2.1 新提升·课时作业
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．The child's ________(end) crying has been getting on my nerves all day.
2．It was a long journey, but we ________(eventual) arrived at the small village before dark. 3．I was ________ deep sorrow when I heard the news that Jobs passed away. 4．It's a big company and it has ________(branch) all over the country.
5．With his homework ________(finish), his mother allowed him to watch TV for an hour. 6．She has already tried her best. Please don't be too particular ________ her job.
7．Jack had no confidence and courage at that time. That was the reason ________ he gave up the plan.
8．—May I use your car this afternoon?
—Sorry. It broke down this morning again. I'll have it ________(repaire)．
9．My mother is a teacher who likes playing the violin ________my father is a worker who likes playing basketball.
10．I am sorry I couldn't make sense ________ what you said in the class.
答案：1.endless 2.eventually 3.in 4.branches 5.finished 6.about 7.why 8.repaired 9.while 10.of
Ⅱ.用方框中所给短语的正确形式填空 错误!
1．You've been working hard all afternoon, Steve. Sit down and ________________ for a few minutes. 2．There are so many books here. Why do you like that one ________________？
3．She promised the children they could ________________ for their favourite TV programme. 4．Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn't seem to ________________.
5．Ten years of hard work ________ Mathilde completely ________ an ordinary housewife. 6．We're ________ water, please go and fetch some.
7．As we all know, the United States ________ 50 states. 8．The singer Wang Fei ________ a lot of young people.
答案：1.take it easy 2.in particular 3.stay up 4.make sense 5.transformed into 6.running out of 7.is made up of 8.is popular with
Ⅲ.根据括号内的提示，将下列句子翻译成英语 1．请告诉我你为什么缺席。(reason)
________________________________________________________________________ 2．有这么多事情要处理，我必须现在就走。(with复合结构)
________________________________________________________________________ 3．这个男孩很容易相处。(get)
________________________________________________________________________ 4．有些人浪费粮食，然而有些人却吃不饱。(while)
________________________________________________________________________ 答案：
1．Please tell me the reason why/for which you were absent. 2．With so many things to deal with, I must go now. 3．The boy is easy to get along with.
4．Some people waste food while others haven't enough. Ⅳ.完形填空 I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, __1__ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my __2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should __3__ things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew __4__ about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her __5__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to __6__ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how __7__ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's __8__ that year was，“Try it. We can always paint over it __9__！”
I began to take __10__. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be __11__ upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and __12__ create something.
The shy，quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __13__ in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I __14__ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage－design team __15__ Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also __16__ a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to __17__ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __18__. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her __19__ in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined __20__.
1．A.and B．yet C．so D．for
2．A.opinion B．impression C．information D．intention 3．A.make B．keep C．handle D．change
4．A.anything B．something C．everything D．nothing 5．A.questions B．comments C．explanations D．remarks 6．A.hold B．follow C．evaluate D．form
7．A.happy B．lively C．reliable D．punctual 8．A.message B．motto C．saying D．suggestion 9．A.again B．more C．instead D．later
10．A.steps B．control
C．charge D．risks 11．A.improved B．acted
C．looked D．reflected
12．A.easily B．carefully
C．confidently D．proudly
13．A.introduced B．recognized
C．identified D．considered 14．A.confirmed B．decided
C．realized D．acknowledged 15．A.with B．below
C．of D．by
16．A.developed B．discovered
C．took D．fostered 17．A.accept B．care
C．judge D．wonder
18．A.bored B．lazy
C．sad D．afraid
19．A.trust B．patience
C．curiosity D．interest
20．A.accessible B．enjoyable
C．possible D．favorable 答案与解析：
1．解析：根据前半句“She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking...”和后半句“...she was encouraging and inspiring.”可以看出，这里表示转折。
答案：B
2．解析：由后文中的“how I thought”和“opinions”等可知，她会征求“我”的意见。 答案：A
3．解析：make“制造，安排”；keep“保持，保存，遵守”；handle“处理，操作”；change“改变，变革，改造”。这里指“处理”事情，故用handle。
答案：C
4．解析：由前面的“had no idea”可以得出，“我”对于舞台设计一窍不通，故用nothing。 答案：D
5．解析：由前面的“ask”一词可以得到提示，这里指回答她的问题。question“问题”；comment“评论，意见”；explanation“解释，解说”；remark“评论，言论”。
答案：A 6．解析：她相信“我”有主意，所以“我”开始形成自己的想法。hold“拿着，保存，支持，占据，持有”；follow“跟随，追随”；evaluate“评价，评估”；form“形成，构成”。
答案：D
7．解析：句意：她喜欢我是那样的可靠……happy“快乐的，幸福的”； lively“活泼的，活跃的”； reliable“可靠的，可信赖的”；punctual“严守时刻的，守时的”。
答案：C
8．解析：她那一年的座右铭是“尝试去做吧，我们稍后肯定能全部刷完漆！”message“消息，通讯，信息”；motto“座右铭，格言”；saying“谚语”；suggestion“建议”。
答案：B
9．解析：参见上题。later表示“稍后，随后”。 答案：D
10．解析：take risks意思是“冒险”。在奈德尔夫人的鼓励下，我开始尝试做自己以前不敢做的事情。 答案：D
11．解析：害怕失败，但恰恰没有失败，有的只是改进和做得更好。improve upon“改进，超过”。act upon“按照……行事”；reflect upon“认真思考”。
答案：A
12．解析：“我”学会了把画笔伸到颜料中，很自信地进行创造。easily“容易地，不费力地”； carefully“小心地，谨慎地”；confidently“自信地，有信心地”；proudly“骄傲地”。
答案：C
13．解析：这里指“被认可为……”。introduce“介绍，传入，引进”；recognize“认可，承认，公认”；identify“识别，鉴别”；consider“考虑，照顾，认为”。
答案：B
14．解析：正是在那一年“我”意识到“我”希望把后半生都奉献于舞台设计。realize“意识到”。 答案：C
15．解析：这里用with表示与奈德尔夫人在一起的意思。 答案：A
16．解析：“我”不仅变得更坚强和有能力，而且“我”也发现了自己对舞台设计产生了一种浓厚的兴趣和一个“我”未知的世界。
答案：B
17．解析：她教会“我”不要在乎别人认为“我”应该做什么。care“关心，在乎”。 答案：B
18．解析：她教会“我”要抓住机会，不要害怕。 答案：D
19．解析：第二段的最后一句话中的“believe”给出了提示，这里指她信任“我”。 答案：A
20．解析：她对“我”的信任激励了“我”去做自己从来没想过会成功的事情。accessible“易接近的，可到达的”；enjoyable“令人愉快的，可享受的”；possible“可能的”；favorable“赞成的，赞许的，有利的，顺利的”。
答案：C Ⅴ.阅读理解 Anyone can write a baby poem, and everyone enjoys reading them, young and old. Baby shower(婴儿洗礼) poems can have rhythm and rhyme, but they certainly don't have to. Poems can be either long or short, but short is probably best for your typical baby shower needs. You can add a little humor as well!
The people who are most often touched by baby shower poems are those who have had children themselves. Sweet poems can remind them of the time when their little ones were still young. No one will appreciate them more than the family members themselves. If you are a creative writer or have a special talent for putting words together in a special way, then you should try writing your own baby shower poems. This would make a great gift idea as well.