2021版高考英语大一轮复习 核心素养测评二 Unit 2 Growing pains 牛津译林版必修1

核心素养测评二 unit 2growing pains. 阅读理解athis is my son matthews last night at home before college. i know that this is good news. i feel proud that matthew will go to a great school. i know that this is finest hour. but looking at the suitcases on his bed sends me out of the room to a hidden corner where i cant stop crying. through the sorrow, i feel a rising embarrassment. “pull yourself together! ” i tell myself. there are parents sending their kids off to battle zones. how dare i feel so shocked and upset? one of the great gifts of my life has been having my boys, matthew and johnowen. through them, i have explored the mysterious, complicated bond between fathers and sons. as my wife and i raised them, i have discovered the love and loss between my father and me. after my parents divorce, i spent weekends with my dad in ohio. by the time sunday came around, i was unable to enjoy the days activities because i was already afraid of the goodbye of the evening. now, standing among matthews accumulation of possessions, i realise its me who has become a boy again. all my sadness and longing to hold on to things are back, sweeping over me as they did when i was a child. his bed is tidy and spare. it already has the feel of a guest bed. in my mind i replayed wrapping him in his favorite blanket. that was our nightly routine until one evening he said, “daddy, i dont think i need a blanket tonight. ” i think of all the times we lay among the covers reading. i look at the bed and think of all the recent times i was annoyed at how late he was sleeping. ill never have to worry about that again, i realise. for his part, matthew has been a rock. he is treating his leaving as just another day at the office. and im glad. after all, someones got to be strong. im proud that he is charging into the first chapter of his adult life with such confidence. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者对即将上大学的儿子的依恋和不舍。回忆和儿子相处的快乐时刻, 作者感伤的同时, 也明白这是儿子成长道路上的必经之路, 是父子俩不可避免的分离。1. what does the writer mean by “pull yourself together! ”? a. get up. b. cheer up. c. pull up. d. wake up. 【解析】选b。句意理解题。根据“pull yourself together! ”之后的句子“there are parents sending their kids off to battle zones. how dare i feel so shocked and upset? (有些父母还把他们的孩子送去战场, 我怎么能如此震惊和心烦呢? )”可推断出, 作者是在安慰自己, 振作起来, 故选b。2. we can infer from the passage that . a. the writer is accustomed to sleeping earlyb. matthew doesnt get on well with his fatherc. matthew is ready for his new lifed. the writer wasnt brave enough to face his parents divorce【解析】选c。推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“he is treating his leaving as just another day at the office. ”和最后一句“im proud that he is charging into the first chapter of his adult life with such confidence. ”可知, 作者为自己儿子自信地开启成人生活的第一篇章感到自豪, 由此推断出, matthew对他的新生活做好了准备, 故选c。3. how does the writer feel about his sons leaving for college? a. worried. b. grateful. c. relieved. d. bittersweet. 【解析】选d。推理判断题。通过阅读文章可知, 作者的儿子即将去上大学, 作者感伤且不舍, 看到儿子很坚强、自信, 同时又为儿子感到骄傲, 由此推知, 作者对于儿子离家上大学, 苦乐参半, 故选d。4. which of the following could be the best title of the text? a. unavoidable goodbyeb. sweet memoriesc. glorious momentd. unconditional love【解析】选a。标题判断题。本文主要讲述了作者的儿子即将去上大学, 作者复杂的心情。作者明白这是儿子成长道路上的必经之路, 也是父子俩不可避免的分离, 故选a。【知识拓展】长难句分析but looking at the suitcases on his bed sends me out of the room to a hidden corner where i cant stop crying. (第一段最后一句)分析: 本句包含定语从句, 先行词是a hidden corner, 关系词是where, 在后面从句中充当地点状语。前面主句中含有动名词短语作主语。翻译: 但是看到他床上的手提箱让我跑出房间到了一个隐蔽的角落, 在那里我忍不住哭了出来。bi was selfish as a teenager. i usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs. i let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college. i let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while i read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination. this didnt change even when i went to college either. i studied hard but only to make my own life better. even when i started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness. i married after graduation and decided to start a family. of course, i had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul. soon i found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way. i found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people. in fact, all of the struggles i was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me. still, i didnt give up on happiness. i knew that there must be a way to find it. i finally realised, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires. the answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born. i got a bottle and held him in my arms. as i was feeding him i looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes. i smiled and talked to him. then he smiled and i could feel my heart growing, expanding with love. i felt such peace and joy. at that moment i had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness. carolyn arends wrote: “the more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets. the more love you get, the more love you have to give. it just keeps growing. ” so, keep loving, keep living and keep caring. keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always. 【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文, 主要讲述作者由一个自私的人成长为一个心中对他人有爱的人, 也明白了“爱他人即幸福”的道理。5. what do we know about the author from the first paragraph? a. he often helped his brother with housework. b. he studied hard for his family. c. he put his own needs above others. d. he was concerned about his family. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“let my older brother do most of the work” “let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems” “this didnt change even when i went to college either. ” “i studied hard but only to make my own life better. ”和“it was only to increase my own happiness”的描述可推知, 作者在青少年时期较为自私, 行为处事总是只考虑自己, 几乎不为家人考虑, 即他把自己的需要放在别人的需要之上, 故选c项。6. what did the author realise after he suffered in life? a. spoiled people cant survive the hardship of life. b. life is cruel to spoiled people. c. spoiled people are never happy in life. d. selfishness is helpful. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“soon i found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way. i found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people. ”可知, 作者在经历了人生的失意后, 终于发现生活对被宠坏的人是残酷的。7. what can be inferred from the passage? a. the author loved kids. b. the author often fed his baby. c. the author realised the importance of happiness. d. when caring for his baby, the author got inspired. 【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“as i was feeding him i looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes. i smiled and talked to him. then he smiled and i could feel my heart growing, expanding with love. i felt such peace and joy. at that moment i had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness. ”可推知, 作者在照料孩子的过程中领悟到了通往幸福的途径。8. which can be the best title of the passage? a. loving others, a way to happinessb. the elder one grows, the more he getsc. help others, help oneselfd. keep growing to live a happy life【解析】选a。标题判断题。根据最后一段中的“the more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets. the more love you get, the more love you have to give. it just keeps growing. so, keep loving, keep living and keep caring. keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always. ”描述可推知, 这篇文章的主旨是“爱他人即幸福”。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. selfish adj. 自私的2. take care of照顾, 照看3. leave for sp. 离开某地去某地4. lose oneself in sth. 陷入5. go through 经历. 阅读填句in todays fast-paced world, busy lifestyle easily puts stress on relationships. disappointment is a fact of life. sometimes other people will unavoidably disappoint you or let you down. 1 but you dont have to let it prevent you living a happy and successful life. the tips below can help you recover from the hurt or anger. allow your feelings. 2 dont try to hide them, because its natural to feel disappointed when the people you trust dont come through for you. putting the feelings into words can help. figure out why you feel so let down or betrayed. 3 do you need understanding, support, commitment or consideration? let yourself feel the disappointment of the unmet need and then accept it or come up with ways you can meet the unmet need for yourself. 4 think about whether it would be useful to speak up about your feelings of disappointment or betrayal. if you decide to speak up, think about how you could do so mindfully rather than with angry reactions that can make things worse. set boundaries if you need to. if youve spoken up clearly and the person still doesnt take responsibility or change their behavior, how can you best take care of yourself? 5 boundaries can help you feel emotionally safe, and they help restore your self-respect. a. decide if you need to speak up. b. you cant stop people from letting you down. c. learn to be your own supporter and best friend. d. decide if this is someone you still want in your life. e. feeling refused or betrayed can cause sadness, anxiety or anger. f. if you need practical help, consider turning to your parents or friends. g. think about what needs of yours arent being met by this persons response. 【文章大意】当别人让你失望的时候, 你该怎么办? 本文作者提出了几点建议。1. 【解析】选b。上文指出, 在生活中, 有时候别人会让你感到失望, 这是无法避免的。由空后的but可知, 本空与后面一句为意义上的转折关系。尽管你不能阻止别人让你失望, 但你可以不让这样的失望阻碍你过快乐、成功的生活。2. 【解析】选e。空后一句中的them即指该选项中提到的sadness, anxiety or anger等情感, 故选e项。3. 【解析】选g。本段首句提出建议: 找出让你感到失望或背叛的原因。本空内容承接上句内容: 想一想你的哪些需要没有被对方满足。你需要理解、支持、承诺, 还是关心? 本段最后一句出现的the unmet need也是提示。4. 【解析】选a。本空为本段的中心句: 判断你是否应该大声说出来。本空后的两句都围绕speak up 这一方法展开说明, 因此, speak up为关键词。5. 【解析】选d。上句指出, 即使你清楚地告诉他们你的失望, 有的人还是不会负责任, 依旧不改变。那你生活中还需要这样的人吗? 你最好与他们划清界线, 由此逻辑可判断选d项。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。nezha, the first chinese 3d animated film in the imax format 1. (release) friday, sweeps the chinese box office. it 2. (take) jokalate (yang yu), the films director and screenwriter, two years to refine the story of nezha, and the film was in production for three years. it is the 3. (complex) animated production ever made in china. the film is loosely based 4. the chinese novel the investiture of the gods. in the novel nezha is born during the shang dynasty and is famous for fighting against the dragon king. the third son of commander general li jing, he can never please his father and 5. (eventual) commits suicide. yang made up his mind 6. (produce) an animated film on the theme of breaking stereotypes and changing fate. yang chose as his vehicle nezha, the symbol of the rebellious but righteous youth. this is not the first film to make nezha 7. (it) protagonist(主演). in 2003, chinese central television broadcast 8. animated series, the legend of nezha, and the lively, cheerful and righteous teen hero character of nezha resonates(产生共鸣)strongly with chinas generation z. however, compared with the original novel and past animated versions, the relationships between the characters 9. (give) modern meaning. in yangs film he is fighting prejudice: nezha is hated, feared and avoided as the reincarnation(化身) of a devil. 10. nezha believes his fate is not predetermined and that he can choose to be a devil or a god. 【文章大意】2019年暑期档动漫电影哪吒之魔童降世改编自中国神话故事, 讲述了哪吒虽“生而为魔”却“逆天而行斗到底”的成长经历的故事。1. 【解析】released。考查非谓语动词。release和film之间是被动关系, 应用过去分词作定语。2. 【解析】took。考查时态。根据语境“影片的导演兼编剧饺子(原名杨宇)花了两年时间来打磨剧本”, 可知, take动作发生在过去, 应用一般过去时。3. 【解析】most complex。考查形容词的最高级。根据ever made in china可知, 此处指“这部电影是中国目前最复杂的动画制作”, 应用最高级。4. 【解析】on。考查介词。be based on以为基础, 是固定搭配。5. 【解析】eventually。考查词形变换。修饰动词commits, 应用副词。6. 【解析】to produce。考查非谓语动词。make up ones mind to do sth. 决心做某事, 此处应用不定式。7. 【解析】its。考查词形变换。修饰名词protagonist, 应用形容词性物主代词。8. 【解析】an。考查冠词。此处泛指“一部动画片”, 应用不定冠词, animated是元音音素发音的单词, 应用an修饰。9. 【解析】are given。考查语态。give和主语the relationships之间是被动关系, 应用被动语态; 根据本段的时态可知, 应用一般现在时。10. 【解析】but。考查连词。上下文之间是转折关系, 应用but。语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020南昌模拟)in todays world of mobile payment, all we really need 1. (survive) is a smartphone. but one company is hoping to make traditional wallets cool again, by 2. (bring) them into the digital age. armenian firm voltermans smart wallet takes security to a new level. its fitted with different technology, such as 3. alarm, a gps tracker, and even a camera. if your smartphone and wallet become separate, the alarm will warn you 4. you dont leave it behind. and if your wallet 5. (lose) or stolen, the gps tracker can help you reach it. even 6. (interesting) is the front-facing camera. “if someone dares to open your wallet 7. permission, a little camera inside 8. (take) a picture and send it to your mobile phone. you will find it 9. (easy) by receiving a picture of the thief, ” azat tovmasyan, voltermans founder, told news site banks. am. the high-tech wallet will be released later this year and will come in three 10. (model), with the cheapest expected to cost $179. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍了一种即将上市的智能钱包。1. 【解析】to survive。考查非谓语动词。不定式作目的状语。句意: 在当今的移动支付世界, 我们生存真正需要的是一部智能手机。2. 【解析】bringing。考查非谓语动词。根据空前的介词by可知, 空处作该介词的宾语, 故用动名词形式。句意: 但有一家公司希望通过将传统钱包带入数字时代, 让它们再次变酷。3. 【解析】an。考查冠词。根据该句中的“a gps tracker, and even a camera”并结合语境可知, 该处泛指“一个警报器”, 且alarm的发音以元音音素开头, 故用不定冠词an。4. 【解析】so。考查连词。句意: 如果你的智能手机和钱包分开了, 警报器会提醒你, 这样你就不会忘记它。根据空处前后的句意可知, 空处前后表示因果关系, 故用so引导该结果状语从句。5. 【解析】is lost。考查动词的时态和语态。句意: 如果你的钱包丢失或被盗, gps跟踪器可以帮助你找到它。if引导的条件状语从句中用一般现在时表示将来, 故空处用一般现在时; 根据语境可知, 空处表示丢失的状态, 故用is lost。6. 【解析】more interesting。考查形容词的比较级。上文介绍了如果你的钱包丢失或被盗, gps跟踪器可以帮助你找到的情况, 结合该句中的“even”可知, 此处表示“更令人感兴趣的是前置摄像头”。故该处用形容词的比较级。7. 【解析】without。考查介词。根据语境可知, 如果有人胆敢在未经允许的情况下打开你的钱包, 里面的一个小相机就会拍下照片并发送到你的智能手机上。without permission意为“未经允许”, 为固定用法。8. 【解析】will take。考查动词的时态。分析句子结构可知, 该句为主从复合句, 从句为if引导的条件状语从句, 使用了一般现在时, 故主句用一般将来时。句意: 如果有人胆敢在未经允许的情况下打开你的钱包, 里面的一个小相机就会拍下照片并发送到你的智能手机上。9. 【解析】easily。考查词性转换。空处修饰动词“find”, 故用副词形式。10. 【解析】models。考查名词。model为可数名词, 根据空前的数词“three”可知, 该处用复数形式。句意: 这种高科技钱包的三个模型将于今年晚些时候上市, 预计最便宜的价格是179美元。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. traditionaladj. 传统的2. digital adj. 数字的3. permission n. 允许4. release v. 发布. 阅读理解世纪金榜导学号nothing succeeds like success, as every parent of a straight-a student knows, but trying to stress academic excellence by telling your child “youre so smart! ” may be counterproductive. why? according to a 2017 study, children who think their intelligence is fixed are less likely to pay attention to and bounce back (重整旗鼓) from mistakes than children who think intelligence can grow and change. in the study, researchers looked at 123 children. the team assessed the children to determine whether they had a “growth mindset” (believing that you can work harder to get smarter), or a “fixed mindset” (believing that your intelligence is unable to change). they then asked the children to complete a fast-paced computer accuracy task while their brain activity was recorded. during the recording, researchers noted that brain activity stopped within a half-second after making a mistake, as children became aware of their mistake and paid closer attention to what went wrong. the larger the brain response was, the more the child focused on the mistake. based on the data, they concluded that children with a “growth mindset” were much more likely to have a larger brain response after making a mistake. while children with a “fixed mindset” were able to “bounce back”, only if they gave their full attention to the mistake. for parents, the lessons are clear: dont pay your children compliments that suggest that intelligence is fixed. if your children hand you an a+ score, dont say, “youre so smart! ” instead, say, “wow, that studying really paid off! ” or “you clearly mastered this materialway to go! ” note the effort, not the intelligence. besides, many parents shy away from addressing their childrens mistakes, telling them “its ok. youll get it the next time. ” without offering them the chances to figure out what goes wrong. instead, its better to reassure your children that mistakes happen, and work to figure out where and how they make the mistake. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要讲了父母不要总是夸奖孩子聪明, 而应鼓励孩子为成功而付出努力。在孩子犯错后, 父母不应回避孩子的错误, 最好引导孩子分析错误所在以及犯错原因。1. which of the following best explains “counterproductive” underlined in paragraph 1? a. opposite. b. competitive. c. successful. d. unknown. 【解析】选a。词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“according to a 2017 study, children who think their intelligence is fixed are less likely to pay attention to and bounce back from mistakes than children who think intelligence can grow and change. ”可知, 根据2017年的一项研究, 那些认为自己的智力是固定的孩子比那些认为智力是可以成长和改变的孩子更不可能将注意力集中于错误, 并从错误中振作起来。再结合语境可推知, 画线词与a项“相反的”含义相近。2. how did the children with a “growth mindset” react in the study? a. they made fewer mistakes. b. they tried to avoid mistakes. c. they had a smaller brain response. d. they focused more on the mistake. 【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第三句“the larger the brain response was, the more the child focused on the mistake. ”和倒数第二句“based on the data, they concluded that children with a growth mindset were much more likely to have a larger brain response after making a mistake. ”可推知, 具有“成长思维模式”的孩子更加关注其所犯的错误。3. what should be avoided according to the study? a. over-stressing the intelligence. b. paying children compliments. c. addressing childrens mistakes. d. offering chances to find mistakes. 【解析】选a。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“note the effort, not the intelligence. ”可知, 应避免过分强调智力。4. what should parents say when children make a mistake according to the text? a. you are so careless. b. your studying paid off. c. youll get it the next time. d. let