1、Period TwoGrammar and usage in favour of; show off; stand out; hand in 1.Mike was trying tohis talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. 2.As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters above the rest. 3.Apart from your wonderful innovation, you
2、need toa report, which explains how the idea occurs to you. 4.We are allspending whatever is necessary to reduce air pollution. 5.I found my lost necklacewhen I was cleaning the room. .句型转换 1.Though Ive learnt English for years, I still cant make people understand me quite well. Though Ive learnt En
3、glish for years, I still cant quite well. 2.The meeting which was held last night was about safety. The meetingwas about safety. 3.If they are properly marked with numbers, the books can be easily found. , the books can be easily found. 4.The old man got on the bus, and he was supported by a girl. T
4、he old man got on the bus,. 5.When she was asked to sing a song, she felt very nervous. When, she felt very nervous. .句型训练 1., the tree could grow better. 如果给予更多的爱护,这棵树会长得更好。 2.He was glad to see his motherin the hospital. 他很高兴看到他母亲在医院里得到了很好的照顾。 3.Booksare very popular among Chinese middle school st
5、udents. 用简单的英语写的书很受中国中学生的欢迎。 4., her shortcomings are secondary. 同她的成就相比,她的缺点是次要的。 5., the earth is a blue sphere. 从太空看,地球是个蓝色的球体。 .语篇填空 Dian Fossey was an American zoologist who devoted 20 years of her life 1. the study and protection of Africas rare and endangered mountain gorillas. She received i
6、nstruction in fieldwork from chimp specialist Jane Goodall, and got down to 2. (watch) and recording the behaviour of mountain gorillas. Her work took her to Zaire and then to Rwanda, 3.she founded the Karisoke Research Centre. After years of 4.(patience) observation, the gorillas came to know and t
7、rust her, and she found that she could sit among the gorillas and even play 5.(happy) with their young. In 1980, she attended the University of Cambridge. Afterwards she took up 6. teaching job at Cornell University in New York, where she wrote a book 7. (call) Gorillas in the Mist about her experie
8、nces in Rwanda. In 1984, she returned to the Karisoke Research Centre 8.(continue) her fieldwork. When her favourite gorilla 9.(kill) by poachers, Fossey started a campaign against poaching. She raised worldwide awareness about the endangered mountain gorillas, and the animals are now protected by t
9、he government of Rwanda and some international 10.(organize), including the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. .阅读七选五 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两 项为多余选项。 How to work faster and better As the old saying goes “work smarter, not harder”. What does that really mean? When there are deadlines approaching,
10、how do you stay focused and get everything done efficiently? 1., but it is unclear where to start and when to take a break. These ways will help you to work faster and smarter. Dont multitask There is a wrong opinion that doing many things at once is productive. Instead, it leaves you half-focused a
11、nd constantly switching attention. 2. Set a timer, and focus on one task until it is completed. Then, take a break and move on. 3. What someone else thinks is urgent can create a sense of panic. If you know it is not important, do what is the most important first instead. You know best how to set yo
12、ur priorities and get your work done. So listen to yourself. Celebrate the little victories Projects take many steps until completion. 4. Rather than beating yourself up for what you havent done yet, taking time to pat yourself on the back can give you the confidence to see it through to the end. St
13、op saying “Im so busy”. It is complaining, and complaining only makes you and everyone around you feel worse. 5. This will encourage you to keep going. A.Take breaks B.Sometimes we know what to do C.Urgency doesnt necessarily mean importance D.You are on your way if you are taking action E.You may h
14、ave a sense that nothing gets complete this way F.Instead of it, say “I have already come so much closer to my goal” G.Break down your project into these steps, and then have a happy dance each time you complete a step. .完形填空 Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist who has made several
15、 very important medical1. When asked why he was able to be so much more2than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n)3with his mother that occurred when he was a child. Stephen tried to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator but spilled(洒出) it all over the kitchen floor. In
16、stead of4at him, giving him a lecture or chastising(指责) him, his mother said, “What a great and wonderful5youve made! Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes6we clean it up?” Indeed, he did. Then, his mother said, “Stephen, whenever you make a mess like this, 7you have to c
17、lean it up.” And together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a8experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Lets see if you can discover a way to carry it without9it.” The little boy learned if he grasped the bottl
18、e at the top near the lip with both hands, he could10without dropping it. What a good11to him! This famous scientist said it was at that moment that he knew he didnt need to be afraid to make12. Instead, he learned mistakes were just13for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific1
19、4are all about. Even if the experiment doesnt work, we usually learn something15from it. ()1.A.impressionsB.breakthroughs C.promises D.intentions ()2.A.outgoingB.responsible C.warm-heartedD.creative ()3.A.experienceB.word C.argument D.adventure ()4.A.looking B.yelling C.smilingD.glancing ()5.A.disco
20、veryB.mess C.changeD.joke ()6.A.whenB.as C.afterD.before ()7.A.graduallyB.initially C.eventuallyD.constantly ()8.A.successfulB.failed C.completedD.useless ()9.A.shakingB.dropping C.liftingD.touching ()10.A.make upB.make off C.make itD.make sense ()11.A.attitudeB.apology C.projectD.lesson ()12.A.effo
21、rtsB.plans C.mistakes D.decisions ()13.A.requirementsB.routines C.chancesD.goals ()14.A.achievementsB.approaches C.seminars D.experiments ()15.A.valuableB.ambiguous C.familiarD.abstract 参考答案 .1. recognized2. Buried3. marked4. conducted5. beaten6. taken 7. applied8. asked9. developed10. blown11. Surr
22、ounded 12. electricity13. charged14. indicating15. favourite .1.show off2. stand out3. hand in4. in favour of5. by accident .1. make myself understood2. held last night3. Properly marked with numbers4. supported by a girl5. asked to sing a song .1. Given more attention2. taken good care of3. written
23、 in easy English 4. Compared with her achievements5. Seen from the space .【文章大意】 本文是一篇人物传记,介绍了美国动物学家 Dian Fossey,20年来她一 直致力于研究和保护非洲珍稀濒危的山地大猩猩,此外还介绍了她从事动物保护活动 的经历。 1.to考查介词。devoteto意为“奉献,投入(时间、精力等)”,故本空应用介词 to。 2.watching考查动名词。get down to doing sth意为“开始做某事”,to 为介词,故本空 应用动名词 watching作宾语。 3.where考查非限制性
24、定语从句。本空引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 Rwanda, 且先行词在从句中作地点状语,故应用关系副词 where。 4.patient考查形容词。本空修饰名词 observation,故应用形容词 patient “耐心的”。 5.happily考查副词。本空修饰动词 play,故应用副词 happily“快乐地”。 6.a考查冠词。job 为可数名词,此处泛指“一份工作”,故应用不定冠词 a。 7.called考查过去分词。本空修饰名词 book,动词 call 和被修饰词 book之间为被动 关系,故本空应用过去分词 called作定语。 8.to continue考查不定式。根据句
25、意可知,本空应用不定式作目的状语。 9.was killed考查动词时态和语态。根据主句谓语动词 started 可知,本空应用一般过 去时;且主语 gorilla与动词 kill 之间为被动关系,故本空应用一般过去时的被动语态 was killed。 10.organizations考查名词复数。设空处位于介词 by后面,故需用名词,名词 organization为可数名词,根据空前的 some 可知,本空应用复数形式。 .【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,就如何把工作做得又快又好,本文提出了三条建 议:不要一次做多项任务;紧急不一定意味着重要;庆祝小的胜利。 1.B根据空后句“but it
26、is unclear where to start and when to take a break.”可知,但是 并不清楚从哪里开始,什么时候休息。由 but 可知,上下文之间是转折关系,故 B项(有 时候我们知道做什么。) 符合语境。 2.E根据空前句“Instead, it leaves you half-focused and constantly switching attention.” 可知,一次做多件事情会让你精力不集中,不断转移注意力。故本空应接着说明一次 做多件事的坏处。故 E项(用这种方法,你可能会感觉什么也没有完成。) 符合语境。 3.C本空为段落标题句。根据下文“Wh
27、at someone else thinks is urgent can create a sense of panic. If you know it is not important, do what is the most important first instead.” 可知,别人认为紧急的事情可能会创造一种恐慌。如果你知道这件事不重要,首先做 你认为最重要的事情。故 C项(紧急并不一定意味着重要。) 符合段意。 4.G根据段落标题句“Celebrate the little victories”和空格前“Projects take many steps until completi
28、on.”可知,要庆祝小的胜利,项目在完成之前会有许多步骤。故 G 项(把你 的项目分解成这些步骤,然后在每次完成一步的时候跳一支快乐的舞蹈。) 符合上下 文语境。 5.F根据空前“Stop saying Im so busy. It is complaining, and complaining only makes you and everyone around you feel worse.”可知,别再说“我太忙了”,这是抱怨,而抱怨只 会让你和你周围的人感觉更糟。故 F项(相反,要说“我已经离我的目标更近了”。) 符 合语境,并承接下文“This will encourage you t
29、o keep going.(这会鼓励你继续向前。)”。 .【文章大意】 本文讲述了一个著名的科学家小时候的一次经历,正是由于妈妈的 鼓励和引导,这名科学家懂得了人生应该从错误中学习,不要害怕犯错误。 1.B根据上文“Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist”可知,Stephen Glenn取得了几个非常重要的医学突破(breakthroughs)。impression 印象;promise许 诺;intention意图。 2.D根据上文“who has made several very important medical”可知
30、,此处是在说他 被问到为什么他能比一般人更有创造力(creative)。outgoing外向的;responsible负责 的;warm-hearted热心的。 3.A根据下文“that occurred when he was a child.”可知,Stephen Glenn回应道他的 创造力来自他小时候和他母亲的一次经历(experience)。word说的话;argument 争 论;adventure冒险。 4.B根据下文“giving him a lecture or chastising(指责) him,his mother said, What a great and wond
31、erfulyouve made!”可知,Stephen Glenn的妈妈并未对他大声吼叫 (yelling)。look看;smile微笑;glance瞥见。 5.B根据下文“whenever you make a mess like this”可知,这里指的是妈妈告诉 Stephen Glenn虽然牛奶洒了造成了混乱(mess),但是这反而是获取知识的好机会。 discovery发现;change改变;joke笑话。 6.D妈妈问在把牛奶清理干净之前(before),Stephen Glenn是否愿意在牛奶里玩几分 钟。when当的时候;as随着;after在之后。 7.C妈妈告诉 Steph
32、en Glenn无论什么时候搞得像这样一团糟,最终(eventually)他都 必须清理干净。gradually逐渐地;initially最初;constantly 不断地。 8.B根据上文可知,Stephen Glenn 用两只小手拿一大瓶牛奶的实践失败(failed)了。 successful成功的;completed 完成的;useless没用的。 9.B根据下文“he couldwithout dropping it.”可知,他们在尝试找一种让瓶子不掉 (dropping) 的方法。shake摇摆;lift抬起;touch碰。 10.C根据上文“The little boy learn
33、ed if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands”可推断出,Stephen Glenn成功做到了(make it)。make up弥补;make off 匆忙离开;make sense讲得通。 11.D这对他来说是多么好的一课(lesson) 啊!attitude态度;apology 道歉;project 项目。 12.C根据下文“Instead, he learned mistakes were justfor learning something new” 可知,他知道了不必害怕犯错(mistakes)。
34、effort努力;plan 计划;decision 决定。 13.C相反,他得知错误只是学习新东西的机会(chances)。requirement要求;routine路 线;goal目标。 14.D根据下文“Even if the experiment doesnt work”可知,此处指科学实践 (experiments)。achievement 成就;approach 方法;seminar研讨会。 15.A根据上文“he learned mistakes were justfor learning something new”可知, 即使实践不成功,我们通常也能从中学到一些有价值的(valuable) 东西。ambiguous 不 明确的;familiar熟悉的;abstract抽象的。
