1、Unit 1 Great Scientists Section 2 Learning about Languag.单词拼写1The role will be the biggest_(挑战) of his acting career.2Citizens have demanded a full_(询问)into the governments handling of the accident.3Hes hoping for a_(事业) in the police force.4These seats are_(保留) for the elderly and women with babies
2、.5The new building is under c_and it will be completed next month.6The old man is respected by the people because he has c_ a great deal to the country.7On the strike of 12, f_suddenly exploded into the night sky.8The UN wants to send food aid to 10 countries in Africa s_affected by the drought.答案：1
3、.challenge2.enquiry3.career4.reserved5.construction6.contributed7.fireworks8.severely.单句改错1The man dressing in a blue jacket at theparty was a doctor._2The girl knocks down by a car was dying._3Many things remain unsettling, so we cant be off now._4This is the problem be settled so quickly last even
4、ing._5There was an exciting look on his face when the actress appeared._6Many things being considered impossible in the past are common today._7(2014四川高考题改编) The manager was satisfied to see many new products develop after great effort._答案：1.dressingdressed2.knocksknocked3.unsettlingunsettled4.去掉be5
5、.excitingexcited6.去掉being7.developdeveloped.根据汉语意思完成句子1大量的投资导致了这一地区经济的迅速发展。Large investment has _ _ a rapid economic development in the area.2他讲话不多，但言之有理。He doesnt talk much, but what he says _ _.3那起交通事故不该责怪司机。The driver was not_ _ _ the traffic accident.4. 不加任何保护，直接暴露在这些病毒下是十分危险的。Its very dangerous
6、 to _ _ _ these viruses without any protection.5我正专心看书，没有听到你的电话。I _ _ _a book and didnt hear you call.答案：1.led to2.makes sense3.to blame for4.be exposed to5.was absorbed in.阅读理解AFrank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to ea
7、t. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract peoples interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell so
8、me odds and ends (小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he h
9、ad another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling lowprice goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the fac
10、tory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.By 1919, Woolworth had over 1,000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ru
11、n his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was：“THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”文章大意：本文简要介绍了美国连锁商店大亨弗兰克伍克沃思(Frank Woolworth)的发家史。1Frank took a short business course in order to _.Aearn more money for his familyBlearn something from a salesmanCget away from the farmDget enoug
12、h to feed himself答案：C细节理解题。由第一段第三、四句“Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course.”可知他是因为不想成为农民才去上一个短期商业课程的，故选C。2Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _.Ahe knew how to get people to buy his goodsBhe cut down the price by halfChe had put the goods on a table i
13、n a very nice wayDthe sign he put on the table was well designed答案：A推理判断题。由第二段第一句“Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract peoples interest, but he soon learned something more important.”可知。3_ make Woolworth a worldfamous man.AHis business skills and his wealthBThe low
14、prices of the goods he soldCHis trip to Germany and his huge order of knivesDHis natural skills for showing things答案：A推理判断题。由本文的内容及最后一段“By 1919, Woolworth had over 1,000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the
15、 world.”可知是他的商业技能和他的财富使得他闻名全世界，故选A。4“The customer is always right” suggests that _.Awhen the customer and shop assistant quarrel, the customer is always rightBif you want to succeed, the rule is the only way outCstores must follow the customers orders if they want to make moneyDstores should try to
16、meet the customers needs if they want to succeed答案：D推理判断题。由全文的内容可推出他这句话的含义是如果你想成功，必须尽力满足顾客的需要，故选D。BA nineyearold kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle(水洼) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldnt possibly
17、 imagine how this had happened.It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he_would_never_hear_the_end_of_it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now Im dead
18、meat！” He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie tripped(绊倒) in front of the teacher and dumped(倒) the bowl of water
19、 in the boys lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while he was saying to himself，“Thank you, God！”Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule(嘲笑), the boy was the object of sympathy (同情)The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers
20、 dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred(转移) to someone elseSusie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.When school was o
21、ver, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose，didnt you？” Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too！”文章大意：这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了一个九岁的男孩上课时把裤子弄湿，怕被别人发现，有过同样经历的女孩Susie把一鱼缸水倒在男孩身上，帮他解围，最终得到了同学们的同情和帮助。5The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means“_”Athe boys would never play
22、with himBthe boys would treat him as usualChe would hardly hear any praise from the boysDhe would be laughed at by the boys endlessly答案：D推理判断题。一个九岁的男孩坐在课桌旁，突然发现两脚之间有水，他的裤子前部是湿的。他知道当男孩们发现这个事情时，他将再也不会听见这件事的结束(he would never hear the end of it)，也就是说他将被男孩们无休止地嘲笑，故选D。6After Susie dumped water in his lap,
23、 the boy was in a state of_.AexcitementBreliefCanxietyDanger答案：B推理判断题。男孩两脚之间有水，他的裤子前部是湿的，他感到尴尬，怕被人发现，当老师向他走来时，个叫Susie的同学把满满的一金鱼缸水倒在男孩的腿上，帮他解了围。根据第二段最后一句，男孩假装生气，但他一直在自言自语地说：“Thank you，God！”，可知男孩对他的同学很感激，男孩所处的状态应是安心，松了口气，故选B。7What did the other kids do after the incident?AThey offered him dry clothes.
24、BThey laughed at the boy rudely.CThey helped the boy do the cleaning.DThey urged the boy to get out angrily.答案：C细节理解题。Susie把水倒在男孩腿上后，他成了同情的对象，根据第三段第三句“All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk.”可知所有其他孩子都在帮助他清理，故选C。8Why did Susie dump water in the boys lap?AThe
25、boy asked her to do so.BShe just did it by accident.CThe teacher tripped her up on purpose.DShe knew the boys embarrassment(尴尬)答案：D推理判断题。根据最后一段得知，放学后男孩问Susie是否故意把水倒在他腿上，Susie低声说她也曾经把裤子弄湿过，因此她能体会到男孩所处的尴尬状态，故选D。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Composed of more than 20,000 Chinese characters，the
26、se special sculptures by Zheng Lu are soft and beautiful in_1_(appear) despite their stainless steel makeup. The characters used are all_2_(choose) from Chinese texts and poems. For example，the sculpture that looks like a splash of water is_3_(skillful)crafted from the lines of the poem Wan Zhi Shui
27、 (playing with water) written by the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. This fun with details can be seen throughout Zheng Lus works. When_4_(discuss)the use of one of the most original Chinese fonts in a specific piece, he said，“You cannot figure that out from a distant view._5_， it would not be fun.”The
28、contemporary Chinese sculptor_6_(interest) in calligraphy for a long time. He_7_(grow) up in a literary family with a strong traditional Chinese cultural background and his father made him_8_(take)up the practice of calligraphy when he was still very young. This skill is now apparent in many of his
29、artworks_9_the containing of meaningful texts brings a unique feeling and significance _10_Zheng Lus already elegant sculptures.1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._10._文章大意：本文为记叙文。中国雕刻家郑路，出生于具有中国传统文化背景的知识分子家庭，从小热爱书法，这对他从事的雕刻事业产生了深远的影响，他的作品中体现了汉字的美感。答案：1appearance考查名词。空前是介词in，故填入appear的名词形式appearance。in appeara
30、nce“在外表上，在外观上”。2chosen考查动词语态。这些字都选自语文课本和诗歌。此句为被动语态，故用其过去分词形式。3skillfully考查副词。此空修饰动词crafted，故用其副词形式。4discussing考查非谓语动词。discuss的逻辑主语是he，且两者之间为主动关系，故用现在分词。5Otherwise考查副词。根据后面使用了虚拟语气，故用otherwise。6has been interested考查动词时态。根据时间状语for a long time可知，本句用现在完成时态。7grew考查动词时态。根据上下文语境，可知此空应用一般过去时态，故填其过去式。8take考查非谓语动词。使役动词后应用省略to的动词不定式作宾语补足语。9and考查连词。前后两分句为并列关系，故填入并列连词and。10to考查介词。固定搭配bring.to.表示“把带给”。考生会误填入介词in或of，根据前文，他的作品中融入了这种特殊的元素，再结合bring的用法，可得出答案。