1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Wish you were here 一、阅读理解 The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. All shes ever wanted to do is to become an elementary school teacher. However, Hipp has racked up(累计 ) $100,000 (about 0.67 m
2、illion yuan) in student loan debt and isnt able to earn enough through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server to live anywhere other than home. To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of adults who have been
3、moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been growing steadily. The Pew Research Center recently reported that 2016 was a milestone in the evolving living arrangements of young adults in the US. Until 2016, the most common living arrangement for young adults was
4、 to be living in their own property as part of a couple. UBS Financial Services, a Swiss global financial services company, released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesnt want them to leave. The report sho
5、ws that 74 percent of millennials(千禧一代 ) get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. Millennials see their parents as peers, friends and mentors(导师 ). In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them. Stuart Hof
6、fman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Group in the US, said “Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesnt necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest, he said. “They may like living at home and being able to save money.” He added, “While it has he
7、ld ba ck household formation and purchases on things, they are probably traveling more and eating out more. I dont know if it represents a change in moral values, its much more common for adult children to live in their parents homes because its becoming par t of the culture.” 1.Whats the purpose of
8、 Caitlin Hipps story? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. To prove the authors view. B. To introduce her situation. C. To present the topic. D. To make readers rethink about the problem. 2.What does the underlined part (Paragraph1) probably refer to? A. live with parents B. live independently C. stay at home D. leave
9、home 3.According to Hoffman, which of the following is true? A. It isnt necessary for millennials to leave the nest. B. They can spend less money on their daily life. C. Moral values are changing gradually. D. Young adults are living in a different life style. 4.Whats the main idea of the passage? A
10、. Why is the number of the millennial growing steadily? B. Why has the percentage of adults living with their parents been on the rise? C. Why are parents willing to help fund for young adults? D. Why do more adults treat their parents as peers, friends and guides? 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻
11、人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。 1.C 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “However, the number of adults who have been moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been growing steadily.” 可知，文章开头举 Caitlin Hipp 的例子就是为了引出本文话题 越来越多的美国青年倾向于和父母同住。 3.D 【解析】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “its much more common for adult ch
12、ildren to live in their parents homes bec ause its becoming part of the culture.”可知，霍夫曼认为现在的年轻人和父母同住是一种很正常的社会现象，这是不同以往的，【 精品教育资源文库 】 说明年轻人的生活方式发生了变化。 4.B 【解析】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第二段中的 “However, the number of adults who have been moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first plac
13、e has been growing steadily” 可知，本文主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。 二、词汇练习 1. make an _for a trip to Hong Kong. They have _ for a plan to hold a concert. （安排） 2. _ is a place that has been _ by human beings. （舍弃，抛弃；沙漠） 3. There is a lot of _on the table. on the _road. （灰尘；满是灰尘的） 4. The citizens are
14、 in the shortage of the _ of gas. Large quantities of vegetables are _ to the citizens every day.（供给） 5. make an _ (宣布 ) The monitor _ that we would have a picnic the next day. 6. We should live in perfect _ with nature and animals. a _ society (和谐；和谐的 ) 7. the _forests You can see a beautiful villa
15、ge, _ by a mountain.（包围；周围的） 8. 使恐惧 9. 探索 10. 美；美好的人或物 11. 出版 12. 反映；反射 13. 无限的，无休止的 e_ 14. 空气；大气层 a_ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 15. 提前 _ _ 16. 旅游景点 _ _ 17. 埋葬 18. 经典的 19. flight 20. brilliant 21. rough 22. destination 23. steep 24. mild 25. wander 三、完形填空 My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired.So I
16、decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time.She had a little bit of computer _1_， so I just set it up for her and let her _2_ with it on her own. As time went on， I _3_ the computer was hardly touched.She said she didnt know _4_ to use it.I decided to teach her.I sat and _5
17、_ everything and she seemed OK with what I said.Unfortunately， my sister called me at that moment _6_ we talked on the phone for an hour.Then when I saw her again， she was sitting in front of the computer， looking quite _7_.The screen saver(屏幕保护程序 ) had appeared and she didnt know how to _8_ it off.
18、She had tried _9_ every key and it didnt work.I told her， “Just _ 10_ the mouse a little.” What I meant was that she just needed to move the mouse around to _11_ the computer up.What she did was to _12_ the mouse and start shaking it around in midair until the _13_ went completely black.I couldnt he
19、lp laughing because of her funny _14_.The more I laughed the _15_ she got. She thought that I was a(n)_16_ teacher and she decided to figure the thing out herself.Well， at least I helped her overcome her _17_ of breaking something and encouraged her to _18_ a little. About a week later， I found a ho
20、memade _19_ card with a mouse on the front making a funny face _20_ to my door.It said， “Thanks f or the computer lessons.Love，Mom.” 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1 A.theory B knowledge C technology D history 2 A.watch B train C play D see 3 A.found B heard C thought D ignored 4 A.why B when C how D where 5 A.learn
21、ed B described C explained D discussed 6 A.and B but C because D since 7 A.amusing B relaxed C interesting D discouraged 8 A.get B break C cut D turn 9 A.hitting B feeling C changing D removing 10 A.hang B shake C rub D push 11 A.clean B wake C bring D take 12 A.put up B cut off C pick up D put away
22、 13 A.screen B curtain C cover D window 14 A.adjustment B imitation C expression D action 15 A.ruder B happier C angrier D better 16 A.impatient B humorous C careful D helpful 17 A.sadness B pressure C fear D depression 【 精品教育资源文库 】 18 A.reply B observe C answer D experiment 19 A.inviting B greeting C shopping D birthday 20 A.appeared B stuck C combined D printed 【解题导语】该文主要讲述
