人教版高中英语选修七检测Unit5Section2

Unit5SectionⅡⅠ.阅读理解AInthe1970s，atypicalChinesestudentintheUSwasthereforamaster'sordoctoraldegree.Theywerethenfollowedbystudentsgettingtheirundergraduatedegrees.Now，ChinesearethelargestinternationalgroupinUSkindergarten－through－12thgradeprogramsofstudy.Statisticsshowthat34,578ChinesestudentsarestudyinginprimaryandsecondaryschoolsintheUS，or52percentofallinternationalstudentsthere.WhenTangweifirstarrivedattheschoolin2009，the18－year－oldfoundthatSouthKoreanswereinthelargestnumberattheirboardinghouse.ThenChinesestudentstooktheplace，asChinahasincreasedinaffluenceandeconomicsuccess.MaShuheng，asenioratthehighschool，said，“Notonlyisthenumberincreasing，thestandardforadmissionishigher，too.”Hesaidthatwhenhefirstappliedin2012，therewashardlyanylimittoentry.“Now，moststudentswhogetinhavea90－plusTOEFLscore，”headded，referringtotheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage.OneofthereasonsformanyChinesestudentsstudyinginUSschoolsistoescapetheGaokao，China'snationalentranceexamination，andthefiercepetitionthateswithit.TheothermotivationistogetpreparedforUScolleges.“MoreyoungerChinesestudentschoosetogotoUShighschools，asmoreparentsbelievethatthisleadstoabettereducationiftheirkidsfinallychoosetogotoUSuniversitiesandcolleges，”saidYuHaoyang，founderofGlobalIntellectConsultinginBeijing.“TheybelievethatUShighschoolsofferbetterEnglish－languageandculturaltraining，anditiseasierfortheirkidstomastertheseskillsandbeemorepetitive，”shesaid.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，主要向读者介绍了赴美国留学的中国留学生群体所出现的变化趋势：随着中国经济实力的增强，赴美国留学的学生的数量迅速增加，且不再是为了接受高等教育，而是贯穿从幼儿园开始的整个初级教育、中级教育、高等教育全部阶段。1．Inthe1970s，aChinesestudentwhowenttotheUSwasprobablytakingthe__D__course.A．kindergarten B．middle－schoolC．undergraduate D．postgraduate解析：考查的是考生对文章细节的理解能力。根据文章第一段的第一句“Inthe1970s，atypicalChinesestudentintheUSwasthereforamaster'sordoctoraldegree.”可知，20世纪70年代，中国学生赴美主要是为了接受研究生教育，从而获得硕士研究生或博士研究生学位。undergraduate本科，postgraduate研究生。2．Theunderlinedword“affluence”(Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto__A__.A．wealth B．populationC．education D．environment解析：考查的是考生猜测词义的能力。根据与之并列的名词“economicSuccess”以及一般常识可以推知，此处affluence指代的是“财富(wealth)”，因为随着国家经济的增强，国民的收入增加，赴国外留学的人数自然会增长。3．WhatcanwelearnaboutthestudentswhoexpecttostudyintheUSnow？__C__A．Theyhavemadealargeamountofmoney.B．TheycanbeadmittedintheAmericanschoolaftertheapplication.C．TheyneedtogethighmarksinTOEFL.D．Theyshouldprepareasearlyaspossible.解析：考查的是考生对文章细节的理解能力。根据第三段中“Now，moststudentswhogetinhavea90－plusTOEFLscore...”可知，如今学生想要到美国学习，需要很高的托福(TOEFL)分数。4．MoreChineseparentschoosetosendtheirchildrenatayoungagetotheUSbecause__D__.A．thefiercepetitionintheGaokaodoesharmtotheirchildrenB．onlyintheUScantheirchildrengetabetterlanguagetrainingC．themiddleschooleducationinAmericaismuchbetterthanthatinChinaD．theirchildrencanbebetterpreparedforUSuniversities解析：考查的是考生对文章细节的理解能力。根据最后一段中“MoreyoungerChinesestudentschoosetogotoUShighschools，asmoreparentsbelievethatthisleadstoabettereducationiftheirkidsfinallychoosetogotoUSuniversitiesandcolleges...”可知，越来越多的中国父母在孩子还小的时候就把他们送到美国学习，主要是想为日后上美国大学提前做好准备。BToseetheworldisonething；tohavesomeonetoshareitwithisanother.Indeed,travelbeesmoreinterestingwhenyouhaveatravelpartner.Atravelpartnercanbeaclosefriend,afamilymember，apalyou'vemetonline，orabusinessfriend.YoucanhavesomeonetotalktoTravelingaloneisfun,butwouldn'tyoufeellonely？Havingatravelpartnercanremovethefeelingofloneliness.Thisisespeciallytrueifyoucangetatravelpanionwhoisveryfamiliarwiththeplaceyou'retravelingto.Youdon'thavetoaskanyinformationfromthelocals,andyoucanincreasethetimeyouspendinthecountry.________________________________________________________________________Oneofthemajorheadachesintravelingisthecostsinvolved.Youcan'tsimplyignoretherisingpriceofhotelsorplanetickets.Youshouldalsothinkaboutyourdailyneeds，suchasyourfood.Ofcourse，youcan'tsimplygobackwithoutbringinganysouvenirs(纪念品)toyourfriendsandfamily.Allthesecanruinyourbudget.However，whenyouhaveatravelfriend，youcanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswith.YoucanmeetagoodfriendHavingatravelmateisagoodwayofmeetinganewfriendorevenalifelongpartner.Youcannevercountthenumberofcoupleswhoactuallyfoundtheirwayintoeachother'sheartwhiletravelingtogetherinanothercountry.YoucanhavesomeonetowatchoutforyouWhenyou'reinaforeignland，you'llneverbereallysafe.Youdon'tknowtherulesaswellasthecultureofthepeople.Atravelmatewillbeperfecttoremindyouofyourdutiesinthecountryandtowatchyourbackjustincaseyougetlost.Sowhydon'tyoufindatravelpanionnow?Let'sfindouthow...5．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage？__B__A．Tointroduceatravelpany.B．Toencourageustohaveatravelpartner.C．Toexplainhowtobeaperfecttravelpartner.D．Totellaninterestingexperiencewithatravelpartner.解析：写作意图题。本文介绍了旅伴带来的好处，鼓励大家找旅伴。6．What'sthebesttitleforthe3rdparagraph？__A__A．YoucanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswithB．YoucanknowthelocalculturewellC．YoucanenjoyfoodwithyourpartnerD．Youcansavemoneybybargainingtogether解析：段落大意题。本段主要告诉我们旅伴可以分担花销。7．Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththeauthor'sopinion？__C__A．Travelingaloneisnotfun.B．Buyingsouvenirsisn'tnecessary.C．Manypeoplefallinlovewhentraveling.D．It'sbettertochooseastrangerasatravelpartner.解析：细节理解题。根据“Youcanmeetagoodfriend”中的“Youcannevercountthenumberofcoupleswhoactuallyfoundtheirwayintoeachother'sheartwhiletravelingtogetherinanothercountry.”可知答案。8．Thefollowingparagraphwillprobablytalkabout__D__.A．howtogetalongwithatravelpartnerB．howtravelcanbenefitpeopleC．whatwecanlearnfromtravelD．howtofindatravelpartner解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后两句“Sowhydon'tyoufindatravelpanionnow？Let'sfindouthow...”可推知接下来要讲如何找旅伴。Ⅱ.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It'smonforteenstoavoidansweringquestionsinfrontofothersbecauseofalackofself－confidence.Sometimes,however,alackofself－confidencecanefromfeelingsofinsecurity.___1.G__Butrememberit'sanormalfeelingthatyoucanandshouldchange!___2.D__Ifyouhaveafearthatpeoplewillseeyourshorting,youwillfinditdifficulttoassert(维护)yourself.Soyourfirstgoalistodeveloparealisticunderstandingofyourweaknessesandyou'llhavetolookinsideyourself.Celebrateyourstrengths.It'snotenoughtoknowyourweaknessesoryourproblemareas.___3.E__Youcanstartdoingthisbymakingabiglistofthingsyouhaveacplishedandthethingsyoudowell.Forexample,doyoualwaysmakepeoplelaugh？Areyouartistic？...Ifyoucandoanyofthemwell,youhavethingstocherish!Changeyourbehavior.Youcanincreaseself－confidencebybehavingdifferently.Trysmilingmore.Thiswillhelpyoufightofffeelingsofnegativity.___4.B__You'llfindthatotherpeoplewillreturnthefavorandappreciatewhatyougivethem.Useathirdpersonapproach.Thereisaninterestingstudythatshowsthattheremaybeatricktomeetourbehavioralgoalsmorequickly.___5.F__Thatis,asyougothroughtheprocessofimprovingyourself－imageandincreasingyourself－confidence,trytothinkofyourselfasaseparateperson.A．Faceyourfearhead－on.B．Praiseothersfortheirstrengths.C．Peoplealwaystendtoignoretheiradvantages.D．Identifythecauseofyourlackofself－confidence.E．Youalsohavegreataspectsthatyouneedtoexplore!F．Thinkaboutyourselfinthethirdpersonasyouevaluateyourprogress.G．Sometimeswehavebadfeelingsaboutourselvesandweoftenburythemdeepinside.文章大意：本文为说明文。本文主要向青少年介绍了几种提高自信心的方法。解析：1．根据上文的内容及下文的“Butrememberit'sanormalfeelingthatyoucanandshouldchange！”可知，空处所选内容应与下文构成转折关系，故G项“有时候我们会自我感觉糟糕并且会把此深藏于心底”符合语境。2．根据下文的“Soyourfirstgoalistodeveloparealisticunderstandingofyourweaknessesandyou'llhavetolookinsideyourself”可知，本段主要讲的是要找到自己缺乏自信的原因，故D项“找到你缺乏自信的原因”符合语境。3．根据上文的“It'snotenoughtoknowyourweaknessesoryourproblemareas”和下文的“Youcanstartdoingthisbymakingabiglistofthingsyouhaveacplishedandthethingsyoudowell...”可知，E项“你也有需要自己探索发现的优势”承上启下，符合语境。空后句中的“this”指的就是E项表述的“探索发现自己的优势”。4．根据下文的“You'llfindthatotherpeoplewillreturnthefavorandappreciatewhatyougivethem”可知，B项“夸奖他人的优势”符合语境。下文的“thefavor”指的就是B项的内容。5．根据本段的小标题“Useathirdpersonapproach”和下文中的“...trytothinkofyourselfasaseparateperson”可知，F项“当你评估自己的进步时，以第三者的角度看待自己”符合语境。Ⅲ.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Fishingisnotalwaysamatteroffishrods(鱼竿)andshadedriverbanks.InpartsofChina，abirdcalledacormorant(鸬鹚)___1.has_been_used__(use)tocatchfishforcenturies.TravelerstoGuilincanseecormorantfishinginperson.Fishermengive___2.performances__(perform)forriversideaudiences，bothbydayandatnight.Afterreceivingtheorderfromthefisherman，the___3.trained__(train)cormorantswilldiveintothewatertohuntforfish.Theyareabletostayunderwater___4.without__takingabreathforalongperiodoftime.Whentheysucceedincatchingafish，they___5.proudly__(proud)swimbackandshowofftothefisherman.Thefishermanusuallyrewardsthemwithoneortwoverysmallfish___6.to_encourage__(encourage)them.Toavoidthegood－sizedfi