Unit 2 Wish you were here
时间：30分钟
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．A new ________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.
A．normal
B．usual
C．regular
D．common
答案 C [normal意为“正常的；常态的；正规的；标准的”；usual意为“平常的，普通的”；regular意为“有规则的，有规律的；有秩序的”；common意为“普通的，通常的，平常的”，所以C项符合题意。]
2．—I ________ my son to Laos for sightseeing.
—I would rather you didn't do that，for the bird flu ________ several lives there.
A．took；claimed
B．am taking；has claimed
C．took；had claimed
D．will take；claimed
答案 B [本题考查动词时态。第一空用am taking表示将来的动作；第二空用has claimed表示“已经发生的动作对现在产生的影响”。]
3．It is fairly ________ in Africa for there being a group of expert musicians ________ by others who also join in the performances.
A．regular；surrounding
B．common；surrounded
C．ordinary；surrounding
D．usual；surround
答案 B [第一空用common表示“普遍的，常见的”；第二空用surrounded表示被动。]
4．—The visit to the Summer Palace will be cancelled because of the bad weather .
— Oh，no! ________.
A．I hope so
B．I was looking forward to it for so long
C．I'm afraid not
D．It doesn't matter
答案 B [由对话情景判断“因为天气不好参观颐和园的活动会取消”，答语表达出一种不相信——“哦，不！我盼望已久了呀！”故选B。]
5．________ good use you've made of your time to study，there's still room for improvement.
A．Whatever B．However
C．Though
D．That
答案 A [空格处的选择要能够引导状语从句，并在从句中作定语修饰use。若选C、D则句子结构不完整；本题主题词是名词use，而good是形容词修饰use，所以不要受good的影响而错选B。]
6．The mining accident occurring on Nov.26,2007 killed more than 100 people，________ 10 from Hubei.
A．include
B．included
C．including
D．includes
答案 C [本题考查非谓语动词。由于句子已经有谓语动词killed，所以要排除完整动词形式A、D；如果把空格放在句子最后则选B。]
7．Leave your key with a neighbour ________ you lock yourself out one day.
A．ever since
B．even if
C．soon after
D．in case
答案 D [ever since自……以来；even if即使；soon after在……之后不久；in case以防，万一。根据题意选D。句意为“把你的钥匙留给邻居，以防有一天你把自己锁在门外了”。]
8．The time I had been looking forward to ________ at last and I saw my favourite star.
A．coming
B．having coming
C．came
D．come
答案 C [句意为“我一直盼望的时刻终于来了，我见到了最喜欢的明星”。根据句意，and连接的两个句子时态应一致，故选C项。]
9．—He didn't feel a bit nervous when ________.
—No.He'd had a lot of time ________ for it after all.
A．interviewing；to prepare
B．interviewed；to prepare
C．interviewing；preparing
D．being interviewed；preparing
答案 B [因主语“He”和interview之间为动宾关系，故排除A、C；又因时间状语从句“when he was interviewed”可省略成“when interviewed”，故B项符合题意。]
10．—How much of the foreign expert's speech have you understood?
—Next to nothing.I wish I ________ harder at English.
A．had worked
B．worked
C．would work
D．were working
答案 A [wish后跟宾语从句时，宾语从句的谓语动词使用过去式表示与现在事实相反；谓语动词使用过去完成式表示与过去事实相反。根据语境，显然是谈论过去的事情，故选A项。]
11．When Yao Ming got off the plane，he found himself ________ the reporters and his fans.
A．surrounding by
B．surrounded by
C．to be surrounded with
D．surrounded
答案 B [find himself后接动词的ing形式或过去分词作宾语补足语，根据情景，他发现自己被记者和球迷包围着，所以选B。]
12．The husband and wife were never ________ or agreement about anything for five minutes together.
A．harmony
B．in harmony
C．in harmony with
D．harmonious
答案 B [从or agreement可知，表语不可用形容词；C项中介词with后必须接宾语。]
13．A wallet has been found and can be ________ at the manager's office.
A．claimed
B．proclaimed
C．reclaimed
D．acclaimed
答案 A [claim意为“根据权力要求；认领”。句意为“钱包已找到，可到经理办公室认领”。]
14．As equipment improved，satellites began ________ scientists ________ weather maps of the entire globe.
A．providing；for
B．supplying；for
C．offering；with
D．providing；with
答案 D [A、B两项搭配错误，C项中offer为及物动词，后接双宾语，因此应去掉介词with。答案为D，句意为“设备改进后，人造卫星开始向科学家提供整个地球的气象图。”]
15．You'd better not call Mr Green between 7 and 8 this evening，for he ________ an important talk then.
A．will have
B．would have
C．will be having
D．will have had
答案 C [句意为“在今晚的7点至8点，你最好别给格林先生打电话，他那时正在进行一个重要的讲座”。表示在将来的某个特定时间正在进行某一动作要用将来进行时。]
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
For 170 years，members of a tiny American native tribe have lived and celebrated their traditions on a small piece of land off the Louisiana coast called Isle de Jean Charles.They fished and they farmed，making livings by hard work amid the bays and marshes(沼泽)．But now the waters that have supported them are threatening to overwhelm them.
“I don't think we're going to have to have any other choice except to leave because we're getting washed away by every storm that comes by，” said Albert Naquin，chief of the BiloxiChitimacha tribe.“We have lost more and more land，and it keeps happening.”
Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the marsh on the other，Isle de Jean Charles sits at the southern tip of Louisiana's rapidly disappearing wetlands，an area that is 3 to 4 miles long and about a mile wide.The tribe has been living here since 1840.But about a football field worth of land in the region is lost every half hour because of erosion(侵蚀)，storms and rising sea water—a constant process that is expected to worsen with climate change.
Isle de Jean Charles has been flooded five times in the last six years，being transformed from a once lush(繁茂的) landscape into a barren disaster zone.The floodwaters have spread large amounts of salt across the tiny island，making it nearly impossible for much to grow any more.
The road to their village has been flooded so often，and now only one narrow road is usable，which is often covered by water.The fire station was closed a few years ago，and the island's church was relocated.Now，only 25 families are left，with a “few dozen” people.A controversial $900 million system of sea walls to save endangered communities along the Louisiana coast raised hopes here.But the final design did not include Isle de Jean Charles because officials concluded it simply would cost too much to protect the relatively few families that were left.
【语篇解读】 本文是时文阅读。介绍了在美国路易斯安那州湿地的一个小部落正面临生存威胁。
1．What would be the best title of the passage?
A．Climate change threatens an American native tribe.
B．Decreasing population of an American native tribe.
C．The survival of an American native tribe.
D．The harmful effect of climate change.
答案 C [主旨大意题。综合分析全文可知，文章主要介绍生活在美国路易斯安娜州湿地的一个小部落正面临生存威胁，因此选C。]
2．We learn from the third paragraph that ________.
A．only a football field worth of land remains for the tribe
B．the southern tip of the wetlands is now in water
C．the tribe is losing its land at a fast speed
D．the tribe has lived here for 300 years
答案 C [细节理解题。文章第三段中．..about a football field worth of land in the region is lost every half hour...说明，这个部落居住的土地消失速度很快。]
3．What do we know about the remaining land of Isle de Jean Charles?
A．It still remains rich and beautiful.
B．It has become unsuitable for cross to grow.
C．Most of it has become wetlands.
D．All of them has been covered by water.
答案 B [细节理解题。从文章第四段可知，因为洪水带来的盐分渗入，那里的土地已不适合农作物生长。]
4．The sea walls will fail to protect the tribe because officials think ________.
A．sea walls will be dangerous for the people living there
B．sea walls will affect the living of the creatures in the sea
C．building sea walls would cost the people living there too much money
D．it's not worthwhile building sea walls to protect the few families
答案 D [细节理解题。文章第五段说明，当地的官员认为那里生活的部落成员太少，不值得他们投入大量的资金修建海堤。]
B
In 1993，I had my first opportunity to visit Russia as a representative of the University of California.I was there to provide some technical assistance in the area of agricultural labor management.“The Russians are very polite people，” I had been tutored before my arrival.One of my interpreters，once I was there，explained that a gentleman will pour the juice for the ladies and show other courtesies(礼节)．
Toward the end of my threeweek trip I was invited by my young Russian host and friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his lovely wife Yulya out to dinner.At the end of a wonderful meal Yulya asked if I would like a banana.I politely declined and thanked her，and explained I was most satisfied with the meal.My mind was racing，“What do I do? Do I offer her a banana even though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do？”
“Would you like a banana？” I asked Yulya.
“Yes，” she smiled，but made no attempt to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket.“What now？” I thought.
“Which one would you like？” I asked.
“That one，” she pointed at one of the bananas.So all the while thinking about Russian politeness，I picked the banana Yulya had pointed at and peeled it half way and handed it to her.Smiles in Yulya and Nicoli's faces told me I had done the right thing.After this experience I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia，the polite thing is to peel the bananas for the ladies.Sometime during my third trip I was politely disabused(纠正)．
“Oh no，Grigorii Davidovich，” a Russian graciously corrected me.“In Russia，when a man peels a banana for a lady，it means he has a romantic interest in her.” How embarrassed I felt!
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者通过自己在俄罗斯的经历说明了解文化差异的重要性。
5．The main purpose of the writer is probably to tell us ________.
A．what good manners are in Russia
B．the different ways to eat bananas in Russia
C．his interesting working experience in Russia
D．the cultural difference he has experienced in Russia
答案 D [推理判断题。综合分析全文可知，作者在文中讲述了因不了解俄罗斯文化而引起的一段有趣的经历。]
6．The author first went to Russia to ________.
A．teach agricultural labor management
B．work as an assistant in a Russian university
C．offer help in a certain area
D．meet some old friends there
答案 C [细节理解题。从文章第一段可知，作者到俄罗斯是为了在农业劳动力管理方面提供技术支持。]
7．Why most probably did Yulya and Nicolai smile when the author handed the peeled banana?
A．They wanted to hide their anger.
B．They were secretly laughing at the author.
C．They were very happy with what the author did.
D．They showed their understanding of the author.
答案 D [推理判断题。作者给朋友的妻子剥香蕉是一种不合时宜的事情，但朋友和妻子都笑，最有可能是因为他们理解他不懂得俄国的一些社交礼节。]
8．After his experience with Yulya，the author probably thought ________.
A．he knew how to be polite to a lady in Russia
B．he had made a funny mistake
C．one should be careful when peeling bananas for ladies
D．one should not peel bananas for ladies
答案 A [细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段可知，作者告诉人们在俄国给女士剥香蕉是一件礼貌的事情，说明他没有意识到自己的错误。]