1、Unit 2 综合技能训练时间：90 分钟，满分：100 分.单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)从 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1(2014湖北襄阳四校高一下学期期中)We strongly believe children are born with _ and interest in learning.Aexcitement BcuriosityCbelief Ddevotion答案：B 句意：我们坚决相信孩子们对学习的兴趣与好奇是与生俱来的。excitement 兴奋；curiosity 好奇心； belief 信仰；devotio
2、n 奉献。2(2014湖北黄冈中学高一下学期期中) What shall I do if I meet a word that I dont know?If you cant guess its meaning, you can _ the dictionary.Aexamine BconsultCcombine Dgain答案：B 句意：如果遇到不认识的单词我该怎么做？如果你猜不出它的意思，你可以查词典。examine 检查； consult 查阅；combine 结合；gain 获得。3(2014河北保北十二县市高一下学期期中)We should spend the money _ som
3、ething _ everyone.Aon; that benefits Bon; which benefitCin; which benefits Din; that benefit答案：A 句意：我们应该把钱花在使大家受益的事情上。spend.on. 把(时间/钱)花在；先行词为不定代词时，定语从句用 that 引导；故 A 项正确。4He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he were _ from the outside world.Acut down Bcut offCcut in Dcut through答案：B 句意：他
4、住院 6 个月，他感到与世隔绝了。 cut down 砍倒，缩减；cut off 切断；cut in 插嘴； cut through 开辟。5I dont know how he managed to _ cheating in the exam.Aget away with Bget away fromCget out of Dget behind with答案：A 句意：我不知道他是怎么做到在考试中作弊而没受惩罚的。get away with 指(做错事 )未受惩罚，get away from 意为“偏离” ；get out of 意为“逃避；摆脱” ；get behind with 意为
5、“落后，拖欠” 。6(2014陕西西安一中高一下学期期中)Not believing their eyes, the visitors on the spot _ the flying plane, doing some most difficult and dangerous tricks in the sky.Aglared at Bstared atCglanced at Dcaught sight of答案：B 句意：简直不相信自己的眼睛，现场的游客盯着正在空中表演非常危险、难度很大的动作的飞机。glare at 怒视；stare at 盯着；glance at 扫视；catch si
6、ght of 看见。7(2014河北唐山一中高一下学期第一次月考)We need to strike a _ between the needs of the community and the rights of the individual (个体) Asilence BbalanceCdifference Dweakness答案：B 句意：我们需要努力寻找团体需要和个人权利之间的平衡。silence 沉默；balance 平衡；difference 不同；weakness 弱点。8(2014河北唐山一中高一下学期第一次月考) I rang you at about nine, but t
7、here was no reply.Oh, that was probably _ I was seeing the doctor.Awhy BwhenCwhat Dthat答案：B 句意：我在大约九点给你打电话了，但是没人接。哦，那可能是我在看医生的时候。由句意可知，B 项正确。9(2012浙江，15)Armed with the information you have gathered, you can _ preparing your business plan.Aset out Bset about Cset off Dset up答案：B 本题考查动词短语的用法。句意：用你所收集的
8、信息武装自己，你可以着手准备你的商业计划了。set out to do sth 与 set about doing sth 意义一致，都是“着手干某事” 。set off 出发， 动身；( 使)开始； 引起；点燃， 爆炸；set up 建起，搭起。根据句子结构，B项正确。10(2014浙江南马高级中学高一下学期期中)He was busy then, so he _ the task to the secretary.Aturned to Bturned overCturned up Dturned out答案：B 句意：当时他很忙，所以他把工作移交给秘书。turn to 转向；turn ov
9、er 移交；turn up 出现；turn out 结果。11(2014油田高中第二学期期中考试高一)John as well as his friends _ to the beach for the summer vacation in July.Ais going Bare goingCwas going Dwere going答案：A 句意：约翰和他的朋友们要在 7 月去海边度暑假。当主语部分有 as well as 时，谓语的数遵循“就远原则” ，故排除 B、D 项；由句意可知，应用现在进行时表将来。12(2014油田高中第二学期期中考试高一)One of the boys kept
10、 laughing, _ annoyed Jane intensely.Athat BwhereCwhich Dwhat答案：C 句意：其中一个男孩不停地笑，这大大地惹恼了简。which 引导定语从句，指上文的整件事情。13(2014北京房山高级中学高一下学期 3 月学情调研)Im sure David will find the libraryhe has a pretty good _ of direction.Aidea BsenseCexperience Dfeeling答案：B 句意：我确信大卫会找到个图书馆，因为他的方向感相当好。a sense of direction 方向感。1
11、4To make sure of your success in the coming speech contest, first of all you should know your _.Abenefits BtechniquesCvalues Dstrengths答案：D benefit 意为“利益，好处” ；technique 意为“技术” ；value 意为“价值” ；strength 意为“ 长处，强项” 。由句意：为了确保在即将到来的演讲比赛中取得成功，首先你应当了解你的长处。可知，答案选 D。15His girlfriend deserted him because of hi
12、s taking drugs.He is doing what he could to _ her love.Awin over Bwin backCwin through Dwin out答案：B 句意：因为吸毒，他的女朋友遗弃了他。他正尽一切可能重新获得她的爱情。win back 重新获得。.完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Everything speeds up with peoples lives.People often eat fast food _16_nice meals
13、 cooked by their mother_17_. They go to a shop, where the meal is_18_cooked. They can take_19_from the shelf when they_20_their dollar and in ten minutes eat it and_21_their dinner. This is not good for_22_. People move a great_23_from city to city，_24_their jobs. Airplanes go_25_between cities. Eve
14、ry twentyfive seconds planes are taking off from airports. When people move_26_the cities, they leave their old friends_27_. They leave their old mother and father, their children, and leave their_28_. People become without roots, without a place_29_they can really call“home”. This has very_30_effec
15、ts. One thing is that the old people often live so far from their children that，_31_they become old, there is nobody to_32_them. Brothers and sisters move far away from each other. They telephone each other. Families become very_33_. Society does not have the_34_ways any more, the ones which kept pe
16、ople_35_together. Many people feel rather lonely today.16A.without Btogether withCinstead of Das答案：C 句意：吃快餐而非妈妈在家做得香喷喷的饭菜。instead of“而不是” ，符合句意。17A.at school Bat homeCin the hotel Din the restaurant答案：B 由首句可知，人们追求吃饭速度必然到饭店吃快餐，而不吃“家里”母亲煮的可口饭菜。18A.already BstillCnot Djust答案：A already 指“已经做了” ；still“仍然
17、” ；not 在此指“没有做” ；just 指“刚做” 。结合语境“他们去饭菜已经煮好的商店” ，可知 already 符合句意。19A.them BitCeverything Dlittle答案：B 该空替代上文的 meal。20A.put BgetCset Dpay答案：D 由下文的 their dollar 可推知用 pay，指付款。21A.finish BcookCfetch Dbring答案：A 他们来饭店是吃饭的而不是做其他事。本句意为“他们十分钟之内就吃完饭” 。22A.families BchildrenCold people Dbusiness答案：A 人们都到外面吃饭，必然
18、对 “家庭”不利。23A.many BmuchCdeal Dfar答案：C a great deal 意为“许多次” ，修饰动词。24A.doing Bto doCchanging Dchange答案：C 人们频繁更换地点是为了 “更换”工作。25A.usually BimmediatelyCconstantly Dfast答案：C 下文“Every twentyfive seconds planes are taking off from airports.”可推出此处用 constantly“不停地” 。26A.from BtoCin Daround答案：B 此句意为“他们搬到大城市 ”。
19、搬到某个地方为 move to。27A.behind BawayCout Doff答案：A 当人们搬迁到各个城市时，他们将老朋友 “留下” 。leave out“遗漏” ；leave off“停止” 。28A.friends BparentsCteachers Dstudents答案：A 与人们关系密切的人除了父母、小孩子之外就是“朋友”了。29A.or BandCwhere Dthat答案：D 关系代词引导定语从句，先行词 a place 指物且在定语从句中作宾语，应填that。30A.bad BsurprisingCexciting Dgreat答案：A 人们离开亲人朋友频繁搬迁当然会产生
20、 “不良”后果。31A.if BwhenCsince Dbecause答案：B “当他们年老时” 这是一般事实，没有假设意味，可排除 A 项；C、D 项表因果关系，在此意义不合。32A.see Blook afterChear from Dtelephone答案：B 老人离子女这么远以至于当他们变老时没有人来“照料”他们。33A.scattered BdifferentClarge Ddivided答案：A 人们四处搬迁必然使家庭 “分散” 。34A.new BoldCeasy Dsame答案：B 本文主要讲新旧两种生活方式的对比。这里指的是以前的事情。35A.close BnearClive
21、 Dfriendly答案：A 社会没有了老风味，而这老风味曾使人们紧密联系在一起。.阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。A(2014第二学期赣县中学南北校区高一年级五月联考)I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called“Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions (
22、反应). I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a_piece_of_cake.My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a
23、 horrible body odour (气味) and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blueeyed gentleman closest to me, he was “ smiling ”. The second man fumbled (摸索) with his hands as he stood behind his friend.The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coff
24、ee is all, Miss, ” because that was all they could afford.Then I really felt itI embraced (拥抱)the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me，judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.The bluee
25、yed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes，and said， “Thank you.”I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this？”I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be he
26、aled.In my own way I had touched the people at McDonalds and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.36The underlined part “a piece of cake” in the Paragraph 1 means _.Aeasy BembarrassingCmoving Dcomfortable答案：A 词义猜测题。此画线部
27、分前面一句提到作者对别人很友好，总是微笑，因此可知作者认为这个任务非常简单。37Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?ABecause they were very polite to the two men.BBecause they were moved by the two men.CBecause the two men smelt terrible.DBecause the two men seemed unfriendly.答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句可知人们后退的原因是这两个人身上的气味
28、很难闻。38Why did the two men only buy coffee?ABecause they didnt have enough money.BBecause they didnt feel hungry.CBecause they knew others would help them.DBecause they were looked down upon.答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句的 because that was all they could afford 可知。39What did the author think she learnt from t
29、he story?AA friend in need is a friend indeedBHelping others can bring pleasure to many people.CNothing is difficult to a willing heart.DDont judge people according to their appearance.答案：B 推理判断题。作者在麦当劳帮助了两个穷人，不仅仅使这两个人感动和高兴，同时也使在场的每个人以及作者的老师和同学感动和高兴。B(2014湖北黄冈中学高一下学期期中考试)In 1883, a creative engineer
30、 named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a great bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts thought that this was an impossible project and told Roebling to forget it. But Roebling could not ignore the vision of this bridge. After much discussion a
31、nd persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an engineer, that the bridge could be built.The father and son developed concepts of how it could be completed and how the difficulties could be overcome. After that, they began to build their dream bridge.The project started well, but when it
32、 was only a few months underway (在进行中) a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage，which made him unable to walk or talk or even move.Everyone had a negative comment since the Roeblings were the only one who
33、 knew how to build the bridge. In spite of these difficulties, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make th
34、e best use of it. By moving it, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. The project was underway again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wifes arm, until the
35、 bridge was finally completed.Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory to the victory of one mans determination not to be defeated by circumstances. This is one of the best examples of a neversaydie attitude that overcomes a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible goal.40Whe
36、n John Roebling had the idea of building the bridge, _.Ahis son supported him immediatelyBmany experts thought it impossibleCthere was no bridge around New YorkDhe persuaded the government to support him答案：B 细节理解题。根据第一段 “experts thought that this was an impossible project”可知。41What is the right orde
37、r of the following statements?aThe Roeblings talked about the possibilities of building the bridge.bWashington became disabled.cJohn Roebling believed that building the bridge was possible.dWashingtons wife helped instruct the building.Aadcb BbcdaCcabd Dadbc答案：C 细节理解题。根据故事发生的顺序可以看出。42It can be infer
38、red from the passage that _.Athe government did offer much help to build the bridgeBto go to the Long Island, we can go across Brooklyn Bridge nowCWashington had only one finger after the accidentDit took 13 years to complete the bridge答案：B 推理判断题。A 没提到，C 应该是 can move only one finger，D 应该是 more than
39、13 years。43What is the main idea of the passage?AThe Roeblings were devoted to their work.BHow the Brooklyn Bridge was built by the Roeblings.CA strong will is not to be defeated.DSuccess lies in patience and hard work.答案：B 主旨大意题。整篇文章讲的是 the Brooklyn Bridge 从设想到历尽艰难被建成的过程。C(2014吉林松原油田高中高一下学期期初 B)Peo
40、ple are overweight for many reasons, the most important one of which is that they eat the wrong foods, get the wrong types of calories (卡路里 ) per meal， and they also eat meals at the wrong time each day. Food is more powerful than any weight loss pill (药片), because the food that you eat can either m
41、ake you thin or fat. This is true because your body is like an engine, and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals (间隔) each day.Lowcalorie Diets Do Not WorkThe reason people cannot lose weight by starving themselves is that their metabolism (新陈代谢) will detect any major drop in calories and
42、 it will then adjust (调整) itself by burning fewer calories each day. That is the reason why you can eat 1,000 calories per day and not lose any weight, while your friends can eat 2,500 calories per day and not gain any weight.Lowfat Diets Do Not WorkMany people in todays society are buying mostly lo
43、wfat or nonfat food at the grocery store. Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever before by doing this. They are not losing weight by changing to this lowfat lifestyle.Losing weight has nothing to do with these things. One of the most im
44、portant things you can do to control your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them at the right time, and exercise every day. If people make this a habit, they will lose weight.44What is the main reason why people are overweight?AThey eat the wrong foods at the wrong
45、 time.BThey eat food with lots of calories.CThey dont take any weight loss pills.DThey burn many calories every day.答案：A 从第一段的第一句话 People are overweight for many reasons, the most important one of which is that they eat the wrong foods.可知 A 项是正确答案。45The article is written in order to _.Atell readers
46、 not to buy lowfat or nonfat foodBtell readers how to lose weightCtell readers about an important scientific discoveryDcall on people to lose weight and stay healthy答案：B 纵观全文，讲了人类肥胖的主要原因，以及人们怎样做就会减肥，故 B 项正确。46To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you should _.ado exercise every daybeat meals
47、at the right timeceat fruits and vegetablesdeat lowfat or sweet foodeeat the proper foods at each mealAa，b，c，d Ba ，b，d，eCa， c，d，e Da，b，c，e答案：D 从文中的 Lowfat Diets Do Not Work 可排除 A、B 、C 三项；从全文可知，D项正确。DThe Key to Your HealthA car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating th
48、e right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat.There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and
