高中英语人教版选修7练习 Unit 2 Section 1

高中英语人教版选修7练习 Unit 2 Section 1 Unit 2Section ⅠⅠ.单词拼写1．The whole community felt great ________(同情) for the family's bad luck.2．David really has a thick skin! He saidsuch ________(可笑的) and unreasonable wordsafter his mistake.3．We ________(宣布) that these decisions shall not beput into practice.4．Almost all black people have a greatvoice; I really ________(羡慕) them.5．You are late again. Your ________(奖金) will be reduced by fifty percent.6．Children enjoy reading science f________.7．The students have strong d________todiscuss the question.8．The mother was a________whenher baby fell onto the ground and began to cry.9．Playing tennis is one of his greatests________.10．Would you please do me a f________topush the car to start?Ⅱ.用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

1．“We must take ________ measures tosolve the problem.” the manager said ________. (firm)2．What ________ the women most was thatwhen they were talking about the ________ news about the girl, she became ________so that she ran away as soon as she heard this.(embarrass)3．He ________ to his friends why he waslate but none of them thought his ________ believable. (explain)4．Coco is a ________ singer. Sheis a singer of great ________ for music and dancing. (talent)5．Anne was sleeping when the phone ________her awake. She was even ________ to hear the ________ news that another bombinghad hit Birmingham.(alarm)6．Everything went on ________ after they________ away all these difficulties. (smooth)7．He didn't get ________ to her untilhe was 36 years old but their ________ only lasted 5 years. After their divorcehe decided to ________. This time he chose a woman who was kind
hearted though notbeautiful. (marry)答案：1.firm;firmly2.embarrassed; embarrassing;embarrassed3.explained; explanation4.talented; talents5.alarmed; alarmed; alarming6.smoothly; smoothed7.married; marriage; remarryⅢ.完成句子1．________ ________ ________(让我满意的是), we have settled everything in connectionwith this.2．Some people ________ ________ ________________(渴望……)a nicer car and a biggerhouse.3．Please ask him to________ ________ ________(给我打电话)before nine tomorrow morning.4．The woman dare not ________ ________________ ________ ________ ________ ________(把她的婴儿独
自留在房子里)evenfor five minutes.5．Do you think he will __________ __________________ ________(声明反对这项计划)?答案：1．To my satisfaction2.have a desire for3.ring me up4.leave her baby alone in the house5.declare against the planⅣ.单项填空1．The teacher allowed us 5 minutes to________ the text
through to get a generalidea of the whole passage.A．discuss B．adaptC．pile
D．scan答案：D句意为“老师给了我们5分钟时间来浏览(scan)全文，掌握其大意”。

2．—Do you know when Britain ________ war on Germany duringthe Second World War?—In1939，I suppose.A．announced B．declaredC．fought
D．attended答案：Bdeclare通常指正式地“公布，宣布，宣告”；declare war on“对……宣战”。

3．Do you know that every man here ________you your freedom to do what you want?A．envy
B．likeC．appreciate
D．enjoy答案：A考查动词词义。

envy“忌妒”；like“喜欢”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；enjoy“喜欢”。

由句意可知A项正确。

4．—Ring me ________ every day，will you?—Withpleasure. Do ring ________，please.A．up; back
B．back; backC．back; up
D．on; for答案：A句意为——“每天给我打电话，好吗？”——“好的，请给我回电话。

”ring up“打电话”；ring back“回电话”。

5．It is none of your business ________other people think about you. Believe yourself.A．how
B．whatC．which
D．when答案：B分析句子结构可知，it作形式主语，而真正的主语应为后面的从句，且从句中缺少动词think的宾语，故用what引导。

6．This new product，________，this new style of shirt, is not very attractive to young people.A．rather than
B．other thanC．or rather
D．or else答案：C考查动词辨析。

or rather“更确切地说”，常用作插入语，修正前面所说的话，符合题意。

rather than“宁愿；而不是”；other than“除……之外”；or else“否则；要不然”，皆与句意不符。

故选C。

7．The accident happened on such an eveningwith strong winds ________ by heavy rain.A．appeared
B．happenedC．accompanied
D．mixed答案：C考查动词辨析。

句意：那场事故发生在这样一个夜晚——强风伴随着大雨。

with strong winds accompanied by heavyrain为with 复合结构作定语。

accompanied by...“由……陪伴”，符合语境。

mixed应与介词with搭配才对。

8．The old woman ________ her sons anddaughters ________ and see her from time to time.A．suggested; to come B．hoped; to comeC．desired; coming
D．desired; to come答案：D考查动词辨析。

句意：这位老妇人渴望她的儿女儿们不时地来看望她。

suggest doing sth.“建议做某事”；hope to do sth.“希望做某事”；desire sb. to do sth.“渴望某人做某事”。

9．It's unnatural for a mother to leaveher child ________ to enjoy herself.A．alone
B．lonelyC．lone
D．loneliness答案：A考查leave的短语。

句意：作为母亲，让孩子独自一个人玩是不合常理的。

leave... alone表示“丢下……不管”，是固定短语，故选A。

10．The patient is seriously ill. Betterhave him ________ on in no time.A．operate
B．tooperateC．operating
D．operated答案：D考查have的用法。

havesb. do sth.“让某人做某事”；have sb. doing sth.“让某人持续做某事”；have sb. done“遭遇到某事”。

句意：这个病人病得很严重，最好立刻给他动手术。

此句中him与operate 为被动关系。

故D项正确。

Ⅴ.阅读理解ANorahhad a cottage on a cliff(悬崖)above a big bay.
In winter it could be very unpleasant becauseof strong winds and sea waves. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah andher husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs,
because their bedroom upstairs, which facedthe gales, had a very big window, and they were afraid that an extra violent windmight break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.Also,the salt wave from the sea put an end to many of the colorful plants Norah plantedin her garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them, but the wind just hitit, went up over the top and then down the other side, so in the end she filledthe garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.Butmost of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much. At weekends shecould sit out
of
doors in the sun, looking at the beautiful view, with interestingships
and boats passing by, and she could very easily cycle down to the sea fora swim.Now,Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. In the summer lots ofthem used to come to enjoy the beautiful place, and in the end it really becamequite annoying for the couple. When they were at home, they found friends and relationsarriving, expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals, sitting in the sun forhours, and talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertainand listen to them.Thiswent on for several years. Norah didn't wish to appear rude by refusing to let herfriends and relations but on the other hand, she was getting tired every summer.Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doingher hair. “You'redisturbed by too many uninvited guests,aren't you？” said the hairdresser. “Why don't you try my wayof escaping？”“What's that？” asked Norah.“Well，” the hairdresser answered, “when the bell rings, I willput on my coat and take my shopping bag. If it's someone I don't want to see, Iwill say innocently, ‘ I' m sorry, but I've got to go out.’But...”文章大意：这篇文章主要讲了每年夏天，总有许多亲戚和朋友来Norah夫妇的家，他们已经厌倦了这样的不速之客，理发师告诉了Norah 一个逃避的好方法。

1．The underlined word “gale” in Paragra phOne can be replaced by “________”．A．wind
B．shipC．sea
D．animal答案：A考查词义猜测。

根据上文中的“because of strong winds”，以及句子谓浯“was blowing”可推知该词的意思为“风”，故选A。

2．How did Norah go to the sea for a swim?A．She went there by ship.B．She walked there.C．She swam there.D．She went there by bicycle.答案：D考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“she could very easily cycle downto the sea for a swim”，可知，应选D。

3．We can infer that ________.A．lots of friends came to visit them inwinterB．few friends came to visit them in winterC．friends came to visit them only fordrinks and mealsD．Norah was a good cook答案：B考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的第二句及第四段中的第二句和第五段中的第二句可推知答案应为B。

4．Which of the following is the best title?A．A Good Place for Enjoying the SeaB．A Visit to NorahC．A Clever Way of EscapingD．A Warm
hearted Couple答案：C考查标题判断。

这篇文章主要讲了每年夏天，总有许多亲戚和朋友来Norah夫妇的家，他们已经厌倦了这样的不速之客，理发
师告诉了Norah一个逃避的好方法。

文章的精彩之处在于理发师提出的方法，故选C。

BA1.6
meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people,as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint(冲刺)toward its market launch(投放), said a senior researcher on the robotproject on Saturday.“We are working on testing the exactfunctions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expected market launchof the robot in two to three years，” said Li Ruifeng, a member of the project.Hesaid the team hoped to reduce the cost so that the robot can be priced at 30,000to 50,000 yuan, which is expected to bean affordable price for most of China's better
off families.Therobot has been developed with the functions of fetching food, medicine, soundingalarms in case of water or gas leakage, sending texts or video images via wirelesscommunications, and even singing a song or playing chess to entertain its masters.Lisaid that the robot, developed independently in China, has technology at the samelevel as those in western labs.China set about the research ofthe robot in 2007, when it was listed as a national key project. It is backedby government funding(拨款). China hasthe world's largest elderly population with 159 million people over 60, accountingfor 12 percent of its total population. According to a survey by the Ministry ofCivil Affairs, more than 10 million caregivers and nurses are needed to attend theelderly population, as most of Chinese elderly prefer to live their retired livesat home.5．The passage mainly talked about________.A．the problems of Chinese elderly populationB．the advantages of the Robot caregiversC．robot caregivers for the elderly tothe marketD．the government's attention to the elderly答案：C主旨大意题。

由第一段首句“A 1.6
meter tall robot maysoon become the best friend for lonely elderly people, as Chinese scientists aremaking the final sprint toward its market launch”可知。

6．The underlined word “backed”in the lastparagraph means________.A．supported B．suggestedC．controlled
D．stopped答案：A词义猜测题。

由前一句的“a national key project”及其后的“by government funding(拨款)”可知。

7．From the last
paragraph we know that________.A．our government pays no attention tothe elderly peopleB．China has the world's largestelderly populationC．Chinese elderly people prefer to belooked after by robot caregiversD．robots are the best friends for thelonely elderly people 答案：B细节理解题。

由最后一段第三句“China has the world's largestelderly population with 159 million people over 60, accounting for 12 percentof its total population.”可知。

8．Which of the following is true accordingto the passage?A．Robot caregivers will appear in themarket in 2 or 3 years.B．Robot caregivers can help elderly peopleto everything.C．The robot needs some technology fromwestern labs.D．The robot is expected to be bought byevery people.答案：A细节理解题。

由第二段“We are worki ng on testing theexact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expectedmarket launch of the robot in two to three years”可知。

9．The author wrote the passage to________.A．advertise a robot caregiver to the elderlyB．tell China elderly not to worry abouttheir lifeC．explain how robot caregivers work inthe futureD．introduce a newly
developed robot caregiver答案：D主旨大意题。

综合全文可知，本文讲述了一种可以照顾孤独老年人生活的机器人即将面世以及与其相关的测试、成本、功能、技术、前景等。