1、Period Two Learning about Language & Using Language.用所给单词的适当形式填空1The river _ (pollute) by waste products from the factory from then on.2Two policemen as well as an expert were sent _ (handle) the complex case.3In many countries, political _(suspect) are kept under police observation.4Its very foolis
2、h of the commander _ (expose) his men to unnecessary risks.5It has been _ (announce) that they will get married next month.6It is known that taking exercise _ (contribute) to good health.7The new school is still under_(construct)8The earth is_(spin) itself as it moves around the sun.9Destruction of
3、the environment is one of the most serious _(challenge) we face.10Cholera was a _(dead) disease. Many people died of it. 短语填空apart from；put forward；draw a conclusion；exposeto；be to blame；absorbin；make sense；be linked to；lead to；look into1She is a careful person and never _ before carrying out a rese
4、arch. 2The suggestion _ at the meeting is under discussion.3_ being too big, the colour of the skirt doesnt suit me either.4It _ that generation gap often occurs in the family. 5_ the sun for a long time may hurt your skin.6Who _ for the pollution of this lake? 7The two cities _ each other by a road
5、.8_ writing an essay, he couldnt go with us.9There is no doubt that stress can_ physical illness.10I wrote a letter of complaint，and the airline has promised to _ the matter. 根据汉语意思完成句子1_ will you be admitted to college.只有你努力学习，你才会考上大学。2She fell asleep _.她睡着了，灯还亮着。3_ our home，he always brings me a g
6、ift.每次我叔叔来我们家，他总会给我带一件礼物。4My father _yesterday. 我父亲昨天让人修理了汽车。5_， he gets up early every day. 为了学好英语，他每天早起。6I suggest _ after working for such a long time.工作了这么长时间之后，我建议歇一会儿。.阅读理解When Steve Jobs was born on February 24,1955，in San Francisco，California，his unmarried mother decided to put him for adopt
7、ion because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night，his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said，“We have an unexpected baby boy；do you want him？”But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college.After Steve Jobs graduated from high school，he went
8、 to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends rooms.At 20，he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1,1976. Jobs named their company Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard(果园) worker
9、in Oregon.After 10 years of hard time and failures，starting from two kids working in a garage，Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4,000 employees.At 30，Jobs，however，was fired from the company he cofounded. But after he had left the company，Apple was under heavy pressure from
10、rival(对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses.Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apples CEO in 1997.Under his leadership，Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod，the iPhone and the iPad.Steve Jobs once said，“Sometimes life hits
11、you in the head with a brick. Dont lose faith.Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.Youve got to find what you love.If you havent found it yet，keep looking.”1Steve Jobs didnt finish his college education because he _.Awanted to start a companyBhad financial
12、problemsCtook no interest in his majorDhated to share rooms with his friends2It can be inferred that Apple _.Awas founded in OregonBdeveloped from a garageChad a difficult beginningDhad a successful beginning3From Paragraph 4 we can know that Steve Jobs _.Ajoined Microsoft in 1987Bgave Apple a secon
13、d lifeCset up another company at 30Dinvented the iPhone4What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?AInterest is the key to success.BHope helps us succeed.CAttitude is everything.DCourage goes with confidence.阅读填空 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She i
14、s very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. _1_ Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching maths at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. _2_ She treats
15、 them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times._3_ Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furnitur
16、e, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality cl
17、othes for us. _4_ She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “Work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no
18、use to society.” What a piece of good advice this is! _5_ This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behaviour. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.A. She enjoys listening to classic music.B. She loves her students and cares for them.C. Can you tell us something abo
19、ut your mother? D. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.EMy mother is hardworking and never wastes money.FShe never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.GAs a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.Period Two Learning about Language & Using Language.1. has be
20、en polluted2. to handle3.suspects4. to expose5. announced6. contributes7.construction8.spinning9challenges10.deadly.1.draws a conclusion2.put forward3.Apart from4makes sense5.Being exposed to6.is to blame7are linked to8.Absorbed in9. lead to10. look into.1.Only if you study hard2.with the light burn
21、ing3Every time my uncle comes to4. had his car repaired5. To learn English well6.having a rest.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了乔布斯从上学期间到成为苹果CEO的成长过程。1B细节理解题。由第一段可知，读大学对乔布斯来说太贵了，他连睡觉的地方都没有，故选B项。2C推理判断题。由第三段可知，公司在一间车库成立，创立前十年经历了许多的艰难和失败，故选C项。3B细节理解题。倒数第二段说乔布斯重回苹果任CEO以后，公司扭亏为盈，开发出很多新产品，因而在他的领导下，公司重现生机和活力，故选B项。4A推
22、理判断题。最后一段乔布斯结合自己的经历，说明要取得成就关键是找出自己所热爱的事业，故选A项。.【文章大意】 文章讲述了“我”的母亲的事迹。1G作为母亲，她对“我们”的关爱无微不至。由前一句“As a teacher，she works hard.”可知，作为老师她工作认真；后一句说明“我”和哥哥都很爱她，她也很爱“我们”。从上下文推断，故选G。2B前文说母亲待在学校里的时间很长，后文说母亲耐心地照顾他们，把他们教育得很好，可以推测出母亲很爱她的学生们，并且很照顾他们，故选B。3E “我”的母亲工作很努力，而且从来不乱花钱。第二段一整段都在写母亲工作认真，并且从来没给自己买过什么好衣服。所以开头应该概括第二段，故选E。4F 后文写母亲只是在很忙的时候在外面吃一些简单的食物，可以推测前文母亲舍不得在大酒店里面吃饭，故选F。5D前文写母亲的谆谆教诲，后面应该接“我将永远记住它”，故选D。