1、1Unit 2 Poems李仕才一、阅读理解。Restaurant chefs, home cooks, and foodies people who love good food often say that we eat with all of our senses. First, we use our sense of sight to appreciate how a meal is presented, either on a dinner plate or a dining table. Our sense of touch can also be important when p
2、reparing or sharing food. Next, with our sense of smell, we breathe in the mouth-watering aromas (香味) rising up from the meal. Finally, we enjoy the food with our sense of taste. But what about our sense of hearing? Does sound also affect our dining experience? A new report answers, “yes, it does. ”
3、That answer comes from researchers at Brigham Young University in the United States. They found that hearing is important in the eating experience. Hearing is often called “the forgotten food sense, ” says Ryan Elder, “if people notice the sound the food makes as they eat it, they might eat less. ”O
4、n the other hand, watching loud television or listening to loud music while eating can hide such noises. And this could lead to overeating. The researchers admit that the effects may not seem like much at one meal. But over a week, a month, or a year, all that food can really add up. But besides not
5、 overeating, there is another upside. Hearing the noises of your meal as you eat, could help you to be more mindful of the experience and perhaps help you to enjoy it more. 【文章大意】 本文告诉人们享用食物时, 会用到五种感觉: 视觉、触觉、听觉、嗅觉和味觉; 并着重说明了听觉对人们进食量的影响。1. How many senses are involved in enjoying foods? A. 3. B. 4. C
6、. 5. D. 6. 2【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第二段、第三段和第四段可知: 人们享用食物时, 涉及五种感觉the sense of sight, the sense of touch, the sense of hearing, the sense of smell和 the sense of taste。故 C项正确。2. The underlined phrase “such noises” in the seventh paragraph refers to _. A. the noises food being eaten makesB. the noises people
7、hear while eatingC. the loud music people hear while eatingD. the noises from TV while people eat【解析】选 A。词义猜测题。根据第六、七段的内容可知, such noises 指上一段中“people notice the sound the food makes as they eat it”中的 the sound。故 A项“食物在被食用时所发出的噪音”为正确答案。3. Which sense does the passage mainly analyze when it comes to a
8、ppreciating food? A. The sense of taste. B. The sense of hearing. C. The sense of touch. D. The sense of smell. 【解析】选 B。主旨大意题。从第四段开始至最后一段都在分析听觉对人们享用食物的影响。故 B项正确。二、单句语法填空1Is there anything _ particular that you want to talk about?答案:in in particular为固定的介词短语,作后置定语,修饰 anything,意为“特别的” 。2If we _ (exchan
9、ge) telephone number last week, I would have no trouble getting in touch with you now.答案:had exchanged 该句为错综时间虚拟条件句。由 last week可知,从句表示与过去事实相反,故应填 had exchanged。3Although _ (tease) about fatness, she still has confidence in her performance of daily life.答案:teased 主语 she与 tease之间为被动关系,故应用过去分词作状语。4This
10、 is a poem that perfectly _ (convey) to the readers what the poet feels.3答案:conveys 由主句谓语动词 is和从句中的 feels可以判断用一般现在时。定语从句的先行词为 a poem,为单数形式,故从句谓语动词也应用第三人称单数形式conveys,该从句含有“convey sth. to sb.”的结构。5She always exchanges words _ her neighbours.答案:with exchange . with . “和交换” 。6Since then it _ (transform)
11、 itself from a small fishing village into a major financial centre.答案:has transformed 由 since then可知,句子应用现在完成时。7In some places women are expected to earn money _ men work at home and raise their children.答案:while while “而,然而” ,可用于表示两种情况的对比。8With something important _ (talk) about with you, you must
12、stay here.答案:to talk 该句为“with宾语to do”复合结构,to do 表示将来的动作。9He just took _ for granted that he would pass the exam.答案:it take it for granted that . 为常用句式,意为 “认为是理所当然的” 。10I think her _ (translate) of the article is much better.答案:translation 由 her可知,应填所给词的名词形式 translation,意为“翻译;译文” 。三、完形填空。Yesterday I
13、was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing, selling toys.Usually I would _1_ and hurry past such sellers before being approached to buy something. But I found this young man was _2_, so I stood for some time without crossing the street. I wanted to
14、 see _3_ he sold his toys._4_, a young mother with a small child came by and the child was _5_ by one of the toys in a large box that made a noise. The young mother asked for the _6_ and it was charged at only one dollar. She _7_ a 10dollar note from her purse and told the young man that she was giv
15、ing him 10 dollars and wanted the _8_ back. I was wondering how he was going to give it back. He told the young mother to put the money in the bag _9_ his neck and take out _10_ change he owed her. She then put her hand into the bag and took out the 4balance while I was _11_ her like a hawk(鹰)I real
16、ized that this young man depended on _12_ people not to cheat him. There was no _13_ of him knowing if someone took out more than they should have done. I was so _14_ by how this disabled man believed in people that I bought a toy from him I didnt _15_ at all.He said it cost one dollar and I, too, t
17、old him that I had only a 10dollar note. He told me to do the _16_ thing. So I put my 10 dollars in his _17_. I put my hand in, but didnt take any change. I hope he will find that he has more _18_ than he should when he gets home. As I walked down the street, I saw another kid walking with his fathe
18、r, _19_ I gave him the little toy. Then, I walked on, hoping that two people would have a _20_ smile on their faces that day.【文章大意】 本文通过讲述作者一次在路边买玩具的经历,启迪读者:信赖无价。【难句分析】Yesterday I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing, selling toys.分析:本句是一个复合句
19、。句中 when引导时间状语从句;standing near the pedestrain crossing是现在分词短语作宾语补足语;selling toys 是现在分词短语作伴随状语。译文:昨天,我正沿着一条繁华的街道走时突然注意到一名年轻男子站在人行道交叉口附近卖玩具。1A.ignore Blook Cpause Dhelp答案与解析:A根据下文的“hurry past such sellers”可知,作者在这种情况下通常是不理会、匆忙走过去的。2A.patient Bhonest Cblind Dstrange答案与解析:C根据下文的“this disabled man”可知,这个卖玩
20、具的年轻人是个残疾人,结合选项可知选 C。3A.why Bwhether Cwhen Dhow答案与解析:D根据下文的“I was wondering how he was going to give it back.”可知,作者当时想一探究竟,看这个盲人是如何卖东西的。4A.Quickly BShortly CFinally DQuietly5答案与解析:B根据语境可知,不一会儿就有人来光顾这名男子的摊位了。5A.attracted Bannoyed Ccaught Ddriven答案与解析:A由下文这位母亲买玩具可知,小孩子被玩具吸引了。6A.bargain Breason Cdiscou
21、nt Dprice答案与解析:D结合下文的“and it was charged at only one dollar”可知,这位年轻的母亲是在询问玩具的价格。7A.searched for Bpulled outCpicked up Demptied out答案与解析:B根据下文的“a 10dollar note from her purse”可推知,年轻的母亲从钱包里掏出 10美元。pull out“掏出” 。8A.note Btoy Cchange Ddeal答案与解析:C根据语境及“wanted the 8 back”的提示可推知,此处表示要找回的零钱。change“零钱” 。9A.t
22、ied to Bdropping fromCcarried on Dhanging around答案与解析:D根据下文的“his neck”可推知,年轻男子的脖子上挂着个袋子,是收钱用的。10A.whichever Bwhatever Chowever Dwhoever答案与解析:Bwhatever 引导宾语从句,在从句中作定语,修饰名词 change,符合语境。11A.watching Bsuspecting Cchecking Dfollowing答案与解析:A与下文的“like a hawk(鹰)”呼应,作者当时在仔细打量这位母亲,watch sb. like a hawk为固定用法。1
23、2A.begging BconvincingCtrusting Dencouraging答案与解析:C根据下文的“this disabled man believed in people”可知,这个年轻人依赖于相信人们不会欺骗他。trust“信任,相信” 。13A.point Bway Cchance Ddoubt6答案与解析:B因为这个年轻商贩是个盲人,因此别人多拿了零钱他也没办法知道。14A.demanded BsurprisedCtouched Dinfluenced答案与解析:C根据语境可知,残疾的年轻商贩对人们的信赖感动了作者,所以作者也买了一个玩具。15A.need Bknow C
24、value Dstore答案与解析:A根据下文的“at all”可推知,作者当时并不需要玩具,纯粹是被年轻人的信赖所感动。16A.opposite Bgood Cequal Dsame答案与解析:D根据语境可推知,年轻商贩要作者和之前的买家一样去自己拿零钱。17A.hand Bbag Cbox Dpocket答案与解析:B与上文的“He told the young mother to put the money in the bag 9 his neck”呼应,作者也把钱放进了商贩挂在脖子上的袋子里。18A.money Bforgiveness Cconfidence Dappreciati
25、on答案与解析:A结合上文的“I put my hand in, but didnt take any change”可推知,作者没有拿回零钱,那么商贩回家后就会发现多了钱。19A.but Bor Cso Dfor答案与解析:C根据语境可知,空处前后表示逻辑上的因果关系,这与上文作者买了根本不需要的玩具呼应。20A.ready Bpolite Cgentle Dbroad答案与解析:D根据上文的“I gave him the little toy”可推知,作者赠予了小孩儿玩具,小孩儿应该很开心。broad smile 表示“满面的笑容” 。四、单句改错1They ran out off mon
26、ey and had to abandon the project._答案:offof run out of “用完” ,相当于 use up。2Food supplies in the floodstricken area are run out. We must cut 7immediately before theres none left._答案:runrunning 当主语是物时,run out是不及物动词,表示“耗尽” ,没有被动语态,应改为进行时,表示即将耗尽。3With more and more trees cutting down, some animals are fac
27、ing the danger of dying out._答案:cuttingcut cut down和 trees之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系,故应用过去分词作 with复合结构中的宾语补足语。4The baby cant even sit up yet, let out walk!_答案:outalone let out通常意为“发出(大的声音)” ;let alone常用在否定句中,意为“更不用说” ,根据语境,应改 out为 alone。5I try to make what I want to say easy accepted by children._答案:easyeasily 修饰动词 accept应用副词形式,故将 easy改为 easily。
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