1、Unit 2 The Olympic Games reading课时作业.单项填空1Let me _my speech with a saying：Where there is a will，there is a way.AmakeBgiveCconcludeDinclude答案C解析句意为：让我用一句谚语结束我的演讲：有志者，事竟成。conclude.with.以结束。2The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every summer. Warm sunshine and soft sands make _ it is.AwhatBwhichChow
2、Dwhere答案A解析what it is现在这个样子。3_ in the burning building，many people could do nothing but wait.ATo trapBTrappingCTrappedDTo be trapped答案C解析句意为：许多人被困在燃烧的楼房里，除了等待无计可施。Be trapped in为固定短语，意为“被困在”，在此处为过去分词词组作状语。4This is_ difficult a problem _few students can answer it.Aso；thatBsuch；thatCsuch；asDas；as答案A解析第
3、一个空后是“形容词冠词名词”，所以第一个空应该填副词so或as。由句意可推断后半句是表示结果的状语从句，所以选A项。5With the rapid growth of population，the city _in all directions in the past five years.AspreadsBhas spreadCspreadDhad spread答案B解析题干中有in the past five years这一时间状语，因此应该用现在完成时。6The poor man stood there，with his hands_，his eyes_ upon the dark ca
4、ve.Acrossed；fixingBcrossing；fixingCcrossed；fixedDcrossing；fixed答案A解析考查with的复合结构。“with宾语宾补”是with的复合结构。本题中cross是hands的补足语，二者构成被动关系，用过去分词；fix的发出者是the poor man，二者构成主动关系，故选A项。7I must thank my parents _ to be a college student.Ato make it possible for meBto make it possible to meCfor making it possible fo
5、r meDfor making it possible to me答案C解析由固定搭配thank sb. for doing sth.可以排除A、B两项，再由make it possible for，可以判定C项正确。8What surprised me was not what he said but _ he said it.Athe wayBin the way thatCin the wayDthe way which答案A解析not.but.连接两个表语成分；the way后是省略了that或in which的定语从句。当先行词是way时，后面的定语从句有三种引导方式：用that或i
6、n which或省略关系词。故选A项。9The case is very heavy for us_.Ato carry itBto be carriedCcarriedDto carry答案D解析句意为：这个箱子我们扛起来很重。因为主语the case是carry的逻辑宾语，所以carry后不能再接it，以避免重复。Be heavy to do，heavy后应接不定式的主动形式。10His remark was obviously _ me.Aintend forBintended toCintended forDintend答案C解析句意为：他的话显然是说给我听的。intend for (
7、sb.)打算(给某人)作某种用途。11We most prefer to say yes to the _of someone we know and like. AattemptsBrequestsCdoubtsDpromises答案B解析考查名词词义辨析。句意为：我们大都更愿意答应我们所了解和喜欢的人的请求。request请求，要求，符合句意。attempt尝试；doubt怀疑；promise保证，承诺。12The shirts color is too dark for me，and_，I think its very expensive.AthereforeBhoweverCthusD
8、further答案D解析由句意可知前后两个分句的关系并不是因果关系，而是两个并列的情况。therefore表示的是一种结果；however表示的是转折；thus表示的是顺承；further则可表示对前一种情况的补充。13How can you _such a difficult situation?Well，I have no choice but _into it as expected.Aget involved in；to getBinvolve yourself in；getCinvolve in；gettingDbe involving in；to get答案A解析句意为：你怎么会陷
9、入这么困难的处境中？哦，我别无选择，明知是火坑还得往里跳。get involved in陷入；have no choice but to do (sth.)除了做某事别无选择。14Im sorry that I cannot accept your _ to attend your birthday party，Linda，because Im to answer all the customers letters tonight_ by my boss.Arequirement；requiredBdemand；requestedCrequest；suggestedDrequest；requi
10、red答案D解析第一个空格表示邀请或请求，用request；requirement要求物，必需品；demand要求，不符合题意，故排除；C项中的suggest不能用于suggest sb. to do sth.。15_ of the people on the net_ Chinas economy is among the strongest in the world.AFourfifth；believesBFourfifth；believeCFourfifths；believeDFourfifths；believes答案C解析句意为：五分之四的网民认为中国的经济处于世界前列。当分数的分子大
11、于一时，分母要用复数形式，排除A、B两项；分数、百分数修饰名词作主语时，谓语动词应与其所修饰的名词(people)保持一致。.阅读理解(2017广东惠州博罗中学月考)JOHANNESBURGThey say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad(蟾蜍) has joined that club of clever survivors.South Africans are shocked at the endurance of a toad that got trapped in a cargo shipment from China to Cape
12、Town，after jumping into a porcelain(瓷器) candle stick(烛台) that was made there. South African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature，fearing it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wild.But the toad got a lastminute pardon. Mango Airlines，a South African airl
13、ine，transported the toad on Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to an animal shelter，after officials decided to find a way to let the toad live. The twohour fight was a breeze compared to the trip from China，along way of many weeks and thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean.Airline spokesma
14、n Hein Kaiser said the toad got “firstclass treatment”，sitting in a transparent plastic container with escort Brett Glasby，an animal welfare inspector. There was even a ceremony，in which the toads boarding pass was handed to Glasby.“He was the star of the show on the flight，”Kaiser said of the amphi
15、bious(两栖的) passenger.“I think every passenger stopped to have a look.”On landing in Johannesburg，the toad was brought out of its container for a celebritystyle photo shoot. Observers said the brown toad seemed like a cool customer. It belongs to the Asian toad species，which breeds during the monsoon
16、(季风) season. It is believed to have survived the trip from Chinaby hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out，and also by slowing its breathing and heart ratemethods that help the species survive in times of drought.“Weve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions(蝎子) in fruit. We were called
17、 because the toad was right inside the candle stick，and we had to break it to get it out，”Glasby，the inspector，told The Star，a South African newspaper.语篇解读本文属于新闻报道。文章报道了一只中国的蟾蜍通过偶然的机会被运送到南非，在那里找到了一个新家。16What is the passage mainly about?AAn Asian toad gets a new home in South Africa.BAsian toads cant
18、 get used to the life in South Africa.CWorkers shipped a toad to South Africa on purpose.DSouth Africa ignores the protection of animals.答案A解析主旨大意题。根据第三段第二句“Mango Airlines，a South African airline，transported the toad on Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to an animal shelter.”以及下文中对运送蟾蜍过程的描述可知，文章讲述
19、的是关于一个亚洲的蟾蜍在南非找到一个新家的事。故选A。17If the toad is released into the wild，_ .Ait will make the locals feel shockedBit might harm the native speciesCit will lose its life in the wildDit might flee into another country答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“South African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature，fe
20、aring it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wild.”可知，如果这个蟾蜍被放到野外，它可能会伤害当地的自然物种。故选B。18The toad was able to arrive in South Africa alive_ .Abecause it escaped all attacks and huntsBbecause it used to stop its breath in winterCbecause it formed hard skin to protect itselfD
21、because it was lucky to be given a chance答案C解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“It is believed to have survived the trip from China by hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out.”可知，这个蟾蜍能活着到达南非是因为坚硬的皮肤保护了它。故选C。19It can be inferred from the passage that_.Asometimes animals are transported accidentallyBno one has seen such a big toad in AfricaCa candle stick is the best place for a toadDdroughts make toads live longer答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Weve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions(蝎子) in fruit.”可知，一些动物是偶然被运输的。故选A。
