1、Unit 2 Period II Learning about Language一、1.My car_ (出故障) on our way home.2、She gave (详细的描述)of the destruction of the small town. 3. (熟悉) technology is not an option but a necessity for present and future generations. 4、The young couple (争吵) about money for more than five years. 5、I (能够) get on with
2、 my work though it was too noisy. 6.When I woke up, I found myself (carry) to a beautiful house.7.The mysteries surrounding the monument remain (solve).8.The naughty boy wandered for hours along the street, and was (will) to go back home.9.Its (thrill) to see people diving into the sea from a cliff.
3、10.As you can see, there are some problems with the current (arrange).二、 Some young Cambodians are learning a new sportskateboarding. The countrys first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital. Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are
4、wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea, who has been skating for 6 months, says skateboarding has already become his favorite sport. The skateboarders are learning tricks like launching a jump or flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards. A non-govemmental organization called Skateistan Cam
5、bodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year. Rory Burke points out, “Yeah, its definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime(休闲活动).And I think the idea of why skateboarding e
6、xists because its not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, Hey, this is something new and different. And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, Wow, what is that? and they want to get involved. Skateistan partn
7、ers with local groups work with young people. The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred twenty participants. They all come from troubled lives. Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. “Sometimes I don
8、t do well in subjects like math, he says, I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard to improve my bad feelings. ” He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tric
9、ks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off. Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders. 1.According to the passage, PSE is a group . A.that works with Cambodian studentsB.for young Cambodians to learn a tradeC.for young Cambodians in tr
10、oubled livesD.for young Cambodians taking skateboarding 2.What is said about skateboarding in the passage? A.It is easy for young Cambodians to learn.B.It is a good sport to help regain good feelings.C.It originated in Afghanistan years ago.D.It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia. 3.The under
11、lined part “a little bit of hook” in Paragraph 5 probably means . A.something strangeB.something newC.something differentD.something attractive 4.It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becoming . A.a sport liked by most young CambodiansB.an increasingly popular sport in CambodiaC.
12、a sport used to better young Cambodians lifeD.a good way to train young Cambodians learning skills三、 As China is a country that pays great attention to good manners, the food culture is deeply rooted in its history. As a visitor or guest in_ a Chinese home or restaurant, you will find that table man
13、ners are essential in our daily life! It is really an _ (admire) custom to respect others at table, the aged, teachers and guests _ (include ),and to take good care of children. Meanwhile,_ practice of presenting the best food first to the senior members of the family has been observed for countless
14、 _ ( generation). In ancient times the common people_ (lead) a needy life but they still tried their best to support the elder mother and father who took it for granted. Although the hosts in China are all friendly, you should also show them respect. Before _ (start) to eat dinner, the host may offe
15、r some words of greeting. Guests should not start to eat until the host says Everybody, please enjoy _ (you) or something like that, otherwise it suggests disrespect and causes displeasure. When hosts place dishes on the table, they will arrange the main courses at the center with the side dishes ev
16、enly placed around them. When the main dishes _ (prepare) in a decorative form either by cutting or other means, they will be placed facing major guests and elder people at the table, _also represents virtue.答案以及解析1. broke down2. a detailed description3. Being familiar with4. have/has been quarrel (
17、l) ing5. was able to6.答案：1.客观填空 carried解析：考查非谓语动词。句意:我醒来时发现自己被带到了一座漂亮的房子里。分析句子结构可知,空处作宾语补足语,且宾语与carry之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,故用动词ed形式。 7.答案：1.客观填空 unsolved解析：考查词形转换。句意:关于这座纪念碑的谜团仍然无解。分析句子结构可知,空处应用形容问作表语,故填 unsolved。 8.答案：1.客观填空 unwilling解析：考查词形转换。句意:这个顽皮的男孩在街上溜达了数个小时,不愿意回家。分析句子结构可知,空处应用形容词,结合句意知,应用unwilling。 9.
18、答案：thrilling10.答案：arrangement二、1.C; 2.B; 3.D; 4.C1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“a local charity group”和倒数第四段中的第二句可知, 这是一个为生活困难的柬埔寨青年建立的团体。 2.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的最后一句“So that is why I skateboard to improve my bad feelings. ”可知,滑板运动能帮助人们重新获得好的心情。3.短语猜测题。根据第五段的最后一句可知,玩滑板是一项吸引人的运动,人们对它感到好奇,就会想参与。4.推理判断题。通读全文尤其是最后三段的内容可知,滑板运
19、动能使人心情变好,而且在学习滑板的过程中人们可以学习如何应对困难。由此可推知,滑板运动会被用来改善柬埔寨青年的生活。三、答案：1.客观填空 either2.客观填空 admirable3.客观填空 included4.客观填空 the5.客观填空 generations6.客观填空 led7.客观填空 starting8.客观填空 yourself9.客观填空 are prepared10.客观填空 which解析： 1.考查连词。either. or.要么要么,为固定用法。此处表示无论是在中国人的家中还是在中国的饭店里,你都会发现餐桌礼仪在我们的日常生活中是必不可少的。2.考查词形转换,根据
20、空前的an和空后的名词custom可知,空处应填形容词。an admirable custom 种令人敬佩的风俗。3. 考查非谓语动词。此处指在餐桌上尊重老人、老师和客人以及照顾孩子是一种令人钦佩的风俗。分析句子结构可知,此处为独立主格结构,且the aged, teachers, and guests与 include为逻辑上的动宾关系,故用动词-ed形式,故填included。4. 考查定冠词的用法,由of短语可知此处表示特指,特指无数代人都遵守把最好的食物先给老年人的这种做法。5.考查名词复数由空前的countless可知空处应用名词的复数形式,故填generations。6.考查时态。由时间状语In ancient times可知应该用一般过去时,故填led。7. 考查非谓语动词。before为介词,其后应用动词-ing形式,故填starting。8. 考查反身代词的用法。enjoy yourself”过得愉快。故填yourself。9. 考查时态和语态。themain dishes 与动词prepare之间为逻辑上的动宾关系且叙述的是一般的情况,故用一般现在时的被动语态。10. 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰主句的内容,故填which。