Unit2Poems李仕才一、阅读理解。AboutEdinburghCastleEdinburghCastleplaysanimportantroleinScotland’scapital.DuringtheWarsofScottishIndependencethecastlechangedhandsmanytimes.In1314itwasretakenfromtheEnglishinasuddennightattackbyThomasRandolph,nephewofRoberttheBruce.Thecastlewashometokingsandqueens.QueenMargaretdiedherein1093,andMary,QueenofScots,gavebirthtoJamesVIintheroyalpalacein1566.Fromthe1600sonwardsthecastlewasamilitary(军事的)base.Lateritalsoheldprisonersofwar.Partsofthecastlearestillamilitarybase,butitisnowaworld－famousvisitorattraction.OpeningHoursThecastleopensdailyat9：30a．m.Closingtimevariesseasonally.1April－30September：Itclosesat6p．m.1October－31March：Itclosesat5p．m.Thecastleisclosedon25thand26thDecember.OnJanuary1stitisopenfrom11a．m.to5p．m.andnormalhoursstartfromJanuary2nd.Lastadmissionis1hourbeforeclosing.TicketTypesandPricesBeatthequeuesandbookaheadonlineusingourwebstoreforfast－trackentryatnoextracost.Membersdonotneedtoqueueattheticketoffice,andsimplyneedtoshowtheircardatVisitorInformation.PricesAdult(16－59years)￡16.50Child(5－15years)￡9.90Special(60＋yearsandunemployed)￡13.20Childrenunder5yearsoldgofree.Theymustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.GuidedTours9\nAguidedtourisincludedinyourticketprice—ourguideslovesharingtheirstories.Theyareexperienced,knowledgeableandarealwayshappytoanswerquestions,soit’sagreatwaytodiscoverthecastle’samazingpast.GuidedtourstakeplacethroughoutthedayandthemeetingpointisthroughthePortcullisGatepasttheaudioboothbytheclock.【解题导语】 该文主要介绍了去爱丁堡城堡游览的相关事宜。1．WhatcanbeinferredaboutEdinburghCastlefromthetext?A．Itwasusedasaprisoninthe1500s.B．Itnowworksonlyasatouristattraction.C．ItwasthebirthplaceofQueenMargaret.D．Itwasonceownedbynon－Scottishpeople.D 解析：推理判断题。根据第一部分的“In1314itwasretakenfromtheEnglishinasuddennightattackbyThomasRandolph,nephewofRoberttheBruce.”可知，爱丁堡城堡曾经被英国人占领和控制，故选D。2．WhencanvisitorsvisitEdinburghCastleonNewYear’sDay?A．4p．m.－6p．m. B．3p．m.－5p．m.C．10a．m.－12a．m.D．9a．m.－11a．m.B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二部分的“OnJanuary1stitisopenfrom11a．m.to5p．m.andnormalhoursstartfromJanuary2nd.”可知，新年这天可以参观爱丁堡城堡的时间是上午11点到下午5点，结合选项可知选B。3．HowmuchshouldjoblessJackandhistwingrandchildrenaged5payinalltovisitEdinburghCastle?A．￡13.20.B．￡16.50.C．￡33.00.D．￡36.30.C 解析：推理判断题。结合题干并根据第四部分关于门票的价格可知，应该付的数目是13.2＋9.9×2＝33.00，故选C。4．WhatdoesthetextsayaboutguidedtoursofEdinburghCastle?A．Theycostnoextramoney.B．Theyareprovidedonlyatcertaintimes.C．Questionsaren’twelcomedduringthem.9\nD．TheyareprovidedonlyatthePortcullisGate.A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一部分的“Aguidedtourisincludedinyourticketprice”可知，导游的费用包含在票价里，不需要花费额外的钱，故选A。二、语法填空。Haveyoueverheardthatwehumansuseonlytenpercentofourbrains?Thismythholds__1__certainappealbecauseifit__2__(be)true,thenwecouldinstantlybecometentimes__3__(intelligent)justbyfiringupthatsleepymajorityofthebrain!Theideathatweuseonlyasmallfractionofthebraindatesbacktoanimalexperimentsinthe19thcentury.Whenscientists__4__(stimulate)aspecificpartofthebrain,theanimalmoved__5__(it)legortail.Andsomescientistsassumedthatlargepartsofthebrainweresimplyuseless.Then,intheearly20thcentury,scientistsobservedthatstimulatingcertainregionsofthebrainhadnophysicaleffects,which__6__(call)the“silentcortex”.Todayweknowthatmuchofthe“silentcortex”isactuallydevotedtocomplexactivitieslikelanguage,learningandimagining.Actually,__7__wesleep,manyareasofthebrainareextremelyactive.Wouldyoubesmarterifyourentirebrainconstantlyworkedtomaximumcapacity?__8__(interest)enough,theoppositeisprobablytrue.Thelessbrainactivityyouneedtoperforma__9__(give)task,themorethebrainasawholeiscapable__10__doing.1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。我们人类只使用了大脑的百分之十？是否激活沉睡的大部分大脑我们就可以比现在聪明十倍？很遗憾，科学证明事实并不是这样的！1．a 考查冠词。holdacertainappeal“有一些吸引力”。2．were 考查虚拟语气。根据空格后的“thenwecouldinstantlybecome...”可知，此处是与现在事实相反的假设，要用虚拟语气，故此处用were。3．moreintelligent 考查形容词的比较级。由设空前的“tentimes”可知，此处表示比较，指(比以前)聪明十倍，应填形容词的比较级，而intelligent是多音节形容词，故填moreintelligent。4．stimulated 考查动词的时态。本句描述19世纪科学家所做的实验，因此用一般过去时。5．its 考查代词。这里its指代theanimal's。9\n6．arecalled 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。which引导非限制性定语从句，which在从句中指代regions，此处描述一种研究发现，且call与regions是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填arecalled。7．as/when 考查连词。这句话的意思是“事实上，当我们睡觉的时候，大脑的很多区域都是极度活跃的”。8．Interestingly 考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，空格处修饰后面的整个句子，因此此处要用副词Interestingly。9．given 考查非谓语动词。此处given作定语修饰task，由于give与task之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词。10．of 考查介词。becapableofdoingsth.“有能力做某事”。三、完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。Thatwasasunnyday.MyfatherandIwereontheway__1__myuncle'shome.Peopleonthestreetwerewalkingleisurelyandchatting__2__，whilemyfatherwaswalkinginahurry.Itriedmybestto__3__him.ButIwasstillleftbehind.Icouldnotunderstandwhyhe__4__sofast.Duetothefastspeed，Ilostmy__5__andwascompletelywithsweat.Somehow，Ibegantobeangryathim.Healwaysdidnotthinkaboutmy__6__.“Whydoyouwalksofast?Don'tyouseemebehindyou？”Isaid__7__.“Youarealwayslikethis.Whymustyou__8__soloudly？”hesaidandhisfacegotredrightaway.Infact，Ideliberatelyspokeloudlyandmadehimangry.“Itisyour__9__！”Ishoutedathimimmediately.“Youalwaysliketo__10__others！”hecriedout.Thismademefallintoarage(愤怒)．Thenwe__11__onthestreet.Whateverhesaid，Iquicklyansweredback.Atthattime，Iwaslikeawildbeast，losingmytemper.Manypeoplestoppedtolookatus.Iwasso__12__thatIcouldfeelmyfaceburning，forIsawsomepeople__13__me，whichmademeloseface.Itouchedmyface__14__glaredathim.“Iwillnevertalktohim，”Isaidtomyselfangrily.__15__couldmakepeopleforgeteverythingthatyourbelovedhaddoneforyou.WhenIwenttocollege，Istillhatedhim.Ididnotsayanythingtohim，__16__Iwerenothisdaughter.AlwaysIpretendedtocomplainthatIwastoo__17__whenhecalledme.However，itwashistearsfromthewornout__18__thatmademefeelguiltywhenwemet.Hehadgivenmeeverythinghehad，butIcouldnot.__19__，I9\nrealizedthatIshouldnothatehim.NowIbegintophonehimandaskhimtotakecareofhimself.Althoughsometimesparentswill__20__wrong，theyjusthopewecanbebetter.1．A.at B．toC．forD．of2．A.perfectlyB．eagerlyC．anxiouslyD．enjoyably3．A.makefunofB．catchupwithC．makewayforD．getridof4．A.walkedB．ranC．startedD．trained5．A.temperB．confidenceC．breathD．balance6．A.beliefsB．behaviorC．feelingsD．requests7．A.calmlyB．frequentlyC．softlyD．loudly8．A.tellB．claimC．readD．speak9．A.faultB．crueltyC．originD．business10．A.enjoyB．admireC．blameD．abuse11．A.foughtB．bargainedC．consultedD．quarreled12．A.alarmedB．afraidC．ashamedD．amazed13．A.askingforB．laughingatC．waitingforD．aimingat14．A.andB．soC．butD．or15．A.AngerB．SenseC．CareD．Shame16．A.incaseB．asif9\nC．unlessD．after17．A.wrongB．crazyC．busyD．innocent18．A.armB．faceC．headD．body19．A.NaturallyB．OccasionallyC．ObviouslyD．Gradually20．A.doB．giveC．findD．keep【解题导语】作者因一件小事和父亲在大街上争吵，致使自己颜面尽失，于是下定决心不再与父亲说话。但随着岁月的流逝，作者意识到是愤怒让自己忘记了自己最爱的人为自己所做的一切，于是逐渐改变了自己对父亲的态度。1．B 根据语境可知，作者与父亲是在去叔叔家的路上。onthewayto...意为“在去……的路上”，符合语境。故选B项。2．D 该句中while表示对比，意为“然而”。此处是说作者和父亲走得比较匆忙，而街上的其他人走得比较悠闲，边走边开心地(enjoyably)聊着天。故选D项。perfectly意为“完美地”；eagerly意为“急切地”；anxiously意为“焦虑地”。3．B 从下文的Iwasstillleftbehind可知，父亲走得很快，作者试图赶上他，但是仍然被落在了后面。catchupwith意为“赶上”，符合语境。故选B项。makefunof意为“取笑”；makewayfor意为“给……让路”；getridof意为“摆脱……；除去……”。4．A 根据第二段开头的Whydoyouwalksofast？可知，此处指作者不知道为什么父亲走(walked)得那么快。故选A项。5．C 根据空后的completelywithsweat可知，由于走得太快，作者气喘吁吁、汗流浃背。loseone'sbreath意为“喘不过气来”，符合语境。故选C项。temper意为“脾气”；confidence意为“信心”；balance意为“平衡”。6．C 根据上文中的Ibegantobeangryathim可知，作者对父亲很生气，认为他根本不考虑作者的感受(feelings)。故选C项。belief意为“信念”；behavior意为“行为；举止”；request意为“请求；要求”。7．D 上文提到作者很生气，所以说话的声音应该是很大的。根据第8空后的soloudly也可知答案。故选D项。calmly意为“平静地”；frequently意为“频繁地”；softly意为“温柔地”。8．D 根据下文的Infact，Ideliberatelyspokeloudlyand...可知，此处指父亲埋怨作者说话声音大。故选D项。9\n9．A 作者责怪父亲走太快，自己跟不上，因此，此处指作者认为这都是父亲的过错(fault)。故选A项。cruelty意为“残忍”；origin意为“起源”；business意为“事情；商业”。10．C 作者在埋怨父亲，而此时父亲也非常生气。因此，父亲在说作者总是责备(blame)别人。故选C项。enjoy意为“喜欢”；admire意为“欣赏”；abuse意为“虐待；滥用”。11．D 根据下文Whateverhesaid，Iquicklyansweredback.Atthattime,Iwaslikeawildbeast，losingmytemper.可知，作者大发脾气，与父亲在大街上吵了起来，所以选quarreled，意为“争吵”。fight意为“打架”；bargain意为“讨价还价”；consult意为“咨询”。12．C 根据空后的Icouldfeelmyfaceburning可知，和父亲吵架引来很多路人驻足观看，作者感觉自己的脸滚烫，因此可推断，作者感到羞愧(ashamed)。alarmed意为“担忧的；恐慌的”；afraid意为“害怕的”；amazed意为“惊奇的”。13．B 由空后的mademeloseface可知，作者觉得很丢人，因为看到路人在嘲笑她。laughat意为“嘲笑”，符合语境。故选B项。askfor意为“请求；要求”；waitfor意为“等待”；aimat意为“针对；以……为目标”。14．A 句意为：我摸了摸我的脸，怒视着他。touched和glared是作者先后做的两个并列的动作，所以用and连接。15．A 文中反复提到angry，通过对与父亲吵架的描述可知，此处指生气能让人忘记你所爱的人为你做的一切。故选A项。16．B 设空后的Iwerenothisdaughter为虚拟语气，作者因怒生恨，吵架后不与父亲说话，就好像自己不是父亲的女儿似的。asif意为“好像”，符合语境。incase意为“以防”；unless意为“除非”；after意为“在……之后”。17．C 父亲每次打电话时，作者总是抱怨太忙。busy意为“忙碌的”，符合语境。故选C项。wrong意为“错误的”；crazy意为“疯狂的”；innocent意为“无辜的”。18．B 眼泪应该是从脸上流下来，所以选face。句意为：但是，当我们见面时，父亲那饱经沧桑的脸上流下的泪水使我感到内疚。19．D 根据空后的IrealizedthatIshouldnothatehim可知，作者越来越理解父亲，认识到不应该再恨父亲，此处强调的是一个心理逐渐变化的过程。gradually意为“慢慢地；逐渐地”，符合语境。故选D项。naturally意为“自然地”occasionally意为“偶然”；obviously意为“明显地”。20．A 尽管有时候父母会做错事，但是他们希望我们能更好。此处指可能会做错事，所以选A项。四、短文改错。DearSteven，9\nIwouldliketoinviteyoutotheannuallyComingofageCeremonyofourschool.Thisbigeventwouldbeheldintheschoolauditoriumfrom9amto11aminMarch12.AlltheSeniorThreestudentsareexpecttoattenditwiththecompanyoftheirparentsandteachers.TheComingofageCeremonyisreallyagoodchanceforwestudentstoexpressourgratitudetoourbelovedparentsaswellourpatientteachers.Meanwhile,itwillturnanewpageinourlife,thatmeanswehavegrownupanditistimeweshouldermoreresponsibilitiesforthefamilyandsociety.I'dappreciateitifyoucouldcomeandsharewiththeunforgettablemomentwithus.I'mlookingforwardtoyourarrive!Yours，LiHua答案：DearSteven，IwouldliketoinviteyoutotheComingofageCeremonyofourschool.Thisbigeventbeheldintheschoolauditoriumfrom9amto11amMarch12.AlltheSeniorThreestudentsaretoattenditwiththecompanyoftheirparentsandteachers.TheComingofageCeremonyisreallyagoodchanceforstudentstoexpressourgratitudetoourbelovedparentsaswellourpatientteachers.Meanwhile,itwillturnanewpageinourlife,meanswehavegrownupanditistimewemoreresponsibilitiesforthefamilyandsociety.I'dappreciateitifyoucouldcomeandsharetheunforgettablemomentwithus.I'mlookingforwardtoyour!Yours，LiHua9\n难项分析：第四处：expect→expected 考查被动语态。expect与SeniorThreestudents之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，因此应用被动语态，故把expect改为expected。第七处：that→which 考查定语从句的引导词。that不能引导非限制性定语从句，且引导词指代主句整体内容，故只能用which。第八处：shoulder前加should或者shoulder→shouldered 考查虚拟语气。“Itis(high)timethat＋从句”结构中，从句谓语动词要用过去式或用“should＋动词原形”，且should不可省略。五、七选五。9
