英语 选择性必修 第二册 WY
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas
SOCIAL MEDIA DETOX
社交媒体脱瘾
Moderator
主持人
Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox, Brenton High's fundraising campaign for new sports equipment.
今天是“社交媒体脱瘾”的最后一天，这是布伦顿高中为新体育器材募捐的活动。
At the start of the detox, over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media, in ANY form, for seven days.
在脱瘾开始时，100多名学生被说服停止使用任何形式的社交媒体7天。
This meant no messaging friends, no posting photos, no blogging—nothing.
这意味着不能给朋友发信息，不能发布照片，不能写博客——什么都不能。
They had been promised money by family and friends for each day spent without using social media.
他们的家人和朋友向他们承诺，不使用社交媒体的每一天都会收到钱。
They were excited.
他们很兴奋。
They were nervous.
他们很紧张。
But could they do it
但他们能做到吗？
词句自测
①moderator n. 主持人
②detox n. 脱瘾
③fundraising n. 募捐，筹款
With the detox now finished, they've switched on their devices and they're back online.
现在，随着脱瘾活动结束，他们已经打开他们的电子设备且重返网络。
I bet you're as eager as I am to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last the full seven days!
我打赌你和我一样渴望知道到底有多少人受到足够的激励坚持了整整七天！
And what, if anything, has been learnt from the experience
如果有的话，他们从这次经历中学到了什么？
词句自测
④switch v. (用开关)改变，转换
⑤switch__on (用开关)开，打开
⑥motivate v. 激发，激励
⑦“分句(they've switched on their devices)＋and＋分句(they're back online)”。“with＋名词＋过去分词”是with的复合结构作状语，finished作the detox的宾语补足语。
Anna 17
安娜 17岁
I lasted two days.
我坚持了两天。
The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected.
脱瘾比我预料的更难以忍受。
I felt like I had lost an arm!
我觉得我就像失去了一只胳膊一样！
Not eating for two days would have been easier!
两天不吃东西可能会更容易！
But on reflection, I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking my phone.
但仔细回想，我就能知道自己有多少时间都在忙于查看手机。
I'm now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies.
我现在正试着少花点时间上网，多花点时间重拾我的爱好。
词句自测
⑧occupy v. 占用，占去(时间)
Devon 16
德文 16岁
I lasted four days.
我坚持了四天。
On Monday, my classmate and I spoke about what we did at the weekend—it felt really strange not to already know what he had done.
在星期一，我和我的同学谈到了我们在周末所做的事情——我并不知道他做了什么，这感觉太奇怪了。
We would usually have posted pictures and updated our profiles.
我们通常会发布照片，更新我们的概况。
Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking!
脱瘾意味着我们必须谈论并解释我们正在做的和正在想的事！
It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten.
它让我意识到我已经忘记了的真实接触的价值。
词句自测
⑨profile n. 概况
⑩“主(Doing the detox)谓(meant)宾(we had ... thinking)”。Doing the detox是动名词作主语；we had ... thinking是省略了连接词that的宾语从句，what在宾语从句中作宾语。
“主(It)谓(made)宾(me)＋宾补(realise the value of real contact)”。that I had forgotten是定语从句，修饰contact。
Cindy 18
辛迪18岁
I managed the whole week!
我坚持了整整一周！
At first, I really felt I was missing out.
一开始，我真的觉得我错过了什么。
Then, instead of messaging my friend, I went round to her house.
然后，我没有给我的朋友发信息，而是去了她的家里。
Without our phones, we had a proper conversation for over two hours, without being distracted by messages from other people.
没有手机，我们好好地聊了两个多小时，没有被别人的信息分散注意力。
It felt so good!
这感觉太好了！
Then I decided to visit a different friend every day.
然后我决定每天去拜访一位不同的朋友。
By the fifth day, I wondered—was I really missing out by not constantly checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to
到了第五天，我想知道——不经常查看我的手机来关注别人在忙什么，我真的错过什么了吗？
词句自测
distract v. 分散(注意力)，使分心
constantly adv. 持续不断地；经常地
George 16
乔治 16岁
I did all seven days, too!
我也坚持了整整七天！
To be honest, I didn't find the detox too difficult, but I did give my phone to my dad to avoid giving in!
老实说，我并没有觉得脱瘾太难，但我确实把手机给了我爸爸，以免半途而废！
My brother thought I should make full use of the time without my phone, so he took me to check out our local sports centre.
我哥哥认为我应该充分利用没有手机的时间，所以他带我去了解我们当地的体育中心。
An hour's sport each day left me tired out and wanting to go to bed early.
每天一小时的运动让我筋疲力尽，并且想要早点上床睡觉。
The detox made me healthier!
脱瘾让我更健康！
词句自测
“分句(My brother ... phone)＋so＋分句(he took ... centre)”。I should ... phone是省略了连接词that的宾语从句。
Max 17
马克斯 17岁
I'm embarrassed to say that I threw in the towel on the first day!
我不好意思地说，我在第一天就认输了！
I knew there was a party happening that evening, but without access to social media I couldn't remember where it was!
我知道那天晚上有个派对，但是不使用社交媒体，我不记得派对在哪里(举办)!
In the end, I turned on my phone to check, but couldn't resist having a quick look at my social media accounts.
最后，我打开手机查看，但忍不住快速浏览了一下我的社交媒体账户。
What's worse, I then spent so much time catching up on news, I almost missed the party!
更糟糕的是，然后我花了太多时间追新闻，我差点错过了派对！
词句自测
towel n. 毛巾
throw__in__the__towel 认输
access n. 接触的机会
Moderator
主持人
The detox raised a total of ￡1，632.82 for new school sports equipment!
这次脱瘾活动一共为新的学校体育器材筹集了1，632.82英镑！
Well done, everyone who took part!
干得好，每一位参加的人！
After reading the posts on this forum, it seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox.
在读了这个论坛上的帖子后，似乎除了钱以外，还有一些东西也通过脱瘾筹集到了。
Awareness of just how much we rely on social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better.
意识到我们有多依赖社交媒体可以帮助我们远离它，并且与彼此更好地交流。
词句自测
rely v. (为生活或生存而)依赖
rely__on 依靠，依赖
“主(it)系(seems)表(that something ... detox)”。that引导表语从句；After ... this forum在句中作状语，其中动名词reading作介词after的宾语。
1 switch v. (用开关)改变，转换(教材P18)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①Every time I switch on the TV, there's football.
每次我打开电视都是足球节目。
②According to the airline rules, we suggest you (should) switch off your mobile phone before boarding.
根据航空公司规定，我们建议您登机前关掉手机。
③Within a few years the whole country will switch over to digital television.
几年内全国将会换上数字电视。
④He switched the conversation from one subject to another.
他转变了话题。
名师点津 电器的“开/关”用turn/switch on/off 都可以；水或煤气的“开/关”只能用turn on/off。
(1)单句语法填空
①Switch ________ the TV, please; it's time for the weather report.
②I don't like this TV programme; let's switch ________．
③He switched ________ the light as there was no one in the room.
答案：①on ②over ③off
(2)单句表达
法律会鼓励各公司从用煤转向使用更清洁的燃料。
The law would encourage companies to ____________________________.
答案：switch from coal to cleaner fuels
2 motivate v. 激发，激励(教材P18)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①The teacher can motivate her pupils to work hard.
那位老师能激励她的学生努力学习。
②I am working with mostly highly motivated people.
和我共事的人大多积极性很高。
③Most people said that pay was their main motivation for working.
大多数人说报酬是他们工作的主要动机。
(1)单句语法填空
①You should reassess your goals, and motivate yourself ________ (set) a fresh goal.
②Without ________ (motivate), you can neither set a goal nor reach it.
③The coach tried to get his charges ________ (motivate)．
答案：①to set ②motivation ③motivated
(2)单句表达
如果一个学生缺乏学习的动力，他很快就会厌倦学习。
If a student ____________________________， he will soon become tired of studying.
答案：lacks the motivation to study
3 occupy v. 占用，占去(时间)(教材P18)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①During the war, Germany occupied many countries, including France.
战争期间，德国占领了包括法国在内的很多国家。
②When I came in, he was occupying himself with his housework.
＝When I came in, he was being occupied with his housework.
当我进来的时候，他正忙于做家务。
③The workers occupied themselves in building new houses.
＝The workers were occupied in building new houses.
工人们正在忙着盖新房子。
(1)单句语法填空
①________ (occupy) himself with various research projects, he had no time to accompany his children.
②Choosing an ________ (occupy) takes time, and there are a lot of things you have to think about.
③The train got more jam packed and soon all of the seats were ________ (occupy)．
答案：①Occupying ②occupation ③occupied
(2)一句多译
她忙于办公室的日常工作。
She ________________ routine office tasks.
＝She __________________ routine office tasks.
＝She __________________ routine office tasks.
答案：occupied herself with; was occupied with; was busy with
4 access n. 接触的机会(教材P20)
归纳拓展
①The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.
去那个农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
②Across the world, 1.1 billion people have/gain/get no access to clean drinking water.
全世界有11亿人无法获取干净的饮用水。
③The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter.
只有乘直升机才能进入那遥远的荒漠地区。
名师点津 access前通常不加冠词；access和accessible后的to都是介词。
(1)单句语法填空
①The new museum must be ________ (access) by public transportation.
②You'll also have unlimited access ________ the swimming pool.
答案：①accessible ②to
(2)单句表达
①学生必须有机会使用好的教育资源。
Students must ______________________ good educational resources.
②从主路走没有进入这所房子的入口。
There is ____________________ the house from the main road.
③法律援助制度应该面向更多人。
The legal aid system should ____________________ more people.
答案：①have/gain/get access to ②no access to
③be accessible to
1 throw in the towel 认输(教材P20)
归纳拓展
①You should try it again, and don't throw in the towel.
你应该再尝试一下，不要认输。
②She threw herself into a modelling career.
她投身于模特职业。
③After a day's tiring teaching, I like to throw myself on the couch with a good book.
经过一天劳累的教学之后，我喜欢倒在沙发上看一本好书。
④Don't throw away the great opportunity.
不要放弃这个绝好的机会。
(1)用throw的相关短语填空
①Most businesses do not ____________； they just re organize so they can compete better.
②It is not right that many people ____________ cigarette ends carelessly.
③If you ____________ the job, you'll finish it by this evening.
答案：①throw in the towel ②throw away ③throw yourself into
(2)单句表达
我倒在床上立刻就睡着了。
I ______________________ and fell asleep immediately.
答案：threw myself on the bed
2 rely on 依靠，依赖(教材P20)
归纳拓展
①Students often rely on teachers to explain complex concepts and theories.
学生们往往依赖老师来解释复杂的概念和理论。
②Don't rely on me going to London.
不要指望我去伦敦。
③You may rely on it that he will come to see you.
放心好了，他会来见你的。
名师点津 (1)在rely on it that结构中，it作形式宾语，代替that引导的真正的宾语从句。此类动词(短语)还有：love, like, appreciate, hate, depend on, see to等。 (2)rely on的同义短语有：depend on/upon; count on/upon等。 (3)rely on sb/sth doing sth 强调指望某人/物做某事(这件事是由“某人/物”做的); rely on sb/sth to do sth 强调依靠某人/物来做某事(这件事是由“自己”来做)。
单句表达
①现在，我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。
These days, we __________________________ to organize our work.
②不要指望去国外度假，我们可能负担不起。
Don't ______________________ for our holiday; we may not be able to afford it.
③你可以放心，我会帮你的。
You may ________________ I shall help you.
答案：①rely heavily on computers ②rely on going abroad ③rely on it that
1 With the detox now finished, they've switched on their devices and they're back online. (教材P18)如今，脱瘾活动已结束，他们纷纷开启电子设备，重返网络。
剖析 with the detox now finished是“with＋名词＋过去分词”的复合结构。
归纳拓展
①He died with his daughter yet a schoolgirl.
他去世时，女儿还是个小学生。
②Mr Pell huddled in a corner with his notebook on his knees.
佩尔先生缩在一个角落里，笔记本放在膝盖上。
③With this problem solved, neomycin 1 is now in regular production.
随着这个问题的解决，新霉素一号现在已经正常生产。
④He felt more uneasy with the whole class staring at him.
全班同学盯着他，他感到更不自然了。
⑤With the boy to lead the way, we will find the house easily tomorrow.
有这个男孩带路，我们明天会很容易地找到那所房子。
(1)单句语法填空
It takes the girl 12 hours to produce a video, with the time equally ________ (devote) to scriptwriting, filming and editing.
答案：devoted
(2)单句表达
①随着时间的流逝，我开始意识到西班牙是唯一我想居住的地方。
________________________， I started to realize that Spain was the only place I wanted to live in.
②有这么多人来帮忙，我们一定能按时完成。
__________________________________ us, we are sure to finish it in time.
③他和衣躺在床上。
He was lying on the bed ____________________________．
答案：①With time passing by ②With so many people to help ③with all his clothes on
2 And what, if anything, has been learnt from the experience (教材P18)如果有的话，从这次经历中学到了什么？
剖析 if anything为省略句式，意为“如果有的话”，if用作连词。
归纳拓展
①Please try to find out the differences between the two words. If anything, speak it out.
请试着找出这两个单词的不同点。如果有，请大声说出来。
②If necessary, the airship can stay up there for days to keep out of danger.
必要时，飞艇能在那里停留数天以躲避危险。
③Will you get a free evening next week If so, let's have a dinner.
下周你有一个晚上的空闲吗？如果有，让我们一起吃顿饭吧。
④If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
如果没有，再看看其他你可以尝试的方法。
单句表达
①大家觉得冷吗？如果不冷，让我们把窗户打开吧。
Is everybody feeling cold ______________， let's open the window.
②必要的话，你可以向我求助。
________________， you can turn to me for help.
③如果可能的话，你可以来参加我的生日聚会。
______________， you can take part in my birthday party.
答案：①If not ②If necessary ③If possible
3 After reading the posts on this forum, it seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox. (教材P20)看了论坛上的各个帖子，这次活动对人们的影响似乎远远不止通过活动筹集到的钱。
剖析 It seems/seemed that ... 是固定句型，表示“看来……；好像……”。
归纳拓展
①It seems that he is fit for the present job.
＝He seems to be fit for the present job.
看起来他适合目前的工作。
②It seems difficult to remember her phone number.
似乎很难想起她的电话号码。
③It seems as if he has an ace up his sleeve.
他似乎手中握有王牌。
④There seems to be a lot of support for this move.
好像有很多人支持这一举措。
名师点津 It seems as if/though ... 表示“看起来好像……”。若从句表示的是很可能实现的事情，从句谓语动词用陈述语气；若从句表示的是与事实相反的假设或实现的可能性很小的事情时，从句谓语动词用虚拟语气。
(1)单句语法填空
①It seems reasonable ________ (expect) rapid urban growth.
②His classmates seemed not ________ (believe) his story.
答案：①to expect ②to believe
(2)单句表达
①在即将到来的假期里似乎有许多作业要做。
__________________ a lot of homework to do in the coming holiday.
②好像这个世界上所有人都是她的好朋友似的。
__________________ everybody in the world were her good friends.
答案：①There seems to be ②It seems as if/though
Ⅰ.根据语境及汉语提示和首字母提示完成句子
1．You should have something worth thinking about to ________ (占用) your mind.
答案：occupy
2．Many officials call for global cooperation to deal with some “real ________ (安全) threats” the world is facing.
答案：security
3．A newspaper published ________ (概况) of the candidates' wives.
答案：profiles
4．We could hardly believe what she says because she is ________ (持续不断地) changing her mind.
答案：constantly
5．He fetched a ________ (毛巾) from the bathroom.
答案：towel
6．Then I get up, go downstairs and s________ on the TV in the living room.
答案：switch
7．R________ on our own efforts, we overcame all the difficulties we had met with.
答案：Relying
8．Scientists have only recently been able to gain a________ to the area.
答案：access
9．Tom admits that playing video games sometimes d________ him from his homework.
答案：distracts
10．Her success m________ all of us to work ever harder.
答案：motivated
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．She never could seem ________ (do) anything right or to her father's satisfaction.
答案：to do
2．Helen was fully ________ (occupy) with business matters, so we didn't want to bother her.
答案：occupied
3．The public would have access ________ two hour and three－hour parking spaces from 8：30 am to 5：30 pm weekdays.
答案：to
4．But you may rely on ________ that he won't be late, since he's always on time.
答案：it
5．Your support has always given me added inspiration and ________ (motivate)．
答案：motivation
6．Are you free this evening If ________， let's go out for a walk.
答案：so
7．With Tom ________ (help) us, we finished the task soon.
答案：helping
8．I feel like ________ (have) a talk with you after supper.
答案：having
9．By the time he got to the school, the first period ________ (finish)．
答案：had been finished
10．Once there was a boy who ________ (constant) sat and talked in his math class.
答案：constantly
Ⅲ.选词填空
throw in the towel; miss out; catch up on; to be honest; on reflection
1．Look through your composition carefully so that you won't ____________ the mistakes in it.
答案：miss out
2．Nowadays people tend to surf online to ____________ the local news.
答案：catch up on
3．____________， I don't agree with the idea you have just referred to at the meeting.
答案：To be honest
4．____________， we decided to change our plan.
答案：On reflection
5．Since we can't persuade him to accept our plan, I think we might as well ____________ now.
答案：throw in the towel
Ⅳ.单句表达
1．如果有必要的话，我将亲自去那里。
__________________， I will go there in person.
答案：If necessary
2．据我所知，他从不食言；你可以放心，他会来参加会议的。
As far as I'm concerned, he never breaks his word; you can __________________ he'll come to the meeting.
答案：rely on it that
3．看来，他们知道自己在干什么。
________________ they know what they're doing.
答案：It seems that
4．买了需要的所有东西后，她高兴地回家了。(with复合结构作伴随状语)
__________________________________， she went home happily.
答案：With all the things she needed bought
5．通常，零食很容易获得，而且孩子们的口味偏好是由他们周围的食物决定的。
Often ____________________ snacks and children's taste preference are shaped by the foods around them.
答案：there's easy access to
较易题(占比50%) 中档题(占比50%) 拔高题(占比0%)
题号 Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ
A B
难度 ★ ★ ★★ ★★
Ⅰ 完形填空
When I was a kid, if someone told me that I would grow up to become a __1__ author and founder of a youth __2__ foundation, I would have laughed and kept walking. __3__ now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that book has my name on it. But the truth is, this story comes from my own personal experience.
It took me a very long time to find my personal reading voice. In Valdosta, Ga., where I grew up, my community __4__ two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer. I was no different than the other kids, so I did what felt __5__： Play football and overlook school. School presented challenges every day and so did football practice, but overcoming __6__ adversity (逆境) was __7__ my neighborhood's culture. Reading books got not so much.
Fortunately, I went to college. That's where my reading difficulties really __8__. Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading __9__ in the simple act of buying food. I would misread labels and grab the wrong__10__. Once, I __11__ apple sauce thinking it was apple slices. I didn't notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my __12__ to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake. I realized that I needed to make an important __13__. If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader.
I joined a book club and read every free moment I had. My journey with reading also created a desire in me to inspire others who __14__ reading. So I started a nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, trying to __15__ the lives of children living in under served communities through literacy.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了原本不重视阅读的作者通过努力克服自身的阅读障碍，最终成功出版书籍、成立非营利性组织帮助他人的故事。
1．A.world famous B．published
C.perfect D．distinguished
答案：B
解析：world famous 举世闻名的；published 已发布的；perfect 完美的；distinguished 卓越的。根据下文“my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World”可知，作者长大后成了出版作家。故选B。
2．A.literacy B．learning
C.insight D.innovation
答案：A
解析：literacy 读写能力；learning 学习；insight 洞察力；innovation 创新。根据文章结尾处的“So I started a nonprofit ... communities through literacy.”可知，作者创立了非营利组织，通过读写能力来帮助那些生活在服务不足的社区的孩子们，此处为literacy的原词复现。故选A。
3．A.Just B．Even
C.Since D．Until
答案：B
解析：just 仅仅；even 甚至；即使；since 自从；until 直到。根据下文“now when I see the title ... I shake my head”可知，即使是现在，作者也不太相信自己出版了书。故选B。
4．A.contrasted B．assigned
C.promoted D．named
答案：C
解析：contrast 对比；assign 分派；promote 提倡，推广；name 命名。根据下文“two pathways to a better life for little boys like me”可知，此处表示社区为像作者一样的男孩提倡两条职业道路。故选C。
5．A.natural B．independent
C.precious D．tough
答案：A
解析：natural 自然的；independent 独立的；precious 宝贵的；tough 艰难的。根据上文“my community __4__ two pathways ... I was no different than the other kids”可知，作者选择踢足球，这在当时所在的社区是很自然的事情。故选A。
6．A.physical B．psychological
C.academic D．material
答案：A
解析：physical 身体的；psychological 心理的；academic 学业的；material 物质的。根据上文“School presented challenges every day and so did football practice”可知，此处表示作者克服身体上的不利条件。故选A。
7．A.blamed on B．adapted from
C.contrary to D．consistent with
答案：D
解析：句意：学校每天都有挑战，足球训练也是如此，但克服身体上的不利条件符合我们社区的文化。be blamed on 归咎于；be adapted from 改编自；be contrary to 与……相反；be consistent with 与……一致；符合。故选D。
8．A.declined B．changed
C.surfaced D．disappeared
答案：C
解析：decline 下降；change 改变；surface 显露；disappear 消失。根据下文“Trips to the grocery store were stressful”及“I would misread labels and grab the wrong __10__．”可知，作者去上大学时，阅读困难显露出来了。故选C。
9．A.shaped B．involved
C.created D．sharpened
答案：B
解析：shape 塑造；involve 涉及；create 创造；sharpen 使尖锐。根据下文“I would misread labels”可知，买食物时涉及了很多阅读。故选B。
10．A.items B．bags
C.ingredients D．instructions
答案：A
解析：item 物品；东西；bag 包；ingredient 成分；instruction 指示。此处指作者去杂货店买东西时，会看错标签，拿错东西。故选A。
11．A.chewed up B．set aside
C.picked up D．glared at
答案：C
解析：句意：有一次，我拿起苹果酱，以为是苹果片。chew up 毁坏；set aside 留出；pick up 拿起；glare at 怒视。故选C。
12．A.fault B．inability
C.experience D．weakness
答案：B
解析：fault 错误；inability 不能；experience 经验；weakness 弱点。根据下文“to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake”可知，作者不能理解标签上的措辞，导致买错东西。故选B。
13．A.decision B．trend
C.ambition D．declaration
答案：A
解析：decision 决定；trend 趋势；ambition 抱负；declaration 公告。根据下文“I joined a book club and read every free moment I had.”可知，作者做出重要的决定，即加入读书俱乐部。故选A。
14．A.engaged in B．connected with
C.struggled with D．reflected on
答案：C
解析：engage in 从事；connect with 联系；struggle with 斗争，挣扎；reflect on 反映在。根据下文“So I started a nonprofit ... under served communities through literacy.”可知，作者成立了慈善组织，是为了激励那些为阅读而挣扎的人。故选C。
15．A.lead B．direct
C.expect D．transform
答案：D
解析：句意：因此，我成立了一个非营利性组织“分享魔法基金会”，试图通过读写能力来改变生活在服务水平低下的社区的儿童的生活。lead 带领；direct 指导；expect 期待；transform 改变。故选D。
Ⅱ 阅读
A
I was born in a poor community on the north side of Boston, US, raised by a single mother who didn't finish 3rd grade, lived each day on food stamps (券) and attended what the media called “the most dysfunctional (功能失调的) public school district”. Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect.
On my 13th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room. Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about. Even if my electricity was cut off, I still woke up at 5：30, because I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me.
Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making, because those paths wouldn't have had me closer to my goal. Being poor could not take away my power to decide what I choose to do with my day. The poster gave me the courage to send emails to about 50 Harvard students so I could ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application when 180 others had already turned me down.
Every day, I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship checks started coming in. Finally, an email arrived from Harvard. The first word was “Congratulations！” A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where for the first time I stepped onto my dreaming land.
Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者出生于美国的一个贫困社区，在13岁时上哈佛成了他的梦想。从此在这个梦想的驱使下，他不断地努力学习，最终实现了自己的哈佛梦。
1．What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs
A．He experienced disability.
B．He had high expectation of himself.
C．He accepted special education.
D．He grew up in a happy family.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect. (没有多少人对我寄予厚望，所以我不得不有所期望。)”和第二段中的“Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about.(上哈佛成了我的梦想。)”可知，作者对自己期望很高。故选B。
2．What efforts did the author make to achieve his goal
A．He learnt from his peers from time to time.
B．He often wrote feedbacks on others' essays.
C．He spent more time preparing for the exams.
D．He turned to his teacher when facing problems.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“it gave me the energy ... when my friends were asleep(海报给了我能量，让我可以在朋友们都睡着的时候多复习一个小时的SAT考试)”可知，作者为了实现目标花更多时间准备考试。故选C。
3．Which can best describe the author's character
A．Determined and hardworking.
B．Generous and selfless.
C．Intelligent and humorous.
D．Courageous and friendly.
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Even if my electricity was cut off ... two feet away from me.”和第三段中的“The poster ... turned me down.”可推知，作者为了实现梦想意志坚决，刻苦努力。故选A。
4．Which of the following can be the main idea of the text
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．Perseverance can help realize your dream.
C．The longest journey begins with the first step.
D．Your success in life lies in your hardship in the past.
答案：B
解析：主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了作者家境贫寒，但是通过坚持不懈的努力，最终实现哈佛梦的故事。因此，本文的主旨是坚持不懈能帮助你实现梦想。故选B。
B
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water (停滞不前), just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn't think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55，000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there's a dark period when you're neither one thing nor the other. You're out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you're too ashamed to say, “Well, I'm writing a novel, but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to get there.” My__confidence__dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent (代理商) who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two and a half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there's no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract (合同) of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者热爱写作，经历了一段漫长而艰难的过程后获得成功的故事。
5．Why did the author decide to write a novel
A．Because she hated her previous jobs.
B．Because her parents and friends had encouraged her to do so.
C．Because she wanted to pursue her own dream of writing a novel.
D．Because she graduated from university with a good degree in English Literature.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I decided to try to satisfy a deep down wish to write a novel”可知，作者决定写小说是因为她想要追寻自己写小说的梦想。故选C。
6．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean
A．She became less stubborn.
B．She became more stubborn.
C．She suddenly lost confidence.
D．She gradually gained confidence.
答案：C
解析：句意理解题。根据第三段中的“but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to get there(但我不确定我是否能到那一步)”和“Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.(我认为我的小说不可能出版，就把它搁在一边。)”可知，作者对自己的小说没有信心，由此可推知，画线句意为“我突然失去了信心”。故选C。
7．Who agreed to publish the author's first novel
A．An agent who she signed with.
B．A rights assistant she once worked with.
C．An agent who advised her to send her novel out to agents.
D．A publisher who she once worked for as a rights assistant.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的“a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for”可知，作者曾经工作过的那家出版商同意出版她的第一本小说。故选D。
8．Which of the following words can best describe the author's experience as a writer
A．Tough but rewarding.
B.Interesting and smooth.
C．Difficult but thrilling.
D.Complicated and fruitless.
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者的小说从无人问津到最终出版经历了一段艰难的过程；且根据最后一段中的“to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding”可推知，作者成为出版作家的这段经历是艰难但值得的。故选A。
Ⅲ 应用文写作
你校三个月前发起了“我有一个好习惯”的活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动简介；
2．你的好习惯；
3．你的体会。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
I Have A Good Habit
[精彩范文]
I Have A Good Habit
The programme “I have a good habit” launched three months ago has aroused great interest among our students. Since then our life has taken on a new dimension.
In the past, I always started to get my work done till the last minute. When the programme began, I tried hard to force myself to do everything in time. With the encouragement from the people around me as well as my efforts, everything has changed—I've made significant progress in my studies and made more friends in my class. I'm really grateful for the programme now.
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WELCOME UNIT
Unit 2 Improving yourself
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas
课前预习自检
重点合作探究
目录
CONTENTS
1
2
课堂效果检测
3
课后课时作业
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课前预习自检
SOCIAL MEDIA DETOX
社交媒体脱瘾
Moderator
主持人
Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox, Brenton High's fundraising campaign for new sports equipment.
今天是“社交媒体脱瘾”的最后一天，这是布伦顿高中为新体育器材募捐的活动。
At the start of the detox, over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media, in ANY form, for seven days.
在脱瘾开始时，100多名学生被说服停止使用任何形式的社交媒体7天。
This meant no messaging friends, no posting photos, no blogging—nothing.
这意味着不能给朋友发信息，不能发布照片，不能写博客——什么都不能。
They had been promised money by family and friends for each day spent without using social media.
他们的家人和朋友向他们承诺，不使用社交媒体的每一天都会收到钱。
They were excited.
他们很兴奋。
They were nervous.
他们很紧张。
But could they do it
但他们能做到吗？
词句自测
①____________ n. 主持人
②______ n. 脱瘾
③____________ n. 募捐，筹款
moderator
detox
fundraising
With the detox now finished, they've switched on their devices and they're back online.
现在，随着脱瘾活动结束，他们已经打开他们的电子设备且重返网络。
I bet you're as eager as I am to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last the full seven days!
我打赌你和我一样渴望知道到底有多少人受到足够的激励坚持了整整七天！
And what, if anything, has been learnt from the experience
如果有的话，他们从这次经历中学到了什么？
词句自测
④_________ v. (用开关)改变，转换
⑤_____________ (用开关)开，打开
⑥__________ v. 激发，激励
⑦“分句(they've switched on their devices)＋and＋分句(they're back online)”。“with＋名词＋过去分词”是with的复合结构作________，finished作the detox的____________。
switch
switch on
motivate
状语
宾语补足语
Anna 17
安娜 17岁
I lasted two days.
我坚持了两天。
The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected.
脱瘾比我预料的更难以忍受。
I felt like I had lost an arm!
我觉得我就像失去了一只胳膊一样！
Not eating for two days would have been easier!
两天不吃东西可能会更容易！
词句自测
⑧_________ v. 占用，占去(时间)
occupy
But on reflection, I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking my phone.
但仔细回想，我就能知道自己有多少时间都在忙于查看手机。
I'm now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies.
我现在正试着少花点时间上网，多花点时间重拾我的爱好。
Devon 16
德文 16岁
I lasted four days.
我坚持了四天。
On Monday, my classmate and I spoke about what we did at the weekend—it felt really strange not to already know what he had done.
在星期一，我和我的同学谈到了我们在周末所做的事情——我并不知道他做了什么，这感觉太奇怪了。
We would usually have posted pictures and updated our profiles.
我们通常会发布照片，更新我们的概况。
Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking!
脱瘾意味着我们必须谈论并解释我们正在做的和正在想的事！
It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten.
它让我意识到我已经忘记了的真实接触的价值。
词句自测
⑨_________ n. 概况
⑩“主(Doing the detox)谓(meant)宾(we had ... thinking)”。Doing the detox是________ 作主语；we had ... thinking是省略了连接词_______的宾语从句，what在宾语从句中作________。
“主(It)谓(made)宾(me)＋宾补(realise the value of real contact)”。that I had forgotten是________从句，修饰contact。
profile
动名词
that
宾语
定语
Cindy 18
辛迪18岁
I managed the whole week!
我坚持了整整一周！
At first, I really felt I was missing out.
一开始，我真的觉得我错过了什么。
Then, instead of messaging my friend, I went round to her house.
然后，我没有给我的朋友发信息，而是去了她的家里。
Without our phones, we had a proper conversation for over two hours, without being distracted by messages from other people.
没有手机，我们好好地聊了两个多小时，没有被别人的信息分散注意力。
词句自测
________ v. 分散(注意力)，使分心
___________ adv. 持续不断地；经常地
distract
constantly
It felt so good!
这感觉太好了！
Then I decided to visit a different friend every day.
然后我决定每天去拜访一位不同的朋友。
By the fifth day, I wondered—was I really missing out by not constantly checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to
到了第五天，我想知道——不经常查看我的手机来关注别人在忙什么，我真的错过什么了吗？
George 16
乔治 16岁
I did all seven days, too!
我也坚持了整整七天！
To be honest, I didn't find the detox too difficult, but I did give my phone to my dad to avoid giving in!
老实说，我并没有觉得脱瘾太难，但我确实把手机给了我爸爸，以免半途而废！
My brother thought I should make full use of the time without my phone, so he took me to check out our local sports centre.
我哥哥认为我应该充分利用没有手机的时间，所以他带我去了解我们当地的体育中心。
词句自测
“分句(My brother ... phone)＋so＋分句(he took ... centre)”。I should ... phone是省略了连接词that的________从句。
宾语
An hour's sport each day left me tired out and wanting to go to bed early.
每天一小时的运动让我筋疲力尽，并且想要早点上床睡觉。
The detox made me healthier!
脱瘾让我更健康！
Max 17
马克斯 17岁
I'm embarrassed to say that I threw in the towel on the first day!
我不好意思地说，我在第一天就认输了！
I knew there was a party happening that evening, but without access to social media I couldn't remember where it was!
我知道那天晚上有个派对，但是不使用社交媒体，我不记得派对在哪里(举办)!
In the end, I turned on my phone to check, but couldn't resist having a quick look at my social media accounts.
最后，我打开手机查看，但忍不住快速浏览了一下我的社交媒体账户。
词句自测
________ n. 毛巾
__________________ 认输
________ n. 接触的机会
towel
throw in the towel
What's worse, I then spent so much time catching up on news, I almost missed the party!
更糟糕的是，然后我花了太多时间追新闻，我差点错过了派对！
access
Moderator
主持人
The detox raised a total of ￡1，632.82 for new school sports equipment!
这次脱瘾活动一共为新的学校体育器材筹集了1，632.82英镑！
Well done, everyone who took part!
干得好，每一位参加的人！
After reading the posts on this forum, it seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox.
在读了这个论坛上的帖子后，似乎除了钱以外，还有一些东西也通过脱瘾筹集到了。
词句自测
______ v. (为生活或生存而)依赖
__________ 依靠，依赖
“主(it)系(seems)表(that something ... detox)”。that引导表语从句；After ... this forum在句中作________，其中动名词reading作介词after的________。
rely
rely on
Awareness of just how much we rely on social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better.
意识到我们有多依赖社交媒体可以帮助我们远离它，并且与彼此更好地交流。
状语
宾语
重点合作探究
1 switch v. (用开关)改变，转换(教材P18)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①Every time I switch on the TV, there's football.
每次我打开电视都是足球节目。
②According to the airline rules, we suggest you (should) switch off your mobile phone before boarding.
根据航空公司规定，我们建议您登机前关掉手机。
③Within a few years the whole country will switch over to digital television.
几年内全国将会换上数字电视。
④He switched the conversation from one subject to another.
他转变了话题。
名师点津
电器的“开/关”用turn/switch on/off 都可以；水或煤气的“开/关”只能用turn on/off。
(1)单句语法填空
①Switch ________ the TV, please; it's time for the weather report.
②I don't like this TV programme; let's switch ________．
③He switched ________ the light as there was no one in the room.
(2)单句表达
法律会鼓励各公司从用煤转向使用更清洁的燃料。
The law would encourage companies to ____________________________.
on
over
off
switch from coal to cleaner fuels
2 motivate v. 激发，激励(教材P18)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①The teacher can motivate her pupils to work hard.
那位老师能激励她的学生努力学习。
②I am working with mostly highly motivated people.
和我共事的人大多积极性很高。
③Most people said that pay was their main motivation for working.
大多数人说报酬是他们工作的主要动机。
(1)单句语法填空
①You should reassess your goals, and motivate yourself _________ (set) a fresh goal.
②Without ____________ (motivate), you can neither set a goal nor reach it.
③The coach tried to get his charges ___________ (motivate)．
(2)单句表达
如果一个学生缺乏学习的动力，他很快就会厌倦学习。
If a student ____________________________， he will soon become tired of studying.
to set
motivation
motivated
lacks the motivation to study
3 occupy v. 占用，占去(时间)(教材P18)
归纳拓展
情景助记
①During the war, Germany occupied many countries, including France.
战争期间，德国占领了包括法国在内的很多国家。
②When I came in, he was occupying himself with his housework.
＝When I came in, he was being occupied with his housework.
当我进来的时候，他正忙于做家务。
③The workers occupied themselves in building new houses.
＝The workers were occupied in building new houses.
工人们正在忙着盖新房子。
(1)单句语法填空
①_____________ (occupy) himself with various research projects, he had no time to accompany his children.
②Choosing an _____________ (occupy) takes time, and there are a lot of things you have to think about.
③The train got more jam packed and soon all of the seats were _____________ (occupy)．
Occupying
occupation
occupied
(2)一句多译
她忙于办公室的日常工作。
She _____________________ routine office tasks.
＝She __________________ routine office tasks.
＝She __________________ routine office tasks.
occupied herself with
was occupied with
was busy with
4 access n. 接触的机会(教材P20)
归纳拓展
①The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.
去那个农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
②Across the world, 1.1 billion people have/gain/get no access to clean drinking water.
全世界有11亿人无法获取干净的饮用水。
③The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter.
只有乘直升机才能进入那遥远的荒漠地区。
名师点津
access前通常不加冠词；access和accessible后的to都是介词。
(1)单句语法填空
①The new museum must be _____________ (access) by public transportation.
②You'll also have unlimited access ________ the swimming pool.
(2)单句表达
①学生必须有机会使用好的教育资源。
Students must ______________________ good educational resources.
②从主路走没有进入这所房子的入口。
There is ____________________ the house from the main road.
③法律援助制度应该面向更多人。
The legal aid system should ____________________ more people.
accessible
to
have/gain/get access to
no access to
be accessible to
1 throw in the towel 认输(教材P20)
归纳拓展
①You should try it again, and don't throw in the towel.
你应该再尝试一下，不要认输。
②She threw herself into a modelling career.
她投身于模特职业。
③After a day's tiring teaching, I like to throw myself on the couch with a good book.
经过一天劳累的教学之后，我喜欢倒在沙发上看一本好书。
④Don't throw away the great opportunity.
不要放弃这个绝好的机会。
(1)用throw的相关短语填空
①Most businesses do not ____________________； they just re organize so they can compete better.
②It is not right that many people ____________ cigarette ends carelessly.
③If you ___________________ the job, you'll finish it by this evening.
(2)单句表达
我倒在床上立刻就睡着了。
I ______________________ and fell asleep immediately.
throw in the towel
throw away
throw yourself into
threw myself on the bed
2 rely on 依靠，依赖(教材P20)
归纳 拓展
①Students often rely on teachers to explain complex concepts and theories.
学生们往往依赖老师来解释复杂的概念和理论。
②Don't rely on me going to London.
不要指望我去伦敦。
③You may rely on it that he will come to see you.
放心好了，他会来见你的。
名师点津
(1)在rely on it that结构中，it作形式宾语，代替that引导的真正的宾语从句。此类动词(短语)还有：love, like, appreciate, hate, depend on, see to等。
(2)rely on的同义短语有：depend on/upon; count on/upon等。
(3)rely on sb/sth doing sth 强调指望某人/物做某事(这件事是由“某人/物”做的); rely on sb/sth to do sth 强调依靠某人/物来做某事(这件事是由“自己”来做)。
单句表达
①现在，我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。
These days, we __________________________ to organize our work.
②不要指望去国外度假，我们可能负担不起。
Don't ______________________ for our holiday; we may not be able to afford it.
③你可以放心，我会帮你的。
You may ______________ I shall help you.
rely heavily on computers
rely on going abroad
rely on it that
1 With the detox now finished, they've switched on their devices and they're back online. (教材P18)如今，脱瘾活动已结束，他们纷纷开启电子设备，重返网络。
剖析 with the detox now finished是“with＋名词＋过去分词”的复合结构。
归纳 拓展
①He died with his daughter yet a schoolgirl.
他去世时，女儿还是个小学生。
②Mr Pell huddled in a corner with his notebook on his knees.
佩尔先生缩在一个角落里，笔记本放在膝盖上。
③With this problem solved, neomycin 1 is now in regular production.
随着这个问题的解决，新霉素一号现在已经正常生产。
④He felt more uneasy with the whole class staring at him.
全班同学盯着他，他感到更不自然了。
⑤With the boy to lead the way, we will find the house easily tomorrow.
有这个男孩带路，我们明天会很容易地找到那所房子。
(1)单句语法填空
It takes the girl 12 hours to produce a video, with the time equally ________ (devote) to scriptwriting, filming and editing.
(2)单句表达
①随着时间的流逝，我开始意识到西班牙是唯一我想居住的地方。
__________________， I started to realize that Spain was the only place I wanted to live in.
②有这么多人来帮忙，我们一定能按时完成。
___________________________ us, we are sure to finish it in time.
③他和衣躺在床上。
He was lying on the bed ____________________．
devoted
With time passing by
With so many people to help
with all his clothes on
2 And what, if anything, has been learnt from the experience (教材P18)如果有的话，从这次经历中学到了什么？
剖析 if anything为省略句式，意为“如果有的话”，if用作连词。
归纳拓展
①Please try to find out the differences between the two words. If anything, speak it out.
请试着找出这两个单词的不同点。如果有，请大声说出来。
②If necessary, the airship can stay up there for days to keep out of danger.
必要时，飞艇能在那里停留数天以躲避危险。
③Will you get a free evening next week If so, let's have a dinner.
下周你有一个晚上的空闲吗？如果有，让我们一起吃顿饭吧。
④If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
如果没有，再看看其他你可以尝试的方法。
单句表达
①大家觉得冷吗？如果不冷，让我们把窗户打开吧。
Is everybody feeling cold ________， let's open the window.
②必要的话，你可以向我求助。
________________， you can turn to me for help.
③如果可能的话，你可以来参加我的生日聚会。
______________， you can take part in my birthday party.
If not
If necessary
If possible
3 After reading the posts on this forum, it seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox. (教材P20)看了论坛上的各个帖子，这次活动对人们的影响似乎远远不止通过活动筹集到的钱。
剖析 It seems/seemed that ... 是固定句型，表示“看来……；好像……”。
归纳拓展
①It seems that he is fit for the present job.
＝He seems to be fit for the present job.
看起来他适合目前的工作。
②It seems difficult to remember her phone number.
似乎很难想起她的电话号码。
③It seems as if he has an ace up his sleeve.
他似乎手中握有王牌。
④There seems to be a lot of support for this move.
好像有很多人支持这一举措。
名师点睛
It seems as if/though ... 表示“看起来好像……”。若从句表示的是很可能实现的事情，从句谓语动词用陈述语气；若从句表示的是与事实相反的假设或实现的可能性很小的事情时，从句谓语动词用虚拟语气。
(1)单句语法填空
①It seems reasonable ___________ (expect) rapid urban growth.
②His classmates seemed not ________ (believe) his story.
(2)单句表达
①在即将到来的假期里似乎有许多作业要做。
__________________ a lot of homework to do in the coming holiday.
②好像这个世界上所有人都是她的好朋友似的。
__________________ everybody in the world were her good friends.
to expect
to believe
There seems to be
It seems as if/though
课堂效果检测
Ⅰ.根据语境及汉语提示和首字母提示完成句子
1．You should have something worth thinking about to ________ (占用) your mind.
2．Many officials call for global cooperation to deal with some “real ________ (安全) threats” the world is facing.
3．A newspaper published ________ (概况) of the candidates' wives.
4．We could hardly believe what she says because she is ___________ (持续不断地) changing her mind.
5．He fetched a ________ (毛巾) from the bathroom.
occupy
security
profiles
constantly
towel
6．Then I get up, go downstairs and s________ on the TV in the living room.
7．R________ on our own efforts, we overcame all the difficulties we had met with.
8．Scientists have only recently been able to gain a________ to the area.
9．Tom admits that playing video games sometimes d________ him from his homework.
10．Her success m________ all of us to work ever harder.
witch
elying
ccess
istracts
otivated
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．She never could seem ________ (do) anything right or to her father's satisfaction.
2．Helen was fully ___________ (occupy) with business matters, so we didn't want to bother her.
3．The public would have access ________ two hour and three－hour parking spaces from 8：30 am to 5：30 pm weekdays.
4．But you may rely on ________ that he won't be late, since he's always on time.
5．Your support has always given me added inspiration and ______________ (motivate)．
to do
occupied
to
it
motivation
6．Are you free this evening If ________， let's go out for a walk.
7．With Tom __________ (help) us, we finished the task soon.
8．I feel like ________ (have) a talk with you after supper.
9．By the time he got to the school, the first period __________________ (finish)．
10．Once there was a boy who _____________ (constant) sat and talked in his math class.
so
helping
having
had been finished
constantly
Ⅲ.选词填空
1．Look through your composition carefully so that you won't ________ the mistakes in it.
2．Nowadays people tend to surf online to ____________ the local news.
3．____________， I don't agree with the idea you have just referred to at the meeting.
4．________________， we decided to change our plan.
5．Since we can't persuade him to accept our plan, I think we might as well __________________ now.
miss out
throw in the towel; miss out; catch up on; to be honest; on reflection
catch up on
To be honest
On reflection
throw in the towel
Ⅳ.单句表达
1．如果有必要的话，我将亲自去那里。
____________， I will go there in person.
2．据我所知，他从不食言；你可以放心，他会来参加会议的。
As far as I'm concerned, he never breaks his word; you can _______________ he'll come to the meeting.
3．看来，他们知道自己在干什么。
________________ they know what they're doing.
If necessary
rely on it that
It seems that
4．买了需要的所有东西后，她高兴地回家了。(with复合结构作伴随状语)
__________________________________， she went home happily.
5．通常，零食很容易获得，而且孩子们的口味偏好是由他们周围的食物决定的。
Often ____________________ snacks and children's taste preference are shaped by the foods around them.
With all the things she needed bought
there's easy access to
课后课时作业
较易题(占比50%) 中档题(占比50%) 拔高题(占比0%)
Ⅰ 完形填空
When I was a kid, if someone told me that I would grow up to become a __1__ author and founder of a youth __2__ foundation, I would have laughed and kept walking. __3__ now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that book has my name on it. But the truth is, this story comes from my own personal experience.
题号 Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ
A B 难度 ★ ★ ★★ ★★
It took me a very long time to find my personal reading voice. In Valdosta, Ga., where I grew up, my community __4__ two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer. I was no different than the other kids, so I did what felt __5__： Play football and overlook school. School presented challenges every day and so did football practice, but overcoming __6__ adversity (逆境) was __7__ my neighborhood's culture. Reading books got not so much.
Fortunately, I went to college. That's where my reading difficulties really __8__. Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading __9__ in the simple act of buying food. I would misread labels and grab the wrong__10__. Once, I __11__ apple sauce thinking it was apple slices. I didn't notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my __12__ to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake. I realized that I needed to make an important __13__. If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了原本不重视阅读的作者通过努力克服自身的阅读障碍，最终成功出版书籍、成立非营利性组织帮助他人的故事。
I joined a book club and read every free moment I had. My journey with reading also created a desire in me to inspire others who __14__ reading. So I started a nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, trying to __15__ the lives of children living in under served communities through literacy.
1．A.world famous B．published
C.perfect D．Distinguished\
2．A.literacy B．learning
C.insight D.innovation
解析： world famous 举世闻名的；published 已发布的；perfect 完美的；distinguished 卓越的。根据下文“my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World”可知，作者长大后成了出版作家。故选B。
解析：literacy 读写能力；learning 学习；insight 洞察力；innovation 创新。根据文章结尾处的“So I started a nonprofit ... communities through literacy.”可知，作者创立了非营利组织，通过读写能力来帮助那些生活在服务不足的社区的孩子们，此处为literacy的原词复现。故选A。
3．A.Just B．Even
C.Since D．Until
4．A.contrasted B．assigned
C.promoted D．named
解析：just 仅仅；even 甚至；即使；since 自从；until 直到。根据下文“now when I see the title ... I shake my head”可知，即使是现在，作者也不太相信自己出版了书。故选B。
解析： contrast 对比；assign 分派；promote 提倡，推广；name 命名。根据下文“two pathways to a better life for little boys like me”可知，此处表示社区为像作者一样的男孩提倡两条职业道路。故选C。
5．A.natural B．independent
C.precious D．Tough
6．A.physical B．psychological
C.academic D．material
解析： natural 自然的；independent 独立的；precious 宝贵的；tough 艰难的。根据上文“my community __4__ two pathways ... I was no different than the other kids”可知，作者选择踢足球，这在当时所在的社区是很自然的事情。故选A。
解析： physical 身体的；psychological 心理的；academic 学业的；material 物质的。根据上文“School presented challenges every day and so did football practice”可知，此处表示作者克服身体上的不利条件。故选A。
7．A.blamed on B．adapted from
C.contrary to D．consistent with
8．A.declined B．changed
C.surfaced D．disappeared
解析：句意：学校每天都有挑战，足球训练也是如此，但克服身体上的不利条件符合我们社区的文化。be blamed on 归咎于；be adapted from 改编自；be contrary to 与……相反；be consistent with 与……一致；符合。故选D。
解析：decline 下降；change 改变；surface 显露；disappear 消失。根据下文“Trips to the grocery store were stressful”及“I would misread labels and grab the wrong __10__．”可知，作者去上大学时，阅读困难显露出来了。故选C。
9．A.shaped B．involved
C.created D．Sharpened
10．A.items B．bags
C.ingredients D．instructions
解析：shape 塑造；involve 涉及；create 创造；sharpen 使尖锐。根据下文“I would misread labels”可知，买食物时涉及了很多阅读。故选B。
解析： item 物品；东西；bag 包；ingredient 成分；instruction 指示。此处指作者去杂货店买东西时，会看错标签，拿错东西。故选A。
11．A.chewed up B．set aside
C.picked up D．glared at
12．A.fault B．inability
C.experience D．weakness
解析：句意：有一次，我拿起苹果酱，以为是苹果片。chew up 毁坏；set aside 留出；pick up 拿起；glare at 怒视。故选C。
解析： fault 错误；inability 不能；experience 经验；weakness 弱点。根据下文“to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake”可知，作者不能理解标签上的措辞，导致买错东西。故选B。
13．A.decision B．trend
C.ambition D．Declaration
14．A.engaged in B．connected with
C.struggled with D．reflected on
解析： decision 决定；trend 趋势；ambition 抱负；declaration 公告。根据下文“I joined a book club and read every free moment I had.”可知，作者做出重要的决定，即加入读书俱乐部。故选A。
解析： engage in 从事；connect with 联系；struggle with 斗争，挣扎；reflect on 反映在。根据下文“So I started a nonprofit ... under served communities through literacy.”可知，作者成立了慈善组织，是为了激励那些为阅读而挣扎的人。故选C。
15．A.lead
B．direct
C.expect
D．transform
解析：句意：因此，我成立了一个非营利性组织“分享魔法基金会”，试图通过读写能力来改变生活在服务水平低下的社区的儿童的生活。lead 带领；direct 指导；expect 期待；transform 改变。故选D。
Ⅱ 阅读
A
I was born in a poor community on the north side of Boston, US, raised by a single mother who didn't finish 3rd grade, lived each day on food stamps (券) and attended what the media called “the most dysfunctional (功能失调的) public school district”. Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect.
On my 13th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room. Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about. Even if my electricity was cut off, I still woke up at 5：30, because I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me.
Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making, because those paths wouldn't have had me closer to my goal. Being poor could not take away my power to decide what I choose to do with my day. The poster gave me the courage to send emails to about 50 Harvard students so I could ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application when 180 others had already turned me down.
Every day, I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship checks started coming in. Finally, an email arrived from Harvard. The first word was “Congratulations！” A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where for the first time I stepped onto my dreaming land.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者出生于美国的一个贫困社区，在13岁时上哈佛成了他的梦想。从此在这个梦想的驱使下，他不断地努力学习，最终实现了自己的哈佛梦。
Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow
1．What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs
A．He experienced disability.
B．He had high expectation of himself.
C．He accepted special education.
D．He grew up in a happy family.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect. (没有多少人对我寄予厚望，所以我不得不有所期望。)”和第二段中的“Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about.(上哈佛成了我的梦想。)”可知，作者对自己期望很高。故选B。
2．What efforts did the author make to achieve his goal
A．He learnt from his peers from time to time.
B．He often wrote feedbacks on others' essays.
C．He spent more time preparing for the exams.
D．He turned to his teacher when facing problems.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“it gave me the energy ... when my friends were asleep(海报给了我能量，让我可以在朋友们都睡着的时候多复习一个小时的SAT考试)”可知，作者为了实现目标花更多时间准备考试。故选C。
3．Which can best describe the author's character
A．Determined and hardworking.
B．Generous and selfless.
C．Intelligent and humorous.
D．Courageous and friendly.
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Even if my electricity was cut off ... two feet away from me.”和第三段中的“The poster ... turned me down.”可推知，作者为了实现梦想意志坚决，刻苦努力。故选A。
4．Which of the following can be the main idea of the text
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．Perseverance can help realize your dream.
C．The longest journey begins with the first step.
D．Your success in life lies in your hardship in the past.
解析：主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了作者家境贫寒，但是通过坚持不懈的努力，最终实现哈佛梦的故事。因此，本文的主旨是坚持不懈能帮助你实现梦想。故选B。
B
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water (停滞不前), just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn't think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55，000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there's a dark period when you're neither one thing nor the other. You're out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you're too ashamed to say, “Well, I'm writing a novel, but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to get there.” My__confidence__dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent (代理商) who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two and a half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者热爱写作，经历了一段漫长而艰难的过程后获得成功的故事。
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there's no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract (合同) of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding.
5．Why did the author decide to write a novel
A．Because she hated her previous jobs.
B．Because her parents and friends had encouraged her to do so.
C．Because she wanted to pursue her own dream of writing a novel.
D．Because she graduated from university with a good degree in English Literature.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I decided to try to satisfy a deep down wish to write a novel”可知，作者决定写小说是因为她想要追寻自己写小说的梦想。故选C。
6．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean
A．She became less stubborn.
B．She became more stubborn.
C．She suddenly lost confidence.
D．She gradually gained confidence.
解析：句意理解题。根据第三段中的“but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to get there(但我不确定我是否能到那一步)”和“Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.(我认为我的小说不可能出版，就把它搁在一边。)”可知，作者对自己的小说没有信心，由此可推知，画线句意为“我突然失去了信心”。故选C。
7．Who agreed to publish the author's first novel
A．An agent who she signed with.
B．A rights assistant she once worked with.
C．An agent who advised her to send her novel out to agents.
D．A publisher who she once worked for as a rights assistant.
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的“a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for”可知，作者曾经工作过的那家出版商同意出版她的第一本小说。故选D。
8．Which of the following words can best describe the author's experience as a writer
A．Tough but rewarding.
B.Interesting and smooth.
C．Difficult but thrilling.
D.Complicated and fruitless.
解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者的小说从无人问津到最终出版经历了一段艰难的过程；且根据最后一段中的“to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding”可推知，作者成为出版作家的这段经历是艰难但值得的。故选A。
Ⅲ 应用文写作
你校三个月前发起了“我有一个好习惯”的活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动简介；
2．你的好习惯；
3．你的体会。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
I Have A Good Habit
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I Have A Good Habit
The programme “I have a good habit” launched three months ago has aroused great interest among our students. Since then our life has taken on a new dimension.
In the past, I always started to get my work done till the last minute. When the programme began, I tried hard to force myself to do everything in time. With the encouragement from the people around me as well as my efforts, everything has changed—I've made significant progress in my studies and made more friends in my class. I'm really grateful for the programme now.
