Unit 2 Working the land
Ⅰ.多项选择
1．Practising Chinese kung fu can not only__________one’s strength，but also develop one’s character.
A．bring up B．take up
C．build up D．pull up
解析：选C。句意：练中国功夫不仅能增强人的力量，还能培养人的性格。build up one’s strength为固定短语，意为“增强某人的力量”。
2．Congratulations！It seemed that our boss was __________ with your work today.
A．dishonest B．confused
C．satisfied D．disturbed
解析：选C。根据Congratulations！可知句意为：老板对你的工作感到满意。be satisfied with对……感到满意。
3．It was obvious that the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen became the __________ of media attention.
A．discovery B．focus
C．summary D．comment
解析：选B。句意：很明显，哥本哈根气候变化会议成为媒体关注的焦点。focus中心点，焦点。discovery发现；summary总结，摘要；comment评论，议论。
4．It is __________ ill health that she is now not so active in the movement.
A．instead of B．in place of
C．thanks to D．in face of
解析：选C。考查短语辨析。thanks to因为，由于。此句用了强调句型It is...that...，强调thanks to ill health。instead of代替，而不是……；in place of代替，取代；in face of面对。
5．Progress so far has been very good.We are ________ confident that the work will be completed on time.
A．otherwise B．therefore
C．however D．somehow
解析：选B。考查副词辨析。therefore因此，所以。otherwise否则，要不然；however然而，可是；somehow以……方式，不知怎么地。
6．The __________ of the passengers survived in the traffic accident except a woman and two children.
A．quantity B．variety
C．number D．majority
解析：选D。考查名词词义辨析。语境表示大多数乘客都幸免于难，因此用the majority of；A项表示“数量”；B项表示“多样”；C项搭配表示“……的数目”。
7．Leaders of many countries have been trying to __________ what it is that makes China develop so fast.
A．carry out B．figure out
C．watch out D．make out
解析：选B。考查动词短语辨析。figure out算出；理解；想出，符合题意。
8．People should open the window in the morning to make air __________ in order to keep the indoor air fresh.
A．spread B．remove
C．float D．circulate
解析：选D。考查动词词义辨析。circulate表示“(空气、液体等的)流通”。spread传播；remove去掉；float漂浮。句意：为了室内空气清新，人们应该在早晨打开窗子让空气流通。
9．The population of Africa is __________ so rapidly as to cause concern of the whole world.
A．expanding B．stretching
C．extending D．spreading
解析：选A。考查动词词义辨析。expand不仅指尺寸的增加，还可指范围和体积的扩大。stretch一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展；extend指空间范围的扩大或长宽的向外延伸，也可指时间的延长；spread一般指向四面八方扩大或传播。
10．At times the balance in nature is __________，resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
A．confused B．puzzled
C．disturbed D．troubled
解析：选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候自然界的平衡受到了扰乱，导致了很多未能预见的后果。confused和puzzled表示“困惑不解的，迷惑的”；troubled表示“麻烦的，不安的”；而disturbed表示“扰乱的，干扰的”。
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．The manager has made a command that the club ________________(配备)complete amusement facilities which will give you endless enjoyment.(equip)
解析：考查虚拟语气。此处demand引导同位语从句，从句结构要用“(should) ＋动词原形”。
答案：(should)be equipped with
2．I would rather I ________________ (没有看)the football match last night with my friends.Otherwise，I would have finished my paperwork by now.(watch)
解析：考查虚拟语气。Would rather sb. had done sth.意为“真宁愿做了某事该有多好啊”。
答案：not have watched
3．To my complete shock，I was consistently one of the last ________________(被邀请的)．(invite)
解析：序数词或由序数词修饰的名词作主语时，习惯于用动词不定式。
答案：to be invited
4．The house rent is expensive.I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________________(三倍多)．(as)
解析：考查倍数与省略。“三倍”可表达为three times as much as，本句是一种省略表达。
答案：three times as much
5．—Robert is indeed a wise man.
—Oh，yes.How often I have regretted ______________________(没有听他的建议)！(take)
解析：考查非谓语动词。regret doing/having done意为“后悔做某事”。
答案：not taking his advice
6．My hope is that by the time next year I ______________________(体重减轻10公斤)．(reduce)
解析：考查动词时态。由by the time next year可知答案。
答案：will have reduced my weight 10 kilos
7．In spite of the joking around the little girl kept ________________(注意力集中在讲座上)．(focus)
解析：考查keep用法。Keep sth. done意为“使……被做”。
答案：her attention focused on the lecture
8．It was because of his driving after drinking too much ________________(导致了事故)．(lead)
解析：考查强调句型。本句是强调结构，由短语lead to可知答案。
答案：that led to the accident
9．I looked forward to the time ________________(我会脱离)all desire and can give myself without hindrance to my work.(free)
解析：考查定语从句。“脱离”可表达为be free from，本题是定语从句，先行词是time且从句缺少状语，故用when。
答案：when I shall be free from
10．The prices ________________(上涨)all the time and no one knows when it will become stable.(go)
解析：考查动词时态。“上涨”可表达为go up；由all the time and no one knows when it will become stable可知是完成进行时。
答案：have been going up
Ⅲ.完形填空
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(2011年安徽合肥第一次质检)When your kids were six or seven，you sent them to school.Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher’s__1__as he or she tries to teach your kids？Did you ever wonder what the teacher__2__from you，the parents?
Parents can be__3__or suspicious.They can be of great help to the teacher__4__be in need of help themselves.Some teachers think parents are too__5__on their children.Here is__6__one teacher puts it.
“I usually have the__7__of parents coming in and__8__me how much they care about the kids’ education and how they really__9__their kids.They tell me they stand and__10__ them closely when they do their homework.Sometimes they__11__offer help with the kids’ lessons as if they were teachers.They check their schoolwork，and are too sensitive to__12__.They blame the kids on everything having to do__13__school.When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class，my answer usually is ‘Well，you know，he is__14__a good kid.He is fine in my class.Maybe you don’t have to be so__15__with your kid.’”
Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at__16__with children.They have__17__many children and even parents.Because of this，teachers can be__18__at educating children.Teachers are__19__that parents want their children to do well，but they know more about what children should be able to do at different ages and__20__.
【解题导语】 家长对自己刚刚上学的孩子抱有很大的希望，因此对孩子非常关注，但是老师毕竟是教育孩子的专家，他们对孩子的教育是很专业的，所以家长不必担心自己的孩子在学校的学习情况。
1．A.heart B．mind
C．soul D．spirit
解析：选B。根据语境“你是否想知道老师脑子里想的是什么？”可知B项正确。mind“头脑”。
2．A.reflects B．results
C．benefits D．expects
解析：选D。“你是否想知道老师对你们的期盼？”expect“期望，盼望”，符合语境。reflect“反射，反映，沉思”；result“发生，产生”；benefit“得益于，得利于”。
3．A.effective B．attentive
C．supportive D．positive
解析：选C。家长可能会很支持老师，也可能怀疑老师的能力。supportive“支持的，给予帮助的”；effective“有效的”；attentive“注意的，专心的”；positive“肯定的，积极的”。
4．A.but B．or
C．thus D．as
解析：选B。通过语意“父母可能对老师很有帮助或者本身很需要帮助”可知答案。or此处表示选择，此句与上句形式一样。
5．A.hard B．keen
C．dependent D．crazy
解析：选A。语意为“一些老师认为有些家长对孩子太严格”。从下文第三段可知答案。hard“苛刻的，严厉的”；keen“热心的，渴望的”；dependent“依靠的，依赖的”；crazy“疯狂的”。
6．A.where B．how
C．when D．why
解析：选B。其中一个老师是这样说的。put在这里意为“说，表达”，此处应该用how表示方式。
7．A.problems B．contracts
C．accidents D．agreements
解析：选A。通过上下文可知此处讲的是老师会经常遇到一些有关家长教育孩子的问题，因此此处应该用problems。contract“合同”；accident“事故”；agreement“同意，一致”。
8．A.advising B．examining
C．telling D．instructing
解析：选C。通过语式分析可知此处应该和前面的coming in构成顺承关系，故用telling。一些家长过来告诉我……。
9．A.help with B．deal with
C．make up D．give up
解析：选B。下文讲述的是家长们是如何关注和教育自己的孩子的，故此处应该用deal with“应对，处理”。
10．A.connect B．guide
C．watch D．inspire
解析：选C。根据语意“家长们站在孩子们旁边，看着自己的孩子做作业”，watch...closely“密切注视”，能够很好地体现出家长们的心情。
11．A.even B．already
C．still D．merely
解析：选A。此处用even，意义更进一步，更加形象地表示家长对孩子的关心。语意“有时他们甚至为孩子提供功课上的帮助，好像他们是老师一样。”
12．A.marks B．efforts
C．pains D．words
解析：选A。文中讲的是家长对自己的孩子的关心。家长对孩子的关心无非是孩子的成长和学习成绩，因此此处应该用marks“成绩，分数”。
13．A.at B．beyond
C．in D．with
解析：选D。他们就与学业有关的一切责备孩子。be/have to do with sb./sth.是固定用法，表示“关心，与……有关”。
14．A.nearly B．really
C．seldom D．hardly
解析：选B。根据语境可知老师此处对孩子是肯定的，故用really“真正地，确实地”。
15．A.satisfied B．careful
C．strict D．cautious
解析：选C。be strict with“对……严格”，是固定搭配，此处与前面第二段的倒数第二句照应。
16．A.working B．playing
C．staying D．joking
解析：选A。句中提到“老师想让家长知道老师在教育孩子方面是专家”，work在此能够表达出老师跟孩子一起，教育孩子这层含义。
17．A.fed B．observed
C．attended D．greeted
解析：选B。observe“观察，观测”。句意：老师们已经观察过很多学生甚至家长。从下面一句可知答案。
18．A.pleased B．worried
C．disappointed D．experienced
解析：选D。老师在教育孩子方面是很有经验的，be experienced at“对……有经验”，是固定搭配。其余选项不合题意。
19．A.content B．doubtful
C．aware D．suspicious
解析：选C。aware“意识到”。句意：老师们意识到家长想让孩子做好。content“满足的”；doubtful“可疑的，不确定的”；suspicious“怀疑的”。
20．A.stages B．classes
C．schools D．projects
解析：选A。句意：老师们知道在不同的年龄和阶段孩子们应该能够做的事情。stage“阶段，时期”，符合题意。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
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(2011年天津河西区检测)I used to watch her from my kitchen window.She seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground.The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break.I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball.I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids.She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net.The boys always tried to stop her but no one could.I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing alone.
One day I asked her why she practiced so much.Without a moment of hesitation she said，“I want to go to college.The only way I can go is to get a scholarship.I am going to play college basketball.I want to be the best.My daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count.”Well，I had to give it to her—She was determined.I watched her through those junior high years and into high school.Every week，she led her school team to victory.
One day in her senior year，I saw her sitting in the grass，head in her arms.I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her.Quietly I asked what was wrong.“Oh，nothing，” came a soft reply，“I am just too short.” The coach told her that at 5’5” she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team—much less offered a scholarship.So she should stop dreaming about college.She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment.I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong.They just did not understand the power of a dream.He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing—her own attitude.
The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was offered a scholarship and on the college team.She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of.
【解题导语】 本文讲述了一个小女孩为了实现自己的梦想而拼搏、奋斗，最终如愿以偿的故事。告诉我们一个道理：如果有梦想，有恒心，一切皆有可能。
1．The author was probably the girl’s __________.
A．neighbor B．friend
C．mother D．teacher
解析：选A。根据第一段首句“I used to watch her from my kitchen window.”以及第二段首句“One day I asked her why she practiced so much.”可知作者经常能看到这个女孩，但对她又不了解，所以最有可能的是她的邻居，故选A。
2．Why was the girl heartbroken?
A．She was considered too short to be a top player.
B．Her coach stopped her training because of her height.
C．She couldn’t be on a college basketball team.
D．She wouldn’t be admitted by an ideal college.
解析：选A。从文中第三段中的“I am just too short.”可知答案。
3．We can learn from the passage that__________.
A．her family wouldn’t like to pay her college fees
B．her father forced her to play basketball in college
C．being a top basketball player can win you a scholarship for college
D．she wouldn’t like to turn to his father for help when in difficulty
解析：选C。从第三段中的“she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team—much less offered a scholarship.”可以得知答案为C。
4．Which word can best describe her father?
A．Encouraging. B．Optimistic.
C．Stubborn. D．Cruel.
解析：选A。从“My daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count.”“...her father said those coaches were wrong.They just did not understand the power of a dream.He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing—her own attitude.”可以推出答案为A。
5．Which proverb best matches the story?
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Rome was not built in a day.
C．Where there is a will，there is a way.
D．Pride comes before a fall.
解析：选C。本文讲述的是一个励志故事，所以C项“有志者事竟成”符合题意。
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