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Period 2 Understanding ideas
课时作业(二)
[基础训练]
Ⅰ 根据语境及汉语提示和首字母提示完成句子
1.He is a mountain climber, an ________ (鼓舞人心的) speaker and an advocate for the disabled.
答案:inspirational
2.Your clothes are often a ________ (反映) of your personality.
答案:reflection
3.Scientists have identified the gene that causes ________ (不正常的) growth.
答案:abnormal
4.Each of the challenges will need the ________ (洞察力) and skills of many team members.
答案:insight
5.She tried to make a good________ (印象) on the interviewer.
答案:impression
6.The technique consists of injecting healthy cells into the w________ muscles.
答案:weakened
7.Not everyone is so p________ about the future.
答案:pessimistic
8.As a result, production restarted on June 1, much earlier than first a________.
答案:anticipated
9.Unfortunately, some artists did not gain r________ until after death.
答案:recognition
10.He announced that there would be more stringent controls on the p________ of weapons.
答案:possession
Ⅱ 单句语法填空
1.This collection is made ________ of three parts: poems, essays and short stories.
答案:up
2.In order to be successful, you must read a large number of motivational books and watching ________ (inspiration) movies!
答案:inspirational
3.He ________ (influence) by his biology teacher to take up the study of medicine.
答案:was influenced
4.They are a ________ (please) surprise for any casual reader looking for something outside the mainstream.
答案:pleasant
5.We have written you a good letter of ________ (recommend) for any job that you apply for.
答案:recommendation
Ⅲ 单句写作
1.现在我才知道患癌症的人也可以充实地生活。
It is only now I know that a person with cancer can ______________________.
答案:live life to the full
2.她和小儿子终于得到允许和家人团聚。
She and her youngest son were finally allowed to ______________________ their family.
答案:be reunited with
3.在任何对话中,人们都会因背景噪音而分心。
In any conversation, people can ____________________ background noise.
答案:get distracted by
4.我与朋友和家人通过电子邮件保持联系。
I can ________________________ friends and family by using email.
答案:keep in touch with
5.应该由你来决定是否实施这一计划。
____________________ to decide whether to carry out this plan or not.
答案:It's up to you
[思维训练]
Ⅰ 阅读
A
Go. Stop. Go. Stop. The travel signals in my head were conflicting. “Are you sure you want to head to Greece this November with Kathleen?” asked my husband. “The weather could be unpleasant.”
“You must go,” said my friend Larry, who talked about having spent Thanksgiving on Santorini. “It's a wonderland.”
With his encouraging words, I booked our flights to Athens and included two Greek islands: Santorini and Crete.
A sunny Saturday afternoon welcomed us to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Athens. During the next few days Kathleen and I tried a lot of unknowntous foods. No annoying lines of tourists either as we saw sights on the Athens “A” list.
And then came Wednesday. The flight to Santorini was yoyoed by wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour. Fira, usually a muchphotographed tourist destination, was chilly, rainy ... empty. With rain beating our faces, Kathleen and I headed for our hotel and checked in for a threenight stay.
“This isn't how I want to spend my holiday,” said Kathleen. “Maybe Crete isn't experiencing the same storm. Can we fly out later today?”
Her question mirrored my own thoughts. But we couldn't leave. We'd just arrived. Payments for the hotel and rental car would be lost, and costly lastminute plane reservations needed. “Let's not decide right now,” I suggested.
During the next few days, we drove around despite the showers. At a restaurant named Poseidon, on our third night, we waited and waited for dinner. “Your dinner will be out shortly. The chef was busy studying something beautiful,” our waiter explained.
Seeing our puzzled look, the waiter then said, “He went out for a smoke, saw a beautiful girl and began to chat ...”
Suddenly, Kathleen laughed. Instead of complaining, she leaned back and out came a loud, happy sound.
An attitude adjustment into grace, I realized, had been happening since our arrival. “You know, Mum, you can't live a positive life with a negative mind,” she said.
Grace surrounds us. The challenge is to let go of anxieties and worries, the tendency to complain. A sunny attitude can let grace shine.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者和女儿在淡季去希腊旅行,乐观的心态让她们发现窘境中的美好。
1.What did the author's husband think about her trip to Greece?
A.It was pleasant.
B.It was illadvised.
C.It would be costly.
D.It would be eyeopening.
答案:B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“‘Are you sure you want to head to Greece this November with Kathleen?’ asked my husband. ‘The weather could be unpleasant.’(‘你确定今年11月要和凯萨琳一起去希腊吗?’我丈夫问。‘天气可能不太好。’)”可知,丈夫认为她去希腊旅游的决定是不明智的。故选B。
2.How were the author's first few days in Greece?
A.Delightful. B.Busy.
C.Struggling. D.Annoying.
答案:A 推理判断题。根据第四段可知,旅游的前几天还是相当惬意的。故选A。
3.Why did the author insist on their staying in Santorini?
A.To wait for sunny days.
B.To avoid wasting money.
C.To enjoy the offseason.
D.To deeply explore the place.
答案:B 细节理解题。根据第七段第二、三、四句可知,作者坚持待在Santorini(圣托里尼)是为了避免浪费钱。故选B。
4.What does the author want to show by telling her experience?
A.The role of grace.
B.The benefits of travelling.
C.The power of positive thinking.
D.The importance of understanding.
答案:C 推理判断题。最后一段是全文的升华。根据其中的“let go of”和“A sunny attitude”可知,作者讲述她的经历是为了说明积极的心态对于我们的重要意义。故选C。
B
“I have cancer.” Mom said and held me in a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.
For all of my twentyfour years, my mom had been supportive. Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me. Now I knew it would have to flow the other way.
Mom didn't stay down for long. After the shock of breastcancer, she armed herself with a notebook and a pen and a thousand questions for the doctors. She took notes on white blood cell counts and medications (药物) with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school. “The notknowing is the worst.” she said.
The operation was successful. The chemo (化疗) was the harder part. I went with Mom to every chemo treatment. She rarely complained, though her hair was gone and her toenails and fingernails fell out one by one. She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it toward the doctor bills, even though she never wore nail polish. “Cancer can take my hair, my nails, my health, my very life. But it can't take my smile.” Mom said.
Mom learned to share her fears with me, and it formed an even deeper bond between us. Yet I am certain there were fears she didn't share because she was still protecting me—worries she only shared with Dad. Even in the darkest hours, she would just joke about the cancer. Mom always said, “When you look your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it, you take away some of its power.”
Mom was one of the lucky ones. She did beat her cancer, though not without scars. From her, I've learned I may not get to choose what I face, but I do get to choose how I face it.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了妈妈在与癌症抗争的过程中保持积极乐观的态度,并对“我”产生了重大影响的故事。
5.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.There were other ways to treat cancer.
B.Knowledge of cancer would be helpful.
C.Mom had to stay stronger to beat cancer.
D.I should be the one being there for Mom.
答案:D 句意理解题。由上一句可知,妈妈给予“我”很多关爱和支持。此处暗含的意思为现在轮到“我”给妈妈关爱和支持。故选D。
6.Which of the following words can best describe Mom?
A.Humorous and generous.
B.Considerate and ambitious.
C.Optimistic and determined.
D.Caring and knowledgeable.
答案:C 推理判断题。根据第四段第三、四、五句可知,妈妈虽然因化疗失去指甲,但仍能保持乐观的态度,开玩笑说没有了指甲可以省下指甲油的钱来付医药费。从第二段妈妈拿着纸和笔问医生各种各样有关癌症的问题,能看出妈妈战胜病魔的决心。故选C。
7.What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?
A.The fear Mom shared with me.
B.The ways Mom faced fear.
C.The jokes Mom told me.
D.The bond Mom and I formed.
答案:B 段落大意题。根据第五段第一句以及第三句可知,这些都是妈妈在面对恐惧时所采取的应对办法。故选B。
8.What lesson did the author learn from Mom?
A.Luck counts in beating diseases.
B.Complaint does no good to one's health.
C.Positive attitudes get one through hardship.
D.Sharing feelings helps reduce sufferings a lot.
答案:C 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,“我”从妈妈身上学到了,“无法选择要面对的事情,但是可以选择用何种方式面对自己的遭遇”,而妈妈就是乐观面对病魔的榜样。故选C。
Ⅱ 应用文写作
假定你是校学生会主席李华。最近,有些学生经常用零食代替正餐。请你以学生会名义为校英文报校园生活专栏写一封倡议书,呼吁同学们养成健康的饮食习惯。内容包括:
1.描述现象;
2.阐明危害;
3.发出号召。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear students,
Student Union
[精彩范文]
Dear students,
Some students in our school have the habit of eating snacks instead of meals, which is harmful to their health. We'd like to call on all students to develop healthy eating habits.
As we all know, if we eat snacks frequently, the chemicals they contain will build up inside our body and harm our body. Besides, snacks don't provide enough nutrients that our body needs to function well for the whole day. Therefore, we would call on you to take meals instead of snacks.
Let's have a healthy diet from now on. Let's eat more fruit and vegetables every day to prevent diseases so that we can keep healthy.
Student Union
【持续背记】
①Instead of having a travel agency arrange our accommodation, we booked the train tickets and hotel rooms on the Internet by ourselves.
我们没有让旅行社安排我们的住宿,而是自己在网上订了车票和宾馆。
②Just as history has shown that species which fail to adapt die out, businesses will die out if they don't get to grips with the Internet.
正如历史所示,适者生存,企业如果不紧跟互联网就将退出历史的舞台。
③Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.
经验告诉我们,与其说成功是由于才能,不如说是由于热情。
【持续积累】
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