1、 Unit 2Working the land一、完形填空 Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径)This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest.My _1_， Beans, and I walk the trail frequently.Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or _2_ some
2、 course known only to him.Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very _3_.He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to _4_ back.One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an _5_ trail.I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to ou
3、r familiar _6_.But, no.We seemed to be far off course.After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably _7_ the way home.So I urged, “Beans, take me home.” He ran down a new trail.But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails. Soon it became _8_ that we were getting nowhere.I began to
4、picture the rest of the day in the _9_， without food or drink.We had walked about ten miles.But Beans seemed totally _10_.The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.Finally, we came to a crossroad near a highway.Lady Luck _11_ I should turn left.We did and _12_ reached a cottage beside a fiel
5、d.I knocked on the _13_ and explained my situation to an old man.He laughed and then drove us home. Since our adventure, I _14_ that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.He was just having too much _15_ exploring new trails.1A.deer Bdog Clady Dman2A.imagine Bconsider Cexplore Dpresent3A.sma
6、rt Bsweet Cslow Dshy4A.turn Bkick Cjump Dspeak5A.untrueBunnecessary Cunfamiliar Dunimportant6A.driveway Bpath Ccrossroad Dhighway7A.knew Bsaw Cshowed Dmade 8A.mysterious Bridiculous Cfascinating Dapparent9A.house Bforest Cfield Dcottage10A.unconcerned Bunconscious Cundecided Duncomfortable11A.ordere
7、d Bsuggested Casked Dshouted12A.punctually Bfrequently Cformally Dshortly13A.man Bdoor Chouse Dcottage 14A.regretted Bremembered Cconcluded Dconfirmed15A.fun Bdifficulty Ctrouble Dpain二、语法填空(2012年广东)Mary will never forget the first time she saw him.He suddenly appeared in class one day, (1)_ (wear)
8、sunglasses.He walked in as if he (2)_ (buy) the school.And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.For some reason he sat beside Mary.Mary felt (3)_ (please), because there were many empty seats in the room.But she quickly realized that it wasnt her, it was probably the fact that
9、she sat in (4)_ last row.(5)_ he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong.It might have made it a little (6)_ (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didnt stop the kids in the class.Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had
10、 to look at Mary, (7)_ made her feel like a star.“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons？” the teacher asked.The new boy shook his head.“Then Id appreciate it if you didnt wear them in class.I like to look at your eyes when Im speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher (8)_ a few sec
11、onds and all the other students wondered (9)_ the boy would do.Then he took (10)_ off, gave a big smile and said, “That is cool.”三、阅读理解 “Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked.When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped.The doctor tu
12、rned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window.The baby had been born without ears.Time proved that the babys hearing was perfect.It was only his appearance that was imperfect.When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms, she sighed, knowing that his life
13、was to be misfortunate.He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy.called me a freak (怪人)”He grew up, handsome.A favourite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that.He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music.“But you might communicate with other young peo
14、ple，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.Two years went by.One day, his father said to the son, “Youre going to the hospital, son.Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need.But it s a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged.Later
15、 he married and entered the diplomatic service.One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know.not yet.”The years kept their secret, but t
16、he day did come.He stood with his father over his mothers casket.Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody eve
17、r thought mother less beautiful, did they？”1Why did mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?ABecause her son had a tiny face.BBecause she saw her son crying.CBecause her son was born imperfect.DBecause her son was in her arms.2Which word can describe mothers feeling when the son threw himself into
18、 her arms?ANervous. BSympathetic.CProud. D.Angry.3Who gave the son the ears?AA doctor. BHis father.CHis mother. D.A stranger.4The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “_”Asee BshowCfind Dsearch5The best title for the passage would be “_”AMothers Hair.BAn Unforgettable Memory.
19、CWho Gave Me the Ears?DWho Is My Best Respectable Person?Unit 2Working the land能力检测一、小狗Beans领着“我”沿着一条不熟悉的小路散步而迷路了，结果好不容易才回到家。但从冒险经历来看，“我”断定Beans可能一直知道回家的路，他只是喜欢探索新的路径罢了。1B根据第二段第一句 “Beans is a white dog”可判断选B。2C由全文可知Beans喜欢探索路径，故选C。3A根据后面一句 “He not only understands what we tell him.”可推断Beans很聪明。4D从句中
20、的 “makes sounds”可判断Beans试图用言语进行回答。5C我们选择了一条不同的路，所以应是走进了不熟悉的路。6B由后边的“be for off course (远离了道路)”可推断作者本以为这条平时不走的小径能通往熟悉的“道路”。7A根据下文的 “So I urged, Beans, take me home.”可以推断“我”突然意识到Beans可能知道回家的路。8D由“He ran down a new trail.But it merely led to an intersection of trails.”可推断其实Beans并不知道回家的路，显然我们已经迷路了。9B由第一
21、段“This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest”的提示可判断选B，意为“在森林中到处走”。10A根据句中but所表示的转折关系，再结合“The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.”的提示推断，迷路一事“我”着急，但Beans并不关心。11B幸运女神建议“我”往左走，即“我”幸运地选择了向左走，故应选B。12D很快就来到一处村舍，shortly意为“不久”，符合语境。13Bknock on the door 敲门。14C从我们的冒险
22、经历推断了Beans可能一直知道回家的路，他只是喜欢探险新的路径罢了。15A根据全文可知Beans喜欢探索新路，故应选A。二、本文主要讲述了玛丽对班上新来的一个外国学生的描述及自身的一些心理活动。1wearing考查非谓语动词。因已有谓语动词appeared，动词wear前又没有并列连词，即wear不是并列谓语，它应该是非谓语动词，作状语，表示伴随情况；又因he与wear是主动关系，故用现在分词。2had bought考查动词时态。在主格人称代词he后，显然是作谓语；又因他不可能买下了这个学校，故应用虚拟语气，与过去事实相反，故填had bought。3pleased考查词形变化。在系动词fe
23、lt后作表语，用形容词，表示“高兴的”。4the考查冠词。特指最后的那一排，用定冠词。5If考查连词。因he thought.与he was wrong是两个句子，且两者之间没有关联词，必定是填关联词；根据两句之间的逻辑关系，应填表示条件关系的连词if(如果，要是)。6harder考查比较级。作宾补依然是要用形容词，所以不作词类转换，可考虑比较级；句中a little修饰比较级harder，表示“更难一点”。7which考查从属连词。引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是前面整个句子。8for考查介词。表示某个动词或状态延续了多久，用“for时间段”。9what考查从属连词。引导宾语从句并在从句中作d
24、o的宾语，故用连接代词。10them考查代词。代替前面的those glasses，作took off的宾语，用人称代词的宾格。三、本文讲述了一个感人的故事。儿子天生没有耳朵，母亲将自己的耳朵献给了儿子。母亲去世后，父亲才将这个秘密告诉儿子。1C细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话“The baby had been born without ears.”可知答案为C。2B细节理解题。由第二段的“When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mothers arms，she sighed，knowing that his life was to be misfortunate.”可知答案为B。3C细节理解题。从文章最后可知是母亲献出了自己的耳朵。4B词义猜测题。父亲拨开母亲的头发，揭示了母亲将自己的耳朵捐给儿子的真相，因此，此处reveal是“显示”的意思。5C主旨大意题。综观全文，可知“耳朵”是贯穿文章的线索。故选C。