Unit2Theuniversallanguage时间：30分钟Ⅰ.单项填空1．HespeaksEnglishwellindeed，butofcoursenot______anativespeaker.A．asfluentasB．morefluentthanC．sofluentlyasD．muchfluentlythan答案C[通过分析句子，本题空格处的结构用来修饰前面的动词speaks，所以要用副词fluently，排除A、B两项；而D项中much不能用于比较结构中，把much改为more也正确。因此本题正确答案是C。]2．Theboy's______expressiononhisfacesuggestedthathemusthavemetacrosssomething______.A．terrifying；terrifiedB．terrified；terrifyingC．terrified；terrifiedD．terrifying；terrifying答案B[terrified“”表示所修饰的词所处的状态，意为恐惧的；terrifying表示所修“”饰的词所具有的特征，意为令人惊恐的。]3．Whenthewholeareawas______bytheflood，thegovernmentsentfoodandmedicinetherebyhelicopter.A．cutawayB．cutdownC．cutoffD．cutup答案C[根据题意选C“，意思是那个地区被洪水隔断(与外界的联系)”。]4．Sincelastyear，thecrimerateinChicagohassharply______.A．declinedB．declaredC．descendD．slipped答案A[句意：自去年以来芝加哥市的犯罪率急剧下降。decline下降，谢绝，符合题意。]5．AfterlivingtwentyyearsintheUSA，Maryfinallydecidedto______Americancitizenship.A．concentrateonB．applyforC．lookoutforD．appealto答案B[句意：玛丽在美国居住20年后，决定申请美国国籍。applyfor符合题意，意“”为申请。]6．OnhearingthenewsthatherhusbandwaskilledbyPakistanseparatists，thewife______.A．brokeawayB．brokeoutC．brokedownD．brokeup答案C[brokedown(身体)垮掉，(计划等)失败，符合题意。]7．Thetwochildren，whoseparentspassedaway，______toalifeathardship.A．werecondemnedB．condemnedC．comdemningD．wascondemned答案A[becondemnedto...“”表示被逼入某种状态。]8．Helivedfaraway，buthesaidhewouldcome______.A．directB．directlyC．straightlyD．immediate答案B[句意：虽然他住得很远，但他说他会马上来的。]9．Fewerpeople______toliveinthenorthofthecountry.A．insistB．requireC．desireD．request答案C[desiretodo...……渴望做。]10．Thereisnodenyingthefactthatasonegrowsolder，one'smemory______.A．refusesB．declinesC．decreasesD．falls答案B[refuse拒绝；decline衰退，衰减；decrease下降；fall下降。显然decline符合句意。]11．Thiskindofmetal______well，andthereforethemetalstick______intohalveseasily.A．iscut，iscutB．cuts，cutsC．iscut，cutsD．cuts，iscut答案D[句意：这种金属很容易被切割，因而要把这种金属条切成两半很容易。]12—．DidJackcomebackearlylastnight?—Yes.Itwasnotyeteighto'clock______hearrivedhome.A．beforeB．whenC．thatD．until答案B[句中的It是代词，表示时间，后面的when“引导时间状语从句。答句意为是的。”当他回到家还不到八点。]13．Teachingasacareeris______tomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．attractionB．familiarC．appealingD．fascinate答案C[“”由题意因为有长假，教学成为吸引很多人的职业，可知C符合题意。]14．Thelittlechild______gooutaloneatnight，sohe______walkinthedarkthatnight.A．daren't；didn'tdaretoB．doesn'tdare；darenottoC．isn'tdareto；darednottoD．doesn'tdareto；darenotto答案A[dare用作情态动词时，后接动词原形，主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中；当dare用作实义动词时，其后否定结构可以带to也可以不带to，且有人称和数以及时态的变化。根据时间状语thatnight可以判断本题表述过去的事情，所以正确答案是A。]15．Whenheappliedfora(n)______intheofficeofthelocalnewspaper，hewastoldtoseethemanager.A．locationB．professionC．affectionD．position答案D[location场所，(地理)位置；profession职业，专业；affection感情；position职位。根据题意选D“”，意思是申请一个职位。]Ⅱ.阅读理解AMillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldco...
