高中英语选修7unit 2复习题

高中英语选修⑦Unit 2 Robots 复习题

一．单项选择

1. The factory now employs _____ A. sixty staff of members

B. sixty members of staff (a staff of sixty)

C. sixty staffs

D. sixty staff members

2. You had excellent performance and are ____to be admitted by the company.

A. willing

B. ready

C. lucky

D. bound

3. Don't leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the _____ of little children.

A. hand

B. reach

C. space

D. distance

4. Mrs Green is so kind that she always __her work and helps me with my problem whenever I turn to her.

A. depends on

B. joins in

C. cares about

D. sets aside

5. ---Could you tell me where Jim lives?

---________ he used to live next door to me, and now he’s living in another town.

A. At a time

B. At times

C. At time

D. At one time

6. It’s a pity that we can’t visit the museum, because ______

A. is repaired

B. has been repaired

C. is being repaired

D. will be repaired

7. We were having lunch when the clock ___________ twelve. A. beat B. struck C. hit D. impressed

8. Lucy is leaving, I’ll do her ____favor and drive her to ____airport.

A. a, an

B. /, the

C. a, the

D. the, an

9. How I envy you _____________ an extra day’s holiday.

A. getting

B. to get

C. get

D. to getting

10. Harry is ______my neighbor. He is also a good friend of mine.

A. less than

B. at least

C. at most

D. more than

11.All these gifts must be mailed immediately ____in time for Christmas. A. in order to have received

B. in order to receive

C. so as to be received

D. so as to be receiving

12. They appeared _____me, so I had to explain to them. A. misunderstanding

B. misunderstood

C. to be misunderstood

D. to have misunderstood

13. His parents had had a very anxious moment but everything ____ all right in the end.

A. turned out

B. turned down

C. turned up

D. turned off

14. They appeared _____me, so I had to explain to them.

A. misunderstanding

B. misunderstood

C. to be misunderstood

D. to have misunderstood

15. The happy look on his face ____that he had passed the final examination successfully.

A. explained

B. suggested

C. expressed

D. described

16. Last week I had my watch ___and I had my father ____a new one for me.

A. steal; buying

B. stolen; to buy

C. stolen; buy

D. steal; to buy

17. The mother, a(n) ____ lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion walked behind her son.

A. grateful

B. considerate

C. elegant

D. brilliant

18. It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do the job _____ matters.

A. one

B. that

C. what

D. it

19. The bank is reported in the local newspaper, _____ in broad daylight yesterday.

A. being robbed

B. having been robbed

C. to have been robbed

D. robbed

20. Is this the reason _____ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

A. he explained

B. what he explained

C. how he explained

D. why he explained

21.—Do you think it is going to rain over the weekend? —_____.

A. I don't believe

B. I don't believe it

C. I believe not so

D. I believe not

22. It is always difficult being in a foreign country, _____ if you don't speak the language.

A. extremely

B. naturally

C. basically

D. especially

23. Bison waste no longer fell to the ground to improve the soil, which ___became less good for growing plants. A. for one thing B. in return C. as a result D. after all

24. We did everything we could____ him to stay, but he insisted on leaving.

A. try to persuade

B. to try to persuade

C. trying to persuade

D. to be persuaded

25. A doctor can be expected ___at any hour of the day or night.

A. calling

B. to call

C. being called

D. to be called

26. Once___ at the shop, you will be dismissed immediately.

A. caught stealing

B. caught to steal

C. catching stealing

D. to catch to steal

二．完形填空The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be__1_. Solitude can be hard to discover __2_it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have _3__our culture.

The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) _4__as we’ve known it. People have become so __5_in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted（接触）6__they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (写博客), not only from our _7__, but from our mobile phones as well. Most developed nations have become __8_on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not __9_it would make them an outsider. __10_, many jobs and careers require people to be _11__. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a __12_to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.

I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who _13__wants it. Computers can be shut _14_and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected”and “on” has many _15__, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up _16__on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel _17_and forced to answer unwanted calls or_18__to unwanted texts. Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society __19_across generations（几代人）. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse（诅咒）. Regardless of（不考虑，不管）anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like _20__daily advancements in technology.

1. A. updated B. received C. shared D. collected

2. A. though B. until C. once D. before

3. A. respected B. shaped C. ignored D. preserved

4. A. edge B. stage C. end D. balance