1、Unit 2课下能力提升(七).单项填空1The idea sounds good, but we need to _ in practice.Aput it out Btry it outCtake it out Dtry it on2It is _ that he has been addicted to drugs and has difficulty quitting it.Aobviously BapparentlyCpossibly Dlikely3This kind of wool shirt _ soft and _ well.Ais felt; sell Bfeels; se
2、llsCis felt; is sold Dfeels; is sold4In spring, all the flowers in the garden _ so sweet that they attract many people to enjoy the beautiful scenery there.Abecome BtasteCsmell Dsound5Her face _ pale (苍白的) when she heard the bad news.Agot BisCturned Dwas6Why dont you put the meat in the fridge? It w
3、ill _ fresh for several days.Abe stayed BstayCbe staying Dhave stayed7Take this medicine three times a day, Tom.Do I have to take it? It _ so terrible.Ais tasting Bis tastedCtastes Dhas tested8Why was Tom unhappy those days?Cant you see it clearly? The theory he stuck to _ wrong.Aproving Bbeing prov
4、edCproved Dhas proved9The children all looked _ at the broken model plane and felt quite _Asad; sad Bsadly; sadlyCsad; sadly Dsadly; sad10You have prepared your speech rather well; yet it _ in need of improvement.Ais remaining Bis remainedChas remained Dremains.阅读理解Close your eyes for a minute and i
5、magine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with your eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingertips.With existing medical knowledge and skills, twothirds of the worlds
6、 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries possess most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not. ORBIS is an international nonprofit organization which operates the worlds only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide.
7、 Inside a DC8 aircraft, there is a fullyequipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people here. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation (合作) among countries. ORBIS tries to help developing coun
8、tries by providing training during threeweek medical programs. ORBIS has taught sightsaving techniques to over 35，000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs in China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in Ch
9、ina, ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the moment an ORBIS team is working on a longterm plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care services to Shanxi Province.ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.For just US D|S38, you can help one perso
10、n see; for D|S380 you can bring sight to 10 people; D|S1，300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for D|S13，000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again.Your money can open their eyes to the world.Please help ORBIS improve the quality
11、 of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.1The first paragraph is intended to _Aintroduce a new way of readingBadvise the public to lead a simple lifeCdirect the publics attention to the blindDencourage the public to use imagination2What do we learn about existing medical knowledge a
12、nd skills in the world?AThey are adequate.BThey have not been updated.CThey are not equally distributed.DThey have benefited most of the blind.3ORBIS aims to help the blind by _Ateaching medical studentsBtraining doctors and nursesCrunning flying hospitals globallyDsetting up nonprofit organizations
13、4What does the author try to do in the last paragraph?AAppeal for donations.BMake an advertisement.CPromote training programs.DShow sympathy for the blind.5What can be the best title for the passage?AORBIS in ChinaBFighting BlindnessCORBIS Flying HospitalDSightsaving Techniques.任务型阅读Loneliness is a
14、feeling where people experience a powerful rush of emptiness and solitude (孤独). Loneliness is more than the feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Someone who is lonely may find it hard to form human contact.Loneliness is not the same as being alone. Many people h
15、ave times when they are alone through circumstances or choice. Being alone can be experienced as positive, pleasurable, and emotionally refreshing if it is under the individuals control.According to the latest investigation by psychologists in the United States of America, most people feel lonely so
16、metimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are different types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary
17、. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation, for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, moving to a new place. Although this kind of lone
18、liness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitu
19、al loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a persons social contacts, such as friends, famil
20、y members and coworkers. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests with us. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many soc
21、ial contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to be socialized and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness su
22、ch as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous condition. Title: LonelinessThemePsychologists are 1. loneliness to help habitually lonely people. 2. of lonelinessIt is a feeling wher
23、e people experience emptiness and solitude. Lonely people may fail to form human 3. . Also, loneliness 4. from being alone. If under control, being alone can have a good effect. Kinds of lonelinessTemporary loneliness disappears quickly and we can 5. it.Situational loneliness doesnt last long althou
24、gh it can make people feel 6. unhealthy. Chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years 7. specific cause.Viewsof psychologistsA persons social contacts are one of the important 8. in loneliness.Lonely people dont think they have 9. social contacts though there are already many.Reasons for fin
25、ding ways to helpLonely people have 10. in socializing and chronic loneliness may cause serious illness.Those living with chronic loneliness can be a very dangerous condition.答案：.1.解析：选B。句意：这个主意听起来不错，但是我们需要在实践中检验它。根据句中的关键词practice可知要用try out“试验，检验”。put out“出版，熄灭”；take out“拿出”；try on“试穿”。2解析：选D。考查固定句
26、式。句意：他很可能沉溺于毒品，并且很难戒掉。obviously“显然地”；apparently“明显地”；possibly“可能地”，这三个词都是副词，不能作表语。It is likely that .为固定句式，意为“很可能”。3解析：选B。句意：这种羊毛衫摸起来很柔软，并且卖得很好。第一个空用系动词feels, feel soft“摸起来很软”，虽为主动形式，但表示被动意义；第二个空用sells, sell为不及物动词，sell well/badly“卖得好/不好”；虽为主动形式，但表示被动意义。4解析：选C。句意：春天，那个花园里所有的花闻起来如此香，以至于吸引了许多人到那里欣赏美景。s
27、mell意为“闻起来”，符合句意。5解析：选C。句意：当她听到这个坏消息时，她的脸变得苍白。根据句意可知选C。6解析：选B。考查系动词stay。“stayadj.” 表示一种状态的持续，虽然为主动形式，但表示被动意义，D项有完成的意思，与语境不符，故选B。7解析：选C。taste在此作连系动词，后接形容词作表语，“tasteadj.”虽为主动形式，但表示被动意义，题干表示一般情况，故用一般现在时。8解析：选C。答语中he stuck to为定语从句修饰the theory；句中缺少谓语动词，因此选C。D项时态不对。9解析：选D。根据句意，句中的look是行为动词，所以修饰此动词时应用副词；在连
28、系动词feel后应用形容词作表语。10解析：选D。动词remain在本句中是连系动词，表示“仍然是”，连系动词不能用于被动语态；另外它又是表示状态的，不能用于进行时，故可排除A项和B项；理解句意可知，“你的演讲还需要完善”不是强调现在的结果，故不用现在完成时。正确答案为D项。.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍一个旨在帮助失明人士的组织ORBIS。大家行动起来和ORBIS一起，来帮助那些失明的朋友们。小小的捐助，就可以使他们和我们一样去感受这个世界的美好。1解析：选C。写作意图题。纵观全文，作者希望大众通过想象失明人士的生活，以此引起人们对失明人士的关注，故选C。2解析：选C。细节理解题。根
29、据第二段最后一句话可知，目前的医疗知识和技术分配不均衡。3解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段和第四段首句可知，ORBIS通过培训医务人员来帮助失明人士。4解析：选A。段落大意题。由文章最后一段中不同金额的捐款所能产生的积极效果可知，最后作者是号召大众捐款帮助提高失明人士的生活质量。5解析：选C。标题归纳题。本文关键词为ORBIS，文章通篇都在介绍ORBIS通过他们的flying hospital帮助失明人士。.1.investigating/studying 2.Definition/Concept 3.contact 4.differs 5.ignore/overlook/neglect6.physically 7.without 8factors 9.enough/adequate/plentiful/ample 10.difficulty/trouble/problems