1、课时素养检测 十一Unit 2Period 3. 阅读理解New archaeological(考古学的) discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascina
2、ting new page to the epic of the Silk Road. The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other
3、 research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia. The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di retu
4、rned from a dangerous secret mission(使命)across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, traveled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien. Historians have called this one of th
5、e most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what has been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient worlds two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in excha
6、nge for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets in Rome. But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could chang
7、e thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia. 【语篇概述】本文是介绍最新考古发现的说明文。从文中可以看出我们原以为的丝绸之路的历史实际上可能会更早。1. The word “coupled” in the firs
8、t paragraph could best be replaced by_. A. producedB. contributedC. doubledD. combined 【解析】选D。 词义猜测题。根据第一段可知, 新的考古发现表明欧亚之间的丝绸之路开始的历史要比我们知道的还要早。考古的发现结合(coupled) 科学和历史的研究, 会给丝绸之路的史诗翻开崭新的一页。2. The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that_. A. Egyptians had probably traveled to C
9、hina to buy silk B. trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought C. historical research often achieves fascinating results D. new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices 【解析】选B。 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知, 丝绸之路开始的历史要比我们过去认为的还要早, 故选B。3. Until recently most historians believed that tra
10、de along the Silk Road _. A. originated in the 2nd century BC B. extended human migration into eastern Asia C. began a million years agoD. primarily benefited the Egyptians 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知, 官方对于东西方的贸易的开始时间定在公元前二世纪末期。4. Historians have always considered Zhang Qians mission important because t
11、hey believe _. A. he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor B. he discovered the Silk RoadC. he helped establish East-West trade D. he traveled as far as Afghanistan 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段可知, 历史学家把张骞出使西域当成是古代东西方交流最重要的一次旅行。他的这次旅行开创了中国和罗马的联系。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Four Ways
12、 to Be a Great RoommateHaving a roommate can be one of the best experiences in college or, easily, one of the worst. 1 Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good roommate relationships sour. Talk things outCommunication is a key. If something happens, sit down with your roommate a
13、nd have a face-to-face conversation. Ive seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and, instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their roommates behind backs. 2Dont expect to be best friendsSome roommates become the best of friends, and some dont. Dont
14、 put pressure on yourself or your roommate, especially when you first meet. 3 And if your roommate doesnt end up being your best friend, dont worry. Ask before you takeThis applies to food, clothes and anything else. If you want to keep a relationship going, show your roommate that you have respect
15、for what is his or hers by asking first. 4Clean up after yourselfThis should go without saying. Dont be lazy. Or, at least, dont bury your roommate in your clothes and garbage. Most people Ive come across in college are messy. 5But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid
16、conflict. A. So you need to think twice before you help your roommate out. B. This creates nothing but awkward situations and unhappiness. C. Even if you both agree to share everything, you should still ask. D. You dont have all the time to clean your room and keep it organized. E. It all starts wit
17、h you to have a good relationship with your roommate. F. Sometimes you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy. G. Remember, youre trying to make a new friend, not to scare your roommate away. 【语篇概述】本文给我们提出了四条如何成为好的室友的建议。1. 【解析】选E。根据上文Having a roommate can be one of the best experienc
18、es in college or, easily, one of the worst. 可知, 有个室友可能是大学最棒的经历, 也可能是最坏的经历。下文应是: 但这些的前提是和室友保持一种良好的关系。故选E。2. 【解析】选B。根据上文Ive seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and, instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their roommates behind backs. 可知, 室友之间的相处应
19、该是有什么说什么, 不能在背后议论他人。下文应是: 如果那么做只会造成尴尬以及不愉快的局面。故选B。3. 【解析】选G。根据上文的Dont put pressure on yourself or your roommate, especially when you first meet. 可知, 第一次见面时, 不一定就要成为好朋友, 不要给双方太多压力, 你是在交朋友, 不要把室友吓跑。故选G。4. 【解析】选C。根据上文的If you want to keep a relationship going, show your roommate that you have respect fo
20、r what is his or hers by asking first. 可知, 一定要尊重对方, 拿别人东西时一定要先询问, 故选C。5. 【解析】选D。根据下文But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict. 可知, 虽然不用一直收拾房间, 但是要把自己的东西放得有次序, 以免与室友因此发生冲突, 上文应与收拾房间相关。故选D。. 完形填空(2020武汉高一检测)My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasnt s
21、ure what he 1 from life, but something told him to get out and begin a(n) 2. He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him. Its easy to feel 3 when youre on the road. As my mother said repeatedly, “We made lots of new friends on our tripmost of them were mechanics
22、 (机修工)”, 4 we often spent hours in repair shops. But that was way 5 than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine (发动机) to cool when it was 40 outside. Getting on sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of 6, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in t
23、he middle. But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about 7. When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three, 8 bad roads and worse traffic. “Did you put our 9 in the car? ” my father asked my mother as we arriv
24、ed. “No, ” she said, slowly turning toward my father. “I thought you did. ” That was 10 a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour car trip, which was mostly spent in silence. On occasions like that, we had to learn to11 our anger because we were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for
25、 the 12 of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and 13 one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself. This is why road trips were like 14 universities to us. We earned our degrees in how to get on just by traveling in that old car. And if we were 15 given a second ch
26、ance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time, I myself would put the suitcases in the car. 【语篇概述】本文为哲理故事。作者的父亲喜欢冒险, 经常带着家人去旅行, 作者通过旅行意识到旅行让我们学会与他人相处。1. A. wantedB. gainedC. receivedD. learned【解析】选A。他不确定自己想从生活中得到什么, 但有件事告诉他, 要走出去, 开始一场冒险。根据He took his wife and three daughters with him
27、and went wherever the road took him. 可知, 他带着他的妻子和女儿走向路通向的地方。可知, 作者的父亲开始不知道自己想要什么。故选A。2. A. adventureB. cooperationC. voyageD. business【解析】选A。adventure冒险; cooperation合作; voyage航行; business 生意。根据He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him. 可知, 他带着他的妻子和女儿走向路通向的地方。因
28、此推知有可能有一些冒险。故选A。3. A. curiousB. relaxedC. lonelyD. exhausted【解析】选C。curious好奇的; relaxed感到轻松的; lonely寂寞的; exhausted疲惫的。Its easy to feel _when youre on the road. 当你在路上时很容易感到孤独。根据when youre on the road和my mother said repeatedly可知在路上容易感到孤独。故选C。4. A. untilB. sinceC. whenD. if【解析】选B。因为“我们”经常在维修店花费几个小时, 所以“
29、我们”在旅途中交了很多新朋友, 他们中的大多数是机修工。前后是因果关系。故选B。5. A. lessB. moreC. worseD. better【解析】选D。但那种方式比外面温度是40时坐在路边等待发动机变凉要好得多。这里前后作比较, 在维修店等待要比在外面40度高温坐在路边等待好得多。故选D。6. A. discussionsB. argumentsC. weaknessesD. ideas【解析】选B。discussions讨论; arguments争论; weaknesses弱点; ideas主意。总是有很多争论, 特别是在“我们”这些后座乘客之间, 关于谁必须坐在中间。根据who
30、had to sit in the middle可知, 谁也不愿意坐在中间。故选B。7. A. forgivenessB. independenceC. balanceD. patience【解析】选A。forgiveness宽恕; independence独立; balance平衡; patience耐心。但即使很难, 我们确实学到了很多宽恕。根据上下文语境可知, 彼此之间要理解, 要宽恕。故选A。8. A. apart fromB. according toC. regardless ofD. thanks to【解析】选D。apart from除之外; according to按照; r
31、egardless of不管; thanks to由于。本来应该开一个小时的车, 但由于糟糕的道路和糟糕的交通状况, 几乎开了三个小时。根据It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three可知用的时间长了, 空格后叙述的是用时长的原因, 所以用thanks to由于。故选D。9. A. backpacksB. suitcasesC. containersD. handbags【解析】选B。backpacks背包; suitcases手提箱; containers容器; handbags手提包。根据下文Only this time
32、, I myself would put the suitcases in the car. 可知, 这里指的是手提箱。故选B。10. A. whenB. becauseC. howD. where【解析】选C。因此那就是7个小时的车程如何变成了16个小时的, 大部分时间都是在沉默中度过的。强调方式用how。故选C。11. A. hold on toB. give way toC. lose sight ofD. let go of【解析】选D。hold on to坚持; give way to给让路; lose sight of看不见; let go of放开。在那种情况下, “我们”不得不
33、学会放下愤怒, 因为“我们”都是同一群人, 为了剩下的旅行待在同一个车上。故选D。12. A. halfB. partC. restD. end【解析】选C。因为作者已经旅行了一段时间, 所以这里指剩下的旅行时间。故选C。13. A. lettingB. leavingC. pushingD. taking【解析】选C。即使有时“我”想打开车门把“我”的一个妹妹推(push)出去, “我”也把“我”的感受藏在心里。根据On occasions like that, we had to learn to _our anger because we were stuck in a rolling
34、box with the same people for the _of the journey. 可知, 这次旅行在车里的时间长, 并且还是不舒适的。所以作者有这样的一个想法。故选C。14. A. localB. publicC. openD. mobile【解析】选D。local当地的; public公共的; open开的; mobile移动的。这就是公路旅行对“我们”来说就像移动大学的原因。因为作者他们开车旅行, 所以称为移动的大学。故选D。15. A. somehowB. thereforeC. anyhowD. otherwise【解析】选A。somehow以某种方法; theref
35、ore因此; anyhow无论如何; otherwise否则。如果“我们”以某种方法有第二次生命的机会, 我们会重新来过。这里是肯定句用somehow。故选A。. 语法填空These days, tall modern buildings are everywhere. But if you want to see 1. _ life was back in the old days, China still has many beautiful water 2. (town) to visit. CNN has chosen four of the countrys most beautif
36、ul ones. The village of Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu calls 3. (it) “the oldest water town in China”. The village, which 4. (build)in 1086, is crossed with canals. Taking a boat ride through town, the red lanterns might make you think of Chinas romantic past. Hongcun, 5. _(fill) with lakes and beautiful Anh
37、ui-style buildings, is 900 years old. It was built to look like a big ox. Huangshan Mountain is the head; the town is the body and the bridges are legs. Fenghuang in Hunan doesnt look like a bird, 6. its name means “phoenix(凤凰)”in Chinese. The town is as beautiful as the 7. _(magic) bird. The stilte
38、d buildings on each side of the Tuojiang River make the area look like a scene from 8. postcard. While most of Chinese waters are in the south, Shandongs Taierzhuang stands out in the north. The town 9. _(be)on the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In the town, there are ancient bridges, a c
39、anal and temples, 10. _(make) you think of its past glory. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了中国最美的四大水乡江苏周庄、安徽宏村、湖南凤凰以及山东台儿庄。1. 【解析】how。考查名词性从句。此处是说“如果你想看看过去的生活是怎样的”, 应用how引导的宾语从句, 表示“怎样”, 故填how。2. 【解析】towns。考查名词。空格前有many修饰, 此处应用可数名词的复数形式, 故填towns。3. 【解析】itself。考查反身代词。此句主语为“The village of Zhouzhuang”, 宾语相同, 表示“称自己为”
40、, 用反身代词, 故填itself。4. 【解析】was built。考查动词的时态和语态。根据时间状语“in 1086”可知, 本句时态为一般过去时; which引导的非限制性定语从句修饰可数名词“The village”, 且“The village”与动词build是被动关系, 故填was built。5. 【解析】filled。考查固定搭配。be filled with 固定搭配, 意为“充满”, 此处作“Hongcun”的后置定语, 省略be, 故填filled。6. 【解析】but。考查连词。分析句子结构可知, 该空前后为转折关系, 故填but。7. 【解析】magical。考查形
41、容词。修饰名词作定语用形容词, 故填magical。8. 【解析】a。考查冠词。postcard为可数名词, 在文中是第一次提到, 表泛指, 且postcard的读音以辅音音素开头, 故填a。9. 【解析】is。考查动词的时态和主谓一致。“The town”为单数名词, 且叙述的是一般情况, 用一般现在时, 故填is。10. 【解析】making。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知, “ancient bridges, a canal and temples”与make是逻辑上的主谓关系, 现在分词作结果状语, 故填making。阅读理解Planning to get away? Think p
42、assport firstIf youre planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go. Renewing(更新)your passport before it runs outYou can renew you
43、r passport up to 9 months before it can no longer be legally used. So take the time now and save the tears later. Applying for a passport for the first timeOur eligibility(资格)checks mean that it takes a minimum of one week to issue(颁发)a passport. So make sure you dont leave it to the last minute, an
44、d apply in plenty of time. Help with your application is just around the cornerSelected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents offer a Check and Send service that helps you with your application. Its convenient and you should receive your passport within 2 weeks. If you need to apply for
45、 or renew a passport, you can either: Pick up a Passport Application Form at Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents. Or call the Application Form Request line on 0901 4700 100 or visit www. passport. gov. uk. If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one o
46、f our offices. We cant guarantee to see customers without an appointment. From 14th January a guaranteed same day(passport renewals only)or one week service will be available from passport public counters. *Calls will be charged 60p per minute and the cost per call should not normally be more than 9
47、0p. *Calls are charged at national rates. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是申请护照须知。1. When applying for a passport for the first time, you need to know that _. A. passports can be legally used foreverB. passports are issued at the last minuteC. application checks take at least one weekD. applications are selecte
48、d by post office branches【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段中Our eligibility checks. . . a passport. 可知, 当你第一次申请护照时, 你需要知道申请检查至少需要一个星期。故选C。2. According to the passage, you can meet your urgent need by _. A. going to the offices directlyB. making a call for an appointmentC. visiting www. passport. gov. uk for a guara
49、nteeD. getting in touch with Worldchoice travel agents【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices. 可知, 根据短文, 你可以通过打电话预约来满足你的紧急需要, 故选B。3. What is the passage mainly about? A. Certain types of passports. B. Different functions of passports. C. Adv
50、antages of holding passports. D. Instructions on applying for passports. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据第一段 If youre planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go. 可知, 本文讲述的是申请护照须知。故选D。
