高中英语真题: Unit2 TheUnitedKingdom
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2013·山西四校联考)As the train ran faster and faster, the lights of the city were soon ________.
A．left off B．left alone
C．left behind D．left out
解析：leave behind 留下，落在后面。句意：随着火车跑得越来越快，城市的灯光很快被抛在后面。leave off 停止；leave alone 不理；leave out 漏掉。
答案：C
2．(2013·包头市第三十三中期末考试)For us Senior Three students, believing that our hard work will ________ can build up our confidence.
A．take off B．pay off
C．keep off D．get off
解析：pay off 获得成功，得到回报。句意：对于我们高三的学生来说，相信努力学习会获得成功能够增强信心。take off 起飞，脱下；keep off 远离；get off 下车。
照亮前程答案：B
3．When he heard that he was admitted by Qinghua University, he jumped wi绍兴特色菜th ________.
A．thrill B．fright
C．surpri D．terror
解析：考查名词词义。句意：当他听说他已被清华大学录取时，他兴奋地跳了起来。with thrill 兴奋地。
答案：A
4．(2013·山西太原市测评)When electric cars become ______，we'll need to build more charging stations.
A．available B．uless
C．different D．famous
解析：available 可用的。uless 无用的；different 不同的；famous 著名的。句意：当电动汽车可用后，我们需要建更多的充电站。
答案：A
5．The two men discusd and came to ________ conclusion that the helicopter would take ________ place of car some day.
A．/; / B．a; the
C．a; / D．/; the
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解析：come to a conclusion 得出结论；take the place of 代替。
答案：B
6．(2013·哈尔滨六中期末考试)Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true________it comes to classroom tests.
A．before B．since
C．when D．after
解析：when it comes&当谈及……时，为固定句型。
答案：C
7．If what you say is not ________ with what you do, it will have a bad effect on your children.烤金鲳鱼
A．controversial B．consistent
C．confident D．considerate
解析：考查形容词辨析。be consistent with 与……一致。句意：如果你言行不一的话，这将对你的孩子产生不好的影响。controversial 争论的，争议的；confident 自信的，确信的；considerate 考虑周到的。
答案：B
8．Our new hou is very________for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A．adaptable B．comfortable
C．convenient D．available
解析：句意：我们的新居很便利，我从家到办公室只需5分钟。convenient方便的，符合题意。
答案：C
9．I have________my cretary to meet the foreign guest at the airport.
A．organized B．arranged for
C．planned D．made
解析：考查固定短语arrange for sb. to&安排某人做……，其他三项意义不符。
答案：B
10．Nowadays many farmers want to________from farming and make a living in cities.
A．break out B．break away
C．break in D．break up
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在许多农民想摆脱务农，到城里谋生。break away from 意为“摆脱；脱离”，符合句意。break out “爆发”；break in “闯入；打断”；break up “破碎，结束”。
答案：B
11．—If you want to buy the new hou，________the price， we all can help you.
—Thank you!
A．come out B．stay out
C．leave out D．drop out
解析：考查动词短语辨析。前句句意：如果你想买这套新房，不用考虑价钱，我们都会帮你的。leave out “不考虑；遗漏”，符合句意。drop out “辍学”；come out “出来”；stay out“不在家中，避开”。
答案：C
12．When having the exam，a bird in the tree outside of the classroom________his attention，so he failed.
A．attracted B．paid
C．fixed D．focud
解析：attract one's attention 为固定搭配，意思是“引起了某人的注意”；pay attention 通常和介词to搭配，意思是“注意”；C、D两项通常构成搭配fix/focus one's attention on，意思是“集中注意力于……”。
答案：A
13．The Chine________fiftysix nationalities，each of whom has their own characteristics.
A．is consisted of B．consists in
C．is made of D．consists of
解析：consist of＝be made up of 意为“由……组成”，不能用于被动语态。consist in 意为“在于，存在于”；be made of 意为“由……制成”。
边字笔顺答案：D
14．(2013·温州质检)She________the audience with her jokes about the president.
A．confirmed B．delighted
C．attempted D．inspected
解析：句意：她说了一些有关总统的笑话来娱乐观众。delight sb. with sth.“用……来娱乐某人”。
答案：B我的生活我做主
15．With their reputation________in the milk powder incident，the food companies need________their image.
A．ruining；improving
B．ruined；to improve
C．to ruin；to be improved
D．to be ruined；being improved
解析：句意：随着声誉在奶粉事件中被毁，那些食品公司需要改善他们的形象。reputation与ruin是被动关系，故第一空用过去分词作补语；“需要做某事”用need to do sth.。
答案：B
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2012·山东高考)
黄山记San Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space Needle. And, Longview has its squirrel龙门石窟攻略 bridge. The bridge，which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark.
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.
The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built，squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnesd squirrels being run over.
