1、Unit 2 The Olympic Games language points 课时作业.单项填空1At the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its _as a working port city： large warehouses and a few other dated office buildings. Aachievement BreputationCcharacter Dstandard答案 C解析 句意为：在这片历史地域的尽头，威灵顿市曾扮演了一个港口城市的角色：到处是大型的仓库和其他一些陈旧的办公楼。achiev
2、ement 成就；reputation 名声；character 性格，字体，角色；standard 标准。根据句意可知选 C 项。2In this day and age，women can have children and jobs as well.I cant agree more. Its great to have the two_.Alinked BrelatedCconnected Dcombined答案 D解析 句意为：在现在这个时代，女人可以养育小孩，也可以工作。我非常同意。这两者结合真是太好了。link 连接，联系；relate 使互相关联； connect 连接；com
3、bine 结合，合并。“养小孩”和“工作”是结合进行的，故 选 D 项。3I had forgotten about it because I had been so_ with other things.Aabsorbed BoccupiedCsupplied Ddevoted答案 B解析 句意为：我把这事给忘了，因为我一直忙着别的事情。 “be occupied with名词”忙于；be absorbed in 专心致志于；be devoted to 致力于。设空后是介词 with，故排除 A、D 两项。be supplied with 用供给，不合逻辑，故被排除。故选 B。4He got
4、 killed in the accident. Thats_ he was careless.Abecause BwhyCwhat Dthat答案 A解析 句意为：在事故中他死去了。那是因为他粗心的缘故。Thats because.那是因为。所以选 A。5Parents should guide their children，not direct them. Observe _your childs talent and interests lie，and then encourage them in those directions. Awhat BwhereCwhen Dthat答案 B
5、解析 考查名词性从句。根据题干中的 lie 可知此处要用连接副词 where 引导宾语从句。where 在从句中作地点状语。6As a peace-loving country，well declare a total_ on nuclear arms.Aban BarrivalCcontrol Dmovement答案 A解析 句意为：作为一个热爱和平的国家，我们宣布全面禁止核武器。ban 禁止，符合题意。7I think it is a top priority for us to furnish the children with_ to the Internet.Aprocedure B
6、allowanceCmeans Daccess答案 D解析 access to 接近，进入，使用，符合题意。8You should be_ in the way you treat your children instead of being changeable，or they would get confused about how you really want them to be.Aconsistent BresponsibleCflexible Dcritical答案 A解析 句意为：在对待孩子的方式上你应该始终如一，而不是变化无常，不然他们就会对你究竟要他们怎么做感到困惑。句中的
7、“instead of being changeable”表明本题应选consistent“一致的，始终如一的” 。9Color blind people often find it difficult to_ between blue and green.Aseparate BdistinguishCcompare Dcontrast答案 B解析 句意为：色盲的人常感到区分蓝和绿困难。distinguish between.and.区分和。所以选 B。10He differed_ other people_ he always looked further ahead in his work
8、.Afrom；in which Bfrom；in thatCwith；in which Dwith ；in that答案 B解析 句意为：他不同于别人，因为他总是在工作中能有远见。differ from 与不同；in that 连词，意为“由于；因为” 。11There are some spelling and grammar mistakes in your graduation paper，but _it is satisfactory.Aabove all Bin shortCon the whole Don the other hand答案 C解析 句意为：你的毕业论文中有一些拼写和
9、语法错误，但总体而言还是令人满意的。on the whole 整体上，符合句意。12Many people expect that credit cards will eventually _paper money for almost every purchase.Atrade BexchangeCreplace Dreduce答案 C解析 句意为：许多人认为几乎每笔交易中信用卡最终会取代纸币。replace 代替，符合句意。13Napoleon and Hitler were led_that anything was possible and that nothing could sta
10、nd in their way by the victories they enjoyed. Abelieving Bto believeCto believing Dhaving believed答案 B解析 考查非谓语动词。句意为：拿破仑和希特勒相信万事皆有可能，没有什么事情可以阻挡他们享受成功的喜悦。lead sb.to do sth.使/ 导致某人做某事。14He has been acting very strangely these days. I cant_ his actions any longer.Aask for Baccount toCcall for Dstand f
11、or答案 D解析 句意为：这些天他行为古怪，我再也无法忍受他的行为了。stand for 容忍，忍受。所以选 D。15_？Your dog can get jealous when you pay attention to other dogs，other people or even other things. AGuess what BHow comeCWhats up DWhy not答案 A解析 考查交际用语。句意为：你猜怎么着？当你注意其他狗或其他人甚至其他事情的时候，你的狗会嫉妒。Guess what 你猜怎么着； How come 怎么会 (那样)；Whats up 怎么了，出了
12、什么事；Why not 为何不。.阅读理解In todays China，exchanges between Chinese and English-speakers are increasingly frequent. English skills are important to the Chinese if China wishes to play a stronger role on the world stage. However，the general English level of the Chinese is in decline.Chinas ranking in the
13、2015 EF English Proficiency Index dropped 10 drops. The Middle Kingdom was ranked 47th out of 70 countries rated，and is now on_par_with several Latin American countries. The report triggered widespread discussion in China：in an increasingly international nation，why is the peoples level of English ge
14、tting worse?A decline in the English level of the Chinese is no accident. With Chinas exam-based education system，worsening English is inevitable. English education in China focuses on grammar and ignores oral practice. This results in students that are often too scared to speak，for fear of making a
15、 mistake. Exam-based courses make it so students merely learn for the test，not learn the language.In Latin America，nations do not have a rigorous exam system for English，but focus on promoting the language itself. Such programs that promote English include Chiles “English Opens Doors” program，Panama
16、 s “Panama Bilingual Education Program”，and Mexicos “10 Million People Plan”Brazil，which also has a government program，is ranked first in the region for English.The Chinese government should first think about how to reduce the amount of pressure on students taking exams in order to promote change in
17、 the current system of rote English education. This is the most important step.Everyone has recently focused on overseas returnees. The number of the Chinese studying abroad has rapidly multiplied in past years. At the same time，the number of overseas returnees is increasing as well. The job market
18、is also increasingly competitive for them and it is often more difficult for returnees to find a suitable job than it is for domestic graduates.Difficulties and pressure in the job market for overseas returnees deter a number of Chinese from studying abroad. As a result，the number of the Chinese wit
19、h high level English，carefully perfected abroad，has been reduced. This could be a major reason why English is getting worse overall in China.While Chinas overall level of English has declined，it has not affected Chinas huge emphasis on English education and training. China remains one of the nations
20、 that commit to the study of English.语篇解读 随着中国与英语国家的交往日益 频繁，如果中国人希望在世界舞台上起更大的作用，那么英语能力就十分重要。但是，中国人的英语水平整体在下降。文章分析了下降的原因并提出了提高的措施。16What does the underlined phrase “on par with” most probably mean?ASuperior to. BRelative to.CParallel to. DEqual to.答案 C解析 词义猜测题。根据第二段第一、二句“Chinas ranking in the 2015 EF
21、 English Proficiency Index dropped 10 drops. The Middle Kingdom was ranked 47th out of 70 countries rated.”可知，2015 年中国在英孚英 语能力指数中排名有所下降，在 70 个国家中排第 47 位。句中的“the Middle Kingdom”就是指中国。排名下降到了和几个拉丁美洲国家差不多的水平。由此可推断，on part with 意为“与同等水平” 。Parallel to 与平行、相同，意义相近，故选 C 项。17What does the writer want to do w
22、ith this article?ATo advise the Chinese government to reform its exam-based education.BTo analyze the reasons why Chinas general English level is in decline.CTo report the phenomenon that there is a decline in English level of Chinese people.DTo compare the different ways of learning English between
23、 China and Latin America.答案 B解析 主旨大意题。根据第二段最后一句 “The report triggered widespread discussion in China：in an increasingly international nation，why is the peoples level of English getting worse？”可知，本文主要分析了造成中国人英 语水平下降的原因。故选 B 项。18What measure can help improve English level of Chinese people?AStopping t
24、esting English in the educational examination system.BReducing the amount of pressure on students studying English.CEncouraging more students to study in Latin American countries.DFocusing more on expressive abilities and less on grammatical exams.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句“English education in China f
25、ocuses on grammar and ignores oral practice. This results in students that are often too scared to speak，for fear of making a mistake.”可知，如果要提高中国人的英 语水平，应该降低对语法的重视，同时加强口语训练，故选 D 项。.任务型阅读Among the natural creatures that can present a threat to people in rural areas of Mexico，one of the most productiv
26、e is the scorpion(蝎子) These relatives of spiders kill dozens of people each year and injure thousands more. However，scorpions have become a part of the local culture and tradition.In the Durango city main market，scorpions are in evidence at every turn. There are books， key chains and lamps decorated
27、 with dead scorpions. There are scorpion images on T-shirts and hats and there are even candies shaped like scorpions. The whole place seems to be filled with the crawling creatures.In one corner of the market，Chelo Garcia even sells live scorpions. She says she has experienced two scorpion stings(蛰
28、) in the recent years and that nothing happened. She says that if a person has no symptoms of poisoning with 30 minutes of the stinging，it is likely that nothing bad will result. She says some scorpions have little or no poison and so luck plays a big part.It is hard to explain why people come to Ms
29、. Garcias store to buy live ones，but she does a good business. She often reaches down through the top of the glass cage to catch one of the scorpions to show her customers. She holds them by the tails，where the bar bed stinger(刺针) is located， so that she is safe from attack.In the crowded market，man
30、y people pass by Ms. Garcias store to look at the crawling creatures and to relate their own stories of encounters with the scorpions. One old woman says she nearly died when she was a girl of 18 years old and has been afraid of scorpions ever since. She said her tongue became numb and her throat be
31、gan to swell shut，common symptoms of the scorpion poison. She says she survived because God protected her.Every year in Mexico about 200,000 people are stung by scorpions. The number of annual deaths was nearly 300，till 2015，but a public health campaign and the wide-spread availability of anti-poiso
32、n has cut the number of deaths to less than 100 a year. The state of Durango alone accounts for ten percent of all the scorpion stings in Mexico each year.While the scorpion may be regarded as disgusting and horrible by many people，it has also become a bit of a local mascot(吉祥物) in Durango. People t
33、here seem proud of the fact that their city is known as the “scorpion capital”.Scorpions：Part of Local Culture in MexicoIntroduction While 19.threatened by scorpions，people in rural areas of Mexico view them as a part of the local culture and tradition.The main market of scorpionsScorpions can be se
34、en almost 20.everywhere，ranging from books to T-shirts and hats.21.Live scorpions are sold in Garcias store，who has been stung by scorpions twice in recent years.Garcia often shows scorpions to her customers by holding their tails，because the barbed stinger is 22.located/situated in the scorpions ta
35、il.The situation of scorpions stings23.Chances are that if a person feels nothing wrong within 30 minutes of the stinging，he/she will survive.Symptoms of the scorpion poison include a numb tongue and a 24.swollen throat.With much attention to public health，people now have easy 25.access to anti-pois
36、on，so the number of deaths has decreased a lot.Peoples 26.attitudes towards scorpionsThough 27.regarded/viewed/considered/seen as disgusting and horrible，the scorpion has become a bit of a local mascot in Durango.People there take 28.pride in the fact that their city is known as the “scorpion capital”.
