外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册Unit 1-3 语法练习（含答案）

选择性必修二 Units 1-3 语法练习
一、 从括号内选择合适的内容完成下列对话和短文。
A
Alan: Where are you going tomorrow
Brian: To the coffee shop nearby.
Alan: I 1. ________________ (will go, go) with you. I need a cup of coffee too.
Brian: Well, I’m not really going there for coffee. I 2. ________________ (have been sitting, will
be sitting) at a quiet table in the corner to do research for a composition at this moment tomorrow
morning.
Alan: What topic have you chosen
Brian: I’m interested in animal communication, so I 3. ________________ (will google, google)
those words and see what I can find. I read an article in National Geographic about it. I found it
fascinating. So I 4. ________________ (will be looking, have looked) for more information about
it all day tomorrow.
Alan: I want to go with you anyway. I promise I won’t bother you. I 5. ________________ (will
be drinking, have drunk) a cup of coffee.
Brian: Actually, I could use your help. I’m not very good with spelling. After I write my first
draft, will you help me correct the spelling
Alan: Of course, I will.
Brian: OK, then. I 6. ________________ (will be waiting, wait) for you in front of the coffee
shop after school at 6 o’clock.
Alan: And I will be your spellchecker.
B
My father told me that the potato chips 1. ________________ (had invented, were invented)
by George Crum. He was a famous African American chef who 2. ________________ (has been
employed, had been employed) at Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York during the
mid-1800s. At that time French fried potatoes had become popular all over the country. Chef
Crum cooked French fries at the restaurant every night. One night a diner complained that the fries
3. ________________ (had cut, had been cut) too thick. So Crum cut the potatoes thinner and
fried them perfectly, but the customer was still unsatisfied. Crum 4. ________________ (had been
made, had made) annoyed by the time he heard the customer’s words. As a result, he did
something to annoy him: he cut the potatoes very, very thin — too thin to eat with a fork — and
fried them. Surprisingly, when George Crum came out of the kitchen, the very thin potatoes 5.
________________ (have been eaten, had been eaten) by the customer and the customer was
delighted with the very thin potatoes, and asked for seconds and even thirds! In this way, potato
chips were invented.
C
Last night I checked the movie listings online and decided to go and see a movie. The theater
website said the movie would begin at 7:30 p.m. When I arrived at 7:00 in the evening, I 1.
________________ (was attracted, am being attracted) by the popcorn machine. I bought my
popcorn, and then I was ready to see the movie, right Not so soon! First, a number of ads for cars,
soft drinks, TV shows 2. ________________ (were being shown, had been shown) while we were
waiting impatiently for the film to start. Then we were told to turn off our cell phones. When the
lights dimmed and the theater was becoming dark, I thought the movie would finally begin! At
7:25, trailers ( 预 告 片 ) 3. ________________ (were still being used, had still been used) to
advertise new movies that were coming out soon. Every trailer 4. ________________ (was being
limited, was limited) to two and a half minutes, so as not to delay the start. Afterwards we 5.
________________ (had been asked, were asked) to turn off our cell phones again while the
movie began. So when was the 7:30 movie finally shown Probably at about 7:45.
二、阅读下列短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A
Sateré-Mawé is an indigenous tribe (部落) located in the Brazilian Amazon. The tribe has
little contact with the outside world, but it 1. ________ (gain) some attention over the years —
especially for the terrifying coming-of-age ceremony 2. ________ is called “Sons of the
Guarana”.
In the Sateré-Mawé tribe, when boys turn 13, they enter the jungle 3. ________ (find) and
harvest bullet ants that can 4. ________ (use) for the ceremony. A tribe leader then lets the ants
fall into 5. ________ unconscious state by putting them into a special liquid. Hundreds of ants are
put into gloves made from leaves, with the ants’ stingers (毒刺) facing inward. After an hour or so,
the ants wake up 6. ________ (angry) than ever, and the ceremony begins. The young boys take
turns wearing the bullet ant gloves for 10 minutes on their hands. Though the pain takes hold of
them 7. ________ (immediate), few if any of the young boys cry out. According 8. ________ tribe
members, the painful ceremony is a good 9. ________ (prepare) for life and proves that each boy
will be able to fulfill the duties of manhood.
As pointed out by National Geographic in a video, the ant sting is 30 times more painful than
that of a bee. Many people say the pain is similar to that of 10. ________ (shoot), hence the name
bullet ants.
B
We all have things we wish we were better at — 1. ________ (react) to emails in a timely
manner, for example, or maintaining things around the house. You can tell yourself you want 2.
________ (make) things better. You might even follow through. But if you don’t change anything
but your 3. ________ (intend), the most likely outcome is that nothing changes 4. ________
(permanent).
How you set up your system for responsibility is personal. You need to find a system 5.
________ works for you. For me, it involved adding things to Todoist, my to-do list app. I was
already in the habit of checking that app daily, so I added tasks with due dates for the things I had
decided 6. ________ (do). That way, what I “should” be doing becomes very real when I check
the app.
A great example of this in action was doing a better job with home maintenance (房屋维护).
There were 7. ________ bunch of things I knew I should be doing regularly if only to avoid bigger
problems later. I took a few 8. ________ (minute) to add a handful of those tasks into Todoist for
the time of year they needed to be done.
As a result, every few weeks or so, Todoist tells me that 9. ________ is time to pay the
electricity bills or examine the roof. Being reminded to do tasks one at a time in this way 10.
________ (mean) that I don’t have so much to remember and my life becomes easier too.
C
A Japanese company has created a “smart” mask that aims to improve communication for
people wearing face coverings 1. ________ (prevent) the spread of COVID-19. The use of face
masks has become the new normal in parts of the world still 2. ________ (struggle) to reduce the
spread of the coronavirus. However, masks and other kinds of coverings can affect the quality of
communication between wearers. It can be more difficult to hear voices through the coverings.
The 3. ________ (wear) electronic device is designed to help improve speech interactions.
The Japanese start-up company Donut Robotics calls 4. ________ (it) invention the
“c-mask.” The device is meant to fit over other kinds of face masks 5. ________ (common) worn
by the public. The c-mask is made from soft plastic material. It contains a built-in microphone and
has holes in the front to let air in. When it 6. ________ (turn) on, the mask uses Bluetooth
technology to connect to a mobile device. An app then helps users perform several 7. ________
(action), including turning speech into text, completing telephone calls and making the users’
voice louder.
The engineers 8. ________ developed the smart mask had already built robots for use in
Japanese airports to provide guidance and 9. ________ (translate) services to travelers. But with
the travel industry currently suffering big losses, the future of the robots became unclear. So,
engineers sought to come up 10. ________ a new product to fill a need.
答案
一、
A
1. will go
2. will be sitting
3. will google
4. will be looking
5. will be drinking
6. will be waiting
B
1. were invented
2. had been employed
3. had been cut
4. had been made
5. had been eaten
C
1. was attracted
2. were being shown
3. were still being used
4. was limited
5. were asked
二、
A
1. has gained
2. which / that
3. to find
4. be used
5. an
6. angrier
7. immediately
8. to
9. preparation
10. being shot
B
1. reacting
2. to make
3. intention
4. permanently
5. which / that
6. to do
7. a
8. minutes
9. it
10. means
C
1. to prevent
2. struggling
3. wearable
4. its
5. commonly
6. is turned
7. actions
8. who / that
9. translation
10. with