Unit 2 Working the land第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What’s the food like?A. Very bad.B. Not good.C. Pretty good.2. What are the two speakers doing?A. They are having a meeting.B. They are talking on the phone.C. They are listening to the radio.3. What are the two speakers going to do?A. Find out what the weather will be like tomorrow.B. Play in the park.C. Take a walk around the lake.4. What does the woman mean?A. She’s too bus y to help the man today.B. She’ll finish the report by noon.C. She will have time later on the day.5. What are the two speakers doing?A. They are climbing stairs.B. They are walking down the hill.C. They are talking about the lift.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Where was the woman born?A. In Wuhan.B. In Shanghai.C. In Beijing.7. Which city does the woman like best?A. Beijing.B. Wuhan.C. Shanghai.8. How many years have passed since the man graduated from university?A. 40.B. 24.C. 16.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What kind of movie is going to be shown?A. A love movie.B. A kungfu movie.C. A detective movie.10. How does Grace like the kungfu movie?A. Sh e thinks it’s great.B. She doesn’t like it at all.C. She enjoys it very much and plans to see it.11. Who will not go to see the movie?A. Grace.B. The man.C. Grace and the man.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Why did the woman call the man?A. To see what’s wrong with him.B. To say hello to him.C. To ask him to play tennis with her.13. What’s wrong with the man?A. He hurt his feet.B. He got a cold.C. He does not know how to play tennis.14. When will the woman call the man again?A. Next weekend.B. Later this week.C. Later next week.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Doctor and patient.C. Friends.16. What’s the weather like?A. Fine.B. Rainy.C. Cloudy.17. What can we know about John?A. He may have caught a bad cold.B. He is not wearing enough clothes.C. He has only one blanket on his bed.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who do you think the listeners might be?A. Nurses.B. Doctors.C. Patients.19. Which is NOT allowed in the wards?A. Having soft drinks.B. Visiting patients in the morning.C. Smoking in certain areas.20. What program will follow this radio talk?A. A music program.B. A medical report.C. Hospital rules.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. —Some more wine?—Thank you. ______. I have to drive home.A. With pleasureB. I’d rather notC. That would be niceD. Just what I needed22. It is ______ that two and two make four.A. certainB. sureC. suitableD. necessary23. If water is heated, it will _______.A. expandB. spreadC. developD. increase24. She told me that she was not _______ with my examination results.A. inspiredB. surprisedC. satisfiedD. excited25. If I ruled the world, I would _______ the world ______ everything that is bad.A. get rid of; byB. be rid of; byC. rid; ofD. get rid; of26. The experts advise _______ our army _______ modern weapons.A. to equip; withB. equipping; withC. to equip; forD. equipping; for27. We found several _______ of rice near the hole. The mice may have stored a lot of _______ in the hole.A. grain; grainB. grains; grainsC. grain; grainsD. grains; grain28. Our school covers an area of 400 mu, which is _______ as yours.A. twice as bigB. twice biggerC. twice the sizeD. twice the big29. There _______ a temple on the side of the mountain, didn’t there?A. would beB. would haveC. used to haveD. used to be30. The war made _______ impossible for the scientist to go on with his research.A. himB. itC. thisD. that31. If you try to learn too many things at a time at the beginning, you may _______.A. have confusedB. have to be confusedC. get confusedD. get confusing32. We’ll do ________ the Party calls upon us to do.A. no matter whatB. whateverC. howeverD. whenever33. As is known to all, oranges are _______ Vitamin C.A. rich inB. poor withC. short ofD. good for34. Do you know that _______ with wise men improves your mind?A. chatB. chatsC. chattedD. chatting35. When I said that some people are stupid I was not _______ you.A. talking toB. referring toC. turning toD. listening to第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 36 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 37 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 38 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 39 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 40 or tired, he did not stop 41 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 42 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 43 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 44 a very small area to 45 myself.”The above story is 46 to the journey of our 47 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 48 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 49 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 50 and the things we love to do. One day 51 we look back, we will 52 that we don’t really need that much, 53 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 54 .Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only 55 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.36. A. use B. cover C. work D. get37. A. Good B. Strange C. Sure D. Interesting38. A. rode B. ran C. expanded D. struggled39. A. kept on B. asked forC. gave upD. succeeded in40. A. sad B. excited C. confused D. hungry41. A. but B. so C. because D. if42. A. sleeping B. arguing C. dying D. smiling43. A. push B. make C. destroy D. prove44. A. need B. have C. find D. show45. A. live B. bury C. support D. sleep46. A. useful B. certain C. similar D. special47. A. future B. past C. history D. life48. A. friends B. progress C. discoveries D. money49. A. health B. career C. honor D. freedom50. A. things B. condition C. people D. beauty51. A. before B. when C. unless D. since52. A. realize B. regret C. apologize D. explain53. A. or B. until C. however D. but54. A. saved B. missed C. reduced D. won55. A. possible B. probable C. necessary D. suitable第三部分：阅读理解（共两节；每小题2分，满分20分）第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。