課時分層訓(xùn)練(八)Unit2Ithinklifeisbettertoday．知識點一afford的用法1．(2023·濰坊檢測)I'vealwayswantedtogoonawonderfulholiday．ButIcan'tafford(付得起)it．2．Wecan'tafford(承擔(dān)得起)towaitanylongertotakeactioninordertoimproveourenvironment．3．Thecharityistryingtohelpthosewhocan'tafford(haveenoughmoneytopayforsomething)medicaltreatment．(同義替換)知識點二education的用法1．ZhangGuimeistartedthefirstfreeseniorhighschoolforgirlstohelpthemgetanAinLijiang，Yunnan．A．educationB．invitationC．informationD．imagination2．ZhangGuimeihasmanagedtomakethousandsofgirlsreceiveeducation(educate)．3．Schooleducationofferschancesforpersonaldevelopmenttohelpeachofusrealiseourdream．4．Ourfour-weekEarthCampisafunandeducational(education)summercampforchildrenaged6to15．Kidsenjoythetimeoutdoorswhilelearningabouttheearth．知識點三busy的用法1．Mygrandparentsarebusy(忙碌)makingzongzifortheDragonBoatFestival．2．—Mary，doyoupreferweekdaysorweekends?—Ofcourseweekends．BecauseI'mDonweekdays．A．busiest B．busyC．thebusiest D．muchbusier3．Formoststudents，Juneisalwaysthebusiest(busy)monthoftheyear．知識點四lonely與alone的用法辨析1．CindyfeltAinhernewschool，soshejoinedsomeclubstomakenewfriends．A．lonely B．sleepyC．cold D．hungry2．(2023·綏化中考)—TheoldmanlivesA，sohemayfeel．—Weshouldvisithimtwiceamonth．A．a(chǎn)lone；lonely B．lonely；aloneC．a(chǎn)lone；alone解析：考查詞義辨析。alone獨自，副詞；lonely孤獨的，有一定的感情色彩。第一空是修飾動詞lives，應(yīng)用副詞alone；第二空表示感到孤獨，應(yīng)用lonely。3．(2023·黔東南州中考)Itisveryrelaxingtolistentolightmusicbyoneself．(同義替換)CA．together B．lonelyC．a(chǎn)lone D．a(chǎn)gain解析：考查形容詞及副詞辨析。句意：一個人聽輕音樂很放松。together一起；lonely寂寞的；alone單獨，獨自；again再次。byoneself單獨，獨自。故選C。知識點五though/although的用法1．DadsometimesgoestothesupermarketwithusChehatesgoingshopping．A．because B．soC．though D．if2．Cmanythingschangealot，aloveofsportshasn'tchangedabit．A．If B．BeforeC．Though D．Because3．DYuanLongping，theFatherofHybridRice，haspassedaway，heisforeverinmymind．A．If B．UnlessC．Before D．Although閱讀理解Fiveyearsisenoughtocompareyourselfnowandthen．Ihavechangedinsomewaysinthelastfiveyears．Firstly，therearesomechangesinmythinking．FiveyearsagoIwaschildlike．Ibelievedthattheworldwasaplacewithoutproblems．IthoughtthatIwouldalwayshavetimeforgamesandfriends．Also，IwassurethatifIhadanyproblems，myparentswouldalwaysbearoundme．NowIhaverealisedthatsometimesthereareproblemsinlifethatIhavetodealwith，thoughIstillbelievethattheworldisagreatplaceforliving．What'smore，IknowthatsometimesIhavetodealwiththesedifficultiesalone．Thesechangesinmythinkingmakememoreresponsibleandseriousthanfiveyearsago．IknowIshouldfacemyproblems，notavoidthem．Secondly，thereisachangeinmyinterests．NowIspendlesstimewithfriendsandIamstudyingforexams．Fiveyearsagoitwasn'tso．Ibelievedthattherewasnothingmoreimportantthanplayingfootballorwatchingcartoonmoviesduringthosedays．AlthoughIhavechangedinsomeways，somethingsremainthesame．Forexample，Istillbelievethattimespentwithgoodfriendsisnotawasteoftime．AndIamstillsurethatchildhood(童年)isthebesttimeinourlife．(C)1．Thewriterusedtothinkthathiscouldalwayshelphimwhenhewasintrouble．A．friendsB．teachersC．parentsD．grandparents解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Also，IwassurethatifIhadanyproblems，myparentswouldalwaysbearoundme．”可知，作者過去認(rèn)為當(dāng)他陷入麻煩時，他的父母總是會幫助他。(C)2．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph2meaninChinese?A．可能的B．清醒的C．有責(zé)任心的D．積極的解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“What'smore，IknowthatsometimesIhavetodealwiththesedifficultiesalone．”可知，responsible意為“有責(zé)任心的”。(C)3．Nowthewriterthinks．A．lifeisfullofproblemsB．lifeishardforhimC．theworldisagoodplaceforlivingD．healwayshastodealwithproblemsalone解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“NowIhaverealisedthatsometimesthereareproblemsinlifethatIhavetodealwith，thoughIstillbelievethattheworldisagreatplaceforliving．”可知，作者現(xiàn)在認(rèn)為世界是一個宜居的好地方。(A)4．Thewriterhaswrittenthisarticletotellus．A．howhehaschangedinthelastfiveyearsB．whatmadehimchangesomuchC．howlifehaschangedinthelastfiveyearsD．whathethinksofhimselfnow解析：主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了作者在過去五年里是如何變化的?！緞?chuàng)新運(yùn)用】語法填空閱讀下面短文，用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，必要時可加助動詞。Howdoweknowthetime?Aclock，awatchoracellphonecanhelpus．However，manyyearsagotherewerenoclocksandknowingthetimewasnotsoeasy．Overthecenturies，people1．havedeveloped(develop)differentwaysoftellingthetime．About5，500yearsago，theEgyptiansinventedthesunclock．Thiswasatallstonestructure．2．Its(it)shadow(影子)showedthemovementofthesun．Theywereabletodetermine(測定)midday．About3，500yearsago，theEgyptiansmadeasundial．Itwas3．smaller(small)thanthesunclockandcouldmeasure(測量)thetimeforhalfaday．Oncloudydaysoratnightitwas4．impossible(possible)totellthetimewithasunclockorasundial．Waterclockswerethefirstclocksnottousethesun．Theideaissimple．Waterflows(流動)fromonecontainer(容器)toanother．Whenthewater5．reaches(reach)acertainlevel，itmovesalever(控制桿)andthisshowsthehours．TheEgyptiansusedwaterclocksabout3，400yearsago．TheseclockswerepopularintheMiddleEastandChinabuttheyfailed6．tokeep(keep)accurate(精確的)time．Inthe13thcentury，themechanicalclock7．wasinvented(invent)．Thiswasmoreaccurate，butitwasexpensivetomake．Overth