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Unit 2 English around the world
Ⅰ.多项选择
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：选C。句意：去年年底出版的那本书在上海被证明是个巨大的成功。come about产生，发生；come up发芽，流行，发生，讨论，出现；come out长出，露出，传出，出现，出版；come around 恢复知觉，回来。
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：选D。根据句意可知，逗号前应为原因状语，故C项不对；A项应为owing to；B项应为as a result of。故只有D项正确。
3．(2010届福州三中期中考试)—Excuse me，would you mind answering a few questions?
—Well，I don’t know.I’m in rather a hurry__________.
A．seriously
B．actually
C．immediately
D．anxiously
解析：选B。考查副词词义辨析。seriously“严重地，严肃地”；actually“其实，事实上”；immediately“迅速地”；anxiously“焦急地”。根据题意可知，说话人通过“其实我挺匆忙”来委婉拒绝对方的要求。
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：选D。考查词义辨析。command在句中的意义为“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：选A。句意：务必仔细阅读药瓶上的说明并按量服用。instruction说明；description描述；introduction介绍；explanation解释，由题意知应选A项。
6．His__________was so strong that I couldn’t understand a word he was saying.
A．noise
B．voice
C．accent
D．sound
解析：选C。考查名词辨析。accent口音。句意：他的口音很浓，他说的话我一个字也听不懂。noise噪音；voice嗓音；sound声音(泛指各种声音)。
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：选D。living standard“生活水准”。
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：选B。identity“身份”。dialect“方言”；situation“形势，局面，关系”；condition“状态，状况，情形”。
9．Although they may be useful at times，most users do not __________ use them.
A．actually
B．gradually
C．frequently
D．entirely
解析：选C。考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管它们偶尔会有用，但多数用户不会经常使用它们。frequently意为“经常地，频繁地”。
10．(2011年石家庄质检)It is said that sandstorms will become more __________ as a result of global warming.
A．frequent
B．normal
C．formal
D．rare
解析：选A。考查形容词词义辨析。frequent频繁的，经常的；normal正常的；formal正式的，正规的；rare稀少的，罕见的。根据基本常识可知，全球变暖会导致沙尘暴的频繁发生，故A项正确。
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．After circling around the earth for three days，Shenzhou Spaceship received the command from the ground that ________________(它着陆) as scheduled the next day.(land)
解析：测试点：虚拟语气。此处是command引导的同位语从句，从句结构用should ＋动词原形，should可以省略。
答案：it(should) land
2．________________(根据这份报告)，the English government decided to ask Captain James Cook to go and look for this continent.(base)
解析：考查分词做状语。由短语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：考查定语从句和动词时态。the way作先行词引导定语从句时，关系词可以用that，in which或省略。
答案：(that /in which )it works
4．The part ________________(中国所起的)in the international affairs is widely praised in international society.(play)
解析：考查定语从句和动词时态。由语境可知，本题动词用一般现在式，根据短语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：考查虚拟语气。此处是request引导的同位语从句，从句结构用should ＋动词原形，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：由感叹句的构成可知。
答案：What an interesting role
7．He was worried，because he lost his bag __________(装着护照的)，ID card and a lot of money.(contain)
解析：bag和contain之间是主动关系，故用现在分词或定语从句作定语。
答案：containing/which contained his passport
8．When he came back a moment later，he found ________________(门关着)．(close)
解析：close与find之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词。
答案：the door (was) closed
9．The reason ________________(英语变化了)over time lies in the fact that when cultures meet and communicate with each other all languages change and develop.(changed)
解析：考查定语从句和时态。Reason引导定语从句而且从句缺状语，故用why；由句意可知本句是现在完成时。
答案：why English has changed
10．Listen to the two girls by the window.What language ________________(他们讲)？(speak)
解析：考查宾语从句的时态和语序。由语境可知，本句是进行时态；宾语从句要用陈述语气。
答案：are they speaking
Ⅲ.完形填空
Words：389 难度系数：☆☆ 建议用时：15′
(2011年阳泉检测)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__.
【解题导语】 本文告诉我们与人为善的好处。作者告诉我们，善意(kindness)是联系社会的纽带。
1．A.fought B．found
C．made
D．lost
解析：选D。根据第二段可知，经常有一些迷路的人向作者问路。因此选D。
2．A.morning
B．afternoon
C．night
D．evening
解析：选C。根据空处后面的内容可知，几乎每天晚上都要被人吵醒。
3．A.bring
B．help
C．carry
D．drive
解析：选B。help sb.out意思是“帮助某人摆脱(困境)”。
4．A.taken for granted
B．put up with
C．turned down
D．taken up with
解析：选A。take...for granted意思是“认为……理所当然”。一些身无分文的汽车司机认为我理所当然应该帮助他们。put up with“容忍，忍受”；turn down“拒绝，关小”；take up with“和……交往”。
5．A.less
B．more
C．worse
D．enough
解析：选B。有些人甚至抱怨我本应该为他们提供更多的帮助。
6．A.fashionable
B．famous
C．flashy
D．shabby
解析：选D。fashionable“流行的”；famous“著名的”；flashy“浮华的”；shabby意思是“破旧的”。根据后面一句话可知，这个人比较穷，因此D项正确，即他开的车很破。
7．A.money
B．food
C．help
D．work
解析：选D。后面一句话中if he wanted to work for me是答案提示。他让我给他安排一些工作，给他提供汽油和一顿饭。
8．A.actually
B．specially
C．particularly
D．generally
解析：选A。根据语境可知，事实上(actually)修剪草坪的工作不必要做。specially“专门地”；particularly“特别，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：选B。根据前面的sweaty可知，此处表示工作一天后，他坐在阴凉处(in the shade)乘凉。
10．A.asked
B．begged
C．needed
D．charged
解析：选C。联系上文“He had no money”可知，此处表示我感谢他为我所做的工作并给了他需要的钱。
11．A.old
B．extra
C．small
D．good
解析：选B。因为他工作干得特别好，我给他一些额外的(extra)钱。
12．A.accepted
B．received
C．refused
D．denied
解析：选C。由前面的he shook his head可知，他拒绝接受我多给他的钱。
13．A.situation
B．thing
C．issue
D．way
解析：选D。way表示方式。他可能认为我那天帮助了他，但其实事情不是那样(the way)的。situation“情况，局面”；thing“东西，事件”；issue“(特别重要或大众关注的)议题，问题”。
14．A.believe in
B．watch over
C．look after
D．care about
解析：选A。他帮助我重新信任他人，以回报他们对我的信任。believe in“信赖，信任”；watch over“照管，监视”；look after“照顾，照料”；care about“关心”。
15．A.in trouble
B．in danger
C．in tears
D．in fear
解析：选A。根据上文可知，他帮助我让我重新想为那些遇到麻烦的人做些事情。in trouble“处于困境中，有麻烦”符合语境。in danger“在危险中”；in tears“流着泪”；in fear“害怕地”。
16．A.forgetting
B．losing
C．restoring
D．finding
解析：选C。restore意思是“恢复，修复”。根据上下文，尤其是本句后面的“giving me back”可知，他帮我恢复了一些信念：相信别人的善意。其他选项不符合语境。
17．A.goodness
B．happiness
C．pleasure
D．nature
解析：选A。goodness与本文首句的Kindness相呼应，即人们的善意。
18．A.weakness
B．strength
C．optimism
D．pessimism
解析：选C。optimism意思是“乐观”，帮助我恢复了一点自己所遗失的乐观。
19．A.adapts
B．adjusts
C．devotes
D．connects
解析：选D。因为他，我再一次感到自己是善意黄金链的一部分，善意将人们联系(connects)在一起。这里与文章的第一句话相照应。
20．A.heart
B．soul
C．head
D．mouth
解析：选B。soul意思是“心灵，内心”，与前半句的body形成对比。我可能让他填饱了肚子，但他充实了我的心灵。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
Words：551 难度系数：☆☆ 建议用时：7′
(2010年襄樊市调研)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
