1、Unit 2The United KingdomSection Grammar课后篇巩固提升一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空1.The witnesses (question)by the police just now gave very different descriptions of the fight.答案questioned2.(use) with care,one tin will last for six weeks.答案Used3.(taste) good and sweet,this kind of apple was soon sold out in the marke
2、t.答案Tasting4. (drive)by a greater demand for vegetables,farmers have built more green houses.答案Driven5.When I came back to my school ten years later,I found it completely (change).答案changed6.I want him (finish) the homework in time.答案to finish7.My father had had the house (paint)before we moved in.答
3、案painted8.The end of the story left me (puzzle).答案puzzled9.When I opened the door,I found the ground (cover) with fallen leaves.答案covered10.When you come back again,you will see your son better (educate).答案educated11.Look at your dirty clothes.Youd better get them (wash).答案washed12.The customer with
4、 his cellphone (steal)wanted to see the manager.答案stolen13.For years the country has tried (block) imports of various cheap foreign products.答案to block14.Having passed all the tests,she felt a great weight (take) off her mind.答案taken15.Before he came to London,he had never heard a single English wor
5、d (speak).答案spoken二、完成句子1.当她从商店回来时,她发现她的杯子被打破了。When she came back from the shop,she .答案found her cup broken2.你的头发太长了,我认为你现在应该去理发。Your hair is too long.I think you should now.答案have it cut3.公司会安排一辆出租车去机场接你。The company will to pick you up at the airport.答案arrange for a taxi4.我认为电视不会代替书本。I dont think t
6、elevisions will books.答案take the place of三、七选五Before there was the written word,there was the language of dance.Dance expresses love and hate,joy and sorrow,life and death,and everything else in between.1 We dance from Florida to Alaska,from north to south and sea to sea.We dance at weddings,birthda
7、ys,office parties and just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges,the owner of a dance studio in Iowa.“I cant imagine doing anything else with my life.” Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.“Teaching dance is wonderful.2 Its great to watch them.For many of them,its a way of meeti
8、ng people and having a social life.”3“I can tell you about one young couple,” says Bridges.“Theyre learning to do traditional dances.They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile.4”So,do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better,calmer,healthier? Andrea Hillier says,“Danc
9、e,like the pattern of a beating heart,is life.Even after all these years,I want to get better and better.5 I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me Im alive.”A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in the US is everywhere.C.If you like dancing outdoors,come to America.D.My older students say it makes them fe
10、el young.E.I keep practicing even when Im extremely tired.F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.答案15 BDAFE四、完形填空I have suffered from depression(抑郁症) from a young age,and it heavily influenced my teenage years.After a long struggle(斗争),
11、I found 1 and it changed my life.My depression really started after my family 2 to the UK when I was about eleven years old.Getting used to life in a foreign country was very 3.Friends I knew were gone,and the change in environment,school and family life 4 my depression.I had a lot of 5 in life.This
12、 made it feel impossible for me to 6.For years I woke up a lot in the middle of the nights,7 and unable to deal with my depression.At the time,I didnt understand it was a(n) 8.I remember one day I was coming back home after playing in the park,I couldnt 9 strength(力气) to get myself home.I leaned(倚靠)
13、 against a wall and 10.It felt like I was carrying the world on my shoulders.I never really turned to anyone either,11 I felt there wasnt anyone who could help with my 12.Looking back now I know I was 13 and I could have dealt with things better.What turned around my life was 14 street dancing.I was
14、 encouraged by a friend,and I 15 taking classes at a studio(练功房) in London.I then went out and 16 a lot of other dancers to practise and train with.It gave me a 17,and the happiness I got from it helped me 18 my depression.The dancing helped change my life and my studies.My 19 to anyone who might go
15、 through something like this is reach out for help.20 myself up means that I can get help when I need it.My friends have offered me their support when I need someone to talk with.1.A.workB.danceC.loveD.music答案B解析本文说,“我”十一岁时跟随父母移居到英国。环境、生活的突然改变让“我”变得抑郁,生活受到了很大的影响。后来,在朋友的鼓励下,“我”开始跳舞,开始与人交往,渐渐地从抑郁中走了出来
16、。这段经历使“我”明白,我们要勇敢面对遇到的问题,善于敞开心扉,向他人求助。由下文中的“street dancing”以及“The dancing helped change my life and my studies.”可知,“我”发现了“舞蹈(dance)”,它改变了我的生活。2.A.travelledB.droveC.movedD.rushed答案C解析由下文中的“Getting used to life in a foreign country.”以及“Friends I knew were gone.school and family life.”可知,此处表示“我”十一岁时,家人
17、“移居(moved)”到英国。3.A.difficultB.excitingC.boringD.easy答案A解析由下文中的“Friends I knew were gone.school and family life.”可知,适应外国的生活很“难(difficult)”。4.A.treatedB.causedC.stoppedD.hid答案B解析由上文中的“My depression really started after.eleven years old.”以及下文中的“unable to deal with my depression”可知,环境、学习以及家庭生活的改变让“我”变得抑
18、郁,故填caused。cause表示“引起”。5.A.interestsB.choicesC.surprisesD.troubles答案D解析由“Friends I knew were gone,and the change in environment,school and family life.”以及下文中的impossible可知,“我”在生活中碰到了许多“困难(troubles)”。6.A.give inB.show upC.carry onD.stand out答案C解析在生活中碰到了许多困难,这让“我”感到无法“坚持(carry on)”下去。7.A.sadB.pleasedC.
19、comfortableD.surprised答案A解析由“unable to deal with my depression”可知,“我”在无数个夜晚醒来,感到很“难过(sad)”。8.A.failureB.exerciseC.fearD.illness答案D解析由下文中的strength以及leaned against a wall可知,作者不知道抑郁是一种“疾病(illness)”,让人浑身无力。9.A.loseB.increaseC.findD.test答案C解析由文中的“I leaned against a wall.”及“It felt like I was carrying the
20、 world on my shoulders.”可知,“我”感到“浑身无力(couldnt find strength)”,回不了家。10.A.showed offB.got offC.turned downD.fell down答案D解析“我”靠在墙上,“倒了下去(fell down)”。11.A.asB.butC.unlessD.though答案A解析由上文中的“I never really turned to anyone either.”以及下文中的“I could have dealt with things better”可知,“我” 没有向任何人求助,“因为(as)”“我”认为没
21、有人能帮助“我”走出这个“困境(situation)”。12.A.studiesB.situationC.researchD.stories答案B解析“我”认为没有人能帮助“我”解决目前的“状况(situation)”。13.A.wrongB.strangeC.smartD.fine答案A解析现在回过头来看,“我”知道自己 “错了(wrong)”,“我”本来能够把事情处理得更好。14.A.giving upB.watchingC.getting intoD.teaching答案C解析由下文中的“taking classes at a studio in London”以及“The dancin
22、g helped change my life and my studies.”可知,“我” 的生活发生转变是因为“开始(getting into)”跳街舞。15.A.startedB.continuedC.regrettedD.suggested答案A解析由“I then went out.a lot of other dancers to practice and train with.”可知,在一位朋友的鼓励下,“我”“开始(started)”上舞蹈课。16.A.calledB.allowedC.expectedD.met答案D解析上舞蹈课的时候,“我”“认识了(met)”其他跳舞的人,
23、和他们一起练习舞蹈。17.A.lessonB.purposeC.reasonD.feeling答案B解析由“I then went out.a lot of other dancers to practice and train with.”以及“The dancing helped change my life and my studies.”可知,“我”找到了生活的“意义(purpose)”。18.A.manageB.developC.experienceD.know答案A解析从跳舞中获得的幸福感帮助“我”“克服(manage)”了抑郁症。19.A.promiseB.supportC.re
24、plyD.advice答案D解析结合全文可知,作者的经历使他明白,我们要勇敢面对遇到的问题,向他人求助。这也是他想给面对同样问题的人们的一个“建议(advice)”。20.A.HoldingB.PickingC.OpeningD.Warming答案C解析由上文中的“reach out for help”以及下文中的“I need someone to talk with”可知,此处指作者向他人“敞开(opening)”心扉,得到了想要的帮助。五、选词创境运用下列写作词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。(35句)consist of,accomplish,attract,quarrel,ar
25、range,delight答案I want to be a football star and two years ago I joined a football club,which consisted of twenty boys.I am often attracted by football games on TV,but my mother thinks it wastes time.Therefore we often quarrel about it.To my delight,my father says that if I can arrange my time well,I can spare some time to practise playing football.I believe only in this way can I accomplish my dream.6
