1、1Unit 2 The Olympic Games李仕才【短文语法填空】Traditional Chinese wedding customs have been around for thousands of years.They may vary from place to place and time to time，but have been holding an important position in the lives of Chinese people，1. (cause) a farreaching impact on the way the Chinese lead th
2、eir lives.The traditional Chinese marriage usually 2. (involve) some necessary procedures，such as matchmaking，engagement，meeting the bride，and three bows. 3. addition，a typical Chinese wedding nowadays goes like thiswhen a new couple is engaged，4. follows is a 5. (choose) of the date of their marria
3、ge.Most people would favor a holiday or special Chinese festival for their relatives and friends 6. (attend) the wedding.However，quite a few others，especially 7. in the countryside，would fix a lucky date so that their marriage would have “Double Happiness”The wedding ceremony is usually hosted 8. (w
4、arm) and the wedding ceremony very often ends with 9. unique banquet.Toasts are made to wish the new couple long life，everlasting love and happiness，early birth of a 10. (health) baby and so on. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国的婚俗习惯。1causing 解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处表示自然而然的结果，主语 They和动词 cause之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作
5、状语。2involves 解析：考查主谓一致。根据该句中的 usually可知，此处表示经常发生的动作，故用一般现在时；主语 The traditional Chinese marriage为第三人称单数，故谓语动词应用单数形式。3In 解析：考查固定搭配。in addition 为固定搭配，意为“此外，除此之外” 。4what 解析：考查主语从句。分析该句结构可知，空处引导主语从句，且在从句中作主语，故用 what引导该主语从句。5choice 解析：考查名词。根据空前的不定冠词 a可知，空处应用名词形式。6to attend 解析：考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知，空处表示目的，故用动词不定式
6、作目的状语。27those 解析：考查代词。根据语境可知，空处指那些在农村地区的人，表示复数，故用代词 those。8warmly 解析：考查副词。空处修饰动词 hosted，故用副词形式。9a 解析：考查冠词。空后的 banquet为可数名词，表示泛指，且 unique的发音以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词 a。10healthy 解析：考查形容词。空处修饰后面的名词 baby，表示“一个健康的婴儿” ，故用形容词 healthy。compete vi.竞争；比赛(1)compete in 参加(比赛，竞争)compete with/against sb.和某人对抗compete for sth
7、.为了而竞争(2)competition n比赛be in competition with.与竞争(3)competitive adj.有竞争力的(4)competitor n比赛者；对手(教材原句)How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games?有多少国家参加古代奥运会？Life is like a long race where/in which we often compete with others to go beyond ourselves.人生就像长跑比赛，在这场比赛中我们常常在与他人的竞争过程中来超越自我。As
8、 the youngest competitor (compete)，I had to_compete (compete) in the writing contest against 20 other top students for the annual writing award.I must be very competitive (compete) to be the winner.作为最年轻的比赛者，我必须和另外 20个顶尖的学生在写作比赛中去竞争以争得这场年度的写作奖。要成为获胜者，我必须有很强的竞争力。单句语法填空(2017全国卷)Bradford said that larg
9、e modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to_compete (compete)admit vt. Im not worried about that, but she just doesnt seem to love learning any more， ” Alices mum said. Shes absolutely right. Id noticed the same thing about her daughter over the previous two or three years when
10、 Id been Alices middle school English, Latin, and writing teacher, and I have an answer, right there on the tip of my tongue, to what has gone wrong. Yet Im torn between my responsibility to help Alice and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth Im not sure this mother is ready to hear.The
11、truth for this parent and so many others is this: Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar (圣坛) of achievement, and its our fault. Alices parents, her teachers, society at large we are all supposed to be blamed in this crime against learning. From her first da
12、y of school, we pointed her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points, scores, and awards.We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect (智力), and that her intellect is more important than her character. We taught her to come home proudly bearing grade
13、 As, championship prizes, and college acceptance, and not on purpose, we taught her that we dont really care how she obtains them. We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and that its better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that pe
14、rfect record. Above all else, we taught her to fear failure. That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning.【文章大意】 本文通过 Alice的例子说明了父母、老师和社会有时会扼杀孩子的好奇心和对学习的热爱。【难句分析】 We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect(智力)，and that her intellect is more important than her 12character.(第三
15、段第四句)分析：这是一个复合句，含有两个 that引导的宾语从句。We 是主语，taught 是谓语，两个 that在从句中均不充当成分。译文：我们教给 Alice的是她的潜力和她的智力是联系在一起的，并且她的智力比她的性格更重要。1Both the mother and the author have noticed that _.AAlice hates to tell them the truthBAlices test scores are not so goodCAlice chooses several subjects to learnDAlice doesnt enjoy st
16、udying any more答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“but she just doesnt seem to love learning any more”和第二段中的“Id noticed the same thing about her daughter”可知，Alice 的妈妈和作者都注意到了 Alice不再喜欢学习。A 项和 C项文中没有提到；根据第一段中的“Her grades are fine”可知，B 项错误。2What does the underlined word “torn” mean in the passage?APained to choose
17、. BGuilty to quit.CTired to manage. DCertain to decide.答案与解析：A考查词义猜测。根据画线词后的“between my responsibility.and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth”可知，作者在两者之间很难选择。3What does the teacher think of the girl?AHer academic perfection results from her character.BShe is a gifted girl with spirits o
18、f challenging.CShe is perfect in her character development.DHer academic performance is great.答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs”可知，Alice 的学业表现很好。根据第三段的“We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect(智力)，and that her i
19、ntellect is more important than her character.”可知 A项错误；根据第三段倒数第三句中的“that its better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record”可知 B项错误；根据第三段的倒数第二句“Above all else，we taught her to fear failure”可知 C项错误。4What leads to the girls change?13AA few failure experiences.BFear of failing to get good grades.CHer mothers overprotection.DHer not being accepted by colleges.答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“We taught her to protect. That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning.”可知，害怕失败毁掉了Alice对学习的热爱。
