高考英语一轮复习(人教版选修8):Unit 2 Cloning
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Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The brothers d______ widely in their tastes.
2.This question is quite s____________________, while that one is much more complicated.
3.The problem has been b__________ me for weeks.
4.Smoking is f___________ in public places.
5.His suggestion sounds quite r___________ to most of us.
differ , straightforwar , bothering , forbidden , reasonable
6.The film was a _____________ (商业的) success.
7.I'd like to come, too, if you have no _________ (反对).
8.He ______ (仅仅) asked us our names.
9.We have made another __________________(突破) in space exploration.
10.He always managed to ______ (得到) what he wanted.
commercial , objection , merely , breakthrough , obtain
Ⅱ .单项选择
1.(2010•山东潍坊质量监测)______, I thought I would only stay there for a week, but later I changed my mind.
A.Generally B.Initially C.Extremely D.Eventually
答案:B
解析:考查副词辨析。语意为:最初,我想我只在那里待一周,但后来我改变了主意。generally一般地;initially最初;extremely极其;eventually最后,终于。根据语意可知B项正确。
2.Hearing the news that he didn't pass the final exam, he became ______ at once.
A.casted down B.cast down C.cast off D.casted off
答案:B
解析:cast 的过去式、过去分词都是cast,故排除A、D项。cast down 使沮丧;cast off 解缆放船;抛开。
3.Money spent on the brain is never spent ______.
A.in ease B.in anger C.in vain D.in comfort
答案:C
解析:句意:智力上的投资决非浪费。in vain意为“徒劳,无效,无益”,合语境。
4.I need to take more exercise regularly, because I’m really ______ these days.
A.in bad conditions B.out of condition C.on no condition D.in bad state
答案:B
解析:考查固定短语的辨析。in bad condition“情况不好”,此时常用condition的单数;out of condition健康状况不好;on no condition决不。
5.To our joy, there are so many ______ in science and technology all over the world in recent years.
A.discovery B.breakthroughs C.findings D.invention
答案:B
解析:discovery “发现”,invention “发明”,都符合句意,但须用复数形式。finding 有两种含义,一是指别人丢掉后
的“发现物,拾得物”;二是其复数形式还有一特别含义,指“(委员会等的)调查结果,报告”,不合句意。
6.Everybody present smiled. Sally spoke English ______.
A.aloud and clear B.loud and clear C.loudly and clear D.loud and clearly
答案:B
解析:speak loud and clear 说话声音响亮而清楚。aloud adv. 大声地,出声地,如 read aloud 朗读;loudly adv. 高声地;喧噪地;clearly 清楚地,明白地,如 speak clearly 说话清楚。
7.We are bound ______ with difficulties in carrying out this research.
A.to meet B.to have met C.meeting D.having met
答案:A
解析:考查 be bound to do sth. “一定会……;注定(做)……”。
8.The child is much too young; I object ______ him alone at home.
A.to leave B.leave C.leaving D.to leaving
答案:D
解析:object to “反对”,其中 to是介词,后接名词、代词、动名词。
9.The forty-storey building is one of the most challenging engineering projects they have ______.
A.undergone B.overtaken C.understood D.undertaken
答案:D
解析:考查动词辨析。undergo 经历,遭受;overtake 赶上,追上,超过; understand 理解,明白;undertake
从事,进行。由题意知,选D.
10.The result of the football match, ______ the surprise of us all, was 2 to 1 ______ our favour.
A.in; to B.to; to C.in; in D.to; in
答案:D
解析:考查介词搭配。to the surprise of sb. 使某人吃惊的是……;in our favour 对我们有利。
11.I ______ suggested you should do it again; there is no need to get annoyed.
A.merely B.even C.still D.yet
答案:A
解析:句意为:我只是建议你应该再做一次;你没有必要烦恼。merely 只是,仅仅;even 甚至;still 仍然;yet 然
而。
12.Although a teenager, Fred could not resist ______ what to do and what not to do.
A.telling B.to tell C.being told D.to be told
答案:C
解析:考查 can‘t resist doing sth. “不能忍受……”,且句中表被动意义,用 being told “被告知”。
13.Though we take a great risk of investing in the project, yet it will ______ in the long run.
A.go off B.turn up C.pay off D.come up
答案:C
解析:pay off 得到好的结果,取得成功;go off 离开;turn up 出现;come up 过来。
14.(2010•福建六校三联)Just as Alan M. Eddison ______ it, “Modern technology ______ ecology an
apology.”
A.says; owes B.puts; makes C.put; owes D.said; owed
答案:C
解析:put it为固定短语,意思是“说,表达”;owe...an apology的意思是“应向……道歉”。say为不及物动词,后面不
可跟宾语,由此可排除A、D两项;这是过去所说的话,因此选C.
15.______a terrible storm would take place in Hainan.
A.Word came which B.Word came that C.Word that came D.Words came that
答案:B
解析:word 在此句中是“消息”的意思,不可数名词,that 引导的是同位语从句 a terrible storm would take place
in Hainan。