1、Period TwoLanguage Points.语境填词1He comes from Shanghai and he has a different accent.2It is very convenient to use the subway during rush hours in Beijing.3Hundreds of people had queued all night to get in.4They asked me so many questions that I got confused.5Your remarks (讲话，话语) may hurt her.6To my
2、delight，the students are making progress steadily (不断地)7Tell us everything that occurred.Dont omit(省略)anything.8The structure(结构) of the school house is excellent.选词填空make a difference；get around；be similar to；have difficulty (in)doing sth.；compared to/with；be different from/differ from1Compared_to/
3、with many women，she was indeed very lucky.2In this way，French is_different_from/differs_from English.3My teaching style is_similar_to that of most other teachers.4I had_no_difficulty_(in) making myself understood.5News soon got_around that he had resigned.6What difference will it make if he knows or
4、 not?.同义词辨析1用normal，common，ordinary，general，usual填空(1)I have nothing in common with Jane.(2)He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life.(3)The general practice in such cases is to apply for a court order.(4)She arrived later than usual.(5)We were dressed up for the party but she was still in h
5、er ordinary clothes.(6)In common with other students，Tom is often late for school.解析这几个词都含有“正常的；正规的；普通的”意思。normal指不超过某种限度、符合某种标准或常规。common多用于指物，侧重很常见，不稀奇。表示“时常发生，人所共有”。ordinary用于物，指每天发生，十分平淡无奇；用于人，指无特别之处，很一般。general语气强于common，侧重大多如此，很少有意外情况。usual指由于长时间没有变化而形成了一种习惯或制度，强调惯常性。than usual比平常。2用lead to，li
6、e in的适当形式填空(1)Hard work leads_to success.(2)Failure often lies_in laziness.(3)Eating too much sugar can lead_to health problems.解析lead to“引起，导致”，主语是原因，宾语是结果。lie in“在于”，主语是结果，宾语是原因。.单项填空1_this house with that one，youll find this house is better.ACompared BTo compare CComparing DWhen compared答案C解析句意：把
7、这座房子与那座相比，你会发现这座房子更好。compare的逻辑主语为you，构成主谓关系，根据分词作状语，其逻辑主语为句子主语的原则，应用现在分词。2You cant imagine the difficulty he _ onto the cliff and saving the boy in trouble.Ahad to climb Bhad climbed Chad climbing Dhad on climbing答案C解析句意：你根本无法想像他爬上悬崖去搭救身处困境的男孩所遇到的困难。考查短语have difficulty (in) doing sth.，句中the difficu
8、lty为定语从句的先行词。3It was not until we had stayed together for a couple of weeks that I found we had a lot _.Ain truth Bin general Cin common Din debt答案C解析句意：直到我们相处几周之后， 我才发现我们之间有很多共同之处。have a lot in common有许多共同之处；in truth的确，事实上；in general总的说来，大体上；in debt欠债。4What do you feel like，staying at home or going
9、 shopping?It _ to me.Ais not a difference Bmakes no difference Cis not different Dmakes not a difference答案B解析句意：你想去干什么，待在家里还是去购物？对我而言，都一样。make no difference没区别，都一样。5Some studies even suggest that playing more _ brains that are _ at reasoning and learning.Arefers to；good Bturns；better Csticks to；good
10、 Dleads to；better答案D解析句意：研究甚至表明，多玩耍可以形成更加善于推理和学习的大脑。句子主语为studies“研究”，谓语suggest意为“表明”，lead to通向，导致。playing more暗示第二个空格处也用比较级。6There is a difference _ ten degrees _ temperature between the day and the night.Ain；from Bof；than Cof；in Din；than答案C解析a difference in sth.(在某方面的)差异；a difference of sth.(有多大的)差
11、异。句意：白天和黑夜温度相差10度。7The policemans _ traffic directions made all the drivers quite _.Aconfused；confused Bconfusing；confusing Cconfusing；confused Dconfused；confusing答案C解析句意：那位交警混乱的交通指令使所有司机疑惑不解。confusing令人困惑的，表事物的特征；confused感到困惑的，多指人的心理状态。8I dont like to watch this.Theres a better programme on CCTV 6.
12、 Please _.Aturn back Bturn on Cswitch off Dswitch over答案D解析turn back往回走；turn on打开；switch off关掉；switch over换台，换频道。根据句意可知本题选D。9After checks on the quality of products，we are greatly surprised to find that _ of powdered milks have quality problems.Akind Bvarieties Csort Dtype答案B解析句意：在对产品进行质量检查之后，我们十分震惊
13、地发现许多品种的奶粉存在着质量问题。由kind，type，sort等修饰的主语，其谓语形式取决于这些词的单复数，由have可以排除kind，sort和type；varieties of各种各样的，品种繁多的。10_ that the famous star will get married for the third time.AIt has got around BThat has got round CIt got round DThat gets around答案A解析句意：那位明星要第三次结婚的消息传得满城风雨。It为形式主语，that the famous star will get
14、 married for the third time是由that引导的主语从句作主语；get around四处走动；(消息等)传播，流传。C项时态不对。.阅读理解A few years ago I had an “aha！” moment regarding handwriting.I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task.It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handw
15、riting，and then I realized whose it must be.I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year，maybe two，and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.It was a very important event in the computerization of lifea sign that the informal，frie
16、ndly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails.There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters，and we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.As a child visiting my fathers office，
17、I was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridgeexcept that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting，a b
18、ook by Florey.She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well，but many others argue that people in a digital age cant be expected to learn to hold a pen.I dont buy it.I dont want to see anyone cut off from the expressive，p
19、ersonal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does.For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16thc
20、entury Italy.That may sound impossibly grandas if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings.However，they have worked in many school systems.1Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleagues handwriting?AHe had worked with his colleague long enough.BHis colleagues h
21、andwriting was so beautiful.CHis colleagues handwriting was so terrible.DHe still had a lot of work to do.答案A解析细节理解题。从第二段“I had been working with this colleague for at least a year.”可知，使作者吃惊的原因是他与一位同事共事一年之久竟认不出他的笔迹。2People working together in an office used to _.Atalk more about handwriting Btake mo
22、re notes on workdaysCknow better one anothers handwriting Dcommunicate better with one another答案C解析细节理解题。从第三段中“There was a time.we recognized one anothers handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.”可知，过去的同事都互相熟知对方，认得各自的笔迹。3The authors father wrote notes in pen _.Ato both his family and his staff B
23、to his family in small lettersCto his family on the fridge Dto his staff on the desk答案A解析细节理解题。从第四段“.the same handwriting I would see.”可知作者的父亲曾写便条给员工以及家人。4According to the author，handwritten notes _.Aare harder to teach in schools Battract more attentionCare used only between friends Dcarry more mes
24、sage答案D解析推理判断题。从第七段“For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.”可知：对于一些撰写传记的作家来说，真正了解自己的写作对象，部分要依赖于阅读他们的亲手笔迹。所以我们可以推断笔迹承载了很多的个人信息。.阅读填空The traditional American school year begins in late August or early September.It ends in May or June，f
25、ollowed by summer vacation._1_Because long ago，young people had to help their families harvest the summer crops.At least this is what people today may think._2_A recent report from an education policy center at Indiana University explored the historical roots of the traditional school calendar.In th
26、e early days of the United States，children were not required to attend school.School calendars depended on local needs._3_They worked on family farms during the other months.City schools were often open much longer，some for eleven months of the year.After the Civil War，more and more people saw the n
27、eed for a system of required education._4_Many city schools wanted a shorter year and a longer summer break.The schools were often crowded.There was no modern air conditioning.Hot days would make it difficult to learn.Many rural educators，however，pushed for a longer school year.They thought it would
28、 keep children safe from industrial dangers when there were few childlabor laws.So the traditional school calendar was a compromise(折中)The average school year used to be one hundred and seventy days.Times have not changed much._5_But some experts think the traditional school calendar needs to change
29、 because the needs of the nation have changed.This thinking has led some schools to keep students in class longer.AWhy such a long break?BToday the common average is one hundred and eighty days.CAmericans think highly of their traditional school calendar.DMost schools had similar school calendars.EB
30、ut the reason has more to it.FStudents in rural areas went to school for no more than six months of the year.GBut they had different ideas for the calendar.答案1.A2.E3.F4.G5.Bcompare.to；compare.with；compared to/withcompare.to用在句中意为“比喻”；compare.with用在句中意为“比较”；compared to/with常用作固定短语，意为“与相比”。Compare your answers with those at the back of the book to see if they are right.把你的答案同书后面的答案对照一下，看看是否正确。Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer.科学家有时将人脑比作电脑。Compared to/with developed countries，we still have a long way to go.与发达国家相比，我们还有很长的路要走。
