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Unit 2 The Olympic Games
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(必修2 Unit 2) 【短文语法填空】
根据短文内容，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Different people like different lifestyles. Here are two examples.Brian Blakey，who is a couch potato，1.likes(like)doing the following things every day.After waking up，he doesn’t get up immediately.Instead，he turns 2.on the television and spends sixteen or seventeen hours a day 3.watching(watch) TV.4.In addition，he goes out to walk his dog 5.named(name) Tina every afternoon.It is because he has a good wife who 6.is_working(work) outside to make money that he can live this lifestyle.They don’t have much money，but they are happy. Bob Black，who is a workaholic，likes being busy.Normally，he gets up very early and he is always the first person 7.to_get(get) to the office. For him，every minute of the day 8.is_filled(fill) with urgent matters.He gets home 9.so late that his wife and children are already 10.asleep(sleep)，but he likes this lifestyle.
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Polo(马球) is a sport which has been played for centuries throughout Asia and the Middle East.However,it spread slowly across Asia,where it was played by kings and people of high rank.The West was introduced to the sport when the British took political control over India,and they quickly spread the sport around the world.Numerous forms of polo have appeared,including on bicycles,camels,and for the brave of heart,elephants.
The origins of the sport appear to lie in Persia,and the game has been played there for at least 2,000 years,as artwork and contemporary writings indicate.The name originates in Pakistan,where it means “ball” in Balti,a language native to that area.
There are two teams of three to four people in a game of polo,depending on the size of the field and the style of game being played.Each player has a long,flexible mallet(球棍) which is used to hit a ball.The aim is to drive the ball through the opposing team’s goal.Polo is played in brief periods called chukkas;each chukka lasts seven minutes,and play can be fierce and violent.By tradition,horses are replaced at each chukka,ensuring that they stay fresh and fit.
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The horses used in the sport are called poloponies,which is a misnomer since ponies are small horses,but they are full-sized horses.In all cases,horses are selected for speed,ability,and obedience(顺从).A good horse is capable of stopping in a very small area,working with other horses and riders,and moving quickly with the flow of play;championship horses can be sold at a good price. 1.We can infer that in ancient Asia,polo was mainly played by . A.artists B.writers C.the upper class
D.people living on the plain
2.Where is the probable birthplace of polo? A.India. B.Persia. C.Britain.
D.Pakistan.
3.What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about? A.The rules of polo. B.The development of polo.
C.The equipment used when playing polo.
D.The matters needing attention when playing polo.
4.What does the underlined word “misnomer” in the last paragraph mean? A.A funny tale. B.An old tradition. C.A different species. B
German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废物)to make sculptures.“We are living in the time of garbage，” says Schult.“I created a thousand sculptures of garbage.They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here，Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
“They are social sculptures，” he explains.“They are not only sculptures for the eyes.They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far，Schult's social sculptures have been on show in Paris，in Moscow's Red Square，on the Great Wall of China，and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.
HA Schult's work is unforgettable.Although his work has had a big influence on the art world，Schult remains modest about his creations：“Artists have to learn every time.We are not important.All
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D.An unsuitable name.
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that counts is the time in which we are living.”
Trash art has been around for years.But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash.Why can't common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art？Maybe it's because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn't，or whom artists are or should be.
You can be an artist like Schult if you try.Look at used metal cans.What might be done with them？Imagine them in any number of new uses，or imagine them simply as an art form.What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets.And clothing？Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.
1．What do we know about Schult's sculptures? A．They served as garbage containers. B．They reflected environmental issues. C．They were first shown in Paris，France. D．They were to raise economic awareness.
2．HA Schult's artistic works also get the message across that an artist must ________. A．be socially responsible B．be as modest as possible C．make garbage recyclable D．take diverse artistic forms
3．According to the last 2 paragraphs，the author probably agrees that ________. A．it takes talent to be a trash artist B．preset ideas are important to artists C．trash art can't be seen as a real art form D．average people can also make trash artists
4．Which of the following is the best title for the text? A．Could You Be a Trash Artist? B．What Are Social Sculptures? C．Do You Know about Trash Art? D．How Can We Deal with Used Cans?
【解题导语】本文主要讲述了一位德国艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，并以此鼓励读者行动起来，为环保出一份力。
【难句分析】All that counts is the time in which we are living.
分析：本句是一个复合句。that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词All；in which＝where，引导定语从句，在从句中作状语，修饰先行词the time。
译文：重要的是我们所生活的时代。
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1．B 考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage”可知，Schult的作品反映了环境问题，故选B。A项错在Schult的作品是用来当垃圾桶的，这一信息文章并未提及；C项错在Schult的作品首次是在法国巴黎展出，这与第一段最后一句“He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia”不符；D项错在Schult的作品是为了提高人们的经济意识，这与其环保思想相悖，故排除。
2．A 考查推理判断。根据第三段最后一句“All that counts is the time in which we are living”和第二段的整体内容可推知，Schult的作品同样传递了这样一个思想，即艺术家除了自己的艺术追求之外，也应该有社会责任感，故选A。
3．D 考查推理判断。根据最后一段第一句“You can be an artist like Schult if you try”可推知，作者认为普通人也可以利用周围的废物或者垃圾而成为一位艺术家，故选D。
4．A 考查标题判断。文章最后一段第一句“You can be an artist like Schult if you try”点题，再结合全文内容可推知，本文主要通过讲述一位艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，激励人们行动起来，为环保作贡献，人人都可以成为一位艺术家，故A项最适合做文章标题。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2016·山西考前质检)
The worst problem with our current economic crisis is the strong sense of worry.It is eating people alive.Worry affects our children,our marriages,our 1 ,and our sense of security.
We have chosen to tell our four children,aged three to thirteen,when we do not have enough money,and 2 which bills we have to pay with Daddy’s paycheck.We let them know that it’s 3 to get everything they want right now.They have 4 us.They 5 ask what bills we have to pay for a particular week.We 6 them to act upset or worried. 7 ,we are learning from their reaction.Sometimes the child 8 the parents.
Now instead of telling me what they want,they say,“Mom,when will we have 9 money to get...”I pull out change and we 10 it to see if we can get Frosties(粟米片)at Wendy’s.Fast food was something they took for granted,but now it is 11 .They are making wish lists and 12 birthday and Christmas money for toys or games.
We spend more time together as a family.We make popcorn,turn off the lights,and watch movies together, 13 our evenings.We are happy to see our children are born craftsmen(手艺人) and their imaginations are 14 .Our children have been so conditioned to have masterpieces at their fingertips.Boxes are a huge 15 at our house.They turn into airplanes,Star Wars’ figures,and anything else you can imagine.
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We live paycheck to paycheck,but somehow we 16 the difficulties.Our children may not have a college 17 ,but they will certainly understand what hard work is and get what they need.They will truly understand 18 it means to have a happy family.And 19 ,at the end of each day,they will know they are 20 ,and that doesn’t cost a thing! 1.A.affections C.families 2.A.complain C.warn 3.A.possible C.convenient 4.A.frightened C.entertained 5.A.even C.ever 6.A.forbad C.expected 7.A.Moreover C.Besides 8.A.teaches C.trains 9.A.easy C.enough 10.A.count C.figure 11.A.usual C.unfamiliar 12.A.receiving C.borrowing 13.A.spending C.enjoying 14.A.fresh
经典教育资源（一）B.career D.business B.explain D.declare B.vital D.hard B.amazed D.delighted B.still D.yet B.got D.wished B.Meanwhile D.However B.rescues D.develops B.little D.big B.judge D.keep B.regular D.special B.saving D.raising B.consuming D.wasting B.endless