Unit2課下能力提升(五)Ⅰ.單項填空1．—Didyouenjoyyourselfattheparty?—Yes.I'veneverbeento________onebefore.A．a(chǎn)moreexcitedB．themostexcitedC．a(chǎn)moreexcitingD．themostexciting2．Somepeoplebelieve________hashappenedbeforeorishappeningnowwillrepeatitselfinthefuture.A．whateverB．wheneverC．whereverD．however3．Theoldworkersaredoingtheirbesttopass________theirtechniquestotheyoungergeneration.A．offB．onC．a(chǎn)wayD．through4．—I'dlikeawakeupcallat7：00am,please!—OK,________.A．helpyourselfB．you'llcertainlymakeitC．justdowhatyoulikeD．I'llmakesureyougetone5．Thereisapartytonight________ournewpresidentandIam________tobeinvited.A．inhonour;honouredB．inhonourof;ofgreathonourC．ingreathonour;inhonourofD．inhonourof;honoured6．________withwhathisstudentshaddone,theteacherpraisedthem.A．DelightfulB．DelightingC．DelightedD．Tobedelighted7．Itwasat5o'clock________thevisitorsfinallyarrivedatPudongInternationalAirport.A．whenB．thatC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter8．IwassoangrythatI________onhim.A．hungdownB．hungupC．hungonD．hungback9．Wehadananxiouscoupleofweeks________fortheresultsoftheexperiment.A．waitB．tobewaitingC．waitedD．waiting10．Itwas________hecamebackfromAfricathatyear________hemetthegirlhewouldliketomarry.A．when;thenB．not;untilC．notuntil;thatD．only;whenⅡ.完形填空AnotherMondayslowlydraggedonasIsatinclasswaitingforthatfinalbelltoring.__1__wasover,andthenextcouplehourswereablur(朦朧狀態(tài))asI__2__until5：50pmtodrivetomysecondhome:mydancestudio.AsIwalkedupthestairs,Ihearda__3__voiceyell,“Pulloutthebarres(扶手桿)！”Itwasastrictvoice,__4__thepersonbehinditwasakindteacher,friendandrolemodel.I'vebeen__5__tomanyinfluentialpeople.Mydanceteacher,YvonneHassett,hashadthegreatestimpactonmeandalsocontainsmultipleessential__6__.Throughoutthepastsixyears,Yvonnehasgreatlyenhanced(提高)my__7__.I'vereceivedvariouscorrectionsfromYvonne.Idon'ttakethosecorrectionsasa__8__thing;ItakethemasconstructivecriticismtobeebetteratwhatIdo.WhenIfirststarted__9__atAbsoluteDance,Ihadalackofconfidence.Yvonnehelpedmebeea__10__individualbothinandoutofthe__11__.Yvonneisapersonwhohas__12__metoreachmyhighestpotentialeachday.ShehasalwaysbeenthepersonIgotofor__13__.Inaddition,shetakesonamotherlyroleandis__14__mysecondmother.We__15__saythatweareher__16__sinceshehasnoneofherown.Yvonnealwaysputsothersbeforeherself.Eventhoughshehasherown__17__，shealwaysputsitonholdtohelpuswithanything.SpendingsomuchofmytimewithYvonnehashadagreatinfluenceonme.EversinceI__18__her,IhavebeeconfidentthatIcan__19__anythingIdolaterinlife.I'lltakethequalitiesandadviceYvonnehasgivenmeanduseittokeep__20__asaperson.1．A.SchoolB．ThepastC．TimeD．Thenoise2．A.watchedB．waitedC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．slept3．A.pitifulB．nervousC．hopefulD．familiar4．A.unlessB．thoughC．butD．or5．AparedB．a(chǎn)ddedC．givenD．exposed6．A.qualitiesB．servicesC．toolsD．roles7．A.statusB．confidenceC．energyD．a(chǎn)ppearance8．A.badB．greatC．newD．popular9．A.readingB．fightingC．singingD．dancing10．A.kindB．curiousC．strongD．polite11．A.officeB．studioC．homeD．cinema12．A.promisedB．permittedC．forbiddenD．pushed13．A.safetyB．equalityC．guidanceD．respect14．A.surprisinglyB．basicallyC．fortunatelyD．gradually15．A.jokinglyB．neverC．strangelyD．seldom16．A.assistantsB．childrenC．fansD．panions17．A.educationB．historyC．lifeD．marriage18．A.leftB．praisedC．judgedD．met19．AeacrossB．succeedinC．relyonD．laughat20．A.smilingB．writingC．growingD．listeningⅢ.閱讀理解TherecentpublicationofautobiographiesbytwoofBritain'sgreatestscientists,biologistRichardDawkinsandphysicistStephanHawking,isawonderfulopportunitytopareandcontrastthesetworemarkablemen.Surprisingly,theyhaverathermoreinmonthanwethink.Moststrikingisthesimilarityintheirbackgrounds.Theywerebornintheearly1940stomiddleclassfamilies—notwealthybutfortablyoff,withastrongmitmenttoacademicexcellenceandpublicservice.BothfamilieswerekeentosendtheirboystoOxfordUniversity—andbothsucceeded,DawkinsstudyingzoologyandHawkingphysics.Neithermanhasaverypositiveviewofhisearlyuniversity1ife.HawkingdescribestheattitudeatOxfordinthe1950sand1960sasveryantiwork,“Youweresupposedtoeitherbebrilliantwithouteffortorfail.Hardworkwaslookeddownuponbystudentsandweallpretendedthatnothingwasworthmakinganeffortfor.”Heestimatesthathestudiedfornomorethananhouradayasanundergraduatestudent(本科生)．UndergraduatelifewassomewhatmorerewardingforDawkins.LikeHawking,hewasn'tparticularlyhardworkingandneverattendedhislectures.ButhefoundOxford'ssystemofweeklyessaybasedlessonswithanacademictutoruseful,“Itwasreallyonlythetutorialsystemthateducatedme.”Forbothmen,scientificlifereallygotgoingaspostgraduatesafter1962.Dawkins,whoremainedatOxford,describesbrilliantlytheacademicpetitionamongthepostgraduatestudents,whichhebelievedhelpedpushhimtodeveloptheideasthatformedthebasisofhismostfamousbook,TheSelfishGene.ThisvolumetransformedscientificthinkingaboutDarwinianevolution.Hawking,ontheotherhand,movedtoCambridgeUniversityaftergraduation,wherehisresearchintotheuniversewouldeventuallymakehimthemostfamousphysicistsinceAlbertEinstein.Hewritesmovinglyaboutthediseasewhichprogressivelycrippledhisentirebody,leavinghimunabletomoveandonlyabletomunicateusingaputercontrolledbyhiseyes.Althoughmunicationisslow—hecanwriteonly3wordsaminuteusingthemachine—hisillnesshasnotaffectedhismindorhisresearchonspacetimeandtheoriginsoftheuniverse.Eachbookisremendedindividuallyasapersonalintroductiontoanimportantscientificthinker.Readtogether,theyprovideasuperbbackgroundtotheacademicandsocialclimateofpostwarBritishresearch.1．WhichofthefollowingdescribesasimilarityinHawking'sandDawkins'backgrounds?A．Theywerebothfromwealthyfamilies.B．Theystudiedthesamesubjectinuniversity.C．Theygraduatedfromthesamesecondaryschool.D．Theybothcamefromfamiliesthatvaluedgoodeducation.2．WhydidHawkingstudyverylittleasanundergraduatestudent?A．Hepreferreddoinghisownresearchandexperiments.B．Studentsconsidereditinappropriatetostudytoomuch.C．Thematerialsdiscussedinlectureswereveryeasyforhim.D．Hewasmoreinterestedinmakingfriendswithhisclassmates.3．Whatcanwereasonablyinferaboutthetwoscientistsfromthepassage?A．DawkinsworkedmuchharderthanHawkingasanundergraduate.B．Hawkingismorerespectedbythescientificmunity.C．TheykneweachotherduringtheirstudiesatOxford.D．Hawkinghasexperiencedmorephysicaldifficulties.4．Whatisthefunctionofthelastparagraph?A．Tostatewhichbookthewriterprefers.B．Toremendthereviewedbookstoreaders.C．Tosummarizetheachievementsofthetwoscientists.D．Tosuggesttheorderinwhichthebooksshouldberead.課下能力提升(五)Ⅰ.1.解析：選C句意：“你在晚會上玩得愉快嗎？”“是的，以前我從未參加過比這更激動人心的聚會?！庇删湟饪芍@里是隱含式比較級：以往經(jīng)歷過的任何一次與這一次晚會相比，故選C。2．解析：選A考查名詞性從句。句意：一些人認(rèn)為：不管是以前發(fā)生的還是現(xiàn)在發(fā)生的事情都會在將來重現(xiàn)。此處“________hashappenedbeforeorishappeningnow”是主語從句，且從句中缺少主語，故排除B、C、D三項。只有A項正確。3．解析：選B句意：老員工在盡力把他們的技術(shù)傳給年輕一代。passoff“逐漸消失，對……不予理睬”；passon“往下傳”；passaway“去世”；passthrough“穿過，通過，經(jīng)歷”。4．解析：選D考查交際用語。A項“別客氣，請自便”；B項“你一定會成功”；C項“做你喜歡的”；D項“我保證你會有一個的”。句間：“請在7點鐘給我打個電話把我叫醒?！薄昂玫?，我保證你會接到電話的?！?．解析：選D句意：今晚有一個歡迎我們新董事長的聚會，我很榮幸地收到了邀請。第一個空用inhonourof表示“向……表示敬意”；be/feelhonoured“感到榮幸”。6．解析：選C句意：因為對學(xué)生們所做的事情感到滿意，老師表揚了他們。此處用形容詞短語delightedwithwhathisstudentshaddone作原因狀語。7．解析：選B考查強調(diào)句式。句意：參觀者最后在5點鐘到達(dá)了浦東國際機場。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知本句為強調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)，強調(diào)的是時間狀語，故只能用that。8．解析：選B考查hang的短語辨析。句意：我太生氣了，以至于我掛掉了他的電話。hangdown“下垂，低下頭”；hangon“緊緊握住，堅持下去，(打電話)不掛斷”；hangback“猶豫，退縮”；hangup“掛，吊，拖延，終止，掛斷電話”。故選B。9．解析：選Dwe與wait之間為邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，故用wait的現(xiàn)在分詞形式作伴隨狀語，故選D。10．解析：選C句意：直到那年他從非洲回來，他才遇到他想娶的女孩。Itwasnotuntil...that...構(gòu)成強調(diào)句型，故選C項。Ⅱ.語篇解讀：本文為夾敘夾議文，題材為日常生活類。我的舞蹈老師不僅教給了我跳舞技巧，而且對我的成長之路有著很大的影響。1．解析：選A由上句的“satinclasswaitingforthatfinalbell”可知，鈴聲響了，上課時間(School)結(jié)束了。2．解析：選B由本空后“5：50pmtodrivetomysecondhome”可知，放學(xué)了，我還得再等(waited)幾個小時才能去舞蹈房。3．解析：選D由第7空前的“sixyears”可知，我已經(jīng)跟她學(xué)了6年舞蹈，所以對她的聲音很熟悉(familiar)。4．解析：選C由本空前后的“strict”和“kind”可知，她的聲音很嚴(yán)厲，但(but)在嚴(yán)厲的聲音后是一位親切的老師、朋友和楷模。5．解析：選D由下句的“hashadthegreatestimpactonme”可知，我曾經(jīng)接觸過(exposed)許多對我有影響的人。6．解析：選A由下文她對我的教誨可知，她的身上擁有許多優(yōu)良的品質(zhì)(qualities)。另，文章最后一句的“qualities”有提示。7．解析：選B第9空后的“confidence”有提示。6年來，她極大地提高了我的自信心(confidence)。8．解析：選A由本空前的“corrections”和下句的“constructivecriticismtobeebetter”可知，我沒有把她對我的糾正當(dāng)作是一件壞(bad)事。9．解析：選D由本空后的“AbsoluteDance”可知，在第一次開始跳舞(dancing)時，我非常不自信。10．解析：選C與上句的“alackofconfidence”構(gòu)成呼應(yīng)。她幫助我成為了一個堅強的(strong)人，不管是在舞蹈房(studio)里還是在舞蹈房外。11．解析：選B參考上題解析。另，第2空后的“dancestudio”有提示。12．解析：選D由上句的“helped”和本空后的“potential”可知，她