1、Unit 2Making a difference课时作业(一)Starting out & Understanding ideas必备知识基础练进阶训练第一层.单词拼写1He was awarded a prize for his _ (贡献) to world peace.2Seeing him safely back home, the parents felt a _ (缓解) in mind.3The water _ (缺乏) in north China is serious.4The local people lined up to _ (捐献) money to the ear
2、thquakehit area.5Keeping a diary in English is one of the _ (有效的) ways to improve our English writing ability.6We should _ (回收利用) the used things, such as paper and bottles.7The airport is being privately _ (资助) by a construction group.8He has to work hard to _ (挣) more money, because he has a large
3、 family to support.9They showed great _ (不屈不挠) in the face of difficulty.10What he has been dreaming of has turned into _ (现实).用方框内短语的适当形式填空make contributions to, in relief, set up, be grateful to, benefit from, earn ones living, under control, turn out, break into a smile, make a difference1He _ by
4、 working in a factory.2He decided to _ a school for the poor children in the mountain villages.3With all the efforts, the result of the experiment did not _ to be the way the researchers had expected.4I want to _ to peoples life in the futurejust like Helen Keller.5In this way, I think we might keep
5、 mosquito populations in this jungle area _.6I breathed _ when I heard she was safe.7The parents _ when they heard their son had passed the exam.8They _ us for our timely help.9The scientist _ the development of society and was highly praised by his people.10We have all _ the support and help of you
6、r volunteer group.完成句子1你学习越努力，你取得的进步就越大。_ you study, _ you will make.2我的家乡正在变得越来越美。My hometown is becoming _.3水如此清澈以至于我都能看见里面的鱼。It is _ I can see the fishes in it.4令父母感到宽慰的是，孩子们已被安全地送到了医院，并且吃下了药。_， the children were sent to the hospital safely and took the medicine.5我能做的就是骑三轮车为学生们赚钱。_ to ride a tric
7、ycle and earn money for the students.课文语法填空 Sixyearold Canadian schoolboy Ryan couldnt believe that many people in 1._ (develop) African countries couldnt get enough clean water. So, Ryan decided 2._(earn) money to build a single well somewhere in Africa. He 3._ (clean) windows and did gardening for
8、 his family and neighbours, reaching his first target of $70 soon. But he 4._ (tell) that $70 wasnt enough for a well. He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded 5._ (they) to donate money. At 6._ same time, a friend of Ryans mother helped make his story go public. A
9、fter several months, Ryan had raised $2,000, with 7._ a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. The children at the school were grateful 8._ him and invited him to visit. He 9._ (real) had made a difference to these children.Later, Ryan set up a foundation to encourage more people to help. M
10、any 10._ (inspire) people gave him their support. Today, over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the lifechanging gift of clean, safe water.关键能力提升练进阶训练第二层.阅读Oct. 15th was International White Cane Safety Day. You may have never heard of it, but it was a day to remember f
11、or Peng Baier of Nanjing Foreign Language School. After school that day, he visited the local Disabled Persons Federation (残疾人联合会). He wanted to know about the sales and feedback (反馈) of his newlypublished book, How to Help a Disabled Person.Since he lives with his disabled grandparents, he understa
12、nds that life can be hard for this group of people. Peng decided to write the book because he wanted to create a better life for disabled people in China.“Crossing the street is a big problem for them，”Peng said.“Speeding cars, people walking in a hurry, bikes on the sidewalkaccidents can happen eve
13、rywhere for the blind. Thats why we hardly ever see disabled people on the street, even though there are millions of disabled people in China.”Pengs book with pictures is easy to understand. It is a guide to the right and wrong ways to treat disabled people. The lefthand pages show the reader the ri
14、ght way; the righthand pages point out mistakes that are commonly made.The teenager had 2,000 copies of his book printed. With the help of the Disabled Persons Federation, he gave them to the disabled community. “The book is bilingual,_so foreigners can also use it，”said Peng.Peng put great efforts
15、into the book. For example, he interviewed many disabled people to get first hand materials. He also studied textbooks from different schools for the disabled. Peng finally completed his handbook, but he still had the problem of getting it printed. How did a high school student raise money needed fo
16、r that?With a smile, Peng said how he went about it. “I visited three local companies, dressed up in a suit and tie. I was lucky. The companies were warmhearted and willing to give me a hand.”1Why is Peng able to understand the hard life of the disabled people? ABecause he was born disabled. BBecaus
17、e he has a disabled friend. CBecause he lives with his disabled grandparents. DBecause he once read a book about the disabled.2What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 mean?AWritten in two languages.BUsing different pictures.CVery easy to understand.DVery popular around the world.3Peng put a lot
18、 of efforts into the book except _.Araising the money needed.Bgiving away his pocket money.Cinterviewing many disabled people.Dstudying textbooks for the disabled.4What words can best describe Peng?ADevoted and honest. BBrave and confident.CKind and helpful. DFriendly and lovely.七选五You might take a
19、car, a bus, or a bike to school. But in Bangladesh, instead of waiting for a school bus, many students wait for a school boat to come down the river!Bangladesh is very close to sea level. _1_ The flooding creates many problems. For the nearly 160 million people living there, the flooding means that
20、they are often unable to access roads, electricity, or telephones.Growing up in Bangladesh, Mohammed Rezwan was often troubled by these disruptions (扰乱)._2_The name means “selfreliance (自力更生)”. In 2002, Rezwan began transforming boats into schools. Each boat was built to house between 30 and 35 stud
21、ents. The boats had everything you might find in a regular classroom. The only difference was that they floated on a river._3_ Today Rezwan and his organization operate 88 boats in northern Bangladesh. About half the boats are used as schools, and the other half are used as temporary houses during t
22、he flood season. In addition to the schools and the temporary housing, there are also a floating technology and training center, a library that allows students to check out books, and a health care center.At night the boats provide additional learning opportunities for students and adults. _4_ They
23、study using solar lamps that are charged during the day at stations near the river. Special equipment on the boats also projects lessons onto big screens made from sailcloth.By floating down the rivers, the school boats provide more than books. _5_ “This library boat inspired me，” said 18yearold stu
24、dent Shanto Islam, who enjoys reading science fiction books. “I started to dream.” Islam now wants to attend a university. AThese boats have been a great success. BBoth of them can attend evening courses. CHe did not want to design houses, though. DIn 1998 he founded an organization called Shidhulai
25、 Swanirvar Sangstha. EParents living in the area are happy to have the boats. FFor this reason the land is flooded for five months of every year. GThey also deliver knowledge, opportunity, and hope to all generations.完形填空Heroes come in different shapes and sites. Some are born to give others a _1_.
26、Then there are the people who just happen to be in the right place at the right time. That was the _2_ for John Underwood.On a cold evening, a storm _3_ near his home. Underwood was heading over to help his sister when the roads were _4_. He saw some other drivers get stuck, so he got out of his tru
27、ck to help. “My belief is that if I have the ability to do good, then I should do it. There should be no _5_.” he said.Underwood wasnt out of his _6_ long before he heard a cry, “Someone was screaming, My parents, my parents ！” Moments later, a 12yearold boy ran up to Underwood, saying his parents w
28、ere _7_ and asked for help.The Hammonds went to get things from the basement when the walls _8_ to bear the weight of rain and fell down, and they couldnt _9_. Worse still, the water was rising fast. _10_ was of extreme significance, so Underwood took action at once. Any inappropriate action could a
29、dd more dangers. Luckily, Underwood had _11_ as a contractor (承包商). “Digging a hole in the living room floor, I knew its a _12_ way.”he said.With physical strength, patience, and a lot of _13_， Underwood saved their lives. He said he did what anyone would do, but thats not necessarily true. Its hard
30、 to put yourself in a dangerous way to rescue another. Thats why the American Red Cross _14_ him. Ann Otto, who was in charge of the 23rd Annual Acts of Courage Awards, said the Awards should go to heroes like Underwood who have acted _15_ and selflessly in a time of emergency.1 A. lesson Bdirection
31、Chope Dhand2 A. role BconcernC. case Dbehavior3A. broke BdisappearedCreturned Dchanged4A. cleared BcompletedCrepaired Dflooded5 A. arrangement BwonderCexcuse Dproblem6A. power BsenseChouse Dvehicle7A. ignored BtrappedCinjured Dmissed8A. managed BfailedCtried Dstruggled9 A. speak BreuniteCescape Dsur
32、vive10A. Time BReliefCSuccess DAction11A. attitude BpotentialCconfidence Dexperience12A. difficult BsafeCcreative Dquick13A. bravery BencouragementCanxiety Dresponsibility14A. invited BhonoredCinterviewed Dhelped15A. fortunately BimmediatelyCactively Dcourageously.语法填空Brownie and Spotty were neighbo
33、ur dogs who met every day to play together. They did it so often 1._ they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.2_ (luck), one evening, Brownie didnt return home. His family went looking for him but with no 3._(succeed). To make things 4._ (bad), though his family made
34、their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing. This made the whole family 5._ (concern) a lot about Brownie. Just then, his friend Spotty showed up, barking and whining, but the family ignored the little nervous dog. The determined dog, however, kept 6._ (bark), which made Brownie
35、s owner Ted tired of him. Finally, Spotty refused 7._ (take) “no” for an answer. He dragged Ted about and led him to an empty ground 8._ Brownie was trapped and couldnt move. Ted suddenly realised the whole story. Then Ted noticed that Spotty 9._ (do) more than just leading Brownies human owner to h
36、is friend. During the past days, 10._ was Spotty that protected and stayed with him at night to warm him.Unit 2Making a difference课时作业(一)Starting out & Understanding ideas必备知识基础练.单词拼写1contribution2.relief3.shortage4.donate5.effective6recycle7.funded8.earn9.perseverance10.reality.用方框内短语的适当形式填空1earns
37、his living2.set up3.turn out4.make a difference5under control6.in relief7.broke into a smile8.were grateful to9.made contributions to10.benefited from.完成句子1The harder; the greater progress2.more and more beautiful3such clean water that4.To their parents relief5.All I can do is.课文语法填空1答案与解析：developin
38、g考查形容词。句意：6岁的加拿大小学生瑞安不能相信在非洲发展中国家的许多人得不到足够的干净的水。本空修饰African countries，根据句意可知，应用形容词developing“发展中的”。2答案与解析：to earn考查不定式。句意：所以，瑞安决定赚钱，在非洲某个地方建一口井。decide to do sth.意为“决定做某事”，故本空应用不定式。3答案与解析：cleaned考查时态。句意：他为家人和邻居擦窗户，做园艺，很快就达到了他第一个70美元的目标。根据空格后的动词did可知，本空应用过去式。4答案与解析：was told考查时态及语态。句意：但是他被告知70美元不够一口井。根
39、据前后句时态可知，此处应用一般过去时，且句子主语he和动词tell之间为被动关系，故此处应用一般过去时的被动语态。5答案与解析：them考查代词。句意：他开始向同学和邻居求助，并说服他们捐款。本空在句中作动词persuaded的宾语，故应用代词宾格。6答案与解析：the考查冠词。句意：与此同时，瑞安母亲的一位朋友帮助让他的故事为公众所知。at the same time意为“同时，与此同时”，故本空应用定冠词the。7答案与解析：which考查非限制性定语从句。句意：几个月后，瑞安筹集了2 000美元，用这笔钱在乌干达一所小学附近建了一口井。本空在定语从句中作介词with的宾语，故应用关系代词
40、which。8答案与解析：to考查介词。句意：这个学校的学生很感激他，并且邀请他来参观。be grateful to sb.意为“感激某人”，故本空应用介词to。9答案与解析：really考查副词。句意：他真的给这些孩子带来了改变。本空修饰动词，故应用副词really。10答案与解析：inspired考查过去分词。句意：许多受到激励的人们给予他支持。本空修饰名词people，故应用inspired作定语。关键能力提升练.阅读【语篇解读】本文主要报道了南京外国语学校的彭拜尔编写出了一本口袋书视障人士出行帮扶手册，该书被印刷了2 000本，并在残疾人联合会的帮助下赠送给了残疾人社区。1答案与解析：
41、C考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的“Since he lives with his disabled grandparents, he understands that life can be hard for this group of people.”可知，由于他和残疾的祖父母生活在一起，所以他明白残疾人生活的困难。2答案与解析：A考查词义猜测。根据下文中的“so foreigners can also use it”可以推测出，这本书是双语的。3答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二段中的“For example, he interviewed many disabled peop
42、le to get first hand materials. He also studied textbooks from different schools for the disabled.”和最后一段中的“I visited three local companies. give me a hand”可知，A、C、D三项都是彭拜尔作出的努力，故选B项。4答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据文章第二段中的“Peng decided to write the book because he wanted to create a better life for disabled people i
43、n China”和文章第五段中的“With the help of the Disabled Persons Federation, he gave them to the disabled community”可知，彭拜尔写这本书的原因是他想为中国的残疾人创造更好的生活，并且他将书赠送给了残疾人社区，从而可以推断出彭拜尔善良并乐于助人。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。孟加拉国是一个接近海平面的国家，每年有五个月左右的洪水期。Rezwan和他的组织在孟加拉国北部经营着很多船只，汛期这些船只被用来当作教室和临时住房等。1答案与解析：F根据上文内容可知孟加拉国非常接近海平面，再根据下文内容可
44、知洪水造成了许多问题，故F项“For this reason the land is flooded for five months of every year.”切题。该项中的flooded和下文中的flooding相对应。2答案与解析：D根据空后的“The name means selfreliance (自力更生)”中的The name可锁定D项。该项中的called Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha与The name相对应。3答案与解析：A根据空后内容可知Rezwan和他的组织在孟加拉国北部经营着88艘船，这些船发挥着巨大的作用，所以A项符合题意。4答案与解析：
45、B空前讲晚上这些船为学生和成年人提供额外的学习机会，B项承上启下，该项中的Both of them指的就是上文中的students and adults。5答案与解析：G空前讲水上学校提供的不仅仅是书本。分析选项可知，G项承上启下。G项中的also与上文中的more than相对应。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了John Underwood在一次暴风雨中，沉着勇敢地帮助了他人的故事，并被美国红十字会授予了荣誉。1答案与解析：D考查名词辨析。A.lesson课程；B.direction指导；C.hope希望；D.hand手。句意：有些人生来就是帮助别人的。固定短语Give s
46、b. a hand“帮助某人”。故选D项。2答案与解析：C考查名词辨析。A.role角色；B.concern关心；C.case事件，情况；D.behavior行为。 句意：这就是约翰安德伍德的情况。此处指上文中“对的时间出现在对的地方”，而约翰就是这样的情况(case)。故选C项。3答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。A.broke(天气)突变；B.disappeared消失；C.returned归还；D.changed改变。句意：在一个寒冷的夜晚，他家附近突然来了一场暴风雨。break可指好的天气突然变化。故选A项。4答案与解析：D考查动词辨析。A.cleared清理；B.completed完成；C
47、.repaired修理；D.flooded淹没。由上文暴风雨可知，道路应是被雨水淹没(flooded)。故选D项。5答案与解析：C考查名词辨析。A.arrangement同意；B.wonder好奇；C.excuse借口；D.problem问题。句意：没有任何借口。此处指上文中尽力帮助别人是没有任何理由和借口的。故选C项。6答案与解析：D考查名词辨析。A.power力量；B.sense感觉；C.house房子；D.vehicle车辆。上文提到约翰开出了自己的truck，此处是指他下车(vehicle)。故选D项。7答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。A.ignored忽视；B.trapped困住；C.i
48、njured受伤；D.missed错过。由下文男孩寻求约翰的帮助(ask for help)可知，小男孩的父母是被困住(trapped)了。故选C项。8答案与解析：B考查动词辨析。A.managed管理；B.failed失败；C.tried尝试；D.struggled挣扎。句意：哈蒙德一家到地下室去取东西，突然墙无法承受大雨的冲刷，掉了下来。fail to do sth.“没能做到；失败”。故选B项。9答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。A.speak说；B.reunite重聚；C.escape逃走；D.survive生存。由上文可知墙倒塌的时候，他们还在地下室，因此他们没能逃走(escape)。故选
49、C项。10答案与解析：A考查名词辨析。A.Time时间；B.Relief减轻；C.Success成功；D.Action行为。由下文可知Underwood立刻采取了行动，说明时间(time)极其至关重要。故选A项。11答案与解析：D考查名词辨析。A.attitude态度；B.potential潜在的；C.confidence自信；D.experience经验。句意：幸运地是，安德伍德有做过承包商的经验。由下文可知他对房屋结构非常清楚，很有经验。故选D项。12答案与解析：B考查形容词辨析。A.difficult困难的；B.safe安全的；C.creative有创造性的；D.quick快的。由上文可
50、知他们的处境危险，此刻安德伍德知道这条安全的(safe)道路。故选B项。13答案与解析：A考查名词辨析。A.bravery勇敢；B.encouragement鼓励；C.anxiety焦急；D.responsibility责任。句意：凭借体力、耐心和极大的勇气，安德伍德挽救了他们的生命。情况紧急，安德伍德凭借自己的勇敢，找到了出路。故选A项。14答案与解析：B考查动词辨析。A.invited邀请；B.honored荣誉；C.interviewed采访；D.helped帮助。句意：这就是为什么美国红十字会授予他荣誉的原因。故选B项。15答案与解析：D考查副词辨析。A.fortunately幸运地；
51、B.immediately立即地；C.actively活跃地；D.courageously勇敢地。此处对应上文中“凭借体力、耐心和极大的勇气(bravery)”，指“表现得勇敢(courageously)和无私”。故选D项。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是两只狗相互帮助共患难的故事，它们是真正的朋友。1答案与解析：that考查连词。句意：它们经常在一起玩，以至于他们在房子之间的草地上踩出了一条小路。本句为so. that.句型，意为“如此以至于”。2答案与解析：Unluckily考查副词。句意：不幸地是，一天晚上Brownie没有回家。本空置于句首，修饰整个句子，应用副词，根据
52、句意可知填Unluckily。3答案与解析：success考查名词。句意：他的家人去找他，但没有成功。本空置于介词with后，故应用名词success。4答案与解析：worse考查形容词比较级。句意：更糟糕的是，尽管他的家人努力寻找他，但到第二个星期仍然没有找到他。to make things worse意为“更糟糕的是”。5答案与解析：concerned考查形容词。句意：这使全家人都很担心Brownie。be concerned about意为“担心”，故本空应用形容词作宾补。6答案与解析：barking考查动名词。句意：然而，这只意志坚定的狗却不停地吠叫，这使得Brownie的主人Ted对
53、它感到厌烦。keep doing sth.意为“一直做某事”，故本空应用动名词作宾语。7答案与解析：to take考查动词不定式。句意：最终，Spotty拒绝接受“不”的回答。refuse to do sth.意为“拒绝做某事”，故本空应用不定式作宾语。8答案与解析：where考查定语从句。本空引导定语从句，先行词是ground，在定语从句中作地点状语，故应用关系副词where引导。9答案与解析：had done考查动词时态。句意：这时Ted注意到Spotty不仅仅是带着Brownie的主人去找他的朋友。主句为一般过去时，从句动作发生在主句动作之前，故应用过去完成时，故填had done。10答案与解析：it考查强调句。句意：在过去的日子里，是Spotty保护着Brownie，晚上陪着他为他取暖。本句为强调句，结构是“it is/was被强调部分that其他”。故本空填it。