2017届高考英语一轮模块训练：模块8　Unit 2　The universal language（译林版）

　　Unit 2

　　The universal language

　　[对 点 题 组]

　　Ⅰ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

　　1．In ancient China，anyone who cheated the emperor would be ________(condemn)to death.

　　2．Many cities have speeded up in house building to meet the ________(demand)．

　　3．The number of tourists to the resort ________(decline)by 15% last year.

　　4．The ________(disturb)news made people present at the meeting unhappy.

　　5．We ________(seek)for an answer to the question，but couldn't find one.答案　1.condemned　2.demands　3.declined　4.disturbing　5.soughtⅡ.单项填空

　　1．George________the good chance to present his proposal to the director，and at last，it was adopted.

　　A．realized

　　B．seized

　　C．delivered

　　D．released

　　答案　B　[句意：乔治抓住那个好机会向主管提出自己的建议，最后建议被采纳了。seize“抓住(时机)”，符合句意。]

　　2．Boris has brains.In fact，I believe he has________IQ than anyone else in the class.

　　A．a high

　　B．a higher

　　C．a highest

　　D．the highest

　　答案　B　[句意：鲍里斯很有头脑，实际上，我认为他的智商比班上任何其他人都要高。“比较级＋than＋anyone else”表示最高级含义。]

　　3．The attack by terrorists has been ________by the entire world.

　　A．condemned

　　B．scolded

　　C．criticized

　　D．blamed

　　答案　A　[句意：恐怖分子的袭击受到全世界的谴责。condemn“谴责”，指因道义而受到指责，程度比较严重；scold“责骂”；criticize“批评”；blame“责怪”，由语境可知此处用condemn。]

　　4．Mr Stevenson is great to work for—I really couldn't ask for a ________boss.

　　A．better

　　B．good

　　C．best

　　D．still better

　　答案　A　[考查比较级用法。“can't/couldn't...＋比较级”表示最高级含义。根据前半句“Mr Stevenson is great to work for”可知，史蒂文森是一个不错的老板，因此说“我真的找不到一个比他更好的老板了”，表示在我看来他是最好的。]

　　5．He is always________faults with other people though he doesn't do his own work properly.

　　A．seeking

　　B．looking

　　C．finding

　　D．putting

　　答案　C　[seek“寻找”；look“看(为不及物动词)”；find“找到”；put“放”。find faults with sb“挑某人的毛病”。]

　　6．The group of the tourists were ________on a deserted island because of a heavy storm a month ago.

　　A．cast away

　　B．cast down

　　C．thrown off

　　D．thrown out

　　答案　A　[be cast away on a deserted island意为“流落荒岛”。]

　　7．Unemployment，traffic crowdedness and other problems are leading to a(n)________in our quality of life.

　　A．swing

　　B．increase

　　C．decline

　　D．trend

　　答案　C　[考查名词词义辨析。句意：失业、交通拥挤和其他问题导致我们生活质量下降。decline“下降”；swing“摇摆，摆动”；increase“增加”；trend“趋势”。]

　　8．The problem was that he didn't know what had hurt her and he________her.

　　A．dared not to ask

　　B．not dared ask

　　C．didn't dare ask

　　D．didn't dare asking

　　答案　C　[句意：问题是他不知道什么伤害了她，而且他也不敢问她。dare既可作情态动词，也可作实义动词，作实义动词用于否定句时可省略to。]

　　9．The boy was so careless that the glass fell from his hand and it________on the floor.

　　A．broke in

　　B．broke down

　　C．broke up

　　D．broke out

　　答案　C　[break in“破门而入，打断”；break down“(汽车、机器等)出故障，坏掉，垮掉”；break up“打碎，破坏(关系)，结束”；break out“爆发”。此处指“杯子打碎了”，故C项正确。]

　　10．On AIDS Day，the Minister of Health Department demanded that the problems________paid special attention to.

　　A．referred to being

　　B．referred to be

　　C．refer to being

　　D．refer to be

　　答案　B　[考查虚拟语气。句意：在艾滋病日，卫生部部长要求对提到的问题应该特别注意。referred to为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰problems，demand后接宾语从句时应使用虚拟语气，即should＋动词原形，should可以省略。]