1、Unit 2课下题型练(二) Grammar and usage.阅读理解ABEIJING (News Agency) Children in China today spend five times more money than their parents did when they were young.So what are all these children buying？The list is long：iPads, cell phones and jeans are typical items that children “have to” buy. And they will
2、 do anything to get them. They ask their parents over and over until they buy them.But parents also need to take the blame for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best things. They end up competing with other parents over whether their children have the latest products.So it
3、s no wonder children find it hard to learn the importance of saving money rather than spending it all the time.And its hard to save when companies use advertising (广告) and clever slogans to encourage young people to buy their products. They even encourage children to keep asking their parents for so
4、mething until they get it.Today, you dont even need to have money in order to buy some things. Banks give out credit cards and loans (贷款) all the time, so people are saving less and less. We are used to carrying lots of money around. And if you dont have much, you can always borrow some.But this has
5、nt always been the case. When our grandparents were young, there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.The older generation made the wise expression, “Money doesnt grow on trees.” This is as true n
6、ow as it was 50 years ago. They give money a great deal of value. And we all have a lot to learn from them.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了现在的孩子们高消费的现状，并分析了形成此现象的原因。1Why are parents to blame for childrens spending a lot of money?AThey dont give children positive guidance in consumption.BThey offer to buy the l
7、atest fashions for their children.CThey always give children too much pocket money.DTheir consumption habits set a bad example to children.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的But parents also need to take the blame for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best things.可知，父母总是想给孩子买最好最时髦的东西，造成了孩子
8、的高消费，所以父母也该受到责备。故选B。2What does the saying “Money doesnt grow on tress.” in the last paragraph seem to tell us?AThe older generation understood how to teach children to save.BIn the past, people attached more importance to saving money.CMoney has a great deal of value both in the past and at present.
9、DMoney is not easily earned and people should be careful when they spend it.解析：选D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的When our grandparents were young, there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.可知，祖辈们都是为买东西攒钱，他们只买需要的东
10、西，而不是想要的东西。所以“Money doesnt grow on trees.”是想告诉我们挣钱不容易，花钱要节省。故选D。3The text mainly tells us _.Adifferences between teenagers and their parentsBwhat is popular among children at the momentChow to spend money wiselyDchildrens high consumption (消费) of products解析：选D主旨大意题。第一段点明了本文主题现在的孩子们花钱是父辈花钱的5倍，下文说明了他们
11、购买的东西和形成此现象的原因。所以本文主要讲述孩子们对产品的高消费问题，故选D。BA survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children.I was shocked.I mean, a whole minute? Every day? Get real.Once a week maybe.The fact is, many Asian males are terrible at kidrelated things.In fact, I am one of them.Childrearing (养育
12、孩子) doesnt come naturally to guys.My mother knew the names of our teachers, best friends and crushes.My dad was only vaguely aware there were short people sharing the apartment.My mother bought healthy fresh food at the market every day.My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fri
13、dge except a jar of capers and a bay leaf.Then hed buy beer.My mother always knew the right questions to ask our teachers.My dad would ask my English teacher if she could get us a discount on school fees.My mother served kid food to kids.My dad added chili sauce to everything, including our baby foo
14、d.The truth is, mothers have superpowers.My son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over.I demanded someone bring me a computer so I could google what to do.My wife ignored me and did some sort of chanting phrase such as “Mummy kiss it better，” and cured 17 separate injuries in less than 15 se
15、conds.Yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not always right.Yet honesty forces me to record the fact that mothers only know best 99.99 percent of the time.Here are some famous slipups. The mother of Bill Gates: “If youre going to drop out of college and hang out with your nerdy friends,
16、dont come running to me when you find yourself penniless.” The mother of Albert Einstein: “When you grow up, youll find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space wont pay the grocery bills.” The mother of George WBush: “Youll never be like your dad, who became President of the
17、United States and started his own war.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章用幽默的语气以对比的形式描写了父亲和母亲在养育孩子上的差异，说明了男性不擅长抚养孩子，但母亲也并不是完全正确的，作者对此也用例子进行了说明。4The tone for the writer to write the passage is _.AcruelBcriticalCdisapproving Dhumorous解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的I was shocked.I mean, a whole minute? Every day? Get real.Once a wee
18、k maybe.可知，作者写这篇文章的语气是幽默的。故选D。5In Paragraph 2 the writer makes a comparison between mothers and fathers to prove that _.Afemales love kids more than malesBmales are not good at childrearingCmales are not interested in childrearingDchildrearing is difficult both for females and males解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中
19、的Childrearing (养育孩子) doesnt come naturally to guys.以及后面出现的几个My dad .My mother .的对比，可知此处是为了证明男性不擅长抚养孩子。故选B。6What does the underlined word “slipups” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?AStories. BShortcomings.CMistakes. DAdvantages.解析：选C词义猜测题。第五段列举的三个名人(Bill Gates，Albert Einstein，George WBush)的例子证明母亲的教育不一定总是
20、对的。由此可知，画线词所在句意为“以下是一些著名的失误”。故选C。7The last paragraph is mainly developed by _.Aproviding different examplesBfollowing the order of spaceCmaking comparisonsDanalyzing causes解析：选A推理判断题。在第五段中，作者列举了三个名人的例子，使用的是举例子的方法。故选A。.完形填空A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their
21、 old university professor.Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of _1_ porcelain (陶瓷), plastic, glass, crystal (水晶), some plainlooking and _2_，
22、some delicate (精致的) and expensive telling them to _3_ themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you _4_， all the nicelooking and expensive cups were _5_， leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.While it is _6_ for you to want only the best fo
23、r yourselves, that is the _7_ of your problems and stress.It is definite that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee._8_ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you all went for the _9_ cups.And then you began _10_ each others cups.”Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs
24、, money and _11_ in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and _12_ life, and the type of cup we have does not change the _13_ of life we live.Sometimes, by _14_ only on the cup, we fail to _15_ the coffee.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。教授通过杯子和咖啡告诉学生要追求生活的本质，不要被外表所迷惑。1A.toolsBmaterialsCcups Dgifts解析：选C句意
25、：在给客人提供咖啡之前，教授到厨房拿了一大壶咖啡和各种各样的杯子回来陶瓷的、塑料的、玻璃的、水晶的，一些看起来普通又便宜，一些精致又昂贵告诉学生们自己喝咖啡。根据空前的offering his guests coffee可知，喝咖啡自然要用杯子，故C项正确。2A.cheap BsimpleCbeautiful Dvaluable解析：选A句意参见上题解析。根据空前的plainlooking及空后的delicate (精致的) and expensive可知，此处与“精致又昂贵”相对，指的是“看起来普通又便宜”，故A项正确。3A.invite BallowChelp Dadapt解析：选C句意参
26、见1题解析。端上咖啡和杯子后，教授让学生们自己喝咖啡，help oneself to sth表示“自用，随便吃/喝”，故C项正确。4A.noticed BadmittedCaccepted Drelaxed解析：选A根据句意可知，如果你们留意的话，所有好看和昂贵的杯子都被拿走了，剩下的是普通和便宜的杯子，故A项正确。5A.sold out Btaken upCbroken Dabandoned解析：选B句意参见上题解析。根据空后的leaving behind the plain and cheap ones可知，剩下的是普通和便宜的杯子，这说明好看和昂贵的杯子都被拿走(占用)了，故B项正确。6
27、A.normal BunfairCselfish Dpainful解析：选A句意：虽然你们想要得到最好的东西是很正常的，但这正是你们的问题和压力的根源。根据空后的. for you to want only the best for yourselves可知，你们想要得到最好的(东西)，这一点是很正常的，故A项正确。7A.way BvalueCjudgement Dsource解析：选D句意参见上题解析。根据上文中的Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.可知，学生们开始抱怨工作和生活中的压力
28、，教授用杯子告诉他们想要得到最好的东西正是他们的问题和压力的根源所在，故D项正确。8A.Why BAlthoughCUnless DWhat解析：选D句意：你们真正想要的是咖啡，不是杯子，但你们都去拿最好的杯子。分析句子结构可知，此处为主语从句，从句中的wanted缺少宾语，所以用what引导这个主语从句，指代“真正想要的东西”，故D项正确。9A.ordinary BbestCspecial Dstrange解析：选B句意参见上题解析。根据上文中的all the nicelooking and expensive cups were _5_， leaving behind the plain
29、and cheap ones可知，所有好看和昂贵的杯子都被拿走了，剩下的是普通和便宜的杯子，这说明学生们都去拿最好的杯子，上文中的“want only the best for yourselves”也是提示，故B项正确。10A.using BwashingCeyeing Dintroducing解析：选C空前一句说你们都去为自己挑选最好的杯子，然后就开始注视着别人的杯子(与自己的比较)，故C项正确。11A.position BkindnessCcharacter Dtemper解析：选A句意：生活就像咖啡，工作、金钱和社会地位就像杯子。根据空前的the jobs, money可知，此处指社会
30、地位，故A项正确。12A.improve BcontainCmix Dlimit解析：选B句意：它们只是维系生活的工具，我们拥有什么样的杯子并不会改变我们的生活质量。根据空前的hold可知，此处指“维系(承载和容纳)”，故B项正确。13A.way BpaceCdirection Dquality解析：选D句意参见上题解析。根据上文中的It is definite that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.可知，杯子本身并不能提高咖啡的质量，同样，生活中的那些“杯子”也不会改变我们的生活质量，故D项正确。14A.concentrating
31、 BrelyingCkeeping Dholding解析：选A句意：有时，我们只专注于杯子，却忘记享受咖啡的醇香。根据空后的only on the cup, we fail to _15_ the coffee.可知，只专注于杯子，就不能享受咖啡的醇香，故A项正确。15A.drink BenjoyCshare Dboil解析：选B句意参见上题解析。根据上文语境及空后的the coffee可知，如果只专注于杯子，就不能享受咖啡的醇香，故B项正确。.语法填空Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to admire _1_who have beautifu
32、l houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have _2_(value) cars and lots of money._3_(actual) happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble, your friends will lend you _4_hand. When you are successful, you friends will provide you with _5_(con
33、gratulate). When you do something wrong, people who love you will help you correct it. And doing something good for others makes you feel happy, too. Taking a look around you, youll see that you are surrounded with _6_(happy)Happiness is not necessarily related _7_money. It is a feeling in your hear
34、t. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else _8_cant be bought with money. When _9_(meet)with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances _10_(challenge) yourself. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happ
35、y and lucky person.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章告诉人们不必羡慕那些拥有漂亮房子、大花园和游泳池的人，也不必羡慕那些拥有名贵汽车和大量金钱的人，幸福不一定与金钱有关。1those考查代词。句意：你不必羡慕那些拥有漂亮房子、大花园和游泳池的人，也不必羡慕那些拥有名贵汽车和大量金钱的人。结合句意可知，此处意为“那些”是定语从句的先行词，空后的or those who也是提示，故填those。2valuable考查词性转换。根据空后的名词 cars 可知，应用形容词修饰名词，故填valuable。3Actually考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，此处修饰后面的句子应用副词形式，
36、故填Actually。4a考查冠词。句意：当你遇到困难时，你的朋友会帮助你。lend sb a hand帮助某人，故填a。5congratulations考查词性转换和名词的单复数。根据空前的介词with可知，应用名词形式，congratulation作“祝贺”讲时常用复数形式，故填congratulations。6happiness考查词性转换。根据空前的介词with可知，应用名词形式，happy的名词是happiness是不可数名词，故填happiness。7to考查介词。句意：幸福不一定与金钱有关。be related to .与有关，故填to。8that考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，是定语从句，先行词是不定代词something，在从句中作主语。故填that。9meeting考查非谓语动词。动词meet与其逻辑主语you是主动关系，应用现在分词形式，故填meeting。10to challenge考查非谓语动词。根据空前的名词chances可知，应用动词不定式作后置定语，故填to challenge。