Unit 2-Making a difference
单元基础巩固&提升训练-Section A
【单句语法填空】
1. his relief,his son returned home safe and sound.?
2.He is a determined young man and always tries his best to make his dream into a (real).?
3.He speaks highly of the younger daughter, makes other children unsatisfied.?
4.My memory became large that even I couldn’t believe it!?
5.If you had worked hard,you would have had no trouble (catch) up with others.?
6.Their marriage (break) up since the incident came about.?
7.He spends too much time on maths,and this in turn (effect) the progress of his other subjects.?
8.In the past ten years,he (contribute) to a large amount money to a village school.?
【选词填空】
have trouble (in),be determined to do sth.,be grateful to ,
invite sb to do sth,turn out,make a difference,set up,benefit from
1.Keep it in mind,and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and
it.?
2.I wonder if the school could place more dustbins around and
specific rules against such behaviour.?
3.I would you if you could inform me of your decisions at your earliest convenience.?
4.When he entered Senior School,he remembering the words and sentences.?
4.There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry visit all of them.?
5.Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could .?
6.Knowing that you are interested in Chinese folk music,I would like to
you take part in it.?
8.It was no wonder the fans .The matches were especially wonderful.?
【阅读理解】
A
Now many young people are travelling around the world on their own,not because they have no one to travel with,but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first travelled alone when she was at college and believed that it was something everyone should do at least once in their life.She said,“It opens your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries,with no one to help you read a map,look after you if you get ill,or lend you money if your wallet is stolen,it is challenging.This is what drives young people to travel alone.It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go travelling last year.He set up a website,The Aussie Nomad,to document his adventures.He said he wished he had travelled alone earlier.“The people you meet,the places you visit,or the things you do,everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the man.
Chris describes travelling alone as “a shot in the arm”,which makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything.He said,“The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task.I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
As the saying goes,“Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?
A.Travelling abroad helps people to find new things.
B.It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.
C.It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.
D.Travelling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.
2.Travelling alone is challenging because .?
A.you have to choose things on your own
B.it is hard for you to prove yourself to others
C.you can only depend on yourself whatever happens
D.it pushes you into the comfort zone
3.What can we know about Chris?
A.He started travelling alone at an early age.
B.He once was afraid of travelling.
C.He used to work as a salesman.
D.His website inspires others a lot.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Travel Abroad B.Travel Alone
C.Travel Light D.Travel Far
B
Dolly Parton,the fourth of twelve children,was born in a small house in Tennessee.She came into the world on January 19th,1946,and the doctor who delivered (接生) her,Robert F.Thomas,was only paid with a bag of corn.Of course,the doctor did not know what the future might hold for this little girl.
At the age of ten,Dolly appeared on a TV show in Knoxville,Tennessee.In 1957,she took a bus to Lake Charles,Louisiana,where she made her first record,“Puppy Love”.A year later,she made her first public appearance at Nashville’s country music hall,but not as a singer:she played the drums with the Sevier High School Marching Band.
Dolly loved Nashville! However,she was still in high school,so she couldn’t go there often.She had to work long and hard before graduating in 1964.The day after the graduation ceremony,she achieved her first big dream:“I graduated from high school on a Friday night and left early on a Saturday morning for Nashville.”
In 1967,she began to write lots of popular songs.She appeared on television shows,and received prizes for her music,all very quickly.Her looks and sense of humour made her a natural for the movies.In 1980,she appeared in her first movie Nine to Five,playing a secretary.Dolly wrote and sang the film’s theme (主题) song,and it was the most popular song of 1981.
Later on,Dolly Parton opened Dollywood,a large theme park near her hometown;she bought the local radio station and moved it to Dollywood.She also began a programme that promises a college scholarship (奖学金) to every student who graduates from the high schools in her home county.
It’s clear why Dolly is still popular after all these years.
5.We can learn from the story about the bag of corn that .?
A.corn was priceless B.the doctor loved corn
C.corn meant good luck D.Dolly’s family was poor
6.What’s the right order of the events about Dolly Parton?
a.She opened a large theme park.
b.She graduated from high school.
c.She made her first record,“Puppy Love”.
d.She began to write lots of popular songs.
e.She appeared in her first movie Nine to Five.
A.c,b,d,e,a B.b,d,c,e,a
C.d,c,b,a,e D.e,b,a,d,c
7.Which of the following can best describe Dolly Parton?
A.Shy but patient. B.Honest and brave.
C.Strict but friendly. D.Successful and helpful.
8.In the text,the author mainly tells us .?
A.why Dolly Parton chose to be a singer
B.how Dolly Parton has become famous
C.what Dolly Parton did for her hometown
D.why Dolly Parton started her own business
【七选五】
My mother is a diligent and kind woman.She is very busy from morning till night.As a teacher,she works hard. 1 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.?
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown.She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2 She treats them with patience and teaches them well.For her excellent quality and very good teaching results,she has been elected as a model teacher several times.?
3 Every day,when she comes back home from work,she sets about doing housework,sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture,and putting everything in good order.She seems to be busy all the time.As she has been very busy working every day,she looks older than her age.But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever.Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself,but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 4 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself.She lives a busy yet simple life,without any complaints.?
Often she says to us,“Work while you work,and play while you play.That is the way to be happy and gay.If you do not work,you will become lazy and be of no use to society”.What a piece of good advice this is! 5 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behaviour.My mother is great indeed,and I always feel proud of her.?
A.She enjoys listening to classical music.
B.As a mother,she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.
C.She loves her students and cares for them.
D.She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.
E.My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.
F.I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.
G.Can you tell us something about your mother?
参考答案:
【单句语法填空】
答案To
答案reality
答案which
答案so
答案catching
答案has broken
答案affects
答案has contributed
【选词填空】
答案benefit from
答案set up
答案be grateful to
答案had trouble (in)
答案was determined to
答案make a difference
答案invite;to
答案turned out
【阅读理解】
A
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Kristina Wegscheider from California first travelled alone when she was at college and believed that it was something everyone should do at least once in their life.”可知,来自加利福尼亚的Kristina Wegscheider在大学时第一次独自旅行,并且认为这是每个人一生中应该至少做一次的事。所以她认为独自旅行是必需的。故选D项。
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“In foreign countries,with no one to help you read a map,look after you if you get ill,or lend you money if your wallet is stolen,it is challenging.”可知,在外国,在没有人帮助的情况下看地图,如果你生病的话没有人照顾你或者如果你的钱包丢了没有人借给你钱,这是具有挑战的事情。因此独自旅行具有挑战性是因为一切都要依靠你自己。故选C项。
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第四段第一句话“Chris decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go travelling”可知,Chris决定辞去他在澳大利亚的销售工作去旅行。由此可知Chris曾经是一名销售员。故选C项。
答案B
解析主旨大意题。通读全文,这篇文章主要通过几个年轻人的例子说明人们一生之中应该至少有一次独自旅行的经历。故选B项。
B
答案D
解析推理判断题。由第一段内容可知,Dolly Parton是家里十二个孩子中的第四个,而她的父母只给了接生她的医生一袋玉米,由此可推断出Dolly的家庭是很贫穷的,故选D项。
答案A
解析细节理解题。由文章内容可知,事件c发生在1957年;事件b发生在1964年;事件d发生在1967年;事件e发生在1980年;事件a发生在1981年以后,故选择A项。
答案D
解析推理判断题。综合全文可知,Dolly Parton一生勤勉好学,最后功成名就,同时她又乐于助人——为从她的家乡中学毕业的学生提供奖学金,故选择D项。
答案B
解析主旨大意题。全文讲述了Dolly Parton的出生、求学、录制唱片、创作歌曲、参演电影、开办主题公园、开设奖学金项目等,而这些正是Dolly Parton成功的历程,故选择B项。
【七选五】
1.B 根据前一句“As a teacher,she works hard.”可知接下来应该描述作为妈妈,她的做法。故B项符合上下文。
2.C 根据下句“She treats them with patience and teaches them well.”可知这部分描述她对待学生的情况,故C项符合上下文的语境。
3.E 根据下文“she sets about doing housework,sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture,and putting everything in good order.”和“she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us”可知妈妈又努力又节约。故E项正确。
4.D 根据下句“She just eats a plain meal outside”可知妈妈只吃一些很平常的饭菜,不到高档场所去消费。故D项正确。
5.F 根据前一句“What a piece of good advice this is!”可知我认为妈妈这个建议非常好,我永远都会记住。故F项符合上下文。