2017届高考英语（重庆专用）二轮精练：必修1 unit2 period 1

　　Unit 2　English around the world (1)

　　Ⅰ.课文缩写

　　At the end of the 16th century，English was only spoken by people from England.They were native speakers.Today，the largest number of people 1.________ English may be in China.A lot of Chinese people speak English 2.________ their foreign language.

　　3．________ English language 4.________ quite a lot over the last four centuries.Old English sounded more 5.________ less like German for it was 6.________ on German，but 7.________ English sounds more like French than German 8.________ England was once ruled by the French.

　　Two people had great effects on the English changes.One was Shakespeare，who 9.________ the English vocabulary；the other was Noah Webster，who wrote a dictionary 10.________ gave American English its own identity.

　　答案　1.speaking　2.as　3.The　4.has changed　5.or　6.based　7.modern　8.because　9.enlarged10．that/which

　　Ⅱ.单词拼写

　　1．Production in the factories stopped because of ________(频繁的)power failures.

　　2．You can always tell the difference between the tourists and ________(当地人)．

　　3．A dead body was found under the bridge，but it was hard to determine the ________(身份)．

　　4．If you want to read quickly and well，you should increase your ________(词汇)．

　　5．Parents noticed the ________(逐渐的)change in their children.

　　6．He is not a Chinese but he can speak Chinese ________(流利地)．

　　7．The report is written in the ________(官方的)style and is only for officers.

　　8．His ________(公寓)covers 200 square meters，which I like very much.

　　答案　1.frequent　2.natives　3.identity　4.vocabulary　5.gradual　6.fluently　7.official　8.apartment

　　Ⅲ.翻译与仿写

　　1．Do you know that there is more_than_one_kind of English?

　　翻译：____________________________________________________________

　　仿写：不止一个人在交通事故中丧生。

　　_________________________________________________________________

　　2．Which country do_you_think has the most English learners?

　　翻译：____________________________________________________________

　　仿写：你希望我们几点来接你？

　　_________________________________________________________________

　　3．Today，more people speak English as their first，second or a foreign language than_ever_before.

　　翻译：____________________________________________________________

　　仿写：雨下得比以前更大了。

　　_________________________________________________________________

　　4．Native English speakers can understand each other even_if they don't speak the same kind of English.

　　翻译：____________________________________________________________

　　仿写：尽管在聚会上我谁也不认识，但仍然玩得很开心。

　　_________________________________________________________________

　　5．It was_based more on German than the English we speak at_present.

　　翻译：____________________________________________________________

　　仿写：以真实的事件为基础，这本书目前很流行。

　　_________________________________________________________________

　　答案　1.你知道有不止一种英语吗？

　　More than one (person)was killed in the traffic accident.

　　2．你认为哪个国家学英语的人最多？

　　What time do you expect we will come and pick you up?

　　3．如今说英语的人比以往任何时候都多，他们有的把英语作为第一语言，有的作为第二语言或外语。

　　It's raining harder than ever before.

　　4．以英语为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相听懂。

　　Even if I didn't know anybody at the party，I had a good time.

　　5．当时的英语更多是以德语为基础，而不是我们现在讲的英语。

　　Based on a real story，the book is popular at present.

　　Ⅳ.句型转换

　　1．A：He left the company because the boss said something at the meeting.

　　B：He left the company ________ ________ what the boss said at the meeting.

　　2．A：Some people now also speak English as a foreign or second language in South Asia.

　　B：English now ________ ________ ________ as a foreign or second language in South Asia.

　　3．A：A great many college students were sent to the West to help the children there.

　　B：________ ________ ________ ________ college students were sent to the West to help the children there.

　　4．A：I thought Betty was in the garden，but in fact she was in her room.

　　B：I thought Betty was in the garden，but ________ she was in her room.

　　5．A：He'll be able to put his experience to good use in the new job.

　　B：He'll be able to ________ ________ ________ ________ his experience in the new job.

　　答案　1.because of　2.is also spoken　3.A large number of4．actually　5.make good use of

　　Ⅴ.单项填空

　　1．We are badly in need of waiters ________；could you come and help us out?

　　A．at once

　　B．at presentC．at the end

　　D．at first

　　答案　B　[句意：当前我们急需服务员，你能来帮我们吗？at once立刻；at present目前；at the end最后；at first首先。根据句意，应选B。]

　　2．Her wish is to have a round­the­world ________ after she retires.

　　A．travel

　　B．tour

　　C．voyage

　　D．journey

　　答案　B　[句意：她的愿望是退休后，能进行一次环球旅行。tour强调“巡回旅行”，符合题意。故选B。]

　　3．________ the bad weather，the boy couldn't go out to play，which made him annoyed.

　　A．In spite of

　　B．According toC．Because of

　　D．Thanks to

　　答案　C　[句意：由于坏天气，这男孩不能出去玩，这使他很懊恼。]

　　4．Though he ________ many difficulties on his way to becoming a doctor，he never gave up his dream.

　　A．came to

　　B．came aboutC．came across

　　D．came out

　　答案　C　[句意：尽管在成为医生的过程中遇到很多困难，但他从未放弃过自己的梦想。come to达到；come about发生；come across偶然相遇；come out出版。结合句意应选C。]

　　5．To us，Mr. Zhang is ________ a teacher.He is also a friend.

　　A．not more than

　　B．no more thanC．more than

　　D．not less than

　　答案　C　[more than意为“不仅仅”，符合题意。]

　　6．—Have you ever ________ been to England?

　　—Yes.I have been there two times.

　　A．gradually

　　B．actuallyC．extremely

　　D．presently

　　答案　B　[句意：——你确实去过英国？——是的。我去过两次。gradually逐渐地；actually实际上，事实上；extremely极其；presently目前。]

　　7．On seeing her new classmate，she ________ and said with a smile，“Glad to meet you.”

　　A．came up

　　B．made upC．took up

　　D．put up

　　答案　A　[句意：一看到新同学，她走过来并且笑着说：“很高兴见到你”。come up走过来；突然出现；被提出。make up编造；take up占据；put up张贴。结合句意，应选A。]

　　8．Tom's father serves in the army while John's father is an ________ in the government.

　　A．official

　　B．officer

　　C．waiter

　　D．secretary

　　答案　A　[official指政府官员，officer指军官。]

　　9．—Let's just play a game or something else.

　　—Sounds good，but give me a call before you come.My mom might try to ________ something else for me to do.(2017·厦门高一检测)

　　A．come up with

　　B．keep up with

　　C．put up with

　　D．catch up with

　　答案　A　[come up with“提出”；keep up with“跟上”；put up with“容忍”；catch up with“赶上”。结合句意应选A。]

　　10．They tried their best to ________ good use of the chance that their school offered to study hard.

　　A．make

　　B．take

　　C．grasp

　　D．seize

　　答案　A　[句意：他们尽力好好利用学校提供的机会努力学习。make good use of“好好利用”为固定搭配。]

　　11．During the ________ part of November，there will be a series of activities.

　　A．latest

　　B．late

　　C．later

　　D．latter

　　答案　D　[句意：在十一月份的后半部分，将有一系列的活动。latest最近的；late晚的；later较迟的；latter后面的。结合句意D项正确。]

　　12．What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it.(2017·合肥高一检测)

　　A．the way

　　B．in the way that

　　C．in the way

　　D．the way which

　　答案　A　[句意：使我吃惊的不是他说的话而是他说话的方式。]

　　13．The famous film is ________ a Chinese fairy tale and directed by a famous director.

　　A．basing at

　　B．based onC．bases on

　　D．to base at

　　答案　B　[考查语态。句意：这部有名的电影是基于中国神话故事，且由著名导演执导的。be based on基于……，为固定搭配。]

　　14．Let children speak their own opinions，________ they are different from your own.

　　A．until

　　B．even ifC．unless

　　D．as though

　　答案　B　[句意：让孩子们发表他们自己的观点，尽管不同于你自己的。even if即使，尽管；until直到；unless除非；as though好像。]

　　15．Our monitor，as a student，is excellent，who does very well in sports and games，swimming，________.

　　A．as

　　B．like

　　C．such as

　　D．for example

　　答案　D　[for example主要用于举例说明，一般只列举同类人或事物中的一个，可以用于句首、句中或句末。符合句意。]

　　Ⅵ.完形填空

　　(A)

　　There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty.One day，he went to see a fortune teller to __1__how to become wealthy.The fortune teller said，“Young man，you are already wealthy now.”

　　“Where is my wealth？”the young man asked __2__.

　　“It is with you.Your eyes are your wealth.You use them to see all the __3__things in this world.You can read，study and learn.Your hands are your wealth.You can use them to work.You can use them to __4__your beloved ones.Your __5__are your wealth.You can go to any places...”the fortune teller said.

　　“But everyone has them，”the young man said.

　　“What you have now are not what others can luckily have.Are you willing to give your eyes to me？I am willing to give you a lot of money to __6__for them，”the fortune teller said.

　　“No，are you crazy？I am not going to exchange my eyes for money！They are __7__to me！”the young man __8__.

　　“Precisely，these are wealth to you.You will not exchange them for money.Furthermore，although a lot of people have their wealthy things，they do not __9__them or treasure them.They are not __10__to Heaven for giving them their wealth.They even __11__that Heaven is unfair to them.Do you want to __12__one of them before you will treasure them？”the fortune teller said.

　　1．A.inquire

　　B．count

　　C．advise

　　D．explain

　　答案　A　[他不安于贫困，去找算命先生自然是询问(inquire)如何致富。]

　　2．A.anxiously

　　B．sadly

　　C．quietly

　　D．patiently

　　答案　A　[四个选项中只有A项anxiously可以表示他迫不及待的心情。]

　　3．A.ugly

　　B．beautiful

　　C．strange

　　D．useful

　　答案　B　[算命先生言外之意是让年轻人珍惜自己拥有的健康，故应是用一种感恩知足的眼光看世界，看到的东西都是“美好的”。]

　　4．A.respect

　　B．seize

　　C．hug

　　D．surround

　　答案　C　[你可以用你的双手拥抱(hug)你所爱的人。]

　　5．A.legs

　　B．cars

　　C．jewels

　　D．banknotes

　　答案　A　[根据后面的“You can go to any places”可知应为legs。]

　　6．A.charge

　　B．buy

　　C．exchange

　　D．change

　　答案　C　[charge和change意思不符；buy后不跟for，所以用exchange。exchange for交换。]

　　7．A.precious

　　B．useless

　　C．extra

　　D．special

　　答案　A　[根据前面的一句“I am not going to exchange my eyes for money！”可知，年轻人不愿意交换，可以推断眼睛对他来说是重要的、宝贵的，所以选A。]

　　8．A.wept

　　B．demonstrated

　　C．smiled

　　D．yelled

　　答案　D　[从年轻人说话的语气推断他应该很生气，所以冲着算命先生大声嚷道。yelled符合文中的情形。]

　　9．A.own

　　B．realize

　　C．keep

　　D．hold

　　答案　B　[根据上文，很多人和年轻人一样不能“意识到(realize)”并珍惜这些财富。]

　　10．A.grateful

　　B．careful

　　C．meaningful

　　D．faithful

　　答案　A　[对上苍赐给我们的财富我们应该心怀感激。grateful感激的，符合句意。]

　　11．A.warn

　　B．predict

　　C．complain

　　D．believe

　　答案　C　[他们甚至抱怨(complain)上帝对他们不公平。]

　　12．A.get

　　B．grasp

　　C．have

　　D．lose

　　答案　D　[算命先生问年轻人是否要失去后才懂得珍惜。只有lose符合句意。]

　　(B)

　　It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954，when Bannister knew he had a real chance.Bannister had been __13__hard and was very fit，but the weather conditions were a real __14__to him.Describing the event later，Bannister said，“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I lined up for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved gently now.This was the moment when I made my decision.”

　　The gun fired.My legs __15__to meet no resistance，as if I was pushed forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful __16__gave me greater strength.I felt the moment of a lifetime had come.

　　I was driven on by a __17__of fear and pride.My body had used up all its energy but it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they __18__could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向)the __19__line，I fell，almost unconscious.

　　“I knew I had done it，even before I heard the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time，three minutes...’ the rest was __20__in the noise of excitement.”

　　13．A.competing

　　B．trainingC．fighting

　　D．attending

　　答案　B　[Bannister训练刻苦，身体非常健康，B项符合语境。]

　　14．A.eagerness

　　B．pleasure

　　C．relief

　　D．worry

　　答案　D　[赛跑时，风速、风向是令人“担忧”的因素。]

　　15．A.seemed

　　B．usedC．happened

　　D．had

　　答案　A　[我的双腿“似乎”没有遇到阻力似的。used to do过去常常做某事；happen to do碰巧做某事；had to do不得不做某事，均不符合句意。]

　　16．A.mass

　　B．residentsC．crowd

　　D．team

　　答案　C　[来自于忠实观众(人群)的声音给了“我”力量。其他选项词义不符。]

　　17．A.concentration

　　B．collectionC．combination

　　D．classification

　　答案　C　[担忧和自豪“共同”迫使我向前冲。combination联合，指下文的“fear and pride”符合句意。concentration专心，专注；collection收藏品；classification等级，种类。]

　　18．A.never

　　B．ever

　　C．even

　　D．still

　　答案　A　[双腿以几年来从“没有过”的力量跑完最后几码。]

　　19．A.starting

　　B．lastingC．finishing

　　D．running

　　答案　C　[当我冲向终点的时候，我摔倒了，几乎失去意识。finishing line终点线。]

　　20．A.stuck

　　B．involved

　　C．lost

　　D．spread

　　答案　C　[剩下的便是沉浸在欢乐的海洋中了。be lost in陷入，沉浸在……之中，为习惯用语。]