1、Unit 2 Cloning Section Learning about Language.根据汉语提示，完成句子1我们队赢了那场比赛的消息是真的。The news_ _ _ _ _the game is true.2我不知道他发生了什么事。 I have no idea_ _ _ to him.3你同意我们盖新公寓楼的计划吗？Do you_ _ _ _ _we should build a new apartment building?4他必须回答他是否同意这样一个问题。He must answer the question_ _ _ _ _.5有一项建议是布朗应该离队。There was
2、_ _ _Brown should be dropped from the team.答案：1.that our team has won2.what has happened3.agree with the plan that4.whether he agrees or not5.a suggestion that.单项填空1Children are_ to have some accidents as they grow up.Aobvious BimpossibleCbound Ddoubtless答案：C句意：孩子在成长的过程中一定会遇到一些事情。be bound to do“一定或注
3、定(做)”。2_，the police stopped the car and arrested the two thieves.AFrom time to time B. Shortly afterCOccasionally DArbitrarily答案：B考查副词的用法。句意：没过多久，警察拦住了那辆车并逮捕了那两名小偷。只有B项shortly after“不久以后”符合语境。3You_the lady an apology. I will not allow you to leave unless you apologize for what you have done.Aown Bma
4、keCowe Dpay答案：C本题考查动词的用法。句意：你欠那位女士一个道歉，我不会让你离开除非你为所做的事道歉。根据句意应选C项。4Mother made me a promise_I passed the driving test she would buy me a car.Athat BofCwhen D. that if答案：D考查同位语从句。that从句作promise同位语。句意：妈妈向我承诺如果我通过了驾照考试，她将给我买辆车。5Danby left word with my secretary_he would call again in the afternoon.Awho
5、 BthatCas Dwhich答案：B考查同位语从句。句意：Danby给我的秘书留下了话，下午他将会再打电话的。he would call again in the afternoon是解释说明word内容的，故用that引导同位语从句。6If the economic situation goes on like this, theres a danger_many factories may have to close down.Athat BwhenCwhether Das答案：A考查同位语从句。句意：如果经济形势继续像这样的话就会有一种危险，许多工厂可能不得不倒闭。many fact
6、ories may have to close down是解释说明danger内容的，故用that引导同位语从句。7What do you think of his proposal_we_a play at the English party?Awhat; put up B. that; put onCwhich; put up Dthat; put off答案：B考查同位语从句及动词短语辨析。句意：你认为他提出的建议，即我们在英语聚会上上演一部戏剧怎么样？proposal后接同位语从句，从句谓语动词应用“should动词原形”，should可以省略。put on“上演”；put up“搭起
7、，建起”；put off“推迟”。8There is evidence_the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations programs to reduce newborn deaths are starting to make progress.Awhat B. ifChow D. that答案：D考查同位语从句。句意：有证据显示比尔及梅林达盖茨基金会为了减少新生儿死亡的项目正开始取得进展。the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations programs to reduce newborn deaths are starting t
8、o make progress是解释说明evidence内容的，故用that引导同位语从句。9There is no doubt_he will finish the task in time.A. while B. whyC. if D. that答案：D考查同位语从句。句意：毫无疑问，他会及时完成这项任务的。There is no doubt that.是固定句型，此固定句型中that引导同位语从句。10After John stayed in Shanghai for a couple of days, he got the impression_the city was very fa
9、scinating.Awhich Bwhy Cwhere Dthat答案：D考查同位语从句。句意：约翰待在上海几天之后，他觉得这个城市是非常迷人的。the city was very fascinating是解释说明the impression的，故用that引导。.完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? Its Friday, and we dont have any _1_.
10、Can I, please？” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was _2_ next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could _3_ that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.“Im so sorry, James，” she said.“Im never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum？” James asked sadly, almost in _4
11、_.“I know its _5_ for you，” Mum said softly. “But Im just worried other people might think were a little.strange. And then they would make fun of you.”“No, they wouldnt, Mum，” James protested. “Were not _6_ at all. Were just ordinary people.”Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck
12、 has been so painful that its given me a heavy _7_. And your poor fatherhe doesnt feel _8_. He really needs a rest.”“I can help, Mum！” James said. “_9_ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please？”“Well.” Mum began.“Great! Thanks, Mum！” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, dont
13、 move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and _10_ what he neededtwo spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum，” he said. “This wont take a second.” After some _11_， James was finished. With a smile of _12_ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel？” “Oh, James，” Mum said. “Thats much better! How did you
14、 do it？”“Easy，” James said _13_. “Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just _14_ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”“What about your father? Can you _15_ him？” asked Mum.“Ill try，” James replied. He _16_ up Dads hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the ele
15、ctric wire into Dads head. Then he turned the _17_ on. Dad opened his eyes and _18_ immediately. “He just let his _19_ run too low, thats all，” James said. “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”“I guess so，” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to _20_ that we are a v
16、ery unusual family. Thanks, son！”文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，记述了儿子与母亲之间的对话。为了邀请同学到家里来玩，儿子苦苦请求母亲，母亲告知了拒绝的原因后，儿子聪明的解决了问题。这家的母亲和父亲是机器人！1A.chance BmessageChomework Ddifficulty答案：C由上文可知儿子想要邀请同学来家里玩，所以陈述理由，应该是：今天是星期五，学生没作业。故选C项，其他皆不合题意。2A.asleep BreadingCalone Dstanding答案：A由下文的resting his head on his arms可以看出是睡觉的姿势，因此是
17、“父亲在她的旁边睡觉”，故选A项。3A.explain Bsee Cagree Ddoubt答案：B由上文儿子请求的语气，母亲能够看出儿子非常想要邀请朋友来。see“看见，看出，理解，领会”，符合题意。explain“解释”，agree“同意”，doubt“怀疑”，皆不合题意。4A.terror Btears Csurprise Dsilence答案：B由上文 James asked sadly可知，与“伤心”一致的应该是in tears“落泪”，故选B项。5A.fair Beasy Cgood Dhard答案：Dit指代上文“不能邀请朋友到家来”这件事，“这事对你来说很难(接受)”，故选D项
18、，fair意为“公平的”，不合题意。6A.strange BnormalCpopular Danxious答案：A由上文母亲的话other people might think were a little strange，及下文儿子说Were just ordinary people.可知儿子的意思是：我们一点也不奇怪。故选A项。7A.headache Bloss Ctask Dday答案：A由上文my neck has been so painful可知脖子痛，与“脖子痛”相关的结果是“头疼”，故选A项。8A.ill Bfunny Csorry Dwell答案：D由下文He really n
19、eeds a rest.可知父亲感觉身体不好，应选D项，因有doesnt，所以排除A项ill。9A.As BIf CSince DBefore答案：B“如果我能让你和父亲感觉好多了，我的朋友能来吗？”邀请朋友来的条件是让父母感觉舒服，用if引导条件状语从句。10A.kept BcontrolledCfound Dreturned答案：C儿子冲向厨房，目的是找到所需要的东西，故选C项，found“发现，找到”。11A.requests BthoughtsCrepairs Dinstructions答案：C由上文找到扳手，可知是要搞维修，所以选C项，repairs，“修理”，其他不合题意。12A.
20、sympathy BsatisfactionCbitterness Dpoliteness答案：B由上下文可知，完成工作后儿子脸上带着满意的笑容，故选B项，satisfaction“满足，满意”。sympathy“同情，怜悯”，bitterness“苦涩，辛苦”，politeness“礼貌”，皆与事实不符。13A.embarrassedly BgratefullyCimpatiently Dproudly答案：D由上文儿子修好了妈妈，及下文，可知儿子的回答是“骄傲的”，故选D项。14A.adjusted BcollectedCproduced Dcovered答案：A由上文Dad had ti
21、ghtened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much！父亲把你脖子上的螺栓拧的太紧了，所以应该是“我把它调松了”，故选A项，adjust“调整”。15A.greet BaccompanyChelp Dask答案：C你父亲怎么办？你能帮助他(恢复健康)吗？help“帮助”，故选C项。16A.lifted BcaughtCgave Dfilled答案：A由下文plugged the electric wire into Dads head.把电线插进父亲的头，可知要掀起脖子后面的头发。故选A项，lift up“抬起，掀起，举起”，符合题意。17A.television Bpo
22、werClight Dgas答案：B由上文将电线插进头部，下一步应该是打开电源，充电，故选B项。其他跟父亲恢复健康没关系，由此可以看出父亲、母亲是机器人。18A.grew up Blay downCbroke down Dsat up答案：D由第一段resting his head on his arms.可以看出父亲不舒服时是在睡觉，修好后，睁开眼，下一步应该就是坐起来，故选D项。grew up“长大”，lay down“躺下”，broke down“抛锚，坏掉”，皆不合题意。19A.food BtemperatureCbattery Dblood答案：C由上文打开电源充电，可以看出是与电有
23、关系，故选C项，A、B、D项与事实不符。20A.prove BexpectCsuspect Daccept答案：D由上文父母的异常情况可以看出，你的朋友将不得不接受我们是个不寻常的家庭这个事实。accept“承认，接受”，符合题意。prove“证明”，expect“期望，期待”，suspect“怀疑”，皆不合题意。.阅读理解The terms “tweet”“dad dancing” and “geekery”are among more than 1,200 new or revised words that have been made into the latest version of
24、 the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)In a quarterly update on its website, the dictionary said it had expanded its entries for “follow”(verb)，“follower”(noun), and“tweet”(noun and verb) to include social media terms that have become part of the everyday lexicon(词典) in the past six years.The word “twe
25、et” is now defined as a posting on the social networking service Twitter as well as a brief highpitched sound, its more traditional meaning.John Simpson, the OEDs chief editor, said，“This breaks at least one OED rule, namely that a new word needs to be current for 10 years before consideration for i
26、nclusion. But it seems to be catching on.” “Dad dancing，” a theme of many British weddings, is defined as “an awkward, unfashionable, or unrestrained style of dancing to pop music, as characteristically performed by middleaged or older men” The terms “crowdsourcing” and “flash mob” have also earned
27、a place in the OED, which now contains 823,000 entries, Reuters reported. “Crowdsourcing” is defined as the practice of obtaining information or services by asking for input from a large number of people, typically via the Internet and often without offering compensation (补偿) A “flash mob” is a larg
28、e group of people organized by means of the Internet, or mobile phones or other wireless devices, who perform a prearranged action together in public and then quickly disappear. Other more topical terms, such as “fiscal cliff”“ereader”and“fracking”also make appearances in the updated dictionary.文章大意
29、：牛津英语辞典最近公布了新近收录和修订的1 200多个词条，“关注(follow)”“粉丝(follower)”“快闪族(flash mob)”，以及美剧生活大爆炸中常用到的“极客范儿(geekery)”等词均被收录其中。1How long does a new word usually need before it is includedin the OED?AA decade. BA century.CA score of years. DHalf a century.答案：A细节理解题。根据第四段的This breaks at least one OED rule，namely that
30、 a new word needs to be current for 10 years before consideration for inclusion.可知，通常牛津英语辞典收录新词需要10年。故选A。2Which of the following cant be used to describe “dad dancing”？AAwkward. BUnpopular.CUncontrolled. DAmazing.答案：D细节理解题。根据第五段“an awkward，unfashionable，or unrestrained style”可知，用awkward，unfashionabl
31、e，unrestrained修饰dad dancing。 unpopularunfashionable；uncontrolledunrestrained。由此可知选D。3Which word or phrase refers to people organized via advanced technology?ATwit. BFollowers.CEreaders. DA flash mob.答案：D细节理解题。根据第八段中对A“flash mob”的解释，可知选D。4We can infer from the passage that_.Athe OED is often updatedB
32、the OED has not changed for agesCthe OEDs chief editor is fashionableDthe OEDs chief editor sometimes cant keep pace with time答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，牛津英语辞典是经常更新的。故选A。5Which of the following is WRONG?AThe word “tweet” traditionally means a brief highpitched sound.BThe word “tweet” has something to do with Twitter.CThe words included in the OED this time only have been popular for a year.DSome new words are connected with the Internet.答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段中对tweet的解释可知A、B两项正确；根据文章内容可知，tweet，crowdsourcing都与因特网有关，故D项正确。根据第二段的内容可知，这次收录的词条也有最近六年流行的。故C项错误。