1、课时素养检测 十二Unit 2Period 4. 阅读理解My name is Kobus Vermeulen. On February 16, 2015, I was one of five South Africans among the 100 people selected by Mars One to begin training to live on the Red Planet. The Dutch not-for-profits aim is simple: build a human colony (殖民地) on Mars. Since I have begun this
2、journey, the one question that people ask me most is why I want to leave a good planet for wasteland. Here is why. I have been interested in Mars since I was a child, and I always thought that if I had the opportunity to leave the planet, I would take it. So the why begins with a childs dream. Howev
3、er, as I grew, so did the why. In my eyes, since the 1970s the public has stopped trying to learn more about space. Weve put our dream aside. Were satisfied with getting our dose (一份) of the future from sci-fi movies and comic books. And so the first part of my motivation (动机) is to get people think
4、ing about space travel and the colonization (殖民化) of other planets in real terms again instead of just as sci-fi visions of the future. If we want that future, the truth is that we have to build it, and anything worth doing comes with risks. Somebody has to take the risks, and I, along with thousand
5、s of other people, am willing to take them. But it goes deeper than that. If the task of Mars One is even partially successful, it will encourage a new generation of scientists and engineers that will build us an even better future. Without a dream, there is no reason to build those things. The publ
6、ic that does not try to understand science and technology does not choose good leaders. Leaders who dont care for science and technology do not make budgets (预算) for it. Besides, without the money, the dream dies. Projects like Mars One are like a focusing lens (聚焦透镜) for dreams. It is an opportunit
7、y to change hearts and minds at the grassroots level. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。能够到火星上去旅游甚至居住是作者从小就有的梦想, 所以作者参加了一项Mars One的项目, 并对此项目进行了介绍。1. What goal does Mars One want to achieve? A. To find life on Mars. B. To build colonies on Earth. C. To send astronauts to Mars. D. To help humans settle on Mars. 【解析】选D。细节
8、理解题。根据第一段中On February 16, 2015, I was one of five South Africans among the 100 people selected by Mars One to begin training to live on the Red Planet. The Dutch not-for-profits aim is simple: build a human colony on Mars. 可知, Mars One这项项目的目的就是把人类输送到火星上去。故选D。2. The underlined part “our dream” in Par
9、agraph 3 probably refers to “_”. A. living on another planet in spaceB. living a comfortable life on EarthC. creating sci-fi movies and comic booksD. realizing the colonization of other nations【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段的叙述I have been interested in Mars since I was a child, and I always thought that if I had
10、 the opportunity to leave the planet, I would take it. So the why begins with a childs dream. 可知, 作者从小时候就想离开地球到另一个星球上生活, 到火星上去是他从小就有的梦想。所以, 此处说那个梦想被搁置一边了, 就是指的这个梦想。故选A。3. In the authors opinion, taking part in the task of Mars One is _. A. risky but worthwhileB. costly and helplessC. safe and intere
11、stingD. too dangerous and useless【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段If we want that future, the truth is that we have to build it, and anything worth doing comes with risks. Somebody has to take the risks, and I, along with thousands of other people, am willing to take them. 可知, 如果我们想要这样的未来, 事实是我们必须去建设它, 任何值得做的事
12、情都伴随着风险。总得有人去冒险, 而我, 和成千上万的人, 愿意去冒险。即参加这项计划存在着风险, 但同时很值得。故选A。4. The author believes that the action of going to Mars will _. A. help change his heart and mindB. help him become a famous scientistC. help lead to a better future for humansD. encourage people to protect the earth better【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文
13、章倒数第二段第二句If the task of Mars One is even partially successful, it will encourage a new generation of scientists and engineers that will build us an even better future. 可知, 作者认为去火星的行动将会帮助人类建造一个更好的未来。故选C。. 阅读填句(2020牡丹江高一测试)Summer is the perfect time to relax. As you plan for your trip, here are some t
14、ips on how to protect yourself. 1Fight against the mosquitoes in the hot spots. There are many mosquito-borne illnesses in tropical regions, which are traditionally vacation hot spots. Therefore, mosquito repellent(驱蚊剂)that contains DEET should be an essential item in your travel bag. 2In less-devel
15、oped countries there is less equipment for clean water and public health. If you cant avoid unhealthful water, make sure you bring along a tea or coffee-making pot that will boil water for you. Youd better buy a case or two of water and check that all bottle caps are sealed to assure the bottled wat
16、er isnt just a refilled bottle of dirty tap water. Always protect your feet. Its best to wear slippers in the shower, but if you must be barefoot, put a towel down on the floor. 3 You should never walk barefoot in any area of a foreign country, including your hotel room. Be sure to eat safe fruits.
17、4 They may have been washed in the same water, or wiped with the same rag used to clean work surfaces in kitchens. The best advice is to bring your own peeler(削皮器)so that you know that something clean has been applied to the fruit. Enjoy the smell of roadside stands, not the food. Unless the food is
18、 piping hot when served, its best to stay away from roadside stands, no matter how good the smell of the food might be. If you are concerned about whether a restaurant is clean, order the food to go. 5A. Dont trust the local water. B. Any fruit served fresh may be polluted. C. Look out for any water
19、 not served in a bottle. D. The boxes may be cleaner than the plate or fork on the table. E. You should know how to keep yourself away from dirty fruits. F. They are necessary to avoid coming back with a major illness from your trip. G. Parasites(寄生虫)can enter the skin of your feet and travel to dif
20、ferent parts of the body. 【语篇概述】这篇短文就出游时的自我保护提出一些建议。1. 【解析】选F。考查上下文理解推理能力。根据本段提到夏天是放松的最佳时间, 这里有一些建议关于如何保护你自己。下文是具体建议。因此F项“他们对于避免在旅途中带着大病回来是有必要的。”符合语境。故选F。2. 【解析】选A。考查上下文理解推理能力。根据下面内容是关于旅游地的水不健康, 要自己带水或者煮水的工具, 可知A项“不要相信当地的水”可以概括下文的内容。故选A。3. 【解析】选G。考查上下文理解推理能力。根据本段标题“保护好你的脚”以及上文提到不要赤脚, 可知G项“寄生虫可以进入你脚部
21、的皮肤, 并传播到身体的不同部位。”符合语境。故选G。4. 【解析】选B。考查上下文理解推理能力。根据本段标题“一定要吃安全的水果”以及本段内容: 水果可能在同一水里洗过, 最好用自己的削皮器, 可知B项“任何新鲜的水果都可能被污染”放在句首, 符合语境。故选B。5. 【解析】选D。考查上下文理解推理能力。根据本段标题“享受路边摊的气味, 而不是食物。”以及空格前面“将食物打包带走”可知D项“这些盒子可能比桌子上的盘子或叉子更干净。”符合语境。故选D。. 完形填空I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check-in.
22、 It had been very 1 three days for me with lots of meetings. So I was glad to have the 2 time to make a note of what I needed to do the following day. But then came the 3 that my flight had to be 4 because there was a problem with the plane. As I sat waiting for my 5 to be called, I reflected on my
23、last meeting of the day. It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable 6 with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years. Our lunch was spent recalling time gone by as well as filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years. We both laughed and sm
24、iled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had 7 together. At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had 8 it and that we must do it again. It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind all that we had talked about. I realized how important it wa
25、s to have regular 9 of the good times in our life. I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short break and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over the last 12 years. It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album 10 in a cupboard in your house. There before your
26、eyes are lots of wonderful 11 that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who are in the 12. My flight home was finally 13 three hours later. I smiled as I 14 the plane and realized that I was not at all 15 about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend t
27、he time reflecting on the good times from days gone by. 【语篇概述】文章通过叙述“我”在等待飞机的时候, 对往事的回忆, 告诉我们要经常停留一下, 回顾生活中的美好事情。1. A. important B. busy C. convenient D. useful【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由下文“with lots of meetings”可知, 答案选B, 这里指很“繁忙的(busy)”三天, 而不是important“重要的”, useful“有用的”, convenient“方便的”三天。2. A. pleasantB. satis
28、fyingC. happyD. extra【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。依据上文“about 30 minutes before the check-in”可判断, 此处指“我”有额外的时间来做别的事, 因此答案选D。3. A. announcementB. declarationC. openingD. speech【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。依据语境可知, 这里应指机场发布了一项通知, 因此答案为A。4. A. waitedB. cancelledC. takenD. delayed【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。从最后一段可知, 航班是被延误了(delayed), 所以答案选D。5. A. flig
29、htB. turnC. nameD. order【解析】选A。词语辨析题。飞机出了故障, “我”当然是等待“航班(flight)”, 因此答案为A。6. A. negotiationB. lunchC. partyD. discussion【解析】选B。词汇复现题。由下文“Our lunch”可知, 答案选lunch“午餐”。negotiation“谈判”; party“聚会”; discussion“讨论”, 均不符合文意。7. A. spentB. metC. managedD. shared【解析】选D。习语搭配题。spend, meet, manage都不能与先行词times和expe
30、riences很好地搭配, 因此答案选D, share“分享, 共有”。8. A. gotB. enjoyedC. madeD. paid【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由“we must do it again”可知, “我们”很满意那天的聚餐, 因此答案选B。9. A. timeB. plansC. remindersD. remainder【解析】选C。词汇辨析题。这里说的是“我”的感受: “我”认识到经常回顾生命中的快乐时光是多么重要。reminder“引起回忆的事物”; time“时间”; plan“计划”; remainder“剩余物”, 依据句意, 答案选C。10. A. stored
31、 awayB. put onC. set asideD. given out【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。句意为“这就有点像是在看存放在家里柜子里的老相册一样”。store away“存放”; put on“穿上”; set aside“留出”; give out“分发”, 依据句意, 答案选A。11. A. celebrationsB. memoriesC. awardsD. presents【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。既然“take you back to times and places”, 那么应是“许多精彩的回忆”, 因此答案选B。celebration“庆祝”; award“奖品”; p
32、resent“礼物”, 均不符合句意。12. A. cupboardB. booksC. childhoodD. photos【解析】选D。词汇复现题。上文已经提到“an old photo album”, 因此答案为D。13. A. shoutedB. phonedC. calledD. commanded【解析】选C。词汇复现题。由上文“As I sat waiting for my _to be called”可知答案应为C。14. A. leftB. boardedC. jumpedD. reached【解析】选B。词汇辨析题。board the plane“登飞机”, 答案选B。15
33、. A. upsetB. happyC. crazyD. surprised【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由“I smiled”可知, 此时“我”的心情是很愉快的, 所以对飞机的晚点并不“心烦(upset)”, 故答案为A。. 语法填空No trip would be complete without experiencing the local food culture. Actually, China has various kinds of delicious food, including a wide variety of local snacks. For most of the fo
34、reigners I contacted, and myself 1 (include), Peking Duck, Mongolian Hot Pot are the favourite Chinese dishes. China is a place 2 the food is not only delicious, but the 3 (cheap) Ive ever found. 4 my last night in Beijing before 5 (return) to the United States, I went to a Peking Duck restaurant th
35、at had been suggested for me to try. What a beautiful place! Splendid woodblock prints on the walls, fresh flowers in the vases, 6 (attract) silverware (银餐具) and beautiful chopsticks. I was handed 7 menu and found most of the prices were especially low for the high quality of the food. The duck came
36、 in whole or half, along with all the little decorationsa little tortilla (玉米粉圆饼) to put the sliced duck and vegetables in, chopped onion and sauce. Anyway, I ended up ordering a whole duck, thinking Id just take the rest back to my hotel 8 (eat) later if I couldnt finish it. 9 (believable), in the
37、end there was none of the whole duck 10 (leave) on the plate. 【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文。作者认为如果在旅行中没有体验当地美食, 那这次旅行是不完整的。中国美食不仅好吃, 价格也便宜。并分享了自己在回国前一晚去一个北京烤鸭餐厅吃烤鸭的经历。1. 【解析】included。考查过去分词。句意: 对于我接触到的很多外国人, 包括我自己, 北京烤鸭和蒙古火锅是最受喜欢的中国美食。由于myself与include是被动关系(我被包含在内), 故填include的过去分词included。2. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。在中国, 这里
38、的食物不仅好吃, 而且最便宜。这是一个定语从句, 先行词是place, 故填关系词where。3. 【解析】cheapest。考查形容词最高级。句意: 中国的食物不仅好吃, 而且是我至今发现过的最便宜的。由“Ive ever found(我至今发现过的)”和空格前的定冠词“the”可知, 这里填形容词最高级。故填cheapest。4. 【解析】On。考查介词。night/morning/noon等词前加修饰词表强调在某一个特定的时间, 要用介词on。空格后的night前有修饰词my, 故填On。5. 【解析】returning。考查动名词。句意: 返回美国前在北京的最后一个晚上, 我去了别人早
39、建议我去试试的一个北京烤鸭店。“before(在之前)”在这里是一个介词, 其后直接跟动词的时候需要用动名词形式。故填returning。6. 【解析】attractive。考查形容词。句意: 多么美丽的地方! 墙上有非常好的木制字体, 花瓶里有新鲜的花, 还有引人注目的银餐具和美丽的筷子。这里的空格与splendid, fresh是三个并列的形容词。故填attractive。7. 【解析】a。考查不定冠词。句意: 他们递给我一个菜单, 我发现对于这样高质量的食物, 大多数价格都是相当低的。“menu”第一次出现, 不是特指, 是泛指。故填a。8. 【解析】to eat。考查不定式。句意: 无
40、论如何, 我点了一只整的烤鸭, 想着如果吃不完就把剩下的带回旅馆晚些时候吃。这里用不定式作目的状语, 故填to eat。9. 【解析】Unbelievably。考查副词。句意: 不可思议, 最后盘子里整只烤鸭一点也没有剩下。这里的空格修饰整句话, 需要用副词。故填Unbelievably。10. 【解析】left。考查过去分词。句意: 不可思议, 最后盘子里整只烤鸭一点也没有剩下。“none of the whole duck”与“leave”之间是被动关系(被剩下), 故填left。阅读理解I picked up my two best friends and we were off on
41、a road trip. I had just returned to America from a year abroad in China. So, naturally I wanted to take a trip: to Canada. Montreal, the second largest city in Canada, is a four-hour drive from my home in New Hampshire. We felt a thrill as we crossed the border into Canada. It was the first time I h
42、ad ever driven across an international border. We turned on the radio to try and find some Canadian stations. After dropping off our bags at our hotel, we were immediately walking down the famous St. Catherines street. While we walked two things surprised us: how cold it was and how well everyone wa
43、s dressed. The streets of Montreal are like a fashion show. Both men and women look like they stepped out of the pages of a magazine.All of that fashion has to keep them warm since Montreal is so cold. Last year it broke the record for the most snowfall in North America. To hide from the cold we wen
44、t into a small diner because we wanted to order Poutine, a very popular snack in Montreal. It is French fries covered in cheese and brown gravy(肉汁). It is delicious. However, we had a hard time ordering the dish since the official language of Montreal is French. It is actually the fifth largest Fren
45、ch-speaking city in the world. But since the rest of Canada speak English, plenty of people were there to help. We spent the rest of the weekend going to many historical churches and monuments in Montreal. But at night wed head to the very modern dance clubs and bars. Montreal is a city that sits be
46、tween the past and the future and the traveler can choose whichever direction he wants to go. 【语篇概述】本文主要讲述了作者在加拿大的蒙特利尔旅游的经历。那里寒冷的空气, 人们时尚的服装, 著名的历史景点等都给作者留下了深刻的印象。1. How do you understand the underlined sentence “Both men and women look like they stepped out of the pages of a magazine” in Paragraph
47、3? A. The men and women are really the fashion models of a magazine. B. The portraits of the men and women are printed in the magazine. C. They are so well dressed that they look like models in a magazine. D. The men and women like to copy characters in magazines. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据本段第二句中的后半句 “. . . an
48、d how well everyone was dressed. ”可知, 在作者看来, 蒙特利尔的人穿着时尚, 像杂志里的模特。2. Which of the following can NOT be concluded from Paragraphs 3-4? A. The author and his friends couldnt wait to explore the city. B. The author wasnt used to the weather of Montreal. C. The citizens from Montreal care much about what
49、 they wear. D. Montreal often holds fashion shows. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 “After dropping off our bags at our hotel, we were immediately walking down the famous St. Catherines street. ”可知作者和他的朋友迫不及待地想参观蒙特利尔; 根据第四段中的第三句 “To hide from the cold we went into a small diner. . . ”可推知作者和他朋友并不适应那里的寒冷; 根据第三段最
50、后两句可推知蒙特利尔人非常注重着装; D项文章没有提及。3. What can we infer from the passage? A. The author often went to China for a visit. B. The people they met in the diner were kind and helpful. C. All the people in the diner were locals. D. The author went to Montreal on business. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第五段末句 “But since the res
51、t of Canada speak English, plenty of people were there to help. ” 可推知作者和他朋友在餐馆碰到的人非常友好并且乐于助人, 故选B。4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The author listened to Canadian radio programs and chose their first stop as advised. B. The author took a trip to Montrealthe third larges
52、t city in Canada. C. Montreal broke the record for the most snowfall in the world last year. D. Montreal is a city which is both traditional and modern. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段末句 “Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future and the traveler can choose whichever direction he wants to go. ”可知, 蒙特利尔既有往昔的风采, 也有现代的气息。- 10 -