【步步高】2012高考英语大一轮复习 Book6 Unit 2Poems练习 新人教版

1 UnitUnit 2 2 PoemsPoems 单项填空 1 The weather has been very hot and dry Yes If it had rained even a drop things would be much better now And my vegetables A wouldn t dieB didn t die C hadn t diedD wouldn t have died 2 She used to be terribly shy but a year abroad has completely her A transmittedB transportedC transplantedD transformed 3 What s schedule for this weekend greeting ceremony for Professor White will be held in the lecture hall A the TheB a AC the AD a The 4 Words can t how happy I am A conveyB carryC takeD remember 5 Did you have a good time in Thailand last week it was too hot A Not reallyB Yeah why notC Oh great D You re right 6 The technical cooperation and cultural between the two countries are daily on the increase A expensesB exchangesC revenges D extension 7 Some TV stations were advertising the company because it several TV programs A hadB heldC sponsoredD bought 8 The teacher have thought Johnson was worth it or she wouldn t have wasted time on him I suppose A shouldB canC wouldD must 9 Steve we will take an examination in physics next week 2 Yes but don t work too hard A It doesn t matterB All the best C Take it easyD Try your luck 10 My money I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I ve none in hand A has run outB is running outC has been run out D is being run out 11 These trousers are too tight I m going to them A make outB pick outC let out D give out 12 The reason for the flood was the heavy rain had been on A thatB whyC becauseD for 13 the crisis of economy getting more and more serious the government is searching for ways to improve people s life A AsB WithC WhenD If 14 everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around his house few people know how to keep them for as long as possible A BecauseB SinceC WhileD If 15 He made clear that he didn t want to talk about it A thatB thisC oneD it 阅读理解 A A Do you ever wonder why the English have one word for some animals and a different one for their meat Why do they use pig and pork cow and beef and sheep and mutton To find out we have to go back to 1066 when the Norman French invaded England and put a French king on the English throne 王位 which not only changed the government but also changed the language French became the language of the upper classes of society And it remained that way for 300 years Only these high society people could afford to eat meat As a result French words like porc pork and beouf beef came into the English language However poor English farmers raised the animals So the English language retained the words pig and cow from the native Anglo Saxon The Norman French added about 10 000 French words to the English 3 language Seventy five percent of them are still in use today Language experts estimate that English speakers who have never studied French already know 15 000 French words Between one third and two thirds of all English words have French origins Some words such as possible and avenue are the same in French and English only the pronunciations change Other words such as ballet or a la carte 照菜单点菜 retain their French pronunciations in both languages In French grammar nouns have either a male or female gender so adjectives 形容词 take different forms for each English has only one adjective that does this and it came from French The word blond describes someone with light colored hair Blond is used for men and blonde describes women And they are also nouns Some French words that entered the English language have taken on completely different meanings The French phrase a la mode means in style In English the phrase means with ice cream Someone must have decided something eaten with ice cream was in style Now as you learn English you re on your way to learning French 16 French was once popular among the upper classes of the UK because A too many French moved to Britain B French brought animals with them C the king and his officials spoke French D the king allowed French to be spoken 17 Which word can replace the word retained in Paragraph 1 A Adopted B Kept C Introduced D Deserted 18 Why does an English speaker find French easy to learn A Because English and French share similar pronunciations B Because English grammar and French grammar are similar C Because a large number of English words have French origins D Because English has great influences on the French language 19 French grammar is distinct from English grammar in that A no words have the same pronunciations B all words have the same pronunciations C English nouns have a male or female gender 4 D French nouns have different adjective forms 20 What conclusion can we draw from the text A Language is closely related to history and culture B French and English words have nothing in common C Language is controlled by the upper classes of society D English combines French and the native Anglo Saxon B B One bitterly cold day a snowstorm blew into our area Needing firewood I quickly set out with my best friend Bruce to look for a tree to cut down I was glad to have Bruce along with Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down my best friend suddenly warned me Don t cut down that tree It s too close to the power line I wasn t sure about it So I decided to disregard his warning I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home So I began cutting down the tree When the tree fell there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right The tree caught the power line bringing it to the ground I considered cutting the tree off the line After all electricity can t travel through wood so I could safely remove the tree As I reached out my finger to touch the tree pain ran up my arm and through my head I was shocked After I returned home and told my mother what had happened she quickly called the power company The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene One of them asked if I had touched the tree and when I told him I had his face turned pale You should have been killed he said So why am I still alive It was my boots that saved my life Within two hours the workers removed the tree Soon the snowstorm calmed down but not my mother Even though she was glad I wasn t hurt my mother was still serious After all I shouldn t have brushed off my friend s warning 5 Through this experience I learn it s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble It certainly would have kept me from getting the shock of my life 21 The underlined word disregard in the second paragraph means A pay no attention toB take notice of C considerD follow 22 In spite of Bruce s warning the author still cut down the tree because A he was sure there would be nothing to happen B he wasn t sure if Bruce was right and was anxious to go home C he didn t hear his friend s warning at all because of the blowing wind D he knew electricity can t travel through wood 23 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage A But for his boots the author would have died B The author regretted having brushed off his friend s warning C The