Unit 2(时间：30分钟满分：35分).单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1The plan _ just because the two countries were not willing to cooperate.Abroke down Bpulled downCturned down Dput down答案Abreak down用作不及物动词，表示“(计划)受挫；失败”；pull down“推倒”；turn down“拒绝”；put down“放下；取缔”。A项符合句意。2You cant take the book out of the reading room. It doesnt matter.I just want to _ it for some figures.Arefer to Bprefer toClook up Dreturn to答案A考查短语动词的辨析。短语refer to的意思为“参考”。3. In many American universities，the total work for a degree_ thirtysix courses，each _ for one semester(学期)Ais consisted of; lasts Bconsists of; lastingCis made up of; lasts Dmake up of; lasting答案B考查动词及词组。consist of“由构成”，为不及物动词词组，因此没有被动语态，而make up为及物动词，此处应用被动语态。第二个空考查独立主格结构作状语的情况，last“持续”，为不及物动词，且与主语each为主动关系，因此应用现在分词的形式作状语。4. When you rewrite the paragraph，I advise you to_the last sentence as it is rather misleading.Apoint out Bmake out Cleave out Dput out 答案C考查短语动词的用法。根据句子意思，尤其是后面的“misleading误导”判断，此处应该使用leave out，表示“删除”的意思。5 I hear that you will be on travel again. Yeah.My boss _for me to discuss business details with someone from another company.Aasked Barranged Csent Dcalled答案Barrange for sb to do是固定用法，表示“安排某人做某事”。其它三项均无此用法。6Overheating development might have a bad_ on the national economy.Acause BinfluenceCresult Dfactor答案B经济过热可能会对国家的经济带来坏的影响。have.influence onhave.effect on“对有影响”。7_ to have a picnic here!AWhat great delight BHow great delightCWhat a great delight DHow a great delight答案C在表示“令人愉快的事情”的意思时，delight为可数名词。8_the stress and pressure from her job，she bore the burden of caring for her sick mother.AAs well as BAs long asCAs far as DAs soon as答案A句意：除了来自于工作的紧张和压力外，她还承受着照顾生病的母亲的重担。as well as 相当于besides。9. How could I thank you enough?Dont mention it.Any other may_ that.Amust do Bcould doCwould have done Dshould have done答案C根据语境，是对过去了的事情表示感谢。情态动词have done，表示过去。would意为“会，将”。10The natural beauty of Jiuzhaigou _ millions of tourists from all over the world every year.Acatches Battracts Creminds Dseizes答案Battract 在此表示“吸引”的意思，符合句意要求。11This kind of material can be used to _ plastics.Ataking the place of Btake placeCtaking place Dtake the place of答案D句意：这种材料可以用来替代塑料。be used to在表示“被用来做某事”的时候，后面跟动词不定式，take the place of“替代”；take place“发生”。12As we joined the big crowd，I got _ from my friends.Aseparated Bspread Clost Ddivided答案Aget separated from“与分开”，符合题意。get lost“迷路”；spread“传播，蔓延”；divide.into“把分成(份)”。13He was disappointed to find his suggestions _.Abeen turned down Bturned downCto be turned down Dto turn down答案B从句子结构分析，此处应该是“find 宾语宾补”结构中的宾补部分。从该词和宾语suggestions之间的逻辑关系分析，应该表示被动。find的宾补一般用过去分词和现在分词。14 Could you turn the TV down a little bit?_.Is it disturbing you?ATake it easy BIm sorryCNot a bit DIt depends答案B解本题的关键在于正确理解句意特别是在答语中的Is it disturbing you? “这打扰你了吗？”所以应选B项Im sorry.Take it easy“别紧张”；Not a bit“一点也不”；It depends“依情况而定”均不符合上下文语境。15It is reported that a bus went out of _control on a highway_south of the city last night.A/；/ B/；theCthe；/ Dthe；the答案A冠词。out of control“失控”；表示方位时，如果不用介词，则不用冠词。.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)AJust 25 years ago，the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher，banker and doctor.Now，they want to be sports star，pop star and actor，according to a survey by the Guardian newspaper.Rachel，a character in the popular TV show Glee，may be said to speak for British teenagers.“Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor.”he said.Emma Brockes，a reporter with the Guardian，believes it is“the bad influence of celebrity(名人)culture”that is to blame.“When children wanted to be doctor，it wasnt because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now；you go where the respect is.”she wrote.It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression.Dr Carlo Strenger，of Tel Aviv University，studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insigni ficance：Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century.He told the Daily Mai