2018-2019学年高中一轮复习英语必修2Module1高考试卷分块专练

必修2Module1高考试卷分块专练eq\a\vs4\al(阅读理解提速练)eq\a\vs4\al(4篇阅读＋1篇七选五，限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AHereisacollectionofsomeTVseries.Forthislist,westicktothosethathavebeenreleasedinrecentyearsandwechoosenottoincludeTVhitslikeGameofThronesorSherlock.StrangerThingsThisUStelevisionseriesisabinationofthreegenres(类型)：thetypicalcollegemovieswherethelosersriseup,thesciencefictionfilmsaboutcrazyscientistswhoreachedtheirtopinthe1980sandthehorrormovieswritteninthestyleofStephenKing.Thisshow,starringWinonaRyderandagroupofamazingkids,hasmanagedtobinethesegenressowellthatithasalreadyacquiredavastarmyoffansworldwide.ThePillarsoftheEarthItissetinthetwelfthcentury,atimewhichisconsideredoneofthedarkestandmostromantic(浪漫的)periodsinthehistoryofEngland.Basedonthebest­sellingnovelwrittenbyKenFollett,thisTVshowstarringthebrilliantEddieRedmayneiswidelyrecognizedasoneofthebesthistoricalTVdramasofrecentyears.MahabharataThisIndianHindi­languageseriesislikedbymanypeopleforbeingregardedasthesimplestandthemostfunwaytolearnabouttheage­oldwisdomoftheIndianpeople.Ittellsusaboutthekingsandheroeswholove,fightandmakewisedecisions.Thisdramaisabouttheendlessstrugglebetweengoodandevil.TheCrownThisstoryaboutthetransformationoftheyoungPrincessElizabethintothequeenshowseverythingabouttheBritishmonarchy(君主制)．Itincludesmanystorylines,eachofwhichcouldbemadeintoaseparateTVshow.Theseriesfocusesontheage­oldthemesoffamily,marriageandpolitics,andthisisprobablywhatmakesTheCrownwinpopularity.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。介绍了四部近年来比较受观众喜爱的电视剧。)1．WhatdoweknowaboutStrangerThings?A．StephenKingdetermineditsstyle.B．Itconsistsofthreechildrenstories.C．Mostofitscentralcharactersarekids.D．It'smuchmorepopularthanSherlock.解析：选C细节理解题。由第一部电视剧简介中的“starringWinonaRyderandagroupofamazingkids”可知，StrangerThings的主要角色大部分都是孩子。2．WhichaspectofThePillarsoftheEarthisstressedinthetext?A．Itsbackground. B．Itsstaff.C．Itsthemesong. D．Itsplot.解析：选A推理判断题。由第二部电视剧简介可知，文章主要强调了ThePillarsoftheEarth的时代背景。3．WhichofthefollowingdothefourTVseriesshare?A．Theyarehighlythoughtofbytheaudience.B．Theirstorylinesarerelativelyplex.C．Theymainlydiscussuniversalthemes.D．TheiroriginallanguagesareEnglish.解析：选A推理判断题。由第一部电视剧简介中的“ithasalreadyacquiredavastarmyoffansworldwide”，第二部电视剧简介中的“iswidelyrecognizedasoneofthebesthistoricalTVdramasofrecentyears”，第三部电视剧简介中的“islikedbymanypeopleforbeingregardedasthesimplestandthemostfunwayto...”和第四部电视剧简介中的“thisisprobablywhatmakesTheCrownwinpopularity”可推知，这四部电视剧都受到观众的好评。BSomething'shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet.TheDeadSea,asaltlakeborderedbyJordantotheeastandIsraelandPalestinetothewest,isshrinking(缩小)atanalarmingrate—about3.3feetperyear,accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.Andhumanactionsarelargelytoblame.“It'snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea;it'smorelikethewholearea，”saidphotographerMoritzKüstner,whovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseries“TheDyingDeadSea.”TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit,suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s,someofthewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted(使改道).Israel,forinstance,builtapipelineduringthattimesoitcouldsupplywaterthroughoutthecountry.Mineralextraction(开采)industriesareanothermainreasonthewaterlevelsarefalling,expertssay.TheDeadSea'smineralshavebeenusedasmedicineandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics(化妆品)andotherconsumerproducts.Andthen,ofcourse,there'stheMiddleEast'shot,dryclimate,whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketoreplenishitself.Lastyear,IsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttokeeptheDeadSea'swaterlevelsstable.ItincludesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeawhichwouldbeabletonotonlysupplewatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpwaterintotheDeadSea.Butfornow,KüstnershowsusthattheDeadSearemainsverymuchaplaceofinterest,withpeoplefromallovertheworldgoingtheretoswiminitssaltywaters.TheDeadSea,knownastheSaltSeainthelanguageofHebrew,isoneofthesaltiestbodiesofwaterintheworld.Andbecauseofwhathasbeenhappeningovertheyears,thesaltisonlygettingsaltier.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，根据中东环境问题专家的观察，死海的面积正在以惊人的速度缩小，本文分析了导致这一问题的原因。4．HowmanyreasonsfortheDeadSea'sshrinkingdoestheauthormentioninthetext?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段中的“TheDeadSeaneedswaterfrom...someofthewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted(使改道)．”第五段中的“Mineralextraction(开采)industriesareanothermainreasonthewaterlevelsarefalling”及第六段中的“theMiddleEast'shot,dryclimate”可知，死海面积缩小有三个原因：源头减少、矿物开采和中东炎热干燥的气候。5．WhatcanwelearnabouttheDeadSea'sminerals?A．Theyhavepracticalvalue.B．TheyarecontrolledbyIsrael.C．Theycanbeextractedveryeasily.D．Theyaremainlyusedinheavyindustry.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句可知，死海中的矿物质可以用作药物，也可以用来制作化妆品和其他消费品，因此说这些矿物质具有实用价值。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“replenish”inParagraph6probablymean?A．Tocleansomething.B．Toimprovesomething.C．Tofillsomethingagain.D．Tofindsomethingagain.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第六段语境可知，中东炎热干燥的环境导致死海很难自行“恢复和补充”水分。7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatweshoulddotosavetheDeadSeaB．MorepeopletraveltotheDeadSeaC．WhytheDeadSeaissaltyD．TheDeadSeaisdryingout解析：选D标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要告诉我们死海面积正在以惊人的速度缩小，而且分析了导致这一问题的原因，故D项为本文最佳标题。CKruberaCaveinthewesternCaucasusMountainsisthedeepestknowncaveintheworld.AninternationalteampreparedtodescendintoKrubera.Theteammembershopedtobethefirstcaverstoreachadepthof2,000meters,broughtfivetonsofequipmentandothernecessitieswiththem,andestablishedcampsatkeylocationsalongtheroute.Theyworkedforupto20hourseachday.Inthethirdweek,progresswasblockedat1,775metersbyasump—acavepassagefilledwithwaterthatgivescaversfewoptions.Therearebasicallythreetechniquesavailable:divethroughit,emptyit,orgoaroundit.GennadiySamokhindovetothebottombutwasdisappointed.“Nochancetogetthrough，”hesaid.Searchingforawayaroundthesump,GarciaDilsriskedenteringawaterfallofnearfreezingwateranddiscoveredthathisdrysuithadholesinit.“ThewaterwassocoldIlostthefeelinginmyfingers，”hesaidlater.He,too,wasunsuccessful.Finally,twoteammatesfoundawayaroundthesumpthroughatightpassagetheycalledtheWaytotheDream.Theteamwasexhilarated.Thepassageledtoyetanothersumpat1,840meters.Afterashorttestdive,Samokhinemerged,smiling.Therewasapromisingpassage,hereported.Butitwouldhavetowait.Afternearlyfourweeks,withsuppliesrunninglow,theteamhadrunoutoftimeandwouldhavetoreturntothesurface.Fourweekslater,ateamofnineUkrainiancaversledbyYuriKasjanwentbacktoKrubera.Followingthepathopenedbythepreviousteam,theyreachedthesumpat1,840metersrelativelyquickly.Aftermuchsearching,apit(坑),laternamedtheMillenniumPit,wasdiscoveredthatallowedthemtopassthe2,000meterdepth.Morepitsandpassagesledthemto2,080meters,aspottheynamedGameOver.Butthecavinggameisneverover.Deepercaveswillprobablycontinuetobediscoveredandcallouttobeexplored.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了探察洞穴者对世界上最深的洞穴——库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程。8．Whydidtheteamreturntothesurfaceafternearlyfourweeks?A．Theywerelackinginsupplies.B．Theyhadachievedtheirgoal.C．Theycouldn'tgothroughthesump.D．TheygavetheirtasktoYuriKasjan'steam.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Afternearlyfourweeks,withsuppliesrunninglow,theteamhadrunoutoftimeandwouldhavetoreturntothesurface.”可知，因为物资逐渐短缺，探察洞穴者才被迫返回地面。9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exhilarated”probablymean?A．Cheerful. B．Powerful.C．Confused. D．Exhausted.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“twoteammatesfoundawayaroundthesumpthroughatightpassagetheycalledtheWaytotheDream”可知，两名队员找到了通过水坑的通道，所以他们很高兴，故选A。10．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．GameOverwasdiscoveredat2,000meters.B．TheWaytotheDreambeginsat1,840meters.C．TheMillenniumPitpassedthe2,080meterdepth.D．Samokhinfoundawayaroundasumpat1,775meters.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“progresswasblockedat1,775metersbyasump”以及第三段中的“twoteammatesfoundawayaroundthesumpthroughatightpassage”可知，格纳迪夫·萨莫欣在1775米处找到了绕过水坑的通道。11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThefeaturesofKruberaCave.B．Famouscavesaroundtheworld.C．AjourneyofexploringKruberaCave.D．TheimportanceofexploringKruberaCave.解析：选C主旨大意题。本文讲述了探察洞穴者对世界上最深的洞穴——库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程，故选C。DAccordingtoarecentstudypublishedinJournalofConsumerResearch,manypeoplebelievethathealthyfoodmustbemoreexpensivethanunhealthyfood.Infact,thestudy'sresearchersfoundthatahighpricetagwillevenconvinceconsumersthatacertainfoodishealthful.AccordingtoRebeccaReczek,co­authorofthestudy,thepurposeofthestudywastoexaminea_popular_belief.Sometimesthebeliefcanbetrue:Organicproduceandwild­caughtseafoodtypicallycostmoremoney.Butothertimes,thenutritionalvalueoffoodranksallthesame.Inoneexperiment,Reczek'steamgaveagroupofparticipantsanewfoodproductcalled“granolabites”.Someparticipantsweretoldtheproductwasveryhealthy.Otherparticipantsweretoldthebiteshadlittlenutritionalvalue.Participantswhoweretoldthegranolabitesweregoodforthemratedthesnackasmoreexpensivethantheparticipantswhothoughtthebiteswereunhealthy.Inanotherexperiment,participantsweregivenahealthfoodbarlabeledas“thehealthiestproteinbarontheplanet”.Someparticipantsweretoldthebarcostjust$0.99,othersweretoldthebarwas$4.Andhere'swhathappened:Thepeoplewhoweregiventhe“cheaper”barneededtoreadalotmorereviewsabouttheproductwhenitwaspricedatalowerpricepointinordertotrustthatitwashealthy.Theideathatweallbelievehealthyfoodneedstobemoreexpensiveworksagainstus.Allfoodpaniesneedtodoispushupthepricetoconvinceus.ButReczeksaid,“Whenweshop,wedon'thavetobeledastray.Wecanparenutritionlabelsandwecandoresearchbeforewegotothegrocerystore.Wecanusefactsratherthanourintuition(直觉)”．语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，人们认为越贵的食物营养价值就越高，这种想法很容易被商家利用。12．Whatdoes“apopularbelief”underlinedinParagraph2referto?A．Thatpeopleshouldeathealthyfood.B．Thatorganicproduceisreallyhealthyforus.C．Thatthenutritionalvalueoffoodisn'tthesame.D．Thateatinghealthyfoodmeansspendingmoremoney.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“manypeoplebelievethathealthyfoodmustbemoreexpensivethanunhealthyfood”以及第二段中的“Sometimesthebeliefcanbetrue:Organicproduceandwild­caughtseafoodtypicallycostmoremoney.Butothertimes,thenutritionalvalueoffoodranksallthesame.”可知，这个很普遍的观点就是：越贵的食物营养价值就越高。13．Whydidsomeparticipantsregardthegranolabitesasmoreexpensive?A．Becausetheyknewtheyhadhighnutritionalvalue.B．Becausetheyhadbeentoldaboutthepriceofthem.C．Becausetheyknewtheywereanewfoodproduct.D．Becausetheyconsideredthemorganicfood.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Participantswhoweretoldthegranolabitesweregoodforthemratedthesnackasmoreexpensivethantheparticipantswhothoughtthebiteswereunhealthy.”可知，他们认为这种食物价格更高是因为他们被告知这种食物对他们健康有益，即营养价值高。14．Howdidsomeparticipantsreactwhenhearingthebarcost$0.99?A．Theyconsideredithealthy.B．Theyweredoubtfulaboutit.C．Theyreallywantedtobuyit.D．Theywereveryhappyaboutit.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Thepeoplewhoweregiventhe‘cheaper’barneededtoreadalotmorereviewsabouttheproductwhenitwaspricedatalowerpricepointinordertotrustthatitwashealthy.”可知，他们对低的价格持怀疑态度。15．AccordingtoReczek,whatshouldwedowhenwegoshopping?A．Buyfoodthatismoreexpensive.B．Consultotherpeopleforadvice.C．Payattentiontonutritionlabels.D．Avoidbuyingunknownfood.解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Wecanparenutritionlabelsandwecandoresearchbeforewegotothegrocerystore.”可知选C项。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Needmoreexcitementinyourlife?Maybeit'stimetotakeupanextremesport!__1__Eachyeartheyarebeingmoreandmorepopular.Someexamplesofextremesportsincludebasejumping,iceclimbing,cavediving,and...cheeserolling？！Nooneknowsexactlyhowitstarted,butCooper'sHillCheese­RollingRaceisanannualeventthathastakenplaceforover100years.ThenameesfromCooper'sHillwherethe“sport”takesplace,justoutsidethevillageofBrockworth,England.__2__Awheelofcheeseisthrowndownahillwhileagroupofpeoplechaseafterit,tryingtobethefirsttocatchitorreachthebottomofthehill.Thecheeseweighsjustover3kgandpicksupalotofspeedtravellingdowntheverysteepslope(斜坡).__3__Andifyouesecond