1、1Unit 2 Working the land李仕才一、阅读理解。What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at the entrance? Or the soft background music?But have you ever notice the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shops scent may not be outstanding com
2、pared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be
3、 attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers intension to purchase increased by 80 percent.When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brands
4、success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sale. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce)has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bri
5、cks-and-mortar shops(实体店)can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.Now, a famous store uses complex man-made smell to
6、 make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the stores windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.1. Acco
7、rding to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success 2of some brand store?A.Friendly assistant.B.Unique scents.C.Soft background musicD.Attractive window display.2. E-shops are mentioned in the passage to _ .A. show the advantages of brick-and-mortar storesB. urge shop assistan
8、ts to change their attitudeC. push stores to use sights and soundsD. introduce the rise of e-commerce3. Which statement would the writer agree with?A.Put different shop on the products on display.B.Ask every shop assistant to wear light perfume.C.Place fragrant flowers in the shopD.Expose some coffe
9、e bean to air inside a coffee shop.4. The main purpose of the passage is to _ .A. compare and evaluateB. examine and assessC. inform and explainD. argue and discuss【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了采用香味提高销售量的理念。文章讲述了香味对于传统实体店的影响。各大品牌店都加强了味觉对顾客消费欲求的刺激，并根据商品不同调节香味。1. B【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段But while a shops scent may not
10、 be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.可知，一些商店的成功中，独特的香味起着重要的作用。故选 B。33. D【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的句子A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fair
11、ly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air.可知，作者认为气味在商店的成功方面起着重要的作用，所以他 认为咖啡店应该将咖啡豆暴露于空气中。故选 D。4. C【解析】主旨大意题。这篇文章主要是告诉读者香味对购物心理的影响，所以重在介绍和解释香味对 于实体店的影响。故选 C。二、单句语法填空1If you are the last man (leave) the room, reme
12、mber to turn off the light.答案：to leave2You can easily engage yourself in reading, get fun out of it, and gradually build confidence.答案：up3I regret (tell) you that your problems are beyond my power. Youll have to turn to some other one, Im afraid.答案：to tell4The high cost of (equip) prohibits many peo
13、ple from taking up this sport.答案：equipment5 (occupy) herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children.答案：Occupying6The discovery of new evidence led to the thief (catch)答案：being caught7It sounds like something is wrong with the cars engine. If ， wed better take it to the
14、garage immediately.答案：so8(2018四川成都诊断性检测)Dont come tomorrow. Id rather you (come) next weekend.答案：came9 (struggle) to build an online business on their own, they believed they needed Amazons Internet orderfulfillment skills.答案：Having struggled410With his attention (focus) on his homework, he forgot a
15、ll about what I had told him.答案：focused三、完形填空。Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home which was the lowest ratingone star out of five. It seemed as if it needed 1 , but little did I know it would help me too. During my first visit I helped to polish some female residents 2 . One woman asked me
16、many questions. After she was satisfied with my 3 , she started to share some of her hidden 4 . By listening to her, I realized I had actually helped her: she looked relieved, 5 of some of her past pains. When she was finished, she told me something that 6 me to visit the nursing home every week. Sh
17、e said, “Youre the 7 person I was able to tell this to. The other ladies are too busy to listen to me, and the other 8 dont care. Youll come back next week, right? ” After 9 blowing on her newly coated nails, I smiled and 10 , “Yes, Ill see you next Friday. ” That day, I was gladdened by the 11 that
18、 I had helped somebody. I realized an action as simple as 12 became something much more. During every second I spent there, I realized how much of a difference my 13 could have on the lives of others, and I also found energy in a place not 14 known for it. But the most 15 aspect of living there is t
19、hat it breaks the human 16 between those in todays society and the nursing home residents. Every moment I spend chatting is an opportunity to 17 that connection again, to unwrap their troubles, and to shape someones life. In 18 , that moment also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experience
20、s outside of school, but also receive the 19 of being part of this processthis connection between humans. Those 20 of sharing and listening are magical for both the giver and the receiver. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 介绍作者在疗养院服务期间的感悟和认识。明白一个道理: 倾听和分享是一件使接受者和给予者都高兴的事。51. A. care B. help C. money D. repair【解析】选 B。
21、根据前后句的内容可知这家疗养院是等级最低的, 似乎需要帮助, 信息词help me too, 故选 B。2. A. bags B. coats C. nails D. shoes【解析】选 C。根据第三段中的 her newly coated nails 可知帮助这些人修指甲, 故选C。3. A. answers B. performancesC. appearances D. behaviors【解析】选 A。answer 回答; performance表演, 表现; appearance外表, 出现; behavior行为。根据前句中的 questions判断这位老人对作者的回答很满意,
22、故选 A。4. A. secrets B. truths C. facts D. hurt【解析】选 D。根据后句中 pains判断老人给作者讲述了她内心的痛苦, 故选 D。5. A. uninformed B. unburdenedC. unsure D. unaware【解析】选 B。uninformed 无知的; unburdened 没有负担的; unsure 不确定的; unaware没意识到的。从下文可知作者认为通过倾听, 她帮助了这位老人, 由此判断老人在倾诉完后, 心里的痛苦得到了宣泄, 会感到非常轻松, 故选 B。6. A. inspired B. invited C. al
23、lowed D. persuaded【解析】选 A。inspire 激励; invite邀请; allow允许; persuade说服。根据下文内容可知作者常常来疗养院, 是老人的话激励了作者, 故选 A。7. A. right B. last C. very D. only【解析】选 D。根据下文内容可知别人没有时间或者不愿意倾听她的诉说, 换句话说作者是唯一一个愿意听她说话的人, 故选 D。8. A. nurses B. females C. residents D. volunteers【解析】选 C。nurse 护士; female 女性; resident居民; volunteer志
24、愿者。根据上文和 the other可知她认为其他在疗养院的人们不在意她, 故选 C。69. A. gently B. hurriedly C. simply D. comfortably【解析】选 A。由语境可知作者在给老人们修剪指甲, 由此判断她是轻轻地吹新涂上的指甲, 故选 A。10. A. admitted B. promised C. shouted D. declared【解析】选 B。admit 承认; promise承诺; shout 喊; declare宣称。根据作者说话的内容可知作者答应了老人的请求, 做出了承诺, 故选 B。11. A. belief B. truth C
25、. courage D. fact【解析】选 D。belief 信念; truth真相; courage勇气; fact事实。从上文可知作者帮助了这位老人, 判断她对自己能帮助别人这个事实感到高兴,故选 D。12. A. polishing B. sharing C. listening D. talking【解析】选 C。根据上文可知作者仅仅是倾听老人说话就帮助了她, 故选 C。13. A. actions B. dreams C. measures D. hopes 【解析】选 A。根据上文内容可知作者意识到自己的行为可以影响到别人, 故选 A。14. A. rarely B. typic
26、ally C. actually D. entirely【解析】选 B。rarely 罕见地; typically典型地; actually事实上; entirely完全地。作者在这种通常不以精力和活力而闻名的地方发现了老人们仍然具有的活力, 故选 B。15. A. interesting B. conflicting C. surprising D. troubling【解析】选 D。interesting 有趣的; conflicting矛盾的; surprising令人惊讶的; troubling令人困扰的。由句子内容可知与外界的隔绝是一件麻烦事, 让人烦恼的事, 故选 D。16. A.
27、 memory B. personality C. connection D. custom【解析】选 C。memory 记忆; personality 个性; connection 联系; custom习俗。从下文可知作者认为疗养院的老人们和外界隔绝, 没有了联系, 故选 C。717. A. tie B. find C. continue D. break【解析】选 A。从上文可知作者认为在疗养院的人和外界隔绝, 所以她认为自己和他们的交流就是重新让他们与世界建立连接, 故选 A。18. A. sum B. turn C. all D. general【解析】选 B。in sum总而言之;
28、in turn反过来; in all 总共; in general一般而言。反过来, 那种时刻也帮助了作者, 强调双方的受益, 故选 B。19. A. welcome B. message C. invitation D. gift【解析】选 D。从上下文可知作者认为自己也从帮助别人中收获很多, 故选 D。 20. A. thoughts B. occasions C. moments D. activities【解析】选 C。thought 想法; occasion 场合; moment时刻; activity活动。从 Those判断该词应该是上文提到过的名词, 根据末段首句可知选 C。四、
29、单句改错1Thanks for the support from the local government, they could rebuild their houses soon after the earthquake. 答案：forto2Before going abroad, you must exchange your money with some dollars. 答案：withfor3It is raining outside. I would rather stay at home than going out. 答案：goinggo4Expand your knowled
30、ge by reading more books is a wise choice. 答案：ExpandExpanding5Nowadays most of the people are living happy life. 答案：happy 前加 a五、单元语法 v.ing形式作主语或宾语1(2018浙江场口中学质检)The computers require (repair), so the workers are required (get) ready.答案：repairing/to be repaired; to get2(2015安徽卷) (ignore) the differen
31、ce between the two research findings will be one of the worst mistakes you make.答案：Ignoring3What caused the party to be postponed?8Toms delaying (send) the invitations.答案：sending4I object to (scold) for the unimportant matter like this.答案：being scolded5 (bring) up in the countryside made Mr. Wilson very hardworking when he was very young.答案：Being brought
