1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Unit 2 Fit for life 一、阅读理解。 The story of Sir Nicholas Winton is the one that you would imagine could only happen on the silver screen. Sir Nicholas Winton was a British man who went to heroic efforts, potentially putting himself at risk, during World War II. Sir Winton was respo
2、nsible for ensuring the safety of six hundred and sixty-nine Jewish children by aiding their escape from countries occupied by Nazis. Finally, the Jewish children were brought to England where he worked to make sure families in his native country would help the kids by taking them into their homes.
3、Recently, this unbelievable story has again been making the rounds on the Internet, particularly after a rerun of the BBC show called “Thats Life”, which featured Sir Winton. People around the world were moved at the details of the story, with saying it to be the best story theyve ever seen. Sir Win
4、ton kept his entire plan completely secret, even his wife had no idea about his planning until fifty years later. After the war, years passed and many people remained in the dark about Sir Wintons extraordinary achievement. Some fifty years later, his wife Greta was searching in their house and disc
5、overed a Wintons notebook which documented the names of all the children. She worked with BBC and they produced a TV episode (插曲 ) of their program “Thats Life” that served as an honor for Sir Wintons work. In 2003, Sir Winton was knighted by the Queen of England for his work. He also was even nomin
6、ated for a Nobel Peace Prize. He also had a small planet named after him by Czech astronomers. Sir Winton died peacefully in his sleep at the old age of one hundred and six, in 2015. Leaders around the world paid tribute (悼念 ). Israels ambassador to the United Kingdom, Daniel Taub, said, “He was a h
7、e ro of our time, having saved 669 Jewish children from Nazis. His story, as a point of light in a period of darkness, will forever be remembered.” 1.What happened to the 669 Jewish children? A. They were killed by Nazis. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B. They returned to their own homes. C. They fled to their nativ
8、e countries. D. They were raised by English families. 2.What made Wintons story spread widely? A. Peoples chatting online. B. The program “Thats Life”. C. His wifes promotion. D. Praises from some leaders. 3.Which of the following can replace the underlined expression “remained in the dark, in Parag
9、raph 3? A. felt doubtful B. remained moved C. knew nothing D. criticized something 4.What do we know about Winton? A. He was born in 1909. B. Nazis tried to arrest him. C. He named a small planet. D. Many children paid tribute to him. 【文章大意】文章主要讲述 Sir Nicholas Winton 在纳粹期间帮助 669 个犹太孩子逃到英国的故事。如今而且 BB
10、C 把这一故事搬上荧幕，让大众知道在黑暗时期还有这样一个英雄给人们带来光明。 1.D 【解析】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的 “Finally, the Jewish children were brought to England where he worked to make sure families in his native country would help the kids by taking them into their homes.” 可知， 669 个犹太人孩子被带到了英国，并由英国家庭收养。故选 D。 3.C 【解析】 词义猜测题。根据前面的句意可知， Sir Ni
11、cholas Winton 一直对自己的英雄事迹保密，甚至是他的妻子。所以，此处应为不为人们所知道。故选 C。 4.A 【解析】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中 “Sir Winton died peacefully in his sleep at 【 精品教育资源文库 】 the old age of one hundred and six, in 2015.” 可知， Sir Winton 生于 1909 年。故选 A。 二、词汇练习。 1. be _ to somebody be of _ to somebody（有益的；好处） 2. a famous _ a _change a_ tea
12、cher a lot of _（化学，化学的，化学物品） 3. a _ book（畅销的，畅销物品） He has many _. 4. Please fill in an _. the new technology _ to agriculture（运用，申请表） 5. a _knife（锋利，变锋利） Please _ this knife. It has been dull. 6. in _ to ? . be _ to? .（关系） 7. make an _ for the meeting Can you _ a room for me to sleep in? 8. He has t
13、he _ of doing the job better. a _ athlete 9. 批准 n 10. 救命的 a 11. 合理的 a r_ 12. 上瘾的 a 13. 现象 n 14. 拥有 v 【 精品教育资源文库 】 15. symptom 16. stainless 17. subscribe 18. accelerate 19. mass 20. counter 21. outcome 22. swell 23. complex 24. try out revolution 三、完形填空。 I was looking through some old photo albums
14、the other day.I had _1_ done that many times before but I felt a sudden _2_ to see them again.I found myself _3_ so many beautiful memories from my childhood.There was my dear Nana giving me a thorough _4_ when I was a newborn baby.There was me and my brother standing in front of the worlds ugliest
15、_5_ our favorite Christmas tree.There was my beautiful Mom _6_ me on her lap.Then the pictures seemed _7_ all of a sudden because my eyes were wet.I just couldnt _8_ the tears.“What is going on ？ ” I _ 9_.I hadnt cried the last time.But what was _10_ now? I soon saw that it was I who changed.I had _
16、11_.My spirit had walked a little further down the _12_ of love.I realized as long as they came with a warm heart，wet eyes were _13_ to be ashamed of.I smiled and I felt Mom and Nana smiling _14_ on me from Heaven. Leo Buscaglia said： “Im not afraid of _ 15_.They clean out my eyeballs.” I think they
17、 clean out our _16_ as well.They help us to wash away our pain, fear and grief(悲伤 ) They help us to _17_ our love and goodness.They help us to become who we are _18_ to be.The next time you feel your tears starting， just let them _19_. Life is full of smiles and tears.Only by allowing them both can
18、we _20_ live. 1 A.never B ever C already D nearly 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2 A.appeal B sadness C fear D urge 3 A.shaping B reliving C escaping D building 4 A.bath B speech C hug D survey 5 A.and B but C or D as 6 A.spinning B possessing C holding D walking 7 A.beautiful B blank C abnormal D vague 8 A.fight ba
19、ck B fight with C fight for D fight against 9 A.found B wondered C hesitated D discussed 10 A.heartbreaking B wrong C different D disturbing 11 A.grown B misunderstood C insisted D struggled 12 A.feast B path C expectation D circle 13 A.everything B something C anything D nothing 14 A.forward B upwa
20、rds C down D behind 15 A.tears B failures C deaths D illnesses 16 A.competence B inside C identification D development 17 A.look through B clean out C learn from D reconnect to 18 A.used B reminded C forced D meant 【 精品教育资源文库 】 19 A.separate B stay C flow D disappear 20 A.truly B roughly C generall
21、y D tentatively 【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。再次看老相册时，作者重温了童年的一些美好回忆，并流下了眼泪。作者从而感悟到生活中充满欢笑和眼泪，只有允许它们两者存在，我们才能真正地生活。 【核心词汇】 urge n强烈的欲望；冲动 v催促，力劝；强烈要求 I had a sudden urge to call him.我突然很想给他打电话。 We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.我们应该不断地鞭策自己努力学习。 1 C 根据下文的 “many times before” 以及 “I hadnt cried the last time” 可知，作者应该不止一次看这些老相册，故此处表示作者之前已经 (already)多次看过这些老相册。 2 D 此处表示作者突然有再次看老相册的冲动 (urge)。 appe
