Unit 2 A卷
一、单项填空
1.President Hu Jintao emphasized in the National Ceremony speech:“In our country development,it is important to build up the material civilization.______ important is to advance the spiritual civilization.”
A.Equally B.Generally
C.Similarly
D.Namely
2.The boss wishes that his sick outstanding manager could ______ and come back to work as soon as possible.
A.pull through
B.put through
C.go through
D.look through
3.As we know,many Europeans ______ the continent of America in the 16th century.
A.explored
B.developed
C.opened out
D.uncovered
4.The man stated that he had done nothing wrong so he had a clear ______.
A.will
B.character
C.spirit
D.conscience
5.The teacher stressed again that the students should not ______ any important details while retelling the story.
A.bring out
B.let out
C.leave out
D.make out
6.Many university students plan to find a job first,______ the opportunity for further study.
A.giving up
B.giving in
C.giving away
D.giving out
7.This worker is ______ skilful;he usually makes fewer products than others.
A.too far
B.far too
C.far from
D.far away
8.Though ______ money,his parents managed to send him to university.
A.lacked
B.lacking of
C.lacking
D.lacked in
9.(2012安徽模拟)Facing the emergency,we were at a loss and none of us could ______ a solution to the problem.
A.come about
B.come out
C.come up against
D.come up with
10.______ more effectively with others,more and more people equip themselves with a higher education.
A.To compete
B.Being competed
C.Competing
D.Competed
11.We ______ the old scientist ______ his contributions ______ the country.
A.admire;for;to
B.admire;at;to
C.respect;on;for
D.respect;on;at
12.John is very ______—if he promises to do something he'll do it.
A.independent
B.confident
C.reliable
D.flexible
13.I put the suggestion to him,but he didn’t seem very ______about it.
A.interested
B.impressed
C.keen
D.anxious
14.We were swimming in the lake ______ suddenly the storm started.
A.when
B.while
C.until
D.before
15.—Do you think that the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou were a success?
—Yes,______!It couldn't be ______.
A.relatively;better
B.approximately;worse
C.absolutely;better
D.fortunately;worse
二、完形填空
When your kids were six or seven,you sent them to school.Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher’s __1__ as he or she tries to teach your kids?Did you ever wonder what the teacher __2__ from you,the parents?
Parents can be __3__ or suspicious.They can be of great help to the teacher
__4__ be in need of help themselves.Some teachers think parents are too __5__ on their children.Here is __6__
one teacher puts it.
“I usually have the __7__ of parents coming in and __8__
me how much they care about the kids’education and how they really __9__
their kids.They tell me they stand and __10__
them closely when they do their homework.Sometimes they __11__
offer help with the kids’lessons as if they were teachers.They check their school work,and are too sensitive to __12__.They blame the kids on everything having to do __13__
school.When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class,my answer usually is‘Well,you know,he is __14__
a good kid.He is fine in my class.Maybe you don’t have to be so __15__
with your kid.’”
Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at __16__ with children.They have __17__ many children and even parents.Because of this,teachers can be __18__
at educating children.Teachers
are __19__
that parents want their children to do well,but they know more about what children should be able to do at different ages and __20__.
1.A.heart
B.mind
C.soul
D.spirit
2.A.reflects
B.results
C.benefits
D.expects
3.A.effective
B.attentive
C.supportive
D.positive
4.A.but
B.or
C.thus
D.as
5.A.hard
B.keen
C.dependent
D.crazy
6.A.where
B.how
C.when
D.why
7.A.problems
B.contracts
C.accidents
D.agreements
8.A.advising
B.examining
C.telling
D.instructing
9.A.help with
B.deal with
C.make up
D.give up
10.A.connect
B.guide
C.watch
D.inspire
11.A.even
B.already
C.still
D.merely
12.A.marks
B.efforts
C.pains
D.words
13.A.at
B.beyond
C.in
D.with
14.A.nearly
B.really
C.seldom
D.hardly
15.A.satisfied
B.careful
C.strict
D.cautious
16.A.working
B.playing
C.staying
D.joking
17.A.fed
B.observed
C.attended
D.greeted
18.A.pleased
B.worried
C.disappointed
D.experienced
19.A.content
B.doubtful
C.aware
D.suspicious
20.A.stages
B.classes
C.schools
D.projects
三、阅读理解
(2012开封模拟)Matt Scott,who was born with spina bifida(脊柱裂),grew up in Detroit,Michigan,where he participated in a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends.Now as a member of University of WisconsinWhitewater wheelchair basketball team,Scott has won four national championships,and has recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time.The 23yearold college senior owes his achievements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family,who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse.“My mother was always great.Whenever I felt giving up,she had no sympathy.She really helped
me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers would have,”Scott says.
It was Scott’s independent nature and strong will,along with his onthecourt skills,that attracted the attention of America’s most influential sports apparel(衣服)company,Nike.Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its“Just Do It”trademark.A handful of superstar athletes with disabilities came to audition_for the role,but the company picked Scott to star in the 30second commercial.
“I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America,and found me,”Scott jokes about the selection process.
After being picked,Scott flew to California to film the commercial with Oscarwinning documentary director Errol Morris.The ad gave Scott celebrity(名人)status in the community of disabled athletes.He’s been asked to speak at a number of disabilityrelated events,and feels it’s his duty to use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities.“I’ve been given a voice,and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes,and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level,”Scott says.
1.When Scott was young,______.
A.he only played basketball with other disabled children
B.he became disabled during a basketball match
C.his friends looked down upon him during basketball matches
D.his mother didn’t give him special treatment
2.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his ______.
a.pretty appearance
b.independent nature
c.strong will
d.excellent basketball skills
e.status in the community of disabled athletes
A.bce
B.ade
C.abd
D.bcd
3.The underlined phrase“audition for”in the second paragraph means“______”.
A.try out for
B.look out for
C.take on
D.pick out
4.To Scott,the most important result of the ad was that ______.
A.it made people realize the athletic talent of the disabled
B.it gave him a chance to show his basketball skills
C.he could do more for disabled athletes
D.he was selected to the Paralympic team again
参考答案与解析
课时作业(三)
Unit 2 A卷
一、单项填空
1.解析:句意:胡锦涛主席在国庆讲话中强调:“在我们国家的发展中,建设物质文明是重要的,推动精神文明也一样重要。”
答案:A
2.解析:pull through“康复”;put through“完成”;go through“通过”;look through“浏览”。句意:老板希望他杰出的经理生病康复后尽快回来工作。
答案:A
3.解析:explore“探险”。句意:据我们所知,16世纪许多欧洲人到美洲大陆探险。
答案:A
4.解析:因为没有做错什么,所以have a clear conscience“问心无愧”。
答案:D
5.解析:句意:老师又强调了学生在复述故事时不应该遗漏任何重要细节。bring out“出现,出版”;let out“放出,泄漏”;leave out“遗漏,漏掉”;make out“起草”。
答案:C
6.解析:句意:许多大学生打算先找工作,放弃了进一步学习的机会。give up意为“放弃”,符合句意。give in“屈服,投降”;give away“分发,捐赠”;give out意为“分发,发出”。
答案:A
7.解析:句意:这个工人一点儿都不熟练,通常他比别人生产的产品都要少。far from意为“远不”,符合句意。too far意为“太远”;far too意为“太”;far away意为“遥远的”。
答案:C
8.解析:Though lacking money是Though they were lacking money的省略。
答案:C
9.解析:句意:面对这紧急情况,我们都不知所措,谁也拿不出解决问题的办法。come up with“提出;拿出”,符合句意。come about“发生”;come out“显露;出版”;come up against“碰到;遭到”。
答案:D
10.解析:句意:为了更有效地和别人竞争,越来越多的人用更高的教育培训来装备自己。to compete为动词不定式作状语,表目的。
答案:A
11.解析:admire sb.for sth.因某物羡慕某人;contribution后用介词to。
答案:A
12.解析:句意:John非常值得信赖——如果是他答应的事情,他一定会做到的。reliable表示“可信赖的,可靠的”,符合句意。
答案:C
13.解析:句意:我向他提出这个建议,但他似乎不够热心。注意搭配:be interested in 对……感兴趣;be impressed on 给……留下印象;be keen on / about 对……热心;be anxious about 为……担忧。
答案:C
14.解析:be doing...when...为固定句式,意为“正在干……,这时……”。
答案:A
15.解析:句意:——你认为第16届广东亚运会成功吗?——绝对地!那是最棒的。relatively相对地;approximately大约;absolutely绝对地;fortunately幸运地。It couldn't be better.句中“否定词+比较级”表示“再……都不过分”。
答案:C
二、完形填空
解题导语:当你送年幼的孩子去学校上学时,有没有想过:作为一个家长应该怎么配合老师做好孩子的教育工作呢?
1.解析:根据语境“你是否想知道老师脑子里想的是什么?”可知。mind“头脑”。
答案:B
2.解析:“你是否想知道老师对你们的期盼?”expect“期望,盼望”,符合语境。reflect“反射,反映,沉思”;result“发生,产生”;benefit“得益于,得利于”。
答案:D
3.解析:家长可能会很支持老师,也可能怀疑老师的能力。supportive“支持的,给予帮助的”;effective“有效的”;attentive“注意的,专心的”;positive“肯定的,积极的”。
答案:C
4.解析:通过句意“父母可能对老师很有帮助或者本身需要帮助”可知答案。or此处表示选择,此句与上句形式一样。
答案:B
5.解析:句意为“一些老师认为有些家长对孩子太严格”。从下文第三段可知答案。hard“苛刻的,严厉的”。keen“热心的,渴望的”;dependent“依靠的,依赖的”;crazy“疯狂的”。
答案:A
6.解析:其中一个老师是这样说的。put在这里意为“说,表达”,此处应该用how表示方式。
答案:B
7.解析:通过上下文可知此处讲的是老师会经常遇到一些有关家长教育孩子的问题,因此此处应该用problems。contract“合同”;accident“事故”;agreement“同意,一致”。
答案:A
8.解析:通过句式分析可知此处应该和前面的coming in构成顺承关系,故用telling。一些家长过来告诉我……。
答案:C
9.解析:下文讲述的是家长们是如何关注和教育自己的孩子的,故此处应该用deal with“应对,处理”。
答案:B
10.解析:根据句意:“家长们站在孩子们旁边,看着自己的孩子做作业”,watch...closely“密切注视”,能够很好地体现出家长们的心情。
答案:C
11.解析:此处用even,意义更进一步,更加形象地表现家长对孩子的关心。句意“有时他们甚至为孩子提供功课上的帮助,好像他们是老师一样”。
答案:A
12.解析:文中讲的是家长对自己的孩子的关心。家长对孩子的关心无非是孩子的成长和学习成绩,因此此处应该用marks“成绩,分数”。
答案:A
13.解析:他们就与学业有关的一切责备孩子。be/have to do with sb./sth.是固定用法,表示“关于,与……有关”。
答案:D
14.解析:根据语境可知老师此处对孩子是肯定的,故用really“真正地,确实地”。
答案:B
16.解析:句中提到“老师想让家长知道老师在教育孩子方面是专家”,work在此能够表达出老师跟孩子一起,教育孩子这层含义。
答案:A
17.解析:observe“观察,观测”。句意为“老师们已经观察过很多学生甚至家长”,从下面一句可知答案。
答案:B
18.解析:老师在教育孩子方面是很有经验的,be experienced at“对……有经验”,是固定搭配。其余选项不合题意。
答案:D
19.解析:aware“意识到”。老师们意识到家长想让孩子做好。content“满足的”;doubtful“可疑的,不确定的”;suspicious“怀疑的”。
答案:C
20.解析:句意为“老师们知道在不同的年龄和阶段孩子们应该能够做的事情”。stage“阶段,时期”,符合句意。
答案:A
三、阅读理解
解题导语:这是一篇人物传记。Matt Scott这位23岁的残疾篮球运动员,凭借自己独立的性格、坚强的意志以及出色的球技已经和自己的球队获得了四次锦标赛的冠军。他被耐克公司选中拍摄了30秒钟的宣传片。
1.解析:细节理解题。由第一段“Whenever I felt giving up,she had no sympathy.She really helped me
build my independence by not babying me the way other
mothers would have.”可以看出,在他小的时候,母亲没有给予他特殊的对待。
答案:D
3.解析:词义猜测题。由语境可知,很多身有残疾的明星以及运动员角逐这一角色,也就是说该词和try out for意思相同。
答案:A
4.解析:推理判断题。由最后一段的“...feels it’s his duty to use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities.I’ve been given a voice,and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes,and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level”可以看出,他想为残疾人做更多的事情。
答案:C
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