1、Unit 2Developing ideas. 根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词1. The news of his death was splashed in headlines (头版头条新闻) across all the newspapers. 2. Now 5, 000 new children will be attending the overburdened school system of the district (地区). 3. The store is having a sale on furniture and household items (商品). 4. The
2、 project will only go ahead if they can raise the necessary finance (资金, 财务). 5. You have all invested (投资) significant amounts of time and energy in making this project the success that it is. 6. He had a vision (设想) of a world in which there would be no wars. 7. Its hard when you are in the middle
3、 of something to step back and see it objectively (客观地). 8. The course aims to equip (使有知识和技能) people with the skills necessary for a job in this technological age. 9. Hammer a nail (钉子) into the wall and well hang the mirror from it. 10. Her lifelong (终身的) ambition had been to learn how to fly. . 选
4、词填空max out, in contrast to, in control of, put aside, intend to, vary from. . . to. . . , be faced with, make use of, be responsible for, feel like 1. In contrast to an earlier report, we found no significant contrary relations between birth weight and blood pressure. 2. He put aside his work to spe
5、nd more time with his son. 3. The importance of taking part in the Olympics will vary from athlete to athlete. 4. When they max out their credit cards, they go to money lenders. 5. Would you like to be in control of your emotions and on the path to a highly successful future? 6. When I am faced with
6、 a problem, I ask my parents for advice. 7. They recommended the creation of a new government agency to be responsible for the environment. 8. When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on so long in the first place. 9. The majority of people intend to save, but find that by the end of the
7、month there is nothing left. 10. What principles do children rely on as they analyze the structure of words and make use of their knowledge? . 完成句子1. On/ Upon seeing her mother, the little girl dropped her toy and rushed to her. 一看到妈妈, 小姑娘就丢下玩具向她跑去。2. It was in the room that we used to have meetings
8、. 过去我们开会就在这间房子里。3. Is there anything that I can do for you? 有什么可以为你做的吗? 4. She not only plays well, but also writes music. 她不仅很会演奏, 而且还会作曲。5. The purpose of setting up Confucius Institutes around the world is to let the world know about China. 在世界各地设立孔子学院的目的是让世界了解中国。. 阅读理解At a bright new building in
9、 Landover, Maryland, students are getting a crash course(速成课), in which they are learning how to spend, save and look after their money responsibly. Tuesday marked the grand opening of the newest Junior Achievement Finance Park, where eighth-graders from Prince Georges County schools will use tablet
10、 computers to practice personal finance skills they have learned in class. An international study last year clearly showed that more than 1 in 6 U. S. teens is unable to make simple choices about how to spend their money. The center, a mini city of stores, was created by Prince Georges County school
11、s, Capital One Bank and Junior Achievement of Greater Washington. In fact, the first Washington-area Finance Park opened in Fairfax County, Virginia, five years ago. Altogether there are 17 finance parks nationwide, and one is planned to open in Montgomery County, Maryland. Before coming to a financ
12、e park, students have lessons on how to save and invest, how to read a bank statement and how to make sense of debit (借记)and credit cards. They put their skills to the test when they walk inside. Students are given a career, salary, debt and family situation, and then they are required to have to pu
13、t together a monthly budget (预算). Budgeting can be tricky. Students need to figure out how much to spend on groceries, rent, transportation and even entertainment. They shop with virtual (虚拟的)money, making a change in their budgets according to different situations they may go into. When asked about
14、 the practice, LaChelle King, a teacher at Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie, said the center was exciting and surprising for her students. One of the kids said, “Now I know why my mom gets mad at me when I ask her to buy me things! ”【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了在马里兰州兰多佛一幢明亮崭新的大楼里, 学生们正在接受速成课, 学习如何负
15、责任地花钱、存钱和理财。实践证明, 速成课对学生有很好的影响。1. In the crash course, students learn to_. A. make moneyB. spend moneyC. develop finance knowledgeD. make a monthly budget【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段“At a bright new building. . . look after their money responsibly”可知, 在速成课中, 学生学习掌握金融知识。2. The finance park is_. A. a center whe
16、re students practice finance skillsB. a park where people can buy what they needC. a bank where people can borrow or save moneyD. a classroom where students learn finance skills【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段“Tuesday marked. . . they have learned in class”可知, 金融园是学生们练习金融技能的中心。3. What does the underlined phrase “
17、make sense of” in Para. 4 mean? A. Stand up for. B. Keep away from. C. Get ready for. D. Have an understanding of. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据画线词所在的句子“Before coming to a finance park. . . and credit cards. ”可知在来到金融园区之前, 学生们要学习如何储蓄和投资, 如何阅读银行对账单, 如何理解借记卡和信用卡, 所以“make sense of”意思是理解。4. What does the last paragrap
18、h try to tell us? A. U. S. teens need a lot of things in daily life. B. U. S. mothers dont know how to spend money. C. Teachers also learn a lot from the crash courses. D. The crash courses have a good effect on students. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段“When asked about the practice. . . when I ask her to buy m
19、e things! ”可知, 最后一段试图告诉我们速成课对学生有很好的影响。【方法技巧】推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上, 做出一定的推理判断, 从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话, 也可能是某几句话, 所以, 推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息进一步推出的答案: 即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer, suggest, imply, conclude, indicate等标志性词语。本文第4小题根据最后一段“When asked about the practice. . . when I
20、 ask her to buy me things! ”可知, 当被问及这一做法时, 鲍伊市本杰明塔克中学的老师拉谢尔金表示, 该中心让她的学生感到兴奋和惊讶。其中一个孩子说: “现在我知道为什么我妈妈在我叫她给我买东西的时候生我的气了! ”因此, 最后一段试图告诉我们速成课对学生有很好的影响。故选D。. 阅读填句 (2021武汉高二检测)Teens love to argue their viewpoints. 1 This powerful skill gives kids the opportunity to be heard, and helps them think before s
21、peaking while presenting their views in a calm, reasonable manner. This skill is never used in the heat of the moment when anyone is upset. 2 Once thats established (已获确认的), here are the steps to follow: Look at the person. You need to be in person and face-to-face for this to work well, no texting
22、or social media. 3 Make sure to speak calmly and slowly, and keep a comfortable distance between yourself and the other person. Say “I understand how you feel”. This starts the discussion off on a positive note. Be sincere in your desire to come to agreement, and admit the other persons right to an
23、opinion. Tell why you feel differently. Get your “ducks in a row”, which means getting everything properly organized and under control. 4 You should use as many details as you can. Give a reason. Be sure your reasons are sensible and you can support them with facts. Listen to the other person attent
24、ively. Give the other person time to present his or her view. 5Say “thank you for listening”. Sometimes you get what you want, and sometimes you dont, but at least youve had a chance to give your opinion and hear the other persons thoughts, too. Make sure to practice several times before your child
25、actually needs to use the skill. Over time, youll find this skill calms things down in your house and equips your teens to navigate differences of opinion wherever they may be and thats a win-win for everyone! A. Use a pleasant voice. B. Dont act before thinking. C. However, listen attentively at fi
26、rst. D. And always think before you speak. E. Dont interrupt, look bored or argue. F. Teach your teens to disagree properly! G. Instead, wait till everyone has cooled down and is ready to listen. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了恰当地表达异议的方法。1. 【解析】选F。根据前面的Teens love to argue their viewpoints. 说明青少年们喜欢争论他们的观点, 再结
27、合空格后面的This powerful skill, 说明空格处应该是一种争论的技能。F项句意: 教会你的青少年们恰当地提出异议吧! F项符合语境, 故选F。2. 【解析】选G。根据前文可知, 提出异议从来都不是在任何人感到失落的热烈时刻, G项中的Instead(相反的是)对应前文。G项句意: 相反的是, 你要等到每个人都冷静下来准备好倾听。G项符合语境, 故选G。3. 【解析】选A。根据“Make sure to speak calmly and slowly”可知, 本段是讲要平静缓慢地讲话。空格位于段落首句, 应为段落主旨句。A项句意: 使用一种令人愉快的嗓音。A项符合语境, 故选A。
28、4. 【解析】选D。根据前面的“getting everything properly organized and under control”可知, 要把每件事都安排妥当并加以控制是要认真思考的, D项句意: 并且要总是在说话之前先思考。D项符合语境, 故选D。5. 【解析】选E。根据本段的第一句“Listen to the other person attentively. ”可知, 要注意听别人说话。E项句意: 不要打断别人说话, 也不要看起来无聊或者与人争论。E项与首句呼应, 符合语境。故选E。. 阅读理解Christmas was near a season that we took
29、 seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $20. This was the 1970s, and $20 was quite a bit of money. But I saw it differently. My father trusted me to have the smartness to spend money wisely. Even better, he gave me the means to get it. On
30、a very basic level, my father was giving me a shopping spree(狂欢) every year. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to manage money and making me feel like a grown-up. He didnt buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it fo
31、r myself, so it felt like a gift from him. My mother had a gift for giving me what I needed, usually right at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25. I failed at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my previous job but had no new one. But when my mother paid me a visit, I
32、put on a good show, telling her I had started my own company. My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasnt until after she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with cash. She knew how desperately I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with
33、 groceries, or offered to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much worse. The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the distance with which she gave the gift felt like she was giving me space to fix my life and preserve my dignity (尊严). My mother and father both did the
34、 same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own decisions, and the other was giving me a second chance when those decisions had cost me dearly. 【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。每年圣诞节, 父亲总会给作者20美元, 让作者自己管理支配。母亲总是在作者最需要的时候给作者最需要的东西。父亲给了作者自己做决定的机会, 而母亲则在这些决定使作者付出巨大的代价的时候给作者第二次机会。1. What can we learn about the
35、 author from the first two paragraphs? A. His family once celebrated Christmas happily. B. His father gave the author chances to make decisions. C. His best memories about Christmas were in the 1970s. D. He used to choose books as his fathers gift on Christmas. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段中的“. . . But he was
36、also giving me charge over my own fun. . . choose it for myself. . . ”可知, 作者父亲给了作者做决定的机会。2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Money offered by his father. B. His fathers being generous with money. C. Christmas being important. D. The means of spending money. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题
37、。第二段第一句“But I saw it differently”中, it应该指代上文提到的事物。第一段最后提到每年圣诞节, 父亲都会给每个孩子20美元。在20世纪70年代, 20美元是相当大的一笔钱。该处指的是父亲给作者的钱。3. Which word can best describe the authors mother? A. Careless. B. Optimistic. C. Determined. D. Considerate. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“My mother had a gift for giving me what I needed, usu
38、ally right at the moment I needed it most. ”可知, 作者的母亲非常体贴。. 完形填空 (2021许昌高二检测)On my third birthday, we moved to this neighborhood. My first1 is Arlene handing me strawberries from her garden. She and her husband, Bill, lived next door. They had no children. There werent any kids of my age nearby, so
39、I mostly played in the yard 2. I was always talking to Arlene and Bill when they were working in their garden. I think what 3 me to them is that they never got 4 with listening to me and answering my questions. I also think they saw a lot of themselves in mewe were all lonely, anxious kidsand that m
40、ay be 5 they always listened to me patiently. It was a wonderful connection. When I was about five, I had an idea: 6 I took Bill and Arlene into our family as my grandparents. My parents 7 me to ask them and so I did. Arlene and Bill excitedly cried and accepted. It is truly wonderful for a child 8
41、her love and adults being so overjoyed to accept it. Every child in this world deserves enthusiastically repaid love. From the day I9 them, I called Bill and Arlene Grandpa and Grandma. Over the years, Bill and Arlene 10 me in all my dreams. They encouraged me to 11 college, even though I didnt have
42、 the money to go. And when I was admitted to a university, they presented me with their 12. They told me theyd been 13 money since the day I called them grandparents. Four years later, I 14 and now work as an official. Arlene passed away in 2013. Bill told me that Arlene thought the greatest15 of he
43、r life was me, her granddaughter. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者小时候喜欢和邻居艾琳娜、比尔聊天, 并把他们作为祖父母邀请到自己家中, 而艾琳娜和比尔也不遗余力地支持作者的梦想, 在相处的过程中, 彼此都得到了爱。1. A. choiceB. beliefC. caseD. memory【解析】选D。句意: 我的第一个记忆是艾琳娜从她的花园里递给我草莓。choice选择; belief信仰; case事例; memory记忆。根据上文“On my third birthday”可知, 这里是在回忆过去的事情, 所以应该是我的第一个记忆。故选D项
44、。2. A. secretlyB. aloneC. skillfullyD. peacefully【解析】选B。句意: 附近没有我这个年纪的孩子, 所以我大部分时间都是一个人在院子里玩。secretly秘密地; alone独自地; skillfully巧妙地; peacefully和平地。根据句中“There werent any kids of my age nearby”可知, 附近没有我这个年纪的孩子, 可推断出我只能独自玩耍。故选B项。3. A. introducedB. rememberedC. leftD. drew【解析】选D。句意: 我想吸引我的是他们从不厌倦听我说话和回答我的
45、问题。introduced介绍; remembered记住; left离开; drew吸引。根据后文“they never got _with listening to me and answering my questions”可知, “他们从不厌倦听我说话和回答我的问题”是吸引我和他们聊天的原因。故选D项。4. A. pleasedB. boredC. disappointedD. satisfied【解析】选B。句意: 我想吸引我的是他们从不厌倦听我说话和回答我的问题。根据后文“they always listened to me patiently”可知, 他们总是耐心地听我说话, 由
46、此可推断出, 他们从不厌倦听我说话和回答我的问题, “get bored with”意为“对感到厌倦”, 为固定短语, 符合句意。故选B项。5. A. whenB. whatC. howD. why【解析】选D。句意: 我也认为他们在我的身上看到了自己的影子, 我们都是孤独的, 焦虑的孩子, 这可能就是为什么他们总是耐心地听我说话。空格处为表语从句, 空格前句子是他们总是耐心听我说话的原因, 故应用从属连词why引导表语从句。故选D项。6. A. what ifB. even ifC. as thoughD. how come【解析】选A。句意: 当我大约五岁的时候, 我有了一个想法: 如果我
47、把比尔和艾琳娜作为祖父祖母带进我的家该怎么办? 根据句中“I had an idea”可知, 这里指作者有了这个想法, 但不知道该怎么做, 才能把比尔和艾琳娜作为祖父祖母带进我的家, what if意为“如果怎么办”, 符合句意。故选A项。7. A. promisedB. orderedC. advisedD. forced【解析】选C。句意: 我父母建议我去问他们, 我照做了。根据上文可知, 我不知道把比尔和艾琳娜作为祖父祖母带进我的家该怎么办, 可推断出这里父母是给了我建议。故选C项。8. A. gainingB. concerningC. offeringD. controlling【解
48、析】选C。句意: 一个孩子给予自己的爱, 大人高兴地接受了, 这真是太棒了。gaining获得; concerning涉及; offering提供, 自愿给予; controlling控制。根据上文可知, 是作者主动邀请比尔和艾琳娜作为祖父祖母来家里, 由此可推断出, 这里指的是一个孩子主动给予的爱。故选C项。9. A. recognizedB. invitedC. remindedD. disturbed【解析】选B。句意: 从我邀请他们那天起, 我就称呼比尔和艾琳娜祖父和祖母。recognized承认; invited邀请; reminded提醒; disturbed打扰。根据上文“My
49、parents _me to ask them and so I did. ”可知, 我按照父母的建议, 邀请比尔和艾琳娜作为祖父祖母来我家, 由此可推断出, 这里应该指从我邀请他们那天起。故选B项。10. A. supportedB. impressedC. comfortedD. persuaded【解析】选A。句意: 多年来, 比尔和艾琳娜在我所有的梦想中支持我。supported支持; impressed给留下深刻印象; comforted安慰; persuaded劝说。根据后文可知, 比尔和艾琳娜用他们攒下的钱支持我去上大学, 由此可推断出, 他们是支持我所有的梦想。故选A项。11.
50、 A. apply forB. carry onC. give upD. look into【解析】选A。句意: 他们鼓励我申请上大学, 尽管我没有钱去上大学。apply for申请; carry on继续, 坚持; give up放弃; look into调查。根据后文“And when I was admitted to a university”可知, 我被大学录取了, 由此可推断出, 他们是鼓励我申请上大学。故选A项。12. A. wishesB. experiencesC. savingsD. demands【解析】选C。句意: 当我被大学录取时, 他们给了我他们的积蓄。wishes
51、愿望; experiences经验; savings存款; demands要求。根据上文“I didnt have the money to go”可知, 我没有钱上大学, 可推断出他们是把存款给我, 支持我上大学。故选C项。13. A. handing outB. turning inC. taking overD. putting away【解析】选D。句意: 他们告诉我, 从我叫他们祖父祖母的那天起, 他们就一直在存钱。handing out分发; turning in上交; taking over接管; putting away收好, 储存。根据上文可知, 他们用自己的存款支持我上大学
52、, 由此可推断出, 他们之前一直在存钱, “put away money”意为“存钱”符合句意。故选D项。14. A. graduatedB. escapedC. failedD. moved【解析】选A。句意: 四年后, 我毕业了, 现在当了一名官员。根据句中“Four years later”可知, 四年后, 我应该是大学毕业了。故选A项。15. A. appreciationB. challengeC. responsibilityD. happiness【解析】选D。句意: 比尔告诉我, 艾琳娜认为她一生中最大的幸福就是我, 她的孙女。根据上文内容可知, 艾琳娜喜欢和我聊天, 很高兴成为我的祖母, 而且支持我的梦想, 由此可推断出, 和我在一起的时光她是幸福的, 进而可推断出, 我是她一生中最大的幸福。故选D项。【方法技巧】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是上下文推理法。“上下文推理法”是指根据对上下文的语义和整个语篇的理解, 进行适当的推理判断, 因此需重点注意挖空处的上下文语境, 判断清楚所要表达的含义。例如, 第12小题要求推断比尔和艾琳娜给了我什么? 根据上文“I didnt have the money to go”可知, 我没有钱上大学, 可推断出他们是把存款给我, 支持我上大学。故选C项。
