1、Module 2Section Grammar & Writing课时作业.单句语法填空1(2018北京卷)In any unsafe situation, simply press(press) the button and a highlytrained agent will get you the help you need.2Our English teacher is ill.Lets go and see him after school, shall we?3One more week, and I will get everything ready.4You have fail
2、ed two tests.Work harder, or you wont pass the exam.5(四川卷) If you get the job,do devote(devote) yourself to it and finally youll succeed.6Please do me a favorinvite(invite) my friend Mr.Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight.7Go straight on and you will see(see) a museum.You wont miss it.8Turn(turn)
3、 down the radio a littlethe baby is sleeping.9Alice, you feed the bird today, will you?But I fed it yesterday.10(北京卷)Knock(knock) at the door before you enter my room, please.阅读理解AThink of London and you will probably remember the bright red doubledecker buses. Think of Thailands capital city, Bangk
4、ok, and the noisy tuktuks may come to mind. Think of San Francisco and you might see the citys cable cars.Imagining what these cities would look like without those is difficult. They are symbols of these cities that make them different. However, these city symbols are not always so well loved by the
5、ir city leaders. City leaders want what is best for their city, which often means the most modern transport.In Bangkok, city leaders have banned(禁止) tuktuks because they consider them noisy and polluting. However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful as it has not changed Thai peoples love for the
6、cheap tuktuks over taxis.In London the citys first ever mayor(市长)removed the red doubledecker buses, which he thought were old fashioned. His plan worked, but Londoners were unhappy to lose the nice old buses they believed represented the best of their city. They made their unhappiness felt when the
7、 mayor came up for reelection. Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.As for San Francisco, several cable cars are still in use but mainly as tourist attractions. They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.City transport symbols may have a
8、place in their city peoples hearts, but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world. As Londoners have proved, their continued life depends on peoples willingness to fight for their survival.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了不同城市的标志性的交通工具, 以及和这些交通工具相关的趣事。1Whats the authors purpose of writing the fir
9、st paragraph? ATo introduce some city transport symbols.BTo explain why some cities are popular.CTo talk about modern transport in some cities.DTo attract more tourists to visit some cities.解析:选A写作意图题。从第一段可以看出不同城市有不同的象征性的交通工具, 有泰国的tuktuks; 英国的doubledecker buses等。故A项正确。2The London doubledecker bus is
10、 returning mainly because _.Athe new mayor loves itBLondoners fought for itCit is an improved transportDit is popular with tourists解析:选B细节理解题。根据第四段可知,最后伦敦的大多数市民都投票选举了答应使用doubledecker bus的竞选人, 而不给反对这种汽车的竞选人投票。由文章最后一句话也可得出同样的答案。故选B项。3Which proves the old city transport symbols are NOT loved by city le
11、aders?AOnly a few cable cars are still in use in San Francisco.BBangkok city leaders tried to remove the cheap tuktuks.CThe mayor who sold doubledecker buses lost the reelection.DThe new mayor will bring back improved doubledecker buses.解析:选B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话可知,在曼谷, 市长禁止这种车的使用。故B项正确。4What can we infer
12、 from the passage? AModern cities should remove old city transport symbols.BThe writer thinks highly of the old city transport symbols.COld city transport symbols face the problem of survival.DTourist cities will lose their attraction without the symbols.解析:选C推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句话的句意“尽管这些标志性的交通工具在人们心中占有一
13、席之地, 但是跟不上现代社会的发展步伐。”可推知,这些旧的交通方式面临着生存问题。B(2019吉林长春外国语校期中)Many studies have shown that the company(陪伴) of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and help control body weight.Any pet owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For
14、some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people (half of them were pet owners) while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic(算术) or held a hand in ice water. People co
15、mpleted the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than wh
16、en doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont judge.A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog may also have an effect on your body weight. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spe
17、nt a year studying two groups of fat people who were put on a dietandexercise program: one group with pet dogs, and the other without. On average,dog owners lost about 11 pounds,or 5% of their body weight,while those without dogs lost about 8 pounds. The pet owners, said researchers, got more exerci
18、se overall (mostly with their dogs) and found it worth doing.【解题导语】本文讲述了饲养宠物可以给宠物主人带来快乐以及给主人的生活带来积极的影响,并分析了主要原因。5What does the text mainly discuss?APeoples opinions of keeping pets.BHow pets help people calm down.CWhat pets bring to their owners.DPets can help in medical research.解析:选C主旨大意题。根据文章中心段第
19、一段可知,本文主要讲述宠物给主人带来快乐以及给主人的生活带来积极的影响。故C项正确。6We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _.Ahe has a pet companionBhe has less stress of workChe often does mental arithmeticDhe is taken care of by his family解析:选A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“.raise chances of recover
20、ing from a heart attack,reduce loneliness and help control body weight”可知,饲养宠物可以提高人们从心脏病中康复的可能性。题干中提到患有心脏病的人就可以让宠物来陪伴他。故A项正确。7According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around?AThey are less nervous.BThey are in higher spirits.CThey become more patient.DThey have lower blood pressure
21、.解析:选A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“It seems that people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont judge.”可知,人们为什么表现好,是因为他们有宠物陪伴的时候不紧张。故A项正确。8The research mentioned in the last paragraph suggests that _.Apeople with dogs did more exerciseBdogs lost the same weight as people
22、 didCdogs liked exercise much more than people didDpeople without dogs found the program unhelpful解析:选A细节理解题。根据最后一句“The pet owners, said researchers, got more exercise overall (mostly with their dogs) and found it worth doing.”可知,有宠物狗的人比没有宠物的人锻炼更多。故A项正确。.语法填空It was a normal Sunday. I 1._(play) with
23、my two younger kids while the elder three were watching TV. Suddenly, I felt 2._ (comfortable)Before I could do anything, I passed out(晕倒)My eldest son Tom immediately called 911.Two policemen came soon and took me to the nearest hospital. After examination, I 3._ (tell) that I couldnt leave the hos
24、pital that day. I was 4._ (real) worried. Who would take care of my kids? But it was not something within my 5._ (able) to think about that.After 6._ (know) there was no one to look after the kids, the two policemen volunteered 7._ (help)They returned to my house and told the kids that 8._ wouldnt r
25、eturn that day. Then they cooked some food for the kids. They ate with them and then they did the dishes. The two policemen didnt leave 9._ my husband David returned from work in the evening.David was really thankful to them. After I came back, I was told what the two policemen had done. I was reall
26、y surprised. 10._ the same time, I was greatly touched.【解题导语】作者生病住院后,两位警察帮忙照顾她的小孩,这使得作者非常感动。1解析:考查动词时态。这里是两个相对的动作同时进行,故用过去进行时。答案:was playing2解析:考查形容词。根据下文作者晕倒了的语境可知,这里表示作者感觉“不舒服”。答案:uncomfortable3解析:考查动词语态。I是tell这个动作的承受者,故用被动语态;故事发生在过去,故用一般过去时的被动语态。答案:was told4解析:考查副词。此处用副词really修饰后面的形容词worried。答案:r
27、eally5解析:考查名词。within ones ability意为“在某人的能力范围内”。答案:ability6解析:考查非谓语动词。after是介词,后面需接动名词。答案:knowing7解析:考查非谓语动词。volunteer to do sth.意为“自愿做某事”。答案:to help8解析:考查代词。全文均用第一人称,且此处是指警察告诉孩子们“我”回不来,故用第一人称I。答案:I9解析:考查连词。not .until .意为“直到才”。句意:那两名警察直到我丈夫David晚上下班回家才离开。答案:until10解析:考查介词。at the same time意为“同时”。答案:At
28、.书面表达根据下表写一篇100词左右的短文。问题城市交通拥挤解决方案(一)修建更多公路优点:降低街道的拥挤度,加快车流缺点:占地过多解决方案(二)开辟更多公共汽车线路优点:减少自行车和汽车的数量缺点:对部分人可能造成不便你的看法注意:1开头已给出, 不计入总词数;2要根据提示进行适当拓展。How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic?With the development of economy, more and more vehicles are going on the streets.As a result, most cities, especi
29、ally the big ones, suffer from the traffic congestion.Heavy traffic has become one of the major concerns of the society._One possible version:How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic?With the development of economy, more and more vehicles are going on the streets. As a result, most cities, especial
30、ly the big ones, suffer from the traffic congestion. Heavy traffic has become one of the major concerns of the society.To solve the problem, people have put forward many solutions, of which the following two are typical. One is to build more roads. The other is to open up more bus routes. In this ca
31、se, more people will take buses rather than ride bikes or drive cars. Then the number of cars and bikes racing on the streets will decline.However, either of the two solutions will bring about problems at the same time.The former may occupy too much land. For the latter, itll cause inconvenience to those living far away from the bus stops.In my opinion, the best solution is to combine the two: building more roads and opening up more bus routes downtown at once.