【正文】 ter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life. 【文章大意】文章介紹了我們進入生活這所大學(xué), 生活會告訴我們生活的目的, 生命的意義, 每個人的人生道路各不相同, 要正確對待生活中發(fā)生的一切。女孩獨自一人留在房間里, 痛哭流涕。(of which引導(dǎo)定語從句)頭發(fā)金色的那個女孩來自英國。麻煩的是他誤解了我。(that引導(dǎo)表語從句)5. You would wonder how such a large animal could get through such a small hole. 4. Don’t get discouraged by setbacks。2. George studied hard. He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn. Unit 2 Lessons in lifeStarting out amp。 Understanding ideasⅠ. 單句語法填空1. Nothing can weaken (weak) his determination to go abroad for further study. 2. I don’t want to sound too pessimistic(pessimistic), but your father’s illness is very serious. 3. I’m just anticipating(anticipate)with pleasure seeing some of my reporting. 4. He moved around the room, putting his possessions (possess)together. 5. They thought his behaviour was abnormal(abnormally). 6. The plan received widespread (widespread)support throughout the country. 7. If you are a writer, this will bring you fame and recognition(recognize). Ⅱ. 選詞填空make the most of, be reunited with, tend to, after all, get through1. White wines tend to gain depth of colour with age. 3. Finally, the nurse was reunited with her husband in Jordan. we are new to the work after all. Ⅲ. 完成句子1. I find it necessary that we should do the homework on time. 我覺得我們有必要按時做家庭作業(yè)。2. The trouble is that he misunderstood me. (that引導(dǎo)賓語從句)3. The girl the hair of whom is golden is from England. (of whom引導(dǎo)定語從句)4. The house the doors of which are green is an office building. 門是綠色的那座房子是辦公樓。5. The girl was left alone in the room, weeping bitterly. (現(xiàn)在分詞作定語)Ⅰ. 閱讀理解A(20211. The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born ______. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選B。A. choose our own paths in lifeB. need to face some hard lessonsC. discover the meaning of our own lifeD. realize the necessity of openness【解析】選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our paths are different. ”可知, 作者用“我們愛英語, 而不是物理”這個例子來說明我們各自都有各自的人生道路。3. Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our ______. 推理判斷題。故選A。主旨大意題。所以這個短文就是圍繞生活這所大學(xué)展開的?！炯记牲c撥】每篇文章都會有一個主旨要義。此題型要求考生在理解文章后歸納文章要點, 概括中心思想。主題句的特點: (1)語言特點: 歸納性、概括性、抽象性。文章標(biāo)題可以是單詞、短語, 也可以是句子, 它的特點是: 短小精悍, 多為一短語。 精確性強, 不能隨意改變語言表意的程度及色彩。短文介紹我們進入生活這所大學(xué), 在這里我們學(xué)會生活的目的, 生命的意義, 每個人的人生道路各不相同。BMy challenge for you is this: to read a book for 15 minutes every single day for a month. Let me explain a bit, by telling you where the challenge came from. I have many things in mon with my dad, like music taste and sense of humor, but sadly reading isn’t one of them. I can happily spend a whole day with a book, but my dad can’t read a book for longer than about 5 minutes. He reads s, websites and papers for work, but not books. He’s busy, so I think sitting down to read for just 15 minutes a day is a good way to relax and to introduce him to reading. My dad is not the only person who avoids books. I know lots of people would rather relax on their puters or in front of the TV. Everyone is different and has their own interests, but I think there are lots of