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Unit 2 Robots . 单词拼写1. The people expressed their d that they long for peace.2. He was a from the meeting this morning because of his illness.3. Nothing can p her to change her mind once it is made up.4. Children under 14 must be a by adult.5. The branches are so high that they are out of my r . 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空leave sb. alone/turn around/test out/set aside/ring up1. How many people while I was out?2. The model must before we put it into mass production.3. ,I saw an old friend of mine, whom I havent seen for years.4. She is very upset. for a few minutes.5. Its time for us our differences and work together for a common purpose. 同义句转换1. I had never expected that I would get a Christmas present.A Christmas present was that I had I had expected.2. Thanks to your help, I succeeded in finishing my task in time.Thanks to your help, I finish my task in time.3. The thing that surprised me most was to see the village people sitting quietly in our classroom.me most was the village people were sitting quietly in our classroom.4. Every year in China, people keep a day with the purpose of honoring and showing respect for the elders.Every year in China, a day is to honor and show respect for the elders.5. She shut herself in the room so as not to be disturbed.She shut herself in the room she might not be disturbed.单项填空从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do thejob matters.A. one B. that C. what D. it2. She had a computer at home, and her parents desired that she all her work at home.A. do B. Does C. must do D. would do3. The bank is reported in the local newspaper, in broad daylight yesterday.A. being robbed B. having been robbedC. to have been robbed D. robbed4. Is this the reason at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?A. he explained B. what he explainedC. how he explained D. why he explained5. Peter the papers he was marking and reached for his cigarettes and matches.A. set out B. set off C. set in D. set aside. 阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。APierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the California Academy of Sciences. Due to his old age, he was going bald, which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool. Therefore, biologists at the academy had a wet suit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool.Unlike marine mammals, which have a layer of blubber to keep them warm, penguins depend on their waterproof feathers. Without them, Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19 peers played in the water.“He was cold; he would shake,” said Pam Schaller, a senior biologist. Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm. Then she got another idea: if wet suits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific, why not make one for Pierre?Schaller designed the suit, which covered Pierres body and had small openings for his flippers.“I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps, and cut and refit and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable,” she said.One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit, but in fact, they accepted his new look. He swam freely and got along with others well, although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.Schaller couldnt say for sure whether the wet suit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers, but “certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable”.Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back.1. Pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because of .A. not having a layer of blubberB. having few feathers due to old ageC. having no wet suitD. others penguins rejecting him2. The idea of making a wet suit for Pierre came from .A. total inventionB. the use of wet suit on humansC. the use of heat lampD. waterproof feathers3. Schaller followed Pierre in order to see .A. whether other penguins would reject himB. if anywhere of wet suit needed to be cut and refitC. if the wet suit kept warmD. whether the wet suit would keep the feathers from recovering4. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?A. feeling scared.B. staying alone.C. shaking with cold.D. keeping warm.5. The BEST title of the passage is .A. Wet suit for An Old PenguinB. Old Penguin Getting BaldC. Unwilling to SwimD. Strange Look of PierreBThe African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on the earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plan-teater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas(热带草原). In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.6. What is the passage mainly about?A. Disappearance of African elephants.B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.C. The effect of African elephantssearch for food.D. The eating habit of African elephants.7. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?A. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state.C. Improving the quality. D. Deciding the conditions.8. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.C. They are home to many endangered animals.D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.9. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The African elephant is the largest animal on the earth.B. African elephants have 300 pounds of plants every day, including small trees and underbushes.C. The African elephant is in a way the builder of the environment like other land animals.D. If the African elephant disappears, the whole ecosystem wont be affected.10. The passage is developed mainly by .A. showing the effect and then explaining the causesB. pointing out similarities and differencesC. describing the changes in space orderD. giving examples参 考 答 案Unit 2 Robots. 单词拼写1. desire 2. absent3. persuade 4. accompanied5. reach. 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空1. rang up 2. be tested out3. Turning around 4. Leave her alone5. to set aside. 同义句转换1. more than 2. managed to3. What surprised/amazed; seeing4. set aside 5. so that.单项填空1. 解析：选B。考查强调句型的用法，对主语the ability to do the job进行强调，故用that。2. 解析：选A。desire后面接宾语从句时，从句用虚拟语气，谓语为should+动词原形，should的故事。因此A项正确。6. 解析:选C。主旨大意题。 往往文章的第一段和最后一段都是透露文章主旨的地方。而本文正是这样。我们从这两段可以读出，这篇文章是写关于非洲象寻找食物所带来的影响，故选C。7. 解析:选D。词义猜测题。根据上半句和下文“existence for millions of other animals”可知答案为D项。8. 解析:选D。细节理解题。open space出现在文中的第二段的第三句和第四句。从第四句中我们可以得知这样的空地很容易吸引各种各样的食草动物，所以答案为D项。9. 解析:选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句话可判断B项为正确答案。10. 解析:选A。推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章是先讲述大象寻找食物所带来的影响，然后解释原因，所以选择A项。
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