必修Unit 2

　　Ⅰ．单词拼写

　　1．Mary has been on a (节食) for weeks but still hasn’t lost any weight.

　　2．He pushed against that big stone with all his (力气)．

　　3．There is a time (限制)：you must finish it in 30 minutes.

　　4．The two men in the fight (怒目而视) at each other.

　　5．You will (受益) a lot from morning exercises.

　　6．Don’t be particular about food. A (平衡的) diet is very important for health.

　　7．The letter was not addressed to me but I opened it out of (好奇)．

　　8．We aim to offer good value and service to all our (顾客)．

　　9．These goods will be sold at a (折扣).

　　10．I have (查阅) a number of law books in the British Museum.

　　Ⅱ. 完成句子

　　1. She sat at the table, (看着窗户外面).

　　2. Nothing is （比待在家里听音乐更愉快）.

　　3. I couldn’t

　　(容忍Tom 对我说谎).

　　4.

　　(你为什么不) tell her the news directly?

　　5. Why didn’ t you (和我商量) on such an important matter?

　　Ⅲ．单项填空

　　1. Their balanced diets became such a success thatWang Peng became slimmer and Yong Hui ______ more weight.

　　A. before long; put away

　　B. long before; put out

　　C. before long; put on

　　D. long before; put off

　　2. If your knowledge can be in some way ______ with my experience, we are sure to succeed.

　　A. joined

　　B. united

　　C. connected

　　D. combined

　　3. Her son’s death in the crash was really a heavy blow to the mother. It was hard for her to ________ the grief from the loss of her devoted son.

　　A. get around

　　B. get over

　　C. get rid of

　　D. get across

　　4. A good teacher should leave some time for the students to ______ the knowledge.

　　A．introduceB．receiveC．digestD．accept

　　5. —I think we’ll give Bob a ring.

　　—We. We have been out of touch with him for ages.

　　A. will

　　B. may

　　C. have to

　　D. ought to

　　6. Before making any decision,

　　_______ your family to find out which activities are most important to you.

　　A. consult

　　B. contact

　　C. content

　　D. concern

　　7. —Did Peter fix the computer himself?

　　—He ________ because he doesn’t know much about computers.

　　A. has it fixed

　　B. fixed it

　　C. had it fixed

　　D. had fixed it

　　8. When Jason failed to pay his bill, the network company ______ his Internet connection.

　　A. cut off

　　B. cut across

　　C. cut up

　　D. cut down

　　9. The manager had fallen asleep where he _______， without undressing.

　　A. was layingB. was lying

　　C. had laid

　　D. had lied

　　10. Companies are struggling to find the right ______between supply and demand, but it is no easy task.

　　A. balance

　　B. process

　　C. equality

　　D. pattern

　　11. The weather is concerned with all of us because it ______ us so directly－what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

　　A．effectsB．guidesC．thinksD．benefits

　　12. — Who’s your favorite basketball player in China?

　　— Yao Ming, of course. No one plays .

　　A. better

　　B. best

　　C. good

　　D. well

　　13. As we all know，no one is perfect，and everyone has his own .

　　A．mistakeB．weaknessC．limitD．belief

　　14. You’ve been so kind to us that we will always be deeply .

　　A．out of debtB．in your debt

　　C．in troubleD．in danger

　　15. _______ him and then try to copy what he does.

　　A. Mind

　　B. Glance at

　　C. Stare at

　　D. Watch

　　Ⅳ．完形填空

　　You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a

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　　woman.

　　One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly

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　　had grown to over ＄150, 000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and

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　　almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a

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　　fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national

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　　.

　　What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had

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　　my life. I am 19 years old and the first

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　　of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was a

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　　student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I

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　　being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the

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　　way I could attend.

　　One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous

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　　. The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money

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　　for me, but if anything came up they’d call me.

　　A few days later, I was going out with my mother

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　　the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was

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　　! McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is

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　　, she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new

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　　. She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see

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　　on TV—she just smiles.

　　McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of

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　　. Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to

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　　when I can some day. So

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　　I plan to add to her scholarship fund.

　　1. A. cafe

　　B. buffet

　　C. laundry

　　D. laboratory

　　2. A. expenses

　　B. profits

　　C. wages

　　D. savings

　　3. A. returned

　　B. donated

　　C. delivered

　　D. removed

　　4. A. welfare

　　B. project

　　C. scholarship

　　D. research

　　5. A. customs

　　B. headlines

　　C. sympathies

　　D. doubts

　　6. A. affected

　　B. formed

　　C. disturbed

　　D. ruined

　　7. A. designer

　　B. receiver

　　C. contributor

　　D. reporter

　　8. A. considerate

　　B. casual

　　C. hard-working

　　D. sensitive

　　9. A. advocated

　　B. avoided

　　C. regretted

　　D. missed

　　10. A. normal

　　B. wrong

　　C. legal

　　D. only

　　11. A. gift

　　B. idea

　　C. decision

　　D. plan

　　12. A. left

　　B. raised

　　C. available

　　D. enough

　　13. A. since

　　B. before

　　C. though

　　D. when

　　14. A. excited

　　B. shocked

　　C. puzzled

　　D. encouraged

　　15. A. dismissed

　　B. retired

　　C. promoted

　　D. transferred

　　16. A. job

　　B. hobby

　　C. life

　　D. award

　　17. A. everybody

　　B. everything

　　C. herself

　　D. us

　　18. A. giving

　　B. understanding C. receiving

　　D. loving

　　19. A. give back

　　B. give in

　　C. give off

　　D. give up

　　20. A. suddenly

　　B. originally

　　C. eventually

　　D. gradually

　　Ⅴ. 书面表达

　　随着英语和网络的普及，一些英语词汇被夹杂于汉语表达中， 如用hold表示 “能对付、扛得住”， 用out表示 “过时、陈旧”。请针对该现象，根据以下要点写一篇英语短文。

　　1. 该现象积极和消极的方面;

　　2. 该现象背后反映了什么；

　　3. 你是否接受这种表达及理由。

　　注意：1. 词数：120左右

　　2. 生词：phenomenon［C. ］ 现象

　　Ⅰ．1．diet2．strength3．limit4．glared5．benefit6．balanced

　　7．curiosity8．customers9．discount10．consulted

　　Ⅱ. 1. looking out of the window2. more pleasant than staying at home listening to music

　　3. have Tom telling me lies

　　4. Why don’t you

　　5. consult with me

　　Ⅲ．1.【解析】选C。由句意可知“不久以后，王鹏变得苗条了，而雍慧体重增加了。”before long不久以后；long before很久以前；put on weight增重。

　　2.【解析】选D。句意：如果你的知识能在一定程度上与我的经验相结合的话，我们一定会成功的。join加入；unite使……团结；connect连接；combine结合。

　　3. 【解析】选B。考查动词词组辨析。句意为：在事故中儿子的死对于母亲来说确实是一个沉重的打击。她很难从失去爱子的悲痛中恢复过来。

　　【变式备选】

　　A good teacher must to his students the importance of a proper learning method.

　　A. get through

　　B. get across

　　C. get away

　　D. get over

　　【解析】选B。句意：一个好老师必须让他的学生理解一个合适的学习方法的重要性。get through通过；get across 传达，使被理解，把……讲清楚；get away 离开；get over 克服, 控制。

　　4. 【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意：一个好老师应该留些时间让学生消化知识。digest消化；introduce介绍；receive收到；accept接受。

　　5. 【解析】选D。后句句意：我们应该给他打个电话。我们很长时间没跟他联系了。ought to应该；will表意愿；may可以, 可能；have to不得不。

　　6. 【解析】选A。句意：在做任何决定之前，咨询一下你的家人哪些活动对你来说是最重要的。consult咨询，商讨；contact联系；content使……满足；concern关心。

　　7. 【解析】选C。由下句可知他对电脑不了解，故应该让别人修理。应用have sth. done结构，另结合句意可知动作发生在过去，应用过去时态，故选C项。

　　8. 【解析】选A。句意：当杰森没交费时，网络公司切断了他的网络连接。cut off切断，符合句意。cut across抄近路穿过；cut up切碎；cut down砍倒；削减。

　　9. 【解析】选B。考查时态和lie的词形变化。句意：经理穿着衣服就在他躺着的地方睡着了。通过had fallen asleep可知此处lie是“躺、卧”的意思，排除A和C。从时态意义出发，睡着时，躺、卧的动作正在发生，所以答案是B。

　　10. 【解析】选A。由句意这里指供需的平衡。balance平衡；process过程，程序；equality平等，相等；pattern样式。

　　11. 【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。句意：天气与我们所有人有关是因为它直接引导我们穿什么、做什么甚至我们感受如何。A项“产生，招致”；B项“指导”；C项“认为”；D项“有益于”，因此选择B项。

　　12. 【解析】选A。句意：—— 谁是你最喜欢的中国篮球队员？ —— 当然是姚明。没有人比他打得更好了。“no＋比较级”结构表示最高级的意思。

　　13.【解析】选B。句意：我们都知道人无完人，每个人都有自己的不足。mistake 错误；weakness弱点，短处；limit限度；belief信仰。根据句意选B。

　　14. 【解析】选B。句意：你对我们真是太好了，我们总是欠你的人情。in sb. ’s debt＝in debt to sb. “欠某人的人情”，符合题意。out of debt不欠人情; 不欠债；in trouble处于困境中；in danger处于危险中。

　　15.【解析】选D。考查动词（词组）辨析。句意：看着他，然后尽力模仿他做的。mind留意，在乎；glance at 一瞥；stare at 盯着；watch观看。Ⅳ．【文章大意】奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂老太太将一生的积蓄捐给了南密西西比州大学做奖学金，我有幸成为该奖学金的第一名获得者。但是，奥西奥拉给予我的远远超过了一笔奖学金。从她那里，我学到了奉献的可贵。

　　1. 【解析】选C。考查名词。根据第15空前面的“McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. ”可知Osceola McCarty曾做了75年的洗衣工。

　　2. 【解析】选D。考查名词。她发现自己每个月微薄的收入积攒下来已经超过了15万美元。saving节约；存款。

　　3. 【解析】选B。考查动词。下文多处提到南密西西比州大学奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂奖学金，因此，她将钱捐给了南密西西比州大学。

　　4. 【解析】选C。考查名词。此题属于原词复现。由下文提到的Osceola McCarty Scholarship可知。

　　5.【解析】选B。考查名词。她成了全国瞩目的资讯人物。headline在此意为“头条资讯”。

　　6. 【解析】选A。考查动词。奥西奥拉的礼物如何影响了我的一生，这是你们从未听说过的。这一句承上启下，下文谈该奖学金对“我”的影响。

　　7. 【解析】选B。考查名词。今年19岁的我，是第一位获得奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂奖学金的学生。“得奖，获奖”用动词receive，此处receiver意为“接受者，获得者”。

　　8. 【解析】选C。考查形容词。想上大学是件不容易的事，所以要刻苦（hard-working）。这与“体贴的”、“随意的”、“敏感的”无关。

　　9. 【解析】选D。考查动词。我下定决心去南密西西比州大学读书。然而在入学考试中，我因一分之差而与正常的奖学金失之交臂。10.【解析】选D。考查形容词。奖学金是我上学的惟一途径。