1、选修8 Unit 2 Cloning一、单项填空1According to recent reports，one of the rare animals，_ crocodile，will be in danger of dying out in _ 2020s.Aa；/Bthe；theCthe；/ D/；the解析：考查冠词。第一个空定冠词the用于单数可数名词前，表示类别；第二个空the用于“年号”的复数或所有格前表示年代，如：in the 1990s或in the 1990s。答案：B2Is there a supermarket around _ I can buy a pair of
2、new shoes?Athat BwhichCwhere Dwhat解析：考查定语从句。around是副词表示“附近”，where(in which)引导定语从句修饰supermarket。此题易错选which，是在超市里面买鞋，而不是在超市的周围，故不选which。句意：这附近有我能买双新鞋的超市吗？答案：C3The old man is not equal to _ care of himself.Atake BtakingCtook Dtaken解析：be equal to此处表示“胜任”，其结构中的to是介词，后跟名词或动名词。句意：那位老人不能照顾自己。答案：B4Scarcely _
3、 they rushed out of the building into the street.Adid they felt the earthquake thanBhad they felt the earthquake whenCdid they felt the earthquake whenDhad they felt the earthquake than解析：scarcely.when引导的从句位于句首，从句要部分倒装，而且主句用过去完成时态。句意：一感觉到地震他们就冲出大楼到街上去了。答案：B5It was _ Jane was dismissed _ how serious
4、the financial crisis was.Anot until；did she realizeBuntil；that she realizedCnot until；that she realizedDuntil；did she realize解析：考查强调句式。强调not until即It was not until.that.“直到才”。句意：直到Jane被解雇了，他才意识到经济危机是多么的严重。答案：C6America was_was first called India by Columbus.Athat BwhereCwhat Dthe place 解析：what引导了表语从句
5、。在从句中what作了主语，表示“地点”。句意：美国就是被哥伦布首次称作印第安的地方。答案：C7I wonder if John has forgotten my number.I_him to call me for the past two hours.Awas expecting Bhave expectedChave been expecting Dexpected解析：考查动词时态。由时间状语“for the past two hours”可以看出应用完成时，由第一句话可知，应用进行时，所以用现在完成进行时，表示我期待他给我打电话这个动作从过去某时开始，一直延续到说话时还在继续进行，
6、有可能还继续下去。答案：C8As is known to us all，anyone who drives after drinking alcohol_be punished.Acan BshallCwould Dmay解析：考查情态动词的用法。shall用于二、三人称的陈述句，表示说话者的告诫、意图、命令、决心等。句意：任何一个酒后开车的人都会受到惩罚。答案：B9Social networking is an important factor _ business success.Adevoting to Bappealing toCattaching to Dleading to解析：考
7、查动词短语在具体语境中的运用。lead to“通向，导致”。句意：社会关系是使得事业成功的一个很重要的因素。答案：D10Clothing made of manmade fibers has certain advantages over _ made of natural fibers like cotton，wool or silk.Aone BwhatCthat Dthose 解析：考查代词的用法。that代替前面的clothing。此题易错选B项。答案：C11_ we sympathize with Lehman Brothers Holdings who has gone bankr
8、upt，we cant really do very much to help them out of the difficulties，especially when the US economy has slowed down.AAs long as BAsCWhile DEven解析：考查状语从句中连接词的选择。句意：虽然我们对已经倒闭的雷曼兄弟公司表示同情，然而我们无法帮助他们摆脱困境，尤其是在美国经济已经放缓的时候。根据语境，应用while“虽然”引导让步状语从句。as常引导原因状语从句；as long as“只要”引导条件状语从句；when“当的时候”。答案：C12Three bo
9、y students from Chang Jiang University，for_ lives were priceless，died for saving the two drowning children in Chang Jiang River.Awhom BwhoCwhose Dwhich解析：考查定语从句关系代词的选用。whom代替先行词three students，在从句中作介词for的宾语。句意：来自长江大学的三名男生，对他们来说生命是无价的，为救两个落水的少年献出了自己宝贵的生命。答案：A13Dont leave out any detail in your account
10、，even if a word_.Acounts Bmanages Cperforms Dacts 解析：考查动词辨析。既然不要漏掉细节，这说明每个单词都很重要。count“重要”符合题意。答案：A 14They have invited us to visit their country，_ is very kind of them.Athat BitCwhich Dwhat解析：which引导的是非限制性定语从句，其先行词是前面的整个句子。答案：C15I _ to take a holiday this summer，but I had to change my plan.Awould h
11、ope Bwas hopingChad been hoped Dhad hoped解析：hope动作发生在had to change动作之前，是“过去的过去”，故用过去完成时。句意：我原打算今年暑假休假，但我不得不改变主意。答案：D1A.far BexpensiveCnatural Dbig解析：根据句中going nowhere可知，前面指去很远的地方，与之相对应。答案：A2A.seems BhappensCmeans Daims解析：这里happen意为“结果是”，表示与其他人不同。答案：B3A.seasons BvacationsCplans Dages解析：根据后句However，I
12、prefer autumn可知，这里指季节。答案：A4A.loneliness BrelaxationCanxiety Dhomesickness解析：根据句中brush against something可知，没有保护人也意味着遇到麻烦时会有担忧。答案：C5A.performance BprogramCdescription Dimagination解析：根据句中a jellyfish，or a shark，or a whale和vivid可知，这里指作者的想象力。答案：D6A.clearly BactuallyCespecially Dprobably解析：根据下文many guitars
13、trumming loners可知，这里强调很多学艺术的学生都来这里。答案：C7A.shining BcomingCburning Dsetting解析：根据句中In the late afternoon可推断，太阳应该要落山了。 答案：D8A.follows BdrawsClights Dleads解析：根据常识可推断，篝火应该照耀着海滩上的路。答案：C9A.remaining BremindingCserving Dlosing解析：根据句中the memories of the days可知，这里指唤起你的记忆。答案：B10A.pick up Bput inCleave behind D
14、take out解析：根据后句中with a bag full of dead marine life可推断，这里指垃圾较少，不需用捡。答案：A11A.absent BprivateCsmelly Dpresent解析：根据句中but可知，死去的海生物到处都是。答案：D12A.so BthoughCbecause Dbut 解析：分析句意可知，前后为因果关系，用so。答案：A13A.bad BfriendlyCclose Dstrange解析：由于这个地方在东海岸的边远处，所以近乎于未开发状态。答案：C14A.excitement BnatureCpride Dsadness解析：根据后句中b
15、rings on nostalgia可推断，秋天的海滩带给人浓浓的失落之感。答案：D15A.bend back Bbreak downCget over Ddrive away解析：根据句中brings on nostalgia可推断，傍晚的阳光似乎要把时光往回拉，带给人无限的怀旧感。答案：A16A.hate BspendCmiss Dattend解析：根据语境可推断，作者怀念热闹的夏日活动，它的声音、气息和色彩依然还萦绕在海滩的空气中。答案：C17A.relaxing BquietCboring Dsunny解析：根据句中though the weekend is still filled
16、with activity可推断，工作日期间这里很静。答案：B18A.predict BguessCwonder Dask解析：根据后面的问句可推断，作者想知道人们都去哪儿了。答案：C19A.achieve BlearnCdream Dlove解析：根据第一段my favorite place in the world可得出答案。答案：D20A.improving BdevelopingCchanging Dsuffering解析：根据句中the continuing noise和the moving sand可推断，作者认识到生活总是在变化。答案：C三、根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入
17、空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Laforge said，“Cars take care；there are far fewer motorbikes and scooters(滑板车)in London than in Paris and，except in the centre，the traffic is lighter._3_”_4_Just two percent of all trips are done by bike compared with 28 percent in Amsterdam,20 percent in Copenhagen,12 percent in
18、 Munich and five percent in Berlin.There are some 2.6 million subway journeys a day and 5 million bus trips._5_London is making a big effort to encourage people to cycle.There are already 500 kilos of bicycle routes，typically marked out by a painted line in the road and the goal is to have more than
19、 900 kilos by 20092010. AWith sunny，hot weather in London at the moment，cyclists are everywhere.BAdding to the attraction of bikes，people drive more slowly.CThe number of daily trips by bike in London has jumped by 50 percent in the last four years.DIn addition，when cycling through the parks，it is b
20、rilliant.EBut the subway，the oldest in the world，is unreliable and buses are often packed.FDespite the rise in bike users，London still has a long way to go.GBike is most probably the most convenient tool，according to Transport for London.答案：CADFE四、短文改错假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。