1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。六Unit 2Extended reading & Project【基础全面练】. 单句语法填空1. She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure (press)was enough to open it. 2. He was eager to get (get) into politics. 3. He had been a talented musician in his youth(young). 4.
2、 Female kangaroos (kangaroo) carry their babies in a pouch on their stomachs. 5. Last summer Brian Williams rented (rent) out his house and went camping. 6. They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security (secure). 7. My whole family came to my graduation(graduate). 8.
3、“I dont need a bag, ”I told the cashier, figuring(figure)Id put my few items into a green bag. 9. Every bank pays close attention to the speed and accuracy of its tellers (teller). 10. The police have launched a major operation (operate) against drug suppliers. . 选词填空leave me alone, eager for, stres
4、s about, family outing, protect. . . from, make my own choice, be proud of, give up, look after, for the first time1. He sweated in long lines and stressed about what he would need to buy on his first shopping trip. 2. I feel annoyed right now. So you might as well leave me alone. 3. Every weekend w
5、e enjoy a family outing to the Hutuohe River. 4. When my own son was five years old, I became eager for another baby. 5. He is proud of his children and blind to their faults. 6. Dont give up. You still have your whole life in front of you. 7. Players must wear padding to protect them from injury. 8
6、. I like to stay away from my parents for some time, because I can make my own choice and be free to go anywhere. 9. Ill never forget hearing this piece of music for the first time. 10. Would you look after my goldfish while I am away? 【综合应用练】. 阅读理解AJennifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the
7、typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelors degree. Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 child
8、ren. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition(学费), because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sis
9、ters and brothers pay for their schooling. Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Jo
10、sephs Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jennifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills,
11、 and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times. Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed(牺牲)to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. “Some nights my heart was br
12、eaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers, ”she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her familyand thats pretty powerful. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述
13、了Jennifer在家里不能支付大学教育费用的情况下, 通过自己的努力, 以及家人的帮助完成了四年学业的故事。她的努力不仅让自己以优异的成绩毕业, 还给家人, 尤其是她的三个孩子树立了榜样, 让他们得到了激励。1. What did Jennifer do after high school? A. She helped her dad with his work. B. She ran the family farm on her own. C. She supported herself through college. D. She taught her sisters and brot
14、hers at home. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段可知, 高中毕业后Jennifer通过自己挣钱来完成大学教育, 因为家里没有额外的钱。C. She supported herself through college. (她自食其力读完了大学)符合以上说法, 故选C项。2. Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Josephs Hospital in Marshfield? A. To take care of her kids easily. B. To learn from the best nurses.
15、 C. To save money for her parents. D. To find a well-paid job there. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段中的内容可知, Jennifer选择位于马什菲尔德的圣约瑟夫医院的UW-Eau Claire项目是因为离家近, 这样便于照顾她的三个孩子。A. To take care of her kids easily. (为了方便照顾她的孩子)符合以上说法, 故选A项。3. What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal? A. Her health. B. Her time with
16、 family. C. Her reputation. D. Her chance of promotion. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句可知, 为了实现自己的目标Jennifer放弃了和家人待在一起的时光。B. Her time with family. (她与家人的时光)符合以上说法, 故选B项。4. What can we learn from Jennifers story? A. Time is money. B. Love breaks down barriers. C. Hard work pays off. D. Education is the key to
17、 success. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中第一句和后半段的内容可知, Jennifer在艰苦的环境中通过自己的努力不仅以优异的成绩毕业, 还给孩子树立了榜样, 同时也让家人得到了激励。由此推测, 我们可以从Jennifer的故事中学到: 努力总会有回报。C. Hard work pays off. (努力会得到回报)符合以上说法, 故选C项。BAndrea Yoch loves her adult sons, but would also love to not live with them. This is especially true in the 2, 200-squ
18、are-foot rental in St. Paul, where she and her husband moved after the boys left their childhood home (a 5, 000-square-foot property with a pool). But now Ben, 20, and Ryan, 23, are crammed with their parents in a house where a movie playing in one room can be heard in almost any other. After her so
19、ns showed up due to the lockdown after the Coronavirus crisis struckBen from Boston, where he is a college student, and Ryan from New York, where he was starting out as an assistant advertising account executiveMs Yoch rushed to set up temporary offices in a bedroom and a basement that now also func
20、tions as a super crowded gym. “I would give anything for them to restart their lives, ”she said. As the pandemic(疫情)continues, Wall Street bankers, Uber drivers, academics, artists and many other adults have given up their independent lives and migrated home. Some fled heavily-populated cities for t
21、he rural suburban houses where they grew up and the promise of home-cooked meals and free laundry. Others ended up in downsized spaces designed for empty nesters or in apartments already shared with other family members, such as grandparents or teenage siblings. Parents caught by the increase of lay
22、offs and canceled contracts found themselves feeding grown children who were in the same position. Mothers who had grown accustomed to freedom were suddenly expected to go back to cooking and cleaning. “Some parents see this as a welcome surprise, but it can also add a lot of financial stress, ”said
23、 Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at the investment bank Stifel. “You cant assume that parents are necessarily in a better-off position than their adult children; a lot of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and dont have enough savings to accommodate extra people living in their households. ”【文章大意】这
24、是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了新冠肺炎爆发后, 被居家隔离的孩子们对家长的生活产生了影响。成年子女因为疫情原因回到家里和父母居住, 在生活上及经济上给父母带来了压力。5. Which word best describes Ms Yochs life with her two sons? A. Exciting. B. Inconvenient. C. Satisfying. D. Disappointing. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的第一句(Andrea Yoch爱她的成年儿子, 但不喜欢与他们生活在一起。)及最后一句(但是现在, 20岁的本和23岁的瑞安和他们的父母挤在一间屋子里
25、, 一个房间里播放电影的声音几乎也可以在其他房间里听到。)可知, 他们的生活很不方便。因此, Inconvenient(不方便的)这个词最能描述Yoch女士和两个儿子的生活。故选B项。6. What does the underlined phrase “empty nesters” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. People without jobs. B. Children staying abroad. C. Grown-ups with no houses. D. Parents with no children around. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据
26、上文中的内容(许多其他成年人已经放弃了独立生活, 移居家乡。一些人逃离人口稠密的城市, 来到他们成长的郊区乡村住宅, 并得到家常饭和免费洗衣的承诺。)以及此句中的Others ended up in downsized spaces (另一些人最终住在小型房间里)可以推测出这些“小房子”原本是为那些孩子没在身边的父母所设计的。因此此句中的empty nesters是指“孩子没在身边的父母”, 故选D项。7. Why do some parents unwillingly welcome their children back home? A. Because they want their k
27、ids to be independent. B. Because they dont like to do all the laundry. C. Because they are in no better financial situation. D. Because they have sold or rented out their houses. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句中的内容(一些家长认为这是一个值得欢迎的惊喜, 但这也会增加很多经济压力)及后文的内容(你不能认定父母一定比他们的成年子女处于更好的境况: 许多美国人靠薪水生活, 没有足够的储蓄来容纳额外的家庭成
28、员。)可知, 有些父母不情愿地欢迎他们的孩子回家的原因是他们的经济状况也不好。故选C项。8. What is the text mainly about? A. The generation gap between parents and their children. B. The life young people used to live before going to college. C. The parents life being affected by children in the lockdown. D. The economic crisis brought about
29、by the deadly coronavirus. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。总览全文, 尤其根据第三段第一句(随着疫情的持续, 华尔街的银行家、优步司机、学者、艺术家和许多其他成年人已经放弃了独立生活, 移居家乡。)以及倒数第二段第一句(受裁员增加和解除合同的影响, 父母在供养处于同样境况的成年子女。)可知, 本文主要是关于由于疫情而被居家隔离的孩子们对家长的生活产生的影响。故选C项。CSpring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so
30、 job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not. A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身), nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true yo
31、u cant judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in th
32、e business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept. Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employee
33、s, because those people represent the companies to their customers. As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even thou
34、gh I am open-minded, I cant expect all our customers are. There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as it
35、s standards are legal. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。又是一年毕业季, 很多大学毕业生又要开始为寻找一份可以赖以生存的工作而奔忙了, 但是, 影响就业成功的因素很多, 其中有一点就是面试时的着装。9. Which of the following is the newspaper editors opinion according to Paragraph 2? A. Peoples appearances carry messages about themselves. B. Customers choices influence dress standards in
36、companies. C. Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly-treated. D. Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二自然段中的A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos, nose rings, or certain dress styles. It
37、 is true you cant judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. 可知报刊编辑的意思是有纹身或戴鼻环去面试时应该被公平地对待, 故本题选C。10. What can be inferred from the text? A. Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview. B. What to wear is not a matter of person
38、al choice for companies. C. Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates. D. Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。通读第三自然段可知员工的穿着不再是员工的私人问题, 而是影响到公司的声誉和发展的大问题。故选B。11. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Employees Matt
39、er B. Personal Choices MatterC. Appearances Matter D. Hiring Managers Matter【解析】选C。标题归纳题。本文讨论的主要是在求职的时候, 人的外貌和穿着是很重要的, 因为公司都要选择一些在形象上能够代表公司的人, 故本题选C。12. The authors attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as _. A. enthusiastic B. negativeC. positive D. sympatheti
40、c【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I cant expect all our customers are可知作者也认为那些穿着奇怪的人是不能被选中的, 说明他对这样的穿着是持否定态度的, 故选B。. 阅读填句 I experienced years of loneliness as a chi
41、ld. 1 His friends teased him about babysitting his sister and his interests were far different from mine. With no other kids of my age in the neighborhood, I had to spend hours by myself. A bright spot for me turned out to be reading. My love of the written word began early as my mother read to me e
42、very evening. 2 I started reading books on my own before age 5 and my mother took me to the public library once a week to borrow several books. I quickly graduated from typical childrens books to ones with fewer pictures and longer chapters. Reading opened new worlds to me. 3My mother also encourage
43、d me to make what I wanted. I tried making toy cars with cardboard boxes and constructing buildings from leftover cardboard and bits of wood my father gave me. When my mother saw my creations, she told me how creative my designs were. 4 I learned a lot about how to extend the life of objects and tra
44、nsform them into something new and useful. It was a trait(特点) others found helpful, and I soon had friends who wanted to make things with me. 5My parents made it a point for their two kids to spend time outside, no matter the weather or season. My brother, of course, raced off to be with his friends
45、, while I had plenty to do myself. There was making leaf houses in autumn, ice skating in winter, and so much more. Theyre all memories I treasure today. A. I wasnt alone any longer. B. I enjoyed reading stories aloud. C. I was invited to play with another kid. D. I loved the colorful photographs in
46、 the books. E. Another habit I formed early was being outdoors. F. Thus, I began my lifelong interest in making things. G. My older brother couldnt be bothered to play with me. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者养成几个生活习惯的原因。1. 【解析】选G。设空处在段中, 应是承前启后句。根据后文可知, 设空处应提及“his”身份, 即G项中的“My older brother”, 且G项“我哥哥懒得和我一起玩”在
47、此起到了承上启下的作用。故选G项。2. 【解析】选D。根据前句提到“我对文字的爱始于母亲每天晚上给我读故事的时候”可知, D项“我喜欢书中的彩色照片”是对上一句的进一步说明。同时D项中的“书”指代上句提到的母亲每天给我读故事的书。故选D项。3. 【解析】选A。根据前句提到“阅读为我打开了新世界”可知, A项“我不再孤独”和上句构成了因果关系。故选A项。4. 【解析】选F。根据前句“当我的母亲看到我的创作时, 她说我的设计很有创意”可知, F项“于是, 我开始对制造东西产生了终生的兴趣”和上句构成因果关系, 我正是在听了母亲那句话后才开始了对制造东西产生兴趣。故选F项。5. 【解析】选E。根据后
48、句“无论天气或季节, 我的父母都要让他们的两个孩子花时间在户外”可知, E项“我很早养成的另一个习惯是去户外”和前句构成因果关系。作者有去户外的习惯是因为后句提到的父母的影响。故选E项。. 语法填空Kilns (窑) had to burn day and night in Jingdezhen, a city in Jiangxi province of southeastern China, 1. _(meet) demand from around the globe. Today, though demand is much 2. _ (low), people are making
49、porcelain the same way they have for hundreds of years, with Jingdezhens old masters still 3. _ (pray) to the kiln gods. Meanwhile, across town, creative new craftspeople are bringing new 4. _ (idea) into the art and new life to the once factories and villages. Its fair to say that Jingdezhen people
50、 live and 5. _ (breath)on porcelain, but they arent doing it alone. “Jingdezhen is more than a historical town. The old and new are combined perfectly here. ” Says Hu Chunxiao, a local artist 6. _ family has worked in the industry for generations. The traditional and modern exist in harmony, which m
51、akes 7. _ one of the most interesting towns in China for travel. Despite being a center of porcelain for 1, 700 years, Jingdezhen is never short 8. _ great natural scenes. The surrounding area is famous for abundant 9. _ (hide) landscape mountains, streams, farms and forests. Artists who desire a pe
52、aceful life 10. _(draw) here since the ancient times. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。景德镇自古以来以烧制瓷器而闻名, 如今它将传统与现代相结合, 为这项艺术注入了新的思想。1. 【解析】to meet。考查非谓语动词。句意: 景德镇是中国东南部江西省的一个城市, 这里日夜不停地烧窑来满足全球的需要。此处是作目的状语, 应用动词不定式。故填to meet。2. 【解析】lower。考查形容词比较级。句意: 如今虽然需求低得多, 人们还是按照几百年以来的方式烧制瓷器, 景德镇年迈的大师仍然向窑神祈祷。根据“Today”及“much”可知, 此处
53、应使用形容词比较级, 含与过去对比之意, much修饰形容词比较级。故填lower。3. 【解析】praying。考查非谓语动词。此处是with的复合结构, 动词pray与其逻辑主语“old masters”之间是主谓关系, 应用现在分词作宾语补足语。故填praying。4. 【解析】ideas。考查名词的数。句意: 与此同时, 小镇上有创造力的新手艺人正给这项艺术注入新想法, 并给曾经的工厂和村庄带来新生活。idea是可数名词, 主语“creative new craftspeople”是复数, 由此可推知, 此处不仅仅指一个“想法”, 应用复数形式。故填ideas。5. 【解析】breat
54、he。考查谓语动词。句意: 可以这么说, 景德镇人靠瓷器生活和呼吸, 但他们不是孤军奋战。此处是and连接的并列谓语, 空处应和live保持一致, 使用动词原形。故填breathe。6. 【解析】whose。考查定语从句。句意: 胡春晓说: “景德镇不仅仅是一个历史小镇。新旧在这里得到完美结合。”胡春晓是一个当地艺术家, 她的家庭几代人都在工厂工作。分析句子结构可知, 空处引导一个定语从句, 先行词是a local artist, 设空处在从句中作定语, 应用whose引导, 表示所属关系。故填whose。7. 【解析】it。考查代词。句意: 传统和现代和谐并存, 使它成为中国最有趣的旅游小镇
55、之一。根据“one of the most interesting towns in China for travel”可知, 此处指“景德镇”成为最有趣的旅游城镇之一, 使用代词it作形式宾语。故填it。8. 【解析】of。考查介词。句意: 虽然景德镇1 700年来一直是瓷器中心, 但它从不缺乏壮观的自然风景。此处考查固定短语be short of, 意为“缺乏”。故填of。9. 【解析】hidden。考查非谓语动词。句意: 周围地区以大量被隐藏的景观而出名山川, 小溪, 农场和森林。动词hide和其逻辑主语landscape之间是动宾关系, 所以此处用过去分词作定语。故填hidden。10. 【解析】have been drawn。考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意: 自从古代以来, 向往宁静生活的艺术家们就一直被这里吸引。根据句中的时间状语“since the ancient times”可知, 这里应用现在完成时; 动词draw和主语Artists之间是动宾关系, 所以应使用现在完成时的被动语态, 主语Artists是复数, 故填have been drawn。关闭Word文档返回原板块
