1、Unit 2 Section .单词拼写1The whole community felt great _(同情) for the familys bad luck.2David really has a thick skin! He said such _(可笑的) and unreasonable words after his mistake.3We _(宣布) that these decisions shall not be put into practice.4Almost all black people have a great voice; I really _(羡慕) th
2、em.5You are late again. Your _(奖金) will be reduced by fifty percent.6Children enjoy reading science f_.7The students have strong d_to discuss the question.8The mother was a_when her baby fell onto the ground and began to cry.9Playing tennis is one of his greatest s_.10Would you please do me a f_to p
3、ush the car to start?答案：1.sympathy2.absurd3.declare4.envy5.bonus6fiction7.desire8.alarmed9.satisfactions10.favour.用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。1“We must take _ measures to solve the problem.” the manager said _. (firm)2What _ the women most was that when they were talking about the _ news about the girl, she beca
4、me _ so that she ran away as soon as she heard this.(embarrass)3He _ to his friends why he was late but none of them thought his _ believable. (explain)4Coco is a _ singer. She is a singer of great _ for music and dancing. (talent)5Anne was sleeping when the phone _ her awake. She was even _ to hear
5、 the _ news that another bombing had hit Birmingham. (alarm)6Everything went on _ after they _ away all these difficulties. (smooth)7He didnt get _ to her until he was 36 years old but their _ only lasted 5 years. After their divorce he decided to _. This time he chose a woman who was kindhearted th
6、ough not beautiful. (marry)答案：1.firm; firmly2.embarrassed; embarrassing; embarrassed3.explained; explanation4.talented; talents5.alarmed; alarmed; alarming6.smoothly; smoothed7.married; marriage; remarry.完成句子1_ _ _(让我满意的是), we have settled everything in connection with this.2Some people _ _ _ _(渴望)a
7、 nicer car and a bigger house.3Please ask him to_ _ _(给我打电话)before nine tomorrow morning.4The woman dare not _ _ _ _ _ _ _(把她的婴儿独自留在房子里)even for five minutes.5Do you think he will _ _ _ _(声明反对这项计划)?答案：1To my satisfaction2.have a desire for3.ring me up4.leave her baby alone in the house5.declare agai
8、nst the plan.单项填空1The teacher allowed us 5 minutes to _ the text through to get a general idea of the whole passage.AdiscussBadaptCpileDscan答案：D句意为“老师给了我们5分钟时间来浏览(scan)全文，掌握其大意”。2Do you know when Britain _ war on Germany during the Second World War?In 1939，I suppose.AannouncedBdeclaredCfoughtDattend
9、ed答案：Bdeclare通常指正式地“公布，宣布，宣告”；declare war on“对宣战”。3Do you know that every man here _ you your freedom to do what you want?AenvyBlikeCappreciateDenjoy答案：A考查动词词义。envy“忌妒”；like“喜欢”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；enjoy“喜欢”。由句意可知A项正确。4Ring me _ every day，will you?With pleasure. Do ring _， please.Aup; backBback; backC
10、back; upDon; for答案：A句意为“每天给我打电话，好吗？”“好的，请给我回电话。”ring up“打电话”；ring back“回电话”。5It is none of your business _ other people think about you. Believe yourself.AhowBwhatCwhichDwhen答案：B分析句子结构可知，it作形式主语，而真正的主语应为后面的从句，且从句中缺少动词think的宾语，故用what引导。6This new product，_， this new style of shirt, is not very attract
11、ive to young people.Arather thanBother thanCor ratherDor else答案：C考查动词辨析。or rather“更确切地说”，常用作插入语，修正前面所说的话，符合题意。rather than“宁愿；而不是”；other than“除之外”；or else“否则；要不然”，皆与句意不符。故选C。7The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds _ by heavy rain.AappearedBhappenedCaccompaniedDmixed答案：C考查动词辨析。句意：那
12、场事故发生在这样一个夜晚强风伴随着大雨。with strong winds accompanied by heavy rain为with复合结构作定语。accompanied by.“由陪伴”，符合语境。mixed应与介词with搭配才对。8The old woman _ her sons and daughters _ and see her from time to time.Asuggested; to comeBhoped; to comeCdesired; comingDdesired; to come答案：D考查动词辨析。句意：这位老妇人渴望她的儿女儿们不时地来看望她。sugges
13、t doing sth.“建议做某事”；hope to do sth.“希望做某事”；desire sb. to do sth.“渴望某人做某事”。9Its unnatural for a mother to leave her child _ to enjoy herself.AaloneBlonelyCloneDloneliness答案：A考查leave的短语。句意：作为母亲，让孩子独自一个人玩是不合常理的。leave. alone表示“丢下不管”，是固定短语，故选A。10The patient is seriously ill. Better have him _ on in no ti
14、me.AoperateBto operateCoperatingDoperated答案：D考查have的用法。have sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”；have sb. doing sth.“让某人持续做某事”；have sb. done“遭遇到某事”。句意：这个病人病得很严重，最好立刻给他动手术。此句中him与operate为被动关系。故D项正确。.阅读理解ANorah had a cottage on a cliff(悬崖)above a big bay. In winter it could be very unpleasant because of strong winds a
15、nd sea waves. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs, because their bedroom upstairs, which faced the gales, had a very big window, and they were afraid that an extra violent wind might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over the
16、m. Also, the salt wave from the sea put an end to many of the colorful plants Norah planted in her garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them, but the wind just hit it, went up over the top and then down the other side, so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked s
17、alt.But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much. At weekends she could sit outofdoors in the sun, looking at the beautiful view, with interesting ships and boats passing by, and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of
18、friends and relations. In the summer lots of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place, and in the end it really became quite annoying for the couple. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals, sitting in the sun for hour
19、s, and talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertain and listen to them.This went on for several years. Norah didnt wish to appear rude by refusing to let her friends and relations but on the other hand, she was getting tired every summer. Then one day Norah was complainin
20、g about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair. “Youre disturbed by too many uninvited guests, arent you？” said the hairdresser. “Why dont you try my way of escaping？”“Whats that？” asked Norah.“Well，” the hairdresser answered, “when the bell rings, I will put on my coat and take my sho
21、pping bag. If its someone I dont want to see, I will say innocently, I m sorry, but Ive got to go out. But.”文章大意：这篇文章主要讲了每年夏天，总有许多亲戚和朋友来Norah夫妇的家，他们已经厌倦了这样的不速之客，理发师告诉了Norah一个逃避的好方法。1The underlined word “gale” in Paragraph One can be replaced by “_”AwindBshipCseaDanimal答案：A考查词义猜测。根据上文中的“because of st
22、rong winds”，以及句子谓浯“was blowing”可推知该词的意思为“风”，故选A。2How did Norah go to the sea for a swim?AShe went there by ship.BShe walked there.CShe swam there.DShe went there by bicycle.答案：D考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim”，可知，应选D。3We can infer that _.Alots of friends came to
23、 visit them in winterBfew friends came to visit them in winterCfriends came to visit them only for drinks and mealsDNorah was a good cook答案：B考查推理判断。根据第一段中的第二句及第四段中的第二句和第五段中的第二句可推知答案应为B。4Which of the following is the best title?AA Good Place for Enjoying the SeaBA Visit to NorahCA Clever Way of Escap
24、ingDA Warmhearted Couple答案：C考查标题判断。这篇文章主要讲了每年夏天，总有许多亲戚和朋友来Norah夫妇的家，他们已经厌倦了这样的不速之客，理发师告诉了Norah一个逃避的好方法。文章的精彩之处在于理发师提出的方法，故选C。BA 1.6meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people, as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint(冲刺)toward its market launch(投放), said a sen
25、ior researcher on the robot project on Saturday.“We are working on testing the exact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expected market launch of the robot in two to three years，” said Li Ruifeng, a member of the project.He said the team hoped to reduce the cost so that the
26、 robot can be priced at 30,000 to 50,000 yuan, which is expected to be an affordable price for most of Chinas betteroff families.The robot has been developed with the functions of fetching food, medicine, sounding alarms in case of water or gas leakage, sending texts or video images via wireless com
27、munications, and even singing a song or playing chess to entertain its masters.Li said that the robot, developed independently in China, has technology at the same level as those in western labs.China set about the research of the robot in 2007, when it was listed as a national key project. It is ba
28、cked by government funding(拨款). China has the worlds largest elderly population with 159 million people over 60, accounting for 12 percent of its total population. According to a survey by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, more than 10 million caregivers and nurses are needed to attend the elderly popu
29、lation, as most of Chinese elderly prefer to live their retired lives at home.5The passage mainly talked about_.Athe problems of Chinese elderly populationBthe advantages of the Robot caregiversCrobot caregivers for the elderly to the marketDthe governments attention to the elderly答案：C主旨大意题。由第一段首句“A
30、 1.6meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people, as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint toward its market launch”可知。6The underlined word “backed”in the last paragraph means_.AsupportedBsuggestedCcontrolledDstopped答案：A词义猜测题。由前一句的“a national key project”及其后的“b
31、y government funding(拨款)”可知。7From the last paragraph we know that_.Aour government pays no attention to the elderly peopleBChina has the worlds largest elderly populationCChinese elderly people prefer to be looked after by robot caregiversDrobots are the best friends for the lonely elderly people答案：
32、B细节理解题。由最后一段第三句“China has the worlds largest elderly population with 159 million people over 60, accounting for 12 percent of its total population.”可知。8Which of the following is true according to the passage?ARobot caregivers will appear in the market in 2 or 3 years.BRobot caregivers can help elder
33、ly people to everything.CThe robot needs some technology from western labs.DThe robot is expected to be bought by every people.答案：A细节理解题。由第二段“We are working on testing the exact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expected market launch of the robot in two to three years”可知。9The author wrote the passage to_.Aadvertise a robot caregiver to the elderlyBtell China elderly not to worry about their lifeCexplain how robot caregivers work in the futureDintroduce a newlydeveloped robot caregiver答案：D主旨大意题。综合全文可知，本文讲述了一种可以照顾孤独老年人生活的机器人即将面世以及与其相关的测试、成本、功能、技术、前景等。
