1、Unit 2The universal language Section Task tend to;have (a) prejudice against;break up;seek for 1.She rely on luck. 答案 has a tendency to 2.The police had to employ force to the crowd. 答案 break up 3.Her mother was ill and she had to her. 答案 tend to 4.He modern poetry. 答案 has a prejudice against 5.This
2、 is just what we have long . 答案 sought for 五、完成句子 1.那歌手去年六月份和妻子分手了。 The singer his wife last June. 答案 split up with 2.不论你到哪里,记住你是中国人。 Remember you are a Chinese . 答案 wherever you go 3.我不明白你为什么对我们抱着这么深的偏见。 I cannot understand why you us. 答案 are so prejudiced against 4.这个国家的人口在下降。 The population in th
3、e country is . 答案 on the decline 5.这件事情你应该请教你的律师。 You should your lawyer on this matter. 答案 seek advice from 六、阅读理解 Gabby Logan was a gymnast when she was young.She is now the 39-year-old mother of seven-year- old twins,Reuben and Lois.The other day on TV she was dressed in a new swimsuit,which was
4、designed to show off her nice figure,which was admired by a great number of television viewers. Gabby,who won high praise for her television show of the Olympics,has asked the woman of the whole nation to go to the swimming pool,saying the secret of her figure is regular swimming.She is also making
5、advertisements for the new Sculpture Swimwear of Speedo,an international swimsuit company,to help women find the perfect swimsuit. Gabby said,“We all felt uneasy about getting into our swimwear at first.But we should be excited by the sporting achievements we have seen at the Olympics this summer.To
6、 get ourselves a little healthier,have a try and go to the swimming pool.” Then she said,“Swimming is the perfect exercise if you want to feel healthy or simply relax.I find that going for a swim always clears my mind and also gives me some valuable my time.I like the calm of swimming which I cant e
7、xperience when I am not in the pool.” A study by Speedo,an international company,which sells swimsuits,reported the biggest reason why women were put off going to the pool was the way they looked in swimwear.More than half of the 1,000 women surveyed have been reduced to tears when trying on swimwea
8、r.And 48 percent said they felt too self-conscious to go swimming with their children.Sally Polak,from Speedo,said,“Were hoping to give women the courage and confidence to get back into the water.” 1.What can we learn about Gabby Logan? A.She has two children. B.She appeared on TV to show off her ni
9、ce figure. C.She was a swimmer when she was young. D.She took part in the Olympic Games when she was young. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据“She is now the 39-year-old mother of seven-year-old twins,Reuben and Lois.”可 知选 A项。 2.What is the main reason why Gabby has a nice figure? A.She is a gymnast. B.She often swims
10、. C.She has a peaceful mind. D.She wears Sculpture Swimwear. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据“Gabby,who won high praise for her television show of the Olympics,has asked the woman of the whole nation to go to the swimming pool,saying the secret of her figure is regular swimming.”可知选 B项。 3.The biggest reason why most
11、 women were stopped from swimming is . A.their shy mind of wearing the swimsuit B.their being too busy with their housework C.their not being comfortable in the swimsuit D.their being afraid of their child seeing them wear less 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段公司的调查结果可推断,感到害羞是最大的原因。 4.What is the authors purpos
12、e of writing the text? A.To introduce a famous woman. B.To discuss a TV show of the Olympics. C.To report a way of keeping a good figure. D.To encourage women to go swimming. 答案 D 解析主旨大意题。结合整篇文章及文章最后一句“Were hoping to give women the courage and confidence to get back into the water.”可知文章的主旨在于鼓励女性游泳。
