Unit 2 Robots第一节、语法填空 Jeremy Fox recently bought an old farmhouse with a yard. One day, while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard, he found some large pieces of an antique bowl. Out of 1_(curious), he took them into the kitchen and washed them. That evening he 2_ (spread) newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully stuck the pieces together. However, two pieces were found 3_ (miss). Two days later, Mr. Fox prepared to build a greenhouse. 4_ (pull) down the barn, he was digging over the ground 5_ he discovered the two lost pieces. When he had stuck 6_ in position, the bowl looked so fine that Jeremy took several photos of the bowl and then sent them to Sothebys in London. Extremely interested, Sothebys sent an expert to inspect the antique, 7_ turned out to be 8 _Chinese Ming fish bowl, dating back to around 1500, and 9_ be expected to get a five-figure sum at an auction (拍卖会). A week later, two police officers called and told Fox the bowl was stolen property. So the bowl never reached the auction room, and Mr. Fox never received the five-figure sum that 10_(mention). However, he framed one of the photos he had taken and hung it on the wall.第2节 、短文改错（2015年四川高考卷）Hi, Janice, Its been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some of the problems I have been experiencing.As I tell you last time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. Weve been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. Its been three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And I started to see this as a timewasting activity! In fact, I dont like to go anymore, so Im afraid Ill lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me, would you talk to him?Please help with me and give me some advice. Grave第3节 、七选五 Change is scary . 1 It can go hand in hand with the fear that we might hurt someone else if we think about ourselves. The truth is that youre so much more courageous than you give yourself credit for and far stronger than you realize. Here are some ways that you can use to help yourself make the process of creating change more manageable.Makechangeintosmallbitesizepieces. 2 Rememberthataslongasyouattemptto takeregularpracticetowardsyourgoal,suchaseatingmorehealthilyeveryday,orwalkingtwenty minutes aday,youreheadingintherightdirectiontomakechanges.Formahabitofkeepingadiaryeveryday.Writingajournaleverynightbeforegoingtobedcan effectivelyhelpyoucopewiththeemotionalimpactofthechangeprocess.Gotograbapenorpencilandrememberajournalisnotforbeingneatandtidywithgoodspelling. 3 Restisessentialtosuccess.Havearestandtaketime outtobuildyourenergy. 4 Ifwedontgiveourselvestimetorest,wejustendupburningoutbytheconstantstrivingandworry.As wedonthavetheenergytokeepgoing,wehavetogiveup! 5 Just accept it! Im sorry to say that unless some people are really secure in themselves and truly happy in their own life, theyre never going to like your changes. This has nothing to do with whether they love you or not. They are just for self-preservation! Therefore, give them a little time to adjust and get used to it.A.Itisastepintotheunknown.B.Itsnotbeinglazytohavetimeout.C.Nooneelseisgoingtolikeyourchanges.D.Donttrytoeattheelephantinonesitting.E.Creatingchangeisaboutbuildingyourcharacter.F.Keeprepeatingyoursmallstepsoverandoveragain.G.Itsaprivateplacewhereyoucanspeakoutyourinnerthoughts.第4节 、阅读理解（2015四川卷）No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids near Cairo. But a new study suggests they used a little rocknroll. Long-ago builders could have attached wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across the sand, the scientists say.“Technically, I think what theyre proposing is possible,” physicist Daniel Bonn said.People have long puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks. And theres no obvious answer. On average, each of the two million big stones weighed about as much as a large pickup truck. The Egyptians somehow moved the stone blocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away.The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths. Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds(滑板). Then they would have dragged them along paths. To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated the paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle. Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.Evidence from the sand supports this idea. Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the rem