1、四Unit 2Starting out & Understanding ideas. 单句语法填空1. Now that many changes have taken place, we should keep pace with the changes too. 2. In the past he was often in debt, but in recent years he earned his living by doing business with local traders. 3. They were rarely (rare) seen together and certa
2、inly did not travel together. 4. Feeling rather hurt, I struggled to understand this rejection (reject). 5. He is trying to shelter his student from criticism (criticize). 6. If you have the interest to visit there, dont forget to take a camera and you are guaranteed to enjoy (enjoy) the sights in t
3、heir natural state. 7. I regret to say(say) it is not always easy to do the right thing. 8. They showed great perseverance (persevere) in the face of difficulty. 9. I admired him very much because he showed remarkable endurance (endure) throughout his illness. 10. If you are interested in it, let me
4、 know and Ill send you more information (inform). . 选词填空regret to, take for example, have. . . in common, stick. . . on, along the lines of, go wrong, turn down, dream of, a total of, play a part1. If you like, stick a picture of the country on the cover. 2. He was disappointed to find his suggestio
5、ns turned down. 3. Those two brothers not only look alike, but also they have a lot in common. 4. Communication along with information industry plays an important part in modern times. 5. Honey, I regret to say I cant go to the get-together tonight. Im tired out. 6. Of course, the answer to this, as
6、 in all scientific things, is something along the lines of “it depends. ”7. At present, we are studying a total of nine subjects, the most difficult of which I think is physics. 8. Take our school for example. In the campus, there are several HD cameras monitoring the whole school in case of emergen
7、cy or school bullying. 9. At first it did work for some time, but it went wrong ten minutes later. 10. Tom dreamed of being a pianist when he was very young. . 完成句子1. As I expected, he got the first place again in this mid-term examination. 正如我所料, 他在期中测验中又得了第一。2. It is the language and culture cours
8、es that make the university famous. 是语言和文化课程使这所大学出名。3. It seems that people are becoming more and more selfish. 人们似乎变得越来越自私了。4. Be careful, or youll get/have your hands hurt. 当心, 否则会弄伤手的。5. They might have found a better hotel if they had driven a few more kilometers. 如果他们多开几千米的话, 他们也许会找到一个更好的旅馆。. 阅
9、读理解A(2021三明高二检测)It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “Im going to college, but I need a way to pay for it, ” DeLuca recalls, saying “Buck said, You should open a sandwich shop. ”That afternoon, they agreed
10、to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1, 000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldnt cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1, 000. But business didnt go smoothly as they exp
11、ected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didnt know how badly, because we didnt have any financial controls. ” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. B
12、uck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. Theyd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, We are so successful, we are opening a second store. ” And they di
13、din the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it
14、 wasn t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out, ” DeLuca says. And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal, ” DeLuca a
15、dds. DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要叙述了DeLuca和Buck合伙开店, 虽然他们经历了失败, 但一直坚持最终取得成功的事。1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _. A. pay for his college educationB. support his familyC. help his partner expand businessD. do
16、 some research【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段Im going to college, but I need a way to pay for it, 可知他开三明治店是为了挣钱付学费。2. They decided to open a second store probably because they _. A. had enough money to do it. B. had succeeded in their businessC. wanted to make people believe that they were successfulD. wished to
17、 meet the increasing demand of customers【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段“. . . . . We figured we could tell the public, We are so successful; we are opening a second store. ”可知在第一家店铺没有盈利的情况下, 为了向顾客证明这家店的生意是红火的, 他们开了第二家店。3. What contribute most to their success according to the author? A. Making friends with suppl
18、iers. B. Learning by trial and error. C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段And they didin the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. 可知他们真的做到了, 在1966年的春天, 但仍然需要在试验和错误中学很多。故答案为B项。B(2021北京高二检测)John OtwayJohn Otway has been playing music and
19、 making records in the UK for more than 40 years. Over the years he has released more than ten albums. He has played hundreds of concerts. He has written two autobiographies. He has worked with some of the countrys best musicians and he has even made a film about his life. But despite all of this, m
20、ost people have never heard of him. Otway released his first record in 1972, but it was the Punk Movement a few years later that really gave him his big chance. Otway wasnt the greatest musician but his songs were always fun, and his performances on stage were always entertainingthere was a good cha
21、nce he would fall off the stage at least once in each show. The punks liked him, and in 1977 he had a small hit when his single Really Free made it to No. 27 in the UK top 40 charts. Otway really enjoyed his success but unfortunately, no more came. Not one of his records over the next 30 years was a
22、 hit. Although he never had much commercial success, Otway had a lot of very loyal fans. When someone asked him what he would like for his 50th birthday, his reply was: “A second hit. ” His fans went out and bought as many copies of the new single Bunsen Burner as they could. And in October 2002, Ot
23、way finally saw his wish come true. In a chart that featured international superstars like Pink, Will Young and Oasis, Bunsen Burner made it to No. 9. Many high street shops refused to sell the record, saying that Otway was too old and unattractive for the teenage market. Otway didnt care. He celebr
24、ated his success with an appearance on TVs biggest music show Top of the Pops. These days John Otway continues to play his music around the country, and there are always plenty of people who are happy to go and watch him perform. Hes a great example for anyone who loves making music. You dont have t
25、o be young, good-looking (or even very talented) to enjoy a long career in the music business. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了英国音乐家John Otway虽然在英国演奏音乐和制作唱片超过40年, 但是毫无名气。文章说明了John Otway从事音乐事业以来的事迹, 虽然John Otway没有名气但是他忠于自己喜爱的事业没有放弃。4. From Paragraph 1, we know that _. A. John Otway has released hundreds of alb
26、umsB. John Otway never worked with best musiciansC. John Otway has written hundreds of autobiographiesD. John Otway is not well-known in the UK as a musician【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段中But despite all of this, most people have never heard of him. 可知尽管如此, 大多数人从未听说过他。由此可知, John Otway在英国作为音乐家并不出名。故选D。5. John Ot
27、way saw his wish come true when he released _. A. Really FreeB. Bunsen BurnerC. Top of the PopsD. his first record【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段His fans went out and bought as many copies of the new single Bunsen Burner as they could. And in October 2002, Otway finally saw his wish come true. 可知, 当John Otway发布B
28、unsen Burner专辑后, 他的愿望实现了。6. Why were some street shops unwilling to sell his single Bunsen Burner? A. They thought it was terrible. B. It wasnt a very big hit. C. John Otway didnt want them to have it. D. They thought teenagers would not like to buy it. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段中Many high street shops refu
29、sed to sell the record, saying that Otway was too old and unattractive for the teenage market. 可知, 一些街头商店不愿意卖他的Bunsen Burner专辑, 因为他们认为青少年不会愿意买。7. What can we learn from the passage? A. Musicians have to be young and attractive. B. Success isnt important in our life. C. We should be determined to do
30、what we love. D. Musicians do much better as they get older. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章内容主要讲述了英国音乐家John Otway虽然在英国演奏音乐和制作唱片超过40年, 但是毫无名气。文章说明了John Otway从事音乐事业以来的事迹, 虽然John Otway没有名气但是他忠于自己喜爱的事业没有放弃。由此可推知, 从这篇文章中我们能了解到, 我们应该下定决心去做我们喜欢做的事。. 完形填空Everyone back home told me that one of the nicest things about col
31、lege is the people you meet. They all assured me that I would 1 friendships that could last a lifetime. I would always smile and agree. Frankly, before I 2 college, I really didnt care. I lived in the 3 where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms. All my roommates seemed to be good guys, but
32、I didnt really try to get to know them. I have always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends 4. I would always forget names after I met people. When we 5 again and they called out my name, I would reply with a(n) 6 wave and a weak hello. This was how things went for the first month or
33、 so. After a while, things started to 7. A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking. Soon, these two roommates and I started becoming fairly 8. We began going to the cafeteria together, 9 together, and meeting in the library to study. One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fell
34、ow roommates practice with one of our college choir. They drove me across campus where my roommate was to 10. It so happened that this was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it. So you can imagine my 11 when we entered the recital hall and the 120-member choir began to sing “Happy Birthday” to
35、me. 12 at the dorm, my friends held a small party for me, complete with a card and a cake. I was completely shocked, and I felt 13 to be able to call them friends. It was then that I realized that college means 14 the piece of paper you receive at the endits a(n) 15 in both life and people. 【文章大意】这是
36、一篇记叙文。记叙了作者刚上大学时并不在乎友谊, 过了一段时间, 情况开始发生变化。作者和两个室友越来越亲密, 室友也帮作者准备了生日惊喜。作者意识到大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸它也是对生活和人的一种教育。1. A. formB. followC. approachD. introduce【解析】选A。句意: 他们都向我保证, 我会与他们建立可以持续一生的友谊。form构成, 建立; follow跟随; approach接近; introduce介绍。根据下文friendships可知是建立持续一生的友谊, 故选A。2. A. leave outB. leave behindC. lea
37、ve forD. leave aside【解析】选C。句意: 坦白地说, 在我上大学之前, 我真的不在乎。leave out遗漏; leave behind留下; leave for动身去; leave aside搁置。短语leave for college“上大学”。故选C。3. A. dorm B. hotelC. innD. canteen【解析】选A。句意: 我住在六个人一起住的两个相连的小房间的宿舍里。dorm宿舍; hotel旅馆; inn旅馆; canteen食堂。根据下文where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms可知是宿
38、舍。故选A。4. A. deliberatelyB. easilyC. greedilyD. merely【解析】选B。句意: 我一直很安静, 从不轻易交朋友。deliberately故意地; easily容易地; greedily贪婪地; merely仅仅。根据上文I have always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends可知作者一直很安静, 从不轻易交朋友。故选B。5. A. attendedB. emergedC. passedD. proposed【解析】选C。句意: 当我们再次经过时, 他们叫我的名字, 我会
39、尴尬地挥一挥手, 虚弱地打个招呼。attended参加; emerged出现; passed经过; proposed提议。根据下文again可知是再次经过相遇。故选C。6. A. splendidB. uniqueC. embarrassedD. upset【解析】选C。句意: 当我们再次经过时, 他们叫我的名字, 我会尴尬地挥一挥手, 虚弱地打个招呼。splendid辉煌的; unique独特的; embarrassed尴尬的; upset沮丧的。根据上文I would always forget names after I met people. 可知作者并不记得这些人的名字因此只能尴尬地
40、挥手, 故选C。7. A. turnB. worsenC. ariseD. change【解析】选D。句意: 过了一段时间, 情况开始发生变化。turn转变; worsen恶化; arise上升; change改变。根据下文A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking. 可知事情发生了变化。故选D。8. A. intangibleB. aggressiveC. tiresomeD. close【解析】选D。句意: 很快, 我和这两个室友开始变得相当亲密。intangible无形的; aggressive侵略性的; tiresome
41、烦人的; close亲密的。根据下文We began going to the cafeteria together可知作者和室友变得亲密。故选D。9. A. exercisingB. droppingC. risingD. kicking【解析】选A。句意: 我们开始一起去自助餐厅, 一起锻炼, 一起去图书馆学习。exercising锻炼; dropping落下; rising上升; kicking踢。根据上文We began going to the cafeteria together可知是一起进行一些日常生活上的活动, 故选A。10. A. preserveB. performC. s
42、ettleD. serve【解析】选B。句意: 他们开车载着我穿过我室友要表演的校园。preserve保存; perform表演; settle定居; serve服务。根据上文One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommates practice with one of our college choir. 可知室友要演出。故选B。11. A. surpriseB. dislikeC. disappointmentD. bonus【解析】选A。句意: 所以你可以想象当我们进入演奏厅, 120人的唱诗班开始为我唱生日快
43、乐时, 我是多么惊讶。surprise惊喜; dislike不喜欢; disappointment失望; bonus奖金。根据上文It so happened that this was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it. 可知作者很惊讶。故选A。12. A. AwayB. DownC. BackD. Out【解析】选C。句意: 回到宿舍, 我的朋友们为我举办了一个小型聚会, 聚会上有一张卡片和一个蛋糕。Away离去; Down向下; Back回去; Out在外面。根据下文my friends held a small party for m
44、e可知是回到了宿舍。故选C。13. A. awareB. afraidC. sureD. proud【解析】选D。句意: 我完全惊呆了, 我为能称他们为朋友而感到自豪。aware意识到的; afraid害怕的; sure确信的; proud骄傲的。根据下文to be able to call them friends可知作者为能称他们为朋友而感到自豪。故选D。14. A. more thanB. rather thanC. less thanD. other than【解析】选A。句意: 就在那时, 我意识到大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸它也是对生活和人的一种教育。more than多于
45、, 不仅仅; rather than而不是; less than少于; other than除了。根据下文the piece of paper you receive at the endits a(n) _in both life and people可知大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸它是对生活和人的一种教育。故选A。15. A. cultureB. traditionC. customD. education【解析】选D。句意: 就在那时, 我意识到大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸它也是对生活和人的一种教育。culture文化; tradition传统; custom习俗; ed
46、ucation教育。根据下文in both life and people可知大学是对生活和人的一种教育。故选D。阅读填句(2021三明高二检测)根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Some losers become winners, while others stay as losers. When people fail, they dont become losers instantly. They become losers as soon as they start to victimize themselves. 1 For ex
47、ample, they often tell themselves and others things like “If I were young, Id have got this”, or “If theyd given me more opportunities, things would have been different”. But if theyre honest, theyll admit that these are the things they say to justify (证明有理) their failures. Failure is failure. Actua
48、lly, the reason why they failed was that they failed to use the failure as a way of learning and improving themselves. Its natural for you to think back to past failures and use them as evidence that youll never succeed. 2 Keep your dream alive and do all you can to get there. There will always be r
49、oadlocks, but the key is to overcome the problems. Dont complain, and dont buy into your limiting beliefs. 3 Namely, think of it as a chance life gives you to help you realize something. 4 For example, realize that each journey to success will always have its ups and downs. When the downs occur, ste
50、p back and keep your eye on the bigger picture because those downs are usually followed by wonderful ups. 5 If you want to move on from your down times, dont make giving up an option. No matter how much you feel youre struggling, these are the moments that present the necessary learning curve(曲线) yo
51、u need to achieve your dream. A. Avoid drowning in the negativity that failure can bring. B. They look for excuses for something negative in their abilities. C. Also you must realize that no one really cares about your failures. D. Instead, use each bump in the road as a chance to learn something. E
52、. However, this only reduces your chances of achieving your dreams. F. Determination, learning and improving are the real recipes for success. G. If you want to succeed after failures, start to think like a successful person. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了为什么一些人会成为失败者并且提出了一些走向成功的方法。1. 【解析】选B。根据空前一句可知, 一旦开始欺骗自
53、己, 他们就会变成失败者。再根据设空处后面举的例子可以推断出B项符合题意, 是后面例子的总说。 2. 【解析】选E。根据空前可知, 你很自然地会回想起过去的失败, 并以此作为你永远不会成功的证据。又根据空后可知, 保持你的梦想, 尽你所能去实现它。由此可以推断出E项符合题意, 为过渡句。3. 【解析】选D。根据空前可知, 总会有路障, 但关键是要克服这些问题。不要抱怨, 也不要相信你的局限性信念。根据空后可知, 把它看作是生活给你的一个机会, 帮助你实现一些事情。由此可以看出, 设空处为一个转折, 并且来支持最后一句话。所以D项符合题意。4. 【解析】选G。根据下文可以看出这是在讲我们如何对待失败, 所以G项符合题意。5. 【解析】选C。根据下文可知, 如果你想从低谷中走出来, 不要放弃选择。不管你觉得自己多么挣扎, 这些时刻都是你实现梦想所必需的学习曲线。所以C项与之为顺承关系, 表示要靠自己, 不能放弃。
