1、二 必修第一册 Unit 2Exploring English(限时35分钟).阅读理解A(2021武汉模拟)Have you ever experienced any inconvenience caused by language barriers while travelling?Have you ever thought how awesome those language courses would be if they didnt cost so much money and require so much time?Translaty is created to serve th
2、is purpose without wasting your money and time on language courses.You can instantly become“fluent”in more than 40 languages with this genius device!What is Translaty?Translaty is a simple yet life-changing invention that helps you to overcome any obstacles caused by foreign languages,whether youre
3、in a business meeting with an international client or sunbathing somewhere on a Spanish beach.This small but ingenious device is able to instantly recognize and translate over 40 different languages,making intercultural communication completely effortless.What languages can I actually communicate in
4、?Translaty has more than 40 languages pre-installed,so youre able to use it the minute you get it!It provides fast and accurate two-way communication and allows you to install some other languages that you might be missing.What makes Translaty so special?*Makes travelling easier forget language barr
5、iers and become“fluent”in 40+languages.*Helps in business strengthen international business relationships.It is easy when you speak the same language.*Assists in daily life allowing you to overcome language differences with your foreign friends.*Convenient and easy to uselightweight and simple desig
6、n ensures its there when you need it the most.*Offers 100%accurate two-way translations.*High sound and recording quality ensure there are no misunderstandings.To sum up get it while you can!【文章大意】本文向人们推荐了一个可以翻译各种语言的设备。1.Translaty can help users _.A.better understand foreignersB.learn foreign langua
7、ges wellC.spend less in learning a languageD.build relationships with colleagues【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一个小标题后的第一句话可知这种设备是帮助人们更好地和外国人交流的工具,故选A。2.What is special about Translaty?A.Its secure.B.Its strong.C.Its reliable.D.Its affordable.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三个小标题下的Offers 100%accurate two-way translations可知这个设备很可靠。
8、故选C。3.Whats the purpose of the text?A.To report.B.To advertise.C.To appeal.D.To reply.【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据文章的写作特点特别是最后一句话可知作者是在向人们推荐这样一个设备,故选B。【知识拓展】佳词积累1.barrier n.障碍;界限2.device n.设备3.obstacle n.障碍4.pre-install v.提前安装5.accurate adj.正确的6.strengthenv.增强,加强B A call came into Jimmy Gilleeces bar.A newly mar
9、ried woman,who had spent the afternoon at his bar,couldnt find her wallet.She didnt care about her ID,credit cards,or$150 in cashbut her wedding ring was inside.Gilleece,42,didnt like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place.So he determined to find the wallet.He spent hours on videos
10、from surveillance(监控)cameras,watching the womans every step in the bar.Within minutes,a young man approached the bar,put something in his pocket,and walked off.Gilleece posted the clip(视频片段)on the bars Facebook page to find out who the young man was.Within hours,Gilleece got a text from 17-year-old
11、Rivers Prather,who said hed done it because he hadnt eaten for two days.He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake,so he took the money and threw the wallet into the ocean.Then he bought a sandwich.Gilleece told the teen to meet him at the docks(码头).There they talked a lot and Gilleece knew tha
12、t Prather was from a poor family.Seeing the teenagers small build,Gilleece thought he was more of a kid than a criminal.However,because of the missing ring,Prather could be put into prison.Gilleece decided to help the kid.He hired two local divers to search the waters where the wallet had been throw
13、n.More than an hour passed,with no sign of the ring.Gilleece grew worried.And then a diver popped up.In his hand was the wallet,and inside was the ring.When Gilleece called the wallets owner,she burst into tears and immediately dropped the charge against Prather for stealing the ring.【文章大意】文章记述了一个酒吧
14、的老板好心帮助顾客找回丢失的戒指,同时也挽救了一个青少年使其免遭牢狱之灾。4.What did the woman value most in her wallet?A.Her ID.B.Her credit cards.C.Her money.D.Her wedding ring.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话可知选D。5.What did Prather do after getting the wallet?A.He kept the ring.B.He spent the money in it.C.He threw it in a dustbin.D.He retur
15、ned it to the owner.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的He said he saw the ring but thought it was fake,so he took the money and threw the wallet into the ocean.可知选B。6.Why did Gilleece help Prather?A.To teach the child a lesson.B.To meet the customers demand.C.To save the forgivable child.D.To win back the reputati
16、on of his bar.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三、四段的内容可知他不想这个男孩因为这件事情被送进监狱,故选C。7.What would happen to Prather next?A.He would be sent to prison.B.He would not be accused by the woman.C.He would get a job in Gilleeces bar.D.He would live a bitter life ever after.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句话可知那位女士撤销了上诉,因此男孩不会被指控了。故选B。【知识
17、拓展】难句解读Within hours,Gilleece got a text from 17-year-old Rivers Prather,who said hed done it because he hadnt eaten for two days.分析:who引导一个定语从句,修饰先行词Rivers Prather,在定语从句中又有一个because引导的原因状语从句。翻译:几个小时内,Gilleece就收到了来自17岁的Rivers Prather的回复,他说他做了那件事情,因为他已经两天没有吃东西了。.完形填空Coffee shops are cool,but in Wilmin
18、gton,Bitty&Beaus Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.At the heart of the shops popularity is its 1staff:Almost everyone who works there has an intellectual(智力的)or developmental disability,ranging from Down syndrome(唐氏症)to autism(自闭症).The coffee shop was opened in 2016 by Amy Wright and he
19、r husband,2by two of her four children,Beau and Bitty,who have Down syndrome.When the couple discovered that most people with intellectual or developmental disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them a(n)3,they resolved to do something about it.“It 4me like a flash of lightnin
20、g:a coffee shop!”Wright said,“It would be the perfect environment for bringing people together.Seeing the staff 5customers at the door,preparing food,serving orders and cleaning tables,people would realize how 6they are.”When the shop opened,it immediately had 7out the door.National press attention
21、8,and six months later,it had to move to a9space.Today,the store employs 40 people with disabilities,who are really good at their jobs.What makes Amy most proud is the 10it has built in the community.“Every day,people say,Youve made my day.Thank you.Thats a feeling of happiness most people dont get
22、elsewhere,and its what 11people back here,”she said,“This is a place where people can 12with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different.Its 13a cup of coffee.Its a human rights movement.Its given our employees the respect and a sense of being 14that they deserve.Fo
23、r many employees,its their first job,and their 15fills the air.”【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。在(北卡罗来纳州的)威明顿,Bitty&Beau的咖啡店以温暖著称。这家店的人气的核心是其独特的员工:几乎每个人都有智力或发育障碍,从唐氏综合症到自闭症。Amy创建的这家咖啡店为人们提供了一种与残疾人交流的方式。1.A.professionalB.uniqueC.active D.talented【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据Almost everyone who works there has an intellectual or de
24、velopmental disability,ranging from Down syndrome to autism可知,几乎每个工作人员都有智力或发育障碍,独特的员工是这家店的人气的核心。故选B。2.A.accompaniedB.controlled C.impressed D.inspired【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据空后的two of her four children,Beau and Bitty,who have Down syndrome.可知,艾米莱特的孩子博(Beau)和比提(Bitty)都患有唐氏综合症,可推知这是她开咖啡店的灵感来源。故选D。3.A.interview
25、B.appointment C.reasonD.invitation【解 析】选 A。逻 辑 推 理 题。根 据 文 中 most people with intellectual or developmental disabilities could never find an employer可推知这些雇主不愿意给这些残疾人面试机会。故选A项。4.A.movedB.encouragedC.struckD.affected【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后文的like a flash of lightning:a coffee shop!可知想到一个好主意,strike突然想到,符合语境。故选
26、C。5.A.greetingB.observing C.gathering D.finding【解析】选A。背景常识题。咖啡店的员工站在店门口就是为了迎接顾客,故选A项。6.A.capableB.generous C.reliable D.considerate【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上文的那些店员的行为,再加上他们本身的残疾,可推知人们会认为他们是有能力的。7.A.waitersB.activities C.lines D.guards【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文it had to move to a _space.可推知该店生意火爆,人们排队到门外了,故选C。8.A.agree
27、dB.continued C.responded D.followed【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上文可推知他们的店非常火爆,接下来就会受到了国内媒体的关注,故选followed跟随,符合语境。9.A.fartherB.largerC.quieter D.nearer【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文知道店铺非常火爆,顾客排队到门外,可推知店有点小,故会搬到更大的地方。故选B。10.A.backgroundB.balanceC.bridge D.tradition【解析】选C。词义辨析题。根据文中可知Amy创办的咖啡店让40名残疾人有了工作,因此为他们在社区架起了“桥梁”。故选C。11.A.
28、holdsB.callsC.forces D.draws【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上下文可知这里让人们体验到其他地方体验不到的快乐,故吸引人们重回这里。故选D。12.A.interactB.discussC.play D.work【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据“realize how much more alike we are than different可知,人们通过和残疾人交流意识到大家是多么相似。故选A。13.A.nothing butB.far from C.above all D.more than【解析】选D。短语辨析题。根据Its a human rights moveme
29、nt.可知这不仅仅是一杯咖啡,更是一个人权的活动。more than不仅仅,nothing but仅仅,far from远非,above all首先,最重要的是。故选D。14.A.admiredB.valuedC.separated D.protected【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据Its given our employees the respect and a sense of being _that they deserve.可知员工在工作中感到被珍惜。故选B。15.A.ambitionB.humorC.joy D.patience【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据its their fi
30、rst job可知这些员工是高兴的,故选C。.语法填空(2021济宁模拟)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinas Liangzhu Archaeological Site 1._(declare)on the list of World Heritage sites on Saturday by UNESCOs World Heritage Committee during its 43rd session in Baku,the capital of Azerbaijan.The site,2._ is located in Yuhang Distric
31、t in Hangzhou City in Chinas eastern Zhejiang Province,showcases the civilization of prehistoric rice agriculture between 3300 B.C.3._ 2300 B.C.The ruins of ancient Liangzhu city were discovered in 2007,and then large dam sites 4._(surround)the Liangzhuancient city were unearthed continuously after
32、2009.It was 5._(official)submitted to UNESCO in 2019,hoping to win 6._(recognize)as a World Cultural Heritage Site.The site 7._(include)archaeological remains and unearthed cultural relics of the Liangzhu Ancient City as well as a wetland that covers 8._ area of 908.89 hectares in a plain river netw
33、ork.It is also found that the Liangzhu ancestors started to use characters about 5,000 years ago,1,000 years 9._(early)than previously thought,according to Colin Renfrew,a retired professor of archaeology at the University of Cambridge.The World Heritage Committee added Liangzhu to the UNESCO list 1
34、0._(encourage)better protection of the site,considered to be of“outstanding universal value”to humanity.【文章大意】本文介绍了世界文化遗址之一:良渚古城。1.【解析】was declared。考查时态和语态。根据句意和时间状语on Saturday可知要用一般过去时的被动语态。2.【解析】which。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知逗号之后为定语从句,关系代词替代先行词site在从句中作主语。3.【解析】and。考查连词。根据句意和前面的between可知填and。4.【解析】surround
35、ing。考查非谓语动词。结合句意分析句子结构可知sites之后应为后置定语,且与其是逻辑上的主动关系,故使用动词的现在分词形式。5.【解析】officially。考查副词。修饰动词要用副词。6.【解析】recognition。考查名词。作动词win的宾语,故使用名词。7.【解析】includes。考查时态。结合句意分析句子结构可知缺少谓语动词,再根据上下文的时态可知用一般现在时。8.【解析】an。考查冠词。修饰的名词为area,故用an。9.【解析】earlier。考查比较级。结合句意以及句中的than可知要用比较级。10.【解析】to encourage。考查非谓语动词。结合句意可知表达“把良渚加入世界文化遗址名单”的目的是鼓励这个文化遗址的更好的保护,故用不定式表目的。【知识拓展】佳词积累1.showcase v.陈列;展示2.submit v.提出,建议,屈服3.unearth v.发掘,揭发,发现
