1、1Unit 2 Poems李仕才【短文语法填空】World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March.It 1. (start) by the LitWorld.org in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries. The aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book.Its website asks everyone 2. (cele
2、brate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud.It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 3. (belong) to all people.The website asks 4. (visit) to join in the movement to reduce 5. number of illiterate (不识字的) people in the world.It is 6.
3、 (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read.The website says, “Its time to start by reading aloud to 7. might like it.Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, and listen patiently 8. someone elses story as they share with you.”The United
4、Nations says， “Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, 9. to participate fully in society.”In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a 10. (different)【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了 World Read Aloud Day(世界朗读日)。1was started 解析：考
5、查动词的时态和语态。World Read Aloud Day 在 2010年由LitWorld.org发起。根据语境可知，此处需要用 start的被动形式，又因时间状语是“in 2010”，故用一般过去时。2to celebrate 解析：考查动词不定式。ask sb.to do sth.“要求某人做某事” ，网站要求每个人通过拿本书、找到一位听众、大声阅读的方式来庆祝这个节日。3belongs 解析：考查主谓一致。这正是采取行动向世界表明阅读和写作的权利属于所有的人。根据句子成分可知，从句的主语为 the right，故填 belongs。4visitors 解析：考查名词复数。根据语境可知
6、，网站让游客来参加活动，游客不止一个，且空前没有冠词修饰，故填 visitors。25the 解析：考查冠词。the number of.是固定搭配，表示“的数量” 。6absolutely 解析：考查副词。帮助那些不能阅读的人是完全有必要的。7whoever 解析：考查宾语从句。是开始为任何可能喜欢的人大声朗读的时候了。whoever引导宾语从句且在从句中作主语。8to 解析：考查介词。当他们与你分享时，你要耐心地倾听某人的故事。listen to是固定搭配。9and 解析：考查连词。根据语境和句子成分可知，前后表示并列关系。10difference 解析：考查名词。make a diffe
7、rence“有作用” ，根据空前的冠词可知，此处应用所给词的名词形式。(对应学生用书 P139)convey vt.传达；表达；运送；传播convey ones feelings/meanings 表达某人的感情/意思convey sth.to sb.向某人表达/传递某物convey sb./sth.from.to.把某人/某物从运送到(教材原句)Others try to convey certain emotions.有些诗则是为了传达某种感情。I found it hard _to convey_ (convey) my feelings in words.我觉得难以用言语表达我的感情。
8、The premier _conveyed_ (convey) his sorrow to the dead and ordered the necessities should _be conveyed_ (convey) immediately to the earthquakehit areas.总理表达了对死者的哀悼，并命令立即把必需品运送到地震灾区。transform vi.& vt.转化；转换；改造；变换(1)transform.into.使变成transform into 转化成；改造为be transformed from.into.由变成；由迁到(2)transformati
9、on n(外观或性质的)改变、变革3make a/the transformation 转变，改变(教材原句)Never looking back，Transformed into stone.化为石，不回头。We are living in a time of social _transformation_ (transform)我们生活在一个社会变革的时代。Hard work _transformed_ (transform) her completely into an ordinary housewife.艰辛劳动彻底把她变成了一个普通家庭妇女。exchange n交换；交流；互换vi
10、.&vt.调换；交换(1)make an exchange 交换in exchange(for.)作为交换()(2)exchange sth.for sth.以某物交换某物exchange sth.with sb.和某人互换某物(3)exchange experience 交流经验exchange greetings 互相问候(教材原句)If there had not been an exchange programme，he would not have found a sponsor to help him study abroad.如果以前没有交换学生的项目，他就不会找到资助人赞助他出
11、国。He exchanged an apple _for_ an orange.他用一个苹果换了一个橘子。They have offered to release the reporters，but what do they want _in_ exchange?他们提出可以释放记者，但他们想要什么作为交换？load n负担，负荷物(尤指沉重的)v装载，加重，把弹药装入(枪炮)(1)a load of/loads of 大量，许多take a load off ones mind 打消某人的顾虑(2)load sb./sth.with sth.用装载load sb./sth.into/onto
12、 sth.把装入(到)4(3)be loaded with 装满，充满(教材原句)Slowly the old man carries his load.慢慢地老人挑起(沉重的)担子。Standing on the bank，the children watched the ship _loaded_ (load) with all kinds of goods.孩子们站在岸边看着满载各种货物的轮船。It is a heavy load for the single woman to support a family of three.So she has to do _loads_ (loa
13、d) of things，_loading_ (load) and unloading trucks and so on.Luckily her two daughters have found jobs，which has taken a load _off_ her mind.对于一个单身女人，养活一个三口之家是一个沉重负担。因此她不得不干很多事，装卸货车等。幸运的是她的两个女儿已找到了工作，这使她如释重负。【七选五】In the age of the keyboard，some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way
14、 out.Steve Graham，a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville，Tennessee，has 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 i
15、n grades one to three.”Ninety percent of teachers also say they are required to teach handwriting._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
16、 day.Many adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again._4_ Many 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 stude
17、nts has poor 5handwriting.Some people might think handwriting is not important anymore because 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 peopl
18、e know how to write well?EBut studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are 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 o
19、ne study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are 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 teache
20、rs 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 survey 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
21、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
22、 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。6take it easy 轻松；不紧张；从容take ones time 不匆忙，不着急，慢慢来take.for granted 认为理所当然take.for example 以为榜样/例take.as.把当作take.for.把误认为take things easy 别紧张，慢慢来take ones chances 碰运气(教材原句)We would have won.if we hadnt taken it easy，.我们本来会夺冠，如果我们没有
23、放松警惕，Theres no need to rush backjust take _your_ time.不要急着赶回来慢慢来吧。Some of us always take _it_ for granted that our parents or grandparents should take care of us.我们中的有些人理所当然地认为父母或者祖父母应该照顾我们。run out of 用尽，用完(1)run out 用完，耗尽；到期，期满；使跑得筋疲力尽run across 偶然遇见(或看到)run after 追逐；追求run away 逃走；离家出走run into 陷入；偶
24、遇；撞上；遇到(困难等)(2)in the long/short run 从长远/短期来看(教材原句)We would have won.if we hadnt run out of energy.我们本来能赢的，如果我们不是没有力气了。We _are running_ (run) out of our money.Our money _is running_ (run)out.我们的钱快花光了。Worse luck！First，food and drinking water _had been used_ (use) up before we reached the destination.
25、Then，my husband was speeding up the car when it suddenly broke down.It turned out that the gas _had run_ (run) out.So we had to walk ahead along the road until my strength _gave_ (give) out.We finally made our way to a small hotel but to our despair，we found we _had run_ (run) out of our money.真倒霉！首
26、先，食物和饮用水在我们到达目的地以前已被用完。然后，我丈夫正开着车7加速前进车突然熄火了。结果是汽油用完了。因此我们不得不步行直到力气耗尽。我们终于走到一个小旅馆但可怕的是，我们发现钱已花光。run out of/run out/give out/use uprun out of意为“用完了” ，是及物动词短语，表示主动意义，主语一般是人。多用于完成时和进行时，一般不用于被动语态run out意为“用完了” ，是不及物动词短语，其主语通常为时间、食物、金钱等名词give out 意为“用尽，精疲力竭” ，为不及物动词短语use up 意为“用完，耗尽” ，为及物动词短语be made up o
27、f由构成；由组成(1)Error!由组成(2)make up 弥补；和解；编造；整理；化妆make up for 补偿make up a story 编故事make up a team 凑足一个球队make up for lost time 弥补丢失的时间(3)be made from 由制成(看不出原料)be made of 由制成(看得出原料)be made into 把做成(教材原句)Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain，a poem made up of five lines
28、.另一种学生容易写的诗歌形式是五行诗，一首诗由 5行构成。Our class _is made_ (make) up of 60 students，of whom two fifths are girls.60 students make _up_ our class，of whom two fifths are girls.Our class _consists_ (consist) of 60 students，of whom two fifths are girls.我们班由 60名学生组成，五分之二的是女生。单句语法填空(2017全国卷)As a result, people will
29、 eat more food to try to make up _for_ that something missing.let out 发出(声音)；泄露(秘密)；把(人)从中放出；释放；放宽(衣服)；出租let alone 更不用说8let sb./sth.alone 不管，不干涉；置之不理let sb.be 不干涉某人；不打扰某人let down 放下，放低；(使人)失望let on(to sb.) 泄露(给某人)let sth.out 泄露(秘密等)；让跑掉let in 允许进入；容许；许可(教材原句)Slowly the blackbird lets out a cry.慢慢地，画
30、眉发出了叫声。Im counting on you to support medont let me _down_!我指望你支持我呢别让我失望！I hardly had time to think these days，let _alone_ relax.我这些天几乎都没时间思考，更不用说休息了。【短文改错】I have met many teachers since I begin my schooling.Of all my teachers，Mrs.Green is the one who impresses me most.Though she is 50，she looks very
31、 young at her age.Comparing with other teachers，Mrs.Green pays more attention to her way of teaching.She tries various ways to make her class lively and interestingly.In her opinion，we will not only know “what” but also understand “why”. So instead of giving us answer immediately，she encourages us t
32、o think carefully every time when she puts forward questions.With her help, we have learned how to analyze and settled problems.What the amazing world of “why” she leads us! She is such a learned person that we all admire him very much.【答案】 I have met many teachers since I my schooling.Of all my beg
33、inbeganteachers，Mrs.Green is the one who impresses me most.Though she is 50，she looks very young her age. with other teachers，Mrs.Green pays more atfor ComparingComparedattention to her way of teaching.She tries various ways to make her class lively and .In her opinion，we will not only know “what” b
34、ut also interestinglyinterestingunderstand “why”. So instead of giving us immediately，she answeranswersencourages us to think carefully every time she puts forward questions.With whenher help, we have learned how to analyze and problems.What amazing settledsettle thean9world of “why” she leads us !
35、She is such a learned person that we all toadmire very much.himher_With so many different forms of poetry to choose from_，students may eventually want to write poems of their own.有这么多可供选择的诗歌类型，学生们最终也许想自己作诗了。句中的 With so many different forms of poetry to choose from为 with的复合结构作状语。“with宾语宾语补足语”这种结构称作 w
36、ith的复合结构。这种结构在句中可作状语，表示方式/原因/条件等，也可作定语。结构如下：(1)with宾语doing(doing 表主动或正在进行)(2)with宾语 adj.(adj.表状态)(3)with宾语 adv.(adv.表状态)(4)with宾语done(done 表完成或被动)(5)with宾语介词短语(表状态)(6)with宾语to do(表将来，有时用主动形式表示被动意义)He lay on the grass with his eyes _looking_ (look) at the sky.他躺在草地上，两眼望着天空。(伴随状语)With his hair _cut_ (
37、cut)，he looked much younger.理了头发，他显得年轻多了。(原因状语)With a lot of homework _to do_ (do)，I cant go skating with you.因为有很多作业要做，我不能和你一起去滑冰了。(原因状语)In summer，she usually sleeps with the windows _open_ (open)夏天，她通常开着窗子睡觉。(伴随状语)With the problem _solved_ (solve)，we went on smoothly.问题解决了，我们进展地很顺利。(原因状语)单句语法填空(20
38、17浙江卷)With one hand _on_ the bars, he fired the spray at the wolf.【阅读理解】The United Arab Emirates(UAE) government announced it had elected 60 “Chief Happiness Officers” to study happiness and how to spread it abroad. 10Currently ranked 28th out of over 150 countries surveyed in the United Nations 201
39、6 World Happiness Report, the UAE wants to sit within the top five by 2021. “We seek to create a society where our peoples happiness is primary， ” declared the UAEs Vice President and Prime Minister.Since the new minister took office, people working in the civil service have attended a series of hap
40、piness seminars to learn more about the plan. Dubai Police has renamed its community service department the “General Department for Community Happiness” and the force often adds # YourSecurityOurHappiness to their tweets (用推特发送的信息). Meanwhile, various government agencies have changed the language of
41、 their customer surveys to find out if people are “happy rather than just satisfied” with the services, and some have investigated social media followers to see if their Instagram and Facebook posts bring happiness.Meik Wiking, an independent think tank in Denmark, the country which tops the UNs hap
42、py table, thinks governments can and should play a role in public happiness. “The aim of public policy should be to improve the quality of life for people， ” he says.Sonia Edwards, who has lived in the UAE for over a decade, says：“I think its a bit of a public relations gimmick to be honest. I think
43、 the government wants to be seen to be making things better through this plan but I dont know how much effect it will really have.”Edwards in Dubai adds：“There are a lot of issues here around job insecurity, workplace discrimination, high rents and expensive school fees, so if those were dealt with,
44、 wed all be happier, but overall, happiness is not just up to the government, its also up to individuals and their own mindsets.”【文章大意】 阿拉伯联合酋长国采取措施，致力于提升人们的幸福感，人们对此有不同的看法。8. What does the UAE government intend to do?ACreate a perfect society.BBuild a happier country.CPromote international trades.DS
45、how its status in the world.答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Currently ranked 28th.the UAE 11wants to sit within the top five by 2021.We seek to create a society where our peoples happiness is primary”可知，阿拉伯联合酋长国在 2016年联合国发布的世界幸福报告中排在第 28位，它想在 2021年之前进入前五名，因此该国政府在采取措施，致力于提升人们的幸福感，即打造一个更幸福的国度。1. What is one of
46、the measures the UAE takes?AHold happiness seminars for civil servants.BGive government agencies new names.CLook through peoples online posts.DChange the daily language.答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Since the new minister took office, people working in the civil service have attended a series of happiness s
47、eminars to learn more about the plan.”可知，新总理上台之后，公务员参加了一系列有关幸福的研讨会以更多地了解这项计划，故选 A。2. What does the underlined word “gimmick” in Paragraph 4 mean?AImprovement. BPrinciple.CTransformation. DTrick.答案与解析：D考查词义猜测。根据倒数第二段中的“its a bit of a public relations.”和其后的“I think the government wants to be seen to b
48、e making things better through this plan but I dont know how much effect it will really have.”可知，Sonia Edwards 认为政府此举意在通过这个计划让人们看到他们正在使事情变得更好，但她不知道这个计划究竟会有多大效果，故可以推断她认为此举是公共关系的花招，是在作秀。3. What might Meik Wiking and Edwards both agree with?AThe government misses the point.BHappiness is somewhat subjective.CPolicy makers count as to peoples wellbeing.DThe effects of the happiness plan are uncertain.答案与解析：C考查推理判断。由第三段中的“governments can and should play a role in public happinessThe aim of public policy should be to improve the quality of life for people”和最后一段中的 Edwards所说的话尤其是“
