Unit 2 Using Language
一、单词拼写
1.The ___________(最后期限)for application is this Friday.
2.You can ___________ (澄清)this question if you study history.
3.Don't ___________(吐唾沫) in public, or you'll leave a terrible impression on others.
4.While listening to music, you can wear the ___________(头戴式耳机).
5.It was ___________(为他人着想的) of you to let us know the arrangement in advance.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
put off; hand in; make sure; turn over; get involved; pay attention to; come up with; to begin with; in turn; to put it another way
1.Our staff will try their best to __________ you enjoy your visit.
2. The students answered the teacher's questions __________ in class.
3. They __________ the idea of making full use of the materials at the meeting.
4. As a student, you should __________ your homework on time.
5. Because of the weather, the sports meeting was __________.
6. I believe you will __________ a new leaf after graduation.
7. Whatever you do, don't be a bystander. __________.
8. __________, it's important to have a positive attitude to everything.
9. While working in the factory, you must __________ your own safety.
10. We can't allow you to work here any more. __________, you are dismissed.
三、阅读理解
Life can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also be full of challenges, setbacks(挫折) and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires—that little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls(陷阱)that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place.
This tension between what we feel we can have and what we're seemingly able to have is the niggling(烦人的) suffering, the anxiety we feel. This is where we usually think it's easier to just give up. But we're never meant to let go of the part of us that knows we can have more. The intelligence behind that knowing is us—the real us. It's the part that believes in life and its possibilities. If you drop that, you begin to feel a little "dead" inside because you're dropping "you".
So, if we have this capability but somehow life seems to keep us stuck, how do we break these patterns
Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure or just getting through today's challenges.
While, deep down, we know we can do it, our mind—or the minds of those close to us—usually says we can't. That isn't a reason to stop; it's just the mind, that little man or woman on your shoulder, trying to talk you out of something again. It has done it many times before. It's all about starting simple and doing it now.
Decide and act before overthinking. When you do this you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and you'll be on your way.
1. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that we should _____.
A. slow down and live a simple life
B.be careful when we choose to change
C. stick to our dreams under any circumstances
D. be content with what we already have
2. What is the key to breaking the old patterns
A. To focus on every detail.
B. To decide and take immediate action.
C. To listen to those close to us.
D. To think twice before we act.
3. Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph
A. Escape from your punishment.
B. Realization of your dreams.
C. Freedom from your tension.
D. Reduction of your expectations.
4. What does the author intend to tell us
A. It's easier than we think to get what we want.
B. It's important to learn to accept sufferings in life.
C. It's impractical to change our way of thinking.
D. It's harder than we expect to follow a new course.
四、语法填空
Xuan paper, known as one of the Four Treasures of Study, first came into ①__________ (exist) in Xuan Prefecture in the Tang dynasty. The traditional skill of making the paper ②__________ hand has been passed down through generations. The process takes as many as 100 steps, all of ③__________ require a level of delicacy.
Take papermaking master Zhou Donghong for example. He uses a fine screen to filter(过滤) a mixture of water and fibers. He lifts it up, and it’s a sheet of paper. It takes him and his partner only 15 seconds ④__________ (form) and shape it, but they’ve devoted ⑤__________ (they) to perfecting the skills for decades.
“There are a lot of tricks of filtering the fibers, and timing is ⑥__________ (difficult) part of all. We have only one chance to filter the right amount of fibers, and only the proper weight guarantees the paper is neither too thin nor too thick, and the margin for error is ⑦__________ (extreme) small,” said Zhou. With just the right degree of thickness, top quality Xuan paper holds ink and water tightly.
The skill of papermaking, ⑧__________ (recognize) as a national treasure, has also proven to be an international one. We felt ⑨__________ great sense of pride as it was listed as a world intangible culture heritage(非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO in 2009. Since then, in Jingxian County, Xuan papermaking ⑩__________ (teach) in schools.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:deadline
2.答案:clarify
3.答案:spit
4.答案:headphones
5.答案:considerate
二、
答案:1.make sure
2.in turn
3.came up with
4.hand in
5.put off
6.turn over
7.Get involved
8.To begin with
9.pay attention to
10.To put it another way
三、答案:1-4CBCA
解析:1.推理判断题。综合第一、二段,尤其是根据第一段第三句和第二段第三句和最后一句可知,无论境况如何,我们都要坚守梦想,故选C项。
2.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句和第五段最后一句可知,为了打破旧模式,需要确定一个新方向并且立刻做出决定,故选B项。
3.句意理解题。综合"Decide and act before overthinking. " "...release from the jail of your mind and you'll be on your way. " 可知,一旦做好抉择,思想上也就放轻松了,即没有了压力,故选C项。
4.写作意图题。综合全文,特别是根据最后三段的内容可知,作者想告诉我们:有梦想就要去追寻,一定要挣脱思想的束缚,采取果断的行动,我们会发现得到我们想要的远比我们想的要容易。故选A项。
四、答案:①existence ②by ③which ④to form ⑤themselves ⑥the most difficult ⑦extremely ⑧recognized ⑨a ⑩has been taught
解析:
①考查名词及固定短语。come into existence是固定短语,意为“开始产生,开始存在”。
②考查介词及固定搭配。by hand意为“用手, 手工”,因此填by。
③考查定语从句引导词。通过分析可知这里是一个非限制性定语从句,先行词是steps,且从句中缺少主语, all of which做主语,因此填which。
④考查不定式。此处是固定句型It takes sb. some time to do sth.,意为“做某事花费某人多少时间”,句中的 It是形式主语,因此要用不定式短语to form做真正的主语。
⑤考查反身代词及固定结构。Devote oneself to...意为“献身于……”。
⑥考查形容词最高级。根据“of all” 可知此处要用形容词最高级形式,因此填the most difficult。
⑦考查副词。此处用副词形式extremely修饰形容词small。
⑧考查非谓语动词。通过分析可知这里用过去分词短语做定语修饰"The skill of papermaking"。
⑨考查冠词。结合语境可知这里表达的意思是“2009 年联合国教科文组织将其列为世界非物质文化遗产,我们感 到非常自豪”,又great的发音以辅音音素开头,因此用不定冠词a,表示“一种”。
⑩考查时态和语态。根据"Since then"可知要用现在完成时,另外"Xuan papermaking"和所给动词teach之间是被动关系,因此这里用现在完成时的被动 语态。
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