1、第 1页（共 9页）Unit2 Section DAssessing Your Progress一、单词拼写1 1.Many experts(提倡) reducing the amount ofchildrens homework.2 2.As they are short of money,a week by the sea is a(奢华) they can no longer afford.3 3.What does the underlined word “them” in the second prefer to?4 4.We asked Jason to write an eabo
2、ut his hometown andabout his place in it.5 5.It is known to all that you will never cto learnas long as you live.6 6.We provide all types of information,with an(强调) on legal advice.7 7.I think it may take some time before we can have an(精确的) assessment of the damage.8 8.The cost of transport is a ma
3、jor expense for an industry.(因此) factory location is an important consideration.二、短语填空cut down,all in all,rather than,keep in touch with,apologisefor第 2页（共 9页）1 1.On the Internet,we can listen to music andour families and friends.2 2.Toleaving so early last night,I brought youa little gift.3 3.If we
4、 fail to sell enough goods,compared with last year,wewill have tothe production.4 4.I would prefer to stay home and watch TVgoout on such a rainy day.5 5.,it has been a great success.三、阅读理解Take a walk through Washington DC., and youll find plentyof marble memorials(纪念碑). But is that what the future
5、of thememorialrich city holds? If the winners of a new designcompetition have their way, probably not.The Memorials for the Future design competition invitedsubmissions(意见书) from teams throughout the world. Though,the memorials selected wont actually be built in the city, theywere intended to start
6、a discussion about how to think ofmemorials in a very different future.Climate Chronograph, the winning project by Team AzimuthLand Craft, greatly departs from memorials as we know them. Theproject memorializes the harmful effects of climate change by第 3页（共 9页）suggesting a memorial at Hains Point, a
7、 spot between the PotomacRiver and Washington Channel. Just 100 years ago, the manmadeisland was part of the river. It came into existence after theNational Park Service decided to turn the confluence(合流点)of the waters into a tidal basin to protect the nearby NationalMall from floods.Those floods ar
8、e expected to come more and more often asthe climate changes. Climate Chronograph will memorializethose changes by planting cherry trees as a kind of tidalgauge(潮位计) that can be used by future visitors to determinejust how much water levels have risen.The other winning projects include a project tha
9、t freesmechanical parrots that fly over the Jefferson Memorial andcollect and retell stories about monuments，a podcast(播客)platform that puts immigrant stories on public transportation,and an interactive memorial that brings national parks to theD.C. Metro. The competition also produced a report that
10、 pointsto ways America can better memorialize the things that matterstrategies that could help cities save money and space.Thats good news, especially given that D.C.s iconic Mallhas been closed to new construction. The memorials of the futurewont just turn collective memories toward the stories of
11、new第 4页（共 9页）phenomena and groups like climate change and immigrants. Rather,it seems that theyll make use of space in new creative waysno marble needed.1What is the purpose of the design competition?ATo select the best design team.BTo find new uses of old memorials.CTo design new memorials for Wash
12、ington DC.DTo explore new ways of experiencing memorials.2Which of the following can replace the underlined word“departs” in Paragraph 3?ADiffers.BBenefits.CSuffers.DLearns.3What would be the best title for the passage?AA Memorial to a Sad FutureBMarble Memorials Are out of DateCClimate Chronograph,
13、 Memorial for Our FutureDWhat Will the Memorials of the Future Look Like?四、应用文写作假定你是李华,你的美国笔友汤姆得知你校上月举办了首届校园科技节活动,发邮件向你询问相关情况,请你回复邮件。内容包括:1.活动的目的;2.活动的形式:如智能校园创客(maker)大赛、科创成果展等;第 5页（共 9页）3.你的感受。注意:1.词数 80 左右,开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dear Tom,I am excited to tell you that the first Science
14、andTechnology Festival was held in our school last month,Yours,Li Hua第 6页（共 9页）一、单词拼写1.advocate2.luxury3.paragraph4.essay5.cease6.emphasis7.accurate8.Hence二、短语填空1.keep in touch with2.apologise for3.cut down4.rather than5.All in all三、阅读理解1D细节理解题。由第二段中“Though, the memorialsselected wont actually be bu
15、ilt in the city, they were intendedto start a discussion about how to think of memorials in a verydifferent future.”可知，设计比赛的目的是探索纪念碑体验的新方式。故选 D。2 A词义猜测题。由第三段中“The project memorializes the第 7页（共 9页）harmful effects of climate change by suggesting a memorial atHains Point, a spot between the Potomac Ri
16、ver and WashingtonChannel.”可知，该项目通过在 Hains Point 建造一座纪念碑来纪念气候变化的有害影响。这与人们通常理解意义上的纪念碑有很大不同。故选 A。3D主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，作者以气候计时器为例来说明未来的纪念碑可能出现的方式，故选 D。四、应用文写作Dear Tom,I am excited to tell you that the first Science andTechnology Festival was held in our school last month,whichaimed at enriching us students
17、 school life and promoting thestudents awareness of innovation.There were varieties of activities in the festival,whichincluded Makers on Campus,where participants could show theirdesigns and products,and an exhibition of the studentsoriginal inventions,designs and literary works.With theenthusiastic participation and support of all the students,theactivity turned out a great success.I do hope more activities will be held to provide us withchances to practice our critical thinking and problem-solvingabilities.第 8页（共 9页）Yours,Li Hua第 9页（共 9页）
