Unit 2 Making a difference Developing ideas&Presenting Ideas
一、单词拼写
1.By drawing local cities and regions closer together, the bridge will _____(帮助) the area's development greatly.
2.When organizing an activity of _____(军队的) training, a school shall take measures to ensure the safety.
3.Their houses were destroyed in the earthquake so they had to move into _____(临时的) accommodation.
4.The discovery of the new _____(药物) is of great significance to people suffering from heart problems.
5.Jane, who used to be a very shy girl, is the_____ (首席的) financial officer of our company now.
6.Every young couple get a marriage ___________(证明书) after they get married.
7.Chinese is one of the world’s _______(主要的) languages.
8.We need _______(更多的) consideration on this matter.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
go public, turn out, break into, make a difference, take up, come up with, pass away, be involved in, cheer up, take in
1. Sometimes things don't ___________ the way we think they're going.
2. I don't know why he dropped medicine and ___________ physics.
3. At first, the family refused to ___________ the orphan, but we persuaded them to.
4. No one has ___________ a definitive answer as to why this should be so.
5. As your girlfriend, I would like to ___________ every aspect of your life.
6. His brave deed didn't ___________ until after his death.
7. When his best friend ___________, he couldn't help himself out of the great grief.
8. Then, ___________ a smile, he said, "I have brought you something."
9. Drive even an hour fewer, and it will ___________ to the environment.
10. Listening to a folk song may ___________ the little girl. She seems to be homesick.
三、阅读理解
You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness(意识) of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and in 1981, the first woman to join the U. S. Supreme Court(最高法院). O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.
Rosa Parks(1913-2005)
On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott(抵制). It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.
1.What is Jane Addams famous for in history
A.Her social work. B.Her teaching skills.
C.Her efforts to win a prize. D.Her community background.
2.What was the reason for O’Connor’s being refused by the law firm
A.Not having training in law. B.Her little work experience in court.
C.Her identity as a woman. D.Her poor financial conditions.
3.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.
A.Jane Addams. B.Rachel Carson.
C.Sandra Day O’Connor. D.Rosa Parks.
4.What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text
A.They are highly educated. B.They are truly creative.
C.They are pioneers. D.They are peace-lovers.
四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist. She ①__________(respect) by the world and was called by the US Congress later "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement".
Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give ②__________ her seat on a segregated bus, ③__________ (inspire) people to fight and sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott(抵制). On December 1, 1955, Parks, whose behaviours made her ④__________ (fame) later, refused to obey bus driver James Blake's order ⑤__________ she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. This action of civil rebellion started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which is one of ⑥__________ (large) movements against racial segregation.
Rosa Parks lived in Detroit ⑦__________ she died from ⑧__________ (sick) at the age of ninety-two on October 24, 2005. Her casket(棺材) ⑨__________ (deliver) to Washington, DC, and taken aboard a bus similar to the one in which she made her protest, to lie in honour in the US Capitol Rotunda, ⑩__________ made her the first woman and second African American over to receive this honour.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:aid
2.答案:military
3.答案:temporary
4.答案:drug
5.答案:chief
6.答案:certificate
7.答案:major
8.答案:further
二、答案:1. turn out
2. took up
3. take in
4. come up with
5. be involved in
6. go public
7. passed away
8. breaking into
9. make a difference
10. cheer up
三、答案:1-4 ACDC
解析:1.细节理解题。根据Jane Addams(1860-1935)中的第一句话 "Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank" 可知, Addams因为她的社会性工作而出名,她为那些需要的人们提供住所和教育服务,选择A项。
2.细节理解题。根据Sandra Day O’Connor( 1930-present)中的 in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.可知,她曾经被法律事务所拒绝就因为她是一名女性,也就是说这是对于女性的一种歧视.故选择C项。
3.细节理解题。根据题干中civil-rights movement 可知选择D项,根据最后一个标题Rosa Parks(1913-2005)中的倒数第二句话"It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. "可知 Rosa Parks对于民权运动做出了贡献,故选择D项。
4.推理判断题。A项意为“她们都接受过高等教育”;B项意为“她们都真的是有创造力”;C项意为“她们都是英雄”;D项意为“她们都是和平爱好者”。本文只介绍这四位女性在不同领域的贡献,没有谈到创造力以及和平方面的问题,故只有选择C项。
四、答案:was respected; up ; inspiring; famous ; that ; the largest; until ; sickness ; was delivered; which
解析:语篇解读:罗莎·帕克斯是一位美国黑人民权行动主义者,美国国会后来称她为“现代民权运动之母”。
①解析:此处陈述过去发生的事情,逻辑上是动宾关系,用一般过去时。
②解析:固定短语give up在此处的意思是“让给”,指罗莎·帕克斯拒绝把座位让给白人。
③解析:此处是现在分词短语表示结果,且逻辑上是主动关系。
④解析:此处是形容词作宾语补足语。
⑤解析:同位语从句中,不缺成分,语意完整,用连接词that 引导。
⑥解析:分析语境可知,这里指公车抵制是反对种族隔离政策的最大的运动之一。
⑦解析:until “直到……才”。
⑧解析:此处指疾病,用名词sickness。
⑨解析:陈述过去的情况,逻辑上是动宾关系,故用was delivered。
⑩解析:此处是非限制性定语从句,先行词是事物,关系代词用which。
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