Unit 2 English Around the World
SEFCⅠ Unit 1—2
Ⅰ. Words.
honest brave loyal wise handsome smart
argue solution classical fond match mirror
fry gun hammer saw rope compass movie cast hunt survive deserted share sorrow feeling airplane parachute lie speech adventure notebook scared e-pal formal error bathroom towel landlady closet pronounce broad repeat ketchup majority native total the United Kingdom tongue equal government Situation
international organization trade tourism global communicate communication exchange service signal movement peg commander tidy stand independent fall expression typhoon tornado Spanish publish southern statement president European howl cookbook compare replace
Ⅱ. Sentence patterns.
1. not only… but also…
2. It is important/impossible/easy/hard/necessary for sb. to do sth.
3. He likes/loves/is fond of…
4. I don’t enjoy singing, nor do I like computers.
5. Rock music is OK, and so is skiing. 6. with 宾语 宾补
7. have difficulty in doing sth./with sth. 8. Sorry , I didn’t follow you.
9.hate/admit/avoid/consider/delay/enjoy/escape/finish/imagine/mind/miss/practice/resist/risk/suggest doing
10. even if/though 即使,纵然 11。 as if/though 似乎,仿佛
12.not only…but also…连接并列的成分,还可以连接句子,若not only置句首,第一个句子倒装,而第二句语序正常。Eg..Not only do the nurses want to a pay increase, they want to reduce hours as well.
13. should have done=ought to have done指过去的动作,“本该做而没做”
shouldn’t have done=oughtn’t to have done“不该做而做了”
14.be about to….when. ①正在。。。,忽然。。。
be doing….when.. ②正在。。。,这时。。。
15. 单独做状语eg. He ate too much.
too much
修饰不可数名词 eg. He has too much work to do.
much too 形容词或副词 eg. The shoes are much too large for me.
too many 可数名词复数 eg. We have too many books to read.
16. the majority of n(pl.)做主语,谓语用复数
17.compare…to…: 把。。。比作。。。;
compare ….with…..把。。。和。。。相比较
18.It is/was 被强调部分 that/who(m) 其它
Ⅲ Practice
1. --- You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.
--- Well, now I regret ____ that.
A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done
2. We haven’t got enough books for everyone to have one; some of you will
have to_____-.
A. spare B. save C. share D. enjoy
3. Hand in hand with reading , he had ____ the habit of making notes.
A. developed B. invented C. make D. built
4. Julian ia an honest man; I say , ____ I have opposed him.
A. as if B. so that C. so long as D. even though
5. My wife doesn’t really ____ tea ; she likes coffee better.
A. take care of B. care about C. care for D. care into
6. Tom kept quiet about the accident ____- lose his job.
A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to
7.—David has made great progress recently.
--- _____ , and ____.
A. So he has ; so you have B. so he has.; so have you
C. so has he; so have you D. so has he ,; so you have.
8. Our teacher usually goes home late in the evening.
A. So does he B. So he does C. So is he D. So he is
9. _____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in t the forest.
A. Not only they bought B. Not only did they bring
C. Not only bought they D. Not only they did bought
10. Mr . White _____at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.
A. should have arrived B. should arrive
C. should have had arrived C. should be arriving
A. when B. while C. until D. before
12.Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _____ to carry all the way home.
A. much too heavy B. too much heavy
C. heavy too much D. too heavy much
13.The crazy fans ____ patiently for two hours , and they would wait till the movie star arrived.
A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait
14. She is a history _____ and will graduate next year. A. major B. majority C minority . minus
15. _____our small apartment , our uncle’s house seemed like a palance.
A. Comparing to B. To compare to
C. compared to D. To be compared with
16. Ai that time he had with him not more than $50 in _____.
A. total B. complete C. entire D. whole
17. Most of the Chinese people usually go to work on the bike ____ it rains.
A. except B. except for C. except that D. except then
18. Do you know when Joe’s new book_____?
A. comes about B. comes out C. comes on D. comes along
19. We got to Rome okay , but our luggage _____ Paris.
A. ended up in B. ended up with
C. ended up D. ended up leaving
20. I never have any trouble ______ to sleep.
A. with getting B. to get C. getting D. got
21. It was _____ to bed.
A. not until midnight did he go B. until midnight that he didn’t go
C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight when he didn’t go
22. Why! I have nothing to confess. _____ you eant me to say.
A. What is it that B. What it is that c. Ho w is it that D. How it is that
23. The cake are delicious . He’d like to have ____ third one because ____ second one is rather small.
A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a
24. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will _____fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed
25. _____ two exams to worry about , I have to work really hard this weekend.
A. Because of B. With C. Besides D. As for
Ⅳ. Translation
1. 那个村庄已经发展成了一座大城市。(develop into)
2. 当他进来时,我们正在争论如何解决这些问题。(argue)
3. 我并不在意他说的话。(care about)
4. 尽管杨老师还很年轻,但他已经被看作是我们学校最优秀的教师之一。(regard …as)
5. 他不得不快些以便赶上最后一趟火车。(in order to)
6. 他各方面都很优秀,只是身体状况差了一些。(except for)
7. 在去年我生日聚会上,我们以唱歌开始,以舞蹈结束。(end up with)
8. 相比较而言,我的英语口语要比书面语好一些。(compared to/with)
9. 这些年来,旅游业的发展给中国带来了很丰厚的收入。(bring in)
1. ( ) ----Where was it _____ the road accident happened yesterday?
A. when B. that C. which D. how
2. ( ) Can you tell me how the accident _____? .I am still in the dark.
A. came on B. came about C. came out D. came in
3. ( ) --- I am sorry for keeping you waiting .
----Never mind . I ____ here only a few minutes.
A. came B. come C. was D. have been
4. ( ) Shanghai has _____ more US dollars this year than last year.
A. brought down B. brought up C. brought in D. brought out
5. ( ) My deskmate has some trouble ____spelling some of the words in American English while I have some difficulty _____pronunciation.
A. with ; with B. in ; with C. in; in D. with; in
6. ( ) _____ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.
A. A great many B. The number of
C. A great many of D. A great deal of
7. ( ) There are a great many people on the playground . Some are standing still ___others are walking about.
A. where B. when C. while D. but
8. ( ) I do every single bit of housework ______my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
A. since B. while C. when D. as
9. ( ) He didn’t explain ____why he was late , which made us unhappy.
A. of us B. us C. for us D. to us
10. ( ) Our teacher often tells us to make it easy when we _____an exam.
A. hold B. join C .take D. give
11. ( ) In recent weeks you have been late every day. Please ____yourself.
A. express B. excuse C. explain D. say
12. ( )One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ____ good knowledge of basic word formation .
A. / B. a C. the D.one
13. ( ) John said he would pay ____second visit to China ___next month.
A. the; / B. the ; the C. a ; the D.a ; /
14. ( )She would rather have a room _____than sleep with her sister.
A. on her own B. of her own C. of hers D. for her
15( ) For some reason , it ____all day over the two weeks.
A. rained B . rains C. was raining D. has been raining
16. ( )America is an ______ country . You can hear _____everywhere.
A. English-spoken ; English speaking
B. English-speaking ; English spoken
C. Speaking-English ; English spoken
D. Spoken-English ; English speaking
17.( ) You should try to write ____even when you’re busy. As you know ,practice makes perfect.
A. now and then B. more or less
C. sooner or later D. here and there
18. ( ) The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street , but his mother told him____.
A. not to B. not to do it C. not do it D. do not to
19. ( ) I can hardly heard the radio .Would you please____?
A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it up D. turn it off
20. ( ) ---- Can I get you a cup of tea?
----- _____.
A. That’s very nice of you B. With pleasure
C. You can, please D. Thank you for the tea
21. ( ) The number of people invited _____fifty, a number of them _____absent for different reasons.
A. were ; was B. was ; was C. was ; were D. were ; were
22. ( ) If this dictionary is not yours , ____can it be?
A. what else B. who else C. which else’s D . who else’s
23. ( ) The suit fitted him well _____the colour was a little brighter.
A. except for B. except that C. except when D. besides
24. ( ) ---You ____be tired . You’ve only been working for an hour.
A. must not B. won’t C. can’t D. may not
25. ( ) --- Could you do me a favour and take these books to my office?
--- Yes,____.
A. for pleasure B. I could C. my pleasure D. with pleasure
26. ( ) ---- I don’t mind telling you what I know.
------You _____. I’m not asking you for it.
A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t
27. ( ) I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. ____, the walk will do me good.
A. Sooner or later B. Still C. In time D. Besides
28. ( ) The cakes are delicious . He’d like to have ___third one because ____second one is rather small.
A. a ;a B.the ; the C. a ; the D. the ; a
29. ( ) I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise____.
A. going on B. goes on C. went on D. to go on
30. ( ) The storm died away at last with the golden waves _____the shore in peace.
A. beat B. to beat C. beating D. beaten
31. ( ) --- Shall we go outing this weekend?
---- Oh, with all this work_____, I don’t know if I’ll have time to go out.
A. to do B. doing C. done D. do
32. ( ) I went out with the window _____.
A. open B. opened C. to open D. opening
33. ( ) He was thinking for a while with his eyes____.
A. shut B. to shut C. shutting Dshutted
34. ( )He was working there with only a short ____.
A. in B. on Coff D. of
35. ( ) Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge ? It will ___fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed
36.( ) Helen had to shout _____ above the sound of the music.
A. making herself hear B. to make herself hear
C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard
37. ( ) _____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean doesn’t seem big at all.
A. Compare B. When comparing
C. Comparing D. When compared
38. ( ) Mr Brown , could I use your computer for a short while?
----______.
A.Yes, you could B. No, you could
C. Yes, please D. Sorry , you can
39. ( ) _____the people there ____smoking is harmful to the health.
A. Majority of ; think B. The majority of ; thought
C. Majority of ; thinks D. The majority of ; think
40. ( ) ---- I haven’t found a job. I will have to stay with you for a few days.
---- _____.
----- Thanks. If you’ll excuse me now.
A. Don’t worry B. Never mind
C. Please make yourself at home . D. Sorry to hear that
41. ( ) - --- I miss the first part of the film. It was really a pity.
----- You _____home half an hour earlier.
A. must have left B. should have left
C. should leave D. must leave
42. ( ) Sorry mum, I can’t find the key ____the door.
A. of B. to C. in D. on
43. ( ) He came to the meeting _____his serious illness.
A. though B. even if C. despite D. as if
44. ( ) I was caught ____a shower on my way home.
A. on B. in C. at D. by
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