2015 高考英语重大版一轮复习题库：选修高考英语重大版一轮复习题库：选修 8 Unit 2 （附解析答案）（附解析答案）Unit 2 Cloning.单项填空1In this lecture，I can only give you a purely_view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.Aprivate BpersonalCunique Ddifferent解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这次演讲中，关于我们怎样尽情生活我只能给你(们)纯粹的个人观点，并就未来提一些建议。private“个人的，私人的；私有的，私立的”；personal“(意见或感觉)个人的，自己的；私密的，隐私的”；unique“(某个地方或情况)下独一无二的，仅有的，唯一的；独特的”；different“不同的”。根据词义及语境判断，personal 正确。答案 B2Dad is used to smoking and drinking. Theres no chance _ Im able to talk him into _.Awhether；giving it upBof whether；giving them upCthat；getting rid of themDwhich；stopping it解析 Theres no chance that.没有可能。答案 C3Hes _ to fail the exam if he doesnt do any revision.Adifficult Bfair Cbound Dabsurd解析 be bound to do“一定做某事”。句意：如果他一点也不复习，他一定会考不及格的。答案 C4My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was _ it.Ain favour of Bin memory ofCin honour of Din search of解析 in favour of 赞成，支持；in memory of 纪念；in honour of 为了对表示敬意；in search of 寻找。答案 A5I am_your suggestion_we should spend more time on this project.Ain favour of；which Bin honor of；thatCin favour of；that Din honor of；which解析 句意：我很赞成你的建议那就是我们应该在这个工程上花费更多的时间。in favour of 赞成；in honor of 向表示敬意；为纪念。第二个空为 that 引导的同位语从句。答案 C6He couldnt resist _ his new car.Ato show on Bshowing onCto show off Dshowing off解析 cant resist doing sth.禁不住做某事；show off 炫耀。答案 D7Though a teenager，Fred could resist_what to do and what not to do.Ato be told Bhaving toldCbeing told Dto have been told解析 resist doing 抵制干某事，别人告诉他应做什么，不做什么，所以用被动。答案 C8The thirtystorey building is one of the most challenging engineering projects they have ever_.Aundergone BovertakenCunderstood Dundertaken解析 undertake“负责，从事”。句意：那座 30 层的大楼是他们负责的最有挑战性的工程之一。答案 D9Youve done so much workyou _ pass the exam.Aare likely to Bhave toCcan Dare bound to解析 句意：你已下了这么多功夫了，你一定能通过考试。be bound to do 一定能做。答案 D10Dont _your father about it now；he is very tired.Acare BbotherCset Dget解析 bother sb.about.麻烦某人。句意：现在不要拿这个去麻烦你父亲，他很累了。答案 B11There is a board by the road，which _“Parking _！”Awrites；forbidding Breading；forbiddingCsays；forbidden Dsaying；forbidden解析 第一空意为“牌子上写着”，可用 says 或 reads，因为是从句的谓语动词，不用reading 或 saying，第二空是 forbid parking 的变化形式，因为两者之间为动宾关系，所以应是 Parking forbidden！No parking！禁止停车！答案 C12Li Feng won the first prize in the national English competition.Oh，really？Im glad that her efforts at last_.Aworked out Bgot backCpaid off Dturned out解析 下句意为“我很高兴她的努力最终有了好结果。 ”pay off(指冒风险的政策、做法等)带来好结果，成功，行得通。又如：The gamble paid off.赌赢了。答案 C13He was in poor health，so the doctor _him to drink wine.Ahoped BdemandedCforbade Dprevented解析 句意：由于身体差，医生禁止他喝酒。用 forbid 符合句意。答案 C14Believe me，all your efforts will_some day.Thanks for your encouragement.Apay back Bpay downCpay off Dpay up解析 句意：请相信我，你所有的努力总有一天会得到回报的。谢谢你的鼓励。pay back 还钱；报复；pay down 付现金；pay off 得到回报；pay up 全部付清。答案 C15How do Canadians like to be called?Most of them dont object _ them by their first names.Athat you call Bfor callingCto your calling Dto call解析 object to(ones)doing sth.反对(某人)做某事。答案 C.阅读理解A“Ive changed my mind.I wanted to have a telescope，but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrences letter to his father for Christmas written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate，must have touched everyones heart.Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldnt see the stars in the sky.When those whom we love depart from us，we cannot see the stars for a while.But Lucien，the stars are still there，and one day，when you are older and your tears have gone，you will see them again.And，in a strange way，I expect that you will find your father there，too，in your mind and heart.I find that my parents，who died years ago，still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive.I still live to please them and Im still surprised by their reactions.I remember that when I became a professor，I was so proud，or rather so pleased with myself that I couldnt wait to cable my parents.The reply was a long time in coming，but when it did，all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children！” I havent forgotten.The values of my parents still live on.It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care.Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors，and to lay down my life for those in my care？How many people would want me back for Christmas？Its a serious thought，one to give me pause.I pray silently，sometimes，in the dead of night，that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword，and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all，and sometimes comes suddenly.We must therefore plan to live forev