1、Unit 2The universal languageSection Welcome to the unit & Reading一、写作词汇检测根据每组的提示词,完成或翻译句子。1.universal(1)It is acknowledged that dogs have an acute sense of smell.(2)人们公认为健康胜于财富。答案:(1)universally(2)It is universally acknowledged that health is above wealth.2.condemn(1)Everyone condemned her being cru
2、el to her child.(2)这个罪犯被判死刑。答案:(1)for(2)The criminal was condemned to death.3.demand(1)Teaching is a profession.(2)他的父母要求他十点以前回家。答案:(1)demanding(2) His parents demanded that he (should) be back by ten.4.evident(1)A scientist must produce in support of a theory.(2)显然,她不快乐。答案:(1)evidence(2)It was evid
3、ent that she was unhappy.运用所学短语造句。5.fall in love答案:I fell in love with Beijing the very first time I visited the city.6.at first sight答案:At first sight the problem seemed easy.二、阅读词汇检测阅读下列句子,说出黑体词的含义。1.The silence in the hall was awesome.含义 答案:令人生畏的2.The rise in violent crime is a disturbing new tre
4、nd.含义 答案:令人不安的3.Dont scold the child without reason.含义 答案:训斥;责骂4.The deadline is drawing near;we cant delay any more.含义 答案:最后期限5.The merciful king saved him from death.含义 答案:仁慈的6.How grand the mountains look in the evening!含义 答案:壮丽的三、单句填空1.He is a living witness my innocence.答案:to2.Mr.Black is very
5、happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been (popular).答案:more popular3.Shall I be (disturb)you if I do my typing here?答案:disturbing4.This is how Shaoxing impresses me first sight.答案:at5.I think Im falling in love Jim.答案:with6.He demanded me to shut the gate.答案:of7.They demanded tha
6、t the company (give)them an explanation.答案:(should) give8.The witness gave her (evident) in a clear firm voice.答案:evidence四、选择恰当的短语填空be accessible to;fall in love;condemn.to death;at first sight;take on;depend on1.The murderer was arrested a week later and afterwards.答案:condemned to death2.,I though
7、t the exercise was familiar,but after a careful look,I found it was different.答案:At first sight3.The two young people with each other and got married two years later.答案:fell in love4.Located on top of the mountain,the temple tourists only on foot.答案:is accessible to5.You may it that he will join our
8、 club.答案:depend on6.The company has just a new scene.答案:taken on五、完成句子1.谁是他签署这些文件的证人?Who his signing the documents?答案:witnessed to2.他度过了最忧虑的一天。He has worrying day.答案:never spent a more3.警方对最近的犯罪动向深感忧虑。Police the latest trend of crime.答案:felt deeply disturbed about4.我第一眼见到她就爱上了她。I her .答案:fell in lov
9、e with;at first sight5.显然,练习对每个人来讲都很重要。 practice is important for everybody.答案:It is evident that六、阅读理解A导学号15330013George Gershwin was born in New York City in 1898.His parents were Russian Jews who had immigrated to the United States.George and his two brothers and sister had a close,happy family l
10、ife.George liked playing games on the streets of New York.He liked exploring the city.He did not like school or studying.While exploring the city,George heard jazz and blues music in and out of public drinking places.However,he did not become seriously interested in music until he heard another boy
11、playing the violin in a concert at his school.George began to take piano lessons.His teacher was a fine classical musician.He immediately recognized Georges unusual ability.The teacher wrote about him to a friend,“I have a student who will make his mark in music,if anybody will.The boy is a genius,w
12、ithout doubt.”George studied classical piano.But his strongest interest continued to be jazz and popular music.At the age of fifteen,he left school and went to work in the music business.At that time,the New York City street where most music publishers had their offices was called “Tin Pan Alley”.Th
13、e piano players played the songs all day long to interest singers and other performers.George Gershwin was one of the youngest piano players in Tin Pan Alley.Soon,he was considered one of the finest there.He was already writing his own songs.He succeeded in getting one published when only eighteen y
14、ears old.George Gershwin was now a real composer.The rest of his life was an unbroken record of success.He wrote song after song.His ideas were so endless that he was not even troubled when he once lost some music he had been writing.“There is plenty more where that came from,” he said.George Gershw
15、in had his first big hit in 1919,when he was twenty-one years old.It was a song called “Swanee”.A popular entertainer,Al Jolson,sang the song.Swanee was made into one of the first musical recordings.George Gershwin was suddenly famous.(一)阅读文章,回答问题。1.When did George Gershwin take music as an interest
16、?A.When he was exploring the city.B.When he played games on the streets.C.When he heard a boy playing the piano.D.When he heard the violin at a school concert.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“However,he did not become seriously interested in music until he heard another boy playing the violin in a concert at hi
17、s school.”可知D项正确。2.We know from the passage that .A.George Gershwin was born in RussiaB.George Gershwins parents had 5 childrenC.his teacher believed in his musical giftD.classical piano was his favorite music答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I have a student who will make his mark in music,if anybody will.The b
18、oy is a genius,without doubt.”说明老师很欣赏他的音乐才华。3.What made George Gershwin become famous in his twenties?A.He played the piano in Tin Pan Alley.B.He wrote a song named Swanee.C.He sang the song Swanee with Al Jolson.D.He lost some music he was writing.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“George Gershwin had his firs
19、t big hit in 1919,when he was twenty-one years old.”以及下面的内容可知B项正确。4.What was George Gershwins reaction when some music he had been writing got lost?A.He became rather angry.B.He went to his teacher for help.C.He stopped composing music.D.He remained calm and confident.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“There is p
20、lenty more where that came from,he said.”说明丢了曲子时,他一点都不慌张。故选D项。(二)文章二次开发。结合语篇内容复习巩固本单元语法项目。把下面句子的省略部分补充完整。5.He did not like school or studying.答案:He did not like school or (he did not like)studying.6.While exploring the city,George heard jazz and blues music in and out of public drinking places.答案:Wh
21、ile(he was) exploring the city,George heard jazz and blues music in and out of public drinking places.7.I have a student who will make his mark in music,if anybody will.答案:I have a student who will make his mark in music,if anybody will(make his mark in music).8.At the age of fifteen,he left school
22、and went to work in the music business.答案:At the age of fifteen,he left school and (he)went to work in the music business.9.The boy is a genius,without doubt.答案:The boy is a genius,(which is) without doubt.10.Soon,he was considered one of the finest there.答案:Soon,he was considered (to be) one of the
23、 finest there.11.He succeeded in getting one published when only eighteen years old.答案:He succeeded in getting one published when (he was) only eighteen years old.B导学号15330014Susan Williams went to a boarding school.Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.Dear Mom and Dad
24、,Im afraid I have some very bad news for you.I have been very naughty and the school principal(校长)is very angry with me.She is going to write to you.You must come and take me away from here.She does not want me in the school any longer.The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in
25、 bed.This is against the rules,of course.We are not supposed to smoke at all.As I was smoking,I heard footsteps coming towards the room.I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking,so I threw the cigarette away.Unfortunately,the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket,which caught fire.There was
26、a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire,too.Soon the whole room was burning.The principal phoned for the fire department.The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived,the whole school was in flames.Many of the girls are in the hospital.The princip
27、al says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage.She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.I am very sorry about this.Much love,Susan.P.S.None of the above is true,but I have failed my exams.I just want you to know how bad things could have been!12.Susan wrote home .
28、A.to tell her parents about the fireB.to ask for a million dollarsC.to tell her parents she had failed her examsD.to tell her parents she had to leave school答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据信后的附言“None of the above is true,but I have failed my exams.”可知,她写信的目的是要告诉父母考试没及格。故选C项。13.In the letter,Susan told her parents th
29、at the principal was angry with her for the reason that .A.she had failed her examsB.she had been caught smoking in bedC.it was her fault that the school had caught fireD.she had not phoned for the fire department in time答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据信的第四段第一句可知,Susan在信中讲到校长对她很生气的原因是她的过错导致学校着了火。故选C项。14.Susan told h
30、er parents about the fire .A.to warn them about what the principal would doB.to make them feel worriedC.to make them less angry at her real newsD.to make them laugh答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段可知信中的故事完全是捏造的。她的真正目的是想让父母对真正的消息(考试没及格)少生气。故选C项。15.How true was the letter before the P.S.?A.Partly true.B.All true.C.
31、Completely untrue.D.The story doesnt really tell us.答案:C解析:推理判断题。通读全文可知,Susan在信中讲的故事完全不是真的。故选C项。七、语篇填空导学号15330015阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Dear Tom,How are you doing?You 1.(ask) me in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation.I am sorry that I didnt reply 2. delay.How I
32、 wish I 3.(read) and replyed your letter as soon as I received it.4.,I was busy preparing for my final exam at that time,5. is vital for me.As a result,I had no choice but 6.(focus) on my study completely.I believe that if you 7.(be) me,you would make the same choice.By the way,I have a busy schedul
33、e for my summer vacation.First and foremost,I want to do a part time job,so that my interpersonal skills 8.(improve).Additionally,I will take a short trip to Beijing to take a summer course in the New Oriental School.Last but not 9.(little),maybe I will work as a volunteer for the school as a teachi
34、ng assistant.These are my plan for the summer vacation.Whats yours?I am looking 10. to your earliest reply.答案与解析:1.asked根据后句的“in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation”可知在上封信中应该用一般过去时,故填asked。2.without句意:很抱歉,“我”没能立刻给你答复。without delay“立刻,马上”。故填without。3.had read“我”多么希望一收到你的信就读并
35、回信啊。wish后的从句用虚拟语气,表示与过去事实相反。故填had read。4.However然而,“我”当时正忙于准备期末考试,这对我很重要。however“然而”。故填However。5.whichwhich引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词final exam,且在从句中做主语。故填which。6.to focus“我”别无选择,只能完全集中在学习上。have no choice but to do“别无选择只能”。故填to focus。7.were“我”相信如果你是“我”的话,你也会做出同样的决定。此处为if引导的虚拟条件句表示对现在情况的虚拟,be动词用were。故填were。8.c
36、an/will be improved前句I want to do a part time job可知,那样“我”的人际交往技能可以/将会得到提升。故填can/will be improved。9.leastlast but not least“最后但并非最不重要的是”。故填least。10.forward“我”期盼收到你及早的答复。look forward to“期盼”。故填forward。八、选词创境运用下列写作词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。(35句)stubborn,condemn,dare,ask for sb.s hand in marriage,fall in love,
37、at first sight答案:Once upon a time,a prince went to a party.His eyes fell upon a beautiful girl.At first sight,he fell in love with her.The prince asked for her hand in marriage.However,the girls father who was very stubborn didnt dare to marry her daughter to the prince.The old cruel king got angry,and the poor father was condemned to death.
