（江苏专用）2020高考英语一轮复习 Unit 2 The universal language练习

选修八Unit2Theuniversallanguage检测评价A卷Ⅰ.单项填空1．(2019·南通、泰州模拟)IdoubtifIwillcometolistentohisspeechnexttime.Itcouldn'thavebeen________infact.A．anyworseB．sobadC．anybetterD．sogood解析：选A“否定词＋比较级”表示最高级意义。根据前一句内容可推知“他的演讲再糟糕不过了”。故A项正确。2．(2019·苏锡常镇模拟)Statisticsshowthatinthefirstquarteroftheyearthedivorcerateis14.6percent.Thismeansabout5,166familiesinChina________everyday.A．breakdownB．breakawayC．breakoutD．breakup解析：选D根据上句推断空处应该是指“家庭的破裂”。breakup“结束，破碎，终止”，符合句意。breakdown“出故障，身体垮了”；breakaway“拆除”；breakout“(战争、灾难的)爆发”。3．(2019·常州考前信息卷)Thereisonlyonemoredaytogo________yourfavoritemusicgroupplaylive.A．sinceB．untilC．whenD．before解析：选D考查连词。句意：还有一天你最喜欢的乐队将会现场演奏。“Thereis＋时间＋before...”为固定句式，意为“还有多长时间某事就会发生”。4．Thecomputerprogramofthe1950swasunableto________betweenlettersandnumbers.A．discriminateB．concludeC．negotiateD．compensate解析：选A句意：20世纪50年代的电脑无法区分字母和数字。discriminate“歧视，区别，辨别”，符合句意。conclude“推断，决定，作结论”；negotiate“谈判，商议”；compensate“补偿，赔偿”。5．—Sharon，whyisthemansoupsetnow!—Hiswallet,mobilephoneandIDcard________，thepoliceareinvestigatingandwillsendhimtoasocialassistancestation.A．wasstolenB．stolenC．beingstolenD．havingstolen解析：选B答句句意：他的钱包、手机、身份证被偷了，警察正在调查并会把他送到社会救助站。句中areinvestigatingandwillsend为谓语，故此处选非谓语动词；非谓语动词steal与逻辑主语wallet,mobilephoneandIDcard之间为被动关系。故选B。6．Thefactoryisstayingopenallweekendtotrytomeetthecustomers'________forthisproduct.A．principleB．standardC．pressureD．demand解析：选D考查名词词义辨析。句意：这家工厂周末都在开工，以满足顾客对该产品的需求。meetone'sdemandforsth.表示“满足某人对某物的需求”，因此选D。7．Askedabouthouseprices,74.4percentofpeoplethinkthemunacceptablyhigh,buttheyareoptimisticaboutthe________thenewmeasureswillbringabout.A．declineB．formatC．increaseD．tendency解析：选Adecline“下降，降低”，此处指“房价的下降”，句中表示“人们对新措施会带来房价的下降充满了乐观”。8．Thegovernmentneedsto________theinterestsofdifferentgroupsofpeopletoavoidconflictsandseetoitthatpeoplelivesafeandhappylives.A．seekB．balanceC．identifyD．combine解析：选B句意：政府需要平衡不同群体的利益以避免冲突，确保人们过上安定幸福的生活。balance“使平衡”，符合句意。seek“寻求”；identify“确定，识别”；combine“使联合，使结合”。9．Hisinjuriesweresevere.Fiveminuteslate,________hewouldhavedied.A．butB．orC．soD．and解析：选D句意：他的伤很严重，如果再晚五分钟，他就会死掉。“祈使句＋and/or＋简单句”结构中的祈使句表示条件，简单句表示结果。此处祈使句被名词短语fiveminuteslate替代。根据句意可知用and。10．Someofthetouristswere________onadesertedislandbecauseofaheavystormamonthago.A．castawayB．castdownC．thrownoffD．thrownout解析：选A句意：一个月前，由于一场暴风雨，一些游客被遗弃在了荒岛上。castaway“抛弃；使漂流”，常用于被动语态。castdown“丢下；使沮丧”；throwoff“摆脱”；throwout“扔掉”。11．(2019·扬州模拟)LittleJim________tomyhomeafterhebrokemymobilephonebyaccident.A．darednottocomeB．darednotcomingC．darednotcomeD．didn'tdarecoming解析：选C句意：在偶然摔坏了我的手机后，小吉姆就不敢来我家了。dare用作情态动词时，后接动词原形，主要用于疑问句、否定句及条件句中，没有人称和数的变化；dare用作实义动词时，有人称和数的变化，常用搭配daretodosth.“敢于做某事”，否定句中to常省略。故选C。12．LiMingyang,who________asthemaincenterontheChineseWomen'sBasketballTeamfortwoyears,isnowamemberofaJapanesebasketballclub,whichisconsideredshamefulbymanyChinese.A．hasservedB．hadservedC．servedD．wasserving解析：选C句意：李明阳，担任了两年的中国女子篮球队的主力中锋，现在是日本的一个篮球俱乐部的成员，这被很多中国人认为是可耻的。此处是定语从句的谓语动词，说的是过去的事情，所以要用一般过去时，故选C。13．(2018·常熟质检)Therearecertainhistoricoccasions________arelikelytoremindpeopleofwhathappenedinthepastandsetpeoplereflectingonthem.A．whenB．thatC．whereD．what解析：选B句意：有些历史性的场合很可能提醒人们过去发生的事情，并引起人们对它们的反思。空处引导定语从句，先行词是occasions(场合)，是指事物，从句中缺少主语，所以用关系代词that；而when和where是关系副词，what不引导定语从句，故选B。14．(2018·苏锡常镇模拟)NowadaysmobileInternetdevicesarepushingupdemandsforonlineeducation,whichmakespeopleseeitasoneofthemost________newmarket.A．demandingB．confidentialC．promisingD．controversial解析：选C句意：如今，移动互联网设备正促进着网络教育的需求，人们视之为最有前途的新兴市场之一。demanding“要求高的”；confidential“机密的”；promising“有希望的，有前途的”；controversial“有争议的”。由句意可知选C。15．—Doyoulikeyourpresentjob?—________ActuallyIamconsideringlookingforanewone.A．Notexactly.B．Howcome?C．Notreally.D．Whatif?解析：选C答话人准备换工作，说明他不太喜欢自己现在的工作，故用Notreally，表示否定，意为“不怎么喜欢”。A项表示“不完全如此”；B项表示“怎么回事”；D项表示“如果……将会怎么样”。Ⅱ.完形填空Ispent15yearstryingtomakeitinthemusicindustry.Asateenager,I'dworkanyoddjobto__1__timeinarecordingstudio.Iknockedonmanagers'doorsandsentoutdemo(样本唱片)afterdemo,butIgotnowhere.In2007,I__2__asongcalledThisIsMyDream.Itwasasongaboutnevergivingup.Ijust__3__allofmyfrustrationsatthekeyboard.Overthenextfiveyears,themusic__4__nevermaterializedandInearlystopped.Then,in2012,I__5__thesongtoamusic­sharingwebsite.Ididn'tthinkanythingmorewouldcomeofit,butjustwantedsomeoneto__6__mymusic.Laterthatyear,Ireceivedanemail__7__fromUniversalMusicinHongKong,requestinga(n)__8__forthesong.Inegotiatedacontractfor＄5,000fortheuseofthesongand__9__straightaway.Myfirstrecorddealhadappearedoutofnowhere.Iwasprettyexcited.Thesongwasa(n)__10__andIwascontactedbyHKTVwhoinvitedmetogotoHongKongto__11__.Whenitwasmytimetogoonthestage,therewerehugecheersandallIcouldseewasaseaoflights.Iwas__12__inthemoment.It'sonlywhenI__13__thefootage(录像)thatIrealizewhatwasgoingonaroundme.Itwasthe__14__Ihadbeenwaitingformyentirelife.Aftercomingoffstage,Ihadphotographersandjournalists__15__tointerviewmeandhundredsofpeople__16__tohavetheirphotographtakenwithme.Thenextmorning,IfoundoutmysonghadgonetonumberoneintheiTuneschartinHongKong,__17__LadyGaga.Lifecan__18__you.Ihadknockedondoorsforyears,yetmymom