Unit2 Starting out and Understanding ideas
基础过关练
I. 单词拼写
1. Because of COVID-19，experts are ______（悲观）about the economic outlook for this year.
2. a good speaker is able to ______（预料）the audience’s needs.
3. What’s worse，having been cheated by that company he lost all his ______（财产，财物）.
4. Everyone present thought that the old man’s behavior was ______（不正常的）.
5. There is general ______（承认，认可）that the study techniques of many students are weak.
II. 用方框内短语的适当形式填空
be reunited with; a series of ;be filled with; far from; as though; get distracted by; be made up of; lose touch with
1. This football team __________ 20 players, most of whom are young.
2. It was a pity that I __________ my classmates after graduation.
3. Fortunately, the couple __________ their children after the war.
4. Mobile phone users have developed __________ symbols to show how they feel.
5. __________charging consumers high prices many of these online services are free.
6. when the music started the classroom __________ the most beautiful tones I could imagine.
7. I remember the whole thing __________ happened yesterday.
8. Many students often __________ something that isn’t related to study.
III. 单句语法填空
1. The team ______ (weaken) by injuries in the past weeks.
2. The new technology has been used ______ (widespread) in the medical research.
3. There is a general ______ (recognize) of the urgent need for reform.
4. The judge recommended that he ______ (serve)20 years in prison.
5. She probably has a good mind, which should be used ______ the full.
Ⅳ. 完成句子
1. 手里拿着一本书的那位女士是我们的英语老师。
The lady ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ is our English teacher.
2. 我想知道在新学校如何与同学相处。
I’d like to know ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ my classmates in the new school.
3. 我一到家就发现他们已经离开了。
______ ______ ______I found they had gone.
4. 我相信每天锻炼身体对我们是有好处的。
I believe ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ take exercise every day.
5. 去哪里度假由你决定
______ ______ ______ ______to decide where togo for our holiday.
6. 你应该知道生活中什么最重要
You are supposed to know ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
V. 课文语法填空
Tuesdays with Morrie
Despite being (1)[ ] successful sports journalist, Mitch feels there is something missing from his life This all changes when he is reunited with his favourite professor, Morrie. On discovering that Morrie (2)[ ] weaken by a severe illness, Mitch starts visiting him at his house on Tuesdays. The (1)[ ] (week) conversations between them result in a series of lessons on the meaning of life and how best to live it.
Indeed, it’s a pleasant surprise (4)[ ] (find) this book is filled with joy and hope. Morrie’s bravery towards the end of his life is inspirational and has made me value my own life more. (5)[ ] Morrie says, “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”
While living, we tend to get distracted by unimportant things, such as gathering material (6)[ ] (possession). It’s up to us to find out (7)[ ] is important in our lives and establish our own values (8)[ ] (read) this book made me feel as if I’d been woken up from a long sleep and finally opened my eyes to the world.
Receiving widespread (9)[ ] (recognize) this book does teach us a lesson or two. one of the lessons of the book is to keep in touch (10)[ ] the good people you meet as you go through life.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______
参考答案：
I.
1. pessimistic 2. anticipate 3. possessions 4. Abnormal 5. recognition
II.
1. is made up of 2. lost touch with 3 was reunited with 4. a series of 5. Far from 6. was filled with 7. as though 8. get distracted by
III.
1. has been weakened 考查动词的时态和语态。句意：在过去的几周，这支队的实力因伤病而减弱。由时间状语in the past weeks可知，设空处应用现在完成时，且 The team与 weaken之间为被动关系，故用被动语态 has been weakened。
2. widespreadly 考查词性转换。句意：这项新技术在医学研究中得到了广泛应用。分析句子结构可知，设空处在句中作状语，故填副词 widespreadly广泛地”。
3. recognition 考查词性转换。句意：人们普遍认识到迫切需要改革。分析句子结构可知，设空处应用名词作表语，故填recognition“承认，认可”。
4. serve 考查虚拟语气。句意：法官建议他入狱服刑20年。当 recommend表示“建议”时，后面的宾语从句应用虚拟语气，即谓语用¨ should+动词原形”，should可以省略，故填serve。
5. to 考查介词。句意：她可能有良好的思考能力，应该充分加以利用。to the full. 固定短语，意为“充分地”，故填to。
Ⅳ
1. with a book in her hand 2. how to get along with 3. On arriving home
4. it is beneficial for us to 5. It’s up to you 6. what is the most important in life
V
1. a 考查不定冠词。句意：尽管米奇是一名前程似锦的体育记者，但他认为他的生活中缺少了一些东西。由句意可知，设空处应填不定冠词，且 successful以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词 a。
2. is being weakened 考查动词的时态和语态。句意：一了解到莫里正在因一种严重的疾病而变得虚弱，米奇就开始每周二去他家看望他。分析句子结构可知，设空处在从句中充当谓语，由句意可知用现在进行时态，且从句主语 Morrie和动词 weaken之间为被动关系，故用现在进行时的被动语态。
3. weky 考查词性转换。句意：他们之间每周的谈话产生了系列关于生命的意义和如何最好地生活的教训。分析句子结构可知，设空处作定语修饰名词 conversations，故填形容词weekly“每周的，每周一次的”。
4. to find 考查非谓语动词。句意：发现这本书充满了欢乐和希望，这的确是一件令人惊喜的事。分析句子结构可知，句中it作形式主语，设空处作真正的主语，应用动词不定式，故填to find。
5. As 考查非限制性定语从句。句意：正如莫里所说，“一旦你学会了如何死亡，你就学会了如何生活。”分析句子结构可知，设空处应为非限制性定语从句的引导词，指代后面整个主句，故填As。
6. possessions 考查名词的数。句意：当我们活着的时候，我们往往会因为不重要的事情分心，比如收集物质财富。分析句子结构可知，设空处作宾语，应用名词形式，且 possession表示“财产，财富”时常用复数形式，故填 possessions。
7. what 考查名词性从句。句意：这取决于我们去弄清楚在我们的生活中什么是重要的并且建立我们自己的价值观。分析句子结构可知，7 is important in our lives是一个宾语从句且缺少主语，结合句意可知应用连接代词what。
8. Reading 考查非谓语动词。句意：读这本书让我觉得我好像从漫长的睡眠中醒来，终于睁开了眼晴来看看这个世界！分析句子结构可知，设空处在句中作主语，故用动名词形式。
9. recognition 考查词性转换。句意：得到了广泛认可，这本书确实教给了我们一两个教训。分析句子结构可知，设空处在句中作 Receiving的宾语，故填名词 recognition。
10. with 考查介词。句意：从这本书中得到的教训之一就是：在你的生活中，要与你遇到的好人保持联系。keep in touch with与…保持联系。
