Unit 2 The universal language
A卷
Ⅰ 单项填空
1．(2018·盐城月考) After so many days on the way, even Charles cheered up at the ________ of the food.
A．look B．sight C．sign
D．appearance
B 解析：句意：在旅途这么多天后， 查尔斯一看到食物就会兴高采烈起来。 考查固定搭配at the sight of“一看到”。
2．Car sales have ________ by a quarter compared with the past year. A．differed B．shrank C．failed D．declined
D 解析：考查动词辨析。 differ“不同”； shrink“缩水”； fail“失败、衰竭”； decline“下降”。 根据句意， 选D。
3.Sundays spent in reading textbooks and doing exercises are perhaps ________for the students who are to face the College Entrance Examination.
A．common B．general C．ordinary D．universal
A 解析：考查形容词辨析。 句意：对于即将面临高考的学生来说， 星期日读书做练习是很常见的事。 common“普遍的， 常见的”， 符合句意。 general“全体的， 一般的”； ordinary“普通的， 平凡的”； universal“广泛适用的， 全体的”。
4.The audience love the character in the play because he is ________ and often makes a situation seem funny.
A．reliable B．stubborn C．humorous D．merciful
C 解析：考查形容词辨析。 句意：公众喜欢剧中的这个人物， 因为他幽默， 经常使某种情形看起来滑稽可笑。 humorous“幽默的”， 符合题意。 reliable“可信赖的”； stubborn“顽固的”； merciful“仁慈的”。
5.Actually, creative thinkers rarely come up with new ideas; instead, they ________ old ideas into new ones, adapting them from one context to another.
A．condemn B．convert C．contrast
D．contradict
B 解析：考查动词辨析。 句意：事实上， 有创造能力的思考者很少想出新点子， 相反， 他们是把旧点子转化成新点子， 使得旧点子适应新的环境。 condemn谴责； convert使转变； contrast相反， 对比； contradict反驳， 否定。 根据词义， 可知是转换， 故选B项。
6．(2018·常州调研测试) On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded
that the problems ________ paid special attention to.
A．referred to being C．refer to being
B.referred to be D.refer to be
B 解析：referred to 是过去分词作定语修饰the problems, 因为主句的谓语动词是demand, be前省略了should, 为虚拟语气。
7．—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store? —Well, the goods there are ________， but ________． A．more expensive; worse B．more expensive; not as bad C．cheaper; good enough D．cheaper; not as good
D 解析：考查形容词的用法。 由语境结合常识可知， 和新货比起来， 二手店里的货物价格便宜， 但是质量不如新货好。 很明显这是把两种店里的货从价格和质量方面进行了比较， 后面省略比较状语。
8．The little child ________ go out alone at night, so he ________ walk in the dark that night.
A．daren’t; didn’t dare to B．doesn’t dare; dare not to C．isn’t dare to; dared not to D．doesn’t dare to; dare not to
A 解析：dare用作情态动词时， 后接动词原形， 主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中； 当dare用作实义动词时， 其后否定结构可以带to也可以不带to, 且有人称和数以及时态的变化。 根据时间状语that night可以判断本题表述过去的事情， 所以正确答案是A。
9．Bruce has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has ________IQ. A．a high B.a higher C．the higher D.the highest
B 解析：此句是Bruce has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has a higher IQ than him. 的省略。 省略than him后不仅句意仍然清楚， 而且显得更为简洁。 句意为“……我怀疑班上有没有哪个人比他智商更高”， 即“我认为他是班上智商最高的”。
10．(福建卷)________no modern telecommunications，we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.
A．Were there C．If there are
B．Had there been D．If there have been
A 解析：考查虚拟语气中的倒装句。句意：要不是现代化的电讯，我们就不得不等好几个星期才能得到来自世界各地的消息。根据主句中的关键词would have to以及句意可知，这是一个与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，从句应用一般过去时，即if there were...。当if从句中有were，had或should时，可将if省略，同时将were，had或should提到主语前构成部分倒装，所以选A项。
11．—My lack of interest in the job as a lawyer is becoming increasingly ________．
—You’d better apply for another job. A．typical B．concrete C．evident
D．regular
C 解析：考查形容词辨析。 typical “典型的， 特有的”； concrete “实在的， 具体的”； evident “明显的， 明白的”； regular “定期的， 有规律的”。 句意：——我对当律师的工作缺乏兴趣变得日趋明显。 ——你最好去申请另外一份工作。 根据句意， 故选C。
12．His parents’ unhappy marriage ________ a shadow and left a big scar on Tony’s faith toward marriage.
A．carved B.replaced C．cast
D．stood
C 解析：考查动词词义辨析。 句意：父母的不幸婚姻给Tony投下了阴影， 给他对婚姻的信心留下了伤疤。 cast“投下”， 符合题意。
13．The Palace Museum has a ________ of 96 million pieces of ancient Chinese art works.
A．collection C．combination
B．mixture D．series
A 解析：考查名词。 句意：故宫博物馆收藏了9 600万件古中国的艺术品。 collection “收集”； mixture “混合物”； combination “结合”； series “系列”。 have a collection of 是“收集”的意思。 故选A项。
14．(2018·苏州中学质检) Now that the banks are back on their feet, we expect extraordinary ________ from them to help rebuild the economy.
A．commitment C．instrument
B．appointment D．requirement
A 解析：句意：既然银行已经完全恢复， 我们希望从他们那里得到特别承诺帮助恢复经济。 commitment “承诺”； appointment “约会”； instrument “乐器”； requirement “要求”。 根据句意可知选A。
15．(2018·盐城中学高三综合测试)—Did you like your stay there? —________. It was too hot and there was too much traffic.
A．Not a little C．Not really
C 解析：not really此处意为“不怎么喜欢”。 Ⅱ 阅读理解
A
B．You’ve got me there D．Come off it
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that processed meat may be carcinogenic(致癌的)．Do you still dare eat cancer-linked processed meat? Here are some comments on the website.
Bill (Australia) I’d rather live a short, pleasant life than a long，unhappy one, denying(拒绝给予) myself tasty food just
because some experts say it’s not healthy.We should all enjoy the one life we have—if I had listened to every piece of health advice I would never go anywhere, eat anything or enjoy life in any way.So, I won’t change my habit.I am going to have a bacon sandwich, glass of wine, burger, can of coke whenever I feel like it.
Tim (America) Is meat really as bad as smoking？I don’t think so.According to the WHO 34，000 people die worldwide per year because they eat processed meat.In 2012, 8.2 million people died of cancer worldwide.That means if you eat a lot of processed meat you have a chance of being among the 0.41 percent of people dying of cancer because of processed meat.I’ll take the chance.
Helen (Switzerland) The WHO doesn’t say that just one bite of meat causes cancer, it is rather saying that people should vary their diet.People who eat more meat often have other unhealthy habits.They usually eat fewer fruits and vegetables and they also often exercise less.
Van(China) Perhaps this report will make people consider becoming vegetarians(素食者)．So for your health, the environment and future generations, it is not difficult; it just needs a change of attitude.There is a vast variety of other delicious food available to enjoy.
【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了一些网民对于世界卫生组织公布的食用加工肉制品可能致癌的这一信息的个人看法。
1．What if Bill has to change his habit? A．He’ll feel unhappy. B．He’ll live a pleasant life. C．He’ll go on a diet. D．He’ll become a vegetarian.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“I’d rather live a short, pleasant life than a long, unhappy one, denying(拒绝给予) myself tasty food just because some experts say it’s not healthy.”可推知，Bill如果改变目前的饮食习惯，他会不开心的。
2．What does Tim think about eating processed meat? A．Too risky. B．Fairly safe. C．Popular worldwide. D．Very unhealthy.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的“Is meat really as bad as smoking？I don’t think so.”和“That means if you eat a lot of processed meat you have a chance of being among the 0.41 percent of people dying of cancer because of processed meat.I’ll take the chance.”可知，Tim认为吃加工肉制品并不是什么要命的事儿，还是比较安全的。
3．What may be Helen’s response to WHO’s warning? A．Caring little about it. B．Eating whatever she likes.
C．Varying the diet and doing exercise. D．Taking a diet without meat.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“it is rather saying that people should vary their diet.People who eat more meat often have other unhealthy habits.They usually eat fewer fruits and vegetables and they also often exercise less.”可知，Helen对WHO的警告的回应是应该饮食多样化并多锻炼身体。
B
“Father, do you see Mother in your dreams？” the young girl asks. “You know sometimes I do.”
“Mother comes to see me a lot, you know. We sit and talk.” The father smiles. “How is your homework coming along？”
“Why do I have to study so hard？”
“It is what your mother would have wanted！”
She regrets speaking her mind. “I’m sorry, Father, I shouldn’t have said that.” She looks up and sees his eyes well up with tears.
“It’s okay, love，” he gets up and pours himself a drink. “I’ll just sit outside for a while. You finish up your work, okay？”
“I’m sorry, Father; Mother did love you very much. She told me all the time.”
江苏版2019届高考英语一轮复习第一部分基醇点聚焦unit2theuniversallangua
