1、2017 高考英语译林牛津版 M2U2 一轮练习及答案译林牛津版 M 2 Unit 2 Wish you were here一、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。1How much of the foreign experts speech have you understood?Next to nothing, I wish I _(work) harder at English.2While floating you have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for _(protect), just in cas
2、e you fall into the water.3Mountain climbing can be very _(tire), but youll find it interesting when you look back on it.4Ill come to attend your lecture at 10 am. tomorrow.Im sorry, by then the lecture will have ended and I _(meeting) my guests in my office.5That new tourist spot was _ (official) o
3、pened last week.6The shy girl felt awkward and _(comfortable) when she couldnt answer her teachers questions.7They leave Shanghai on 15 July, and theyll be taking _flight to New York, in the United States.8Tom was about _(close) the window when his attention was caught by a bird.9The thief must have
4、 hidden somewhere in the _(surround) area.10She dreams of _(explore) the ocean some day, where she can enjoy all kinds of fish and underwater plants.一、 【参考答案】1had worked 2.protection 3.tiring 4.will be meeting5officially 6.uncomfortable 7.a 8.to close9surrounding 10.exploring二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从
5、21-40 各题所给的四个 选项（A、B 、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 It was the old ladys birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street，and a little boy，Johnnie，_1_her letters from the ground floor on the rare_2_when anything came.Today she w
6、as sure there would be something.Myra_3_forget her mothers birthday，even if she_4_wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy，but？_5_， Enid，the daughter the old lady loved most，died two years ago. Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times，but her husband，Harold，never.The old lady was
7、eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps-perhaps Myra might come. After all，eighty was a_6_birthday，another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it._7_Myra did not come，she would send a present. The old lady was_8_of that. Two spots of colour_9_her cheeks. She was_10_li
8、ke a child. She would enjoy her day!Now，she stood by the window，_11_.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat_12_.Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter (咔嗒声)，clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her post-four envelopes. Three w
9、ere unclosed cards from old friends. The fourth was closed，in Myras writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of_13_.There was no parcel for her！Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herself. She must be_14_.Almost_15_she to
10、re the envelope open._16_in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday- Buy yourself something nice with the_17_，Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to and for in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady_18_
11、to pick it up. Her present！Her_19_present ！With_20_fingers she tore it into little bits.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个 80 岁老人在生日来临之际对自己唯一的亲人的殷殷期盼，但她最终盼来的确是一种无言的 伤痛和失望。1.A.took away Bbrought upCmoved off Dset down解析 根据语境可知，此句是说老人把信件从“the ground floor” 拿到“the second floor”。bring up意为“拿上来”，符合语境；take away 意为“拿
12、走，带走”，move off“ 意为“ 离开，出 发”，set down意为“记下，放下 ”，均不符合 语境。答案 B2A. occasion BopportunityCceremony Danniversary解析 根据语境可知，此处是指在特别的“场合”，与下文的 other times 作对比。occasion 意为“场合”，符合语境；opportunity 意为“机会” ，ceremony 意为“典礼，仪式”，anniversary 意为“周年纪念日”，均不符合 语境。答案 A3A. mustnt BmightntCwouldnt Dneednt解析 根据语境可知，此处是指老人坚信女儿一
13、定不会忘记自己的生日。表示“一定不会”时，应用 wouldnt。答案 C4A. occasionally BalwaysCalmost Dseldom解析 根据下文可知，Myra 由于工作繁忙，平常很少给妈妈 写信。 seldom 意为“很少，不常”，符合语境；occasionally 意为“ 偶尔， 间或”， always 意为“总是，一直”，almost 意为“差不多，几乎 ”，均不符合语境。答案 D5A. Unhappily BUnfortunatelyCUnforgettably DUnkindly解析 根据常识可知，最爱的女儿 Enid 的离去自然是一件“不幸” 的事情。 unfor
14、tunately 意为“不幸地”，符合语 境；unhappily 意 为“ 不开心地”，unforgettably 意为“令人难忘地”，unkindly 意为“刻薄地，不客气地 ”，均不符合 语境。答案 B6A. casual BremoteCspecial Dconventional解析 根据常识可知， “人生 70 古来稀”， 80 岁生日自然尤为 “特别”。 special 意为“特别的”，符合语境；casual 意为“ 随便的，临时的”，remote 意为“遥远的，疏远的”，conventional 意为“传统的，常见的”，均不符合 语境。答案 C7A. Even if BSo tha
15、tCIn case DNow that解析 句意为：即使 Myra 不来，她也会送一份礼物。由句意可知，前后分句之间为一种让步关系，所以应用表示让步关系的 连词 even if，意为“即使”。答案 A8A. proud BcapableCsure Dafraid解析 根据下文的描述可知，老人坚信她的女儿即便不来也会送她礼物。be sure of 为固定短语，意为“坚信，确信 ”，符合语境。答案 C9A. sharpened BweakenedCwidened Dbrightened解析 根据下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此 处应 指老人红光满面，面露喜 色。
16、brighten 意为“使闪亮，使快乐，使露喜色 ”，符合 语境。答案 D10A. excited BalarmedCinspired Dsatisfied解析 根据语境可知，老人此时兴奋得像个孩子。excited 意 为“兴奋的，激 动的” ，符合 语境。答案 A11A. thinking BimaginingCwelcoming Dwatching解析 根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在 门口，期盼着礼物的到来。因此 选watching 最符合语境，意为“守望，眺望”。答案 D12A. steadily BwildlyCnervously Drandomly解析 根据语境可知，此处
17、应选 wildly，该词是一种夸张的表达，旨在体现老人无法掩饰的、因迫切而慌乱激动的心情。答案 B13A. discontent BlonelinessCdisappointment Dannoyance解析 根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“ 狂乱的兴奋”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一种修辞上的对比。disappointment 意为“失望，沮丧”，符合语境。答案 C14A. patient BanxiousCurgent Dmild解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一种无奈的表达，同时也暗含着一丝苦涩的期盼，所以老人告诫 自己还要“ 耐心一点儿”。patient 意
18、为“耐心的”，符合语境。答案 A15A. immediately BcheerfullyCangrily Dunwillingly解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人对自己期盼的“礼物”非常失望，因此不愿意打开它。unwillingly 意为“ 不情愿地，勉强地”，符合语境；immediately 意为“ 立刻， 马上”，cheerfully 意为“高高兴兴地”，angrily 意为“愤怒地”，均不符合语境。答案 D16A. Pinned BFoldedCLined DRoped解析 根据下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此 处应选 fold，意为“折叠，合拢”，表示“在卡片里折了一
19、张纸”。答案 B17A. card BbonusCcheque Dcash解析 根据下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此 处应选 cheque，意为“支票”，符合语境。答案 C18A. bent BleanedCstruggled Dstretched解析 综合考虑老人此时的心情和神 态可知，她拾起支票的姿势应该是“ 弯腰”。 bend 意为“弯腰，弯曲”，符合语境。lean 意为“倾斜，倚靠 ”；struggle 意为“努力， 挣扎” ，是一个中性 词汇，不能体现身体的姿势；stretch 意为“ 伸展，延伸”，均不符合语境。答案 A 19A. painful
20、 BsadCexpensive Dlovely解析 根据语境可知，此处应选 lovely，表现的是一种强烈的讽刺效果，增强了语言的表现力。而 painful，sad 两词会使语言的色调索然无味，暗淡无光。答案 D 20A. moving BtremblingCreacting Dfreezing解析 根据语境可知，当老人看到女儿给自己的礼物竟然是一张支票时，她感到既失望又痛心，所以应选 trembling，意 为“颤抖的，战栗的” ，生动地表现了老人当时的心情和神态；moving 意为“动人的”，reacting 意为“反应的”， freezing 意为“冰冻的，严寒的”，均不符合语境。答案
21、B三、阅读理解AA growing number of American homes are keeping African pygmy hedgehogs(刺猬) as pets. Heres are some questions and answers about the small animals whose backs and sides are covered with about 6，000 quills. Their quills are short, but hard and sharp.Where do they come from?The breed is a hybrid
22、 (杂种) of the fourtoed hedgehog or African whitebellied hedgehog and the Algerian hedgehog. Its natural habitat is central, eastern and southern Africa. It now breaks the law to bring them into the United States.An adult African pygmy hedgehog is 6 to 11 inches long and weighs 1 to 2 pounds. A relaxe
23、d one is generally oval (椭圆的), with a very short tail and short limbs that keep the body close to the ground. When threatened or frightened, it rolls into a ball and forces its quills out in all directions. Female hedgehogs are a bit larger than the male ones. The face and the underside are covered
24、with soft and white fur.What do they eat?In the wild, the hedgehog feeds mainly on insects. It also eats earthworms, snails and slugs, as well as small snakes and frogs. Pet owners feed cat food to hedgehogs that are kept at home by them.How many babies can a mother hedgehog give birth to one time?A
25、fter hedgehogs get pregnant, it just takes about 35 days for them to give birth. Hedgehogs are born in babies of 2 to 10, each having white quills that do not injure the mother during birth. The US Department of Agriculture requires anyone breeding at least three hedgehogs to get a license.( )1.Para
26、graph 1 shows that keeping African pygmy hedgehogs as pets_A. is very exciting but dangerous for pet ownersB. is becoming more and more popular in the USC. is causing more and more troubles for pet ownersD. is the most popular with people in the United States( )2.What do we know about African pygmy
27、hedgehogs?A. They usually live in eastern and northern Africa.B. They like rolling away when threatened or frightened.C. They are usually 6 inches long when they are born.D. They are a new breed(品种) by two kinds of hedgehogs.( )3.Which of the following can be used as the second subtitle?A. What do t
28、hey look like?B. How much do they weigh?C. How long are their bodies?D. How do they protect themselves?( )4.When African pygmy hedgehogs are born, they probably_A. often influence their mothers lifeB. have very soft white quillsC. can look for insects within daysD. often become food of small snakes【
29、参考答案】1B 2.D 3.A 4.BBSome years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.In a hurry to dive into the cool water，he ran out the back door，leaving behind his shoes，socks，and shirt as he went.He flew into the water，not reali
30、zing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake，an alligator (鳄鱼) was swimming toward the shore.His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer.In extreme fear，she ran toward the water，yelling to her son as loudly as she could.Hearing her voice，
31、the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother.It was too late.Just as he reached her，the alligator reached him.From the dock (码头)，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs.That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河) The alligator was m
32、uch stronger than the mother， but the mother was much too passionate (感情强烈的) A farmer happened to drive by，took aim and shot the alligator.After weeks and weeks in the hospital，the little boy survived.The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars.The boy lifted his legs，then，with obvio
33、us pride，he said to the reporter， “But look at my arms.I have great scars on my arms，too.I have them because my mom wouldnt let go.”Some scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret.But，some wounds are because love has refused to let go.1From the second paragraph we can infer that_.Aa child sh
34、ouldnt swim in the water by himselfBwed better grasp some skills to defend ourselvesCwe should make enough preparations before diving into waterDwe are enjoying ourselves but dont know the enemy is coming解析： 推理判断题。由第二段内容可知，当我们玩得高兴的时候，我们对即将到来的灾难浑然不知。答案： D2The incredible tug-of-war began between_.Athe
35、 boy and the alligator Bthe boy and the motherCthe alligator and the mother Dthe alligator and the farmer解析： 细节理解题。通过这个小男孩得救的过程可以断定，所谓的拔河是鳄鱼和妈妈之间进行的，故选 C。答案： C3The underlined word “alarmed” in paragraph 3 means_.Afrightened BwonderedCconfident Ddisappointed解析： 词义猜测题。男孩在听到妈妈的喊声之后，感觉非常害怕，掉头向妈妈游去，frigh
36、tened 意为 “受惊的”，符合语境。答案： A4Which of the following statements is true?AThe alligator was killed by a hunter.BTherere scars both on the boys legs and arms.CThe mother was quiet when seeing the alligator.DThe mother won the“match” because of her strength.解析： 细节理解题。由倒数第二段 The boy lifted his legs.I have g
37、reat scars on my arms，too.可知，男孩腿和手臂都有伤疤，故选 B。答案： B5Why was the boy proud when he showed the scars on his arms?AHe survived luckily. BHe was a child of God.CHe was injured slightly. DHe was proud of the scars of love.解析： 推理判断题。尽管受伤了，但那是母亲的爱留下的伤疤，所以男孩感到自豪。答案： D。C阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。My
38、heart beat with that feeling, pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I stood up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was quiet. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. T
39、hen, suddenly, the applause came.“Thank you so much,” I said, turning to Olga, my piano teacher for six years. “Youve been an amazing student all these years,” she said, “and I hope that whatever you do, you never stop practicing.”I leaned forward, promising I would always keep playing because I lov
40、ed piano, and hugged her.It turned out to be that promises werent as meaningful as Id hoped for them to be. Right after quitting, I kept up my strict practicing schedule. Soon, it began slipping away from me. After all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homew
41、ork. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was pleasing not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was shifting inside of me. I was empty inside.One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga for quite a while.“So, are you still taking lessons from Olg
42、a?” She asked.“Um, no, actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied quickly.“Oh, thats a shame,” she responded, “You used to be so good I remember your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking.”Two days after talking to Michelle, I subconsciously(潜意识地)sat down on the bench and started playing. I
43、wasnt even trying to make the notes sound musically correctI was simply doing what I should have been this entire time: playing, just to be playing.As the music spread, a familiar feeling rose inside me.1. According to the passage, the quiet room made the writer doubt .A. whether she ended the music
44、 a little earlier B. whether she expressed her feeling in musicC. whether she played the piano perfectly D. whether she was polite to make a bow2. Why did the writer stop practicing the piano?A. She lost interest in playing the piano. B. She was satisfied with her performance.C. She thought Olga to
45、be too strict with her. D. She was busy with her homework.3. After stopping the piano, the writer felt .A. she seemed to have no purpose in life B. she got rid of the pressure of lifeC. she had more time to do other activities D. she changed herself into another person4. Michael seemed to think .A. the writer could become a famous pianist B. it was a pity for the writer to stop
