一轮复习人教版高中英语必修二Unit2TheOlympicGames单元测试

1、名校名 推荐2017 届一轮复习人教版单元测试必修二 Unit 2 The Olympic Games【高考模拟展示】阅读理解。 阅读下列短文 , 从给的四个选项(A 、B 、 C 和 D) 中 , 选出最佳选项。English as a Foreign LanguageWho taught you to speak English? Yourparents, while you were a young child? Yourteachers at school?Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you h

2、ave developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming atruly global language.There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt itin addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English

3、 now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangersof “ mono-culturalism ” , a wor

4、ld in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music?Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary, I would havethought-although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, ther

5、e would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India(where many of them speak at least some English)and Pakistan(the same situation with India). . .If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonald?s burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant( 占主导地位的 ), will it kill other language

6、s? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we

7、 received a wonderfully poetic email froma listener in Ireland. “ The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it?s like a rose, ” hesaid. “ Butwhowould ever want their garden just full of rose?”Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it

8、, just byplanting a few roses, you don?t necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant1名校名 推荐English roses, that?s fine by me.【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗 ? 战乱会因此而减少吗? 将来人们会只讲一种语言, 吃同样的食物, 听同样的音乐吗? 作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说: 英语好比玫瑰花, 它很漂亮 , 但是我们不能因为它漂亮就

9、把花园全种上玫瑰花, 也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1. How many people learn English as their second language?A. About 80%.B. About 376 million.C. About one million.D. We don ?t know.【解析】 选 B 。细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知, 把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about 376 million 。故选 B 。2. What does “ garden ” in the last two paragraphs stand for?A. Language.B. Fa

10、mily.C. The world.D. The Earth.【解析】 选 C。词义猜测题。因为这两段中rose 用来指代 English, 所以 garden 自然是指代 the world 。故选C。3. The author would probably agree that.A. it?s very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenB. it?s good for people from other countries to learn EnglishC. more and more people like to plant

11、 roses in their gardensD. English is easier to learn than other languages【解析】选 B。作者意图题。 根据全文内容 ,尤其最后一句 If more and more people want to plant English roses,that?s fine by me. 可以了解作者的态度倾向。故选B 。4. This passage is mainly about.A. why English has become a global languageB. how many people in the world sp

12、eak EnglishC. how people in the world learn English as a foreign languageD. whether we need to worry about English being a world language【解析】 选 D 。主旨大意题。 通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点, 我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题。故选D。2名校名 推荐 .阅读理解导学号01830280A(2016 海淀区第二学期期中)Sports are the base of my life, next to my mother who ra

13、ised me when my dad left us. I have been into sportssince I was six years old. I have known many coaches and heard hundreds of their tips, but they usually focused ondrills to develop my skills and reach the next level of play.When I was in Senior Two, I met the new school basketball coach, Brian Pa

14、wloski. I thought I was certain tobe selected for the school team since I had been in it the year before. I showed up to the tryouts and put out about90% effort since I thought Id make it with no problem. That was a big mistake.Brian Pawloski is the hardest- working coach I have ever met. He didnt e

15、xpect 100% effort; he expected 200%effort. One example: he once made us do 40 suicide drills for the 40 lay-ups ( 投篮 ) we missed in a game. Somethink this is crazy, but it isnt. After this conditioning practice, as we were getting a cup of cold water to drink, Isaid,“ coach, that was the best practi

16、ce I ever had.” I was completely sincere. This manrsonwaswhoand is the peinfluenced me most at my high school. He expects us to be excellent not just on the court but in the classroom. If Iam not working on basketball, I am reading a book that he thinks will help us better understand lifes challenge

17、s,including Wooden, Coach, and The Screwtape Letters.In the first two years I slacked_off,_not putting forth myfull potential. Now, unlike the coaches of my youth, this man was interested in how he did off the court. He alwaysmade sure I kept up with my studies and was able to be trusted. I can hone

18、stly say that no other coach has given meso much advice on how to succeed in basketball, but more importantly, in life. My school is lucky to have such agreat person to teach, coach and influence their students. I will always remember my high-school basketball daysas one of the hardest times I have

19、ever worked in my life not only in basketball but in my growth as an individual.文章大意： 这是一篇英语传记故事阅读。文章主要讲述了作者中学时的篮球教练对他一生的影响。1 Different from other coaches, Coach Brian _.A concentrated on skill trainingB trained the team to the edge of deathC expected the team to do well in their studiesD asked the

20、team to do more reading than training答案： C推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的Now ， unlikethe coaches of myyouth, this man wasinterested in how we did off the court. He always made sure I kept up with my studies and was able to be trusted. Ican honestly say no other coach has given me so much advice on how to succeed in

21、 basketball， but moreimportantly ， in life 可知 Coach Brian 不仅关心学生们的训练还关心学生们的学习和生活，这是其他教练所没有的。故选C。2 The underlined p hrase“ slacked off” in the last paragraph probably means _.A paid no attentionB showed no interestC had less passionD made less effort3名校名 推荐答案： D词义猜测题。 paid no attention 没注意； showed no

22、 interest 显示没兴趣； had less passion 有更少的激情； made less effort 付出更少的努力。 根据画线单词后的not putting forth my full potential没有付出“我全部的潜能 ”判断是 “付出了更少的努力”。故应选D。3 In the authors eye, Coach Brian is _.A strict and helpfulB hardworking and honestC skilled and cruelD professional and serious答案： A 推理判断题。 strict and help

23、ful 严格但有帮助的； hardworking and honest 工作勤奋而且诚实； skilled and cruel 技能熟练并残酷； professional and serious 专业并严肃。 通读全文， 特别是最后一段都透露着作者感到老师的严格和对他的一生都有帮助。故选A 。B（2016 高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：环境保护词数： 300时间： 5With an eye for style and a heart for the environment, 18 year old Alexis Giger launched a do

24、 it yourself blogaimed at“ reducing your environmental impact fashionably”The idea was sparked (激发 ) by the ecology unit in her biology class at Charlotte Latin School last year， she said,which taught her about issues like deforestation and habitat destruction.“ I started thinking about what Istop t

25、he wastefulness in my immediate community ， ” the fashion lover said.“ The log,b , aims to make reusing thrift store ( 旧货店 ) finds or last seasons pieces easyand fashionable while cutting down on the resources consumed by garment production ， ” Alexis said.Through online research, she discovered tha

26、t a simple cottonT shirt takes more than 700 gallons of water to make.“ It made me realize that the fashion industry consumes huge amounts of natural resources as it relies on producinggarments quickly and in large supply many of the garments are only intended to be worn three or four times ，” shesa

27、id.Alexis had a number of tools to help her get started.Her mom, Kimberly, taught her to sew when she was 5.Hergrandmother taught her to crochet ( 钩边 ) around the same time.Alexis said she also gained technical knowledge andinspiration from her part time job at a clothing company that creates theate

28、r wardrobes for schools and dramaproductions.Prior to the blog launch, she spent several months illustrati ng “ recycling” projects by creating photo tutorials.ThoughEcouturier hasnt been online long, shes been getting positive feedback “ Ive had people come up to me in the halland say， ,Hey, I saw

29、your blog.Im working on one of the projects right now, ?exis said.” AlShe said she hasnt bought a brand new piece of clothing since last July, and her thrift store shopping has paid off4名校名 推荐with finds such as a $5 (31 yuan) dress she wore to homecoming.“ Taking anhour from Saturday afternoon to ma

30、ke something for yourself can really have an impact on theenvironment.A little change every day can really add up ，” Alexis said.【语篇解读】本文讲述了一个女生为保护环境，防止资源浪费，开通了一个博客，号召大家保护环境。1What inspired Alexis to launch a do it yourself blog?A Her talent at making handicrafts.B Her fascination with the fashion in

31、dustry.C Her part time work experiences.D Her growing concern for the environment after taking a biology class.答案D细节理解题。 根据文中第二段第一句话“ The idea was sparked by the ecology unit in her biology classat Charlotte Latin S chool last year. 可知创”建博客的想法是由生物课引发的，故选D。 2What is the content of the blog Alexis set

32、 up?A It sells items made from thrift store finds.B It teaches people how to choose thrift store goods.C It encourages people to remake their clothing in a cool way.D It informs people of the bad effects of deforestation and habitat destruction.答案C细节理解题。根据文中第三段第一句话“ .aims to make reusing thrift stor

33、e finds or last seasonspieces easy and fashionable. 可知博客的”内容是鼓励人们改造旧衣服，故选C。 3Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A In order to promote her blog, Alexis is spending a lot of time online every day.B The projects on Alexis blog have convinced some people to try recycling clo

34、thes themselves.C Alexis has been dreaming of working in the fashion industry since she was a child.D To start the blog, Alexis learned from her mother and grandmother how to sew and crochet.答案B细节理解题。 从文中最后一段第一句可知，作者就利用周六下午一个小时，可知没有花很长时间，故 A 错误；从文中倒数第三段最后一句可知有人看作者的博客并回收了衣服，故 B 正确；文中未提到C 选项，故错误；根据文中第

35、五段第二、三句可知，作者学钩针之类的并不是为了开博客，故D 项错误。 4The underlined word“ feedback ” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning toA attitudeB adviceC responseD approach答案C词义猜测题。根据feedback 后面引用的话语，可知是一些博客浏览者给作者的一些回馈故feedback 是回馈的意思，故选C。 5名校名 推荐5Which of the following best describes Alexis?A Creative and responsible.B Smart

36、 and cooperative.C Independent and humorous.D Fashionable and amusing.答案 A 推理判断题。根据文章大意，作者利用博客来宣传旧衣改造，以此保护环境，可知作者不仅有保护环境的责任心，而且还有创造力，很聪明，但文中没有提到作者与他人的合作，故不涉及合作，也没有体现出作者的幽默感和有意思的地方，故选A 。 .完形填空导学号01830281(2016 课标全国 )Where do you go when you want to learn something？ School？A friend ？A tutor ？ These are

37、 all_1_placesof learning.But it may well be that the learning you really want_2_ somewhere else instead.I had the_3_of seeing this first hand on a_4_.My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team.They did very well this season and so_5_a tournament ， which normally was only for more skilled club t

38、eams.This led to some_6_experiences on Saturday as they played against teams_7_trained.Through the first two games ， her_8_did not get one serious shot on goal.As aparent， I_9_seeing my daughter playing her best ， _10_still defeated.It seemed that something clicked with the_11_between Saturday and S

39、unday.When they_12_for theirSunday game， they were_13_different.They had begun to integrate (融合 )the kinds of play and teamwork theyhad_14_the day before into their_15_.They played aggressively and_16_scored a goal.It_17_me that playing against the other team was a great_18_moment for all the girls

40、on the team.I thinkit is a general principle._19_is the best teacher.The lessons they learned may not be_20_what they would have gotten in school ，but are certainly more personal and meaningful ，because they had to work them out on their own.立意与点拨：文章开篇提出了主题，然后通过自己观看女儿参加足球锦标赛的经历告诉我们，一个人真正需要的是自己在亲身经历中

41、通过摸索、反思获得的东西。所以经验是最好的老师。7、 8、 15、18 是词义复现题； 2、 3、 12、 16、 17 是语境理解题；1、 9、11、19 是背景常识题；4、 5、 6、 10、 13、 14 是逻辑推理题。1 A.publicB traditionalC officialD special答案： B背景常识题。 public 意为 “公共的 ”；traditional 意为 “传统的 ”；official 意为 “官方的； 正式的 ”；special 意为 “特别的；专门的”。 these 指代的是上文提到的school，friend ， tutor，根据常识可知，这些都是

42、传统的学习之处，故选B 项。2 A.passesB worksC liesD ends6名校名 推荐答案： Cpass意为 “经过 ”； work 意为 “工作；起作用”； lie 意为 “躺；位于 ”；end 意为 “结束；终止 ”。分析句子结构可知，that 从句中的主语为learning ， you really want 为定语从句，修饰learning ，这里要说的是真正的学习在其他地方。lie somewhere else 意为 “在其他某个地方”。故选 C 项。3 A.dreamB ideaC habitD chance答案： Ddream 意为 “梦想 ”；idea 意为 “想

43、法；观点 ”；habit 意为 “习惯 ”；chance 意为 “机会；可能性 ”。由下文的描述可知，作者在一个周末有机会亲眼目睹了女儿在这些传统的地方之外学到了她真正想要的东西。 have the chance of doing sth.意为 “有机会干某事”。故选 D 项。4 A.tripB holidayC weekendD square答案： C由下文可知，两场比赛是在Saturday 和 Sunday 进行的，即为周末(weekend)，故选 C 项。5 A.wonB enteredC organizedD watched答案： Bwin 意为 “赢得 ”； enter 意为 “报名

44、 (参加 )；进入 ”； organize 意为 “组织 ”； watch 意为 “观看 ”。由语境可知，这里指的是女儿参加的业余球队在这个赛季中表现不错，因此得以参加通常只有专业的俱乐部球队参加的锦标赛。故选B 项。6 A.painfulB strangeC commonD practical答案：Apainful 意为 “痛苦的 ”；strange 意为 “奇怪的 ”；common 意为 “普通的 ”；practical 意为 “实际的 ”。根据下文内容，对手比作者女儿的球队更为专业，可以推断女儿球队在比赛中会有一些痛苦的经历。故选A 项。7 A.lessB poorlyC newlyD

45、better答案：D上文提到 .a tournament，which normally was only for more skilled club teams，故此处的 bettertrained 是 more skilled 的同义复现。故选D 项。8 A.fansB tutorsC classD team答案： D这是两个球队的比赛，所以应选team。9 A.imaginedB hatedC avoidedD missed答案： B背景常识题。 imagine 意为 “想象 ”；hate 意为 “不喜欢， 讨厌 ”；avoid 意为 “避免 ”；miss 意为 “错过；思念 ”。作为父母

46、，作者不希望看到自己的女儿在赛场上竭尽全力地打比赛，却无法战胜对手。故选B项。10 A.ifB orC butD as7名校名 推荐答案： C很 然， playing her best 和 were defeated 之 是 折关系，用but 表 折。故 C 。11 A.girlsB parentsC coachesD viewers答案： A根据最后一段第一句中的.moment for all the girls on the team.可知此 指的是女儿所在球 的女 ，故 girls 。12 A.dressedB showed upC made upD planned答案： Bdress

47、意 “ 穿 ”；show up 意 “出 ， 身 ”；make up 意 “ 造；化 ；构成”； plan意 “ 划 ”。 里指的是女孩 出 在 上准 周日的比 ，故 B 。13 A.slightlyB hardlyC basicallyD completely答案： Dslightly 意 “ 微地 ”； hardly 意 “几乎不 ”； basically 意 “基本地 ”； completely 意 “完全地”。根据下文内容可知，女孩 在周日比 中的表 和上一 比 完全不同，故 D 。14 A.seenB knownC heardD read答案： A 由 境可知，她 学 了上一 比 中

48、 手的 。 些 是她 在比 中看到的，故 A 。15 A.stylesB trainingC gameD rules答案： C 由 境可知，她 是在打比 ，故 game。16 A.evenB stillC seldomD again答案： A 改 了 后，她 更有攻 性，甚至 了一球。此 用even 表示 。17 A.confusedB struckC remindedD warned答案： B句意 ：我突然想到，和 手比 于 些女孩来 是一个非常好的学 刻。此 的是作者在看比 后的所思所想。It strikes sb. that. 意 “某人突然想到 ”。18 A.touchingB thi

49、nkingC encouragingD learning答案： D文章开篇提出了关于学 的 ，此 与文章开 呼 ，故 D 。19 A.ExperienceB IndependenceC CuriosityD Interest答案： Aexperience 意 “ ”； independence 意 “独立 ”； curiosity 意 “好奇心 ”； interest 意 “ 趣；利益 ”。女儿的球 是在第一次比 中学 到了比 ，由此可知， 里要表达的是， 是最好的老 ，故 A 。8名校名 推荐20 A.harmful toB mixed withC different fromD appli

50、ed to答案： C句意 ： 他 所学到的 些 可能和在学校学到的没什么不同，但是 些 一定更加个人化、更有意 ，因 是她 靠自己的努力学到的。be harmful to 意 “ 有害 ”；be mixed with 意 “和 混合 ”；be different from 意 “与 不同 ”；be applied to 意 “ 用于 ”。but 后 不同之 ，可推知此 的是没什么不同。故 C 。 . 法填空 学号01830282 下面材料，在空白 填入适当的内容(1 个 )或括号内 的正确形式。(2016 西省重点中学 作体二模江)Unless David Beckham can mend i

51、t as well as can bend it, the soccer superstar _1_(miss) this summersWorld Cup.The 34- year-old midfielderinjured his left heel on March 14 _2_ playing for Italian club AC Milan. Hewent through a surgery last Monday and is expected _3_(be) out of action for about six months.That means Beckham wont be bending free kicks at the World Cup _4_ begins on June 11 in SouthAfrica what he had hoped would be his fourth _5_