Unit 2 Poems一、閱讀理解。The Amazon basin region is home to about 2.5 million insect species，tens of thousands of plants，and some 2，000 birds and mammals.To date，at least 40，000 plant species，3，000 fish，1，294 birds，427 mammals，428 amphibians，and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region.One in five of all the birds in the world live in the Amazon rainforest.The warm and wet forest has been in existence for at least 55 million years，and thrived even during glacial periods，allowing for the evolution of an unbelievable diversity of species.Radiocarbon dating(放射性碳定年法) has revealed trees of 10 centimeter in diameter to be more than 300 years old，and some trees over 1，000 years old，indicating that untouched forests can experience unbelievable longevity.The first human inhabitants are thought to have settled in the Amazon region about 11，200 years ago.European explorers arrived in the 16th century，bringing diseases which traveled faster than the explorers themselves，killing perhaps as many as 90% of the indigenous inhabitants(土著居民)By the late 17th century the Amazon basin was controlled by Portuguese and Spanish explorers.The Amazon rainforests has been described as the lungs of our planet because of its important role in recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen.But due to deforestation(濫伐森林)，rainforests now cover less than 5% of the Earths land surface，and experts believe that this is a big contributor to global climate change.Severe deforestation began in the 20th century，with 587，000 square kilometers lost up to the year 2000.Most deforested land is used for grassland to raise farm animals and agriculture.The addition of transport routes has led to increased settlement and deforestation，and at the present rate，scientists estimate that the Amazon rainforest will be reduced by 40% in two decades.【解題導語】本文主要講述了亞馬遜熱帶雨林的歷史、豐富的物種以及現(xiàn)在所面臨的危險。1Why are the figures mentioned in Paragraph 1?ATo prove the forest untouched.BTo classify species scientifically.CTo show the diversity of species.DTo attract more attention to the Amazon region.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容并結(jié)合第二段第一句中的“allowing for the evolution of an unbelievable diversity of species”可推知，那些關(guān)于動植物種類的數(shù)字說明了亞馬遜熱帶雨林的物種多樣性，故選C。2Why did most indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon region die?AEuropean explorers brought diseases there.BPortuguese explorers treated them badly.CA lot of trees were cut down and burned.DThey got killed by Spanish explorers.A解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句可知，可能多達90%的亞馬遜土著居民因為歐洲探險者所帶來的疾病而死亡，故選A。3What can be inferred about the Amazon rainforest?AIt has the largest number of species.BIt covers over 5% of South America.CIt is being larger in area.DIt is being endangered now.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的“at the present rate.in two decades”并結(jié)合最后一段的整體內(nèi)容可推知，亞馬遜熱帶雨林遭到破壞，而且未來20年可能會減少40%，故選D。4What may be included in the following paragraph?AExamples of destroying forests.BMeasures to protect rainforests.CNew settlements in the Amazon region.DWays to stop global warming.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的關(guān)鍵詞“deforestation(濫伐森林)”可推知，亞馬遜熱帶雨林砍伐嚴重，那么文章接下來自然就會論述這一問題的解決措施，故選B。二、單句語法填空1Is there anything _ particular that you want to talk about?答案：inin particular為固定的介詞短語，作后置定語，修飾anything，意為“特別的”。2If we _ (exchange) telephone number last week, I would have no trouble getting in touch with you now.答案：had exchanged該句為錯綜時間虛擬條件句。由last week可知，從句表示與過去事實相反，故應填had exchanged。3Although _ (tease) about fatness, she still has confidence in her performance of daily life.答案：teased主語she與tease之間為被動關(guān)系，故應用過去分詞作狀語。4This is a poem that perfectly _ (convey) to the readers what the poet feels.答案：conveys由主句謂語動詞is和從句中的feels可以判斷用一般現(xiàn)在時。定語從句的先行詞為a poem，為單數(shù)形式，故從句謂語動詞也應用第三人稱單數(shù)形式conveys，該從句含有“convey sth. to sb.”的結(jié)構(gòu)。5She always exchanges words _ her neighbours.答案：withexchange . with . “和交換”。6Since then it _ (transform) itself from a small fishing village into a major financial centre.答案：has transformed由since then可知，句子應用現(xiàn)在完成時。7In some places women are expected to earn money _ men work at home and raise their children.答案：whilewhile “而，然而”，可用于表示兩種情況的對比。8With something important _ (talk) about with you, you must stay here.答案：to talk該句為“with賓語to do”復合結(jié)構(gòu)，to do表示將來的動作。9He just took _ for granted that he would pass the exam.答案：ittake it for granted that . 為常用句式，意為“認為是理所當然的”。10I think her _ (translate) of the article is much better.答案：translation由her可知，應填所給詞的名詞形式translation，意為“翻譯；譯文”。三、完形填空。Though Dad looked tired and weak，his smile was as sure as ever.It was another _1_ of pneumonia(肺炎)My husband and I stayed with him for the_2_ but had to return to our jobs by Monday morning.Local relatives would see that Dad was home from the hospital，and they would visit him _3_，prepare his meals and take him to his doctor appointments.But I _4_ to be able to let him know that we _5_ ，too，even when we werent with him.Then I remembered a family _6_ I started when our children were small.When leaving their grandparents home after a visit，each child would _7_ a love note in the house for them to _8_ after we were gone.They hid notes somewhere.For days after our _9_ ，their grandparents would _10_ as they discovered these reminders of our love.So as I _11_ Dads rooms，I began writing notes.Some were _12_.“Dad，I put the milk in the fridge so it wouldnt _13_.”Some expressed my love.“Dad，I hope you sleep well in your new bed.”Most notes were _14_ where he would lived for several weeks until he regained _15_ ，but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow.“Dad，if you have found this note，you must be feeling better.We are so _16_ ！”While others cared for Dads daily _17_ ，we，of course，would stay in touch by phone.But our notes were a _18_ reminder of our love and concern for him during this recovery period.Just like his medicines improved him physically，these“_19_ vitamins”(維生素)would improve his spiritual health.Several weeks later，Dad phoned and said，“Ill tell you that I just found your _20_ under my upstairs pillow！”I smiled at last.1A.experience BattackCdisaster Dpain2A.weekday BnightCweekend Dholiday3A.regularly BrarelyCsuddenly Doccasionally4A.happened BdreamedCagreed Dlonged5A.feared BcaredCcalmed Dregretted6A.hobby BgameCtradition Dbusiness7A.hide BwriteCcopy Dleave8A.recall BrememberCenjoy Dfind9A.exchange BdepartureCarrival Descape10A.weep BsighCsmile Dscream11A.tidied BenteredCdesigned Dequipped12A.brief BseriousCsincere Dpractical13A.spill BspoilCboil Dfreeze14A.upstairs BdownstairsCoutside Dindoors15A.sense BwealthCstrength Dconsciousness16A.glad BfortunateCanxious Dbusy17A.exercises BneedsCfeelings Dsufferings18A.final BvisualCsmooth Dconcrete19A.emotional BexpensiveCeffective Dexcellent20A.gift BloveCnote Dletter【解題導語】本文是一篇記敘文。父親得了肺炎后，作者夫妻倆由于工作日要工作，不能照顧父親，心中感到非常難過。這時作者想起了家庭的傳統(tǒng)，于是便帶著孩子一起在父親家里藏各種各樣的表達愛的紙條，幫助父親一起從疾病中康復過來。1B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指父親第二次肺炎發(fā)作。A項意為“經(jīng)歷”；B項意為“發(fā)作，侵襲”； C項意為“災難”；D項意為“疼痛”。故選B項。2C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“but had to return to our jobs by Monday morning”可知，此處指“我”和丈夫周末陪父親。A項意為“工作日”；B項意為“晚上”；C項意為“周末”；D項意為“假期”。故選C項。3A考查副詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“prepare his meals and take him to his doctor appointments”并結(jié)合四個選項可知，此處指親戚們定期地去家里看望父親，給他準備吃的，帶他去看醫(yī)生。A項意為“定期地，有規(guī)律地”；B項意為“很少”；C項意為“突然”；D項意為“偶爾”。故選A項。4D考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指“我”渴望讓父親知道“我們”也關(guān)心他，甚至在“我們”不在他身邊的時候。A項意為“發(fā)生”；B項意為“夢想”；C項意為“同意”；D項意為“渴望”。故選D項。5B考查動詞辨析。上文提到親戚們會定期去家里看望父親，照顧他，此處承接上文，指“我”渴望讓父親知道“我們”也關(guān)心他。A項意為“害怕”；B項意為“關(guān)心，關(guān)懷”；C項意為“使鎮(zhèn)靜”；D項意為“后悔，遺憾”。故選B項。6C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，此處指一個家庭的傳統(tǒng)。A項意為“愛好”；B項意為“游戲”；C項意為“傳統(tǒng)”；D項意為“生意”。故選C項。7A考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文“They hid notes somewhere.”可知，此處指每個孩子在屋子都會藏一張愛的紙條。A項意為“藏，隱蔽”； B項意為“寫”；C項意為“復制，抄寫”；D項意為“離開”。故選A項。8D考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“their grandparents would _ as they discovered these reminders of our love”可知，此處指當“我們”離開后，“我”的父母會找到這些愛的紙條。A項意為“回憶”；B項意為“記得”；C項意為“喜歡，享受”；D項意為“找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)”。故選D項。9B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上文中的“after we were gone”可知，此處指當我們離開后的幾天里。A項意為“交換”；B項意為“離開”；C項意為“到達”；D項意為“逃跑”。故選B項。10C考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“as they discovered these reminders of our love”可知，此處指當他們找到這些愛的紙條后，會露出笑容。A項意為“哭泣”；B項意為“嘆氣”；C項意為“微笑”；D項意為“尖叫”。故選C項。11A考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)語境并結(jié)合四個選項可知，“我”整理父親的房間時，開始寫紙條。A項意為“整理，使整潔”；B項意為“進入”；C項意為“設計”；D項意為“裝備”。故選A項。12D考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“Dad, I put the milk in the fridge so it wouldnt _.”可知，一些紙條的內(nèi)容是實用的。A項意為“簡潔的”； B項意為“嚴肅的，嚴重的”；C項意為“真誠的”；D項意為“實際的，真實的”。故選D項。13B考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)常識和語境可知，此處指把牛奶放在冰箱里，這樣它就不會變質(zhì)了。A項意為“溢出，潑出”；B項意為“變質(zhì)，變壞，腐敗”；C項意為“燒開，煮沸”；D項意為“冷藏”。故選B項。14B考查副詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow”可知，此處指“我”把大多數(shù)紙條放在了樓下。A項意為“樓上”；B項意為“在樓下”；C項意為“在外面”；D項意為“在室內(nèi)”。故選B項。15C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“Dad, if you have found this note，you must be feeling better.”可知，父親會在樓下待幾周直到他體力恢復。A項意為“感覺”；B項意為“財富”；C項意為“體力，力氣”；D項意為“知覺”。故選C項。16A考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文和常識可知，當?shù)弥赣H身體恢復健康后，“我們”都非常高興。A項意為“高興的”；B項意為“幸運的”；C項意為“焦急的”；D項意為“忙碌的”。故選A項。17B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“we, of course, would stay in touch by phone”可知，其他人來照顧父親的日常需要。A項意為“練習”；B項意為“需要”；C項意為“感覺”；D項意為“痛苦，苦難”。故選B項。18D考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“reminder of our love and concern for him during this recovery period”可知，這些紙條是我們對父親的愛的具體表達。A項意為“最終的”；B項意為“視覺的”；C項意為“光滑的”； D項意為“具體的，確實的”。故選D項。19A考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“would improve his spiritual health”可知，這些情感的維生素改善了父親的精神狀態(tài)。A項意為“情感的，情緒的”；B項意為“昂貴的”；C項意為“有效的”；D項意為“卓越的”。故選A項。20C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上文中的“but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow”可知，此處指父親告訴“我”，他找到了“我”藏在樓上的紙條。A項意為“禮物”；B項意為“愛”；C項意為“便條，短箋”；D項意為“信”。故選C項。長難句分析：When leaving their grandparents home after a visit，each child would hide a love note in the house for them to find after we were gone.(第二段第二句)分析：When引導時間狀語從句，此處省略主語each child和be動詞；after引導時間狀語從句。譯文：當每一個孩子拜訪他們的祖父母之后要離開的時候，他們都會在房子里藏一張充滿愛的紙條讓祖父母在他們走后尋找。四、單句改錯1They ran out off money and had to abandon the project._答案：offofrun out of “用完”，相當于use up。2Food supplies in the floodstricken area are run out. We must cut immediately before theres none left._答案：runrunning當主語是物時，run out是不及物動詞，表示“耗盡”，沒有被動語態(tài)，應改為進行時，表示即將耗盡。3With more and more trees cutting down, some animals are facing the danger of dying out._答案：cuttingcutcut down和trees之間構(gòu)成邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系，故應用過去分詞作with復合結(jié)構(gòu)中的賓語補足語。4The baby cant even sit up yet, let out walk!_答案：outalonelet out通常意為“發(fā)出(大的聲音)”；let alone常用在否定句中，意為“更不用說”，根據(jù)語境，應改out為alone。5I try to make what I want to say easy accepted by children._答案：easyeasily修飾動詞accept應用副詞形式，故將easy改為easily。五、短文改錯Not long ago，I was touched by the reply from Tsinghua University to Wei Xiang，which aroused a heating discussion. As Wei Xiang lost his father in a very early age，he was brought up by her mother.Despite of serious illness，he overcame all difficulties and was admit to Tsinghua with high marks.He wrote a letter to Tsinghua to apply for a separate room，where his mother could take care of him in the next four year.In the reply，the school promise to satisfy all his requirements and encouraged him to have strong belief in life.It is not only the inspiring story but also the warmth from the university which attracts the publics attention.From Weis story，I learned that hard work would final pay off.【答案】Not long ago，I was touched by the reply from Tsinghua University to Wei Xiang，which aroused a discussion. As Wei Xiang lost his father a very early age，he was brought up by mother.Despite serious illness，he overcame all difficulties and was to Tsinghua with high marks.He wrote a letter to Tsinghua to apply for a separate room，where his mother could take care of him in the next four .In the reply，the school to satisfy all his requirements and encouraged him to have strong belief in life.It is not only the inspiring story but also the warmth from the university attracts the publics attention.From Weis story，I learned that hard work would pay off.第一處：heating改為heated。考查形容詞。那引起了一場激烈的討論。故heated “激烈的”符合語境。第二處：in改為at?？疾榻樵~。at a very early age“在很小的年紀”為固定搭配。第三處：her改為his?？疾榇~。根據(jù)上文可知Wei Xiang是男性，故此處應用his。第四處：刪除of。考查介詞。盡管得了嚴重的疾病，despite“盡管”后跟賓語時不需帶of。第五處：admit改為admitted?？疾楣潭ù钆洹e admitted to“被接收(入學)”為固定搭配。第六處：year改為years。考查名詞復數(shù)。未來四年母親能夠在那兒照顧他，four后跟復數(shù)名詞，故此處為years。第七處：promise改為promised。考查時態(tài)。本文敘述的是過去的事情，且全文使用的均為一般過去時，故此處用promised。第八處：have后加a。考查冠詞。鼓勵他對人生充滿信心，have a strong belief in.“堅信；對懷有堅定信念”。第九處：which改為that。考查特殊句型。正是他鼓舞人心的經(jīng)歷和來自清華大學的溫暖吸引了公眾的注意。本句為強調(diào)句型it be被強調(diào)部分that/who.，故改為that。第十處：final改為finally?？疾楦痹~。此處表示“努力最終會得到回報”。修飾動詞用副詞，因此改為finally。