Unit 2 English around the world
Ⅰ.词义辨析
1．The rock ________ wears away due to the action of the water.
A．gradually
B．exactly
C．loosely
D．fluently
2．He is a ________ visitor to that country.I mean，he often goes there.
A．grateful
B．loose
C．frequent
D．native
3．So fluently does he speak English that he is often considered as a(n) ________.
A．official
B．teenager
C．native
D．accent
4．Go down this street，and you’ll find the police station three ________ away.
A．curtains
B．blocks
C．voyages
D．lorries
5．He may look young but he’s ________ 45.
A．actually
B．gradually
C．frequently
D．entirely
6．As far as I’m concerned，you should read more literature to enrich your ________.
A．identity
B．power
C．vocabulary
D．accent
7．Mr.Smith’s office is on the 18th floor.You’d better take the ________.
A．voyage
B．elevator
C．highway
D．identity
8．I suggest you take Jack to Italy with you，for he speaks ________ Italian.
A．official
B．fluent
C．frequent
D．entire
9．The ________ from England to India used to take six months，which would tire out the sailors.
A．request
B．apartment
C．block
D．voyage
10．The ________ in her eyes told me something was wrong.
A．block
B．base
C．item
D．expression
Ⅱ.名词性从句专练
1. 【天津市红桥区重点中学2016届高三下学期八校联考】 As was known to all, John had broken his promise ___ he would stay with us for some time .
A. when
B. which
C. that
D. what
2.【浙江省宁波市效实中学等十校2016届高三3月联考】18. ______ they grow, they make sure ______ is left in the ground after harvesting becomes a natural
fertilizer for the next year’s crop.
A. What; that
B. Whatever; which
C. Whatever; what
D. Whichever; what
3.【北京市海淀区2016届高三下学期期末考试（二模）】________ amazed us greatly was that Linda could speak five languages.
A. That B. What
C. Which
D. Why
【北京市海淀区2016届高三下学期期末考试（二模）】I wonder ________ the equipment will be available in ten days.
A. that B. when
C. whether
D. where
【北京市朝阳区2016届高三第二次（5月）综合练习】______ made the dining room extra special is its polished wooden floor.
A. What
B.That C.Who
D. Which
【北京市朝阳区2016届高三第二次（5月）综合练习】Ann forgot ______ she had left the car and it took her half an hour to find it in the parking lot.
A. where B. when
C. why
D. how
. 【】 The other day, my friend John drove his car down the street at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed, ________ surprised everyone in the car.
A. which; that
B. which; what
C. what; which
D. that; which
.【江苏省盐城市2016届高三上学期期中考试】A competent teacher is perfectly aware that it’s not what is poured into a student that counts, but ________ is planted.
A. what
B. that
C. why
D. how
9. 【浙江省温州市十校联合体2016届高三下学期期初联考】 Over 1.8 million of Hong Kong’s residents have sent out a clear message against the movement ______ they want an end to disorders and a return to normal life.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. where
10. 【江苏省大丰市新丰中学2016届高三10月月考】He expressed his hope ___ he would visit China again the next year, and this was the very hope ___ he expressed as soon as he arrived in the country.
A. that; that
B. which; which
C. that; which
D. which; that
III.短语填空
because of；come up；make good use of；such as；play a big part in；even if；be based on；believe it or not；be expected to；hold on
1．It’s more useful to learn modern languages，________ English and German，than Latin.
2．Childhood experiences often ________________ shaping one’s character.
3．Could you ________ for a while? I’ll see if Mr.Brown is in his office.
4．Many beautiful fish are fast disappearing ___________ the serious pollution.
5．________ you saw him pick up the money，you can’t be sure he stole it.
6．I was already a university teacher，_____________，when I was only 20 years of age.
7．He told me to ________ to the front of the room so that everyone could see me.
8．The meeting will begin at half past eight.Everyone _____________ come on time.
9．Many people agree that a good marriage __________ trust.
10．If you _________________ your spare time，I’m sure you will succeed sooner or later.
IV.完成句子
1．China may _________________________ (拥有最多的) English speakers.(number)
2．In the early days of radio，those who reported the news ____________________ (需要说) excellent English.(expect)
3．However，even on TV and the radio you will hear ______________________________ (人们说话时的差异)．(way)
V.模仿造句
1．Why not go by Underground?
[翻译]我们晚上去看电影吧？
_______________________________________
2．More people speak English as their first，second or a foreign language than ever before.
[翻译]她看上去比以前漂亮多了。
____________________________________
3．Would you like to see my flat?
[翻译]想被人带着去北京参观吗？
___________________________________________
4．Why has English changed over time?
[翻译]随着时间的流逝，这种动物消失了。
__________________________________________
5．Believe it or not，there is no such thing as standard English.
[翻译]没有像你所要的这种书。
_______________________________
VI．语法填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分1分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once, a rich man was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money
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he hoped he could take it with him to heaven. So he prayed to God he might be able to take some money with him.
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angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry,
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you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see
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he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and said that God could allow him to take one suitcase. Excitedly, the man gathered his suitcase and filled it
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pure gold bars.
Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter.
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(see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can’t bring that here!” The man explained that he had God’s
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(permit). St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You are right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents (内容)
letting it through.”
St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the things
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the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed (感叹), “You brought pavement? As you can see, the great street of the city of heaven
(make) of pure gold!”
VII．【2016届河北省保定市高三期末调研阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Paul, a colleague of mine, received a car from his brother as a Christmas gift. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car,
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it.
“Is this your car, Mister?” he said.
Paul nodded and said “my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was
42 . “You mean your brother bought it for you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy, I wish” He
43 .
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. But what the boy said
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Paul all the way down to his heels.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a
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like that.”
Paul looked at the boy , and then impulsively(冲动地) he added. “Would you like to take a
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in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a moment, the boy turned with his
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shining, saying, “Mister, would you mind driving me to the front of my house?”
Paul
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a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his
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that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was
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again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up the steps. After a while Paul saw him coming back. He was
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his little lame brother. He
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sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of
53 up against him and pointed to the car.
“There he is, Tony, just like I
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you upstairs. His brother bought it for him for Christmas. And some day I’ll give you one just like it and then you can see
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yourself all the pretty things in the
56 windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and
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the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining eyed older brother
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in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what
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meant when he said: “It is more
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to give.”
41. A. admiring
B. cleaning
C. glancing
D. touching
42. A. happy
B. sad
C. disappointed
D. astonished
43. A. agreed
B. promised
C. hesitated
D. sighed
44. A. made
B. comforted
C. pushed
D. shocked
45. A. boy
B. brother
C. boss
D. star
46. A. look
B. walk
C. ride
D. rest
47. A. eyes
B. forehead
C. face
D. hands
48. A. smiled
B. cared
C. choked
D. feared
49. A. classmates
B. neighbors
C. colleagues
D. parents
50. A. afraid
B. confused
C. wrong
D. hopeless
51. A. carrying
B. raising
C. dragging
D. pulling
52. A. abruptly
B. firmly
C. hurriedly
D. carefully
53. A. got
B. squeezed
C. put
D. tried
54. A. asked
B. answered
C. told
D. showed
55. A. by
B. for
C. of
D. to
56. A. shop
B. home
C. car
D. Christmas
57. A. guided
B. lifted
C. sent
D. threw
58. A. walked
B. ran
C. climbed
D. broke
59. A. Jesus
B. Father
C. Brother
D. Tony
60. A. pleased
B. blessed
C. important
D. valuable
VIII．【黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2016届高三上学期期末】假定你是李华，贵校在学生中征集意见，询问学生是否赞成开设iPad课堂（iPad classrooms）。你支持开设iPad课堂；请给校长写一封建议信，要点如下：
1. 资源丰富；
2. 促进交流；
3. 利于环保；
4. 其他理由。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
Dear Headmaster,
We have been asked about our opinions on opening iPad classrooms.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua