Unit 2 Onwards and upwards

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.As for what will happen to them， I can not predict， much less can I g .

2.You will end up in d if you go on spending money without limit.

3.My favorite novel， A Dream of Red Mansions， is a c which takes up an important place in the history of Chinese literature.

4.The tradition of going out for a meal has been under pressure from the fast p of  city life.

5.Alice r takes an umbrella with her because she spends most of her time indoors.

6.Mr White showed remarkable （忍耐力） throughout his illness.

7.Not surprisingly， Leo’s （拒绝） letter came a few weeks later.

8. （不过）， emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too.

9.The social network has faced （批评） many times for over 14 years.

10.Hope has proved a powerful predictor of the （结果） in every study we’ve done so far.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

have… in common a total of stick… on take… for example turn down

1. Susan invited Joe to attend her birthday party， but he her invitation.

2. The two sisters something with each other in appearance， but they are different in hobbies.

3. Eric ， he is one of the tallest boys in class.

4. scores our team got in the English contest added up to 82.3.

5. Jason a stamp the envelope and went out soon.

课文语法填空

“We regret 1 （inform） you…” These are the words that every writer dreads receiving， but words every writer knows well. The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it， their hearts sinking 2 they reach that final sentence. You may have spent years giving up your weekends and free time to write your life’s work， yet still this is often not enough. Everyone knows that success 3 （rare） happens overnight， but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly 4 （success） writers have previously faced rejection.

Take for example J.K. Rowling. When she 5 （receive） her first rejection letter， she decided that it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers， and 6 （stick） it on her kitchen wall. Rowling had spent years surviving 7 little money， spending all her time writing. When she finally finished her first book， she received comments from publishers along the lines such as “too difficult for children”. Nevertheless， she persevered. After a total of twelve 8 （reject）， one publisher eventually agreed to print 500 copies of her first book， and as we know， Harry Potter became 9 global success， with over 400 million books sold and 10 （translate） into more than seventy different languages.

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阅读理解

Robert Frost （1874—1963） was the statesman of American letters in the twentieth century， a rare national poet who was read and respected by both university professors and everyday citizens. In his life， Frost won four Pulitzer Prizes for his works—more than any other poet in American history. His most famous poems include The Road Not Taken， Fire and Ice and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Though his works are widely read， Frost is also one of the most misunderstood writers in the United States for the complexity of his poems.

Though born in California， Frost was brought up in New England. After dropping out of Dartmouth College to seek his literary dream， he remained upset for years， producing collections of works but failing to get enough of them published to make his efforts financially （经济上） worthwhile. Finally， Frost left the United States in 1912 to see whether his works might be better received in London. It was， and in 1913 his first full collection was published in Great Britain. Fellow American poet Amy Lowell liked Frost’s work very much and brought it back to the United States， publicizing it insistently. Soon afterwards Frost’s collections became best-sellers， and he became a famous figure.

From then on， Frost was on his way to the lifelong respect and recognition for his achievements in poetry. In 1961， he was invited to read a poem for the presidential inauguration

（总统就职典礼） of John F. Kennedy. He recited his poem， The Gift Outright， from memory at the ceremony. This was perhaps his last poetry read in front of a wide national audience before his death in 1963. More importantly， Frost became the first poet to read a poem at a presidential inauguration.

1. What makes Frost “the statesman of American letters”？

A. His voluntary activities. B. His literary achievements.

C. The complexity of his poems. D. The comments of other writers.

2. What do we know about Frost before 1912？

A. He produced enough works. B. He was well received in London.

C. He continued writing after his graduation. D. He failed to earn a lot with his publication.

3. What brought Frost immediate success in the US？

A. The literary value of his poetry. B. The publication of his first collection.

C. The invitation from John F. Kennedy. D. The recommendation by Amy Lowell.