1、单元测评(二) Unit 2 Working the land(时间：90 分钟 满分：110 分)第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 语法和词汇知识(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Mr. Smith has made _ important discovery in the medical field during _ past decade.A. an; the B. an; a C. /; the D. /; a答案与解析 A discovery 在题中指一项发现，为可数名词，故其前用冠
2、词；past decade 前加定冠词特指“过去的十年” 。2 What was it that _ the terrible accident? His driving after drinking.A. referred to B. turned to C. led to D. added to答案与解析 C lead to 意为“导致” 。句意：是什么导致了这起可怕的事故？酒后驾驶。refer to “指的是；涉及” ； turn to“转向” ；add to“增加” 。3The _ situation of the chess game really made every member
3、 in the audience _.A. confused; confused B. confusing; confused C. confusing; confusing D. confused; confusing答案与解析 B confusing“令人迷惑的” ，具有主动意义； confused“迷惑的” ，描述的对象常常是人，也可用来描述与人有关的事物。4Those climbers struggled _ the strong wind and finally reached the top of the mountain.A. for B. on C. to D. against
4、答案与解析 D struggle against“和 斗争” ； struggle for“为而斗争” 。5_ the mistakes in red ink is one of the ways that teachers usually use to remind students to pay attention to their work.A. Underlined B. Underline C. Being underlined D. Underlining答案与解析 D teachers 与 underline 之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用 underlining 作主语。6Acc
5、ording to the report, the number of animals used in experiments _ by 30% over the years.A. was reduced B. has been reduced C. were reduced D. have been reduced答案与解析 B 时间状语 over the years 常与现在完成时连用；“the number of复数名词”作主语，谓语动词用单数，且 reduce 与 the number of animals 之间是动宾关系，故选 B 项。7The couple upstairs alw
6、ays quarrel, making _ impossible for me to focus on my study.A. this B. it C. what D. that答案与解析 B 句意：楼上的夫妇经常吵架，使我无法安心学习。it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是 for me to focus on my study。8The work is progressing smoothly, _， we can expect to finish it on time.A. therefore B. besides C. however D. instead答案与解析 A 句意：工作进展顺利，因
7、此我们有望准时完成它。therefore“因此；所以 ”； besides“除此之外” ； however“然而” ； instead“代替；反而 ”。9As it is raining heavily, I would rather _ at home than _ out with them.A. stay; going B. staying; going C. staying; go D. stay; go答案与解析 D would rather do sth. than do sth.意为“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事” 。10 Mary has caught a bad cold. Has
8、 she? I regret _ her to put on more clothes yesterday.A. not to remind B. not to be reminded C. not reminding D. not being reminded答案与解析 C regret doing sth.表示“对曾经做过的事情表示后悔” ；regret to do sth.表示 “对将要做的事情表示遗憾” 。根据句意可知“我”对过去没有提醒玛丽多穿衣服而感到后悔，故选 C 项。11Dressed in her most beautiful clothes, Miss Green beca
9、me the _ of attention at the party that evening.A. place B. sight C. position D. focus答案与解析 D 句意：格林小姐穿着她最漂亮的衣服，那天晚上确实成了晚会上人们关注的焦点(focus)。12_ the firefighters timely rescue, we were able to escape from the big fire.A. As for B. According to C. Thanks to D. Instead of答案与解析 C 句意：多亏(Thanks to)消防员及时营救，我们
10、才能从大火中逃脱。as for“关于；至于” ； according to“按照；依据” ； instead of“代替；而不是” 。13 Its too hot. Lets open the windows to allow the air to _.A. pass B. cross C. circle D. circulate答案与解析 D 根据 Its too hot 可知，开窗户的目的是为了让空气循环(circulate) 。14This house is so big and beautiful. I think the rent must be _ as the other one
11、.A. three times as more B. three times as much C. as much three times D. as three times more答案与解析 B 倍数表达法之一：倍数as形容词/ 副词原级as .。15 How about going abroad for a holiday this summer? _ we are heavily in debt.A. Better forget it B. Sounds great C. I cant agree more D. Its up to you答案与解析 A 根据答语破折号后面的内容可知答
12、话人不同意今年夏天去国外旅行，故选 Better forget it(最好别提了 )。第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Emma walked down the stairs with a big piece of clean, white paper.“Im going to _16_ an eagle， ” she said to herself.Carefully she laid her paper on the table. She took her box
13、of crayons from the drawer and _17_ a long brown crayon.“Emma, Im going to the _18_， ” said her mother. “I _19_ to write my shopping list, and I cant _20_ a piece of paper. Have you seen any？”Emma thought for a moment. “I can give you half of my _21_， ” she said.She folded (对折) the paper _22_ carefu
14、lly tore (撕) it down the _23_. She handed half to her mother.“Thank you very much, dear， ” said her _24_.“Youre welcome， ” said Emma.She took her half of the paper and _25_ it. The paper was too _26_ to draw an eagle.“I can draw a parrot， ” she thought.Emma took a short orange crayon from her _27_.“
15、Emma, Grandma is on the phone， ” called her father. “I need to write a _28_. Do you know where I can find some paper？”Emma looked at her _29_ with the long torn edge. “You can have _30_ of mine, Dad， ” she said.She folded the paper _31_ and tore it down the middle. She _32_ half to her father.“Thank
16、 you very much， ” he said.“Youre welcome, Dad， ” said Emma.She looked at her paper and the two torn _33_. The paper was too small to draw a(n) _34_.“What can I draw now？” thought Emma.Suddenly, she got an _35_. Maybe the paper was too small for an eagle or a parrot, but she could draw a beautiful bu
17、tterfly.16A. make B. draw C. protect D. check17A. borrowed B. showed C. lost D. picked18A. hospital B. store C. station D. playground19A. decide B. promise C. choose D. need20A. buy B. read C. keep D. find21A. piece B. copy C. success D. dinner22A. but B. and C. or D. so23A. middle B. bottom C. side
18、 D. front24A. grandmother B. grandfather C. mother D. father25A. waited for B. looked at C. thought of D. talked about26A. small B. dirty C. old D. thin27A. bag B. box C. drawer D. pocket28A. list B. story C. message D. letter29A. screen B. seat C. paper D. picture30A. some B. all C. none D. half31A
19、. happily B. carefully C. patiently D. seriously32A. handed B. paid C. returned D. left33A. ends B. edges C. centers D. crayons34A. house B. phone C. parrot D. eagle35A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse答案与解析 语篇解读 本文是记叙文。Emma 因为与父母分享了自己要作画的纸张，所以一再改变自己的作画计划。16B 下文多次出现的 draw 提示了本题的答案。17D Emma 想
20、要画只鹰，所以她“挑了(picked)”一支棕色的蜡笔。18B 见 19 题解析。19D 根据 shopping list 可推测，妈妈要去“商店(store)” ，所以“需要(need) ”写张购物清单。20D 根据下句妈妈问 Emma 要纸可知，妈妈现在“找(find)”不到纸写购物清单。21A 根据下文 Emma 撕纸的举动可知，她要给妈妈一半自己的纸，故此处用量词 piece 指代纸张。22B 本空前后的两个动作“折纸”和“撕纸”是顺接关系，故此处用 and。23A 根据上下文都出现的 half 可知， Emma 从“中间(middle)”把纸撕成两半。下文中的 tore it dow
21、n the middle 也是提示。24C 根据上文内容可知，Emma 帮了妈妈一个忙，所以此处是“妈妈(mother)”在道谢。25B 见下一题解析。26A Emma“看着 (looked at)”自己剩下的一半纸，觉得纸太“小(small)”了，画不下一只鹰。27B Emma 决定画一只鹦鹉，所以从蜡笔“盒(box)”里拿出一支橘黄色的蜡笔。28C根据上句中的 on the phone 可推测，爸爸需要写个“便条(message)”。29C Emma 已经撕过一次自己的纸了，所以这里是指她看着自己有撕痕的“纸(paper)” 。30D 根据下段中的 tore it down the mid
22、dle 可知，Emma 要给爸爸“一半(half) ”纸。31B Emma“小心地(carefully)”把纸对折，然后一撕两半。上文中的 carefully tore 也是提示。32A Emma 把一半纸“递给了(handed) ”爸爸。33B Emma 撕了两次纸，所以纸上有两个撕过的“边(edge s)”。34C 根据上文内容可知，Emma 在把自己的纸分了一半给妈妈后决定画只鹦鹉，但是当她把剩下的纸又分给爸爸一半后，她留给自己的纸连“鹦鹉(parrot)”也画不下了。35A 下文画蝴蝶就是 Emma 想出来的“主意(idea)” 。第二部分 阅读理解(共两节；满分 30 分)第一节 (
23、共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B 、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。ALadybirds (瓢虫) didnt have black spots on their backs at first. Then a storm broke out, and their famous guide, Caius Insectus, disappeared into the flood (洪水), and the few ladybirds who survived had to choose a new leader to guide them o
24、ut of trouble. They decided that their new leader would be the first ladybird to successfully travel south to the Great Lake and return to describe it.Many young ladybirds moved off immediately into this adventure. One by one they returned and told of how beautiful the southern lake was at that time
25、 of year, with its clear waters and flowers. However, the last of the ladybirds was late in getting back. He hadnt managed to reach the lake. Everyone criticized (批评) him, and they prepared to continue their journey the next day.Following their new guide, they spent a morning walking northwards unti
26、l they reached some tall thick grassland, where they stopped. There were no clear waters or flowers in front of them. The heavy rain had turned the place into a huge green puddle (水坑). Everyone understood what had happened. When the ladybirds had gone out looking for the lake, they had gone in the w
27、rong direction. Now they could see that, except that one late ladybird, they had lied in order to get what they wanted.And so, the late little ladybird was made the Great Guide. They also decided that every time one of them was discovered lying they would paint a black spot on that ladybirds back. F
28、rom then on, when a ladybird looks at anothers back, it can tell whether that ladybird can be trusted.语篇解读 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了瓢虫背上黑点的由来。36Why did the ladybirds decide to choose a new guide?A. They lost their way in the storm.B. They werent satisfied with Caius Insectus.C. They needed someone to lead them o
29、ut of danger.D. They needed someone to help prepare for the storm.答案与解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“choose a new leader to guide them out of trouble”可知 C 项正确。37Many young ladybirds lied because they _.A. didnt want to be in dangerB. wanted to be the new guide C. wanted to make others happyD. didnt want to get sp
30、ots on their backs答案与解析 B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句和第三段最后一句可知答案。38How did the ladybirds probably feel when they stopped at the tall thick grassland?A. Nervous. B. Afraid.C. Excited. D. Angry.答案与解析 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中提到的瓢虫们决定给撒谎的那些瓢虫背上涂黑点的事情可以推断，当到达草地发现被骗时，他们应该很“生气” 。39Whats the main idea of the text?A. Why ladybirds have black spots on their backs.B. How ladybirds choose their leaders and guides.C. What the black spots on ladybirds backs mean.
