1、Unit 2 Sports cultureSection CExtended reading,Project,Assessment & Further study必备知识基础练.单句语法填空1.She (literal) had her heart in her mouth when she stepped into the dark house.2.Like water,light bounces and finds its way many areas.3.The teacher asked the students to read the essay and make a remark
2、it.4.The (insure) company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver.5.At our planning meeting,we heard two (oppose) opinions about the project.6.I wish to complain the washing machine that I bought last month;it stopped working again.7.This modest group size allows the teachers to respond the nee
3、ds of each student.8.Careful as you are,sometimes,it is easy to make this mistake (intentional).9.It is cruel him to make the donkey carry such a heavy load.短语填空make it,a large number of,prepare for,find ones way into,full of,stay up,respond to,complain about,give up1.No matter what difficulties you
4、 meet with,believe in yourself and never .2.It is possible that you wont ,but you should at least have a try.3.Dont so lateyou have to go to school tomorrow.4.You should think twice before you his request.5.Remember to always hope for the best but the worst.6.After the explosion the street was peopl
5、e running for shelters.7.As he walked through the forest,he a small pool.8.The library contains foreign language reference books.9.It is better to change yourself than to the world.完成句子1.我每天晚饭后出去散步,他也是。I go out for a walk after supper every day,and he.2.从你的话看,她一定告诉了你所有的事情。From what you said,she you
6、all about it.3.这本书读起来很有趣,所以我读了好几遍了。The book ,so Ive read it several times.4.你可以想象得到,没有孩子陪伴的父母是多么孤独。 ,how lonely the parents are without their childrens company.5.她每次购物都给儿子带一件玩具,这样把他宠坏了。She spoils her son by buying him a toy .关键能力提升练.阅读理解主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文Most young people enjoy some form of physical
7、activities.It may be walking,cycling,swimming,or in winter,skating or skiing.It may be a game of some formsfootball,basketball,hockey,golf or tennis.It may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment.Why are men and wom
8、en willing to suffer cold and hardship,and to take risks in high mountains?This astonishment is caused,probably,by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game.There are no man-made rules as others,such a
9、s golf and football.There are,of course,rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore,but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people.Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering with other more
10、familiar sports,we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”.We should be mistaken in this.There are,it is true,no “matches” between “teams” of climbers,but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend,there is obviously team
11、work.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than humans.He has to fight the forces of nature.His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year.A skier is probably past his best
12、 by the age of thirty.But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.They may take more time than younger men,but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort,and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.1.What does the underlined word “pa
13、ssion” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Strong emotion.B.Good way.C.Better feeling.D.Enough affection.2.Why is mountaineering a sport,not a game?A.Because it has man-made rules.B.Because it is too dangerous for climbers.C.Because it cant bring people joy or leisure.D.Because it is free for climbers to
14、 use their own methods.3.What can we know from the passage?A.Mountaineering has no appeal for people.B.Physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers.C.A mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty.D.It is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps.4.What
15、is the best title for the passage?A.Sports in WinterB.Team Work in ClimbingC.MountaineeringD.The Quality for Mountaineering.应用文写作假定你叫李华,是学生会主席。你们原准备在本周五组织留学生运动会,但因某种原因要推迟。请用英语写一份通知。内容包括:1.推迟的原因;2.推迟到何时;3.表示歉意。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。I was 11 years old
16、when I asked my mum for a piano and piano lessons.Even I myself didnt know how to stop the fever growing from my whole heart and soul.What interested me most was the fantastic feeling of standing in the spotlight and being admired by tens of thousands of music fans.But we were affected by the econom
17、ic decline.In fact,we could barely make ends meet at that time and even couldnt afford to buy our favorite cheese cakes.So she said a polite “no”.That didnt stop me.I searched the measurements for a keyboard on the Internet drew the keys on a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk.I would click note
18、s (音符) on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper onekeeping the sound they made on the computer in my head.I spent six months playing without touching a real piano.I was occupied by the thought of playing a real piano.The desire was so strong that I could hardly control my passion.Once
19、my mum saw that I was serious,she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons.I still remember the first one.I was struck by how real the sound of the piano was.The sound was so pure and inviting that nobody could drag me away from the magic musical instrument.I held it dear.My mother stood in front of
20、it,listening attentively to my playing with tears in her eyes.I sat my grade one after eight lessons.Once I started secondary school,we couldnt afford lessons again.I passed grade three,then grade five,practicing only on my piece of paper.My school didnt offer music A-level.I found the Purcell Schoo
21、l for young musicians.The tryouts were difficult.Some of the questions involved an evaluation of the composer or when some piece was written.I felt depressed.Would I step back?I said to myself a polite “no”.注意:续写词数应为150左右。One evening,my mum said she had a surprise for me.Two years later,I left Purce
22、ll School.参考答案Section CExtended reading,Project,Assessment & Further study.1.literally2.into3.on/about4.insurance5.opposing6.about7.to8.unintentionally9.of.1.give up2.make it3.stay up4.respond to5.prepare for6.full of7.found his way into8.a large number ofplain about.1.so does2.must have told3.is in
23、teresting to read4.As you can imagine5.every/each time she goes shopping.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了登山运动。登山是一项运动,而不是比赛,因为登山者可以自由选择他们自己的方法登山。1.A词义猜测题。根据第二段中“Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship,and to take risks in high mountains?”可猜出passion的意思是“热情”。故选A项。2.D细节理解题。根据第三段中“Mountaineering
24、is a sport and not a game.There are no man-made rules as others,such as golf and football.There are,of course,rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore,but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people.”可知,登山是一项运动,而不是比赛,因为登山者可以自由选择他们自己的方
25、法登山。故选D项。3.D细节理解题。根据最后一段中“But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.”可知,五六十岁的人也可能登上阿尔卑斯山。故选D项。4.C主旨大意题。通读全文可知,这篇文章主要介绍了登山运动。故选C项。.NoticeBoys and girls,We are terribly sorry that we have to put off the sports meeting for foreign students that was suppo
26、sed to be held this Friday.As you can see,the school sports field is being repaired,which was believed to have finished three days ago.But in the last few days,it has been raining,so the workers had to stop their work once in a while.It has been decided that the sports meeting will be held next Wedn
27、esday.So please,everybody,get ready for that.Once again,we deeply express our apology to you all for this delay,which may bring you much inconvenience.Students Union.One evening,my mum said she had a surprise for me.Unexpectedly,it was an electronic keyboard bought with money shed earned by more par
28、t-time jobs.I was wild with joy at the dream gift.Speechless for a moment,I played heartily.Melodious sounds filled our small room.At that moment I was given amazing courage and determination to pass the challenging tryout for Purcell School.My efforts paid off and I got the offer.At Purcell,I worke
29、d harder than anyone else.I performed to raise the money and saved enough to buy my first piano.Two years later,I left Purcell School.At the graduation ceremony,I was awarded the senior academic music prize.Now Im teaching in a top music school.Ive held several individual concerts,but the paper piano is always kept in my mind.The truth is that everyone will have one of those hard moments when things seem to be going wrong.What we should do is to gather courage and face it bravely.
