Unit 2　English around the world

　　Ⅰ.多項(xiàng)選擇

　　1．The book which__________at the end of last year turned out to be a great success in Shanghai.

　　A．came aboutB．came up

　　C．came out

　　D．came around

　　解析：選C。句意：去年年底出版的那本書(shū)在上海被證明是個(gè)巨大的成功。come about產(chǎn)生，發(fā)生；come up發(fā)芽，流行，發(fā)生，討論，出現(xiàn)；come out長(zhǎng)出，露出，傳出，出現(xiàn)，出版；come around 恢復(fù)知覺(jué)，回來(lái)。

　　2．__________his being late again，he lost his job and had to stay at home.

　　A．Owe to

　　B．As result of

　　C．In case of

　　D．Because of

　　解析：選D。根據(jù)句意可知，逗號(hào)前應(yīng)為原因狀語(yǔ)，故C項(xiàng)不對(duì)；A項(xiàng)應(yīng)為owing to；B項(xiàng)應(yīng)為as a result of。故只有D項(xiàng)正確。

　　3．(2010屆福州三中期中考試)—Excuse me，would you mind answering a few questions?

　　—Well，I don’t know.I’m in rather a hurry__________.

　　A．seriously

　　B．a(chǎn)ctually

　　C．immediately

　　D．a(chǎn)nxiously

　　解析：選B。考查副詞詞義辨析。seriously“嚴(yán)重地，嚴(yán)肅地”；actually“其實(shí)，事實(shí)上”；immediately“迅速地”；anxiously“焦急地”。根據(jù)題意可知，說(shuō)話人通過(guò)“其實(shí)我挺匆忙”來(lái)委婉拒絕對(duì)方的要求。

　　4．He__________a good knowledge of Chinese history.You can ask him about the ancient China.

　　A．conducts

　　B．controls

　　C．contains

　　D．commands

　　解析：選D。考查詞義辨析。command在句中的意義為“掌握”。

　　5．Always read the__________on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.

　　A．instructions

　　B．descriptions

　　C．introductions

　　D．explanations

　　解析：選A。句意：務(wù)必仔細(xì)閱讀藥瓶上的說(shuō)明并按量服用。instruction說(shuō)明；description描述；introduction介紹；explanation解釋，由題意知應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。

　　6．His__________was so strong that I couldn’t understand a word he was saying.

　　A．noise

　　B．voice

　　C．a(chǎn)ccent

　　D．sound

　　解析：選C。考查名詞辨析。accent口音。句意：他的口音很濃，他說(shuō)的話我一個(gè)字也聽(tīng)不懂。noise噪音；voice嗓音；sound聲音(泛指各種聲音)。

　　7．Our Party has always devoted great attention to raising the living__________of the working people.

　　A．cost

　　B．situation

　　C．level

　　D．standard

　　解析：選D。living standard“生活水準(zhǔn)”。

　　8．After long and hard work，the police at last discovered the__________of the baby found by the side of a road.

　　A．dialect

　　B．identity

　　C．situation

　　D．condition

　　解析：選B。identity“身份”。dialect“方言”；situation“形勢(shì)，局面，關(guān)系”；condition“狀態(tài)，狀況，情形”。

　　9．Although they may be useful at times，most users do not __________ use them.

　　A．a(chǎn)ctually

　　B．gradually

　　C．frequently

　　D．entirely

　　解析：選C。考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：盡管它們偶爾會(huì)有用，但多數(shù)用戶不會(huì)經(jīng)常使用它們。frequently意為“經(jīng)常地，頻繁地”。

　　10．(2011年石家莊質(zhì)檢)It is said that sandstorms will become more __________ as a result of global warming.

　　A．frequent

　　B．normal

　　C．formal

　　D．rare

　　解析：選A。考查形容詞詞義辨析。frequent頻繁的，經(jīng)常的；normal正常的；formal正式的，正規(guī)的；rare稀少的，罕見(jiàn)的。根據(jù)基本常識(shí)可知，全球變暖會(huì)導(dǎo)致沙塵暴的頻繁發(fā)生，故A項(xiàng)正確。

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．After circling around the earth for three days，Shenzhou Spaceship received the command from the ground that ________________(它著陸) as scheduled the next day.(land)

　　解析：測(cè)試點(diǎn)：虛擬語(yǔ)氣。此處是command引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句，從句結(jié)構(gòu)用should ＋動(dòng)詞原形，should可以省略。

　　答案：it(should) land

　　2．________________(根據(jù)這份報(bào)告)，the English government decided to ask Captain James Cook to go and look for this continent.(base)

　　解析：考查分詞做狀語(yǔ)。由短語(yǔ)be based on可知。

　　答案：Based on this report

　　3．People’s expectations about a product and the way ________________(它工作的)are highly informed by their mental model.(work)

　　解析：考查定語(yǔ)從句和動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。the way作先行詞引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句時(shí)，關(guān)系詞可以用that，in which或省略。

　　答案：(that /in which )it works

　　4．The part ________________(中國(guó)所起的)in the international affairs is widely praised in international society.(play)

　　解析：考查定語(yǔ)從句和動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。由語(yǔ)境可知，本題動(dòng)詞用一般現(xiàn)在式，根據(jù)短語(yǔ)play a part in可知答案。

　　答案：(that/which) China plays

　　5．The old pianist wouldn’t listen to our repeated request that ________________(他演出)in public again.(play)

　　解析：考查虛擬語(yǔ)氣。此處是request引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句，從句結(jié)構(gòu)用should ＋動(dòng)詞原形，should可以省略。

　　答案：he (should)play

　　6．________________(多么有趣的角色)she played in the film！No wonder she has won an Oscar.(what)

　　解析：由感嘆句的構(gòu)成可知。

　　答案：What an interesting role

　　7．He was worried，because he lost his bag __________(裝著護(hù)照的)，ID card and a lot of money.(contain)

　　解析：bag和contain之間是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞或定語(yǔ)從句作定語(yǔ)。

　　答案：containing/which contained his passport

　　8．When he came back a moment later，he found ________________(門關(guān)著)．(close)

　　解析：close與find之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，所以用過(guò)去分詞。

　　答案：the door (was) closed

　　9．The reason ________________(英語(yǔ)變化了)over time lies in the fact that when cultures meet and communicate with each other all languages change and develop.(changed)

　　解析：考查定語(yǔ)從句和時(shí)態(tài)。Reason引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句而且從句缺狀語(yǔ)，故用why；由句意可知本句是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。

　　答案：why English has changed

　　10．Listen to the two girls by the window.What language ________________(他們講)？(speak)

　　解析：考查賓語(yǔ)從句的時(shí)態(tài)和語(yǔ)序。由語(yǔ)境可知，本句是進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)；賓語(yǔ)從句要用陳述語(yǔ)氣。

　　答案：are they speaking

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　Words：389　難度系數(shù)：☆☆　建議用時(shí)：15′

　　(2011年陽(yáng)泉檢測(cè))Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.However，I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who__1__their way and parked in front of my house.

　　I was growing tired of helping so many people.Almost every__2__I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to__3__someone out.Many times I was__4__by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the help that they received and some even complained that I could have done__5__.

　　One day，a young man with a week－old beard climbed out of a__6__automobile.He had no money and no food.

　　He asked if I could give him some__7__，offer him gasoline and a meal.I told him that if he wanted to work for me，he could cut the grass，but__8__the work wasn’t necessary.

　　Though sweaty and hungry，he worked hard.After working all day，he sat__9__to cool himself.I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he__10__.I then offered him some__11__money for the task particularly well done，but he shook his head，__12__.

　　I never saw him again.He probably thought I helped him out that day，but that is not the__13__it was.I didn’t help him，whereas he helped me to__14__people again to repay their trust in me.He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are__15__.I wish I could thank him for__16__some of my belief in the basic__17__of others and for giving me back a little of the__18__ I had lost.Because of him，I once again felt myself part of a golden chain of kindness that__19__us to others.

　　I may have fed his body that day，but he fed my__20__.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】　本文告訴我們與人為善的好處。作者告訴我們，善意(kindness)是聯(lián)系社會(huì)的紐帶。

　　1．A.fought B．found

　　C．made

　　D．lost

　　解析：選D。根據(jù)第二段可知，經(jīng)常有一些迷路的人向作者問(wèn)路。因此選D。

　　2．A.morning

　　B．a(chǎn)fternoon

　　C．night

　　D．evening

　　解析：選C。根據(jù)空處后面的內(nèi)容可知，幾乎每天晚上都要被人吵醒。

　　3．A.bring

　　B．help

　　C．carry

　　D．drive

　　解析：選B。help sb.out意思是“幫助某人擺脫(困境)”。

　　4．A.taken for granted

　　B．put up with

　　C．turned down

　　D．taken up with

　　解析：選A。take...for granted意思是“認(rèn)為……理所當(dāng)然”。一些身無(wú)分文的汽車司機(jī)認(rèn)為我理所當(dāng)然應(yīng)該幫助他們。put up with“容忍，忍受”；turn down“拒絕，關(guān)小”；take up with“和……交往”。

　　5．A.less

　　B．more

　　C．worse

　　D．enough

　　解析：選B。有些人甚至抱怨我本應(yīng)該為他們提供更多的幫助。

　　6．A.fashionable

　　B．famous

　　C．flashy

　　D．shabby

　　解析：選D。fashionable“流行的”；famous“著名的”；flashy“浮華的”；shabby意思是“破舊的”。根據(jù)后面一句話可知，這個(gè)人比較窮，因此D項(xiàng)正確，即他開(kāi)的車很破。

　　7．A.money

　　B．food

　　C．help

　　D．work

　　解析：選D。后面一句話中if he wanted to work for me是答案提示。他讓我給他安排一些工作，給他提供汽油和一頓飯。

　　8．A.actually

　　B．specially

　　C．particularly

　　D．generally

　　解析：選A。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，事實(shí)上(actually)修剪草坪的工作不必要做。specially“專門地”；particularly“特別，尤其”；generally“普遍地，一般地”。

　　9．A.in the sun

　　B．in the shade

　　C．in the field

　　D．in the car

　　解析：選B。根據(jù)前面的sweaty可知，此處表示工作一天后，他坐在陰涼處(in the shade)乘涼。

　　10．A.asked

　　B．begged

　　C．needed

　　D．charged

　　解析：選C。聯(lián)系上文“He had no money”可知，此處表示我感謝他為我所做的工作并給了他需要的錢。

　　11．A.old

　　B．extra

　　C．small

　　D．good

　　解析：選B。因?yàn)樗ぷ鞲傻锰貏e好，我給他一些額外的(extra)錢。

　　12．A.accepted

　　B．received

　　C．refused

　　D．denied

　　解析：選C。由前面的he shook his head可知，他拒絕接受我多給他的錢。

　　13．A.situation

　　B．thing

　　C．issue

　　D．way

　　解析：選D。way表示方式。他可能認(rèn)為我那天幫助了他，但其實(shí)事情不是那樣(the way)的。situation“情況，局面”；thing“東西，事件”；issue“(特別重要或大眾關(guān)注的)議題，問(wèn)題”。

　　14．A.believe in

　　B．watch over

　　C．look after

　　D．care about

　　解析：選A。他幫助我重新信任他人，以回報(bào)他們對(duì)我的信任。believe in“信賴，信任”；watch over“照管，監(jiān)視”；look after“照顧，照料”；care about“關(guān)心”。

　　15．A.in trouble

　　B．in danger

　　C．in tears

　　D．in fear

　　解析：選A。根據(jù)上文可知，他幫助我讓我重新想為那些遇到麻煩的人做些事情。in trouble“處于困境中，有麻煩”符合語(yǔ)境。in danger“在危險(xiǎn)中”；in tears“流著淚”；in fear“害怕地”。

　　16．A.forgetting

　　B．losing

　　C．restoring

　　D．finding

　　解析：選C。restore意思是“恢復(fù)，修復(fù)”。根據(jù)上下文，尤其是本句后面的“giving me back”可知，他幫我恢復(fù)了一些信念：相信別人的善意。其他選項(xiàng)不符合語(yǔ)境。

　　17．A.goodness

　　B．happiness

　　C．pleasure

　　D．nature

　　解析：選A。goodness與本文首句的Kindness相呼應(yīng)，即人們的善意。

　　18．A.weakness

　　B．strength

　　C．optimism

　　D．pessimism

　　解析：選C。optimism意思是“樂(lè)觀”，幫助我恢復(fù)了一點(diǎn)自己所遺失的樂(lè)觀。

　　19．A.adapts

　　B．a(chǎn)djusts

　　C．devotes

　　D．connects

　　解析：選D。因?yàn)樗以僖淮胃械阶约菏巧埔恻S金鏈的一部分，善意將人們聯(lián)系(connects)在一起。這里與文章的第一句話相照應(yīng)。

　　20．A.heart

　　B．soul

　　C．head

　　D．mouth

　　解析：選B。soul意思是“心靈，內(nèi)心”，與前半句的body形成對(duì)比。我可能讓他填飽了肚子，但他充實(shí)了我的心靈。

　　Ⅳ.閱讀理解

　　Words：551　難度系數(shù)：☆☆　建議用時(shí)：7′

　　(2010年襄樊市調(diào)研)Too often we accuse others of not listening，pretending

　　that we ourselves are faultless，yet in our hearts we know that

　　many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven’t

　　listened carefully enough.We get things wrong because we haven’t listened carefully enough.We get things wrong because

　　we haven’t quite understood what someone meant when they

　　were talking to us.Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a

　　long meeting will know how hard it is to remember－despite the

　　benefit of notes－exactly what everyone said.But success depends on getting things right－and that means listening.

　　Listening is not the same thing as hearing which is not quite an effort.It demands attention and concentration.It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification－it is always better to ask than to continue regardless

　　and get things wrong.However，if you allow your mind to wander

　　onto something else，even for a few minutes，you’ll miss what the

　　speaker is saying －probably at the very moment when he or she

　　is saying something critical.And not having heard，you won’t

　　know you’ve missed anything until it’s too late.

　　The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of