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综合检测(二)
Unit 2 Poems
(时间：120分钟；满分：135分)Ⅰ.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
“But what if I break ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) my arm again？”My five－year－old daughter asked, looking very sad.I knew she __1__ very much to learn to ride，but ever since she'd fallen off her bike and broken her arm, she'd been afraid.
“Oh，honey，”I said.“I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )don't think you'll break another arm.” “But I could，couldn't I？”“You know，honey，”I said.“__2__ everything” you do comes with risks.You could get a broken arm in a car __3__and then be afraid to ever ride in a car again.You could break your arm when jumping a rope.You could break your arm at gymnastics.Do you want to __4__ going to gymnastics？”“No，”she said.And with a determined spirit，she stood up and __5__ to try again.
I spent the rest of t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he afternoon at the park watching a very __6__ little girl overcome a fear，and __7__ myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce.
As we walked ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )home，she asked me about a conversation she'd overheard me having with my __8__ the night before.
“Grandma wanted you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to find someone to __9__．”“What grandma wants is for someone to __10__ my heart again.”“But Mom...”“You're too young to understand it，”I told her.“So I guess love isn't like a broken arm.”__11__ to answer，we walked the rest of the way in __12__．When I got home, I called my mother and __13__ her for talking about this to my daughter.Then I did what I'd seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon.I agreed to __14__ Steve.
Steve was the man ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) for me.We __15__ less than a year later.It turned out mother and my daughter were right.
1．A.wanted B．hated
C．lost D．gained
2．A.Almost B．Hardly
C．First D．Mostly
3．A.trade B．sale
C．accident D．show
4．A.start B．regret
C．finish D．stop
5．A.offered B．agreed
C．inspired D．chose
6．A.lovely B．weak
C．brave D．gentle
7．A.congratulating B．respecting
C．encouraging D．celebrating
8．A.father B．mother
C．sister D．brother
9．A.like B．know
C．love D．teach
10．A.warm B．feel
C．buy D．break
11．A.Unable B．Unwilling
C．Uncertain D．Unhappy
12．A.excitement B．sorrow
C．silence D．surprise
13．A.punished B．scolded
C．asked D．appreciated
14．A.hire B．meet
C．fire D．invite
15．A.left B．married
C．moved D．quarrelled
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
It was a sunny da ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y.Suddenly，a deer ran into the courtyard of a house，16.________ a little boy was playing.The deer caught the boy's clothing with 17.________ antlers(鹿角)．This frightened the boy into crying.His mother went out of house to see the deer 18.________(run)toward the mountains with her son.
She ran after the deer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) as fast as possible 19.________ not too far away，she found her son sitting safely 20.________ the grass.When he saw his mother coming，he laughed.She 21.________(hurry)back home with her son.When she got there，she couldn't believe her eyes.The big tree in the back of their house had fallen while she was out running after her son.The whole house was ruined.The chickens and dogs were dead.22.________(lucky)，she and her son hadn't been home.
Then the moth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er remembered that one year ago a deer hunted by 23.________hunter had run into her house.She felt sorry for the poor，frightened deer，so she covered it 24.________ some clothes until the hunter was far away.She let it return to the forest.She knew the deer came back to show its 25.________(thankful)today.2-1-c-n-j-y
Ⅱ.阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
Learning to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )speak English well may be the best thing you can do to improve your life.That's right.If you can communicate in English，you can do the following things：
Contact people from ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) all over the world.Talk about your ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups.Send e－mails to interesting people.Learn about their life and culture.
Travel more easily. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Communicate with people wherever you go－English is spoken in more than 100 countries.Ask directions，have a conversation，or ask for help.Maybe English will save your life someday!
Push your career ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )forward.If you want a good job in business，technology，or science，get out of that armchair and start learning English now！If you already have a good job，start learning before you lose it！Knowing English will let you do the following things：
Put“excellent knowle ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dge of English”on your CV(履历)．Get your dream job，and earn more money.
Gain technical kno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wledge.English is the language of technology，especially high technology like computer science，genetics(遗传学)，and medicine.If you're going to read about technology，you'll probably have to do it in English.
Be a world－class bu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sinessman or woman.It's simple.International business is done in English.And all business today is international.So if you want to play，you have to know English－to contact other business people，go to conferences，and read international business newspapers and magazines，ect.
Become a better ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) scientist.Contact scientists from other countries，go to international conferences，and visit academic centers abroad.Learn about new scientific discoveries by reading papers，books，and magazines.
Use your computer m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ore effectively.Most computer applications are in English，so you will understand them better－and become a better employee.
26．According to the p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )assage，knowing English can NOT help you ________．
A．contact people more easily
B．express your ideas clearly
C．travel by spending less money
D．learn people's life or culture
27．Why does the author say English may save your life someday
A．Because it enables you to get help from others.
B．Because it helps you gain more knowledge.
C．Because it enables you to tell directions to others.
D．Because it helps you lead a better life.
28．Which of th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e following things must a world－class business person do
A．Write his own articles and get them published.
B．Share his ideas and opinions with anyone else.
C．Read international business newspapers.
D．Read articles about technology.
29．What's the structure of the passage
30．The passage is mainly about ________．
A．ways to learn English
B．ways to contact people
C．importance of gaining knowledge
D．benefits of learning English well
B
Providing a high－qu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ality education for all children is important to America's economic future.President Obama has decided to provide every child with access to a complete and competitive education，from cradle(摇篮)through career.
The years before a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )child reaches kindergarten are among the most critical in his or her life to influence learning.The President will urge states to introduce high standards across all publicly funded early learning settings，develop new programs to improve opportunities and outcomes engage parents in their child's early learning and development，and improve the early education workforce.21·世纪*教育网
President Obama will ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) reform America's public schools to deliver a 21st Century education that will prepare all children for success in the new global workplace.He will push to end the use of ineffective，“off－the－shelf”tests，and support new，state－of－the－art assessment and responsibility systems that provide timely and useful information about the learning and progress of students.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Teachers are the singl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e most important resource to children's learning.President Obama will invest in a national effort to reward outstanding teachers，while enlisting the best and brightest in the field of teaching.And he will challenge State and school districts to remove ineffective teachers from the classroom.
The President beli ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eves that investment in education must be accompanied by reform and innovation(创新)．He supports the expansion of high－quality charter schools(特许学校)．He has challenged States to lift limits that stop growth among successful charter schools and has encouraged strict responsibility for all charter schools.
President Obama has ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) decided to ensure that America will regain its lost ground and have the highest proportion of students graduating from college in the world by 2020.The President believes that regardless of educational path after high school，all Americans should enroll in at least one year of higher education or job training to better prepare our workforce for the 21st century economy.
To reach these goals ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，the President has decided to increase higher education access and success by restructuring and greatly expanding college financial aid，while making federal programs simpler，more reliable，and more efficient for students.
31．What's President Obama's idea about education
A．To offer all children a full and good education.
B．To urge states to introduce high standards.
C．to enable every child to succeed in a global economy.
D．To increase higher education access.
32．What does the underlined word“critical”in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Very formal. B．Very important.
C．Very difficult. D．Very ordinary.
33．Which of the f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ollowing things is NOT part of President Obama's decision
A．Remove ineffective teachers from the classroom.
B．Reform America's public schools.
C．Enlist some teachers from other countries.
D．Expand high－quality charter schools.
34．What can we infer from the passage
A．America has the largest number of college students.21·cn·jy·com
B．All American children will receive higher education for free.
C．More and more American people intend to work as a teacher.
D．America's college education is worse than before.
35．What does Presi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dent Obama advise all Americans to do after high school
A．To stop the use of“off－the－shelf”tests.
B．To receive higher education or job training.
C．To invest in higher education.
D．To expand college financial aid.
C
Long ago，poems were ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) recited out loud instead of being written down.When the Greeks first started the Olympics，they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.
Now，poetry com ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )petitions have been revived(恢复)．This year 120，000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest，performing poems from memory for $100，000 in prizes.
The first com ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )petitions were held in classrooms.The winners went on to school－wide contests，and then they competed in city and state competitions.Finally，the 50 state champions，along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington，D.C.for the last showdown.After the 51 champions competed against one another，12 went on to the finals.Then the field was narrowed to five.The final five had one last chance to“perform”a poem.The overall champ，Jackson Hille，a high school senior from Ohio，won a $20，000 scholarship.21世纪教育网版权所有
The National Endowmen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.
It's not just a matter ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of saying the words in the right order.It's the tone of voice，the pauses，the gestures，and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life.“Each time we hear somebody recite a poem，we find something fresh and interesting about it，”says National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon，master of ceremonies for the finals.Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.
Not only do the people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) hearing poems have a new experience，memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants(选手)understand those poems in a new way.Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public－speaking skills that can help them for life.
36．From the first paragraph，we can know ________．
A．the Greeks were the first to write poems
B．the Olympics used to start with poem reciting
C．poems were spread orally in the past
D．athletes were asked to recite poems before competing
37．How many ro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )unds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington，D.C.
A．Three. B．Four.
C．Five. D．Six.
38．According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the passage，hearing a poem recited by different people can ________．
A．bring a new life to listeners
B．help listeners find their interest
C．make listeners learn the words
D．offer something new to listeners
39．One benefit the pa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rticipants get from poem recitation competitions is that they can ________．【出处：21教育名师】
A．become skilled in speaking in public
B．write good poems themselves
C．change their attitudes towards life
D．make friends with many great poets
40．What's the main idea of the passage
A．Reciting poems improves your memory.
B．Remembering a lot of poems is fun.
C．Poets have a great time.
D．Poetry competitions freshen us up.
D
Rome wasn't built i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n a day, and the Internet didn't come out of a golden egg.Many of today's creations were born of people who had creative ideas, but who did not stop at simply having an idea.They took one brick of capital (资本), another brick of knowledge, perhaps a brick or two of family and friends, and built their empires brick by brick.
If you want to bu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ild an online empire, you cannot settle for simply having a website full of articles, or a website full of pictures—there are already thousands of sites like that，so you need to come up with something new and creative.
So if you are st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arting to build something up, ask yourself: what do you really want to do, and what are you really good at Believe it or not, you can make money at something that you are an expert in, and you need to know what that is.
Remember, having an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) online empire does not mean that you have to do it alone.You can take your_friends along with you.Having a friend advertise your services online is a good way to attract more visitors to your empire.
Building an onlin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e empire, you will have to be prepared to not only come up with creative ideas, but to carry your ideas through.Talk to people who have already succeeded in building their own empires.Talk to people who are struggling.Join a mailing list that will help you get through your struggle to achieve your goal.
As you move forwar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d, you will find that you can help other people, and you will have a good many stories to tell—not to mention a lot of money in the bank.
If you learn the re ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )al secrets of creating a long?term stable online business then you will have enough money to retire on.21教育网
41．Which of the following would be the BEST title for this passage
A．Never get addicted to the Internet
B．Building an online empire of your own
C．How to get help from an online empire
D．How to offer help through an online empire
42．The prove ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rb “Rome wasn't built in a day” applies to a situation where________．2·1·c·n·j·y
A．expert knowledge is badly needed
B．you are short of money at the beginning
C．online wealth has to be gained bit by bit
D．family and friends will oppose your idea
43．Which of the f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ollowing is NOT mentioned as something that will help you make money online
A．Creative ideas.
B．Expert knowledge.
C．Relationship resources.
D．Skills of making bricks.
44．In the 4th paragraph “your friends” are mentioned because________．
A．they can buy what you are selling
B．they can help make your website popular
C．your friends know more about the Web
D．you have a good relationship with your friends
45．Joining a mailing list is a good way to________．
A．get a lot of help
B．write many emails
C．make more e?friends
D．talk people into purchasing your product
第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
(2013·深圳高级中学高二期中)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
以下是几本新书的简要介绍：
A．London Alive
This author ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of many famous novels has now turned to writing short stories with great success. The stories tell of Londoners' daily lives and happen in eighteen different places—for example, one story takes place at a table in a cafe, another in the back of a taxi and another in a hospital.
B．The Last Journey
John Reynold's fi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nal trip to the African Congo two years ago unfortunately ended in his death. For the first time since then we hear about where he went and what happened to him from journalist Tim Holden, who has followed Reynold's route.
C．The Missing Photograph
Another story ab ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )out the well－known policeman, Inspector Manning. It is written in the same simple but successful way as the other Manning stories—I found it a bit disappointing as I guessed who the criminal was halfway through!
D．Gone West
A serious look at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) one of the least－known regions of the United States. The author describes the empty villages which thousands left when they were persuaded by the railway companies to go west in search of new lives. The author manages to provide many interesting details about their history.
E．The Letter
The murder of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a television star appears to be the work of thieves who are quickly caught. But they escape from prison and a young lawyer says she knows who the real criminals are. Written with intelligence, this story is so fast－moving that it demands the reader's complete attention.
F．Free at Last
Matthew Hunt, w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ho spent half his life in jail for a crime he did not do, has written the moving story of his lengthy fight to be set free. Now out of prison, he has taken the advice of a judge to describe his experiences in a book.
以下是几个有着不同阅读爱好的购书人，请匹配与之对应的书名：
46．Ali enjoys reading ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )crime stories which are carefully written so that they hold his interest right to the end. He enjoys trying to guess who the criminal really is while he's reading.21cnjy.com
47．Monica is a his ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tory teacher in London. She enjoys reading about the history of people in other parts of the world and how events changed their lives.
48．Silvia li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )kes reading true stories which people have written about themselves. She's particularly interested in people who have had unusual or difficult lives.
49．Daniel is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a computer salesman who spends a lot of time travelling abroad on planes. He enjoys detective stories which he can read easily as he gets interrupted a lot.
50．Takumi doesn't ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have much free time so he reads short stories which he can finish quickly. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today's world.
Ⅲ.写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 基础写作(共1小题；满分15分)
(2013·深圳高级中学高二期末)假设 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )你是李华，想与本校三名男孩和两名美国高中女留学生组建一支乐队。请就以下情况或问题给美国R&B音乐人R. Kelly先生发一封电子邮件，寻求帮助。
1．所有成员均喜欢流行音乐、说唱音乐和街舞，但缺乏经验。
2．是否一开始就要确立乐队的风格和特点。
3．仅仅在周末训练，是否足够？
4．希望他能为乐队取个名字。
【写作内容】
请根据以上内容写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1．信的开头：写信背景和目的。
2．乐队成员的基本情况。
3．需要咨询的问题。
【写作要求】
只能使用5个句子表达全部内容，开头和结尾部分已经给出，不计入考查范围。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Dear R. Kelly，
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I'm looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
第二节 读写任务(共1小题；满分25分)
(2013·深圳高级中学高二期末)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Since I started ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) high school, there have been many misunderstandings between my parents and me. They think I am in puppy love (早恋)．
They secretly che ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ck my text messages and listen in on my phone conversations. They also talk with my class teacher and keep telling me how bad puppy love is. What my parents have done drives me so crazy that I have had several violent quarrels with them. I know they are trying to protect me from being hurt, but I just feel they are ignoring my need for privacy and independence.
I don't want t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his to go on, so I have decided to take some action. I on purpose leave my text message and diaries about for them to read. I stay in their sight while I am talking on the phone and avoid joking with boys. I spend more time at home studying than hanging out and trying my best to improve my school performance.
Gradually, my parents ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have started to calm down. They hardly ever check my messages any more and allow me to talk with male classmates. I am happy that they are beginning to trust me.
In our life, misunder ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )standings happen at times and bother us. But if we can put our feet into other's shoes and take positive action, a misunderstanding can be a chance to achieve better understanding.
【写作内容】
1．以约30词左右概括短文的主要内容；
2．然后以约120词讲述一次你或你的朋友被误会的经历，并包括如下要点：
(1)时间，地点和起因；
(2)被别人误会给你或你的朋友带来的影响；
(3)你或你的朋友是如何消除别人的误会的。
【写作要求】
1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2．作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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综合检测(二)
【语篇解读】 本文为夹叙夹议类文章。文章以女儿学骑车怕摔伤胳膊为引子，讲述在女儿和母亲的支持下，作者重新获得爱情的故事。
1．A 该空表示“想要”，因此应选wanted。
2．A 该空表示“几乎，差不多”，强调程度，因此应选almost。
3．C 由常识可知，在汽车事故中人们的胳膊有可能受伤，因此该空应选accident。
4．D 句意为：难道你不想去体育馆了吗？
5．B 在作者的解释与劝说下，女儿答应再试一次。
6．C 小女孩敢于克服自己的恐惧感是一种勇敢的行为。
7．A “我”祝贺自己在痛苦的离婚之后能够做一个有用的单亲家长。
8．B 由下文Grandma可以推出该空表示“母亲”，因此应选mother。
9．C 姥姥想让你找一个你爱的人。
10．D 由a painful divorce及本句中的again可以推出该空表示“使……破碎”，因此应选D。【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
11．A 女儿的话让“我”无法回答。
12．C 无法回答女儿的话，“我们”在沉默中行走。
13．B 由上文可知，作者不满意母亲给女儿讲自己感情方面的事，因此该空表示“责怪”，应选scolded。www-2-1-cnjy-com
14．B “我”答应去见Steve。
15．B 上文the man for me暗示该空表示“结婚”。
16．where 17.its 18.run ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ning 19.but 20.on 21.hurried 22.Luckily 23.a 24.with 25.thankfulness【版权所有：21教育】
【语篇解读】 本文论述了“如果你学好了英语，你就能改变你的生活”的观点。
26．C 细节理解题。根据第二段内容和第三段Travel more easily可知，C项不属于懂英语的好处。
27．A 推理判断题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第三段Ask directions，have a conversation，or ask for help可推断，答案为A。
28．C 细节理解题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第七段．..to contact other business people.go to conferences，and read international business newspapers and magazines，etc.可知，答案为C。21*cnjy*com
29．B 文章结构题。本文第一段总述学好英语的好处，第二段至第九段分别论述，而第五段至第九段详细分述第四段的好处，故答案为B。
30．D 主旨大意题。本文从多个角度论述了学好英语的好处，故答案为D。
【语篇解读】 本文报道了美国总统Obama关于振兴美国教育的一些想法和措施。
31．A 细节理解题。根据第一段．. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).to provide every child with access to a complete and competitive education...可知，答案为A。
32．B 词义猜测题。根据第二段The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )President will urge states to introduce high standards across all publicly funded early learning setting...可推断，critical意为“非常重要的”。
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34．D 推理判断题。根据第六段． ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )..America will regain its lost ground...in the world by 2020可推断，答案为D。
35．B 细节理解题。根据第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )六段．..all Americans should enroll in at least one year of higher education or job training可知，答案为B。
【语篇解读】 诗歌仅仅在书上阅读是远远不够的，通过朗诵和聆听，同一首诗歌会给人带来全新的感受。
36．C 推理判断题。从第一段中 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的Long ago，poems were recited out loud instead of being written down可知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的，故可知当时诗歌的传播方式为口头传授。
37．B 细节理解题。从第三段的介绍中可知，参赛者经过在班里，在学校，然后在市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛。
38．D 细节理解题。从倒数第二段中的叙述中可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听者带来新的感受。
39．A 细节理解题。从文章最后一句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )话Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public－speaking skills that can help them for life可知A项正确。
40．D 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Poetry Out Loud诗歌朗诵比赛，承办方The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation认为通过这种方式，人们可以从新的角度体验和学习诗歌，参与者也从中受益匪浅，D项“诗歌比赛给我们全新的感受”最能表达全文的中心。
41．B 标题归纳题。根据第二至五段的首句可知B项符合题意。
42．C 推理判断题。从第一段的第一句可知答案。作者用“罗马不是一日建成的”来类比网络财富帝国是慢慢建立的。
43．D 细节理解题。第一段提到的brick是打比方，而不是真的教你“制砖”的技巧。
44．B 细节理解题。根据第四段中 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的“Having a friend...is a good way to attract more visitors to your empire.”可知选B。
45．A 细节理解题。根据第五段的最后一句可知答案。
46－50 E D F C A
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课时作业(四) Using Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He sold his ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) cow in ________(交换)for the money for his son's education.
2．Unless he can fin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d a ________(赞助人)，he will be forced to retire from the athletics.
3．The clouds moved across the moon，leaving us in total ________(黑暗)．
4．Jeans are not ________(合适的)for the formal party.
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6．The horse had a heavy ________(负担)of goods.
7．They've held the ________(冠军)for the past two years.
8．Fill in the ________(空白)in the following sentences.
9．Do you know who invented the ________(指南针)
10．Be good to each ot ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her and you will feel the ________(温暖)of mankind.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
(2013·梅县高二检测)The Poet ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry Foundation, recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nation's first children's poet laureate (桂冠诗人)．The group created the award as a way to increase children's love of poetry.21·cn·jy·com
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Jack Prelutsky ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s been writing poetry for children for almost forty years.He has written more than thirty five books of poems.His first book was called A Gopher in the Garden.It was published in 1967.His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems.
Jack Prelutsky is w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ell?known for creating new words by combining two words to create a new kind of creature.For example，he combined “radish” with “shark” to get “radishark”．“Lion” and “broccoli”became “broccolion”．He also created “umbrellaphant”， a mixture of the words “umbrella” and “elephant”．
Jack Prelutsk ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y says that children like his poems because he writes about things they care about.Poetry researchers say that Jack Prelutsky's poems recognize children's feelings.An example of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different.
Jack Prelutsky ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )also writes poems about American holidays.His poem It's Halloween is a very famous one about the holiday celebrated at the end of October.
1．Which of the following can be the BEST title of the passage
A．Poems with New Words Grow Popular
B．First Children's Poet Laureate Named
C．Children's Love for Poetry Increased
D．Jack Prelutsky Awarded Nationwide
2．What is Jack Prelutsky famous for
A．Creating new words in his poems.
B．His productivity.
C．His long time of writing.
D．His poems about American holidays.
3．What can we infer from the passage
A．It was A Gopher in the Garden that brought him fame.21教育网
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C．Jack Prelutsky will no longer write about American holidays.
D．The poem It's Halloween must have been written for adults.
4．Put the following items in RIGHT order according to the passage.
a．two public readings
b．A Gopher in the Garden
c．Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems
d．My Sister Is a Werewolf
A．b—c—d—a B．d—a—c—b
C．b—d—c—a D．a—b—c—d
5．Which of the following is NOT correct about Jack Prelutsky
A．His first book was published in 1967.
B．His poems are also about American holidays.
C．He has been writing poetry for children for forty years.21cnjy.com
D．He is famous for creating new words.
B
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The new results ag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ree with earlier research showing that fat may be beneficial in old age.
6．What does the underlined word“prime”in Paragraph 1 mean
A．The time before retirement.
B．The strongest or most successful time.
C．The later years in life.
D．The years suitable to study and work.
7．If a person i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s 2 meters in height and 100 kg in weight，his BMI is ________．
A．30 B．28
C．25 D．20
8．We can infer from the passage that ________．
A．WHO should change the standard of BMI
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9．What do we know about the study from the passage
A．It was done by WHO.
B．It lasted for more than 10 years.
C．Most of its participants were men.
D．It found women live longer than men.
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A．Fat has little to do with people's lifespan.
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Ⅲ.完成句子
1．过去英国的羊毛可用来换酒。(exchange)
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2．在空白栏中写上你的名字。(blank)
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3．政府正在尝试新的方法解决经济危机。(try out)
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4．你知道谁泄露的秘密吗？(let out)
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5．每当我们遇到困难时，他们总来帮助我们。(whenever)
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课时作业(四)
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8．blanks 9.compass 10.warmth
Ⅱ.1.B 主旨大意题。根据第一段内容可知 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，关键词“...as the nation's first children's poet laureate.”。21·世纪*教育网
2．A 细节理解题。根据第四段的主题句“J ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ack Prelutsky is well?known for creating new words by...”可知正确答案为A项。
3．B 细节理解题。根据第二段内 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )容可知Jack Prelutsky成为桂冠诗人后，有很多活动要做，关键句：“...give two public readings in the next two years，...advise the Poetry Foundation about...and take part in projects...”。
4．C 排序题。b项指的他第一本书，a项是 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )他成为桂冠诗人后要做的事，因此b最早，a最晚，而c项是他最近写的书，明显要晚于d项，所以正确顺序应是b—d—c—a。
5．C 细节理解题。从第三段内容可知他第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一本书是1967年出版(A)；最后一段告诉我们他的诗歌中有关于American假期的内容(B)；第四段内容告诉我们他擅长创造新词(D)；第三段告诉我们他为孩子们写诗差不多40年了，关键词almost，因此正确答案为C项。
【语篇解读】 最新研究表明，年老时稍微胖点非但没关系，还会有好处。
6．B 词义猜测题。根据第四段．..i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n the elderly，these boundaries may be too narrow可推断，prime意为“盛年”，故答案为B。2-1-c-n-j-y
7．C 推理判断题。根据第二段．..the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared可知，答案为C。
8．D 推理判断题。根据第四段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )．..extra fat increases health risks in young and middle－aged adults，it may reduce the effect on old age可推断，答案为D。
9．B 推理判断题。根据第七段O ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ver 10 years，more than 2，000 of the participants died可推断，答案为B。
10．C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段In t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erms of...the overweight range及末段．..fat may be beneficial in old age可推断，答案为C。【出处：21教育名师】
Ⅲ.1.Wool from Bri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tain may have been traded in exchange for wine. 2.Write your name in the blank. 3.The government is trying out a new method to solve the economy crisis. 4.Do you know who let out the secret？ 5.Whenever we met with difficulties，they came to help us.
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Unit 2 Poems
课时作业(三) Warming Up & Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Have you got any ________(具体的)proposals as to what we should do
2．Don't get upset.I was only ________(逗着玩)．
3．The source ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of the river lies in Tibet and its ________(支流)cover much of the country.21cnjy.com
4．We are facing two ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )________(引起矛盾的)suggestions so we don't know what to do next.2·1·c·n·j·y
5．Our plan needs to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) be ________(灵活的)enough to meet the needs of everyone.
6．A generator ________(转变)mechanical energy into electricity.
7．We have turned this school into a________(托儿所)．
8．The murders all seem to follow a similar________(模式)．
9．We didn't know ho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w they________(运送)these stones over 380 miles without modern machines.21教育网
10．________(最终)，the sky cleared up and we went to the beach.
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2013·惠州高二检测)Nic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )knamed the Golden Music Boy, 25－year－old Hu Yanbin was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a __1__ that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the__2__boy's dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword__3__in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to release a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan __4__at the same time. The album __5__ him to become a popular star.
His success i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s not only because of his excellent singing__6__， but also because of his talent in song__7__.Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin's __8__company tried to invite someone else to write several songs for him. None of them were as good as they'd hoped. Then Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs. __9__， everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to__10__ them on his first album.21·cn·jy·com
Some people would ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )__11__this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical__12__ is quite different from Jay Chou's, even though he likes Jay Chou's music. With many music awards already in his __13__， Hu Yanbin seems to be __14__up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don't like him and say __15__ things about him, he says that it doesn't matter. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.
1．A.concert B．devotion
C．invitation D．wish
2．A.clever B．talented
C．confident D．familiar
3．A.came up B．came over
C．sort out D．came out
4．A.even B．all
C．still D．yet
5．A.wanted B．expected
C．pretended D．helped
6．A.skills B．ideas
C．performances D．devotions
7．A.playing B．making
C．writing D．feeling
8．A.concert B．record
C．music D．performance
9．A.To his surprise B．Above all
C．To be honest D．Afterwards
10．A.take B．include
C．contain D．attach
11．A.praise B．perform
C．compare D．cheer
12．A.ability B．taste
C．performance D．style
13．A.pockets B．mind
C．sight D．heart
14．A.keeping B．coming
C．catching D．breaking
15．A.nice B．sensitive
C．extra D．bad
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(2013·湖南高考)Pla ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nning a visit to the UK Here we help with ways to cut your costs.www.21-cn-jy.com
AVOID BIG EVENTS Bi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct. )cost ￡169.15 at . A week later, the same room cost ￡118. 15. 21*cnjy*com
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STAY AWAY FR ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )OM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.【版权所有：21教育】
Don't be too choosy ab ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )out the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was ￡95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was ￡75.75. And at Farringdon，a double room cost just ￡62.95.
LOOK AFTER YOUR ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )SELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune，especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self－catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile，available for ￡420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.
GET ON A BIKE London ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )'s ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.
Among the smalle ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around ￡1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or ￡5 per day)．21教育名师原创作品
1．The Brighto ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may________．21*cnjy*com
A．help travelers pass time
B．attract lots of travelers to the UK
C．allow travelers to make flexible plans
D．cause travelers to pay more for accommodation
2．“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably________．
A．a hotel away from the train station
B．the tube line to Covent Garden
C．an ideal holiday destination
D．the name of a travel agency
3．The passage shows that the O'Neill Flat________．21·世纪*教育网
A．lies on the ground floor
B．is located in central London
C．provides cooking facilities for tourists
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4．Cardiff's progra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )m allows a free bike for a maximum period of________．
A．half an hour B．one hour
C．one hour and a half D．two hours
5．The main purpose of the passage is________．
A．to tell visitors how to book in advance
B．to supply visitors with hotel information
C．to show visitors the importance of self－help
D．to offer visitors some money－saving tips
Ⅳ.翻译句子
1．若有必要，我就去。(状语从句省略)
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2．尽管我愿意帮忙，但是没有时间。(while)
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3．有这么多事情要处理，我必须现在就走。(with复合结构)
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4．为了完成报告我打算熬夜。(stay up)
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5．开网店这主意听起来不错，值得一试。(worth a try)
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课时作业(三)
Ⅰ.1.concrete 2.te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )asing 3.branches 4.contradictory 5.flexible 6.transforms 7.nursery
8．pattern 9.conveyed 10.Eventually
Ⅱ.1.D that后的句子描述的是他的一个愿望，由此可知答案。make a wish 固定词组，“(在心中)许下一个心愿”。
2．B clever“聪明的”；talen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ted“有天赋的”；confident“有信心的”；familiar“熟悉的”。联系上下文可知，这个有天赋的男孩的梦想实现了。
3．D come out“出版，发 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )行；出来”。此处的意思是：他的第一张专辑出版了。come up“出现，流行，发生”；come over“过来”；sort out“分类”。
4．B all“完全”。此处的意思是：在大陆、香港、台湾完全同步发行专辑。even“甚至”； still“仍然”；yet“仍，至今”。
5．D 这张专辑帮助他成为明星。
6．A “skill”技巧。
7．C 考查句意理解。联系上下文可知，胡不仅在演唱上有天赋，在写歌方面也有一定的造诣。
8．B concert“音乐会”；record“唱片”；music“音乐”；performance“表演”。由常识可知应是唱片公司。
9．A to his surprise ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“令他惊讶的是”。above all“首先，最重要的是”；to be honest“说实话”；afterwards“之后”。
10．B 考查动词。意思是：唱片 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )公司决定把它们收录在他的第一张专辑内。include，contain的区别为：include包含部分，而contain包含全部。
11．C compare...with...“拿……与……作比较”，本句的意思是：有人会拿胡和台湾的周杰伦作比较。
12．D style“风格，时尚，文体”；performance“表现，演出”；taste“味道，品味”；ability“能力”。
13．A 本句的意思是：胡获得许多个奖项(把奖项收入囊中)。
14．C 考查动词词组。 catch up with“跟上，赶上”。
15．D 考查形容词辨析。本句的意思是：有些人不喜欢他，说他的坏话。
Ⅲ.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章介绍了去英国旅游时几个可以有效节省费用的方法。作者在文章中给出了一些建议。文章主题贴近生活，属于功能项目中的旅游和交通项目。
1．D 细节理解题。文章第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )二段中提到Brighton Comedy Festival的目的是举例说明“Big sporting events，concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.”，即作者建议避免在一些重大节日期间出门旅游，因为住宿费用会增加。所以正确答案是D。
2．A 细节理解题。此段的大标题是“远离车站 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )”，然后开始举例说明。根据“￡95.95，￡75.75，￡62.95”这三个数据的对比可知，离车站越近，价格越高，故最便宜的Far ringdon很可能是远离车站的一个旅馆，所以正确答案是A。
3．C 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s an alternative consider checking into a self－catering flat with its own kitchen...A great example is...”可以推断，有一些旅馆能够提供有厨房的公寓，而O'Neill Flat便是一个例子，所以正确答案是C。
4．A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )...and Cardiff(free for up to 30 minutes，or ￡5 per day)．”可知，Cardiff的该项计划允许免费用自行车的最长时限是30分钟，即half an hour，所以正确答案是A。
5．D 主旨归纳题。一般来说，考生只有通篇理 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )解文章传递的信息，才可能概括出全文的主旨。文章的开头“Planning a visit to the UK Here we help with ways to cut your costs.”总领全文，之后各段分别介绍了一些帮助节省旅游费用的建议，所以正确答案是D。www-2-1-cnjy-com
Ⅳ.1.I'll go if nece ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ssary. 2.While I am willing to help，I don't have any time. 3.With so many things to deal with，I must go now. 4.I am going to stay up late to finish my report. 5.The idea of opening an online shop sounds good and it is worth a try.
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