unit2
一、单项填空 (20)
( )1.They would rather__ _ colours like orange or yellow than blue or white. A. use B. to use C. using D. uses
( )2Now more and more people prefer_ _ to__ in order to reduce the air pollution.
A. to walk; driving B. walking; drive C. walking; driving D. to walk; drive
( )3The visiting professor_ _ giving lectures to students__ invited to a meeting at times.
A. preferred; to being B. preffered; rather than C. prefferred; than being D. preffered to; to being ☆( )4I think__ not difficult_ _ English every morning.
A. that; keep reading B. it’s; keep reading C. that; to keep read D. it; to keep reading ( )5The photo reminds him__ his old grandma. A. in B. at C. of D. with
( ) 6. —Do you know ____________? He looks quite sleepy today.
—I’m wondering _________ he stayed up to finish his homework again.
A. what he is doing these days; that B. what’s wrong with him; whether C. how the matter is with him; that
D. why does he look so tired; if
( )7.—Do you have any fruit juice in your fridge? —Sorry, I have _________ left.
A. no
B. none
C. not
D. nothing
( )8.—Which would you like, a cup of coffee or a bottle of orange, Jane?
—_________is ok, I don’t have any preferences. A. Either
B. Both
C. None D. Neither
( )9. —Which colour do you_________, red or purple?
—Red. I think it looks lovely _________ me.
A. prefer; on
B. prefer; in C. would rather; in D. would rather; on
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( )10. —Betty, do you know if Tony _________the photo competition?
—He will, I think, if he_________ his project on Australia.
A. enters; finishes B. enters; will finish C. will enter; finishes D. will enter;
will finish
( )11.—Could you please tell me _________ a meeting in Nanjing Researching and Training
Center tomorrow?
be
C. whether is there going to be or not D. whether there is going to have —Yes, sure. I’ve got everything ready. A. if was there going to be
B. if there is going to
( )12. Wearing blue clothes can make _________easier to feel less stressed. I will wear
a blue T-shirt today.
A. that B. me C. it
D. myself
( )13. — Why not join them in their party?
— Well, I am not invited. And I_________ go to the cinema.
A. prefer B. would rather C. wish D. require
( )14. — It seems that Jimmy is feeling bad about the exam.
— He needs to _________. A “C” is not the end of the world.
A. cheer himself up B. calm himself down C. let himself down D. warm himself up
( )15.humans are slowly polluting the whole world and there is not enough clean air
_________ water. We must take action , _________ things will be worse.
A and; and B or ; and C and ; or D or ; or
( )16.The new jeans look nice _________Grace because she looks nice _________ blue . A on; in B in ; on C for ; on D to ; in
( )17. I suggest _________ a party to celebrate his 80th birthday . A to have B have C having D you to have ( ) 18. Which of the following sentences is right? A. I’m not sure that he will give back the money B. if you like it or not , I’m taking you to the doctor C. he asked me if or nor , I wanted to play
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D.. I’m not sure if I’m pronouncing his name correctly
( ) 19.she wears red today . Maybe she feels weak and _________ stressed. A. a little of B. a little bit of C. a bit D. a bit little ( ) 20. Which _________ you rather _________ , an apple or an orange ? A would , to eat B would , like C would , eating D would , eat
二．完形填空 (15)
The first note I ever wrote for my mother said “Hi，Mom！Have a nice day！Love，Marie！”．I was twelve when I wrote it，and I folded the 36 into her change purse（零钱包）． My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory．I knew that when she 37 meals in the dining hall，she would have to look for change in her purse．I didn't know that she would be 38 that note，and always carry it with her．
From the day that I 39 folded the small piece of paper into my mother's change purse，she and I left each other 40 notes．They would be put in the fridge，under a lamp，or beside the TV set．I 41 found one hidden in my shoe．From the outside，our notes may have been general 42 of our days，ideas and wishes．But to my mother and 43 ，they were a lifeline-a communication with each other that no one else 44 . On October 20，2009，my mother died after a long illness．I stood near her bed，45 her hand．I didn't cry the day my mom died， 46 I didn't cry a week later when I went to collect her things．I was so thankful that she no longer had aches and 47 . Recently，I found a note that my mom．had 48 me．It had been hidden in the 49 of my favorite childhood book for years．It read “Dear Marie，I love you always．．Miss you a lot．Don't forget me．Be 50 ！Love，Mom. ”That day，I cried． 21．A．note
D．letter
B．discovered C．bought D．cooked B
．
keep
B．book
C．diary
22．A．prepared 23．A．forget
C．lose D．pick
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24．A．carefully
D．carelessly
B．wisely C．quickly
25．A．big
C．secret
B．funny
D．beautiful B
．
never
26．A．hardly
C．even D．seldom
B．courses
C．excuses
27．A．programs
D．records
28．A．her
B．me
C．him D．us
B
．
believed
29．A．shared
C．promised D．remembered
B．watching
C．pushing
30．A．reaching
D．holding
31．A．and
B．but
C．or D．because
B．pains
C．dialogs
32．A．gifts
D．mistakes
33．A．lent
C．passed
B．sent
D．left
B．poems C．pages
D．pictures
34．A．lines 35．A．serious
三、阅读理解 (30)
B．happy C．patient D．strict
A
Survey: What were you scared of when you were a kid?
I was scared of spiders but I didn’t let my friends know because all of them liked catching these spiders. I was terrified but I just acted cool. — Buding, still afraid of spiders 4
I was scared of the dark because I didn’t know if there was something scary inside the room. As a result, I always liked sleeping with my back facing the wall because it made me a little comfortable. — Gerard, not so afraid of the dark anymore, but still sleeps with his back facing the wall Strange as it probably sounds, I was scared of shadows (影子). Not the shadows themselves, but what they formed (形成). Because I was near-sighted (近视的), the shadows I saw formed into the scariest things I saw in my mind. — Jean, no longer afraid of shadows I was afraid of the old woman who lived alone right in front of us. Very large trees covered the front part of her small house. The few times I saw the old woman, it scared me because she looked like a witch (女巫). Once I was playing volleyball with my friends and the ball flew into her house. We all ran home quickly and decided that it was okay to lose the ball instead of seeing her come out of the house. — Mac, who has already moved to a different house
( )36. Buding used to be afraid of . A. the dark ( )37. Gerard sleeps . A. with the light on
B. with his parents
D. with his back facing the wall
B. spiders
C. shadows
D. an old woman
C. with the window open
( )38. There is something wrong with Jean’s . A. legs
B. back C. eyes
D. feet
( )39. The old woman lived in a small house . A. by herself
C. with her husband
B. with her daughter D. with her grandmother
( )40. After the volleyball flew into the woman’s house, Mac and his friends . A. ran home quickly
B. asked her for it
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C. broke into her house
B
D. waited for her to come out
“Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I didn’t think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather (继父) and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me.
Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can spray (喷) colors on the tail.” Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for the
snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck.
“Thanks for cheering Jen up,” Mom said. “You’re a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.’’ A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.
( )41. What did Jen do on Thanksgiving in the past?
A. She went skating with her friends. B. She went to the farm with her mother. C. She stayed at home with her mother. D. She made snow turkeys with her mother.
( )42. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Jen lived near a lake in the past. B. The writer was Jen’s stepfather. C. Jen moved up north for studying.
D. The writer just moved out of his old house.
( )43. How many people are there in Jen’s new family?
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A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
( )44. Which of the following is the right order? ①made a small snowball
③made a huge snowball
②found a hat
④sprayed colors on the tail
⑥built a wall behind the big snowball
D. ③①⑥②④⑤
⑤wrapped a scarf around the neck
A. ①③⑥④②⑤ B. ①②③④⑤⑥ C. ③①⑥④②⑤
( )45. What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence? A. Jen’s stepmother was not friendly to the writer.
B. Jen didn’t feel happy after moving here. C. Jen’s mother did a lot to make Jen happy.
D. The writer felt happy because his stepmother liked him.
C
What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities.
The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly,
tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy. As for
black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.
But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.
Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You can’t judge a cat by its colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.
( )46. Many people in Western countries may think black cats are .
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A. lovely animals C. a sign of good luck
B. a sign of bad luck
D. unfriendly animals
( )47. The main idea of paragraph 2 is that .
A. people often complain about black cats on the Internet
B. people think cats of different colours have different personalities C. black cats are less popular than other cats D. the study is a great success
( )48. According to the study, people think that .
A. black cats have special personalities B. orange and bi-coloured cats are generous C. cats with three colours are friendly D. white cats are calm, lazy and shy
( )49. People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT .
A. black cats often appear in TV shows
B. black cats bring bad luck to
people
C. black cats have bad reputations
D. they don’t think black
cats are beautiful
( )50. The passage mainly talks about .
四、词汇 (10)
1.It’s necessary to know something about what the colour___________ (象征) 2.It’s impossible to make everyone___________ (满意)with the arrangement． 3．When he was young，he___________ (更喜欢)to play with his toy． 4.I don’t want to___________ (影响)you．You must decide for yourself． 5．All the students are___________ (需要，要求)to get to school on time． 6．He made a sudden___________ (决定)
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A. why black cats are popular in movies
B. why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets C. different colour cats have different personalities D. different people have different ideas on black cats
7．When we wear trainers，we feel___________ (放松)
8. You need to find the method that _________ (奏效) best for you . 9. He soon _________ (发觉) that the job wasn’t as easy as he’d expected。 10.China is one of the most important _________ (古代的) countries in the world . 五、根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。(10)
1. Don’t be nervous. Be _____________ (relax) and you will perform well in the show. 2. We could see the _____________ (happy) on his face after he heard the bad news. 3. He _______________ (prefer) English to Chinese last term.
4. The sun gives us ______________ (warm) and makes us feel comfortable.
5. Yellow is the color of _______________ (wise). Many students choose yellow stationary during exams.
6. The boy asked his father if the earth _______ (move) around the sun in surprise. 7. Blue was once believed to have the power to drive evil spirits away, so people dressed baby boys in blue in the hope that boys would ___________ (protect).
8. It’s a wonderful _________ (feel ) to be at home after such a long and tiring trip 9. —Are you going to have a party to celebrate your birthday? —Sorry, I __________ (not decide).
10. I think all your ___________ (suggest) are very important and helpful to us. 六、 根据汉语意思，完成下列句子。(10)
1. 红色和白色是好的搭配，因为有力量的红色能平衡沉静的白色。
Red and white are ________ ________ _________, as the powerful red ___________ the calm white.
2. 当你犹豫不决的时候，红色可以有助于你做决定。
This may help when you __________ ___________ ____________ ____________ a decision. 3. 当一些人想要成功的时候，他们更喜欢黄色。
Some people________ yellow when they ____________ ___________ ____________. 4. 黄色是太阳的颜色，所以它能让你想到温暖晴朗的一天。
Yellow is the colour of sun, so it can __________ __________ ___________ a warm sunny day.
5. 如果你需要在身心上的力量，红色可能能帮助你。
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If you __________ ___________ in either body or mind, red may _________ ________ ________ _________to you. 七、首字母填空 (5)
People may easily ignore that we are living in a world full of different
c ______ , such as red, blue, green, black, v_______ and so on. We can never tell how many kinds of them there are. But we all know that colors are very important in people's e_______ life.
The sky is blue and white. The trees are green and yellow. We can even say that s______ is freshing green, summer is hot blue, autumn is golden yellow and winter is c______ white. I___ one day all the colors d______, what will it be to live in this world. We feel bored. We can't even tell the d__________ between the sky and land, between trees and houses. The world is c_______. And we can't live w________ colors.
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