1、1Unit 2 Wish you were here一、阅读理解The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. All shes ever wanted to do is to become an elementary school teacher. However, Hipp has racked up(累计) $100,000 (about 0.67 million yuan) in
2、student loan debt and isnt able to earn enough through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server to live anywhere other than home.To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of adults who have been moving back in wi
3、th their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been growing steadily.The Pew Research Center recently reported that 2016 was a milestone in the evolving living arrangements of young adults in the US. Until 2016, the most common living arrangement for young adults was to be living in t
4、heir own property as part of a couple. UBS Financial Services, a Swiss global financial services company, released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesnt want them to leave. The report shows that 74 percent
5、 of millennials(千禧一代) get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. Millennials see their parents as peers, friends and mentors(导师). In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them. Stuart Hoffman, chief economis
6、t for the PNC Financial Group in the US, said “Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesnt necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest, he said. “They may like living at home and being able to save money.”He added, “While it has held back household for
7、mation and purchases on things, they are probably traveling more and eating out more. I dont know if it represents a change in moral values, its much more common for adult children to live in their parents homes because its becoming part of the culture.”21.Whats the purpose of Caitlin Hipps story?A.
8、 To prove the authors view.B. To introduce her situation.C. To present the topic.D. To make readers rethink about the problem.2.What does the underlined part (Paragraph1) probably refer to?A. live with parents B. live independentlyC. stay at home D. leave home3.According to Hoffman, which of the fol
9、lowing is true?A. It isnt necessary for millennials to leave the nest.B. They can spend less money on their daily life.C. Moral values are changing gradually.D. Young adults are living in a different life style.4.Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Why is the number of the millennial growing stead
10、ily?B. Why has the percentage of adults living with their parents been on the rise?C. Why are parents willing to help fund for young adults?D. Why do more adults treat their parents as peers, friends and guides?【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。1.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However, the numbe
11、r of adults who have been moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been growing steadily.”可知，文章开头举 Caitlin Hipp的例子就是为了引出本文话题越来越多的美国青年倾向于和父母同住。3.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“its much more common for adult children to live in their parents homes because its becoming part
12、of the 3culture.”可知，霍夫曼认为现在的年轻人和父母同住是一种很正常的社会现象，这是不同以往的，说明年轻人的生活方式发生了变化。4.B 【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第二段中的“However, the number of adults who have been moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been growing steadily”可知，本文主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。二、词汇练习1. make
13、an _for a trip to Hong Kong.They have _ for a plan to hold a concert. （安排）2. _ is a place that has been _ by human beings. （舍弃，抛弃；沙漠）3. There is a lot of _on the table.on the _road. （灰尘；满是灰尘的）4. The citizens are in the shortage of the _ of gas.Large quantities of vegetables are _ to the citizens eve
14、ry day.（供给）5. make an _ (宣布)The monitor _ that we would have a picnic the next day.6. We should live in perfect _ with nature and animals.a _ society (和谐；和谐的)7. the _forestsYou can see a beautiful village, _ by a mountain.（包围；周围的）8. 使恐惧9. 探索10.美；美好的人或物11.出版12.反映；反射13.无限的，无休止的 e_14.空气；大气层 a_415.提前_ _
15、16.旅游景点_ _17.埋葬18.经典的19.flight20.brilliant21.rough22.destination23.steep24.mild25.wander三、完形填空My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired.So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time.She had a little bit of computer _1_，so I just set it up for her and let her _2
16、_ with it on her own.As time went on，I _3_ the computer was hardly touched.She said she didnt know _4_ to use it.I decided to teach her.I sat and _5_ everything and she seemed OK with what I said.Unfortunately，my sister called me at that moment _6_ we talked on the phone for an hour.Then when I saw
17、her again，she was sitting in front of the computer，looking quite _7_.The screen saver(屏幕保护程序) had appeared and she didnt know how to _8_ it off.She had tried _9_ every key and it didnt work.I told her， “Just _10_ the mouse a little.” What I meant was that she just needed to move the mouse around to
18、_11_ the computer up.What she did was to _12_ the mouse and start shaking it around in midair until the _13_ went completely black.I couldnt help laughing because of her funny _14_.The more I laughed the _15_ she got.She thought that I was a(n)_16_ teacher and she decided to figure the thing out her
19、self.Well，at least I helped her overcome her _17_ of breaking something and encouraged her to _18_ a little.About a week later，I found a homemade _19_ card with a mouse on the front making a funny face _20_ to my door.It said， “Thanks for the computer 5lessons.Love，Mom.”1A.theory BknowledgeCtechnolo
20、gy Dhistory2A.watch BtrainCplay Dsee3A.found BheardCthought Dignored4A.why BwhenChow Dwhere5A.learned BdescribedCexplained Ddiscussed6A.and BbutCbecause Dsince7A.amusing BrelaxedCinteresting Ddiscouraged8A.get BbreakCcut Dturn9A.hitting BfeelingCchanging Dremoving10A.hang BshakeCrub Dpush11A.clean B
21、wakeCbring Dtake12A.put up Bcut offCpick up Dput away13A.screen BcurtainCcover Dwindow14A.adjustment BimitationCexpression Daction15A.ruder BhappierCangrier Dbetter16A.impatient BhumorousCcareful Dhelpful17A.sadness Bpressure6Cfear Ddepression18A.reply BobserveCanswer Dexperiment19A.inviting Bgreeti
22、ngCshopping Dbirthday20A.appeared BstuckCcombined Dprinted【解题导语】该文主要讲述了作者教退休的母亲玩电脑的有趣故事。1B 根据下文中的“She said she didnt know _4_ to use it.I decided to teach her”可推知，作者的母亲对电脑所知甚少，此处指电脑知识(knowledge)。2C 根据上文中的“So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time”可知，作者给母亲一台自己的旧电脑是让退休
23、的母亲自己玩。play with.“玩” 。3A 随着时间的推移，作者发现(found)电脑几乎没被碰过。4C 根据下文中的“I decided to teach her”可推知，母亲并不知道怎么(how)使用电脑，于是作者决定教她。5C 根据空处前一句“I decided to teach her”和空后的“and she seemed OK with what I said”可推知，作者给母亲讲解(explained)了相关的电脑知识。6A 根据语境可知，空处应填连词 and，表示“然后，接着” 。7D 结合语境可推知，母亲不会玩电脑，感到很泄气(discouraged)。8D 根据空前的
24、“The screen saver(屏幕保护程序)had appeared”及常识可推知，电脑出现屏幕保护程序，母亲不知道怎么把它关掉。turn off“关掉” 。9A 根据空后的“and it didnt work”可推知，母亲因为不懂得怎么关掉屏幕保护程序，于是就按(hitting)了每一个键。10B 根据语境可推知，作者教母亲稍微晃动(shake)鼠标即可。下文中的“start shaking it”也是提示。11B 根据语境可推知，作者是让母亲移动鼠标，唤醒电脑。wake up“唤醒” ，符合语境。12C 根据空后的“start shaking it around in midair”
25、可推知，母亲听了作者的话就把鼠标拿起来(pick up)，在空中摇晃。13A 根据语境可推知，母亲不会玩电脑，拿着鼠标乱晃，结果电脑屏幕(screen)全黑了。14D 根据语境可知，作者被母亲搞笑的行为(action)给逗乐了。15C 根据语境可知，作者越笑，母亲越生气(angrier)。716A 根据空后的“she decided to figure the thing out herself”可推知，身为老师的母亲对作者教自己玩电脑这件事很有看法，认为作者没有耐心(impatient)。17C 根据语境可推知，作者帮助母亲走出了害怕(fear)损坏东西的阴影，鼓励母亲再尝试一下。18D 参
26、见上题解析。experiment“尝试” ，符合语境。19B 根据语境可知，母亲自己制作了一张贺卡(greeting card) ，对作者表示感谢。20B 根据语境可知，此处指卡片贴在了作者的门上。stick to.意为“粘/贴在” 。四、七选五In the age of the keyboard，some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out.Steve Graham，a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville，Tennessee，has
27、 been hearing about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years._1_ He said， “If the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate，it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three.”Ninety percent of teachers also say they are required to teach hand
28、writing._2_Professor Graham says one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting._3_ Others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day.Many adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again._4_ Many
29、 experts also think handwriting should not be taught only with itself.Instead，they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas._5_Teachers commonly report that about onefourth of their students has poor handwriting.Some people might think handwriting is not important anymore beca
30、use of computers and voice recognition(识别) programs.AAfter all，that is why we write.BNowadays teachers pay more and more attention to their students writing.CSo is it still being taught?DBut who cares if people know how to write well?8EBut studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are
31、 teaching it.FTodays thinking is that short periods of practices are better.GHe says some teachers teach handwriting for ten to fifteen minutes a day.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了在电脑时代，学校教授书法的现状研究。【难句分析】Professor Graham says one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they ar
32、e not prepared to teach handwriting.分析：本句是一个复合句。that 引导宾语从句，在从句中不作句子成分；published是过去分词，作后置定语，修饰 one study。译文：Graham 教授说今年发布的一项研究发现大约 3/4的老师说他们不准备教书法。1C 根据下文中的“it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three”可知，空处应表示对是否要教学生书法的疑问，故 C项符合语境。2E 根据上文中的“If the results of a surv
33、ey we have published this year are accurate，it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three”及空前一句可知，此处表示对研究结果的进一步分析，故 E项符合语境。3G 根据下文中的“Others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day”可知，此处表示一些老师教授书法的时间，所以 G项符合语境。4F 根据语境可知，空处与上文的“Many adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again”形成对比，并与下文的“Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught only with itself”呼应，此处讲述的是学书法的方法的今昔差异，故 F项符合语境。5A 根据语境可知，空处承接上文中的“Instead，they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas”，此处表示表达想法正是我们练习书法的原因，所以 A项符合语境。
