1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 What is happiness to you 一、阅读理解。 When life takes you away from home,take technology to help guide and entertain you.Apps(程序 )can help make your trip easier and more fun.Travel apps are very helpful to guide you on your trip.Some apps help you plan your trip and others help you t
2、ravel. TripIt TripIt is a helpful app to organize travel plans.Sign up for a free account at the TripIt website and download the app to have all of your travel plans handy in one place. TripIt will create a travel plan that will be shown in the TripIt app on your phone.No need to hunt down emails wh
3、en it is time to travel.Everything will be in one place,on the TripIt app. TripIt is free but a paid version is available that has more functions. Google Translate When traveling outside your home country,you may need some language help.Google Translate is an app that can help you understand a langu
4、age other than your native tongue. The Google Translate app translates between 103 different languages.Copy text into the app to see a translation.You can also handwrite text onto the screen.Use your phones camera to see a translation of signs.Point the lens( 镜头 )at words to see the translation on t
5、he phones screen.The app works even without an Internet connection. Google Translate is available for free. OpenTable OpenTable is a restaurant reservation app to help users discover and make reservations at restaurants.Search by location,cooking,reviews and prices. OpenTable includes 31,000 restaur
6、ants around the world.Check the app to find information and make reservations within the app. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 OpenTable is available free for Android and iPhone and iPad. 1.How does the app“TripIt”benefit the users? A.It provides jobs concerning travel. B.It helps them plan their trip. C.It helps them
7、 sort out emails about travel. D.It helps them communicate better. 2.What can users do to make full use of the app “ TripIt” ? A.Pay for a version of the app. B.Sign up for a free account. C.Update the app at least once a month. D.Upload a certain amount of relevant information. 3.What should“Google
8、 Translate”users do first if they want to know a foreign shop sign? A.Read it to the phone. B.Use the Google search engine. C.Refer to an e-dictionary on the phone. D.See it through the phones camera. 4.What can users do with the app“OpenTable”? A.Book food in advance. B.Deliver food to a place quic
9、kly. C.Buy raw materials to produce good dishes. D.Cook food according to the recipes the app provides. 参考 答案： 1.B; 2.A; 3.D; 4.A 解析： 1.细 节理解题。根据第一个小标题下的 TripIt is a helpful app to organize travel plans 可知 ,这个应用程序能够帮助用户制定旅行计划。 2.细节理解题。根据第一个小标题下的 a paid version is available that has more functions 可知
10、 ,付费的版本比免费的功能多。花钱之后 ,更能充分利用该应用程序软件。 3.细节理解题。根据第二个小标题下的 Use your phones camera to see a translatio n of signs.Point the lens(镜头 )at words to see the translation on the phones screen【 精品教育资源文库 】 可知 ,要想知道一个外国商店招牌的意思 ,首先要用手机上的照相机去看招牌。程序就会翻译成用户的本族语。 4.细节理解题。根据第三个小标题下的 Check the app to find information a
11、nd make reservations within the app 可知 ,该应用程序是用来预订用餐的。 二、单项填空 1.While experts _ delaying the retirement age, some citizens doubt whether they can _ easily to the new age of workforce. A. accomplish, adopt B. attain, allocate C. adore, adapt D. advocate, adjust 【答案】 D 【解析】 accomplish 完成； adopt 采取， 收养
12、； attain 获得； allocate 分配； adore 崇拜； adapt 使适应； advocate 提倡； adjust 调整。句意：尽管专家提倡推迟退休年龄，有些人怀疑他们是否能适应新时代的工 作。 2.Some high school teachers strongly _ the reform of the current education system to make students develop in an all round way. A. advocate B. Establish C. dominate D. complain 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：一些
13、中学教师强烈主张对当今的教育体系进行改革，以使学生得到全面的发展。 advocate “提倡，主张，拥护” ，符合句意。 establish 建立； dominate 控制，支配； complain 抱怨。 3.The examinations are around the corner. Some fans in our class are persuaded to _ playing football to focus on their studies. A. neglected B. escaped C. quit D. denied 【答案】 C 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【解析】
14、neglected 疏忽；忽略； escaped 溜走；逃脱； quit 放弃，离开，停止，摆脱；denied 否定，否认； 句意：考试就在眼前，我们班的一些球迷被说服放弃踢足球，集中精力学习。 quit (doing) sth.“停 止 /放弃 (做 )某事” 。 4.To ensure that children from poor areas can receive fair education, the government has planned to _ more money to improve the miserable conditions of local schools.
15、 A. announce B. allocate C. advocate D. accumulate 【答案】 B 【解析】 announce 宣布； allocate 分配； advocate 提倡； accumulate 累积。句意：为了确保贫困地区的孩 子能接受公平的教育 ,政府计划分配更多的资金来改善 当地学校的贫穷的教学条件，故选 B 项。 5.A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there s _ protection for relief convoys(车队 ). A. abrupt B. typica
16、l C. adequate D. considerate 【答案】 C 【解析】 abrupt 突然的； typical 典型的； adequate 足够的； considerate 体贴的。句意：一名联合国官员说将 会暂停 援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。 6._ by adjustments to financial systems and safety nets, some of those reforms fail to ensure that the poor are not harmed. A. Having not accompanied B. Not having
17、 been accompanied C. Having not been accompanying D. Not having accompanied 【答案】 B 【解析】句子主语 some of those reforms 和 accompany 之间是一种被动关系， accompany 这一动作在谓语动 【 精品教育资源文库 】 词之前发生，可知用现在分词完成式的被动式，根据句意可知选 B。句意：其中的一些改革如果 不伴随着金融制度和网络安全的调整，就不能确保穷人不受到伤害。 7.The young nurse was very nervous when she _ in her fi
18、rst operation. A. resisted B. insisted C. accepted D. assisted 【答案】 D 【解析】 assist 协助，帮助。句意：当第一次辅助 (assist)做手术时，那位年轻护士很紧张。 8.We knew that there were no _ or easy solutions to overcome the problems that we faced. A. instant B. suitable C. free D. open 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：我们知道对于面临的问题我们没有立竿见影 的解决方法。根据句意用 inst
19、ant。 9.As he began his U. S. job hunt, Morales considered buying a car in order to be able to _ the best available job. A. go through B. go after C. . go away with D. go over 【答案】 B 【解析】 go after 追逐 , 追求，符合语境。当他开始在美国找工作时，莫拉莱斯考虑购买一辆汽车，以便能 够追求最好的工作。 10.His essay, having been polished up many times, wa
20、s brief and _, and therefore won the first prize in the writing competition. A. at this point B. off the point C. on the point D. to the point 【答案】 D 【解析】 to the point 切题的，中肯的。句意：他的文章，经多次修改 后，简洁而又切题，因此在作文比赛 【 精品教育资源文库 】 中赢得了一等奖。 11.Most living creatures are capable of _ when compelled to do so. A.
21、application B. adaptation C. approval D. appreciation 【答案】 D 【解析】 application 应用； adaptation 改编； approval 批准； appreciation 感激。句意：大多数生物都能在迫 于压力的情况下适应新环境。 12.In the questionnaire, the subjects are questioned whether they _ banning cars in the city center. A. agree B. comment C. advocate D. conduct 【答案
22、】 C 【解析】 句意： 在问卷调查中， 被试被询问是否提倡在市中心禁止车辆行驶这一主张。 agree 同意； comment 评论； advocate 提倡，主张； conduct 执行，实施。 advocate doing sth 提倡做某事，故选 C。 13.She _ school as soon as she had taken her GCSEs. A. went to B. left for C. quit D. gave in 【答案】 C 【解析】 quit school 辍学。句意：她一拿到普通中等教育证书后就没再上学了。 14.Mr. Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on bu
