Unit 2 The universal language
(时间：100分钟 满分：100分)
Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1．Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be ________ to the kids.
A．accessible B．relative
C．acceptable D．sensitive
2．To show our respect，we usually have to take our gloves off ________ we are to shake hands with.
A．whichever B．whenever
C．whoever D．wherever
3．(2013·常州高二检测)________ it will do us harm or good remains to be seen.
A．If B．Whether
C．That D．What
4．I was deeply moved by the song ________ I listened to it.
A．first time B．the first time
C．for the first time D．by the first time
5．She will be angry if you ________ her while she is sleeping.
A．disturb B．interrupt
C．distribute D．prevent
6．Whoever wants to ________ the job please send us information through Internet.
A．appeal to B．apply to
C．appeal for D．apply for
7．He is rather difficult to make friends with，but his friendship，________，is more true than any other.
A．once gained B．when to gain
C．after gaining D．while gaining
8．He had a burning ________ to win back the teacher's confidence in him.
A．desire B．feeling
C．emotion D．impression
9．The couple ________ last week，which surprised their friends and relatives greatly because they appeared happy together all the time.
A．broke up B．put up
C．turned up D．made up
10．—Are you satisfied with his work?
—Not a little.He couldn't have done ________.
A．worse B．better
C．well D．badly
11．My parents don't mind what job I do ________ I am happy.
A．even though B．as soon as
C．as long as D．as though
12．The little girl ________ go out at night and often imagined ________ a monster following her.
A．dared not；there being
B．dare not；there being
C．did not dare；there to be
D．didn't dare to；there be
13．You need to ________ help to find out why you took those things so you won't continue this kind of behavior.
A．provide B．seek
C．supply D．enjoy
14．He certainly ________ to be sent to prison because of what he did.
A．deserts B．deserves
C．desires D．descends
15．(2013·天津高考)________ small，the company has about 1,000 buyers in over 30 countries.
A．As B．If
C．Although D．Once
Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
Although I love my life，it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and，in my 20s，when my __16__ was more manageable，I __17__ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants，playing and singing folk songs.__18__ that was years ago and times have changed.__19__ I live with my mother on a country farm.
Two years ago，I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to __20__ my disability pension(残疾抚恤金)．__21__ I needed to sleep in the afternoons，I was limited in my __22__.I decided that I would consider __23__ to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians，so I was __24__ when I went into our local music store.I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of __25__ to get started.And __26__ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __27__ use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my __28__，he gave me a long，thoughtful __29__.“This means a lot to you，doesn't it？” he said.“Come with me.”
He led me __30__ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He placed his large hand __31__ on his treasure and said，“I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take your __32__ and I'll record them for you.That should get you started.”
I __33__.Thanking him，I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose __34__ that I could sing.I have come full circle with his help.
His __35__ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra，when I have the chance.
16．A.loneliness B．sadness
C．tiredness D．sickness
17．A.set B．enjoyed
C．kept D．shared
18．A.Gladly B．Eventually
C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly
19．A.Now B．Then
C．Sometime D．Meanwhile
20．A.add up to B．make up for
C．get rid of D．take advantage of
21．A.If B．As
C．Though D．Before
22．A.movement B．condition
C．choices D．positions
23．A.reaching out B．living up
C．getting on D．going back
24．A.recognized B．interviewed
C．found D．invited
25．A.money B．time
C．energy D．knowledge
26．A.thus B．once
C．seldom D．often
27．A.actually B．hardly
C．nearly D．formerly
28．A.job B．family
C．idea D．offer
29．A.face B．view
C．look D．sight
30．A.over B．along
C．towards D．through
31．A.unhappily B．lovingly
C．pitifully D．gratefully
32．A.pick B．turn
C．role D．step
33．A.had to cry B．ought to cry
C．should have cried D．could have cried
34．A.more B．the ones
C．few D．the rest
35．A.courage B．devotion
C．kindness D．trust
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Charlie Rich had been recording all kinds of music for all kinds of labels throughout the late 1950s and 1960s，and had a couple of hits—Lonely Weekends went into the Top 30 in the 1960s, so did Mohair Sam.
Despite his constant desire to try new things (actually, maybe because of that), Rich found himself without hits until 1973, when he became a superstar due to the great success of Behind Closed Doors. After all, this was a musician that had a minor country hit in 1970 with a revision of Frank Sinatra's Nice “N” Easy.
Behind Closed Doors, in some ways, is a similar spirit to that single，since it's perfect between country and pop. Lyrically, it was a perfect country song；the narrator promises his devotion to his woman and how nobody understands their love, since they don't know what goes on behind closed doors. Musically, the melody certainly had a country rhythm，but it was stately, assured，and melodic, the kind of song that any singer would have been eager to make his or her own. Many tried. Percy Sledge, Albert King, Tom Jones, Dolly Parton, and Freddy Fender all recorded it; so did many other artists, including instrumentalists like Boots Randolph and Floyd Cramer. All of these were listenable；some were revelatory；many were pleasant，serving to illustrate what an adaptable, welldesigned song Kenny O'Dell wrote. Still，Charlie Rich's original version outdid them all, since it not only had one of Billy Sherrill's most excellent productions but Rich's astonishing, delicate delivery made it seem like he had written the song himself about his own love for his wife.
It became a hit not just on the country charts，where it peaked at Number One, but on the pop charts as well. It was named Single on the Year by the CMA.In the same year, 1973, Rich was named Male Vocalist of the Year, largely due to this song and its successor, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World and it went gold. Even with such reputation, the most impressive thing about Behind Closed Doors is that it deservedly made a cult(崇拜) figure of a genuine country superstar.
36．Which of the following songs became a hit in the 1960s?
A．Behind Closed Doors.
B．The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.
C．Mohair Sam.
D．Nice “N” Easy.
37．Behind Closed Doors was written by________.
A．Kenny O'Dell B．Frank Sinatra
C．Charlie Rich D．Albert King
38．Charlie Rich outdid Percy Sledge in Behind Closed Doors in that________.
A．he was named Male Vocalist of the Year
B．he illustrated the song better
C．he wrote the song himself about love
D．he desired to try new things himself
39．The author wrote the passage to________.
A．tell us the story of Charlie Rich's songs
B．persuade us to listen to Charlie Rich's songs
C．tell us the success of Charlie Rich's songs
D．comment on Behind Closed Doors
B
As part of the celebrations for Johnny Mercer's hundredth anniversary, the BBC Concert Orchestra organized the performance of his final stage musical, The Good Companions, at the Watford Colosseum.
The Good Companions is based on JB Priestley's most popular novel. It tells of an uppermiddle class woman, Elizabeth Trant, who—quite against the advice of her relatives—decides to use her newfound wealth to fund a group of strolling players whose director has run off with all the money. Trant finds her true self in the theatre, while the enterprise also helps the workingclass Jess Oakroyd, to get out of his mundane(平凡的) existence and instead work as a handyman(勤杂工) for the group. The similarly unhappy Inigo Jollifant, who is a teacher at a rundown private school, becomes the music hall group's pianist and becomes famous as a hit songwriter.
Andre Previn was an experienced Hollywood composer and conductor. Mercer, meanwhile, received nineteen Academy Award nominations，and was the lyricist of scores of American standards.
It's hard to know who deserves the most praise out of the cast, because they were very well chosen, both vocally and as actors, Ian Talbot inhabited the role of Jess Oakroyd with charm and sympathy, and he maintained his Yorkshire accent throughout the delivery of his songs. The superb Liz Robertson was perfect as Miss Trant. She managed to show the many sides of the character. Mark Meadows also shone as Inigo Jollifant.To play the teacherturnedcomposer is no mean feat since Jollifant has to play the piano while singing at several points, but for the multitalented Meadows—former member and musical director of The Swingle Singers—there seemed to be no problem.
So one couldn't have hoped for a better team, and The Good Companions is indeed a witty and engaging piece.
40．What is the theme of the story?
A．Love. B．Hate.
C．Escape. D．Friendship.
41．What does the author think of the performance of the opera?
A．Splendid. B．Bad.
C．Just soso. D．Disappointing.
42．Paragraph 2 is mainly about________.
A．the staging B．the setting
C．the cast D．the story
43．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Review of The Good Companions.
B．The Celebrations for Johnny Mercer's Hundredth Anniversary.
C．The Development of a BBC Concert Orchestra.
D．The Formation of a Better Team.
C
Vienneseborn composer(作曲家) Frederick Loewe, whom we remember from his musical scores that include My Fair Lady, Gigi and Camelot, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a musician and composer in his early years. But when he moved to the United States，he failed as a piano player. For a while he tried other types of work including prospecting(勘探) for gold and boxing. But he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.
During those years, he could not always afford to make payments on his piano.One day，bent over the keyboard，he heard nothing but the music that he played with such rare inspiration(灵感). When he finished and looked up, he was surprised to find that he had an audience of three moved men who were sitting on the floor.
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they dug into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed it on the piano and walked out, empty handed. Moved by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and reacted to it.
Whatever you are, be a good one. If what you do is worth doing, if you believe that who you are is of value, then you can't afford to be content with mediocrity(平庸；平凡). When you choose the path of excellence through this life, you will bring to it your best and receive the best it can offer in return. And you will know what it is to be satisfied.
44．Before Frederick Loewe moved to America, he________.
A．was not famous
B．was successful in music
C．failed as a piano player
D．produced three famous musical works
45．What did Frederick Loewe once try other jobs for?
A．To make more friends.
B．To experience life.
C．To make a living.
D．To give up his dream.
46．What can we learn from Frederick Loewe's success?
A．Success belongs to those who never give up.
B．Never too late to learn.
C．Learn to walk before you run.
D．Lost time is never found again.
47．According to the last paragraph, which of the following shows the best relationship between mediocrity and excellence in meaning?
D
(2013·新课标全国卷Ⅱ)
LowCost Gifts for Mother's Day
Gift No.1
Offer to be your mother's health friend.Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical checkup.Most mothers always say “no need”，but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit.The best part? This one is free.
Gift No.2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records，which include the test results and medical information.Put them all in one place.Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them.“Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life，”Dr.Marie Savard said.
Gift No.3
Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions.“Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep，”Savard said.“We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”
Gift No.4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构)．Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things—many of which are “green”—and then choose a meaningful charity from a list.When your mother gets the gift，she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.
48．What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?
A．Take notes. B．Be with her.
C．Buy medicine. D．Give her gifts.
49．Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother's sleep?
A．In Gift No.1. B．In Gift No.2.
C．In Gift No.3. D．In Gift No.4.
50．Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to ________.
A．enjoy good sleep B．be wellorganized
C．get extra support D．give others help
Ⅳ.任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后的空格内填入最恰当的单词。每空格只能填一个单词。
I like finding ways to improve my life and bring more positivity into it. Although I'm just at the beginning of that journey, I've already found some useful ideas for doing just that. Maybe they can help you to have more fun, improve your relationships, your business, your health and your life. I hope so.
Appreciating as much as you can is one of those very simple things you can do to bring more positivity into your life. I have also found appreciation to be a great way to turn an angry, sad and frustrated mood around to a more positive one. Simply appreciate anywhere and everywhere in your day: appreciate the great weather, and appreciate the good looking guy that just walked past you. Appreciate the things you have and the things you experience. Doing this for a minute or two always gives me positive encouragement and improves my outlook on the world.
If you don't stop comparing yourself to others, then you'll just create a lot of unnecessary pain in your life. If you pass one person then you'll just find another person more successful than you. And your brief sense of being a winner will transform once again into anxiety, fear, stomachaches and possibly heart attacks. Instead start comparing yourself to yourself. Try to improve yourself and see how you grow, and become a more successful and happier person. Focus on yourself, not the other people around you, no matter if they are more or less successful. It may sound updated, but I feel it's both a healthier and more successful way to work and view life. Your emotions work backwards, too. So even if you don't feel positive, confident, calm or decisive you can act like it. And after you have done that for a few minutes, guess what happens? You will actually start to feel positive, confident, calm or decisive. If you don't know how to act, observe other people around you—it may be friends, coworkers, family or celebrities from any time and age—who have the quality you'd like to have. Then imitate them. If you don't believe in this, then just smile—even if you have to force yourself—for 30 seconds right now and see how you feel after that.
Michael Jordan once said，“ I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Society may have brought you up to fear failure. But if you can rethink failure not as something to fear but rather useful feedback, it can improve your life largely. A failure may hurt for a while but then you can learn one or many lessons from it. And then you try again. And again. And failure becomes less and less frightening. All successful people have failed many, many times. But they know that there are still a lot of great new people and opportunities out there. So they try again. And sooner or later they have success once again.
Great ways to live a more positive life
Ⅴ.书面表达(满分25分)
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1.文章须包括表中信息，可适当发挥增加细节，使文章连贯；
2．参考词汇：奖学金scholarship；
3．词数150左右。
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1．A 句意：弗兰克把药放到最顶部的抽屉里以确保孩子们够不到。be accessible to为……能够接近；be relative to和……有关系；be acceptable to为……所接受；be sensitive to对……敏感。由句意可知选A项。
2．C 考查状语从句。句意：为了表示我们的尊敬，无论与谁握手，我们通常摘下手套。shake hands with sb.表示“与某人握手”，本句中的with后缺少宾语，结合句意，选择C项，whoever在句中引导让步状语从句。
3．B 句意：它对我们有害还是有利还不明确。whether可以用在主语从句中并且可以位于句首，if不能用在主语从句中，C、D两项不符合句意，故选B。
4．B 考查短语辨析。句意：我第一次听这首歌时，就被深深地感动了。the first time相当于连词，引导一个时间状语从句。for the first time则用作状语。
5．A 考查动词辨析。句意：她睡觉时如果你打扰她，她会很生气。disturb“打扰，扰乱”；interrupt“打断”；distribute“分发”；prevent“阻止”。
6．D 考查动词短语辨析。句意：无论是谁想申请这份工作，请通过因特网把信息传给我们。apply for“申请”；appeal to“吸引”；apply to“适用”；appeal for“呼吁，请求”。“申请工作”应为apply for a job。
7．A 句意：和他交朋友很难，但他的友谊一旦得到，比其他任何人的都真实。once gained是once the friendship is gained的省略，因此选A。
8．A 考查名词辨析。句意：他急于渴望重新赢得老师对他的信任。desire“愿望，渴望，欲望”；feeling“感觉”；emotion“情感”；impression“印象”。
9．A 考查动词短语。句意：上周这对夫妇分手了，这使得他们的亲朋好友大吃一惊因为他们在一起一直好像很幸福。break up“分手”；put up“张贴”；turn up“出现，调高”；make up“弥补，编造，组成，化妆”。
10．B 考查副词比较级和否定词连用的用法。句意：——你对他的工作满意吗？——非常满意。他做得好极了。not a little意为“非常，很，十分”，故选B项，意为“他做得好极了。/他不可能做得比这更好了。”
11．C 考查状语从句。句意：只要我高兴，我父母不介意我做什么工作。as long as引导条件状语从句，意为“只要”；even though引导让步状语从句，意为“即使”；as soon as引导时间状语从句，意为“一……就……”；as though引导方式状语从句，意为“仿佛，好像”。
12．A 句意：这个小女孩晚上不敢出去，常想象有个怪物跟着她。go为动词原形，imagined为过去式，前一空为didn't dare(to)do或dared not；后一空imagine doing sth./sth.因此选there being。综上，选A。
13．B 句意：你需要寻求帮助，弄明白你为什么拿那些东西，以便你不会继续这种行为。seek help寻求帮助。
14．B 考查动词辨析。句意：因为他的所作所为，他的确应该被抓去坐牢。desert“抛弃，遗弃”；deserve“应受，值得”；desire“渴望”；descend“下降”。B项为最佳选项。
15．C 句意：“尽管很小，但是这个公司在30多个国家有大约1 000个买家。”根据句意及前后句的关系可知选择C项although“尽管”。
16．D 从上文I've been ill可知，我得病了。此处表示在我20来岁，我的病(sickness)还是可控制的时候，选D项。
17．B 从语境可知，我10年来都在餐馆担任专业歌手，给人们唱民歌，所以用enjoyed表示“我一直很享受这种工作”。
18．C 由下文的“times have changed”可知，这里表示转折，故用unfortunately表示“不幸的是……”。
19．A 从上下文可知，我过去在疾病可控制时是歌手，但那已经是很久以前的事了，而现在(now)我跟我母亲生活在乡村农场，答案选A项。
20．B 语境表示“我该干点儿活来弥补(make up for)我的残疾抚恤金”。add up to表示“总共为，合计为”；get rid of表示“摆脱”；take advantage of表示“利用”，都不符合语境。
21．B 从上下文语境可知，这里表示“原因”，故用as意为“因为，由于”。
22．C 从语境可知，因为我下午要睡觉，所以我的选择有限，故用choices，这里表示“我对工作的选择”。
23．D 从上文语境可知，我考虑要像原来一样回到餐馆唱歌，由此可知应选going back表示“回去”，其他都不符合语境。
24．A 因为我的家人都是音乐家，所以当我走进一家当地的音乐店的时候，我被认出(recognized)来了。
25．A 从上文的“discs were very expensive”可推知，我没有太多的钱(money)重新开始。
26．D 根据语境和常识可知，常常(often)你会发现一张唱片上的十首歌曲中实际上(actually)只有三到四首能用。所以这里用often表示这种情况经常发生。
27．A 参见26题解析。B项“几乎不”；C项“差不多”；D项“从前”。
28．C 我把自己的想法(idea)告诉了老板，老板若有所思地看了我很长时间。
29．C 参见28题解析。give sb.a look表示“看了某人一眼”。
30．D 此处表示他领着我穿过拥挤的商店，所以用介词through。
31．B 从上下文语境可知，他对这些唱片很钟爱，所以用lovingly。
32．A 从语境可知，老板让我自己挑，take one's pick表示“随某人挑选”，其他都不符合语境。
33．D 我很感动，可能我当时早已泪流满面，故用could have cried表示“当时可能已经哭了”。
34．B 从上下文可知，我跟他约好，挑选那些我会唱的歌曲，故这里用the ones表示“我会唱的那些歌曲”，答案选B项。
35．C 从上下文可知，老板的善举一直温暖着我的心，故用kindness。
36．C 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句．..so did Mohair Sam.可知C项正确。
37．A 推理判断题。结合第三段中的．..an adaptable，welldesigned song Kenny O'Dell wrote.可知A项正确。
38．B 细节理解题。结合第三段中最后一句可知B项正确。
39．D 意图判断题。通读全文可知文章是有关歌曲Behind Closed Doors的一篇音乐评论。
40．C 从第二段中出现关键词get out of可推断出，故事的主题是“逃脱，摆脱”。
41．A 根据第四段第一句It's hard to know who deserves the most praise out of the cast，because they were very well chosen，both vocally and as actors.可知答案选A。
42．D 根据第二段第二句It tells of...可知本段讲述故事内容。
43．A 从首段或尾段均可看出，本文是对音乐剧The Good Companions的评论。
44．B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的第二、三句可知，在去美国之前Frederick Loewe作为音乐家和作曲家获得了巨大的成功。
45．C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的最后三句可知Frederick Loewe想在美国发展他的钢琴事业，但是没有成功，由此可判断出为了谋生不得不尝试其他工作，但他从不放弃梦想。
46．A 推理判断题。从第一段可知，Frederick Loewe一度失败，但一直坚持不懈。四个选项意思分别为：成功属于那些永不放弃的人；活到老，学到老；人要学跑，先得学走；岁月既往，一去不回。
47．B 细节判断题。文章最后说，如果你所做的值得一做，如果你相信现在的你很有价值，那么你不会甘愿平凡。当你选择人生中精彩之路时，你会有最好的回报。由此可知mediocrity和excellence意义相排斥。
【语篇解读】 这是一则广告。你是否为在母亲节给母亲买什么礼物而绞尽脑汁？本篇文章为你支招。
48．B 细节理解题。根据Gift No.1中第二句话Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical checkup.可知是建议在母亲看医生的时候陪着母亲。
49．C 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep，”．..可知给母亲买棉被单和舒适的枕头可以使母亲有更好的睡眠，故答案为C。
50．D 细节理解题。根据第四段可知，Presents for Purpose公司承诺，如果在该公司买了礼物，那么所付钱的10%将会捐给慈善机构，也就是帮助别人，所以选D。
51．negative 52.passing 53.comparison 54.result
55．others 56.emotions 57.decisive 58.Observe
59．beneficial/helpful/valuable/useful 60.successful
【参考范文】
In this year's NMET of Shandong, Yang Hongde, a senior 3 student from our school, got high marks and was admitted to Hong Kong Chinese University, getting a scholarship of HK 500,000. But three years ago when Yang, aged 16, just began his senior 1 school life, his father was killed in a traffic accident. His mother became seriously ill in bed because of his father's death, losing the basic ability to support herself.
Thus Yang had to take the burden of supporting the family and nursing his ill mother. He overcame every unthinkable difficulties that he confronted. Meanwhile, he studied even hard and did pretty well in all his subjects. Moreover, he is always ready to help other students and teachers.
Yang Hongde set a fine example both in daily life and study. We should learn from him.
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