Unit2AlifesworkStartingout课后检测练2021-2022学年外研版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第三册

Unit2Alife,swork----Startingout

一、单句填空

1.Youngsterswhosuffertheacademicburdenareencouragedto

takeasportandleadanactivelife.

2.Thanksgiving,anannualholidayintheUSdating

hundredsofyearsago,fallsonthefourthThursdayinNovember.

3.Heisvery(ambition)andwell-qualified,so

heshouldreachthetopofhisprofession.

4.Ahealthylifestyleisoftenconsideredtobeassociated

exercise,themoodanddiet.

5.Wehaven'tbeenabletobeoutdoorsforsolongwe'

vegrownsocrazyabouteverythingtodowithnature.

二、阅读理解

BorninChengdu,SouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,toa

Canadianmissionaryfamilyin1915,IsabelCrookcameintothe

world.WhileIsabelCrook'sparentswereengagedinsettingup

schoolsandeducationinstitutionsinSouthwestChina,Crook

herselfwasmoreinterestedinanthropologyandthemanyethnic

minoritypeoplesinChina.Shewasverycuriousaboutwhatwas

goingonaroundher.

Attheageof23,CrookgraduatedfromaCanadiancollege

withamaster'sdegreeandbegancarryingoutfieldresearch

inLiCountyofSichuanProvince.In1947,Crookandher

journalisthusbandDavidCrookwerewarmlywelcomedbythe

CommunistPartyofChina(CPC)toobserveandstudythe

revolutionarylandreformtakingplaceinChina.In1948the

coupleacceptedaninvitationfromCPCleaderstoteachata

newly-builtforeignaffairsschool.Theschoolwasthe

forerunneroftoday'sBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity

(BFSU),whichhasseenover400ambassadors(大使)and1,000

counsellors(参赞)walkthroughitsdoors.AsateacheratBFSU

shelaidthefoundationsforforeignlanguageeducationin

China.

Astwoofthefirstthreeforeignteachersattheschool,

IsabelandDavidCrookbroughtnewWesternteaching

methodologiestotheclassroom.TheirsonMichaelCrooknoted

thatsincesomestudentswereextremelypoorduringthe1950s

and1960s,hisparentswereespeciallysensitivetotheir

situationanddidwhattheycouldtohelpthemwhileprotecting

theirself-esteem.Forexample,theywouldbringfoodsuchas

eggsandbreadforpicnicsandsharethemwithstudentswho

broughtsteamedcornbread.

AccordingtotheyoungerCrook,becauseofhisparents'

beliefincommunism,theychosetousepoliticaltextsastheir

teachingmaterials,suchasworksonceadmiredbyKarl

Marx.Understandingthatthestudentswouldbecomediplomats

representingthePeople'sRepublicofChina,hisparentstried

tohelpstudentsgainknowledgeindifferentfieldstobetter

preparethemforcommunicatingwithforeignersinEnglish.

On15December,2018,Isabelgottheawardof"TheMost

InfluentialForeignerthroughout40YearsofChina's

Development“fromtheChinesegovernment.On17September,

2019,Isabelwasawarded“theFriendshipMedals“bytheChinese

governmentforherlifetimeofdevotiontoChina.

1.WhatdidIsabelCrookindependentlydo?

A.TeachingEnglish.

B.Performingfieldresearch.

C.Helpingthepoorstudents.

D.IntroducingnewWesternteachingwaystoChina.

2.Whydidhisparentsusepoliticaltextsasteaching

materialsaccordingtotheyoungerCrook?

A.TheythemselveswerecrazyaboutChinesepolitics.

B.TheywantedtospreadthespiritsofKarlMarx.

C.Theyhadtoteachmanyobjectsincludingpolitics.

D.Theybelievedincommunismandwantedtopreparestudents

foroveralldevelopment.

3.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2andParagraph3?

A.Inthe1950s,Crook，shusbandworkedasareporterin

China.

B.IsabelandherhusbandtaughtstudentsonlyinWestern

teachingmethods.

C.IsabelCrookmadegreatcontributionstoChina5sforeign

languageeducation.

D.IsabelCrookandherhusbandwereveryrichatthattime.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeIsabelCrook?

A.Caring.B.Patient.

C.Strict.D.Romantic.

三、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正

确形式。

InancientChinalivedanartistl.paintingswere

almostlifelike.Theartist,sreputationhadmadehimproud.One

daytheemperorwantedtogethisportrait(画像)donesohe

calledallgreatartiststocomeandpresenttheir2.

(fine)work,sothathecouldchoosethebest.Theartistwas

surehewould3.(choose),butwhenhepresentedhis

masterpiecetotheemperor'schiefminister,theoldman

laughed.ThewiseoldmantoldhimtotraveltotheLiRiver

—perhapshecouldlearnalittlefromthegreatestartistin

theworld.

Filledwith4.(curious),theartistpackedhisbags

andleft.5.

heaskedthevillagersonthebanksoftheriverwherehecould

findthelegendary(传奇的)artist,theysmiledand6.

(point)downtheriver.Thenextmorninghehiredaboatandset

out7.(find)thewell-knownpainter.Asthesmallboat

moved8.(gentle)alongtheriverhewasleftspeechless

bythemountainsbeingsilentlyreflectedinthewater.He

passedmilkywhitewaterfallsandmountainsinmanyshadesof

blue.Andwhenhesawthemistsrisingfromtheriverandthe

softclouds9.(surround)themountaintops,hewas

reducedtotears.Theartistwasfinallyhumbled(谦卑)bythe

greatestartist10.earth,MotherNature.

四、七选五

“Thecalmbeforethestorm“isaveryfamiliarexpression.

Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapeacefulperiodjustbefore

averystressfulsituationoratenseargument.]

Theynotedthatbeforecertainstormstheseaswouldseemto

becomecalmandthewindswoulddrop.

Butwhyisitoftensocalmbeforeastorm?2

AccordingtoUSwebsiteHowStuffWorks,acalmperiodoccurs

becausemanystorms,tornadoesandhurricanesdrawinal1the

warmanddampairfromthesurroundingarea.Asthisairrises

intothestormclouds,itcoolsandactsasUfuelforthestorm,

likepetrolinacar”.

Oncethestormhastakenalltheenergyitcanfromtheair,

itispushedoutfromthetopofthestormcloudsandfallsback

downtogroundlevel.3Soonceitcoversanarea,

itcausesacalmperiodbeforethestorm.

4Firstcounthowmanysecondstherearebetween

aflashoflightningandaclapofthunder,roughlythree

secondsequalonekilometer.Agoodjudgementisthatifyour

countisbelow30seconds,youshouldseekshelterstraight

away.

However,duetothecomplexityofstormsystem,calmdoesn'

talwaysgofirst.So,yourbestbetistokeepyourselfupdated

withweatherreportsforanypredictionsregardingacoining

storminyourarea.5

A.Sciencehasgivenustheanswer.

B.Thereisnodefiniteanswertothequestion.

C.Weatherreportssometimescannotbetrusted.

C.Britishsailorscoinedthephraseinthelate1600s.

D.Astheairdeclines,itbecomeswarmanddry,whichisstable.

F.TheWeatherNetworkhasatipforworkingouthowfaraway

astormis.

G.That,sthemostreliablewaytopredictthenextdisplay

ofnature'stemper.

一、单句填空

1.up

2.from

3.ambitious

4.with

5.that

二、阅读理解

1.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Attheageof23,Crook

graduatedfromaCanadiancollegewithamaster'sdegreeand

begancarryingoutfieldresearchinLiCountyofSichuan

Province.可知，IsabelCrook个人进行了实地研究。故选B。

2.D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Accordingtotheyounger

Crook,becauseofhisparents，beliefincommunism,theychose

tousepoliticaltextsastheirteachingmaterialsv和“his

parentstriedtohelpstudentsgainknowledgeindifferent

fieldstobetterpreparethem”可知，他的父母用政治课本作为

教材的原因是他们信仰共产主义，并且希望为学生的全面发展做准

备。故选D。

3.C推理判断题。根据第二段中的"AsateacheratBFSUshe

laidthefoundationsforforeignlanguageeducationinChina.”

和第三段中的aIsabelandDavidCrookbroughtnewWestern

teachingmethodologiestotheclassroomv可推断出IsabelCrook

为中国的外语教育做出了巨大贡献。故选C。

4.A推理判断题。根据第三、四段MichaelCrook对他父母的

描述可知，IsabelCrook夫妇在维护他们学生的自尊的前提下尽可

能地给他们提供帮助，并且帮助他们获得各个领域的知识，由此可知,

caring“关心他人的，乐于助人的”最符合对IsabelCrook的描述,

故选Ao

三、语法填空

1.whose考查定语从句的引导词。本句主句为倒装句，主语an

artist为先行词，后接一个定语从句，空处与其后名词paintings

之间构成所属关系，故用whoseo

2.finest考查形容词的最高级。根据句意可知，皇帝命令所

有知名画家献上他们最好的作品。

3.bechosen考查动词语态。这位画家确信自己肯定会被选中。

4.curiosity考查词性转换（形容词变名词）。介词with后应

使用名词。

5.When/As考查连词。When/As在句中表示“当……时”。

6.pointed考查动词时态。空处与smiled构成并列谓语，故

用一般过去时。

7.tofind考查非谓语动词。setouttodosth.（怀着目标）

开始做某事。

8.gently考查词性转换（形容词变副词）。修饰动词moved应

使用副词。

9.surrounding考查非谓语动词。surroundingthe