1、Unit 2The universal language Section Welcome to the unit 责骂 4.The deadline is drawing near;we cant delay any more. 含义 答案最后期限 5.The merciful king saved him from death. 含义 答案仁慈的 6.How grand the mountains look in the evening! 含义 答案壮丽的 三、单句填空 1.He is a living witness my innocence. 答案 to 2.Mr.Black is ve
2、ry happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been (popular). 答案 more popular 3.Shall I be (disturb)you if I do my typing here? 答案 disturbing 4.This is how Shaoxing impresses me first sight. 答案 at 5.I think Im falling in love Jim. 答案 with 6.He demanded me to shut the gate. 答案 of 7.They
3、 demanded that the company (give)them an explanation. 答案(should) give 8.The witness gave her (evident) in a clear firm voice. 答案 evidence 四、选择恰当的短语填空 be accessible to;fall in love;condemn.to death;at first sight;take on;depend on 1.The murderer was arrested a week later and afterwards. 答案 condemned
4、to death 2. ,I thought the exercise was familiar,but after a careful look,I found it was different. 答案 At first sight 3.The two young people with each other and got married two years later. 答案 fell in love 4.Located on top of the mountain,the temple tourists only on foot. 答案 is accessible to 5.You m
5、ay it that he will join our club. 答案 depend on 6.The company has just a new scene. 答案 taken on 五、完成句子 1.谁是他签署这些文件的证人? Who his signing the documents? 答案 witnessed to 2.他度过了最忧虑的一天。 He has worrying day. 答案 never spent a more 3.警方对最近的犯罪动向深感忧虑。 Police the latest trend of crime. 答案 felt deeply disturbed a
6、bout 4.我第一眼见到她就爱上了她。 I her . 答案 fell in love with;at first sight 5.显然,练习对每个人来讲都很重要。 practice is important for everybody. 答案 It is evident that 六、阅读理解 A George Gershwin was born in New York City in 1898.His parents were Russian Jews who had immigrated to the United States.George and his two brothers
7、and sister had a close,happy family life.George liked playing games on the streets of New York.He liked exploring the city.He did not like school or studying. While exploring the city,George heard jazz and blues music in and out of public drinking places.However,he did not become seriously intereste
8、d in music until he heard another boy playing the violin in a concert at his school.George began to take piano lessons.His teacher was a fine classical musician.He immediately recognized Georges unusual ability.The teacher wrote about him to a friend,“I have a student who will make his mark in music
9、,if anybody will.The boy is a genius,without doubt.” George studied classical piano.But his strongest interest continued to be jazz and popular music.At the age of fifteen,he left school and went to work in the music business.At that time,the New York City street where most music publishers had thei
10、r offices was called “Tin Pan Alley”.The piano players played the songs all day long to interest singers and other performers.George Gershwin was one of the youngest piano players in Tin Pan Alley.Soon,he was considered one of the finest there.He was already writing his own songs.He succeeded in get
11、ting one published when only eighteen years old. George Gershwin was now a real composer.The rest of his life was an unbroken record of success.He wrote song after song.His ideas were so endless that he was not even troubled when he once lost some music he had been writing.“There is plenty more wher
12、e that came from,” he said. George Gershwin had his first big hit in 1919,when he was twenty-one years old.It was a song called “Swanee”.A popular entertainer,Al Jolson,sang the song.Swanee was made into one of the first musical recordings.George Gershwin was suddenly famous. (一)阅读文章,回答问题。 1.When di
13、d George Gershwin take music as an interest? A.When he was exploring the city. B.When he played games on the streets. C.When he heard a boy playing the piano. D.When he heard the violin at a school concert. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“However,he did not become seriously interested in music until he heard a
14、nother boy playing the violin in a concert at his school.”可知 D项正确。 2.We know from the passage that . A.George Gershwin was born in Russia B.George Gershwins parents had 5 children C.his teacher believed in his musical gift D.classical piano was his favorite music 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I have a studen
15、t who will make his mark in music,if anybody will.The boy is a genius,without doubt.”说明老师很欣赏他的音乐才华。 3.What made George Gershwin become famous in his twenties? A.He played the piano in Tin Pan Alley. B.He wrote a song named Swanee. C.He sang the song Swanee with Al Jolson. D.He lost some music he was
16、 writing. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“George Gershwin had his first big hit in 1919,when he was twenty-one years old.”以及下面的内容可知 B 项正确。 4.What was George Gershwins reaction when some music he had been writing got lost? A.He became rather angry. B.He went to his teacher for help. C.He stopped composing mus
17、ic. D.He remained calm and confident. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“There is plenty more where that came from,he said.”说明丢了 曲子时,他一点都不慌张。故选 D项。 (二)文章二次开发。结合语篇内容复习巩固本单元语法项目。 把下面句子的省略部分补充完整。 5.He did not like school or studying. 答案 He did not like school or (he did not like)studying. 6.While exploring the city,
18、George heard jazz and blues music in and out of public drinking places. 答案 While(he was) exploring the city,George heard jazz and blues music in and out of public drinking places. 7.I have a student who will make his mark in music,if anybody will. 答案 I have a student who will make his mark in music,
19、if anybody will(make his mark in music). 8.At the age of fifteen,he left school and went to work in the music business. 答案 At the age of fifteen,he left school and (he)went to work in the music business. 9.The boy is a genius,without doubt. 答案 The boy is a genius,(which is) without doubt. 10.Soon,he
20、 was considered one of the finest there. 答案 Soon,he was considered (to be) one of the finest there. 11.He succeeded in getting one published when only eighteen years old. 答案 He succeeded in getting one published when (he was) only eighteen years old. B Susan Williams went to a boarding school.Here i
21、s one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school. Dear Mom and Dad, Im afraid I have some very bad news for you.I have been very naughty and the school principal(校 长)is very angry with me.She is going to write to you.You must come and take me away from here.She does not want me in the s
22、chool any longer. The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed.This is against the rules,of course.We are not supposed to smoke at all. As I was smoking,I heard footsteps coming towards the room.I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking,so I threw the cigarette away.Unfort
23、unately,the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket,which caught fire.There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire,too.Soon the whole room was burning.The principal phoned for the fire department.The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arriv
24、ed,the whole school was in flames.Many of the girls are in the hospital. The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage.She will send you a bill for about a million dollars. I am very sorry about this. Much love,Susan. P.S.None of the above is true,but I have faile
25、d my exams.I just want you to know how bad things could have been! 12.Susan wrote home . A.to tell her parents about the fire B.to ask for a million dollars C.to tell her parents she had failed her exams D.to tell her parents she had to leave school 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据信后的附言“None of the above is true,but
26、 I have failed my exams.”可知,她写信 的目的是要告诉父母考试没及格。故选 C项。 13.In the letter,Susan told her parents that the principal was angry with her for the reason that . A.she had failed her exams B.she had been caught smoking in bed C.it was her fault that the school had caught fire D.she had not phoned for the fi
27、re department in time 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据信的第四段第一句可知,Susan 在信中讲到校长对她很生气的原因是她的过错 导致学校着了火。故选 C项。 14.Susan told her parents about the fire . A.to warn them about what the principal would do B.to make them feel worried C.to make them less angry at her real news D.to make them laugh 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据最后一段可知信中的故事
28、完全是捏造的。她的真正目的是想让父母对真正 的消息(考试没及格)少生气。故选 C 项。 15.How true was the letter before the P.S.? A.Partly true. B.All true. C.Completely untrue. D.The story doesnt really tell us. 答案 C 解析推理判断题。通读全文可知,Susan 在信中讲的故事完全不是真的。故选 C项。 七、语篇填空 Dear Tom, How are you doing?You 1. (ask) me in your last letter about my pl
29、an for the coming summer vacation. I am sorry that I didnt reply 2. delay.How I wish I 3. (read) and replied your letter as soon as I received it.4. ,I was busy preparing for my final exam at that time,5. is vital for me.As a result,I had no choice but 6.(focus) on my study completely.I believe that
30、 if you 7. (be) me,you would make the same choice. By the way,I have a busy schedule for my summer vacation.First and foremost,I want to do a part time job,so that my interpersonal skills 8. (improve).Additionally,I will take a short trip to Beijing to take a summer course in the New Oriental School
31、.Last but not 9. (little),maybe I will work as a volunteer for the school as a teaching assistant. These are my plan for the summer vacation.Whats yours?I am looking 10. to your earliest reply. 答案与解析 1.asked 根据后句的“in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation”可知在上封信中 应该用一般过去时,故填 a
32、sked。 2.without 句意:很抱歉,“我”没能立刻给你答复。without delay“立刻,马上”。故填 without。 3.had read “我”多么希望一收到你的信就读并回信啊。wish后的从句用虚拟语气,表示与过去事实 相反。故填 had read。 4.However 然而,“我”当时正忙于准备期末考试,这对我很重要。however“然而”。故填 However。 5.which which 引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 final exam,且在从句中做主语。故填 which。 6.to focus “我”别无选择,只能完全集中在学习上。have no choic
33、e but to do“别无选择只能”。故 填 to focus。 7.were “我”相信如果你是“我”的话,你也会做出同样的决定。此处为 if 引导的虚拟条件句表示对现 在情况的虚拟,be 动词用 were。故填 were。 8.can/will be improved 前句 I want to do a part time job 可知,那样“我”的人际交往技能可以/将会得到 提升。故填 can/will be improved。 9.least last but not least“最后但并非最不重要的是”。故填 least。 10.forward “我”期盼收到你及早的答复。look
34、 forward to“期盼”。故填 forward。 八、选词创境 运用下列写作词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。(35句) stubborn,condemn,dare,ask for sb.s hand in marriage,fall in love,at first sight 答案 Once upon a time,a prince went to a party.His eyes fell upon a beautiful girl.At first sight,he fell in love with her.The prince asked for her hand in marriage.However,the girls father who was very stubborn didnt dare to marry her daughter to the prince.The old cruel king got angry,and the poor father was condemned to death.
