Unit 2 A life's work Developing ideas&Presenting Ideas&
一、单词拼写
1.Many fans are always collecting a lot of information ______ (有关的) with their favorite stars.
2.When doing research for an ______ (论说文), the student has the chance to become an expert on his or her topic.
3.My sister is quite ______ (有野心的) and plans to get a PhD within one year.
4.If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if he tries to ______ (支配) you, you will feel uncomfortable.
5.My tutor offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ______ (润色) every page of my draft.
6.We shall not start the ______ (修复) of the historic buildings until our plan has been approved by the committee.
7.More and more citizens are suggesting ways to restore the historically important _____ (建筑风格).
8.Mary is a bit shy and doesn't dare to give a speech in public, which makes her lose the ______ (珍贵的) chance to do the voluntary job.
二、用所给短语的适当形式填空
be associated with, originate from, rang from, break new ground, bring back to life, day out, take on, be ambitious for, back down, think outside the box
1. He _____ his sons and felt that they were not being fully stretched.
2. After being faced with our evidence, the other side had to _____.
3. In my opinion, to work out the problem, we need to _____.
4. In the children's minds summer _____ picnics forever.
5. The scientist _____ in his book about rare animals.
6. As we all know, once someone has died, he cannot be _____.
7. I believe that remark _____ what you said yesterday.
8. There are two hundred boys _____ seven to fourteen in age.
9. You get fit by playing the game, day in, _____, morning, noon and night.
10. The doctor says my mother is too tired and has advised her not to _____ any more work.
三、阅读理解
Derek Rabelo is not the only surfer to conquer Hawaii's famous Banzai Pipeline, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses. That's because he is completely blind.
When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn't stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.
At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn't actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practising, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto's dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined a surfing school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.
Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawaii's Banzai Pipeline is another. But that's exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it. And he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning. Since then, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter.
1.What does the first paragraph tell us
A.Good eyesight is necessary for becoming a good surfer.
B.Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii's big wave break.
C.Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii's famous Banzai.
D.Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii's famous Banzai Pipeline.
2.How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born
A.He named him after his uncle. B.He never lost confidence in him.
C.He sent him to a surfing school. D.He started his own interest in surfing.
3.After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he ________.
A.began to try riding a wave B.was no longer afraid of water
C.realised he still had a long way to go D.knew his father's dream had come true
4.Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph
A.Brave and confident. B.Skillful but proud.
C.Thoughtful and modest. D.Courageous but stubborn.
四、
The Financial Times gave part of my job to a robot named Amy last week. For years I have been making podcast(播客) version of my column, but now I am faced with a tough competition.
To be fair, Amy ①___________(do) something going for her. She has a great voice, smooth as velvet. Her ②___________ (two) advantage is that she's practically free. She is part of a new service from Amazon that turns text ③___________ speech, costing nearly nothing. Even more ④___________ (impress) is her speed. Less than two seconds after receiving my ⑤___________ (write) text, which means when I just start to read, "Yesterday the Financial...", she has already finished.
Yet once I got over my distress and listened to her work, I felt ⑥___________ (good). I know it's early days for her, but at the moment Amy is no match for me. Listening to her is not like listening to ⑦___________ non-English speaker read aloud, but to someone without brain, or heart, or sense of humor. Her ⑧___________ (deliver) is so poor that I don't even understand. Amy never reads with understanding, never knows when ⑨___________ (pause), and never does irony. She continues to get it wrong.
Finally, I'm not afraid Amy is about to steal my job. Only people possess human touch. It is the heart-to-heart communication ⑩___________ makes us special, beautiful and irreplaceable.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:associated
2.答案:essay
3.答案:ambitious
4.答案:dominate
5.答案:polished
6.答案:restoration
7.答案:architecture
8.答案:precious
二、答案:1.was ambitious for; 2.back down; 3.think outside the box; 4.is associated with; 5.broke new ground; 6.brought back to life;
三、originated from; 8.ranging from; 9.day out; 10.take on
四、.答案:1-4.DBCA
解析:1.段落大意题。根据文章第一段可知,德里克·拉贝洛是唯一一位成功地征服了夏威夷巨浪的盲人职业冲浪者。故选D项。
2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的"Derek was...a surfer"可知,德里克的家人从来没有对他失去过信心。故选B项。
3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的"but after successfully standing...surfer"知,当德里克可以成功地站到冲浪板上之后,他知道如果他想实现欧内斯托的梦想,成为一名职业冲浪者的话,他需要做得更好。因此德里克知道他还有很长的路要走。故选C项。
4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的"Everyone told him... Mick Fanning."可知,每个人都告诉他这太危险了,但他觉得自己能做到。最后他成功了,赢得了像凯利·斯雷特和米克·范宁这样的著名职业冲浪者的赞扬。所以可以推断出德里克既勇敢又自信。故选A项。
11.答案:does/has done; second; into; impressive; written; better; a; delivery; to pause; that
解析:①考查动词的时态。根据下文“She has a great voice, smooth as velvet.”可知此处应用一般现在时,另外本句也可理解为已经发生的动作,故也可用现在完成时。
②考查数词。此处表示顺序,故应用序数词。
③考查介词。turn...into...把……变成……。
④考查词性转换。本句为倒装句,主语为her speed,设空处作表语,故应用形容词形式。
⑤考查非谓语动词。text 与write之间为被动关系,故用过去分词作定语。
⑥考查比较级。此处表示与以前做对比,应该用比较级。
⑦考查冠词。此处表示数量“一”的概念,且non-speaker的读音以辅音音素开头,因此用不定冠词a。
⑧考查词性转换。形容词性物主代词her修饰名词。
⑨考查非谓语动词。此处“疑问词+动词不定式”在句中作knows的宾语。
⑩考查强调句型。强调句型的基本结构为“It is/was+被强调部分+that/who...”,强调人时用who或that均可,强调其他时只能用that。此处强调主语the heart-to-heart communication,所以用that。
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