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