1、Period TwoLanguage Points.语境填词1It was very g_ of you to forgive her.2She w_ her hand to say goodbye to me.3Its important to keep c_ in an emergency.4_(后来)，he took up sports and became a sports star.5They made up a special team and went to _ (探险) in Africa.6All the _ (人物) in the novel are vivid.7The
2、other day I happened to get caught in a _ (猛烈的) storm.8The conference was held in a hot _ (气氛).选词填空1When the singer came out of the airport，he _ the crowd excitedly.2A river _ our school _ the park.3He always makes up excuses when he is late _ the traffic jam.4You must say sorry to us.We _ you _ two
3、 hours.5I was too eager to _ the school to see my teachers and classmates after a long holiday.6There is something wrong with his right hand，but he _ write with his left hand.同义词辨析1用calm，quiet，still或silent填空(1)When he faced the enemy，he stayed _.(2)Please keep _ and Ill take a photo of you.(3)Its so
4、 _ that I can hear anything.(4)When the teacher asked Tom a question，he kept _.(5)The Police chief advised his men to keep _ and not to lose their tempers.2用separate或divide的适当形式填空(1)The Pacific _ Asia from America.(2)What about _ you into four groups?(3)Taiwan _ from the mainland by the Taiwan strai
5、t.单项填空1The manager cant go abroad for a holiday at present_this unsolved problem.Athank to Bbecause Cbecause of Don account for2He divided the tools_the children，who were _three groups.Abetween；separated from Bamong；divided intoCbetween；divided into Damong；separated from3In order not to lose the job
6、，he kept_about the matter when_by the boss.Acalm；questioned Bquiet；questioningCsilent；questioned Dstill；to question4_people in the world are sending information by email every day.ASeveral million BMany millionsCSeveral millions DMany million5The old lady_along the street when，suddenly a man_her.Awa
7、lked；stoppedBwalked；was stoppingCwas walking；stoppedDwas walking；was stopping6The boy stood there，_.Ato be full of fearBfull of fearCfilling with fearDto be filled with fear7_ their hats into the air，the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.ATo throw BThrownCThrowing DBeing thrown
8、8The secret _ and the public came to know the truth.Alet out Bwas let outClet down Dwas let down9He did it_it took me.Aonethird a time Bonethird timeCthe onethird time Donethird the time10_two exams to worry about，I have to work really hard this weekend.AWith BBesidesCAs for DBecause of.阅读理解Short an
9、d shy，Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team.“Football，tennis，cricketanything with a round ball，I was useless.”He says now with a laugh.But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in Englands rural Devonshire.It was a mountain bike he received for hi
10、s 15th birthday that changed him.At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend.Gradually，Saunders set his mind on building up his body，increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At the age of 18，he ran his first marathon.The following ye
11、ar，he met John Ridgway，who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways School of Adventure in Scotland，where he learned about the older mans coldwater exploits(成就)Intrigued，Saunders read all he could about Arctic explo
12、rers and North Pole expeditions，then decided that this would be his future.Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys，and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy.“John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say Youre completely crazy, ”Saunders says.In 2001，after becomin
13、g a skilled skier，Saunders started his first longdistance expedition toward the North Pole.He suffered frostbite，had a close encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole，and hes skied more of the Arctic
14、 by himself than any other Briton.His old playmates would not believe the transformation.This October.Saunders,27，heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back，an 1,800mile journey that has never been completed on skis.1We can learn from the text that Ridgway_.Adismi
15、ssed Saunders dream as fantasyBbuilt up his body together with SaundersChired Saunders for his coldwater experienceDwon his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic2What do we know about Saunders?AHe once worked at a school in Scotland.BHe followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.CHe was chosen for
16、 the school sports team as a kid.DHe was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.3The underlined word “intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_.Aexcited Bconvinced Cdelighted Dfascinated4It can be inferred that Saunders journey to the North Pole_.Awas accompanied by his old playmate
17、sBset a record in the North Pole expeditionCwas supported by other Arctic explorersDmade him wellknown in the 1960stoo.to.，通常意为“太而不能”。He is too young to go to school.他太小了还不能上学。但too.to.在下列情况下表示的是肯定意义。1结构中带有表示某种心情或描绘性的形容词，如ready，eager，satisfied，kind，willing，easy，anxious等接动词不定式结合成表示不可分割的状态、态度、倾向或心情等的词，
18、并且其后的不定式不是说明too的具体内容，而是修饰形容词，故不定式不再表示结果。We are too willing to be scientists.我们太想当科学家了。2too.to.结构之前带有but，only，all，never，not时，是强调肯定语气，意为“非常，十分，实在，真是太”等。You are never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。We are only too happy to live in China.生活在中国，我们太幸福了。答案.1.generous2.waved3.calm4.Afterwards5.explore6.characters
19、7.violent8.atmosphere.1.waved to 2.separates；from3.because of 4have waited；for5.return to6.is able to.1.(1)calm(2)still(3)quiet(4)silent(5)calm(1)calm镇静的，沉着的，指无风浪或者人的心情不激动。(2)quiet安静的，宁静的，指无声音，不吵闹或者心里没有烦恼或焦虑。(3)still不动的，静止的，指无动作或运动的状态。(4)silent寂静的，无声的，指没有声音或不讲话。2(1)separates(2)dividing(3)is separate
20、d(1)separate指把原来连在一起或靠近的东西“分隔”开来，常与from连用。(2)divide指把整体“划分”成若干份，常与into连用。.1.Cbecause of由于。A项需改为thanks to；D项应改为on account of才表示“由于”。2Bdivide sth. among.在中分；divide sth./sb. into.把分成。3Ckeep silent保持沉默；keep calm保持镇静/安静。when questionedwhen he was questioned。4Amillion前有具体数字或several等词时，要用单数形式。many一般不与milli
21、on等数词连用，表示“数百万”英语为millions of。5C当某件事发生时，用过去时态，某人正在做某事，用过去进行时态。6Bfull of fear为形容词短语作伴随状语。7Cthrow与句子主语the fans之间为主谓关系，故用现在分词作状语。A项表示动作还未发生；B、D两项表示被动，均不符合句意。8Blet out泄密；let down使失望。句意为：秘密被泄露了，公众知道了真相。9Donethird是分数的表达形式“三分之一”；time后有定语it took me，故为特指。10A此题考查“withn.(宾语)to do(宾语补足语)”结构作原因状语意为“因为担心两门考试”，bes
22、ides除之外还有；as for至于；because of因为，后接名词，但后面不跟宾补。.1.D由第四段最后一句“John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say Youre completely crazy”可知A项错误；B项文章没有提及；C项与第三段中的“Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways School of Adventure in Scotland.”不符；D项与第三段中的第一句话语义相符。2A由第三段第二句“Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways School of Adventure in Scotland.”可知A项正确。由倒数第二段可知B项错误，由第一段可知C项错误。由倒数第二段可知D项不对。3D由intrigued所在的句子可知D项最能解释其含义。4B推理判断题。由倒数第二、三段可知B项正确。
