1、Unit 2 Poems.完形填空Once upon a time，there was a poor man.His _1_ was also very poora small and empty house，which was _2_ with spider webs (蜘蛛网)People tried to _3_ coming into his house as they didnt want to come to such a _4_ place.And the poor man thought that poverty(贫困) was the _5_ for his unlucky
2、life.Then，the poor man _6_ a wise man and told him about his poverty.The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase.“This will save you from _7_，” the wise man _8_.The poor man took the _9_ from the wise man and wanted to _10_ it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual.Besid
3、es，why would he _11_ such a beautiful thing？But then he started _12_ the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market.He brought the vase back to his _13_，put it on the table and started watching it again.“Its not _14_ for such a beautiful thing to be _15_，” the poor man thought.So he _16
4、_ some flowers and put them into the vase.It became even _17_.“Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web，” the poor man _18_ again.So the poor man started _19_ his house.He cleaned the dust，washed the floor and whitened the walls.And it became clear that his house wasnt poor，_
5、20_ rather warm and comfortable.And the poor man wasnt a poor man anymore，but a hardworking host，who had no time to think about poverty.本文讲的是一个智者送了一个花瓶给一个穷人，最终帮助这个穷人成为了一个勤奋的人。1A.home Bchild Chealth Dvillage答案：A解析：根据破折号后的内容“a small and empty house”可知他的家也很穷。home家；child孩子；health健康；village村子。故选A。2A.trea
6、ted Bfilled Cbuilt Dcovered答案：B解析：treat对待；fill填充；build建设；cover覆盖。固定词组：be filled with.填满了，故选B。3A.consider Bforget Cenjoy Davoid答案：D解析：句意：人们尽量避免来他的家，因为他们不想来这样一个脏的地方。consider认为；forget忘记；enjoy喜爱；avoid避免。故选D。4A.dirty Bquiet Ccold Dwet答案：A解析：由上文屋里布满了蜘蛛网可知屋里很脏。dirty脏的；quiet安静的；cold冷的；wet湿的。故选A。5A.problem B
7、result Creason Dchange答案：C解析：句意：这个穷人认为贫穷是他不幸生活的原因。problem问题；result结果；reason原因，理由；change变化。故选C。6A.helped Bmet Cthanked Dprotected答案：B解析：句意：这个穷人遇见了一个智者，并把自己的贫穷告诉了他。help帮助；meet遇见；thank感谢；protect保护。故选B。7A.poorness Bdeath Cdanger Dtrouble答案：A解析：句意：它将把你从贫穷里挽救出来。poorness贫穷；death死亡；danger危险；trouble麻烦。poorne
8、ss与上文反复出现的poverty相一致。故选A。8A.said Bshouted Ccried Dwrote答案：A解析：“This will save you from_”是这位智者说的话。故选A。9A.money Btable Cvase Dflower答案：C解析：根据上文可知，这里应该是指穷人从智者那里接过花瓶。故选C。10A.draw Bstudy Cthrow Dsell答案：D解析：句意：穷人起初想把花瓶卖掉，然后像平常一样买酒喝。由“and then spend the money”可知，应是先把花瓶卖掉换成钱。故选D。11A.bring Bbuy Cneed Dlike答案
9、：C解析：句意：另外，他为什么需要这样一个美丽的东西呢？bring拿来，带来；buy买；need需要；like喜欢。故选C。12A.washing Bshowing off Crepairing Dlooking at答案：D解析：句意：他开始仔细地看花瓶。wash洗；show off炫耀；repair修理；look at看。由本段最后一句中的“and started watching it again”可知look at与其中的watch相对应。故选D。13A.school Bfarm Cshop Dhouse答案：D解析：由下文“put it on the table”可知他把花瓶带回了他
10、的房子里。故选D。14A.right Bimportant Cpossible Deasy答案：A解析：由下文“some flowers and put them into the vase”可知，开始花瓶应是空的，而他认为这样美丽的东西是空的，这有点不合适。所以他才会摘花放进去。right正确的，合适的；important重要的；possible可能的；easy容易的。故选A。15A.big Bempty Cold Dsafe答案：B解析：见上题解析。16A.planted Bpicked Cstole Dborrowed答案：B解析：由“and put them into the vase
11、”可知，他摘了一些花放进了花瓶里。plant种植；pick摘，捡；steal偷；borrow借。故选B。17A.more expensive BstrangerCmore beautiful Dstronger答案：C解析：句意：它变得更美丽了。more expensive更贵的；stranger更奇怪的；more beautiful更美丽的；stronger更强壮的。故选C。18A.expected Bthought Cbelieved Ddoubted答案：B解析：由上文“the poor man thought”可知选B项。19A.cleaning Bchecking Cmoving D
12、choosing答案：A解析：由下文“He cleaned the dust，washed the floor and whitened the walls.”可知，这个穷人开始打扫房子。clean打扫；check核对，检查；move移动；choose选择。故选A。20A.or Bfor Cbut Dand答案：C解析：句意：他的房子不再脏而是温暖、舒适的。or或者，否则；for为了；but而是，但是；and和。故选C。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Can YouTube help us learn a foreign language?Its a websit
13、e that everyone has heard of. Perhaps most people even use it on a daily basis, and its a form of both entertainment and social media. But can we use YouTube to help us learn a foreign language? Of course there are channels which produce video classes dedicated to helping us learn, but what about th
14、e standard daily vlog(视频博客)videos? Can they be valuable learning resources too?In my opinion, theyre a way of experiencing how real people talk. This makes a good change from the listening exercises we hear in class, which arent always authentic. For example，many English speakers have different acce
15、nts or use lots of colloquial(口语的) words and phraseshave you ever heard them say all right, guysas a greeting in a listening clip(片段)? Some English learners dont have the chance to talk to native speakers in person, so surely YouTube videos can offer an invaluable alternative.To add to this, there i
16、s more to learning a language than simply words, phrases and grammar. Its also about the culture of the languages speakers. As YouTube increases in popularity, it also offers an insight into popular culture. As well as the channels themselves that are popular, through watching the videos we can lear
17、n about a countrys fashion trends, popular video games and simply how people spend their daily lives.However, some people would argue that listening to YouTubers will only make us fall into bad habits. Not only do they often use colloquial words, but sometimes their speech is even grammatically inco
18、rrect. Why would we want to risk learning to speak in a way that isnt even right? Then again, others say that this is the way that people really talk, so we should get used to it.It is debatable whether YouTube can help with language learning. But one thing for certain is that it can be a great sour
19、ce of entertainment!Different_people_have_different_opinions_about_whether_YouTube_is_beneficial_to_learning_a_foreign_language.(要点1)I_think YouTube_is_helpful,_which_is_because_we_can_listen_to_authentic_words_from_native_speakers_and_experience_the_culture_of_the_speakers_on_it.(要点2)However,_some_people_think_it_is_bad_for us_to_listen_to YouTubers,_whose_speech_often_includes_incorrect_grammar.(要点3)Even_so,_it_is_certain_that_YouTube_offers_much_entertainment.(要点4)
