1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom Learning about language. 单词拼写1. He became an _ (知识丰富的)language teacher. 2. We all support his _ (科学的)research. 3. He _ (揭露)the plot to the police. 4. They did not come to a _ (结论)until midnight. 5. The old man was utterly _ (吸引)in the book. 6. I turned the _ (把手)and opened
2、the door. 7. The vote was completed. The chairman _ (宣布)the result. 8. Wholl _ (指导, 指引)them to do the experiment? 9. We are suffering from a _ (严重的)shortage of fuel. 10. The enemy was _ (打败)by the soldiers and the fight ended. 答案：1. expert 2. scientific 3. exposed 4. conclusion 5. absorbed 6. handle
3、 7. announced 8. instruct 9. severe 10. defeated . 用所给词的适当形式填空1. With a careful investigation, the police reached a _ finally. (conclude)2. Having _ the process of the matter, I find it very complex. (analyse)3. They were all expecting his _ at the meeting to discuss the plan together. (attend)4. Ha
4、ving been _ to the wind for a long time, the meat has become dry. (expose)5. With many bacteria _ into his body through the mouth, he became seriously ill. (absorb)6. She finds her new job very _. (challenge)7. When the terrorist attack happened, more than 50 _ were arrested. (suspect)8. The driver
5、was _, while the pedestrian was _ for the accident. (blame)9. The air _ here is so serious that people wont go out without wearing a mask. (pollute)10. Having completed the first round action, the diver is waiting for an _ for the result. (announce)答案：1. conclusion 2. analysed 3. attendance 4. expos
6、ed 5. absorbed6. challenging 7. suspects 8. blameless；to blame 9. pollution10. announcement. 选词填空put forward; link. . . to; look into; be to blame; expose. . . to; draw a conclusion; attend to; suspect. . . of; be absorbed in; with certainty1. We must send someone to _ the matter. 2. Which driver _
7、for the accident? 3. Blood on his shoes _ him _ the accident. 4. Can you _ a better suggestion about it? 5. It is important to _ from the facts. 6. Dont _ yourself _ weak light when you do some reading. 7. Even today, no one knows _ how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. 8. The naughty boy was _
8、having damaged the equipment. 9. She hung up hurriedly and _ the baby. 10. I _ a book and didnt hear your call. 答案：1. look into 2. was to blame 3. linked；to 4. put forward 5. draw a conclusion 6. expose；to 7. with certainty 8. suspected of 9. attended to 10. was absorbed in . 用所给提示词完成句子1. _ the righ
9、t person for the post. (neither. . . nor. . . )他和我都不是该职位的合适人选。2. _, I got seasick. (every time)我每次乘船都晕船。3. The fresh air and exercise _. (cure)呼吸新鲜空气和坚持锻炼把他的头痛病治好了。4. According to a recent survey, four million people die each year from diseases _ smoking. (link)依照最近的一项调查, 每年有4 000 000人死于与吸烟相关的疾病。【知识
10、拓展】同是被动式, 同作后置定语, 差别为什么这么大呢? 过去分词作定语, 表示被动, 有时既表示被动, 又表示完成。I feel sorry for the team defeated in the game yesterday. 我为在昨天的比赛中失利的球队感到遗憾。不定式的被动形式作定语, 表示以后要发生的动作。Which countries do you think will be present at the talk to be held on Libya next time? 你认为下一次有哪些国家会出席有关利比亚形势的谈话? 现在分词的被动式作定语, 表示正在发生的动作。The
11、 plan being discussed now was put forward by the Youth League Branch. 正在讨论的计划是团支部提出来的。5. _ the number of primary schools in that city had grown to 114. (announce)据宣布, 那个城市的小学在数量上已增至114所。6. The union issued an order _ overtime. (instruct)工会发出指示, 不让会员超时工作。7. We want to _ as much art and culture as pos
12、sible. (expose)我们想让这些孩子接触尽可能多的艺术和文化。8. The meeting which was held yesterday _ at ten a. m. (conclude)昨天举行的会议于上午十点钟在歌声中结束。9. The teacher _ the mistakes which were made in their homework. (blame)老师因学生在家庭作业中犯的错误而责怪他们。10. He fell ill because he _. (pollute)由于吃了污染了的海味, 他生病了。答案：1. Neither he nor I am 2. E
13、very time I travelled by boat 3. cured him of his headache 4. linked to 5. It was announced that6. instructing its members not to work 7. expose the kids to8. concluded with a song 9. blamed his students for10. ate the polluted seafood V.阅读理解 Marie Curie, born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867, led a hard l
14、ife as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had low salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health. Maries mother suffered from tuberculosis(肺结核)and died of it when Marie was young. When Marie was small, she showed a
15、great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldnt go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not per
16、mitted to go to college. In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University, where she lived a simple life and studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class. After graduation she was engaged in scientific research in Paris Unive
17、rsity. There she met Pierre Curie, whom she married. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon “radiation”, which a certain scientist had declared that uranium gave off. The Curies spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation. Finally they succ
18、eeded in 1902. Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1903, together with her husband and another scientist; the other for chemistry herself in 1911. Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievements, and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history. 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了居里夫人
19、人生中的一些重要事情。. Skim the passage and find the main idea quickly. This passage is about _ . 答案：some important things in Madame Curies life. Read the passage again and choose the best answers. 1. When Marie was young, her family became poorer because. A. the family had five childrenB. Maries father had a
20、 low salaryC. Maries mother gave up her jobD. the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知, 玛丽的妈妈放弃了工作来抚养五个孩子和照顾自己身体的时候, 家里更贫穷了。2. Marie couldnt continue the advanced education because. A. she wanted to help her father to support the familyB. her father couldnt afford to send h
21、er to collegeC. her grades were very poorD. colleges in Poland would not take women as students then【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可以得出答案, 波兰当时由俄国统治, 女性不被允许上大学。3. Whats the best title for this passage? A. A Brief Account of Madame Curies LifeB. Madame Curie and RadiumC. Marie Curies ChildhoodD. Madame Curies Interest in Science【解析】选A。主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了Marie Curie人生中一些重要的事情, 故选A。