1、11Module 2 (句型篇).完成句子1他这学期取得如此大的进步以至于老师表扬了他。The progress he has made this term is_ _ _the tacher has praised him.2他正开车去上班,这时他从广播中听到了这个消息。He_ _to work_he heard the news on the car radio.3我们必须种树的原因是它们能供应我们新鲜的空气。_ _ _we have to grow trees_ _they can provide us with fresh air.4这份工作报酬并不优厚。她接受它只是出于兴趣。This
2、 job was not very_ _She took it just_ _ _5几百个人自告奋勇帮忙清扫高速路上的雪。Hundreds of people_ _help clean the snow on the motorway.答案1so great that 2.was driving;when3The reason why;is that 4.well paid;out of interest5volunteered to.翻译句子1我觉得很幸运能从地震中幸存下来。(lucky)_2他的全家就靠他微薄的薪水生活。(live on)_3父母的言行对孩子的影响很大。(have an e
3、ffect on)_4写这篇论文占据了我周末大部分时间。(take up)_5最近这个病人身体状况一直良好。(in good condition)_答案1I feel lucky to survive the earthquake.2His whole family lived on his small salary.3Parents words and behaviours have a great effect on their children.4Writing the essay took up most of my weekend.5The patient has been in g
4、ood condition recently.阅读理解AWhen I was little, my mother sold flowers at Camden Market in London, She couldnt leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. As I grew older, I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.Things changed when I was 14. My grandma gave me a b
5、ook for Christmas, 22which was all about making candles (蜡烛). I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could
6、sell them. To my surprise, they were sold out (卖光) in 20 minutes! The next week, my mom gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They sold out really quickly,too.Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mom and I couldnt make enough candles during the week, so so
7、me of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road. Since then, Ive
8、never looked back, even in difficult times. At the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designer furniture(定制家具) to paintings.1. The sentence “I began to give my mom a hand” means“_”A. I began to give my mom some giftsB. I began to help my mom sell flowers C. I began to
9、 wash my hands before workingD. I began to get along better with my mom2. What did Kyra do in her free time when she was 14?A. She talked with her mother at the market.B. She played with her school friends at home.C. She read all kinds of books about Christmas.D. She made candles of different shapes
10、 and sizes.3. The right order of the following things is_a. The writers mom stopped selling flowers.b. The writer went to the market with some candles.c. The writer bought candles from her friends and sold them well.d. The writers mom fell ill.e. The writers candles sold well.Abdeac BbedacCadbec Ddb
11、eac4. Kyras uncle helped her open a shop by _when she was 22.A. buying her a shopB. teaching her basic skillsC. lending her some moneyD. working together with her5. From the passage you can learn that you should_A. spend all your free time on developing your interestsB. have your own idea and work h
12、ard to make it succeedC. get as much support as you can from your familyD. hold on to your dreams and never give up答案与解析33本文主要描述了作者由制蜡烛到卖蜡烛,最后开商店的故事,告诉我们要把握住机会。1B give sb. a hand 帮某人一个忙。2D 由第二段可知:作者 14 岁时,开始制作各种蜡烛。3D 综合全文,按时间顺序应选 D。4C 由最后一段可知。5B 本文告诉我们,有自己的主见,并把握住机会,努力工作,一定会成功的。BWhen my brother and
13、I were young,my mom would take us on Transportation Days.It goes like this:You cant take any means of transportation more than once.We would start from home,walking two blocks to the rail station.Wed take the train into the city center,then a bus,switching to the tram,then maybe a taxi.We always con
14、sidered taking a horse carriage in the historic district,but we didnt like the way the horses were treated,so we never did.At the end of the day,we took the subway to our closest station,where Moms friend was waiting to give us a ride homeour first car ride of the day.The good thing about Transporta
15、tion Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around.She was born to be multimodal (多方式的)She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and,above all,a failure of confidencethe product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels.Once you learn the route map and s
16、tep with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform,nothing is frightening anymore.New cities are just lightrail lines to be explored.And your personal car,if you have one,becomes just one more tool in the toolboxand often an inadequate one,limiting both your mobility and your wallet.
17、On Transportation Days,we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy,but the transportation was the point.First,it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window.As I got older,my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my f
18、irst attempts to do it myself:How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets,and where to get them? What track,what line,which direction,wheres the stop,and will I get wet when we go under the river?Im writing this right now on an airplane,a means
19、we didnt try on our Transportation Days and, we now know,the dirtiest and most polluting of them all.My flight routed me through Philadelphia.My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport.She took a train to meet me.1Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days?AHaving a car ride.BTaking t
20、he train twice.CBuying more than one toy.DTouring the historic district.2According to the writer,what was the greatest benefit of his Transportation Days?44ABuilding confidence in himself.BReducing his use of private cars.CDeveloping his sense of direction.DGiving his knowledge about vehicles.3The u
21、nderlined word “paralyzed” (in Para. 5) is closest in meaning to “_”Adisplayed BjustifiedCignored Druined4Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?AAirplane. BSubway.CTram. DCar.答案与解析这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者小时候,妈妈在“交通日”带他和他的哥哥尝试各种交通工具,这些经历培养了作者探索世界的能力。1B 细节理解题。文章第二段第一句解释“交通日”的活动要求:
22、不管是什么交通工具,你只能坐一次(You cant take.more than once.)。由此判断 B 项切题。2A 推理判断题。文章第三段说到“交通日”的好处:妈妈不仅教会我们如何出行,而且还教导作者仅仅靠开小汽车是缺乏想象力、特别是缺乏自信的表现,因此“交通日”给作者带来的最大的益处应该是使他有了自信。故选 A。3D 词义猜测题。画线词所在句的语境是“随着年龄的增长,妈妈帮我打开了奥秘的大门,如果我独自去尝试,这些奥秘可能会毁掉我的这些尝试” ,从这些信息判断,画线词表示“毁掉,毁灭” 。故选 D。4A 推理判断题。最后一段作者说他在写这篇文章的时候正在飞机上,这是他们在“交通日”没
23、有尝试的交通工具,是所有交通工具中最脏、污染最严重的。由此推断,作者不赞成坐飞机。故选 A。.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Our habits are what shape usour words, our behavior, and even our life itself. _1_Pity yourself.All bad habits start with neverending pity for your unhappy self and talking endlessly about your bad luck.Your figur
24、e, income, education, apartment,the weather,and even the tiniest inconvenience can become a cause for feeling upset.Those who develop the habit of pitying themselves lose the sympathy (同情) of people around them. _2_Evaluate everything in terms of money.Some people think that happiness can be achieve
25、d by having lots of money and that you cant really enjoy life if you dont wear fancy clothes, live in a big house, or drive an expensive car._3_ Instead, they think its their ability to determine it. A truly successful person is not totally dependent on his or her money._4_Scientists say that people
26、 who dont feel like they belong in their jobs are very likely to feel unhappy and live in poverty. The reason for this is their 55feelings that make them do what they dont want and dont like to do. To get rid of this habit for good, you should put your strength and energy into something satisfying.
27、This is the only way to achieve excellent results.Stay away from your relatives._5_ And thats obvious, because its the only place where you can find relief and support when everything comes crashing down around you.A. Do what you dont like.B. Its time to change your living pattern!C. As a result, th
28、ey often have lowpaid jobs.D. Nobody wants to be around those people.E. Most successful people love and cherish their family the most.F. And among them are some habits that should be avoided at all costs.G. However, wise people do not prefer to wealth as the amount of money they get.答案与解析习惯对人们很重要,但是
29、一些坏习惯会对我们有不好的影响,我们应该摒弃它们。1F 根据下面的小标题可知,这些都是一些不好的习惯,应该摒弃。F 项引领下文。2D 根据上文“Those who develop the habit of pitying themselves lose the sympathy (同情) of people around them.”可知自怨自怜的人会失去周围的人的同情。和D 项意思相近。故选 D。3G 根据上文“Some people think that happiness can be achieved by having lots of money and that you cant
30、really enjoy life if you dont wear fancy clothes, live in a big house, or drive an expensive car.”可知介绍了一些金钱至上的人的观点,下文应该是相反的观点。故选 G。4A 根据下文“Scientists say that people who dont feel like they belong in their jobs are very likely to feel unhappy and live in poverty.”可知,这段主要介绍了一种不好的习惯:做自己不喜欢做的事情。故选 A。5E 根据下文“its the only place where you can find relief and support when everything comes crashing down around you.”可知,家庭对人们的重要性,E 项也是说明这点。故选 E