1、Unit 2 The United KingdomGrammar.用所给词的适当形式填空1.We will have a further discussion before we draw a final_(conclude)2.The prime minister is making an important_(announce) at the moment.3.Because of the severe_(pollute)，the water in the river is too dirty to drink.4.The student_(absorb) in taking down d
2、ata.5.The belief that the world is flat is not_(science)6.Edison_a lot to the development of the world.I admire his great_.(contribute)7.He tried to_forward，but he could hardly make any_.(move)8.He was_about making predictions for the success of the program，so we responded_to his decision.(cautious)
3、9.Many buildings are under_(construct) over there.10.She_(private) told the secret to me and I promised to keep it.答案：1.conclusion2.announcement3.pollution4.is absorbed5.scientific6.contributed; contribution7.move; movement8.cautious; cautiously9.construction10.privately.完成句子1.Professor Wang said th
4、e reason for shortsightedness is complicated and there is still_(没有治疗方法)2.Keeping prices from going up too sharply is_(对中国是一个挑战)as well as the whole world.3.Water can_(吸收和放出大量热量)without big changes in temperature，thus creating a stable environment.4.The army was welltrained and wellarmed，and had lit
5、tle difficulty_(打败敌人)5._(暴露在阳光下很长时间)will do harm to your skin.6.According to the drivers explanation，it was not his carelessness but the bad road conditions that_(负责任)the accident.7.Our carelessness_(导致) some cases in recent days.8.Apart from this，we also_(提出) several suggestions.答案：1.no cure for it
6、2.a challenge to China3.absorb and give off a lot of heat4.defeating the enemy5.Being exposed to sunlight for too much time6.were to blame for7.contributed to8.put forward.阅读理解Apart from psychological illness，we are all largely responsible for our own emotional health.What we say to ourselves over a
7、nd over for days，weeks，months，and sometimes years，has a great effect on how we see ourselves.This also contributes to many mental health disorders.Many of us have problems with negative thoughts playing on the channel of our minds，but if youre buried in them and believe them，they could be wearing yo
8、ur sense of selfesteem (自尊)Here are a few beliefs that indicate you may need to switch the channel：Im not good enough？/I dont deserve.？/No one likes me？/Im a failure？Negative thoughts remind you of your bad feelings and they bring your focus on your failures，and they get you nowhere.What can you do？
9、Here are some suggestions：Switch the channel when negative thoughts appear.Selftalk is not so obvious that we often dont notice its effect on our mood and belief systems.Key things to notice are“if only”or“what if”statements：the former keeps you stuck in the past with regret，while the latter keeps y
10、ou fearful of the future.There is nothing you can do about the past，and the future isnt here yet，so stay in the present moment.Recognize that actions always follow beliefs.Youll find yourself behaving in ways that are consistent to your beliefs.So，start believing the best about yourself：act as if yo
11、u believe that youre a valuable and worthy person.Develop positive selftalk rather than negative selftalk.Instead of always looking down upon yourself in your head，think of some things you actually like about yourself.What are your strengths？What are you good at？Instead of saying“Im a loser”，try say
12、ing，“I am capable./Im good at./I accept myself the way I am.”Thinking poorly about ourselves gets us nowhere and is extremely selflimiting.Decide today to turn off the negative selftalk channel in your mind and develop your true potential.语篇导读：文章主要告诉大家抛弃消极的思想，培养积极的思想。1.From the first two paragraphs
13、we can learn that_.Alots of people have no sense of selfesteemBfocusing on negative thoughts may have bad effect on peopleCnegative thoughts will strengthen our sense of selfesteemDfew people have negative thoughts and mental problems答案：B2.The underlined word“wearing”in Paragraph 2 is closest in mea
14、ning to“_”Astrengthening BprotectingCweakening Dreplacing答案：C3.What do the suggestions in the text tell us？AOur beliefs always come after actions.BPositive selftalk does good to our mental health.CLooking down upon ourselves is a sign of modesty.D“What if”keeps you stuck in the past with regret.答案：B
15、4.This text is most likely to appear in_.Aa recreation guide Ba medical journalCa science textbook Da travel brochure答案：B.完形填空One day，a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years.She_1_immediately and would do anything to take the words back.What she said hurt the f
16、riend so_2_that this good woman was herself hurt for the_3_she caused.In an effort to undo what she had done，she went to an older，wiser woman in the village，explained her_4_，and asked for advice. Listening to her，the older woman sensed the younger womans worry and knew she must_5_her.She also knew s
17、he could never_6_her pain，but she could teach.She knew the outcome would only_7_the character of the younger woman.She said，“Tonight，_8_your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the_9_of each house in town before the sun rises.”The young woman hurried home to prepare for it，_10_the feath
18、er pillows were very dear to her._11_，she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting_12_.She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose，she_13_to the older woman.“Now，”said the wise woman，“Go back and_14_your pillows with the feather you have put on the st
19、eps._15_everything will be as it was before.”“You know thats impossible！The wind_16_away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps！”The young woman was surprised.“Thats_17_，”said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your_18_is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken，no amount of_19_，no
20、matter how heartfelt or sincere，can return them to your_20_.Choose your words well and，most of all，guard them in the presence of those you love.”语篇导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。说出去的话就像泼出去的水，不管我们做什么样的努力，都是无法收回的。所以我们在说话之前一定要学会三思而后言。1.Areplied BforgotClaughed Dregretted答案：D2.Adeeply BslightlyClittle Dstraight答案：A3.Abl
21、ank BintentionCpain Dmess答案：C4.Alecture BsituationCshortcomings Dposition答案：B5.Ahelp BscoldCpraise Dpunish答案：A6.Afeel BresistCremove Dfind答案：C7.Acontribute to Bfocus onCdepend on Drecover from答案：C8.Ashow BhideCthrow Dtake答案：D9.Aroof BstepCwall Dmailbox答案：B10.Aas though Beven thoughCin case Dso long
22、as答案：B11.AWorse still BAs a matter of factCThe following day DAll night long答案：D12.Alight BdarkCsnowy Dcloudy答案：A13.Aappealed BreturnedCwaved Dnodded答案：B14.Asew BdecorateCrefill Dpreserve答案：C15.ABesides BOrCInstead DThen答案：D16.Ablew BgaveCput Ddrove答案：A17.Aawesome BelegantCwonderful Dtrue答案：D18.Awords BfriendsCpromises Dexpectations答案：A19.Aappetite BeffortCidea Djoke答案：B20.Aears BeyesCmouth Dface答案：C
