1、选择性必修第二册UNIT 1.完形填空(改编)I remember my high school English teacher telling me not to apply to Cornell University because they wouldnt accept me and even if they did, I wouldnt be able to do the work. I almost didnt _1_ but a few days later I saw Ivan, a former teacher, and _2_ him about Cornell. He sa
2、id, “If you get in, then you go. You can do it.” His words made all the _3_. I applied, and was accepted in Law.Too often we think its our job to _4_ people from the pain of failure and defeat. We think we must _5_ how bad the economy is and how _6_ the job market is. I say there are enough pessimis
3、ts in the world. _7_， the world needs more optimists, encouragers, and _8_. The world needs more people to speak into the hearts of others and say “I believe in you.” “Follow your _9_ and live your purpose.” “The job market is not great _10_ I believe youll find the right job for you.” “Weve hit a l
4、ot of _11_ but well get the project finished.” Today I want to encourage you to be a(an)_12_. So often the difference between success and failure is belief. And so often that belief is instilled(灌输) in us by someone who _13_ us. Today decide to be that person who instills a positive belief in someon
5、e who needs to hear your _14_ words. Uplift(使精神高涨) someone who is feeling down. Fuel your team with your positive energy. Remind others to focus on what is _15_ rather than what seems impossible.1AapplyBsupplyCsatisfyDbeautify2AansweredBaskedCrefusedDadmitted3AdependenceBdifficultyCconvenienceDdiffe
6、rence4AruinBremindCpretendDprotect5Apoint outBgive awayCget offDset down6AamusingBhorribleCembarrassingDcrowded7AThereforeBHoweverCBesidesDThus8AlosersBbeggarsCinspirersDrobbers9ApassionBsuggestionCadmissionDinvention10AandBsoCyetDbut11AfriendsBassistantsCobstaclesDmilestones12AcookerBencouragerCspe
7、akerDannouncer13AabandonedBencouragedCbelievedDcheated14AinterestingBsatisfyingCencouragingDconfusing15ApossibleBchangeableCvisibleDvaluable【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过叙述个人求学经历告诉读者朋友：执着追求，相信自己，最终能够实现理想。1A根据上文“my high school English teacher telling me not to apply to Cornell University”可知，英语老师不建议作者申请康奈尔大学，于
8、是作者差点就没有申请(apply)。故选A项。2B根据上文“I saw Ivan, a former teacher”可知，作者见到了以前的老师，于是就咨询(asked)相关问题。故选B项。3D根据下文“I applied”可知，Ivan影响(make the difference)到了自己的选择。故选D项。4D根据下文“people from the pain of failure”可知，与介词from构成搭配的是protect。故选D项。5A根据上文“its our job to _4_ people from the pain of failure and defeat.”可知，既然有责
9、任保护人们，所以要指明(point out)经济有多糟糕。故选A项。6Bamusing有趣的，好玩的；horrible可怕的，极讨厌的；embarrassing令人尴尬的；crowded拥挤的，塞满的。根据上文的“how bad the economy is”可知B项正确。故选B项。7B上文“I say there are enough pessimists in the world.”与下文“the world needs more optimists”构成转折关系。故选B项。8Closers失败者；beggars乞讨者；inspirers激励者；robbers盗贼。根据上文并列连词and可
10、以判断，本空应该与optimists, encouragers构成并列关系。故选C项。9A根据上文“the world needs more optimists, encouragers”可知，本句所述应该是“追随你的热情，实现你的目标”。故选A项。10D上文“The job market is not great”与下文“I believe youll find the right job for you”构成转折关系。故选D项。11C根据下文连词but可知，本空应该与“well get the project finished”构成转折关系。故选C项。12B根据第三段首句“the worl
11、d needs more optimists, encouragers, and inspirers”可知，作者鼓励人们称为激励者(encourager)。故选B项。13B句意：这种信念常常是由鼓励我们的人灌输给我们的。结合上文所表述的作者个人经历以及句子可知，这里指的是“信念是那些鼓励我们的人灌输给我们的”。故选B项。14C根据下文“Uplift(使精神高涨) someone who is feeling down. Fuel your team with your positive energy.”可知，让低迷的人精神高涨，用积极能量为你们队加油这些都是激励人的行为。故选C项。15A根据下
12、文“rather than what seems impossible”可知，本空描述应该与之截然相反。故选A项。.语法填空(2021河北衡水最后一模)A new study adds to growing evidence that dinosaurs may have developed 1_ very small animals. Scientists have studied the fossil of a small animal 2_(call) Kongonaphon kely, 3_ is believed to be an ancestor of the dinosaurs.
13、 The name given the reptile(爬行动物) means very small killer of 4_(insect)The four-legged animal 5_(believe) to have been just 10 centimeters tall 6_ about 40 centimeters long. Researchers say it lived about 237 million years ago in what is now Madagascar. The 7_(exam) of the fossil were described in a
14、 recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The researchers believe the animal came before dinosaurs. It ended 8_ (approximate) 66 million years ago. The study notes that much remains unknown about the history of dinosaurs. Scientist Christian Kammerer of the North Car
15、olina Museum of Natural Sciences 9_(lead) the study five years ago. Kammerer told Reuters news agency that based on the body size suggested by the fossil, “We argue that dinosaurs evolved from a miniaturized(小型化的) ancestor.”John Flynn was a co-writer of the study. He said 10_(early) studies have als
16、o supported the argument. “Evolution of gigantism from tiny ancestors is not uncommon in the fossil record，” Flynn said.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。一项最新研究表明，恐龙可能是由一种非常小的动物进化而来。1from考查介词。develop from意为“从发展而来”。句意：一项新的研究进一步证明，恐龙可能是由非常小的动物进化而来的。故填from。2called考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，在本句中“have studied”为谓语动词，故call应用为非谓语动词形式，动
17、词call与修饰的名词“a small animal”之间构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填called。3which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，本句为非限定性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词是“Kongonaphon kely”，指物。故填which。4insects考查名词。insect为可数名词，由于前面没有表示单数概念的词修饰，故用insects。句意：这种爬行动物的名字意味着非常小的昆虫杀手。故填insects。5is believed考查动词时态和语态。本句主语为“the four-legged animal”，为单数概念，且与动词believe之间构成被动关系，结合句意可
18、知，此处应用一般现在时，故用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is believed。6and考查连词。句中“just 10 centimeters tall”与“about 40 centimeters long”为并列关系，结合句意可知表并列关系，故用连词and。句意：这种四足动物只有10厘米高，40厘米长。故填and。7examinations考查词形转换。根据定冠词the可知，此处需要用名词形式，结合后面的系动词were可知，此处需要用名词复数形式。故填examinations。8approximately考查副词。分析句子成分可知，此处ended为动词，故需要用副词修饰。故填approxim
19、ately。9led考查动词时态。句意：北卡罗来纳自然科学博物馆的科学家Christian Kammerer领导了这项研究。本句中缺少谓语动词，结合句意及上下文时态可知，此处应该用一般过去时。故填led。10earlier考查形容词。句意：他说，早期的研究也支持这一观点。此处的studies为名词，故需要用形容词修饰，结合句意“早期的研究”可知，应填earlier。故填earlier。.写作(一)应用文写作(2021台州市4月调考)假定你是校英文报Teens Today的学生主编，本学期该报拟开设专栏“科技与人文(Technology and Humanity)”，向全校同学征集稿件。请你写一
20、封征稿函，内容包括：1稿件要求；2投稿方式；3录用奖励。注意：1词数80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear students，Teens Today, the English newspaper of our school, is going to open a column on “Technology and Humanity” this semester, _One possible version：Dear students，Teens Today, the English newspaper of our school, is going to open a column
21、 on “Technology and Humanity” this semester, and collect contributions from all the students.Submission requirements: First, the content of the work should be in line with the theme of the times and positive. Second, style and words are not limited. Third, the pursuit of original works, not plagiari
22、sm, is our requirement. Finally, you should be sure to write the grade, class and name when submitting the paper. As for the way of submission, the collection of manuscripts shall be sent to the mailbox of the English newspaper of the school.Excellent articles will be published in the school English
23、 newspaper. Students whose articles are published in the school newspaper will be given extra points in the final comprehensive assessment of the semester. All students are welcome to contribute.(二)读后续写(江苏省扬州市、宿迁市、连云港市2021年4月新高考适应性考试)Located in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, Edgewood Elementary School
24、has set up a crisis response system that goes smoothly there. It has direct connection with agencies such as hospitals, the police station. Many teachers there have given their personal phone numbers to students and families in case they need extra help as well. Theres no doubt that the primary scho
25、ol is famous for its quickness in emergency response.In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia Smith began what was only her second year as a first grade teacher in a virtual classroom at the school. One September afternoon a few weeks into the school, she received a call from Mary White, who was
26、 having technical difficulties with her granddaughters tools for online learning.Julia immediately knew something was wrong with Mary. The two women had spoken numerous times before, but Julia had never heard the grandmother sound quite like this. Her words were in such disorder that Julia could bar
27、ely understand her, though she was able to make out that Mary had fallen four times that day. “Was she going to have a stroke(中风)？” Julia wondered.Julia called her principal, Charlie Green, telling him her concern. From Julia, Green knew that Marys two grandchildren, aged four and six, were probably
28、 home alone with herthe kids parents were killed in a traffic accident several years ago and now she was their primary guardian. Green assured her that he would call and check on Mary himself. Yet Julia still felt worried, so she grabbed the handbag, rushing out.Just like Julia, Green could barely u
29、nderstand Mary, but he was able to make out the word “Kids”. It called up his memories of his own father, who had suffered a stroke. Green still vividly remembered the symptomssudden headaches, confusion, different vision, difficulty speaking and unexpected fallsthat his father had experienced. “Mar
30、y must be having a stroke，” Green thought to himself.注意：1续写词数应为150词左右；2请按如下格式作答。He realized it was an emergency._One possible version：He realized it was an emergency. And he needed to take action right now or something worse would happen. So, he picked up his phone and called 911After hanging up, he
31、 found his car key and went out, because he thought it would be better if he could be there to check it out himself. On the way he made two more calls and asked two other teachers to go with him.When Green and the other two teachers reached the familys home less than ten minutes later, seeing what w
32、as happening, they sighed in relief._ _One possible version：When Green and the other two teachers reached the familys home less than ten minutes later, seeing what was happening, they sighed in relief. Julia was already there and was taking care of Mary White herself. Lying on a chair, there was great pain on Mrs.Whites face. However, she looked calm with Julias company. Julia told Green she was worried and decided to come herself. Since the called had already been made, the only thing they could do was to wait for the doctors beside Mary White.
