1、Unit 9Period Two.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Every child 1._(surround) by the deep mother love.However，we often turn a blind eye 2._ the love.All over the world，no one can love us more than our parents.When we come 3._ bad things，they will never hesitate to offer us
2、courage.When we fail our exam，Father always tends to punish us 4._ mother tells us to work 5._(hard) next time.Theres no doubt 6._ they show love in different ways.But they indeed love us.Home is the place 7._ we can find comfort no matter 8._ happens.So come back to see 9._ as often as you can.They
3、 are always ready to support you and it is time that you 10._(care) for them.【解题导语】 每个孩子都被深沉的母爱包围着，然而我们经常对这种爱视而不见。世界上再没有人能比我们的父母亲更爱我们了，家永远是你可以找到安慰的地方。所以我们应多回家看看，是时候该由我们去照顾他们了。1is surrounded客观事实用一般现在时，主语与surround是被动关系。2to固定搭配：turn a blind eye to对视而不见。3across固定搭配：come across偶然碰见。4while表示对比，“而，却”。5hard
4、er指下次要“更加努力”。6that引导同位语从句。句式：Theres no doubt that 是毫无疑问的。7where引导定语从句并在从句中作地点状语。8what在从句中作主语，no matter what无论什么。9them指父母亲，作see的宾语，用宾格代词them。10cared句式：It is time thatdid是做的时候了。. 阅读理解(共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as saf
5、er drivers than men.In a survey done for insurer MetLife,51% of women said they drive more safely.The evidence is on their side：Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving.“Women are on average less aggressive
6、 and more law abiding (守法的) drivers，which leads to fewer accidents，” the report says.However，not all male drivers share the same opinion.Of the men surveyed by MetLife,39% claimed male drivers were safer.The findings did back them up on one point：automotive knowledge.The report showed that more men
7、are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control，which helps prevent rollover accidents.Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money.Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims，and for now，that mainly includes women.In gene
8、ral，women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men.A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states.Among individual states，women get the greatest advantage in Wyoming (where they pay 20% less)，South Dakota and Washington，DC，where their insu
9、rance costs are 16% lower.“More than 11,900 male drivers died in US traffic accidents in 2009，compared with just under 4,900 women drivers，” according to the study.“Based on miles traveled，men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled vs.1.7 deaths for women.”()1.According to the s
10、tudy，female drivers_.Aare more aggressive while drivingBare more interested in auto knowledgeCare more likely to stick driving lawsDare more familiar with safety equipment()2.Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they_.Acause more accidents on the roadBpay more money to
11、 the insurance companiesCtake the most part of the insurance clientsDhave the lowest amount of money on insurance claims()3.We can infer from the passage that_.Amen are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than womenBall women in the USA pay the same for their auto insuranceCmore female drivers die
12、every year than male driversDwomen are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender()4.The writer mainly develops paragraphs by_.Agiving examplesBmaking comparisonsCdrawing a conclusionDpresenting an argument【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过列举一些数据说明现在女性司机似乎比男性司机开车更加安全。1C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Women are on average less
13、 aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers”可知，C项正确。2D推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句话可知，对保险公司而言，机动车安全与钱息息相关的，越是安全的驾驶人员索赔就相应的越少，而与男性相比女性司机驾驶更为安全，所以深受保险公司的青睐。3D细节理解题。根据第一段可知，女性司机相比男性司机而言驾驶更加安全，故选D。根据第二段中的“Men are 3.4 times more likelyto get a ticket”可知，A项错误；根据第三段最后一句可知，B项错误；根据最后一段第一句可知，C项错误。4B推理判断题。根据文中第二至四段中的数据
14、对比可知，作者将女性司机与男性司机进行比较，从而得出女性司机比男性司机更安全的结论，故选B项。. 概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。In school and at home， most of us have been scolded or even got punished for daydreaming. The majority of people say that by daydreaming we waste our time and energy on something that is nothing less than unproduct
15、ive things. But many medical studies have stressed the fact that daydreaming works wonders on our imagination， creativity and situation handling techniques. In fact， many problems can be easily solved when we daydream. The greatest benefit of daydreaming is that your mood gets improved. By separatin
16、g yourself from the world around you， you tend to enjoy the peace in your mind and get relaxed by daydreaming， as you think about something that calms your sense. When you start visualizing things while daydreaming， you need to forget all stress and tension. Then you get happiness from it and this h
17、appiness changes into a source of energy that keeps you in a good mood to work. Many psychologists have said that people who daydream tend to have a sharper memory. Its true that when you are daydreaming， you tend to get carried away imagining various situations， either real or unreal. You tend to a
18、ct differently in different situations， trying to satisfy your mind by doing what you want in your dreams. When your mind gets satisfied， you are in a better position to concentrate more on your work. Since daydreaming activates the nerves of your brain， you tend to have better attentiveness and you
19、r ability to remember things develops.When you daydream， you automatically visualize yourself listening to your heart and therefore， you get to know yourself better. You also start realizing the mistakes youve made in life and you start trying your best to avoid repeating them. Such visualization te
20、chniques help you connect yourself with your soul. 【答案】One possible version：Though most people look on daydreaming as a waste of time and energy， many medical studies have found that it has a lot of advantages(要点1)， one of which is that daydreaming can lift your spirits(要点2). In addition， it helps make your brain more active， thus improving your memory(要点3). Moreover， daydreaming helps you better know yourself and avoid making the same mistakes again(要点4).