（全国版）高考英语Unit2Growingpains单元话题语篇训练（每单元3练）（含解析）.docx

Unit 2 Growing pains 单元话题语篇训练（每单元3练）练(一)阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2019贵阳监测)In no particular order, here are some songs on the Music app of my phone：On a Sunday Afternoon by Lighter Shade of Brown A student of mine introduced this rap song to me all the way back in the early 1990s, when I was teaching Spanish at a local university. The story in the song takes place not too far from where I live in Los Angeles. Its a good “driving” song, nothing complicated or “deep”Say Something by A Great Big World A more recent song about a couple losing contact with each other. The piano part is of very little playing but beautiful.American Pie by Don McLean Another song from my youth in the 1980s, very popular with almost every American of my generation. It retells some of the key events of the middle 20th century, a song of happy memories of the past and wanting to return to those better times.The Weight by The Band Another old song, originally made public in 1968, but one I didnt hear until I was in high school more than 10 years later. I dont understand the words to the song completely, but the feeling of the song is very comforting to me.Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago. I didnt know anyone here when I first arrived. When I got bored, I used to drive up and down the major streets that cross the city from east to west, listening to this song about “the city of angels” being as “lonely as I am”. (Dont worry! I have plenty of friends now.)语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了在作者的手机音乐播放器中存的几首歌曲的相关信息。1What does the underlined word “deep” probably mean?AWith skill.BWith comfort.CWith a normal meaning.DWith a significant meaning.解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的“Its a good driving song, nothing complicated”可知，此处表示这首歌是一首说唱乐，适合驾车时听，含义不复杂，故可推知这首歌没有重大的意义，所以选D。2When did the author probably hear The Weight by The Band?AIn 1968.BIn 1970.CIn the 1980s. DIn the 1990s.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“The Weight by The Band . more than 10 years later”可知，这首歌于1968年发行，但是作者在十多年后才听到，所以作者有可能是在20世纪80年代听到这首歌的。3When the author first moved to LA, the song he used to listen to was _.ASay Something BAmerican PieCThe Weight DUnder the Bridge解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago”可知，作者最开始到洛杉矶时经常听的一首歌是Under the Bridge。B(2019名校原创预测卷二)Back in January, I was watching a college football game and came to a realization: As a high school senior, pretty soon, Ill be the same age as some of the top athletes in the world.This realization was both confusing and comforting. Until this point, Id always thought of top athletes in another generation. I had no real connection to people in the news or playing sports on TV because they were so much older. But pretty soon, people of my age will be the ones dominating (支配) the news.The comfort came in understanding that as I prepare to graduate from Sanford H. Calhoun High School in Merrick, Im not that far off from entering the real world, and I will have a chance to make a name for myself.Right now, Im at the end of one of life stages, with many more to come. As seniors, many in my class developed superiority_complexes. Wed see babyfaced ninthgraders and think, “Ugh, those annoying freshmen.” Or wed hear juniors complain about starting the college application process and say to each other, “Those juniors have no idea what theyre talking about.” Of course, last years seniors said the same thing about last years juniors, repeating a timeless cycle.Psychologist and author Thomas Armstrong writes that life is made up of 12 stages. He stresses that no stage is more important than another, and each has its own unique gifts. There is no highest point in life, no impressive ending when you are above everybody else. At the same time, there is no lowest point in life; at no point is a human worthless and below others. Just as an infant isnt below everyone else, our elders arent above everyone else.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在观看足球比赛时意识到自己将和一些优秀的运动员同岁，并由此引发了其对高中生活和人生的感悟。4What can we know about the author?AHell finish his high school studies about one year later.BReflecting on the past is a part of his daily routine.CFootball is a particular favorite with him.DHe dreams of being an excellent athlete.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“As a high school senior”可知，作者作为高中毕业班学生，会在大约一年后完成自己的高中学业。故选A。5Why did the author find his realization comforting?AThe top athletes are the same age as him.BThere is a possibility that he can be famous.CHe will be admitted to his dream university.DHes made full preparations for entering society.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段的内容，尤其是“I will have a chance to make a name for myself”可知，作者觉得自己的感悟中令人欣慰的部分是他很快就会步入真正的世界，也将有机会让自己出名。make a name“出名，成名”。故选B。6What does the underlined phrase “superiority complexes” in Paragraph 4 mean?AA habit of making complaints.BA habit of following in others footsteps.CA feeling that you are better than others.DA feeling that others are unapproachable.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“Wed see babyfaced ninthgraders and think . repeating a timeless cycle”可知，该段主要讲的是作为毕业班学生，作者的很多同学会在新生面前自以为是，或者嘲笑那些抱怨大学申请过程(复杂)的低年级学生，即高年级学生会在低年级学生面前产生一种优越感，故画线词的意思应为“优越感”。故选C。7What message is conveyed in the last paragraph?ALife is meant to be lived and enjoyed.BLife is never smooth, full of ups and downs.COne should try to reach his greatest potential.DEveryone has their own value and position in life.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的最后两句可知，在任何时候人都是有价值的，不低于他人，亦不高于他人，即每个人在生活中都有自己的价值和位置。故选D。C(2019广州调研)For many years, Bruce Bexler dreamed of going where no human had gone before. He wanted to cut a path through unexplored lands and discover rare, exotic species.That might sound like an impossible dream, but Bexler turned it into a reality.In December 2015, he and a team of Australian and American scientists ventured into an isolated tropical rain forest on the island of New Guinea. They were the first people ever to enter the mistcovered region. “As time was limited, we were dropped in by helicopter. Once we were on the ground, there were no trails anywhere; it was really hard to get around，” Bexler says.Within minutes of landing, the team spotted a black chickenlike bird with strange orange skin hanging from its neck. The scientists soon determined that the unusual creature was a type of honeyeaters the first new bird species to be sighted on New Guinea in 60 years.The honeyeater wasnt the only surprise for the scientists. They discovered more than 40 previously unknown plant and animal species 13 birds of paradise, 20 frogs, four butterflies, and five palms. “We_were_like_kids_in_a_candy_store，” Bexler recalls. “Everywhere we looked, we saw amazing things we had never seen before.”The newfound species didnt shy away from the scientists. Two longnosed echidnas primitive egglaying mammals let the visitors pick them up and take them back to camp to study them. An echidna looks like a hedgehog and is also called a spiny anteater.Bexler thinks the animals werent scared because they had never seen humans before. “In almost all parts of New Guinea, animals are hunted for food, and because of this, they are very cautious of people，” he explains. “This area gives scientists a place where they can go to study the behaviours of animals that have not yet learned to be afraid of people.”Scientists believe the area is probably the largest untouched forest in Asia. Local people called Kwerba hunt and collect plants from the outeredges of the forest but told Bexler that not even their ancestors had gone so far into the woods. The wooded area is approximately a 10day walk from the nearest village.Bexler and his team did not have enough time during the expedition to study the area completely. They hope to return and expect to record many more undiscovered species. “We just scratched the surface，” Bexler says. “Anyone who goes there will come back with a mystery.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Bruce Bexler梦想去人类从未到过的地方，而后来他与澳大利亚和美国的科学家在新几内亚岛发现了一些新物种的故事。8Which word best describes Bruce Bexler?AAdventurous. BCautious.COptimistic. DCareful.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段可知，Bruce Bexler梦想去人类从未到过的地方，开辟一条未经探索的路并且发现罕见的奇异物种。因此可以推断Bruce Bexler是一个具有冒险精神的(Adventurous)人，故选A项。9What does Bruce Bexler mean in Paragraph 5 when he says “We were like kids in a candy store”？AThey didnt have enough food and were hungry.BThey were very excited about what they saw.CThey were misbehaving like naughty children.DThey knew that if they kept searching, theyd find sugar.解析：选B句意理解题。根据第五段中的“Everywhere we looked, we saw amazing things we had never seen before”可知，我们对之前从未见过的事物感到惊奇。因此“We were like kids in a candy store”指的是Bruce Bexler在这个杳无人烟的地方因为发现了许多未曾见过的新物种而非常兴奋。故选B项。10Why did some of the animals allow the scientists to pick them up?AThe scientists seemed to be very friendly.BThe scientists were skilled in handling animals.CThe animals had been welltrained by the local people.DThe animals had no experience or fear of people.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第七段中的“Bexler thinks the animals werent scared because they had never seen humans before”可知，一些动物允许科学家把它们抱起来是因为它们之前没有见过人类，它们不害怕人类。故选D项。11What can we conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored?AThe best way to explore the area is by helicopter.BThe area has not been visited by scientists for many years.CThe area still contains many plants and animals unknown to science.DThe locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods.解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“They hope to return and expect to record many more undiscovered species”可知，他们希望还能回到这个地区并期待发现、记录更多未被发现的物种。故选C项“这个地区仍然有很多科学上未知的动植物”。DJack Ma：Asias richest man justbecame 2.8bn richer in one dayJack Mas net worth increased by 2.8bn overnight as Alibaba forecast sales growth that topped every analysts estimate on June 8,2017, despite the fact that Chinas economy is slowing down.Mr Ma, aged 52 this year, is now the richest person in Asia and the 14th wealthiest in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His net worth has climbed 8.5bn this year to 41.8bn.The latest surge came after Chinas largest ecommerce company forecast 45 to 49 per cent revenue (收入) growth in the year ending March, demonstrating how investments in online shopping are paying off. Shares in Alibaba, where Mr Ma is chairman, rose 13 per cent to a record high.Alibaba and Tencent, which dominate online shopping and social media respectively, have ventured (冒险) deeper into new areas from cloud computing services to streaming music and video as the countrys economy slows. Alibaba is capturing more digital advertising spending by incorporating (吸收) social elements such as video in its shopping sites.Alibaba is holding meetings with investors this week. On Friday, the former English teacher said he wasnt going to discuss corporate forecasts. He took the stage instead to describe how his company had become effectively the worlds 22nd largest economy just after Argentina in terms of transactions (交易) by never fearing to think big. Mr Ma, who said Alibaba revised 10year plans annually, foresaw the company becoming the fifthlargest eventually by 2036 by serving burgeoning (迅速发展) Chinese middle classes, taking advantage of global trade and making use of its valuable data.Mas comments about the evolution of datadriven technology echoed those of Masayoshi Son, chairman of Japans SoftBank. SoftBank Alibabas largest shareholder has invested billions in companies such as ARM with the intention of staking out a leading position in the future Internet of Things.“The Internet of Things is going to be big because in the past, machines drank electricity，” Mr Ma told investors. “In the next 20 years, machines will drink data. In the future, no company, no country, no business can survive without data.”语篇解读：本文介绍了阿里巴巴集团股票股价上涨13%，使董事长马云净身家在一天之内增加28亿美元，成为亚洲首富的故事。12The text is intended to tell us that _.AChinas economy is not satisfyingBJack Ma has become Asias richest manConline shopping grows rapidly worldwideDAlibaba is the largest company in the world解析：选B主旨大意题。通览全文可知，本文介绍了阿里巴巴集团股票股价上涨13%，使董事长马云净身家在一天之内增加28亿美元，成为亚洲首富的故事。故选B项。13The underlined word “surge” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”Asudden increase Brapid declineCdead time Duncertainty解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Jack Mas net worth increased by 2.8bn overnight”和第三段中的“Chinas largest ecommerce company forecast 45 to 49 per cent revenue (收入) growth in the year ending March”可以推测画线词意为“急剧上升”。14What do we know about Alibaba?AIt is Chinas largest social media company.BIt makes profits mainly from digital advertising.CIt is providing cloud computing services.DIt is new to streaming music and video.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句可知，由于国家经济下滑，阿里巴巴已进军云计算服务领域。15What does Jack Ma stress in the last paragraph?AThe investment of global trade.BThe importance of data.CThe necessity of sharing information.DThe future of the Internet of Things.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知，在将来，任何公司的发展和存在都离不开数据，因此他强调了“data”的重要性。.阅读七选五(2019赣州联考)While its wonderful to share a special trip and new experience with friends or family, theres an attractive case for traveling alone from time to time. Solo travel can work for anyone, and here are good reasons why you should try it.You neednt discuss with others.It can be challenging to talk over a trip and time away from work with another busy person in your life. _16_ Usually, these challenges can be overcome by simply planning far in advance. However, if you cant find a travel partner on short notice, it may be the perfect time to pack your bags and go anyway.Youre your own great company.If you rarely spend significant time alone, you may be surprised at how enjoyable it can be. _17_ Depending on the destination, a solo trip can be a powerful and lifechanging experience. Imagine sitting on a peaceful beach at sunset or taking an inviting morning hike alone._18_Meet new people.If you are a born open person, traveling alone can be a wonderful way to meet locals and make new friends. Often, people who are alone appear more approachable to others. _19_ You could even join a group of likeminded people for yoga on the beach. The key is to keep an open mind while keeping safety in mind, especially in a foreign land._20_For some reason, service at hotels and restaurants seems better when youre traveling alone. People tend to admire those who travel by themselves.AEnjoy great service.BDo everything you want.CJust accompany yourself.DIf things dont go well, the entire trip can be terrible.EYou could be chatting with some interesting folks at a sidewalk cafe.FYou can enjoy such a hike without making conversation with anyone.GAnd its even more difficult when you try to make plans with a group.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了独自旅行的原因。16解析：选G根据空前一句，并与空后一句呼应可推知，和一个人商量旅行尚且有困难，更不要说一群人了，与本段主题句“You neednt discuss with others”呼应，所以选G项。17解析：选C根据空后一句，并与本段主题句“Youre your own great company”呼应可推知，自己一个人出去旅行，与自己做伴是很棒的体验，故选C项。18解析：选F根据空前一句可推知，空处应是进一步说明独自远足的好处，所以选F项。19解析：选E根据空后一句并与本段主题句“Meet new people”呼应可推知，在独自旅行途中可以和有趣的人聊天，结交新朋友，所以选E项。20解析：选A根据下文的“For some reason, service at hotels and restaurants seems better when youre traveling alone”可推知，本段主要讲的是旅途中会有好的服务，所以选A项。练(二)语言知识运用组块专练练准度(限时：30分钟).完形填空(2019名校原创预测卷三)Bear is a stray (流浪的) dog and he was found on the streets with several wounds and injuries.Bear spent his days in a shelter, but he _1_ a forever home.As the days grew longer and Bear was still _2_， Wonder Dog Rescue saw his potential and _3_ to find him a loving home. With their help, Bear _4_ to heal both physically and emotionally. Weeks passed, _5_， Bear didnt find his forever home _6_ Michelle and Jonathan Lo contacted Wonder Dog Rescue.Michelle was still _7_ from the death of her previous dog, and _8_ if she was ready to open her heart up to another dog. “After meeting Bear, we made a _9_ to give Bear a chance to be a(n) _10_ of our family，” she says. “The first month at home, Bear was still _11_ of strangers and nervous around the house.We _12_ that he didnt make any eye contact.He had no _13_ of how to play with toys and would _14_ wake up to check if we were still here.”Now, _15_ some care and patience, Bear is coming alive almost four months after his _16_.He smiles from ear to ear whenever the family goes for walks and _17_ to play with his favorite Chuckit ball.“Bear is now making friends, with both dogs and humans! From living on the streets with fear and wondering why he didnt have a(n) _18_， Bear is now living life as a happy dog.My husband and I are _19_ at the fact that with simple acts of kindness, a dogs whole life _20_.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述流浪狗Bear在被Michelle和她的丈夫收养之后，心灵得到慢慢治愈的故事。作者通过这件事告诉我们：简单的善举可能给一个生命带来巨大的变化。1A.recognizedBdesiredCresisted Ddesigned解析：选B根据下文中的“a forever home”“find him a loving home”“Bear didnt find his forever home”可知，此处指的是Bear渴望有一个永久的家。desire“渴望”，符合语境。recognize“认识”； resist“抵制”； design“设计”。2A.homeless BhelplessClifeless Dtireless解析：选A根据下文中的“Bear didnt find his forever home”可知，此处指Bear仍然无家可归。homeless“无家可归的”，符合语境。helpless“无助的”； lifeless“无生机的”； tireless“不知疲倦的”。3A.managed BdemandedCexpected Doffered解析：选D根据上文中的“Wonder Dog Rescue saw his potential”和下文中的“With their help”可知，Wonder Dog Rescue看到了Bear的潜能，愿意提供帮助，帮它找一个充满爱的家。offer表示“愿意(做某事)”，符合语境。manage“设法完成”； demand“要求”； expect“期待”。4A.learned BpretendedCcontinued Dfailed解析：选C根据上文中提到的Bear在大街上被发现时身上有伤，在动物收