Unit 2 Grammar and usage & Integrated skills
一、
1.The party came to _________(政权) at the last election held two years ago.
2.The _________(全体职工) are not very satisfied with the latest pay increase.
3.The news of my promotion came as a _________(震惊).
4.Yesterday my brother was walking ___________(往楼下) when he had a bad fall, nothing serious, though.
5.I am ___________(好奇的)about how coffee companies such as Starbucks will handle the "coffee cancer warning" problem.
6.由于对她的工作很满意,经理给她加了薪。(形容词短语作原因状语)
_________________________________, the manager gave her a pay rise.
7.我们永远不知道下一刻会有什么意外发生,因此生存能力对我们来说很重要。(on the way;不定式作后置定语)
We never know ________________ the next moment, so the ability _________________.
8.他们在山区工作一定受了不少苦。(must have done)
_________________________________ when they worked in mountain areas.
9.正如我在电话里解释的那样,你的请求将在下次会议上讨论。
_________ _________ _________ on the phone, your request will be discussed at the next meeting.
10.她是第一个在奥运会上获得金牌的女性。
She was _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
二、
Maggie had never experienced an earthquake before, only prepared for it. As long as she could remember, preparing for an earthquake was common practice at school. Her family as well had made plans in the event of a natural disaster. Earthquakes are so much more common on the West Coast of the United States.
Today Maggie was home alone. Maggie knew her mom would be driving home on the busy freeway, thinking about preparing supper for Maggie's dad. Maggie's dad would arrive at the airport. He was coming home from a two-week business trip.
Maggie arrived home from school at the regular time. She was taking some biscuits from the kitchen cupboard when she felt it. First just a tremor(微震), then the violent shaking. Maggie quickly ran under the large, wooden table in the dining room. The sounds of breaking glass and the crashes of many things were frightening. But the table remained undamaged, and Maggie hid herself in fear.
After what seemed like a century the earthquake appeared to be over. Maggie could hear the sound of water rushing below her in the basement. The smell of natural gas was present in the air. Maggie knew where the main water valve(阀门) was located. Dad had shown her where it was and how to turn it off. Slowly and carefully she came out from under the table. The once tidy home was now almost unrecognizable. As Maggie reached the open basement door she could see the steps were still in good condition. She carefully made her way down into the dark basement. While still on the steps she felt the water rising and rising. Suddenly Maggie felt a lot of pain as a large ceiling beam(梁) hit her head and shoulder.
1. What do we know about Maggie and her family
A. They lived in an earthquake zone.
B. They seldom prepared for an earthquake.
C. They had experienced an earthquake before.
D. They got an earthquake warning that morning.
2. What was Maggie doing when the earthquake happened
A. She was cleaning her home.
B. She was decorating her home.
C. She was looking for something to eat.
D. She was preparing supper for her family.
3. Why did Maggie go to the basement
A. To close the basement door.
B. To find some storage boxes.
C. To turn off the main water valve.
D. To check where the rising water came from.
4. What's the text mainly about
A. Maggie's first trip to the West Coast.
B. Maggie's first earthquake experience.
C. How Maggie survived a natural disaster.
D. How Maggie prepared for an earthquake.
三、
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, ①_______(destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged ②_______ their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were ③_______ (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early ④_______ the morning and lasted for over an hour.
"I ⑤_______ (eat) with my wife and children," he said, "when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best ⑥_______ (climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was ⑦_______ (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe ⑧_______ very frightened."
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she ⑨_______ (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought ⑩_______ (they) food, clothes and shelters.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:power
2.答案:staff
3.答案:shock
4.答案:downstairs
5.答案:curious
6.答案:Pleased/ Satisfied with her work
解析:根据提亦并分析句子结构可知,此处用形容词短语作原因状语。表示“对……满意”可
用“be pleased/ satisfied with.”。
7.答案:what accident is on the way; to survive is of great importance to us
解析:根据句意和提示可知the/ one's way为固定短语,意为“即将到达/发生”;表示“生存能力”用不定式to survive作后置定语,修饰ability。
8.答案:They must have suffered a lot
解析:根据提示可知,此处使用must have done,表示对过去情况的肯定猜测。
9.答案:As I explained
10.答案:the first woman to win
二、
答案:1-4 ACCB
解析:1.根据第一段中的"preparing for an earthquake was common practice at school. Her family as well... Earthquakes are so much more common on the West Coast of the United States"可推知,防范地震在学校是常规,她的家人也制订了应对自然灾害的计划。地震在美国西海岸更为常见。由此推知 Maggie和她的家人住在地震带。故选A项。
2.根据第三段中的"She was taking some biscuits from the kitchen cupboard when she felt it"可知,地震发生时, Maggie正从厨房的橱柜里拿饼干,即 Maggie正在找吃的东西。故选C项。
3.根据第四段内容尤其是"Maggie knew where the main water valve(阀门) was located. Dad had shown her where it was and how to turn it off"可知, Maggie去地下室是为了关闭主水阀。故选C项。
4.通读全文可知,本文主要描述了Maggie第一次遭遇地震的经历。故选B项。
三、
答案:destroying ; that; seriously ; in ; was eating; to climb ; missing ; but ; felt ; them
解析:①考查非谓语动词。句意:上周五一场风暴席卷了新界的两个村庄,摧毁了14座房屋。分析句子结构可知,本句已经存在谓语动词且句中没有连词,故设空处应填非谓语动词,且逻辑主语storm与destroy之间是主动关系,应用现在分词作结果状语,表示顺理成章的结果。故填destroying。
②考查状语从句。句意:另有7座房屋严重受损,以至于主人不得不离开,还有15座房屋的窗户或屋顶破损了。固定句型so...that...“如此……以至于……”引导结果状语从句。故填that。
③考查词性转换。句意:一人死亡,数人伤势严重并被送往医院,还有其他许多人受了轻伤。分析句子结构可知,设空处作状语修饰形容词hurt,故填副词seriously。
④考查介词。句意:一个农民谭先生说,风暴从一大早就开始了,持续了一个多小时。固定短语in the morning“在早上”。故填in。
⑤考查固定句型。句意:我和妻儿正在吃饭,这时我们听到一声巨响。 be doing...when...正在做……这时……,且由上下文时态可知应用一般过去时,故填was eating。
⑥考查非谓语动词。句意:我们竭尽全力爬了出来,但那时我发现我的一个孩子不见了。固定短语try one's best to do sth.“尽某人最大努力做某事”。故填to climb。
⑦考查词性转换。句意同上。was后跟形容词作表语,故填形容词missing “不见的,消失的”。
⑧考查连词。句意:我回到屋里,发现了他,他很安全,但非常害怕。空前后两个形容词之间是转折关系。故填but。
⑨考查动词的时态。句意:吴美芳女士说,她丈夫刚去上班,她就感到房子在动。根据前文had just left可知,此处应用一般过去时。故填felt。
⑩考查代词。句意:士兵帮助带人们撤离洪水地区,福利救济部门给他们带来了食物、衣服和遮盖物。分析可知设空处作动词brought的间接宾语,应用宾格形式。故填them。
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