1、Unit 2We have played football for a year now.第二课时.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空1.Since then, we (know) each other.2.He (cough) for about a week.3.The tea is too hot for us (drink).4.They started (run) a week ago.5.The Age is a (day)newspaper in Australia.6.Nick cant go swimming with us because of his (ill). 7.He
2、has studied in Shanghai for two (year).8.You need to take more to keep fit. Yes, I do morning after getting up every morning.(exercise) 9.He became a college student by (work) hard. 10.Im not (feel) well and Ill go to see the doctor.用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。每词限用一次take ones temperature, take part in, get exer
3、cise, since then, in excellent condition11.Ill the 100-metre race. 12.This car is old but .13.The doctor and found that she had a fever.14.I began to play the piano when I was eight years old. , it has become part of my life.15.Every morning my grandpa to keep fit.句型转换16.He felt awful when he saw th
4、at. (对画线部分提问) when he saw that?17.James became a teacher three years ago. (改为同义句)James a teacher for .18.Miss Liu left an hour ago.(改为同义句)Miss Liu an hour.19.Richard was too weak to do any exercise. (改为同义句)Richard was he couldnt do any exercise.20.Tom has learned Chinese for two years.(对画线部分提问) has
5、Tom learned Chinese?.完形填空I always think my daughter Kendall is the bestthats just what parents do. When she was only three, she 21 to people, like a little angel.When Kendall was five, we noticed that she 22 had a tic(面部抽搐). When the problem got worse, we took her from doctor to doctor. 23 that trea
6、tment, Kendall still sang. Surprisingly, her tics disappeared when she sang.When Kendall was sixteen, we thought she would be well soon. However, a(n) 24 thing happened.At a party, Kendall jumped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she thought, and she jumped 25 than he expected. Ke
7、ndall flew over his back and 26 on the floor on her neck. She was sent to hospital, paralyzed(瘫痪) from the neck down. She couldnt 27. But her biggest 28 wasnt whether(是否) she would walk again, but was whether she could try out for the show called American Idol.As the days went on, feeling on her lef
8、t side 29, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We werent 30 whether she could move finally. A friend brought a microphone and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up. It was more 31 for her to pick up that microphone than a spoon or fork.Sometimes she had to bite a tooth
9、brush to take her mind off the pain. We all cried because of the 32 we saw. But on the dayonly three months after her 33 we cried full of joy when she sang, 34 she didnt enter the Top 24 of American Idol.When she was a little girl, she asked me 35 she had tics. My heart hurt, but I told her, “Kendal
10、l, you have a kind heart, a fantastic voice, a strong mind. And you are a beautiful presence.”()21.A.danced B.sang C.jumped D.painted()22.A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always()23.A.During B.Before C.After D.Above()24.A.useful B.exciting C.interesting D.terrible()25.A.farther B.nearer C.higher D.low
11、er()26.A.lay B.sat C.stood D.fell()27.A.move B.sing C.eat D.think()28.A.problem B.worry C.dream D.plan()29.A.stopped B.came C.returned D.went()30.A.sure B.worried C.sad D.happy()31.A.interesting B.important C.helpless D.dangerous()32.A.microphone B.toothbrush C.joy D.pain()33.A.stay B.show C.visit D
12、.accident()34.A.although B.because C.if D.so()35.A.who B.when C.why D.what.阅读理解Scientists are hoping to find a good cure for snakebite. Experts on snakebite venom(毒液) in India, Kenya, Nigeria, the UK and the US are working together on a possible cure. They are using the same technology that was used
13、 to discover HIV antibodies(抗体). The scientists are trying to find ways of using human antibodies to fight against snake venom. At the moment, snakebite is treated using anti-venom which adapts(适应) to the actual venom from the snake. Professor Robert Harrison, from the Liverpool School of Tropical M
14、edicine, said, “Were studying what we call the next generation of snakebite cures, and we hope it will be able to treat bites from any snake in Africa or India.”Snakebites kill up to 140,000 people a year. A further 400,000 people suffer life-changing injuries after being bitten by a snake. These in
15、juries include amputations(截肢) and psychological trauma(心理创伤). There are about 250 types of snakes around the world that have harmful venom. The venom from these snakes is very different, which makes finding right anti-venom very challenging for scientists. Former Secretary General of the UN, Kofi A
16、nnan, describes snakebite as “the biggest public health danger you have likely never heard of”. However, people who get the right anti-venom have a very high chance of being saved.()36.How many countries are working together on a good cure for snakebite?A. Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.()37.In order
17、to fight against snake venom, what do the scientists want to do?A. Use HIV antibodies.B.Use human antibodies.C.Use the way of amputations.D.Use more anti-venom.()38.Why is it difficult for scientists to find right anti-venom? A. Because the venom from the snakes is very different.B.Because the right
18、 anti-venom is very little in the world.C.Because there arent enough advanced tools.D.Because many people suffer amputations and psychological trauma. ()39.Where does this passage probably come from?A.A storybook. B.Science fiction.C.A popular guidebook. D.A research report. ()40.Whats the best titl
19、e of the passage?A. Many people die of snakebiteB.Its difficult to find a cure for snakebiteC.The “next generation” of snakebite curesD.Scientists hope to find a cure for snakebite答案.1.have known2.has coughed3.to drink4.running/to run5.daily6.illness7.years8.exercise; exercises9.working10.feeling .1
20、1.take part in12.in excellent condition13.took her temperature14.Since then15.gets exercise.16.How did he feel17.has been; three years18.has been away for19.so weak that20.How long.21.B22.B考查副词辨析。从下文的“got worse”推断出一开始她的面部抽搐并不严重。故选B。23.A考查介词辨析。在治疗期间,她仍然唱歌。故选A。24.D考查形容词辨析。前句句意为“Kendall 16岁时,我们以为她很快就会好
21、”。However表转折,说明可怕的事情发生了。故选D。25.C考查比较级。从than提示可知,空格处用比较级。又从前一句的“he bent lower”可以看出,她跳得比预想的更高。故选C。26.D27.A考查动词辨析。由前句“颈部以下瘫痪”可以推断出她不能动。故选A。28.B考查名词辨析。句意:但她最大的担忧不是她是否能够再次行走,而是她是否可以参加美国偶像的选拔。故选B。29.C考查动词辨析。由后句“但是右半身依然瘫痪”可知,她左半身恢复知觉。故选C。30.A31.B考查形容词辨析。比起能够拿起汤勺和叉子,对她而言,能拿起麦克风更加重要。故选B。32.D考查名词辨析。由前句“有时她不得不
22、咬牙刷来消除心中的痛苦”可以推断后句意为“因为我们看到了她所承受的疼痛,我们都哭了”。故选D。33.D34.A考查连词的用法。句意:我们第一次因为喜悦而流泪,尽管她没有进入24强。分析句意可知,前后句之间是让步关系。故选A。35.C考查疑问词辨析。句意:她问我为什么是她有面部抽搐这种疾病。故选C。.【主旨大意】 毒蛇咬伤人的事件经常发生,它使很多人丧命,为此科学家正在寻找一种新的方法来治疗被毒蛇咬伤的人,并为此进行了很多尝试,我们期待新方法的问世。36.C细节理解题。由第一段的第二句“Experts on snakebite venom in India, Kenya, Nigeria, th
23、e UK and the US are working together on a possible cure.”可知,印度、肯尼亚、尼日利亚、英国和美国共五国的科学家正在致力于治疗毒蛇咬伤。37.B细节理解题。由第一段的第四句“The scientists are trying to find ways of using human antibodies to fight against snake venom.”可知,科学家们正在试图找到利用人体抗体对抗蛇毒的方法。38.A细节理解题。由第二段的第五句“The venom from these snakes is very different, which makes finding right anti-venom very challenging for scientists.”可知,对科学家来说,寻找合适的抗蛇毒素很有挑战性,是因为这些蛇的毒素是不同的。39.D推理判断题。本文主要讲的是如何找到一种治疗毒蛇咬伤的新方法,这属于科学研究的范畴,由此推出该文可能来自一份研究报告。40.D主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是科学家希望找到治疗毒蛇咬伤的新方法,并为此付出了很多的努力。故D项最能概括本文主旨。
