1、1Unit 2 Robots李仕才一、阅读理解。Winston Churchill is probably the most popular British prime minister ever. Having served as a soldier and politician, he is often considered among the greatest of Britons. While his heroic stand against the Nazis is well know, there are still a few facts about the popular po
2、litician that might surprise you.His CigarsThe classic image of Winston Churchill includes a giant cigar stuck between his lips. Churchill developed his love of cigars as a young man, when he traveled to Cuba. For the rest of his life, he smoked eight or nine cigars every day. However, he almost nev
3、er took a puff(吸，抽), preferring to chew on the end until it went out, then relight it and start again. To prevent the cigar becoming soggy (湿软的),Churchill invented the bellybando, a strip of brown paper which could be glued around the end.At any given time, Churchill had 3,000 to 4,000 cigars in his
4、 house, mostly his favorite Romeo they started doing things I hadnt thought about. It just 18 out.” One day, an agent called from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel, Cicada, was published in March.“ 19 it hadnt been published I still gained so much from the 20 ， ”
5、5says Moira.【解题导语】 本文通过 Moira爱好写作并坚持写作的故事告诉我们：每个人都要为实现自己的梦想而去努力尝试，只有经历过才能够有所得，在追求的过程中不要过于担心结果，只有这样才能成功。1A.learnt BavoidedCconsidered DenjoyedD 解析：根据首句“From childhood，Moira loved to write.”可知，从童年开始，Moira就爱好写作；由此推断，在上学期间，她仍然喜欢(enjoyed)写作。2A.actively BprofessionallyCenergetically DpermanentlyB 解析：根据生活常
6、识及该句中的关键词“never a possibility”可知，把写作当作职业来追求几乎是不可能的。actively“积极地” ；professionally“作为职业地” ；energetically“精力充沛地” ；permanently“永久地” 。3A.influential BexplicitCterrible DsafeD 解析：根据空处前一句“Her father was a doctor，her mother a nurse.”可知，她的父母会给予她医学方面很多的帮助，所以 Moira认为医学是一个十分安全的(safe)选择。4A.dream BpurposeCchoice
7、DcertaintyD 解析：根据空后的“youd have high income”可知，Moira 也认为写作是一个不一定能带来高收入的职业。certainty“确定的事” ，符合语境，所以选项 D正确。5A.promising BdiscouragingCdemanding DinterestingC 解析：根据空后的“she didnt take up writing until her thirties”可知，医生是一个要求很高的职业，因此她直到三十多岁才开始写作。promising“有希望的，有前途的” ；discouraging“使人泄气的” ；demanding“苛刻的，要求高
8、的” ；interesting“有趣的” 。所以选项 C正确。6A.produced BintroducedCbought Dreceived6A 解析：根据语境可知，她以大学毕业后在中国的旅游经历为背景创作了一本小说。produce“创作，生产，产生” ；introduce“介绍” ；buy“买” ；receive“收到” 。所以选项 A正确。7A.rewards BreadersCreviews DpraisesC 解析：根据该段最后一句“Suddenly，it seemed she was on her as an author.”可以判断，这部小说写出来后，她得到了极好的评论。rewa
9、rd“报酬” ；reader“读者” ；review“评论” ；praise“赞扬” 。所以选项 C正确。8A.employ BrepresentCtrust DguideB 解析：根据语境可知，在众多的代理人中有一个人愿意代理出版这本小说。employ“雇用，使用” ；represent“代表，代理” ；trust“信任” ；guide“指导” 。所以选项 B正确。9A.own BfeetCway DbusinessC 解析：根据语境可知，她似乎突然就要成为作家了。on ones way“即将到达或发生” ，所以选项 C正确。10A.took off Bwent throughCpulled
10、 down Dcame overB 解析：根据语境可知，Moira 在电话中与代理人就小说中所有代理人认为需要润色(polishing)的地方进行了仔细琢磨(went through)。take off“脱下，起飞” ；go through“仔细察看，仔细琢磨” ；pull down“拆毁，推翻” ；come over“过来，来访” 。所以选项 B正确。11A.deleting BadaptingCpolishing DcoveringC 解析：参见上题解析。delete“删除” ；adapt“适应，改编” ；polish“修改，润色” ；cover“覆盖，报道” 。所以选项 C正确。12A.
11、before BafterCsince DwhenA 解析：根据上文中的“sent it back to her but didnt hear anything”可知，7Moira重新把小说发给代理人但是没有收到任何回复，不久之后 Moira找到了另外一个代理人。句型 It wasnt long before.意思是“不久之后” 。所以选项 A正确。13A.fascinated BinterestedCanxious DamusedB 解析：根据下文中的“Im no longer interested”可知，此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。fascinated“入迷的” ；interested
12、“感兴趣的” ；anxious“焦急的，忧虑的” ；amused“逗笑的” 。所以选项 B正确。14A.common BabsurdCterrifying DdisappointingD 解析：从两位代理人的态度可知，Moira 这两次都以失败告终，所以这件事情肯定令她感到失望。common“共同的” ；absurd“荒谬的” ；terrifying“令人恐惧的” ；disappointing“令人失望的” 。所以选项 D正确。15A.purely BwonderfullyCinstantly DsadlyA 解析：根据该句中的“found herself eager to write aga
13、in.own enjoyment”可知，她发现自己渴望再次写作，而这次写作仅仅(purely)是为了个人乐趣。purely“仅仅，纯粹地” ；wonderfully“非常好，非常” ；instantly“立即” ；sadly“悲伤地” 。所以选项 A正确。16.A.set BfoundCmade DpermittedA 解析：根据语境可知，Moira 向自己提出(set)了一个挑战，写一部惊险小说。find“发现” ；make“整理；进行” ；permit“允许，许可” 。所以选项 A正确。17A.put up Btook onCwent over Dgot downB 解析：根据该句“The
14、 characters a life of their own；they started doing things I hadnt thought about.”可知，小说中的人物开始具有(took on)他们自己的生活。put up“建造；张贴” ；take on“开始具有(某种特征、面貌等)” ；go over“仔细检查” ；get down“下来；取下” 。所以选项 B正确。18A.flew Bbrought Cbroke Dcarried8A 解析：根据下文可知，Moira 的书得到了一位澳大利亚代理人的关注并顺利出版；据此可以推断，这部小说成功了。所以选项 A正确。19A.Ever
15、since BAs ifCIf only DEven ifD 解析：根据语境可推断出，即使(Even if)这部小说没有出版，Moira 仍然在这个过程(process)中得到许多。ever since“自从” ；as if“好像，似乎” ；if only“要是就好了” ；even if“即使，尽管” 。所以选项 D正确。20A.adventure BpracticeCprocess DresultC 解析：参见上题解析。adventure“冒险” ；practice“实践” ；process“过程” ；result“结果” 。所以选项 C正确。四、单句改错1.The little boy c
16、ame riding at full speed down the motorway on his bicycle. How a dangerous scene it was！_ 答案：HowWhat2.That afternoon they drank much coffee than had been our custom._ 答案：muchmore3.The famous doctor is going to set out performing the operation， so please keep calm._ 答案：outabout4.Look！ There stand the
17、 highest building of the city._ 答案：standstands5.My boss used to be strict with his staffs， which made all of them nervous at seeing him._ 答案：staffsstaff五、 单元语法不定式的被动语态1.（2018安徽省级示范高中联考）She was looking for her three nephews，but they were nowhere _ （find） ，which made her worried.答案：to be found2.Having
18、 a trip abroad is certainly good for the students，but it remains _ （see） whether they will enjoy it.答案：to be seen93.Not _ （interrupt） while writing，he locked himself in his study.答案：to be interrupted4.The play _ （produce） next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.答案：to be produced5.Weve had a good start， but next， more work needs _ （do） to achieve the final success.答案：to be done
