1、 Unit 2English around the world一、完形填空Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors.When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese _1_ at my face, but I pushed them aside.My mom believed I would learn when I was ready.But the _2_ never came.On a Chinese New Year
2、s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was _3_ at him, confused, scratching my head.“Still cant speak Chinese？” He laughed at me, “You cant even buy a fish in Chinatown.” “Hey, this is America, not China.Ill get some right now with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my
3、mom for _4_.“Remember to ask for _5_ fish, Xin Xian Yu，” she said, handing over a $20 bill.I _6_ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.I found the fish _7_ surrounded in a sea of customers.“Id like to buy some fresh fish，” I shouted to the fishman.But he _8_ my English words an
4、d turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience.With every _9_， the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew strongermy blood boiling_10_ me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng，” I repeated.The crowd erupted into laughter.My face
5、turned _11_ and I ran back home _12_， except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.Should I laugh or cry? Theyre Chinese.Im Chinese.I should feel right at _13_.Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸) to the language.Sometimes, I laugh at my fish _14_， but, in the end, the joke is on me.Every
6、 laugh is a culture _15_； every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.1A.customBgamesCcharacters D.language 2A.success Bstudy Ctime Dattempt3A.aim Bjoke Cnod Dstare4A.decision Bpermission Cinformation Dpreparation5A.big Bsmall Cfresh Dsheng6A.repeated Breviewed Cspelled Dkept7A.farm Bstand Cpond Dma
7、rket8A.guessed Bforgot Cdoubted Dignored9A.second Beffort Cdesire Dmovement10A.forcing Ballowing Cpersuading Dleading11A.bright Bblank Cpale D.red 12A.openmouthed Btonguetied Cemptyhanded D.brokenhearted13A.service Bhome Crisk Droot 14A.trade Bdeed Cchallenge Dincident15A.thrown Blost Cdivided Drefl
8、ected二、语法填空(2014年广州调研)Robert Burns is the most famous poet to write in Scots, the traditional language of Scotland.Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to a poor farming family, his parents made sure that he was well educated as a child.In 1783 he started composing poetry (1)_ a traditional style using the Ay
9、rshire dialect of Scots.These poems were well received (2)_ (local) and in 1786 they were published in the volume, Poems, Chiefly, (3)_ made him famous in Scotland overnight.(4)_， his fame was not accompanied by money and he found (5)_ necessary to return to farming.(6)_ this also proved unprofitabl
10、e, he entered government service in 1789.He died at the age of 37 as a result of a weak heart, brought on by years of poor working conditions on the farm (7)_ (date) back to his childhood.Within a short time of his death, money started pouring in from all over Scotland (8)_ (support) his widow and c
11、hildren.Today, his memory (9)_ (celebrate) by Burns clubs across the world and his birthday is (10)_ unofficial “National Day” for Scots and those with Scottish ancestry, celebrated with Burns suppers.三、阅读理解A Southampton University team found that people who were vegetarians by 30 had recorded five
12、IQ points higher on average at the age of 10.Researchers said it could explain why people with a higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity rates.The study of 8,179 people was reported in the British Medical Journal.Twenty years after the IQ tests wer
13、e carried out in 1970, 366 of the participants said they were vegetariansalthough more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.Men who were vegetarians had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for nonvegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compared with 99 for nonvegetarians.The
14、re was no difference in the IQ scores, between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class, but it remained statistically significant after adjusting for these f
15、actors.Vegetarians were more likely to be female, to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or vocational qualifications than nonvegetarians.However, these differences were not reflected in their annual income, which was similar to that of nonvegetarians.Lead researcher Catharine Gale
16、 said, “The findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarians as adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk
17、 of coronary heart disease in adult life.”But Dr. Frankie Phillips of the British Dietetic Association said, “It_is_like_the_chicken_and_egg.Do people become vegetarians because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be more aware of health issues？”1Whats the result of
18、 the research mentioned in the text?AIntelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life.BChildren with a higher IQ are less likely to have heart disease later in life.CIntelligent children tend to belong to higher social class later in life.DChildren with a healthier heart tend
19、 to have a higher IQ later in life.2It was found in the research that _.Amost of the participants became vegetarians 20 years after the IQ tests were carried outBvegetarians who ate fish or chicken were of similar intelligence with strict vegetariansCfemale vegetarians were more likely to have highe
20、r annual income than nonvegetariansDvegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than nonvegetarians3Catharine Gale talked about “being vegetarians” in a(n) _ way.Adoubtful BfavorableCnegative D.objective4What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?AIntelligence is link
21、ed to not just being a vegetarian but to many factors.BThe rate of getting heart disease is linked to your lifestyle.CThe link between a high IQ and being a vegetarian is still uncertain.DThe link between a healthy heart and diet remains to be proved.5What s the best title for the text?AGet More IQ
22、Points!BBe a Vegetarian, Please!CVegetarian Diet Cuts Heart RiskDA High IQ Is Linked to Being a VegetarianUnit 2English around the world能力检测一、“我”长在美国，已熟悉英语，但身为中国人，因为没有学习汉语而导致了去中国城买鱼的尴尬，这让“我”明白了一个道理：“笑话”反映的是一种文化的缺失，我们不应该让文化丢失。1C根据本段第一句中“the language of my ancestors”可知，此处指父母把有“汉字”的卡放在“我”面前。2C由本句中“But”
23、及“never”可知，这里说的是“我”学习汉语的“时机”从来没有来过。3D从句中的“confused”可知，当叔叔跟“我”讲汉语的时候，“我”困惑了，不明白了，因此“我”只能用眼睛“盯着”叔叔看。4B由下段中母亲说话的内容可知，“我”希望征得母亲同意让“我”去买鱼。由语境可知，应为母亲的“许可”比较合适。5C由下文提示“Xin Xian Yu”可知，母亲告诉我买“新鲜”的鱼。6A由上句母亲话中的“Xin Xian Yu”及“我”没有学习汉语可以推断出，“我”为了防止忘掉要买的东西的名字，而不断“重复”着母亲的话。7B分析句子结构可知，“我”发现鱼摊被很多顾客围着。stand摊子。8D由本句中“
24、turned to serve the next customer”可知，这个卖鱼人没有在意“我”说的话，即“无视，不理睬”。9A由上文中“turned to serve the next customer.The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience.”可知，摊主和买鱼的人态度使我接下来“每秒钟”都很生气。10A由本句中“my blood boiling”可知，“我”被激怒了，因此“我”“强迫”自己大声喊出“我”要买的东西。11D由上句中的“The crowd erupted into laughter”可知，因
25、为“我”说错了汉语而引来了大家的哄堂大笑，这让“我”十分难堪，故“我”的脸变“红”了。12C由上段中母亲让“我”买“Xin Xian Yu”及本句中“except for the $20 bill”可知，“我”没有买到鱼，而是“空着手”回家的。13B由本段中“Theyre Chinese.Im Chinese”可知，同为中国人，“我”应该感到“自在、自如”才对。这与后面的“Instead, I was the joke.”形成对比。14D由本句中的“I laugh at”可知，作者时常以自己买鱼的那件“小事”自嘲。15B分析句子结构可知，该空应与fading away意思相近。二、本文讲述了苏
26、格兰著名作家罗伯特彭斯的生平。1inin.style表示“以的形式”，是固定搭配。2locally副词修饰整个句子。3which引导非限制性定语从句。4However空格前后两句是转折关系，且空格后有逗号，故用however。5itsb.find it necessary to do sth.某人发现做某事有必要。it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式。6When逗号前后是两个各自完整的句子，故考虑用连词。此处需要用when表示“当这也被证明是没有收入的时候，他在1789年进入了政府机构服务。”7dating现在分词作伴随状语。8to support不定式作目的状语。9is celebrat
27、ed此句缺少谓语动词，且memory与celebrate之间是被动关系，由“today”可知要用一般现在时的被动语态。10an表示“一个非官方的国庆节”，是泛指，且unofficial以元音音素开头，故用an。三、研究表明，素食和高智商有一定的关系。 1A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“people who were vegetarians by 30 had recorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10”可知A项正确。根据“it could explain why.”可知这一结果可帮助解释B项中的现象，但B项并非这次研究的结果。故本题选A。2B细节理解题。根据第三段中的最后一句可知答案为B。3D推理判断题。根据第六段可知Catharine Gale只是客观地讲述研究结果，并没有表明自己的立场。故选D。4C推理判断题。文章最后一句的意思是：人们成为素食者是因为他们智商高还是因为他们足够聪明而更注意健康问题？由此可见Dr.Frankie Phillips认为素食和高智商的因果关系尚未明确。故C项正确。5D主旨大意题。本文介绍了一项研究结果：素食与高智商有关，故D项正确。作者并未提出建议，所以A、B两项错误；文章中虽然提到了心脏病，但不是文章的主旨，故C项错误。