1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 The United Kingdom *阅读理解。 It has always been thought that alcohol causes people to put on weight because it contains a lot of sugar, but new research suggests a glass a day cold form part of a diet. Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight;
2、those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight. A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says, Light to moderate alcohol intake, especially of wine, may be more likely to protect against, rather than promote, weight gain. The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol
3、research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions, particularly that data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight. Boston Universitys Dr. Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物学机制 ) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly un
4、derstood. His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病 ), which relate to increasing obesity. Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers. The group says
5、 alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat, and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods. They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic d
6、rinks, taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight. For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases ones risk of becoming obese. Whats more, a study three years ago sugges
7、ted that resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine destroys fat cells. 1.The passage is mainly for those_. A. who produce wine 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B. who have a drinking habit C. who go on a diet D. who are eager to lose weight 2.The underlined phrase in moderation in the first paragraph mean
8、s _. A. excitedly B. carefully C. frequently D. properly 3.What can we learn from the passage? A. Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight. B. Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat. C. The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.
9、D. The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear. 4.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows? A. How to do some easy experiments. B. How to reduce the calories contained in wine. C. How to prove the finding mentioned above. D. How to make wine in a
10、 healthy way. 【文章大意】文章讲述了饮酒和健康的关系，告诉我们适量葡萄酒还会减肥。 1.B【解析】推理判断题。文章讲述了饮酒和健康的关系，比如和肥胖、疾病等的关系。所以说是写给有 喝酒习惯的 人的，故选 B。 2.D【解析】猜测词义题。与上句形成对比，此处指适量饮酒的人事实上能减肥， moderation适度与 D 项同义，故选 D。 4.C【解析】推理判断题。文章最后讲到葡萄酒和红酒混合会破坏肥胖细胞，所以下文会证明这一观点， 故选 C。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 *单句语法填空 1 _(attract) by the movie starring Jet Li, I dec
11、ided to see it again. 答案： Attracted attract与其逻辑主语 I之间为动宾关系，故应用过去分词 attracted作状语。 2 Ill appreciate it if you can reply to my letter _your earliest convenience. 答案： at at your earliest convenience 为固定短语，意为 “ 尽快 ” 。 3 We were _(delight) that we were successful in our experiment. 答案： delighted delighted
12、 “ 高兴的；快乐的 ” ，常用于修饰 人，表示人的心理活动。 4 It is necessary that the problem _(discuss) at once. 答案： (should) be discussed It is necessary that sth./sb. (should) do sth. 为固定句型，本句中， the problem 和 discuss 之间存在被动关系，故用被动语态。 5 I am looking forward to being told about your _(arrange) of vacation. 答案： arrangements a
13、rrangement “ 安排 ” ，常用复数形式。 6 Even if _(invite) to, I wont go to such a bad lecture. 答案： invited 所填词为状语从句的省略形式，补充完整为： Even if (I am) invited to . 。 7 Mr Green is in charge of a large company _(consist) of more than 2,000 workers. 答案： consisting consist of “ 由 ? 组成 ” ，无被动语态，故应用现在分词形式作后置定语，修饰 company。
14、8 When would it be _(convenience) for you to start work? 答案： convenient It is convenient for sb. to do sth. “ 对某人来说做某事是方便的 ” 。 9 Success consists _the ability to continue efforts through failures. 答案： in 句意：成功在于历经失败却持续努力的能力。 consist in “ 在于 ” 。 10 This job doesnt pay well, but itll _(rough) cover yo
15、ur daily expenses. 答案： roughly roughly “ 粗略地 ” ，在此处修饰动词 cover，应用副词。 *完形填空。 (2018 青岛市高考模拟检测 ) 【 精品教育资源文库 】 The murmur of the audience had just faded into silence.This was one of the most _1_ days in fiveyearold Patricia McKees life： the Kernot School Concert.She stood _2_ the curtain with her school
16、mates.Yet she was not _3_ because everyone had been practicing for weeks and knew their _4_ by heart. Being in a remote country town， Patricia knew that everyone would _5_ for the big occasion everyone！ Yet， it was this awareness that added a sense of _6_ to her excitement.There were two people who
17、couldnt be in that _7_ that night her mum and dad. Patricias parents _8_ the local general store， which was _9_ for business 24 hours.So it was simply _10_ that Mum and Dad could never attend community activities.It had been this way with her sister， so why should it be any _11_ for her? Still， Patr
18、icia couldnt help _12_ that her parents could be there to see her on such a special day， so she decided to _13_ the subject with her mother._14_，she had to face the facts.At such a young age， Patricia couldnt really understand the deep _15_ in her mothers response： “Ill try to be there ， sweetheart，
19、 but you know how _16_ it is for us to get away from the store.” Yet as the curtain slowly opened, little Patricia got the _17_ of her life.There， sitting four rows the front was her mother with a big smile on her face! This powerful image _18_ one of Patricias most treasured memories.“Words cannot
20、express the pure joy we both _19_ at that moment， ” said Patricia.Her parents have passed away, but what a wonderful legacy(遗产 ) theyve left us： when someone really _20_ you， be there for them. 1 A.difficult B important C sad D perfect 2 A.before B under C beside D behind 3 A.excited B moved C afrai
21、d D lost 4 A.parts B relations C jobs D forms 5 A.join up B prepare C drop in D turn out 【 精品教育资源文库 】 6 A.happiness B sadness C willingness D eagerness 7 A.audience B store C play D movie 8 A.bought B got C sold D ran 9 A.easy B open C still D closed 10 A.recognized B denied C accepted D incredible
22、 11 A.different B satisfied C personal D wise 12 A.thinking B talking C learning D wishing 13 A.hand in B go through C bring up D put away 14 A.Surprisingly B Happily C Obviously D Sadly 15 A.pain B meaning C understanding D thought 16 A.awful B hard C troublesome D thankful 17 A.blow B wonder C person D surprise 18 A.remained B left C took D affe
