Unit 2　English around the world

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．I haven't seen Sara since she was a little girl，and she has changed beyond______.

　　A．hearing

　　B．strengthC．recognition

　　D．measure

　　解析　句意：自從Sara還是孩子的時候，我就一直沒見過她。她現在已經變得(讓人)認不出來了。beyond recognition—impossible to recognize無法辨認。

　　答案　C

　　2．Drunk driving，which was once a________occurrence，is now under control.

　　A．general

　　B．frequent

　　C．normal

　　D．particular

　　解析　句意：酒后駕車，在過去曾是經常發生的事，現在已得到了控制。本題考查形容詞辨析。general一般的，普通的；frequent時常發生的；normal正常的，標準的；particular特別的，獨有的。

　　答案　B

　　3．You've failed to do what you________to and I'm afraid the teacher will blame you.

　　A．will expect

　　B．will be expected

　　C．expected

　　D．were expected

　　解析　句意：你沒有按照預期的要求去做，恐怕老師會責怪你。本題考查動詞的時態和語態。由句意可知you和expect之間是被動關系，故A、C兩項被排除；結合句子前后的兩個時態可知設空處使用將來時不合適，B也被排除。

　　答案　D

　　4．The old man asked Lucy to move to another chair________he wanted to sit next to his wife.

　　A．although

　　B．unless

　　C．because

　　D．if

　　解析　句意：那位老人請Lucy換坐另一把椅子，因為他想挨著他妻子坐。本題考查狀語從句引導詞。由句意分析前后為因果關系，所以選because。A.盡管；B.除非；C.因為；D.如果。

　　答案　C

　　5．Alexander tried to get his work________in the medical circles.

　　A．to recognize

　　B．recognizing

　　C．recognize

　　D．recognized

　　解析　句意：Alexander試圖使自己的工作在醫學界得到認可。本題考查非謂語動詞作賓補。get sth done表示使某事被做，如get my hair cut表示理發；get her finger burnt表示她的手指被燒傷。

　　答案　D

　　6．Today the number of people learning English in China________rapidly.

　　A．is increasing

　　B．are increasing

　　C．has increased

　　D．increases

　　解析　考查主謂一致。當the number of結構在句中作主語時，其謂語動詞要用單數形式，同時，本句所描述的是當前大的時間段內正在發生的動作，故要用現在進行時，故正確答案為A。

　　答案　A

　　7．If you let challenges and difficulties benefit________depress you，much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.

　　A．more than

　　B．rather than

　　C．less than

　　D．other than

　　解析　考查連詞用法。句意：如果你讓挑戰和困難使你受益而不是讓你感到沮喪，你就可以獲得比你想像可得到的更多的東西。rather than而不是；more than多于，超過；less than少于；other than除了，不同于。

　　答案　B

　　8．Having lived in China for 8 years，Helen has a good________of both English and Chinese.

　　A．program

　　B．guidance

　　C．command

　　D．ability

　　解析　句意：海倫在中國已經生活了8年，所以精通英語和漢語。have a good command of...精通……。

　　答案　C

　　9．It is requested that each of the teachers invited________a performance at the party.

　　A．should give

　　B．will give

　　C．has to give

　　D．must give

　　解析　考查虛擬語氣。request“要求”其后所接的賓語從句，以及所在的主語從句、表語從句、同位語從句中，均采用虛擬語氣should do結構。

　　答案　A

　　10．The way________was thought of by him was similar to the way________you carried it out.

　　A．that；which

　　B．which ；in which

　　C．what；/

　　D．it；that

　　解析　the way作先行詞，其后的定語從句中若不缺少主語及賓語，則其引導詞可為that/in which/省略不填；若其后的定語從句缺少主語或賓語則應考慮填that/which。分析句子結構可知應選B。

　　答案　B

　　11．________on a true story，the film is well worth________.

　　A．To base；to see

　　B．Based；seeing

　　C． Basing；being seen

　　D．Basing；seeing

　　解析　考查短語的搭配及非謂語動詞的用法。base sth on以……為基礎，base與其邏輯主語the film之間為動賓關系，故用過去分詞形式作狀語；be worth doing值得做，doing為主動形式表示被動含義。句意：由于以真實的故事為根據，這部電影很值得看。

　　答案　B

　　12．Unemployment in that country is likely to remain high in 2024，and________for the next few years.

　　A．possibly

　　B．necessarily

　　C．gradually

　　D．normally

　　解析　考查副詞詞義辨析。possibly可能； necessarily有必要地；gradually逐漸地；normally正常地。句意：2024年那個國家的失業率可能還會很高，并有可能持續到接下來的好幾年。

　　答案　A

　　13．Nowadays，we all know that the part that China________in the international affairs________all over the world.

　　A．plays；is widely praised

　　B．plays；is wide praised

　　C．takes；widely praised

　　D．takes；wide praised

　　解析　第一空考查短語的變式運用。play a part in在……中起作用；在……中扮演角色；而take part in參加；第二空考查短語的搭配。be widely praised受到廣泛贊揚。

　　答案　A

　　14．In a way I can see what you mean，even though I don't________your point of view.

　　A．agree

　　B．permit

　　C．recognize

　　D．share

　　解析　考查動詞辨析。根據語境可知應為分享你的觀點之意。agree意為同意，后接about/on sth；permit允許，準許；recognize認識，認出，均與語境不相符。share為分享，這里可引申為認同。

　　答案　D

　　15．We had a big meal in a fine restaurant last Monday and the total cost________five hundred dollars.

　　A．came through

　　B．came in

　　C．came out with

　　D．came to

　　解析　考查動詞短語的辨析。come through傳來；(病后)康復；come in進來；come out with說出；come to合計；共計；達到。

　　答案　D

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　These days，there are very few wild animals left in the UK.The wolves have gone.The bears have been hunted to extinction.Fortunately，there are a few badgers(獾)．..oh，well，actually，not for long as the British government have just decided to kill them too！But why?

　　Badgers are fascinating nocturnal(夜間活動的)creatures，living underground.They're extremely brave，fighting off larger animals such as bears and wolves.The problem is that some badgers carry“bovine tuberculosis”(bTB)—an infectious disease caused by the bacterium M．bovis which can cause TB in some other animals，including cattle.For farmers，this is a serious issue，because they usually keep a large number of cows together to raise.In 1998 in the UK，almost 6,000 cows were killed to control the disease.And in 2010，more than 30,000 animals were destroyed.Bovine TB costs the UK about ￡100 million per year.And some believe that the disease could end up costing the economy ￡9 billion over the next 40 years if nothing is done about it.

　　Experts say that badgers are responsible for about 50% of the infected cattle.So，after much debate，the government has agreed to kill badgers.

　　Of course，many are against the measure.They claim that killing the badgers in controlled zones wouldn't work because badgers from neighboring areas would simply move in and become infected too.Furthermore，the number of cattle in one spot is usually very large.They believe that the way cattle_are_raised_intensively，and transported around to lots of different farms during their lives is probably the biggest cause of the spread of the disease.

　　【語篇解讀】 英國政府決定殺獾，理由是該動物常攜帶傳染性的牛結核病，會造成嚴重的經濟損失。

　　1．Why does the UK government want to kill badgers?

　　A．Because badgers are responsible for all the bTB-infected cattle.

　　B．Because a disease connected with badgers has caused a big loss.

　　C．Because badgers are very easy to become infected with bTB.

　　D．Because cattle are often with badgers which may carry bTB.

　　解析　細節理解題。根據第二段內容可知，由于一些獾有牛結核病，傳染給了其他的動物，導致大量動物死亡或被殺，從而造成極大的經濟損失，這是英國政府決定殺獾的原因所在。

　　答案　B

　　2．Some people believe that killing badgers in certain areas doesn't help because________.

　　A．badgers nearby would occupy where the killed badgers once lived

　　B．badgers are often transported around to lots of different farms

　　C．the disease will still exist there with all the cattle infected

　　D．the government doesn't have a good knowledge of the disease

　　解析　細節理解題。根據最后一段第二句“They claim that killing...because badgers from neighboring areas would simply move in and become infected too.”可知，應選A。

　　答案　A

　　3．What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A．The UK government has decided to kill badgers to control the disease.

　　B．Very few wild animals exist in the UK these days except badgers.

　　C．A lot of people are against killing badgers for some reasons.

　　D．A large sum of money has been spent controlling the disease.

　　解析　主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講述的是英國政府已經決定殺獾以控制牛結核病的傳播。文中介紹了殺獾的原因，也陳述了一些人反對這項措施的理由，而C項只講述了一個方面，應排除，故選A。

　　答案　A

　　4．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

　　A．Cattle are often kept separately to prevent diseases.

　　B．Many cattle are gathered in one area to raise.

　　C．Cattle are raised very carefully and attentively.

　　D．Cattle are cared for by sick farmers sometimes.

　　解析　句意理解題。根據畫線部分前面的“the number of cattle in one spot is usually very large”可知，畫線部分表示“牛被集中飼養”，故B項正確。

　　答案　B

　　B

　　One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might have spent too much time with electronic devices rather than experiencing the natural world.Fear-producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child's play.

　　Each of us had a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment(蠶食)？” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.

　　Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive(認知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it;

　　research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that

　　play in nature fosters(培養) leadership. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child.The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A

　　clump(叢) of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value

　　that more.

　　Kids are not to blame. They are over-protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there

　　from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a

　　childhood rite(儀式)of passage.

　　Everyone from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids

　　some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that strengthen

　　love, respect and need for the landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to

　　taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.

　　【語篇解讀】 本文主要講述了現在的孩子們大都沉迷于電視和網絡，很少外出去體驗大自然，致使身體和心理都不如從前的孩子們那樣健康。作者表達了對這一狀況的擔憂。

　　5．According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that________.

　　A．we are the last generation to experience nature

　　B．Richard Louv doesn't defend parks against encroachment

　　C．without a nature experience, kids are missing lots of fun

　　D．children should grow up to be protectors of nature

　　解析　推理判斷題。難度中等。根據文章第二段倒數第二句“At this rate，kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes.”可推知，作者認為孩子們長大后應該成為自然的保護者。故答案選D。

　　答案　D

　　6．Which of the following is not listed as a reason for children being disconnected

　　with nature?

　　A．The wild has been more dangerous than ever.

　　B．Parents are too protective of their children.

　　C．TV plays sometimes inspire fear into children's heart.

　　D．Many children are lost in the world of technology.

　　解析　細節理解題。難度中等。文章中并未提及A項；根據文章第四段第二句可知，B項正確；根據文章第一段第二句可知，C、D兩項均正確。故答案選A。

　　答案　A

　　7．According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will________.

　　A．keep a high sense of wonder

　　B．be over-protected by their parents

　　C．be less healthy both physically and mentally

　　D．change wild places and creatures for the better

　　解析　細節理解題。難度較小。根據文章第三段中的“Without having a nature experience...from their physical health and mental health...”可知，答案選C。

　　答案　C

　　8．According to the author, children's breaking an arm is________.

　　A．the fault on the part of their parents

　　B．the natural experience in their growing up

　　C．the result of their own carelessness in play

　　D．the effect of their repetitive stress from computers