1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom null.单项填空 1 She _ Robert for a year. A married B married with C has been marrying D has been married to 2 Local people said Israeli troops were seen before dawn in_town of Beit Lahiya,_north of Caza City. A /; / B a; the C the; the D the; / 3 He followed the young girl all
2、the way home, _by her charming smile. A attract B attraction C attracting D attracted 4 Could I ask you a rather personal question? Sure, _. A pardon me B go ahead C good idea D forget it 5 _, the bookseller gave him something else as a present. A To the boy s delight B To the boy s surprising C To
3、the boy joy D To make the boy s happy 6 When I got back home, I saw a message_to the door reading Sorry to miss you;I will call later. A pin B pins C pinned D to pin 7 The doctor arranged that she_in bed for a few days. A could stay B can stay C should stay D must stay 8 Would it be_ for you to pick
4、 me up at four o clock and take me to the airport? A free B vacant C handy D convenient 9 Would you please tell me something about the Group of Eight? Well, G8 is an international organization_ the richest countries in the world,five of which are quite small and two of which are island states. A is
5、consisted of B consisting of C consists of D consisted of 10 They sold grain_ during times of famine. A to their credit B in credit C on credit D on credit card 11 Let s begin the story at the place where we_ last time. A left out B left in C left off D left behind 12 It s wrong of you to_ all your
6、classmates. A break down B break in C break away from D break through 13 I stopped to listen; my son seemed_ himself shut in the living room. A enjoying B to enjoy C that he was enjoying D to be enjoying 14 East of our school_ two companies_ make electric motorbikes. A are; that B is; where C is; th
7、at D are; where 15 When first_ to the market, these products enjoyed great success. A introducing B introduced C introduce D being introduced null.阅读理解 A Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don t really hate them.But you do get really angry every time you think of them.If you don t overcome t
8、his anger, it can turn into bitterness (积怨 ) Bitterness can result when we can t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry.Someone might say or do something that hurts us.But instead of working through the anger,we keep it deep inside.Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow.Bitterness sh
9、ows when we constantly criticize the one who hurts us.We may think we re hurting that person, but we re really only hurting ourselves. Bitterness is a harmful emotion that affects the whole body.It can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure.Bitterness can keep us from concentrat
10、ing on important things.Finally, holding onto bitterness can hurt our relationships with friends and family members.No one enjoys being around an angry, negative person for very long. Author Chuck Swindoll once said, Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it. That means when someon
11、e hurts you, your response is more important than what happened.You can choose to let go of hurt, or you can hold onto it, which results in bitterness. If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to handle it. Instead of denying(否定 ) your anger, admit it to yourself.Then see your anger fo
12、r what it is and quickly deal with it. You may feel you have a right to be angry.You may think you re right and the other person is wrong.You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad.But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person.Bitterness will hold you back, a
13、nd the other person will go on with his or her life. The best thing you can do is forgive and forget.You probably can t completely put the act out of your mind.But you can decide to forgive the other person.Let it go and move on.You ll enjoy better health and peace of mind. 16 What will happen if we
14、 don t release anger? A We won t put blame on others for no reason. B A bitter feeling will develop in our mind. C We will not be particular about what others do. D We will always be criticized and hurt. 17 What is the main idea of Paragraph 3? A The physical effects of bitterness. B The relationshi
15、ps hurt by bitterness. C The negative effects of bitterness. D A waste of time to hate others. 18 The author advises us to do the following EXCEPT_. A hold onto bitterness inside us B forgive the one who hurts us C deal with your anger properly D forget others rude behavior 19 By forgiving others, w
16、e are able to_. A prevent bad things from happening B be friends with the person who hurts us C enjoy good health and a peaceful mind D forget the bitter experience completely 20 What is the text mainly about? A The advantages of bitterness. B The ways to dispel bitterness. C The causes and effects
17、of bitterness. D Both B and C. B Last year college students in America spent an estimated $700 on textbooks on average.The National Association of College Stores reported more than five billion dollars in sales of textbooks and course materials. The association spokesman Charles Schmidt says electro
18、nic textbooks now just make up 2% 3% of sales.But he says that is expected to reach 10% 15% by 2012. Online versions(版本 ) are now available for many of the most popular college textbooks.An e-textbook can cost half the price of a new print textbook.But students usually lose access to them after the
19、end of the term.And the books cannot be placed on more than one device(设备 ), so they are not easy to share. So what do students think of e-textbooks? Administrators at Northwest Missouri State University wanted to find it out.Earlier this year they tested them with 500 students in 20 classes. The un
20、iversity is unusual.It provides laptop computers for all 7,000 of its full-time students.It does not require students to buy their textbooks either.They rent them to save money.The school aims to save even more by moving to e-textbooks. The students in the survey reported that downloading the books
21、from the Internet was easy.They liked the idea of carrying lighter backpacks.And 56% said they were better able to find information. But most found that using e-textbooks did not change their study habits.And 60% felt they read more when they were reading on paper.In all, almost half the students sa
22、id they still liked physical textbooks better. But the survey found that cost could be a big influence.55% said they would choose e-textbooks if using them meant their textbook rental fee would not increase. Roger Von Holzen heads the Center for Information Technology in Education at Northwest Misso
23、uri State University.He tells us that administrators are disappointed with the e-textbooks now available because the majority are not interactive(交互式的 ) He thinks growth will come when more digital books include video, activities, games and other ways to interact with the information.The technology
24、is improving.But for now, most of the books are just words on a screen. 21 E-textbooks are not better than paper books in that_. A they cost more money B they re difficult to carry C they re not convenient to share D they can t be downloaded from the Internet 22 How many surveyed students think pape
25、r books make better reading? A 60%. B 56%. C 55%. D 50%. 23 Northwest Missouri State University equips its students with computers to_. A help students to save money B make profits by renting e-textbooks C check whether students like using computers D make it convenient for them to read e-textbooks
26、24 Why are e-textbooks now available not satisfactory? A Readers cannot interact with the authors. B The contents cannot meet readers need. C Most of them are just words on a screen. D They lack necessary relevant information. 25 It can be inferred from the text that in the future_. A digital books will be more popular B the digital books available need improvement C free digital books are available online D digital books will replace print textbooks 1.D 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.C 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.B 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.D 21.C 22.A 23.D 24.C 25.B