第二单元能力测试 • Ⅰ. 单项填空• 1 . So difficult ________ it to live in an English -speaking country that I determined to learn English well.• A . I have felt B . have I felt• C . I did feel D . did I feel• 答案与解析: D 本题考查 so...that 结构在 so 放在句首时使用倒装,根据 determined 判断 B 项的时态不正确。• 2 . They desired that they ________ the right to vote.• A . had B . have• C . are D . were• 答案与解析: B 本题考查虚拟语气, desire 接宾语从句时用虚拟语气,结构是 should +动词原形,其中 should 可以省略。• 3 . Mary's uncle left home sometime before liberation, never ________ again.• A . to hear from B . hearing from• C . to be heard from D . being heard from• 答案与解析: C 本题考查不定式作结果状语表示出乎意料的,甚至不幸的结果;而现在分词则表示自然结果,同时 Mary's uncle 与 hear from 是被动关系。• 4—.Are you getting a new car this year?• —You must be joking! I can't afford to pay my bills, ________ buy a new car.• A . let alone B . leave alone• C . or rather D . other than• 答案与解析: A 本题考查短语。句意:你一定是在开玩笑!我连日常账单都支付不起,更不用说买新车了。 let alone“ 更不用说”; leave alone“ 不管;别惹……;让……自己待着”; or rather“ 更确切地说”; other than“ 而不是”,可见只有 A 项符合题意。• 5 . Mr. Li ________ certainly ________ a new house if more new houses ________.• A . will; be given; are built• B . will; be given; will be built• C . is; given; are going to be built• D . will; give; are built• 答案与解析: A 本题考查时态。主句用将来时, if 引导的从句用一般现在时。• 6 . It is these poisonous products ________ can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headache , aching muscles.• A . who B . that• C . how D ...