1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Robots *阅读理解。 It s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My wife says no because we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what s the point if you can t go on holiday. The joy of a recession (不景气 ) means no argument next year we
2、 just wont go. Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov survey of 2,000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners becaus
3、e of concerns about money. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples. Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money may be different things to men and women. People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it s for, h
4、e explains. They ll say it s to save, to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them. He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that theyve achieved something. The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know what s
5、going on with their finances, but they don t. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌 ) about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you re doing, who s paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy relationship, you dont have to agree
6、about money, but you have to talk ab out it. 1. What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1? A. It will cost them too much money. B. Few people can afford it without working hard. C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile. D. It is the chief cause of family quarrels. 2. According t
7、o the text, what does Kim Stephenson believe? A. Money is often a symbol of a person s status. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B. Money means a great deal to both men and women. C. Men and women spend money on different things. D. Men and women view money in different ways. 3. The author suggests that couples should_
8、. A. put their money together instead of keeping it separately B. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship C. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets D. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic 【文章大意】文章通过度假的问题引入话题，男人和女人对钱的看法是不一样的，夫妻应该就钱的问题多进行讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系
9、。 1. C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第四句 I say you only live once and we work hard and what s the point if you can t go on holiday.可知，我们的努力工作是值得去度假的，故选 C。 3. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后 一句 In a healthy relationship, you don t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.可知，作者认为夫妻应该就钱的问题多讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系，故选 B。
10、 *单句语法填空 1 The father wanted _ (leave) alone to enjoy some peace and quiet. 答案： to be left leave . alone “ 让 ? 一个人 待着；不管；别惹。 ” 2 All the neighbours on the street were _ (alarm) at the news that a little boy was killed in the fire. 答案： alarmed alarmed 为形容词 “ 害怕的；担心的 ” ，用于描述人的心理特征。 3 Was he in favour
11、_ the plan put forward at the meeting? 答案： of in favour of “ 赞成；支持 ” 。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 4 I envy you _ (have) such a good friend! 答案： having envy sb. sth./doing sth. “ 忌妒 /羡慕某人某物 /做某事 ” 。 5 We desired that you _ (have) a rest. 答案： (should) have desire that . “ 希望 ?” ，该 that 从句中谓语动词应用 (should )动词原形，故填 (
12、should) have。 6 Marriages based on money rather than love are bound _ (end) in divorce sooner or later. 答案： to end be bound to do “ 一定做 ?” 。 7 After living in Hangzhou for five years, she has developed quite an _ (affect) for the city. 答案： affection 冠词 an 后应用名词。 affection 为名词 “ 喜爱；感情 ” 。 8 _ (accomp
13、any) by his wife, he has recovered from the operation soon. 答案： Accompanied accompany 与句子主语 he 之间为被动关系，故应填过去分词作状语。 9 The meeting _ (hold) tomorrow is very important. 答案： to be held 不定式作后置定语修饰 meeting, 表示将来的动作，故用不定式。且 hold 与 meeting 之间为被动关 系，故应填不定式的被动形式。 10 If you _ (obey) the law, you will be punish
14、ed. 答案： disobey 由句子结构和语境可知，此处填表示否定含义的动词作谓语。 disobey “ 不服从；违抗 ” 。由 “ 主将从现 ” 原则可知，用一般现在时。 *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 长沙市模拟 ) Every morning， on my way to work， I see homeless people sleeping on sidewalks.Clearly， theyre in need of _1_.I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this，
15、 and most people walk by, _3_ the homeless dont exist， and dont offer any help at all， not even a _4_.Recently， its been extremely cold， making things especially _5_ for the homeless. Usually I arrive at work around 8 am， when the homeless are still asleep.Im not sure whether its a good _6_ to leave
16、 something for them while theyre _7_ ，as it may get stolen or they may not even _8_ it. Today， I _9_ someone， who seemed to be homeless， sitting on the sidewalk，【 精品教育资源文库 】 awake.I had some time _10_ I was due to start work， so I dashed across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to d
17、rink or eat.He wanted a cola， so I went and got this for him _11_ a banana. I gave him the drink and banana， then went back to my office across the street，and went upstairs to get the bag I recently _12_ with everyday items.Id been planning to give it to someone in need， so this was a great _13_.I h
18、urried back to give the bag to the stranger， who was _14_. Society may feel uncomfortable with homeless people._15_ ， we must remember theyre just like us.Theyre just down on their _16_ for different reasons.If we _17_ to those in need， our hearts will grow and we can _18_ make our world better. Sin
19、ger Phil Collins sang a song titled Another Day in Paradise， which _19_ us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to _20_ those who are less fortunate. 1 A.balance B significance C performance D assistance 2 A.duty B regret C advance D equality 3 A.imagining B expecting C pretending D
20、 announcing 4 A.word B hug C pity D gift 5 A.absurd B boring C complex D touch 6 A.idea B excuse C lesson D reason 7 A.relaxed B absentminded C unaware D dizzy 8 A.know B want C share D afford 9 A.spotted B approached C recognized D interviewed 10 A.when B since C before D unless 【 精品教育资源文库 】 11 A.
21、instead of B except for C regardless of D along with 12 A.replaced B packed C decorated D combined 13 A.trial B honor C opportunity D reward 14 A.grateful B careful C hopeful D skillful 15 A.Besides B Therefore C Meanwhile D However 16 A.effort B luck C appearance D reputation 17 A.look out B break out C reach out D turn out 18 A.truly B properly C deliberately D approximately 19 A.intends B reminds C promises D persuades 20 A.trick B blame C doubt D forget 【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者帮助无家可归的人的故事。 【核心词汇】 extremely adv.极其，极端 dash v急奔，急驰，猛冲 paradise n天堂 blessing n上帝的恩宠，祝福 1 D 根据下文的 “dont offer
