Unit16 The United States of America 课时达标检测（必修2，含2013年模拟试题，含答案解析）
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．—Excu me，can you tell me where the nearest bank is，plea?
蓝莓开花图片—________Oh yes！It’s past the office，next to a big market.
告诉自己A．Mm，let me e. B．Oh，I beg your pardon.
C．You’re welcome. D．What do you mean?
答案：A
2．(2013·四川万源二模)The chairman will be plead at ________ scene as everything is in ________ place.
A．a；a B．the；the
吴彤彤C．the；/ D．/；the
解析：选C。句意：每一件东西都摆放得整齐，主席见到这个场景会高兴的。第一空是特指，用the；第二空in place为固定用法，意为：in the usual or proper position井井有条。
3．I hate coming home every evening and________a pile of junk mail in my post box.
A．found B．are finding
C．find D．finding
解析：选D。finding与coming并列作hate的宾语。
4．—Cathy，when can I expect you to return to work?
—I’ll go back to my job once I’ve________who’s going to look after the kids during the day.
A．spoken out B．pointed out
C．worked out D．put out
答案：C
5．________my mind back to the years I spent in the middle school，I understood what my teacher told me.
A．Throw B．Thrown
C．Throwing D．Being thrown
百泉山风景区解析：选C。句意：回想度过的中学时代，我理解了老师告诉我的一切。throw与主句主语I之间为逻辑主谓关系，所以要用动词ing形式在句中作状语。
6．He looked at tho________in a circle around him and said，“Here are my mother and my brothers！”
A．at B．ated
C．sit D．sat
解析：选B。ated在此作定语，相当于定语从句who were ated。
7．He slipped and broke his leg.________，he will have to be away from school for two or three months.
A．As a result B．In a word
C．By the way D．On the contrary
答案：A
8．(2012·高考北京卷)One learns a language by making mistakes and ________ them.
A．corrects B．correct
C．to correct D．correcting
解析：选D。考查“介词＋动名词”的用法。句意：人通过出错并改正错误来学习语言。by doing通过某种方式，correct与make为并列关系，同为by的宾语，故选D。
9．(2011·高考天津卷)Modern science has given clear evidence ________ smoking can lead to many dias.
A．what B．which
C．that D．where
解析：选C。句意：现代科学已经给出了确凿的证据——吸烟能导致很多的疾病。本题考查同位语从句。根据句意及结构可知该从句中不缺任何成分，所以用that引导同位语从句，以解释evidence的内容。what在名词性从句中作主语、宾语、表语；which意为“哪一个”；where在从句中作地点状语。
10．The boy’s eyes were full of fear when he stayed at home alone.He tried to avoid________.
A．leaving alone B．being left alone
C．to leave alone D．to be left alone
平整的反义词
解析：选B。avoid后面要接动词ing形式作宾语。leave sb.alone让某人单独呆着，根据语境这里要用被动语态。
11．(2013·辽宁协作体模拟)Good faith should be everyone’s principle of life.________ our world will be more beautiful.
A．If that B．Even if
C．If so D．If ever
解析：选C。句意：诚信应该是每个人的生活原则。如果是那样的话，我们的世界将变得更加美好。本题考查省略。if so如果是这样的话。
12．Ann was warmhearted.She gave us food and clothing and asked for nothing________.
A．in turn B．in return
C．in vain D．in detail
解析：选B。句意：Ann很热心。她给我们食物和衣服却不求任何回报。in return作为回报，符合句意。in turn转而，反过来，轮流；in vain徒劳，白辛苦；in detail详细地。
13．September 29,2011 ________ the great achievement of China’s space technology—the lauching of Tiangong1 module.
A． saw B．heard
C．got D．covered
答案：A没落行动
14．After graduation，her parents insisted________abroad for further education.
A．her going B．on her going调皮的孩子
C．her went D．on she going
解析：选B。insist on (sb.)doing sth.坚持(要某人)做某事。
15．There will be no difficulty in the world that we cannot________so long as we have enough courage and determination.
A．undertake B．abolish
C．overcome D．achieve
解析：选C。overcome difficulties克服困难。
刘成刚Ⅱ.阅读理解
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(2013·原创)All US troops will be pulled out of Iraq by the end of the year, President Barack Obama has announced. He ordered a complete withdrawal from the country. About 39,000 US troops remain in Iraq, down from a peak of 165,000 in 2008. The US and Iraq were in “full agreement” on how to move forward, Mr Obama said, adding: “The US leaves Iraq with our heads held high.” “That is how America’s military efforts in Iraq will end.”
According to the Department of Defen, there have been 4,408 American military deaths in Iraq since March 2003. Mr Obama spoke at the White Hou following a video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. He promid assistance and “a strong and enduring partnership” with Iraqi government. The US declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq in 2010. The deadline for complete troop withdrawal by end of 2011 was t during former President George W Bush’s term in office.
However, the issue of a full pullout had been the subject of an ongoing debate. Iraqi leaders had wanted 5,000 US troops to remain in a training capacity. But tho trainers would not have received immunity(豁免权) from procution under Iraqi law. The Pentagon refud to accept that condition, with Defence Secretary Leon Panetta insisting that “we protect and provide the appropriate immunity for our soldiers”. The decision to pull out all US troops suggests no deal could be reached, despite Iraq’s desire for continued access to US military experti, correspondents say.
