第10頁（共10頁）Unit2ExploringEnglishSectionDWriting一、用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.Thoughtheyaretwins,theyhave____(oppose)ideasaboutit.2.Idon’tknowifTVshowscanaffectchildren’s____(behave).3.Thejobissoboring.IwishIcoulddosomething___(create).4.Asateacher,weshouldencourageastudent’s___(create).5.Themountainsare___(visible)becauseoftheclouds.6.Sometimesthesamewordhasaslightlydifferentmeaning,whichcanbe____(confuse).7.On____(reflect),perhapsthatisnotsuchabadidea.二、用適當(dāng)?shù)慕?副)詞填空1.Theoldhousewasburnt_____andonlyasheswereleft.2.Speaking_____youth,peopleofdifferentageshavedifferentperformance.3.Readthetextagainandfill_____thechartwiththeinformationinthetext.4.Ilookedout___thewindowandsawthemfighting.5.They’rehavingsometrouble____theirnewcar.6.Iplaytennis____myfreetime.Whataboutyou?7.Everythingcoststoomuch.Thepriceofmeat,____example,hasdoubledsinceApril.8.Sincewehavereachedtheagreement,let’swind___themeeting.三、閱讀理解AWhenIwas16yearsold，ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.LikemostEnglishchildren，IlearnedFrenchatschoolandIhadoftenbeentoFrance，soIwasusedtospeakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn'tunderstandEnglish.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblems.HowwrongIwas！Themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyfriendDannyaringandtellherthatIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglikebeinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpme.“Yes，”Isaid.“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”“Well，that'snice，”hesaid.“Areyougettingmarried?Butaren'tyouabityoung？”“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage？”Ireplied.“IjustwanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI'vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere'saphonebox？”“Oh！”hesaid.“There'saphonedownstairs.”Whenatlastwedidmeetup，Dannyexplainedthemisunderstandingtome.“Don'tworry，”shesaidtome.“Ihadmanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromusBritish.You'llsoongetusedtoallthefunnythingstheysay.ButmostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeoplecanunderstandeachother！”1．Wherewasthewriterfrom?A．HewasfromAmerica.B．HewasfromFrance.C．HewasfromEngland.D．HewasfromChina.2．Thewriterthought________inAmerica.A．hewouldn'thaveanylanguagedifficultiesB．hewouldnotunderstandtheAmericansC．theAmericansmightnotunderstandhimD．hewouldhavedifficultiesattheairport3．Whatdidthewriterwanttodointhepassage?A．Hewantedtobuyaringforhisfriend.B．Hewantedtomakeacalltohisfriend.C．Hewantedtogotothetelephonecompany.D．Hewantedhisfriendtoseehimoff.4．Whatdoes“givesomebodyaring”meaninAmerica?A．ItmeansthesameinAmericaasinEngland.B．Itmeans“callsomebody”．C．Itmeans“begoingtogetmarried”．D．IthasdifferentmeaningsinAmericaandinEngland.BWhenIwasyoung，Iwishedforagoodcarandabighouse.Thatwasmyideaofsuccess.Itookalltheadvancedclassesandtriedtodowellintheexamswithmymindfocusedongoingtoakeyschool.IjustknewthatIwouldsomehowbecomefamousandbeabletoaffordthecarandthedreamhouse.Allthewaythroughjunioryears，mymindwasplanningthisbeautifulfuture.Thenintheeleventhgrade，manylosseschangedmymind.First，oneofmyfriendsdiedat16.Soonafter，mygreat-grandmotherpassedaway，followedbymybelovedfourth-gradeteacher.Theseeventsleftmenotknowingwhattodoorwheretogo.Deathhadnevertouchedmesoclosely.Afteralongperiodofemptiness，itfinallystruckme：lifeisnotpromisedandneitherisfuturesuccess.ThoughIwasattemptingtoachievematerialsuccess，Iwasnotenjoyingmydailylife.Irealizedthatfindinginnerpeace，purposeandhappinesswillstickwithmeforeverandthatisrealsuccess.Enjoyinglife'spreciousquirks(偶發(fā)事件)makesanordinarypersonmoresuccessfulthanawealthypersonwhoisn'tcontentandtakeseverythingforgranted.Thesummerbeforesenioryears，myattitudechangedgreatly.Insteadofmemorizingfacts，Ibeganlearningskills.Insteadoffocusingonthefuture，Ifocusedontodayandthemanyblessingsandsuccessesthatcamewithit.Istillgetexcellentgrades，butnowIdevoteweekstostudyinginsteadofstrugglingforexams，andIthinkaboutthefuturewithadeepersenseofmeaning.Forme，beingsuccessfulmeanstrulylivinglifeeachday.5．Thereasonwhytheauthorchangedhisideaofsuccessisthat________．A．hecan'taffordhishouseB．hisbelovedteacherdiedC．hedidn'tknowwhattodoorwheretogoD．helostafewbelovedpersonsinashorttime6．Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingistherealsuccessforaperson?A．Beingfamous.B．Trulylivinglifeeachday.C．Goodcarandbighouse.D．Materialachievements.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?A．Thetruemeaningoflife.B．Thetruemeaningofstudying.C．Howtoachievesuccess.D．Hisopinionaboutsuccess.四、閱讀七選五Whatcanyoudotosaythankyouinameaningfulway?Herearefivecreativewaystosaythankyouthatyourfriendsandfamilywillalwaysremember!Sendaletter.Snail-mail(普通郵件)isalargelylostartform.1Whatreallymattersisthatyoutookthetimetoputpentopaperandexpressyourfeelingshonestly!Listentothem.Listeningisalmostasalostartasthehandwrittenletter.Whenyourfriendsorfamilymembersneedtotalk，listentothem.2Justlettingthemknowyou'repayingattentiontothemisagreatwaytosaythankyouforthetimewhentheylistenedtoyou.Makesurprisegiftsforthem.There'snoneedtowaituntil“l(fā)ater”tosendathank-youmessagetopeoplewhohelpedyou.Whynotdoitrightaway?Creategiftbagswithsurprisesinside.3Showthemlove.Asimplehug，orhelpingoutwhentheyneeditwithoutbeingaskedmaybethemostpowerfulgratitude(感謝)messageyoucansend.Offertotakethedogsforawalk，orbabysitthekidsforafewhours.4Sometimesyourwillingnesstohelpisallthatmatters.5Thebestgiftscomefromtheheart，andthebestwaytorepayagiftistopayitforward.Ifyourfriendhasaspecialcausetheycareabout，whynotvolunteersomeofyourtimetothecause?Thiswillmeanmorethananynumberofcandies，orthank-younotes.Thisisbecauseyou'retakingyourfriend'sloveseriouslyandspreadingitaroundtoothers.A．Bethereforthem.B．Dosomethingspecialforthem.C．Askquestionswhennecessary.D．Repaytheirkindnessbypayingitforward.E．Don'tworryabouthowlongittakesforalettertoarrive.F．Thesesmallthingsareoftenthemostimportantandmeaningful.G．Thisisagreatwaytosaythankstothepeopleattendedyourevent.一、用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.opposing2.behavior3.creative4.creativity5.invisible6.confusing7.reflection二、用適當(dāng)?shù)慕?副)詞填空1.down/up2.of3.in/out4.of5.with6.in7.for8.up三、閱讀理解1.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“LikemostEnglishchildren，IlearnedFrenchatschoolandIhadoftenbeentoFrance...”可知，作者來自英國。2.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblems.”可知，作者原以為在美國不會遇到語言麻煩。3.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyfriendDannyaringandtellherthatIhadarrived.”可知，作者是想給朋友打電話。4.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中那位美國老人和作者的對話可知，在美國givesomebodyaring意思是“給某人一個戒指”。5.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“Thenintheeleventhgrade，man