Unit 2
Sports events
[对 点 题 组]
Ⅰ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1．Are you sure Michael will win the art ________(compete)?
2．He acted as chairman while the secretary was ________(absence)．
3．The news that Obama defeated Mitt Rommey in the presidential election ________(delight)his supporters all over the world.
4．There are no ________(significance)differences between the two groups of students.
5．It's ________(tradition)in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
答案 1.competition 2.absent 3.delighted 4.significant 5.traditional
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．When Tom got onto the stage，he was just frightened and there was a(n)________expression on his face.
A．absent
B．elegant
C．ridiculous
D．positive
答案 A [考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当汤姆登上舞台时，他有点儿害怕，脸上的表情有些茫然。absent“茫然的，心不在焉的”；elegant“优雅的”；ridiculous“可笑的，荒谬的”；positive“积极的，肯定的”。根据句意可知答案选A。]
2．In order to build the dam，a lot of local people have to ________from their hometown.
A．keep
B．separate
C．remove
D．replace
答案 C [句意：为了建大坝，许多当地人不得不搬离家乡。remove“搬迁”，符合题意。keep“保持”；separate“分离，隔离”；replace“代替”。]
3．More and more people have been accustomed to separating their waste to make it easier for it________.
A．reusing
B．to be reused
C．to reuse
D．reuses
答案 B [考查非谓语动词。句意：人们逐渐习惯于垃圾分类，以便其更好地再利用。由语境可知，“重新利用”是指将来要发生的动作，而且第二个it即waste与reuse之间为动宾关系，所以应用动词不定式的被动形式。]
4．Scientists________in many ways for their contributions ________the development and progress of human society.
A．always honour；to
B．always honour；for
C．are always honoured；to
D．are always honoured；for
答案 C [句意：科学家总是因其对人类社会的发展进步所作出的贡献而被授予荣誉。be honoured for...“因……而被授予荣誉”；contributions to...“对……的贡献”。]
5．The government has taken measures to________the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.
A．take down
B．bring down
C．hand down D．tear down
答案 B [考查动词短语辨析。句意：政府已经采取措施降低日用商品的高价格来保持市场的稳定。take down记下，记录；bring down降低；hand down把……传递下来；tear down拆毁，拆卸。]
6．Having been out of touch with his parents for two years，Jones returned home，________.
A．safe and sound
B．safely and sound
C．safe and soundly
D．safely and soundly
答案 A [考查固定搭配。句意：与父母失去联系两年后，琼斯安然无恙地回到了家中。safe and sound是固定搭配，意为“安然无恙”。]
7．I practiced a lot in the training center so that I could pass the driving test at my first________.
A．attempt
B．desire
C．intention
D．purpose
答案 A [考查名词辨析。我在培训中心进行了大量练习，为了能在驾照考试中一次通过。at the/one's first attempt“第一次尝试”，为固定短语。]
8．—Why did you leave without a word of warning to John?
—But what________otherwise？He never listens to me.
A．could I have done
B．would I do
C．must I have done
D．should I do
答案 A [考查虚拟语气。根据答句中的otherwise可知这是一个含蓄的条件句，另外，根据句意可知此处是对过去事实的虚拟，故答案为A，表示“我还能做什么呢？”。]
9．Small bookstores can't________with national chains and online retailers.
A．survive
B．compete
C．replace
D．relate
答案 B [compete with意为“与……竞争”。句意：小书店不能与全国性的连锁店和网上零售商进行竞争。]
10．When I heard of the________news that my brother had passed the driving test，I felt very________.
A．delighted；delightful
B．delighted；delightful
C．delightful；delighting
D． delightful；delighted
答案 D [句意：当我听到我弟弟通过驾驶考试这个令人愉快的消息时，我感到很高兴。delightful“令人愉快的”；delighted“高兴的”，指人的感受。]