课时强化练(八) 必修3 Unit 2
Language
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．When you are abroad，you find it's difficult to get used to other country's ．
A．customs C．practice
B．habits D．instructions
【解析】 句意：当你在国外，你会发现很难适应其他国家的风俗。“风俗”用customs。
【答案】 A
2．The thirteen stars on the American flag the thirteen colonies that announced independence.
A．show C．represent
B．sign D．explain
【解析】 句意：美国国旗上的十三颗星代表十三个宣布独立的州。represent代表，符合题意。
【答案】 C
3．Quite the fact that he has no qualifications，Mr.Berry is not a suitable person to work here.
A．other than C．aside from
B．rather than D．instead of
【解析】 句意：即使不考虑他没有资格证书的事实，贝里先生也不是在这儿工作的合适人选。aside from＝apart from，既可表达but，except的意思，也可表达besides的意思。
【答案】 C
4．(2016·北京高考)The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is one can be entirely free from dust.
A．what C．whether
B．that D．why
【解析】 考查表语从句。句意：雨季最愉快的事情莫过于不受灰尘的袭扰。分析句子结构可知，此处是表语从句，且从句中不缺任何成分，故用that引导，所以选B项。
【答案】 B
5．New Zealand is a country lying off the eastern coast of Australia， two big islands and many smaller ones.
A．making up C．belonging to
B．consisting of D．making from
【解析】 consist of由……组成，符合句意。 【答案】 B
6． about the farm workers，Premier Wen visited them again at the beginning of 2012.
A．Concerning C．To be concerned
B．Concerned D．Concern
【解析】 (be)concerned about对……担心、忧虑；此处用concerned about...短语作状语。
【答案】 B
7．Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be to the kids.
A．accessible C．acceptable
B．relative D．sensitive
【解析】 考查形容词辨析。be accessible to为……能够接近；be relative to和……有关系；be acceptable to为……所接受；be sensitive to对……敏感，易接受。
【答案】 A
8．Although they differ character each other，it does not make much difference their friendship.
A．in；with；to
B．with；in；to
C．to；with；in D．with；to；in
【解析】 考查固定短语：differ in...with...和……在……方面不同；make a difference to对……有影响。
【答案】 A
9．The man who thought of a gas engine with wheels was the inventor of automobiles.
A．comparing C．competing
B．combining D．communicating
【解析】 combine...with...把……和……结合起来。 【答案】 B
10．(2013·陕西高考)—Shall we go for a drink at one o' clock this afternoon? — ．Will two o'clock be OK? A．Sure，it's up to you B．Sure，no problem C．Sorry，I can't make it D．Sorry，I'm not available today
【解析】 句意：——我们今天下午一点去喝杯怎么样？——抱歉，那个时候我去不了。两点好吗？A项“当然，由你决定”；B项“当然，没问题”；C项“抱歉，去不了”；D项“抱歉，我今天没时间”。
【答案】 C Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2016·江苏十校联考)In the past，they were laughed at for being eggheads (书呆子) wearing glasses with a passion for the pointless.But now，being a member of their group has become a source of pride，with Collins online dictionary naming the term “geek” as UK's “Word of the Year” on December 16.
“Geek” tops the list for 2013 because of its “positive makeover”， a spokeswoman for Collins Dictionary told The Scotsman newspaper.
The word originally appeared in the 19th century as a variant (变形) of “geek”，meaning “a simpleton(傻瓜)”．
“In the 1980s，the word still had a negative meaning，referring to someone who
was boring and socially awkward.However，from the late 20th century，due to the increasing importance of technology in society，the word has come to mean a clever，switched-on and cool person，”noted The Scotsman.
In September，the dictionary changed the main definition of“geek”from“someone preoccupied with computing”to“a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about a specific subject”．
“‘Geek’ is a great example of a word that has evolved from having a negative meaning to having a positive one.” Ian Brookes，consultant editor to Collins Dictionary told The Guardian.“This change in meaning represents a positive change in views of specialist expertise (专长；专业知识)，and is a result of the influence of technology on people's lives.”
The Telegraph's John Bingham believes that the transformation of the word was helped along by the success of the US movie The Social Network，about the creation of the US website Facebook.“Commentators said the film showed that it had become fashionable to be a geek”，Bingham wrote.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。戴着瓶底眼镜的书呆子们曾经被嘲笑为无用的“geek”，然而时代在变化，咸鱼也有翻身的一天！科林斯字典给了这个词一个全新的、积极的含义。
1．The underlined word “makeover” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ．
A．evolution C．influence
B．result D．response
【解析】 词义猜测题。根据文章第一段的第二句和第三段前后对比可知，此处makeover意为“华丽转身”，与倒数第二段的第一句相呼应。
【答案】 A
2．When did the word “geek” begin to have a positive meaning? A．In the early 20th century. B．From the 1990s. C．In the 1980s. D．At the end of 2013.
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