高考英语总复习必修二Unit 2高考拆组训练

必修二 Unit 2 高考拆组训练阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：30分钟).阅读理解APeople around the world are hungry to learn.Instructor Barbara Oakley discovered this when her online course Learning How to Learn attracted over 1.5 million students.Part of the goal of her course is to present some of the facts that get in the way of learning; above all is the fact that we think were bad at something or too old to make a change.“People can often do more, change more and learn more than theyve ever dreamed.” Oakley writes.Oakley thinks it important to keep learning.Throughout her early schooling, she flunked math and science classes and resisted family pressure to go after a science degree.Today? Shes a scientist at Oakland University, after many different jobs in between.Besides being fun, Oakley explains, continued learning can serve us well in our career.Many people are attending a program called “secondskilling”When we lose our job, having other skills can give us more choices.We can also choose to take on different responsibilities within the same organization.A Dutch university employee enriched her career thanks to her gaming skill.She became the community manager of the universitys online courses.We can never tell where our skill will lead us or where it will come in handy.Oakley offers many tips that make learning more efficient (高效的)In order to absorb information, our brains need periods of focus followed by periods of mindwandering.So learners will actually learn more if they have the time for rest and relaxation.We should also experiment with different levels of background sound to achieve best focus.Quiet leads to deeper focus, while mild background sound may encourage creative thinking.Research is now exploring what learning looks like in the brain and its bad news for those who loved to cram (突击准备考试)The brain can only build so many neurons (神经元) each night; regular practice is important.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。人类是热爱学习的，只要坚持不懈，方法得当，终能学有所用。1What is the biggest barrier to our learning according to Barbara Oakley?AOur low life goals.BOur passive beliefs.COur personal interest.DOur learning disability.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知，Oakley认为我们学习中的最大障碍就是自己的消极意识：认为自己不擅长或是年纪大了不适合作改变就不去学习了。2What does the underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?AFailed.BRejected.CAttended.DEnjoyed.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词所在语境可知，Oakley数学和科学学得不好，家人不同意她选择科学专业，但她还是顶住压力勇敢追求自己的梦想，最后成为知名大学的科学家。由此可推知，flunk意为“(考试、测验等)失败，不及格”。3What does the author mainly want to show in Paragraph 4? AThe surprises brought by secondskilling.BThe wide choices coming with more skills.CThe necessity of learning professional skills.DThe benefits of keeping learning to our career.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段内容特别是第一句“Besides being fun, Oakley explains, continued learning can serve us well in our career.”可知，作者在这一段通过具体的事例表明不断的学习有助于我们事业的发展。4Which of the following tips would Oakley agree with?AStudy in a quiet environment.BKeep focused for being efficient.CStay up for an exam when needed.DInclude relaxation in the learning process.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“In order to absorb information .have the time for rest and relaxation.”可知，Oakley赞成学习一段时间后要放松一下。BMy daughter was in Grade 10 in high school.Her life had been followed by her dyslexia (阅读障碍)She battled with her schoolwork and her teachers in high school.Her math teacher, seemingly the only teacher who understood and empathized with her dyslexia, unexpectedly offered to read her the questions in a math exam.As a result, she got a previously unheardof B for math.The act of one thoughtful teacher had, perhaps for the first time in my daughters public life, made her heart open to enjoy life to the full, and she could now start to believe in herself and her abilities.I could of course want to contact and thank the math teacher.I phoned the school and when I asked to speak to the math teacher, I received a very guarded “why” from the receptionist who had long been the gatekeeper, fending off (抵 挡) angry parents for teachers.The surprise in her voice was obvious when I replied “I want to thank him”“Oh .of course, just a moment，” she responded.The teacher came on the line with the same sense of caution, knowing only that a parent was on the line.I said, “I just want to thank you for reading the questions to my daughter for her math exam.Not only did she get a B but you have no idea the positive impact your action has had on my daughters selfbelief and hopes for her future.”My daughters struggles with dyslexia continue to this day.However, she is now an experienced fullyqualified worker who believes in herself and has helped many people in Family and Youth Care Organization.Doing something positive to help a person will make you feel good.Of far greater importance, however, it might change the life of the person you helped and, through his/her renewal, impact positively on the lives of hundreds of other people.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的女儿有阅读障碍，数学老师的一次善意举动使她考出了好成绩，并且获得了自信。现在，她开始传递爱心，在工作岗位上帮助更多的人。5What can we infer about the math teacher?AHe is brave and intelligent.BHe is patient and sympathetic.CHe is friendly and respectable.DHe is generous and kindhearted.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段的“Her math teacher, seemingly the only teacher who understood and empathized with her dyslexia”可知，在学校只有数学老师理解并同情作者女儿的阅读障碍；并结合数学老师在一次考试中帮她读试卷上的问题这件事可以推知，数学老师是一位有耐心和同情心的人。6Why was the receptionist cautious when the author telephoned?AThe author was a complete stranger.BThe teachers were busy working then.CSome parents were unfriendly to teachers.DShe had been disturbed by the author.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段的“fending off (抵挡) angry parents for teachers”可知，有些家长对老师不友好。因此，接待员并不是因为作者是陌生人而谨慎，而是为了帮老师挡住不友好的家长。7What would be the best title for the text?AThe power of one gestureBA thoughtful teacherCA girls progressDMy daughters struggle with dyslexia解析：选A标题归纳题。综合全文，本文主要讲述数学老师对作者女儿小小的帮助和关爱，使患有阅读障碍的女儿考出了好成绩，而且获得了自信，并将这份爱心传递下去。所以，一次善意的举动会对人产生很大的影响，A项符合文章主旨。CFor most of us, when we think of sports, we think of playing basketball at a neighborhood court or taking tennis classes at a local fitness club.But for some, sports mean something different: skydiving (跳伞) from an airplane thousands of feet above ground or snowboarding down the steepest of hills.Such sports are called extreme sports.Extreme sports are activities, mostly practiced by young people that involve great speed or height, present a certain element (元素) of danger, and require specialized equipment.And they are practiced by individuals who, rather than helping a team to win victory, push themselves to their own physical limits, overcoming personal and environmental obstacles (障碍) to achieve a personal goal.Extreme sports give people the chance to do what they want.For example, instead of going scuba diving, which focuses on safety and the proper use of equipment, why not try and reach great underwater depths without the assistance of breathing equipment, a sport known as “freediving”？The X Games, held every summer and winter, are the Olympics of extreme sports.They are viewed by millions of people worldwide, and some of the athletes faces might also be seen in Olympic events, like snowboarding or ski jumping.Fewer young people take up baseball or football, and many are in favor of sports like cave diving, kite surfing, or bungee jumping.Extreme sports are big business, because they have become so popular.Corporations have realized that they can make a lot of money by buying expensive advertising time during the X Games or hiring a wellknown athlete to advertise a product.Extreme sports fashion has also become a huge moneymaker for corporations.The loose clothing by bigname designers, along with the accessories (装饰品) such as sunglasses, hats, and gloves, are expensive, lending weight to the argument that extreme sports have gone with the greed of large companies.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。极限运动是一项可以最大限度地发挥自我身心潜能，向自身挑战的娱乐体育运动，悄然成为都市青年最流行、最持久的时尚运动。8What do we know about extreme sports?AThey are popular with every age group.BThey are friendly to the environment.CThey can guarantee peoples safety.DThey are generally not team sports.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，极限运动不是一项团体运动。9What is stressed in Paragraph 3?AThe great rise in popularity of extreme sports.BThe reasons why many people choose extreme sports.CThe fight between extreme sports and traditional sports.DThe difference between the X Games and the Olympics.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段可知，本段主要讲的是极限运动越来越受人们的欢迎。10Whats the authors attitude to extreme sports fashion?AUnconcerned.BApproving.CUnfavorable.DOptimistic.解析：选C作者态度题。根据最后一段的“lending weight to the argument that extreme sports have gone with the greed of large companies”可知，作者对极限运动风气并不赞同。.阅读七选五Curling (冰壶) is a winter sport played on ice.Therefore, its most popular in northern countries like Canada.Curling is played in the USA by about 15,000 people._1_ Scottish winters were long and there were few forms of entertainment.So people began making a sport out of sliding heavy stones on the frozen lakes.The game spread, and in the 1700s curling clubs formed.Then Scottish soldiers brought it to North America._2_ Men, women, and children often compete on the same team, if they can slide a fortypound stone down the ice! Both teams slide their stones toward the same goal.After all 16 stones have been cast, the team whose stone has slid closest to the goal gets one point._3_ The ice is so smooth and the stone is so heavy that even the smallest misjudgment in a throw can make the stone slide much too far or stop too suddenly._4_Water helps the stone slide, but it can also change the stones path.In curling, a broom is part of each players equipment.A good curler must know how much force to use.The player must