1、Unit 2Section 一、语言基础训练 .单词拼写 1I finished the cake.I couldnt _resist_(抵挡)it. 2Pay attention to weather _forecast_ (预报) before you go out. 3Ajob interview is a very _artificial_(人造的) situation. 4Think about your _occupation_(职业) honestly and decide whether if it gives you room for life balance. 5I _op
2、posed_ (反对) her marriage to Darryl. 6The _emphasis_(重音) is on the first syllable of the last word. 7The _prospect_ (前景) of becoming a father filled him with alarm. 8My watch is not very _accurate_(精确的) 9The students put the books on the library desk, and the _librarian_(图书管理员) checked them in. 10It
3、was a _luxury_(奢侈品) if you had a washing machine in those days. .单句语法填空 1We should train our students to speak English fluently and _accurately_(accurate) 2Some people are very _resistant_(resist) to the idea of exercise. 3_Resistance_(resist) to change has nearly destroyed the industry. 4I would op
4、pose _changing_(change) the law. 5I enjoyed the play, _particularly_ (particular) the second half. 6We are here to provide the public _with_ a service. 7If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut _down_？ 8 Houseplants _requiring_(require) constant attention are not suitable for working c
5、ouples with little spare time. 9Spaceships make it possible _to travel_(travel) to the moon. 10_As_ you can see, were still working. .选词填空 keep in touch，apologise for，provide.with.，benefit from，rather than 1On the other hand, new technology has _provided_ people everywhere _with_ many benefits over
6、the years. 2The Internet has made it possible for friends and family to _keep in touch_ easily. 3Alarge number of students will _benefit from_ the new teaching method. 4The zoo needs better management _rather than_ more money. 5The car company _apologised for_ the accident yesterday. 二、培优提升训练 .阅读理解
7、Next month，Im traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingalaone of the local languagesto have a conversation.I wasnt sure how I was going to manage thisuntil I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary Im going to need.Thanks to Memrise, the application Im using
8、, it feels just like a game. “People often stop learning things because they feel theyre not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work ， ” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise.“Were trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something youd
9、 want to do instead of watching TV.” Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”.When you learn the words, you “water your plants”.When the application believes that youve really memorized a word, it moves the word to your “garden”.And if you
10、 forget to log on, the application sends you emails, reminding you to “water your plants” The application uses two principles about learning.The first is that people memorize things better when they link them to a picture in their mind.Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also enc
11、ourages you to use “mems”.For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”， using a mem I createdI imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room. The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions.Memr
12、ise helps you with this, because its the kind of application you only use for five or ten minutes a day. Ive learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise.I know this wont make me a fluent speaker, but I hope Ill be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo.Now, I need to go and wa
13、ter my Vocabulary! 文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了一个学习外语的好帮手Memrise。它是 一款手机应用软件，旨在帮助使用者记单词。其寓教于乐的学习方式很受作者的喜爱。 1What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise？_D_ ACreate memorable experiences. BMake progress with hard work. CLearning words instead of watching TV. DCombine study with entertainment. 解析：细节理解
14、题。题干中的关键信息是 Ed Cooke，由此可定位到文章的第二段，根 据该段中的“.Ed Cooke，one of the people who created Memrise.Were trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something youd want to do instead of watching TV.”可 知，Ed Cooke 创造 Memrise 的初衷就是使学习外语单词不再枯燥乏味，尝试用寓教于乐的 学习方式让使用者更好地学习单词。 2What are you doing
15、when you “water your plants”？_C_ ALogging on to the application. BBeing a Memrise user. CPractising the vocabulary. DMoving words to your garden. 解析：推理判断题。题干中的 water your plants 在文章中出现过两次，所以要知道其真 正含义应该仔细阅读原文中第一次出现这个短语的地方，即第三段中的“Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are seeds which you
16、 plant in your greenhouse.When you learn the words, you water your plants”可知，Memrise 会给你一些“种子”(单词)让你学 习，当你练习这些单词的时候，你就是在给你的“花园”里的“植物”“浇水”，所以这里 “浇灌植物”指的是“练习词汇”。 3How does Memrise work？_D_ ABy linking different mems together. BBy putting knowledge into practice. CBy offering human translation services
17、. DBy applying an associative memory approach. 解析：推理判断题。题干问的是 Memrise 的运行模式，因此可定位到第四段中的“The application uses two principles about learning.The first is that people memorize things better when they link them to a picture in their mind.”及作者举的例子可知，该软件通过联想记忆的方法帮 助使用者记单词。 4What is the authors attitude to
18、wards Memrise？_B_ ADoubtful.BPositive. CUninterested.DNegative. 解析：观点态度题。该题问的是作者的态度，因此应该从文章中寻找作者使用该软件后 的心得、体会。从第一段中的“Thanks to Memrise, the application Im using, it feels just like a game.”及最后一段中的“Ive learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise.”可知，作者通过 Memrise 学会了很多单词，而且学习的过程也充满了乐趣，所以作者对该软件的态度是积极
19、 的。 .语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 There are many different taboos (禁忌) around the world.A taboo is a social action that is not _1.allowed_(allow)Almost every culture in the world has _2.its_(it) own taboos.When you meet people from different cultures, it is important _3.to understand_(und
20、erstand) what you can and cannot do.If we are not aware _4.of_ these differences, some unusual _5.things_(thing) might happen.For instance, in China, it _6.is_(be) rude to put the chopsticks into a bowl of rice straight as it is often done for the dead.If you visit Nepal, you will find Nepalese ofte
21、n greet each other with the hands pressed together instead of shaking hands, while in North America and the UK, people greet one another by _7.shaking_(shake) hands.If you will do business with a South American, it seems _8.impolite_(impolitely) to be dressed in the light colors.What about Japanese?
22、 They _9.dislike_(like) the lotus and do not give it as a gift to Japanese because they regard it as the mourning flower.While these different customs might seem strange to you, remember that _10.what_ you consider normal probably seems just as unusual to others. 文章大意： 这是一篇记叙文。 世界上有许多不同的禁忌。 当你遇到来自不同
23、文化的人时， 如果你不知道这些差异，就会发生一些不寻常的事情。 解析： 1考查一般现在时的被动语态。先行词是 a social action，关系词 that 和谓语动词 allow 是被动关系，所以谓语动词用 is not allowed。故填 allowed。 2考查代词。代指主语 Almost every culture in the world，用形容词性物主代词 its。故 填 its。 3 考查动词不定式。 it 作形式主语， 用动词不定式 to understand 作主语， 表示“了解 很重要”。故填 to understand。 4考查介词。表示“意识到”，用固定短语 be
24、aware of。故填 of。 5考查名词。根据修饰词 some 可知用名词，且这里 thing 是可数名词。故填 things。 6考查系动词。根据上文可知本句用一般现在时态，且 be 动词要和主语 it 一致。故 填 is。 7考查非谓语动词。介词 by 的宾语用动名词 shaking。故填 shaking。 8考查形容词。作 it seems 的表语，用形容词 impolite“不礼貌的”。故填 impolite。 9考查动词。根据 and do not give it as a gift to Japanese 可知他们不喜欢莲花。故填 dislike。 10考查连接代词。根据 rem
25、ember that 结构可知后面 you consider normal probably seems just as unusual to others.是宾语从句，what 作 you consider 的宾语。故填 what。 .读后续写 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续 写的词数应为 150 左右。 At first, Michael Surrell didnt see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbors home.He and his w
26、ife had just parked around the corner from their own house in Allentown, Pennsylvania, when they got a call from one of his daughters: “The house next door is on fire！” He went to investigate.Thats when he saw a woman crying desperately on their porch. “The babys in there! ” the woman cried.Though t
27、he fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, instinctively ran inside.“The baby” was 8-year-old Tiara Roberts, the womans granddaughter. Entering the burning house was like “running into a bucket of black paint，” Surrell says.The thick smoke caused him to stumble blindly around, burned his
28、eyes, and made it impossible to breathe.The conditions would have been dangerous to anyone, but for Surrell, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (慢性阻塞性肺病), they were life-threatening. After a few minutes in the smoke-filled house, he retreated outside to catch his breath.Surrell knew he co
29、uldnt hold his breath for long.Taking a deep breath, he went in a second time.The darkness was overwhelming.Yet because the house had a similar layout (布局) to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor.He turned to the right and was met by intense heat.He was already out of breath. His
30、 throat and lungs burned as if hed breathed in fire instead of the smoke and soot in the air.Every blink stung his eyes.All he could hear was the crackling and popping of burning wood.Then a soft but distinct moan (呻吟声) emerged.Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor.He
31、crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl. Paragraph 1： Finally, he touched somethinga shoe, then an ankle._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Paragraph 2： Surrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 参考范文： Paragraph 1： Finally, he touched somethinga shoe, then an
32、 ankle.He pulled Tiara toward him.Her body was weak and she wasnt breathing.He hugged her into his arms and stood.He felt the heat of the flames on his cheeks.Turning, he fought through the smoke and ran blindly into the blackness.Surrell put Tiara down on the porch.He started CPRthe first time hed
33、ever done so.Soon she opened her eyes and took a breath on her own.Surrells throat closed off. Paragraph 2： Surrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later.He suffered severe burns to his windpipe and the upper portion of his lungs.He spent over a week in the hospital.The fire worsened Surrells pulmonary condition, and he feels the effects even two years later.As a result, he takes extra medication that helps open his airways.“Its a small price to pay，” he says.“Id do it again in a heartbeat.Wouldnt give it a second thought.”
