Unit2 ExploringEnglishSectionA Startingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.单句填空1.Wecan’timaginethetroubletheyhadin (practise)theirspokenEnglish. 2.Hernatural (create)andartistictalentmakeherhomearealshowstopper. 3.Many (sculpt)havebecomelandmarksofthecitywiththeiruniquespirit. 4.Nooneknowsforsurewhyadolescenceisunique humans. 5.Itistimefor (oppose)factionstouniteandworktowardsacommongoal. 6.Shewas (alarm)attheprospectoftravellingalone. 7.Spoilingchildrenmaymakethemhavenoconsciousnessabouttheirselfish (behave). 8.Weneedtobuildabetterand (create)environmentifwewanttoattractbigclients. 9.Whenthesun’srayshittheearth,alotofheat (reflect)backintospace. 10.Othersmaybefondof (title)andhonours,butIamnot. Ⅱ.短语填空burnup,windup,reflecton,forexample,speakingof,aroundtheworld,fillin,lookoutof1.Despiteanumberofsetbacks,theyperseveredintheirattemptstofly inaballoon. 2.Youwillbeaskedto aformwithdetailsofyourbirthandoccupation. 3.Hethrewtheletterintothestoveandit inafewseconds. 4. college,improvingyourlanguageskillsmighthelpyougetintoyourdreamcollege. 5.TheBankofEnglandseemsdeterminedto thecompany. 6.Overthenextfewyearsmanypeoplehadoccasionto thetruthofhiswarnings. 7.Greatmenhaveoftenrisenfrompoverty—LincolnandEdison, .
8.Boredbutfree,hespenthours thewindow,watchingthechangingcloudsandseasons. Ⅲ.完成句子1.据我的调查,你的餐馆和我的餐馆都不能提供均衡饮食。Accordingtomyresearch, offersabalanceddiet. 2.两天内你做完这项工作有困难吗?Doyou theworkwithintwodays? 3.我的责任是让我们四个人研究这个主题。Mydutywasto thesubject. 4.我和他在一起工作过几年,这就是我对他比较熟悉的原因。HeandIhaveworkedtogetherforacoupleofyears,and Iknowhimprettywell. 5.好好想一下,然后告诉我你是否同意我的意见。Thinkitoverandletmeknow . Ⅳ.阅读理解AAstudypublishedbyWhillansandhercolleaguesfoundthat48percentofcollegefreshmenintheirsecondtermattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainVancouverbelievedthattheirfriendshadmademorefriendsthantheyhadsinceschoolbegan.Thirty-onepercentfelttheopposite.“Sincesocialactivities,likeeatingorstudyingwithothers,tendtohappenincafesandlibrarieswheretheyareeasilyseen,studentsmightoverestimate(高估)howmuchtheirfriendsaresocializingbecausetheydon’tseethemeatingandstudyingalone,”saysFrancesChen,thestudy’sseniorauthorandaprofessorintheUBCpsychologydepartment.Asecond,smallerstudytheypublishedatthesametimeshowsthatfeelingleftoutmadethestudentsprettyunhappy.“Thiswassurprising”,Whillanssays,“becausemanyhigh-achievingpeople—theonesmost
likelygoingtocollege—believethey’rebetterequippedthantheirpeerstohandlechallenges.Butwhenpeersappeartobedoingbettersocially,thatcancontributetofeelingsthatthere’ssomethingwrongwithus.”Whilethisstudydidnotlookspeciallyattheinfluenceofsocialmedia,otherstudieshaveshownthatthewaypeopleusesocialtoolstopresentonlythegoodsidemakesothersfeellonelyandseparated.“Socialmediaalwaysgiveustheideathatotherpeoplearemoresocialthanus,”Whillanssays.“Weoftenfailtocommunicatewhenwefail,andthatmightbebadforusandalsoforoursocialnetwork.”Inthenewstudy,first-yearstudentsinthesampleofmorethan1,000studentsreportedhaving3.63closefriendsonaverageatUBC,buttheybelievedtheirfriendshad4.15closefriends.1.WhatdidWhillans’firststudyfind?A.Lesscollegefreshmenfeellonely.B.Lesscollegefreshmendon’tlikeenteringcollege.C.Morestudentsbelievetheirfriendsaremoresociable.D.Morestudentsthinktheirfriends’schoolbeginslater.2.WhatdoesFrancesChenthinkofstudents’loneliness?A.Itisoutofcontrol.B.Itmaybemorecommonthanthought.C.Manystudentscanhandleit.D.Itleadstomoresocialactivities.3.Theunderlinedword“This”inparagraph3referstotheresultthat . A.studentslikebeingleftaloneB.studentsdon’tlikegoingtocollegeC.studentsfeelupsetaboutbeingmissedoutD.studentsbelievethey’rebetteroffthantheirfriends4.WhatisWhillans’attitudetowardssocialmedia?A.Uninterested.B.Negative.C.Supportive.D.Hopeful.
BAsanEnglishteacher,IfoundthatEnglishslang(俚语)canbemoredifficultforthosewholearnEnglishasasecondlanguagetounderstand.ThisbecameclearwhenIwastalkingtooneofmystudents,Cathy,inJapan.“Excuseme,MissWhite.Iwanttogotobuyanotebookoutsidetheschool.”“It’sbucketingoutside,”Isaid.ItisanEnglishslangexpressionwhichmeans“itisraining”.However,shedidn’tseemtounderstandwhatIsaid.ThepointI’mtryingtogetacrossisthatbeingpuzzledaboutEnglishslanginthebeginningisperfectlynaturalbecauseitiswhatmakesthelanguagespecial.Butlearningsomeslangisafantasticwayofunderstandingthecultureofacountry.Englishdoeshavesomeinterestingslang.HereissomeofmyfavouriteslangwhichiscommoninNorthernIreland.Tokeelover:Ifsomeonekeelsover,itbasicallymeansthathe/shehasfallenoverbecausehe/shehaspassedoutordied.Tobeinbedwithyourhead:Thisisusedtodescribesomeonewhohasgonetobedbecausehe/shehasaheadache.Toupsettheapplecart:Thismeansthatsomeonehascausedtroubleorupsetsomeone’splans.Deadon:Thismeans“exactlyright”,“perfect”,orshowsthatsomeoneagreeswithwhatyou’vesaid.Slangcanbedifficulttolearnbutit’sreallyimpressivewhenyougetitright!Slangalsohelpsyousoundfriendly,soit’sgreatformakingfriends.IfyoucanusesomeoftheseEnglishexpressionsinaconversation,peoplewillbeamazed!5.HowdidCathyfeelwhentheauthorsaid“It’sbucketingoutside”?A.Shewasunhappy.B.Shewassurprised.C.Shewasworried.D.Shewaspuzzled.6.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutslang?A.Ittellsusthehistoryofacountry.B.Itiscreatedbylanguageteachers.C.Itshowsthecultureofacountry.
D.Itisusedtoimpressforeigners.7.Ifsomeonesays“Doesthewordmeanelevator?”,whatcouldyousay?A.Ikeelover.B.You’redeadon.C.Youupsettheapplecart.D.I’minbedwithmyhead.8.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthistext?A.Culture.B.Science.C.Travel.D.Lifestyle.Ⅴ.七选五LearninganewlanguagelikeEnglishcanbeachallenge,butwithregularstudy,itcanbedone. 1 HerearesomeguidelinestohelpyouimproveyourEnglish. 2 Learninganynewlanguageisatime-consumingprocess.Ratherthantryafewhourstoreviewonceortwiceaweek,mostexpertssayshort,regularstudysessionsaremoreeffective.Aslittleas30minutesadaycanhelpyouimproveyourEnglishskillsovertime.Read,watch,andlistenReadingEnglishnewspapersandbooks,listeningtomusic,orwatchingTVcanalsohelpyoudevelopyourwritingandspeakingskills.Bydoingsorepeatedly,you’llunconsciouslyimproveyourpronunciation,accents,andgrammar.Keepthepenandpaperhandyandwritedownunfamiliarwordsyoureadorhear. 3 Usethemthenexttimeyouarerole-playingdialoguesinclass. PlayvocabularyandgrammargamesYoucanalsoimproveyourEnglishskillsbyplayingvocabularygamesthatarerelatedtowhatyou’restudyinginclass.Forexample,ifyouaregoingtostudyEnglishontopicsthatfocusonvacations,takeamomenttothinkaboutyourlasttripandwhatyoudid. 4 Writeitdown 5 Take30minutesattheendofclassorstudytowritedownwhathappenedduringyourday.Onceyou’recomfortablewritingaboutyourday,challengeyourselfandhavesomefunwithcreative
writingexercises.Chooseaphotofromabookormagazineanddescribeitinashortparagraph,orwriteashortstoryorpoemaboutsomeoneyouknowwell.Youmayevendiscoveryou’vegotatalentforwriting. A.Studyeveryday.B.Itcanevenbefun.C.Setagoal.D.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.E.Then,dosomeresearchtolearnwhatthosenewwordsmean.F.Makealistofallthewordsyoumightusetodescribeyouractivities.G.RepetitioniskeytolearningEnglish,andwritingexercisesareagreatwaytopractice.
SectionA Startingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.1.practising 2.creativity 3.sculptures 4.to5.opposing 6.alarmed 7.behavior 8.creative 9.isreflected 10.titlesⅡ.1.aroundtheworld 2.fillin 3.burntup 4.Speakingof 5.windup 6.reflecton 7.forexample 8.lookingoutofⅢ.1.neitheryourrestaurantnormine 2.haveanytroubleinfinishing 3.getthefourofusstudying 4.that’swhy 5.whetheryouagreewithmeⅣ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。很多大一新生都有孤独感,认为他们的朋友比自己更善于社交。Whillans教授及其同事对这一课题进行了研究。1.C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Astudypublishedby...believedthattheirfriendshadmademorefriendsthantheyhadsinceschoolbegan.”可知,Whillans教授的研究发现很多学生认为他们的朋友更擅长社交。故选C项。2.B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“Sincesocialactivities...mightoverestimatehowmuchtheirfriendsaresocializingbecausetheydon’tseethemeatingandstudyingalone”可知,学生们高估了朋友的社交量。由此可知,学生的孤独感可能比想象的还要普遍。故选B项。3.C 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段关键句“Asecond,smallerstudytheypublishedatthesametimeshowsthatfeelingleftoutmadethestudentsprettyunhappy.”可知,This指代前一句所提到的现象,即“学生们因被冷落而感到不高兴”。故选C项。4.B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“Whilethisstudydidnotlookspeciallyattheinfluenceofsocialmedia...topresentonlythegoodsidemakesothersfeellonelyandseparated.”并结合下文Whillans教授所说内容“Weoftenfailtocommunicatewhenwefail,andthatmightbebadforusandalsoforoursocialnetwork.”可知,Whillans教授对于社交媒体的态度是否定的。故选B项。【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍英语俚语的作用,同时解释了几个英语俚语的意思。5.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“However,shedidn’tseemtounderstandwhatIsaid.”可知,当作者说“It’sbucketingoutside”的时候,Cathy很困惑。故选D项。6.C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Butlearningsomeslangisafantasticwayofunderstandingthecultureofacountry.”可知,在作者看来,俚语可以展示一个国家的文化。故选C项。
7.B 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“Deadon:Thismeans‘exactlyright’,‘perfect’,orshowsthatsomeoneagreeswithwhatyou’vesaid.”可知,当一个人说“Doesthewordmean‘elevator’?”,你就可以说“Deadon”。故选B项。8.A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“AsanEnglishteacher,IfoundthatEnglishslangcanbemoredifficultforthosewholearnEnglishasasecondlanguagetounderstand.”和第二段中的“Butlearningsomeslangisafantasticwayofunderstandingthecultureofacountry.”可知,这篇文章是属于语言文化领域,所以在报纸的文化部分可以找到这篇文章。故选A项。Ⅴ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些学习新语言的方法。
1.B 上文提到学习新语言是挑战但是可以做到的,后文则引出提高英语的指导,可知本句承接上文,继续就学习新语言进行说明。B选项中it指代上文Learninganewlanguage。故B项“它甚至可以很有趣”符合语境,故选B项。2.A 根据本段主要内容可知,每天学习30分钟就能帮助你提高英语技能,由此可知,本段是在建议每天学习。故A选项“每天学习”符合语境,故选A项。3.E 根据上文“Keepthepenandpaperhandyandwritedownunfamiliarwordsyoureadorhear.”可知,上文提到写下你读到或听到的不熟悉的单词,根据后文“Usethemthenexttimeyouarerole-playingdialoguesinclass.”可知,下次在课堂上使用它们。故本句承接上文继续说明如何处理新单词,E选项中thosenewwords和前文的unfamiliarwords呼应。故E项“然后,做一些研究来学习这些新单词的意思”符合语境,故选E项。4.F 本句为本段最后一句,应承接上文说明这一做法的作用:列出所有你可能用来描述你的活动的单词,F选项中activities指的是前面提到的lasttrip中发生过的事情。故F项“列出所有你可能用来描述你的活动的单词”符合语境,故选F项。5.G 根据后文可知,本段的主题就是写下发生的事情,即强调通过写作来学习英语。故G选项符合语境,故选G项。
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