Unit 2 English around the world using language课时作业

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1. You needn't wear a suit. It's just an i___________ party.

2. Scientists have a__________ a new theory to explain this phenomenon.

3. I'd like to take this o________________ to express my thankfulness to you for your timely help.

4. Are you n________ in the dark?

5. Was he in f________ of the death penalty?

【答案】informal　

advanced

opportunity

nervous

favour

6. He's not ________(成熟)enough to be given too much responsibility.

7. It simply can't be ________ (想象)that he has lived on that lonely island for 20 years.

8. What's his ________(目的)of coming so early this morning?

9. They promised _____________(自信地)that they would restore the fallen bridge.

10. A number of members are ________(缺席的)．

【答案】mature

imagined

purpose

confidently

absent

Ⅱ.单项填空

1．The library needs________，but it'll have________until Sunday.

A．to clean；to wait　　　　B．to clean；waiting

C．cleaning；to wait D．cleaning；waiting

答案与解析：C　句意：图书馆需要清理，但是必须要等到星期天(才能进行清理)；sth. need doing ＝sth. need to be done

2．Most people didn't accept the theory when it was first________.

A．set about B．set off

C．put forward D．put out

答案与解析：C　句意：在这一理论首次提出时，大多数人不接受它。 set about着手，开始(做)；set off出发，动身；put forward提出； put out伸出；熄灭；出版。

3．My parents don't allow me to________with those who often play truant.

A．make friend B．make a friend

C．make friendship D．make friends

答案与解析：D　make friends with sb. 与......交朋友，句中出现了those可判断friend不能用单数。

4．The job of a________is to welcome and deal with people arriving in a hotel or office building.

A．reception B．receptionist

C．receiver D．receptive

答案与解析：B　reception接待会；欢迎会；宴会；receptionist接待员；传达员；receiver受领人；收件人，收款人；接待人；receptive善于接受的；能容纳的。理解句意判断答案