1、Period TwoLanguage in Use一、one 1.作形容词或者名词和代词。 (1)表示数量：一；一个 About onefifth of the freshmen reported that they had been brought up in small towns. 大约有五分之一的一年级学生是在小城镇长大的。 (2)one of其中的一个 One of them became a doctor and the other became a scientist. 两人中一个成了医生，另一个成了科学家。 (3)表示泛指：某一个 Come and have a cup of
2、coffee one evening. 随便哪个晚上过来一起喝杯咖啡吧。It happened one Sunday. 那件事发生在一个星期天。(4)特指：唯一的 Im afraid shes the one person who can do it. 恐怕她是唯一能胜任这份工作的人了。(5)泛指：这一例；这一类型He cant tell one tree from another. 他说不出这一类树和另一类的区别。2.one构成的词组和惯用法：(1)one by one一个一个地，逐一地 They went out quietly one by one.他们一个个一声不响地走了出去。 (2)
3、all in one合为一体She was wife, mother and teacher all in one. 她一人兼具妻子、母亲和老师的角色。 (3)in(by) ones and twos/twos and threes三三两两地They left in ones and twos.他们三三两两地走了。二、for1.prep.(1)(表目的或用途)为了；供用，给的Im willing to do anything for you. 我愿意为你做任何事情。What did you go there for? 你去那儿干什么？Please give me a cup for milk.
4、 请给我一只盛牛奶的杯子。(2)(表示目标或方向)往；向The plane for Shanghai will leave in a quarter. 去上海的航班要一刻钟后起飞。(3)(表示原因或理由)由于If it had not been for your help, I wouldnt have succeeded.要不是你帮忙，我不会成功。(4)(表示一段时间、距离或数量)在，达They stayed there for a week. 他们在那儿呆了一周。For miles and miles you see no trees or grass in the desert. 在沙漠
5、里多少英里你也看不到一棵树和草。(5)(表示等质或比例关系)交换I bought the secondhand computer for only 2，000 yuan. 我只用2 000元钱就买了这台二手电脑。blood for blood以血还血(6)(常与动词连用，表示愿意、爱好、特长等)对；对于He expressed sympathy for the common people in his works.在他的作品中他表达了对普通人民的同情。(7)就来说Its quite cold today for February. 就二月份来说今天太冷了。(8)用于某些句型：It is tim
6、e for.是的时间了It is形容词for sb to do sth主语be too形容词/副词for sbto do sthThe problem is too difficult for us to solve. 这道题太难了我们做不出来。2.conj.由于；因为I apologized to her, for I had wronged her. 我向她道歉，因为我错怪了她。常用词组：be for赞成；同意for certain的确，确实for a time暂时，一度for example例如for one thing.for another.一方面另一方面for the moment
7、目前；暂时for the time being 暂时三、still1.用作副词(1)表示“仍然，依旧，还是”。The fish is still alive.这条鱼还活着。(2)表示“更，还要”。用于比较级前，加强语气。It is cold now, but itll be still colder tonight.现在很冷，但今晚会更冷。(3)表示“尽管那样；然而；不过”。Although she felt ill, she still went to work.她虽然觉得身体不舒服，但仍然去上班了。2.用作形容词(1)表示“不动的；静止的；无声的；寂静的”。Keep still while
8、 I tie your shoes.站着别动，我给你系鞋带。(2)表示“无风的”。It was a hot still airless day.那是无风、闷热的一天。四、could1.can的过去式She could play the violin when she was five.她五岁时便能拉小提琴了。2.表示可能性It could be my mother.可能是我母亲。3.表示建议We could write a letter to the headmaster.我们不妨给校长写封信。4.用于婉转语气，表示“能，可以”。Could I borrow your thermos?我可以借
9、用你的暖水瓶吗？5.用于虚拟语气，表示与事实相反的设想。You could have been more considerate.你本来可以更慎重些。I wish I could go to France.但愿我能去法国。五、like1.用作动词，表示“喜欢；愿意；想”等。常见结构：like sb/ sth; like to do/ doing sth; like sb to do sth He likes swimming.他喜欢游泳。If you like, we could go out this evening. 你要是愿意的话，咱们今天晚上出去。I dont like to dist
10、urb you.我不想打扰你。2.用作介词，意思是“同一样；诸如；像；想要”。常见结构：be like 像；look like 看上去像；seem like 似乎像； feel like doing 想做；would like to do想做Digital products require people to think like computers.数字产品要求人们像计算机一样思考。He was like a son to me.他就像我的儿子一样。It looks like rain.好像要下雨了。Do you feel like going to the movie？你想看电影吗？Wou
11、ld you like to have a cup of tea?给你来一杯茶行吗？3.用作连词，意思是“如同；好像(as)”。Do it like I told you. 照我告诉你的做。常见句型：How do you like.? 你觉得怎么样？六、place1.n.(1)地方；地点This is the place where the boat sank.这就是沉船的地方。(2)场合；处境；地位If I were in your place, I wouldnt give it up. 如果我处在你的境地，我不会放弃。(3)位置；位子a place on the plane飞机上的座位(
12、4)职业；职务(位)get a place as a shop assistant得到了店员的职位(5)比赛名次No wonder he always gets the first place in exams. 怪不得他考试老得第一名。2.vt.(placed，placing)放置；任命；安插Place the books in the right order.把这些书按顺序放好。That autumn he was placed in command of a regiment. 那年秋天他被任命为团长。常用词组：take place发生take ones place(take the p
13、lace of)代替；接替；就坐take your place就坐the first place首先；第一点in place of代替in place在适当的位置out of place不在合适的位置；不适当的；不相称的.阅读理解AWhen something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well，its soandsos fault.” or “I know Im late，but its not my fault；the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault，but once
14、 you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser.You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation.However，you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the
15、 situation.This is the winners key to success.Winners are great at overcoming problems.For example，if you were late because your car broke down，maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly.Or，you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers，so you could call for help when
16、in need.For another example，if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability，find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person.Ask to work with a different person，or dont rely on this person.You should accept that th
17、e person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.This is what being a winner is all aboutcreatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens.Winners dont have fewer problems in their
18、lives；they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else.They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents.So，stop focusing on“whose fault it is”.Once you are confident about your power over bad situations，problems are just st
19、epping stones for success.1.According to the passage，winners _.A.deal with problems rather than blame othersB.meet with fewer difficulties in their livesC.have responsible and able colleaguesD.blame themselves rather than others答案A细节理解题。由第一段倒数第一、二句可知，成功者的秘诀是问题发生后，不是责备别人而是想法解决问题，故A项正确。2.The underline
20、d word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A.avoid B.accept C.improve D.consider答案C词义猜测题。由画线词所在句子的语境可知，成功者的秘诀在于不是把注意力集中在谁该受到责备而是集中在怎样改善糟糕的境况。此处的动词remedy意为：改进，改正，纠正；improve“改善，改进”符合语境。3.When problems occur，winners take them as _.A.excuses for their failuresB.barriers to greater powerC.ch
21、allenges to their colleaguesD.chances for selfdevelopment答案D细节理解题。由尾段第三句他们只是善于把问题看成是对自我的挑战或是自我提升、发展自己的良机，故排除意为“对同事挑战”的C项，选D项。A项的“为失败找借口”是失败者的做法，故被排除；B项中的barriers应为stepping stones，故被排除。BMost episodes of absentmindedforgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a roomare caused
22、 by a simple lack of attention，says Schacter.“Youre supposed to remember something，but you havent encoded it deeply.”Encoding，Schacter explains，is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later.Failure to encode properly can create annoying situation.If y
23、ou put your mobile phone in a pocket，for example，and dont pay attention to what you did because youre involved in a conversation，youll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe(衣柜).“Your memory itself isnt failing you，”says Schacter，“Rather，you didnt give your memo
24、ry system the information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absentmindedness.“A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago，” says Zelinski，“may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.”Women have slightly better memories than men，possibly because they are more interested
25、in whats happening around them，and memory relies on just that.Visual cues(提示) can help prevent absentmindedness，says Schacter.“But be sure the cue is clear and available，”he cautions.If you want to remember to take a medication with lunch，put the bill bottle on the kitchen tabledont leave it in the
26、medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.Another common episode of absentmindedness：walking into a room and wondering why youre there.Most likely，you were thinking about something else.“Everyone does this from time to time，”says Zelinski.The best thing to do is to return to
27、 where you were before entering the room，and youll likely remember.4.What does the underlined word “episodes” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Experiences. B.Experiments.C.Expressions. D.Feelings.答案A词义猜测题。根据第一段中的forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room可知，episodes指的是
28、心不在焉的经历。故选A。5.According to the passage，women have better memories than men probably because _.A.they have a wider range of interestsB.they always put things where they wereC.they pay more attention to their environmentD.they prefer to write notes to tell them what they should do答案C细节理解题。根据第三段中的Women
29、 have slightly better memories than men，possibly because they are more interested in whats happening around them可知，女士比男士记忆力好的原因是她们对周围的环境感兴趣。故选C。6.What can help prevent absentmindedness according to Schacter?A.Writing notes.B.Taking some medicine.C.Putting something in sight.D.Returning to where you
30、were.答案C推理判断题。根据第四段中Schacter说的话可知，提示会阻止遗忘，比如你想午餐时吃药，就把药放在餐桌上提示自己，也就是说把提示的东西放在视线内。故选C。7.What is the best title for the text?A.A Way of Recalling.B.The Importance of Encoding.C.Cures for Absentmindedness.D.Causes of Absentmindedness.答案D标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要谈论的是注意力不集中的原因。故选D。.完形填空One afternoon，my son Adam
31、asked me，“Are all people the same even if they are different in color？”I thought for a minute，and then I said，“Ill explain，_8_you can just wait until we make a quick _9_at the grocery store.I have something _10_ to show you.”At the grocery store，we_11_some applesred，green and yellow ones.Back home，I
32、 told Adam，“Its time to _12_your question.”I put one apple of each _13_ on the table.Then I looked at Adam，who had a _14_look on his face.“People are like apples.They come in all _15_colors，shapes and sizes.On the _16_，some of the apples may not _17_look as delicious as the others.”As I was talking，
33、Adam was _18_each one carefully.Then ，I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them，_19_them back on the table，but _20_a different place.“Okay，Adam，tell me which is which.”He said，“I _21_tell.They all look the same now.”“Take a bite of _22_.See if that helps you _23_which one is which.”He took _24_，a
34、nd then a huge smile came across his face.“People are _25_like apples! They are all different，but once you _26_the outside，theyre pretty much the same on the inside.”He totally _27_it.I didnt need to say or do anything else.8.A.although B.so C.because D.if答案D空格处所填词引导条件状语从句，意为“如果”，选D。although虽然，尽管；so
35、所以，以便；because因为。9.A.stop B.start C.turn D.stay答案A所给名词与make构成固定短语，意为“作短暂停留”。make a start开始；C、D搭配不当。10.A.expressive B.encouragingC.informative D.interesting答案D根据句意“我有有趣的东西给你看”可知应选D。expressive有表现力的；encouraging鼓励的，促进的；informative提供资讯的，有益的。11.A.bought B.counted C.saw D.collected答案A由文中grocery store可知选A。12
36、.A.check B.mention C.answer D.improve答案C上文提出问题，现在当然应该“回答”了。13.A.size B.type C.shape D.class答案B根据句意“我从每种苹果中拿出一个，放到桌子上”可知选B。size大小；type品种，种类；shape形状；class班级，等级。14.A.worried B.satisfied C.proud D.curious答案DAdam不知道我要做什么，所以会“好奇地”看着我。worried担心的，烦恼的；satisfied满足的；proud骄傲的，傲慢的。15.A.ordinary B.normal C.differ
37、ent D.regular答案C苹果的颜色、形状和大小当然是不同的。16.A.outside B.whole C.table D.inside答案A根据倒数第二段倒数第一句中的“outside”可知。17.A.still B.even C.only D.ever答案B所填词修饰动词look，意为“甚至”，选B。18.A.examining B.measuringC.drawing D.packing答案A句意：Adam仔细地检查了每个苹果。measure测量，衡量；draw画，取出；pack捆扎，打包。19.A.keeping B.placing C.pulling D.giving答案B考查
38、非谓语动词作状语。逻辑主语是句子的主语，非谓语动词与逻辑主语之间是主动关系，且非谓语动词的动作与主句谓语动词动作同时进行，所以用现在分词作状语。place放置。20.A.on B.toward C.for D.in答案Din a.place是固定短语意为“在的地方”。21.A.mustnt B.cant C.shouldnt D.neednt答案B此处情态动词can表能力，cant意为“不能”。22.A.each one B.each otherC.the other D.one another答案A句意：每个尝一口。选A。23.A.admit B.consider C.decide D.be
39、lieve答案C句意：看看是否能帮你辨别出哪个是哪个。admit承认；consider考虑，认为；believe相信。24.A.big bites B.deep breathsC.a firm hold D.a close look答案A根据文章倒数第三段第二句中“Take a bite”可知，选A。25.A.just B.always C.merely D.seldom答案Ajust恰好，只是；always总是；merely仅仅，只不过，通常用在否定句中；seldom很少。句意：人们就像苹果一样。选A。26.A.put away B.get down C.hand out D.take off答案D句意：但是一旦去掉外皮。选D。take off去掉，脱掉，起飞，成名。put away放好，收好；get down下来，写下，(to)着手做；hand out分发，散发。27.A.made B.took C.got D.did答案C句意：他完全理解了。get it理解。
