1、第 1页（共 15页） Unit2Travelling around Section D Reading for Writing 一、完形填空 Last summer, I travelled to Meixian County with my friends. It is a small county at the foot of Taibai Mountain in Shaanxi Province. We stayed there for one week and I1my vacation because of the beautiful scenery at the top of t
2、he mountain. I will2forget the day when we climbed the main peak （山 顶）. The3in that area changes very quickly: it was sunny in the early morning when we set out,4it began to rain heavily when we were only halfway up. Soon, we were all5and some of us wanted to go home. They said, “There is nothing6he
3、re. We came to see the scenery,7 the pouring rain!” However, the guide8, “Since we have got wet already, why not just go on with our journey?” So we carried on up the mountain and,9we even noticed, the rain stopped and the sun was smiling again. When we reached the top of the peak, the view was uniq
4、ue （独特的）. Up there, it was bright and clear. The sky was10and the air was fresh. The gentle wind made us feel cool. All the clouds were just like waves in the ocean, 11and falling under our feet. We could only see the peaks of mountains, as if they were12floating sparsely （稀疏地） in the ocean. It was
5、a really magical experience. 第 2页（共 15页） While we were enjoying the scene, the guide said13, “You see, I knew that there would be no rain above the clouds.” It is14. While it may rain below the clouds, the sun is still there above them. You will never see the sun15you dont try your best to climb to
6、the top of the mountain. If we had stopped and gone home when the rain was very heavy, we would never have seen the beautiful scenery16the clouds. I think this is also true in17. As the song says, “You wont see the rainbow unless you have gone through the thunder and storm.” I think in the 18, whene
7、ver I have any difficulties in my life, I will remember the19from the top of Taibai Mountain and the 20which touched my heart deeply: There is no rain above the clouds. 1. A. spentB. killedC. hadD. enjoyed 2. A. everB. neverC. certainlyD. perhaps 3. A. sceneryB. cloudC. skyD. weather 4. A. soB. whil
8、eC. butD. instead 5. A. tiredB. hungryC. angryD. wet 第 3页（共 15页） 6. A. necessaryB. funC. importantD. instructive 7. A. notB. noC. neverD. hardly 8. A. suggestedB. orderedC. askedD. demanded 9. A. whenB. beforeC. whileD. then 10. A. darkB. greenC. blackD. blue 11. A. jumpingB. droppingC. goingD. risi
9、ng 12. A. islandsB. fishC. animalsD. waves 13. A. excitedB. proudlyC. angrilyD. happily 14. A. falseB. a lieC a guessD. true 15. A. whenB. unlessC. ifD. while 16. A. overB. onC. aboveD. under 17. A. studyB. restC worldD. life 18. A. pastB. presentC. futureD. life 19. A. weatherB. changeC. viewD. 第 4
10、页（共 15页） time 20. A. wordB. phraseC. speech D. sentence 二、阅读理解 A Jack Johnson is one of the most popular songwriters in the world. Jack was born on May 18,1975 in Hawaii.Being the son of a famous surfer,Jack naturally has an interest in surfing.Most of his life lessons were learned in the water.At t
11、he age of 17,Jack entered the finals of the Pipeline Mastersthe world s most famous surfing competition.Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father.Unluckily,one month later,he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt. Life is like a revolving door.When
12、 it closes,it also opens.Jack started to practise playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital.At first,his father thought Jack only did it for fun,but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made. 第 5页（共 15页） When studying in the university,Jack didnt stop prac
13、tising his guitar skills.He played the guitar for school parties.He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends.They liked his songs.His first music albumBrushfireFairytalescame out in 2001.It was a great success.His second album,OnandOn,was much like his first.They were filled with sweet,easy
14、-going songs that everybody liked listening to.Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America.He became popular all over the world. Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold.His music doesnt fit into any of the popular music styles like pop,rock,R in Nebra
15、ska they said people would not be as nice as in Iowa.Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went.I was amazed by peoples readiness to help a stranger,even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. 5.Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping? A
16、.Because he failed to notice this man. B.Because he was driving too fast. C.Because he thought the young man didnt need help. D.Because he was afraid of being tricked. 6.What was it that made the author upset? A.Leaving the young man alone in the desert. B.Being considered a fool. 第 9页（共 15页） C.Maki
17、ng the decision of not offering help so easily. D.Keeping thinking about the young man. 7.The author decided to travel without a penny in order to. A.find out how long he could survive without help B.go through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment C.find out whether strangers wou
18、ld offer help to him D.figure out how strangers thought of his plan 8.The following part might probably. A.describe how he fooled the strangers B.describe how strangers went out their way to help him C.explain why people refused to help strangers D.explain how he overcame his difficulties on the way
19、 三、语篇填空 Knowing what to expect from your destination will make all aspects of planning an adventure trip easier,as well as helping to get 1.most out of the experience.Research will help you pick the best places 2.(go) but youll also learn what you need to pack,what health and safety 第 10页（共 15页） pre
20、cautions(警惕) to take,and what 3.(culture) issues you should be aware of. Climate and seasonal pricing are important factors in your decision about when to go.4.(especial) for adventure travel,bad weather or weather youre not prepared 5.can ruin the trip.While you cant predict the exact weather in ad
21、vance,you can learn about climate trends ahead of time when 6.(do) your destination research.Seasonal popularity and pricing should also be considered if you intend to keep away from peak-season 7. (crowd) and prices. While some research 8.(be) absolutely essential,dont plan every moment of your tri
22、p in advance.Over-planning tends to make us less willing to take part in the unpredictable and spontaneous(自发的) events 9.are part of any sort of adventure travel.Its really important to keep a big reserve of 10.(excite) and energy ready for the unexpected. 第 11页（共 15页） 一、完形填空 1. D由下文中 beautiful scen
23、ery 可以推断出， “我”的假期过 得很愉快。 2. B通过下文可知，作者的这次经历对他来说收获很大，因此印 象深刻，永远不会忘记。 3. D由下文所介绍的早晨天气晴朗，半路上则大雨倾盆，可以推 断出天气变化无常。 4. C由上下文可知，存在逻辑上的转折关系。 5. D由常识可知，被雨淋的结果当然是浑身湿透了。 6. B他们是来看风景的，但是被雨淋了，因此他们觉得在这里一 点乐趣也没有。 7. A有人坚持要回去的理由是“我们是来看风景的，不是来淋雨 的” 。 8. A联系后文“Since we have got wet already, why not just go on with our
24、 journey?”可知，导游给我们提建议。 9. B句意表示“我们还没有来得及注意到” ，故选 before。 10. D由下文的 the air was fresh 暗示出天气晴朗，而晴朗的 天气里天空应该是蓝色的。 11. D与下文的 falling 形成对照，表示像海浪一样起伏的状态。 故选 D。 12. A从后文的 floating sparsely in the ocean 可知，云层 中的山脉像海洋中的岛屿。 13. B下文导游讲话内容表明他的预测正确，因此讲话时他自然 而然带着自豪的口吻。 14. D联系前文“You see, I knew that there would b
25、e no rain 第 12页（共 15页） above the clouds.”及“While it may rain below the clouds, the sun is still there above them”可知，选 D。 15. C根据前后文可知，表示一种假设的情况。 16. C登到山顶，我们看到的是云层上面的景色。 17. D由文意可知，作者由此事推出生活中也是如此。 18. C联系后文“. whenever I have any difficulties in my life, I will remember. ”可知，此处表示将来的情况。 19. C阅读全文可知，山顶
26、的奇特风光让我们难以忘怀。 20. D冒号后面是一个句子，因此本空应选 sentence。 二、阅读理解 1.B根据文章第二段中的 “Attheageof17,JackenteredthefinalsofthePinelineMasters theworldsmostfamoussurfingcompetition.”可知,在 17 岁的时 候,Jack 参加了一个世界闻名的冲浪比赛。故 B 项正确。 2.A根据文章第三段第三句 “Jackstartedtopractiseplayingtheguitarandwritesongswhenhew asstayinginhospital.”可知,
27、住院的时候,Jack 开始练习吉他并写 歌。故 A 项正确。 3.D根据文章最后一句 “Whateverhappensinourlives,wehavetoacceptitanddothebestwec an.”可知,无论生活中发生了任何事情,我们都得接受这一切并全力 以赴。这也正是 JackJohnson 成功的原因。故 D 项正确。 第 13页（共 15页） 4.D本文主要叙述的是美国著名的词曲作者 JackJohnson 的成名过 程,他最初是冲浪运动员,遭遇事故以后转向音乐,最后在音乐方面取 得了成功。因此 D 项与文章内容最为贴切。 5.D推理判断题。根据第一段中的 “Nowyoua
28、reafoolforhelping.Withgangs,drugaddicts,murderers, rapists,thieveslurkingeverywhere,Idontwanttogetinvolved hasbecomeanationalmotto.”可推断,如今人们不想因为帮助陌生人 而陷入麻烦,作者正是受这种害怕被骗思想的影响而没有停车。故选 D 项。 6.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “WhatbotheredmewashoweasilyIhadreachedthedecision.”可知, 使作者感到不安的是自己怎么会那么轻易就做出了不伸出援手的决 定。故选 C 项。 7.
29、C细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “Onewaytotestthiswouldbeforapersontojourneyfromcoasttocoas twithoutanymoney,relyingsolelyonthegoodwillofhisfellowAmeri cans.WhatkindofAmericanswouldhefind?Whowouldfeedhim,shelter him,carryhimdowntheroad?”以及第四段“Theideaintriguedme.” 可知,作者决定进行这次“身无分文”的旅行是想看看是否会有陌生 人帮助他。因此选 C 项。 8.B推理判断题。根据最后一段内容,特别是最后两句的描述可知, 作者无论到哪儿都会得到帮助,甚至一些人宁愿违背自己的利益,也 第 14页（共 15页） 会去帮助他,因此下文作者会具体讲述人们是如何尽力帮助他的。故 选 B 项。 三、语篇填空 1.the2.to go3.cultural4.Especially5.for6.doing 7.crowds8.is9.that/which10.excitement 第 15页（共 15页）
