1、课时作业(五)Unit 2Section Warming up & ReadingPrereading(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！).阅读理解ASome of the most painful moments I spend as a vet (兽医) are those spent with my customers assisting my animal patients from this world to the next.Making this final decision is not easy，and I have often felt powerless to
2、 comfort the sorrowful owners.That was before I met Shane. I had been called to examine a tenyearold dog named Belker who had developed a serious health problem.The dogs ownersRon，his wife，Lisa，and their little boy，Shanewere hoping for a miracle (奇迹)But I told the family there were no miracles left
3、for Belker，and offered to perform the euthanasia (安乐死) for the old dog in their home.As we made the arrangements，Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for the fouryearold Shane to observe the euthanasia.They felt Shane could learn something from the experience.The next day，I felt the fa
4、miliar catch in my throat as Belkers family surrounded him.Shane seemed so calm，patting the old dog for the last time，that I wondered if he understood what was going on.A few minutes later，Belker slipped peacefully away.The little boy seemed to accept Belkers death without any difficulty or confusio
5、n.We sat together for a little while after Belkers death，wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.Shane，who had been listening quietly，piped up：“I know why.”Shocked，we all turned to him.What came out of his mouth next astonished me.Id never heard a more comfo
6、rting explanation.He said，“Everybody can learn how to live a good life，like loving everybody and being nice，right？” The fouryearold continued，“Well，animals already know how to do that，so they dont have to stay so long.”语篇解读作者对名叫Belker的狗进行了安乐死。此时，作者和狗的主人都很悲痛。然而一个四岁的孩子对生命的独特见解让作者感到吃惊并深感安慰。1Shanes pare
7、nts wanted Shane to witness the euthanasia mainly because_.Athey knew he hated to part with BelkerBthey hoped he could gain something from itCthey wanted him to remember Belker foreverDthey intended him to learn to carry out euthanasia解析：考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“As we made the arrangements，Ron.the euthanasia.
8、They felt Shane could learn something from the experience”可知，Shane的父母让他目睹对狗执行安乐死的过程是因为他们觉得Shane会从这次经历中有所收获，故选B。答案：B2What can we learn from the third paragraph?ABelker got sick mainly because of lack of care.BShane didnt feel sad about Belkers death.CThere was no hope for Belker to recover but to suf
9、fer.DBelker didnt want to live any longer because of the pain.解析：考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“But I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker，and offered to perform the euthanasia (安乐死) for the old dog in their home”可知，Belker已经没有康复的希望，只剩下痛苦，故选C。答案：C3We can infer from the underlined sentence that_.Ath
10、e vet would rather not perform the euthanasiaBthe vet was familiar with the feelings of Belkers ownersCwords failed the vet when he tried to comfort Belkers ownersDthe vets throat was uncomfortable with Belkers owners around解析：考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Making this final decision.felt powerless to comfort the s
11、orrowful owners”可推知，作者也常常觉得自己无力安慰悲伤的动物的主人，即作者不知说什么才能安慰Belker的主人。答案：C4What would the author say about Shane? AHe knew little about animal lives. BHe had a unique opinion about lives.CHe felt unexpected about Belkers death.DHe was an outgoing and warmhearted boy.解析：考查推理判断。根据文章最后两段可知，四岁的Shane对生命有着独特的见解
12、，这让作者感到吃惊并深感安慰，故选B。答案：BBInstagram is containing so many photos of foodnow a popup diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks.I always thought peoples taking pictures of their fo
13、od was kind of silly，but at this new popup restaurant in the UK，Id probably do it too.“The Picture House” is the worlds first paybyphoto restaurantyou order，click a photo of the food，share on Instagram and eat for free!The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant Birds Eye，who came up with the idea t
14、o cash in on peoples addiction to photographing food and sharing the pictures online.They conducted a survey and found that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals.So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.The popup diner was ope
15、n in Soho，London for three days in May，and is now moving to other major UK cities.They serve twocourse meals that customers dont have to pay for，if they photo and instagram it.The restaurant is a part of Birds Eyes “Food for Life” campaign，a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people
16、 look at frozen food.“Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime momentsfrom every day to the special，” said marketing director Margaret Jobling.The reaction to “The Picture House” has been great so far.And the paybypicture concept has proven to be an effective way.
17、Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses.Last year，in a caf in Germany customers paid by how much time they spent there，not by what they ate.语篇解读现在在餐馆里兴起了一种新的付款方式，那就是顾客将食物照片上传到Instagram上，就可以免费享受美食了。5. Instagram probably is_.Aa restaurant free of chargeBan
18、 application used to share photosCa new marketing projectDa campaign of “Food for Life”解析： 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Instagram is containing so many photos of food”及第二段中的“you order，click a photo of the food，share on Instagram and eat for free”可知，Instagram可能是一个分享图片的应用程序。答案：B6Whats the authors attitude to this n
19、ew trend?AInterested.BOpposed.CConfused.DUnconcerned.解析： 考查观点态度。根据第二段的第一句“I always thought peoples taking pictures of their food was kind of silly，but at this new popup restaurant in the UK，Id probably do it too” 可知，作者对这种新潮流感兴趣。答案：A7“The Picture House” encourages sharing photos of its food to_.Acrea
20、te a new social media trendBraise the price of frozen foodCattract more customersDreward the regular customers解析： 考查推理判断。根据第三段的最后一句“So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range”可推知，分享食物照片是一种更好的为新的餐饮系列做广告的方式，因此该餐馆鼓励顾客分享食物照片是为了吸引更多的顾客。答案：C8Which of the following can serve a
21、s the best title for the passage?ANo Need to Pay BThe Popup DinerCFood for Life DPay by Picture解析：考查标题判断。本篇文章主要介绍了在一个饭店可以通过分享食物图片来付款，因此D项为最佳标题。答案：D.完形填空Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out who you really are.About 2 years ago，I was_1_in one of my first taekwondo (跆拳道) championships
22、.I was very_2_in myself.My opponent (对手) was skinny.The thoughts in my head were something like “Shes so_3_，of course youll win.” As the match started，my opponents true_4_came out.She came straight at me and landed a head kick on me，_5_three points in the first five seconds.I was so shocked，_6_and f
23、orgot everything my coach said.I was kicking_7_，in hopes of not losing.But_8_hit me.I lost 215.I had never lost before.I was afraid of the girl，and to me，her name was_9_with my defeat.The experience lasted with me.I worked and trained harder than before.I listened to my_10_wholeheartedly and made su
24、re I was not overconfident.The following year，I_11_the same girl once again at the state championships.I was_12_.But with encouragement from my coach，I_13_some confidence.When the fight started，I did not panic like the previous match but listened to my coachs_14_.His voice_15_me around the ring (竞技场
25、)，attacking at key moments.The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing，_16_doing my best.Eventually，I won.My hard work，and listening to my coach all_17_.My opponent had the_18_skinny figure，but did not frighten me anymore.From this experience，I learned not to let confidence overshado
26、w reality.It is important to_19_the fact that there are people better than you.But with this idea in mind，you can work hard to become that person that is better.This experience also taught me not to judge others based on their_20_.语篇解读作者在跆拳道锦标赛上遇到了一位身形极瘦的对手，作者的轻敌使自己遭受惨败。此后作者跟随教练努力训练。在比赛中与该对手再次相遇时，作者
27、沉着应战，最终获胜。这次经历让作者明白不能轻敌也不能以貌取人。1A.strugglingBcompetingCplayingDquarrelling解析：根据下文中的“in one of my first taekwondo championships”可知，作者是在参加一个跆拳道锦标赛。compete参加比赛。答案：B2A.confidentBproudCcontentDashamed解析：根据下文中的“My opponent was skinny”及“of course youll win”可知，作者看到对手极瘦时，对自己获胜充满了自信。confident自信的；proud骄傲的；cont
28、ent满意的；ashamed羞愧的。 答案：A3A.youngBstrongCtinyDugly解析： 根据前文中的“My opponent was skinny”可知，这个对手极瘦。tiny“极小的”，符合语境。答案：C4. AexpressionBpersonalityCsenseDfigure解析：比赛一开始对手真正的个性就展现出来了。expression表情，表达；personality个性；sense感觉，意识；figure人物。答案：B5A.takingBscoringCreachingDcatching解析：对手在前五秒就得了三分。score得分。答案：B6A.surprised
29、BexcitedCtiredDpanicked解析：作者对对手开场时的猛攻感到震惊，结合下文中的“and forgot everything my coach said”可知，作者感到恐慌，忘了教练说过的话。panicked惊慌失措的，恐慌的。答案：D7A.blindlyBbravelyCangrilyDcautiously解析：作者此时惊慌失措，所以盲目地踢，希望不会输掉比赛。blindly盲目地；bravely勇敢地；angrily生气地；cautiously小心地，谨慎地。答案：A8. AimaginationBintelligenceCrealityDmemory解析：根据下文中的“I
30、 lost 215”可知，作者还是输了，现实给了作者沉痛的一击。imagination想象；intelligence智力，才智；reality现实；memory记忆。答案：C9A.associatedBfilledCmixedDcompared解析：作者害怕这个女孩，并且对于她来说，这个女孩的名字与自己的失败相连。be associated with与有关联；be filled with充满；be mixed with与混合；be compared with与比较。答案：A10A.teammateBcoachCopponentDjudge解析：作者更刻苦地训练并全心全意地听教练(coach)的
31、指导。答案：B11A.facedBrecognizedCadmiredDreminded解析：作者在锦标赛上又迎战那个女孩。face 与比赛，迎战；recognize认出；admire钦佩，仰慕；remind使想起，提醒。答案：A12A.courageousBafraidCdelightedDalone解析：由于上次比赛造成了阴影，作者感到害怕，但教练的鼓励让作者有了些信心。courageous勇敢的，无畏的；afraid害怕的；delighted高兴的；alone独自。答案：B13. AlackedBborrowedCrememberedDdeveloped解析：作者在教练的鼓励下产生了些自
32、信。lack 缺乏；borrow借；remember记得；develop产生。答案：D14. AjudgmentBpraiseCadviceDcriticism解析： 根据下文中的“His voice _ me around the ring，attacking at key moments”可知，教练在竞技场周围指导，作者没有像上次比赛那样恐慌而是听取教练的建议(advice)。答案：C15A.directedBforcedCkeptDshowed解析：教练在竞技场周围指导作者。direct指导；force强迫；keep保持；show展示，表明。答案：A16A.andBorCsoDbut解析
33、：作者头脑里想的不是输赢，而是尽全力打好比赛。not.but.不是而是答案：D17A.paid backBpaid offCcalled backDcalled off解析：根据前文中的“Eventually，I won”可知，作者的努力最终得到了回报。pay back偿还；pay off取得成功，奏效；call back回电话；call off取消。答案：B18A.differentBcommonCrareDsame解析：作者的对手有同样的(same)极瘦体形，但不会让作者感到害怕了。答案：D19A.acceptBignoreCreceiveDoppose解析：接受人外有人这个事实很重要。accept接受；ignore忽视；receive收到；oppose阻挠。答案：A20A.behaviorBdescriptionCwordsDappearances解析：这次经历也让作者懂得了不要以貌取人。behavior行为；description描写；word说的话；appearance外貌，外表。答案：D
