1、二Unit 1Grammar and usage & Integrated skills. 单词拼写1. Each exercise focuses(聚焦) on a different grammar point. 2. Tell me the main points now; leave the details(细节) till later. 3. His proposal (建议)that the system should be changed was rejected. 4. The artist combines different techniques(技巧) in the sa
2、me painting. 5. She got a bank loan to rent and equip a small workshop(车间). 6. Most of the people on the course were professional(职业的) women. 7. Shes collecting material(材料) for her latest novel. 8. I had seen the poster(海报) for the jazz festival in Monterey. . 单句语法填空1. Shall we hold another round o
3、f talk next week focusing(focus) on some technical problems? 2. The sleeves covered his hands to the tips (tip)of his fingers. 3. The 350-page report was based on statements from witnesses to the events. 4. His music is commercial. It is aimed at the masses. 5. If its a legal matter you need to seek
4、 professional (profession) advice. 6. I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods. . 完成句子1. His eyes slowly began to focus on what looked like a small dark ball. 他的眼睛开始慢慢聚焦到那个小黑球似的东西上。2. The matter will be explained in detail in a separate letter. 这件事将在另一封信中详细说明。3. She died as a result o
5、f her injuries. 她由于伤势过重而死。4. Im sorry. Ive forgotten your name. Can you remind me? 对不起, 我忘了你的名字。你能提醒我一下吗? . 阅读理解For Canaan Elementarys second grade in Patchogue, N. Y. , today is speech day, and right now its Chris Palaezs turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he se
6、ems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking. But hes nervous. “Im here to tell you today why you should. . . should. . . ” Chris trips on the “-ld, ” a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support. “. . . V
7、ote for. . . me. . . ” Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him. A son of immigrants, Chris stared learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls(回想起)how at the beginnin
8、g of the year, when called upon to read, Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom. Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. “It takes a lot for any student, ” Whaley explains, “especially for a student who
9、 is learning English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say, I dont know, but I want to know. ”Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer br
10、oke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast(夸耀)about themselves. “Boasting about yourself, and your best qualities, ” Whaley says, “is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling con
11、fident. ”【文章大意】本文属于记叙文。文章讲述了纽约一所小学二年级的老师 Thomas Whaley在班里开展“竞选总统演讲”项目以帮助学生树立信心, 看到自己的优点。1. What made Chris nervous? A. Telling a story. B. Making a speech. C. Taking a test. D. Answering a question. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段today is speech day和本段最后一句With shining dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kid who
12、 would enjoy public speaking. 以及第二段第一句But hes nervous. 可知, Chris眼睛黑亮, 似乎是那种喜欢公共演讲的孩子, 但是他却很紧张, 故可知Chris是因为做演讲紧张, 故选B。2. What does the underlined word “stumbles” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Improper pauses. B. Bad manners. C. Spelling mistakes. D. Silly jokes. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第二段内容可知, Chris发ld比较困难, 这对
13、于英语不是母语的学习者来说都是一个困难, 总体来说Chris做得出奇的好。根据前文可知, ld发音困难, 故推知是有些结巴, 停顿不准确, 故选A。3. We can infer that the purpose of Whaleys project is to _. A. help students see their own strengthsB. assess students public speaking skillsC. prepare students for their future jobsD. inspire students love for politics【解析】选A
14、。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段以及最后一段可知, 这个课程不仅仅教孩子阅读以及公共演讲, 还要让孩子学会夸耀自己, 而夸耀自己对于那些进入教室没有信心的学生来说很困难, 可知Whaley老师这么做是为了帮助学生认识自己的优势, 培养自信, 故选A。4. Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher? A. Humorous. B. Ambitious. C. Caring. D. Demanding. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。 根据倒数第二段可知, 当他有一天问学生认为自己当不了总统的请举手的时候, 想到了一个想法, 这个课
15、程就是帮助学生树立自己的信心, 故可以看出这位老师很关心学生的成长。Humorous幽默的; Ambitious有雄心壮志的; Caring关心的; Demanding高要求的。故选C。. 完形填空Paris Williams is six years old. This little girl is driven by a mission to help others who are less 1. “I wanted to give something to the 2, ” Paris explained. Paris might not have had3 like some figu
16、res in movies, but she didnt let that 4 her. Turning instead to more practical magic and the 5 of her parents, Paris filled and delivered more than 500 care packages containing food and some 6 essentials to downtown St. Louiss homeless people, as well as 7 approximately 250 meals to on-duty workers.
17、 But Paris wasnt 8 to simply donate goods. It was important for her to make a 9 with the people she was trying to help. After 10 each package herself, Paris drew a picture and 11 a personal message on each one to create the kind of human connection that many of the homeless 12 lack. Paris has alread
18、y 13 a lot by anyones standards, but she thinks shes only just getting started. Shes 14 holding a hot-food project for the homeless and also hopes to start a toy fund for kids 15. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一名6岁的小女孩Paris立志要帮助那些无家可归的人们, 在父母的帮助之下, 她给值班工人们捐献了很多爱心包裹和工作餐。今后Paris计划做更多的事情来帮助那些需要帮助的人们。1. A. energeti
19、cB. fortunateC. familiarD. generous【解析】选B。根据下文内容可知, Paris帮助的都是那些无家可归的和需要帮助的人们, 因此, 是帮助那些不太幸运的(fortunate)人们。2. A. youngB. oldC. homelessD. disabled【解析】选C。根据下文内容可知, Paris给那些无家可归的人和值班工人们捐献了很多物资和食物等。因此, 她想帮助那些无家可归(homeless)的人们。3. A. magicB. deadlineC. creditD. contribution【解析】选A。Paris可能没有像电影里的一些人物那样拥有魔法
20、(magic)。下一句中的Turning instead to more practical magic也有提示。4. A. stop B. ruin C. touchD. disturb【解析】选A。根据下一句她求助于更实际的魔法和父母的帮助, 由此可推断出她没有让缺少魔法这件事阻止(stop)她。5. A. beliefB. qualityC. ruleD. help【解析】选D。根据语境可知, 6岁的小女孩想要帮助其他人, 比较实际的做法就是寻求父母的帮助(help)。6. A. basicB. uniqueC. expensiveD. rare【解析】选A。根据语境可知, 爱心包裹中除
21、了食物, 还有一些基本的(basic)生活必需品。7. A. sorting outB. giving upC. handing outD. putting away【解析】选C。此处与上文送爱心包裹是相同性质的爱心帮助, 所以她分发(handing out)餐食给值班工人。8. A. activeB. satisfiedC. foolishD. confident【解析】选B。根据上一段她送食物和爱心包裹可知, 此处表示她不满足(satisfied)于仅仅捐献物资。下文她注重和被帮助的人们的情感交流是提示信息。9. A. cakeB. decisionC. mistakeD. link【解析
22、】选D。根据下文她画画, 写信息, 与她努力帮助的人形成联系(link), 由此可以推断出她认为和被帮助的人建立联系很重要。下文中的create the kind of human connection是信息提示。10. A. fillingB. decoratingC. admiringD. measuring【解析】选A。她先亲自装(filling)包裹, 再在上面画画, 写上个人信息。上一段中的Paris filled是信息提示。11. A. downloadedB. threwC. basedD. wrote【解析】选D。根据语境可知, 她画画和写(wrote)个人信息是为了建立良好的
23、人际关系。12. A. slightlyB. secretlyC. extremelyD. hardly【解析】选C。根据语境及常识可知, 很多无家可归的人极其(extremely)缺少人们间的联系。13. A. sufferedB. understoodC. achievedD. invented【解析】选C。根据上文可知她做了很多慈善活动, 由此可知, 此处表示以任何人的标准来看, 她都已经做了很多了, 此处的achieved意思是“完成”。14. A. looking forward toB. catching sight ofC. getting tired ofD. watching
24、 out for【解析】选A。根据语境可知, 此句表达她对未来的规划。她期盼(looking forward to)为无家可归者举行一个热餐项目。15. A. in dangerB. in chargeC. in debtD. in need【解析】选D。此处应该和上文呼应, 她还希望为困难中的(in need)孩子设立一项玩具基金。. 语法填空Are you facing a situation that 1. (be)impossible to fix? In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Clevela
25、nd, Ohio. It was unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 2. (actual)caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 3. most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup. But the river wasnt changed in a few days 4. even a few months. It took y
26、ears of work 5. (reduce)the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6. (clean)than ever. Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 7. is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or dont know
27、 how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, dont you want a quick fix and something to change immediately? While there are 8. (amaze)stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9. (change)are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning
28、up a polluted river. Just be 10. (patience). 【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。本文论述了通常认为不可能实现的事情, 经过努力, 也会改变, 只是需要耐心的道理。1. 【解析】is。考查动词时态。句意: 你正面临着一个无法解决的局面吗? 根据前半句“Are you facing a situation”可知该处用一般现在时。故填is。2. 【解析】actually。考查副词。句意: 这条河污染很严重, 竟然着了火, 烧起来了。本句中使用副词actually作状语修饰谓语动词caught, 故填actually。3. 【解析】the。考查冠词。句意: 几年后
29、的今天, 这条河成为了环境清理最杰出的例子之一。本句横线后面的most是最高级的形式, 所以空格处要填定冠词。故填the。4. 【解析】or。考查连词。句意: 但是这条河流的改变不是几天或者是几个月内的事情。本句中的or“或者”表示选择的意思。故填or。5. 【解析】to reduce。考查固定句式。句意: 减少工业污染和清洁水源需要多年的努力。固定句式It takes sb. some time to do sth. “做某事花了某人时间”, 故填to reduce。6. 【解析】cleaner。考查形容词比较级。句意: 终于, 努力得到了回报, 现在这条河比以前更干净了。横线后面有than
30、, 说明横线上应该使用比较级的形式。故填cleaner。7. 【解析】which/that。考查定语从句连接词。句意: 也许你有一个把你的家人逼疯的习惯。本句为定语从句修饰先行词a habit, 且先行词在定语从句中作主语, 指物, 故填关系代词that/which。8. 【解析】amazing。考查形容词。句意: 虽然有一些惊人的故事是关于瞬间的改变, 但对我们大多数人来说, 这些改变是渐进的, 需要大量的努力和工作, 就像清理一条被污染的河流。现在分词转换的形容词常常修饰事物, 过去分词转换的形容词常常修饰人或者与人有关的事物。横线后面是名词story, 说明应该使用现在分词转换的形容词。
31、故填amazing。9. 【解析】changes。考查名词的数。句意: 虽然有一些惊人的故事是关于瞬间的改变, 但对我们大多数人来说, 这些改变是渐进的, 需要大量的努力和工作, 就像清理一条被污染的河流。本句中谓语部分是系动词are, 说明主语应该是一个复数形式的名词, 所以使用changes。10. 【解析】patient。考查形容词。句意: 只是要有耐心。横线前面有系动词be可知应填形容词作表语, 故填patient。. 应用文写作树木对我们非常重要, 每年的植树节都有很多树木因为疏于管理而难以成活。最近当地政府留出两块地用作春、秋植树, 并提议一人捐赠 25 元用于树的种植及护理。请就
32、此写一份倡议书, 号召人们加入到这一行动中来。内容包括: 1. 树木的重要性; 2. 捐钱植树; 3. 提出倡议。 注意: 1. 词数 80 左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯; 3. 开头语已为你写好, 不计入总词数。Ladies and gentlemen, _【参考范文】Ladies and gentlemen, As we all know, trees are of vital importance for us. Not only do they absorb carbon dioxide to produce oxygen which is essential to
33、the health of human beings but also they can make our city beautiful. Furthermore, the climate can even be changed by planting trees. However, to our disappointment, in spite of the fact that a great number of trees are planted in spring and autumn every year, few trees planted by green hands surviv
34、e. Therefore, our government is appealing to every resident to donate twenty-five yuan to buy the young trees and support for each tree. 25 yuan, which is a small sum of money for you, makes a difference for a tree. As far as Im concerned, this is a good chance to make contributes to our city. At the same time, we can enjoy a greener and clearer environment. Why not join in our campaign?
