1、Unit 2Using language. 单句语法填空1. The disc, digitally recorded(record) in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night. 2. The flowers smelling (smell)sweet in the botanical garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature. 3. I was the first man permitted (permit) to film a special unit ca
2、ring for pandas. 4. A study conducted (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top destinations in the world. 5. There are amazing (amaze) stories of instant transformation. 6. Now we still observe the tradition dating (date) back to the Tang Dynasty. 7. There were many peop
3、le waiting (wait) at the bus stop, and some of them looked very anxious and disappointed (disappoint). 8. The tower being built (build) now in the distance will be completed in two months. 9. What do you think of the meeting held (hold) yesterday?10. There are still many problems to be solved (solve
4、) before we are ready for a long stay on the moon. . 句型转换1. Any medicine taken without the advice of a doctor can cause trouble. Any medicine which is taken without the advice of a doctor can cause trouble. 2. The case tried in Canada was far from convincing. The case which was tried in Canada was f
5、ar from convincing. 3. The medical team which consisted of 15 medical workers was sent to Pakistan. The medical team consisting of 15 medical workers was sent to Pakistan. 4. The girl, who was brought up by her grandparents, has begun to work now. The girl, brought up by her grandparents, has begun
6、to work now. 5. Tsinghua University, which was founded in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures. Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures. . 阅读理解How to Be a WinnerSir Steven RedgraveWinner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals“In 1997 I was found to
7、have developed diabetes (糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isnt di
8、fficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasnt finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way. ”Karen PickeringSwimming World Champion“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to successyou cant follow a caree
9、r in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and youll be a step closer to achieving them. ”Kirsten BestPoet & Writer“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I
10、 cant achieve something. Then there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as calm, peace or focus, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This
11、 is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tools. ”【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了一些著名人物成功的经历。1. What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?A. Ways that help one to focus. B. Words that help one to feel less tense. C. Activities that turn ones
12、 attention away. D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据最后一部分的When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I cant achieve something. 可知, 当事情变难的时候, 脑海里就有一个声音告诉我, 我成就不了一些事情。以及最后一部分的The key is to concentrate. 可知, 关键是专注。由此可以推测出来, 专注之后, 脑海里出现的其他声音都不能影响自己做的事。因此,
13、 distractions的意思是转移某人注意力的事物。2. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?A. Her training schedule. B. Her daily happenings. C. Her achievements. D. Her sports career. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二部分“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. 可知,
14、 我一天游4个小时, 一周六天。我通过把它写在日记的最上方来管理这种运动安排。”由此可知, Karen Pickering日记里最前面是她的训练计划。3. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?A. Difficulties influenced his career. B. Specialist offered him medical advice. C. Training helped him defeat his disease. D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win. 【解析】选
15、D。段落大意题。根据第一部分“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes. Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it the encouragement I needed. ”可知, 1997年, 我发现自己患了糖尿病。认为我的事业结束了, 我觉得很沮丧。一个专家说, 我没
16、理由停止训练和竞赛。那正是我需要的鼓励。由此可以看出, Sir Steven Redgrave克服了疾病的阴影。根据第一部分Sir Steven Redgrave Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals可知, Sir Steven Redgrave获得了成功。因此, Sir Steven Redgrave主要谈论的是, 他克服了疾病的阴影, 取得了成功。4. According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?A. Courage. B. Devotion. C. Hard work. D.
17、 Self-confidence. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一部分I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. 可知, 如果相信自己, 我依然是赢家;根据第二部分Trust yourself可知, 要相信自己;根据第三部分It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. 可知, 它让我感觉更有控制力, 增强了我的信心。因此, 三个人的共同点是自信。. 完形填空I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a
18、 bad situation: all my bank cards werent 1 abroad, and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was 2who came to my rescue to get me home. I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the3. With my remaining coins, I 4 to
19、the bus station and found a countryside that I could 5. Five hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, 6 my situation with my very poor Spanish, 7 everyone pointed me to another house. Finally, I 8 a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely 9. She heard my story and felt
20、 10 for me. She said her son had a similar 11. At that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how 12 that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to 13 me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross. I realized that
21、being able to receive kindness is a14 for other people as well. And kindness 15 more kindness in small ripples (波纹). 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在哥斯达黎加旅行时, 发现自己的处境很糟糕。他只知道基本的西班牙语, 而他拥有的唯一财产是一些硬币。他四处求助, 直到有一位中国餐馆的老板帮助了他。然后作者意识到, 能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物, 而善意会在小小的波纹中激起更多的善意。1. A. workingB. payingC. travellingD. increasi
22、ng【解析】选A。working工作, 起作用;paying付钱;travelling旅行;increasing增加。根据“and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks”可知, 作者的银行卡在国外使用不了。故选A。2. A. villagersB. touristsC. visitorsD. strangers【解析】选D。villagers村民;tourists游客;visitors参观者;strangers陌生人。根据下文可知, 是一家餐馆的老板帮助了作者, 所以是陌生人。故选D。3. A. streetB. townC. count
23、rysideD. community【解析】选C。根据“I thought the city dangerous”可知, 作者认为城市太危险, 所以到乡下寻找善良的人帮助。故选C。4. A. droveB. flewC. headedD. slid【解析】选C。句意: 带着剩下的硬币, 我去了汽车站, 发现了一个我能付得起(车票)的乡村。drove驾驶;flew飞;headed前进;slid下滑。head to some place前往某地。故选C。5. A. buyB. affordC. rentD. earn【解析】选B。buy买;afford付得起;rent租;earn赚得。根据“Wit
24、h my remaining coins”可知, 因为作者只剩下一些硬币, 所以只能买付得起的车票。故选B。6. A. explainingB. sharingC. exchangingD. exploring【解析】选A。explain解释;share分享;exchange交换;explore探索。根据“with my very poor Spanish”可知, 作者用蹩脚的西班牙语解释自己的处境。故选A。7. A. orB. butC. andD. therefore【解析】选B。句意: 但每个人都让我到另外一家。根据前后句可知, 这里为转折关系。故选B。8. A. thought ofB
25、. heard ofC. arrived atD. aimed at【解析】选C。句意: 最后, 我来到了一家中国餐馆。thought of想到;heard of听说;arrived at到达;aimed at旨在。故选C。9. A. richB. kindC. busyD. serious【解析】选B。rich富有的;kind善良的;busy忙的;serious严肃的。根据下文可知, 店主非常善良, 主动帮助作者。故选B。10. A. proudB. happyC. excitedD. sorry【解析】选D。句意: 她听了我的故事, 对我感到同情。proud骄傲的;happy高兴的;exc
26、ited激动地;sorry难过的。feel sorry for sb. 同情某人。故选D。11. A. adventureB. experienceC. failureD. strategy【解析】选B。adventure冒险;experience经历;failure失败;strategy策略。根据“At that time, some other people were very kind to him”可知, 店主儿子也有过类似的经历。故选B。12. A. warmB. curiousC. coolD. strange【解析】选A。warm温暖的;curious好奇地;cool冷漠的;st
27、range奇怪的。别人善待她的儿子, 她的心里感到非常温暖。故选A。13. A. chooseB. calmC. comfortD. rescue【解析】选D。choose选择;calm镇静;comfort安慰;rescue拯救。根据上文“It was _who came to my rescue to get me home. ”提示可知, 店主打电话给红十字会来救作者。故选D。14. A. giftB. troubleC. trapD. request【解析】选A。句意: 我意识到能够接受善意也是给别人的礼物。gift礼物;trouble麻烦;trap陷阱;request要求。故选A。15
28、. A. improvesB. challengesC. encouragesD. designs【解析】选C。句意: 并且善意会在小小的波纹中激发起更多的善意。improves提高;challenges挑战;encourages激发;designs设计。这里指善意会传递, 激发起更多的善意。故选C。. 语法填空With a population of 602, 000, Luxembourg is one of the richest and smallest 1. _(country) in Europeyet it suffers from major traffic jams. Tak
29、ing up 2, 586 square kilometers, Luxembourg is roughly the size of Rhode Island. From the capital of Luxembourg City, Belgium, France and Germany can all 2. _(reach) by car in half an hour. Luxembourg is a very 3. _(attract) place for jobs, 4. _its “booming economy” and high concentration of jobs ha
30、ve led to congestion(拥堵)issues. In 2016, Luxembourg had 662 cars per 1, 000 people, and 5. _ (drive) is a “primary means of transportation” for commuters. That year, drivers in Luxembourg City 6. _(spend) an average of 33 hours in traffic. It fared 7. _(bad) than European cities Copenhagen and Helsi
31、nki, which have comparable population sizes to all of Luxembourgyet it only took drivers in both an average of 24 hours in traffic. But that could be about to change. 8. _country at this very moment is in really good shape, thus the government wants the people to benefit 9. _the good economy. As of
32、March 1, 2020 all public transporttrains, trams and busesin the country is free, 10. _(make) it the first free public transport country in the world. The government hopes the move will alleviate heavy congestion and bring environmental benefits. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。卢森堡面临严重的交通拥堵, 从2020年3月1日起, 卢森堡所有公共交通火车、
33、电车和公共汽车都会免费运营。政府希望此举能缓解严重的交通拥堵, 并有益于环保。1. 【解析】countries。考查名词复数。句意: 卢森堡有60. 2万人口, 是欧洲最富有最小的国家之一。此处为one of+名词复数结构, 意为“之一”。故填countries。2. 【解析】be reached。考查被动语态。句意: 卢森堡的首都卢森堡市距离比利时、法国和德国车程都在半小时内。卢森堡市应该是被抵达, 因此应用被动语态, 且空前有情态动词can, 故填be reached。3. 【解析】attractive。考查形容词。句意: 卢森堡是一个非常有吸引力的就业目的地, 但是它“蓬勃发展的经济”和
34、就业的高度集中导致了交通拥堵问题。分析句子可知此处为形容词作定语, 修饰place, 故填attractive。4. 【解析】but。考查连词。句意: 卢森堡是一个非常有吸引力的就业目的地, 但是它“蓬勃发展的经济”和就业的高度集中导致了交通拥堵问题。结合句意可知此处应为转折, 故填but。5. 【解析】driving。考查动名词作主语。句意: 2016年, 卢森堡每1 000人拥有662辆汽车, 开车是通勤者的“主要交通方式”。根据句子结构可知此处为动名词作主语。故填driving。6. 【解析】spent。考查动词的时态。句意: 当年, 卢森堡市的司机平均在交通拥堵中花费33个小时。根据句
35、中的时间状语That year可知此处应用一般过去时, 故填spent。7. 【解析】worse。考查副词比较级。句意: 它的拥堵情况比哥本哈根和赫尔辛基等欧洲城市更糟。根据句中的than可知此处应用比较级, 故填worse。8. 【解析】The。考查定冠词。句意: 这个国家目前经济运行良好, 因此, 政府希望人民从中受益。此处应该是特指卢森堡这个国家, 故填The。9. 【解析】from。考查介词。句意: 这个国家目前经济运行良好, 因此, 政府希望人民从中受益。根据句意可知此处为固定短语: benefit from从中受益, 故填from。10. 【解析】making。考查非谓语动词。句意
36、: 在2020年3月1日所有公共交通火车、电车和公共汽车都免费, 这使其成为世界上第一个公共交通都免费的国家。分析句子结构可知此处为结果状语, 火车、电车和公共汽车都免费与成为世界上第一个公共交通都免费的国家是顺其自然的结果, 故填making。阅读理解Florence Nightingale(南丁格尔) was born in a rich family. When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her
37、 mother and father. As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. At last mind was made up. “Im going to be a nurse, ” she decided. “Nursing isnt the right work for a lady, ” her father told her. “Then I will make it so ”, she smiled. And she
38、 went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home . During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty eight nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. T
39、he officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurse went to work. Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicine and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more t
40、han enough for this kind woman. After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several
41、 countries. Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honor nurses today. 【文章大意】文章讲述了著名护士Florence Nightingale的一生。1. When she was a child, Florence _. A. loved to travel very muchB. knew what her duty
42、 in life wasC. loved to help the sick peopleD. wanted to learn music and drawing【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段提到的As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. 可知当她还是小孩时喜欢照顾别人, 帮助别人。2. What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse?A. Her fathers s
43、upport. B. Her desire to help the sick. C. Her education in Germany and France. D. Her knowledge from reading great books. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。结合第2、3、4段的内容可知, 尽管父亲反对, Florence Nightingale最终还是决定成为一名护士。3. During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospitals where _. A. she earned a little m
44、oneyB. work was very difficultC. few soldiers died because of her workD. she didnt have enough food or clothes【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第四段提到的What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. 可知工作条件非常艰苦。4. Why was Florence honored by Queen Victoria?A. She built the Nigh
45、tingale Home for Nurses. B. She wrote a book on public health. C. She worked as a nurse all her life. D. She did a great deal of work during the Crimean War. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到的After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. 可知因为她所付出的努力, 她得到女王的奖励。5. The passage can best be described as _. A. the life story of a famous womanB. a description of the nursing workC. an example of successful educationD. the history of nursing in England【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章讲述了著名护士Florence Nightingale的一生, 故选A项。