1、Unit 2 Working the land1 用所提示單詞的正確形式填空：1. They were all _ by the _ news; that is, the news _ all of them. (disturb)2. He _ _ _ _ and walked slowly ahead. (struggle)3. The result of the experiment was _. Not only did we feel _ with it, but our teacher looked at us with _. (satisfy)4. Our school is fu

2、lly _ with advanced teaching _. (equip)5. One of his _ is fishing, which _ most of his spare time, and his wife often reminds him to be _with his work. (occupy)6. He is thinking of _ his business. (expand)7. His grandpa died of _ in the old days. (hungry)8. We can conclude from his _ look that he is

3、 _ about this _ problem. (confuse)9. I regretted _(tell) her that she had been dismissed. _(令我非常遺憾的是)，she said to me, ”I have no _(regret). I only regret _ (take) the wrong job.10. With his mind _ on the work, he didnt know what was happening outside. (focus)11. When food goes bad, there are some _

4、reactions taking place. (chemistry)12. Do you have any _ to make on the cause of the disaster? (comment)二 完形填空 There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the _21_home from work in the evenings. A man wi

5、ll be_22_the newspaper, and seconds later it _23_as if he is trying to _24_it.Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger_25_next to him._26_place where unplanned short sleep _27_is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so _28_that the professor has to ask another stud

6、ent to_29_the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尷尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the _30_of the head pushes the arm off the_31_,and the movement carries the_32_of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no_33_of getting there. The worst time to fall as

7、leep is when _34_.Police reports are full of _35_that occur when people fall into sleep and go_36_the road. If the drivers are _37_,they are not seriously hurt. One womans car,_38_,went into the river. She woke up in four feet of _39_and thought it was raining. When people are really _40_，nothing wi

8、ll stop them from falling asleep -no matter where they are.21.A. way B. track C. path D. road22.A. buying B. folding C. delivering D. reading23.A. acts B. shows C. appears D. sounds24.A. open B. eat C. find D. finish25.A. lying B. waiting C. talking D. sitting26.A. Next B. Every C. Another D. One27.

9、A. goes on B. ends up C. lasts D. returns28.A. bravely B. happily C. loudly D. carelessly29.A. leave B. shake C. keep D. watch30.A. size B. shape C. weight D. strength31.A. cushion B. desk C. shoulder D. book32.A. action B. position C. rest D. side33.A. memory B. reason C. question D. purpose34.A. t

10、hinking B. working C. walking D. driving35.A. changes B. events C. ideas D. accidents36.A. up B. off C. along D. down37.A. lucky B. awake C. calm D. strong38.A. in time B. at first C. as usual D. for example39.A. dust B. water C. grass D. bush40.A. tired B. drunk C. lonely D. lazy三. 閱讀理解 In the anim

11、al kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discove

12、red that it makes them happy.From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They dont get to see this soft side of others often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which inclu

13、des a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them.Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with

14、 some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty fore years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.No more angry shouts and no more horns!When I put on my flashlights, I was s

15、aying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the dri

16、ver in front of them was in some way weak.Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont feel that way. But those are and far between. More often, it would be better if we dont pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.1. The

17、 author has discovered that people will feel happy when _. A. the offer their help B. they receive others help C. they feel others kindness D. they show their weakness2. The author feels sad sometimes because _. A. he has a soft heart B. he relies much on others C. some people pretend to be kind D. some people fail to see the kindness in others3. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?A. They speed up to pass. B. They waited with patience. C. They tried their best to help. D. They put on their flashlights too.4. In this passage, the autho