英语选修8译林牛津版同步作业及答案：Unit 2 The universal language（5）语言点

英语选修8译林牛津版同步作业及答案：Unit 2（5）语言点
Ⅰ.完成句子
1．他对职业妇女有偏见。
He has_a_prejudice_against career women.
2．去年这个海岛的游客人数减少了10%。
The number of tourists to the island declined_by_10% last year.
3．简人倒不错，就是往往太唠叨了。
Jean's nice but she has_a_tendency_to_talk too much.
4．他们开创了过低炭生活的新潮流。
They set/started_a_new_trend_of living a low-carbon life.
5．在史蒂夫·乔布斯患癌症后，他的身体每况愈下。
After he had suffered from cancer, Steve Jobs' health was on_the_decline．
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．(2012·浙江高考)According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to ________ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A．differ　　　　　　　　　 B．shrink
C．fail D．decline
解析：选D　考查动词词义辨析。句意：据科学家说，我们的思维能力在22岁达到顶峰后，从27岁开始下降。decline“下降”，符合句意。differ“与……不同”；shrink“收缩”；fail“失败”，均与语境不符。
2．In the early 1920s, thousands of people went to Australia to________ their fortune.
A．seek B．take
C．develop D．undertake
解析：选A　考查动词词义辨析。句意：在二十世纪二十年代早期，成千上万的人前往澳大利亚寻求财富。seek one's fortune“外出寻找发财机会”，符合句意。
3．(2011·江苏高考)—Are you still mad at her?
—Not really, but I can't______that her remarks hurt me.
A．deny B．refuse
C．reject D．decline
解析：选A　考查动词词义辨析。由答句“不可否认她的话伤害了我”可知选择deny。refuse“拒绝”；reject“拒绝接受”； decline“下降”。
4．Today's ________ is towards less formal clothing.
A．tendency B．tend
C．trend D．treat
解析：选C　考查名词词义辨析。句意：时下流行风尚趋向于穿着随便。tendency 指自然或者人为因素决定的“趋向，趋势”；而trend多指外界压力下事物必然的发展趋势、大潮流。句意为“时尚，潮流”，故选C。
5．Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a ________ that they prefer.
A．meditation B．tendency
C．imagination D．expectation
解析：选B　考查名词词义辨析。句意：多数人在任何一个方面都不走极端，但他们的确有偏好。meditation“沉思，深思”；tendency“趋向，趋势”；imagination“想象”；expectation“期待，预期”。
6．He ________ to go to the cinema with me, saying that he was busy going over his lessons.
A．declined B．promised
C．tended D．approved
解析：选A　考查动词词义辨析。句意：他谢绝与我一起去看电影，他说正忙于复习功课。decline“谢绝”； promise “许诺”；tend“趋向，护理”；approve“赞成”。
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Ⅰ.选词填空
1．用spring的短语填空
①The soldier sprung_to_his_feet and jumped on the enemy.
②A sudden surprise sprung_up in his mind.
③He sprung_from a peasant family.
2．用break的短语填空
①She broke_away_from him and ran to the window.
②The peace talks have_broken_down over the question of reparations (赔款)．
③The thieves broke_into the bank by digging a tunnel.
④I broke_off the conversation and answered the phone.
⑤If a parent dies, the family may break_up．
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．(2012·陕西高考)He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the air-conditioning system ________．
A．broke in　　　　　　　　 B．broke up
C．broke out D．broke down
解析：选D。考查动词短语辨析。句意：他必须不时地停下来擦额头上的汗，因为空调坏了。break in“打断”； break up“结束；(使)分解”；break out“(战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生；爆发”； break down“损坏； 发生故障”。
2．With the development of the central and western China, more and more cities have ________ in what was a wasteland ten years ago.
A．built up B．sprung up
C．grown up D．risen up
解析：选B　考查动词短语辨析。句意：随着中西部地区的发展，十年前的废弃土地上涌现出了越来越多的城市。spring up“涌现”，符合句意。build up“建立，增进”；grow up“成长”；rise up“起义”。
3．Check the car before we go in case it________ halfway.
A．breaks down B．breaks up
C．breaks into D．breaks out
解析：选A　考查break的短语。句意：出发前对汽车进行检查，以防半路出故障。break down“失败，出故障”；break up“破碎，破坏，解散，结束”；break into“非法闯入，强行进入”；break out“爆发，突然出现”。
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Ⅰ.完成句子
1．不论谁喜欢你都可以带着去旅游。
You can take whoever_likes the journey with you.
2．他疲惫不堪，看着报纸就睡着了。
He fell asleep while_reading_a_newspaper．
3．在我看来你好像没有多少选择的余地。
It_seems_to_me that you don't have much choice.
4．他无论在什么地方都快乐。
Wherever/No_matter_where_he_may_be,_he will be happy.
5．看起来她好像在这个世界上没有一个朋友。
It_seemed_as_if/though she didn't have a friend in the world.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．(2012·湖南高考)________ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.
A．While　　　　　　　　 B．Once
C．If D．Until
解析：选A　考查连词。句意：尽管我一直觉得自己能通过考试，但是我从未想到会得A。由句意可知，选while，意为“尽管；虽然”。 once“一旦”； if“如果”；until“直到”。
2．(2011·上海高考)Today we have chat rooms, text messaging, emailing ... but we seem________ the art of communicating face-to-face.
A．losing B．to be losing
C．to be lost D．having lost
解析：选B　考查seem的用法。句意：今天我们可以通过聊天室、短信息、电子邮件等进行交流，但是我们似乎正在失去面对面沟通的技巧。seem后面常跟不定式，不定式可用一般式、进行式或完成式。此处表示现阶段正在进行的动作，故用不定式的进行时。故选B。
3．________ her parents were strongly against it, she married the young man.
A．For B．If
C．Since D．While
解析：选D　考查连词。句意：尽管她的父母强烈反对，她还是嫁给了那个年轻人。while引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管，虽然”。
4．(2011·江西高考)Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon, or______it is convenient to you.
A．whenever B．however
C．whichever D．wherever
解析：选A　句意：请叫我的秘书安排今天下午的一个会议，或者无论你什么时候方便(都可以)。 this afternoon是时间状语，or在此连接两个并列的时间状语，所以用whenever“无论何时”引导时间状语从句。
5．As we grow up, it always________ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place.
A．suggests B．promises
C．requires D．seems
解析：选D　考查seem的句型。It seems that ...意为“似乎/好像……”，为固定句型。
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