1、Unit 2Period1Reading and Thinking【基础训练】.单词拼写1Building up a dream team is more _ (复杂的) than simply hiring the best talent.2Whaley _ (回想起) how at the beginning of the year, when called upon to read,Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.3He studied hard to get the _ (资格) for a doctor.4No one
2、 will ever know what mix of talent, _ (抱负), energy and luck madeDickens such a singular writer.5Most living creatures are capable of _ (适应) when forced to do so.6Take yourself out of your _ (舒适) zone for a week, discover new personalqualities, and learn new skills.7Those who were highest in status i
3、n high school, as well as those least liked in elementaryschool, are “most likely to _ (从事) in dangerous and risky behaviour”8He attended the meeting as a goodwill _ (信使).9Do you have a Japanese _ (版本) of this novel?10This is an original play, not an _ (改编本).选词填空speak up, get involved in, engage in,
4、 adapt to, feel at home, as well as, set up, participate in1He _ in Milan and the club is like a big family.2In his spare time, he actively _ voluntary work.3It is wise not _ other peoples private doings.4Many college graduates find they have great difficulty _ the dramaticchanges in job market.5I l
5、earned _ for my needs and desires while respecting others feelings.6As an outgoing girl, she was always ready to _ the activities her collegeoffered.7By using these tips you can _ an effective budget for yourself and yourhousehold.8This brief article will let you know why you have bad habits _ how y
6、ou canbreak those bad habits.单句语法填空1She _ (qualify) as a doctor last year.2James Watson and I gave a slide and video _ (present) about the new approach totraining.3 The poor will be hardest hit by the disaster, since they have few means of _ (adapt)to such changes.4No matter how _ (ambition) your go
7、al is, youre more likely to attain it if yourewilling to start small.5But her cashier, Gilbert, _ (comfort) her and helped her count her coins patiently.6In modern education, I think, students should be _ (involve) in various activities,especially those activities from which they can gain experience
8、 for growth.课文语法填空Xie Lei, whose1._(ambitious) is to set up a business in China, left forEngland six months ago to study for a business qualification as2._exchange student.Once in England, she found it not easy to adapt3._life there. For example, peoplethere used a lot of words that she was not fami
9、liar with in everyday communication and theyspoke fast.And she had difficulty using public transport and4._(ask) for things shedidnt know the English names for. It took her quite some time as well as great efforts to get usedto the whole new life.Academic requirements also confused her very much. Sh
10、e discussed that with her tutor abouthow 5._(write)an essay. Following her tutors advice, she read a lot and participated6._(active)in class though it was challenging in the beginning. The fact7._now she can give an attractive presentation in class even8._(surprise) herself. Nowadays she is more con
11、fident and determined to put9._she islearning into practice10._back in China.【能力提升】.阅读lf youre among the millions ofAmericans packing their vacation bags for summer trips, dontforget, however, that as soon as you step off the plane, youre expected to follow that countryslaws.We took a look at one of
12、 the top countriesAmericans are most likely to visit and whatmight happen if you got caught.MexicoSmoking marijuana: If police find you smoking a cigarette which contains marijuana, theywill most likely detain you overnight and you will get a fine.Carrying a firearm: You might be able to walk around
13、 with a gun in Texas, but that isnt soin Mexico, so leave your gun behind. If you wish to go hunting in Mexico, you can apply for agun permit but expect to be charged $5，000. If you are caught bringing a firearm, Mexicanpoliceman may take away your car and arrest you.An arrested American may spend m
14、onths inprison while his or her case is being looked into.Driving 70 mph on the highway: Speed limits are on the lower side. Depending on whattype of highway youre driving on, you shouldnt go faster than 60 mph. The police enforce (执行)the speed limit, but most local police dont have radars. The maxi
15、mum fine for speeding is about$40. To scare (吓得某人做)tourists into paying the fine “on the spot”， sometimes policewill threaten to keep your drivers license.This is illegal, so call them on it.1When the travelers are in Mexico, they should NOT _Asmoke the cigarettesBhunt the animals without the permit
16、Ccarry a gun even if you have the permitDdrive more than 50 mph on the highway2The underlined word “detain” in the second paragraph means _AarrestBdenyCpunishDdestroy3Which of the following statements is NOT true?AThe laws in America are different from the ones in Mexico.BPeople will be fined if the
17、y smoke marijuana.CPeople will be arrested if they arecaught bringing a gun.DThe police in Mexico have the right to keep the drivers license.4If the travelers want to drive in Mexico, they should _Adrive on the lower side of the streetBkeep an eye out on the radarsClimit their car speedDpay the fine
18、 on the spot.七选五How to Create Trust in a RelationshipTrust in a relationship leads to feelings of connectedness and safety. It is built on one personunderstanding the other, being honest and making a sincere effort to keep the relationship strong._1_By matching your actions to your words, you will c
19、reate more trust in arelationship. If you are all talk and have no action, the other person will begin to lose faith in youand not believe you when you say you are going to do something. Your words must go with youractions.Keep the other person informed.Open communication builds trust._2_Makinghim g
20、uess what you want does not create trustit creates confusion, false assumptions (假定) andmisunderstandings. Be open with each other and include one another in your plans anddecisionmaking.Stop thinking about the past and live in the present. When you keep records of what the otherdid in the past that
21、 upset you, you will never be able to move forward and have a trusting andhealthy relationship. Trust is earned, and it works both ways._3_If you are unable to dothis, trust will never be achieved, and the relationship will suffer._4_You may have fallen into a pattern of lying to cover up your wrong
22、doing.Continuing on this path will come to no good. When asked a question, be as truthful in youranswer as you can.The truth may or may not meet with your partners approval, but this isnecessary in order to rebuild trust in your relationship.Work on creating trust with one another at all times. _5_C
23、onsider it your job to be openand trustworthy and work on it. The more time you give the relationship, the more opportunitiesyou will have to show your trust and honesty.Be mindful of each others efforts to be honest,and trust will build over time.ATell the truth.BAsk questions.CDo what you say you
24、are going to do.DIt does not happen overnight and takes time.EBe willing to forgive each other and move on.FWithout trust in your relationship, failure is sureto follow.GLet the other person know how you feel and whatyou are thinking.完形填空Last year I went on a holiday to Spain. But unfortunately, aft
25、er two days in Madrid, I startedto get severe_1_pain. I was in such suffering that I went to the local hospital for a(n)_2_.No sooner had I arrived than I was_3_to a small room,and I had not been waitingtoo long _4_a surgeon came to examine me. He didnt speak English and I only spoke afew words of S
26、panish. He_5_that I had to remove my clothes and he gave me one ofthose funny hospital gowns (罩衣) which hardly _6_anything.He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed. “Si, unpoco (Yes, a little)，” I repliedwith my face turning red. You see, not only did I feel embarrassed at taking off my clot
27、hes in frontof a stranger but also this_7_stranger was an extremely handsome man. He lookedat me as though I was out of my mind and then he quickly _8_down the passage.I was beginning to_9_ what had happened to him when he suddenly reappeared,thistime with a group of medical students, and again aske
28、d the same question in Spanish. Now I wasfeeling_10_， and shouted in English, “Yes, Im extremely embarrassed. I think you would_11_too if you had to talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on.”Then afemale doctor in the group held my arm gently and_12_in perfect English,“Ithink I see the
29、 problem. My_13_wants to take a photograph of your backanXrayso he wants to know if you are_14_a baby.You see,embarazada meanspregnant in Spanish.”No sooner had she told me this than I realized the_15_ of the misunderstanding. Weall had a laugh,although I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well
30、.,1A.backBarmCmuscleDstomach2A.appointmentBexaminationCoperationDinstruction3A.invitedBcarriedCshownDwelcomed4A.untilBsinceCafterDbefore5A.urgedBsaidCgesturedDinquired6A.coverBholdCfindDexpose7.A.uniqueBparticularCawkwardDperfect8A.wavedBslidCscreamedDdisappeared9A.findBknowCseeDwonder10.A.betterB.
31、strangeCupsetDdull11A.hideBrunCcryDmind12A.statedBwhisperedCshoutedDprayed13A.colleagueBstaffCpatientDstudent14A.deliveringB. adoptingCtendingDexpecting15A.resultBcauseCproblemDEffect.语法填空After college I wanted to make a difference in the world, so I became a volunteer teacher and1._ (send) to Namib
32、ia.2._(honest)my first choice wasnt Africa but Iam extremely grateful that I had the chance. So with a group of equally eager young 3._(graduate), I went on my journey. Schools were quite bare, and the students4._(have) tiring days, walking miles to get to school often barefoot (光脚地). With their mou
33、ntains5._work at home,few possessions (财产) and little opportunity, these children werejoyful, which I admired.This6._(be) my first time to live abroad in a different culture, simply gettingused to the living conditions here was7._big adjustment. I had no electricity,running water, phone or Internet.
34、 Imagine no air conditioning at a place8._thetemperature often goes beyond 38 degrees Celsius!My experience awakened me to not9._the limitations (局限)placed onourselves, but also our amazing ability10._(adapt). Stepping out of your comfortzone in another culture will certainly make your life worthwhi
35、le.参考答案【基础训练】.单词拼写fort7.engage8.messenger9edition10.adaptation.选词填空1feels at home2.engages in3.to get involved in4adapting to5.to speak up6.participate in7.set up8as well as.单句语法填空1qualified2.presentation3.adapting4.ambitious5comforted6.involved.课文语法填空1ambition2.an3.to4.asking5.to write6.actively7th
36、at8.surprises9.what10.when【能力提升】.阅读1B细节理解题。第三段的相关内容可知如果没有许可证是不能在墨西哥打猎的。2A猜测词义题。第二段说如果在墨西哥被警察抓住吸大麻，那么警察就会将你“拘留”一晚上并罚款。3D细节理解题。最后一段说有些警察为了吓唬游客马上交纳罚款而威胁要没收你的驾照，这是违法的，你可以报警。由此可知 D 项是错误的。4C细节理解题。最后一段“you shouldnt go faster than 60 mph”你不能超过每小时 60公里。.七选五1C本段强调在与人相处中要言行一致，因此 C 项是本段主旨句。2G根据第三段的第一句话和第四句话可知，要
37、让他人知道你的感受和想法，不要让他猜测你在想什么，故 G 项正确。3E本段主题是要维持好关系，双方要愿意彼此原谅，继续生活。故选 E 项。4A本段主题是双方要实话实说，不能有所隐瞒，包括做的坏事，因此 A 项作为本段主旨句最合适。5D本段主题是建立关系需要双方投入时间，故选 D。.完形填空1A句意：去年我去西班牙度假，但是不幸的是，在马德里两天后，我开始背(back)疼得厉害。 arm 胳膊； muscle 肌肉； stomach 胃部。 根据下文的 13 题后面的 take a photographof your backan Xray 可知，作者是背痛。故选 A 项。2B句意：我太痛苦了因
38、此我去了一家当地的医院检查(examination)。appointment 约定；operation 手术；instruction 指导。结合 local hospital 可知，作者是去当地医院做检查。故选 B 项。3 C句意： 我一到就被带到(show)一个小房间里invite 邀请； carry 携带； 搬； welcome欢迎。show 这里表示“带领”，根据后面 a small room 可知，是被带去了小房间。故选 C项。4D句意：我等了不久时间一个外科医生就开始给我检查。until 直到；since 自从；after 在之后；before 在之前。根据 I had not be
39、en waiting too long 可知，应该是在医生检查之前“我”没有等太久。故选 D 项。5C句意：他打手势(gesture)让我脱掉衣服urge 督促；say 说；inquire 询问。结合语境“医生不会说英语而作者只会说几个西班牙单词”可以推测， 他是用手势告诉作者脱掉衣服。故选 C 项。6 A句意： 他给了我一件那种医院里有趣的罩衣， 而这个罩衣几乎不能覆盖(cover)任何部位。hold 拿着；find 发现；expose 暴露。根据下文的 with almost no clothes on 可知，罩衣几乎不能覆盖任何部位。故选 A 项。7B句意：尤其是这个特别的(partic
40、ular)陌生人是个非常帅气的男人。unique 独特的；awkward 尴尬的；perfect 完美的。根据 this 可知此处指的就是眼前这个特定的、特别的陌生人。故选 B 项。8D句意：然后，他迅速消失(disappear)在了走廊。wave 挥手；slide 溜；scream尖叫。根据后面的 reappeared 可知，这里是说医生消失了。故选 D 项。9D句意：我开始想知道(wonder)他刚才发生了什么事find 找到；know 知道；see看见。根据 what had happened to him 可知，当时作者想知道他发生了什么事。故选 D 项。10C句意：现在，我感到心烦意
41、乱(upset)better 更好的；strange 奇怪的；dull 沉闷的，迟钝的。根据句中 shouted in English 可知，当时“我”是非常心烦的。故选 C 项。11D句意：我想你也会介意(mind)，如果你几乎没穿衣服地和一群陌生人说话。hide隐藏；run 跑；cry 哭。故选 D 项。12B句意：用流利的英语低声说道(whisper)state 陈述；shout 大喊；pray 祈祷。根据前面的 gently 可知，这个女医生说话应该是轻声细语的。故选 B 项。13A句意：我的同事(colleague)想给你的背部拍个 X 光片staff 全体成员；patient病人；
42、student 学生。根据后面的 he 可知，是指前面提到的那位男医生，那位男医生和现在的女医生是同事关系。故选 A 项。14D句意：所以，他想知道你是否怀孕了(expect a baby)。deliver 递，送；adopt收养；tend 倾向。根据下文的 embarazada means pregnant in Spanish 可知，是想确认作者是否怀孕。expect a baby 怀孕。15 B句意： 她一告诉我这些， 我就意识到了误会产生的原因(cause)。 result 结果； problem问题；effect 效果，影响。这里表示的是误会产生的原因，故选 B 项。.语法填空1wa
43、s sent考查动词的时态和语态。send 在此处意为“派遣”，与主语 I 是被动关系，由句中的谓语动词 wanted 和 became 可知事情发生在过去，故用 was sent。2Honestly考查词性转换。句意：老实说，我的第一选择并不是非洲，但我非常感激我拥有那个机会。此空设在句首，用副词作状语，修饰全句。3graduates考查名词复数。graduate 在此处是名词，意为“大学毕业生”，由句中的 agroup of 可知应该用复数形式。4had考查动词的时态。句意：学校光秃秃的，学生们每天都很疲劳，他们经常光脚步行数英里来学校(上学)。have 与主语 the students
44、是主动关系，依据句中的并列连词 and和第一个分句的系动词 were 可知应该使用一般过去时。5of考查介词。此处指他们在家里有大量的工作。mountains of 意为“许许多多的，堆积如山的”，修饰不可数名词 work。6 being考查非谓语动词。 此句中没有连词， 所以判断逗号前是独立主格结构。 This beingmy first time.意为“这是我第一次”。7a考查冠词。此处指仅仅是习惯这里的居住条件就是一个很大的调整。空后的adjustment 为可数名词，指思想、行为的调整，此处表泛指，故填不定冠词 a。8where考查定语从句。句意：想象一下身处在一个温度经常在 38 摄氏度以上却没有空调的地方！设空处引导定语从句，先行词是 place，关系词在从句中作状语，故填 where。9only考查连词。句意：我的经历使我不但意识到我们自己身上的局限，而且看到我们惊人的适应能力。not only.but also.不但而且。故填 only。10to adapt考查非谓语动词。ability 后用不定式作后置定语。
