Unit 2 Lessons in life

2024-04-12

时代英语·高二 2024年1期

关键词：状语短文短语

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

单词拼写根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.As we all know， watching bullfighting is a w hobby in Europe.

2.Ultimately， he won everyones r due to his long-term efforts.

3.The team has been w by injury， but they are not going to give up.

4.In the past few years， he has been p about the future but now he feels hopeful about it.

5.Her （反常的） reaction to the circumstance is beyond our expectations.

6.A good speaker is capable of （预料） the audiences needs.

7.He described the picture as his most cherished （财物）.

8.The poor woman was finally able to come to Florida and be （重聚） with her daughter.

选择填空用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

point of view lose touch with get distracted by go through tend to

1. I never a final exam that was as difficult as that one.

2. Whenever you buy a present， you should think about it from the receivers .

3. She lives in a world of her own and has totally reality.

4. It get hotter here in the summer and colder in the winter.

5. Previously， I often emails， news， or something that suddenly came to my mind.

課文语法填空

Although Mitch is a promising sports journalist， he still feels there is something 1 （miss） from his life. However， this all changes when he is reunited with his favourite college professor， Morrie. The moment he learns that Morrie 2 （weaken） by a severe illness， Mitch starts visiting him at his house every Tuesdays. The 3 （week） conversations between them result in a series of lessons on the meaning of life and how best to live it.

The following are four readers reviews of the book Tuesdays with Morrie.

Arthur K： It was a pleasant surprise 4 （find） that this book is filled with joy and hope. I am inspired by Morries bravery towards the end of his life， which has made me value my own life more.

Amy Wang： While living， we tend to get distracted by unimportant things， such as gathering material 5 （possession）. What we should do is to find out 6 is important in our lives and establish our own values. Reading this book 7 （make） me feel as if Id been woken up from

8 long sleep and finally opened my eyes to the world！

Marty： Receiving widespread 9 （recognise）， this book did teach me a lesson or two.

Vivian： One of the lessons of the book is to keep in touch 10 the good people we meet as we go through life.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

阅读理解

In 1916， two girls of wealthy families， best friends from Auburn， N. Y.—Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood—traveled to a settlement in the Rocky Mountains to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. The girls had gone to Smith College. They wore expensive clothes. So for them to move to Elkhead， Colo. to instruct the children whose shoes were held together with string was a surprise. Their stay in Elkhead is the subject of Nothing Daunted： The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden， who is a magazine editor and Dorothy Woodruffs granddaughter.

Why did they go then？ Well， they wanted to do something useful. Soon， however， they realized what they had undertaken.

They moved in with a local family， the Harrisons， and， like them， had little privacy， rare baths， and a blanket of snow on their quilt when they woke up in the morning. Some mornings， Rosamond and Dorothy would arrive at the schoolhouse to find the children weeping from the cold. In spring， the snow was replaced by mud over ice.

In Wickendens book， she expanded on the history of the West and also on feminism， which of course influenced the girls decision to go to Elkhead. A hair-raising section concerns the building of the railroads， which entailed （牽涉） drilling through the Rockies， often in blinding snowstorms. The book ends with Rosamond and Dorothys return to Auburn.

Wickenden is a very good storyteller. The sweep of the land and the stoicism （坚忍） of the people move her to some beautiful writing. Here is a picture of Dorothy Woodruff， on her horse， looking down from a hill top： “When the sun slipped behind the mountains， it shed a rosy glow all around them. Then a full moon rose. The snow was marked only by small animals： foxes， coyotes mice， and varying hares， which turned white in the winter.”

1. Why did Dorothy and Rosamond go to the Rocky Mountains？

A. To teach in a school. B. To study American history.

C. To write a book. D. To do sightseeing.

2. What can we learn about the girls from Paragraph 3？

A. They enjoyed much respect. B. They had a room with a bath.

C. They lived with the local kids. D. They suffered severe hardships.

3. A frightening section of the book is about .

A. the extreme climate of Auburn B. the natural beauty of Elkhead

C. the railroad building in the Rockies D. the living conditions in Elkhead

4. What is the text？

A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A childrens story. D. A diary entry.

阅读七选五

When I was seven， my parents explained to me that my sister would be different. 1 But now I realize I see the world in a much different way， all thanks to her.

Throughout our lives， my sister has often got stared at because she has Downs syndrome， which makes her appear abnormal. There were times when I had to struggle with her. 2 I simply thought， “Everyone else is just staring and that is wrong. They should offer us help instead of staring at us like watching the circus！”

I had this in mind when I was traveling alone recently and saw a mother and a son with special needs at the airport gate. 3 They were heading towards the gate of their second departure of the day. The son was pulling strangers clothes， and the mother appeared to be embarrassed about it. Then the boy began to scream， looking very scared and confused.

Some people gave the son and the mother strange looks， the same kind of looks my sister and I would sometimes get. 4 I tried to help calm the boy down. When the boy finally calmed down， I returned to my seat. At the time， an older gentleman turned around and said to me， “I thought about doing what you did， but I just thought about it. You did it.”

To be honest， I dont even really regard what I did as something different or good. 5

A. They had got off another plane.

B. People would stare at us even more.

C. I didnt know what I should do to help.

D. But I went up and asked if I could lend a hand.

E. I just consider it as the only choice in that situation.

F. I was so angry that I shouted loudly at the strangers.

G. I had no idea what impact she would have on my daily life.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Section Ⅱ Using language

單句语法填空在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

1.Jane wishes to pass the love and kindness to more blind children by working as a teacher.

2.I bought a dictionary where I can look up （phrase） when I dont understand their meanings.

3. To keep fit， I managed to stick the diet and keep off sweet foods.

4. The headmaster hopes to see closer （cooperate） between parents and schools.

5. The teams attack （weaken） by the loss of some key players through injury.

6. The admission to the famous university （credit） to his hardworking.

7. The government will continue to pick up college （fee） for some students.

8. The doctor says the （normal） bleeding is your bodys own red flag of danger.

單元语法填空阅读下面短文，根据上下文语境，结合本单元所学语法知识完成短文。

There is a story that tea 1 （discover） first about 5，000 years ago in China by a man named Shen Nong. One day as he 2 （boil） water， some leaves from a nearby tree blew into the pot. The Chinese name， “cha”， 3 （credit） to a Han Dynasty emperor in 200 BC. Whether the stories are true or not， its an important part of Chinese culture. At first， tea 4 （use） only for healing disease. Later it 5 （become） a symbol of wealth. Today， tea 6 （serve） in many different situations， both formal and informal. In China， though tea bags can 7 （see） in use， there are two more formal methods of preparing tea： the gaiwan and gongfu methods. The latter is used in tea shops or for very special situations or ceremonies. In total， China 8 （consume） the most tea per year—about 1.6 billion pounds. But per person， two unlikely countries are at the top of the list. A person in Turkey drinks about seven pounds per year， and a person in Ireland drinks five pounds per year. In fact， the drink 9 （enjoy） so internationally that it is the worlds second most popular drink， behind only water. And there is no doubt that it 10 （favor） by people as always in the future.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

完形填空

I love getting to talk with first-year students about what 1 they want to take and what they hope to do with their degree in future.

I love the students that come in well-prepared and 2 about all of the courses. On the other hand， there are the few students that have not yet found their 3 . When I ask， “What courses are you most excited about taking？” and the 4 is， “Whatever course is the easiest.” I think， “Wow， you are to 5 with a lot of lessons in the subject of life.”

I learned those 6 when I was going into my second year of university. A friend of mine， Jeff， was a year behind because he had been diagnosed with cancer and had been 7 intensive treatment during what should have been his first year. I 8 many days up on the cancer ward visiting Jeff.

During my second year， Jeff was able to 9 for his first year courses and on the days when he was equal to it， he would rally （聚集） all of his 10 and go to class. Jeff was told that he could not be 11 and that there was nothing more that they could do for him. Jeff knew that these were the last weeks of his 12 and all he wanted to do was to be a happy 20-year-old and go to his classes at university.

Jeff would have known that he was never going to 13 and yet he was able to see the 14 of education and spent his last few weeks learning. While Jeff was 15 about Chemistry， Physics， and Calculus， he was also teaching me an important life-long lesson—Live in the moment！

It doesnt seem profound， but really he taught me the 16 of taking full advantage of the 17 things in life. The best things in life are not those rare moments that are 18 ， but those everyday moments， the regular ways that 19 our time. Find inspiration at every stage of life， and it will always 20 to success and happiness.

1. A. chances B. universities C. subjects D. measures

2. A. enthusiastic B. particular C. certain D. anxious

3. A. energy B. passion C. confidence D. faith

4. A. situation B. result C. response D. presence

5. A. agree B. meet C. argue D. play

6. A. decisions B. lessons C. ideas D. inspirations

7. A. going through B. recovering from C. taking up D. planning for

8. A. spent B. focus C. wasted D. fixed

9. A. ask B. apply C. call D. pay

10. A. wisdom B. money C. time D. energy

11. A. cured B. cheated C. ignored D. harmed

12 A. life B. study C. university D. treatment

13. A. survive B. graduate C. succeed D. progress

14. A. value B. nature C. opportunity D. feature

15. A. reading B. talking C. thinking D. learning

16. A. possibility B. importance C. rule D. way

17. A. changeable B. legal C. basic D. tricky

18. A. separate B. exceptional C. common D. constant

19. A. occupy B. share C. kill D. monitor

20. A. stick B. adapt C. contribute D. keep

語法填空

In ancient China lived an artist 1 paintings were almost lifelike. The artists reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait done so he called all great artists to come and present their 2 （fine） work， so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would 3 （choose）， but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperors chief minister， the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River—perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.

Filled with 4 （curious）， the artist packed his bags and left. 5 he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary artist， they smiled and 6 （point） down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out 7 （find） the well-known painter. As the small boat moved 8 （gentle） along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds 9 （surround） the mountain tops， he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled by the greatest artist 10 earth， Mother Nature.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

短文改错

Success rarely happens overnight. I used to struggling with my math. However hard I tried， little progresses was made. I was about to give up while my math teacher came to my assistance. She told me the value of perseverance and encouraged me keep going. I took her advice and changed her strategy. At the same time， when I had difficult solving problems， I would ask my teacher for help. It worked at the last and my grades gradually improved. This experience told me that life is a journey what requires continuous efforts. Only by constantly efforts can we eventually obtain success.

Section Ⅲ Developing ideas

单词填空用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.To breathe air， she put some green plants in the house the air inside. （pure）

2.He is running with all his strength， in spite of his steps， as he believes as long as he keeps practicing he will run again. （normal）

3.Alan is our new partner who once with students from other countries in making robots. （cooperate）

4.It that he is a good teacher who won all the teachers and students . （recognise）

5.He bought extra food in of more people coming than hed invited. He is so clever this situation. （anticipate）

6.Sally said she felt her legs the moment I opened the door finding her sitting on the floor. （weak）

单句表达根据括号内提示翻译句子。

1. 他是一位著名的藝术家，他的房子里堆满了艺术品。（be crammed with）

2. 你和他一样不够细心。（no more... than...）

3. 幸运的是，十年后这对夫妇与孩子们团聚了。（be reunited with）

4. 尽管获得了帮助，他仍然无法按时完成任务。（despite）

5. 每次需要做决定的时候，她总是犹豫不决。（every time引导时间状语从句）

提示写作

选用所给词汇或句型造句，并组成一段连贯的短文（80词左右）。

search recognise be filled with tend to go through as if

no more... than... be aware that...

閱读理解

As the winner of six gold medals， cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is one of Britains most successful Olympians. Now he has written a book to help young people achieve their own goals in life， called Be Amazing！ An Inspiring Guide to Being Your Own Champion. The book is packed with stories from his cycling career and the lessons he learned along the way. Speaking to The Week Junior， Hoy says the books advice can apply to anything， whether its sport， the arts or science.

When he was young， Hoy never thought he would have a career in cycling. “First of all， I wasnt that good at it，” he says. He ever thought that successful people were just certain to be great and were different from everyone else. But after growing up， Hoy realized that wasnt true and he saw whatever can happen if you work hard at something you love. He won his first gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Greece in a time trial event. In this event， the cyclists took it in turns to see who could go the fastest round a track. Before Hoys turn came， the world record had been broken three times. However， he focused on his own performance and won the gold medal. Hoy said hearing his name followed by the words “Olympic champion” was truly magical.

If Hoy could give his younger self a piece of advice， it would be， “Not everyone can win a gold medal， so there has to be more than that. There has to be enjoyment and fun at the heart of everything.”

1. What is Hoys main purpose of writing the book？

A. To get young people to buy it. B. To teach people how to cycle.

C. To help the young realize their dreams. D. To introduce his sports career.

2. What is included in Hoys book？

A. His works of art. B. His cycling profession.

C. His educational theories. D. His academic achievements.

3. What are the secrets to success according to Hoy？

A. Interest and effort. B. Technique and talent.

C. Warmth and strength. D. Energy and curiosity.

4. What do Hoys words suggest in the last paragraph？

A. Its difficult to win a gold medal. B. It takes time to achieve great things.

C. Successful people are certain to be great. D. The key to doing everything is pleasure.

Returning to a book youve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friend. Theres a welcome familiarity—but also sometimes a slight suspicion that time has changed you both， and thus the relationship. But books dont change， people do. And thats what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.

The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present mental register. Its true， the older I get， the more I feel time has wings. But with reading， its all about the present. Its about the now and what one contributes to the now， because reading is a give and take between author and reader. Each has to pull their own weight.

There are three books I reread annually. The first， which I take to reading every spring， is Ernest Hemingways A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964， its his classic memoir of 1920s Paris. The language is almost intoxicating （令人陶醉的）， an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time. Another is Annie Dilars Holy the Firm， her poetic 1975 ramble （隨笔） about everything and nothing. The third book is Julio Cortazars Save Twilight： Selected Poems， because of poetry and because of Cortazar.

While I tend to buy a lot of books， these three were given to me as gifts， which might add to the meaning I attach to them. But I imagine that， while money is indeed wonderful and necessary， rereading an authors work is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The best books are the ones that open further as time passes. But remember， its you that has to grow and read and reread in order to better understand your friends.

5. Why does the author like rereading？

A. Its a chance to talk with a friend. B. Its a window to a whole new world.

C. It strengthens the writer-reader relationship. D. It extends the understanding of oneself.

6. What can we learn about the book A Moreable Feast？

A. Its a brief account of a trip. B. Its about Hemingways friends in Paris.

C. Its a record of a historic event. D. Its about Hemingways life as a young man.

7. What does the underlined word “currency” in Paragraph 4 refer to？

A. Debt. B. Reward. C. Price. D. Bill.

8. What can we infer about the author？

A. Hes an editor. B. He loves poetry. C. Hes ambitious. D. He teaches reading.

完形填空

My teacher Mr Bush is the most positive person Ive ever met. He has the ability to 1 positiveness to young students.

He always 2 and never gets mad at students. Once I met some 3 because I felt overshadowed by my brother， who seemed to be doing great in every way. Hopelessness 4 me whenever I was in a classroom. But that all 5 when I met my teacher for life， Mr Bush. Having found out my problems， he just kept 6 me. Because of Mr Bush， my world was filled with 7 and power.

A few weeks ago， everyone in my class was feeling a bit 8 because of a bad day at school. But things got 9 after Mr Bushs class. He drew a picture on the whiteboard that 10 a half-full glass of water. He then said， “Class， the point of view in which you look at things will 11 your feelings. Like this glass of water， some people see it and think ‘What！ Only half a glass of water. How 12 I am！ Whereas other people think ‘Wow， Im so thirsty. Great！ Half a glass of water for me！ It all is in the 13 you think.”

Mr Bushs 14 way of thinking always makes me feel glad and 15 . I will always remember him.

1. A. pass on B. make up C. focus on D. give out

2. A. talks B. waits C. smiles D. works

3. A. friends B. needs C. realities D. difficulties

4. A. drowned B. resisted C. cured D. relaxed

5. A. happened B. changed C. solved D. appeared

6. A. forgiving B. quieting C. encouraging D. calling

7. A. sunshine B. adventure C. surprise D. freedom

8. A. tired B. down C. anxious D. afraid

9. A. easier B. brighter C. better D. clearer

10. A. served B. filled C. simulated D. showed

11. A. hurt B. hide C. sense D. affect

12. A. pleased B. unfortunate C. painful D. perfect

13. A. way B. direction C. end D. past

14. A. different B. optimistic C. special D. important

15. A. proud B. peaceful C. ashamed D. hopeful

Writing

话题表达指导

话题介绍

话题：人生智慧。要求我们能够根据相关话题的材料，完成60词左右的内容概要写作，将材料提炼成一篇要点和结构完整的短文。

注意事项：

1.细读原文，理清结构。确定材料的体裁，根据体裁特点明确文章结构和主旨；

2.分析内容，明确要点。找到并标出含有关键信息的主题句或能体现内容要点的关键词，归纳文章各段大意；

3.整合信息，转换表达。尽量用自己的语言表达全部要点，并用适当的关联词语衔接各要点，贯通全文。

题例导学

题目

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Having good manners means practice of behaving decently and having a feeling to act like a decent man. First， we must understand the meaning of “manners”. Manner is the way of doing something， the way to perform some action， and the way to behave in specific conditions. Having good manners and behaving well are important in our routine life.

Good manners and good behavior make a man valuable and respectable. Good manners are not only to talk politely， but the whole meaning of good manners counts many things. The way to eat and drink， the behavior while traveling， the way of sitting in front of elders， the accent of talking to young ones， the performance during lectures， the way of sitting in a meeting， the behavior during some gatherings， and many more. A person having a sense of behaving well is a well-mannered person， and has a respectable place in society.

The civilized societies only accept those who have good manners and civilized acts. Actually the well-civilized society comes into existence only due to the civilized people， and when a society is civilized， it means it is more successful than others. In the development of a country， civilization and good manners play a very important role. So， if a person does not behave well and lacks good manners， he is not only disrespectful to his society and home but he is also a shame for the whole country. When we visit another country， we are representing our whole nation in that country， and when we dont have good manners， then our whole nation is thought to be uncivilized.

Thus， if you wish to be respected then behave like a civilized and well-mannered person.

思路引導

1.文章是一篇议论文，主要围绕举止要有礼貌展开论述。

2.文章的结构为总—分—总。通过分析文章结构及内容，我们可以发现各段落的要点（或主题句）在首句。

3.在写作时，只需要根据各要点转换表达，再使用恰当的衔接词，贯通文意。

范例展示

Having good manners means practice of behaving decently and having a feeling to act like a decent man， which makes a man valuable and respectable. The whole meaning of good manners counts many things. The civilized societies only accept those who have good manners and civilized acts. So， if you wish to be respected， behave like a civilized and well-mannered person.

话题表达

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Perhaps youve heard the old saying “Curiosity kills the cat”. Its a phrase thats often used to warn people—especially children—not to ask too many questions. Yet its widely agreed that curiosity actually makes learning more effective. In fact， research has shown that curiosity is just as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school.

Curiosity can also lead us to make unexpected discoveries， bring excitement into our lives， and open up new possibilities. In science， basic curiosity-driven research can have unexpected important benefits. For example， one day in 1831， Michael Faraday was playing around with a coil and a magnet when he suddenly saw how he could produce an electrical current. At first， it wasnt clear what use this would have， but it actually made electricity available in technology， and changed the world.

However， curiosity is currently under the biggest threat coming from technology. On one level， this is because technology has become so advanced that many of us are unable to think too deeply about how exactly things work any more.

In addition to this， theres the fact that we are all now so deeply connected with technology， particularly with our phones. The more we stare at our screens， the less we talk to other people directly. All too often we accept the images of people that social media provides us with. Then we feel we know enough about someone and dont need to engage further with him.

That means we end up inside our own little bubbles， no longer coming across new ideas. Perhaps the real key to developing curiosity in the 21st century， then， is to rely less on the tech tools of our age.

Section Ⅳ Presenting ideas

核心短语与句型回顾

短语

1. be with （使）重聚

2. 观点；立场

3. 趋向；倾向

4. get by 被……分心

5. through 完成；通过；接通电话

6. touch with 與……失去/保持联系

7. through 经受；参加；仔细检查

8. 传递

9. credit 把……归于……