1、Unit 2 Travelling Around .单句语法填空 1.Dali is an(extreme) beautiful place which is well worth a visit. 2.Have you got readythe coming maths examination? 3.Is this the very reasonhe refused your invitation? 4.The UK is madeof England, Scotland, Whales and Northern Ireland. 5.In most cases, you have to p
2、ay for your accommodation before you check. 6.Thanks a lot for your commentsmy composition. 7.It is(amaze) that there are so many temples in India. 8.I have been looking forward to hearingyou since your departure. 9.Some adults worry that youre more interested in the screen in front of you the world
3、 around you. 10.The fact ismany of todays teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. .选词填空 apply fortake control ofother thanmake upin detailcheck outview.as.catch sight ofbe unique tolead.to. 1.Whatyoubelieve that she had deleted the paper on the computer by mistake? 2.I
4、 have beenyoumy good friend as well as my adviser. 3.When I got to the hotel the two guests had already. 4.I had no choiceto give in to his decision at that time. 5.Would you please describe to us the whole incident? 6.It was obvious that you arean excuse for your absence from todays meeting. 7.I wa
5、s about to close the window when Ia little bird. 8.It is very important for you toyour own feelings when you are disappointed. 9.Many graduates arethe position, so I have little hope of getting the chance. 10.You may find many animals and plants thatAustralia when you travel in this country. .金句默写 1
6、.正是因为这个原因, 西班牙语是秘鲁主要的官方语言。 for this reasonSpanish is the main of Peru. 2.尤其令人称奇的是印加人的干式石头搭砌的建造方法。 is the Incas dry stone method of building. 3.爸爸和我都期待着参观陕西历史博物馆。 My dad and I are boththe Shaanxi History Museum. 4.每个俑像的相貌都不相同, 这让研究人员认为每座俑像都是一名真实士兵的形象。 Each statue has a different face,that each one is
7、 a copy of a real soldier. 5.我想去体验一些中国的文化, 看看那儿的自然景色, 但是我的主要目的是弄明白我最 适合上哪所大学。 I want toand see the natural beauty there, but my main goal is is the best for me to attend. .阅读理解 What makes babies laugh? It sounds like one of the most fun questions a researcher could investigate, but theres a serious
8、scientific reason why Caspar Addyman wants to find out. Hes not the first to ask this question. The great psychologist(心理学家) of human development, Jean Piaget, thought that babies laughter could be used to see into their minds. Studying when babies laugh might therefore be a great way of gaining ins
9、ight into how they understand the world, he reasoned. Although he suggested this in the 1940s, this idea remains to be properly tested. Despite the fact that some very famous investigators have studied the topic, it hasnt been given enough attention by modern psychology. Addyman, of Birkbeck, Univer
10、sity of London, is out to change that. He believes we can use laughter to get at exactly how babies understand the world. Hes completed the worlds largest and most comprehensive survey of what makes babies laugh, presenting his initial results at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Berli
11、n, last year. Via his website he surveyed more than 1,000 parents from around the world, asking them questions about when, where and why their babies laugh. The results are heart-warming. A babys first smile comes at about six weeks, their first laugh at about three and a half months. Peekaboo(躲猫猫)
12、is a sure-fire favourite for making babies laugh, but tickling(挠痒痒) is the single most reported reason why babies laugh. Importantly, from the very first chuckle(低声轻笑), the survey responses show that babies are laughing with other people, and at what they do. The mere physical sensation of something
13、 being ticklish isnt enough. Nor is it enough to see something disappear or appear suddenly. Its only funny when an adult makes these things happen for the baby. This shows that way before babies walk, or talk, theyand their laughterare social. If you tickle a baby they apparently laugh because you
14、are tickling them, not just because they are being tickled. Whats more, babies dont tend to laugh at peoples falling over. They are far more likely to laugh when they fall over, rather than someone else, or when other people are happy, rather than when they are sad or unpleasantly surprised. Althoug
15、h parents report that boy babies laugh slightly more than girl babies, both genders(性别) find mummy and daddy equally funny. In spite of the scientific potential, baby laughter is “strangely ignored”, according to Addyman. Part of the reason is the difficulty of making babies laugh reliably in the la
16、b, although he plans to deal with this in the next stage of the project. But partly the topic has been ignored, he says, because it isnt viewed as a subject for “proper” science to look into. This is a prejudice Addyman hopes to overturnfor him, the study of laughter is certainly no joke. 1.The psyc
17、hologist Jean Piaget held the belief that. A.even a good joke could not be got across to babies B.his theory about laughter would be proved in the end C.studying babies laughter helped to know how they understand the world D.babies laughter could be used to find out whether their brains functioned w
18、ell 2.The underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refers to. A.the present situation of Birkbeck B.the study conducted by Jean Piaget C.thinking little of modern psychology D.ignoring the research into babies laughter 3.The result of the survey undertaken by Addyman shows that. A.babies are likely to
19、laugh at peoples falling over B.babies are very fond of being tickled C.babies first laugh comes at six weeks D.babies and their laughter are social in a way 4.From the last paragraph, it can be concluded that for Addyman,. A.babies laughter is well worth studying B.nobody should play jokes on babie
20、s C.babies laughter is not a real science subject D.scientists can get reliable information only in the lab 答案： .1.extremely2.for3.why4.up5.in6.on7.amazing8.from9.than10.that .1.led;to2.viewing;as3.checked out4.other than5.in detail6.making up7.caught sight of8.take control of9.applying for10.are un
21、ique to .1.It is; that; official language2.Especially amazing3.looking forward to going to4.leading researchers to believe5.experience some Chinese culture; to find out which university .【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了对于“婴儿为什么会笑” 这一受到忽视的 课题, Addyman 进行了研究, 发现婴儿的笑是带有一定社会性的行为, 并且最后强调对于这一现 象的研究是值得的。 1.C细节理解题。根据
22、第二段第二、三句可知选 C项。 2.D词义猜测题。根据第三段首句 “Addyman, of Birkbeck, University of London, is out to change that.” 可知指示代词 that 所指应是前文内容, 即第二段末尾句: Despite the fact that some very famous investigators have studied the topic, it hasnt been given enough attention by modern psychology., 由此可以推理出,“that” 指婴儿的笑, 这一现象并没有得到现代心理学的足够重视。 故选 D项。 3.D细节理解题。根据第五段中 “This shows that way before babies walk, or talk, theyand their laughterare social.” 可知选 D 项。 4.A推理判断题。根据题干定位到文章最后一段最后一句 “This is a prejudice Addyman hopes to overturnfor him, the study of laughter is certainly no joke.” 可知, 对于他来说, 研究婴儿的笑这 一现象是值得的。故选 A项。
