1、 Unit 2English around the world.单项填空1Im Chinese and I do feel_Chinese language is_most beautiful language.Whats your opinion?Athe；a B/；theCthe；/ D/；a答案A解析第一空需填the，指“汉语”；第二空填a, a most beautiful language是泛指，其中most相当于very。2These days strange things happened_in the small village, which caused a panic am
2、ong the villagers.Afrequently BfluentlyCregularly Ddeliberately答案A解析考查副词辨析。frequently 常常，频繁地，符合句意。fluently 流利地；regularly有规律地；deliberately故意地。3In my opinion, I can be fit for the position as an English secretary because I have an excellent_of English.Acommand BorderCmaster Ddirection答案A解析考查名词短语。能构成名词
3、短语的只有have a good command of 表示“精通”，其他名词都不能构成短语，所以答案选A。4_his being late again，he lost his job and had to stay at home.AOwe to BAs result ofCIn case of DBecause of答案D解析根据句意可知，逗号前应为原因状语，故C项不对；A项应为owing to；B项应为as a result of。故只有D项正确。5Do you think its a good idea to make friends with your students?_，I do
4、.I think its a great idea.AReally BObviouslyCActually DGenerally答案C解析句意为：你认为和你的学生交朋友是个好主意吗？我认为是个好主意。由下句肯定回答可知赞同对方的观点，故用actually。6The money collected should be made good use_the people in Sichuan Province who suffered a lot in the earthquake.Aof helping Bto helpCto helping Dof to help答案D解析make (good)
5、 use of(好好)利用，变为被动时态即be made(good) use of；句中to help the people.为不定式作目的状语。7During the flight to the Moon, Change Satellite_adjusts her direction so that she can go into her programmed orbit and then circle around it at the most appropriate angle.Aeventually BgraduallyCconstantly Dcontinuously答案B解析考查副
6、词词义辨析。句意为：在飞往月球的途中，嫦娥一号卫星逐渐调整她的方向以便能进入预定的轨道并以合适的角度绕其运行。eventually最终；gradually逐渐地；constantly不断地；continuously继续地。8The army received a command that they_to the front immediately.Awould march Bmust marchCshould march Dwere marching答案C解析command命令，其that从句中用“(should)动词原形”。9It could be judged from her eyes_
7、she was very satisfied with her performance.Awhat BwhichCthat Dwhere答案C解析考查名词性从句。句意为：她对她的表现很满意，这可以从她的眼睛里判断出来。it是形式主语，that引导的从句是真正的主语。10The boss went up to ask_.Awhat the matter was Bwhats the matterCwhat was the matter Dwhat the matter is答案C解析从句中的what作主语，was为系动词，the matter是表语，故what is/was the matter
8、？作宾语时，语序不变。B项时态错误。11According to my grandma，it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold._，scientists agree with her. (2010浙江，18)ASooner or later BOnce in a whileCTo be exact DBelieve it or not答案D解析句意为：根据我奶奶的说法，感冒时喝鸡汤是个好主意。信不信由你，科学家们与她的看法相同。sooner or later迟早；once in a while时不时地；to be e
9、xact确切地说；believe it or not信不信由你。根据上下文可知，believe it or not符合语境。12He wont change his mind_you go and try to persuade him yourself.Asince BuntilCas if Deven if答案D解析考查even if引导让步状语从句。13His_was so strong that I couldnt understand a word he was saying.Anoise BvoiceCaccent Dsound答案C解析考查名词辨析。accent口音。句意为：他的
10、口音很浓，他说的话我一个字也听不懂。noise噪音；voice嗓音；sound声音(泛指各种声音)。14The newlyfounded chess club formally_us to attend the opening ceremony.Arequested BrequiredCdemanded Dcommanded答案A解析表示正式委婉的请求用request。demand不用于demand sb. to do；require语气太重，表示(法律)要求；command命令，语气不合适。15His uncle made a film_his story in his childhood.
11、Abased on Bwas based onCbasing on Dto base on答案A解析based on为过去分词短语，在句中作后置定语修饰a film。.阅读理解AI am Johanna.So，with many of my friends going back to school for the last few semesters of their bachelors or their masters，I find myself missing school.Ive been out of university since May 2010 and its been qui
12、te an adjustment.The thing I miss most，however，is always learning new things or maybe being motivated to study new topics.Now，when I get home from work，I dont always have the energy or the time to read some classic literature or study Spanish.I just want to escape，or clean，or walk the dog!So while m
13、y life starts to settle，around me，it seems my student friends are always moving and learning.But I dont like this feeling，so I have to decide to be more motivated to broaden my horizons and I mostly turn to the Internet to fulfill this need.I recently discovered，online，The University of the Streets
14、Caf，which sounds like one option for continuing my education，free of charge.I also like its style of guided conversation in an informal setting，compared with a lecture hall with a professor who cant even tell what he or she looks.I have also taken advantage of all the amazing lectures and talks on T
15、ED：Ideas Worth Spreading and Id like to share a few with you.My alltime favourite is a brief，funny speech by Ken Robinson on creativity and education.He also wrote a new book that is great for motivation to do what youre meant to do!School definitely provides more structure to learning.However，all t
16、hese online talks and websites are great.This way of learning is a bit all over the place，kind of like this blog post.How do you keep your mind busy learning new things without school?1Whats the real reason why the author misses school?AShe just wants to take a masters degree.BIts a long time since
17、she graduated from university.CShe feels she is not motivated enough to study new things.DShe wants to read some classic literature or study Spanish.答案C解析细节理解题。由文章第二段的“.maybe being motivated to study new topics.”及“I dont always have the energy.study Spanish.”可以看出，作者毕业后忙于日常琐事，学习新知识的动力不足，这才是她思念学校学习的真正
18、原因。2Seeing that her student friends are always moving and learning，the author feels _.Aangry Benvious Cmotivated Dhopeless答案B解析推理判断题。由第三段的“But I dont like this feeling，so I have to decide to be more motivated to broaden.”可以推断出，作者看到自己的学生朋友们为求学东奔西跑，自己感到非常羡慕，所以不甘“堕落”，就转向网络教育这个学习渠道。3If you are intereste
19、d in surprising ideas，you can _.Avisit the website http：/Blisten to the speeches on creativity and educationCtake a course on The University of the Streets CafDbuy a book about motivation written by Ken Robinson答案A解析细节理解题。由文章第五段可以推知答案为A项。其他选项与问题不符。4What was the authors purpose in writing this passag
20、e?ATo advise people to be more motivated to broaden their horizons.BTo tell people how to overcome the feeling of missing school life.CTo tell people that Internet education may be a good choice for you.DTo recommend you a free online school，The University of the Streets Caf.答案C解析写作意图题。通读全文可知，作者旨在告诉
21、人们，脱离了学校教育，网络教育对你来说是个不错的选择。BPeople in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.They take their dogs for walks，let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.However，dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life.The expression，to lead a dogs life，desc
22、ribes a person who has an unhappy existence.Some people say we live in a dogeatdog world.That means many people are competing for the same things，like good jobs.They say that to be successful，a person has to work like a dog.This means they have to work very，very hard.Such hard work can make people d
23、ogtired.And，the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.Still，people say every dog has its day.This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.To be successful，people often have to learn new skills.Yet，some people say that you can never teach an old
24、dog new tricks.They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.People who are unkind or uncaring can be described meaner than a junkyard dog.Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away thi
25、ngs they do not want.Mean dogs are often used to guard this property.They bark or attack people who try to enter the property.However，sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad.We say his bark is worse than his bite.Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when t
26、hey are angry at each other.For example，a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary.She might tell him that he is in the doghouse.She may not treat him nicely until he apologizes.However，the husband may decide that it is best to leave things al
27、one and not create more problems.He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather.The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year.A rainstorm may cool the weather.But we do not want it to rain too hard.We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.5To
28、achieve success，you must _.Afeel dogtiredBwork like a dogCbecome sick as a dogDbe meaner than a junkyard dog答案B解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“They say that to be successful，a person has to work like a dog.”可知答案。6To everyones surprise，Jack has been employed by a big company，about which we can say，“_.”AEvery dog has
29、its dayBJack works like a dogCHis bark is worse than his biteDJack really lives in a dogeatdog world答案A解析推理判断题。Jack出人意料地被大公司录用，从此时来运转。结合第三段中的“Still，people say every dog has its day.This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.”可推知答案。7What kind of people live a diffi
30、cult life?AThose who lead a dogs life.BThose who have the dog days.CThose who are in the doghouse.DThose whose bark is worse than his bite.答案A解析细节理解题。由第一段中的“The expression，to lead a dogs life，describes a person who has an unhappy existence.”可知答案。8What does the article mainly talk about?ADogs life in America.BHow to treat dogs well.CWhy Americans love dogs.DExpressions with the word “dog”答案D解析主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，本文主要是讲述一些与单词dog相关的词语。7