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选修7 Unit2课时作业(三十二)Robots机器人.单项填空1For teenagers，there are always too many rules that are expected_.Ato obey Bto be obeyedCobeying Dobeyed2No child under 12 is allowed to go to the lake alone；any walk close to the lake_by a parent.Amust be accompanied Bmust accompanyCcan be accompanied Dshould accompany3The film star has asked_but the journalists just keep following him wherever he goes.Ato leave alone Bleft aloneCto be left alone Dbeing left alone4What did he say in_of his stupid behaviour?He admitted that he had made a serious mistake.Aexplanation BfavourCfear Dsupport5The novel written by the author_ well，but five years ago no one could have imagined how great a role he _in the literary world.Asells；was to play Bselling；was playingCsold；had played Dsell；is playing6The result of the football match was 2 to 2，_the satisfaction of both teams.Awith BforCat Dto7The Parkers bought a new house but_will need a lot of work before they can move in.Athey BitCone Dwhich8We did everything we could_ him to stay，but he insisted on leaving.Atry to persuade Bto try to persuadeCtry persuading Dto be persuaded9John was_to learn the news that he was rejected by the committee.Alet down Bput downCnoted down Dtaken down10Lorry，how do you think an Englishwoman will feel if you ask how old she is?Well.She may probably feel_.Aabsurd BembarrassedCsatisfied Dawful11The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds_by heavy rain.Aappeared BhappenedCaccompanied Dmixed12Its a lovely day，isnt it?Yes.I love_when the weather is like this.Why dont we sit outside and have our lunch?Athis BthatCit Done13Busy as they are，parents should_at least two hours every week to spend with their children.Aset out Bset awayCset aside Dset off14The teacher allowed us 5 minutes to_the text through to get a general idea of the whole passage.Adiscuss BadaptCpile Dscan15Do you know when Britain_war on Germany during the Second World War?In 1993，I suppose.Aannounced BdeclaredCfought Dattended.阅读理解Were fortunate to live along a monarch butterfly (帝王蝶) migration (迁徙) path.Every fall，thousands of them fly through our backyard，headed south for the winter.We always thought that a butterfly with a broken wing was a sad sight，but one we could do nothing about.We were wrong！Jeannette Brandt was bike riding near Hadley，in the southern Adirondacks of New York，a few weeks ago when she spotted an injured monarch butterfly and took it home in an empty water bottle.Brandt and her partner，Mike Parwana，fed the butterfly rotting pears and water sweetened with honey.The butterfly survived，and fattened up.But what to do about the broken wing?The couple found an online video demonstrating butterfly wing repair which was posted by the nonprofit Live Monarch Foundation of Boca Raton，Florida.Tiny cardboard splints and contact cement (薄纸夹板和接触粘合剂) did the trick.In another week，the butterfly was flying at the couples home.But by then，it was too cold in upstate New York to release (释放) the monarch into the wild.Monarchs are known for their 3,000 mile migration from Canada to Mexico.But this migration is usually finished by the end of October，and it was midNovember.About a week ago，the couple put the monarch in a shoebox and went to Scottys，a truck stop north of Albany，NY.Eventually，a goodnatured trucker from Alabama，who was headed to Florida，volunteered to transport the monarch to the Sunshine State.Last Tuesday，the trucker called.The butterfly with the mended wing had been released in Florida，now free to join millions of other monarch butterflies migrating south to the mountains of central Mexico.1We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the butterfly_.Awas hit by a motorbikeBwas noticed by a US womanCwould spend winter in HadleyDwas too old to go on flying2After repairing the butterflys wing，the main problem was_.Ahow to treat the illness of the butterflyBhow to keep the butterfly at homeChow to help the butterfly reach MexicoDhow to get the butterflys favorite food3According to the last paragraph，the couple went to Scottys to_.Aask help from truck driversBrelease the butterfly thereCattract the attention of the publicDask for expertsadvice4Where did the monarch butterfly get free from the shoebox?AIn New York. BIn Alabama.CIn Florida. DIn Mexico.5What does the author seem to agree?AIt is useless to learn to repair insects wings.BA monarch butterflys wings are likely to get hurt.CA monarch butterfly can be kept as a pet.DIt is quite possible to repair a butterflys wings.Despite the popularity of school spelling bee competitions，adults in the US performed poorly in a survey comparing how English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic deal with commonly misspelt words.Sixtytwo percent of Americans got “embarrassed” wrong，against 54 percent of Britons who struggled with the word in a survey last year.Adults in the US performed less well on most of the ten words tested，including millennium (52 percent wrong，against 43 percent in the UK)，liaison (61 percent to 54 percent) and “accommodation” (42 percent to 36 percent)Only “definitely” and “friend” were spelt correctly by more Americans.Jack Bovill of the Spelling Society，which sponsored (发起) the research，said the high inaccuracy rates in both countries showed the need for the English spelling system to be modernized.“When asked，only a quarter of adults thought they had a problem with spelling.The answers in the test prove that this_is_far_from_the_case，” he said.“What is holding the UK and the USA back is the irregular spelling system.”Professor Edward Baranowski，one academic consultant (学术顾问) for the project，said，“We have different spellings for the same sound，and a system which reflects how English was spoken in the 13th to 15th centuries，not how it is spoken today.So many sound changes have occurred in the language，which is not reflected in modern spelling，that we are left with a fossilized (僵化的) system.”The study found that 40 percent of the respondents would support updating words that caused problems while 16 percent opposed the idea.And 31 percent said it didnt matter.The US survey involving a sample of 1,000 adults was carried out online by Ipsos MORI last month，with the method based on a survey of 1,000 Britons in April last year.6The second paragraph is developed_.Aby space Bby explanationCby time Dby comparison7The underlined word “inaccuracy” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by_.Asuccess BerrorCcorrectness Dgrowth8The underlined part “this is far from the case” in Paragraph 3 implies that_.Amost of the Americans can spell correctlyBthere are more people having spelling problemsCadults perform worse in spelling than kidsDit is difficult to create a new spelling system9Professor Baranowski seems to agree that_.Aspelling should represent the sound of wordsBwe should learn how English was spoken centuries agoCdifferent countries should have different spellingsDsound changes have nothing to do with spelling10What would be the most suitable title for the passage?AWho is responsible for our spelling?BThe English language to be blamedCAmericans embarrassed by their spellingsDWords needed to be modernized.单项填空1B考查非谓语动词。to be obeyed是不定式的被动式作主语补足语。句意为：对于十几岁的青少年来说，总有太多的规则需要他们去遵守。2A考查情态动词的被动语态。根据前一分句中No.is allowed.可知要用must (必须)，带有强制意味。句意为：十二岁以下的儿童必须在家长的陪同下方可靠近湖边。3C考查非谓语动词。to be left alone是不定式的被动式作宾语。leave.alone让独自呆着。句意为：那位影星要求别人不要打扰他，但记者还是他走到哪儿就跟到哪儿。4A考查名词辨析。in explanation of对作出解释。5A考查时态和be to do sth.。句意为：这位作家的这部小说卖得很好，但是在五年前，没有人会料到他在文学界会起那么大的作用。此句用be to do sth.表示注定要发生的事。6D考查介词辨析。句意为：足球比赛的结果是二比二，双方都感到满意。to the satisfaction of sb.使某人满意的是。7B考查代词。由will need a lot of work before they can move in可知，此空需要代词来代替a new house。it和one都可以代替前文提到的单数可数名词，但it代替特定之物，one泛指同类中的某一个。8B考查动词不定式。to try to persuade him to stay是不定式短语作目的状语。we could后省略了动词原形do。9A考查动词词组的辨析。let sb.down令某人失望。10B在英国年龄是避讳的话题，询问会令人尴尬。embarrassed尴尬的，困窘的，符合题意。absurd荒唐的，可笑的，satisfied满意的，awful糟糕的，可怕的。11C本题中过去分词短语accompanied by heavy rain作定语修饰winds，accompany意为“伴随、陪伴”，符合语境。12C本题主要考查it作形式宾语的句型。动词love，like，hate，dislike，enjoy，prefer，appreciate等词后一般不能直接跟句子，而应在句子前面加it，然后再接when或if所引导的句子。再如：I hate it when people speak with their mouths full.13C句意为“尽管很忙，父母每周也应该拿出至少两个小时的时间与孩子们在一起”。set aside two hours留出或拿出两小时的时间。14D句意为：老师给了我们5分钟时间来浏览(scan)全文，掌握其大意。15Bdeclare通常指正式地“公布；宣布；宣告”，declare war on对宣战。.阅读理解【语篇解读】本文记叙的是一对美国夫妇和一位卡车司机救助一只迁徙途中翅膀受伤的帝王蝶的故事。1B细节理解题。根据第一段第五句Jeannette Brandt.when she spotted an injured monarch butterfly.可知，这只受伤的帝王蝶是由一位美国妇女发现的。2C推理判断题。根据第二段第四句But by then，it was.into the wild和第五句Monarchs are known.from Canada to Mexico可知，蝴蝶翅膀修复好以后，主要的困难就是如何帮助它到达墨西哥，完成迁徙。3A推理判断题。由最后一段可知，在一位好心的卡车司机的帮助下，这只帝王蝶在美国南方佛罗里达州放飞，赶上了浩荡的蝴蝶迁徙队伍。4C细节理解题。从最后一段可知帝王蝶是在佛罗里达被释放从而获得自由的。5D细节理解题。根据第一段第三句We always thought.do nothing about和第四句We were wrong，联系本文故事可知，作者认为修补蝴蝶翅膀是完全可能的。【语篇解读】一项调查发现，美国人在单词拼写方面不如英国人。6D论述手法题。第二段对美国和英国成年人单词拼写情况进行了对比，故选D。7B词义猜测题。根据本句的showed the need for the English spelling system to be modernized，联系第二段英美成年人较高的拼写错误率，可知inaccuracy可用error来代替，都是“错误”的意思。8B句意推断题。联系上一句When asked，only a quarter of adults thought they had a problem with spelling可知，Bovill是想说，这项研究表明，实际上很多人都存在拼写问题。9A推理判断题。根据第四段中Baranowski所说的话可知，他认为拼写应该表现单词的发音。represent意为“表现”；reflect意为“反映”，此处两者含义一致。10C归纳标题题。C项标题一语双关，embarrassed一词既表明了美国人拼写的尴尬现状，又涉及了拼写调查的部分内容。
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