1、Unit 2 单元质量检测(二)选择题部分.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AExperience about food is about the place, the time and the people, and “the best meal” can be found in a fine dining restaurant or a crowded street market. How can you recreate that special moment influenced by place an
2、d time? Travel is becoming the most popular reason to visit many places around the world. Here are the places that consistently excite the senses.South of FranceMarkets with fresh fruits and vegetables and butcher shops are abundant. Regional (地区的) wines are excellent. And freshly baked French bread
3、 with French butter is what memories are made of. Take a chair in an ancient walled city for a meal with a view that you will never forget.BarcelonaThis bustling city filled with unique buildings is a city for lovers of history, architecture, and food. Kiosko Universal, a counter restaurant at one c
4、orner of the market, prepares some of the simplest and best food weve ever had. Give yourself a week to explore and see everything the city offers. The city is not to be missed.ItalyIts hard to choose one place or city to visit. Some of our favorite places include the coastal regions on the Adriatic
5、 and Tuscany. Friuli stole our hearts last year with its many unique wines, small artisan food producers, and influences from neighboring countries like Austria and Germany.Mexico CityFrom unbelievable food markets and casual street stands, Mexico City has become the place to travel for food lovers.
6、 If you want to eat locally, order a Hurache, a street food specialty. All you need is the local microbrew or Mezcal (梅斯卡尔酒) to wash it down.1Where can you taste delicious food while enjoying beautiful scenery?ASouth of France.BBarcelona.CItaly. DMexico City.解析:选A细节理解题。根据标题South of France下的最后一句“Take
7、 a chair in an ancient walled city for a meal with a view that you will never forget.”可知,法国南部风景宜人且美食诱人。故选A项。2What is Kiosko Universal?AA market. BA butcher shop.CA restaurant. DA street stand.解析:选C细节理解题。根据标题Barcelona下的第二句“Kiosko Universal, a counter restaurant at one corner of the market .”可知,Kiosko
8、 Universal是一个饭店。故选C项。3What do the four places have in common?AThey are famous for wines.BThey have ancient buildings.CThey lie in Europe.DThey are noted for tasty food.解析:选D推理判断题。根据第一段第一句可知,这四个地方的共同点是都有美味的食物。故选D项。BIn 1957, Max Vernon Mathews wrote the first computer program called Music, which enabl
9、ed a computer to create sound and play it back. He was then working as an engineer at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. It enabled a large IBM computer to play a seventeensecond piece of music he had written.The computer was so slow that it took an hour to play the seventeensecond piece of music. So
10、Mathews moved the work to a tape player to play the music at a normal speed. He later said that the sound quality of the musical notes was not great, but the technical importance of the music was huge.The sciencefiction writer Arthur C. Clarke visited Bell Laboratories in the 1960s. He heard a compu
11、ter “sing” the song Daisy Bell on devices (设备) and learned about the programs developed by Mathews and other engineers. Clarke noted this technology in his book 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was later made into a movie.Mathews continued creating other versions of the Music program. He became interest
12、ed in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios. The Groove program he developed was the first computer program made for live performances.He also developed an electronic device he called the Radio Baton, which looks like two drum sticks. It enables the user to control the speed a
13、nd sound levels of orchestral music (管弦乐) played on a computer by moving the two sticks on a special electronic surface.Mathews said he believed modern musicians were not making full use of the power of computer music. He said a violin always sounds like a violin. But with his Music, the way a violi
14、n sounds is unlimited. He did not want computer sounds to replace live music, but he hoped computers would one day be considered serious instruments.语篇解读:本文是记叙文。Max Vernon Mathews把音乐与计算机结合起来,创造了魅力无穷的计算机音乐。4Why did Clarke visit Bell Laboratories?ATo make his book into a movie.BTo help Mathews develop
15、 Music.CTo satisfy his own curiosity about music.DTo gather materials for his literary creation.解析:选D推理判断题。根据第三段可知,Clarke在他的一本书里涉及了Mathews的电子音乐技术。由此可推知,Clarke主要是为文学创作获取素材才去Bell Laboratories的。5What does Mathews think of his Music?AIt is more pleasant to the ear.BIt can help make more sounds.CIt will
16、finally replace the violin.DIt is more popular than live music.解析:选B细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,一般小提琴发出的声音就是那一种,用Mathews的Music可以让它的声音有无数种,即他的Music能帮助发出更多声音。6What can we learn about Mathews?AHe is the father of computer music.BHis creation succeeded on the first try.CHe wrote Music to replace instruments.DHe chan
17、ged the functions of computers.解析:选A推理判断题。根据全文可知,是Mathews首先创造了计算机音乐,并进而发展出一系列与音乐相关的电子产品,在音乐界掀起了一场革命,故他是计算机音乐之父。CA recent Stanford study found that Americas students are shockingly bad at telling fact from fiction in this digital age. Its apparent that something has to change in the nations classroom
18、s. That something, according to Professor Sam Wineburg, one of those Stanford researchers, is “practice.”“How do they become prepared to make the choices about what to believe, what to forward, what to post to their friends,” Wineburg asked on NPRs All Things Considered, “when teachers give no pract
19、ice to them?”Patricia Hunt, an experienced teacher at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., is doing something she has never done before: helping to pilot a new, digital course called the checkology virtual classroom. It comes from the nonprofit The News Literacy Project.Hunts students, most of t
20、hem seniors, work in threes or fours. Theyre presented with a series of stories that are rapidly and broadly spread via the Internet. Some are false information. Some are ads. And some are pure fact.“We dont know which is which at this point,” laughs student Kahder Smith. “We actually have to sit do
21、wn, take our time, and actually read them. And probably Google some stuff to see if its real or not.”A post claims that more than a dozen people died after receiving the flu vaccine (疫苗) in Italy and that the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) is now telling people not to get a flu shot.“I mean, Ive
22、heard many unconfirmed reports that the flu shots bad for you,” student Autumn Cooper says. But instinct (直觉) tells her the storys wrong. “It just doesnt look like a reliable source. It looks like this is off Facebook and someone shared it.” Cooper labels the story “fiction”. And shes right.Instead
23、of teaching students the fundamentals of factchecking, many schools simply ignore the problem, blocking social media sites on school computers.“Its like teaching students to drive in the parking lot and then sending them out on the highway and saying Good luck!” says Audrey Church, president of the
24、American Association of School Librarians.语篇解读:本文是议论文。美国的一些学校开设了教学生如何鉴别网络消息真假的课程,很多专家学者表示赞同。7What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AStanford researchers.BMedia people.CStudents. DTeachers.解析:选C代词指代题。根据第一段中的“Americas students are shockingly bad at telling fact from fiction in t
25、his digital age”可知,在电子时代,美国的学生缺乏辨别真假消息的能力,由此可推测,这里是问“这些学生”怎样才能做好准备选择相信、传递、发布哪些消息呢?另外,根据第二段末的“when teachers give no practice to them”也可推测,这里的they指的是学生。8How does Hunt run the digital course?ABy inviting experts to give students lectures.BBy asking students to go on the Internet together.CBy taking stu
26、dents to a news organization regularly.DBy letting students identify factual information in groups.解析:选D细节理解题。根据第四、五段内容可知,Hunt让她的学生三四人一组鉴别真假消息。9According to Church, what should schools do?AHelp students improve driving skills.BTeach students how to spot false news.CAllow students to drive on the hig
27、hway.DAsk students to avoid using social media.解析:选B推理判断题。根据最后两段内容可知,Church认为学校屏蔽社交媒体的做法就像是在停车场教会学生们开车后让他们直接上高速,这样做无疑风险很大。由此可推测他反对学校屏蔽社交媒体的做法,而是希望学校能够教孩子们如何识别假新闻。10What does the text mainly discuss?AThe findings of a recent Stanford study.BAn educational issue in the digital age.CThe influence of a
28、widely spread post.DAn experienced high school teacher.解析:选B主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文讨论了在电子时代,老师如何帮助学生们学会鉴别网络消息的真假,这是一个教育问题。.阅读七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)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。How to Make PlansMost people get scared when talking about planning or writing plans. _11_. And you need to plan for succ
29、ess as planning really works and inspires you to go straight ahead. However, how to create effective plans is still a problem. Dont worry, and just follow the steps below.Step 1_12_What plans have you had in the past? Probably, in some of your plans, you havent ended up where you thought you were go
30、ing to end up. Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you havent done in the past. It is a primary foundation for your new plan. If having no plan, just take actions and make plans right now.Step 2Think about the WhatIfsWhen you are building your plans, you should consider where you
31、 are going and make clear the WhatIfs. Because not everything just goes smoothly as you believe. _13_.Step 3Document the plansWhen starting to make plans, you should try to write them down. It is of key importance for the future. _14_. In addition, make sure you have the plans fully written out with
32、 all the key elements concerned, including details.Step 4Update the plansAccording to your written plans and actual situation, you should check out the plans you have completed and havent completed. _15_. Make sure all the assumptions are there and work out the details. After hanging on for some day
33、s, planning will be getting simpler and easier.AReview historical plansBMake new plans immediatelyCActually, people are more likely to succeed in a planned wayDAnd you need to continue what you havent done and update itENot all people can memorize every word they said and thought wellFAnd what you s
34、hould do next is to check your plans monthly or quarterlyGFor your benefits, you need to make Plan A and Plan B in case of changes and contingencies (偶发事件)11选C根据设空后一句“And you need to plan for success as planning really works and inspires you to go straight ahead.”可知,设空处应引出计划有助于成功,故C项符合语境。12选A纵观文章结构,
35、本空应填小标题,根据该部分中的“Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you havent done in the past.”可知,本段内容与过去的计划有关,故A项符合语境。13选G根据设空前的“Because not everything just goes smoothly as you believe.”可知,并不是所有的事都会顺利进行,要考虑到意外情况,故G项中的“in case of changes and contingencies”符合语境。14选E根据设空前的“When starting to make
36、 plans, you should try to write them down.”可知,作者建议要写下计划,E项“并不是所有人都能记住自己说过和想好的每一句话”恰好解释了前文的原因。15选D根据本段小标题Update the plans可知,本段主题为更新计划,故D项符合语境,该项中的update与小标题呼应。.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was young, my household consisted of my mother and my grandmother
37、. My mother took a(n) _16_ role in my upbringing, causing my grandmother to raise me primarily. I _17_ her to severe pneumonia (肺炎) when I was 10. My mother tried to continue my grandmothers _18_, which, however, began to fall short. My mother did not work and _19_ most days leaving me to my own act
38、ions.We applied for financial assistance and we were _20_ surviving. With my mothers withdrawal from life, little financial skills and poor organization, I did not have food, clothes, or _21_. After an investigation by child services, I was _22_ in foster care (寄养家庭)Prior to placement in foster care
39、, I had volunteered at the local hospital to gain hospital _23_, since I had wanted to be a doctor. After the foster care, I felt alone and destitute (穷困的). I saw no _24_ of obtaining such a grand educational journey.My mother passed away when I was 23, leaving me with no close family. I struggled w
40、ith the _25_ in my life and felt alone, but continued on and was married at the age of 24. My daughter was born and I _26_ myself to strive (奋斗) higher in life. I _27_ and applied for a better job, which would double my salary I was accepted!My life was again _28_ due to divorce and a layoff at 27 y
41、ears old. For my daughter, I decided to _29_ my dream. Succeed or not, at least I tried.I began at the local community college and was then able to _30_ to a 4year college for a degree in Biology. I _31_ myself and did not let anything distract (转移) me from my goal.I am now a practicing physician an
42、d _32_ not be happier. I am close with my daughter. I continue my _33_ to advanced leadership positions. I continue to be _34_ by those I meet who have gone through much worse than I and have achieved success.We can all _35_ so much in our lives. I hope this story provides you with hope.语篇解读:任何苦难,如果
43、将你杀死,那便是苦难;如果没能将你杀死,那就是财富。任何你忍受过的苦难都是财富。16A.passiveBactiveCcentral Dmajor解析:选A根据下文的“causing my grandmother to raise me primarily”可知,主要是外婆带“我”,母亲在“我”的成长过程中所扮演的角色非常被动(passive)。故选A项。active意为“主动的;积极的”;central意为“中央的;中心的”;major意为“主要的;重要的”。17A.introduced BexposedClost Dreduced解析:选C句意:在我10岁的时候外婆就因患上急性肺炎去世了。
44、lose意为“失去;丧失”;introduce意为“介绍;引进”;expose意为“使暴露;使遭受;使受的影响”;reduce意为“减少;减轻;使沦为;使简化为”。故C项符合语境。18A.dreams BeffortsCcareers Dlessons解析:选B句意:母亲试图接下外婆的角色来努力养育我,然而却和外婆差得远。effort意为“努力”;dream意为“梦想”;career意为“事业;职业;生涯”;lesson意为“课程;功课;经验;教训”。故选B项。19A.retired BwithdrewCstarved Dpanicked解析:选B根据下文的“With my mothers w
45、ithdrawal from life”可知,她不去工作,也不管“我”,大部分时间让“我”想做什么就做什么。withdraw意为“撤退;撤离;退出”;retire意为“退休;退役”;starve意为“挨饿;饿死”;panic意为“使恐慌;使惊慌失措”。20A.well BcomfortablyCeasily Dbarely解析:选D根据下文的“I did not have food, clothes”可知,“我们”申请了财政援助,勉强能够生存。barely意为“勉强;刚刚;仅仅;几乎不”;well意为“好;非常”;comfortably意为“舒服地;轻松地”;easily意为“简单地;容易地”
46、。21A.discipline BreputationCambitions Dprivileges解析:选A句意:母亲从我的生活淡出,而我也不具备任何挣钱的技能,收容机构的条件也很差,所以我吃不饱也穿不暖,更没有约束。discipline意为“纪律;训练;自制力”;reputation意为“名声;声誉”;ambition意为“雄心;抱负”;privilege意为“荣幸;特权”。故选A项。22A.locked BplacedCprejudiced Dabused解析:选B根据下文的“Prior to placement in foster care”可知,在儿童服务机构调查以后,“我”被寄养。被
47、安置(placed)在寄养家庭即“被寄养”,故选B项。lock意为“锁上;锁住”;prejudice意为“使有偏见;危害;损害”;abuse意为“滥用;虐待;辱骂”。23A.assistance BrewardClicense Dexperience解析:选D根据下文的“since I had wanted to be a doctor”可知,在被领养之前,“我”在当地的一家医院做志愿者以积累医院服务的经验,因为“我”想成为一名医生。experience意为“经验;经历”;assistance意为“帮助;援助”;reward意为“奖励;奖赏”;license意为“执照;许可证”。24A.ris
48、k BchallengeChope Dend解析:选C句意:寄养生涯结束后,我感到孤独与贫困,想到求学路的漫长和花销,我感到非常无望。hope意为“希望”;risk意为“风险”;challenge意为“挑战”;end意为“结束”。故选C项。25A.purpose BgapCdisease Dplan解析:选B句意:我23岁那年母亲去世,我一个亲人都没有了。与人生的缺憾斗争着,我感到孤独,但是生活依然继续,24岁那年我结婚了。gap意为“空白;间隔;缺口”;purpose意为“目的;目标”;disease意为“疾病”;plan意为“计划”。故选B项。26A.induced BforbadeCtr
49、usted Dpromised解析:选D句意:我的女儿出生了,我暗自许诺(promise)要过更好的生活。故选D项。induce意为“引诱;引起”;forbid意为“禁止;不准”;trust意为“信任;信赖”。27A.made a fortune Bmade a pointCtook a turn Dtook a chance解析:选D句意:我碰运气申请了一个更好的工作,工资翻倍,而且被录用了!take a chance意为“冒险;碰运气”;make a fortune意为“赚钱;发财”;make a point意为“重视;强调;特别注意”;take a turn意为“转变;变化”。根据语境可
50、知选D项。28A.changed BsavedCimproved Dcontrolled解析:选A句意:27岁那年我的人生又发生了改变(changed),我离婚还失业了。故选A项。save意为“拯救;节省;保留”;improve意为“提高;改善”;control意为“控制;管理;支配;操纵”。29A.abandon BchaseCshape Dignore解析:选B句意:为了我的女儿,我决定去追求(chase)我的梦想。不管成败与否,最起码我尝试过。故选B项。abandon意为“抛弃;放弃”;shape意为“决定;塑造”;ignore意为“忽视;忽略”。30A.transfer Bappeal
51、Ccater Dsubmit解析:选A句意:我开始在当地的社区大学学习,然后能够转入四年制的大学去获得生物专业学位。transfer意为“转移;调动;转让;转学”;appeal意为“吸引;使感兴趣;呼吁;上诉”;cater意为“满足;迎合”;submit意为“顺从;服从”。故选A项。31A.conducted BbehavedCcommitted Dexplained解析:选C句意:我全心投入来达到自己的目标,不让任何事情去分散我的注意力。commit意为“致力于;忠于;保证”;conduct意为“组织;实施;举止;表现”;behave意为“表现;守规矩;举止得体”;explain意为“解释;
52、说明”。故选C项。32A.would BshouldCmight Dcould解析:选D句意:现在我是一名职业医师,再开心不过了。cant be比较级为固定用法,意为“再没有比更”,强调“最”的概念。could意为“能够”;would意为“将要”;should意为“应该”;might意为“可能”。故D项最符合语境。33A.journey BcontributionCapproach Dopposition解析:选A句意:我继续着我的通往高级领导岗位的历程(journey)。故选A项。contribution意为“贡献;捐款”;approach意为“靠近;方法;途径”;opposition意为“
53、反对;不赞成”。34A.attracted BsponsoredCinspired Dsuspected解析:选C句意:那些与我相比经历更多人世悲苦并获得成功的人的故事总是激励(inspire)着我。故选C项。attract意为“吸引”;sponsor意为“资助;赞助”;suspect意为“怀疑;猜想”。35A.donate BobtainCexperience Dreflect解析:选B句意:生活教会我们这么多。我希望我的故事能给你带去希望。obtain意为“得到;获得”;donate意为“捐赠;捐献”;experience意为“经历;体验”;reflect意为“反映;体现”。故选B项。非选
54、择题部分.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Tower Bridge is one of Londons most striking _36_ (attract) that you shouldnt miss when _37_ (visit) the capital. This fantastic piece of Victorian architecture dates back to the late 1880s, and until the mid1970s the main bridge was
55、operated by a steam engine.Today Tower Bridge is a splendid landmark (地标) typical of London, surrounded by cafes and bars _38_ tourists and locals alike can sit and enjoy the beautiful bridge, which looks like two small castles hovering (盘旋) over the Thames, just like something out of a fairy tale._
56、39_ is free to admire Tower Bridge and walk on it at any time; its striking to look during the day and magical when _40_ (light) up at night, so dont miss out on this wonderful scene!If you feel like _41_ (step) inside the towers of the famous bridge, you can book Tower Bridge Exhibition tickets. Du
57、ring the exhibition, you can visit the famous engine rooms and _42_ (impress) towers and find _43_ how the bridge came into _44_ (exist) through digital displays and animations (动画片). You can also pay _45_ visit to the glass room of Tower Bridge on the highlevel walkways. There are even yoga classes
58、 available on the glass floor of Tower Bridge!语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了伦敦塔桥的情况。伦敦塔桥是伦敦的地标性建筑,它始建于19世纪80年代后期。36.attractions考查词性转换。形容词striking“吸引人的”应该修饰名词,one of名词复数“之一”。37visiting考查省略。when _ the capital是省略句式。在when, while, whenever等引导的状语从句中,若谓语部分含有be动词,而主语又跟主句主语相同或从句主语为it时,则从句中主语和be动词常一起省略,根据这个条件可知,空格处填写vis
59、iting,补充完整为:.when you are visiting。38where考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知,空格处所在的句子是定语从句。定语从句修饰先行词cafes and bars,且从句中缺少地点状语,故用where引导。39It考查代词的用法。it是形式主语,不定式短语to admire .是真正的主语。40lit考查省略。补充完整为:when it is lit up at night,根据第37题解析中的省略原则可知,这里填lit即可。41stepping考查动名词。feel like doing sth.“喜欢做某事”,是固定搭配。42impressive考查词性转
60、换。句中第一个and连接visit的宾语the famous engine rooms和_ towers,由此可以判断空格处要填形容词形式。43out考查固定搭配。find out“发现”。you can visit .and find out .“你能游览并发现”44existence考查词性转换。come into existence“成立,形成”。45a考查冠词。pay a visit to“参观,拜访”。.应用文写作(满分15分)假设你是丽江市某中学的学生李华。你市为吸引国外游客,拟制作英语版丽江古城旅游宣传手册,并公开征稿。请你根据表格中所给提示信息,用英语写一篇短文应征。概况位于云
61、南省西北部,是纳西族人的聚居地景点特色1.拥有大量土木结构的房屋、鹅卵石道路,以及许多明清时期的石桥和拱门;2.宗教壁画和东巴文化历史悠久,风格迥异。注意:词数80左右。参考词汇:鹅卵石pebble;拱门archway参考范文:The Old Town of LijiangThe Old Town of Lijiang, located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, is an ancient town where the Naxi minority people live. Most of the houses are made of earth
62、and wood. The roads in the town are covered with coloured pebbles produced in Lijiang, and there are many stone bridges and archways built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Wandering in the town, you can see many religious wallpaintings and experience the traditional Dongba Culture which is totall
63、y different and amazing.Why not give it a try? Your trip to the Old Town of Lijiang is sure to be enjoyable and worthwhile.读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports_car in a dealers showroom, and
64、 knowing his_father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his_graduation,_his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was
65、to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leatherbound Bible, with the young mans name embossed in gold.Angrily, he raised his voice to his father a
66、nd said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the_Bible.Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see h
67、im. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.When he arrived at his fathers house, sudd
68、en sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his fathers important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.注意:1所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;4续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1:With tears, he opened the Bible and began t
69、o turn the pages. Paragraph 2:How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? 参考范文:Paragraph 1:With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the_Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same
70、dealer who had the sports_car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his_graduation,_and the words “PAID IN FULL”. How great the love a father gave to his son! But it was too late for him to feel that packaged love from his_father. Paragraph 2:How many times do we miss blessings because they are
71、 not packaged as we expected? Do not regret until you realize what you did is wrong. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not, but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Sometimes we dont realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect “the packaging” to be different. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.