Unit 5 Lesson 2 The objectives of education
一、
1.Learners should not be passive receivers of information, but should be active participants in the process of knowledge ________(acquire).
2.These great scientists have made a great ________(contribute) to our country and deserve our respect.
3.______ (lucky), more and more efforts are being made to deal with this problem.
4.The article can be used ________(stimulate) discussion among students.
5.Scientists believe there's something in tea that ________(protect) us against cancer.
二、
6.The forest chief scheme(林长制) is an effective measure to _________(贯彻) the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets".
7.It is the employer's _________(责任) to improve workplace safety and provide employees with comfortable working conditions.
8.To host a "Green Olympics", the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have given _________(优先权) to ecological protection, resource conservation and environmental friendliness.
9.His refined and _________(文明的) manner left a good impression on me.
10.China attaches importance to environmental protection and the green development of the Yangtze River, the country's longest river, urging everyone to make efforts to improve its _________(周围的) environment.
三、
For Canaan Elementary's second grade in Patchogue, N. Y., today is speech day, and right now it's Chris Palaez's turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking.
But he's nervous. "I'm here to tell you today why you should... should..." Chris trips on the "-ld'', a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support. "...Vote for...me..." Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.
A son of immigrants, Chris started learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls(回想起)how at the beginning of the year, when called upon to read, Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.
Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. "It takes a lot for any student," Whaley explains, "especially for a student who is learning English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say, 'I don't know, but I want to know.'"
Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast(夸耀)about themselves.
"Boasting about yourself, and your best qualities," Whaley says, "is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident."
1. What made Chris nervous
A. Telling a story.
B. Making a speech.
C. Taking a test.
D. Answering a question.
2. What does the underlined word "stumbles" in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Improper pauses.
B. Bad manners.
C. Spelling mistakes.
D. Silly jokes.
3. We can infer that the purpose of Whaley's project is to _____.
A. help students see their own strengths
B. assess students' public speaking skills
C. prepare students for their future jobs
D. inspire students' love for politics
4. Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher
A. Humorous.
B. Ambitious.
C. Caring.
D. Demanding.
四、
Does the university you attend or the major you choose determine your success in the future
According to a recent survey ①_____(do) by China Youth Daily, 48.6 percent of participants believe that the university one goes to ②______(play) an important role in ③_____(shape) their future. On the other hand, 33.8 percent of people hold the view that it’s what you do in the university ④_____ matters.
For Fu Chenxi, an economics major at University of Alberta, Canada, a prestigious university does bring many unseen ⑤_____(benefit). "Without access ⑥_____ academic training, lectures and experiences of different clubs in college, I wouldn’t have got my first internship successfully in a leading commercial bank,” he said.
⑦_____, Chen Yufei, 20, who studies Japanese at Tianjin University of Science and Technology, believes that choosing the right major has much more ⑧_____(weigh) than choosing a good university.
Both the university and one’s major are important, but they don’t ⑨_____(necessary) determine your life, according to Chu Zhaohui, ⑩_____ researcher of the National Institute of Education Sciences. It’s what one has learned and cultivated that’s most important.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:acquisition
解析:考查词形转换。句意:学习者不应是信息的被动接受者,而应是知识获取过程中的积极参与者。分析句子结构可知,空处应用名词作介词of的宾语。acquisition"(知识、技能等的)获得,习得"。
2.答案:contribution
解析:考查词形转换。分析句子结构可知,空处应用名词作宾语,contribution作"贡献"讲时为可数名词,因其前有不定冠词a,故用单数形式。
3.答案:Luckily
4.答案:to stimulate
解析:考查动词短语。句意:这篇文章可以用来激发学生之间的讨论。短语 be used to do sth. 意为被用于做某事。结合句意,故填 to stimulate。
5.答案:protects
解析:考查时态和主谓一致。句意:科学家们相信,在茶中有一些东西可以保护我们免受癌症的影响。此处是that 引导的限制性定语从句,在从句中作主语,先行词为不定代词something,结合句中时态一般现在时,动词需用第三人称单数形式,故填protects。
二、
6.答案:pursue
7.答案:responsibility
8.答案:priority
9.答案:civil
10.答案:surrounding
三、
答案:1-4BAAC
解析:1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的"...today is speech day, and right now it's Chris Palaez's turn."可知,今天是演讲日,现在轮到克里斯·帕莱斯了。再根据第二段中的 "But he's nervous. "可知,克里斯因为演讲而紧张。
2.词义猜测题。根据第二段中的"I'm here to tell you today why you should... should..."和"...Vote for...me..."可知, 克里斯因为紧张,演讲时有些结巴。再根据画线词所在句"Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well."可知, 此处指除了一些不恰当的停顿之外,克里斯表现得好极了。由此可知,stumbles指“不恰当的停顿”。
3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的"Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast about themselves." 和最后一段中的"Boasting about yourself, and your best qualities"可知, 惠利说这个课题不只是为了让孩子们学习在公共场合朗读和讲话, 他还希望这些孩子学会夸奖自己。由此推知,这个课题的目的是帮助孩子们看到自己的长处。
4.推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support. ”和"Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him"以及倒数第二段中的 "The answer broke his heart."和最后一段所表达的意思可知, 惠利是个关心、体贴学生的老师。caring(关心他人的;体贴人的)最能体现惠利的品质。
四、
答案:①done ②plays ③shaping ④that ⑤benefits ⑥to ⑦However ⑧weight ⑨necessarily ⑩a
解析:①考查非谓语动词。句意:根据《中国青年报》最近的一项调查,48.6%的受访者认为大学对他们的未来起着重要的作用。分析句子可知,设空处应用非谓语动词作后置定语,survey和do是逻辑被动关系,用过去分词,故填done。
②考查动词主谓一致。句意:根据《中国青年报》最近的一项调查,48.6%的受访者认为大学对他们的未来起着重要的作用。分析句子可知,设空处是宾语从句的谓语动词;结合语境和believe可知,从句应用一般现在时,主语university是第三人称单数,故谓语用第三人称单数形式,故填plays。
③考查非谓语动词。句意:根据《中国青年报》最近的一项调查,48.6%的受访者认为大学对他们的未来起着重要的作用。介词in后用动名词,故填shaping。
④考查强调句。句意:另一方面,33.8%的人认为在大学里做什么才是最重要的。It is+被强调部分+that...是强调句型,这里强调了主语从句。故填that。
⑤考查名词。句意:对于加拿大阿尔伯塔大学(University of Alberta)经济学专业的傅晨曦来说,名牌大学的确带来了很多看不见的好处。此处应用名词作bring的宾语,many后用名词复数。故填benefits。
⑥考查介词。句意:他说:“如果没有大学期间的学术培训、讲座以及不同社团的经历,我是不可能成功地在一家一流商业银行获得我的第一次实习机会的。”access to是固定搭配,意为“可获得,可接近”。故填to。
⑦考查副词。句意:然而,就读于天津科技大学日语专业20岁的陈玉飞(音译)认为,选择正确的专业比选择一所好大学更重要。上一段举例强调大学带来的好处,这一段表示转折,故填However。
⑧考查名词。句意:然而,就读于天津科技大学日语专业20岁的陈玉飞(音译)认为,选择正确的专业比选择一所好大学更重要。此处应用名词作has的宾语,much修饰不可数名词。故填weight。
⑨考查形容词。句意:国家教育科学研究所研究员楚朝晖表示,大学和专业都很重要,但它们并不能决定你的人生。此处应用副词修饰动词determine。故填necessarily。
⑩考查冠词。句意:国家教育科学研究所研究员楚朝晖表示,大学和专业都很重要,但它们并不能决定你的人生。此处用“一个国家教育科学研究所的研究员”作Chu Zhaohui的同位语,对它进行补充说明;表示“一个”应用不定冠词,researcher的发音是以辅音音素开头,应用a。故填a。
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