1、Unit 2 A lifes work Section C Developing ideas associate with;at ones own pace;day in,day out;date back to;originate from;bring.back to life;vary from.to. 1.She was driving too fast so I decided to keep riding . 答案 at my own pace 2.I have to do the same boring jobs . 答案 day in,day out 3.My family ha
2、s a vase,which is said to Ming Dynasty. 答案 date back to 4.This TV series of family relationship a short story. 答案 originated from 5.Although the doctors did everything they could,they werent able to him . 答案 bring;back to life 6.Its important to appear confident of your ability and your future. 答案 b
3、e optimistic about 7.The importance of being able to take part in the Olympics will athlete athlete. 答案 vary from;to 8.I always the smell of those flowers my childhood. 答案 associate;with .完成句子 1.据报道,大多数中国人对中国的未来持乐观态度。 It is reported that most Chinese people . 答案 are optimistic about the future of Ch
4、ina 2.你一定要记住,不同的商店和不同的时间,价格是不同的。 You must remember that prices . 答案 vary from store to store and from time to time 3.新的应用程序允许用户以自己的速度学习语言。 The new app allows the users to learn the language . 答案 at their own pace 4.她现在 80 多岁了,有点健忘。 Shes in her eighties now and . 答案 apt to be a bit forgetful 5.下列问题要仔
5、细考虑。 the following questions. 答案 To be carefully considered are 6.如果我当时在学校学习刻苦的话,我现在就是一个工程师了。 ,I would be an engineer now. 答案 If I had worked hard at school 素养提升 .阅读理解 Like many new graduates,I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do.My degree,with ho
6、nours,in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical.I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow,but I had no idea how to do that.Thats when I learned about the Lighthouse Project. I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I c
7、ould about the experiences of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot of hard work,and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.In short,I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family. Eventually,however,I won the support
8、 of my family,and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application.After countless interviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.Several months later,I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty.I was going to a small village
9、near Abuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?I had no idea.But I was about to find out. After completing my training,I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation.Though the local villagers were poor,they offered their homes,hearts,and food as if I were their own
10、family.I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse.For the next year or so,I taught in that same schoolhouse.But I sometimes thought I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period,I realised that all those things that had seemed s
11、o strange or unusual to me no longer did,though I did not get anywhere with the local language,and returned to the United States as a different man.The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever. 【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。叙述了作者在尼日利亚当志愿者的经历。作者大学毕业后,报 名参加了灯塔项目活动,经过激烈的竞争,他被选中了。然后,他被派往尼日利亚的一个村庄,在那儿 他带领当地人建校舍,然后
12、第二年在那所学校教书。作者在尼日利亚学到很多东西,灯塔项目完全改 变了他的生活。 1.According to paragraph 2,it is most likely that the author . A.discussed his decision with his family B.asked previous volunteers about voluntary work C.attended special training to perform difficult tasks D.felt frightened about having to leave his family
13、and friends 答案A 解析推理判断题。根据第二段中“In short,I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family”可知,作者很可能和他的家人讨论了他的决定。故选 A 项。 2.In his application for the volunteer job,the author . A.participated in many discussions B.went through challenging survival tests C.wro
14、te quite a few papers on voluntary work D.faced strong competition from other candidates 答案 D 解析推理判断题。根据第三段中“After countless interviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone”可知,作者在申请成为志愿者的过程中,面对了来自对 手的强大竞争。故选 D 项。 3.What can we infer from the author
15、s experiences in Nigeria? A.He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture at first. B.He had learned to communicate in the local language. C.He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home. D.He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I r
16、ealised that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did”可推断作者已经适应了,但当初不适应时要适应这些是有困难的。故选 A 项。 .应用文写作 假定你是李华,校学生会主席。加拿大某高中部分学生将于下周来你校交流学习,请你代表学校 给他们的领队 Alan发邮件明确接机事宜,内容包括: 1.核实到达时间; 2.明确接机位置; 3.告知辨认方式。 注意: 1.词数 80左右; 2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考范文 Dear Alan, Im Li Hua,president
17、 of the school Students Union.On behalf of our school,Im honoured to meet your team at the airport. Are you arriving at 5:15 pm next Monday?If so,Ill be waiting for you at the exit of the International Arrival Hall.To make myself easily picked out,Im going to hold a signboard with your name on it.An
18、d Im sure you wont miss it. Wish you a pleasant journey! Yours, Li Hua .读后续写 I was a taxi driver,a father of a 16-year-old boy at that time.My son was good at school,and he would graduate from senior high school and go to university,but he was hesitating to choose his future job and he always change
19、d his mind.I did give him advice but he didnt follow it.And one Monday morning,I stopped at New York Hospital when I found a well-dressed man coming over.He was waving to me.I waited patiently until he jumped into the taxi.“La Guardia Airport,please.” He said. As always,I wondered about my passenger
20、.So I asked,“What do you do?” “I am working at the hospital.” For some unknown reason,I decided to ask for his help. “Could I ask a favour?” He didnt answer at first.But I continued,“I have a son,16.Hes doing well in the school.He will graduate from senior high school.He wants a job this summer.Is t
21、here any possibility that you might get him a summer job?” After a minute,he said,“The medical students have a research project.Maybe he could fit in.Have him send me his school records.” He searched his pocket and handed me a card. That evening,when I got home,I pulled the card from my pocket.“Robb
22、ie,” I said proudly,“this could be a summer job for you.Send him your school records.” Robbie took the card and read it out loud,“Fred Plum,New York Hospital.” “Is this a joke?” he said in doubt.After I shouted and threatened to cut off his pocket-money,Robbie promised to send off his grades the nex
23、t morning. Paragraph 1: Two weeks later,when I arrived home,the whole family waited for me excitedly. Paragraph 2: Robbie got the job and did well at the hospital. 参考范文 Paragraph 1: Two weeks later,when I arrived home,the whole family waited for me excitedly.Extremely proud,my son handed me a letter
24、 from Plum,telling him he was accepted by the project.As it turns out,he had sent his school records to the hospital the next day after I gave him the card.And he got a phone from Plums secretary for an interview.He was concerned about the result,as a result of which,he didnt tell the family what ha
25、ppened. Paragraph 2: Robbie got the job and did well at the hospital.In fact,Robbie did so well that Plum phoned me,singing high praise for him.When the summer job ended,he made up his mind to be a doctor.With a clear aim in his mind,Robbie worked even harder.Eventually,he was admitted to New York Medical College.Much to my amazement,a stranger should change my sons future.
