Unit 2English around the world第一节单项填空(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．—Can I take tomorrow off?—________？Do you have something important to do?A．What for B．Why notC．So what D．How come答案A[句意：——明天我可以请假吗？——为什么？你有要紧事要做吗？What for询问原因，意思是“为什么”，符合语境。
Why not？表示赞成，意思是“好啊；为什么不呢”。
So what 常表示不屑一顾，意思是“那又怎么样呢”。
How come表示惊奇、难以置信，意思是“怎么会呢”。
] 22．Here is Jack's ________ card and you can find his name，picture，date of birth，and other information on it.A．survey B．identity C．journal D．item答案B[根据语境“上面有他的姓名、照片、出生日期和其他信息”可知应选identity。
identity card“身份证”。
]23．By the end of last week，he ________ in this company for two years.A．had worked B．has workedC．has been working D．worked答案A[考查时态。
根据“by the end of last week”可知时间为过去的过去，故应用过去完成时。
句意：到上周末为止，他已经在这家公司工作两年了。
]24．________ on ten years of observation and study，the theory shows that everyone dreams ever night，whether they realize it or not.A．Basing B．BasedC．Being based D．Having based答案B[考查非谓语动词作状语。
句意：基于十年的观察和研究，这项理论表明，每个人每晚都做梦，不管他们是否意识到这一点。
the theory与base之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。
]25．I'm sorry I can't help you with your English study ________，for I am busy with the meeting arrangement.A．right away B．right nowC．at once D．straight away答案B[句意：对不起，我现在不能帮你学英语，因为我正忙着安排会议。
right now“此刻；现在”；right away，at once，straight away都表示“马上；立刻”。
]26．Mother has not yet recovered from the serious illness，but her health is improving ________ day by day.A．frequently B．graduallyC．fluently D．actually答案B[ 句意：妈妈大病未愈，但她的身体一天天地在逐渐(gradually)康复。
frequently“频繁地”；fluently“流利地”；actually“实际上”。
]27．—The teacher said，“Let's have a rest.”—What did the teacher say?—________.A．The teacher said to us to have a restB．The teacher asked to have a restC．The teacher suggested having a restD．The teacher advised to have a rest答案C[带有let的祈使句变为间接引语时，可用“suggest doing或suggest＋从句”的形式。
句意：老师建议休息一下。
]28．—What lovely weather！Shall we ________ it and go camping?—Why not？I love getting close to nature.A．make use of B．get along withC．come up with D．take part in答案A[问句句意：多好的天气呀！趁着好天气我们去野营好吗？make use of意为“利用”，符合语境。
get along with“与……相处；进展”；come up with(针对问题等)“提出；想出”；take part in“参加”。
]29．She always comes to our help when we get into trouble ________ she is verybusy.A．since B．once C．even if D．so that答案C[句意：我们遇到困难时她总会来帮忙，即便她很忙。
even if意为“即使；尽管”，引导让步状语从句。
]30．The visiting professor is from Tokyo University and he speaks English with astrong Japanese ________.A．accent B．spelling C．identity D．vocabulary答案A[句意：这位客座教授来自东京大学，他说英语带着一口很浓的日语“口音(accent)”。
spelling“拼写”；identity“身份”；vocabulary“词汇”。
]31．He commanded that the students ________ the classroom before he returned.A．didn't leave B．wouldn't leaveC．needn't leave D．not leave答案D[command作“命令”讲时，其后的名词性从句中谓语动词要用“(should＋)动词原形”的形式。
]32．—Excuse me，________ could you tell me where the nearest gas station is?—Sorry.I am a stranger here myself.A．and B．but C．or D．then答案B[Excuse me，but...是习惯表达，常用来提出请求。
]33．________，three out of every four high school students in our city now havemobile phones of their own.A．Sooner or later B．Here and thereC．Now and then D．Believe it or not答案D[句意：说来你也许不信(believe it or not)，我们市现在四分之三的中学生都有自己的手机。
sooner or later“迟旱”；here and there“到处”；now and then“时而”。
]34．The maths teacher told the naughty boys ________ so much noise in class.A．not making B．not to makeC．don't make D．didn't make答案B[tell sb not to do sth“告诉某人不要做某事”。
]35．Life was difficult for the family then but things ________ better and better overthe years.A．got B．were gettingC．have got D．would get答案C[over the years意思是“过去这些年(＝in the past few years)”，常与现在完成时连用。
] 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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once a boy really had everything he wanted，so he was __36__ interested in the rarest(最稀有的)objects.One day he __37__ a mysterious mirror and took it home.When he looked into the mirror，he found that his __38__ looked very sad.He tried __39__，but it remained the same.Surprised，the boy went off to buy some sweets.He went home and looked into the mirror as happily as possible，__40__ he still looked sad.He bought all kinds of toys，but he looked forever __41__ in that mirror.So the boy put the mirror away in a __42__.“What a(n) __43__ mirror！I've never seen a mirror that didn't __44__ properly！”That same afternoon he went out to play，but on his __45__ to the park he saw a little girl crying loudly.So he went over to see what was happening.The little girl told him that she had __46__ her parents.Together，they __47__ in search of them.As the little girl continued crying，the boy __48__ his money in buying sweets to cheer her up.__49__，after walking for a long time，they found her parents，who looked very worried.The boy said goodbye，and walked off towards the park.However，__50__ the time，he decided to turn around and head __51__ home，as he had no time to __52__.At home，he went to his room and noticed a shining __53__ in the corner where he had left the mirror.Seeing this，he went over to the mirror and __54__ that the light was coming from his own body，because he was so happy about having helped that little girl.So he understood the mystery of that mirror，the only mirror reflecting faithfully the __55__ joy of its owner.【语篇解读】什么才是幸福？是拥有糖果，玩具还是零花钱？本文讲述了一个出生富有、聪明可爱的小男孩通过一个神奇的镜子，最终明白了幸福的含义。