Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．My parents check our package carefully to make sure we don't________anything we will need on the trip. A．leave off
B．leave out D．leave for
C．leave about
解析 考查短语动词辨析。“父母仔细检查包裹”的目的是为了“不要遗漏(leave out)任何东西”。leave off停止，中断；leave about乱放；leave for动身去……。 答案 B
2．Before the sales start，I make a list of______my kids will need for the coming season.
A．why C．how
B．what D．which
解析 考查介词的宾语从句的引导词。句意：在促销活动开始之前，我列出了一份在即将来临的季节里孩子们所需物品的购物清单。介词of后为一个宾语从句，而从句中谓语动词need需要宾语，故判断应由what来引导此宾语从句。 答案 B
3．To my________，my pet dog，which was lost three days ago，came back safe and sound.
A．attraction
B．error
C．credit
D．delight
解析 考查名词辨析。既然是“丢失的宠物狗安然无恙地归来”，应该感到高兴(delight)，故选D项。attraction吸引；to one's delight“使某人高兴的是”。 答案 D
4．The computer system________suddenly while Paul was searching for information on the Internet.
A．broke down C．broke up
B．broke out D．broke in
解析 考查短语辨析。break down出故障；break out爆发；break up拆开；break in破门而入。句意：当Paul在网上查找信息时，电脑系统突然瘫痪了。 答案 A
5．—Do you know when________accident happened?
—I was not there，so I don't know the exact date.But it must be________Sunday because I was off duty only on Sundays. A．the；a C．a；不填
B．a；a D．the；不填
解析 考查冠词。根据句意可知此处accident是指双方都知道的事，故其前应用定冠词；而Sunday此处是指某一个星期天，其前应用不定冠词。 答案 A
6．Over-heating development might have a bad________ on the national economy.
A．cause C．result
B．influence D．factor
解析 句意：经济过热可能会对国家的经济带来坏的影响。have...influence on＝have...effect on“对……有影响”。 答案 B
7．They have put the names of all the students on the list.None______.
A．left out C．is being left out
B．was leaving out D．was left out
解析 leave out“遗漏”，为及物动词短语，none与leave out为被动关系，故可排除A、B两项；用一般过去时表示过去的动作，由此可排除C项。 答案 D
8．________the stress and pressure from her job，she bore the burden of caring for her sick mother.
A．As well as C．As far as
B．As long as D．As soon as
解析 句意：除了来自于工作的紧张和压力外，她还承受着照顾生病的母亲的重担。as well as 相当于besides。 答案 A
9. —How could I thank you enough?
—Don't mention it.Any other may________ that. A．must do
B．could do D．should have done
C．would have done
解析 根据语境，是对过去了的事情表示感谢。情态动词＋have done，表示过去。would意为“会，将”。 答案 C
10．If it is quite______to you，I will visit you next Tuesday.
A．convenient C．easy
B．fair D．comfortable
解析 convenient方便的；fair公平的；comfortable舒适的；easy容易的。从后句I will visit you next Tuesday来看，此处只有convenient符合语境。句意：如果你方便的话，我将在下周二拜访你。
答案 A
11．This kind of material can be used to ________ plastics.
A．taking the place of C．taking place
B．take place D．take the place of
解析 be used to在表示“被用来做某事”的时候，后面跟动词不定式，take the place of“替代”；take place“发生”。 答案 D
12．In general，the amount that a student spends on housing should be held to onetotal______living expenses. A．acceptable C．advisable
B．available D．applicable
fifth the
解析 句意：一般来说，一个学生花在住房上的费用通常应控制在可支配生活费总额的五分之一。acceptable“可接受的，合意的，后接介词to”；advisable“明智的，可取的”；applicable(to)“适当的，合适的”。 答案 B
13．I want to see all of his films，especially the one you________ just now.
A．referred to
B．linked to D．talked to
C．mentioned to
解析 refer to提到；link to与……有联系；mention提到，不能加to。此处意为“特别是你刚才提到的那部电影”。 答案 A
14．When you go on a trip to Mount Tai，one of the historical________here is the Dai Miao Temple.
A．collections C．attractions
B．instructions D．expressions
解析 attraction吸引人的地方、事物，可根据go on a trip和“岱庙”判断。 答案 C
15．As for the incident，he only told us the main facts，________most of the details.
A．putting out C．bringing out
B．taking out D．leaving out
解析 put out扑灭；take out拿出；bring out带出来；说明；leave out遗漏。可根据main facts(主要事实)和details(详情)判断。 答案 D Ⅱ.阅读理解