Unit 2 The United Kingdom

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　(2024·長春三模)

　　Melbourne, Australia

　　Melbourne is a hotspot travel destination, and it's easy to see its beautiful beaches and busy city life.

　　Why it's a great choice: Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for international travel, and because of that, many solo travelers go there. As an English-speaking country, you won't be faced with any language barriers. Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!

　　Thailand

　　Thailand is great for solo travelers—perhaps because it is one of the Buddhist mindsets, which promote equality among the sexes.

　　Why it's a great choice:

　　Thailand is known for its friendly atmosphere, and as a travel hotspot, there are plenty of chances to meet other like-minded travelers. Well known for being very cheap, especially in the north. A good choice if you want to get away on a budget. Thailand has a lot to offer, from the party-central Bangkok to beautiful beaches and tropical (熱帶的) jungle.

　　Hong Kong, China

　　Hong Kong is a great place to relax for solo travelers as it is full of “Zen Moments”，such as beautiful gardens and Tai Chi classes.

　　Why it's a great choice: Hong Kong is regarded as one of the safest cities in the world. If you're not well-traveled, or perhaps a bit tired of things like language barriers, Hong Kong is a great place to start, as it mixes both Eastern and Western at the same time.

　　Bali, Indonesia

　　Bali is a spiritual place with yoga, spas, healthy food and beaches. The combination of friendly people and splendid visual culture has made Bali number one tourist attraction.

　　Why it's so great: you won't be the only solo traveler in Bali.

　　Everyone is known for being extremely friendly and you're sure to meet some amazing characters along the way. As a Hindu island, Bali is the perfect place for a relaxing and spiritual retreat(靜修). The Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud is fantastic—if you like monkeys, anyway.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了澳大利亞的墨爾本、泰國、中國的香港和印度尼西亞的巴厘島這四個旅游勝地，以及它們值得一去的原因。

　　1．What do the four places have in common according to the

　　text?

　　A．They're cheap to travel around.

　　B．They're great for solo travelers.

　　C．They offer good spas and yoga.

　　D．There're no language barriers.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。通讀全文可知，每個景點的介紹中都提及了solo traveler(s)，因此選B。

　　2．Where can you enjoy both convenient transport and beautiful beaches?

　　A．Melbourne, Australia.

　　B．Thailand.

　　C．Hong Kong, China.

　　D．Bali, Indonesia.

　　答案：A　細節理解題。根據Melbourne, Australia部分第一段的“its beautiful beaches and busy city life”以及第二段中的“Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere”可知，在澳大利亞的墨爾本你可以享受到便利的交通和美麗的沙灘。

　　3．What has made Bali No. 1 tourist attraction?

　　A．Yoga, spas, healthy food and beaches.

　　B．Friendly people and splendid visual culture.

　　C．Meeting some amazing characters along the way.

　　D．Fantastic monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。根據Bali, Indonesia部分第一段的第二句“The combination of friendly people and splendid visual culture has made Bali number one tourist attraction”可知，友好的人們與精彩的視覺文化融合使巴厘島成為第一觀光勝地。

　　4．What type of writing is this text?

　　A．A travel journal.

　　B．A business report.

　　C．A travel guide.

　　D．A press advertisement.

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。文章主要介紹了四個熱點旅游勝地以及它們的特色、優勢，因此應選C“旅游指南”。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　(2024·南通二調)

　　I love roller coasters. If I could ride roller coasters every day for the rest of my life I would die a really __1__ man. I will stand in line for 40 minutes just to get on a ride that lasts 30 seconds. Each step that I take brings me closer and closer to my __2__ of going on a ride of a lifetime. The __3__ has me skipping around like a 4-year-old.

　　But during my first ride there, that kind of thrill turned to absolute __4__ when I made it to the front. __5__ waiting in line I was now having a second thought. Quietly, I negotiated within myself about my courage to go through with this __6__.

　　From far away it looked __7__ but when I was about to get in the driver's seat I __8__ I forgot my license. After some self-motivation I finally made the move to __9__ my seat.

　　On my way up I could clearly see the ups and downs __10__ me. To me they were not only the route but also __11__ challenges. Soon the track was full of such __12__ tunnels that I could see only what was behind me but not in front.

　　__13__， there were people around me with both of their hands in the __14__ while I, knowing that things were going to get __15__， grasped the handle on my seat. I wouldn't dare celebrate something that __16__ me.

　　Just like roller coasters, __17__ is full of ups and downs, darkness and light, and is unpredictable when we go through various __18__ situations. The best thing to do when we meet anything __19__ is to lift our hands and __20__ whatever we do.

　　文章大意：這是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者從自己第一次坐過山車時的心理變化，談到了人生，感悟到無論遇到任何情況，我們都應該學會享受人生的各種經歷。

　　1．A.old B．happy

　　C．brave

　　D．unusual

　　答案：B　該空與前面的”love”呼應，故選B。如果作者剩下的人生，每天都能坐過山車，那么即使死去的時候他也會很快樂(happy)。

　　2．A.tension

　　B．hardship

　　C．motivation

　　D．opportunity

　　答案：D　chance/opportunity of a lifetime表示”終身難得的機遇，千載難逢的機會”。

　　3．A.excitement

　　B．expectation

　　C．pleasure

　　D．anxiety

　　答案：A　語境說作者像四歲的孩子一樣到處蹦，這表明他很興奮，因此選A。

　　4．A.patience

　　B．anger

　　C．desire

　　D．fear

　　答案：D　這里說的是作者第一次坐過山車的情景，語境的轉折連詞but及后文中的”I negotiated within myself about my courage”表明這里選D，作者第一次坐過山車時感到很害怕。

　　5．A.Unless

　　B．Though

　　C．After

　　D．Upon

　　答案：C　作者在排隊之后改變了想法，用介詞after表示”在……之后”。

　　6．A.competition

　　B．commitment

　　C．debate

　　D．experiment

　　答案：B　語境敘述的是作者要兌現自己要坐過山車的諾言，故用commitment表示”已承諾(或同意)的事”。

　　7．A.fun

　　B．small

　　C．normal

　　D．mysterious

　　答案：A　這里繼續敘述作者的感想：從遠處看，坐過山車很好玩，用fun表示“使人快樂的，有趣的”。

　　8．A.regretted

　　B．realized

　　C．pretended

　　D．admitted

　　答案：C　語境說的是輪到作者玩的時候作者開始感到害怕了，因此這里用pretended表示”假裝”。作者準備坐到司機的座位時，假裝自己忘帶駕照。這生動地描寫了作者不敢上車的心情。

　　9．A.take

　　B．quit

　　C．reserve

　　D．change

　　答案：A　作者最終還是在座位上坐了下來。這里用take one's seat表示“就座”，與前面的“about to get in the driver's seat”呼應。

　　10．A.behind

　　B．beneath

　　C．beside

　　D．before

　　答案：D　在過山車向上走時，作者可以清楚地看到前面上下起伏的車道，因此用介詞before表示“在……前面或面前”。

　　11．A.mental

　　B．intellectual

　　C．technical

　　D．environmental

　　答案：A　這些上下起伏的過山車運行的線路在作者看來是對自己精神上的挑戰，用mental表示“精神的”。

　　12．A.narrow

　　B．dark

　　C．long

　　D．roundabout

　　答案：B　語境說作者看不到眼前的情景，因此選B表示“黑暗的”。過山車經過黑暗的隧道，所以作者看不到眼前的情景。

　　13．A.Unluckily

　　B．Oddly

　　C．Nervously

　　D．Disappointingly

　　答案：B　根據后面的“I wouldn't dare celebrate”判斷選B表示“奇怪地”。和作者一起坐過山車的人的舉動與作者完全不同，這讓作者覺得很奇怪。

　　14．A.gloves

　　B．pockets

　　C．air

　　D．seat

　　答案：C　從后文的“celebrate”和“while I．..grasped the handle on my seat”判斷選C。作者周圍那些人的雙手在空中揮舞。

　　15．A.vague

　　B．strange

　　C．boring

　　D．rough

　　答案：D　作者雙手抓住座位上的把手，因為他知道，坐過山車的滋味不好受，用rough表示”艱難的”。

　　16．A.confused

　　B．astonished

　　C．annoyed

　　D．terrified

　　答案：D　前面多處提到作者第一次坐過山車時感到害怕，因此選D。

　　17．A.life

　　B．entertainment

　　C．dream

　　D．ride

　　答案：A　從語境的“go through various __18__ situations”可知，作者在這里把過山車與人生聯系起來了，因此選A。

　　18．A.social

　　B．unexpected

　　C．serious

　　D．general

　　答案：B　從前面的“ups and downs, darkness and light”及“unpredictable”判斷選B。作者說人生就像坐過山車一樣，充滿著未知情況。

　　19．A.uncertain

　　B．uncomfortable

　　C．challenging

　　D．exciting

　　答案：C　從前面提到的“challenges”可知，作者認為坐過山車充滿了挑戰，人生亦如此，因此選C。

　　20．A.evaluate

　　B．complete

　　C．adore

　　D．enjoy

　　答案：D　結合“lift our hands”和作者坐過山車時周圍那些人的舉動可知，此處應用enjoy表示“享受……的樂趣”。

　　Ⅲ.語法填空

　　閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

　　(2024·河北省普通高中高三教學質監)

　　The eye doctor instructed her patient to read a chart on the wall. He looked at it and read, “A, B, F, N, L and G. ” The doctor turned the light back on and wrote in her notebook.

　　“How'd I do. Doc？” the patient __1__(wonder)．

　　She replied, “Let's put it this way—they're numbers. ”

　　“__2__，Doc，” he argued, “this is the way I see it！”

　　Much of my happiness or unhappiness is a result of my habit. “This is the way I see it，” I tell __3__(me)．

　　I see some problems as challenges that encourage me __4__(take) action and others as obstacles that stop further progress. It's just the way I see it.

　　And sometimes I see new situations as fun, and other times I see them as fearful.

　　My life can be OK if I see it that way, or it can be a major source of stress. And an unexpected thing in my schedule can be a bother or, if I see it that way, __5__(possible) the most important thing I could do that day. Even __6__ embarrassing mistake can be the beginning of a new learning.

　　One of the greatest __7__(secret) to my happiness is forgetting that it is not always about what is happening to me—it's __8__(much) about the way I see it.

　　Like Marcel Proust said, “The real voyage of discovery __9__(lie) not in seeking new landscapes, but __10__ having new eyes. ” It's the way we see it.

　　1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______

　　6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

　　文章大意：本文是一篇議論文。文章講述了發現之旅不只是發現美，而是用全新的眼光去發現美。而這一切都取決于看待事物的方式。

　　1．命題立意：考查動詞的時態。

　　答案：wondered　文章中的故事用一般過去時講的，故此空用一般過去時。

　　2．命題立意：考查連詞。

　　答案：But　醫生說那是數字，而病人看到的是字母，因此他說“但是，醫生，這是我看它的方式”，故用but。

　　3．命題立意：考查反身代詞。

　　答案：myself　我對自己說，tell oneself。

　　4．命題立意：考查非謂語動詞。

　　答案：to take　encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓勵某人做某事。

　　5．命題立意：考查副詞。

　　答案：possibly　用副詞修飾后面的整個句子。

　　6．命題立意：考查冠詞。

　　答案：an　根據空格后的a new learning，知是一個尷尬的錯誤，用不定冠詞an。

　　7．命題立意：考查名詞的復數。

　　答案：secrets　根據空格前的one of the greatest，知此空的名詞用復數。

　　8．命題立意：考查比較級。

　　答案：more　根據句子的意思“我幸福的最大的秘密之一是忘記它不總是發生在我身上——它更多地是關于我如何看待它”，故用much的比較級more。

　　9．命題立意：考查動詞的時態以及主謂一致。

　　答案：lies　空格前的主語是單數名詞the real voyage of discovery，謂語動詞需用單數第三人稱。

　　10．命題立意：考查介詞以及固定搭配。

　　答案：in　本句是一個not ...but...“不是……，而是……”連接的句型，前面是lies in，故后面也用lies in。

　　Ⅳ.短文改錯

　　假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。

　　增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

　　刪除：把多余的詞用()劃掉。

　　修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

　　注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

　　2. 只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

　　(2024·石家莊市二模)

　　In order to promote participation in outdoor exercise, our school had organized an activity to climb the West Mountain on April 10. The moment we arrived at the foot of a mountain, we set out for the top in high spirit. We supported each other to pass the rocky areas on the course of the climb. Laughing and cheering, we eventually reached the summit, there we were greeted by the bright sunshine and fresh air. Viewing from the top, the city was extremely beautiful. This event was very benefit for not only we take a break from our heavy school workload, but we also learned what to cooperate. Therefore, we strongly suggest that similar events are held every year!