1、六Unit 2Reading for Writing . 单词拼写1. The invitation says that everyone should wear a disguise(伪装物). 2. When accidents(事故) occur, we should calm down and turn to teachers or parents for help. 3. Chinese subway trains are now exported(出口) to developed countries including the United States. 4. A sense o
2、f humor can also help to ease the tension(紧张)between people. 5. Ive learned English for more than eight years and I am familiar with computer operation(操作). 6. American students have a more flexible(灵活的) schedule to do part-time jobs. 7. My name is Li Hua, chairman(主席) of the Students Union of Chenx
3、ing Middle School. 8. Therefore(因此), Id like to be your guide and show you around our city. 9. I study from morning until midnight(午夜), taking many practice exams. 10. Compared with the Internet, it does little harm(伤害) to our body, especially our eyes. . 选词填空in memory of; first aid; in tears; in di
4、sguise; pass away; trip over; a great deal; in a whisper; at midnight; do great harm to1. I received a message from my parents that my beloved grandpa had passed away. 2. On the other hand, we can learn a great deal from other students we meet in activities. 3. A parade will be held in our city in m
5、emory of the great day. 4. It is recognised that smoking does great harm to our health. 5. The old man tripped over a stone lying on the street. 6. The knowledge of first aid is a necessity, which can save someones life. 7. The girl ran away in tears, scolded by her father. 8. Some students are stil
6、l doing their homework at midnight. 9. The thief was caught stealing by a policeman in disguise. 10. The two students were talking to each other in a whisper when I came into the room. . 阅读理解AMy family, my wife, Joan, our two teenagers Hannah and Joseph, and I, live in Atlanta with our two dogs. Ten
7、 years ago, we moved into our dream house, a very big three-story home. It was a beautiful place, but as our children grew up, our sense of togetherness (团结) began to disappear slowly. In the big house, we sometimes seemed to be strangers to each other. One day when Hannah was 14, she became upset a
8、bout the difference between the worlds haves and the have-nots. She expected us to be “a family that makes a difference in the world, even if its a small difference”. Joan asked her, “What are you willing to sacrifice? Your house? Your room? ” Hannah said yes to both. After talking it over as a fami
9、ly, we decided to sell our house and move to one that was half its size and price and donate (捐赠) the difference to those in need. After a lot of research, we chose the Hunger Project, a US-based organization. It works with villagers in Africa, Asia and South America and helps them fight against pov
10、erty (贫穷). Our money went to pay for building two centers. Each has a meeting place, a bank and a health clinic (诊所). Together, the centers would serve more than 20 villages in eastern Ghana. We also traveled to meet the villagers and were blown away by their hard work and warmth. To be honest, we w
11、ere a little worried at first. Would we regard the new home as being too small for us? Or would we think we had given up too much? Two years later, I can tell you: Its the best move we have ever made. While we worked together on our family project, we became much closer. As Hannah said the other day
12、, “We learned how to really trust each other. ”【文章大意】本文是记叙文, 讲述了一家人为帮助穷人卖掉大房子换成小房子的动人故事。1. After they moved into a large house, the authors family . A. were not as close as beforeB. wanted an even larger houseC. often went travelling togetherD. often let strangers share their spare rooms【解析】选A。细节理解题
13、。根据第二段最后一句In the big house, we sometimes seemed to be strangers to each other. 可知他们搬进大房子之后, 家人之间的关系疏远了。2. What does the underlined word “sacrifice” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Hope for. B. Look for. C. Give up. D. Build up. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据后面的Your house? Your room? 以及下文所描述的他们的行动可知该词的含义是“牺牲, 放弃”,
14、 与“give up”同义。3. Why did the authors family sell their big house? A. To go abroad. B. To help the poor. C. To treat Hannahs illness. D. To save money for the future. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句After talking it over as a family, we decided to sell our house and move to one that was half its size and price
15、 and donate the difference to those in need. 以及下文内容可知他们卖掉房子是为了给穷人提供帮助。4. How did the author feel about his familys move? A. It was well worth it. B. It was a bad decision. C. It was a waste of money. D. It wasnt as satisfying as expected. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Its the best move we have ever made. 可知作
16、者感觉他们做对了。BNeither rain nor snow nor the dark of night can separate Tennessee postal carrier “Mailman Mike” from his 4-and-a-half-year-old friend Carter Lawson or keep them from their appointments. For the past nine months, the two have teamed up every day in the preschoolers Knoxville neighborhood f
17、or a few minutes of delivering mail together and chatting with fellow neighbors. Lawson wants to be a mail carrier when he grows up, and in an inspiring story, his mom told us how mailman Mike Crenshaw has been a role model to her son. “Anyone could just be likeGo away, kid, but Mike has really gone
18、 out of his way to talk with Carter, ” said Cassie Lawson of the United States Postal Service carrier. Little Carter even got his own uniform to match Mikes. “Its been really cute. I just couldnt believe he got a full mailmans costume, ” the postal service employee said. “Every letter carrier has st
19、ops he looks forward to and this is the one I look forward to every day, ” said Mike. “Hes the end of my day, and the best part of my day. Not because its the end, but because hes such a cute little guy. ”The man and the little boys connection isnt a surprise to Fredric Rolando, president of the Nat
20、ional Association of Letter Carriers. “Kids respond to mailmen because letter carriers are a friendly, uniformed part of the neighborhood who bring something to their house every day, and are the ones they come to recognize and trust, ” Rolando said. “Its the same for the elderly, but in addition, l
21、etter carriers may be the only person they communicate with all day. ”【文章大意】本文为记叙文。文章讲述了立志长大成为邮递员的男孩和邮递员成为了好朋友的故事。孩子的梦想值得尊重, 而邮递员的工作也给人们传递了友谊和信任。5. Mike Crenshaw meets Carter Lawson every day to . A. play with the boyB. get mail from the boy C. listen to the boys storiesD. send mail together with th
22、e boy【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第二段“. . . for a few minutes of delivering mail together and chatting with fellow neighbors. ”可知, 他们两个人每天见面是为了一起送邮件。6. Why does Mike Crenshaw like the last stop of his day? A. It is where he lives. B. It is where he is paid. C. He wants to be with Carter. D. He can finish his work
23、by then. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段“Not because its the end, but because hes such a cute little guy. ”可知, 他期待最后一站是因为他想和那个可爱的孩子在一起。7. What can we infer from Fredric Rolandos words? A. Mailmen are usually not well respected. B. What letter carriers do is not just sending letters. C. The elderly dont like commu
24、nicating with others. D. People should learn to recognize and trust each other. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由最后一段可知, 邮递员不只送信, 还与人们交流, 获得小孩的信任, 甚至有可能是老人们唯一的交流对象。由此可知, 他们不仅仅是送信。8. What is the best title for the text? A. A letter carrier is praised for helping a kidB. A mailman makes a little boys dream come true C.
25、Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to D. The importance of letter carriers cannot be ignored【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了邮递员帮助小男孩实现梦想的故事。CHave you ever been in a position where you were expected and required to take music lessons even though you had no interest? The situation was this: my father
26、 was a music teacher. My mother was a piano player and, in fact, the whole family was very musical. I was the only one who didnt know how to play a musical instrument. And, as a lot of families do, I was required to take the piano lessons even though I had no interest in learning how to play it. So,
27、 it started. Lesson after lesson I suffered. Finally, I just quit practicing and my piano teacher told my parents that I was hopeless. Great no more piano lessons. But my parents still thought that I should learn a musical instrument. In their opinion, having no interest in playing the piano didnt m
28、ean that I had no interest in other instruments. So they chose some other instruments for me, but the same things happened. It seemed that I was a bit headstrong (任性的) but, at the same time, I knew what I wasnt interested in. The musical story didnt end here. It went on to where I decided what I wan
29、ted to learn to play the drums. I loved playing the drums and played in several bands. The point is this: if you are not ready to do something, you wont do it no matter how much someone else wants you to do it. Or, at the very least, you will certainly not put your heart and soul into it and will su
30、rely fail. Think now what you really love doing and get down to it. 【文章大意】作者用自己的亲身经历告诉我们: 我们应该做自己喜欢做的事情。9. For the author, the piano lessons were probably . A. interestingB. necessaryC. difficultD. boring【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段的内容可知作者对钢琴课不感兴趣, 所以在他看来, 钢琴课是很无聊的。10. What does the underlined part “the sam
31、e things” refer to? A. The author refused to learn the instruments his parents chose for him. B. The authors parents thought it important to play an instrument. C. The authors parents knew nothing about the author. D. The author had to learn other musical instruments. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第四段的内容可知, 虽然作者
32、放弃了学钢琴, 但是他的父母仍然想让他学一门乐器, 于是他们又给作者挑选了别的乐器, 但是作者都不学, 由此可知 the same things 指的就是作者对于父母给他挑选的其他的乐器同样都没有去学。11. In the authors opinion, if you are forced to do what you dont like, . A. you still need to put your heart and soul into itB. youll like it as long as you make an effortC. youll know what you real
33、ly wantD. its very unlikely that you will do it well【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的内容可知, 作者认为一个人很难把一件自己不喜欢的事情做好。. 语法填空(2020郑州高一检测)Having no kid of our own, my wife Alice and I always invited the children in our street to our house for Christmas breakfast. Last year, however, Alice passed away. I was 1. sad
34、that I decided not to invite the children for Christmas breakfast. But Kathy and Peter, my next door neighbors, invited me 2. (join) them for dinner on Christmas Eve. As soon as I arrived, Peter asked me 3. the key to my house but didnt tell me the reason. 4. a happy dinner with them, I went home an
35、d was surprised to find that my house 5. (decorate) by Peter! It was as 6. (beauty) as each Christmas before. At that moment, I hoped that I could serve Christmas breakfast, but I hadnt made any 7. (prepare). Early the next morning, someone rang my bell. I opened the door and saw a little boy 8. (st
36、and) outside. Before I could ask him 9. was happening, he was joined by two of his friends. Within fifteen minutes, my house was full of children, and I had all the food needed for the breakfast! I had breakfast 10. (happy) with the children again. 1. 【解析】so。考查结果状语从句。该句使用了so. . . that. . . 结构, 意思是“如
37、此以至于”。2. 【解析】to join。考查固定用法。invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事。3. 【解析】for。考查介词。ask sb. for sth. 向某人要某物。4. 【解析】After。考查时间状语从句。I went home and was surprised to find. . . 是吃完饭后发生的事情, 故填After。5. 【解析】had been decorated。考查动词时态和语态。主语house是谓语动词decorate所表示的动作的承受者, 需用被动语态; 从句谓语动词所表示的动作发生在主句谓语动词所表示的动作之前, 故此处填had be
38、en decorated。6. 【解析】beautiful。考查形容词。由系动词为was和as. . . as可知, 此处应用beauty的形容词形式。7. 【解析】preparations。考查名词复数。空格中所填单词在句中作make的宾语, 需用prepare的名词形式。make preparations做准备, preparation常用复数形式。8. 【解析】standing。考查非谓语动词。see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事。9. 【解析】what。考查宾语从句。本句中what was happening是宾语从句, what在从句中作主语。10. 【解析】ha
39、ppily。考查副词。空格处所填单词在句中修饰谓语动词had, 需用happy的副词形式。. 应用文写作假定你是李华, 你的英国朋友Tony下周将来你校开始他的国际交换生学习。他发邮件向你询问你校“尊师”传统的有关情况, 请你给他回复一封邮件, 内容包括: 1. 介绍教师节; 2. 日常尊师体现。注意: 1. 词数80个左右; 2. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数; 3. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。Dear Tony, Im glad to learn youre coming to my school_Yours, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Tony, Im glad to
40、 learn youre coming to my school next week as an international exchange student. You are interested in how we typically show respect for our teachers and here are something detailed. Firstly, it is on September 10th every year that all teachers and students gather in the school hall to celebrate Tea
41、chers Day, where by tradition Top Ten Teachers of the Year are selected to receive meaningful awards. Student representatives send gifts such as bunches of flowers, postcards to show our sincere gratitude and best wishes to our teachers. Whats more, we greet our teachers respectfully wherever and wh
42、enever we meet. Besides, we often take turns to help clean and tidy the teachers office voluntarily. I hope youll have a wonderful experience in our school. Yours, Li Hua 语法填空One day, an old wise man was going to teach people in a village. The villagers there were very 1. (interest) in the wise mans
43、 ideas. Each person in the village had prepared well, thinking about 2. questions they might ask the wise man. The wise man finally arrived and 3. (take) into a large room in the village, in 4. people got together to ask their questions. There was great 5. (expect) and excitement. The wise man walke
44、d silently around the room and sang a sweet song. One by one, people took up the song. Before long, everyone started to sing along with the wise man. As people became comfortable with 6. (he) song, the wise man started to dance 7. the music. He danced everywhere in the room, and one by one, people d
45、anced with him. Soon everyone in the whole village was dancing 8. (wild) together. Everyone danced with such big smiles on their faces that they totally forgot their worries in life. Later at night, the wise man slowed the dance and finally stopped 9. (dance). He looked into everyones eyes and said
46、gently, “I believe that I 10. (answer) all of your questions. ”【文章大意】一个智者到一个村庄讲课, 他没有回答村民的任何问题, 而是带着村民唱歌、跳舞, 在嬉笑玩闹之间, 村民们早已忘记了烦恼。1. 【解析】interested。be interested in. . . 表示“对感兴趣”。2. 【解析】the。这里特指村民可能问智者的问题, 故填定冠词the。3. 【解析】was taken。take与the wise man 之间是被动关系, 且动作发生在过去, 故用一般过去时的被动语态。4. 【解析】which。先行词是a
47、large room, 在从句中作地点状语, 故此处填which。in which 相当于where。5. 【解析】expectation。此处and 连接两个并列主语, excitement是名词, 因此此空也用名词形式。6. 【解析】his。song和he之间是所属关系, 故用his。7. 【解析】to。dance to the music意为“随着音乐起舞”。8. 【解析】wildly。空处修饰动词dancing, 因此用其副词形式。9. 【解析】dancing。stop dancing意为“停止跳舞”。10. 【解析】have answered。现在完成时表示过去的动作对现在的影响或者结果。
