1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 24 Society 课时练 2 知识运用板块练 完形填空 The other evening we had a knock at the door. It was a new _1_ who introduced himself and his boys to us.He also _2_ us to a block party as a way to know the people in the neighborhood as well as celebrating the first anniversary of his two _3_ sons c
2、oming to live with him. We ve lived here for almost six years and _4_ has ever come to introduce themselves. I suppose we should have _5_ it on to introduce ourselves to people moving in, but we haven t.In my opinion, it took the initiative(首创 ) of a young _6_ and his adopted sons to show me how I c
3、ould _7_ better attention to my own community. We have many _8_ friends but I have to admit that I havent usually been the one to develop the _9_ in my own neighborhood. This experience _10_ me of one of my favorite quotes, “ When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was _11_
4、to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn t change the nation, I began to _12_ my town. I couldnt change the town and as a(n) _ 13_ man, I tried to change my _14_. Now, as an old man, I _15_ the only thing I can change is myself, and _16_ I realize that if long ago I
5、 had changed myself, I could have made an impact(影响 ) on my family and _17_ on my town. The impact could have changed the nation and I could _18_ have changed the world.” For those of us who want to make a(n) _19_ in the world, it s important to remember “ Think globally, but _20_ locally.” For me,
6、I m going to make it a point to meet more of my neighbors starting now. 【解题导语】 新搬来的邻居主动上门作自我介绍 , 并邀请作者参加社区聚会 , 这让作者有了很多感慨。要想改变世界 , 首先要改变自己。作者决定从身边做起 , 多见一些邻居 ,关注自己的社区。 1 A.stranger B classmate C beggar D neighbor D 解析: 根据下文的 “as a way to know the people in the neighborhood” 及第二段中的 “I suppose.to intr
7、oduce ourselves to people moving in” 可知 , 敲门的是一个新邻居。故选 D。 2 A.invited B commanded 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C persuaded D encouraged A 解析: 此处指邀请 “ 我们 ” 参加一个街区聚会。 invite“ 邀请 ” ; command“ 命令 ” ;persuade“ 说服 ” ; encourage“ 鼓励 ” 。故选 A。 3 A.adopted B accepted C adapted D annoyed A 解析: 根据下文的 “his adopted sons” 可知 , 他
8、要庆祝和他收养的儿子一起生活一周年。故选 A。 4 A.anyone B someone C everyone D no one D 解析: 根据下文的 “I suppose we should have.the initiative( 首创 ) of a young _ and his adopted sons” 可知 ,“ 我们 ” 已经住在这里将近六年了 , 从没有人过来介绍 他们自己。故选 D。 5 A.put B made C taken D turned C 解析: 此处指 “ 我们 ” 本应承担向搬进来的人作自我介绍的责任。故选 C。 take on“ 承担 (责任 )” 。 6
9、 A.student B man C woman D mother B 解析: 根据上文可知 , 新搬来的是一位男士和他收养的孩子们。故选 B。 7 A.draw B lose C pay D offer C 解析: 此处指更好地关注 “ 我 ” 自己的社区。故选 C。 pay attention to“ 注意 ” 。 8 A.foreign B local C old D rich B 解析: “ 我们 ” 有许多当地的 (local)朋友 , 但 “ 我 ” 不得不承认 ,“ 我 ” 通常不会在 “ 我 ” 自己的街区发展友谊。故选 B。 9 A.trouble B friendship
10、C concern D business B 解析: 参见上题解析。故选 B。 10 A.reminded B told C warned D convinced A 解析: remind sb.of sth.“ 使某人想起某事 ” ; tell sb.sth.“ 告诉某人某事 ” ; warn sb.of sth.“ 警告某人某事 ” ; convince sb.of sth.“ 使某人相信某事 ” 。根据搭配【 精品教育资源文库 】 首先排除 B;这个经历使 “ 我 ” 想 起了“我”最喜欢的引言之一。故选 A。 11 A.difficult B easy C interesting D
11、 right A 解析: 根据下文的 “so I tried to change my nation” 可知 , 此处表示 “ 我发现改变世界是很难的 ” 。故选 A。 12 A.make out B concentrate on C get into D refer to B 解析: “ 当我发现不能改变国家时 , 我就开始致力于改变我所在的城镇 ” 。 make out“ 辨认出 , 理解 ” ; concentrate on“ 集中精力于 ” ; get into“ 开始参与 ” ; refer to“ 参考 , 提及 ” 。故选 B。 13 A.smarter B younger C
12、older D taller C 解析: 上文讲述自己年轻时的想法 , 下文说自己作为一个老人的想法 , 以时间为序陈述。故选 C。 14 A.state B family C town D mind B 解析: 根据下文可知 ,“ 我意识到如果以前改变自己 , 就可以改变家庭、城镇、国家乃至世界 ” 。故选 B。 15 A.explain B forget C realize D regret C 解析: “ 如今 , 作为一名老人 , 我意识到唯一能改变的是自己 ” 。故选 C。 16 A.happily B suddenly C actually D luckily B 解析: 此处指突
13、然间意识到。故选 B。 17 A.merely B still C only D even D 解析: 此处 表示递进关系。 merely“ 仅仅 ” ; still“ 仍然 ” ; only“ 仅仅 ” ; even“ 甚至 ” 。故选 D。 18 A.indeed B hardly C never D seldom A 解析: 此处表示 “ 我确实本来可以改变世界 ” , 为肯定意义 , 排除 B、 C 和 D;indeed“ 确实 , 甚至 ” ; hardly“ 几乎不 ” ; never“ 从不 ” ; seldom“ 很少 , 不常 ” 。故选 A。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1
14、9 A.decision B difference C apology D mistake B 解析: 此处指 “ 那些想要对世界产 生影响的人 ” 。 make a decision“ 做决定 ” ;make a difference“ 有影响 , 起作用 ” ; make an apology“ 道歉 ” ; make a mistake“ 出错 ” 。故选 B。 20 A.behave B act C move D operate B 解析: 该句表示 “ 放眼全球 , 立足地方 ” , 指可进行全球化思考 , 但要在当地采取行动。 behave“ 举止 , 表现 ” ; act“ 行动
15、 ” ; move“ 移动 ” ; operate“ 操作 ” 。故选 B。 语法填空 I can still recall the day when I sat on the stairs of a temple in Nepal.The square before the temple 1._(become) very muddy as a result of the rain.We had to walk on a path made by a line of bricks on the muddy ground. A friend of 2._(I) complained all th
16、e way while she stepped on the bricks 3._(walk) towards me.Looking around she said very 4._(patience), “ Disgusting indeed! What 5._ I fall into the dirty water? ” Since I knew her very well, I nodded cautiously 6._(comfort) her by my silent sympathy. A few minutes later another friend came 7._ the
17、same scene.She stepped on the brick path dancing briskly and singing, “ Jump, jump, jump! ” until she reached the dry ground.She couldnt help s houting, “ 8._ fun it is! ” Eyes beaming with joy, she made the remarks, “The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is that one can 9._ (entire) be free f
18、rom dust.” In the eyes of the two there 10._(be) two different worlds.As the world has a population of 7 billion, it follows that there should be 7 billion worlds. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者回忆起在尼泊尔发生的一件事:两位朋友在面对雨后泥泞的道路时 , 看法完全不一样 , 一位为此而抱怨 , 一位则为此而欣喜。因此 ,不同的人眼中的世界是不同的。 1 became/had become 解析:考查动词的时态。根据上下文
19、语境可知 , 此处可用一般过去时 , 表示过去发生的动作;因为 “ 道路变得泥泞 ” 这一动作发生在 “sat” 之前 , 所以此处也可用过去完成时。故填 became/had become。 2 mine 解析:考查代词。根据语境可知 , 作者的一位朋友一路上一直在抱怨 , 此处【 精品教育资源文库 】 应用 I 的名词性物主代词作介词 “of” 的宾语。故填 mine。 3 walking 解析:考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知 , 主语 “she” 和动词 walk之间存在逻辑上的主谓关系 , 所以此处应用 walk 的现在分词形式作状语。故填 walking。 4 impatiently 解析:考查词性转换。分析词法知识可知 , 此处应用副词修饰动词“said ” ;根据语境可知 , 作者的那位朋友很不耐烦地抱怨着 , 故应 用否定形式。故填impatiently。 5 if 解析:考查固定搭配。 what if 是固定搭配 , 意为 “ 如果 ? 该怎么办 ” , 符合语境。故填 if。 6 to comfort 解析:考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知 , 作者点头是为了安慰那位朋友 , 此处应用动词不定式表目的。故填 to comfort。 7 to 解析:考查介