课时提升作业四 Unit 2 Warming UpReading

1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课时提升作业(四)Unit 2Warming Up & Reading. 用所给词的适当形式填空1. Having studied Chinese for two years, now she can speak Chinese _(fluent). 2. He has dreamed about travelling to Australia or New Zealand, and the _(late)one is his favorite place. 3.

2、 As a successful businessman, he often makes _(voyage)to deal with his foreign affairs. 4. Even though he lives alone, he owns two _(apartment). 5. _(actual), he is an honest and reliable person, whom you can depend on. 6. If you want to master English, to have a large _(vocabulary)is necessary. 7.

3、_(gradual), they are tired of life in the noisy city. 8. Since he came to power, he has paid several _(office)visits to some foreign countries. 9. He is good at remembering the meaning of words, but does badly in word _(spell). 10. The building was completed finally with several _(elevator)for peopl

4、e to go up and down. 答案：1. fluently2. latter 3. voyages4. apartments5. Actually6. vocabulary7. Gradually8. official9. spelling10. elevators. 选词填空make voyages, come up, make use of, be different from, communicate with, because of, at present, such as, at the end of, than ever before1. To complete the

5、 work perfectly, we are in great need of time_. 2. Its necessary that young and old people should _more _each other. 3. He said that he used to _to Africa at that time because of his business. 4. As soon as the idea_, people present all thought highly of it. 5. Their flight was put off _ the heavy f

6、og. 6. We are trying to _ energy from sun instead of petrol. 7. Dont trust him. Usually what he has said _ what he has done. 8. More money is spent on the improvement of living conditions_. 9. The gardener has planted many flowers, _ roses, peonies and so on, in the garden. 10. _ the street, a beaut

7、iful villa(别墅)came into sight. 答案：1. at present2. communicate with3. make voyages 4. came up5. because of6. make use of 7. is different from8. than ever before 9. such as10. At the end of. 阅读理解AOne of the speaking rules you need to know might sound strange to most ESL(English as a second language)st

8、udents, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar. Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about

9、 the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small part of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with experience. I am a nativ

10、e English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years. However, many of my students know more details about English grammar than I do. When they sometimes ask me about grammar, I can easily look up the definition(定义)and apply it, but I cant tell them

11、 the answer off the top of my head. I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions, and only a few of them know the correct answer. However, they are fluent in English and can read, speak, listen, and communicate effectively. Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causati

12、ve verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently? 【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。作者是一名英语教师, 告诉学生们如果想说流利的英语, 不要学语法。1. According to the author, what opinion do most ESL students hold? A. Grammar matters a lot only in speaking. B. Grammar doesnt matter much in speaking. C. Grammar is very important in Engl

13、ish learning. D. Grammar is not important in English learning. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. 可知C为正确选项。2. As for studying grammar, which statement is TRUE according to the passage? A. Many ESL students know little grammar. B. Most English speakers know more t

14、han 20% of all the grammar rules. C. Studying grammar will not make fluency in English. D. You will say a sentence naturally when thinking about rules. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. 可知学习语法只能使你放慢速度并使你困惑, 故C正确。3. What is the author? A. An ESL student. B.

15、 A teacher teaching English natives. C. A native English student. D. A native English teacher. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature. . . 可知D为正确选项。4. The underlined part“off the top of my head”means. A. on purposeB. without considerationC. after thinkingD. wi

16、th difficulty【解析】选B。词义猜测题。前一个分句意为: 我可以很容易地查找语法的定义, 应用它, 由此猜测后一个分句的意思“但是我不能不假思索地告诉他们答案”。5. Which of the following titles best suits the text? A. Fluency or Grammar? B. Grammar Counts! C. Exams or No Exams? D. No More Grammar! 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知本文主要介绍了如果你想说流利的英语, 不要学习语法。故选A。BThe quest for succ

17、ess always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got to be very careful if you dont know where youre going, because you might not get there. ”Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers. Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life? ”and they

18、 dont know what theyre doing because they lack goals. Goal-setting is a focus of the will to move in a certain direction. Begin with a clear conception of what you want. Write down your goals and date themputting them into words and clarifying them. Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire an

19、d possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute to goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need. Its important to visualize(想象)yourself accomplishing your goal. While losers visualize the penalties(不利)of failure, winners visualize the rewards of su

20、ccess. Ive seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference. I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly. I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes. Then one summer I had the opportunit

21、y to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort; I didnt want to miss out on a great vacation. So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing. When the day arrived, I was eager to go. To everyones surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute

22、 of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day. 【文章大意】作者在文章中论述了人的一生中应该有明确的目标, 这样才不至于因迷失方向而碌碌无为。6. According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is. A. find the right methodsB. be careful about everythingC. know your abilityD. have a clear goal【解析】选

23、D。细节理解题。文章第一段第一句说追求成功总是由设定一个目标开始的。7. If you have a target, you will. A. wander like a sleepwalkerB. know well what you are doingC. do the same work every dayD. put it into words【解析】选B。推理判断题。由文章第二段第二句话可知许多人不知道自己在做什么是因为没有目标, 反之可推断一个人有了自己的目标之后, 就会清楚自己在做什么。8. The problem with the author before he overca

24、me his fear of air travel is that. A. he didnt know air travel is safer than highway travelB. he couldnt imagine himself accomplishing his goalC. he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flyingD. he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第四段最后两句可知答案。9. Wha

25、t would be the best title for this passage? A. Define Your GoalB. Visualize Rewards of SuccessC. Overcome the Fear of Air TravelD. Sleepwalking through Life【解析】选A。主旨大意题。全文作者在论述人的一生中应该有明确的目标, 这样才不至于因迷失方向而碌碌无为。. 阅读第二节根据短文内容, 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。What will you do if you cant eat everything

26、 bought in the canteen? 1According to a survey, what students waste every year could feed over 10 million people. 2According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons of grain every year, which could feed 200 million people. Food waste, which has become a glob

27、al issue, serves as a mirror that reflects various cultural and social issues in different countries. In the West, for instance, consumerism, the belief that its good to use a lot of goods and services, is often to blame for food waste. 3Chinese people are well known for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food. On campus, a generation of single child is less aware of the