1、Unit 2Poems.单项填空1(2013江西九校联考)The number of the deaths in the floods is _ 35, but officials say the figure wont stand because they are still getting information in.Aexactly BappropriatelyCdefinitely Dapproximately答案:D考查副词词义。句意:这场洪水中的死亡人数大约是35。但是官方说这个数字不可靠,因为他们不断收到死亡的信息。exactly“准确地”;appropriately“适当地”
2、;definitely“确定地”;approximately“大约”。2(2013哈尔滨高三质检)He is giving her French lessons in _ for her teaching him English.Aplace BturnCexchange Dchange答案:C句意:他教她法语的目的是为了她教他英语。in exchange for“作为交换”。3(2013重庆南开中学高三质检)As we know, language is one of the significant means for mankind to _ thoughts and feelings.A
3、drive BconveyCdeliver Dtransport答案:B考查动词词义。convey“传递;表达”,主要指传递和表达思想、意思、感情,符合句意。drive“驱使”;deliver“递送(物品、包裹、信件等)”;transport“(用交通工具)运送;运输”。4(2013南昌三中月考)The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery _ quickly.Ashuts up Bends upCruns out Dturns out答案:C考查动词短语辨析。句意:这位摄影师每天
4、都需要给数码相机充电,因为电池里的电很快就用完了。run out表示“用完;用尽”。5(2013东北育才中学高三质检)There is something wrong with my electric wire. I must find an electrical worker to _ the problem.Ahandle BraiseCload Dpresent答案:A考查动词词义。句意:我的电线出了毛病,我必须找个电工来处理问题。handle“处理”;raise“提出”;load“装载”;present“呈现”。6(2013淮北高三质检)The company has been _ f
5、rom a family business into one with 5,000 workforce.Atranslated BtransportedCtransplanted Dtransformed答案:D考查动词词义。句意:这家公司已由一个家庭作坊转换成了一个拥有5 000人的大公司。transform A into B“使A变成B”,与句意相符。7(2013威海模拟)I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I _ fully occupied the whole o
6、f last week.Awere Bhad beenChave been Dwas答案:D本道题目的前半句话是对过去情况的一种假设,但事实上并没有发生;而事实上没有发生的真实原因是句子的后半部分由but引导的转折句所表述的真实情况。因而but所引导的句子中应该用表示与过去事实相符合的表陈述的时态,即一般过去时。8(2013青岛高三质检)Our food supply _. Wed better get some in case theres _ left.Ais running out; none Bhas run out of; noneCis using up; nothing Dhas
7、 used up; nothing答案:A考查时态和不定代词。句意:我们的食物快用完了,我们最好买一些来以防一点食物也不剩。根据句意,第一个空应该用进行时表将来,可排除B、D两项;C项中use up为及物动词,应使用被动语态;“没有一点食物”应该用none而非nothing。9(2013潍坊高三质检)I remember one of them _, who speaks with strong Beijing accent.Ain short Bin particularCin public Din need答案:B考查短语意义。句意:我尤其记得其中一位,他讲话带有浓重的北京口音。in sh
8、ort“总之;简言之”;in particular“特别;尤其”;in public“在公众场合”;in need“需要”。10(2013南宁高三质检)_ I really dont like art, I find his work impressive.AAs BSinceCIf DWhile答案:D句意:尽管我不是真正地喜欢艺术,但我觉得他的作品确实能打动人。while在此意为“尽管”,相当于although。11(2013江西上高二中月考)We wont know how the plan works till we have _.Atried it out Btried it onC
9、tried out it Dtried on it答案:A考查动词短语。句意:我们通过实施这个计划才知道它如何。try out“测试;试验”;try on“试穿”。12(2013东北三省联考)Look, Johns fallen asleep at work!Oh, he must have_late last night.Awaken up Bput upCtaken up Dstayed up答案:D考查短语。句意:看,约翰工作时睡着了。他昨晚一定熬夜了。stay up“不睡觉,熬夜”。13(2013沈阳一模)John received an invitation to dinner, a
10、nd with his work _, he gladly accepted it.Afinished BfinishingChaving finished Dwas finished答案:A句意:约翰收到一份宴请函而且他的工作也干完了,他就欣然接受了邀请。根据句意,工作该是被完成,所以确定A、D。在with复合结构中,所缺部分作宾语补足语,D项只能作谓语。故选A。with的复合结构是高考的重点之一,因此要牢记它的基本结构并能熟练应用。14(2012三明普高联考)Jane, I feel really nervous with the oral contest approaching._. A
11、s long as you try your best, its a victory.A. Take your timeB. Its hard to say C. No problem D. Take it easy答案:D考查交际用语。句意:简,对于即将到来的口语测试,我感到很紧张。放松点。只要尽力了,就是胜利。由句意可知,选takeiteasy“放松点,别紧张”。15(2013东北三省第一次大联考)_ what was going to happen, I would never have left her alone.AIf I knew B.If I knowCHad I known
12、D.If had I known答案:C考查虚拟语气。由后句可知,这是对过去事情的假设,所以从句应该用过去完成时,排除A、B两项;D项语序不对,应表达为If I had known;C项是省略了if,同时把had提前了。.完形填空Run Away, Dont DelayOne night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him. He was watching a show_1_there were college students going to a gettogether in Was
13、hington DC, and_2_the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something. When they got there, they started becoming_3_in drinking, and doing drugs. I didnt want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed.About 330 am. I awoke, and lay there thinking about_4_, and a poem began forming in my mi
14、nd, which began as, “_5_sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, dont delay,_6_sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not_7_.” As I lay there, there was music which_8_it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by_9_, so I got up and
15、sat at the table, trying to_10_both the words and the music which came to me at the time._11_the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the_12_of the poem came to me as well.When it got_13_I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into
16、the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to_14_it with them. They all liked it, and_15_several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my_16_.Later, I wanted to put the song on paper_17_just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and h
17、ow_18_to go. Not knowing how to do that, I_19_the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up_20_. I was so glad.文章大意:一天晚上,“我”和儿子一起看电视。受到电视中情节的启发,“我”写了一首诗并谱上曲。1A.that BwhichCin which Dfor
18、which答案:C此句是一个定语从句。in which中的which指代先行词a show。2A.joining BwatchingCreporting Dencouraging答案:Ajoin sb.“和某人一起做(某事)”,此处指大学生们和很多人一起庆祝。3A.satisfied BinvolvedCexcited Dembarrassed答案:Bbe involved in.“参与;卷入”。4A.the tragedy Bthe accidentCthe mistake Dthe program答案:Dprogram“节目”;此处指代1空前的show。5A.Whenever BHowev
19、erCWherever DWhoever答案:Awhenever“每当时”;句意:当错误敲你的门时,马上跑开,不要犹豫。6A.for BwithCthus Dotherwise答案:Afor在此表原因,用于主句之后。7A.see BstayCcare Dtake答案:B此处选stay与前面的delay和韵,而且同义。8A.caught up with Bgot on well withCtook part in Dcame along with答案:Dcome along with“同一起出现”。9A.now BheartCnight Dmorning答案:D我睡不着了,我想在天亮前一直记着是
20、不可能的。10A.turn off Bwrite toCput down Dlook back答案:Cput down“记下;写下”。11A.Since BOnceCBefore DBecause答案:Bonce“一旦”;一旦确定下模式和音符,这首诗的其余部分也随之而来。12A.style BotherCrest Dpart答案:Cthe rest“剩余部分;其余”。参见上题。13A.light BsunnyCwell Dperfect答案:Aget light“天亮”。14A.learn BcheckCshare Dwrite答案:Cshare sth. with sb.“和某人分享”。此处
21、指我迫不及待地想和家人分享我新想出的诗。15A.so BsuchCvery Dtoo答案:A我的家人都很喜欢这首诗,“所以”那一天我吟诵了好几次。16A.dream BheartClife Dfamily答案:Bin ones heart“在某人内心深处”。17A.but for Binstead ofCother than Das if答案:Binstead of“而不是”。我想把诗写下来,而不是仅仅停留在我的笔记本上的小点点。18A.big BfarClow Dsweet答案:C该空与前面的high对应相反。19A.recorded BsangCplayed Dprinted答案:Arec
22、ord“录制”。20A.kindly BcarefullyCfriendly Dnicely答案:Dnicely相当于well。.阅读理解(2013长春市一调)When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your parentsjust the two of you?Parents who take their young children to music, swimming and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kid
23、s are older and in school all day. But it doesnt have to be that way. Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way, especially if you do it through a class or an event. When parent and child become students together, it puts them on the same leve
24、l, at least for a while.“I really like parents to come to class with their kidsthey start sharing things and talking about what theyre doing and what they like,” said art teacher Pyper Dixon.However, finding something new in common is a big choice for them, especially when kids get involved in sport
25、s and other afterschool activities. But its possible to learn a new skill or hobby together.Thats certainly true of Lauren, 11, of Silver Spring, who is in Dixons class with her father, Dennis. “I was just going to drop her off,” Dennis said, “but Dixon persuaded me to stay.”Now Lauren gets to nag h
26、er father about doing his art homework. “He always leaves it to the last minute,” she said.“But then hell turn around to do amazing drawings,” she added, “We have different styles of drawing, so its interesting to talk it over with him.”Without the Saturday morning art class, Dennis said, he would b
27、e reading the paper, and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer. But they talk more now. “I cant think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely,” he said.文章大意:本文是议论文。作者阐述了父母应与孩子一起参与有意义活动的观点。1The author raises the question at the beginning to _.Aexpect an ans
28、werBcriticize some parentsCintroduce the topicDsupport his argument答案:C推理判断题。 作者在第一段提出问题后,紧接着在第二段提出自己的观点:父母不应该在孩子长大上学后就不参与孩子的活动了。因此,第一段的问题是为了引出要讨论的话题。2What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together?AThe two will become equal.BThe two will communicate more.CThe child w
29、ill learn art much better.DThe parent will learn something new.答案:B细节理解题。由第三段中 Pyper Dixon 所说“they start sharing things and talking about what theyre doing and what they like,” 可知,他认为父母同孩子一起上美术课的好处是可以增进他们的交流。3The underlined word “nag” in the text probably means _.Aurge B.help Cignore D.teach答案:A词义猜测
30、题。由下文中的“He always leaves it to the last minute,” 可知,Lauren的父亲总是拖着不做作业,因此此处表示她敦促父亲完成作业。4We can learn from the text that _.ALauren used to talk a lot with her fatherBDennis enjoys studying art with LaurenCLauren dislikes her fathers drawingsDDennis likes playing computer games答案:B推理判断题。由最后一段中 Dennis所说的话“I cant think of .”可知, 他非常喜欢与Lauren一起上美术课。