1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 English around the world 李仕才 一、阅读理解。 (2018 东北三校模拟 )We were ordinary people taking the bus every day that summer.During the early morning rides， we sat sleepily on our seats.One of the passengers was a small grey man to the center for senior citizens.He walked with a stoop(驼背 ) a
2、nd a sad look on his face.We paid little attention to him. Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled to us before sitting down.The driver nodded politely， the rest of us being silent.The next day，the old man boarded the bus energetically， smiled and said loud，“ Good morning
3、！ ”Some of us looked up， amazed， and murmured“ Good morning” The following weeks we were more surprised.Our friend was dressed in a nice old suit with the thin hair carefully combed.He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.One morning he had a bunch o
4、f wild flowers in his hand.The driver smilingly asked，“ Have you got yourself a girlfriend？ ”He nodded shyly ，“ She lives at the center.” The other passengers whistled and clapped at him.Charlie bowed before sitting down. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.Some regular passenge
5、rs began bringing him flowers for his bunch.Everyone smiled and joked about it. But one morning he didn t turn up.When he wasnt there the following days ，we started wondering if he was sick or.We stopped at the center for senior citizens.The staff told us he was fine， but he hadn t been coming that
6、week.One of his very close friends had died at the weekend.They expected him back on Monday.How silent we were on the rest of the way to work! The next Monday he was waiting at the stop， stooping a bit more and a bit more grey.Inside the bus was a silence， all of us sitting with our eyes filled with
7、 tears and wild flowers in our hands. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。原本寂静的车厢因一位老人友爱、热情的举动变得活跃起来 ， 热情是可以感染他人的。在老人情绪低落时 ， 也收到了来自他人的关爱。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1 The old man boarded the bus energetically probably because A he bought a bunch of flowers B he got to know other passengers C he fell in love with a lady D he had a s
8、weet dream C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第三、四句并结合第一段内容可推知 ， 这个老人之所以这么精力充沛可能是因为他恋爱了。故选 C 项。 2 What change did the old man bring to the early morning bus? A The passengers were silent. B The bus was full of life. C The passengers were sleepy. D The bus was punctual. B 解析：推理判断题。根据文中的 “we sat sleepily on our seats”
9、 “ the rest of us being silent”“Some of us looked up ， amazed， and murmured Good morning” “we gradually began to nod and talk to each other” 并结合第三段内容可知 ， 老人的行为感染了车上的每一个人 ， 让车里充满活力。故选 B 项。 3 Why didn t the old man turn up for several days? A He was in sorrow for the loss of his friend. B He wondered
10、whether others cared about him. C He had a quarrel with the staff of the center. D He wasn t himself for the cold weather. A 解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第四、五句并结合上文的描述可推知 ， 是因为老人的朋友去世了 ， 他非常悲 伤 ， 所以老人这几天没有乘 车去老年中心。故选 A 项。 4 What can we infer from the story? A Only love can affect others emotions. B The old man s
11、 passion inspires others. C The passengers didn t care about others feelings. D The center for senior citizens is a good place for love. B 解析：推理判断题。原本冷漠、疏离的乘客因一位老人友爱、充满热情的举动 ， 让【 精品教育资源文库 】 车厢不再寂静 ， 乘客们开始相互交流、开玩笑；由此可推知 ， 老人的热情鼓舞了他人。故 B项正确。 二、 单句语法填空 1 In addition to these traditional activities, we
12、 have a wider range of choices such travelling and visiting our relatives or friends. 答案： as 2 With our knowledge (base) on practice, we can make great contributions to our country. 答案： based 3 As the weather (gradual) becomes warmer and warmer, he will pick up soon. 答案： gradually 4 It s no use (sta
13、y) up so late if you dont devote yourself to your study. 答案： staying 5 The manager gave his command that measures (take) immediately to correct all the mistakes made in marketing. 答案： (should) be taken 6 The film star wears sunglasses. Therefore ， he can go shopping without (recognize) 答案： being rec
14、ognized/recognition 7 What s your opinion of Mr. Li s request that we (spend) half an hour reading English aloud every morning? 答案： (should) spend 8 The designer says the idea came after he watched people get wet on streets in Russia. 答案： up 9 She was worried than angry when her daughter didnt come
15、home. 答案： more 10 As is known to all language learners, newlylearnt words will soon be forgotten unless (frequent) used in everyday communication. 答案： frequently 三、完形填空。 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所 给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。 (2018 福建泉州质检 ) An 18yearold student at Stanford University was struggling to p
16、ay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money， he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to _2_ money for their education. They_3_ out to the great pianist Ignacy J Paderewski.His manager_4_ a guaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital(独奏会 ) A deal
17、 was_5_ and the boys 【 精品教育资源文库 】 began to work to make the concert a _6_. The big day arrived.But _7_ ， they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total _8_ was only $1,600.Disappointed， they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境 ) They gave him the entire $1,600， plus a _9_ for th
18、e balance$400.They promised to honor the check at the _10_ possible.Paderewski tore up the check，_11_ the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were_12_ ， and thanked him heartedly. It was a small act of _13_.But it clearly marked out Paderewski _14_ a great
19、 human being. _15_ should he help two people he did not even know? We all _16_ situations like these in our lives.And_17_ of us only think“If I help them ， what will happen to me？ ”The truly _ 18_ people think， “If I dont help them ， what will happen to them？ ”T hey dont do it _19_ something in retu
20、rn.They do it _20_ they feel its the right thing to do. 1 A.time B task C idea D decision 2 A.receive B raise C borrow D donate 3 A.reached B turned C pointed D called 4 A.increased B covered C considered D demanded 5 A.rejected B struck C canceled D attracted 6 A.success B career C background D per
21、formance 7 A.uncertainly B unbelievably C unfortunately D undoubtedly 8 A.cost B bill C collection D allowance 9 A.benefit B profit C charge D check 10 A.soonest B latest 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C longest D farthest 11 A.took B counted C deposited D returned 12 A.pleased B surprised C frightened D interested 13 A.devotion B kindness C sympathy D teamwork 14 A.like B for C as D to 15 A.How B Where C When D Why 16 A.come across B deal with C adapt to D think of 17 A.both B few C none D most 18 A.able B rich C great D famous 19 A.taking B expecting C offering D preparing 20 A.because B though C befor
