高考英语一轮复习 Unit 3 Amazing people课时跟踪检测B卷（必修2）.doc

Amazing people课时跟踪检测B卷.完形填空(2015扬州高三调研)Dont hide criticism“Politeness is another word for deception.”This is the view of James WPennebaker，chair of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, US.He was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about a speech _1_many of us share “verbal teeups”What are verbal teeups? They are like a cushion to _2_the blow when one wants to _3_bad or unpleasant news.For example, have you ever been told by your friend：“I am telling you this because I love you, but you really need to lose weight.”Or by your colleague：“No _4_，but to be honest, I think your presentation _5_the point.”A Slate article gives a few examples of other verbal teeups.You can _6_yourself from your unpleasant words by starting it with“Please understand .”You can even try to manage your listeners _7_：“Dont take this the wrong way，but.”or “Dont get mad, but .”Some verbal teeups are simply _8_.For example, “Im not saying .” or “I dont mean to say .” Such as，“I am not saying we should stop seeing each other, but I need some space to think about our _9_.”For the speakers，verbal teeups are used to make it easier to say something _10_. They sound _11_ and polite.But Pennebaker，who _12_ these phrases，says in many cases, “The point of these phrases is to formalize social relations so you dont have to _13_ your true self.”Elizabeth Bernstein, who wrote the Wall Street Journal article, says these sayings so frequently _14_ untruth that they can be confusing, even when used in a neutral context, “They often lead to a _15_ in personal communications because listeners _16_ to take those types of statements in a negative light，” she says.To _17_ the damage of verbal teeups, we need to be more aware of what we are going to say. If you are feeling a need to use them a lot, then perhaps you should _18_ the possibility that you are saying too many unpleasant things to other people.For example，“To be perfectly honest .”often comes before _19_ comments.If you are taking the trouble to _20_ your honesty now, maybe you arent always truthful.1A.methodBhabitCsystem Dbenefit2A.soften BstrengthenCharden Ddeepen3A.transfer BexpressCdeliver Dexplain4A.offense BwonderCcomment Drush5A.grasped BchangedCmissed Dmistook6A.disable BdiscoverCdiscourage Ddistance7A.reflection BreactionCsatisfaction Daction8A.excuses BtruthCrequests Ddishonesty9A.relationship BbusinessCdecision Dcooperation10A.difficult BscaryCcomplex Dconfusing11A.anxious BformalCofficial Dimportant12A.stresses BpromotesCstudies Dadvocates13A.prove BhideCconsider Dreveal14A.equal BsignalCdiscover Dchallenge15A.breakthrough BbreakoutCbreakup Dbreakdown16A.attempt BpreferCrefuse Dtend17A.fix BridCreduce Dmanage18A.deny BconsiderCconfirm Dresist19A.positive BobjectiveCnegative Dsubjective20A.announce BsupportCchange Drepresent.阅读理解(2015宿迁高三调研)MONTAGNE：In the summer of 2011, the world first heard of a small island in Norway under the most terrible of circumstances.Utoya Island was a youth camp run by Norways Labor Party. One day in July, a heavily armed, rightwing extremist stepped onto the island and began shooting at random. Sixtynine people died, over 100 were wounded；almost all, young people.This month, artist Jonas Dahlberg was appointed to create a memorial.He described to us the experience he imagines for those who come to the island.DAHLBERG：You start your walk through a forest of evergreens on a wooden pathway. After a while, this pathway starts to go down into the landscape.MONTAGNE：Down into the landscape，and into a short tunnel.When you come out, you are unable to go any farther.You cant get to the top of the island because it has been cut off.So all you can do is look across a narrow channel of water at what is now a wall of polished stone, carved with the names of the dead.DAHLBERG：It becomes almost like a gravestone. You cannot reach it. Its close enough to be able to read, but its forever lost for your possibility to reach.MONTAGNE: Its being called a_memory_wound. Exactly what do you mean by that?DAHLBERG：During my first site visit, the experience of seeing those gunshotsand you can see it was like being in an open wound. And it took me to a stage of deep sadness where it was hard to breathe. So I didnt want to illustrate loss; I wanted to make actual loss. Its just a cut through the island.MONTAGNE：On the day of the massacre, just hours before launching his shooting on the island，the killer set off a bomb in downtown Oslo，leaving eight people dead.As those events were unfolding，artist Jonas Dahlberg had been out with his brother, and stopped in at a seaside village.DAHLBERG: In the harbor, it was silent, and this is the higher end of summer. So, its normally a very lively place. And it was total silence there; and it was a very, very strange feeling in the whole small village. And its totally impossible to grasp what is going on. And then it just kept on. Its still almost impossible to understand it. Its also one of the reasons why its so important with memorials for these kind of things. Its to maybe help a little bit to understand what was happening. So its not just about remembering. Its also about trying to just understand.MONTAGNE: Artist Jonas Dahlberg designed the memorial for the 69 who died at a youth camp on Utoya Island. The attack was the deadliest in Norway since World War . That memorial will open in 2015. And to see a virtual version of what it will look like, go to our website, at npr. org. This is Renee Montagne at NPR news.1Which of the following statements is TRUE?AUtoya Island was the only bloody shooting spot planned by the killer.BUtoya Island used to be a youth camp site and now has been reduced to total silence.CDahlberg and his brother witnessed the shooting on Utoya Island.DVisitors to Utoya Island can touch the names of the victims carved on the polished stone.2By the underlined phrase“a memory wound”，Dahlberg means all the following EXCEPT that _.Athe artist plans to slice through the end of an island to make actual lossBmemorials are supposed to be not only about remembering but helping people to understand what was happeningCthis memorial shows the gunshots vividly to the visitors for them to understand what was happeningDthe space between is meant to symbolize how those who were killed are gone but are not forgotten3Which of the following pictures shows the design of the memorial?.任务型阅读(2015江苏省扬州中学高三4月阶段测试)Imagine living in a country torn by war. Or maybe you live in a place where there are few jobs and little chance to earn a living. Your family decides to move not to another town, but to another country. You and your family have become immigrants. People are called immigrants when they move to a foreign country to make their homes.People become immigrants for many reasons. The most common one is economic opportunities. Most immigrants are attracted to other countries by the promise of jobs, farmland, or business opportunities.Other people become immigrants in order to get away from mistreatment or natural disasters. They are refugees. Some refugees move to avoid wars and political unrest. Others are seeking freedom to express their religious views. Still others are uprooted by disasters, such as terrible flooding or drought.Some people have become immigrants against their will. Captured in Africa, shipped to foreign lands and forced to work as slaves, many early African immigrants to North and South America came in chains.Except for Native Americans, all people came to the United States from someplace else. For nearly 500 years, immigrants have landed on Americas shores seeking a better life. Throughout American history, immigrants often worked lowpaying, dangerous jobs that other people refused to do.Immigrants from around the world helped shape American life. Many immigrants absorbed the customs and language common to most Americans. They also brought their own traditions, including music and foods. Over time, many of these traditions have become part of American life.The first European immigrants to America hoped to colonize new lands. By the mid1500s, Spaniards had ventured into Florida, California, and the American Southwest. French immigrants arrived in the early 1600s and built their first colony in Canada. The English also arrived in the early 1600s. They established 13 colonies along Americas Atlantic Coast.In the 1700s, England became the major power in colonial North America. But many European immigrants came to live in the English colonies. They included people from Sweden, Holland, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland.Immigrants still come to the United States seeking freedom and economic opportunities. Most new immigrants no longer come from Europe. They come mainly from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia.Today, the US government limits the number of immigrants into the country each year. People who sneak illegally into the United States are called illegal immigrants, who, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries.Key PointsDetailed Information(1)_Immigrants are those who move to a foreign country to make their homes.ReasonsMost people come for (2)_ opportunities, such as good jobs, farmlands, or business opportunities.Some move to the US to (3)_ away from wars or disasters.Some people immigrate to (4)_ for religious freedom.Some people have become immigrants (5)_， like many early African immigrants.HistoryFrench immigrants (6)_Canada in the early 1600s and built their first colony there.The English also came in the early 1600s and (7) _thirteen colonies along Americas Atlantic Coast.In the 1700s, European immigrants came to live in the English colonies, people from Sweden, Holland and etc. are (8)_Today(9) _ from the past, the origins of most new immigrants are mainly Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia, instead of Europe. The US government erects dams to (10)_the number of immigrants into the country each year in check. Illegal immigrants, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries.答 案.语篇解读：本文是一篇研究报告。报告指出我们许多人习惯用一些“verbal teeups”来隐藏真实的批判。1选BA项意为“方法”；B项意为“习惯”；C项意为“系统”；D项意为“好处”。根据倒数第二段中的“these sayings so frequently _ untruth that they can be confusing”可推知，说这些话已经成为了我们大部分人的习惯。故选B项。2选A根据语境“like a cushion”可知，垫子的作用就是起到软化作用的。故选A项。3选C根据下文“For example，have you ever been told by your friend”可知，此处表示“发表，宣布”的含义。故选C项。4选A根据语境“Or by your colleague”和“but to be honest”可推知，此处表示不是有意冒犯。故选A项。5选C根据上文“when one wants to _ bad or unpleasant news”可推知，此处表示被同事告知自己的展示不切主题。故选C项。6选D根据语境“unpleasant words”可知，人们都不想听到那些让人不舒服的话，D项符合语境。故选D项。7选B根据语境可知，此处表示对方的反应。故选B项。8选D根据下文的例子可以看出，这些话听起来很假，与下文“these sayings so frequently _ untruth”相呼应。故选D项。9选A根据语境“stop seeing each other”可推知，此处表示两人间的关系出了问题。故选A项。10选A与语境“to make it easier”形成对比可知，此处表示难以说出口的事情，与上文“when one wants to _ bad or unpleasant news”