Unit2SightseeinginLondon单项选择练习1Unless___tospeak,youshouldremainsilentattheconference.AinvitedBinvitingCbeinginvitedDhavinginvited*2Theresearchissodesignedthatonce___nothingcanbedonetochange.AbeginsBhavingbegunCbeginningDbegun3I’mvery___withmyowncooking.Itlooksniceandsmellsdelicious.Mm,itdoeshasa___smell.Apleasant;pleased Bpleased;pleased Cpleasant;pleasant Dpleased;pleasant*4Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain__astheplanewasmakingalanding.AseatBseatingCseatedDtobeseating5Manystudentssignedupforthe___raceinthesportsmeetingtobeheldnextweek.A800-metre-long B800-metres-long C800metrelong D 800metreslong6Whenshallwestart?Let’s___it9:00.Isthatallright?Aset Bmake Cmeet Dtake7___interestedhermostwasthelongitudeline.AWhatBWhichCThatDWhere8Thesunlightcamein__thewindowsintheroofandlitupthewholeroom.Athrough Bacross Con Dover13/139Youcan’timaginethatawellbehavedgentleman__besorudetoalady.AmightBneedCshouldDwould10Acookwillbeimmediatelyfiredifheisfound___inthekitchen.AsmokeBsmokingCtosmokeDsmoked11Wemadehim__.Aamonitor Bthemonitor Courmonitor DtobeamonitorMake+宾语+宾补*12Oneofthesidesoftheboardshouldbepaintedyellow,and___.AtheotheriswhiteBanotherwhiteCtheotherwhiteDanotheriswhite*13Acomputerdoesonlywhatthinkingpeople___.Ahaveitdo Bhaveitdone Chavedoneit Dhavingitdone14Helookedaroundandcaughtaman___hishandintothepocketofapassenger.AputBtobeputtingCtoputDputting15Don’tletthewater___whileyoubrushyourteeth.ArunBrunningCbeingrunDtorun16Ithinkofhim___ahappypersonwithlotsoffriends.AtobeBasCtobebeingD考点(不是按题号)：1过去分词作状语2过去分词-ed与现在分词-ing的用法3remain4数词+单数名词+形容词5定确切的钟点：makeit+确切的钟点13/136What引导的主语从句7through,across&over8should：居然，竟然9 带宾补的动词find，get,have,let，see,make;认为某人……considersb.+n.(anexcellentstudent),thinkofsb.as+n.(akindperson),regardsb.As+n.(mygoodfriend),Unit2TheUnitedKingdom完型填空：PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle(城堡).Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhouses 1 flats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual(个人的);Theycan 2 themandchangetheminanywaythey 3 .Inacrowdedcitytheindividualknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespace whichis 4 forhimselforherselfandfor 5 friends. Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Areyousittingnowinyourhomeorinabeachoratrain?Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyour 6 aroundyou;onthetrainyoumayhave 7 yourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibraryyoumayhaveonecornerorchairwhichisyourown. OnceIwastravelingona 8 toLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanonthe 9 sidetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasno 10 onmysideofthetableatall.Iwasmaderather 11 .Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthe 12 table.Itookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemon 13 !WhenIdidthishe13/13stiffenedandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead.Ihadinvaded(侵犯)hisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapers 14 hiscaseinordertoreadthem.Heimmediately 15 hiscasetohissideofthetable.(Ofcourse,itispossiblethathejustwantedtobehelpfultome!)1.A.ratherthan B.aswellas C.asaresultof D.orrather2.A.buy B.leave C.paint D.offer3.A.make B.clear C.like D.prepare4.A.only B.already C.ever D.even5.A.unwanted B.unexpected C.sick D.invited6.A.towels B.sands C.papers D.flags7.A.find B.give C.put D.store8.A.plane B.train C.way D.street9.A.opposite B.back C.wrong D.good10.A.matter B.weight C.light D.space11.A.angry B.hurt C.fearful D.busy12.A.right B.only C.small D.whole13.A.thetable B.hiscase C.theseat D.hisside14.A.into B.for C.off D.outof15.A.hid B.set C.moved D.kept阅读理解：ATheHawaiianIslandsaresituatedabouttwothousandmilesawayfromNorthAmerica,rightinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.Despite(尽管)thedistancetheislandsactuallymakeupthefiftiethstateoftheUnitedStates.Theislandswere13/13allformedbyvolcaniceruptionandonthelargestoftheislands,Hawaii,ortheBigIsland,therearestilltwoactivevolcanoes,theMaunaLoaandtheKilauea,whichstillerupteveryfewyears.OntheHawaiianislandsthenativeshaveaparticularlystrangewayofindicatingdirections.Theydon’tusethenorth,south,eastandwestsystemcommontotherestoftheworld.Theyusethemaukaandmakaisystem.Maukameans“mountain”.ThemountainsinHawaiiarealwaysatthecenteroftheislands,asthesearevolcanicislands.Makaimeans“thesea”.Theislandsaresmallandthesystemissimple.Whereveryouwanttovisit,itcanalwaysbedescribedintermsofwhereitliesinrelationtothemountainsandthesea.AtypicalconversationbetweenanativeHawaiianandatouristmightgoasfollow.TOURIST:Excuseme!CouldyoutellmewheretheSheratonHotelis?HAWAIIAN:Well…Letmesee!Fromhereit’stwoblocksmauka,andthenoneblockmakai.Youcan’tmissit!1.Thispassagewouldbemostlikelytoappearinwhichofthefollowing?A. Anovel. B.Acollectionofstories. C.Awomen’smagazine. D.Areferencebook.2.Choosethemostsuitabletitleforthearticle.A. TheBigIsland. B.Volcanoes. C.GivingDirectionsinHawaii D.TheHawaiianIslands.3.WhichofthefollowingitemsdoesthepassageNOTdiscuss? A.Hawaii’slocation. B.HowtogivedirectionsinHawaii. C.Volcanoes. D.Theclimate.4.InHawaiithemountainsareinthecenteroftheislandsbecause 13/13.A. oftheweather B. theislandswerecreatedbyvolcaniceruptionsC. ofthegeologicalconditions D. oftheislands’locationinthePacific5.TofindyourwayinHawaii,youmust .A. refertogeographicaldirections B. refertowell-knownestablishmentsC. refertotheearthandthesea D. refertothelocationofthemountainsandtheseaBStatusofJudicialSystemintheUSAInrecentyears,therehasbeenanincreasingawarenessoftheinadequaciesofthejudicialsystemintheUnitedStates.Costsarestaggeringbothforthetaxpayersandtheparties-andthepartieshavetowaitsometimesmanyyearsbeforehavingtheirdayincourt.Manysuggestionshavebeenmadeconcerningmethodsofimprovingthesituation,butasinmostbranchesofgovernment,changescomeslowly.Onesuggestionthathasbeenmadeinordertomaximizetheefficiencyofthesystemistoallowdistrictsthathaveanoverabundanceofpendingcasestoborrowjudgesfromotherdistrictsthatdonothavesuchabacklog.Anothersuggestionistousepretrialconferences,inwhichthejudgemeetsinhischamberswiththepartiesandtheirattorneysinordertonarrowtheissues,limitthewitnesses,andprovideforamoreorderlytrial.Thetheorybehindpretrialconferencesisthatjudgeswillspendlesstimeoneachcaseandparties13/13willmorereadilysettlebeforetrialwhentheyrealizetheadequacyoftheirclaimsandtheiropponents’evidence.Unfortunately,atleastonestudyhasshownthatpretrialconferencesactuallyusemorejudicialtimethantheysave,rarelyresultinpretrialsettlements,andactuallyresultinhigherdamagesettlements.Manystateshavenowestablishedanothermethod,small-claimscourts,inwhichcasesoversmallsumsofmoneycanbedisposedofwithconsiderabledispatch.Suchproceedingscostthepartiesalmostnothing,InCalifornia,forexample,thepartiesmustappearbeforethejudgewithouttheassistanceofcounsel.Theproceedingsarequiteinformalandthereisnopleading-thepartiesneedtomakeonlyaone-sentencestatementoftheirclaim.Bygoingtothistypeofcourt,theplaintiffwaivesanyrighttoajurytrialandtherighttoappealthedecision.Incomingyears,wecanexpecttoseemoreandmoreinnovationsinthecontinuingefforttoremedyasituationwhichmustberemediedifthecitizenswhohavevalidclaimsaregoingtobehavetheirdayincourt.6.Thepretrialconference,intheory,issupposedtodoallofthefollowingexcept_____.A. narrowtheissuesB. causeearlysettlementC. savejudicialtimeD. increasesettlementcost7.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A. AllstatesshouldfollowCalifornia’sexampleinusingsmall-claimscourtsin13/13ordertofreejudgesforotherwork.B. Thelegislatureneedstoformulatefewerlawssothatthejudiciarycancatchuponitsoldercases.C. Nobodyseemstocareenoughtoattempttofindmethodformakingthejudicialsystemmoreefficient.D. Whiletherearemanyproblemswiththecourtsystem,thereareviablesuggestions,forimprovement.8.Theword“parties”meansmostly_______.A. jurymembersB. commentatorsC. partiesinalawsuitD. taxpayers9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutsmall-claimcourts?A. Itispossibletohaveone’scaseheardbyajuryifheorsheisdissatisfiedwiththecourt’sdecision.B. Thepartiesmustpleadaccuratelyandaccordingtoastrictform.C. Thedecisionmaynotbeappealedtoahighercourt.D. Thepartiesmaynotpresenttheircaseswithoutanattorney’shelp.10.Whatcanweassumefromthepassage?A. Mostpeoplewhofeeltheyhavebeenwrongedhaveareadyremedyincourtsoflaw.B. Manypeoplewouldliketobringacasetocourt,butareunabletobecauseofthecostandthetimerequired.C. ThejudicialsystemintheUSishighlyacclaimedforits13/13efficiency.D. Pretrialconferenceswillsomedayprobablyhavereplacedtrialscompletely.CIntoday'sIreland,itseemshardtoimaginethegrimdaysofthe19thcenturywhensomanyofthepopulationstarved,orthat,inthosedays,manypoorpeoplehadnocluehowtoprepareanyfoodotherthanboilapotato.Nowadays,itisquitepossibletoeatbothwellandheartilyallovertheisland.TourismhasmadeavastdifferencetothestandardsofcookinginIreland.Untilrecentlytherewashardlyanytraditionofeatingoutinmanydistricts,exceptperhapsonveryfewoccasionsatalocalhotel.Patternsofdietwereold-styled,basedfirmlyon'meatandtwovegetables'(somewhatovercooked),potatoes(ofcourse)andlargequantitiesofdairyproduce.Nowthingsareverydifferent.Touristdemandsforpredictable,inexpensivefast-foodaremet,aseverywhere,withhamburgersandpizzas-abetterbetbeingfishandchips.Butmoresophisticatedtasteshaveintroducedwholefoodsandvegetarianrestaurants(almostunheardofbefore),andavastnumberofnewrestaurants,oftenFrenchinstyle,haveopenedinthemaintouristcentres.Food'events'suchasKinsale'sGourmetfestivalorGalway'sOysterFestivalattractlargenumbersofvisitorsandreflectthenewinterestinfood.WhateverIrishcookinglacksinfinesse（精细）,itnearlyalwaysmakesupforinplenty,andingredients(成分)areofahighquality.Home-grownproduceincludesrichdairyfoods,beef,lambandpork,andagreatvarietyofseafood.Oneofitsgreatspecialitiesissodabread.Itismadewithbuttermilkandisservedfreshandwarmwitheverymeal.RecentlytherehasbeenareturntosimpleIrishfoodssuchasstews（炖菜）andpotato13/13dishes.Oneofthebest-valuemealsinIrelandisbreakfast.A'traditionalIrishbreakfast'isaplatefulofbaconandeggswithsodaandpotatobreads.Accommodationratesarenearlyalwaysquotedwithafullbreakfastincluded,soyoumightaswelleatenoughtokeepyougoingalldayandgetyourmoney'sworth!11． WhatwasIrishfoodlikeuntilquiterecently?A.Itwasveryconservativeanduninteresting.B.ItwasinfluencedbyFrenchcooking.C.Itwasveryunhealthy.D.Itwasplentiful12． HowhasIrishfoodimprovedinrecentyears?A.TherearemoreFrenchrestaurants.B.Foodproduceisfresher.C.Thereismorekinds. D.Foodismoreexpensive13． Whatisthemainreasonforthisimprovement?A.Peoplehavemoremoneytospend.B.Thedevelopmentoftourism.C.Peoplehavemoretastestoday.D.Youngpeopledisliketraditionalfood14．HowdoesthepassagedescribeIrishcookingtoday?A.Itisexcitingandinteresting. B.Itisboringandovercooked.C.Itisplentifulandsimple.D.Itisgood-lookingandtastesbad15． Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.EatingoutatweekendsistraditionalinmostpartsofIreland.B.TodaymostIrishpeoplepreferfast-foodstothetraditionalIrishcooking.C.NowadaysFrench-stylerestaurantsarequitecommonintourist13/13centres.D.ManyIrishpeoplearevegetariansandgrowtheirownvegetables.DATourCity-------PompeiiEveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii(庞贝，意大利那不勒斯附近一座古城),Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor------itsstadium(运动场)andtheatre,itsshopsandrestaurants.Thetouristsdonot,however,seePompeii’speople.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeople.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years. Once,Pompeiiwasabusycityof22,000people.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius(维苏威火山),agrass-coveredvolcano(火山).MountVesuviushadnoterupted(爆发)forcenturies,sothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot. InAugustofAD79,MountVesuviuserupted.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded,andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.Whentheeruptionendedtwodayslater,Pompeiiwasburied(埋藏)under20feetofstonesandashes.Almostallotitspeopleweredead. Forcenturies,Pompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Then,intheyear1861,anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncover(发现)Pompeii.Slowly,carefully,Ginseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains,housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20,000seats.Perhapsthemostimportantofall,therewereeverydayobjects,whichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.Manyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottom,sowe13/13knowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwine.Theylikedbread,too;metalbreadpanswereinevenbakery(面包房).Inonebakerytherewere81round,flatloavesofbread-------atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadark,shinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup(眼部化装品). Ginseppehasdied,buthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.Scientistsarestilldigging,stillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.16．WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A. Tovisitthevolcano. B. B.Toshopandeatthere.C. Towatchsportsandplays. D.ToseehowPompeiianslived17.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?a) Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun. b) TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.c) Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanoeruptagain.d) Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass18.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?e) BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.f) Becausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntouched.g) Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.h) Becausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupted.19.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“exploded”inthethird13/13paragraph?A. 爆炸 B.震动 C.倒塌 D.开裂20.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?i) TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.j) Theylikedwomenwearingallkingsofmakeup.k) Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.l) TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninAD79.13/13
