1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 What is happiness to you 一、阅读理解。 OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS Antlia Pneumatica In a new play by Anne Washburn, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, a group of estranged friends gather at a Texas farm house to bury one of their peers. (Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200. In previews
2、.) Bright Star Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical, in which a magazine editor meets a soldier returning from the Second World War. Walter Bobbie directs. (Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.) The Crucible Ivo van Hove directs Arthur Millers classic
3、 drama about the Salem witch trials, starring Saoirse Ronan, Ben Whishaw, Ciaran Hinds, and Sophie Okonedo. (Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.) Dry Powder John Krasinski, Claire Danes, and Hank Azaria star in Sarah Burgesss play, in which an executive at a private-equity firm (
4、私人股本公司 ) tries to rebound from a P.R. disaster. Thomas Kail directs. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555. In previews. Opens Oct. 28, 2017) The Father Frank Langella stars in a play by the French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Doug Hughes for Manhattan T
5、heatre Club, about an eighty-year-old man who is losing his grip on his own life story. (Samuel J. Friedman, 261 W. 47th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin Oct. 28, 2017) 1.If youre interested in American music, where can you get entertained? A. Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St. B. Cort, 138 W. 48th St
6、. C. Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. D. Public, 425 Lafayette St. 2.If you want to preview a play now, which of the following is not available? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. Bright Star B. The Crucible C. Dry Powder D. The Father 3.The authors purpose of writing the passage is to _ . A. inform B. entertain C. persu
7、ade D. describe 【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文，主要是向读者介绍四部影片。 1.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据 Bright Star 中的 “Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical” 及 “Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212 -239-6200. In previews.” 可知，可以在 Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 欣赏美国音乐，故 B 项正确。 3.A 【解析】推理判断题。通读文章内容可知，本文主要是向读者介绍四部影片，故 A 项正确。 二
8、、单项选择。 1.Youd better take a pen when you go to the meeting _ there is something important to write down. A. as if B so as to C in order to D. in case 【答案】 D。 【解析】 BC 选项后接动词原形，故排除。 as if 引导方式状语从句， in case 意为“以防”可以用来引导目的状语从句。句意：去开会时你最好带上钢笔，以防有什么重要的东西可以记下来。 2.By the time scientists _ the fundamental st
9、ructure of dark matter, Im sure that man _ amazing advances in science. A. figure out, has made B. will figure out, will make C. figure out, will have made D. will figure out, will be making 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：到科学家们弄清楚暗物质的基本结构时，我肯定人类将已经在科学上取得了惊人的进步。 by 表示“到?为止”引导时间状语从句常与完成时连用，主句的谓语用将【 精品教育资源文库 】 来完成时态，时
10、间状语从句中用一般现在时表将来。 23. Sharon, why is the man so upset now? His wallet, mobile phone and ID card _, the police are investigating and will send him to a social assistance station. A. was stolen B. stolen C. being stolen D. having stolen 【答案】 B 【解析】非谓语动词独立主格结构。逻辑主语“ His wallet, mobile phone and ID card”
11、与动词“ steal”存在逻辑上的被动关系，故用过去分词。句意： “莎伦，那人现在为何那么郁闷？” “他的钱包、手机以及身份证被盗。警方正在调查并会把他送到一家社会救助站去。 ” 4._ before bed, cellphones can result in a restless night. A. To use B. Using C. Used D. Having used 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：睡前使用手机，会导致睡眠质量下降。 cellphones 与 use 是动宾关系，即使用手机，应该用过去分词表被动，排除 A、 B、 D，本句可改写为： If cellphones are
12、used before bed, they can result in a restless night.。 25.The parents do everything we can _ their daughter with good education, so that she will get a good job in the future. A. provide B. providing C. provided D. to provide 【答案】 D 【解析】句意：那对父母做了他们能做 的一切为他们的女儿提供良好的教育，为了她以后能得到一份好工作。原句应为： The parents
13、do everything we can do to provide their daughter with good education.所以选 D。 6.As Chinas villages meet modernity, with such conveniences as the flushing toilet, the Internet and personal car ownership, some traditions are being left by the wayside, only _ in memory. A. remained B. remaining C. to be
14、 remained D. being remained 【答案】 B 【解析】句意：随着中国农村步入现代化，冲水马桶、网络和私家车等便利到来，一些传统【 精品教育资源文库 】 留在人们的记忆里。现在分词作状语，表示自然而然的结果， remain 一词表示“遗留”时为系动词，故没有被动形式。 7. Will you please tell us how you can seize the robbers? I will spend a whole week _ in your room to wait for their coming. A. locking B. to lock C. loc
15、ked D. to be locked 【答案】 C 【解析】 过去分词短语作状语。 根据句意“把自己关在你的房间里度过一周的时间”， 即 lock myself in yourroom， lock 与主语 I 之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词 作状语，表示方式。句意： “请问告诉我您怎样才能抓住强盗呢 ?” “我把自己关在你房间里一个礼拜，等待他们的到来 (就抓住他们了 )。 ” 8._ by the sad story of the child, many people offered to lend him a helping hand. A. Being affected B. H
16、aving affected C. Affected D. To affect 【答案】 C 【解析】许多人因受感动而伸出援助之手，故用 affect 的过去 分词作状语，表示被动和完成。句意：许多人因受那个男孩悲惨故事的感动，主动伸出了援助之手。 9._ the teenage brain, the expert decided to write a book about how to help teenagers fight against attention problems. A. To explore B. Having explored C. Exploring D. Having
17、 been explored 【答案】 B 【解析】逗号后面分 词的逻辑主语 expert 与 explore 之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，并且 explore 所表示的动作发生在谓语动词 decided 所表示的动作之前，因此用现在分词的完成式作状语。句意：在探究了青少年的大脑之后，这位专家决定要写一本关于如何帮助青少年与注意力方面的问题作斗争的书。 10.The storm _, they had to live in a cave. A. has destroyed their hut B. to destroy their hut C. having destroyed their hut
18、 D. being destroyed 【答案】 C 【解析】这是分词的独立主格结构句。分词的完成式表示其动作发生在主句动作之前， 根【 精品教育资源文库 】 据句意可知，暴风雨毁掉草屋在前，故 C 是答案。句意：风暴摧毁了他们的茅舍，所以他们不得不住在洞里。 11.Mr Muite refused to talk to them except _ in the company of his legal colleagues, therefore the police officers departed A. in terms of B. in company of C. in favor
19、of D. in view of 【答案】 B 【解析】 in the company of 在?陪同下。句意：缪特先生拒绝在没有其律师同事陪同的情况下和他们说话，于是警察们就离开了。 12.Teddy came to my _ with a check of $ 200 to pay my room rate, after I told him that my wallet had been stolen. A. attendance B. Assistance C. rescue D. safety 【答案】 B 【解析】句意：我告诉特迪我的钱包被偷了后，他带着 200 美元的支票来帮我付
20、了房租。come to one s assistance 为固定搭配， “来支援 (或帮忙 )某人” ，符合句意。 attendance 出席，到场； rescue 援救，解救； safety 安全。 13.You see the lightning _ it happens, but you hear the thunder later. A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instant D. in an instant 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：闪电一发生你就看见闪光，但过一会儿才听到雷声。 instant 瞬间，刹那，比 moment
21、 所指的时间更短，但用法与 moment 基本一致。 the instant 一?就?，引导时间状语从句，符合题意。 for an instant 一瞬间； on the instant 立即； in an instant 立刻 ，马上。 14.I was late this morning because my alarm clock failed to _. A. turn off B. go after C. go off D. switch off 【答案】 C 【解析】 句意： 我今天早晨迟到了， 是因为我的闹钟没响。 turn off 关掉； go after 追赶， 追求； 谋求； go off(闹钟 )发出响声； swit
