1、八Unit 2Discovering Useful Structures. 单句语法填空1. Ive never been to Beijing, and I am going(go) there with my parents during the holidays. 2. Next week we are playing(play) a football match against Class 9. 3. If you come this afternoon, we will have(have) a meeting. 4. Next Sunday, I am flying(fly)to
2、Jinan with my parents. 5. Our flight takes(take) off at 8: 00 p. m. , so we have enough time to go to the airport. 6. He says that if it rains(rain) tomorrow, he wont go fishing. 7. According to the timetable, the train for Shanghai leaves (leave) at 9 oclock in the evening. 8. Hundreds of jobs will
3、 be lost( lose) if the factory closes. 9. I was about to leave(leave) when I saw him running towards me with a bag in his hand. 10. No one is to leave(leave) the room without permission. . 完成句子1. I learn that youre going to visit one of your Chinese friends. 我知道你将去拜访你的一个中国朋友。2. We are flying to Shan
4、ghai next Friday to attend an important meeting. 下周五我们将乘飞机去上海出席一个重要的会议。3. If it is fine tomorrow, we will go hiking. 如果明天天气好, 我们就去远足。4. He is leaving for London in two hours to meet with his manager. 他两小时后将赴伦敦和经理会面。5. After class, we are going to play football on the playground. 下课后我们打算在操场踢足球。6. The
5、 mid-term exam is coming and everyone is trying hard to revise lessons. 期中考试就要到了, 每一个人都在努力复习功课。. 阅读理解(2021泰安高一检测)When you visit Kinderdijk, one of the most visited villages in the Netherlands, you step right into the middle of Dutch history. Kinderdijk lies in the Alblasserwaard, where the Lek and N
6、oord rivers meet together. Much of the village is near or even below sea level. Although there are canals and dykes (堤坝), the lowlands of the village are still at risk of flooding (洪灾). Among the most deadly floods was Saint Elisabeths flood in 1421, which killed thousands after the dykes broke in s
7、everal places. To deal with this kind of problem, the Kinderdijk windmills (风车) were built around 1740 to move water from the lower areas to higher ground and into the river. Nineteen of the 20 Kinderdijk windmills remain and were named a UNESCO World Heritage (遗产) Site in 1997. Of the 19 windmills,
8、 16 still have millers who live inside and control the huge sails (翼板) in the wind. These windmills continue to help manage the Netherlands ongoing fight to stay above water. For tourists, boat tours are offered along the canals and walkways lead from the visitor center to the windmills. Two windmil
9、ls serve as museums, filled with old millers items and photos. You can climb up inside to see how the windmills work. The windmills also are working, so be prepared to feel the whole building shake when the sails turn in the wind. Each year, about 500, 000 people visit the Kinderdijk windmills and t
10、he buildings have become a must-see on any trip to the Netherlands. There are some windmills north of Amsterdam that “were built for tourists, but were a historical site where tourists come, so its the other way around, ” says Kinderdijk communications manager Peter Paul Klapwijk. “Tourism is a good
11、 way to support our site. ”【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了荷兰Kinderdijk风车的历史由来、作用以及旅游价值等。1. Why were the Kinderdijk windmills built around 1740? A. To protect dykes. B. To produce clean water. C. To prevent floods. D. To keep the sea level from rising. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知, 为了解决这类问题, Kinderdijk风车建于1740年左右, 用
12、来将水从较低的地区输送到较高的地方, 然后进入河流。可推知, 1740年, 为了避免再次发生洪灾而修建了风车。故选C。2. What can we learn about Kinderdijk windmills? A. Most of them are working as before. B. Most of them have become museums. C. Several of them have been sold to millers. D. Several of them were destroyed long ago. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知,
13、19个风车中, 16个仍然有磨坊主人住在里面, 控制着风中的巨大风帆。这些风车继续帮助荷兰保持在水面之上。可推知, 风车中的大部分还是像以前一样工作, 以帮助荷兰抵御洪水的侵袭。故选A。3. How does Peter Paul Klapwijk feel about so many tourists visiting the windmills? A. Fearful. B. Worried. C. Excited. D. Surprised. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。Fearful可怕的, 担心的; Worried担心的; Excited兴奋的, 激动的; Surprised惊讶的。根
14、据文章最后一句“Tourism is a good way to support our site. (旅游业是支持我们景点的一个好方法。)”可知, Peter Paul Klapwijk认为众多的游客去参观风车对他们的景点是一个很好的支持, 故选C。4. What does the text mainly introduce? A. The history of Kinderdijk. B. A famous historical site. C. An amazing village of canals. D. The traditions of the Netherlands. 【解析】
15、选B。主旨大意题。文章介绍了Kinderdijk风车的历史由来、作用以及旅游价值等, 全面地向我们介绍了一个著名的历史遗迹。故选B。. 完形填空(2021北京高一检测)When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, every time he asked me to 1 the hammer, just so we would have a time for a2 with each other. I 3 saw my dad drinking or taking a night ou
16、t, all he did after work was taking care of his family. I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. And when several 4 later I bought a house, my dad was 5 it by himself for three days in the 38C summer heat. All he asked was t
17、o hold his paint brush and 6 to him. But I was too 7 in those days, I did not find any time for a conversation with my dad. One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual, I noticed that my dad had totally 8 some things that we discussed 9 . I was in a hurry, so our conversation was a bit 10 .
18、Few hours later that day came a call. My father was in a hospital with an aneurysm(动脉瘤). 11 I bought a ticket for a flight and on my way I was thinking about all12 occasions(场合) to have a talk with my dad. By the time I 13 at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have 14
19、 for a conversation with me. After his death I 15 much more about him, and even more about myself. All he ever asked me was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day. 【文章大意】文章主要讲述了作者和爸爸之间的感人故事。小时候我经常与父亲说话交谈, 成年后却总没有时间, 爸爸总想找时间和我聊天, 可是我太忙, 直到有一天爸爸病倒了, 去世了, 我才了解爸爸的用意。1. A. findB. holdC
20、. packD. select【解析】选B。根据句中的“hammer ”和上文“when my dad was repairing something, ”可知, 每当爸爸在修东西时, 总会让我拿着锤子, “hold”此处意为“握”, 与锤子相配, 故选B。2. A. conversationB. opinionC. debateD. bargain【解析】选A。conversation交谈; opinion观点; debate辩论; bargain讨价还价。根据第二段最后“did not find any time for a conversation with my dad. ”可知此处是
21、指“和爸爸一起修理东西时, 也和爸爸一起聊天(conversation)”。故选A。3. A. everB. justC. evenD. never【解析】选D。根据后面的“all he did after work was taking care of his family. ” (他下班后所做的一切都是照顾他的家人)可知, 我从没(never)见过我爸爸喝酒或出去过夜, 由此可知选D。4. A. weeksB. yearsC. hoursD. days【解析】选B。根据语境可知, 我上了大学, 毕业后工作, 由此可推断出是多年后(years)有了钱才能买房子。故选B。5. A. build
22、ingB. makingC. fixingD. painting【解析】选D。根据下文的“All he asked was to hold his paint brush and. . . ”可知, 爸爸在炎热的夏天亲自为我粉刷(painting)房子, 故选D。6. A. faceB. walkC. talkD. smile【解析】选C。根据前文可知, 作者小时候, 在爸爸修理东西时, 常和爸爸一起聊天。可推知, 爸爸想要的就是和我一起粉刷房子并有时间说话(talk), 故选C。7. A. busyB. lazyC. selflessD. lonely【解析】选A。根据“I did not
23、find any time for a conversation with my dad. ”可知, 但那时候我太忙(busy)了, 腾不出时间和爸爸聊天。故选A。8. A. recognizedB. buriedC. exploredD. forgotten【解析】选D。recognized 认出; buried埋葬, 掩埋; explored 探索; forgotten忘记。句意: 一个星期天的早上, 我们像往常一样通了电话, 我注意到我爸爸完全忘记(forgotten)了我们最近讨论过的一些事情, 故选D。9. A. soonB. latelyC. personallyD. briefl
24、y【解析】选B。soon立刻, 不久; lately 近来, 最近; personally亲自地, 就个人而言; briefly简单地。结合上文可知, 最近和爸爸谈论的事情爸爸忘记了。根据语境可知, lately(最近)符合题意, 故选B。10. A. shortB. boringC. unbelievableD. sad【解析】选A。根据“I was in a hurry, ”可知, 我很着急, 所以我们的聊天有点短(short), 故选A。11. A. ExactlyB. GraduallyC. ImmediatelyD. Finally【解析】选C。exactly确切地; gradual
25、ly逐渐地; immediately立刻, 马上; finally最后。根据“My father was in a hospital with an aneurysm”, 可知爸爸病了, 我立刻(immediately)买票回家, 故选C。12. A. missedB. impressedC. sufferingD. painful【解析】选A。missed错过的; impressed感动的, 使印象深刻的; suffering受苦的; painful痛苦的。根据上文可知, 由于工作很忙, 很少与爸爸聊天。因此, 此处是指“因为爸爸生病了, 我在回想所有错过的(missed)与爸爸聊天的场合”
26、, 故选A。13. A. pointedB. staredC. arrivedD. called【解析】选C。根据下文“. . . my father had passed away”可知, “当我到达(arrived)医院时, 我父亲已经去世了”。故选C。14. A. wordsB. timeC. permissionD. benefit【解析】选B。words话; time 时间; permission允许; benefit好处, 益处。爸爸去世了, 现在轮到爸爸没有时间(time)和我聊天了。故选B。15. A. worriedB. concernedC. caredD. learned
27、【解析】选D。爸爸去世了, 我才对爸爸了解(learned)更多了。故选D。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A few months ago I left my hometown for Canada to study. I felt nervous because I was going to 1. _ new place with new people. What worried me at first 2. _ (be) that I couldnt speak English 3. _ (fluent), and I also couldn
28、t understand 4. _ (they) customs. Everything was different 5. _ my own country. I had to deal with everything alone. It was a sad moment 6. _ I had to say goodbye to my family and friends at the airport. Suddenly, I felt unwilling 7. _ (leave) my hometown because I grew up there and had wonderful 8.
29、 _ (memory) of the familiar place. However, I know studying abroad was a 9. _ (decide) that I made myself. I had to accept the challenge. By now I have got used to the new life here already, though Im looking forward to 10. _ (spend) the coming vacation with my old friends back home. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。短
30、文叙述了作者几个月前要去加拿大学习时紧张的心理活动以及对家乡依依不舍的情怀。1. 【解析】a。考查冠词。句意: 我感到紧张, 因为我要去一个都是陌生人的新地方。分析句子可知, place为可数名词, 被形容词new修饰, 表示一个新的地方。且new的首字母的发音为辅音音素, 所以应填不定冠词a。2. 【解析】was。考查主谓一致。句意: 起初使我担心的是我不能流利地说英语, 也不能理解他们的习俗。分析句子可知, 本句为一般过去时, what引导的主语从句在句中作主语, 所以be动词用第三人称单数was。故填was。3. 【解析】fluently。考查副词。句意同上。分析句子可知, fluent
31、ly为副词, 修饰动词speak。故填fluently。4. 【解析】their。考查代词。句意同上。their为形容词性物主代词, 修饰名词。故填their。5. 【解析】from。考查介词。句意: 一切都和我的国家不一样。be different from“与不同”为固定短语。故填from。6. 【解析】when。考查关系副词。句意: 那是一个悲伤的时刻, 我不得不在机场向我的家人和朋友告别。moment 为先行词, 后面的定语从句中缺少时间状语, 所以关系副词为when。故填when。7. 【解析】to leave。考查动词不定式。句意: 我不愿离开我的家乡, 因为我在那里长大, 对那个
32、熟悉的地方有着美好的回忆。unwilling to do sth. “不愿做某事”。故填to leave。8. 【解析】memories。考查名词。句意同上。memory“记忆的东西, 回忆”为可数名词。本句所描述的事物有多方面的回忆, 所以用复数memories。故填memories。9. 【解析】decision。考查名词。句意: 然而, 我知道出国留学是我自己做出的决定, 我不得不接受这个挑战。不定冠词a修饰可数名词decision。故填decision。10. 【解析】spending。考查动名词。句意: 到现在为止, 我已经习惯了这里的新生活, 虽然我一直期待回家和我的老朋友一起度过
33、即将到来的假期。to为介词, 后接动名词spending作宾语。故填spending。阅读理解Towers Worth Visiting in SanyaThe sightseeing tower in East Coast Wetland Park in Sanya, Chinas southern province Hainan, boasts six floors and is 21 meters high, which is able to provide visitors a birds-eye view of the park. The towers walls are full
34、of holes of various sizes, allowing visitors to enjoy different views of landscapes as they climb the staircase to the top of the tower. The watchtower on the mountaintop of Linchunling Forest Park is an ideal place to get a birds-eye view of Sanya. It has five floors and is 195. 6 meters high. Mode
35、led like an ancient pavilion (亭), the tower is painted in red and has been praised for its beauty. The Tower of the Silk Road in the fishing port in Sanyas Yazhou district is the tallest lighthouse in China, with a height of 95 meters. Sanya had been an important part of the ancient Maritime (海洋) Si
36、lk Road. The tower was built in the shape of Zun, type of Chinese wine cup. Built during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (831-1861), Yingwang Tower in Sanya has seven floors and is about 15 meters high. Its name bears the meaning of talents thriving due to prosperous education. Located at the bank of
37、the Ningyuan River, the tower is the only surviving ancient tower in the city. 【文章大意】文章介绍了在三亚值得观赏的几个塔的特征。1. Which tower provides the whole view of Sanya? A. The tower in East Coast Wetland Park. B. The Tower of the Silk Road. C. The watchtower in Linchunling Forest Park. D. Yingwang Tower. 【解析】选C。细节
38、理解题。根据第二段The watchtower on the mountaintop of Linchunling Forest Park is an ideal place to get a birds-eye view of Sanya. 得知临春岭森林公园山顶的瞭望塔是鸟瞰三亚的理想之地。由此可知, 临春岭森林公园山顶的瞭望塔给游客们提供三亚全景。故选C。2. What is special about the Tower of the Silk Road? A. The tallest tower in Sanya. B. The function as lighthouse. C.
39、The only surviving ancient tower. D. The birds-eye view of the port. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段The Tower of the Silk Road in the fishing port in Sanyas Yazhou district is the tallest lighthouse in China, with a height of 95 meters. Sanya had been an important part of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. 得知三亚市崖州区渔港丝绸之路塔是中国最高的灯塔, 高95米。三亚曾经是古代海上丝绸之路的一个重要的部分。由此可知, 丝绸之路塔的特别之处是它有灯塔的功能。故选B。3. Where is the text probably from? A. A guidebook. B. A dictionary. C. A news report. D. A book review. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据标题Towers Worth Visiting in Sanya得知, 本文讲述了在三亚值得观赏的几个塔, 说明本文是一份导游手册。故选A。