1、五Unit 2Discovering Useful Structures . 单句语法填空1. Having selected(select) the proper present, they sent it to their respectable professor. 2. Not knowing(know) what to do, the children had to wait for their parents to come back. 3. Hearing(hear) the signal, people ran out of the building. 4. Judging(j
2、udge) from the appearance, it is very peaceful, but in fact, a war will break out soon. 5. The decision having been made(make), what is to be done now is how to carry it out. 6. Working(work) harder at English, youll make greater progress. 7. When exploring the cave, they found a valuable mineral. 8
3、. It being(be) Sunday, many people go to the gymnasium to do physical exercise. 9. Looking (look) out through the window, we saw a beautiful scenery. 10. The case shocked the public, causing(cause) a hot debate over human nature on the Internet. 11. The villagers saw the fire burning brightly in the
4、 distance. When they hurried there, they found some houses burned/burnt to the ground already. (burn)12. When I was on my way to school this morning, I saw two women arguing(argue). 13. On the bank of the river, we found him lying(lie) on a bench, with his eyes fixed(fix) on a kite in the sky. 14. H
5、e had his leg broken(break) while riding a bike. 15. A beggar in rags stood there with his eyes staring(stare) at the steak on the plate. . 完成句子1. Personally speaking, Im satisfied with your performance. 就个人而言, 我对你的表现很满意。2. The film star intended to leave quickly, only to be surrounded by his fans.
6、这位影星想迅速离开, 却被他的粉丝包围了。3. Football is played all over the world, making it a popular sport. 全世界都踢足球, 这使它成为一种很流行的运动。4. There being no customers, they closed the store. 因为没有顾客, 他们关了店门。5. I stood by the door, not daring to say a word. 我站在门旁, 不敢说一句话。6. Having tried many times(=Though he had tried many tim
7、es), he still couldnt succeed. 尽管尝试了多次, 但他仍未成功。7. Setting off earlier/If setting off earlier(=If you set off earlier), youll get to the town at dusk. 如果早点儿出发的话, 你在傍晚的时候就会到达小镇。8. I saw a stranger sliding into the managers office. 我看见一个陌生人溜进经理的办公室。9. My parents leave me to choose/make(have)me choose m
8、y own friends. 我父母让我自己选择自己的朋友。10. Dont have the students studying all day. 不要让学生们整天学习。 . 阅读理解Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in England. While she was growing up, two of her brothers and six of her sisters died. Elizabeth decided to become a doctor. Her father was a sugar businessma
9、n. He encouraged equality (平等) between boys and girls so, unlike most girls, Elizabeth had the same education as boys. One night, when Elizabeth was eleven, a fire destroyed her familys business. The family became so poor that Mr Blackwell decided to go to America. When the family reached New York,
10、Mr Blackwell tried to start a new business, but failed. In 1837, he died. After being refused several times by medical schools, Elizabeth was finally accepted by Geneva Medical College in New York, largely as a joke. People there, even women, thought she was indecent (下流的) and asked her to leave. Bu
11、t with great determination, Elizabeth graduated with high honors. After graduation, Elizabeth went to Paris to learn more about medicine. Elizabeth returned to America in 1851. There she helped other women become doctors and opened a medicine store. Then, she begged her rich friends to give money to
12、 build a hospital. Elizabeths dream came true in 1857 when the New York Infirmary For Women and Children opened its doors. It was the first true hospital for women, run by women doctors in the world. In 1868, the hospital opened a medical college for women. After that, Elizabeth received a letter fr
13、om Europe asking her to come to her homeland and do for the women of Europe what she had done in America. She returned to England in 1869. There she served for forty years, which made her a hero. 【文章大意】本文介绍了美国首位取得医学博士学位的伟大女性Elizabeth Blackwell。1. What made Elizabeth want to be a doctor? A. Her poor
14、family. B. Her fathers advice. C. Her family members early death. D. The inequality between girls and boys. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的内容可知, Elizabeth年幼时她的兄弟姐妹相继死亡, 这让她产生了当医生的想法。2. Why did Elizabeths family move to America? A. To sell more sugar. B. To look for chances to live. C. To open a hospital for w
15、omen. D. To help Elizabeth study medicine. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段的内容可知, Elizabeth一家搬到美国是为了寻找生存的机会。3. It can be inferred from Para. 4 that in America . A. hardly any women studied medicineB. studying medicine was considered decentC. women were not allowed to receive educationD. women and children suffe
16、red a lot from poor health【解析】选A。推理判断题。文章第四段讲到Elizabeth一开始遭到很多家医学院的拒绝, 在她被纽约的一家医学院录取后, 当地的人们甚至是妇女都认为她学医很下流, 都斥责她, 让她离开, 由此可知当时几乎没有女性学医, 因为在人们看来女性学医是一件下流的事情。4. Which is the right order of the following events about Elizabeth? a. She opened the first hospital for women. b. She opened a medicine store
17、in America. c. Her family moved to New York. d. She graduated from a medical school. e. She returned to England to serve. f. Her familys business was destroyed. g. She went to Paris to study medicine. A. c-f-d-g-b-a-eB. f-c-d-g-b-a-eC. f-c-g-d-b-a-eD. f-c-g-d-b-e-a【解析】选B。事件排序题。根据文章内容可知所列事件的正确顺序是: El
18、izabeth家的生意因火灾而破产她全家搬到纽约谋生她从医学院毕业她到巴黎进修她在美国开了一家药店她开了第一家妇女医院她返回家乡做贡献。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 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。Winston Churchill once observed that “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. ” Through selfless service, volunteers are the glue 1. holds a community together. Man
19、y activities 2. (voluntary) aid the elderly, disabled and children. No one is a lonely island in the sunshine of 3. (joy) giving. Moreover, volunteering is a two-way street of giving and 4. (receive). It arouses our passion to explore new interests. Sometimes we get locked into the “rat race” of lif
20、e and volunteering can be an escape 5. the routine of life. Given the significance of volunteerism, its time that we rolled up our sleeves and 6. (extend) a helping hand. For 7. (I) part, I work as a volunteer at the local animal shelter, 8. I continue taking care of my funny friends. Besides, I am
21、planning to deliver meals on wheels to housebound people who live in our community. I hope my efforts can inspire people around me 9. (engage) in voluntary activities and create a circle of virtue we need. Work together, and I believe what we do will make a 10. (different) to the world. 【文章大意】本文是一篇鼓
22、励人们忘记竞争、积极主动帮助他人、参与志愿者活动的短文。1. 【解析】that/which。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知, 设空处引导的是定语从句, 且从句中缺少主语, 先行词glue为物, 故应用that/which。2. 【解析】voluntarily。考查副词。修饰动词aid应用voluntary的副词形式voluntarily。3. 【解析】joyful。考查形容词。修饰名词giving, 应使用joy的形容词形式。4. 【解析】receiving。考查非谓语动词。空处与前面的“giving”是由and连接的两个并列成分, 同作介词of的宾语, 在形式上应保持一致, 所以应填rece
23、iving。5. 【解析】from。考查介词。an escape from为固定用法, 表示“摆脱, 逃避”。6. 【解析】extended。考查虚拟语气。It is time that. . . “该做某事了”结构中从句要用虚拟语气, 从句谓语用过去式或should do, 根据前面的“rolled”可知设空处需要用extended。7. 【解析】my。考查代词。根据后面句子的主语“I”可知此处应用my。8. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。设空处引导一个定语从句, 修饰先行词shelter, 且在从句中作地点状语, 故填where。9. 【解析】to engage。考查非谓语动词。ins
24、pire sb. to do sth. “鼓励某人做某事”。10. 【解析】difference。考查固定结构。make a difference to. . . “对产生作用/影响”, 为固定结构。. 完形填空While driving around the corner of our townhouse, I always noticed an old man sitting by his front yard. He seemed cold and1. One morning, while I was driving past him with my daughter, I decide
25、d to 2 him. At the beginning, he looked 3 and looked around there was 4 there. Then, I saw his hand go up 5 and he waved back shyly. “Why did you wave at him? We dont 6 him, ” my daughter said. I told her that it was just an act of kindness that didnt7 anything, and it gave both him and me a sense o
26、f 8. She told me she had thought waving to a stranger was 9, but next time she would 10 it. It seemed not bad. Interestingly, we lived close to the old man, so we11 him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would wave at him and, pretty soon, the old man 12 waving at everyone who passed by
27、his home. One day, my daughters friend came to visit and said that she just saw a(n)13 old man who waved at her in a 14 way. She mentioned that she waved back at him 15 she didnt know him, and it was really 16 and even made her day. Upon hearing this, my daughter told her the 17 of how all the wavin
28、g began. Her friend responded, “Tell your mom thats really 18! ”Her friends response taught my daughter that an act of kindness could be very19 and effortless if you really wanted to do it. It showed us how giving happiness 20 both the giver and the receiver. 【文章大意】本文是夹叙夹议文。作者开车经常会遇见一位老人, 作者主动和他打招呼,
29、 这种做法给双方都带来快乐。1. A. lonelyB. funnyC. busyD. happy【解析】选A。根据上文“He seemed cold . . . ”可知, 这位老人看起来很冷漠也很孤单(lonely)。2. A. smile atB. turn toC. wave atD. look after【解析】选C。根据下文“Why did you wave at him? ”可知, 作者对他挥挥手(wave at)。3. A. surprisedB. excitedC. worriedD. frightened【解析】选A。根据下文“. . . and looked around
30、. . . ”可知, 这位老人看上去很吃惊(surprised)。4. A. somebodyB. nobodyC. grassD. snow【解析】选B。老人看看周围, 发现周围没人(nobody)。5. A. bravelyB. proudlyC. secretlyD. slowly【解析】选D。根据下文“. . . and he waved back shyly”可知, 作者看到他慢慢地(slowly)抬起了手。6. A. likeB. understandC. knowD. visit【解析】选C。根据下一段的“. . . thought waving to a stranger. .
31、 . ”可知, 作者她们不认识(know)这位老人。7. A. costB. getC. lackD. mean【解析】选A。对于女儿提出的问题。作者认为这种善意的行为不用花费(cost)任何代价。8. A. importanceB. humorC. joyD. relief【解析】选C。作者很高兴和对方打招呼, 对方也很高兴, 这样给双方都带来愉悦感(joy)。9. A. interestingB. wonderfulC. particularD. embarrassing【解析】选D。根据下文中的“. . . but next time . . . It seemed not bad. ”
32、可知, 此处指, 女儿认为和陌生人打招呼很尴尬(embarrassing)。10. A. avoidB. tryC. rememberD. receive【解析】选B。虽然女儿感觉这样做有些尴尬, 但是听作者这样说, 下次她也要尝试(try)一下。11. A. praisedB. calledC. helpedD. saw【解析】选D。根据上文中的“we lived close to the old man”可知, 作者和这位老人住得很近, 所以会经常看到(saw)他。12. A. startedB. suggestedC. missedD. forgot【解析】选A。根据下文中的“wavin
33、g at everyone who passed by his home”可知, 他开始(started)和每一个经过他家的人打招呼。13. A. richB. strangeC. honestD. clever【解析】选B。女儿的朋友并不认识这位老人, 所以她说刚才看到一位陌生的(strange)老人。14. A. specialB. normalC. sillyD. friendly【解析】选D。他很友好地(friendly)和她打招呼。15. A. in caseB. now thatC. even thoughD. as if【解析】选C。根据上文中的“she waved back a
34、t him”可知, 尽管(even though)她不认识他, 但她还是和他打了招呼。16. A. goodB. safeC. necessaryD. fair【解析】选A。根据下文中的“and even made her day”可知, 女儿的朋友说这件事真的很棒(good)。17. A. taskB. planC. jokeD. story【解析】选D。女儿向朋友讲述了打招呼是如何开始的这个故事(story)。18. A. differentB. coolC. simpleD. common【解析】选B。根据上文中的“and even made her day”可知, 朋友这么回答: “告诉你妈妈这件事确实很棒(cool)。”19. A. dangerousB. usefulC. naturalD. hopeful【解析】选C。根据下文中的“. . . effortless if you really wanted to do it. . . ”可知, 朋友的回答让女儿明白如果你想做一件善事, 那么这件善事就会非常自然(natural)。20. A. comfortedB. savedC. controlledD. benefited【解析】选D。根据上文“giving happiness”可知, 给别人带去快乐会让双方受益(benefited)。
