Section Ⅱ Lesson 2 Professional Rescue
Team & Lesson 3 Race to the Pole
一、单句语法填空
1.I had a tough start in senior high school because I had difficulty learning maths and English.
2.It is impossible to persuade him as he never allows anyone to go him.
3.I found the entrance was closed when I arrived the museum.
4.He was so anxious the coming exam that he couldn’t sleep at night.
5.If you are indoors when an earthquake strikes,stay away anything that can break or fall.
6.A storm hit his way back home from the island.
7.He was so lost reading that he didn’t even notice me walking into the room.
8.John is collecting information preparation for a speech.
9.Mary put a coat and set out to pick up her child.
10.Hearing the shocking news,she broke and started to cry.
二、用所给短语的适当形式填空
account for make progress run out of at one time carry on take measures to in search of at a loss make another attempt be trapped in
1.They stayed in the library any material related to the report they were working on.
2.Why not if this method doesn’t work
3.If you the building,knock on a wall to help people find you.
4.It is time that the government reduce white pollution.
5.His parents are satisfied to see him in every subject.
6.The rocks proved that this desert was an ocean floor.
7.When her son finally left home,Emily was completely .
8.It was amazing to see how he was trying to why he was late again.
9.We are currently both money and time.
10.How about discussing the problems of the disabled
三、七选五阅读理解
The Science of Risk-Seeking
Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward,the risk seems worth taking. 1 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.Why Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.
The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans.Risk-takers were better at hunting,fighting,or exploring. 2 As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next,humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.
So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then Well,even 200,000 years ago,too much risk-taking could get one killed.A few daring survived,though,along with a few stay-in-the-cave types.As a result,humans developed a range of character types that still exists today.So maybe you love car racing,or maybe you hate it. 3
No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range,scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 4 To help you do that,your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.New experiences often mean taking some risks,so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.
5 For the risk-seekers,a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active,while for the rest of us,a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.
As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking,we’ll continue to hit the mountains,the waves or the shallow end of the pool.
A.It all depends on your character.
B.Those are the risks you should jump to take.
C.Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.
D.Thus,these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.
E.This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.
F.However,we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.
G.New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.
四、完形填空
On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to 1 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately,this happened during the morning rush hour.Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home.Still others faced the 3 bravely,walking miles to get to work.
I 4 to be one of the people on the way to work that morning.I went from one subway line to another subway line only to find that most service had stopped.After making my way 5 crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was 6 .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to 7 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.So I took the train going in the opposite direction,and then switch back to the downtown train.Finally,after what seemed like forever,the train 8 my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was wet through,exhausted and 9 .
When it was 5:00 pm,I was ready to go home.I was about to turn off my computer 10 I received an email from Garth,my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 11 reported to work.It is always reassuring(令人欣慰的),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their 12 to their jobs.Thank you.
Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that 13 message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of 14 can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic troubles had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately 15 me and put a smile back on my face.
1.A.break B.flood
C.sink D.crash
2.A.forced B.refused
C.adjusted D.gathered
3.A.climate B.scenery
C.storm D.burden
4.A.used B.promised
C.deserved D.happened
5.A.to B.through
C.over D.for
6.A.operating B.cycling
C.turning D.rushing
7.A.check B.carry
C.find D.board
8.A.paused B.crossed
C.reached D.parked
9.A.ashamed B.discouraged
C.surprised D.puzzled
10.A.while B.when
C.where D.after
11.A.hardly B.casually
C.absolutely D.eventually
12.A.devotion B.donation
C.connection D.reaction
13.A.accurate B.urgent
C.brief D.humorous
14.A.promise B.appreciation
C.advice D.guidance
15.A.corrected B.supported
C.amazed D.refreshed
一、答案:in
答案:against
答案:at
答案:about
答案:from
答案:on
答案:in
答案:in
答案:on
答案:down
二、答案:in search of
答案:make another attempt
答案:are trapped in
答案:took measures to
答案:make progress
答案:at one time
答案:at a loss
答案:account for
答案:running out of
答案:carrying on
三、答案:1~5 FCAEG
四、答案:B
解析:暴风雨袭击了纽约市,所以街道被雨水淹没(flood)。
答案:A
解析:因为暴风雨,许多人被迫(forced)回家,不能去上班。
答案:C
解析:根据上下文可知,还有些人勇敢地面对暴风雨(storm),步行数英里去上班。这里呼应文章首句的暴风雨袭击纽约市。scenery“风景,景色”;burden“负担”。
答案:D
解析:那天早上“我”碰巧也是上班族中的一员。used to do“过去常常做”;promise to do“承诺做”;deserve to do“理应做,值得做”;happen to do“碰巧做”。
答案:B
解析:根据上下文可知,“我”挤过人群。make one’s way to后面加的是目的地,所以不选;make one’s way through“在……中挤出一条路”;make one’s way for“为……让步于”。故选B项。
答案:A
解析:上文说许多地铁已经停运,这里描述的是,从人群中挤出来,“我”最终发现了一条正在运行(operating)的地铁。
答案:D
解析:不幸的是,有那么多的人等待上车(可猜测,很多人也和作者一样,走了很久才发现这条线路还能运行)。board“登车,上车(船、飞机等)”。故选D项。
答案:C
解析:最终过了好长时间,地铁终于到达了(reached)“我”的那一站。
答案:B
解析:根据前文可知,作者冒雨前行,周转倒车,最终到达办公室的时候已经疲惫不堪了,所以此时作者的情绪应该是“沮丧的,泄气的(discouraged)”。
答案:B
解析:固定搭配。be about to do...when...“正要做某事的时候,突然……”。故选B项。
答案:D
解析:前文made the effort表示“很努力做……”。句意:我很感谢你们所有的不顾艰辛最终(eventually)
来上班的人。casually“偶然地,随意地”;absolutely“完全地,绝对地”。
答案:A
解析:句意:有时候像这样,当员工们如此明显表现出他们对工作的忠于职守时,总是令人安慰的。devotion“投入”;donation“捐赠”;connection“联系”;reaction“反应”。
答案:C
解析:前一句说“Garth’s email was short”,brief是short的一个近义词。accurate“精确的”;urgent“急切的”;humorous“幽默的”。
答案:B
解析:句意:这封邮件让我知道即使是简短的几句感激(appreciation)的话也会有很大的影响。
答案:D
解析:此处表示转折,但是经理Garth的话立即使得“我”提起精神来(refreshed),让“我”又面带微笑。
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