1、Unit2 Using language一、语段填空David: When did you begin 1. (learn) English?Tony: When I was in high school. I continued 2. (study) it in college.David: It takes a long time 3. (master) a language. Do you like studying English now?Tony: Yes. But Im shy, and I avoid 4. (talk) in class.David: Youll never l
2、earn 5. (speak) if you dont practise.Tony: But Im afraid of 6. (make) mistakes. David: You cant help 7. (make) some mistakes. Its only natural. You cant expect 8. (be) perfect. Tony: Youre right, of course. How about you? Do you enjoy 9. (speak) English?David: Yes. My English is not perfect, but I m
3、anage 10. (communicate) when I need to. But I dislike 11. (do) homework. I dont mind 12. (fill) in the blanks in a grammar exercise, but I hate 13. (write) compositions.Tony: Me too. I always put off 14. (do) them until the night before. Also I need to refer to a dictionary many times to finish a co
4、mposition. David: When you learn more English, you will stop 15. (use) your dictionary so much.二、完成句子1.当你向别人问好时,记住微笑。这有助于表明你的善意。Just as you say hello to others. It helps to show your kindness.2.你介意把你的自行车借给我吗?Do you mind to me?3.数学老师走进教室的时候,学生们停止了说话。The students when the math teacher entered the clas
5、sroom.4.我记得离家时锁了门,但是我忘记告诉你这件事了。I remember when I left the house, but I forgot about it.5.对一些学生来说,学好所有科目是一件难事。 for some students to learn all the subjects well.6.当汤姆承认今天早晨向老师撒了谎时,他被告知要避免再说谎。When Tom to the teacher this morning, he was told to lies again.三、阅读理解For most of my life, I didnt like being s
6、een.I went bright red when it was my turn to speak in a group.I hated the teacher asking me something.I even didnt like my family all looking at me！I often tried to hide away and avoid being seen by others！So its not strange that I feared speaking in front of others.Luckily, Ive learned to overcome
7、my problem.Now I love helping others who have the same problem that I once had but want to speak up because they have valuable things to share.I particularly love helping entrepreneurs (企业家) to become more confident.When you help a leader, the impact is so much greater.Over the years Ive discovered
8、that there are three main problems that people have when it comes to speaking in public.The first is a lack of selfbelief.They doubt themselves and question whether what they have to say is valuable.The second is a fear of coming across as arrogant (傲慢的)The third is a fear of rejection or a fear of
9、not being liked.All of these problems are related to mindset, specifically, a fearbased mindset, which is common.These fears stop people from stepping up as the leader and influencer they were born to be.If you want to become a more effective influencer, it is so important to work on any fears you h
10、ave of judgment or rejection.They will be a ball and chain that will hold you back from success.We need to take action despite feeling fear.We cant wait for the fear to go away as it wont go away itself.We have to act while we still feel it.And to overcome fears, we should practice.Confidence is att
11、ached to progress, and we only progress if we practice.If you dont feel youre progressing, youll start to lose your confidence and stay stuck in fear.1What does the author like doing now?AGiving speeches in front of people.BSharing experiences with her followers.CMaking friends with famous entrepren
12、eurs.DHelping others gain confidence in speaking in public.2According to the author, the problems that prevent people from talking publicly .Aare very difficult to overcomeBlead to a very uncommon mindsetCexist mainly because of peoples fearsDare no problem for leaders or influencers3What does the a
13、uthor suggest people do?AWait for the fear to disappear.BAvoid failure to become more confident.CRefuse judgment or rejection from others.DPractice hard to make progress in spite of fears.4What can be the best title for the text?AFinding the Courage Inside YouBBecoming a More Influential PersonCOver
14、coming the Fear of Public SpeakingDExpressing Your Ideas more Effectively四、书面表达阅读下面材料，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。It was a peaceful night.I was sleeping with my brothers, feeling warm and comfortable.Mama was sleeping nearby, covered by snow.Papa was somewhere nearby, watching over us.There was a
15、bright moon and we all had had a good meal of venison (鹿肉)“Uncle Louis is coming，” Papa said.We loved Uncle Louis.He was a funny wolf, and always had interesting things to tell us and show us.A little while later, Uncle Louis appeared.We did not approach him with respect the way we approached Papa.W
16、e flew at him, jumped all over him, and rolled him in the snow.Uncle Louis laughed and patted us with his paws.He is black all over, with yellow eyes, and he is very tall.“Its the longest night of the year，” Uncle Louis said.“Does everyone feel like taking a run through the woods? I want to show you
17、 something unusual.”Hearing that, Papa warned that it was dangerous to go near that pack of humans who lived in the woods.“They are hardly dangerous，” Uncle Louis laughed.“They are so clumsy and make so much noise.They are not able to get near us or even see us if we dont want them to.Besides, this
18、is their special night.They are quite peaceful and wont be bothering wolves.”“Oh, please, Papa, let us run through the woods with Uncle Louis and see something unusual！” we all begged.“It is a fine night，” Papa smiled.“I must admit.I do feel like running.”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式作答。And we were off,
19、 all of us, heading towards the woods. We stopped and sat on a hillside and below us was the humans place. 一、语段填空1.learning/to learn2.studying/to study3.to master4.talking5.to speak6.making7.making8.to be9.speaking10.to communicate11.doing12.filling13.writing/to write14.doing15.using二、完成句子1.remember
20、 to smile2.lending your bike3.stopped talking4.locking the door;to tell you5.Its a struggle6.admitted lying;avoid telling三、阅读理解1.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的Now I love helping others who .helping entrepreneurs (企业家) to become more confident.可知，作者现在喜欢帮助他人获得当众发言的信心。2.C细节理解题。根据第三、四段内容可知，作者认为这些问题的根源是人们内心的恐惧。3.D细节理解题。
21、根据最后一段中的We need to take action despite feeling fear .we should practice .we only progress if we practice.可知，作者建议人们尽管害怕也要努力练习取得进步。4.C标题归纳题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要围绕克服当众演讲的恐惧展开。四、书面表达And we were off, all of us, heading towards the woods.It was almost midnight.The snow felt crisp and crunchy under our feet.The m
22、oon shone on my brothers fur, and the stars were as bright as diamonds.As we dashed through the woods, we breathed the cold air deep into our lungs, feeling refreshed.With Papa and Uncle Louis leading the way, I felt strong and light as though I could run forever.Then we smelled something nice.We st
23、opped and sat on a hillside and below us was the humans place.It was the first time my brothers and I had ever approached those wooden things, which, according to Uncle Louis, were made by putting pieces of wood together.We didnt see any humans, but we could hear them singing together inside the wooden things with warm light shining out through the holes.It was peaceful.I thought, “Even if they are dangerous, they are animals, just like we are.” Then we threw back our heads and sitting on the hillside above the place where the humans lived, we wolves sang, too, on this unusual night.第9页（共9页）
