Unit 2
1. Vocabulary and Structure
1) More than 3,000 cars were ___D_____ yesterday because of a brake (刹车) problem. A) replied B) reported C) refused D) recalled
2) Students ____B____ in the program should consult (请教，咨询) their teachers for additional information. A) arrived B) joined C) enrolled D) entered 3) His ____B____ for the membership of the organization was rejected. A) creation B) application C) imagination D) invitation 4) Now it’s possible to put a million ___B_____ on one single chip (芯片). A) fans B) components C) plastics D) results
5) There were ___D_____ many people in the street watching the fire ________ firefighters could not get close to the building. A) rather; than B) such; that C) not only; but also D) so; that 6) Shelly, normally ____C____, argued heatedly with them about the match. A) was a shy girl B) is a shy girl C) a shy girl D) shy girl 7) Then she returned to the city, ____C____ she was born 30 years ago. A) when B) which C) where D) how 8) Her husband ____A____ her the truth, but he did not choose to.
A) could have told B) have told C) told D) could tell 9) —Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game? —Oh, that’s ___A_____.
A) what makes me feel excited B) whatever I feel excited about C) how I feel about it D) when I feel excited
10) What the doctor is uncertain about is ____C____ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon. A) when B) how C) whether D) why
11) Loulan city is not at all ___A_____ a traveler who has never seen the desert before can expect. A) what B) that C) which D) where
12) ____B____ Jim couldn’t understand was ________ few people showed interest in his paintings. A) That; what B) What; why C) What; because D) That; why
2. Use of English:
1. ______D_______. Fine, thanks.
A. How do you do? B. Hello!
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C. Nice to meet you. D. How are you?
Could I speak to Don Watkins, please? ______C_________. A. I’m listening. B. Oh, how are you? C. Speaking, please. D. I’m Don.
Can you go to the concert with us this evening? _______B________.
A. No, I already have plans.
B. I’d love to, but I’m busy tonight.
C. No, I really don’t like being with you. D. I’m ill, so I shouldn’t go out.
Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office?
_____D________ Oh yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can’t miss it.
A. I beg your pardon? B. What do you mean? C. You’re welcome. D. Mm, let think.
May I see your tickets, please? _____C_______. A. No, they are mine. B. No, you can’t. C. Sure.
D. Yes, you can. _____B_______.
6. I am sorry to hear that you failed in the exam. A. Not at all.
B. Oh, thank you. That’s very kind of you. C. No, you are welcome. D. Yes, I am really sorry.
7. Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? _____A_______.
A. I’d rather sit here if you don’t mind. B. Sorry, I don’t like either. C. Certainly, why not? D. Yes, I like these two places.
8. What would you like to have, meat or fish?
_____A_______. A. Either will do B. Yes, I like meat. C. Yes, I like fish.
D. No, they are not my favorite
9. Marilyn, I am afraid I have to be leaving now. _____D_______. A. That sounds wonderful. B. So early? C. Not at all D. Good luck!
10. Susan is absent from today’s writing class.
______D______. As far as I know she has never missed a class. A. How come? B. So what? C. Why?
D. What for?
3. Cloze：
Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. China cities have __1B__ cars than before. Every day many people are __2A_ while they cross the road. Most of __3C__ are old people and children. Old people are often killed __4B__ they usually can’t see clearly or hear very well. __5D__ are killed because they are careless.
A car, truck or bus can’t stop very __6A__ if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, __7D__ it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It’s __8A__ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.
The new traffic laws were put into use __9C__ May 1st, 2004. The new traffic laws will __10B__ the streets safer for walking and driving.
1. A. bigger B. more C. fewer D. smaller 2. A. killed B. caught C. shot D. attacked 3. A. it B. you C. them D. us 4. A. when B. because C. if D. thought 5. A. drivers B. women C. old people D. children 6. A. quickly B. hardly C. clearly D. slowly 7. A. the faster B. the safer C. the farther D. the longer
8. A. difficult 9. A. in 10. A. take
B. easy B. at B. make C. dangerous C. on C. stop
D. true D. for D. find
4. Writing:
Instructions: 建议你30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。
My Favorite Means of Getting Information
1)现代社会获取信息的方式很多 2)我最喜欢的获取信息的方式
Nowadays we have a great number of means of getting information. Libraries provide us with books, while Internet offers us information resources.
My favorite means of getting information is surfing the Internet. It enables me to search what I want within just a few seconds. We can also visit foreign website without paying.In addition, when we confront some problems, we can go to Baiduknowledge or Yahooclever to ask for help, and we can often become satisfying answers.
Internet helps me really a lot. I enjoy searching information throgh Internet.
