1、Section Lesson 2Utopia.单项填空1.Three years later,Tom was elected monitor of our class.A.aB.theC./D.an提示:句意为:“三年后,汤姆被选举为我们班的班长。”此处monitor表示职位,作补语,故省略冠词。答案:C2.Lisa often her fortune in public,which makes people envy her.A.shows offB.turns off C.keeps offD.falls off提示:句意为:“丽莎经常在公共场合炫耀她的财富,这使得人们羡慕她。”show
2、off“炫耀”;turn off“关掉”;keep off“远离”;fall off “从掉下来”。故只有A项符合句意。答案:A3.A block of flats are being to make room for a supermarket.A.knocked intoB.knocked overC.knocked offD.knocked down提示:句意为:“一个街区的公寓被拆除来建超市。”knock into “撞上”;knock over“打翻”;knock off“停止做某事,迅速完成”;knock down“拆除,拆毁”。 答案:D4.The survivors of th
3、e crashed plane had no food or water and were the extreme cold weather.A.in the possession ofB.in the charge ofC.at the mercy ofD.at the risk of提示:句意为:“坠毁飞机的幸存者既没有食物也没有水,在极度寒冷的天气中束手无策。”at the mercy of意为“任由摆布”,符合题意。in the possession of“被拥有,占有”;in the charge of“由负责”;at the risk of“冒的风险”。答案:C5.You must
4、 do as I told you.I dont?A.What ifB.How comeC.What aboutD.Only if提示:句意为:“你必须按照我说的去做。如果我不呢?”What if意为“如果怎么办?”,符合题意,故选A项。答案:A6.Andrew wont like it,you know.?I dont care what Andrew thinks!A.So whatB.So whereC.So whyD.So how提示:句意为:“你是知道的,安迪不喜欢它。那又怎么样?我才不在乎安迪怎么想。”so what表示“那又怎么样?”,符合题意。答案:A.完形填空Once upo
5、n a time a peacock(孔雀)and a tortoise(乌龟)became good friends.The peacock lived in a tree on the bank of a river in which the tortoise had his 1.Every day after the peacock had a drink of water,he 2 dance near the river and 3 his beautiful feathers to his friend.One 4 day,a hunter caught the peacock a
6、nd was about to 5 him away to the market.The unhappy bird 6 the hunter to allow him to say goodbye to his friend,the tortoise,7 it would be the last time he would see him.The hunter 8 and took him to the tortoise.The tortoise asked the hunter to let the peacock 9,but the hunter laughed at the reques
7、t,10 that was his means of livelihood(生活).Then the tortoise said,“If I give you a beautiful present,will you let my friend go?”“11,”answered the hunter,“that is all I want.”The tortoise 12 into the water and in a few seconds he came up with a beautiful pearl.To the hunters great astonishment,he hand
8、ed it to him.This was 13 the hunters expectation,and he freed the peacock immediately.A short time later,the bad hunter 14 and told the tortoise that he thought he had not 15 enough for the release of his friend,and 16 that,unless a pearl which is similar to that one was offered to him,he would catc
9、h the peacock again.The tortoise,who had already advised his friend to 17 himself in a distant place,was greatly 18 with the greedy man.“Well,”said the tortoise,“if you 19 having another pearl like this one,give it to me and I will find you a(an) 20 match of it.”The hunter gave the pearl to the tort
10、oise quickly.Then the tortoise replied,“I cant find another one and give you two!”He disappeared into the river,leaving the hunter sorry for being so greedy.1.A.homeB.pearlC.treeD.friend提示:根据下文的故事可知,小河是乌龟的“家”。答案:A2.A.couldB.shouldC.wouldD.must提示:would表示过去习惯性动作,这里指孔雀每天喝完水就展开美丽的羽毛跳舞。答案:C3.A.hideB.show
11、C.gatherD.wear提示:根据常识可知孔雀跳舞时是展开羽毛的,此处意为“他向朋友展示他美丽的羽毛”。故选B项。答案:B4.A.ordinaryB.unfortunateC.unhealthyD.unknown提示:根据下文一个猎人将孔雀抓住,所以此处指“倒霉的”一天。答案:B5.A.giveB.turnC.moveD.take提示:根据后面的“market”可知,猎人要将孔雀带走。答案:D6.A.orderedB.suggestedC.beggedD.told提示:对于弱小的孔雀来说应该是乞求猎人,不可能命令猎人。故本题选C项。答案:C7.A.ifB.beforeC.untilD.as
12、提示:根据上下文可知,as在句中表示原因。答案:D8.A.refusedB.agreedC.promisedD.received提示:根据下文took him to the tortoise可知,猎人答应了孔雀见乌龟最后一面的要求。答案:B9.A.goB. flyC.danceD.stay提示:根据该段的最后will you let my friend go可找到答案。let someone go为固定短语“放过某人”。答案:A10.A.referringB.pointingC.showingD.saying提示:根据空格后的that was his means of livelihood(生
13、活)可知是猎人说的话,所以用saying。答案:D11.A.ClearlyB.CarefullyC.CertainlyD.Quickly提示:根据猎人的回答可知,猎人同意乌龟提出的交换条件,所以用certainly,意思为“当然、一定”。答案:C12.A.fliedB.divedC.fellD.ran提示:根据选项动词结合乌龟的动作可知用dive,表示“潜入水中”。故本题选B项。答案:B13.A.withB.belowC.amongD.beyond提示:根据后句he freed the peacock immediately可知,乌龟给猎人的珍珠大大出乎他的期望,所以用beyond。答案:D1
14、4.A.came backB.came upC.came outD.came across提示:根据下文可知猎人又回到乌龟的住处,故应选A项。答案:A15.A.paidB.awardedC.fedD.praised提示:根据下文猎人所说的话可知,他认为上次得到的太少,不够作为放过孔雀的酬劳,所以答案为paid。答案:A16.A.noticedB.watchedC.threatenedD.feared提示:根据后句“.unless a pearl which is similar to that one was offered to him,he would catch the peacock
15、again.”可知猎人在威胁。答案:C17.A.stayB.hideC.showD.live提示:根据与himself的搭配及句意可知本题应选B项。答案:B18.A.angryB.happyC.sorryD.lucky提示:根据文章的结尾可知乌龟没有答应猎人的要求,可推测乌龟对猎人的贪婪不满。故选A项。答案:A19.A.go onB.keep onC.insist onD.move on提示:insist on表示“坚持做某事”,go on,move on,keep on都表示“继续做某事”,根据猎人的威胁可知此处应为“坚持自己的要求”。答案:C20.A.excellentB.correctC.strictD.exact提示:根据乌龟将原先的珍珠要回,可知是为了让猎人相信他会去找一颗和原来的一模一样的珍珠。exact match意思为“一模一样,完全吻合”。答案:D版权所有：高考资源网()