1、UNIT 9Period Two基础练单词拼写1Police have stressed that this is the most _(精确的) description of the killer.2Not all doctors truly understand the _(生殖的) cycle.3He had to go to hospital for_(治疗).4All of our other activities would be pale in _(比较) with sky diving.5Ozone is the earths _(屏障) against ultra-viole
2、t radiation.6There is more to good health than the _(仅仅) absence of disease.7The use of the correct materials was _(至关重要的).8She had to face the fact that her life had changed _(永远).9Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of _(情感).10He said that the rich and powerful mustnt _(滥用) their po
3、wer.【答案】1accurate2reproductive3treatment4comparison5barrier6mere7crucial8forever9emotion10abuse单句语法填空1Such a painful experience was bound _(leave) its mark on the children.2The test can _(accurate) predict what a bigger explosion would do.3Abuse can lead to both psychological and (emotion) problems.
4、4In my opinion, the decision was _(whole) justified.5He said nothing, _(mere) smiling and watching her.6Much of his early work is _(concern) with the rural life.7More salt intake may lead _ raised blood pressure in adults.8He passed the difficult test and treated us _ a big dinner.【答案】1to leave2accu
5、rately3emotional4wholly5merely6concerned7to8to完成句子1It is the third time that _ for work this week, isnt it?这是你这个星期第三次上班迟到了，对吗？2_ to the agriculture is still under discussion.如何在农业上应用这项技术还在讨论中。3She _ a bad cold before she took the exam.在她参加考试前，她一直在患重感冒。4_ a space station will be built on the moon in
6、years to come.据报道，未来几年会在月球上建一个空间站。5The strike had already _ cuts in electricity and water supplies in many areas.这次罢工已经导致很多地区供电和供水中断。【答案】1you have been late2How to apply the technology3had been suffering from4It is reported that5led to提升练阅读理解Louisville-based online company Cuddle Clones Inc. is in t
7、he business of creating custom-made stuffed replicas(填充复制品) of house pets for animal lovers. Their customers are mostly people who are looking for a Cuddle Clone to replace their dead pets. According to the founder Jennifer Graham, her customers just want to hug their dog or cat again, even if its j
8、ust an incredibly realistic replica.Graham said she got the idea for Cuddle Clones a few years ago when she was resting her head on her pet Rufus, a Great Dane. At the time, she thought it would be nice to have a life-size version of Rufus. She took the idea to a few business plan competitions, and
9、encouraged by the positive feedback, she decided to turn it into a reality.If you want a Cuddle Clone of your very own, all you need to do is send them a picture of the pet you want to clone. Just upload the picture on their online store, choose the ear and tail positions, and add any other key char
10、acteristics you want the clone to have. Once youve made the payment, the company starts the process of creating the clone. The stuffed dolls are made from high-quality plush(长毛绒) materials that are specifically chosen to match your animal.Graham said that she manages the business by talking with ope
11、ration managers every night via Skype. “We are trying to get them to understand the high-quality design needed for our products and to build up a large inventory(库存) of plush materials. ” They havent advertised much, but Graham said that simple word-of-mouth marketing is proving very effective.“From
12、 sending someone a Cuddle Clone to hug to cope with the loss of their pet to sending a teenager off to college with a plush version of their best friend, we really are creating big smiles，” she said. “As pet lovers ourselves, it makes us happy knowing that our customers are happy. ”()1What is Paragr
13、aph 2 mainly about?AHow Graham becomes successful.BThe market demand for pets at present.CThe development of Cuddle Clones Inc.DWhat inspired Graham to set up her company.()2The underlined part in Paragraph 4 implies that Graham_.Aconsiders it ineffective to make advertisementsBthinks many customers
14、 hate advertisementsChas spent most money buying the materialsDbelieves good reputation is very important()3According to the last paragraph, Graham thinks her products _.Aare perfectly designedBare facing great challengesCbring customers great pleasureDhave much room for improvement【语篇解读】心爱的宠物去世，如何化
15、解心中的那份思念？一家“克隆”宠物的公司能让你感受再度拥抱去世宠物的温暖。1D段落大意题。第二段主要介绍了格拉哈姆创建“克隆”宠物公司的缘由。故选D项。2D句意理解题。根据第四段画线句语境可知，格拉哈姆觉得口碑营销已见成效，由此可知她认为产品口碑十分重要。故选D项。3C细节理解题。根据最后一段“we really are creating big smilesour customers are happy. ”可知，格拉哈姆认为她的产品为顾客们带来了快乐。故选C项。完形填空There was a businessman who was deep in debt and could see no
16、 way out. He sat on the park bench, with head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from _ 1 _.Suddenly an old man appeared before him and was willing to _2_ him help. He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand, saying, “_3_ me here exactly one year fr
17、om today, and you can pay me back at that time. ” Then he turned and disappeared as _4 _ as he had come.The businessman saw a check for $500，000 in his hand, which was signed by John DRockefeller, one of the _5_ men in the world! “I can remove my money worries _6_！” he realised. But the man decided
18、to put the check in his safe, _7_ it might give him the strength to figure out a way to save his business. With a renewed positive attitude, he thought out some new business ideas which soon led to his success in several big _8_. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making _9_ once again.Exac
19、tly one year later, he returned to the park with the check. At the time they have agreed on, the old man _10_. But just as the businessman was about to hand back the check and share his _11_ story, a nurse came running up and _12_ the old man. She said that the old man was always escaping from the r
20、est home and telling people hes John DRockefeller. And then she led the old man away by the _13_ hurriedly.The businessman just stood there, _14_. Suddenly, he realised that it wasnt the money _15_ his self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.()1AopeningBbreakingCris
21、ingDclosing()2AofferBdemandCrequireDtake()3AVisitBDiscoverCMeetDHelp()4AloudlyBslowlyChappilyDquickly()5ApoorestBhighestCrichestDsmartest()6Asooner or laterBright awayCin the futureDonce in a while()7AhopingBexaminingCnoticingDremembering()8AsalesBdiscountsCfilmsDgames()9AtroubleBmistakesCsenseDmone
22、y()10Aset upBturned upCcalled upDgave up()11AfailureBloveCsuccessDeducation()12AhungBsavedCdroveDcaught()13AheadBarmClegDheart()14AastonishedBpleasedCinterestedDterrified()15AwhileBandCsoDbut【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了一个商人东山再起的故事。这个商人欠下了许多债务，有一个老人给了他一张50万的支票，后来他再次获得了成功。后来这个商人发现：并非金钱，而是信心使商人获得了成功。1D根据第一句“A b
23、usinessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. ”可知，这个商人正在想办法让他的公司免于“倒闭(close)” 。open打开；break打破；rise上升。故选D项。2A根据下文“He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand. ”可知，此人给他提供了帮助。offer sb. help意为“主动为某人提供帮助”。句意：突然，一位老人出现在他面前，愿意给他“提供(offer)”帮助。demand要求；require需要，要求；take拿
24、走。故选A项。3C根据第四段的描述可知，应该是一年后会面。句意：一年后的今天我们在这里“见面(meet)”， 到时候你可以还我钱。visit拜访；discover发现；help帮助。故选C项。4D根据第二段第一句“Suddenly an old man appeared before him. ”可知，老人来时突然，此时消失迅速。句意：然后这个老人转身，像来时一样“迅速地(quickly)”消失了。loudly大声地；slowly慢慢地；happily高兴地。故选D项。5C根据上文可知，老人手里有五十万的支票，说明他是富有的人。poor贫穷的；high高的；rich富有的；smart聪明的。故
25、选C项。6B根据上文可知，他正陷入债务危机，这个支票可以“立刻(right away)”消除他的烦恼。sooner or later迟早；in the future在将来；once in a while偶尔。故选B项。7A根据本句可知，这个商人决定把支票放到保险柜里，“希望(hope)”把它作为一种精神支持的力量，想办法挽救他的生意。examine检查；notice注意到；remember记得。故选A项。8A此人是个商人，根据本句的“some new business ideas”可知，他的成功是在买卖方面。句意：他以一种全新的积极态度，想出了一些新的商业点子，很快就在几笔大“买卖”(sale
26、)中取得了成功。discount折扣；film 电影；game游戏。故选A项。9D根据本句“out of debt”可知，他还清了债务，此处是开始“赚钱(make money)”。make trouble惹麻烦；make mistakes犯错误；make sense讲得通，有意义。故选D项。10B根据第二段内容可知，他们约定一年后见面。句意：在他们约定的时间，老人也“出现(turn up)”了。set up建立；call up打电话，使想起；give up放弃。故选B项。11C根据第三段内容可知，他已经成功了，此处是分享他成功的故事。句意：但就在那个人要把支票退回并分享他的“成功(succes
27、s)”故事的时候。failure失败；love爱；education 教育。故选C项。12D根据下文护士的描述可知，这个老人精神不太正常，所以护士是抓他回去。句意：一个护士跑了过来“抓住(catch)”了这个老人。hang悬挂；save挽救；drive开车。故选D项。13Blead sb. by the arm是固定短语，意为“牵着某人的胳膊”。句意：护士匆忙地牵着老人的胳膊走了。故选B项。14A根据语境可知，当这个人得知真相后，非常惊讶。句意：那人站在那里，非常“惊讶(astonished)”。pleased高兴的；interested 感兴趣的；terrified害怕的。故选A项。15D根
28、据上下文可知，此处为转折关系。句意：他意识到，并不是钱，“而是(but)”他的自信给了他实现任何目标的力量。notbut意为“不是而是”。故选D项。语法填空Last September，my daughter and I went on a beach holiday together. One afternoon during the holiday，we went to take 1. _ walk on the beach.It was a beautiful day and we really enjoyed the walk there. Then 2. _(sudden) my d
29、aughter let go of my hand. She looked at something on the ground. Before I could find out what she was doing，she had picked up a small crab(螃蟹). She observed it for a while，and then 3. _(drop) it into the water. After she did that，she smiled 4. _ me and said，“I just rescued it. ”I was really worried
30、 that she would be injured. I had read in books that one could easily get hurt by a crab. And I had never touched a crab. However，5. _I could say or do anything，I found that there was already a small crowd around 6. _(we). They were terribly 7. _(surprise) at the courage of this cute three-year-old
31、child who could pick up a crab and return it to the ocean before something bad caused its 8. _(die). And I became proud of my daughter.My fear has stopped me from doing many things. Im glad 9. _(find) that my daughter isnt afraid of 10. _(try) new things.【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了假期的一个下午，作者和自己的女儿去海边散步。作者三岁
32、的女儿捡起一只螃蟹，在它死之前把它放回大海。作者很高兴发现自己的女儿不怕尝试新事物。1a考查固定短语。take a walk“散步”，是固定短语，所以填a。2suddenly考查副词。修饰整个句子，用副词，所以填suddenly。3dropped考查动词时态。描述发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，所以填dropped。4at考查固定短语。smile at“对微笑”是固定短语，所以填at。5before考查连词。句意为：然而，在我能说或做任何事之前，我发现我们周围已经有一小群人了。表示“在之前”，所以填before。6us考查代词宾格。该空作介词around的宾语，用宾格，所以填us。7surprised考查固定短语。be surprised at“对感到惊奇”，是固定短语，所以填surprised。8death考查名词。该空作caused的宾语，用名词，表示抽象意义的“死亡”，是不可数名词，所以填death。9to find考查非谓语动词。be glad to do sth. 高兴做某事，所以填to find。10trying考查动名词。be afraid of害怕，介词of后面应接动名词作其宾语，所以填trying。
