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Unit2TheuniversallanguageA卷Ⅰ单项填空1．(2019·盐城月考)Aftersomanydaysontheway,evenCharlescheeredupatthe________ofthefood.A．lookB．sightC．signD．appearanceB解析：句意：在旅途这么多天后，查尔斯一看到食物就会兴高采烈起来。考查固定搭配atthesightof“一看到”。2．Carsaleshave________byaquartercomparedwiththepastyear.A．differedB．shrankC．failedD．declinedD解析：考查动词辨析。differ“不同”；shrink“缩水”；fail“失败、衰竭”；decline“下降”。根据句意，选D。3.Sundaysspentinreadingtextbooksanddoingexercisesareperhaps________forthestudentswhoaretofacetheCollegeEntranceExamination.A．commonB．generalC．ordinaryD．universalA解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：对于即将面临高考的学生来说，星期日读书做练习是很常见的事。common“普遍的，常见的”，符合句意。general“全体的，一般的”；ordinary“普通的，平凡的”；universal“广泛适用的，全体的”。4.Theaudiencelovethecharacterintheplaybecauseheis________andoftenmakesasituationseemfunny.A．reliableB．stubbornC．humorousD．mercifulC解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：公众喜欢剧中的这个人物，因为他幽默，经常使某种情形看起来滑稽可笑。humorous“幽默的”，符合题意。reliable“可信赖的”；stubborn“顽固的”；merciful“仁慈的”。5.Actually,creativethinkersrarelycomeupwithnewideas;instead,they________oldideasintonewones,adaptingthemfromonecontexttoanother.A．condemnB．convertC．contrastD．contradictB解析：考查动词辨析。句意：事实上，有创造能力的思考者很少想出新点子，相反，他们是把旧点子转化成新点子，使得旧点子适应新的环境。condemn谴责；convert使转变；contrast相反，对比；contradict反驳，否定。根据词义，可知是转换，故选B项。6．(2019·常州调研测试)OnAIDSDay,theministerofHealthDepartmentdemandedthattheproblems________paidspecialattentionto.A．referredtobeingB．referredtobeC．refertobeingD．refertobeB解析：referredto是过去分词作定语修饰theproblems,因为主句的谓语动词是demand,be前省略了should,为虚拟语气。7．—Whydon’tyoudosomeshoppinginthesecondhandstore?—Well,thegoodsthereare________，but________．A．moreexpensive;worseB．moreexpensive;notasbadC．cheaper;goodenoughD．cheaper;notasgoodD解析：考查形容词的用法。由语境结合常识可知，和新货比起来，二手店里的货物价格便宜，但是质量不如新货好。很明显这是把两种店里的货从价格和质量方面进行了比较，后面省略比较状语。8．Thelittlechild________gooutaloneatnight,sohe________walkinthedarkthatnight.A．daren’t;didn’tdaretoB．doesn’tdare;darenottoC．isn’tdareto;darednottoD．doesn’tdareto;darenottoA解析：dare用作情态动词时，后接动词原形，主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中；当dare用作实义动词时，其后否定结构可以带to也可以不带to,且有人称和数以及时态的变化。根据时间状语thatnight可以判断本题表述过去的事情，所以正确答案是A。9．Brucehasbrains.Infact,Idoubtwhetheranyoneintheclasshas________IQ.A．ahighB．ahigherC．thehigherD．thehighestB解析：此句是Brucehasbrains.Infact,IdoubtwhetheranyoneintheclasshasahigherIQthanhim.的省略。省略thanhim后不仅句意仍然清楚，而且显得更为简洁。句意为“……我怀疑班上有没有哪个人比他智商更高”，即“我认为他是班上智商最高的”。10．(福建卷)________nomoderntelecommunications，wewouldhavetowaitforweekstogetnewsfromaroundtheworld.A．WerethereB．HadtherebeenC．IfthereareD．IftherehavebeenA解析：考查虚拟语气中的倒装句。句意：要不是现代化的电讯，我们就不得不等好几个星期才能得到来自世界各地的消息。根据主句中的关键词wouldhaveto以及句意可知，这是一个与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，从句应用一般过去时，即iftherewere...。当if从句中有were，had或should时，可将if省略，同时将were，had或should提到主语前构成部分倒装，所以选A项。11．—Mylackofinterestinthejobasalawyerisbecomingincreasingly________．—You’dbetterapplyforanotherjob.A．typicalB．concreteC．evidentD．regularC解析：考查形容词辨析。typical“典型的，特有的”；concrete“实在的，具体的”；evident“明显的，明白的”；regular“定期的，有规律的”。句意：——我对当律师的工作缺乏兴趣变得日趋明显。——你最好去申请另外一份工作。根据句意，故选C。12．Hisparents’unhappymarriage________ashadowandleftabigscaronTony’sfaithtowardmarriage.A．carvedB．replacedC．castD．stoodC解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：父母的不幸婚姻给Tony投下了阴影，给他对婚姻的信心留下了伤疤。cast“投下”，符合题意。13．ThePalaceMuseumhasa________of96millionpiecesofancientChineseartworks.A．collectionB．mixtureC．combinationD．seriesA解析：考查名词。句意：故宫博物院收藏了9600万件古中国的艺术品。collection“收集”；mixture“混合物”；combination“结合”；series“系列”。haveacollectionof是“收集”的意思。故选A项。14．(2019·苏州中学质检)Nowthatthebanksarebackontheirfeet,weexpectextraordinary________fromthemtohelprebuildtheeconomy.A．commitmentB．appointmentC．instrumentD．requirementA解析：句意：既然银行已经完全恢复，我们希望从他们那里得到特别承诺帮助恢复经济。commitment“承诺”；appointment“约会”；instrument“乐器”；requirement“要求”。根据句意可知选A。15．(2019·盐城中学高三综合测试)—Didyoulikeyourstaythere?—________.Itwastoohotandtherewastoomuchtraffic.A．NotalittleB．You’vegotmethereC．NotreallyD．ComeoffitC解析：notreally此处意为“不怎么喜欢”。Ⅱ阅读理解AWhatIsStarcomSmartDualBand?Allowustointroduceourselves.WeareStarcomSmartDualBand，thenetworkthatisgettingbiggerandbettereverydaywithunbeatableservicesandthebrightestsmile!ThisbrochurecontainseverythingyouneedtoknowaboutStarcomSmartDualBand.WithStarcomSmartDualBand,yourmobilephonewillhavebetterreception.Dependingonyourlocation,StarcomSmartDualBand“smartly”choosesthestrongestsignal.Bestofall,itcomesatnoextracostforallStarcomcustomers.Starcom’sglobalroamingnetworkallowsyoutobeconnectedinallpartsoftheworld.It’sofgreatuse,especiallywhenyouoftentravelabroadwhetheryouareonbusinessorholiday.Inyourfirstyearwithus,youwillenjoya30%discountonyourmonthlysubscription.Thiswillgoupto35%inyoursecondyear.Fromyourthirdyearonwards,youwillget45%offyourmonthlysubscription!Wheneveryouuseyourphone,youearnStarcomstars.Thesestarscanbeexchangedforgreatrewards,fromphonestoholidays.StarcomPricePlanMonthlySubscription：$50.00Rate(perminute)：30centsFirst12secondsfreeforalllocalcallsreceived.Waitnolonger.ComeandbeapartoftheStarcomfamilytoday!*ToenjoythebenefitsoftheStarcomSmartDualBandnetwork,youneedtohaveaDualBand.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了网络服务系统StarcomSmartDualBand的相关内容。1．WhatbenefitcanpeoplegetfromStarcomSmartDualBand?A．Locatingtheirmissingphone.B．Enjoyingafreenetworkregularly.C．Goingtravelingwithoutdisturbance.D．Con