1、Unit 2 RobotsPeriod 2.词汇基础A单词拼写。1It is ridicu lously a_ to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.2How to solve this problem is only my a_； please dont try to persuade me any more.3Almost all black people have a great voice; I really e_ them.4Can you guess how long the longest _ (手指甲) in the wo
2、rld is?5You are late again.Your _ (奖金) will be reduced by fifty percent.6Nobody dares to tell Richard that his painting is really _ (糟糕的)7Carl is a wonderful dancer, whose moves are so _ (优雅的)8Much to his parents s_， the boy has again made great progress in his schoolwork.【答案】1.absurd2.affair3.envy4
3、.fingernail5.bonus6awful7.elegant8.satisfactionB短语填空。set aside，ring up，have sympathy for，be bound to，test out，let sb alone，or rather，turn around，in all，be absent from1He _ go for a college education though he was poor at that time.2He is in a temper today so _.3We numbered 20 _.4After Boeing(波音公司)ha
4、d the plane built，it _ thoroughly.5He didnt know how to do his homework because he _ the class.6A man who often _ others will be done a favor.7He went home very late last night，_，in the early hours this morning.8She _ a bit of money every month.9Some women especially enjoy passengers _ to see them.1
5、0My classmate _ me _ saying that the school football team had got three victories this month against other schools.【答案】1.was bound to2.let him alone3.in all4was tested out5.was absent from6has sympathy for7.or rather8.sets aside9turning around10.rang；upC用适当的介词或副词填空。1Dont ring _； I havent finished my
6、 story.2Please turn the sentence _ English.3I really expected him to turn _ on time.4Im sure things will turn _ all right.5Hundreds of people have to be turned _ from the stadium.6The bus had to back up and turn _.【答案】1.off2.into3.up4.out5.away6.aroundD根据所给提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1我回来和他们一起生活，更确切地说，是和他们待在一起。(or
7、 rather)_2劳驾， 我在打电话， 把收音机的声音调小点好吗？ (favour)_3她仔细看着他的脸，寻思他在想什么。(scan)_【答案】1I came back to live with them, or rather, to stay with them.2Do me a favour and turn the radio down while Im on the phone, will you?3She scanned his face, looking for signs of what he was thinking.完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个
8、选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Are forests always created by nature？ A man from rural India proves that this is not 1 true.Abdul Kareem， who used to be an airline ticketing agent， has a great love for the 2.Though he never went to college， he can talk about plants and trees like an expert.In 1977， he bought a p
9、iece of rocky wasteland with the hope of 3 trees on it.In the beginning， people thought he was 4 to waste his time and money on the land.But he 5 ignored them and kept working on the soil and planting trees there.The land was so 6 that it had to be watered several times a day.Kareem had to fetch the
10、 water from a 7 that was a kilometer away.In the first two years， none of the trees he planted survived.However， in the third year， several young trees started growing.Greatly 8 by the result， Kareem planted more trees and this man made forest began to take 9.Kareem let his forest grow naturally， wi
11、thout using fertilizers or insecticides.He believed in the 10of nature to renew itself without the interference of humans.Thats why he did not allow fallen leaves or branches from the forest to be removed.After years of 11， Kareem has not only realized his dream but also 12 a piece of deserted land
12、into a beautiful forest.Today， his forest is 13 to 1,500 medicinal plants， 2,000 varieties of trees， rare birds， animals， and insects.Now，14 from all over the world come to visit his creation.They hope to do research on the secret of his success so that other parts of the world could 15 from it.()1.
13、A.strangelyB.importantlyC.necessarily D.naturally()2.A.jobs B.planesC.tickets D.woods()3.A.watering B.growingC.examining D.expecting()4.A.pleased B.wiseC.crazy D.disappointed()5.A.simply B.hardlyC.rarely D.rudely()6.A.damp B.hardC.poor D.dry()7.A.resource B.sourceC.force D.course()8.A.surprised B.sa
14、tisfiedC.challenged D.encouraged()9.A.place B.shapeC.steps D.risks()10.A.ability B.activityC.quality D.possibility()11.A.effects B.effortsC.comforts D.harvests()12.A.persuaded B.cheatedC.transformed D.guided()13.A.home B.keyC.access D.way()14.A.children B.parentsC.tourists D.scientists()15.A.suffer B.benefitC.prevent D.escape【答案】15CDBCA610DBDBA1115BCADB
