Unit2SectionA课时训练.doc

Ⅰ.单项填空 1．—It _________for nearly a week.Will it last long? —No，it’s reported that we’ll have a fine weekend. A．have rained B．has been raining C．rains D．rained 解析：选B。根据后面的“Will it last long？”可知用现在完成进行时表示动作一直持续到现在。 2．Some pre-school children go to a day-care center，________ they learn simple games and songs. A．then B．there C．while D．where 解析：选D。where引导定语从句，修饰先行词a day-care center。 3．The fact has worried many scientists ________ the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years. A．what B．which C．that D．though 解析：选C。that引导同位语从句，解释说明fact的内容。 4．So _________that all the living things are dying out gradually. A．serious polluted the lake is B．serious polluted is the lake C．seriously polluted is the lake D．seriously polluted the lake is 解析：选C。so...that...结构如果把so提前置于句首，句子用倒装语序。 5．He has left his book here on ________，so that you can read it. A．purpose B．intention C．aim D．meaning 解析：选A。on purpose是介词习语，意为“故意地”。如用intention则应说by intention“故意地”。 6．It is love that makes the world ________. A．peaceful B．calm C．still D．silent 解析：选A。句意为：使世界和平的就是爱。根据句意可知此处指“世界的和平”，因此选A。 7．He behaves very oddly ________.I don’t think he’s quite all there. A．at one time B．at times C．at a time D．in no time 解析：选B。at one time 以前，曾经；at times 有时；at a time 一次；in no time 立刻。根据句意可知选B。 8．As we all know smoking can________ one’s health. A．hurt B．injure C．wound D．infect 解析：选B。hurt为普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害(可被badly，slightly，seriously等修饰)，也可指精神上、感情上的伤害(被very much/rather/deeply修饰)，多指伤痛。injure比hurt正式，主要指意外事故中损害健康、容貌等，强调功能的损失。wound指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤，是出血的、严重的伤，尤其指用武器有意造成的伤口、伤疤或战场上受伤；也可指人们精神上的创伤。infect 意思是传染。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 A The Gulf War changed the lives of ordinary people，many of whom lived far from Kuwait or Iraq.In this eight-part series correspondents visit individuals and families who have had to alter completely their plans and lifestyles as a result of the war. We hear，for example，from an Iraqi Kurdish family who escaped across the snow covered mountains to Turkey，losing everything they had accumulated ove