Unit 2 King Lear Warming Up Reading-Language Points .单词拼写1Taking care of a family is a big responsibility.2A troop of students are planting trees in the field.3The weather forecast on the radio said there would be heavy rain.4Jay Chou is one of the pop singers that youngsters adore.5The river forms the boundary of the two countries.6The skirt is too long; please have it shortened (使变短)7They have failed to modernize (使现代化) this factory.8Many people are opposed (反对) to the plan of building a chemical plant nearby.9The judge is greedy (贪婪的) for money.10The businessman was sent to prison for corrupting (行贿) a tax official with money.选词填空1I would like to thank you all on_behalf_of the crew.2He is_fond_of cooking and wants to be a cook when he grows up.3No one is_opposed_to building a park in the city.4Mike is_responsible_for designing the whole project.5We were brought up to be_respectful_to our elders.完成句子1It is said that she is_fond_of (喜爱) music.2Happily, all those days are_gone (一去不复返了)3This part is_equal_to (与相等) what I give to Goneril in value.4In_return (作为回报) for all your hospitality (好客), Id like to buy you a meal.5I will give you $1,500, neither_less_nor_more (一分不多，一分不少).句型转换1She is no longer a little girl.She is not a little girl any_longer.2His duty is to love and care for his family.It_is_his_duty to love and care for his family.3This is the book with the date marked with.This is the book which is marked with the date.4Try harder or you will fail in the exam.If_you_dont_try_harder,_you will fail in the exam.5If they love you that much, why have they left you?If they love you so much, why have they left you?.阅读理解AIf you talk about a dogs life, go to Beijing to see the pampered (过分娇惯的) dogs. Dogs clipped, dressed up, washed and dried. Here, its the owners who go to the obedience (服从) school, and these people pay almost a thousand US dollars a month to learn how to properly care for their pets. Dogs are hot in Beijing, a symbol of a new middleclass family.Dogs or pets can take the place of children, even husbands. Qin Lu, 23yearold dog owner, certainly thinks her dog makes some more loyal partner. Shes spending 1,300 yuan, thats almost 200 US dollars a month, sending her dog to the training school. Think about it, almost half her monthly salary as a secretary.Personally, if I have a dog, I want to give it the very best of everything. Otherwise, I wouldnt have a dog.Before we get too sentimental, though, other dogs in China have a far more grisly (可怕的) fate, many still destined for the dinner table, dog meat, a popular delicacy. But appetites are changing. What was once for the eating is now for the treating. Beijing alone is home to more than a million dogs. Owners spend an average 25 dollars a month on pets. Do the math. Dogs are big business. Ning Wei who runs this obedience school on the outskirts of Beijing said, “It has been open for almost three years. There are many dogs. And now we are opening another branch.”As their owners embrace everything western, so too are the dogs. Ning Weis specializing in producing a new breed of bilingual puppies. Yes, dogs understand Chinese and now English. “Im going to do a test now to see if they understand both English and Chinese effectively, if their Chinese is better than my English, and if their English is better than my Chinese.”1From the first paragraph we can know _ in Beijing.Adogs are tired of the hot daysBwhy people spend so much buying a dogCdogs are very expensiveDmany new middleclass families raise dogs解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Dogs are hot in Beijing, a symbol of a new middleclass family.”可知，许多新的中产阶级家庭养狗，即D项正确。2It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _.Athe author also loves dogsBdogs can take the place of children, even husbands or wivesCno dogs, no lifeDpeople will live a happy life with a dog解析：选A细节推断题。根据第三段中的“if I have a dog, I want to give it the very best of everything”可推知，作者也喜欢狗，即A项正确。3What can we know about Ning Wei from the passage?AHe is an English teacher in an obedience school.BHe is a businessman who runs an obedience school.CHe is a dogkeeper who is learning how to properly care for his dog.DHe is a researcher who is crazy for the bilingual puppies.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Dogs are big business. Ning Wei who runs this obedience school on the outskirts of Beijing”可知，他是一位商人并经营一所宠物服从训练学校，即B项正确。4From the passage we can conclude that _.Athere are many different kinds of dogs from all over the world in BeijingBmany Beijingers love dogs better than their own sons or daughters, even their husbands or wivesCteaching people how to treat dogs is hot business in Beijing nowDso much money has been spent on treating dogs解析：选C细节推断题。根据第四段的“Dogs are big business”“It has been .opening another branch.”可推知，教人们如何善待狗在