1、课时跟踪检测必修二Unit 2The Olympic Games(计时:45分钟).词汇知识1 How much did he charge you _ the service? Luckily, its _ nothing.A. for; of B. for; forC. for; / D. of; /答案与解析B第一空, charge . for .“(向)收费;开价”;第二空, for nothing“免费”。故选B项。2The whole city was in high spirits because pieces of exciting news came _.A. step by
2、 step B. little by littleC. side by side D. one after another答案与解析Done after another“一个接一个地”; step by step“一步一步地”; little by little“逐渐地”; side by side“肩并肩地”。根据题意选D项。3Bad luck! _ I want to see that terrible big dog, _ frequently I meet it.A. The less; the lessB. The more; the moreC. The less; the mor
3、eD. The more; the less答案与解析C句意:真不走运!我越不想遇到那条可怕的大狗,就越经常遇到它。“the比较级, the比较级”表示“越,越”,是固定句型。由句意可知,第一个空要用the less, less是little的比较级,修饰want;第二个空用the more, more frequently是frequently的比较级。4He has been acting very strangely these days. I cant _ his actions at all.A. ask for B. account toC. call for D. stand f
4、or答案与解析D句意:这些天他一直表现得很奇怪。我完全不能忍受他的行为。stand for“容忍”。5After much _, the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%.A. debating B. talkingC. discussing D. bargaining答案与解析D句意:多次讨价还价之后,这个店主同意将价格降低20%。debate“辩论”; talk“谈论”; discuss“讨论”; bargain“讨价还价”。由句意可知, D项正确。.单句语法填空6I regret to inform you that your
5、brother is just the one well get someone _ (replace)答案与解析to replace句意:很抱歉通知你,那个我们要找人替换的就是你哥哥。replace的宾语是定语从句中省略掉的关系代词that或who。get sb. to do sth.“让某人做某事”。7By the time I saw the job _ (advertise) in the newspaper, it was already too late.答案与解析advertisedadvertise与其所修饰的中心词the job构成被动关系,且动作已经完成,故使用过去分词形式
6、。8All communication has to be open, honest, and patient if a happy and healthy relationship is _ (maintain)答案与解析to be maintained句意:要保持健康快乐的关系,所有的交流就要开诚布公,而且要有耐心。a happy and healthy relationship与maintain之间构成被动关系,根据句意可知maintain动作表示将来,故用不定式短语。9Take care! Dont drop the ink on your shirt, for it wont _ (
7、wash) out easily.答案与解析wash句意:小心,不要把墨水弄在你的衬衫上,因为它不容易洗掉。wash out“(从衣服上)被洗掉”本身已表被动。10The company designed a new car last month and about 500 cars of this type _ (produce) in the factory next month.答案与解析will be produced句意:上个月,公司设计了一款新型的小轿车,下个月工厂将生产大约500辆这款小轿车。根据时间状语next month可知,谓语动词要用将来时;由于主语about 500 c
8、ars与谓语动词之间是被动关系,所以要用被动语态。所以本题谓语动词应用一般将来时的被动语态。.语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The Use of ExaminationsA good education should make people _11_ (think) for themselves. But the exam can never do anything like that.First, examinations are second to none because they bring _12_ (anxious) to s
9、tudents. As soon as a child _13_ (begin) school, he will enter _14_ world of terrible competition.Second, exams do not interest students to read or to learn _15_ (wide). They do not help students look for more and more knowledge, _16_ try to put as much as possible into the students head.Third, they
10、 lower the standards of teaching, for they do not give any freedom to teachers to decide _17_ to teach. Teachers themselves have no choice but _18_ (train) their students in exam techniques. The most successful students are not always the best educated but the best trained in the technique of exams.
11、Fourth, they can tell you nothing about a persons true ability. The exams are often nothing more than a subjective assessment (主观评价) by some examiners._19_, if there are no exams, few students or even no one _20_ do any revision or study!答案与解析11thinkmake sb. do sth.“使某人做某事”。12anxietybring anxiety to
12、 sb.“让某人焦虑”。13beginsas soon as引导时间状语从句,从句用一般现在时代替将来时。14a该空泛指一个可怕的竞争的世界,填不定冠词a。15widely所给词在句中作状语修饰动词read和learn,应填副词形式widely“广泛地”。16butnot . but .“不是而是”。17what“what不定式”作动词decide的宾语。18to trainhave no choice but to do sth.“别无选择只得做某事”。19However最后一段与上文在语意上为转折关系,故填however“然而”。20willif引导的条件状语从句中,如用一般现在时,则主句
13、用一般将来时,故本空填will。.阅读理解(2013烟台5月练习二)Im sure your parents love you and would love you even if you didnt live up to their expectations. They are probably setting the bar as high as possible, so that you will aim high. Thats right, but you need some confidence that theyll be there to catch you and love y
14、ou just the same if you try and fail to achieve all their goals. Because what theyre doing now could lead to some unexpected results and not good ones.Giving you a lecture for achieving an A is a big mistake. Your parents might think theyre giving you the motivation for succeeding, but all this pres
15、sure is making you feel like you can never be good enough. The risk is that youll stop trying anything unless you are sure youll be the best at it. And that can actually cause your grades to fall downwards, creating the opposite effect than your parents indeed.Show your parents this letter that you
16、wrote to me. Tell them that you love them so much, and you worry they wont love you if you dont achieve what they want, and how you suspect you may not be up to the challenge. Explain that you have other qualities that you wish they would value you for such as your kindness, your sense of humor, you
17、r willingness to try and try again, and so on.Have an honest talk with your parents about how all this pressure to be perfect is affecting you. If the talk doesnt go the way you hope, you might want to schedule a meeting between you, your parents and a counselor (顾问) at school. The counselor can cer
18、tainly help your parents understand how this kind of unhealthy pressure can lead to negative results, and give them advice about how to better encourage you to be all that you can be, at school and outside of it.21Who does the author intend to write to?A. A boy/girl whose school work is not good eno
19、ugh.B. A boy/girl who has difficulty in getting along with parents.C. A boy/girl whose parents expect too much of him/her.D. A boy/girl who needs love from his/her parents. 答案与解析C从文章第一段可知,父母对孩子的期望太高。学习成绩只是期望中的一部分,A项不全面。本题选择C项。22According to the text, why some parents have high expectations to their
20、children?A. Because they hope their children will aim high.B. Because they love their children very much.C. Because their children are lack of confidence.D. Because their children seldom achieve their goals.答案与解析A从文章第一段第二句话可知,父母认为把标准提高有助于孩子“aim high”。A项正确。23What kind of feeling may a child have if h
21、is parents ask him to achieve an A?A. He may be more confident about himself.B. He may feel that he can never be good enough.C. He may feel natural to cheat in the exam.D. He may hate his parents and try to make more mistakes.答案与解析B从文章第二段的第二句可知,父母想让孩子在课程上拿A,目的是激励孩子成功,但这些压力反而使孩子感到总是做得不够好。B项正确。24What
22、is the advice given by the author?A. To apologize to his/her parents for disappointing them.B. To let his/her parents know unhealthy pressure can lead to negative results.C. To invite his/her teachers to help him/her to get rid of unhealthy pressure.D. To try his/her best to achieve what his/her par
23、ents expect.答案与解析B从文章最后一段第一句和最后一句可知,B项正确。.七选五It is never too late to add some new and better practices into your daily life.Here are some wise lessons that I wish I had known when I was younger:Dont wait until tomorrow.Enjoy every moment of today, because you are not guaranteed a tomorrow.Dont put o
24、ff your dreams. _25_ Pay attention to what is happening now to the people around you, to the task at hand and to all of the choices you make today.Its called work for a reason. _26_ When you hear about an overnight success story, dont forget about all of the work that came before.You may have to do
25、work you do not enjoy before you get to success.Keep going._27_ You never know when a former boss, colleague or business partner may come in handy.Try to part on good terms.Friends of all kinds will provide a wealthy resource of ideas and support, as you go forward in life.Its not a race.You have so
26、 much to do and it feels as though you have to be in a hurry to get there. _28_ If you try to do it all at once you will, at best not have time to enjoy it and at worst burn out and damage your health and relationships.Look for the good in everything.Stay positive.Look for the good in people.Celebra
27、te the happy moments. _29_ If you view the world around you and lifes challenges through goodness, then you will find life much more enjoyable.A. But in fact, you do not have to do it all at once.B. If its important to you, then do it today.C. Slow down and enjoy what is happening today.D. Give help
28、ful encouragement rather than negative criticism.E. Stay away from your former connections.F. Success at anything takes work.G. Dont burn your bridges.答案25.B26.F27.G28.A29.D.短文改错(2013哈三中四模)Dear British friends,Welcome to Beijing. Im very pleased to tell you some arrangements during your stay in Beij
29、ing. Our headmaster Mr. Smith were to meet you on Monday morning and she will say something about our school. You will be shown off the lab building and the library in the afternoon. On Tuesday the students of both countries are to visit the Great Wall, about that Mr. Zhang will tell some extreme in
30、teresting stories. In the evening we are going to have a party in Room 402. The Chinese and the English students will give nice performance at the party, show their cultures respectively. At 9:45 am. on Wednesday youll leave Xian by the train.I hope you would have a good time here. Thank you.答案Dear
31、British friends, Welcome to Beijing. Im very pleased to tell you some arrangements during your stay in Beijing. Our headmaster Mr. Smith to meet you on Monday morning and will say something about our school. You will be shown the lab building and the library in the afternoon. On Tuesday the students
32、 of both countries are to visit the Great Wall, about Mr. Zhang will tell some interesting stories. In the evening we are going to have a party in Room 402. The Chinese and the English students will give nice at the party, their cultures respectively. At 9:45 am. on Wednesday youll leave Xian by train.I hope you have a good time here. Thank you.