Unit 2 Poems李仕才一、閱讀理解。About Edinburgh CastleEdinburgh Castle plays an important role in Scotlands capital. During the Wars of Scottish Independence the castle changed hands many times. In 1314 it was retaken from the English in a sudden night attack by Thomas Randolph, nephew of Robert the Bruce.The castle was home to kings and queens. Queen Margaret died here in 1093, and Mary, Queen of Scots, gave birth to James VI in the royal palace in 1566. From the 1600s onwards the castle was a military(軍事的) base. Later it also held prisoners of war. Parts of the castle are still a military base, but it is now a worldfamous visitor attraction.Opening HoursThe castle opens daily at 9：30 am. Closing time varies seasonally.1 April30 September：It closes at 6 pm.1 October31 March：It closes at 5 pm.The castle is closed on 25th and 26th December. On January 1st it is open from 11 am. to 5 pm. and normal hours start from January 2nd.Last admission is 1 hour before closing.Ticket Types and PricesBeat the queues and book ahead online using our web store for fasttrack entry at no extra cost. Members do not need to queue at the ticket office, and simply need to show their card at Visitor Information.PricesAdult(1659 years) 16.50Child(515 years) 9.90Special(60years and unemployed) 13.20Children under 5 years old go free. They must be accompanied by an adult.Guided ToursA guided tour is included in your ticket priceour guides love sharing their stories.They are experienced, knowledgeable and are always happy to answer questions, so its a great way to discover the castles amazing past. Guided tours take place throughout the day and the meeting point is through the Portcullis Gate past the audio booth by the clock.【解題導(dǎo)語】該文主要介紹了去愛丁堡城堡游覽的相關(guān)事宜。1What can be inferred about Edinburgh Castle from the text?AIt was used as a prison in the 1 500s.BIt now works only as a tourist attraction.CIt was the birthplace of Queen Margaret.DIt was once owned by nonScottish people.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一部分的“In 1314 it was retaken from the English in a sudden night attack by Thomas Randolph, nephew of Robert the Bruce.”可知，愛丁堡城堡曾經(jīng)被英國人占領(lǐng)和控制，故選D。2When can visitors visit Edinburgh Castle on New Years Day?A4 pm.6 pm.B3 pm.5 pm.C10 am.12 am.D9 am.11 am.B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二部分的“On January 1st it is open from 11 am. to 5 pm. and normal hours start from January 2nd.”可知，新年這天可以參觀愛丁堡城堡的時間是上午11點到下午5點，結(jié)合選項可知選B。 3How much should jobless Jack and his twin grandchildren aged 5 pay in all to visit Edinburgh Castle?A 13.20.B 16.50.C 33.00.D 36.30.C解析：推理判斷題。結(jié)合題干并根據(jù)第四部分關(guān)于門票的價格可知，應(yīng)該付的數(shù)目是13.29.9×233.00，故選C。4What does the text say about guided tours of Edinburgh Castle?AThey cost no extra money.BThey are provided only at certain times.CQuestions arent welcomed during them.DThey are provided only at the Portcullis Gate.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一部分的“A guided tour is included in your ticket price”可知，導(dǎo)游的費用包含在票價里，不需要花費額外的錢，故選A。二、語法填空。Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This myth holds _1_ certain appeal because if it _2_ (be) true, then we could instantly become ten times _3_ (intelligent) just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!The idea that we use only a small fraction of the brain dates back to animal experiments in the 19th century. When scientists _4_ (stimulate) a specific part of the brain, the animal moved _5_ (it) leg or tail. And some scientists assumed that large parts of the brain were simply useless.Then, in the early 20th century, scientists observed that stimulating certain regions of the brain had no physical effects, which _6_ (call) the “silent cortex”. Today we know that much of the “silent cortex” is actually devoted to complex activities like language, learning and imagining.Actually, _7_ we sleep, many areas of the brain are extremely active. Would you be smarter if your entire brain constantly worked to maximum capacity? _8_ (interest) enough, the opposite is probably true. The less brain activity you need to perform a _9_ (give) task, the more the brain as a whole is capable _10_ doing.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇說明文。我們?nèi)祟愔皇褂昧舜竽X的百分之十？是否激活沉睡的大部分大腦我們就可以比現(xiàn)在聰明十倍？很遺憾，科學(xué)證明事實并不是這樣的！1a考查冠詞。hold a certain appeal “有一些吸引力”。2were考查虛擬語氣。根據(jù)空格后的“then we could instantly become .”可知，此處是與現(xiàn)在事實相反的假設(shè)，要用虛擬語氣，故此處用were。3more intelligent考查形容詞的比較級。由設(shè)空前的“ten times”可知，此處表示比較，指(比以前)聰明十倍，應(yīng)填形容詞的比較級，而intelligent是多音節(jié)形容詞，故填more intelligent。4stimulated考查動詞的時態(tài)。本句描述19世紀(jì)科學(xué)家所做的實驗，因此用一般過去時。5its考查代詞。這里its指代the animal's。6are called考查動詞的時態(tài)、語態(tài)和主謂一致。which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，which在從句中指代regions，此處描述一種研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，且call與regions是邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系，故填are called。7as/when考查連詞。這句話的意思是“事實上，當(dāng)我們睡覺的時候，大腦的很多區(qū)域都是極度活躍的”。8Interestingly考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格處修飾后面的整個句子，因此此處要用副詞Interestingly。9given考查非謂語動詞。此處given作定語修飾task，由于give與task之間為邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系，故用過去分詞。10of考查介詞。be capable of doing sth. “有能力做某事”。三、完形填空。閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項。That was a sunny day.My father and I were on the way _1_ my uncle's home.People on the street were walking leisurely and chatting _2_ ，while my father was walking in a hurry.I tried my best to _3_ him.But I was still left behind.I could not understand why he _4_ so fast.Due to the fast speed，I lost my _5_ and was completely with sweat.Somehow，I began to be angry at him.He always did not think about my_6_.“Why do you walk so fast? Don't you see me behind you？”I said _7_.“You are always like this.Why must you _8_ so loudly？”he said and his face got red right away.In fact，I deliberately spoke loudly and made him angry.“It is your _9_ ！”I shouted at him immediately.“You always like to _10_ others！”he cried out.This made me fall into a rage(憤怒)Then we _11_ on the street.Whatever he said，I quickly answered back.At that time，I was like a wild beast，losing my temper.Many people stopped to look at us.I was so _12_ that I could feel my face burning，for I saw some people _13_ me，which made me lose face.I touched my face _14_ glared at him.“I will never talk to him，”I said to myself angrily._15_ could make people forget everything that your beloved had done for you.When I went to college，I still hated him.I did not say anything to him，_16_ I were not his daughter.Always I pretended to complain that I was too_17_ when he called me.However，it was his tears from the worn­out_18_ that made me feel guilty when we met.He had given me everything he had，but I could not._19_ ，I realized that I should not hate him.Now I begin to phone him and ask him to take care of himself.Although sometimes parents will _20_ wrong，they just hope we can be better.1A.at BtoCfor Dof2A.perfectly BeagerlyCanxiously Denjoyably3A.make fun of Bcatch up withCmake way for Dget rid of4A.walked BranCstarted Dtrained5A.temper BconfidenceCbreath Dbalance6A.beliefs BbehaviorCfeelings Drequests7A.calmly BfrequentlyCsoftly Dloudly8A.tell BclaimCread Dspeak9A.fault BcrueltyCorigin Dbusiness10A.enjoy BadmireCblame Dabuse11A.fought BbargainedCconsulted Dquarreled12A.alarmed BafraidCashamed Damazed13A.asking for Blaughing atCwaiting for Daiming at14A.and BsoCbut Dor15A.Anger BSenseCCare DShame16A.in case Bas ifCunless Dafter17A.wrong BcrazyCbusy Dinnocent18A.arm BfaceChead Dbody19A.Naturally BOccasionallyCObviously DGradually20A.do BgiveCfind Dkeep【解題導(dǎo)語】作者因一件小事和父親在大街上爭吵，致使自己顏面盡失，于是下定決心不再與父親說話。但隨著歲月的流逝，作者意識到是憤怒讓自己忘記了自己最愛的人為自己所做的一切，于是逐漸改變了自己對父親的態(tài)度。1B根據(jù)語境可知，作者與父親是在去叔叔家的路上。on the way to.意為“在去的路上”，符合語境。故選B項。2D該句中while表示對比，意為“然而”。此處是說作者和父親走得比較匆忙，而街上的其他人走得比較悠閑，邊走邊開心地(enjoyably)聊著天。故選D項。perfectly意為“完美地”；eagerly意為“急切地”；anxiously意為“焦慮地”。3B從下文的I was still left behind可知，父親走得很快，作者試圖趕上他，但是仍然被落在了后面。catch up with意為“趕上”，符合語境。故選B項。make fun of意為“取笑”；make way for意為“給讓路”；get rid of意為“擺脫；除去”。4A根據(jù)第二段開頭的Why do you walk so fast？可知，此處指作者不知道為什么父親走(walked)得那么快。故選A項。5C根據(jù)空后的completely with sweat可知，由于走得太快，作者氣喘吁吁、汗流浹背。lose one's breath意為“喘不過氣來”，符合語境。故選C項。temper意為“脾氣”；confidence意為“信心”；balance意為“平衡”。6C根據(jù)上文中的I began to be angry at him可知，作者對父親很生氣，認(rèn)為他根本不考慮作者的感受(feelings)。故選C項。belief意為“信念”；behavior意為“行為；舉止”；request意為“請求；要求”。7D上文提到作者很生氣，所以說話的聲音應(yīng)該是很大的。根據(jù)第8空后的so loudly也可知答案。故選D項。calmly意為“平靜地”； frequently意為“頻繁地”；softly意為“溫柔地”。8D根據(jù)下文的In fact，I deliberately spoke loudly and.可知，此處指父親埋怨作者說話聲音大。故選D項。9A作者責(zé)怪父親走太快，自己跟不上，因此，此處指作者認(rèn)為這都是父親的過錯(fault)。故選A項。cruelty意為“殘忍”；origin意為“起源”；business意為“事情；商業(yè)”。10C作者在埋怨父親，而此時父親也非常生氣。因此，父親在說作者總是責(zé)備(blame)別人。故選C項。enjoy意為“喜歡”；admire意為“欣賞”；abuse意為“虐待；濫用”。11D根據(jù)下文Whatever he said，I quickly answered back.At that time, I was like a wild beast，losing my temper.可知，作者大發(fā)脾氣，與父親在大街上吵了起來，所以選quarreled，意為“爭吵”。fight意為“打架”；bargain意為“討價還價”；consult意為“咨詢”。12C根據(jù)空后的I could feel my face burning可知，和父親吵架引來很多路人駐足觀看，作者感覺自己的臉滾燙，因此可推斷，作者感到羞愧(ashamed)。alarmed意為“擔(dān)憂的；恐慌的”；afraid意為“害怕的”；amazed意為“驚奇的”。13B由空后的made me lose face可知，作者覺得很丟人，因為看到路人在嘲笑她。laugh at意為“嘲笑”，符合語境。故選B項。ask for意為“請求；要求”；wait for意為“等待”；aim at意為“針對；以為目標(biāo)”。14A句意為：我摸了摸我的臉，怒視著他。touched和glared是作者先后做的兩個并列的動作，所以用and連接。15A文中反復(fù)提到angry，通過對與父親吵架的描述可知，此處指生氣能讓人忘記你所愛的人為你做的一切。故選A項。16B設(shè)空后的I were not his daughter為虛擬語氣，作者因怒生恨，吵架后不與父親說話，就好像自己不是父親的女兒似的。as if意為“好像”，符合語境。in case意為“以防”；unless意為“除非”；after意為“在之后”。17C父親每次打電話時，作者總是抱怨太忙。busy意為“忙碌的”，符合語境。故選C項。wrong意為“錯誤的”；crazy意為“瘋狂的”；innocent意為“無辜的”。18B眼淚應(yīng)該是從臉上流下來，所以選face。句意為：但是，當(dāng)我們見面時，父親那飽經(jīng)滄桑的臉上流下的淚水使我感到內(nèi)疚。19D根據(jù)空后的I realized that I should not hate him可知，作者越來越理解父親，認(rèn)識到不應(yīng)該再恨父親，此處強(qiáng)調(diào)的是一個心理逐漸變化的過程。gradually意為“慢慢地；逐漸地”，符合語境。故選D項。naturally意為“自然地”occasionally意為“偶然”；obviously意為“明顯地”。20A盡管有時候父母會做錯事，但是他們希望我們能更好。此處指可能會做錯事，所以選A項。四、短文改錯。Dear Steven，I would like to invite you to the annually Coming­of­age Ceremony of our school.This big event would be held in the school auditorium from 9 am to 11 am in March 12. All the Senior Three students are expect to attend it with the company of their parents and teachers.The Coming­of­age Ceremony is really a good chance for we students to express our gratitude to our beloved parents as well our patient teachers. Meanwhile, it will turn a new page in our life, that means we have grown up and it is time we shoulder more responsibilities for the family and society.I'd appreciate it if you could come and share with the unforgettable moment with us. I'm looking forward to your arrive!Yours，Li Hua答案：Dear Steven，I would like to invite you to the Coming­of­age Ceremony of our school.This big event be held in the school auditorium from 9 am to 11 am March 12. All the Senior Three students are to attend it with the company of their parents and teachers.The Coming­of­age Ceremony is really a good chance for students to express our gratitude to our beloved parents as well our patient teachers. Meanwhile, it will turn a new page in our life, means we have grown up and it is time we more responsibilities for the family and society.I'd appreciate it if you could come and share the unforgettable moment with us. I'm looking forward to your !Yours，Li Hua難項分析：第四處：expectexpected考查被動語態(tài)。expect與Senior Three students之間為邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系，因此應(yīng)用被動語態(tài)，故把expect改為expected。第七處：thatwhich考查定語從句的引導(dǎo)詞。that不能引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，且引導(dǎo)詞指代主句整體內(nèi)容，故只能用which。第八處：shoulder前加should或者shouldershouldered考查虛擬語氣?！癐t is (high) time that從句”結(jié)構(gòu)中，從句謂語動詞要用過去式或用“should動詞原形”，且should不可省略。五、七選五。 9