必修四 Unit 2 课下作业

Ⅰ.单项填空(建议用时8′)1.(2011·南京模拟)withwhatthestudentshaddone，theteacherpraisedthemhighly.A.DelightB.DelightingC.DelightedD.Beingdelighting解析：句意：因为对学生们所做的事感到很满意，老师给予了他们高度赞扬。(be)delightedwith对……感到满意。答案：C2.Sheandhersisterarealwayscompetingtheirmother'sattention.A.withB.forC.inD.against解析：句意：她和妹妹一直在妈妈面前争宠。competewith/against与……竞争；competefor为……而竞争；competein在……方面比赛、竞争。答案：B3.(2011·江苏泰兴高三调研)Atruefriendissomeonewhoworkswithyouwheneveryouareintrouble.A.sidebysideB.headtoheadC.stepbystepD.mouthtomouth解析：句意：真正的朋友是这样的一个人：无论你何时有麻烦，他/她都会和你并肩在一起。sidebyside肩并肩地；headtohead交头接耳地；stepbystep逐步地，一步一步地；mouthtomouth嘴对嘴地。根据句意可知，A项正确。答案：A4.Hetoescapefromtheprison，buthecouldn'tfindanybodytohelphim.A.succeededB.attemptedC.advisedD.offered解析：succeedindoingsth.成功做某事；advisedoingsth.建议做某事；offertodosth.主动帮助做某事；attempttodosth.试图做某事(但不一定成功)。结合句意，选B。答案：B5.Shutthewindow，it'llgettoocoldinhere.A.otherwiseB.thereforeC.howeverD.so解析：句意：把窗户关好，不然屋子里就太冷了。otherwise“否则，要不然”，符合句意。therefore因而，所以；however然而；so因此。答案：A6.(2011·巢湖一中模拟)Youmightaswelltellthemanagerthatmalecustomersnotlikethedesignofthefurniture.A.mustB.shallC.mayD.need解析：句意：你可以告诉经理，男顾客可能不喜欢这些家具的设计。may“可能，也许”，表示可能性不大的推测，符合句意。must表示有把握的肯定推测；shall用于第三人称时表示给予对方命令、警告、许诺或者表示在条约、规定、法令中的义务；need“需要”。答案：C7.Tom，let'sMr.Smith.A.makewaywithB.makewayforC.makeupD.makeover解析：考查词组辨析。句意：汤姆，我们给史密斯先生让一下路吧。A项无此搭配；B项意为“给……让路”；C项意为“编造，构成”；D项意为“改做”。根据句意选B项。答案：B8.Thesillygirlgotinaburglary(入室盗窃).Shewastakeninbyafriend.A.caughtB.involvedC.attachedD.connected解析：考查词义辨析。句意：这个傻女孩卷入一起入室盗窃案，她被一朋友骗了。getcaughtin“被卡住”；getinvolvedin“卷入某事”；getattachedto“喜欢，依恋”；beconnectedwith“与……有关”。根据句意，B项正确。答案：B9.(2011·宿州一中模拟)TraditionalfestivalslikeMid­autumnDayandQingmingFestivalhelpraisepeople'softraditionalChineseculture.A.awarenessB.fulfillmentC.existenceD.evidence解析：考查名词辨析。句意：传统的中国节日如中秋节和清明节能提高人们对中国传统文化的“认识”。raiseone'sawarenessof表示“提高某人对……的认识”。答案：A10.Sheisdeartous.Wehavebeenpreparedtodoittakestosaveherlife.A.whicheverB.howeverC.whateverD.whoever解析：句意：她对我们来说很宝贵。我们已经准备好做一切来拯救她的生命。whatever“无论什么”，作do的宾语，符合题意。whichever“无论哪一个”；however“无论怎么样”；whoever“无论谁”，指人。答案：C11.Teenagersshouldn'tbefromschoolalthoughtheydon'tdowellinstudies.A.disappearedB.replacedC.removedD.beaten解析：考查动词辨析。disappear不及物动词，无被动语态；replace“代替”；beat“打败”。beremovedfromschool“被开除，被勒令退学”。答案：C12.(2011·泰州模拟)Ishalltakeyourplaceyourabsence.A.forB.withC.inD.at解析：句意：你不在时我来接替你。in/duringone'sabsence某人不在时。答案：C13.Thereformwascarriedoutsmoothlytheestablishedpolicyofthecountry'sdevelopment.A.inspiteofB.inchargeofC.inlightofD.inproportionto解析：句意：改革按照既定的国家发展政策顺利地进行。A项“尽管”；B项“负责”；C项“按照，鉴于”；D项“与……成比例，与……相称”。答案：C14.thesafetyofgas，thegovernmenthascheckedthecity'sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A.ToensureB.EnsuringC.HavingensuredD.Tohaveensured解析：考查非谓语动词。从上下文和语义判断，空格处应表示目的，而目的状语常用动词不定式来表示，因此排除B、C两项；又根据句意可知这一动作不是发生在过去，故不能用不定式的完成式。答案：A15.(2011·盐城模拟)Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，you'llfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.ThatisacommonintheUSA.A.habitB.practiceC.customD.manner解析：句意：如果你想看医生，就要提前约定一个日期。这在美国是一个常见的做法。空缺处意为“习惯；惯例；做法”，只有practice可表达此意。答案：BⅡ.完形填空词数369难度系数★★★建议用时17′Dylanraceduptheapartmentstairstotheboxwaitingbythefrontdoor.“Whatisit？”askedMax.“MybirthdaygiftfromDad，”repliedDylanasheopenedthe1.Max'seyeswidened，“Wow，aWilsonofficial­sizedbasketball！You2dog！”Dylanhadbeen3sincehisparentsgotdivorced，andhisonly4withhisdadwasonthetelephone.Beingshy，hehadn'tmadeanyfriendsexceptMaxinhisnewschool.5hadDadsentthebasketball？IfDadhadgottenhimadog，Dylanwouldn'tbesolonely.Dylan6anddidn'tspeaktherestoftheevening.Hismotherthoughttheballwasagreatgiftand7himtocallhisdadtothankhim.Thenextmorning，Dylan8untilafterDadwouldhaveleftforworktocallhim.“Hi，Dad，”Dylansaidtohisdad's9.“Thanksfortheball.”Thenhehungup.Afterschool，therewasamessageonthetelephone.Dylanpushedthebuttonto10it.“Hi，Dylan，”saidhisdad.“Youdidn'tsoundverythrilledwiththebasketball.YouandIusedtowatchtheBullsonTVallthetime.There'sacourtineverypark.Havea11.Loveyou！”Thenextafternoon，Dylan12attheparkonthewayhomefromschoolto13abasketballgame.Soon，oneoftheplayershadtogohome.Therestoftheplayersheadedforthesidelines(边线)to14theirbelongings“Icantakehis15，”Dylancalledout.Theotherplayersstoppedandturnedtohim.Dylanhadnoideawherehissudden16camefrom.Beforeanyonecould17，hedroppedhisbooksandwasonthecourt.Theyplayeduntilthesunstartedto18.ThenDylanstartedhome.Hewasgoingtobringhis19toschoolwithhimfromnowon.First，he'dhavetocallhisfatheragainand20himproperly.语篇解读：Dylan渴望生日时父亲送他只小狗，因此，当收到父亲的礼物——一只篮球后，他一直闷闷不乐。直到参加了一场球赛，他才明白了父亲的良苦用心。1.A.doorB.boxC.letterD.window解析：第一句中的raceduptheapartmentstairstothebox给出了提示。答案：B2.A.luckyB.miserableC.lovelyD.dirty解析：从Max所说的话可看出，他认为这是一份非常棒的礼物，认为Dylan很“幸运(lucky)”。luckydog幸运儿。答案：A3.A.aloneB.angryC.illD.free解析：从本段所叙述的事实：父母离异、几乎没有朋友，特别是最后一句中的lonely一词可看出Dylan很“孤独(alone)”。答案：A4.A.quarrelB.satisfactionC.businessD.contact解析：父母离异了，Dylan与父亲唯一的“联系(contact)”就是通电话。这一点从下文中也可看出。答案：D5.A.WhereB.WhenC.WhyD.How解析：由后一句话IfDadhadgottenhimadog，Dylanwouldn'tbesolonely可知，这里Dylan不明白父亲“为什么(Why)”要送他篮球。答案：C6.A.shoutedB.noddedC.smiledD.sighed解析：Dylan对父亲的这份礼物很失望，所以他“叹气(sighed)”，默默不语。答案：D7.A.remindedB.forcedC.helpedD.allowed解析：母亲觉得礼物不错，并“提醒(reminded)”他给父亲打电话表示感谢。答案：A8.A.phonedB.sleptC.waitedD.played解析：从Dylan对礼物的态度及下文父亲的电话留言可知：他“等到(waited)”父亲上班后才给他打电话。答案：C9.A.secretaryB.wifeC.machineD.servant解析：父亲上班后，他给父亲的“电话(machine)”留了言。答案：C10.A.dealwithB.listentoC.thinkaboutD.joinin解析：此处承接therewasamessageonthephone，由此可知这里Dylan是按键“听(listento)”留言。答案：B11.A.tryB.restC.lookD.seat解析：父亲送给儿子篮球，就是希望他能通过参加篮球这样的团体活动交到更多朋友、排遣内心的孤独。这里是鼓励儿子“试一试(try)”。答案：A12.A.walkedB.stoppedC.droveD.hid解析：从下文他加入打篮球的人中可看出，在放学回家的路上，他在公园里“驻足(stopped)”“观看”比赛。答案：B13.A.organizeB.judgeC.watchD.start解析：参见上题解析。答案：C14.A.gatherB.chooseC.changeD.put解析：从上句中oneoftheplayershadtogohome可知，球没办法打了，大家都下场准备“收拾(gather)”东西(回家)。答案：A15.A.adviceB.placeC.bagD.order解析：从下文语境可知，Dylan决定替代离去的队员，跟大家打球。takeone'splace代替某人。答案：B16.A.skillB.confidenceC.energyD.interest解析：从文章开始的Beingshy可知Dylan是个腼腆的孩子，所以这里指他自己也不清楚是哪里来的“信心(confidence)”。答案：B17.A.moveB.jumpC.seeD.reply解析：Dylan要求加入打球的队伍中，其他人还来不及“反应(reply)”，他就上场了。答案：D18.A.shineB.burnC.riseD.set解析：这里说的是放学以后大家在一起打球，由此可知玩完以后太阳已经开始“西沉(set)”。答案：D19.A.belongingsB.booksC.ballD.dog解析：从打球中找到了朋友和乐趣，Dylan改变了对这份生日礼物的看法，所以他准备从今往后都带着这只“篮球(ball)”去上学。答案：C20.A.thankB.visitC.understandD.find解析：当然，他要再给父亲打个电话，好好谢谢他。答案：AⅢ.任务型阅读/任务型读写(建议用时15′)Whatshouldyoudoifyoureallycannotgetonwithyourbossatwork？Maybetherehasbeenabreakdownintrust，incommunicationorinrespect.Inanyeventitisruiningyourtimeatworkandmakingyoufrustratedandunhappy.Let'scallyourmanager“John”andseehowwecanapproachthesituation.DoeseveryonehaveahardtimewithJohnorisitjustyou？Checkouthowotherpeoplegetonwithhimbyaskingsubtlequestions—donotrantabouthowawfulheisandseeifothersagree.Ifeveryonehasaproblemwithhimthenyouhavesomecommongroundonwhichtowork.Ifonlyyouhavedifficultieswithhimthenyouneedtoexamineyourselfandyourrelationshipwithhim.ScheduleatimetomeetJohnwhenheisnotunderpressure.Tellhimthatyouwanttodiscusssomeimportantissues.Atthemeeting，explainverycalmlyandrationallythatyoudonotfeeltherelationshipisworkingwellandthatyouwouldliketoexplorewhyandhowtoimproveit.Donotgointoalonglistofcomplaintsandsores.Takeafactualexampleifyoucanandstartfromthere.Don'ttalktoomuch.Lethimdoit.Trytoseethesituationfromhispointofviewandunderstandexactlywhatheseesastheissues.Seehowmanyoftheproblemsyoulistedatpoint2abovearereal.EvenifJohnislazy，dishonestandspitefulyoucanstillfindoutwhatheiskeentoachieveandworkwithhimtowardshisgoals.Agoodruleatworkistohelpyourbosstosucceed—whetheryoulikehimornot.Otherpeoplewillseeyoudothisanditworkstoyourcredit—especiallyiftheyknowthatyourbossisdifficult.Haveaquietwordwithyourboss'sbossandsaythatyoufeelthatthedepartmentisnotachievingallthatitcould.MakesomebroadsuggestionsabouthowthingscouldbeimprovedwithoutmakingdirectaccusationsagainstJohn.Lettheseniormanagerreadbetweenthelines；heorsheprobablyknowsalready.Ifyoucannotmoveupthenmoveacrossforawhile.Getsomeexperienceinanotherdepartment.EventuallyJohnwillmoveon，befiredorquit.IfyouareseenasapositivecontributorthenyoumaygetyourchancetodoJohn'sjobbetterthanhedid.Lifeistooshorttospenditinajobthatmakesyoumiserable.Ifyouhavetriedal