Unit.2 Reading
I．Key Phrases of this unit:

focus on 集中于(某事物)
open up 打开
carry out 执行;实施;完成
give up 放弃
mass production 大量生产
see through 看透;识破
be made from 由、、、做成，用、、、做成
try out 试验
put off 推迟；推延
put up with 忍受
look down up轻视；看不起
make out 分清；认出来
be unable to不能，不会
in addition 除、、、之外；另外
in large quantities大量地
come true成为现实；实现
be used to 被用于；习惯于
figure out计算出；解决；合计（为）
be made from 由、、、制成
be funfamental to 对、、、是必要的；对、、、是根本的
thousands of 成千上万的
have influence on 对、、、产生影响
go away走；开离开；消失
leave behind 忘带；留下；超过
save one’s life 救某人的命
make the arrange of 作安排
talk over （彻底而严肃地）商议，商量，讨论
set up设置，树立，建立，设立，创办
go wrong 犯错；弄错，走错了路；出了毛病，坏掉
take measures to do sth采取措施做某事

II.language points
1.open up 打开；开发；开始
They opened the country up to trade 他们开放国家，以进行贸易。
单项填空
1.The restaurant _____ all ,without distinction of colour.
A .opens up B.is open to C .opens with D.throws open
2.---Would you like to go out?
---Yes ,I like playing ______ .
A.in the open air B.lay open C.into the open D.in open
3.Don’t open fire _____ him without permission.
A.at B.in C.of D. with
2.There is a probabilility/possibility that +从句 “很有可能/有可能、、、”
He worked deep into night last night.There is a probability that he will be late for work today.
昨晚他工作到深夜，今天他很可能会上班迟到。
there is no need that you go to Shanghai .你没必要去上海。
There no doubt that he will come to your party.毫无疑问，他会来参加你的聚会。
1.There is no doubt ____ he can do a good job of it.
A.whether B.if C.that D.how
2.There ____ no need ____ him _____ come here;he can manage it.
A.is;to;to B.is;for;to C.was;to;for D.was;for;for
3.There is no use ____ with him.
A.to argue B.arguing C.argued D.having argued
4.Is there any _____ of our getting there in time?
A.possible B.probable C.likely D.possibility
5.It is _______ for us to finished the work ahead of time.
A.possible B.possibly C.probale D.probably
3.take place 发生
1.Great change _____ in the rural areas in the past two decades.
A.have taken place B.took place
C.have been taken place D.are happening
2.I _______ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident _______. A.went;was occurring B.went;occurred C.was going;occurred D.was going;had occurred
3.I _______ be at the station when he arrived.
A.occurred to B.happened to C.took place D.broke out
4.carry out:to conduct or to put into practice
实施（计划）；履行（义务）；进行（实验）
He carried out his promise to quit smoking.
Once a plan is made,it should be carried out no matter how difficult it is.
They carried on in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.
5.trial n. :a test to see if sth is effective or sth is suitable
In the one year trial ,you must work hard and prove your ability.
Clinical trials should be done before a new drug can be put into use.
The first trial flight has been a great success.
6.thin v. :to make sth thinner
It is reported that aspirin can thin blood and help reduce the risk of heart attacks
War and disease are the two main causes of thinning population.
Add more water to the mixture to thin it.
单项填空
1.He gets older and his hair______.
A.was thin B.is thins C.is thinning D.was thinning
2.If someone is _______ in a pleasant way ,we say they are ______ or______ . A.thin;slim;slender B.slim;thin;slender
C.thin;narrow;fine D.narrow;thin;slender
7.purify v. :to make sth pure or clean
Stopping pollution surely helps purify the air in the city.
单项填空
1.The air in the house is not _____ .Do you have any way to _____ it?
A.purify;pure B.pure;purify C.purifying;pure D.
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