综合检测
Unit 2
(满分：100分；时间100分钟)
Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1．(2013·无锡高一月考)Since the able person，John，is in ________ charge of the matter，we're sure that the matter is under ______ control now.
6．Leaves are found on all kinds of trees，but they differ greatly________ size and shape.
A．onB．from
C．byD．in
7．I do every single bit of housework________ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
D．not all the students had passed the exam
13．There are some spelling mistakes in your composition，but ________ your composition is good.
A．as a wholeB．on the whole
At last I did __31__.She __32__ the misunderstanding(误会)：Americans say“to give someone a __33__”，but we English say“to give someone a ring”．When we say“to wash you hands”，they say“to wash __34__”．And Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor，so the __35__ floor is the second for Americans.
At the American airport，I was looking for a public telephone to __21__ my friend Danny I had __22__.A worker asked if he could __23__ me.“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well，that's nice.Are you getting married？”he asked.“No，”I answered，“I just want to tell her __24__ the phone I have arrived.”“Oh，”he said，“there is a __25__ downstairs on the first floor.”“But we're on the first floor now.”I said.“Well，I don't know what you are __26__ about.Maybe you aren't feeling too well after your __27__，”he said，“You just go and wash up，and you will feel a lot better.”And he went __28__，__29__ me wondering where on earth I was：at home we wash up after a __30__ to get the cups and plates clean.How can I wash up at an airport?
C．on one handD．on the other hand
14．—The parents try to do everything for their son.
—That's ________ they are mistaken.
A．whatB．when
C．whereD．how
15．(2011·上海高考)It's no use ________ without taking action.
A．the；theB．the；/
C．/；theD．/；/
2．The old white black TV has been ________ the new color TV even in the remote areas in the last ten years.
A．replaced withB．replaced in
First of all，successful language learners are independent learners.They do not depend on the book or the teacher；they discover their own way to learn the language.Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain，they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves.They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions.When they guess wrong，they guess again.They try to learn from their mistakes.
C．replaced toD．replaced about
3．The man who hit 9 people in a row had drunk so much that his mind could no longer ________ between fantasy and reality.
A．escapeB．absence
C．attendanceD．appearance
12．The teacher meant that ________.
A．no student has passed the exam
B．no one has passed the exam
C．all the students have passed the exam
Successful language learning is active learning.Therefore，successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake.They will try anything to communicate.They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again.When communication is difficult，they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete.It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.
16．A.workB．school
C．homeD．table
17．A.toB．by
C．fromD．on
18．A.afraidB．worried
C．wonderingD．sure
19．A.foodB．life
C．languageD．travel
20．teB．wrong
C．rightD．early
A．sinceB．while
C．whenD．as
8．If you want to see a doctor，you should make an appointment with him in advance.That is a common ________ in the U．S..
A．habitB．practice
C．traditionD．custom
9．(2013·浏阳一中高一调研)________ he will come to the concert is not yet known.
A．IfB．Whether
C．ThatD．Which
10．The committee ________ of fifteen members.
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
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Some people seem to have a knack for learning languages.They can pick up new vocabulary，master rules of grammar，and learn to write in a new language more quickly than others.They do not seem to be more intelligent than others，so what makes language learning so much easier for them? Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners we may discover a few of the techniques which make language learning easier for them.