Unit 2 Starting out & Understanding ideas提升练习 -（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第二册.doc

1、Unit2 Section A Starting out & Understanding ideas一、完成句子1.我们必须努力抓住和充分利用生活中的每一次机会来提高自己。We must strive to seize and every opportunity to improve ourselves.2.老实说,如果你不戒烟,这种病是治不好的。 ,if you dont stop smoking you cannot be cured of the disease.3.看来我们的生活越来越方便了。 our life is getting more and more convenient.4

2、.我希望今天能和大家分享我一路上学到的策略。I hope to which I learned along the way with you today.5.我发现节前是鼓励孩子们捐赠较少用过的东西的好时机,而且很管用。I found the pre-holidays a good time to donate less-used things,and it worked.二、阅读理解Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur(创业者),who in May 2015 set up her business AilieCandy.By the time she

3、 was 13,her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids teeth,instead of destroying them.It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad.On the outing,she was offered a candy bar.However,her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for

4、 her teeth.But Moore was sick of missing out on candies.So she desired to get round the warning,“Why cant I make a healthy candy thats good for my teeth so that my parents cant say no to it?” With that in mind,Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company.He recommended that she do so

5、me research and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain.With her dads permission,she spent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly.She also approached dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning.Consequent

6、ly,she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners,which can reduce oral bacteria.Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground.Afterwards,she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner,who finally agreed to sell Moores product

7、CanCandy.As CanCandys success grows,so does Moores credibility as a young entrepreneur.Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created,and shes also positive about what the future might bring.She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile.Meanwhile,with her parents help,Moore is

8、 generally able to live a normal teenage life.Although she founded her company early on in life,she wasnt driven primarily by profit.Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles.She donates 10% of AilieCandys profits to Big Smiles.With her talent and determination,it appears

9、 that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore.1.How did Moore react to her dads warning?A.She argued with him.B.She tried to find a way out.C.She paid no attention.D.She chose to consult dentists.2.What is special about CanCandy?A.It is beneficial to dental health.B.It is free of sweeteners.C.It

10、is sweeter than other candies.D.It is produced to a dentists recipe.3.What does Moore expect from her business?A.To earn more money.B.To help others find smiles.C.To make herself stand out.D.To beat other candy companies.4.What can we learn from Alice Moores story?A.Fame is a great thirst of the you

11、ng.B.A youth is to be regarded with respect.C.Positive thinking and action result in success.D.Success means getting personal desires satisfied.三、语法填空At a very young age, Oindrila Basu had no idea of 1. _ to live with nature. She would climb trees or destroy the nests of birds just for fun, like oth

12、er kids. Once her mother caught her and got angry, and then the girl realized she had done something 2. _ (terrible) wrong. This is just a way that Basus parents shaped her understanding and appreciation of nature. Living in 3. _ countryside, she spent her youth studying ants before the rain, watchi

13、ng sunbirds drink honey, counting fireflies and 4. _ (watch) young plants grow. Then her parents decided to move to a nearby city for better educational chances, and then she stopped having first-hand experiences with nature. Later, as she struggled 5. _ (choose) a college major, her mother suggeste

14、d a career in forestry (林业). Thats when her journey began, and she fell in love with forestry. Away from the crowded cities, she graduated in forestry from Kumaun University, India. When she went on to study a masters degree in forestry from the Forest Research Institute, India, she finally got intr

15、oduced to a like-minded group of people, 6. _ (devote) to the International Forestry Students Association (IFSA). IFSA is a 7. _ (globe) organization connecting students to exchange knowledge and participate in forestry activities. The youth joining IFSA are 8. _ (encourage) to undertake its taskto

16、enrich forest education and spread a love of nature through events and exchanges. After 6 months of exciting international conferences and workshops, Basu, then 25, found her home a family 9. _ loved forests as much as she did. She felt more active, so her passion had a direction. Now she wanted to

17、do more. 10. _ a key member of IFSA, Basu recalled the experience of joining, “deliberately or by accident, we chose forestry, or rather, forestry chose us. ”一、完成句子1.make full use of2.To be honest3.It seems that4.share the strategies5.encourage children to二、阅读理解1.B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“But Moore was sick o

18、f missing out on candies.So she desired to get round the warning,Why cant I make a healthy candy thats good for my teeth so that my parents cant say no to it?”及下文她想方设法最终制作出了叫CanCandy的糖果可知,她对父亲的警告的反应是:她试图找到一个方法,解决问题。故选B项。2.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Consequently,she succeeded in making a kind of candy only usin

19、g natural sweeteners,which can reduce oral bacteria.”可知,这种糖只使用天然甜味剂,可以减少口腔细菌,因此它对牙齿有利。故选A项。3.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles.”可知,Moore想用她独特的才能帮助其他人找到自己的笑容。故选B项。4.C 推理判断题。文章主要讲述了Moore的创业故事,她之所以能成功,是因为面对问题和困难时,她乐观地看待问题,积极地想方设法去解决问题。因此,通过她的故事让我们懂得积

20、极的思考和行动会带来成功。故选C项。三、语法填空1. how。考查副词。句意: 在很小的时候, 欧德里 拉巴苏不知道如何与自然相处。根据第一段第二句可知, 她会像其他孩子一样, 为了好玩就爬树或破坏鸟巢。由此可知她在年纪很小的时候还不知道如何和自然相处。how to live with nature意为“如何与自然相处”, 符合语境。故填how。2. terribly。考查副词。句意: 有一次她妈妈抓住了她, 她很生气, 然后女孩意识到她做错了什么。修饰形容词wrong用副词形式。故填terribly。3. the。考查冠词。句意: 住在乡下, 她年轻时研究下雨前的蚂蚁, 看太阳鸟喝蜂蜜, 数

21、萤火虫和观察植物的生长。in the countryside在乡下, 是固定短语。故填the。4. watching。考查短语。句意: 住在乡下, 她年轻时研究下雨前的蚂蚁, 看太阳鸟喝蜂蜜, 数萤火虫和观察植物的生长。spend. . . doing sth. 花费时间做某事。故填watching。5. to choose。考查短语。句意: 后来, 当她在努力选择大学专业时, 她母亲建议她从事林业工作。struggle to do sth. 努力做某事。故填to choose。6. devoted。考查非谓语动词。句意: 当她继续在印度森林研究所攻读林业硕士学位时, 她最终被介绍给了一群致力

22、于国际林业学生协会的志同道合的人。be devoted to致力于, 在句中作定语, 所以用过去分词形式。故填devoted。7. global。考查形容词。句意: IFSA是一个全球组织, 将学生联系起来, 交流知识, 参与林业活动。修饰名词organization, 前用形容词形式。故填global。8. encouraged。考查语态。句意: IFSA鼓励加入该组织的青年承担起它的任务通过活动和交流来丰富森林教育, 传播对自然的热爱。此句中主语为The youth, 动词encourage与主语之间是被动关系, 要用被动语态, 根据空前的are可知, 所填空只需填encourage的过去分词形式。故填encouraged。9. that。考查定语从句。句意: 经过6个月令人兴奋的国际会议和研讨会, 25岁的巴苏找到了她的家一个和她一样热爱森林的家庭。句中先行词为family, 在定语从句中作主语, 所以用关系代词that引导。故填that。10. As。考查介词。句意: 作为IFSA的主要成员, 巴苏回忆了加入的经历, “有意或无意地, 我们选择了林业, 或者更确切地说, 林业选择了我们。”根据句意可知, 这里用介词as, 后接名词, 表示“作为”之意。故填As。第11页（共11页）