1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 The United Kingdom 练 (一 ) 语言知识运用组块专练 练准度 (限时: 25 分钟 ) .完形填空 I had an opportunity to see something special when I was visiting a friend. Now, my friend _1_ on a small farm. It is far from the street lights and business lights of the _2_. When darkness fell he _3_ me to his backya
2、rd where we _4_ and stared at the stars. The street lamps where I live block out all but a few _5_ ones, but here it was like the whole _6_ was alive with light. It was so wonderful to _7_. I had forgotten how beautiful the night sky could be. Instead of being _8_, it was blue and millions of stars
3、seemed to twinkle (闪烁 ) with happiness. I could see why our ancient ancestors spent lifetimes _9_ them, recording them and cherishing (珍爱 ) them. _10_ it was still the middle of winter, I felt the _11_ around me. Seeing this great creation of the universe was like being _12_ in a blanket of love. It
4、 was so perfectly peaceful. Having all the lights of the night sky shining above me, I could see my own _13_ light shining bright as well. I wanted to live _14_, love well, and shine bright. I wanted to fill my life with love and then _15_ it with the world. I wanted to spend all of my days and nigh
5、ts _16_ the hearts and souls of others. I wish everyone could live off the beaten path so that each night they could _17_ and watch the stars. Too _18_ we let the artificial lights in this world distract (使分心 ) us from the light of the stars, the light of our _19_, and the love in our hearts. May yo
6、u always keep your _20_ towards the sky. 语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者生活在城市,一次去农村在晚上看到了星星,这使他想到了一些人生哲理。 1 A.rests B studies C calls D lives 解析:选 D 根据上文中的 “visiting” 可知, “ 我 ” 去拜访一位朋友,他现在住在一个小农场里。 2 A.cameras B camps 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C cities D forests 解析:选 C 从本空前的 “street lights and business light s” 推断,这个小农场远离了城市的
7、路灯和霓虹灯。 3 A.led B expected C drove D forced 解析:选 A 在晚上,朋友领着 “ 我 ” 去了他的后院。 4 A.ate B sat C read D argued 解析:选 B 与本空后的 “stared at” 构成并列。我们坐在后院,抬头看天上的繁星。 5 A.brightest B nearest C biggest D highest 解析:选 A 根据本空前的 “street lamps” 判断,在 “ 我 ” 居住的地方,路灯遮住了星光, 所以除了几颗最明亮的星星之外,我们什么也看不到。 6 A.backyard B sky C grou
8、nd D earth 解析:选 B 在这里,星星却使整个夜空充满活力。下文中的 “the night sky” 有提示。 7 A.learn B work C see D think 解析:选 C 此处是指上文 “ 我 ” 在这里看到的夜空。 8 A.black B empty C clear D cloudy 解析:选 A 根据上句中 “night sky” 可知,尽管是夜空,但是天空并不是漆黑一片,而是呈现出蓝色, 群星闪烁。 9 A.following B catching C showing D watching 解析:选 D 与本空后的 “recording” 和 “cherishi
9、ng” 构成并列。此时, “ 我 ” 可以想象我们的祖先穷尽一生去观察星星,并记录它们。 10 A.Unless B Because C Though D Since 解析:选 C 根据下文 “a blanket of love” 判断,尽管现在是寒冬,但是 “ 我 ” 感到了周围的温暖。 11 A.peace B challenge 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C sound D warmth 解析:选 D 参见上题解析。 12 A.wrapped B stuck C controlled D trapped 解析:选 A 根据本空后的 “blanket” 可知,看着这浩瀚宇宙的杰作, “
10、我 ” 觉得自己被一床爱的毯子包裹。 13 A.colored B inner C cold D early 解析:选 B 根据本空前 “night sky” 及下文 “hearts” 可知,头顶上有这么多的星星在闪烁, “ 我 ” 觉得自己内心的光也在闪烁。 14 A.long B fast C soon D close 解析:选 A 与本空后的 “well” 和 “bright” 呼应。 “ 我 ” 想活得长久一些,过好每一天,用自己的光去照亮别人。 15 A.divide B mix C share D discuss 解析:选 C 根据本空前的 “love” 可知, “ 我 ” 想让自
11、己的生活充满爱,并与别人分享。 16 A.filling B breaking C admiring D brightening 解析:选 D “ 我 ” 想日日夜夜用自己的光芒去照亮别人的心灵和灵魂。 17 A.speed up B get off C go out D pass by 解析:选 C 根据本空前后的 “each night” 和 “watch” 得出, “ 我 ” 希望每个人晚上都能走出家门去看繁星。 18 A.eagerly B carefully C far D often 解析:选 D 从上句 “ 我 ” 的愿望可知,人工的灯光常常遮盖了天上的星光。 19 A.frie
12、nds B souls C rooms D candles 解析:选 B 从本空后的 “hearts” 可知,物欲横流的世界让我们忽略了夜空的星星,失去了心灵的光芒和心中的爱。上文也有提示。 20 A.nose B eyes 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C mouth D feet 解析:选 B 根据本空后的 “sky” 可知,愿你能永远保持双眼仰望天空。 .语法填空 My neighbors eightyearold daughter used to stay in the countryside. She _1_ (bring) to town to live with her paren
13、ts last November. Wild and uneducated, she often used dirty words and hit others, _2_, of course, made her parents rather embarrassed. Sometimes she went so far as to roll on the ground in the _3_ (present) of many other people. Her parents tried to teach her _4_ she should behave by shouting and be
14、ating, only _5_ (make) things even worse. Finally they became completely disappointed with her. One day their nextdoor neighbor, _6_ retired woman teacher, gave the girl a very beautiful snowwhite dress. It caught the girls eye at once and made her eyes shine _7_ (bright) The girl put on the dress a
15、nd became quite another person. She no longer said dirty words or hit others, even _8_ (little) rolled on the floor. She knew she couldnt run wild in such a beautiful dress. Since then the girl has been gentle, neat, and lovely. Everyone has a beautiful dress _9_ (hide) somewhere in his or her heart
16、. And beauty has the power to wake up fine qualities that humans are born with _10_ have so far not yet been found. 语篇解读:邻居八岁的女儿是个没有规矩的野孩子,她的父母试图通过打骂管教她,但无济于事。自从退休的 女教师送给女孩一条漂亮的公主裙后,女孩突然变得文雅、整洁、可爱起来。美能够唤起人们与生俱来的优良品质。 1 was brought 主语 She 是谓语动词所表示动作的承受者,故用被动语态;根据本空后 last November 可知,此处用一般过去时。 2 which
17、 此处是非限制性定语从句,需要一个关系代词指代前面整个主句内容,并在从句中作主语,故填 which。 3 presence 空格中所填单词在句中作介词 in 的宾语,填 present 的名词形式; in the presence of sb.意为 “ 在某人面前 ” 。 4 how 分析本句句意 “ 她的父母试图通过打骂教会她如何学乖 ” 可知,此处用连接词how 引导宾语从句。 5 to make only 后常接动词不定式作结果状语,强调结果出乎意料。 6 a 本空与前面的名词构成同位语,补充说明 their nextdoor neighbor,故用不【 精品教育资源文库 】 定冠词
18、a。 7 brightly 此处需填提示词的副词形式修饰动词 shine。 8 less even 常与比较级连用,用以加强语气,表示 “ 甚至 ?” 。 9 hidden 提示词 hide 所表示的动作与 a beautiful dress 之间是被动关系,故填过去分词。过去分词短语 hidden somewhere in his or her heart 作后置定语,修饰 a beautiful dress。 10 but 该句句意:美能够唤起人们与生俱来的但尚且还没被发现的优良品质。前后两个并列成分之间意义上是转折关系,用 but 连接。 练 (二 ) 主观题强化增分专练 练规范 (限时
19、: 45 分钟 ) .语法填空 Many of my friends like fall and take it as their favorite season. Last weekend, I went outdoors and soon _1_ (find) a deep appreciation of this season. The change of leaf colors is a common reason given _2_ the love of fall. Each tree reacts _3_ (different) to the change of the seas
20、on. Some shed their leaves in hopes of reproducing; however, other _4_ (tree) remain green for as long as possible to gain additional energy from the sun to survive the winter. This effect _5_ (call) the fightorflight response. Fall is a time of _6_ (reflect) and preparation for the year ahead. I have found a meaning of fall for me. Im _7_ 18yearold boy in the final year of high school and my life is a work in progress. There are times I