1、双基限时练(四)Unit 2Part .用所给词的适当形式填空1The boy shows great _ (curious) about animals.答案curiosity2The shopping mall is full of _ (customer) every day.答案customers3They love _ (roast) meat in the open air.答案roasting4A _ (balance) diet is necessary for good health.答案balanced5You must know your own strengths an
2、d _ (weak)答案weaknesses6After the tiring trip, his _ (strong) gave out.答案strength7He is a liar. That is, he is always telling _ (lie)答案lies8The _ (host) made her guests comfortable.答案hostess9I dont know how he managed to get away with _ (steal) the bike.答案stealing10 What do you think of the boys pain
3、ting? Ive never seen a person with a _ (good) sense of art.答案better11You should understand the traffic rule by now. Youve had it _ (explain) often enough.答案explained.用适当的介词、副词填空1You should eat a healthy diet and exercise more to get yourself prepared _ the future challenges.答案for2 Would you like som
4、e potato chips? No potato chips for me. Im _ a diet.答案on3If you are curious _ Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.答案about4You can be thinner as well as healthy if you eat more vegetables _ beans, cucumbers and mushrooms.答案like5Dont throw _ the old newspapers. Ill use them to
5、 clean the windows.答案away6Everybody is tired _ your complaints (抱怨)!答案of7Do try to get rid _ smoking; its a bad habit.答案of8He was so angry that he glared _ me but said nothing.答案at9The party must try to win _ the support it has lost.答案back.阅读理解AWhen you enter a supermarket, you see shelves full of f
6、ood. You walk between the shelves. You carry a shopping basket and your food is in it.You probably hear soft, slow music as you walk between the shelves. If you hear fast music, you walk quickly. The supermarket plays slow music. You walk slowly and have more time to buy things.Maybe you go to the m
7、eat department first. There is some meat on sale, and you want to find it. The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department. The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers enter. You have to walk by all the expensive meat befo
8、re you find the cheaper meat. Maybe you will buy some of the expensive meat instead of the meat on sale.The department selling milk and milk products such as butter and milk powder is called the dairy department. Many customers like milk that has only a little butterfat in it. One store has three di
9、fferent jars of low fat milk. One says“1 percent fat”on the jar. The second says“99 percent fat free”. The third says“LOW FAT”in big letters and“1%”in small letters. As you can see, all the milk has the same amount of fat. The milk is all the same. However，in this store the three jars of milk cost t
10、hree different amounts of money. Maybe the customers will buy the milk that costs the most.Most of the food in supermarkets is very pleasing. It all says“Buy me！” to the customers. The expensive meat says“Buy me！”as you walk by. The expensive milk jar says“Buy me! I have less fat.”1The manager of th
11、e supermarket knows _.A. which customers like low fat milkB. which customers like slow musicC. where customers enter the meat departmentD. where customers come from答案与解析C本文就买肉及奶制品给出了例子说明商家是如何吸引顾客买(商家)想要出售的商品的，可以从第三段第三句“The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department.”中
12、找到答案。2There are three different jars of low fat milk, and _.A. one has more fat than the other twoB. they all cost the same amount of moneyC. one has less fat than the othersD. they all have the same amount of fat答案与解析D根据文中的讲述：One says “1 percent fat”； “. 99 percent fat free”； “. LOW FAT” in big let
13、ters and “1%” in small letters.可知它们的脂肪含量是一样的。3Supermarket managers make the food pleasing so that _.A. there will be more buyersB. buyers will be proudC. it is good and expensiveD. they can raise the prices答案与解析A由本文的最后一段可知“Most of the food . is very pleasing.”这种吸引人的标志可让更多的顾客光顾。4The best title of thi
14、s passage may be _.A. Cheap FoodB. Buy MeC. Low Fat MilkD. Supermarket Management答案与解析D本文通篇讲述了超市经营者吸引顾客的各种聪明的营销手段，有轻松的音乐、悦目的招牌及鼓励性的语言，这些都能促使消费者轻松愉快地消费。BCarrots are grown on farms and in family gardens throughout the world. Carrots are easy to raise and easy to harvest. They taste good, and they cont
15、ain a lot of carotene, which the body changes into vitamin A. When people think of carrots, they usually picture in their mind a vegetable that is long, thin and orange in colour. But carrots come in many different sizes and shapes. And not all carrots are orange. For example, Paris Market Carrots a
16、re about five centimetres around. Imperator Carrots are thin and about twentyfive centimetres long. And Belgian White Carrots are, as their name suggests, white.For the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time. The soil also should have no rocks.To
17、 prepare your carrot garden，dig up the soil, loosen it and turn it over. Then，mix in some plant material or animal fertilizer.Weather, soil conditions and age will affect the way carrots taste. Experts say warm days, cool nights and a medium soil temperature are the best conditions for growing carro
18、ts that taste great.Carrots need time to develop their full sugar content. This gives them their taste. If they are harvested too early, they will not have enough sugar. But carrots lose their sweetness if you wait too long to remove them from the ground.The best way to judge if a carrot is ready to
19、 be harvested is by its colour. Usually, the brighter the colour, the better the taste.Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow and harvest carrots the same way as during the summer months.If the g
20、round does freeze in your part of the world, simply cover your carrot garden with a thick layer of leaves or straw. This will prevent the ground from freezing. You can remove the ground cover and harvest the carrots as they are needed.Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are c
21、ut into thin pieces and cooked with other vegetables. They are cooked by themselves or added to stews. Or, once they are washed, they are eaten just as they come out of the ground.5We can conclude from the passage that _.A. carrots are of different sizesB. carrots wont grow well in a pool soilC. the
22、 weather will affect how carrots tasteD. tasty carrots are grown in a hot climate答案与解析BA、C两项陈述本身正确，但是属于原文直接说明的，不是推断出来的。D项陈述错误，故选B项。6By _ we can judge a carrots proper harvest time.A. its sugar contentB. its shapeC. its colourD. its size答案与解析C由第七段可知。7A thick layer of leaves is necessary for growing c
23、arrots _.A. in the cold winter monthsB. if they are planted in ground which could become frozenC. to make sure that they taste goodD. in order to harvest them in time答案与解析B由倒数第二段第一、二句可知。8The main purpose of the passage is to tell people _.A. how carrots growB. how to grow good carrotsC. something no
24、t widelyknown about carrotsD. about the different kinds of carrots答案与解析B通读全文可知，作者介绍了一些关于种植胡萝卜的知识，目的在于告诉读者如何种植出好的胡萝卜。.语法填空Tom: Why dont we go out for a dinner sometime this week?Ann: Thatd be nice. I havent been to a restaurant for _1_ (age). Do you have any places _2_ mind?Tom: Not really. Lets thin
25、k. How about Indian food?Ann: Mm, that would be okay. _3_ can be a bit hot, though.Tom: Yeah, thats _4_ (truth). Then how about Chinese food?Ann: I love Chinese food. _5_ Im never sure what _6_ (order)!Tom: Well, why dont we try that Chinese restaurant on Main Street? Have you ever eaten there?Ann:
26、You mean _7_ Eastern Palace? Is that the one?Tom: Thats right.Ann: No. _8_(actual), Ive never tried it. I hear its very good.Tom: Yes, I _9_(eat) there several times, so I know the menu quite well.Ann: Sounds great! So when do you want to go?Tom: Is Friday okay with you?Ann: Sure. Im not doing anyth
27、ing on Friday.Tom: Would 7：00 be okay?Ann: Yeah, that would be a good idea.Tom: Then lets meet in front of the restaurant just before seven.Ann: All right. I look forward to _10_ (meet) you. Thanks.答案与解析1agesfor ages“好长时间”， 是固定短语。2inhave sth. in mind“心里有”，是固定用法。3It指代上文提到的Indian food，作主语，用it。4truebe动词后用形容词作表语，故填true。5But“I love Chinese food.”与Im never sure .是转折关系，故用but。6to order此处为“疑问词不定式”结构，故填to order。7the由普通名词构成的专有名词前用the。8Actually修饰整个句子，作状语，用副词，应填Actually。9have eaten由语境及several times可知，eat表示的动作发生在过去，且对现在有影响，故用现在完成时。10meetinglook forward to doing sth.“盼望做某事”，是固定用法。