1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Growing pains 一、阅读理解 My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up situations, and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants. “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that com fort zone is not around her, s
2、he is shy and nervous. This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing f
3、or a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids triathlon （三项全能） . On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my sons birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in
4、 her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment shed need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too ma
5、ny times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together. And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the
6、biggest smile on her face. I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasnt because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadnt seen before. All day I would find mysel
7、f just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine. Shine on, sweet baby. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1.Kelly is nervous when _. A. boys are around her B. she changes into a leader C. she is away from her mom D. sit
8、uations are new to her 2.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that_. A. the race began in the early morning B. Kelly was eager for her turn in the race C. the whole family gave Kelly support D. her brothers birthday party w as delayed. 3.In the ending paragraphs the author “felt like I won that day” becaus
9、e Kelly_. A. Took part in the sport B. Expressed love to her C. Won the gold medal D. Changed completely 4.What kind of person do you think Kelly is? A. Timid and determined B. Cute and confident C. Fearful and energetic D. Sociable and brave 【文章大意】本文讲述了 “ 我 ” 的女儿 Kelly 是个慢热型的人 ， 和陌生人在一起她会很紧张很害羞，看到女
10、儿赢得奖牌是作为父母最大的荣耀。 1.D 【解析】 考查文章细节理解，根据文章中第一段所描述的 She needs to warm up to situations， is hesitant to try new things 以及 But when that comfort zone is not around her， she is shy and nervous.，可知 Kelly 是一个慢热型的人，如果有新的情况，必然需要一段较长的时间适应，故选 D。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 3.D 【解析】 考查文章细节理解，根据文章第五段中的 It was because she was af
11、raid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadnt seen before 以及第六段中的 I felt like I won that day，可知她已经克服了她的恐惧了，故选 D。 4.A 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句 when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.和倒数第二段最后一句 It was because she was afraid of something and conquere
12、d that fear with confidence and a fire I hadnt seen before.由此可知 Kelly 有点害羞，又意志坚定。故选 A。 二、单项填空 1.Everything from greeting to eating can be an opportunity to do the wrong thing, and not only embarrass yourself, but _ your host. A. frighten B. upset C. tease D. blame 【答案】 B 【解析】 frighten 使惊吓； upset 使 ?
13、 不安； tease 嘲笑， 取笑； blame 责备，谴责。句意：从问候到吃饭你随时都有可能会出错，这不仅会让自己很尴尬，而且还让主人很不安。 2.He deserves _ such a great honor for his excellent work. A. to give B. give C. to be given D. being given 【答案】 C 【解析】 deserve to be given 应该得到 ， to be given 在此为不定式 的 被动 式 。 句意：他工作出色，应该得 到如此高的荣誉。 3.Though staying up late may n
14、ot _ you, you will not be full of energy the next day. A. hurt B. harm C. destroy D. damage 【答案】 B 【解析】 hurt 指肉体或精神上的伤害； harm 指抽象、无形的伤害； destroy 毁掉； damage指物体受到损伤，从句意可知，题干指的是无形的伤害，所以用 harm。句意：尽【 精品教育资源文库 】 管熬夜也许对你没有什么伤害， 但是第二天 你精力 就不够充沛 了 。 4.She has waited for the guest for two hours and reached t
15、he _ of her patience. A. limit B. top C. point D. need 【答案】 A 【解析】 句意：她等那位客人两个小时了，达到了忍耐的极限。 limit 极限，符合句意。top 顶部； point 点； need 必要。 5. Jack, look at what you have done. You are supposed _ your job by now. Sorry, Miss Lee. Ill hurry up. A. to finish B. finishing C. to have finished D. having finished
16、 【答案】 C 6.When I arrived, I called her, but only her friend _ at my hotel. She was ill in bed. A. pulled off B. set off C. turned up D. broke up 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：我到的时候，给她打了电话，但是只有她的朋友出现在了我住的宾馆，她卧病在床。根据句意可知选 turn up“出现，露面”。 7.All present were shocked by what the little girl _ when she was cheated and so
17、ld to the mountain village. A. went over B. went through C. got along with D. got away 【答案】 B 【解析】 go over 复习，仔细检查； go through 经历，通过，完成，检查； get along with和 ? 相处； get away 逃离。句意：所有在场的人都被小女孩被欺骗并卖入山村所遭遇的经历震惊了。 8.A teachers devotion to education _ great respect of the whole public because it brings bene
18、fits to the development of society. A. reserve B. preserve C. observe D. deserve 【答案】 D 【 精品教育资源文库 】 8.He insisted what he did _ right and the man who had spoken ill of him _. A. was, be punished B. be, was punished C. was, was punished D. be, be punished 【答案】 A 【解析】 insist 作 “ 坚持说 (认为 )” 解时 ， 后面的从
19、句用陈述语气；作 “ 坚决要求 (主张 )”解时 ， 从句要用虚拟语气 ， 谓语动词用 (should )do。句意：他坚持说他做的事是对的 ， 坚决要求处罚说他坏话的人。 09.Our leader _ bright flashlights so we would not scare away the night creatures we hoped to find. A. forbade B. shone C. removed D. collected 【答案】 A 【解析】 forbade (forbid 的过去式 )禁止，阻止，阻碍，妨碍； shone 照耀，发光， (shine的过去
20、式和过去分词 )反射光，表现突出； removed(remove 的过去式 )去除，开除，脱去 (衣服等 )； collected 收集 (collect 的过去式和过去分词 )。句意：为了我们不至于吓跑我们希望找到夜间的生物，我们的领队不让我们使用手电筒。故选A。 11. Do you like the place of interest? On the contrary, its the _ place that I want to visit. A. worst B. last C. best D. latest 【答案】 B 【解析】句意：“ 你喜欢这处名胜吗 ? ”“ 恰恰相反 ，这
21、是我 最不想来的地方 。”这里 last作“最不可能”的意义解释。 12.He warns you to _ his daughter when he _. A. stay out of, stays up B. get away from, stays behind C. stay away from, stays out D. take away from, stays in 【答案】 C 【解析】 stay away from 离开 ? ，不接近 ? ； stay out 待在户外，不在家 ；句意：他警告你在他不在家时， 你 要 离 他 女儿远远的。 13.Drought continues to annoy many parts of China, with tens of thousands _ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 water shortages and millions of others _. A. suffering, affecting B. suffering, affected C. suffered, affected D. to suffer, affecting 【答案】 B 【解析】考查 with 复合结构中的非谓语动词形式
