Unit 2 English around the world using language课时作业

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．Do you think it will be____________(有益的)to humans?

2．Traveling on those bad mountain roads is a__________

(噩梦/可怕的事)．

3．The black mountain_________(对比，对照)sharply with the white snow.

4．The hostages(人质)suffered a _________ (可怕的) ordeal

(折磨)．

5．We must try to___________(分析)the causes of the strike.

beneficial

nightmare

contrasts

terrifying

analyse

6．Shakespeare c________ quite a number of characters in his plays.

7．He is a________ to know whether he has been chosen.

8．He s________ awake throughout the night.

9．Pine－trees are c________ in many parts of the world.

10．Its aim is for people to be happy，so that there are no more wars or v________.

created

anxious

stayed

common

violence

Ⅱ.单项填空

1. (2009·安徽皖南八校联考)________about the economic crisis that he decided to look for more information about it.

A. So curious he was　　

B. So curious was he

C. Such curious he was

D. Such curious was he

答案与解析：B　考查倒装句。So＋adj./adv.＋that从句结构中，当so＋adj./adv.放在句首时，that之前的句子要使用倒装。

2. He asked us to ________ him in carrying through his plan. But unfortunately we were too busy to make it.

A. persist B. consist

C. resist D. assist

答案与解析：D　persist in坚持；consist in在于；resist为及物动词，意为"抵挡"；assist为及物动词，常用于assist sb. with sth.，assist sb. to do sth.或assist sb. in doing sth.结构，意为"帮助某人干某事"。句意：他请求我们帮他完成他的计划。遗憾的是，我们太忙了而没做到。

3. If you take this medicine twice a day, it should ________ your headache.

A. comfort B. cure

C. treat D. recover