Centers for Discase Control (CDC) says smoking has a great influence on health. They think cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. Smoking is responsible for 480, 000 deaths every year
41、. Supporters say the bad influence of second- hand smoke makes it a public health problem. Some also say that college campuses are a good place to ban smoking. Gary Reedy, the CEO of the American Cancer Society,said it was important to stop college students from smoking, and he expected to successfu
42、lly create a cigarette- free generation(世代) The CDC found that 13 percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 24 smoke cigarettes. Reedy says that reducing the number of college students who smoke can help reduce the number of older adult smokers. He also says once a person starts smoking, it is ha
43、rd to stop. ( )1Who are the new efforts good for? AYoung smokers. BThe CDC. CCollege students. DPeople in public places. ( )2What makes the action to ban smoking possible? AThe bad influence of smoking. BMoney wasted on cigarettes. CPublic attention to health. DLaws passed by the US. ( )3Which one i
44、s Reedys opinion? ASmoke- free campuses have a long- term influence. BSmoking spreads easily among college students. CIt is easier for college students to stop smoking. DTherere more older adult smokers in the world. ( )4What is the best title for the text? ASecond- hand smoke is affecting college s
45、tudents too BBanning smoking is being tried at US. colleges CCigarettes should be totally banned in college DGroups take steps to protect college students 【语篇导读】本文是说明文。美国正采取一项措施,尝试在大学校园里禁烟,以保护大 学生们免受吸烟的危害。 1C 推理判断题。根据第一段的第一句可知,这次行动是在大学校园禁烟,受益的是 大学生们。 2D 细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句 “Before banning smoking. . . a
46、t most workplaces. ”可知,这次禁烟运动是依据法律进行的,这使得这次运动成为可能。 3 A 推理判断题。 根据最后一段 “Reedy says that reducing the number of. . . of older adult smokers. ”可知,他认为,减少大学生吸烟的人数能帮助减少成年人吸烟的人数,即在校园禁 烟有长期影响。 4B 主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句可知,本文主要介绍了美国正采取一项措施,尝 试在大学校园里禁烟,以保护大学生们免受吸烟的危害。 七选五 Questions to Ask Before Getting Your Child a Cell Phone At what age should you get your child a cell phone? _1_ However, before you decide to add your child to your family plan, ask yourself these questions. _2_ If you and your child are not often apart beyond school hours, a cell phone may not be a serious necessity, but if he is