外研版（2023）必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English 单元综合测（含解析）

第第页外研版（2023）必修第一册Unit2ExploringEnglish单元综合测（含解析）Book1Unit2ExploringEnglish

单元综合测

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一、阅读理解

A

Sometimespeoplecomeintoyourlifeandyouknowthattheyweresuretobethereatonce.Theymaycomeforsomereasons:teachyoualesson,orhelptofindoutwhoyouareorwhoyouwanttobecome.Youneverknowwhothesepeoplemaybe:yourclassmate,neighbor,teacher,long-lostfriendorevenarealstranger.Butyouknowthattheywillaffect(影响)yourlifeinsomeseriousways.

Sometimesthingshappentoyou.Maybetheyseemterrible,painful(痛苦的)andunfairatthattime.Butlater,aftergettingoverthosedifficulties,youmayrealizeyourfurtherability.Everythinghappensforareasonandnothinghappensbychanceorwithgoodorbadluck.

Thepeopleyoumeetmayaffectorchangeyourlife,yoursuccess,yourfailureandcreatewhoyouare.Eventhebadexperiencescanbelearnedfrom.Infact,theyarepossiblythemostpoignantandimportantones.

Enjoyeveryday,eveneverymomentforyoumayneverbeabletoexperienceitagain.Talktopeopleyouhavenevertalkedtobefore,andreallylisten.Youshouldsetyoursightshigh,trytolearnmore,holdyourheadup,tellyourselfyouareagreatoneandbelieveinyourself.

Youcanmakeyourlifeanythingyouwish.Createyourownlife,gooutandenjoyit.

1．Fromthepassage,weknowthatbadthingsmayhelpus_____.

A．meetbadluckB．realizeourfurtherability

C．findnoserioussuccessD．possiblyenjoyeverymoment

2．Theunderlinedword“poignant”inthepassagemeans_____.

A．平淡的B．无聊的C．深刻的D．艰苦的

3．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage

A．CreateandenjoyyourlifeB．Holdyourheadup

C．PeopleyoumeetinyourlifeD．Thingshappentoyou

B

Whenmykidswereyoung,weboughtthemtwopetparrots.Thesebeautiful,whitebirdswouldwhistleallthroughtheday.Wehadabigcageforthemwithtoys,andamirror,plusfoodandwaterdishes.Wecouldn’tletthemflyinthehousebecauseofourcats,buttheydidn’tseemtobecontentintheircageorso,Ithought.

Onedaywhentheairhadturnedwarm,Iopenedthewindowtoletthewindin.Thesongsoflotsofdifferentbirdsfilledtheairandourtwoparrotssangwithexcitement.Iwentovertotheircagetoreplacetheirwater,butassoonasIopenedthedoor,oneofthemflewoutandheadedforthewindow.Hecrashedintotheglass,felloverontothesofa,fellbackupandthenstartedtoflyaroundthelivingroom.Thecatsranafterhim,hopingforaquickmeal.Thekidsscreamed(尖叫)andIrushedtosavehim.Ittookseveralminutestostopthecatsfromcatchingthebird,andgethimsafelybackinhiscage.Afterthatday,however,Ialwaysfeltabitsorryformyparrots.Iknewthatnomatterhowcomfortabletheircagewas,theystillwantedtofly.

Manyofusliveincagesofourownmaking.Wecloseourminds,lockawayourhearts,andlimitourlives.Werefusetoseethelovethatlieswithinus.Wesitinourcagesdayafterdayandneverdaretoonceopenthedoor.

Idon’twanttowastemydayssittingboredinacage.Iwanttogofastthroughtheskyonwingsofkindnessandjoy.Iwanttorideonthewindsofloveandhelpeveryonetodothesame.Don’tstaystuckinyourowncagethen.Letyourselffly!

4．Whydidthewriterputparrotsintothecage

A．Becausetheycouldbeeatenbythecats.

B．Becausetheyweretooyoungtoflyintheair.

C．Becausetheycouldseethemselvesinthemirror.

D．Becausetheywouldgetenoughfoodandwater.

5．Afterflyingoutofthecage,theparrot

A．couldn’tstandupaftercrashingintotheglass

B．attemptedtoflyoutofthewindow

C．playedahide-and-seekgamewitheats

D．frightenedthekidstoscreamloudly

6．Whydidthewriterfeelsorryforparrots

A．Becausetheylikedlivinginacage.

B．Becausetheircagewasn’tcomfortableforthem.

C．Becausetheycouldn’tflyfreelylikeotherbirds.

D．Becausetheirenemieswerewaitingtokillthem.

7．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphsuggest

A．Wetrytoprotectourselvesfromdanger.

B．Weliketomakealivingallbyourselves.

C．Wedonotdaretospeakoutourlove.

D．Weoftenputourselvesinalifecage.

二、七选五

Peopleneedtofindoutnewfoodsbecausetheworldhassomanymouthstofeed.NowtherearemorethansevenbillionpeopleonEarth,accordingtotheUnitedNations.8Feedingallofthesepeoplemeansnotonlyimprovingthewayfoodisgrown,butalsofindingnewsourcesoffoods.Ifnothingchanges,within35years,theamountoffoodproducedcannotfeedtheworld’spopulation.

9Scientistspredictthatrisingtemperatureswillreducethegrowthofimportantcropslikewheatandcorn.Low-incomedevelopingcountrieswillbehitthehardest.Whenharvestsfall,cropsbecomemoreexpensive.10

Allovertheworld,researchersareracingagainsttheclocktofindoutthebestwaystofeedmorepeopleinthefutureworld.11Twoyearsago,scientistsshowedthefirsthamburgermadefrommeatgrowninalab,ratherthantakenfromananimalbody.Otherresearchersaredevelopingplantsthatcanmanagetoliveevenduringhightemperaturesandincontinuousdryweather.Stillothersarefindingwaystochangethegenes(基因)ofmeatanimals.12Forexample,researchersinSouthKoreaandChinahavechangedthegenesinatypeofpigtocreateananimalthatbecomesbiggerandheavier.

Agloomy(令人沮丧的)forecastfortheplanetisn’ttheonlyreasontostudyfoodsforthefuture.It’sacreativewaytofindpeoplewhocanthinkinnewwaysaboutexistingplantsandanimals—eveninsects.

A．Somesurprisingideashavebeguntoappear.

B．Globalwarmingischangingfoodproduction.

C．Wearechanginggenesinotherlargeanimals.

D．Theyarelookingforwaystoproducemorecropsusingless.

E．Andthustheseanimalsproducemoremeatandcanstandtheheat.

F．Andby2100thatnumbermaydouble,accordingtosomepredictions.

G．Sincethosefoodsarealsousedtofeedanimals,meatpriceswillrise,too.

三、完形填空

Ourfamilyenjoyedabeautifulhouseplantforoverthreedecades.Ithadstayedwithusthrough13yearsandgoodtimes,painandjoy.Ihadneverthoughtof14it.

However,twoweeksago,we15somechangesofitsleaves,whichbegantodiscolor.Wewateredandfediteventothepointof16it,likeachild.Butitjustshowednosignof17.Wefinallypickedafewhalf-deadleavesandtriedreplantingtheminasmallpot.

What18uswasthattheseleavesjustrootedinthenewpotandgrewstrongwhiletheoriginalplantfinallydied.Whenwedugitoutofitspot,itallbecame19tous—itsrootswerein20,completelytanglingup(绞在一起).Theyhadgrownsomassive(大量的)thatthey21toburstthesidesofitspot.Ouronce-beautifulplantdiedbecauseitoutgrewitsenvironment—itbecameroot-bound(根部受到束缚的).

People,too,canbecomeroot-bound.Thosewho22personalgrowthordevelopmentoftenwanttomake23thatcanleadtogreaterachievementsormuchmorehappiness.24,theymoreoftenfindtheyoutgrowtheirenvironmentandwantto25.Theirviewsexpandandtheyneed26environmenttolivein.Theyneedpeoplewhowillmake27fortheirgrowth.Iftheycannotbesatisfied,someproblemsaresuretoarise.

Soifyournew-foundgrowthcausesyoutopushagainsttheoldways,youmayneedtorealizeyouarebiggernow.

13．A．peacefulB．pleasantC．hardD．busy

14．A．decoratingB．losingC．overcomingD．selling

15．A．madeB．recordedC．trackedD．discovered

16．A．beggingB．spoilingC．protectingD．punishing

17．A．strengthB．struggleC．growthD．recovery

18．A．astonishedB．puzzledC．convincedD．amused

19．A．familiarB．usefulC．trueD．clear

20．A．conditionB．disorderC．dangerD．place

21．A．threatenedB．managedC．stoppedD．deserved

22．A．dependonB．seekforC．accountforD．reactto

23．A．suggestionsB．studiesC．explanationsD．changes

24．A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．FortunatelyD．Interestingly

25．A．calmdownB．carryonC．breakoutD．setoff

26．A．largerB．brighterC．saferD．taller

27．A．chancesB．promisesC．timeD．room

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

WindsorCastleisoneof28mostfamouscastlesintheworldandanimportanttouristspotinGreatBritain.Thecastle29(lie)inthetownofWindsorbringsinnearlyonemilliontouristsayear.

WindsorCastleis30(beautiful)preserved(保存).ItisnotableforitslongconnectionwiththeEnglishandlaterBritishroyalfamily.Atfirst,the31(origin)castlewasbuiltbyWilliamtheConquerorinthe11thcentury32(protect)againsttheNormans,butithasbeenservingmany33(purpose)sincethen.Foralmost1,000years,thecastleisusedasthefamilyhomeofBritishkingsandqueens.ItwasalsousedasaprisonduringtheEnglishCivilWar.However,in1992,aterriblefirebrokeout,34didgreatdamagetothecastle.Fortunately,repairwork35(do),andthecastleremainsapopulartouristspot.

FromMarchtoOctober,thecastle36(be)opendailyfrom9：45amto5：15pm.FromNovembertoFebruary,theopentimeisfrom9：45amto4：15pm.Thecastleisclosed37thepubliconallmajorpublicholidays.Ticketsareneededtoenterthecastle.

参考答案：

1．B2．C3．A

【导语】本文为一篇说议论文。文章介绍了有时人们进入你的生活,他们在某方面会改变你。有时候事情会偶然发生，没有克服这些困难，你永远不会意识到你更大的能力和优势。无论谁影响或者改变你，最终你要学会来创造自己的生活。

1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Butlater,aftergettingoverthosedifficulties,youmayrealizeyourfurtherability.”(但后来，在克服了这些困难之后，你可能会意识到你进一步的能力。)可知，在经历困难之后，会意识到进一步的能力。故选B。

2．词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“Thepeopleyoumeetmayaffectorchangeyourlife,yoursuccess,yourfailureandcreatewhoyouare.Eventhebadexperiencescanbelearnedfrom.”(你遇到的人可能会影响或改变你的生活，你的成功，你的失败，塑造你。即使是不好的经历也可以从中吸取教训。)前句中说明的是遇到的人，以及自己的成功与失败都会改变你，都能吸取教训。再结合单词所在的本句与important并列；所以这些应该是“深刻的”。故选C。

3．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Youcanmakeyourlifeanythingyouwish.Createyourownlife,gooutandenjoyit.”(你可以随心所欲地生活。创造你自己的生活，走出去享受它。)可知，本文的标题为“创造并享受你的生活”。故选A。

4．A5．B6．C7．D

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了的鹦鹉渴望飞出笼子自由飞翔，由此感慨人类不要呆在自己的笼子里。

4．细节理解题。根据第一段“Wecouldn’tletthemflyinthehousebecauseofourcats(因为我们的猫，我们不能让它们在家里飞)”可知，把鹦鹉关进笼子里，是担心鹦鹉被猫吃掉，故选A项。

5．细节理解题。根据第二段“butassoonasIopenedthedoor,oneofthemflewoutandheadedforthewindow(但我一打开门，其中一只飞了出来，朝窗户走去)”可知，鹦鹉飞出笼子以后，试图从窗户飞出去，故选B项。

6．细节理解题。根据第二段“Afterthatday,however,Ialwaysfeltabitsorryformyparrots.Iknewthatnomatterhowcomfortabletheircagewas,theystillwantedtofly.(然而，那天之后，我总是为我的鹦鹉感到有点难过。我知道，无论它们的笼子有多舒服，它们仍然想飞)”可知，感到难过是因为鹦鹉不能像其他鸟那样自由飞行，故选C项。

7．推理判断题。根据第三段“Manyofusliveincagesofourownmaking.Wecloseourminds,lockawayourhearts,andlimitourlives.Werefusetoseethelovethatlieswithinus.Wesitinourcagesdayafterdayandneverdaretoonceopenthedoor.(我们中的许多人生活在自己制造的笼子里。我们封闭我们的思想，锁住我们的心，限制我们的生活。我们拒绝看到我们内心的爱。我们日复一日地坐在笼子里，从来不敢打开门)”可推理出生活在自己制造的牢笼里，与D项“Weoftenputourselvesinalifecage.(我们经常把自己置于生活的牢笼)”表达的含义一致，故选D项。

8．F9．B10．G11．A12．E

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲的是面对世界人口的持续增长，科学家们正在想尽一切办法寻找新的食物来源。

8．根据上文“Peopleneedtofindoutnewfoodsbecausetheworldhassomanymouthstofeed.NowtherearemorethansevenbillionpeopleonEarth,accordingtotheUnitedNations.(人们需要寻找新的食物，因为世界上有太多人要养活。根据联合国的数据，现在地球上有超过70亿人。)”可知世界上的人口在急剧增加，吃饭问题亟待解决，空处承接上文，引出下文“Feedingallofthesepeoplemeansnotonlyimprovingthewayfoodisgrown,butalsofindingnewsourcesoffoods.(养活所有这些人不仅意味着改进食物的种植方式，还意味着寻找新的食物来源。)，F项“Andby2100thatnumbermaydouble,accordingtosomepredictions.(根据一些预测，到2100年，这个数字可能会翻一番。)”承上启下，而且F项中的“thatnumber”指代上文中的“sevenbillion”，符合上下文语境。故选F项。

9．根据空后“Scientistspredictthatrisingtemperatureswillreducethegrowthofimportantcropslikewheatandcorn.(科学家预测，气温上升将减少小麦和玉米等重要作物的生长。)”可知气温上升给农业生产带来了影响，空处位于段首，应是主旨句。B项“Globalwarmingischangingfoodproduction.(全球变暖正在改变粮食生产。)”概括全文，与下文衔接紧密，符合上下文语境。故选B项。

10．根据空前“Whenharvestsfall,cropsbecomemoreexpensive.(当收成下降时，农作物变得更加昂贵。)”可知收成的下降会影响到农作物的价格，所以空处应该讲收成下降会影响到农作物价格的原因。G项“Sincethosefoodsarealsousedtofeedanimals,meatpriceswillrise,too.(由于这些食物也被用来喂养动物，肉类价格也会上涨。)”解释原因，符合上下文语境。故选G项。

11．根据空前“Allovertheworld,researchersareracingagainsttheclocktofindoutthebestwaystofeedmorepeopleinthefutureworld.(在世界各地，研究人员都在争分夺秒地寻找最好的方法来养活未来世界更多的人。)”可知为了让人们吃饱饭，研究人员们正在努力寻找方法，空处承接上文，引出下文“Twoyearsago,scientistsshowedthefirsthamburgermadefrommeatgrowninalab,ratherthantakenfromananimalbody.(两年前，科学家展示了第一个由实验室培育的肉而不是从动物身上取下的肉制成的汉堡。)”可知研究人员已经有了相应的方法，所以空处应该讲已经有了一些令人意想不到的想法，A项“Somesurprisingideashavebeguntoappear.(一些令人惊讶的想法已经开始出现。)”承上启下，符合上下文语境。故选A项。

12．根据空前“Stillothersarefindingwaystochangethegenes(基因)ofmeatanimals.(还有一些人正在寻找改变肉类动物基因的方法。)”可知研究人员希望通过改变肉类动物的基因来解决问题，根据空后“Forexample,researchersinSouthKoreaandChinahavechangedthegenesinatypeofpigtocreateananimalthatbecomesbiggerandheavier.(例如，韩国和中国的研究人员改变了一种猪的基因，使其变得更大更重。)”可知已经有了改变肉类动物基因的例子，所以空处应该讲为什么要改变肉类动物的基因，E项“Andthustheseanimalsproducemoremeatandcanstandtheheat.(因此，这些动物能产生更多的肉，并能承受高温。)”解释了原因，而且E项中的theseanimals指代上文的meatanimals，承上启下，符合上下文语境。故选E项。

13．C14．B15．D16．B17．D18．A19．D20．B21．A22．B23．D24．A25．C26．A27．D

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述的是养了30多年的漂亮的绿植由于根满盆而逐渐死亡，但是将它的叶子移到新的盆子里却很好的活了。由此联想到我们的人生，也会经常遇到达到瓶颈的这种状态，所以如果要想有更好的发展，就必须寻求新的更好的环境。

13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它伴随我们度过了艰难的和开心的时光，度过了痛苦和欢乐。A.peaceful和平的；安静的；B.pleasant令人愉快的；C.hard艰难的；D.busy繁忙的。根据空后的“yearsandgoodtimes,painandjoy.”可知此处指它伴随我们度过了艰难的和开心的时光。故选C项。

14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从没有想过失去它。A.decorating装饰；B.losing失去；C.overcoming克服；D.selling卖。根据后文“Ouronce-beautifulplantdiedbecauseitoutgrewitsenvironment—itbecameroot-bound(根部受到束缚的).”可知，从没想过有一天会失去这棵树。故选B项。

15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，两周前，我们发现叶子发生了一些变化，叶子开始失去了颜色。A.made制作；B.recorded记录；记载；C.tracked追踪；D.discovered发现。根据空后“somechangesofitsleaves,whichbegantodiscolor.”可知我们发现叶子发生了变化。故选D项。

16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们给它浇水，照顾它，甚至到了像溺爱一个孩子的地步。A.begging乞求；B.spoiling溺爱；糟蹋；C.protecting保护；D.punishing惩罚。根据“Wewateredandfediteventothepointof”及空后“likeachild.”可知一家像溺爱孩子一样来照顾绿植。故选B项。

17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是它没有活过来的迹象。A.strength力量；强度；B.struggle斗争；C.growth成长；D.recovery恢复。根据后文“Wefinallypickedafewhalf-deadleavesandtriedreplantingtheminasmallpot.”可知我们精心照料它是为了让它活过来，但它还是死掉了。故选D项。

18．考查动词辨析。句意：让我们吃惊的是这些被移植到新盆子里的叶子长的很强壮。A.astonished震惊的；B.puzzled困惑的；C.convinced使人信服的；D.amused觉得好笑的。根据后文“thattheseleavesjustrootedinthenewpotandgrewstrongwhiletheoriginalplantfinallydied.”可知这些被移植的叶子长的很健壮让我们出乎意料的。故选A项。

19．考查形容词辨析。句意：当我们把它从花盆里挖出来时，一切都清楚了——它的根杂乱无章，完全缠在一起了。A.familiar熟悉的；B.useful有用的；C.true真正的；D.clear清晰的。根据后文“itsrootswerein___8___,completelytanglingup(绞在一起).Theyhadgrownsomassive(大量的)thatthey___9___toburstthesidesofitspot.”可知绿植死掉的原因变的清晰了。故选D项。

20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们把它从花盆里挖出来时，一切都清楚了——它的根杂乱无章，完全缠在一起了。A.condition条件；状况；B.disorder混乱；C.danger危险；D.place位置。根据空后“completelytanglingup(绞在一起).Theyhadgrownsomassive(大量的)thatthey___9___toburstthesidesofitspot”可知它的根缠在了一起，变得杂乱无章。故选B项。

21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它们长得如此之大，几乎要把花盆的两边都挤爆了。A.threatened危及；B.managed管理；设法；C.stopped停止；D.deserved值得。根据空前“Theyhadgrownsomassive(大量的)thatthey”以及空后“toburstthesidesofitspot”可知绿植的根长得太大了以至于都把花盆要撑破了。故选A项。

22．考查动词短语辨析。句意：那些寻求个人成长和发展的人常常想改变，以取得更大的成就，或获得更大的快乐。A.dependon依靠；B.seekfor寻求；C.accountfor解释；占比例；D.reactto对……做出反应。根据空后“personalgrowthordevelopmentoftenwanttomake___11___thatcanleadtogreaterachievementsormuchmorehappiness.”可知，这些人是经常寻求个人成长和发展的。故选B项。

23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些寻求个人成长和发展的人常常想改变，以取得更大的成就，或获得更大的快乐。A.suggestion建议；B.studies学习，研究；C.explanations解释；D.changes改变。根据空后“thatcanleadtogreaterachievementsormuchmorehappiness.”可知既然这些人寻求个人成长和发展，就必然想做出改变。故选D项。

24．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，他们往往发现自己的成长超出了环境，想要爆发。A.However然而；B.Therefore因此；C.Fortunately幸运地是；D.Interestingly有趣地。根据前文“Thosewho___10___personalgrowthordevelopmentoftenwanttomake___11___thatcanleadtogreaterachieve