高中英语Unit 2 Language 同步练习2

Unit 2 Language 同步练习2

I. 根据首字母和上下文完成句子：

1、We Chinese have friends t the world.

2、A large v is a must if you want to learn a language well.

3、A good advertisement should have persuasive language and c images. 4、Both English and French are o languages of Canada. 5、Overwork, little rest and poor food all c to his illness.

6、With the d of science and technology, more new products are made. 7、I think Tom will be a good r when you are away.

8、A well written article should have both a good beginning and a good e . 9、Tens of people were killed, some children i . 10、The word “not” are p differently in the UK and the USA. 11、Our school is a non-smoking one. So smoking is b in our school. 12、She smiled to me, i that she had seen me. 13、This is just a copy. Where is the o ?

14、The story is written in s English, so it’s easy for you to understand. 15、Water is the c of oxygen and hydrogen. 16、The blacks are fighting against r discrimination,

17、When you look into a mirror, you will see the r image of yourself. 18、To build up your body, you should take exercise and do some p labour. 19、Do you have any e methods for studying the English language? 20、Taiwan is separated from m of China by Taiwan Strait.

II. 单项选择

1、Can you give me some _______ about the market today? A. information A. to confuse A. a certain A. takes

B. news

C. passage C. confuse C. certain a C. gets

D. notice D. confused D. sure D. makes

2、Her account made all of us ________ .

B. confusing B. certain B. has

3、There is ______ kind of people who don’t like anything that others like. 4、The impact that the cold ______ on the old is obvious. 5、— Shall we have a talk with her tonight?

— There is no _______ talking to her. She will never listen. A. good A. once

B. value B. then B. to go

C. point C. if

D. worth

6、They were surprised that a child worked out the problem _____ they themselves couldn’t.

D. while

D. go

7、Rather than ______, he preferred to stay here. A. going

C. went

8、The man preferred ______ in the room to read to ______out for a walk. A. staying, go

B. to go, going

C. staying, going D. to stay, going

9、I can’t find a proper dictionary _______ I can turn in my study.

A. to which A. came

B. up which B. of came

C. on which C. of coming

D. for which D. to come

10、The present that she dreamed ________ on her birthday party. 11、－ Since you’ve made your decision, you’d better carry it out. － _________ I give it up? A. Only if

B. What if

C. If

D. Even if

12、He ran into a passing car duo to _______ . A. he ran too fast

B. he ran from the roadside D. him to run from the roadside C. notice C. made of C. carried

D. message D. decided D. developed D. variety D. took up

C. his running too fast A. news A. put

13、As a result of the heavy fog, the highway has been closed up until further _______ .

B. information B. made up B. grow B. mixture

14、Our teacher has _________ some very difficult questions to ask us.

15、Paper-making began in China and from here it ________ to North Africa and Europe. A. spread

16、More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great _____ of goods. A. combination A. made out

C. extension C. gave up

17、He _____ some French when he was on a visit to France.

B. picked up

18、Electric trains have now ______ steam ones in most countries in the world. A. took the place of B. in place of 19、________ was telling a lie.

A. Anyone who tells you C. Those who told you that A. who

B. Whoever told you D. Whoever told you that C. whoever

D. those who

C. taken the place of D. instead of

20、My husband and I agree on _______ gets home first is to cook the supper.

B. whom

21、It is said_______ was all _______ he said.

A. that that; that

B. what what ; what D. that that; what C. tell

D. know

C. that which; what

22、The boy was too young to _______ right from wrong.

A. realize B. recognize A. Haven't, don't expect

C. Hadn't, hadn't expected

23、Hi, Jim. _________ seen you for ages. I really _______ see you here.

B. Haven't, didn't expect

D. Hadn't, wasn't expected

24、Today Little Mary is ________ a new beautiful skirt. A. wearing B. having on

A. first time A. the ; a

C. putting on D. dressed

25、I noticed her beauty and honesty _______ I met her.

B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time B. / ; /

C. a ; a

D. / ; a

26、He had decided to give it up, but on ______ second thought, he decided to try ____ 3rd time. 27、— You know what? Tom wants to be Harry Potter after he graduates from school.

— Are you kidding? He’ll never ______ a person like him. A. change

B. turn

C. make

D. get

28、— How do you usually go to work?

— If it is fine, I _______ on foot. A. will go

B. go

C. have gone C. unexpectedly C. haven’t slept

D. won’t go D. disappointedly D. will not sleep

29、Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she _____ died.

A. eventually

B. willingly

30、You look tired out. I guess you _______ well during the long journey. A. can’t have slept B. didn’t sleep

III. 完型填空

A

Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some __1__ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me __2__! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people have __3__ to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday, ” one punter (赛马经纪人) told me , “and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __4__, and there are clear favorites. __5__ nobody has heard anything about these __6__! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case. ” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite __7__. In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the __8__ just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast, __9__ they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, __10__ by their happy faces and the sense of excitement. 1、A. common 2、A. honestly

B. strange

C. swift

D. illegal D. correctly D. looked forward D. in time D. Otherwise D. stories D. peculiar D. field D. although D. inferring

B. surprisingly B. brought up B. in progress B. Therefore B. sheep B. hill B. so

B. judging

B. dangerous

C. completely C. turned up C. in advance C. Moreover C. races C. boring C. track C. yet

3、A. showed off 4、A. behind time 5、A. But

6、A. horses 7、A. exciting 8、A. race 9、A. if

10、A. observing C. considering

B

The British love to think of themselves as polite, and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases” and “thank you”, Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires __11__ seven or eight of these. Another __12__ of our good manners is the queue. New-comers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the __13__ national sport. Finally, of course, motorists generally stop at crossings. But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbors? I think not.

Take forms of address (称呼) for example. The average English person － __14__ he happens to work in a hotel or department store － would rather die than call a stranger “Sir” or “Madam”. Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address. Our __15__ “you” for everyone may appear more democratic, but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express __16__. I am all for returning to the use of “thee” and “thou” (Thee and thou are old-fashioned poetic words for “you”); “you” would be __17__ for

strangers and professional relationships.

And of course, the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying. Have you noticed how the British __18__ ever touch? Personally. I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming. Try kissing the average English person, and they will either take two steps backwards in horror, or, if their escape is __19__. you will find your lips touching the back of their head. Now what could be __20__ than that?

11、A. at least 12、A. signal 13、A. true 14、A. if

B. at most B. scene

C. less than C. sign C. when C. regular C. offered C. hardly

C. superior

D. not more than D. sight D. advanced D. unless D. normal D. consideration D. stocked D. nearly D. blocked D. more frightening

B. original B. whether B. unique

B. gratitude B. reserved B. mostly B. assured B. ruder

15、A. universal 16、A. politeness 17、A. ordered 18、A. highly 20、A. better

IV. 阅读理解

19、A. confirmed

C. democracy

C. jammed C. more polite

A

Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.(卫生设备)

The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world. Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty.

Consider these facts:

●The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers. ●Only 58 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water., and only 37 percent of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet.

●Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to water-borne diseases. Here are three ways you can help: 1) Write Congress

Current U.S. foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per year per American citizen. Few members of Congress have ever received a letter from voters about clean drinking water abroad. 2) Sponsor a project with a faith-based organization

Many U.S. religious groups already sponsor water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad. Simply put a single project by a U.S. organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people. 3) Support nonprofit water organizations

Numerous U.S.-based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in community-led projects related to drinking water and sanitation. Like the sample of non-profits noted as follows: some organizations are large, other small-scale, some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Support them generously.

1、The three facts presented in the passage are used to illustrate that________. A. poverty can result in water-borne diseases

B. people have no access to clean drinking water

C. women’s rights are denied in some developing countries D. safe drinking water should be a primary concern 2、The intended readers of the passage are________. A. Americans C. Congressmen

B. overseas sponsors

D. U.S.-based water organizations

3、The main purpose of the passage is to call on people to _________. A. get rid of water-related diseases in developing countries B. donate money to people short of water through religious groups C. fight against the worldwide water shortage and sanitation problem D. take joint action in support of some nonprofit water organizations 4、What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph? A. A variety of companies and their worldwide operation. B. A list of nonprofit water organizations to make contact with. C. Some ways to get financial aids from U.S. Congress.

D. A few water resources exploited by some world-famous organizations. B

Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜) and ready to spend long hours waiting in all weathers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch(红腹灰雀). Britain’s birdwatchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feathered friends.

Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird, are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches (雀科鸣鸟) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.

“Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest,” Stephen Moss said in his newly published book—A Bird in the Bush: a Social History of Birdwatching—which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today.

Television wildlife programs have helped to fuel the new trend. Last summer, BBC 2’s Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success. It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45,000 people promised to put up a box.

Birdwatchers’ networking system first came to the attention of the nation in 1989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera — a golden-winged songbird from North America—to be seen in Britain. He put a message out on the network service Birdline, and next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www.birdline.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones.

“Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers,” said David Cromack, the editor of Bird Watching magazine, “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”

5、The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_______”. A. affected

B. shared

C. satisfied D. narrowed

6、What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network? A. Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent. B. Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird.