2020学年外研版高中英语单元小测：必修2 考点规范练17 WORD版含答案.docx

1、考点规范练17考点规范练第33页.单项填空1.(2018天津部分区县高三一模,1)Im just wondering which team,Chicago Bulls or Washington Wizards,won the game last night? I dont really like either team.A.Dont mention it.B.No problem.C.Who cares?D.Why bother?答案:C解析:Dont mention it.“没关系;别客气;别提了。”;No problem.“没问题。”;Who cares?“谁在乎呢?”Why bothe

2、r?“何必呢?”根据后面的“I dont really like either team.”可知说话人根本不在乎比赛的结果。2.One of the most effective ways to reduce is to talk about feelings with someone you trust.A.productionB.stressC.energyD.power答案:B解析:句意:最有效的减压方法之一就是和你信任的人谈谈你的感受。production“产品”;stress“压力”;energy“能源”;power“力量”。此题考查的是四个名词的词义辨析,需要正确理解该句的语义。根

3、据常识可知,和别人谈心可以减压。所以答案是B项。3.We the best in each other.We trust one another.And we are constantly challenging ourselves to do our best.A.bring upB.bring outC.bring backD.bring in答案:B解析:句意:我们彼此之间展现出最优秀的方面,我们相互信赖。我们不断挑战自己,尽自己最大的努力。bring up“养育,提出,呕吐”;bring out“显露,生产,推出,出版”;bring back “带回来,使记起,使恢复”;bring i

4、n “推行,请进(某人),引入,赚取”。4.(2018天津和平区高三二模,10)The problems to be discussed at the meeting tomorrow are really hard .A.to solveB.solvedC.solvingD.to be solved答案:A解析:“主语+be+adj.+to do”用来表示句子主语的特征,其中不定式与句子主语之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,不定式用主动形式。5.(2018天津南开区二模,8)Nearly three months had gone by the seriously injured girl showe

5、d a slight sign of recovery.A.untilB.sinceC.beforeD.after答案:C解析:until“直到才”;since“自从”;before“在之前”;after“在之后”。before与一段时间连用,意为“一段时间以后”。句意:几乎三个月以后那位受伤严重的女孩才慢慢地显示出康复的迹象。6.Sorry,Im late for work.Is that you got stuck in a traffic jam again?A.whyB.howC.because D.when答案:C解析:句意:对不起,我上班迟到了。那是因为你又一次遇上了交通拥挤吗?此

6、句要用That is because .表示“那是因为”。7.,the pay isnt attractive enough,though the job itself is quite interesting.A.Generally speakingB.On the contraryC.In particularD.To be honest答案:D解析:句意:说实话,虽然工作本身非常有趣,但是工资不具有吸引力。generally speaking“一般来说”;on the contrary“相反”;in particular“尤其是”;to be honest “说实话”。8.The inv

7、ention of the typewriter was a great to communication and printing.A.contributionB.devotionC.revolutionD.construction答案:A解析:句意:打字机的发明对通讯和印刷的贡献很大。contribution“贡献”;devotion“奉献,献身”;revolution“革命”;construction“建造”。9.(2018天津河东区二模,9)He has made little preparation for the interview,so the chance of him suc

8、ceeding in it is .A.slimB.fantasticC.obviousD.gentle答案:A解析:句意:他对面试没有多少准备,所以他成功的机会很渺茫。slim“渺茫的”;fantastic“奇异的,奇特的”;obvious“明显的”;gentle“温柔的”。10.This,is a good project,but we need to go further into the details.A.in factB.in practiceC.in commonD.in principle答案:D解析:句意:这个计划大体上是好的,但在细节方面我们还得做进一步的推敲。in fac

9、t “事实上”;in practice“在实践中”;in common“共同”;in principle“原则上,大体上”。11.The invention of paper was a great contribution to human civilization.A.a;aB.the;theC./;/D.the;/答案:C解析:paper 物质名词,意为“纸”,前面不加冠词;human civilization “人类文明”,习惯上前面也不需冠词。12.Nowadays young people just cant live without the Internet, they depe

10、nd on for whatever information they need.A.whenB.whichC.whereD.that答案:B解析:先行词是the Internet,定语从句的引导词要做depend on的宾语,故用which。要注意,that作关系代词用时不能引导非限制性定语从句。13.If you have doubts about the attack,Mr Brown can tell you the truth as he witnessed .A.itB.oneC.themD.those答案:A解析:句意:如果你对这次袭击有怀疑的话,布朗先生可告诉你实情,因为他目睹

11、了这次袭击。此处用it替代the attack。14.(2018天津河北区高三二模,12)Fear is one of the many enemies hidden inside us,and if uncontrolled,it can destroy our lives.A.leavingB.leftC.having leftD.to be left答案:B解析:and连接两个并列句,后面分句的主语是it,指代前文中的fear。leave fear uncontrolled“使得恐惧无法控制”,leave在语境中表示“使处于的状态”,leave与it/fear是被动关系。故选B项。15.

12、Despite the previous rounds of talks,no agreement so far by the two sides.A.has been reachedB.was reachedC.will reachD.will have reached答案:A解析:考查动词时态。句意:尽管之前有好几轮的会谈,但是迄今为止双方仍然没有达成协议。根据时间状语so far可知,此处用现在完成时。.阅读理解In its early history,Chicago had floods frequently,especially in spring,making the street

13、s so muddy that people,horses,and carts got stuck.An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this:A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street.Asked if he needs help,he replies,“No,thanks.Ive got a good horse under me.”The city planners decided to build an underground d

14、rainage(排水) system,but there simply wasnt enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level.The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above groun

15、d and then cover them with dirt.This raised the level of the citys streets by as much as 12 feet.This of course created a new problem:dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago.Building owners were faced with a choice:either change the first floors of their buildings into

16、basements,and the second stories into main floors,or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level.Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily.But what about large,heavy structures like the Tremont Hotel,which was a six-story brick building?Thats where George Pullman came in.H

17、e had developed some house-moving skills successfully.To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel,Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews(螺旋千斤顶) beneath the buildings foundation.One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews.At Pullmans signal each man turned his jacksc

18、rew the same amount at the same time,thereby raising the building slowly and evenly.Astonishingly,the Tremont Hotel stayed open during the entire operation,and many of its guests didnt even notice anything that was happening.Some people like to say that every problem has a solution.But in Chicagos e

19、arly history,every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem.Now that Chicagos waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River,the citys next step was to clean the polluted river.1.The author mentions the joke to show .A.horses were fairly useful in ChicagoB.Chicagos streets we

20、re extremely muddyC.Chicago was very dangerous in springD.the Chicago people were particularly humorous答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第一段可知,芝加哥经常发生洪水,尤其是在春天,这使得道路特别泥泞,马车也往往被困其中。作者提及这个笑话就是为了说明芝加哥的道路极其泥泞。2.The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to .A.get rid of the street dirtB.lower the Chicago RiverC.f

21、ight against heavy floodsD.build the pipes above ground答案:D解析:细节理解题。由第三段可知,埃利斯切斯布罗格工程师建议将排水管道建在路面之上,再用泥土覆盖。3.The underlined word “hoist” in Paragraph 4 means “”.A.changeB.liftC.repairD.decorate答案:B解析:词义猜测题。由第四段可知,大楼的主人面临两个选择:要么把第一层改为地下室,要么把大楼整体抬高。hoist“举起,抬高”。4.What can we conclude about the moving

22、operation of the Tremont Hotel?A.It went on smoothly as intended.B.It interrupted the business of the hotel.C.It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews.D.It separated the building from its foundation.答案:A解析:推理判断题。由第五段的“Astonishingly,the Tremont Hotel stayed open during the entire operation,and many

23、 of its guests didnt even notice anything that was happening.”可知,在对特里蒙特饭店进行整体抬高时,它仍然在营业,客人们甚至都没有察觉到发生了什么。由此可推测,整个抬高的过程是很平稳的。5.The passage is mainly about early Chicagos .A.popular life styles and their influencesB.environmental disasters and their causesC.engineering problems and their solutionsD.su

24、ccessful businessmen and their achievements答案:C解析:主旨大意题。文章主要讲的是芝加哥早期所面临的一些工程问题以及采取的一些解决办法,故选C项。.语法填空(2018全国卷)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Im not sure 1.is more frightened,me or the female gorilla(大猩猩) that suddenly appears out of nowhere.Im walking on a path in the forest in the Central African R

25、epublic.Unexpectedly,Im face-to-face with the gorilla,who begins screaming at 2.top of her lungs.That makes her baby scream,and then a 400-pound male appears.He screams the 3.(loud) of all.The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me.I quickly lower myself,ducking my

26、head to avoid 4.(look) directly into his eyes so he doesnt feel 5.(challenge).My name is Mireya Mayor.Im a 6.(science) who studies animals such as apes and monkeys.I was searching 7.these three western lowland gorillas Id been observing.No one had seen them for hours,and my colleagues and I were wor

27、ried.When the gorillas and I frightened each other,I was just glad to find8.(they) alive.True to a gorillas unaggressive nature,the huge animal9.(mean) me no real harm.He was just saying:“Im king of this forest,and here is your reminder!”Once his message was delivered,he allowed me10.(stay) and watc

28、h.答案:1.which2.the3.loudest4.looking5.challenged 6.scientist7.for8.them9.meant10.to stay.书面表达(2018北京)假设你是红星中学高三学生李华,请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,写一篇英文周记,记述你们上周接待外国学生,带领他们体验中国茶文化的全过程。注意:词数不少于60。 参考范文Last week,we took the foreign students in our school to experience the authentic tea culture,which turned out to be ex

29、tremely rewarding.On arriving at the tea house,the foreign students were impressed by the unique tea pots and tea cups.I gave them a vivid and informative introduction of tea culture,including its profound history,its rich variety,and the exquisite craftsmanship of making tea.With their interest gre

30、atly sparked,I then began to teach them how to make tea.In order to deliver a clear presentation,I slowly explained the traditional procedure of making tea in detail.Absorbed in every move of mine,the foreign students were once again amazed by this unique culture and they couldnt help taking picture

31、s from time to time.Next came the moment when I asked them to have a try themselves.Washing the tea pots,adding tea leaves,and pouring water into the cups,they followed my instructions and were really immersed in charming tea culture.The tea house witnessed a really enjoyable time for all of us.At the end of the activity,holding the tea bags in our hands,we took a picture to memorize the unforgettable day.It suddenly hit me that traditional culture like tea culture was of great charm and huge value.And I swelled with pride to spread our own culture to people all over the world.