高考英语同步练习《Unit 2 The universal language》译林版选修8

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　　Unit 2　The universal language

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1.Ladies and gentlemen，I have the great privilege introducing our speaker for tonight.

　　A.in　B.of

　　C.about

　　D.on

　　解析：have the privilege of doing...“做……有特权”。

　　答案：B

　　2.The financial crisis has led to a sharpin profits in many factories.

　　A.decline

　　B.increase

　　C.deadline

　　D.bankruptcy

　　解析：句意：经济危机导致了很多工厂利润下降。decline“下降”。increase“增加”； deadline“最后期限”；bankruptcy“破产”。

　　答案：A

　　3.She desired that her bookas many people as possible.

　　A.reached

　　B.reaches

　　C.reach

　　D.to reach

　　解析：desire后面的宾语从句常用should＋动词原形的虚拟语气，should可以省略。句意：她渴望她的书能够被尽可能多的人阅读。

　　答案：C

　　4.The supermarket has so little parking space，is really a problem.

　　A.which

　　B.what

　　C.it

　　D.as

　　解析：考查定语从句。which引导非限制性定语从句，代替前面整句话的意思。句意：这个超市有如此少的停车处，真是个问题。what不可引导定语从句；as引导定语从句，表示“正如、如同”。

　　答案：A

　　5.All his family members are condemning himout the plan，but he doesn't want to change his mind.

　　A.for carrying

　　B.carrying

　　C.carry

　　D.to be carried

　　解析：condemn sb. for doing sth.“因做某事而责备某人”。

　　答案：A

　　6.—Could you tell Tom about the meeting when you see him？

　　—Sure，I will I see him.

　　A.certainly

　　B.fortunately

　　C.probably

　　D.directly

　　解析：答句句意：当然，我一看见他就告诉他。directly“一……就……”。

　　答案：D

　　7.She alwaysa promise，but she neverit.

　　A.makes；makes

　　B.makes；keeps

　　C.keeps；keeps

　　D.keeps；makes

　　解析：make a promise“许诺”；keep a promise“信守诺言”。句意：她总是许诺，但是她从来不信守诺言。

　　答案：B

　　8.Scientists have spent years researching into the of sleeping pills on the human brain.

　　A.affect

　　B.effect

　　C.effort

　　D.influence

　　解析：affect v.“影响”； effect“效果，影响力”；effort“努力”；influence 强调“感染”，多指潜移默化的影响。

　　答案：B

　　9.I doubt if I will come to listen to his speech next time. It couldn't have been in fact.

　　A.any worse

　　B.so bad

　　C.any better

　　D.so good

　　解析：本题考查否定词与比较级连用表示最高级的用法。据此可排除B、D两项。而C项与句意不符。句意：我对下次是否还来听报告感到怀疑，事实上这个报告太差了。

　　答案：A

　　10.Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife zoo she was bitten on the leg by a lion.

　　A.when

　　B.while

　　C.since

　　D.once

　　解析：考查连词的区别。when相当于and just then或and just at that time，意为“就在那时”。句意：Jasmine和她的家人在野生动物园度假时被狮子咬伤了腿。

　　答案：A

　　11.She to have lunch with her friend，saying that she wasn't feeling well.

　　A.declined

　　B.refuses

　　C.objected

　　D.disagrees

　　解析：decline指礼貌拒绝，口气委婉，decline to do sth.“拒绝做某事”。结合句意及本句的时态可知选A项。

　　答案：A

　　12.They had escaped to America shortly before war in 1939.

　　A.broke down

　　B.broke out

　　C.broke in

　　D.broke up

　　解析：考查动词短语辨析。break down“出故障，垮掉”；break out“(战争等)爆发”；break in“闯入”；break up“(关系)破裂，结束”。结合句意可知，此处是指战争爆发，故选B项。

　　答案：B

　　13.(2010·贵州兴义市清华实验学校高三模拟)The police haveanyone with information to come forward and talk to them.

　　A.admitted to

　　B.appealed to

　　C.allowed for

　　D.made for

　　解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：警方已呼吁了解信息的人前来与他们面谈。admit to“承认，供认”；appeal to“呼吁，吸引，上诉”；allow for“考虑到”；make for“走向，导致”。

　　答案：B

　　14.success，he didn't actually find his relatives were turning against him.

　　A.Drunk with

　　B.Devoting to

　　C.Leading to

　　D.Adapting to

　　解析：drunk with“由于……而忘乎所以”，作状语。

　　答案：A

　　15.We gotin our directions，took the wrong road and drove many miles out of our way.

　　A.fixed up

　　B.mixed up

　　C.lost up

　　D.confused up

　　解析：mix up“搞混”；fix up“安排，修补，修理”。句意：我们在方向上搞混了，选了错误的道路并且开出去很多英里。

　　答案：B

　　.完形填空

　　(2010·湖北省黄冈中学模拟)Soon Tommy's parents，who had recently separated(分居)，would arrive for a meeting on his failing schoolwork and 　1　 behavior.Neither parent knew that I had called up

　　　2　.

　　Tommy，an only child，had 　3　 been happy， cooperative， and an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother 　4　 that his recent failing grades 　5　 a brokenhearted child's reaction to his respected parents' separation and possible 　6　？

　　Tommy's mother came in and 　7　 one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Then the father 　8　 and was apparently surprised to see his wife. Then pointedly ignored each other.

　　As I gave a detailed 　9　 of Tommy's behavior and schoolwork，I prayed for the 　10　 words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son. 　11　 somehow the words wouldn't come.

　　I found a crumpled (弄皱的)，tear­stained 　12　 stuffed(塞)in the back of Tommy's desk. Writing covered both sides，a single

　　　13　 scribbled (乱写)over and over.

　　Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy's mother.She read it and then without a word handed it to her husband .He 　14　. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for 　15　 seemed a future life.

　　At last he folded the paper carefully and 　16　his wife's outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her 　17　 and smiled up at him. I also couldn't keep back tears， but 　18　 seemed to notice.

　　In this way I used the words to 　19　 that family. On the sheet of the yellow copy paper 　20　 with the painful outpouring of a small boy's troubled heart， it said.

　　“Dear Mother...Dear Daddy...I love you...I love you...I love you.”

　　语篇解读：本文描述了一个即将破碎的家庭，在洒满儿子眼泪，同时充满对父母的爱的字条的召唤下夫妻重归于好的故事——文章从另一个角度诠释了什么是家庭。

　　1.A.satisfying

　　B.exciting

　　C.disappointing

　　D.surprising

　　解析：根据本句的 failing schoolwork 可知此处应是disappointing behavior。从常识来看，父母分居往往是导致孩子学习成绩下降、行为变坏的原因。

　　答案：C

　　2.A.the others　

　　B.the other

　　C.another one

　　D.each other

　　解析：句意：双方都不知道我给他们的对方也打了电话。由主语neither parent 可知应该是“两者中的另一个”，所以应该选B项；another one 意为“(三者以上)另外一个”。注意上下文信息暗示。由后文第三段第二句“Then the father 　8　 and was apparently surprised to see his wife.”也可得出答案。

　　答案：B

　　3.A.never

　　B.rarely

　　C.always

　　D.usually

　　解析：由本段第二句老师的“为难”可知。Tommy 给人的印象总是快乐的、合作的、优秀的。由上下文逻辑关系可知，此空处应为含有肯定意义的词，usually语气相对有点弱。

　　答案：C

　　4.A.hope 　

　　B.believe

　　C.promise

　　D.trust

　　解析：句意：我怎么使他的父亲和母亲“相信”他近来成绩下滑“代表”这孩子对父母分手和可能离婚的一颗破碎的心呢？可知此处应用believe。trust相当于believe in，意为“信任”，不符合语境。

　　答案：B

　　5.A.stood for

　　B.looked for

　　C.cared for

　　D.made for

　　解析：stand for“意味着，代表，象征”；look for “寻找”；care for“喜欢，照料”；make for“向……移动，有利于，促使”。由前后文的逻辑关系可知，A项符合。

　　答案：A

　　6.A.happiness　

　　B.cruelty

　　C.selfishness

　　D.divorce

　　解析：根据常识来判断。和separation 相对应的词应是divorce。B、C两项与文意不相符。从常识可知，父母的分居以至于离婚是导致孩子心碎的主要原因。

　　答案：D

　　7.A.got　

　　B.took

　　C.possessed

　　D.seated

　　解析：句意：Tommy 的母亲进来了，坐在我放在桌边的一把椅子上。take a chair 相当于take a seat/sit down/seat oneself，意为“坐下”。seat 的宾语只能是人。A、C两项意思错误。由后边的定语从句 I had placed near my desk 可知，此处应为“坐下”。

　　答案：B

　　8.A.reached

　　B.sat

　　C.arrived

　　D.went

　　解析：句意：父亲来了，见到妻子也颇感意外。arrive“到达”，为不及物动词；reach作“达到”讲时，是及物动词，要带宾语，不符合语境。由then 和下文was apparently surprised to see his wife 可知是“父亲”的到来。

　　答案：C

　　9.A.account　

　　B.record

　　C.comment

　　D.paper

　　解析：此处的含义是“一个详细的叙述”。account “(关于事件、人物等的)报道、叙述、描写”。comment“评论，评注，解释”，不符合句意。家长来了，老师当然应该首先介绍学生在学校的表现。

　　答案：A

　　10.A.common

　　B.exciting

　　C.mistaken

　　D.right

　　解析：“我”想说些“合适的”话，让他们意识到他们的所作所为对孩子造成的影响，但终于没有说出这样的话。right “合适的，恰当的”，相当于proper；common words“共同语言”；exciting words“激动人心的话”，不符合语境要求。老师把家长叫来的目的就是为了说服他们管管孩子。

　　答案：D

　　11.A.So　

　　B.And

　　C.But

　　D.Then

　　解析：从前后两句的逻辑关系可知，此处应为转折语气。

　　答案：C

　　12.A.letter

　　B.sheet

　　C.message

　　D.schoolwork

　　解析：句意：“我”发现了一张皱巴巴的满是泪痕的纸塞在Tommy 的抽屉里。sheet“一张(纸)”。message“口信”，不符合语境要求。后文的“On the sheet of yellow copy paper”也有提示。

　　答案：B

　　13.A.word

　　B.article

　　C.phrase

　　D.sentence

　　解析：由文章最后一段可知，所写的内容是“一个句子”，而非“单词”“文章”或“词组”。

　　答案：D

　　14.A.cried

　　B.laughed

　　C.frowned

　　D.smiled

　　解析：句意：“我”默默地展开这张两面都写满了“同一句话”的纸，把它给了Tommy 的母亲，她读过后一言不发，又递给她的丈夫，他“皱了皱眉”。“皱眉”表达了父亲的不理解。其他选项不符合语境要求。此句为一转折句，父亲先是皱眉，然后表情开始缓和了。

　　答案：C

　　15.A.which

　　B.as if

　　C.what

　　D.when

　　解析：然后他的表情开始缓和了，他仔细看了那些写在纸上的话语，仿佛那就是未来的生活。从语法结构上分析，for 缺少宾语，后面的句子缺主语。此处是what引导的宾语从句作介词for 的宾语。

　　答案：C

　　16.A.reached for　

　　B.hunted for

　　C.kept off

　　D.searched for

　　解析：句意：最后他仔细折起了那张纸，把手“伸向”妻子张开的手。她揩去“眼中”的泪，对丈夫笑了笑。reach for “伸手去够……”；keep off“避开，不接近”；hunt for，search for 意为“寻找”。由下文可知，受儿子的感染，父亲内心已受到触动，决心和妻子重归于好。

　　答案：A

　　17.A.ears 　

　　B.eyes

　　C.head

　　D.nose

　　解析：眼泪当然是从眼中掉下来的。根据常识可得出答案。

　　答案：B

　　18.A.both　

　　B.neither

　　C.either

　　D.none

　　解析：句意：“我”也抑制不住自己的眼泪，但他们似乎都没有留意到。从连词but可知，此处应是一个否定意义的代词。none是三者以上，不符合语境。从前后逻辑关系来看，他们沉浸在握手言欢的喜悦之中，无暇顾及老师的情感。

　　答案：B

　　19.A.reunite　

　　B.unite

　　C.satisfy

　　D.help

　　解析：句意：“我”以这种方式使这个家庭重新组合在一起。reunite意为“重新团结、联合在一起”。B、C两项不符合语境要求；D项语气太弱。此处，用reunite 一词，为故事画上了一个完美的句号。

　　答案：A

　　20.A.lined

　　B.impressed

　　C.written

　　D.covered

　　解析：在那张纸上“覆盖”的是一个小男孩心灵的倾诉。此处为过去分词短语作后置定语。covered with 意为“覆盖着……”；lined with 意为“和……连接在一起”；impressed with意为“对……印象深刻，被……感动”；纸不能被写，所以C项错误。covered表达出孩子对爱的呼唤，对爱的渴求。

　　答案：D

　　.阅读理解

　　Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too，US researchers reported on Tuesday.

　　They found that when people listened to their favorite music，their blood vessels (血管)dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing，or taking blood medications.

　　“We have a pretty impressive effect，”said Dr.Michael Miller，director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

　　“Blood vessel diameter improved，”he said.“The vessel opened up pretty significantly.You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise.”A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins.

　　When blood vessels open up more，blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块) that cause heart attacks and strokes.“We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health，”said Miller，who presented his findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans.

　　Miller's team tested 10 healthy，non­smoking men and women，who were told to bring their favorite music.They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxious while the researchers did ultrasound tests designed to show blood vessel function.

　　Compared to their normal baseline measurements，blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent on average when the volunteers heard their joyful music.Listening to music they disliked，blood vessels narrowed by six percent，Miller said.

　　Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more smoothly.“I asked myself what other things make us feel good，besides calories from dark chocolate of course.Music came to mind.It makes me feel really good，”he said.

　　Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important as what pleases each individual.

　　语篇解读：这是一篇科普类文章，主要介绍了美国研究人员发现音乐对人们的健康起到了很重要的作用。

　　1.According to the passage，which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up？

　　A.Taking exercise.

　　B.Listening to unpleasant music.

　　C.Bursting into laughter.

　　D.Taking drugs like statins.

　　解析：正误判断题。从文章内容可知，A、C、D三项都会使血管扩张，而从文章倒数第三段内容可知B不是原因，所以选B。

　　答案：B

　　2.It can be inferred from the passage that .

　　A.blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokes

　　B.music is better than chocolate for your health

　　C.different music has different effects on different people

　　D.a person's overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets

　　解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，音乐对人们的健康有很重要的作用，听喜欢的音乐能有益于健康，而听不喜欢的音乐则会对身体有不利的影响，所以选C。

　　答案：C

　　3.What is the passage possibly taken from？

　　A.A scientific journal.

　　B.A school textbook.

　　C.A medical brochure.

　　D.A local newspaper.

　　解析：来源出处题。这是一篇科普类文章，但又不是专业性科普文章，所以排除A项。它属于通俗类大众科普，所以最可能出现在报纸上，为大众服务，所以选D。

　　答案：D

　　4.What's the best title of the passage？

　　A.Pleasant Music Cures

　　B.Research into Blood Vessel

　　C.Music and Heart Attack

　　D.Music and Happiness

　　解析：标题概括题。从文章总体来看，这是一篇讲述音乐对人们身体健康有很大影响的文章，所以选A。

　　答案：A