1、Unit2Theuniversallanguage[课下作业]Ⅰ.单项填空1.—Doyoulikeyourpresentjob?—________ActuallyIamconsideringlookingforanewone.A.Notexactly.B.Howcome?C.Notreally.D.Whatif?答案 C [答话人准备换工作,说明他不太喜欢自己现在的工作,故用Notreally,表示否定,意为“不怎么喜欢”。A项表示“不完全如此”,B项表示“怎么回事”,D项表示“如果……将会怎么样”。]2
2、.Iwastellingthemaboutmyexcitingtravels,whenhe________withastoryofhisown.A.brokedownB.brokeoffC.brokeinD.brokeup答案 C [句意:我正在给大家讲我的惊险旅行时,他突然插入讲述他自己的经历。breakin插入,相当于cutin,符合题意。breakdown坏了;breakoff折断;breakup分离,分开。]3.ManygraduatesinChinadotheirbesttogoabroadto
3、seektheir________.A.luckB.chanceC.fortuneD.fate答案 C [句意:在中国,许多毕业生尽其所能到国外去寻找财富。seekone’sfortune寻找致富或成功之路。]4.Townshad________upinwhatwasadrydesert.A.broughtB.sprungC.spokenD.jumped答案 B [springup“突然兴起,迅速出现”,符合题意。]5.—Hi,areyouanengineerinLenovoGroup?—No,butI_
4、_______.A.wanttoB.wanttobeC.wantsoD.wantit7答案 B [句意:“你好,你是联想集团的工程师吗?”“不是,但我希望是。”答话人想成为联想集团的工程师,答句是“No,butIwanttobeanengineerinLenovoGroup.”的省略形式。当不定式后有be时,be不可省略。]6.Thenewsystemneedstobeinoperationforfivemonths________itcanbeupdated.A.asB.whileC.beforeD.o
5、nce答案 C [before的基本含义是“在……之前”,又可以根据不同语境灵活翻译成“才”、“还没来得及就……”“趁……就”等。这里before用于肯定句中,强调主句动作所用时间长或花费的精力大,译成“才”。]7.Itwasa(n)________remarkduringtheinterview.Ididn’tmeantohurtherfeelings.A.formalB.innocentC.awesomeD.immediate答案 B [innocent“天真的;无恶意的”,符合句意。]8.Someo
6、fthetouristswere________onadesertedislandbecauseofaheavystormamonthago.A.castawayB.castdownC.thrownoffD.thrownout答案 A [castaway“使(海难的幸存者)漂流到岸上”,常用于被动语态。]9.George________thegoodchancetopresenthisproposaltothedirector,andatlast,itwasadopted.A.realizedB.seiz
7、edC.deliveredD.released答案 B [seizeachance“抓住机会”,符合句意。]10.Thereisagrowing________earlierretirement.A.trendtowardsB.tendtowardsC.trendforD.tendfor答案 B [trendtowards“向……的趋势”,符合句意。]Ⅱ.阅读理解AMusiccanmakeusfeelhappyorpeaceful,energizeustodance,ormoveustotears.Asa