Unit 2 Sailing the oceans Period Using Language.单词拼写 【导学号：15680041】1Can you give me some (背景) on the situation?2A strong man will bear (困苦) without complaining.3Working in the sun soon gave us a (口渴)4He could never have (预见) that one day his books would sell in millions.5Humans are sensitive to (逐渐的) changes of brightness and color.6Did that ever cause (紧张) in your relationship?7Id like to (存入) two hundred dollars.8He was faced with the (进退两难困境) of whether or not to return to his country.9The only (缺点) to the project is its expense.10Toni (估算) that it must be about three oclock.【答案】1.background2.hardship3.thirst4foreseen5.gradual6.tension7.deposit8dilemma9.drawback10.reckoned.阅读理解ALondon，England(CNN)The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home on Thursday from his 30，000mile，282day ocean journey.Mike Perham，17，sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall，the southernmost point in Britain，at 9：47 am.，his race team said.“It feels absolutely brilliant，” Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finish line.“Im really，really excited to be going across the line at last.It doesnt feel like long since I crossed it first.”Mike set off on his roundtheworld trip on November 18，2008.He has been sailing his yacht，TotallyMoney.com，singlehandedly，though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way.The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo，according to the Guinness World Records.Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father，Peter and at age 14，he sailed across the Atlantic alone.The teenagers schoolwhich Mike describes as “highly supportive” of his triphas redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip.It also gave him some coursework to do during “quiet moments，” according to Mikes Web site.There havent been many of those quiet moments.Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal，the Canary Islands，South Africa，and twice in Australia，according to his Web site.Bad weather in the Southern Oceanbetween Australia and Antarctica forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds.He said at one point，a “freak wave” picked up the boat and turned it on its side.“My feet were on the ceiling at the time，” he told CNN.“That was a really hairy moment，and I was certainly thinking，Why am I here？ But we took the sails off and the day after I thought，This is brilliant！”Mike describes his father as his biggest hero，always supportive of what he wanted to achieve.Peter Perham said he wasnt too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea，as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍十七岁的Mike Perham单独航海环游世界的事迹。1Mike Perham returned to Britain in AAugustBSeptemberCOctoberDNovember【解析】推理判断题。根据文章开始提到的“282 days”，以及第四段中提到的November可知应该是在八月。【答案】A2Mike Perham is that went on the roundtheworld trip in the world up till now.Athe firstBthe bravestCthe luckiestDthe youngest【解析】细节理解题。文章第一句就给出答案。【答案】D3We can infer from the passage that Athe English school is the same as oursBthe English school doesnt care for studentsCthe English school has a humane managementDthe English school gives students a lot of coursework【解析】推理判断题。根据第七段叙述可知C正确。【答案】C4The passage mainly tells us AMikes exciting sail trip around the globeBhow Mikes father taught him to sail a boatCwhy CNN wanted to report the news to the publicDthe introduction of the Guinness World Records【解析】主旨大意题。这是一篇报道，文章开头就给出主题。【答案】AB(2015重庆高考)There are many places to go on safari(观赏野生动物)in Africa，but riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswanas Okavango Delta must rank as one of the worlds most exciting wildlife journeys.Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure，providing unique rides twice a day to explore deep into the delta.The camps have excellent horses，professional guides and lots of support workers.They have a reputation for providing a great riding experience.The morning ride，when the guides take you to beautiful，shallow lakes full of water lilies，tends to be more active.It is unlike any other riding experience.With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face，it is truly exciting.You are very likely to come across large wild animals，too.On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants，giraffes and many other animals.The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though，as does your heart rate，as you move closer to them.In the evening，rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace，with golden light streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink.Sedate though they are，rides at this