Unit12 Fact and fantasy 随堂检测（必修2，含2016年模拟试题，含答案解析）
Ⅰ.选词填空
1.She has decided to quit her present job and hopes to ________________ by writing children’s books.
答案:make a living
2.They ________________ with the aim of becoming the number one team in the league.
答案:set out
3.A vast crowd ________________ to watch the procession.
答案:turned out
4.________________ expectations and the weather forecast，we had a fine day for the experiment.
答案:Contrary to
5.As a schoolboy，David ________________ being the best footballer in the town.
答案:dreamed of
6.The information the police got has ________________ how the two men died.
答案:thrown light upon
7.It is the first time that the famous star has appeared ________________ since her illness.
答案:in public
8.The tailor ________________ a large piece of cloth to make one shirt for her and two for her daughter.
答案:cut up
Ⅱ.翻译句子
1.估计他不喜欢作为关注的中心。(It’s believed that...；dislike)
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答案:It’s believed that he dislikes being the centre of attention.
2.因为你对是否接受这份工作有所犹豫，所以他们才决定雇用我。(强调句；hesitate)
________________________________________________________________________
答案:It was because you hesitated about taking the job that they decided to employ me.
3.我相信不久以后我们就会再见面的。(long before)
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答案:I believe it won’t be long before we meet again.
4.尽管这周一直在下雨，但在国庆节的那天天却晴了。(have been doing)
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答案:Though it had been raining for a week，it turned out clear on National Day.
5.我从没有见过比她妹妹更漂亮的女孩。(a more beautiful)
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答案:I have never seen a more beautiful girl than her sister.
Ⅲ.语法专练
本单元语法——构词法(Ⅱ)
1.—Hi，Mark.How was the musical evening?
—Excellent！Alex and Andy performed________and they won the first prize.
A.skillfully B.commonly
C.willingly
D.nervously
解析:选A。句意:“喂！马克！音乐会怎么样啊？”“好极了！亚历克斯和安迪表演技巧娴熟，获得一等奖。”考查副词用法辨析。skillfully熟练地；commonly平常地；willingly情愿地；nervously紧张地。
2.Running a company is not________a matter of hiring people—they also need to be trained.
A.simply
B.partly
C.seriously
D.equally
解析:选A。句意:管理一家公司不仅仅是雇用人员的问题——他们也需要培训。simply简单地，仅仅；partly部分地，局部地；seriously严肃地，认真地；equally相等地。
3.He began to take political science________only when he left school.
A.strictly
B.truly
C.carefully
D.seriously
解析:选D。考查固定搭配。take sth.seriously意为“认真对待某事”，故选D。
4.We have to learn ________ technology from other countries.
A.advance
B.advancing
C.advantage
D.advanced
解析:选D。句意:我们必须从其他国家学习先进的技术。advance前进，发展；advancing前进的，年长的；advantage利益，优点；advanced先进的，在前面的。根据句意选D。
5. Mr. Black is an ________ in the army，not an ________ in the government. You can not easily find him in his ________.
A.official；officer；office
B.officer；office；official
C.official；official；official
D.officer；official；office
解析:选D。句意:布莱克先生是军官不是政府官员。你不能轻易地在办公室找到他。official官员；officer军官，官员；office办公室。根据句意选D。