Section Ⅱ Learning about Language & Using Language
(一)基础词汇全面练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Jenny is very ________ (敏感的) about being small, so don't mention it.
2．She ________d (浸；蘸) her finger in the water to see if it was hot.
3．We will eat first and go out ________ (然后)．
4．To my great amusement, his false ________ (胡须) fell off.
5．We are all affected by his total __________ (热爱) to his work. He hardly has time to take exercise.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．They all received ________ (invite) to the party except me. I felt upset.
2．We should sort ________ the useful information from the Internet.
3．I don't feel too ________ (confidence) about his chances of success.
4．It is still ________ (pain) for her to talk about the divorce.
5．Please be ________ (briefly) because I am in a hurry.
Ⅲ.选词填空
1．We should_________ the rubbish so as to recycle some of them.
2．It is a virtue to _________one's promise.
3．Susan ________ after she lost her job and her boyfriend left her.
4．At the meeting, the old man ________ some good advice about bringing down the market price of housing.
5．In order to succeed, first of all, you should ________ yourself.
(二)重点单词多维练
1．brief (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)The teacher responded ________ (brief) to the questions.
(2)________________,_I have made up my mind to perform in the concert.
简言之，我已经决定在音乐会上演出了。
2．devotion (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)We all admire him for his devotion ______ the cause of education.
(2)Her son, _____ whom she was devoted, went abroad ten years ago.
(3)As a student, you should ________________ your studies.
作为一名学生，你应该专心于学习。
3．sensitive (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)As tourism grows increasingly popular, Chinese are becoming particularly sensitive _____ improper behavior.
(2)As a singer, she is very sensitive ______ everything to do with her.
(3)She_______________what people think of her.
她对人们对她的评价很敏感。
(三)易混短语比较练
1．in addition另外；也
选用上述短语填空
(1)She can speak French and German ______________ English.
(2)The products are of high quality. _____________,_the price is low.
2．above all首先；最重要
after all 毕竟；终究first of all 第一；首先in all 全部；合计
选用上述短语填空
(1)He is strong, brave, and ________ honest.
(2)________,_let me introduce my friend.
(3)I don't know why you're so concerned. It isn't your problem ________.
(4)There were 200 students ________ in the hall.
(四)经典句式仿写练
1．(教材原句)Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.
弗雷迪和他的乐队无论走到哪儿都有人跟随。
[仿写1] 你不该没向任何人道别就离开。
You ________________________ saying goodbye to anyone.
常见的双重否定结构：(1)not ... without 没有……就不能……(2)no (never/hardly) ... without ... 没有……不……；除……不……(3)cannot ... too ... 越……越……；无论怎样……也不为过
[仿写2] 你开车时再怎么小心也不为过。
You_________________ while driving the car.
2．(教材原句)Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were close friends.
一些不认识他们的人也在不断地讨论他们的私生活，而且就好像他们是亲密的朋友一样。
[仿写1] 他走得很慢，好像腿受伤了。
He walked slowly ________________.
as if/though“好像；似乎；仿佛”，可以引导方式状语从句或表语从句，若as if/though引导的从句中的内容为非真实情况，从句通常用虚拟语气。
[仿写2] 他说起话来，好像他知道她在哪里似的。
He talks ________________ where she was.
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Can you imagine a world without music？Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students' academic growth and emotional health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools.
Recent studies by Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in math and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by The College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students' academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education.
Music programs in public schools also help to add to a student's sense of pride and self confidence. Teens today have too many learning tasks. Besides, they have family problems, self confidence problems, relationship troubles, and choices about drugs and alcohol. All of these can stop academic success, but music education can help. A study by The Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that students who took part in school music programs were less likely to turn to drugs. Music programs encourage students to work together to produce an excellent performance.
Music crosses language, class, cultural and political boundaries (界限)．Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet (二重奏) with an American classmate. Although they could not communicate verbally (口头上), they were able to read the music in order to play the duet. Two students from different cultures worked as a team with self confidence and common purpose through music.
The gift of music is priceless. We need to be sure to have necessary music classes for all students. The world is losing its music, and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back.
1．Education with music classes could ________.
A．waste a lot more money from parents
B．help students improve their school work
C．lead to a lot of emotional problems easily
D．have a bad influence on the quality of education
2．The two studies seem to show that ________.
A．students with great success attended music lessons
B．not all students took part in music lessons
C．music plays an important role in students' success
D．students having music classes are better in all lessons
3．The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that ________.
A．Japan has a good international relationship with America
B．different cultures have different styles of music
C．music makes cross country communication possible
D．Japanese and American students are good at playing the piano
4．What is the best title for the text
A．Music — a bridge to understanding
B．How to get music back
C．The importance of listening to music
D．Music education in schools
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Five Things Ambitious People Never Say
◆I can't do this — it's too hard.
Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words.__5__.
◆I'm not good enough.
Ambitious people never say they are not good enough.Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough.And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing.The most successful people in the world are not quitters.__6__Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.
◆I won't make it through the obstacles (障碍)．
Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed.__7__They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead — the sun always shines after the storm.
◆__8__
People won't take you seriously if you don't take yourself seriously.Insisting that people won't take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do.Ambitious people never say these words.Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.
◆I'm going to fail for sure.
__9__It can teach you valuable lessons and direct you to the right path.Ambitious people don't say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying.They challenge the fear of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don't try at all.
A．People won't take me seriously.
B．People think me impossible.
C．Ambitious people say they can do everything well.
D．Ambitious people never say they won't make it through the hard times.
E．They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.
F．Failure is not entirely bad.
G．They tell themselves they can do it.Section Ⅱ Learning about Language & Using Language
(一)基础词汇全面练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Jenny is very sensitive (敏感的) about being small, so don't mention it.
2．She dipped (浸；蘸) her finger in the water to see if it was hot.
3．We will eat first and go out afterwards (然后)．
4．To my great amusement, his false beard (胡须) fell off.
5．We are all affected by his total devotion (热爱) to his work. He hardly has time to take exercise.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．They all received invitations (invite) to the party except me. I felt upset.
2．We should sort out the useful information from the Internet.
3．I don't feel too confident (confidence) about his chances of success.
4．It is still painful (pain) for her to talk about the divorce.
5．Please be brief (briefly) because I am in a hurry.
Ⅲ.选词填空
1．We should_sort_out the rubbish so as to recycle some of them.
2．It is a virtue to stick_to_one's promise.
3．Susan felt_down after she lost her job and her boyfriend left her.
4．At the meeting, the old man came_up_with some good advice about bringing down the market price of housing.
5．In order to succeed, first of all, you should be_confident_about yourself.
(二)重点单词多维练
1．brief (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)The teacher responded briefly (brief) to the questions.
(2)In_brief/To_be_brief,_I have made up my mind to perform in the concert.
简言之，我已经决定在音乐会上演出了。
2．devotion (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)We all admire him for his devotion to_ the cause of education.
(2)Her son, to whom she was devoted, went abroad ten years ago.
(3)As a student, you should devote_yourself_to your studies.
作为一名学生，你应该专心于学习。
3．sensitive (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)As tourism grows increasingly popular, Chinese are becoming particularly sensitive to improper behavior.
(2)As a singer, she is very sensitive about everything to do with her.
(3)She_is_sensitive_to_what people think of her.
她对人们对她的评价很敏感。
(三)易混短语比较练
1．in addition另外；也
选用上述短语填空
(1)She can speak French and German in_addition_to English.
(2)The products are of high quality. In_addition,_the price is low.
2．above all首先；最重要
after all 毕竟；终究first of all 第一；首先in all 全部；合计
选用上述短语填空
(1)He is strong, brave, and above_all honest.
(2)First_of_all,_let me introduce my friend.
(3)I don't know why you're so concerned. It isn't your problem after_all.
(4)There were 200 students in_all in the hall.
(四)经典句式仿写练
1．(教材原句)Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.
弗雷迪和他的乐队无论走到哪儿都有人跟随。
[仿写1] 你不该没向任何人道别就离开。
You shouldn't_have_left_without saying goodbye to anyone.
常见的双重否定结构：(1)not ... without 没有……就不能……(2)no (never/hardly) ... without ... 没有……不……；除……不……(3)cannot ... too ... 越……越……；无论怎样……也不为过
[仿写2] 你开车时再怎么小心也不为过。
You_can't_be_too_careful while driving the car.
2．(教材原句)Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were close friends.
一些不认识他们的人也在不断地讨论他们的私生活，而且就好像他们是亲密的朋友一样。
[仿写1] 他走得很慢，好像腿受伤了。
He walked slowly as_if_he_had_hurt_his_leg.
as if/though“好像；似乎；仿佛”，可以引导方式状语从句或表语从句，若as if/though引导的从句中的内容为非真实情况，从句通常用虚拟语气。
[仿写2] 他说起话来，好像他知道她在哪里似的。
He talks as_if_he_knew where she was.
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Can you imagine a world without music？Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students' academic growth and emotional health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools.
Recent studies by Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in math and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by The College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students' academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education.
Music programs in public schools also help to add to a student's sense of pride and self confidence. Teens today have too many learning tasks. Besides, they have family problems, self confidence problems, relationship troubles, and choices about drugs and alcohol. All of these can stop academic success, but music education can help. A study by The Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that students who took part in school music programs were less likely to turn to drugs. Music programs encourage students to work together to produce an excellent performance.
Music crosses language, class, cultural and political boundaries (界限)．Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet (二重奏) with an American classmate. Although they could not communicate verbally (口头上), they were able to read the music in order to play the duet. Two students from different cultures worked as a team with self confidence and common purpose through music.
The gift of music is priceless. We need to be sure to have necessary music classes for all students. The world is losing its music, and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back.
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了中学音乐教育。现在好多学校都不重视音乐课，那么音乐课到底有没有用呢？
1．Education with music classes could ________.
A．waste a lot more money from parents
B．help students improve their school work
C．lead to a lot of emotional problems easily
D．have a bad influence on the quality of education
解析：选B 由第一段中的“But without them, students' academic growth and emotional health could suffer.”可知没有音乐课，学生的学业发展和情感健康就会受到影响，反过来，有音乐的教育有助于促进学生学业的发展。故答案为B。
2．The two studies seem to show that ________.
A．students with great success attended music lessons
B．not all students took part in music lessons
C．music plays an important role in students' success
D．students having music classes are better in all lessons
解析：选C 由第二段“Students' academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education.”可知答案为C。
3．The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that ________.
A．Japan has a good international relationship with America
B．different cultures have different styles of music
C．music makes cross country communication possible
D．Japanese and American students are good at playing the piano
解析：选C 由第四段的“Music crosses language, class, cultural and political boundaries (界限)．”为主题句，下面的例子是为了举证。即作者举例是为了说明音乐无国界。故答案为C。
4．What is the best title for the text
A．Music — a bridge to understanding
B．How to get music back
C．The importance of listening to music
D．Music education in schools
解析：选D 本文主要讲述了中学音乐教育。全篇围绕这一主题，介绍了中学音乐教育的缺乏和开设音乐教育课的意义。故答案为D。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Five Things Ambitious People Never Say
◆I can't do this — it's too hard.
Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words.__5__.
◆I'm not good enough.
Ambitious people never say they are not good enough.Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough.And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing.The most successful people in the world are not quitters.__6__Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.
◆I won't make it through the obstacles (障碍)．
Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed.__7__They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead — the sun always shines after the storm.
◆__8__
People won't take you seriously if you don't take yourself seriously.Insisting that people won't take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do.Ambitious people never say these words.Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.
◆I'm going to fail for sure.
__9__It can teach you valuable lessons and direct you to the right path.Ambitious people don't say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying.They challenge the fear of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don't try at all.
A．People won't take me seriously.
B．People think me impossible.
C．Ambitious people say they can do everything well.
D．Ambitious people never say they won't make it through the hard times.
E．They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.
F．Failure is not entirely bad.
G．They tell themselves they can do it.
5．选G 由本段小标题“I can't do this — it's too hard.”以及“Ambitious people never limit themselves ...”可知，G项“他们告诉自己可以做到”符合语境。
6．选E 空前说“世界上最成功的人不是半途而废的人”，空后说“要自信和相信自己，不然没人会相信你”，故E项“他们是相信自己能力的努力工作的人”衔接上下文。E项中的“believe in themselves and their abilities”与空后的“Be confident and believe in yourself ”相呼应。
7．选D 根据本段标题 “I won't make it through the obstacles (障碍)．”以及空后的“They say they will ...”可知，D项“有抱负的人从不说他们度不过艰苦的时期”符合语境。
8．选A 本段讲的是要认真对待自己，再结合本段多次出现的“take you seriously”可知，A项适合作本段标题。
9．选F 根据本段标题 “I'm going to fail for sure.”以及空后的内容可知，F项“失败并非完全是坏事”符合语境。
