Unit 2 Starting out&Understanding ideas
一、单词拼写
1.If you d_____ something that may happen, you will feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.
2.If someone invites or asks you to do something, you can say that you would be d_____ to do it, as a way of showing that you are very willing to do it.
3.There was widespread _____(批评) of the government's handling of the disaster.
4.We are waiting to hear the final _____(结果) of the negotiation(谈判).
5.I need to pay off all my _____(债务) before I leave the country.
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
stick to; give up; agree to; dream of; regard…as; be known for
l. He promised to help us and he _____ his word.
2. I fully _____ the arrangement and take delight in it.
3. She _____ running her own business.
4. He _____ the most successful president of modern times.
5. "You should not have _____," she argued. "You should have kept fighting."
6. Hangzhou _____ its beautiful scenery.
三、七选五
Food waste is a big problem around the world. ①_____ While we can't solve the problem of food waste overnight, there are small steps we can take to play our part.
②_____
This might seem obvious but it is one of the reasons why we're left with so much food waste. We go overboard about buying groceries that we end up not eating but just throwing away. ③_____ Because it has a short shelf life. So make a grocery list and stick with it. Make sure you can use up the items as soon as possible.
Save your leftovers.
When eating out in restaurants, always ask to pack whatever food you didn't finish. Here's an extra tip: you might want to get the servers to pack half of your dish the moment it's served. This way, you won't end up overeating. ④_____
Do a regular fridge examination.
Refrigeration is truly revolutionary in making our food last longer, but even still, it only buys you so much time. ⑤_____ Vegetables that look like they've seen better days can be made into a simple stir fry(快炒). Bread that's a few days old can be made into a sandwich for tomorrow's lunch.
A. Buy only what you need.
B. Get your kitchen organized.
C. Don't purchase things simply because they are on sale.
D. This happens a lot with fresh produce, such as vegetables and fruits.
E. Roughly one-third of all the food produced in the world gets lost or wasted annually.
F. And this can make a great snack for later, and will save it from just being thrown away.
G. Go through the items in your fridge at least once a week to see what's nearing their best-by date.
四、语法填空
Born on April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou had a hard ①_____(child). Her parents got divorced when she was very young. She was a single mother and ②_____ (be) a single mother was very hard for her.
It was finally in 1949 ③_____ she started to find her place in the world when she changed her name to show her Calypso dance ④_____ (perform) at a night club. It was there that she won a scholarship and trained in African dance and modern dance. She formed a group, ⑤_____ (travel) all over Europe. As she travelled, she studied different languages and became excellent in several of them. During this time, she made her first album, Miss Calypso, and it was ⑥_____ success.
In the 1950s, she moved to New York and started to work more on ⑦_____ (write). She heard Dr. Martin Luther King speak in 1960 and began organising different benefits for Civil Rights. In 1961, she began to play an important role in the Civil Rights Movement and ⑧_____ (remember) for her work.
She later moved to Ghana with her son and worked in the University of Ghana's School of Music and Drama. It was there that she became close friends with Malcolm X. She returned to the US in 1964 to help Malcolm X with a new Civil Rights movement. ⑨_____ (short) after she returned to the US, Malcolm X and Dr. King were both assassinated(暗杀). To deal with the deaths of her friends, she wrote her first book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, ⑩_____ finally made her famous around the world. The 1970s were some of her most productive years as a writer, poet, as well as a singer.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:dread
2.答案:delighted
3.答案:criticism
4.答案:outcome
5.答案:debts
二、答案:1. stuck to 2. agree to 3. dreams of 4. is regarded as 5. given up 6. is known for
三、答案:EADFG
解析:①空前提到食物浪费是一个世界性的大难题,E项(每年世界上生产出来的食物大约有三分之一被丢弃或浪费掉。)是对空前内容的进一步解释,符合语境。
②本段主要讲了我们经常因为买东西过多,吃不了,造成食物浪费,所以要在购物时列一个食物清单,只买需要的东西,A项与本段内容吻合,总领该段。
③根据空后提到它有较短的保质期可知,D项(这种情况经常发生在新鲜农产品上,例如蔬菜和水果。)符合语境,且空后的it指代D项中的“fresh produce”。
④空前提到在饭店吃饭时,可以在菜端上来时就将一半的菜打包,这样你就不会吃得过多,F项与空前内容并列,均为打包食物的好处。
⑤本段主旨为定期检查冰箱,因为冰箱虽然能让食物保鲜的时间更长,但是时间有限,所以要定期检查冰箱中快过期的食品。G项与本段主旨吻合,符合语境。
四、答案:① childhood ② being ③ that ④ performances ⑤ travelling a ⑦ writing ⑧ is remembered ⑨ Shortly ⑩ which
解析:①理解句意可知,本空指童年,故用childhood。
②分析句子结构可知,本空需用动名词,动名词短语作主语。
③本空考查强调句型,强调时间状语in 1949。
④分析句子成分可知,本空应该用名词, 表示“舞蹈表演”。
⑤现在分词短语作伴随状语,句子主语she 是travel动作的执行者。
⑥本空考查抽象名词具体化,指一件成功的事情。
⑦介词on后面跟动名词作宾语。
⑧理解句意可知,她被人们铭记,she是 remember动作的承受者,故用被动语态。
⑨修饰状语或状语从句需用副词,shortly after “不久之后”。
⑩关系代词which引导非限制性定语从句,which指代上文的 her first book I Know Why the Gaged Bird Sings。
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