1、课时强化练(五)必修2Unit 2Wish you were here.单项填空1To keep safe an earthquake，you should remain at a spot in your room where nothing may fall on you.Ain search ofBin advance ofCin terms ofDin case of【解析】in advance of 在之前。【答案】B2Every evening after dinner，if not from work，I will spend some time walking my dog.A
2、being tiredBtiringCtiredDto be tired【解析】考查省略句式。在if引导的条件状语从句中，若从句还原应为if I am not tired from work，根据省略的原则，所以答案选C。【答案】C3After the long journey，the three of them went back home， Ahungry and tiredlyBhungry and tiredChungrily and tiredlyDhungrily and tired【解析】用形容词短语作主语补足语，说明主语的状态。【答案】B4All the rooms are w
3、ith electric light.AsuppliedBgivenCofferedDburnt【解析】be supplied with是固定用法，意为“被提供，供给装备”。其他选项不符合语法和题意。【答案】A5 in the newspaper，I didnt notice what was happening.AHaving buriedBBuryingCBuriedDTo be buried【解析】句意：由于专心看报，我没注意到发生了什么。buried in the newspaper为过去分词短语作状语。【答案】C6There was once a town in this count
4、ry where all life seemed to live in with its surroundings.AcoincidenceBharmonyCuniformDalliance【解析】句意：这个国家曾有个小镇，在那里所有的生命都能与周围环境和谐共处。四个选项都含有“一致”的意思。coincidence意为“一致，巧合”，多指在时间空间等方面相同；harmony意为“和谐，融洽”，短语in harmony within accordance with，意为“与和谐一致”；uniform作名词时意为“制服，军服”；alliance意为“同盟，联合”，指各方面采取一致行动等。很显然B项
5、正确。【答案】B7The likely reactions of the market need to be before we act.Aconsidered onBbased onCrelied onDreflected on【解析】句意：在我们采取行动前要仔细考虑市场上可能出现的反应。reflect on/upon仔细考虑，沉思，符合句意。【答案】D8There are some cases this rule does not hold good.AthatBwhichCwhenDwhere【解析】句意：在某些情况下，这条规则不适用。case为先行词时，如果定语从句中不缺少主干成分，要
6、用where引导定语从句。【答案】D9Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to since the flood hit the area last Friday.Ahave been missingBhave got lostCbe missingDget lost【解析】句意：警方正搜寻一位女士，据报道，自从上周五洪水侵袭该地区后，她就失踪了。who is reported to.作a woman的定语。Sb.is reported to do sth.可改为：It is reported that sb.do/does/
7、did sth.。根据since引导的时间状语从句可判断该空应填have been missing。由此可知A项正确。此外本题B项中的have got lost表瞬间行为，不能与since引导的时间状语从句连用。【答案】A10(2016北京高考)Jack in the lab when the power cut occurred.AworksBhas workedCwas workingDwould work【解析】考查固定句式。句意：杰克正在实验室里工作，这时突然停电了。be doing sth.when.“(某人)正在做某事，这时”，是固定句式，故选C项。【答案】C(2017江西九校联合
8、测试)More than 4 in 10 cancers600，000 in the UK alonecould be prevented if people led healthier lives，say experts.The population of the UK is about 63，000，000.Latest figures from Cancer Research UK show smoking is the biggest avoidable risk factor (因素)，followed by unhealthy diets.The charity advises p
9、eople to live healthily，limit alcohol intake and do regular exercise.According to the figures from 2007 to 2011，more than 300，000 cases of cancer recorded were linked to smoking.A further 145，000 were linked to unhealthy diets containing too much processed food.Obesity contributed to 88，000 cases an
10、d alcohol to 62，200.Sun damage to the skin and physical inactivity were also contributing factors.Professor Max Parkin，a Cancer Research UK statistician，says，“Theres now little doubt that certain lifestyle choices can have a big influence on cancer risk，with research around the world all pointing to
11、 the same key risk factors.”“Of course everyone wants to enjoy some extra treats during the Christmas holidays so we dont want to ban beef pies and wine but its a good time to think about taking up some healthy habits.”“Leading a healthy lifestyle cant guarantee someone wont get cancer but we can st
12、ack the odds in our favour by taking positive steps.”Public Health England says a healthy lifestyle can play an important role in reducing cancer risk.It says campaigns such as Smokefree，Dry January and Change4Life Sugar Swaps all aim to raise public awareness.Its important that we not only continue
13、 to make progress in noticing cancer earlier and improving treatments，but helping people understand how they can reduce their risk of developing cancer in the first place remains important in dealing with cancer.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。专家们认为，如果我们拥有健康的生活方式，那么超过十分之四的癌症是可以避免的。1Which of the following is the thir
14、d biggest avoidable cancer factor?AObesity.BAlcohol intake.CUnhealthy diets.DPhysical inactivity.A细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，可避免的致癌因素中排名第一的是吸烟，第二是不健康的饮食，第三是肥胖，第四是喝酒。2According to Professor Max Parkin， Aits OK to drink wine during festivalsBthe causes of cancer are still unclear nowCunhealthy food should be com
15、pletely bannedDa healthy lifestyle will protect us from cancerA细节理解题。根据第五段中的“everyone wants to enjoy some extra treats during the Christmas holidays so we dont want to ban beef pies and wine”可知，Max Parkin 教授虽然极力倡导健康的生活方式，但他认为节假日期间少量喝酒还是可以的。3By saying the underlined words in Paragraph 6，Professor Max
16、 Parkin means we can Ahelp othersBimprove our livesCdiscover cancer earlyDdecrease our cancer riskD句意理解题。根据第四段中的“certain lifestyle choices can have a big influence on cancer risk”可知，生活方式的选择对患癌症的机率有很大的影响。因此，健康的生活方式虽然不能确保我们不患癌症，但可以“降低我们患癌症的机率”。4Whats the main idea of the text?AMost cancers are caused
17、by smoking.BCancer is greatly linked to our lifestyle.CThere are different factors that lead to cancer.DPublic awareness should be raised to prevent cancer.B主旨大意题。本文前三段通过数据等说明可避免的致癌因素的前几名都跟生活方式有关，第四、五、六段引用 Max Parkin 教授的话进一步证明了生活方式与癌症之间的关系，最后一段通过英国公共卫生局的官方发言再一次说明了健康的生活方式可以降低得癌症的机率。故选B项。.任务型阅读(2017扬州
18、中学高三检测)Age has its privileges in America, and one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain agein some cases as low as 55is automatically entitled to dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is deter
19、mined not by ones need but by the date on ones birth certificate. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businessesas common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.People with gray hair often are given the discounts without
20、 even asking for them; yet, millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent(有支付能力的). Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that“elderly”and“n
21、eedy”are synonymous(同义的)Perhaps that once was true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population. To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor. But most of them arent.It is impossible to determine th
22、e impact of the discounts on individual companies. For many firms, they are a stimulus to revenue. But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense, directly or indirectly, of younger Americans.Moreover, they are a direct irritant in what some politicians and scholars see as a coming confli
23、ct between the generations.Generational tensions are being fueled by continuing debate over Social Security benefits, which mostly involve a transfer of resources from the young to the old. Employment is another sore point. Buoyed(支持)by laws and court decisions，more and more older Americans are decl
24、ining the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the jobthereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers.Far from a kind of charity they once were, senior citizen discounts have become a formidable economic privilege to a group with millions of members who dont need the
25、m.It no longer makes sense to treat the elderly as a single group whose economic needs deserve priority over those of others. Senior citizen discounts only enhance the myth that older people cant take care of themselves and need special treatment; and they threaten the creation of a new myth, that t
26、he elderly are ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of children and other age groups. Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are fighting againstdiscrimination by age.OutlineDetailsIntroductionAge determines whether an American can be given a discou
27、nt，which is a common 1. in American business life today.Origin ofsenior citizendiscountSince the senior citizens are often treated as people who are in 2. ，they are given such priority.3. situationThe situation has changed a lot where the majority of the elderly are not poor at all.Younger Americans
28、 were at a/an 4. directly or indirectly due to the discounts given to the elderly，thus leading to conflicts between generations.The number of older Americans 5. to work rather than retire is on the increase，which means 6. opportunities for young workers.It is no longer a kind of charity because mill
29、ions of senior citizens dont need the priority 7. .ConclusionIts unwise to offer discount priority to the elderly.It will mislead people to think they are unable to 8. to themselves.People may think that they are ungrateful and theyre hurting the 9. of other age groups.Actually senior citizen discou
30、nts，to some extent，10. against their age.【语篇解读】本文探讨了美国社会老年人享受商品折扣这一特殊待遇的现象。作者提出很多老年人是拥有支付能力的，他们并不需要享受折扣。让他们享受商品折扣其实是牺牲了青年人的利益，甚至会加剧两代人之间的冲突。老年人所享受折扣实际上是一种年龄歧视。1【解析】根据第一段最后一句中the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses折扣已成为许多企业的常规组成部分，可知这是个惯例，故填practice。【答案】practice2【解析】根据第二段中but toda
31、y elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population可知此处指贫穷的人，故填need/poverty。【答案】need/poverty3【解析】根据句意可知此处指“目前的状况”，故填Present/Current。【答案】Present/Current4【解析】根据第三段中But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense，directly or indirectly，of younger Americans
32、.Moreover，they are a direct irritant in what some politicians and scholars see as a coming conflict between the generations.可知优惠对年轻人来说是劣势。故此处填disadvantage。【答案】disadvantage5【解析】根据第四段中Buoyed(支持)by laws and court decisions，more and more older Americans are declining the retirement dinner in favor of st
33、aying on the job可知这里指的是：更喜欢工作的人的数量增长。故填preferring。【答案】preferring6【解析】根据第四段最后一句Buoyed(支持)by laws and court decisions，more and more older Americans are declining the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the jobthereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers.可知这里指的是：更喜欢
34、工作的人的数量增长，这意味着年轻人工作的机会更少。故填fewer。【答案】fewer7【解析】根据第五段Far from a kind of charity they once were，senior citizen discounts have become a formidable economic privilege to a group with millions of members who dont need them.可知数以百万的老年人不需要经济上的优待。副词修饰动词，故此处填economically。【答案】economically8【解析】根据最后一段中Senior cit
35、izen discounts only enhance the myth that older people cant take care of themselves and need special treatment可知这误导他们认为他们不能照顾他们自己。根据句意可知此处填attend/tend。【答案】attend/tend9【解析】根据最后一段倒数第二句they threaten the creation of a new myth，that the elderly are ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of c
36、hildren and other age groups.可知他们是不感恩的，他们以牺牲孩子为代价同时伤害了其他年龄组的利益。故填interest(s)/benefit(s)。【答案】interest(s)/benefit(s)10【解析】根据最后一段最后一句Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are fighting againstdiscrimination by age.老年人折扣的本质正是美国老人所反对的，即年龄歧视。可知此空填discriminate。【答案】discri
37、minate.写作素材(关于冒险)1珍妮是一个著名的小说家，上周出版了一部新小说。2它描绘了一次不同寻常的冒险经历。3主人公骑骆驼来到一个废弃的城堡。4在城堡里他遇到了一位美人。5他们相爱了并一起出发去探索神秘的沙漠。提示：黑体部分用本单元词汇表达，并且请使用who/which/where引导的定语从句。【连句成篇】(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文) 【参考范文】Jenny，who is a famous novelist，published a new novel last week，which describes an extraordinary adventure.The hero rode a camel to a deserted castle，where he met a beauty.They fell in love with each other and they together set off to explore the mysterious desert.【导学号：36742193】
