1、Unit 2 The Olympic Games.完形填空If you were told that reading is the most important skill you will need in life, would you believe it? I didnt, but over time I realized I was _1_.It started with my high school testing scores. When I got my _2_ back. I scored in the eighth percentile (百分位) in the readin
2、g category. After _3_ this, I walked through the halls silently as everyone compared _4_ with each other. I looked at peoples faces, embarrassed at how _5_ I did. Shortly after, my dad and I had a(n) _6_. He said he found a reading program. It was through the Huntington Learning Center. I wasnt real
3、ly excited about the idea _7_ it was three days a week, for two hours each day. My dad said, “If you do this now, it will _8_ in the long run.” I _9_ and gave it a shot.The first time I walked into the Huntington Learning Center, I thought, “Now, I get to go to _10_ after school.” I was wrong. I _11
4、_ being there, and became so motivated (有积极性的) to get my _12_ done that I was completing almost twice the work each time! When I _13_， Doug, the owner, told me I was set for a schedule that would _14_ 14 months. I proved him wrong and finished my entire _15_ in 10 months.I took the test for the seco
5、nd time later that term, and _16_ my overall score by four points, and my reading by 10. Im _17_ that I raised my reading level four grades and happy that my classes have become much _18_.My dad _19_ tells me, “Its not where you start, its where you finish that _20_.” I now understand it.本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
6、爸爸通过帮助提高作者的阅读成绩来让他明白：从哪里起步不重要，重要的是你完成了什么。1A.stubborn BselfishCcareless Dwrong答案：D解析：根据下文作者的经历和感悟可知，一开始作者也不信，但是后来他才明白他错了(wrong)。2A.records Blists Cresults Dbooks答案：C解析：根据上一句中的testing可知，作者拿到了考试结果(results)，他的排名很低。3A.seeing Bgiving Creading Dfinishing答案：A解析：作者看到(seeing)自己的成绩后，默默地穿过走廊，此时别人正在互相对比自己的试卷(pap
7、ers)。4A.presents Bpapers Cnumbers Dpictures答案：B解析：参考上题解析。5A.bad Blate Cslowly Dhelplessly答案：A解析：根据上文作者的测试结果和本空前的embarrassed可以推知，作者的成绩很差(bad)，自己都有点不好意思了。6A.exam Btrip Cmeeting Dtalk答案：D解析：根据下一句中的said可知，那次考试后，作者的爸爸跟他谈了(talk)一次话。7A.unless Bbut Cbecause Dthough答案：C解析：结合本空前的I wasnt really excited about t
8、he idea和本空后参加这个阅读项目所需要花费的时间可知，作者对这个提议根本没兴趣，因为(because)这会占用他很多时间。8A.turn up Bmove on Cadd up Dpay off答案：D解析：作者的父亲在试图说服作者参加这个项目，由此可以推知，父亲说参加这个项目，最终会有回报(pay off)。9A.stopped Barrived Cagreed Drefused答案：C解析：根据下文作者去参加这个项目可知，他同意了(agreed)爸爸的提议，决定试一试。10A.school Bhospital Cchurch Dmarket答案：A解析：由上文的阅读活动的时间安排可知
9、，作者觉得放学后又进了学校(school)一样，因此他得上补习班。11A.considered Benjoyed Chated Dminded答案：B解析：根据本空后的motivated(有积极性的)可以推知，作者很喜欢(enjoyed)在那儿。12A.cleaning Bexperiment Cwork Dduty答案：C解析：本空后的work有提示。作者觉得自己很有积极性，并且完成了他的作业(work)。13A.volunteered Blistened Csearched Dstarted答案：D解析：根据本空后的I was set for a schedule可知，刚开始(starte
10、d)时，Doug对作者说，他的课程将持续(last)14个月。14A.stay Blast Cwait Dhold答案：B解析：参考上题解析。15A.course Bparty Ctest Dplan答案：A解析：作者是来接受阅读培训的，他在10个月内就完成了整个培训课程(course)。16A.achieved Bimproved Chad Dgot答案：B解析：根据下文的I raised my reading level four grades可知，作者在第二次测试中总分提高了(improved)4分。17A.grateful Bhopeful Cproud Dconfident答案：C解
11、析：与本空后的happy构成并列。作者的阅读分数提高了，所以他感到很自豪(proud)。18A.shorter Blonger Csafer Deasier答案：D解析：根据上文作者通过参加阅读项目提高了阅读能力，所以上课也就觉得更容易(easier)了。19A.sometimes Balways Calso Dstill答案：B解析：爸爸总是(always)教导作者：从哪儿起步并不重要，重要的是(matters)你完成了多少。20A.matters Bhappens Cexists Dcomes答案：A解析：参考上题解析。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的
12、以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Jack，Im sorry to hear that you feel lonely in the new school，because you find hard to make friends.Now，Id like to offer you some advi
13、ces.Firstly，its normal of you to feel lonely because you are living in a new environment.Secondly，you should greet your classmates when met them on campus.Thirdly，it would be a good idea if you take an actively part in class activities，which can help them learn more about you.I believe you will be a
14、ble to make new friends soon unless youre friendly to the others.I hope the above suggestions will be help to you or everything will be fine with you in the future.Yours，Linda答案与解析1第一句：find后加it。find itadj.to do sth.是固定用法，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式，故加上it。2第二句：advicesadvice。advice是不可数名词，故把advices改为advice。3第
15、三句：offor。Itsadj.for/of sb.to do sth.是固定句型，当形容词用来形容一个人的本质、品行的时候用of，其他情况用for。normal不是人的品质，应该用for。故把of改为for。4第四句：metmeeting。主语you与meet之间是逻辑上的主动关系，应该用现在分词。故把met改为meeting。5第五句：wouldwill。本句中从句为一般现在时，主句用一般将来时，故把would改为will。6第五句：activelyactive。part是名词，用形容词修饰名词，故把actively改为active。7第六句：unlessif。根据句意“如果你对别人友好，我相信你能很快交到新朋友”可知，从句引导词应该用if。故把unless改为if。8第六句：去掉the。others泛指另外的人或物，the others表示特指某范围内的“其他所有的人或物”。此处泛指别人，应该用others，故把the去掉。9第七句helphelpful。系动词后跟形容词作表语。10第七句：orand。结合语境可知该处表示承接递进的关系，故把or改为and。
