1、2-2Reading.单词拼写1Let me reassure you your service is quite s_.2It seemed to be her m_ to care for her brothers children.3We must r_ the laws of a country we are in.4He came towards me, smiled and o_ his hand.5She recognized that he was not _(合格的) for the post.6The _(志愿者) for community service are doi
2、ng a good job.7Is this announcement the _(信号) of better times ahead?8Her parents divorce had a _(极大的) effect on her life.答案:1.satisfying2.mission3.respect4.offered5.qualified6.volunteers7.signal8.profound.单项填空1Luke was _ a job to work abroad immediately after he graduated from university.AobtainedBo
3、fferedCprovided Dsupplied答案:B句意是:卢克大学毕业后立刻被提供了一份去国外工作的职业。obtain“得到”。provide和supply都表示“提供”,但不接双宾语,只有offer能形成offer sb. sth.或sb. be offered sth.或sth. be offered to sb.结构。2When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to _ all the years of fooling around instead of working hard in school.Amake f
4、or Bpay forCcall for Dapply for答案:B句意是:当鲍勃找不到理想的工作时,他意识到了这些年来他游手好闲,在学校不用心读书,因而得付出代价。make for“走向”;pay for“付出代价”;call for“要求,提倡”;apply for“申请”。3The government work report by Premier Wen covers a variety of issues, and social justice _.Ain common Bin generalCin particular Din pratice答案:C句意是:温总理作的政府工作报告
5、包含了一系列的问题,尤其是社会公正问题。此句要用in particular突出重要内容,意为“尤其是”;in common“共同”;in general“总的来说”;in practice“实际上”。4In the late afternoon, we reached _ small village _ east of _ West Hill.Athe; the; the Ba; 不填;theCa; the; the Da; 不填;不填答案:B句意是:下午很晚的时候,我们到了西山东边的一个小村庄。village前面要加不定冠词,表示“一个”;east在此句中作副词用,如果作名词则用to the
6、 east of; West Hill虽然是专有名词,但它是由普通名词构成的,所以前面要用定冠词。5The youngsters are to be taught to have respect _ social moral standards.Aof BforCover Dwith答案:B句意是:年轻人应当受到教育,尊重社会道德规范。have respect for是习惯用语,意为“尊重”。6_ from space, the earth, with water _ seventy percent of its percentage, looks a “blue ball”ASeen; co
7、vered BSeeing; coveringCSeeing; covered DSeen; covering答案:D句意是:从太空中看,被水覆盖了百分之七十的地球,看起来像是一个蓝色的球。seen是过去分词,与主语earth是被动关系;第二个空用covering,因为cover与water是主动关系。7There are a lot of websites offering different _ to the study of English to the beginners.Aways BapproachesCmethods Dmeans答案:B句意是:有许多网站向初学者提供学习英语的不
8、同方法。四个备选项中只有approaches后面才能接介词to。8A teacher cannot take _ for granted that students always do their homework.Athat Bthe thingCit Dthis答案:C句意是:老师不能认为学生们一定会做家庭作业。it是形式宾语,真正的宾语是由that引导的从句:that students always do their homework。for granted是宾补。9My brother is _ about what he eats.Aspecial BparticularCpecul
9、iar Dunusual答案:Bbe particular about/over sth.“对特别讲究,挑剔”;special“特别的;专门的”;peculiar“特殊的;独特的”;unusual“不寻常的”。10The boss managed _ the debts and _ all his men.Ato pay for; pay for Bpaying back; payCto pay off; pay Dto pay off; pay for答案:C句意为:老板还清了债务并付了他手下人的工资。pay off the debts意为“还清债务”;pay sb.意为“付某人钱”。.完形
10、填空When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized form my dads office.“What are you doing home already?” I asked _1_.“Andrew, I was _2_ today,” he answered quietly.I was sure he was joking. “No, you werent. Why are you really home?”Then I notice
11、d his _3_ and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and _4_ himself on his career. _5_ for our family has been his joy, and I guess I had taken his work for _6_.My fathers unemployment created many changes in our lives. He was home all day, _7_ meant my bed had t
12、o be made, my room _8_, and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer _9_ jobs. I began to notice how down he seemed, and how losing his job had affected his selfesteem(自尊心), though he tried to be _10_. For the first time, I saw my dad as the vulner
13、able. I gave up my _11_, which even though it wasnt much, felt like the right thing to do. I _12_ found a parttime job.After several difficult months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction. He _13_ that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his o
14、wn business. Day by day, I watched him build it, and I admired how much time and energy he devoted to it.One evening I asked if he needed help.“_14_ it doesnt interfere(妨碍) with school,” he said, which sounded like a yes.I _15_ at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two
15、 months. I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in _16_ really influenced me. _17_ this was one of the worst experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity. Now I know that through _18_ problemsolving, I can always find Plan B, ask for help, and take risks.
16、 _19_ I have learned from my dads understanding of business and his work ethic are two of the most important lessons in my life, and will be my _20_ for success.1A.casually BseriouslyCshyly Dabsolutely答案:A由语境可知,作者不知道父亲已经下岗,所以只是随意地问问。casually“随便地”。2A.carried off Bpaid offCseen off Dlaid off答案:D由下文的“M
17、y fathers unemployment.”以及“.he never wanted to be laid off again”可知,此处用lay off表示父亲“下岗”了。3A.fairness BgoodnessCseriousness Dweakness答案:Cseriousness“认真,严肃”;开始作者以为父亲说自己下岗了是在开玩笑,但是他的认真却使作者意识到他说的都是实话。4A.regarded BpridedCconsidered Dworked答案:B既然是一个努力工作的人,所以此处应该是因自己的工作而感到自豪。pride oneself on sth.“因而自豪”。5A.P
18、roviding BAssigningCGiving DUndertaking答案:A为家里提供一切已经成了父亲的职责。provide for意为“为提供”。6A.help BsureCpleasure Dgranted答案:Dtake.for granted为固定搭配,意为“认为理所应当”。7A.that BwhatCwhich Dwhom答案:Cwhich引导非限制性定语从句,关系词指代的是前面整个句子“he was home all the time”。8A.cleaned up Bdried upCdivided up Dmade up答案:Aclean up意为“打扫,整理”;dry
19、 up“干涸”;divide up“分配”;make up“构成”。9A.answering for Bwaiting forCsearching for Dhoping for答案:C父亲失业了,所以应该是在电脑上找工作。search for“寻找”。10A.athletic BoptimisticCauthentic Dbureaucratic答案:B由“how down he seemed”及转折连词though可知,答案为optimistic。11A.allowance BcircumstanceCguidance Dinsurance答案:A因为父亲下岗了,所以作者就放弃了零花钱,以
20、减轻家庭的负担。12A.however BalwaysCalso Dwell答案:C为了帮助父亲,“我”在放弃了零花钱的同时,还找了份兼职工作,故选择also。13A.introduced BdeclinedCexplained Dexplored答案:C下文是父亲对从找工作到自己创业这一转变所作的解释,故用explain。14A.Only if BWhat ifCAs if DEven if答案:A只要是不耽误学习,你就可以来帮忙。only if“只要;假如”。15A.showed up Bshowed offCkept up Dset off答案:A在那之后的两个多月里,放学后“我”都去父
21、亲那里帮忙。show up“露面,出现”。16A.charge BactionCperson Dtrouble答案:B这是说父亲出色的工作确实影响了作者。in action“在积极活动中”。17A.Now BAsCSince DAlthough答案:D句意:尽管这是我们家最困苦的经历之一,但却使我学会了处理逆境。although引导让步状语从句。18A.alternative BcreativeCattractive Dconservative答案:Bcreative“创造性的”。19A.That BWhichCWhat DWhere答案:Cwhat引导主语从句,并在从句中作谓语动词learn
22、的宾语。20A.consideration BdestinationCeducation Dfoundation答案:D句意:我从父亲的职业道德以及他对工作的理解中所学到的东西将为我的成功打下基础。foundation“基础”。.阅读理解Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in New York City. During his long life, he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. Whitma
23、n was influenced by events around him. But his poetry speaks of the inner self. He celebrated great people like President Abraham Lincoln. He also celebrated common people.As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was thirtysix years old when his firs
24、t book of poetry was published. He called it Leaves of Grass. It has only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set from. Some lines are short and some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme.One of Americas
25、greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitmans work. But most other poets and writers said nothing or_denounced_it.The American Civil War began in eighteen sixtyone. During the war, Whitman worked without pay at army hospi
26、tals. He helped care for the wounded and dying soldiers. He sat beside these men for hours. He bought them food and wrote letters for them. After the Civil War, Whitman worked for government agencies. He watched the United States try to heal itself and increase democracy. To Walt Whitman, democracy
27、was more than a political system or idea. It was the natural form of government for free people. Whitman believed democracy was meant to honor and weak during the last few years of his life. He died in eighteen ninetytwo.1Walt Whitman expressed his feelings by _.Asinging songsBcelebrating great peop
28、leCwriting poemsDpraising common people答案:C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“But his poetry speaks of the inner self.”及上下文语境可知,惠特曼通过写诗抒发自己的感情。2Leaves of Grass was published in _.A1855 B1819C1861 D1873答案:A年代计算题。根据第二段中诗集出版时他的年龄及第一段中他出生的时间可算出草叶集出版于1855年,A项为正确答案。3The underlined sentence “But most other poets and writers sa
29、id nothing or denounced it.”(in Paragraph 3) is most likely to tell us that _.Amany great writers liked Whitmans poems very muchBa lot of people agreed with EmersonCmany poets and writers thought ill of Whitmans poemsDfew poets and writers didnt like talking to Whitman答案:C句意理解题。根据第三段中的“Ralph Waldo E
30、merson praised Whitmans work.”及画线部分中的“But”可以推知,该句的意思是许多人对他的诗歌并不看好或评价不好。4It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that Whitman was _.Aa brave soldier Ba man of devotionCan honest official Da great politician答案:B推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“Whitman worked without pay at army hospitals.”及下文对惠特曼关心和照顾受伤战士的描述可以推知,他是一个乐于奉献的人。系列资料