1、UNIT 2Period One题组A基础练(建议用时：6分钟)单词拼写1Lucy couldnt _ (回忆起) what happened five years ago. 2The television _(改编本) of the stage play was a great success. 3After her husband died, the dog was a _(安慰) to Mrs. Smith. 4Professor Lin asked us to make a very short _(报告；陈述)5I have no time to _(从事；参与) in the di
2、scussion. 【答案】1recall2adaptation3comfort4presentation5engage单句语法填空1Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, _(regard) as one of the best allround forms of exercise. 2Mary didnt feel _ home talking about the problem with her father. 3We should not speak ill _ a man behind his back. 4The ki
3、ds took turns _(play) with the swing. 5Not only do the nurses want a pay increase, they want reduced hours _ well. 6At the end of the three years, my daughter hopes to qualify _ a doctor. 7Mrs. Smith _(comfort) her son when he failed to pass the examination. 8Forty of the course _ (participate) are
4、offered employment with the company. 【答案】1is regarded2at3of4to play5as6as7comforted8participants题组B提升练(建议用时：30分钟)阅读理解More and more parents are willing to send their children abroad to study. If everything goes well, by helping them to enter into worldfamous universities, parents are helping their ch
5、ildren not only to have the best of education as they expect but also to understand and appreciate foreign cultures. Before sending your children abroad, there are many factors (因素) worth considering. Studying abroad is not as expensive as you think. In fact, prices are not the most important factor
6、 in choosing schools especially if you have the chance to send your children in a relatively small university but of good quality. You will find that it is a worthy investment (投资) of your money to send your children to study abroad. Are you ready to see your only child leave for another country? Be
7、fore the trip it is necessary that you have the correct guidance to prepare your children to have a smooth trip. In addition to studying, your children in foreign land can learn new language and new culture. They will also learn to live on their own and to develop the selfconfidence, which is good f
8、or the forming of their character. If you have already decided to send your children abroad, then they need the help to find the most suitable schools and courses. The children are still in growing stages. What is important is that the school should be able to provide not only the proper studying co
9、urses but it should also take into account the environment and help students to develop their selfconfidence. Most of all, remember that the parents aim is not to find the best school but help their children find the most suitable school. Your needs are not always what your children need. ()1The mai
10、n purpose of parents sending children abroad to study is to _. Aunderstand a new cultureBimprove them in a new languageClet them have the best educationDraise their social position()2Compared with big universities, small ones _. Aoften have better quality of teachingBmay not ask for too high feesCar
11、e easier to attract foreign studentsDare not as famous as big ones()3How does studying abroad help to train the childrens character?ABy communicating with foreigners. BBy learning about new languages. CBy letting children live independently. DBy letting children experience a new culture. ()4For pare
12、nts, the key to helping children choose a most suitable school is to _. Alearn everything about the schoolBlet children follow your willCsee whether the school can provide good educationDfind out the childrens real needs【语篇导读】本文提示家长们在送孩子到国外学习前，要考虑几个方面的因素。1C细节理解题。根据第一段的“parents are helping their chil
13、dren not only to have the best of education as they expect”可知，很多家长送孩子到国外学习最大的期望是让孩子获得最好的教育。2B推理判断题。根据第二段的第二句“In fact, prices are not the most important factor in choosing schools especially if you have the chance to send your children in a relatively small university but of good quality. ”可知，如果送孩子到一
14、所相对较小但是质量很高的学校，价格不是最大的问题，这就暗示相对较小的学校收费不是很高。3C细节理解题。根据第三段的“They will also learn to live on their own and to develop the selfconfidence, which is good for the forming of their character. ”可知，让孩子在国外学习可以让他们学会独立生活，培养自信，这对他们性格的形成有好处。4D推理判断题。根据末段的两句话“Most of all, remember that the parents aim is not to fin
15、d the best school but help their children find the most suitable school. Your needs are not always what your children need. ”可知，做家长的是要帮助孩子选择最合适的学校，而不是找最好的学校，家长所需要的不一定就是孩子需要的。这就说明在选择学校时，要关注孩子的需要。 完形填空I watched a child in the supermarket yesterday, as she was screaming. Her parents were trying their b
16、est to _1_ her down. Some people passing by _2_ their heads and saw the child as a spoiled(宠坏的) child. Others _3_ and offered a few kind words to both the _4_ and the parents. “Youre such a beautiful little girl. Such a _5_ girl shouldnt cry，” one lady said. “Dont be so sad. We all have _6_ days，” a
17、dded another. “I think shes spoiled，” I heard one whisper to a friend. None of them was _7_. The child was neither spoiled nor having a bad day. She was simply _8_. The parents told me afterwards that someone walking a _9_ had scared her. She was afraid of dogs. They went on to explain that it was a
18、 _10_ for them to go to some places. Friends had dogs, and nearby neighbours _11_ their dogs down the street. I can remember the feeling of fear when I was a child. Every time while I was walking up steps at night, I would get the _12_ that someone or something was going to grab my feet. I ran most
19、of the time. _13_ can happen at any time in our life, and sometimes we cannot avoid it. And what we fear most can own us, control us and limit us. However, the truth is that fear can be _14_. As we grow up, we can find more _15_ and energy to overcome what we fear most in life. ()1A. lookBcalmCputDb
20、ring()2A. changedBnoddedCshookDcompared()3A. protestedBpretendedCopposedDpaused()4A. childBteacherCfriendDdoctor()5A. healthyBbeautifulClittleDoutgoing()6A. hotBniceCbadDcold()7A. possibleBconvenientCwrongDright()8A. afraidBterribleCsadDill()9A. darkBdogCgooseDfur()10A. controlBtouchCchallengeDuse()
21、11A. startedBaffectedCcausedDwalked()12A. feelingBpromiseCmistakeDimpression()13A. JoyBFearCDoubtDDanger()14A. combinedBreceivedCovercomeDperformed()15A. complaintBlackCinterestDcourage【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。讲述了“我”在超市看见一个因害怕小狗而哭闹的小女孩。这个经历引发了“我”对恐惧的思考：人生中总会遇到各种令自己恐惧的事，但在成长的过程中，我们终究会了解如何战胜和克服它们。1B根据上文的“.
22、. . as she was screaming. ”可知，她的父母正在尽力使她镇定下来。故选calm sb. down (“使某人镇定”。)2C根据下文的“. . . and saw the child as a spoiled(宠坏的)child. ”可知，一些过路人摇着头。shake ones head “摇头”。3D根据下文的 “offered a few kind words”可知，其他的人暂停下来并且说了几句好话。4A从上文来看，是家长与尖叫的孩子在一起。所以向孩子与他们的家长说了几句安慰的话。5B根据上文的“Youre such a beautiful little girl.
23、”可知，此处表示“那样一个漂亮的女孩不应该哭”。6C根据下文的“The child was neither spoiled nor having a bad day. ”可知，此处表示“不要那么伤心。我们所有的人都有糟糕的一天”。7D根据下一句话可知，他们没有人说对。8A根据下文的“She was afraid of dogs. ”可知，此处表示“她仅仅是害怕”。9B从本段的内容可知，遛狗的人已经吓到了她。10C因为女孩怕狗，并且根据下文的“Friends had dogs, and nearby neighbours _11_ their dogs down the street. ”可知，
24、对于他们而言，去某些地方是一个挑战。11D表达“遛狗”时，要用短语“walk a dog”。12A根据下文的“. . . that someone or something was going to grab my feet. I ran most of the time. ”可知，这是一种感觉。所以用feeling。13B根据下文的“And what we fear most can own us, control us and limit us. ”可知，此处应为“恐惧在我们生命中的任何时候都会发生”。14C根据下文的“. . . overcome what we fear most in
25、 life. ”可知，此处应选C项。overcome 克服。combine合并。15D根据下文的overcome可知，要找到更多的“勇气和精力”才能克服生命中最害怕的东西。语法填空On our way to the house, it was raining 1_ hard that we couldnt help wondering how long it would take 2_ (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City. We were first greeted with the barking by a pack 3_ dogs
26、, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters 4_ had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and 5_(recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya (木瓜) and other fruits from their trees
27、in the backyard. When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting 6_ (compete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many 7_ (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were 8_ (huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of
28、our weeklong stay, we 9_ (invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars, 10_ (listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals. 【语篇导读】本文讲述了作者在美国夏威夷寄宿家庭的经历。1so此处表示“雨下得如此大以至于我们不禁琢磨着要多久才能到那里”。so. . . that. . . “如此以至于”。2to get此处考查“it takes sb. some time to
29、 do sth. ”这一句型结构，表示“花费某人多长时间做某事”。3of短语a pack of是固定用法，意为“一群；一盒”。4who先行词是“their masters”且关系代词在从句中作主语，故用who。5recommended根据句中的shared可知，此处应用一般过去时。6competition根据空前的不定冠词an可知，此处应填名词单数形式，表示一个有趣的比赛。7traditional修饰名词stories应用形容词。8hugely修饰形容词popular应用副词hugely。9were invited文章讲述发生在过去的事情，此处应为一般过去时。we和invite之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。10listening动词listen与其逻辑主语之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词作伴随状语。