Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．My parents check our package carefully to make sure we don't________anything we will need on the trip.
A．leave off
B．leave out
C．leave about
D．leave for
解析 考查短语动词辨析。“父母仔细检查包裹”的目的是为了“不要遗漏(leave out)任何东西”。leave off停止，中断；leave about乱放；leave for动身去……。
答案 B
2．Before the sales start，I make a list of______my kids will need for the coming season.
A．why
B．what
C．how
D．which
解析 考查介词的宾语从句的引导词。句意：在促销活动开始之前，我列出了一份在即将来临的季节里孩子们所需物品的购物清单。介词of后为一个宾语从句，而从句中谓语动词need需要宾语，故判断应由what来引导此宾语从句。
答案 B
3．To my________，my pet dog，which was lost three days ago，came back safe and sound.
A．attraction
B．error
C．credit
D．delight
解析 考查名词辨析。既然是“丢失的宠物狗安然无恙地归来”，应该感到高兴(delight)，故选D项。attraction吸引；to one's delight“使某人高兴的是”。
答案 D
4．The computer system________suddenly while Paul was searching for information on the Internet.
A．broke down
B．broke out
C．broke up
D．broke in
解析 考查短语辨析。break down出故障；break out爆发；break up拆开；break in破门而入。句意：当Paul在网上查找信息时，电脑系统突然瘫痪了。
答案 A
5．—Do you know when________accident happened?
—I was not there，so I don't know the exact date.But it must be________Sunday because I was off duty only on Sundays.
A．the；a
B．a；a
C．a；不填
D．the；不填
解析 考查冠词。根据句意可知此处accident是指双方都知道的事，故其前应用定冠词；而Sunday此处是指某一个星期天，其前应用不定冠词。
答案 A
6．Overheating development might have a bad________ on the national economy.
A．cause
B．influence
C．result
D．factor
解析 句意：经济过热可能会对国家的经济带来坏的影响。have...influence on＝have...effect on“对……有影响”。
答案 B
7．They have put the names of all the students on the list.None______.
A．left out
B．was leaving out
C．is being left out
D．was left out
解析 leave out“遗漏”，为及物动词短语，none与leave out为被动关系，故可排除A、B两项；用一般过去时表示过去的动作，由此可排除C项。
答案 D
8．________the stress and pressure from her job，she bore the burden of caring for her sick mother.
A．As well as
B．As long as
C．As far as
D．As soon as
解析 句意：除了来自于工作的紧张和压力外，她还承受着照顾生病的母亲的重担。as well as 相当于besides。
答案 A
9. —How could I thank you enough?
—Don't mention it.Any other may________ that.
A．must do
B．could do
C．would have done
D．should have done
解析 根据语境，是对过去了的事情表示感谢。情态动词＋have done，表示过去。would意为“会，将”。
答案 C
10．If it is quite______to you，I will visit you next Tuesday.
A．convenient
B．fair
C．easy
D．comfortable
解析 convenient方便的；fair公平的；comfortable舒适的；easy容易的。从后句I will visit you next Tuesday来看，此处只有convenient符合语境。句意：如果你方便的话，我将在下周二拜访你。
答案 A
11．This kind of material can be used to ________ plastics.
A．taking the place of
B．take place
C．taking place
D．take the place of
解析 be used to在表示“被用来做某事”的时候，后面跟动词不定式，take the place of“替代”；take place“发生”。答案 D
12．In general，the amount that a student spends on housing should be held to onefifth the total______living expenses.
A．acceptable
B．available
C．advisable
D．applicable
解析 句意：一般来说，一个学生花在住房上的费用通常应控制在可支配生活费总额的五分之一。acceptable“可接受的，合意的，后接介词to”；advisable“明智的，可取的”；applicable(to)“适当的，合适的”。
答案 B
13．I want to see all of his films，especially the one you________ just now.
A．referred to
B．linked to
C．mentioned to
D．talked to
解析 refer to提到；link to与……有联系；mention提到，不能加to。此处意为“特别是你刚才提到的那部电影”。
答案 A
14．When you go on a trip to Mount Tai，one of the historical________here is the Dai Miao Temple.
A．collections
B．instructions
C．attractions
D．expressions
解析 attraction吸引人的地方、事物，可根据go on a trip和“岱庙”判断。
答案 C
15．As for the incident，he only told us the main facts，________most of the details.
A．putting out
B．taking out
C．bringing out
D．leaving out
解析 put out扑灭；take out拿出；bring out带出来；说明；leave out遗漏。可根据main facts(主要事实)和details(详情)判断。
答案 D
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
With more and more cars on the road，traffic jams are inevitable.Traffic jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars，with more people trying to get to their destination，all the while getting worse.Although it's impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether，there are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.
Check for traffic jams before you leave.You can listen to the radio for traffic news，or check on the Internet to get uptominute information on traffic.If the route you want to take is heavy with traffic，you can choose another.
Look for a different route permanently.Most traffic jams occur on busy roads.Using country roads could see you avoiding a lot of traffic.Although the distance you may have to travel is further，it can work out quicker.
Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins.Many new car stereo systems(汽车音响系统)are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel.This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary.
________.Most traffic jams usually occur during rush hour，so try to avoid this time period if possible.Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour.Some jobs even allow you to work from home so as to avoid commuting altogether.Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.
Use public transport alternatives where available.The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car.Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money as the cost of motoring rises.
【语篇解读】 随着汽车数量的增加，城市的堵车现象日益严重，因此如何减少自己在路上花费的时间就显得非常重要。本文给我们提出了五条可行的建议。
1．The underlined word“inevitable”in Paragraph 1 probably means________.
A．hard to accept
B．impossible to avoid
C．getting less serious
D．seen everywhere
解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段的内容可知，路上的汽车越来越多，交通堵塞是不可避免的。inevitable意为“不可避免的，必然发生的。”
答案 B
2．The author wrote the text in order to________.
A．explain why there are traffic jams
B．tell the negative effects of traffic jams
C．tell us what we can do on the road
D．tell us how to save time on the road
解析 写作目的题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，作者写本文的目的是告诉读者如何做才能减少自己在路上花费的时间。
答案 D
3．To get the latest traffic information，you could do the following except________.
A．surfing the Internet
B．listening to the radio for traffic news
C．listening to the traffic channel
D．turning to other drivers for information
解析 推理判断题。根据第二、四段的信息可知，前三项均是获取最新交通信息的方式，D项文中并未提及。
答案 D
4．Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?
A．Choose a job that has flexible working hours
B．Try traveling at different time
C．Make friends with your manager
D．Work from home
解析 段落大意题。根据第五段的内容可知，如果我们能够避开交通高峰，那么我们就可以避免交通堵塞。因此段落标题为：选择不同的时间开车上班或回家。
答案 B
B
Most people watching Jeremy Lin these past two months saw Jeremy Lin，New York Knicks star；but I，watching him，saw someone else.That was my elder brother，Bob，who is athletic and energetic.He could never sit still when he was in second grade；he had to get up every now and then and run around the room.And sure enough，he grew up to be a starting player for an NCAA championship lacrosse (长曲棍球) team.He
was
a Nikeendorsed marathoner，too，and reached the top of Mt.Everest，unguided，in his 50s.
And yet my family never watched his lacrosse games.We did watch some of his marathons，but that wasn’t until he was in his
20s.When
Bob
was
in
his
glory
days，our Shanghaineseborn parents were bent on getting him into medical school.There was a loving aspect to it：I can remember my father working through math books with him，lesson by lesson，at the big blackboard in the attic.Bob never did become a doctor，though；and neither did I．It wasn’t until my younger sister came along that someone in the family finally wore a white coat.
Bob today could be the fittest 58yearold on the planet.His doctor estimates his biological age at 35；he’s still big mountains in the Himalayas.And，like Jeremy Lin，he’s charming.No one sees Bob without leaving with a laugh.He sometimes jokes he could be mayor of his building，and it’s true.To know him is to cheer for him.
And yet my parents did not cheer for him.What if my mother had sat on the sidelines with her statistics，like Jeremy Lin’s mother？What if my father had played videos of athletes for my brother to watch and imitate？It’s hard not to wonder.
And how did Jeremy Lin’s parents manage to do these remarkable things？Amy Chua，the tiger mother，recalls her immigrant
father
beating
the
kids
whenever
they mispronounced a Chinese word.How is it that Jeremy Lin’s immigrant father in particular，GieMing Lin，encouraged his son to follow such an untraditional path?
【语篇解读】 林书豪的成功，使人们开始反思什么是最合适的教育方式。家长是应该把自己的意愿强加给孩子还是发挥孩子的特长呢？
5. Bob’s glory days were those________.
A．when he was doing well in math B．when he was in second grade
C．when he was made mayor of his building
D．when he showed his talents in sports
解析 推理判断题。根据文章一、二两段内容可知，鲍勃20多岁时在体育方面的表现很优秀，由此可推知，鲍勃最辉煌的时期应是他在体育运动中展现他的特长时。
答案 D
6．From the passage we can tell that Bob is________.
A．active and optimistic
B．clever and determinedC．brave and helpful
D．considerate and independent
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段的第三、四、五句内容可知，鲍勃积极、乐观，故A项当选。
答案 A
7．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?
A．Bob was always ignored by his parents.
B．Bob could also have been a sport star.
C．Bob’s parents often watched his games.
D．Nobody in the author’s family was a doctor.
解析 正误判断题。根据文章第一段内容可知，鲍勃曾经在体育方面的表现非常优秀，多次获奖，若能坚持下去，他也许会成为一名体育明星，故B项正确。
答案 B
8．From the last two paragraphs we can infer that________.
A．parents should always study together with their children
B．parents should know how to educate their children properly
C．children should be punished when they do anything wrong
D．children should try to live up to the hopes of their parents
解析 推理判断题。在文章最后两段中，作者用反问句暗示出家长应该给孩子正确的教育，而不是强迫他们做这做那。
答案 B