1、UNIT 2 Period Two 题组 A 基础练 (建议用时：10 分钟) 单词拼写 1Li Lei lay _(舒服地) on the sofa, reading a new novel. 2Wang Fei, a(an) _(教授) from Hunan University, will come to give us a lecture next Saturday. 3 The letter “P” is the _(符号) for parking, which means you can park your car there. 4We must work hard to win
2、the _(最后的) victory. 5Mr. Li made a big deal last month in foreign trade and made a large _(巨款) 6We have ten roommates in our _(宿舍) 7We have bought a lot of _(家具) for our new house. 8I would _(欣赏；感激) it a lot if you could give us an early reply. 9Now, we no longer suffer from cold and _(饥饿) with enou
3、gh food supply. 10With her brothers hand burnt by boiling water, the girl felt rather _(内疚的) 【答案】 1 comfortably 2 professor 3 symbol 4 ultimate 5 fortune 6 dormitory 7furniture 8appreciate 9hunger 10guilty 单句语法填空 1Every day she has to spend a lot of time _(help) her children with their homework. 2_(
4、read) aloud in the morning is of great help to English beginners. 3Its my _(please) be invited to speak here. 4He usually gives in _ his wife in the end whenever quarrel breaks out between them. 5Mike is a generous man _ his brother never reaches out his helping hand to others. 6My brother made the
5、_(choose) to go home on foot every day. 7What I want best is _(get) the chance of studying in Peking University. 8Now no one will die _ cold and hunger in our village now. 9Im sorry, but I didnt mean _(step) on your foot. 10More and more people have come to see the fact _ China is no longer what she
6、 used to be. 【答案】1helping 2Reading 3pleasure 4to 5while 6choice 7to get 8of 9to step 10that 完成句子 1She won the first prize in the singing competition, _ _ her parents happy. 她在歌唱比赛中获得了一等奖，这让她的父母很高兴。 【答案】which made 2Mrs. Wang _ _ _ _ her husband after they quarreled. 王太太和丈夫吵了一架后就不理睬他了。 【答案】turned her
7、back on 3Lily _ _ _ one of the top three students in my class. 莉莉被认为是我们班的前三名学生之一。 【答案】is regarded as 4Wasting time means _ _ with your own hands. 浪费时间意味着自杀。 【答案】killing yourself 5Mike _ _ _ school at the age of fifteen to support his family. 迈克十五岁时辍学养家糊口。 【答案】dropped out of 题组 B 提升练 (建议用时：30 分钟) 阅读理
8、解 One of the most successful, influential and beloved women in American history, Eleanor Roosevelt once said that she had one regret: she wished she had been prettier. Who hasnt felt the same way? We are all too aware of our physical imperfections. To overcome them, we spend billions upon billions e
9、very year. Why do we care so much about how we look? Because it matters. Because beauty is powerful. Because even we learn to value people mostly for being kind and wise and funny, we are still moved by beauty. Aristotle said, “Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.” Its
10、 not fair, but its true. We simply treat beautiful people better than we do others. Attach a photograph of a beautiful author to an essay, and people will think that it is more creative and more intelligently written than exactly the same essay accompanied by the photo of a homely author. As childre
11、n, beautiful people are more likely to become favorites with parents and teachers. Later, they are more likely to get good jobs. Attractive people in need are more likely to receive help from strangers. These days, women and men both rely on advanced technology to improve their beauty. Wrinkles can
12、be stretched away with a face lift. Special injections can make lips look young and plump (丰满的). Besides being a sign of youth, good skin also means that the person is likely to be healthy. Still, it is possible to go too far. At the end of the 19th century, some women even had their ribs (肋骨) remov
13、ed so theyd have that perfect narrow waist. Our sensitivity to physical beauty is not something we can control at will. We are born with it. Experiments showed that even small infants prefer to look at attractive faces. Before they have met a single supermodel, before they have watched a single TV s
14、how, before they have opened up a single fashion magazine, they are drawn to the same faces which adults have judged to be attractive. There are more important things in life than beauty. But as Nancy Etcoff says, “We have to understand beauty, or we will always be enslaved by it.” If you aim to be
15、wise and kind and funny, it doesnt mean that you cant also try your best to look beautiful. Theres no reason to feel guilty about being moved by beautys power. It moves us all. 1Which of the following proverbs has the opposite meaning of Aristotles sentence in Paragraph 2? ANever judge a book by its
16、 cover. BAct on second thoughts. CLeave your luck while winning. DGreat minds think alike. 2The underlined word “homely” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _. Aattractive Bplain Cbeautiful Dhandsome 3According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? APeople are all slaves to beauty
17、. BBeauty can ensure good jobs. CAdvanced technology helps improve beauty. DPeople value beauty over other virtues. 4Whats the best title of this passage? AThe Power of Beauty BHuge Costs of Beauty CBad Effects of Beauty DVarious Ways to Beauty 【语篇导读】 本文是说明文。文章讲述了美丽可以给人带来很多好处，例如：漂亮的 人更有可能成为父母和老师的最爱、
18、 更有可能找到好工作、 更有可能从陌生人那里得到帮助。 但生活中有比美更重要的东西。另外，我们要被美的力量感动。 1A 句意猜测题。根据第二段中的“Beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.”可知，亚里士多德说：“美是比任何介绍信都要有用的推荐函”。A不要以貌 取人；B三思而后行；C见好就收；D英雄所见略同。因此 A 项与亚里士多德所说的相 反。故选 A 项。 2B 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“We simply treat beautiful people better than we do othe
19、rs.”可知，我们就是会对美丽的人比较好。画线词所在的句子是在为这个观点举例子，划 线词所在句子中的 than 表示二者的比较，其中的一个是“a beautiful author(漂亮的作者)”， 则另一个是长相一般的作者。故选 B 项。 3C 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，如今，男人和女人都依靠先进的技术来改善自己 的美丽。即高科技有助于改善美丽。故选 C 项。 4A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了美丽可以给人带来很多好处，但生活中 有比美更重要的东西。另外，我们要被美的力量感动。因此，The Power of Beauty(美丽的力 量)符合文章内容，可以作为标题。故选 A 项。 完形
20、填空 My husband came out into the front yard, where I was_1_his clothes.“Is the dryer broken？” he asked.“Theres nothing wrong with it, but it costs money to_2_and it is bad for the environment，”I said. I _3_this recently while traveling in Italy, where clotheslines are everywhere.“Try to think of it a
21、s an art exhibition，”I said.“I doubt if our_4_will consider it to be art, ”he said. He had a point. Americans have a reputation for being No one else has a clothesline in my neighborhood. After a week of_5_the laundry in the front yard, I was_6_that none of my neighbors even mentioned my clothesline
22、. I_7_a particularly artistic photo of a online, which looked as if one sleeve were waving hello. Afterward, I received plenty of_8_comments such as “beautiful” or “lovely”. A few days later, I asked one of my neighbors about her opinion of front yard clotheslines.“Well, do you have a_9_？”she asked.
23、 “Yes，” I replied.“Why not move them behind your house？” she added. What do experts have to say on the topic? I_10_Anne Lawrence, a clothesline expert in Michigan, who speaks regularly to schoolchildren about the importance of keeping the practice_11_.“How do you feel about a front yard clothesline？
24、” I asked her.“It is considered a bit_12_because people cant avoid seeing it，” she admitted.“It would be better if you had a backyard.” After I got off the phone with Ms. Lawrence, I_13_the front yard line with a longer one in black, offering more_14_for artistic freedom. I could have a colorful lau
25、ndry display with an army of my pink, yellow and white socks marching in a row. When the sun hits just right, what a(n)_15_scene it would be! 1Awashing Bironing Changing Dmending 2Arun Bbuild Cdecorate Dchange 3Ashared Brealized Cdiscussed Dremembered 4Achildren Bparents Cfriends Dneighbors 5Adrying
26、 Bfolding Cseparating Dproviding 6Aafraid Bannoyed Csurprised Dconcerned 7Atook Bposted Cprinted Dfound 8Aunfair Bstrange Cpositive Dinteresting 9Abasement Bbackyard Cbalcony Dclothesline 10Aphoned Bvisited Cadmired Dchallenged 11Aproper Bsimple Cformal Dalive 12Aconfusing Bdangerous Ccomplicated De
27、mbarrassing 13Areplaced Bcompared Cconnected Dbalanced 14Aguidance Bprotection Crequirements Dopportunities 15Afamiliar Bextraordinary Chorrible Dsuccessful 【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者在意大利旅行时获得灵感，开始在 家里前院使用晾衣绳，也没有收到周围邻居的反对意见。于是，作者在网上发布了一张特别 有艺术感的 T 恤照片，也得到了很多正面的评价。在和晾衣绳专家通过电话后，作者将晾衣 绳换成了更长的绳子，好让自己有更多的机会
28、进行艺术创作。 1 C 考查动词词义辨析。 句意： 我丈夫走到前院， 我正在那儿晾他的衣服。 A washing 洗涤； B ironing 熨烫； C hanging 悬挂； D mending 修补。 根据后文“Is the dryer broken？” 可推知作者正在前院晾衣服。故选 C 项。 2A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我说：“它没坏，只是运行起来要花钱，而且对环境 有害。”这里 it 指的是烘干机，即烘干机运行起来要花钱。故选 A 项。 3B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我最近在意大利旅行时意识到这一点，那里到处都是 晾衣绳。根据后文“this recently while trave
29、ling in Italy, where clotheslines are everywhere”可知， 作者是在意大利旅行时意识到使用晾衣绳的。故选 B 项。 4D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我怀疑我们的邻居是否会认为这是艺术。根据后文 “Americans have a reputation for being anti- clothesline.No one else has a clothesline in my neighborhood.”可知，丈夫在担心邻居会反对晾衣绳。故选 D 项。 5A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在前院晾了一个星期的衣服后，我感到奇怪，邻居们 竟然没有一个人提起
30、我的晾衣绳。Adrying 晾干，脱水；Bfolding 折叠；Cseparating 分开；Dproviding 提供。结合后文“the laundry in the front yard”以及上文提到的作者在前院 晾干衣服，故此处指晾了一个星期衣服，用 drying。故选 A 项。 6C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。上文提到美国人以反对晾衣绳而闻名，但是作 者用了一周的晾衣绳也没有人来投诉，所以作者感到惊讶。故选 C 项。 7B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在网上发了一张特别有艺术感的 T 恤照片，看起来 好像有一只袖子在招手。根据后文“online”可知在网上发布照片。故选 B 项。 8
31、C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：之后，我收到了很多正面的评价，比如“漂亮”或 “可爱”。结合后文“beautiful”和“lovely”可知，都是对照片积极正面的评价。故选 C 项。 9B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“那么，你有后院吗？”她问道。Abasement 地下 室； B backyard 后院； C balcony 阳台； D clothesline 晾衣绳。 根据后文“Why not move them behind your house？”可知，邻居询问的是作者家有没有后院， 为什么不把衣服移到房子的后 院。故选 B 项。 10A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我给密歇根的晾衣绳专家 An
32、ne Lawrence 打了电话， 她经常向学生们讲述使用晾衣绳的重要性。结合后文“After I got off the phone with Ms.Lawrence”可知作者给 Lawrence 打了电话。故选 A 项。 11D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我给密歇根的晾衣绳专家 Anne Lawrence 打了电 话，她经常向学生们讲述使用晾衣绳的重要性。结合上文“keeping the practice”可知，此处为 短语 keep sth.alive“使某物存活”，这里理解为继续在日常生活中使用晾衣绳这种东西。故 选 D 项。 12D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她承认：“这被认为是有点
33、尴尬的，因为人们不 可避免看到它。”Aconfusing 令人困惑的；Bdangerous 危险的；Ccomplicated 复杂的； Dembarrassing 令人尴尬的。结合后文“because people cant avoid seeing it”因为人们总是能 看到晾衣绳，所以会有点令人尴尬。故选 D 项。 13A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：和 Lawrence 女士通完电话后，我把前院的绳子换成 了更长的黑绳子，为艺术自由提供了更多的机会。Areplaced 取代；Bcompared 比较； Cconnected 连接；Dbalanced 平衡。结合后文“the front yar
34、d line with a longer one in back” 可知作者把前院的绳子换成了更长的绳子。故选 A 项。 14D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：和 Lawrence 女士通完电话后，我把前院的绳子换成 了更长的黑绳子，为艺术自由提供了更多的机会。Aguidance 指导；Bprotection 保护； Crequirements 要求；Dopportunities 机会。根据后文“for artistic freedom”可知，新换的晾 衣绳为作者的艺术创作提供了更多的机会。故选 D 项。 15B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当太阳正好照到的时候，那将是一幅多么非凡的 场景啊！ A f
35、amiliar 熟悉的； B extraordinary 卓越的， 非凡的； C horrible 可怕的； D successful 成功的。结合上文“I could have a colorful laundry display with an army of my pink, yellow and white socks marching in a row.”可知作者的晾衣绳上有各种色彩，故推测当阳光照到的时候， 是一副非凡的场景。故选 B 项。 语法填空 The Financial Times gave part of my job to a robot named Amy last
36、week. For years I have been making podcast (播客) version of my column, but now I am faced with a tough 1_(compete) To be fair, Amy does something going for her. She has a great voice, smooth as velvet. Her second advantage 2_ (be) that shes practically free. She is part of a new service from Amazon t
37、hat turns text 3 _ speech, costing nearly nothing. Even more 4_(impress) is her speed. Less than two seconds after receiving my 5_(write) text, which means when I just start to read, “Yesterday the Finan”， she has already finished. Yet once I got over my distress and listened to her work, I felt 6_(
38、good). I know its early days for her, but at the moment Amy is no match for me. Listening to her is not like listening to 7_ non- English speaker read aloud, but to someone without brain, or heart, or sense of humor. Her 8_(deliver) is so poor that I dont even understand. Amy never reads with unders
39、tanding, never 9 _(know) when to pause, and never does irony. She continues to get it wrong. Finally, Im not afraid Amy is about to steal my job. Only people possess human touch. It is the heart- to- heart communication that makes 10 _(we) special, beautiful and irreplaceable. 【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者一开始
40、因为自己的部分工作分给机器人而感 到焦虑， 后来在工作中意识到人与人之间的沟通交流是机器人无法替代后， 不再忧虑的故事。 1competition 考查名词。句意：多年来，我一直在制作我的栏目的播客，但是现在， 我面临着一个艰难的竞争。分析句子结构可知，此处需要一个名词。故填 competition。 2is 考查主谓一致。主语是单数。故填 is。 3into 考查固定搭配。句意：她是亚马逊一项新服务的一部分，这项服务将文本转换 为语音，成本几乎为零。固定短语 turninto意为“把变成”。故填 into。 4impressive 考查形容词。此空前有 more，比较级结构为 more形容词
41、，因此应将动 词 impress 变成形容词 impressive。故填 impressive。 5written 考查过去分词。动词 write 与所修饰的名词 text 之间是被动关系，因此变成 过去分词 written 作定语修饰名词 text。故填 written。 6better 考查形容词比较级。Yet 表转折关系，前文提到机器人 Amy 有很多优点，现 在“我”克服了忧虑，因此此处表示“我”比之前感觉好了，应该用形容词比较级。故填 better。 7a 考查冠词。此处泛指一个不是以英语为母语的人，用不定冠词；修饰 non- English speaker，发音是辅音音素，因此选 a。故填 a。 8delivery 考查名词。分析句子可知，“Her _8_”在句中作主语，应该用名词。因此 将动词 deliver 变成名词 delivery。故填 delivery。 9knows 考查主谓一致。分析句子可知，and 并列三个谓语动作，时态为一般现在时； 另外句子的主语是 Amy，是第三人称单数，根据主谓一致原则，谓语动词也应该用动词的一 般现在时的单数第三人称形式。故填 knows。 10us 考查代词。动词后应用代词宾格。故填 us。
