2025版新教材高中英语Unit2Improvingyourself测试外研版选择性必修第二册

其次单元测试(时间：120分钟满分：150分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whatwasthewoman?A．Acook.B．Amanager.C．Awaitress.2．Howwillthewomangetthere?A．Bytaxi.B．Bybus.C．Onfoot.3．Whereistheman'sIDcard?A．Inthedrawer.B．Onthedesk.C．Inthebag.4．Whyisthewomangoingtotheschool?A．Topickupherson.B．Tovisitherson'steacher.C．Toaskhersonwhathedoeseveryday．5．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A．Doctorandpatient.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Fatheranddaughter.其次节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6．WhatdoesthewomanthinkofBob?A．Helikesplaying.B．Helikeschatting.C．Heishard－working.7．Whatwillthespeakersdo?A．TheywillmeetBob.B．Theywillstudyinthelibrary.C．Theywillgotothecinema.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．Howmanybagsdidthewomanreceivetoday?A．Eleven.B．Thirty.C．Four.9．Whatisintheman'sbag?A．Somemoney.B．Ablackpen.C．HisIDcard.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．WhenwillthemanvisitNewYork?A．FromApril14.B．FromApril17.C．FromApril4.11．Howmuchwillthemanspendontheroomforfournights?A．$308.B．$1，032.C．$1，232.12．Whatkindofroomwouldthemanlike?A．Anon－smokingroomwithtwosinglebeds.B．Asmokingroomwithaqueen－sizedbed.C．Anon－smokingroomwithaqueen－sizedbed.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．SomefamousparksinChina.B．AtouristsiteinChina.C．SomewildlifeinChina.14．Howlongdidthewomanstayinthepark?A．Threedays.B．Fourdays.C．Fivedays.15．Whatdidthewomanseeinthepark?A．Tigers.B．Butterflies.C．Snakes.16．Whatarethepathslikeinthepark?A．Theyhavestairs.B．Theyareveryplain.C．Theyareverydifficulttowalkon.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．WhatwasLilybeforeshecamehere?A．Astudent.B．Ateacher.C．Adriver.18．HowmanychildrenarethereinLily'sfamily?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.19．WhereisLilynow?A．InMexico.B．InLondon.C．InNewYork.20．WheredidLilylivewhenshefirstcametothecity?A．Inahotel.B．Onthestreet.C．Inanapartment.其次部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIhaveaprettygoodideaofhowbigLakeSuperiorisbecauseIwalkedallthewayaroundit.Iwalkedabouttenmilesaday,andittookmefiveandahalfmonths.1.LakeSuperiorwascreatedbyaglacieramilethick,whichpushedsouthfromCanada.Itdugahugebasinthatfilledwithwaterwhentheglaciermeltedabouttenthousandyearsago.Allthesoilwasblownoff,leavingbehindonlyhardrocks.2.TheCascadeRiverfallsoverrockypoolsbeforerunningintothelake.(CascadeRiverStatePark,Minnesota)3.Thisisoneofmyfavoriteplacesonthetrip.HerethetrailrunsoversomeoftheoldestandhardestrocksonEarth.(PukaskwaNationalPark,Ontario,Canada)4.ThisrockpaintingwasmadebyOjibwayIndians.Itrecordsacrossingofthelakebyaboutfiftymeninfourorfivecanoes.(LakeSuperiorProvincialPark,Ontario,Canada)IwassurprisedtobetreatedinsuchaspecialwaybythepeopleImetonmytrip.Igotgiftsoffoodandinvitationstosharemealsandstayinpeople'shomes.Somehowthetripwasimportanttothesepeople,too.Peopleaskedmequestionslike“Whatkindoffooddoyoueat？”and“Don'tyourfeetgettired？”I'mgladnobodyaskedmewhyIdidthewalk.I'mnotexactlysuremyself.AllIknowisthatitwasthebestthingI'vedoneinmylife.21．WhichpictureandcaptionshowstheoriginofLakeSuperior?A.Thefirst.B．Thesecond.C．Thethird.D．Thefourth.22．What'sthegeologicalfeatureofLakeSuperiorarea?A.Hilly.B．Sandy.C．Rocky.D．Muddy.23．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthetrip?A.Tiring.B．Surprising.C．Adventurous.D．Wonderful.BSzilajkaErzsebetisaHungarianartistwhoturnsordinarypebblesintoamazingworksofart.Theartistsaysshe'sinspiredbythepebbles'shape,therichnessoftheirpatterns,andthebeautyofnature.“Iuseallthepebblesintheiroriginalformshapedonlybynatureitself.”saysSzilajka.WhenSzilajkaiscreatingherart,sheletsherfeelingsshapethedetails.“Thiswaythecompletedpicturebecomesdynamicinspiteofthefactthatthepebblesthemselvesplayastaticroleintheworkofart，”explainstheartist.“It'slikeaphototakenintheperfecttime.Itincludesthemovement,thefeeling,thestorywhichcanbecontinued.Thiswaytherearenotonlypebblesinthepicturesbutinvisiblefingerprintsand‘soul­prints’aswell.”Whencreatingherart,Szilajkaoftenreliesonhercustomers'ideasbutusesherartisticfreedomaswell.“IfIonlylistentomyself,Idothinkthatthemostessentialelementsinlifestandonthesimplestthings，”saystheartist.“Forme,artisaddingthatlittlesomethingextratosimplesubjectmatters.”Theartistbelievesthatthecompletedworkofartisnotonlyherownbutacommoncreationoftheartistandthereceiver.“Thesetwothingstogetherispebbleart，”explainsSzilajka.“Itonlybecomesarealworkofartifitreallymeanssomethingtothereceiversastheyhavetheopportunitytoaddtheirownfeelingsandthoughtsaswell.Pebbleshavenoface,soanyonecanenterandplayapartinapebblepicture...”24．What'sthefeatureofherworkaccordingtoSzilajka?A.It'soriginalanddynamic.B．It'screativeandpicturesque.C.It'simaginativeandstatic.D．It'semotionalandinspiring.25．Whatdoestheunderlined“It”refertoinParagraph2?A.Apebble.B．Apebblepicture.C．Aphoto.D．Natureitself.26．Whatarethelasttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?A.TheinspirationofSzilajka'screation.B．TheconceptofSzilajka'screation.C.ThesignificanceofSzilajka'screation.D．TherewardsofSzilajka'screation.27．What'sthegenreofthetext?A.Afeature.B．Anargumentativeessay.C.Abiography.D．Apersonageintroduction.CElderlypeoplehaveahigherchanceofsufferingfromillnessessuchasdiabetes,cancer,andheartdisease.OnecommonhealthproblemthataffectsthemisAlzheimer'sdisease,whichaffectsaperson'smemory,behavior,andthinking.Becauseofmemorylossandbehavioralchanges,peoplewithAlzheimer'smayslowlybecomeunabletotakecareofthemselves,eventuallyrequiringconstantcarefromfamilymembersorcaregivers.ThereisnocureforAlzheimer'satthemoment—drugscanonlytreatitssymptoms.Buttechnologycanimprovethelivesofthoselivingwiththeconditionbymakingiteasierforthemtogoabouttheirdailyactivities.Forexample,trackingdevicesplacedinwatchesorjewelrycanmonitorwhereapersonis.Automatedreminderscanalsobestoredinmotionsensorsandplacedaroundthehouse.Whenasensordetectsmovement,itcanplayarecordedvoicemessagetoremindthepersontolockthedoororturnoffthestove.Alzheimer'sdiseaseisahugechallenge,butwemaybegettingclosetofindingasolution.Inthefuture,itmightbepossibletotreatAlzheimer'swithoutusingdrugs.AteamofresearchersinAustraliahascreatedaformoftechnologythatcansendsoundwavesintothebrain.Thesesoundwaveshelptoclearwasteinthebrainthatcontributes__toAlzheimer's.Theteamhastestedtheirtechnologyandfoundthatithelpedtorestorememoryin75percentofmice.Workonthetechnologyisn'tcomplete,but,ifsuccessful,itcouldpreventmemorylossinpeoplewithAlzheimer's.Thisreallydoesfundamentallychangetheunderstandingofhowtotreatthisdiseaseandresearchersforeseeagreatfutureforthisapproach.28．Alzheimer'sisadiseasethatmainlyaffectsthe________．A.musclesB．bloodC．brainD．heart29．Uptonow,whichcanhelpAlzheimer'spatientswhogetlosteasily?A.Trackingdevices.B．Automatedreminders.C.Sendingsoundwavesintothebrain.D．Restoringmemory.30．Whichofthefollowingcanreplace“contributesto”inthelastparagraph?A.Helpstocure.B．Helpstocause.C．Helpstoworsen.D．Helpstoprevent.31．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.Elderlypeoplewillbegintofacemanychallenges.B.Societyshouldprovideenoughhealthcaretoelderlypeople.C.There'saneedtobetterunderstandthecauseofAlzheimer's.D.TechnologymightsolvesomeproblemsofpeoplewithAlzheimer's.D“Thepastisadifferentcountry;theydothingsdifferentlythere，”L．P.Hartleywroteinoneofhisbest­knownnovels,TheGo­Between.TotheBritishnovelist,thepastwasirrelevant.AndoneofmyChinesestudentsoncetoldme“Ihavenointerestinthepast.I'monlyinterestedinthepresentandthefuture.”Ihavetodisagree.The“past”isaveryinterestingcountry,andthemoreweknowaboutit,themorewewillbeabletounderstandthepresentandthus,prepareourselvesforthefuture.Anidealplace,asIseeit,thatcanallowustolookbackonthepastisthemuseum.Iprefertovisitmuseumsasifyouaresittinginthesameroomwithsomeofthegreatestmeninhistory.Whilenomuseumscanclaimtoofferacompletepictureofhumanhistory,thelessonswecanlearnfromtheeventsandwondersofthepastareofgreatvalue.Thankstomoderntechnology,museumsarebeingtransformedfromplacesoflookingandlearningtospacesofparticipationandinteraction.Alargenumberofimmersive(沉醉式)multi­mediadisplays,whichallowvisitorstoengagewithitsexhibitsduringtheirvisit,playabigpartattheShanghaiNaturalHistoryMuseum.Theriseintechnologyhasalsomademuseumsmoreaccessiblethanever.SincetheoutbreakofCOVID­19,traditionalmuseumshavestartedtothinkoutsideoftheboxinordertocreatenewwaysforvisitorstoexperiencetheircollectionsonline.Itisdefinitelygoodnewsforthosewhoarefascinatedbymuseumsbutarestrugglingtoactuallygothere.However,youshouldn'texpecttogetthesameexperiencethatanin­personvisitwouldprovide,atleast,thatis,fornow.InternationalMuseumDayisobservedonMay18everyyear.Thisisaquickreminderthatyoushouldalwayssparesometimetovisitmuseumsandappreciatethe“must­see'em”thingsthatareanimportantpartoftheculturalheritageofhumankind.32．Whatdoesthewriterthinkof“thepast”？A.Different.B．Significant.C．Unrelated.D．Understandable.33．Whyisthemuseumanidealplacetolookbackonthepast?A.It'swheretolearnandreflect.B．It'swheretolearnaboutpreviousevents.C.It'swheretomeetwithgreatminds.D．It'swheretoappreciateancientwonders.34．Whatdoes“outsideoftheboxway”referto?A.Offeringonlineexhibits.B．Allowingmorein­personvisits.C.Addingmulti­mediadisplays.D．Showingacompletepictureofhistory.35．Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TechnologyRevivesMuseumsB．ObserveInternationalMuseumDayC.MuseumsAre“Must­see'ems”D．VisitMuseumsIn­personorOnline其次节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，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。Agardenforwildlifeinyourbackyarddoesn'thavetobeajungleofuntidyplantlife.Itcanandshouldbeaquietshelterforyouandanimals.Infact,youdon'tneedagreatdealofspacetocreateawildlifegarden.__36__Usewhatyouhaveandbuildfromthere.Asuccessfulgardenforwildlifeisbuiltonfouraspects:shelterandprotection,foodsources,watersourcesandnestingareas.__37__Asyoucreateawildlifegarden,keepthisinmind.Yourgoalshouldbeapleasingmixofevergreenanddeciduoustreesandbushes.Plantsthatmakeyourwintergardenbeautifulwillalsoprovideshelterandprotection.Birdfeedersareamustforanygardenforwildlife.Trymakingyourown!Takeintoaccountthatdifferentbirdsfeedatdifferentlevelsandeatdifferentkindsofseed,fruitandfats.Trytochooseasmanylocalvarietiesaspossible.__38__Also,lookforplantsthatproduceberriestoserveasafoodsourceinfallandwinter.Allanimalsneedwatertosurvive.Aneasywaytoensurethearrivalofwildlifeistoprovideacleanwatersource.Thetraditionalbirdbathisfine,butplacingabowlatgroundlevelwillgivesomeothercreaturesachance.Thelow,boggyspotintheyardmaybetheperfectspottodigoutapondforfish,frogsandbirds.__39__Asyoucreateawildlifegarden,planfornestingareas.Afewbirdboxesaroundtheyardcanbeaninvitationtothesurroundingbirdpopulation.__40__Nestingbirdsareterritorialandwon'tnesttooclosetotheirneighbors.A.Don'tputthoseboxestooclosetogether.B．Itwillmakeyourbackyardlovelyandpeaceful.C．Alargerspaceonlyincreasesthevarietyofthecreatures.D．Theboxesshouldbemeasuredspecificallyforbirdsinyourarea.E．Eventhesmallestpreformedpoolcanaddwildlifeinteresttoyouryard.F．Almostallwildcreaturesuseplantsnotonlyforprotectionbutalsoforshelter.G．Seeds,nectarandinsectsareallpossiblefoodsourcesforsomelittlecreatures.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。LeilaTaheriusedtogototheWelshHarpwetlandasaschoolgirl.Atthattime,the160­hectarenature__41__washometovariousbirds,alsoTaheri'sperfectplayground.She__42__playedbaseballthere,forgettingtogohome.InAugust,2024,37­year­oldTaheri__43__thewetlandandthekindofdump­like(垃圾场般的)surroundings__44__Taheri.Becauseofpollution,birdspopulationshadbeen__45__.Tomakethingsworse,thenearbyresidentspaidlittleattentiontothewetland.Astrong__46__todosomethingcontrolledher.Taheridecidedtobeginwithalitterpick.She__47__herneighborstojoinin.Inonemonth,they__48__70bagsofrubbish.Then,Taheriexpandedtheworkintomoregeneralenvironmentalactivism.__49__monthlylitterpicks,theyalsoworkedwithsomebirdprotectionorganizations.Currently,theyaretryingto__50__aplannedbridgeacrossthewetland,foritwilldestroybirds'habitatdespitetheadvantageof__51__thelocalsafewminutes'walk.Taheri'sefforts__52__.Moreandmorelocalsarenowmoreenvironmentally__53__，moreinvolved,andhavecometoseethevalueofherwork.Shemakesareal__54__notonlytotheWelshHarp,andbutforthewidercommunity.JustasTaherisays，“Don'tstand__55__，dosomethingaboutit.”41．A.campB．portC．wonderlandD．reserve42．A.definitelyB．eventuallyC．frequentlyD．absolutely43．A.rediscoveredB．reflectedC．rebuiltD．registered44．A.attractedB．embarrassedC．excitedD．shocked45．A.doublingB．droppingC．disappearingD．recovering46．A.shameB．doubtC．desireD．fear47．A.invitedB．promisedC．orderedD．taught48．A.providedB．replacedC．spottedD．collected49．A.DuetoB．ApartfromC．AsforD．Insteadof50．A.blockB．tailorC．designD．preserve51．A.permittingB．savingC．sparingD．taking52．A.wentoutB．ranoutC．paidoffD．tookoff53．A.awareB．demandingC．anxiousD．generous54．A.advanceB．differenceC．decisionD．response55．A.straightB．aloneC．fastD．still其次节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Mostofyouhaveheardoftheterm“bigdata”.Ifanyone__56__(confuse)byit,letmeexplainit.Whenacompanyrecordstheinformationofmillionsofusers,itcananalyzethis“bigdata”todiscoverpatternsandtrends,allowingthemtomakebetterbusinessdecisions.Itsoundslikeascienceexperiment,buteverysingleuserwhogivesuptheirinformation__57__(become)anunwillingtestsubject.Companiesclaimthatthedataisusedtoprovide“betterservice”，__58__isreallyanexcuseforthemtomakemoremoney.TakeshoppingonTaobao__59__anexample.Youwillgetproductrecommendations__60__(base)onyourpreviouspurchases,makingitmuch__61__(easy)tofinishashoppinglist.However,didyoureallyenduponly__62__(purchase)itemsyouoriginallyhadinmind?Ordidyouaddafewmoretothecart?That'swherethebusinesswins.Andthecustomers?Theyjustbecomeonemorepointofdatainthesystem.Astechnologygrowsmoreadvanced,therewillonlybemore__63__(opportunity)foryoutobeexposed.Everysinglephoto,textorvideoyoupostontheInternetistheretohelpsomeonepaint__64__betterpictureofyou.Perhapsinthenearfuture,someonewillhavecollectedenoughdata__65__(predict)thefuturedecisionsyouwillmakebeforeyouevenmakethem.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校将增设体育课选修项目(electiveevent)，校报英文版面对全校学生征求看法。请你给编辑写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1．你的观点；2．项目建议及理由。留意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．可适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯；3．开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearEditor，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua其次节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。TheAceBillieJeanwasalwaysfullofenergyandplayedaswellasshecould.Oneteachersuggestedsheshouldbemore“ladylike”andtrynottowinallthetime,butherparentsdidn'tagree.“Playaswellasyoucanandbethebestyoucanbe！”theytoldher.Onemorning,BillieJean'sfriendSusantappedherontheshoulderduringclass.“Doyouwanttoplaytennis？”“What'stennis？”BillieJeanwhisperedback.It'safungame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听力材料：Text1M:Whydidyouleavethatjob?W:Ididn'tlikestandinginthekitchenallday.Icouldn'tbearit!Text2M:Doyouwanttogobybusorbytaxi?W:Neither.I'dprefertowalkthere.Itisgoodformyhealth.Text3M:HaveyouputmyIDcardinyourbag,darling?W:Whatapoormemoryyouhave!Youputitinthedeskdrawerlastnight.Text4M:We'llbebusythismorning.Doyoustillhavetogototheschool?W:Yes,Ihavetoseemyson'steacher.Youknow,heislyingeveryday.Text5W:I'msorry,Mr.Wang,butIcan'thandinmyhomeworkontime.M:Couldyougivemethereason?W:Iwastakingcareofmymotherallnightyesterday.Shewasbadlyill.Text6W:Hi,Steve.What'syourplanfortonight?M:Idon'thaveanyplans.Areyoudoinganythingspecial?W:Well,ifyou'rebored,let'smeetuptonightandgotoseeafilm.M:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.ShouldweinviteBob?W:Idon'tthinkso.Heisalwaysworking,andhedoesn'tlikewastingtimechattingorplaying.M:OK.We'llleavehimoutthen.Whenandwhereshouldwemeet?W:Let'smeetat8：30atthegateoftheuniversity.M:Oh,Ishouldreturnsomebooksfirst.Whataboutmeetinginfrontoftheuniversitylibrary?W:Allright.I'llseeyoulatertonight.Text7W:LostandFound.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Ileftmybagonasubwaytrainthismorning.W:Well,wereceivedthirtybagsfromthesubwaycompanytoday.Whatcolorisyours?M:It'sblackandit'smadeofleather.W:Hmm...We'vegotelevenhere.Isitbigorsmall?M:It'snotbig.It'sabout50cmby20cm.W:Hmm...Wehavefourhere.Canyoutellmethecontentsofit?Isthereanymoneyinit?M:No.There'sawhiteParkerpen,anumberofbusinesscardsandmyIDcard!W:YourIDcard?Couldyougivemeyourname,please?M:LeoJohnson.W:Well,Ithinkwehaveyourbaghere.Text8M:Hello,I'dliketobookahotelroom.W:Thatshouldbenoproblem.MayIhaveyourfullname,please?M:MynameisJohnSandals.J­o­h­n,S­a­n­d­a­l­s,JohnSandals.W:Yes,Mr.Sandals.Howlongwillyoustay,sir?M:I'mplanningtovisitNewYorkfromFriday,April14untilMonday,April17.Howmuchareyourroomspernight?W:Eachnightis$308.M:Thatpriceisperfectlyacceptable.W:Wonderful!Wouldyoupreferasmokingoranon­smokingroom?M:Non­smoking,please.W:Verywell.Doyouwantaroomwithaqueen­sizedbedortwosinglebeds?M:Iwouldlikeaqueen­sizedbed.W:OK,Mr.Sandals.MayIhaveyourphonenumber?M:Certainly.Myphonenumberis626­555­1739.W:Thankyou.Mr.Sandals.WelookforwardtoseeingyouinNewYork.Text9M:So,Alice,I'mthinkingaboutgoingtoChinaandI'mreallyintonature.Canyourecommendaplacetome?W:ThebestthingIdidinChinawasgothroughZhangjiajieNationalParkinHunanProvince.Ifyoulikenature,itisworthvisiting.Besuretotakealotofpictures.M:Wow,howbigisthepark?W:Ididn'tseethewholethingandIspentthreedaystherewalkingthroughdifferentpartseachday,soIreallydon'tknowhowbigitisexceptthatit'sreallylarge.M:Oh.Didyouseeanywildlifesuchastigers,wolvesorsnakes?W:No,Ijustsawbutterflies.M:Wasitdifficulttowalkontheroadsandpaths?W:Yeah,thoughtheyarenotplain,mostofthemdohavestairssoIdon'tthinkitisverydifficult.M:So,whereisthisagain?DidyousayitwasinHunanProvince?W:That'sright.Text10W:MynameisLilyandIwasborninMexicoin1978.AsachildIwasagoodgirlandagoodstudent.Myparentswereproudofme.Myfatherisadriverwhohasdrivenfor25years,andmymotherisanEnglishteacher.Ihavetwoeldersistersandayoungerbrother.TheyallworkinNewYorkandaremarried.Iamtheonlyonethatisstillsingleinmyfamily.IstudiedinacollegebeforeIcamehere.NowIamateacher.WhenIfirstcametoLondon,Imetalotofdifficulties.Ididn'tknowanyonehereanddidn'thaveenoughmoneywithme.Icouldn'taffordtoliveinahotelandevencouldn'tpayformyfood.IlivedonthestreetforabouttwoweeksbeforeIgotthisjob.Lifeinthepastwassohard,butyouseemylifeisbetternow.IcanearnalivingandIliveinagoodapartment.Ithinkaslongaswedon'tgiveup,lifewillbecomebetter.其次部分第一节A【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者为了弄清晰苏必利尔湖有多大围着它走了一圈，花了五个半月的时间。文章是作者视察苏必利尔湖四周的所见所闻。21．答案与解析：A细微环节理解题。依据表格第一框“LakeSuperiorwascreatedbyaglacieramilethick,whichpushedsouthfromCanada.Itdugahugebasinthatfilledwithwaterwhentheglaciermeltedabouttenthousandyearsago.Allthesoilwasblownoff,leavingbehindonlyhardrocks.(苏必利尔湖是由一英里厚的冰川形成的，从加拿大向南推动。大约一万年前，当冰川溶化时，它挖了一个巨大的盆地，里面充溢了水。全部的土壤都被风吹走了，只留下坚硬的岩石)”可知，第一张图片说明显示了苏必利尔湖的起源。故选A。22．答案与解析：C细微环节理解题。依据表格第一框中“Allthesoilwasblownoff,leavingbehindonlyhardrocks.(全部的土壤都被风吹走了，只留下坚硬的岩石)”可知，苏必利尔湖地区的地质特征是多岩石。故选C。23．答案与解析：D推理推断题。依据最终一段中“IwassurprisedtobetreatedinsuchaspecialwaybythepeopleImetonmytrip.(我很惊异在旅途中遇到的人对我如此特殊的对待)”以及“AllIknowisthatitwasthebestthingI'vedoneinmylife.(我只知道那是我这辈子做过的最好的事)”可知，作者认为这次旅行很精彩。故选D。B【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明白匈牙利艺术家SzilajkaErzsebet通过在鹅卵石上作画，将一般的鹅卵石变成了令人惊羡的艺术品。阐述了她对自己作品的看法以及创作理念等。24．答案与解析：A细微环节理解题。依据第一段中“‘Iuseallthepebblesintheiroriginalformshapedonlybynatureitself.’saysSzilajka.(‘我用的都是自然形成的卵石。’Szilajka说)”以及其次段中“Thiswaythecompletedpicturebecomesdynamicinspiteofthefactthatthepebblesthemselvesplayastaticroleintheworkofart(通过这种方式，完整的画面变得动态，尽管卵石本身在艺术作品中扮演着静态的角色)”可知，Szilajka认为她的作品是原创和动态的。故选A。25．答案与解析：B词义揣测题。依据画线词后文“Thiswaytherearenotonlypebblesinthepicturesbutinvisiblefingerprintsand‘soul­prints’aswell.(这样一来，照片里不仅有鹅卵石，还有无形的指纹和‘灵魂印记’)”可知，鹅卵石画包括运动，感觉以及可以接着的故事。故画线词指的是“鹅卵石画”。故选B。26．答案与解析：B主旨大意题。依据倒数其次段“Whencreatingherart,Szilajkaoftenreliesonhercustomers'ideasbutusesherartisticfreedomaswell.‘IfIonlylistentomyself,Idothinkthatthemostessentialelementsinlifestandonthesimplestthings，’saystheartist.‘Forme,artisaddingthatlittlesomethingextratosimplesubjectmatters.’(在创作艺术时，Szilajka通常依靠客户的想法，但也运用她的艺术自由。‘假如我只听自己的话，我的确认为生活中最基本的元素是建立在最简洁的东西上的，’艺术家说。‘对我来说，艺术就是在简洁的主题上添加一些额外的东西。’)”以及最终一段“Theartistbelievesthatthecompletedworkofartisnotonlyherownbutacommoncreationoftheartistandthereceiver.‘Thesetwothingstogetherispebbleart，’explainsSzilajka.‘Itonlybecomesarealworkofartifitreallymeanssomethingtothereceiversastheyhavetheopportunitytoaddtheirownfeelingsandthoughtsaswell.Pebbleshavenoface,soanyonecanenterandplayapartinapebblepicture...’(艺术家认为完成的艺术作品不仅是她自己的，也是艺术家和接受者共同的创作。‘这两样东西合在一起就是卵石艺术，’Szilajka说明说。‘只有当它对接受者有意义时，它才会成为真正的艺术作品，因为他们有机会加入自己的感受和想法。鹅卵石没有脸，所以任何人都可以进入，在卵石画中扮演一个角色……’)”可知，最终两段主要讲的是Szilajka的创作理念。故选B。27．答案与解析：D推理推断题。依据第一段中“SzilajkaErzsebetisaHungarianartistwhoturnsordinarypebblesintoamazingworksofart.Theartistsays