必修二 Unit 1 Caltural relics

I.阅读理解In thetiny village of Angelica,New York,the postoffice ismore than a placeto getmail orsendpackages.There you，11find theheart ofthis lovelycommunity.It，s wherevillagers meetand greetfriends.When Angelica，s postoffice wasthreatened withbeing closedin the1980s,a villager,Pat,came upwith a planto saveit.“At Christmastime I would hearon the news abouttowns namedSnow orBethlehemhaving celebrations,“says Pat.Why couldn，t wedo thesame thingwith Angelica”Pat,who isan artist,created apostal cancellation（邮戳）design featuringan Angelicaangel.Shedrew herangels ina traditionalfashion andsubmitted hersuggestion to the U・S.Postal Service.Onceapproved,the drawingwas carvedinto astamp cancellationthat couldbe usedfor oneday only.Thepostmistress（女邮局局长）then had another ideato makethe dayeven morespecial-calling the postoffice Angel Station.The largeincrease inmail amountsaved Angelica，s postoffice frombeing closedand keepsthedoors opentoday.Now it，s traditionthat onthe firstFriday inDecember,people cometo Angelicato mailtheirChristmas cards.Each yearthe amount of mailgoing throughthe AngelicaPost Officeincreases duringlateNovember andearly December.Stamp collectorsfrom aroundthe worldhave acceptedthe AngelStationcancellation,some sendingmail fromas faraway asFrance.Because thestamp isdestroyed eachseason,Pat drawsa newangel thatconveys seasonJs greetingsfromAngelStationevery year.Post officesmay closein otherparts of the country,but thistiny onecontinues.［语篇解读］纽约的一个小村庄Angelica的邮局即将被迫关闭，艺术家Pat提出新的想法，女邮局局长也给邮局更换了名字，从而使邮局正常运营下去

1.What didPat doto savethepostofficeA.She inventeda newcancellation.B.She hostedChristmas celebrations.C.She gavethe officea bettername.D.She designeda specialset ofstamps.解析细微环节理解题依据文章第三段第一句“Pat,who isan artist,created apostal cancellation（由「戳）design featuringan Angelicaangel.”可知，Pat创建了一个邮戳，邮戳上是一^个Angelica天使，故选A答案A

2.Which of the followingcan bestdescribe PatA.Curious andfriendly.B・Stubborn anddetermined.C.Creative andwarm-hearted.D.Humorous andintelligent.解析推理推断题通读文章可知，Pat为了Angelica的邮局不被关闭，创建一个新的邮戳来帮助邮局增加邮件数量，由此可知她是一个热心且具有创建性的人答案C

3.What canwe learnabout Angelica，s postoffice fromthe passageA.It wascompletely closedin the1980s.B.It isalso thecenter oflocal sociallife.C.Its namehas beenchanged manytimes.D.Its stampsremain thesame eachseason.解析推理推断题依据第一段最终一句Its wherevillagers meetand greetfriends.可知，Angelica的邮局是村民会见挚友的地方，这说明Angelica的邮局是当地社交活动的中心，所以B项正确答案BBHelsinki isoffering young people thechance torent acheap apartmentin anold peopleshome,ifthey agreeto spendtime socializingwith the elderly residents.The citycouncil isseeking applicationsfrom rentersunder theage of25who willcommit tospending between three and fivehours eachweek withtheir olderneighbours,at a care homein theeasternLaajasalo district.In exchange,they’11get astudio flatmeasuring23square meterswith aprivatekitchen,bathroom andbalcony for250euros permonth.Currently onlythree flats are available,but thescheme ispart ofa widereffort todeal witha lackofaccommodation foryoung peoplein thecapital.Ordinarily astudio costsabout600euros a month,depending onthe area,one localuniversity advises.Those whoapply don，t needany specificcare experience.There arestaff tolook afterthe elderly,“project managerMiki Mielonentells Yle.We arelooking foryoungpeoplewho maybehave adifferentperspective oneveryday life,who willbring varietyand recreationto theelderly residents.nMore than60people haveapplied for the spacesin lessthanaweek,and theidea has also beenwidelyrecognized byFinns onsocial media.u Greatproject,hopefully itwill spreadto otherareas,“writes oneperson onFacebook,while anotherapplauds thescheme forbringing differentgenerationstogether.But somewish itwere opento morepeople,with oneuser sayingIts ashame theflatsaresosmall.lt wouldhave beennice iftheelderlyhadasmall familywith childrenor asingle parentas theirneighbour.And oneperson hasa differentopinion aboutthe cut-off age,writing“Shame Tm toooldfor this-Iwouldhave surelyapplied.”［语篇解读］本文为一篇新闻报道在芬兰赫尔辛基市，情愿在养老院陪伴老年人的年轻人可以很便宜地租到养老院的公寓楼

4.One canprobably getthe cheapapartment ifhe.A.reaches theageof25B.has financialproblemsC.promises toaccompany theelderlyD.agrees toshare it解析细微环节理解题依据其次段中^...who willcommit tospendingbetweenthreeandfivehours eachweek withtheir olderneighbours,at acare home…”可知凡是在25岁以下情愿陪伴老人的年轻人都可以申请租用便宜的公寓楼，故答案为C项答案c

5..Why isthenewrent schemeacceptedA.It canbenefit boththe youngand theold.B・It doesn，t needany professionaltraining.C.The flatsare well-equipped.D.Big apartmentsare inshort supply.解析推理推断题依据其次段“they11get astudio flatmeasuring23square meterswithaprivatekitchen,bathroom andbalcony for250euros permonth.“不口第三段uOrdinarily astudio costsabout600euros amonth,depending onthe area”可知年轻人可从今项新的租房安排中受益；依据第四段“...who willbring varietyand recreationtotheelderly residents”可知老年人也可从今项新的租房安排中受益，故答案为A项答案A

6.What doesthe underlinedsentence suggestA.He doesn，t wantto growup.B.He hasa chanceto applyagain.C.He disapprovesof theage limit.D.He appliesfortheflat withouthesitation.解析推理推断题从画线句子可以看出说话者为自己超过了25岁这一年龄限制，不能申请租用公寓楼感到不满，故答案为C项答案C

7.What wouldbe thebest titleofthetextA.Young Finnsoffered cheapflats atacarehomeB・New apartmentsdesigned forthe elderlyC・A newapproach tocaring forthe oldD.A goodchance forthe needyfamilies解析标题归纳题本文围绕芬兰年轻人可在养老院便宜地租用公寓楼这一事务绽开，故答案为A项答案AII.阅读七选五How Itrained myselfto get up earlierIam notwhat youwould calla morningperson,f ma writer.But getting up earlyhas becomereallyimportant forme.These arethe techniquesthat Iused tofollow to learn toget upearlier1In mycase it is6am sothat Icould doa coupleof hours,write myblog andcatch upmyemail beforeeveryone elsestarted work.Promise myselfa reward.!always wanted tolearnshooting soI promisedmyself Iwould bookadays shootingif Igot upearly foramonth.Get clothes,computer andbreakfast readythe nightbefore.2Alarm.I setmy bedsidealarm for6:

00.1also setmy telephoneto ringat605but Iput thephoneon theother sideoftheroom sothat I have toget outof bedto stopit ringing.Naps（打盹）and earliernights.Sleep islike moneyin thebank.If youoverdraw bygettingupearly,you haveto payin someother time.3Also,in thelong run,going tobed anhour orso earliermeant thatIwas gettingthe rightamountofsleep.Talk bigwidely aboutyour newearly-birdiness.4My friendStuart says“We arethe storieswe tellaboutourselves.9,If Idescribe myselfasapunctual,early-rising,efficient robotmaybe thatswhat f11become.To cuta longstory short.lt worked!I wakeup atsix,feel freshand jumpright outof bedwithoutany alarmsor bribery（贿赂）.5A.This techniqueworks everytime.B・Decide whattime Iwantedtogetup.C.Initially,I didthis byhaving shortnaps afterlunch.D.None ofthese isrocket science,but theyare worthsharing.E.It makesyou feelgood totell peopleOh,I getup at6amv.F.When Iadd blogs,it feelsas ifIhaveno freehours inthe daytime.G.I don，t wantto fallover everythingwhen doingbasic taskswhen Imhalf-asleep.［语篇解读］本文主要介绍了如何让自己养成早起的习惯

1.解析依据空后的“In mycase itis6am”可知，对我而言，这个时间就是6点所以这一段的主题是确定想要起床的时间答案B

2.解析空前说到要将衣服、电脑和早餐这些东西提前打算好，故选G项我不想在还没有完全醒悟时笨手笨脚G项中的basic tasks指代空前的“clothes,computer andbreakfast答案:G

3.解析本段告知我们睡眠的总时间要有保证，空前讲到提前起床失去的睡眠时间须要用其他时间来弥补故选C项最初，我通过午饭后小睡来弥补答案c

4.解析本段大意为到处宣扬你起得很早对你能起到督促作用故选E项答案E

5.解析本空为尾段，起到总结全文的作用故选D项，这些建议并不难做，但值得被共享答案DIII.语法填空Have youever noticedthat youfeel happierand morerelaxed afteryou eatbread,pasta orfruit Doyoufind thatyou aremore energeticand awakeafter eatingyogurt orbeansThese thingsare notaccidents.Food affects

1.we feelmore thanwe think.Scientists researching

2.it effecton our moodsare beginningto understandthat wecan influenceour feelingswith whatwe eat.Although ourmoods relate

3.having variousfood,itisnot quiteas simpleas choosingthe foodforthe rightoccasions.If that

4.be thecase,athletes wouldnot eata lotof carbohydratesbefore arace.Another chemical

5.connect withourmoodsis caffeine,which

6.find incoffee,chocolate andmanytypes oftea,and itis perhapsthe

7.bad thingyou canhave whenyou arefeeling stressed.Of course,

8.enjoy anice mealwith friends,whatever weeat,can alsoimpact ourspirits.Beingwith friendsand familyplays abig partin experiencinghappiness.Most

9.important,though,remember thefollowing oldrule:try toeat differentfood,

10.not toomuch.［语篇解读］我们所吃的食物会对我们的心情有影响因此，我们要尝试吃不同的食物，但是不要吃太多

1.解析考查宾语从句分析该句结构可知，空处引导宾语从句，由“we feelmore thanwethink”可知，从句不缺成分；结合语境可以推断，应用疑问副词how引导该从句答案how

2.解析考查代词由名词effect可知，应用形容词性物主代词its答案its

3.解析考查动词短语relate为固定搭配，意为“和……有关系”答案t

4.解析考查虚拟语气依据该句中的“athletes wouldnot eata lotof carbohydratesbefore arace”可知，该句为虚拟语气，表示对目前状况的虚拟，故从句谓语动词用过去式were答案were

5.解析考查过去分词chemical和connect为动宾关系，故用过去分词短语作后置定语答案connected

6.解析考查动词时态和语态此处which引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为caffeine,和find之间是动宾关系，故用被动语态；此处是对客观状况的描述，应用一般现在时答案is found

7.解析考查形容词最高级依据空前的the及句意可知，空处应用bad的最高级worst答案worst

8.解析考查非谓语动词分析该句结构可知，此处为动名词短语在句中作主语答案enjoying

9.解析考查副词空处修饰全句，故用副词形式答案importantly

10.解析考查连词依据语境可知，尝试吃不同的食物，但是不要吃太多依据句意可知，空处应用转折连词答案but/yet。