1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 2 Section 2.单项填空1(2013合肥高一检测) The soldiers working in earthquakehit area have tried their best to save every possible life, risking _ their own.Alosing Bto loseClost Dbeing losing答案：A考查动名词作宾语。句意：在地震袭击地区工作的战士们冒着失去他们自己生命的危险尽力地去拯救每一个可能的生命。risk后接动名词作宾语，意为“冒险做某事”，又由句意知这里是主动关系。2To imp
2、rove our oral English, we should practice _ it every day.Aspeak Bto be spokenCspeaking Dto speak答案：C句意：为了改善口语，我们应该每天练习说英语。practice doing sth.练习做某事。3It is no _ arguing with the stubborn man because he will never change his mind.Ause BhelpCtime Dway答案：A考查动名词。句意：和那个固执的人争辩是没用的，因为他决不会改变他的主意的。Its no use后接
3、动名词作真正的主语，意为“做某事是没用的”，故选A。4When the little boy heard that his father couldnt help _ the ticket to the football match，he couldnt help _.Ato get; crying Bgetting; to cryCgetting；crying Dto get；to cry答案：A考查动名词。句意：当这小男孩听见他的爸爸不能帮忙买到足球赛的票时，他禁不住哭了。cant help doing sth.表示“禁不住干某事”；cant help(to) do sth.表示“不能帮助
4、干某事”，由句意可知选A。5_ let American people see the hope of their economic recovery.AThe president took office BThe president to take officeCThe president has taken officeDThe presidents taking office答案：D考查动名词的复合结构作主语。句意：总统就职让美国人看到了他们经济恢复的希望。动名词复合结构作主语时其结构应为“名词所有格或形容词性物主代词v.ing”。故选D项。6Even though the modern
5、 way of life is popular now, there are still some people used to _ a life in an old fashion.Alive Bto liveClived Dliving答案：D句意：尽管现代生活模式现在已很盛行，但是仍有一些人习惯过着旧式的生活。be used to doing sth.意为“习惯于做某事”，其中的to是介词，故后接动名词，故选D。7Why did Mary weep?She couldnt bear _ like that before the whole class.Amaking fun of Bbe
6、ing made fun ofCto be laughed at Dbeing made fun答案：Bbear后跟动名词作宾语。又因为主语和动名词之间为被动关系。故应用动名词的被动形式，所以选B。D项虽为被动。但漏掉了of，应排除。8He didnt drive to work today, for his car needs _.Arepair Bto repairCrepairing Dbeing repaired答案：Cneed作“需要”讲时，后跟动名词的主动形式表示被动意义，相当于不定式的被动形式。类似用法的词还有：want，require等。9(2014长沙高一检测)We dont
7、 allow _ here, but we can allow you _ in the next room.Asmoking; smoke Bsmoke; smokingCsmoking; to smoke Dsmoke; to smoke答案：C考查动名词。句意：我们不允许在这儿吸烟，但是允许你在隔壁房间吸。allow后有sb.接to do不定式，意为“允许某人做某事”；没有sb.则接动名词，意为“允许做某事”，因此C是正确答案。10(2013福建高考)_ basic firstaid techniques will help you respond quickly to emergenc
8、ies.AKnown BHaving knownCKnowing DBeing known答案：C考查非谓语动词。句意：知道基本的急救技术将会帮助你对紧急情况快速作出反应。由谓语“will help”可知，此句缺少主语形式，且句中的“you”与动词“know”为逻辑上的主谓关系。故用动名词的一般形式作主语。11(2013江苏高考)Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and _ to ruins, the city took on a new look.Areducing BreducedCbeing reduced Dhaving
9、 reduced答案：C考查非谓语动词。句意：在遭受大规模的地震和损失之后不久，那个城市就呈现出了崭新的面貌。and为并列连词，连接after后的两个宾语suffering from.和being reduced to.。be reduced to(doing) sth.使沦为，固定结构，故选C。12(2012福建高考)China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from _ in the South China Sea.Aattac
10、king Bhaving attackedCbeing attacked Dhaving been attacked答案：C句意：中国最近加紧了对黄岩岛附近海域的控制以保护中国的渔船在南海海域不被袭击。prevent. from doing保护免受，根据句意可知“保护渔船不被袭击”，故from后为being done。13(2012北京高考)One learns a language by making mistakes and _ them.Acorrects BcorrectCto correct Dcorrecting答案：D句意：人们在犯错误并改正它们的过程中学习一门语言。correc
11、ting them和making mistakes是并列的动名词短语，作介词by的宾语。解题关键：明确句中代词them指代前面的mistakes。14Its no use _ without taking action.Acomplain BcomplainingCbeing complained Dto be complained答案：B句意：光抱怨而不采取任何行动是没用的。此句应为考查句型“It is no use doing sth.”，此结构中需用动词ing形式作真正的主语，it为形式主语。解题关键：准确记忆句型It is no use doing sth.做某事没用。15I had
12、great difficulty _ the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant.Afind BfoundCto find Dfinding答案：D句意：在那家餐厅，我花了很大力气才从菜谱上找到合适的食物。have difficulty(in) doing sth.为固定结构，意为做某事有困难。解题关键：have difficulty/trouble (in) doing sth.为固定结构。.用所给动词的适当形式填空1It is no use _(cry) over the spilt milk.2We succeeded in _(fi
13、nish) our paper ahead of time.3Have you finished _(read) the book?4_(collect ) information is very important to businessmen.5Tom could not help _(jump) with joy on hearing the good news.6I should say sorry to Kate，for I regret _(refuse) to help her that day.7Everybody was made unhappy because he ins
14、isted on _(give) up that plan.8It is not worthwhile _(see) the movie for the second time.答案：1.crying2.finishing3.reading4.Collecting5.jumping6.refusing7.giving8.seeing.完成句子1This book _ again.(worth)这本书值得再读一次。2We must try to _.(avoid)我们必须设法避免犯同样的错误。3People _ that foolish man.(help)人们忍不住嘲笑那个愚蠢的人。4I sh
15、all never _. (forget)我永远不会忘记见到过那位著名作家。5We dont _.(allow)我们不允许在办公室里吸烟。6_ killing him for his property.(waste)浪费别人的时间无异于谋财害命。7It is _.(worthwhile)做这个实验是值得的。8Mary is _.(consider)玛丽正在考虑换工作。9Would you _？(mind)打开门你介意吗？10Everyone was _.(forward)大家都盼望着回家。答案：1.is worth reading2.avoid making the same mistakes
16、3couldnt help laughing at4.forget seeing the famous writer5allow smoking in the office6.Wasting a persons time is the same as7.worthwhile making the experiment8considering changing her job9.mind opening the door10.looking forward to returning home.阅读理解AThere are lots of insects that farmers hate. Bu
17、t there also are some they like. They protect crops against damage from other insects. A good example is the lady beetle, which is also known as the ladybug(瓢虫)Lady beetles are a natural control for aphids(蚜虫). Lady beetles are red, orange or black. They often have black spots, though some have ligh
18、t colored spots. Different kinds of lady beetles have different numbers of spots. There are lady beetles with four, five, seven and fourteen spots.Many of the wellknown kinds of lady beetles come from Asia or Europe. They now are common throughout the United States.American scientists imported one k
19、ind of lady beetle, the multicolored Asian lady beetle, as early as 1916. They released them as an attempt to control some kinds of insects. Over the years, the beetle has become established, possibly helped by some that arrived with imported plants on ships.Experts say over 450 kinds of lady beetle
20、s are found in North America. Some are native to the area. Others have been brought from other places. Almost all are helpful to farmers.The Asian lady beetles now in the United States probably came from Japan. The Asian lady beetle eats aphids that damage crops like soybeans, fruits and berries.In
21、the southern United States, Asian lady beetles have reduced the need for farmers to use pestkilling poisons on pecan trees. This popular tree nut suffers from aphids and other pests that the lady beetles eat.But some people say the Asian lady beetle has itself become a pest. They worry that the lady
22、 beetles may eat their lateautumn fruit crops.Experts say Asian lady beetles may appear in large numbers in some years. But they say the insects are too helpful to be considered as pests.1What do ladybugs look like?AAll kinds of ladybugs are of the same color.BMost of them are red, orange or black.C
23、They each have the same number of spots on them.DMost of them have fourteen spots.答案：B由第二段第二句可知B项正确，同时排除A项；由第二段第四句可知C项错误；D项文中没有提及。2Asian ladybugs have been in the United States for_.Anine decades Bhundreds of yearsChalf a century Da century答案：A由第四段第一句可知自1916年至今应为90多年，但离一个世纪还有好几年，所以A项为最佳选项。3According
24、 to the passage the following statements are supported EXCEPT_.Athere are more than 450 kinds of ladybugs in North America, including native onesBonly some imported ladybugs are helpful to the local plantsCsoybeans, fruits and berries are favorites of aphids.Dpecan trees are common in the south of A
25、merica答案：B由第五段最后一句可知B项与文章内容相悖。其余选项所述内容都与文章内容相符。4According to the experts, ladybugs are_.Amore helpful than considered as petsBmore pests than helpful insectsChelpful as well as destructiveDare more destructive than helpful答案：A根据末段最后一句可知，专家的观点是瓢虫益大于弊，不应被视为害虫。BI never really paid much attention to one
26、 particular flower until this year. The tulip (郁金香). Yes，it is beautiful. It is one of the first signs of spring. Still，I cant say that I have attempted to add it to our garden simply because it has such a short lifetime.Tulips are suitable to be gifts. So, the few we have in and around our house ha
27、ve come from the gifts given to us or the ones I have chosen for my wife like this year. Because the weather warmed very early, I wanted to buy something “springlike” to begin growing. I chose a small tulip already producing new leaves and gave it to my wife.In a very short time it began growing. Be
28、cause it was truly the first visible sign of spring for me，I paid more attention to it and Im glad I did. Every morning it opened in response to the sun welcoming all that it had to offer. Every evening it closed. This went on without hesitation for days. Then one day I found it spread its flowers f
29、ully in the sunlight. I had never seen it in that way before. Out of curiosity I touched the flower and two leaves. I felt terrible. It was then that I realized that the flower had come to the end of its days. That was when I realized how much I had been missing by not paying more attention to the t
30、ulip.Still，the most amazing part was that it really wasnt over yet. When I would see it as a gonetoosoon dead flower，it was already planning for a comeback. You see, the remaining leaves begin storing energy for future growth next year.文章大意：本文讲述了作者对郁金香一步一步至完全的认识了解。5The author wouldnt add the tulip t
31、o their garden before because _.Ait was an expensive plantBit needed special careCit had a short lifetimeDit took a lot of space答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段“. I cant say that I have attempted to add it to our garden simply because it has such a short lifetime.”可知，作者不愿在花园种郁金香主要是因为它的生命太短暂。6The author paid more att
32、ention to the tulips because _.Athey were more beautiful than other flowersBthey were in flower earlier than other plantsCthe flowers smelt sweeter than othersDthey needed to be watered more times答案：B推理判断题。根据第三段第二句可知，作者之所以关注郁金香，是因为它是春天到来的最早迹象。可以推断，郁金香开花要早于其他植物。7What is the feature of the tulip?AIt o
33、pens in the day and closes at night.BIt opens at night and closes in the day.CIt opens both in the day and at night.DThe time of its being open is long.答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段“Every morning it opened in response to the sun welcoming all that it had to offer. Every evening it closed.”可知，郁金香的特征是白天迎着太阳打开花瓣，晚上又
34、将花瓣合上。8What does the tulip look like before the end of its life?AThe flowers appear to be smaller and dead soon.BThe dead leaves fall onto the floor.CThe flowers become too dry to be touched.DThe flowers spread to their fullest.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段“Then one day I found it spread its flowers fully in the sunlight. It was then that I realized that the flower had come to the end of its days.”可知，郁金香在生命即将结束时花朵最为饱满。- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网