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UNIT 2 SUCCESS
I,完形填空主题语境:人与社会
体裁:记叙文
话题:延续母亲创立的传统
About 35 years ago,my mother started a
1.A.arrival
B.happiness
family tradition.For the 1 of her first
C.benefit
D.success
grandchild,my mom hand-knitted(手工编
2.A.content
B.occupied
a lovely Christmas stocking.It was a big
C.patient
D.familiar
and a very special gift.Two years later,a
3.A.arranged
B.joined
second grandchild arrived and Mom took out
C.saw
D.held
her knitting needles again.
4.A.appearances
B.pupils
When one of my cousins had his first
C.members
D.drawers
child,Mom got 2 with the gift.Then
5.A.attacked
B.heated
another cousin had a baby,and another and
C.judged
D.reduced
yet another.Mom's knitting needles 3 a
6.A.noticed
B.lost
lot of activities through the years.She made
C.asked
D.did
more than 40 Christmas stockings to give to
7.A.awkward
B.genuine
the new 4 of our growing family tree.
C.humble
D.fine
But when she was 5 by a serious
8.A.Impressively
B.Unfortunately
disease,the first things she 6 due to it
C.Respectively
D.Formally
were her 7 motor skills,like those needed to
9.A.disease
B.activity
knit.8,she just wasn't able to do it
C.gifts
D.deliveries
anymore.
10.A.blow up
B.bring up
But the 9 continued.So,I decided to
C.pick up
D.pull up
10 the needles.Mom had taught me how
11.A.patterns
B.needles
to knit when I was a kid.Although I didn't
C.festivals
D.babies
knit as well as she did,I studied the 11
12.A.theory
B.privilege
and have continued her 12.So far,I've
C.example
D.tradition
made a dozen or so stockings and 13 to
13.A.hope
B.afford
make many more.
C.agree
D.manage
Mom passed away last year.And still I
14.A.In addition
B.On the whole
continue to knit Christmas stockings.
14
C.After all
D.As a result
some traditions are worth 15 through love and
15.A.producing
B.preserving
care.
C.spreading
D.promoting
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Ⅱ.七选五
主题语境:人与社会
题裁:说明文
话题:如何保持动力以实现梦想
Don't Lose Motivation
Often we can learn more from our
Many of us have a dream that we would
mistakes than we can from our successes.If
love to achieve.Having dreams is fine,but
we make a mistake,then we have to analyze
why.By thinking about the error,working
achieving dreams requires determination,
out what went wrong,and seeking another
single-mindedness,courage,and commitment.
way of doing the task,we are learning.We
1 Staying motivated can be hard,especially if
must not see failures as a bad thing.5
you think you are being frustrated frequently.
It is important not to worry about losing
How,then,do we get motivated?
2
motivation.The important thing is to tackle it
Motivational speakers outline their recipes for
as soon as you realize your motivation has
success.There are videos,books,documentaries,
gone.Think about why your self-motivation
has been lost and then get back on the road to
and online courses available to anyone seeking
success.
motivation.
A.The first step to achieving a dream is to
Our dreams are usually a bit vague(模糊
turn it into a series of goals
)3.A long-term goal will be the
B.Your plan itself is a source of self-motivation
ultimate dream-let's say,setting up a new
C.You can keep yourself motivated by mixing
business.Short-term and medium-term goals
with other motivated people
D.Above all,we must feel motivated to fulfill
will be the stages on the road to the final
our dreams and remain motivated
goal.
E.Review your progress regularly to make
4.Their attitude is going to be
sure that you are still on course for success
optimistic and confident,and you can draw on
F.They enable us to avoid the mistake
that yourself.Negative thoughts can soon
happening another time
disappear if you are with people who exude
G.A whole industry has grown up dedicated
(洋溢)positivity.
to motivating people
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9,D考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是斯成员还在继续增
1.[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者延
加。A.disease疾;B.activity活动:C.gifts礼物:
续母亲创立的传统,为新家庭成员手工编织圣诞袜的故事。
D.deliveries分统。根据下文“So,I decided to 10the
1,A考查名词词义辨析。句意:为了迎接第一个孙子的到
needles..”可知,我接替母亲延续了这一传统,由此推知,
来,母亲亲手编织了可爱的圣诞袜。A.arrival到达:
还有孩子出生,还有新的家庭成员加入,所以需要有人接
B.happiness幸福:C.benefit利益,好处:D.success成功.
替母亲的工作。
根据后文“her first grandchild”和“a second grandchild
10.C考查动词短语辨析。句意:所以我拿起了编织针。
arrived and Mom took out her knitting needles again.
A.blow up爆炸,(被)炸毁;B.bring up抚养,提出(讨论
知此处指的是母亲为第一个孙子的到来编织圣诞袜。
等):C.pick up拿起:D.pull up停车,停止。根据后文
2.B考查形容词词义辩析。句意:当我的一个表兄妹有了
“continued'”和“I've made a dozen or so stockings'”可知
第一个孩子后,母亲开始忙着准备圣诞袜这份礼物。
作者接替母亲,拿起编织针,延续了这一传统。
A,content满意的;B.occupied忙绿的:C,patient耐心
11.A考查名词词义辨析。句意:虽然我编织得不如母亲
的:D.familiar熟悉的。根据第一段中“my mother
好,但我努力学习编织的样式,延续了她这一传统。
started a family tradition.""a second grandchild arrived
A.patterns图案,花样,式样:B.needles针:C.festivals
and Mom took out her knitting needles again.”可知,母亲
节日:D.babies婴儿。根据上文可以知,作者接替母亲,
开始了为新家庭成员的到来编织圣诞袜的传统,因此,当
拿起编织针,延续为斯家庭成员编织圣诞袜的这一传
我的一个袁兄妹有了第一个孩子后,母亲会依照传统,忙
统,结合“】didn't knit as well as she did”可推知,作者要
着为孩子准备圣诞袜。
学习的是圣诞袜的编织样式。
3,C考查动词词义辩析。句意:这些年母亲的编织针见证
了很多活动。A.arranged安排,筹备:B.joined加入:
12.D考查名词词义辨析。句意参见上题。A.theory理
C.saw见证:D.held召开,举行。根据下文“She made
论:B.privilege特权:C.example例子,榜样:D.tradition
more than 40 Christmas stockings to give to the new
传统。根据前文“my mother started a family tradition'”
4 of our growing family tree..”可知,母亲为新的家庭
和后文“I've made a dozen or so stockings'”可知,我延续
成员编织了40多双圣诞袜,所以她的编织针也见证了很
了母亲开创的这一传统。
多的活动
13.A考查动词词义辨析。句意:我已经编织了十二只左
4.C考查名词词义耕析。句意:她做了40多双圣诞袜送
右,希望还可以编织更多。A.hope希望:B.afford负担
给我们不断壮大的家族的新成员。A.appearances出现:
得起:C.gree同意:D.manage经营,管理:设法微成。
B.pupils(小)学生;C.members成员:D.drawers抽屉,开
根据前文的完成时“So far,I've made a dozen or so
票人。根据下文“of our growing family tree”可知,家族
stockings'”和后文的“many more”可知,作者希望未来可
在不断壮大,不断有新的成员加入。
以编织更多。
5.A考查动词词义辨析。句意:但是·当她受到严重的疾
14,C考查介词短语辨析。句意:毕竟,有些传统值得通过
病侵装时,她首先失去的就是她的精细的运动技能,比如
爱和关怀来保存。A.in addition除此以外:B.on the
需要编织的技能。A.attacked侵袭,损害:B.heated加
whole总的来说:C,after all毕竟,终究;D.as a result因
热;C.judged判断:D.reduced减少,下降。根据后文“by
此,结果。虽然母亲去世了,但作者接替母亲延续了传
a serious disease”可知,母亲受到疾病的侵袭。
统。下文“some traditions are worth 15 through love
6.B考查动词词义辨析。句意:但是,当她受到严重的疾
and care..”"揭示了作者这样做的原因。after all可以用
病侵袭时,她首先失去的就是她的精细的运动技能,比如
于“引出听话人似乎忘记了的某个重要论点或理由”。
需要编织的技能。A.noticed注意到:B.lost失去:C.
15.B考查动词词义辩析。句意:毕竟,有些传统值得通过爱
asked问:D.did做。根据后文“she just wasn't able to do
和关怀来保留。A.producing生产,制造:B.preserving保
it anymore”可知是母亲失去了精细的运动技能。
护,保留:C.spreading传播,散布,(使)流传:D.promoting
7.D考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但是,当她受到严重的
疾病侵袭时,她首先失去的就是地的精细的运动技能,比
促进,推动。根据上文可知,作者接替母亲,拿起编织
针,延续为新家庭成员编织圣诞袜的这一传统,结合下
如需要编织的技能。A.awkward笨拙的:B.genuine真
文“love and care”可推知,而作者这样做是因为她认为
的;C.humble谦虚的:D.fine好的。根据下文“like those
needed to knit..”可知,编织需要的是很好的精细的运动
这一传统是爱与关怀的表现,值得保存。
技能。
Ⅱ.[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章探讨了如何保
8.B考查副词词义辨析。句意:不幸的是,她再也不能做
持动力以实现梦想。文章强调了实现梦想需要决心、专注、
那件事了。A.impressively令人赞叹地:B.unfortunately
勇气和承诺,并提出了如何获取动力的建议。
不幸地:C,respectively分别地,各自地:D.formally正式
l.D根据前文的“Having dreams is fine,but achieving
地。根据后文“she just wasn't able to do it anymore.”可
dreams requires determination.single-mindedness.
知,母亲再也不能手工编织圣诞袜了,这是一件不幸
courage,and commitment..(有梦想是好的,但实现梦想需
的事。
要决心、一心一意、勇气和忠减)”可知,此处强调实现梦
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想需要决心、一心一意、勇气和承诺。D选项“Above all,2.D推理判断题。根据第四段“The act currently protects
we must feel motivated to fulfill our dreams and remain
more than 2,300 species.These include more than 900
motivated(最重要的是,我们必须有动力去实现我们的梦
plants and upwards of 160 marine species.(该法案目前保
想,并保持动力)”强调了实现梦想在需要决心、一心一
护了2300多个物种。其中包括900多种植物和超过160
意、勇气和承诺的基础上,保持动力的重要性。故选D。
种海洋生物)”可知,《濒危物种法》在物种保护方面貢献
2.G根据后文“Motivational speakers outline their recipes
很大。故选D项。
for success,(励志演说家概述了他们的成功秘诀)”可知,
3.A词句猜测题。根据画线词后“For instance,being
如何获得激励可以从励志演说家身上获得答案。G选项
listed under the act makes it illegal to use,kill or catch
"A whole industry has grown up dedicated to motivating
any of these organisms.It also bans the import of any
people(一个致力于激励人们的行业已经发展起来)”说明
endangered foreign animals.as well as any meat or
一个致力于激励人们的行业即“励志演说家”已经发展起
products made from them.(例如,根据该法案,使用、杀害
来,能够让人们获得动力,该选项引起下文,符合语境。
或捕捉这些生物是违法的。它还禁止进口任何濒危的外
故选G。
国动物,以及由它们制成的任何肉类或产品)”可推断,画
3.A根据后文的“A long-term goal will be the ultimate
线词所在句的句意为“这可能意味着描述恢复其栖息地
dream-let's say,setting up a new business.Short-term
的方法,或确定阻止对一个物种的成胁的方法”。因此推
and medium-term goals will be the stages on the road to
测画线词的意思与SIop的意思最接近。故选A项。
the final goal.(长期目标将是终极梦想比方说,创立
一家新公司。短期和中期目标将是通往最终目标的道路
4.A主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The ESA has written
上的阶段)”可知,此处强调实现梦想过程中设定目标的
plenty of success stories over the past half-century.So
重要性。A选项“The first step to achieving a dream is to
far.the act has helped keep 99 percent of species under
turn it into a series of goals(实现梦想的第一步是把它变
its protection from extinction.(在过去的半个世纪中,濒
成一系列的日标)”与下文呼应,强调实现梦想第一步要
危物种法案(ESA)已经写下了许多成功的故事。到目
设定一系列的目标,符合语境。故选A。
前为止,该法案已经帮助在其保护下的物种中99%免于
4.C根据后文“Their attitude is going to be optimistic and
灭绝)”及全文可知,本文的主要内容是:由于《潮危物种
confident,and you can draw on that yourself..(他们的态
法》的颁布,很多濒临灭绝的物种得到了保护,它们的数
度是乐观和自信的,你可以利用这一点)”强调他人乐观
量也在不断恢复。故A项“《濒危物种法》拯救了很多物
和自信的态度能够影响到你。C选项“You can keep
种”最适合作本文的标题。故选A项。
yourself motivated by mixing with other motivated people
Ⅱ.[参考范文]
(你可以通过与其他有动力的人交往来保持自己的动
Donald took charge of the situation,directing Richie
力)”指出与其他有动力的人交往来保持自己的动力,这
to get paintbrushes and white paper.Donald took the
些有动力的人的积极态度能够让你乐观和自信,与下文
brush and carefully drove the baby mantises onto the white
形成呼应。故进C。
paper.They were so small that he could injure their legs or
5.F根据前文“We must not see failures as a bad thing.
body parts.The baby mantises were so small that some of
(我们不能把失败看作一件坏事)”可知,此处强调实现梦
the students brought a magnifying glass to help.With the
想过程中失败的重要意义。F选项“They enable us to
concerted efforts of everyone,the baby mantises finally
avoid the mistake happening another time(它们使我们能
returned safely to the box.
够避免错误再次发生)”中的they指代前文的failures,与
After the successful rescue,Mrs.Beecher asked the
前文呼应,指出失败的意义在于能够让我们避免错误再
次发生,符合语境。故选下。
class to write about this special experience.Richie no longer
laughed at Donald,and no longer called him"Donnie the
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Dung Beetle",and deeply admired Donald's calmly handling
1,[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了《颜
the unexpected things.Donald's profound knowledge left a
危物种法》拯救了很多物种。
deep impression on everyone.From this incident,everyone
l.B细节理解题。根据第二段“The few remaining wild
realized the importance of patience,calmness,carefulness
condors were brought into zoos in the early 1980s as part
and being knowledgeable.
of a captive breeding program.Gradually,a small
group of the birds reproduced,and eventually many of
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the condors were released back into the wild.(20 80
1,A.[语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了讲
年代初,作为圈养计划的一部分,剩下的少数野生秃鹰被
笑话的人和欣赏笑话的人的共同之处是需要聪明才智,
带进了动物园。渐渐地,一小群秃鹰繁殖了,最终许多秃
项新的研究对此进行了进一步研究,并试图找到创造幽默
鹰被释放回野外)”可知,动物园当时圈养秃鹰是为了恢
和欣赏幽歌之间的其它联系,文章解释了研究开展的过程
复其数量。故选B项。
以及研究的发现。
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