1、Unit 2 Exploring English.完形填空When I arrived in Sydney two years ago from Brazil to study，I struggled to find work to support myself.My savings soon became dangerously _1_ and I was upset that I might have to _2_ my overseas dream.One day，I was at the park，worrying about the future and _3_ with my ow
2、n thoughts.A lady sitting next to me noticed the _4_ expression on my face and gave me a sincere smile.She asked if something _5_ had happened and if I needed any _6_.I didnt want to bother someone I had just _7_ with my problems，so I _8_ that everything was fine.But we _9_ chatting nearly two hours
3、 later about life in Brazil and what I thought about Australia.This lady gave me lots of tips about places to visit in that country._10_we knew it，it was almost five oclock.She said she had to go to work and_11_invited me to accompany her.Why not? I_12_although I felt a little surprised.We arrived a
4、t a restaurant and the most_13_thing happened.She said that she_14_the place and needed some help in the_15_as one of her chefs was leaving soon.She asked if I wanted to take a parttime job there.I _16_，of course，and started the next day.I spent almost one year_17_in her restaurant，improving my Engl
5、ish，and_18_my skills.And most importantly，I built a good_19_with my boss.Even now living in different cities，we are_20_close friends and enjoy sharing long chats about life.本文为记叙文。作者留学悉尼过程中得到在餐馆工作的机会，在工作期间与老板建立了深厚的友情，这段经历如今依然让作者受益匪浅。1A.normalBsmallCunbalancedDdifferent答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据前一句中的“find w
6、ork to support myself”可知，作者手头积蓄很少。A.normal正常的；B.small少的，小的；C.unbalanced不平衡的；D.different不同的。故选B。2A.give up Bput up Ctake up Dkeep up答案：A解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据下文的“worrying about the future”可知，作者担心自己可能要放弃在国外的梦想了。A.give up放弃；B.put up建造，张贴；C.take up占据；D.keep up保持。故选A。3A.comparing Bconnecting Ccombining Darguing答
7、案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据上文作者对自己国外生活的担忧可知，作者当时正在作思想斗争。A.comparing比较；B.connecting联系；C.combining结合；D.arguing斗争，争吵。故选D。4A.curious Bangry Cworried Dshocked答案：C解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据上文作者提到的经济状况以及对前途的担忧可知，作者当时的表情应该是“忧虑的”。A.curious好奇的；B.angry生气的；C.worried忧虑的；D.shocked震惊的。故选C。5A.exciting Bspecial Cnew Dbad答案：D解析：考查形容词词义辨析
8、。根据上文作者提到的忧虑可知，女士询问作者是不是有什么不好的事情发生了。A.exciting兴奋的；B.special特殊的；C.new新的；D.bad坏的。故选D。6A.help Bchange Cinformation Dmoney答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。作者与这位女士初次见面，由下文她给作者提供帮助可知，她当时是在问作者是否需要帮助。A.help帮助；B.change改变；C.information信息；D.money钱。故选A。7A.called BmetCmentioned Drecognised答案：B解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据上文可知，作者和女士初次相见。因此推断此处讲
9、的是我不想用我的问题麻烦我刚遇到的人。A.called打电话；B.met遇见；C.mentioned提及；D.recognised认出。meet with“偶然遇到”。故选B。8A.believed Bdecided Cpretended Dintended答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。作者在上文提到自己的状况很糟糕，但是与那位女士初次相见，她不想麻烦别人，因此假装一切都好。A.believed相信；B.decided决定；C.pretended假装；D.intended打算。故选C。9A.felt like Binsisted onCput off Dended up答案：D解析：考查动词
10、短语辨析。但结果她们却聊了两个小时，谈论巴西的生活和作者对澳大利亚的看法。A.felt like感觉像；B.insisted on坚持；C.put off推迟；D.ended up结束。故选D。10A.While BAfter CBefore DSince答案：C解析：考查连词词义辨析和上下文理解。由上文两人聊天聊了两个小时可知，不知不觉都快到五点了。A.While 当时；B.After在后；C.Before在之前；D.Since自从。before符合语境，表示“在我们知道以前”，也就是“不知不觉”。故选C。11A.anxiously BunexpectedlyCpositively Dpra
11、ctically答案：B解析：考查副词词义辨析。根据上文可知，两人初次相见；又根据下文“felt a little surprised”可知，那位女士的邀请出乎作者的意料。A.anxiously焦急地；B.unexpectedly出乎意料地；C.positively积极地；D.practically实际上。故选B。12A.agreed Bexplained Cpromised Dhesitated答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“We arrived at a restaurant”可知，作者接受了那位女士的邀请。A.agreed同意；B.explained解释；C.promised允
12、诺；D.hesitated犹豫。故选A。13A.convincing BamazingCencouraging Dembarrassing答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。一个陌生人要给作者提供一份工作，这让作者感到不可思议，amazing符合语境。A.convincing令人信服的；B.amazing令人惊奇的；C.encouraging鼓舞人心的；D.embarrassing令人尴尬的。故选B。14A.owned Bwon Csaved Dknew答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“one of her chefs”以及“in her restaurant”可知，饭店是那位女士开的。
13、A.owned拥有；B.won赢；C.saved节省；D.knew知道。故选A。15A.hall BwashroomCcounter Dkitchen答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“as one of her chefs was leaving soon”可知，厨房里需要帮手。A.hall大厅；B.washroom洗手间；C.counter柜台；D.kitchen厨房。故选D。16A.ignored BadmittedCaccepted Dunderstood答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“I spent almost one year _17_ in her restau
14、rant”可知，作者接受了那位女士提供的工作。A.ignored忽视；B.admitted承认；C.accepted接受；D.understood 理解。故选C。17A.studying Bworking Ctravelling Dplaying答案：B解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据上文“She asked if I wanted to take a parttime job there”可知，作者在餐馆里工作了一年。A.studying学习；B.working工作；C.travelling旅行；D.playing玩。故选B。18A.developing Bsharing Cshowing Dr
15、equiring答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。作者在工作期间，提高了英语水平，也发展了技能。A.developing发展；B.sharing分享；C.showing显示；D.requiring需要。故选A。19A.reputation BfutureCculture Drelationship答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“Even now living in different cities，we are _20_ close friends and enjoy sharing long chats about life.”可知，作者和老板关系很好。A.reputation名声；
16、B.future未来；C.culture文化；D.relationship关系。故选D。20A.only Balready Cstill Deven答案：C解析：考查副词词义辨析。根据上文“Even now living in different cities”以及下文的“enjoy sharing long chats about life”可知，作者和原来的老板仍是朋友。A.only只有；B.already已经；C.still仍然；D.even甚至。故选C。.语法填空I grew up in one of the poorest communities on the south side
17、of Atlanta，US and was raised by a single mother who didnt finish 3rd grade.Not many people expected much of me，so I had to expect something of _1_.On my 13th birthday，I bought a poster of Harvard and put it up in my room.Being at Harvard was _2_I dreamt about all the time though many people thought
18、it was far _3_ my reach.I would burn the midnight oil, _4_(bury) in piles of books.Id begin my day by asking myself these two questions，“What do I want in my life？” and “Are the things I am doing today going to get me closer to that life？” _5_(remind) myself of my goal each made it easy to say no to
19、 the same choices I saw my peers making，because those paths wouldnt have taken me closer to my goal.Asking myself those questions gave me the courage and energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit(提交)just one more scholarship
20、 _6_(apply) when 180 others had already turned me down.On March 31st,2011, _7_email arrived from Harvard.The first word was “Congratulations！” A month later，Harvard invited me to visit the campus _8_ for the first time I got to see inside Sanders Theater，tour Widener Library and eat dinner in Annenb
21、erg Hall.I couldnt wait to start my _9_(explore) here.Who you are today is the result of the decisions that _10_(make) earlier，and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today.Who do you want to be tomorrow?这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过自己的亲身经历说明今天的你是早些时候所做决定的结果，明天的你是你今天所做决定的结果。1mysel
22、f解析：考查反身代词。句意：没有多少人对我期望很高，所以我必须对自己有所期待。文中表示“我自己”，所以填myself。2what解析：考查表语从句。_2_ I dreamt about all the time是一个表语从句，引导词在从句中作dreamt about的宾语，表示“我梦想的事情”，所以填what。3beyond解析：考查固定用法。句意：进入哈佛是我一直以来的梦想，尽管很多人认为这远远超出了我的能力范围。beyond ones reach超出某人的能力范围，是固定用法，所以填beyond。4buried解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：我会在成堆的书里挑灯夜战。“我”和“埋藏”之间是被动
23、关系，用过去分词作状语，所以填buried。5Reminding解析：考查非谓语动词。I与remind之间是主动关系，用现在分词作状语，所以填Reminding。6application解析：考查名词。句意：这让我下定决心，在其他180人已经拒绝我的情况下，再提交一份奖学金申请。该空作submit的宾语，用名词，所以填application。7an解析：考查冠词。句意：一封来自哈佛的电子邮件到来。泛指“一封电子邮件”，email的首字母发元音，用不定冠词an。8where解析：考查定语从句。_8_ for the first time I got to see inside Sanders T
24、heater，tour Widener Library and eat dinner in Annenberg Hall.是一个定语从句，修饰先行词the campus，关系词在从句中作地点状语，所以填关系副词where。9exploration解析：考查名词。句意：我迫不及待地想在这里开始我的探索。该空作start的宾语，用名词，所以填exploration。10were made解析：考查时态和语态。句意：今天的你是早些时候所做决定的结果，明天的你是你今天所做决定的结果。that _10_(make) earlier是一个定语从句，decisions是先行词，在从句中作主语，decisions与make之间是被动关系，用被动语态，表示发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，所以填were made。
