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Unit 2 Improving yourself
Starting out & Understanding ideas
I. 根据提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1. Some children are told not to say anything to strangers for __________ (安全) reasons.
2. The activity was designed to m__________ students to study more efficiently.
3. Online shopping may reveal the social and financial __________ (概况) of your family.
4. Some public libraries offer people free a__________ to computers and the Internet.
5. Video games often o__________ children who think they would have nothing to do in their spare time.
6. Self-reflection is one of the best things you can __________ (持续不断地) do to discover a greater connection to your inner self.
II. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子（每空一词）。
1. You should __________ __________ (依靠) your own efforts for your progress and happiness.
2. The Bluetooth speaker __________ __________ ( 打 开) by itself early in the morning and wakes us up.
3. He couldn't see a way to win, but he wasn't ready to __________ __________ __________ __________ (认输).
4. George announced that he was going to __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ (远离社交媒体) to focus on his family and mental health.
Using language
I. 选用括号内合适的内容完成下列句子。
1. Hearing his presentation ____________________ (had been criticized, has been criticized) by his classmates, Tom felt disappointed.
2. Maupassant's short story, La Parure, ____________________ (had been translated, has been translated) into many foreign languages so far.
3. By the time the exam ended, most of the questions ____________________ (had been answered, have been answered).
4. It was the first time that Mary ____________________ (had been persuaded, has been persuaded) to stop using social media.
5. It was said that more than 1, 000 students ____________________ (had been encouraged, have been encouraged) to take part in the programme by last Sunday.
II. 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Self-discipline is one of the key factors in personal development. When someone is self-disciplined, it means that he is active enough to avoid short-term temptations in order to achieve long-term goals. If you're self-disciplined, you will have the following traits (特点).
1. __________ When things go right or wrong, you look at how your own behaviours affected the situation and then note what you'll do again or differently, and how you can do better next time.
Believe you are responsible for yourself. 2. __________ They are very sure of their core values and will put them ahead of what they “want” and do what is right.
3. __________ When you know that your actions make a great deal of difference to your success, you'll place a high level of importance on learning how to set goals properly.
Set schedules for daily life. Everyone is handed the same 24 hours a day. 4. __________ They tend to schedule everything and do things at certain times because it helps them do more in their lives and experience more balance.
5. __________ This is an important thing to realise about self-discipline. If you want to improve your chances of experiencing success, working on your self-discipline is the way to go.
A. Start out the day with a win. B. Know how to set goals properly. C. You can't develop self-discipline overnight. D. Take personal responsibility for your actions. E. Learn to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. F. The way successful people use that time is the only difference. G. A person with strong self-discipline doesn't need outside influence.
Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
I. 匹配下列各句中画线部分单词与其词性及英文释义。
1. The old man invested his life savings in his daughter's business. 2. He opened the cardboard box and took out each item. 3. Typically, a school district in the US includes primary schools, also called grade schools, middle or junior high schools, and high schools. 4. He had a vision of his future in which there would be no sadness and pain. 5. If you see yourself objectively and honestly, you can learn to accept yourself and figure out ways of improving yourself in the future. a. n. an individual article or unit b. n. an area, region or section with a distinguishing character c. v. to buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit d. adv. considering only facts and without being influenced by personal feelings or opinions e. n. an idea or mental image of something
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________
II. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some of the most famous and successful people in history battled self-doubt. 1. __________ fact, some held this feeling throughout their entire lives, even after their work had been held in high regard by 2. __________ public. Here 3. __________ (be) two famous people from history who struggled with self-doubt.
John Steinbeck
Even the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author John Steinbeck felt uncomfortable about the praise he got for his work. He wrote in his diary: “I am not a writer. I've been fooling 4. __________ (I) and other people.” His famous realistic novel The Grapes of Wrath 5. __________ (help) land him the Pulitzer Prize in 1940.
Michelangelo
World-renowned Italian Renaissance artist, 6. __________ (sculpt) and architect Michelangelo doubted his abilities before he created his famous painting, The Last Judgement, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.
The beginning of Michelangelo's career consisted mostly of sculptures, 7. __________ helped spread his name throughout Italy. However, Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo 8. __________ (paint) the wall of the Sistine Chapel. In response, Michelangelo refused at first, 9. __________ (say) that he was not a painter. 10. __________ (final), he accepted the Pope's request and spent four years on the painting.
答案
Starting out & Understanding ideas
I. 1. security 2. motivate 3. profile 4. access
5. occupy 6. constantly
II.1. rely on / upon 2. switches on
3. throw in the towel 4. step away from social media
Using language
I. 1. had been criticized 2. has been translated 3. had been answered
4. had been persuaded 5. had been encouraged
II. 1-5 DGBFC
Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
I. 1-5 cabed
II.1. In 2. the 3. are 4. myself 5. helped
6. sculptor 7. which 8. to paint 9. saying 10. Finally

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