必修二 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.(2010·北京东城统考)Students should be able to think for themlves just obeying teachers.
A.in ca of B.besides
C.except D.instead of
解析：句意：学生们应该能够独立思考，而不是只是服从老师。in ca of“倘若，假使，万一”；besides “此外，除……以外(还有)”；except“除……以外”；instead of“代替，而不是”。
答案：D
2.There is a lot of love in today's world and I'm convinced that this is still the most powerful in the world.
A.pressure B.energy
C.force D.strength
解析：考查名词辨析。语境为“我相信这依然是世界上最强大的力量”。force“力量，强大效力，巨大影响”，符合语境。pressure“压力”；energy“精力”；strength“力气，毅力”。
交通管理答案：C
3.(2010·湖北黄冈统考)We are quite sure that Mr.Smith will be successful becau he works so hard with efficiency.
A.probably B.likely
C.nearly D.possibly
解析：考查副词辨析。probably“很可能，大概”；likely作副词时，常用most likely来表示“或许，很可能”；nearly“几乎，差不多”；possibly“可能，也许”。根据we are quite sure that可判断说话人对推测有很大的把握，因此用probably。
答案：A
4.Boys wear fashionable clothes to attract girls.In a way，some birds have bright feathers.
A.common B.familiar
C.similar D.same
解析：考查形容词辨析。in a similar way“类似地，以相似的方式”，为习惯用法。same常与the连用。common“普通的，一般的”；familiar“熟悉的”。
答案：论语八佾C
5.The book has been well received，but actual sales，it hasn't been very successful.
A.thanks to B.in terms of
C.according to D.regardless of
解析：句意：这本书很受欢迎，但就实际销量来说并不是很成功。thanks to“多亏，由于”；in terms of“就……而言，从某方面来说”；according to“按照”；regardless of“不管，不顾”。
答案：B
6. in her life Jennie gained a clear idea of how large the world is.
A.The first time B.For the first time
C.At first D.At the first time
解析：考查短语辨析。for the first time“第一次”，表示有生以来或在一段时间内第一次做某事，在句中一般单独作状语，而the first time用作连词，引导时间状语从句；at first“起初，开始”。
答案：B
7.(2010·湖北宜昌统考)My hometown is an undeveloped land.It can be as a tourist destination under the wi leadership of the local government in future.
A.prerved B.charged
C.convinced D.promoted
解析：考查动词辨析。句意：我的家乡是一个未开发的地方。在当地政府的英明领导下，将来有可能被推广为一个旅游点。promote在句中作“促销，推销”讲。prerve与朱元思书“保护，保持，维持”；charge“使充电，控告，收费”；convince“使信服，使相信”。
答案：D
8.(2010·北京海淀区统考)There is a saying swimming is a good way to keep fit.
A.which 缘木求鱼的意思 B.what
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C.that D.where
解析：考查同位语从句。swimming is a good way to keep fit是saying的具体内容。从句中意义完整，所填词在从句中不作句子成分，故选that引导同位语从句。
答案：C
9.That possibility that he was murdered couldn't be .
A.ruled off B.ruled over
C.ruled away D.ruled out
解析：句意：不能排除他被谋杀的可能性。rule off“隔开”；rule over“统治，管理”；rule out“排除”。
答案：D
10.Up to now，they enough money for students who cannot afford to go to school.
A.are raising B.had raid
C.have raid D.have been raid
解析：up to now“到目前为止”，通常与现在完成时连用。根据主语与动词的关系，可知C项正确。
答案：C
11.Mr.Smith is said to be rearch into the spread of AIDS and has great progress.
A.doing；made B.carrying out；taken
C.engaging in；made D.engaged in；taken
解析：“从事/进行/作研究”用carry out/do rearch；“取得进步”用make progress；C项应用engaged表状态，而不用v.ing形式。
答案：A
12.The students were over the problem，listening to the teacher with a expression on their faces.
A.puzzled；puzzling；puzzling
B.puzzled；puzzling；puzzled
C.puzzling；puzzling；puzzled
D.puzzling；puzzled；puzzling
解析：句意：学生们对这个令人费解的问题感到困惑，脸上带着困惑的表情在听老师讲。puzzled“困惑的，迷惑不解的”，指人的感受；puzzling“令人迷惑的”，常修饰说明物。
完美世界图片答案：B
13.The space age has a whole new body of scientific and technical words .
A.brought；into existence B.come；into existence
C.brought；in existence D.called；in existence
解析：bring/call...into existence“使……产生”，强调使动性。
答案：A
14.He has been his training to prepare for the race.
A.made up B.taken up
C.stepping up D.making up
解析：考查动词词组辨析。因后面有宾语，故用主动语态。排除A、B两项。make up“大连现代博物馆编造，杜撰”；step up“加紧，加强”，故选C。
答案：C
15.For over 100 years，men have been gold in the hills，but they have nothing so far.
A.arching；arched for
B.arching for；arched of
C.arching for；arched out
D.arching for；arch out
解析：句意：一百多年来，人们就在山里找金子，但到目前为止，他们什么也没找到。
arch for后接的宾语是要找的人或物，arch for gold“找黄金”；第二个空arch out“找出，查到，搜寻到”。
答案：C
Ⅱ.阅读理解
reward
So you have been called for an interview－well
done.Your effort has paid off.Now go to get the job.
You will feel better at the interview if you show an
understanding of the nature of the organization.
