人教版英语必修第二册Unit1 期末复习之能力提升练习附答案

Unitl2019人教版必修二期末复习之能力提升练习

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(A)

FrancehasthemostbeautifulcastlesthroughoutEurope.HerearesomeofthebestFrenchcastlesto

visit.You'llsurelywanttovisitoneofthemduringyourtravelsinFrance.Havealookandenjoy!

ChateaudeVersailles

TheChateaudeVersaillesisabout20kmsouthwestofParis.Whenthecastlewasbuilt,Versailleswasa

smallvillage.Today,however,itisafamousareainParis.Thecastlewasbuiltasasmallhuntinglodge(乡间小

屋)forLouisXIIIinthe1620s.Yearslater,hemadeitbigger.Later,LouisXIValsomadeitlarger,makingit

oneofthelargestpalacesoftheworld.

ChateaudeChambord

TheChateaudeChambordisoneofthelargestcastlesaroundtheworld.ltsitsintheLoireValley.Beingat

theheartofEurope'slargestenclosedwoodedpark,Chambord,itwasbuiltforKingFrancisItoserveasa

huntinglodge.ltisoneoftheworld'smostwell-knowncastlesintheworldbecauseofitsFrenchRenaissance

(文艺复兴)building.

ChateaudeChenonceau

AsoneofthemostfamouscastlesintheLoireValley,thecastlewasbuiltduringthe11thcenturyonthe

RiverCher.ltwaspassedthroughmanyhands.ThecastlewasnotdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolution

becauseitwastheonlybridgeacrosstheriverformanymiles.

ChateaudeChantilly

ThishistoriccastlesitsinthetownofChantilly,France.Thisbeautifulcastleismadeupoftwobuildings:

thePetitChateaubuiltaround1560forAnnedeMontmorency,andtheGrandChateauwhichwasdestroyed

duringtheFrenchRevolutionandrebuiltinthe1870s.Therearemanyinterestingpiecesof17thcenturyhistory

concerningthecastle.Everytwoyearsafireworkscompetitionisheldinthecastlegardens.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheChateaudeVersailles?

A.Itsitsinasmallvillage.B.Itservesasahuntingplace.

C.ItwasfirstbuiltforLouisXIII.D.Itwasthelargestcastleinthe1620s.

2.WhatmakestheChateaudeChambordspecial?

A.Itslonghistory.B.Itsbuildingstyle.C.Itswealthyowner.D.Itsimportantposition.

3.WhydidtheChateaudeChenonceaumanagetogetthroughtheFrenchRevolution?

A.ItwasfarfromParis.B.IthidintheLoireValley.

C.Itplayedaveryimportantrole.D.ItwasbuiltbyafamousFrenchking.

4.Whichcastlehasafireworksshoweverytwoyears?

A.TheChateaudeVersailles.B.TheChateaudeChantilly.

C.TheChateaudeChambord.D.TheChateaudeChenonceau.

(B)InsidetheRainRoom

TheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?Yes,Iassureyouitis.

Onceinside,visitorsfindalong,darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrain

fallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormispouringdown.Butthe

stormisinside.Andvisitorsaren'tgettingwet.Instead,visitorswanderinawe,admiringtherainandtheartists

whocreatedit.

TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans,natureandtechnology.Witha

trackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.Lightand

soundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.

Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.ItrstimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!

WelcometotheRainRoom

TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlyzvet.However,visitors

wearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.

•Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoidwearingdarkor

reflectiveclothing.

•Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.

•Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

•Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes.

5.What'sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.B.Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.

C.Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit.D.Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.

6.What'sthefunctionoftheexhibit'strackingsystem?

A.Tokeepvisitorsfromgettingwet.B.Toprotecttheexhibitfromwaterdamage.

C.Totimehowlongvisitorsareintheroom.D.Tocountthenumberofvisitorsintheroom.

7.WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?

A.Weararaincoat.B.Weardarkclothing.

C.Leaveyourcameraoutside.D.Passthroughwithin10minutes.

C

ThecityofAngkorwasthecapitaloftheKhmerEmpirefromthe9thtothe15thcenturies.Itwasfounded

onpoliticalandreligiousideasadaptedfromIndia,andthetemplesofAngkorwereintendedasaplaceof

worship（敬拜）fortheking.

AngkorWatwasbuiltbyKingSuryavarmanIIinthe12thcenturyasavastfunerary（丧葬的）templethat

wouldholdhisremains,suggestinghispermanentidentitywithVishnu.

Duringitssixcenturiesascapital,Angkorwentthroughmanychangesinarchitecturalstylesandinreligion.

ThecityofAngkorchangeditsgodfromtheHindugodShivatotheHindugodVishnu,andfinallytothe

MahayanaBuddhistgoddessAvalokitesvara.

Bythelate13thcentury,theonceuncontrolledpaceofAngkor'sarchitecturalpursuits（追求）hadbegunto

diedown,andamorelimitedtypeofreligionwasontheriseunderthegrowinginfluenceofTheravada

Buddhism.

Atthesametime,AngkorandtheKhmerEmpirewereincreasinglythreatenedandattackedbyinvading

armies.Bythe16thcentury,thegoldenageofAngkorwasoverandmanyofthegreattemplesbeganto

graduallydisappearintothejungle.

Fromthe15thto19thcenturies,TheravadaBuddhistmonkscaredforAngkorWat,anditisthankstothem

thatthetempleremainsmostlysafeandsound.AngkorWatisoneofthemostimportantpilgrimage（朝圣）sites

inSoutheasternAsia.AngkorWatisthebestpreservedexampleofKhmerarchitectureinCambodiaandisso

grandindesignthatsomerankitamongtheSevenWondersoftheWorld.ItappearsontheCambodiannational

flag,averyrareexampleofaflagincludinganimageofabuilding.

8.AngkorWatwasfirstbuiltto.

A.worshipthegodsB・actasapilgrimagesite

C.serveastheroyalpalaceD.holdtheremainsofaking

9.Vishnuwasthenameof.

A.anIndiangodB.atempleinCambodia

C.akingoftheKhmerEmpireD.amonkinancientCambodia

10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.AngkorWatiswidelyacceptedasoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld.

B.TheravadaBuddhistmonkshadfoughtagainsttheoutsideinvaders.

C.AngkorWathasbecomeasymbolofCambodia.

D.AngkorWatisnotsoimportantasitusedtobe.

D

WalkaroundthecityofAnnArbor,Michigan,andyoumayseeagreenanimalnamedSluggoandaflying

pignamedPhilomena.YoumightevenseestreetartistDavidZinndrawingthemusingonlysidewalkchalkand

charcoal（炭笔）.

Attheageof12,Davidbeganworkingasanartist.Hisdadwaswritingacomputerinstructionandworried

thatitwouldbeboringtoread.SoheaskedDavidtodrawpicturesofturtles（thenameofthecomputerprogram）

toexplainit.Thepublisherlikedhisdrawings,andsoonDavidhadthejobofdrawingmoreturtlesinaction."I

learnedagreatlesson,whichwasthat,tomakemoneyasanartist,Icouldn'talwaysdrawwhatIwanted,“he

says."Ihadtofigureouthowtodrawaturtledrinkingteaandotherthingslikethat.”

Davidworkedfor20yearsasacommercial（商业的）artist,butheoftenfeltcoopedup（禁锢）sittingata

computerfor10hoursaday.Then,onasunnyafternoonabouttenyearsago,hebroughtsomechalkandstarted

drawingonthesidewalk.That'swhenSluggocametolife.

“OneofthereasonsIliketoputartonthestreetistotakepeoplebysurprise,“hesays."Icanhavefun

drawing,andknowingitwillbewashedawayhelpsmenotthinktoomuch.Itfreesmeup.”

IttakesDavidabouttwohourstocompleteonedrawing.Heusesalotofsidewalkcharacteristicsinhis

streetart.ltcanbedifficulttodrawonsurfacesthatarenotflat.Hehastonoticewhereshadowswilllandsothey

won'tdestroythe3Ddrawingshecreates.

Today,moreandmorepeopleareacceptingandlookingforhiswork.David'sartworkcanalsobefound

acrossthecountryandeventhroughouttheworld.Photosofhisdrawingshavebeenshownatmanyuniversities

andmuseums.

11.WhatdidDavidlearnfromdrawingturtlesforhisfather?

A.Workhard.B.Followyourheart.

C.Drawwhatyoulike.D.Drawinacreativeway.

12.HowdoesDavidfeelwhenknowinghisdrawingwillbewashedaway?

A.Relaxed.B.Worried.C.Unhappy.D.Suiprised.

13.InwhatwayisDavid'sartspecial?

A.Itshowshisreallife.B.Itisdrawnontheflatsidewalk.

C.Itneedsaverylongtimetofinishadrawing.D.Itis3Dstreetartcreatedbysimplepaintingtools.

14.WhatdoweknowaboutDavid'sdrawings?

A.Theyarebecomingpopular.B.Theyaretoodifficulttounderstand.

C.Theyarefoundmainlyatmuseums.D.Theyarehardlyacceptedbyadults.

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。

A

HomeontheWay

Peopleneedhomes:childrenassumetheirparents*placeashome;boarderscallschool"home"on

weekdays;marriedcouplesworktogethertobuildnewhomes;andtravelers...havenoplacetocall“home"，at

leastforafewnights.31Don'ttheyhavetherighttoahome?Ofcoursetheydo.

Someregulartravelerstaketheirownbelongingslikebedsheets,pillowcasesandfamilyphotostomake

themfeellikehomenomatterwheretheyare;somestayforlongperiodsinthesamehotelandasaresult

becomeveryfamiliarwiththeserviceandattendants;32Furthermore,drivingacampingcarduringone's

travelandsleepinginthevehicleatnightisjustlikehome.

Andhowaboutkeepingrelationshipswhileintransit?33；somesendlettersandpostcards,oreven

photos；othersmayjustcallandsayhi,justtolettheirfriendsknowthatthey'restillaliveandwell.Peoplefind

waystokeepintouch.Makingfriendsonthewayhelpstravelersfeelmoreorlessathome.34

Nowadays,fewerpeopleareworkingintheirlocaltowns,sohowdotheydevelopasenseofbelonging?

Wheneverwestepoutofourlocalboundaries,thereisalwaysanother"home"waitingtobefound.35,we

canmaketheplacewestay"home".

A.Hostelsprovideacleanandsafeplacetostaywhileyouaretravelingtheworld.

B.othersmaysimplyputsomeflowersbythehotelwindowtomakethingsmorehomely.

C.Backpackersinyouthhostelsmaybecomegoodfriends,evencloserthansiblings（兄弟姐妹）.

D.Sohowaboutpeoplewhohavetotravelforextendedperiodsoftime?

E.Nomatterwhereyougotointheworld,hotelsarethere,too.

F.SomekeepcontactwiththeirfriendsviatheInternet

G.Whereverweare,withjustalittlebitofeffortandimagination

B

AboutonehundredyearsagomanyeducatedpeoplelearnedandspokeFrenchwhentheymetpeoplefrom

othercountries.TodaymostpeoplespeakEnglishwhentheymeetforeigners.]Therearemorepeoplewho

speakEnglishasasecondlanguagethanpeoplewhospeakEnglishasafirstlanguage.Whyisthis?

2OneofthemisthatEnglishhasbecomethelanguageofbusiness.Anotherimportantreasonisthat

popularAmericanculture(likemoviesandmusic)hasquicklyspreadthroughouttheworld.3

IsitgoodthatEnglishhasspreadtoallpartsoftheworldsoquickly?4It'simportanttohavea

languagethatthepeopleoftheearthhaveincommon.Ourworldhasbecomeveryglobalandweneedto

communicatewithoneanother.Ontheotherhand,Englishisafairlycomplicatedlanguagetolearnanditbrings

itsculturewithit.Dowereallyneedthat?

Scientistshavealreadytriedtocreateanartificiallanguagethatisn'ttoodifficultanddoesn'tincludeany

group'sculture.ItiscalledEsperanto.§MaybethepopularityofEnglishwon'tlastthatlongeither.There

aremorepeopleintheworldwhospeakChinesethananyotherlanguage.MaybesomedayChinesewillbethe

newinternationallanguage.

A.PeoplelikeEnglish.

B・Butithasn'tbecomepopular.

C.Ithasbroughtitslanguagewithit.

D.Thereisnodoubtaboutthequestion.

E.ThisiswhyEnglishwaswidelyspoken.

F.Ithasbecomethenewinternationallanguage.

G.TherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomesopopular.

完形填空

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。

Inthemiddleoftownlivedanoldman.Onedayhe36hiswatchinhisownstore.Itwas37to

himbecauseitwasfromhiswife.Aftersearching38inthestoreforalongwhile,he39toaskforhelp

fromagroupofchildrenplayingoutsidethestore.He40themthatthepersonwhofounditwouldbe

rewarded.41this,thechildrenhurriedinsidethestore,wentthroughandaroundthe42store,butstill

couldnotfindthewatch.

Soonthemanfelthopelessandwantedto43.Alittleboywentuptohimandaskedforanother

44.Themanlookedathimandthought,“Whynot?45,thiskidlookssincereenough."46the

mansenthimbackinthestore.Afterawhiletheboy47withthewatchinhishand!Themanwasvery

48,andheaskedtheboyhowhefounditwhiletheothershad49.Theboyreplied,“Ididnothing

butsatonthegroundand50.ThenIheardtheticking(滴答声)ofthewatchandjustlookedforitinthat

51

Weusuallythinkaboutourownneeds,whichcan'tbringpeaceintoourmind.52weneedtothink

aboutourselvesandkeeppeacefulforawhile,whichcanproducea53result.Soallowafewminutesof

54toyourmindeveiyday,andseehowithelpsyoudealwithyourworkandmake55asyouexpect

to!

36.A.lostB.broke

C.hidD.fixed

37.A.closeB・strange

C.similarD.important

38.A.youngandoldB.heavyandlight

C.highandlowD.blackandwhite

39.A.forgotB.decided

C.agreedD.learned

40.A.warnedB.taught

C.worriedD.promised

41.A.HearingB-Seeing

C.WearingD.Feeling

42.A.bigB.dirty

C.wholeD.busy

43.A.setoffB.giveup

C.calmdownD.showoff

44.A.dateB・reason

C.meetingD.chance

45.A.AfterallB.Sofar

C.AtfirstD.Asusual

46.A.ButB.Or

C.SoD.Unless

47.A.ranawayB.cameout

C.felldownD.wentback

48.A.angryB・proud

C.nervousD.surprised

49.A.failedB.finished

C.regrettedD.doubted

50.A.playedB.waited

C.listenedD.watched

51.A.stationB・direction

C.situationD.darkness

52.A.LuckilyB.Possibly

C.BesidesD.Instead

53.A.clearB.good

C.directD.natural

54.A.silenceB.exercise

C.pleasureD.conversation

55.A.noisesB・sense

C.progressD.mistakes

Unitl2019人教版必修二期末复习之能力提升练习答案

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A篇语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了法国一些著名的城堡。

1.解析：选C细节理解题。由ChateaudeVersailles部分中的“Thecastlewasbuiltasasmallhuntinglodge

（乡间小屋）forLouisXIIIinthe1620s.”可知答案。

2.解析：选B细节理解题。由Ch金teaudeChambord部分中的uItisoneoftheworld'smostwell-known

castlesintheworldbecauseofitsFrenchRenaissance（文艺复兴）building.”可知，该城堡的特别之处在

于其独特的建筑风格。

3解析：选C细节理解题。由ChateaudeChenonceau部分中的“Thecastlewasnotdestroyedduringthe

FrenchRevolutionbecauseitwastheonlybridgeacrosstheriverformanymiles.“可知，该城堡没有遭到破

坏是因为它的重要性。

4.解析：选B细节理解题。由ChateaudeChantilly部分中的“Everytwoyearsafireworkscompetitionis

heldinthecastlegardens.“可知，该城堡每两年举办一次烟火比赛。

语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章通过介绍theRainRoom的景象、设计理念、特色以及参观时的注意

事项来吸引游客去参观这一艺术展。

（B篇5解析：选A写作意图题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了theRainRoom的景象、设计理念、

特色以及参观时的注意事项。因此本文的目的是吸引游客去参观这个艺术展。故选A。

6.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段第二句"Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopsthe

rainwherevervisitorsmove,itdoesjustthat.”可推知，这个追踪系统能够保证游客不被雨水淋湿。故选A。

7.解析：选D细节理解题。根据表格中的最后一句"Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto

10minutes.”可知，游客必须在10分钟之内参观完。故选D。

（C篇）语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了柬埔寨吴哥窟的兴衰历史。

8.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，吴哥窟最初是为了保存国王的遗体而修建的。

9.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Vishnu是一个印度神的名字。

10.解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可知，吴哥窟的形象出现在了柬埔寨的国旗上，可推知

它已经成了柬埔寨的象征。

（D篇）语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了受人欢迎的街头粉笔画艺术家——大卫・津恩。

11.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Ilearnedagreatlesson...Ihadtofigureouthowtodrawa

turtledrinkingteaandotherthingslikethal.”可推知，大卫发现要画得有创意才可以赚到钱。

12.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Icanhavefundrawing,andknowingitwillbewashedaway

helpsmenotthinktoomuch.Itfreesmeup.”可知，知道自己的画会被冲洗掉让大卫感觉很轻松。

13.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的"DavidZinndrawingthemusingonlysidewalkchalkand

charcoal（炭笔）.”及倒数第二段中的“Hehastonoticewhereshadowswilllandsotheywon'tdestroythe

3Ddrawingshecreates.”可推知，大卫只用粉笔和炭笔这些简单的工具就创造出了有趣的3D街头艺术。

14.解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的内容可知，现在大卫的画已经得到公众的认可及追捧,

在世界上的各个角落都可以看到他的作品。

n.阅读七选五

七选五(A)

语篇解读：人人都需要家，一旦走出家门，只要稍加努力和想象，我们就能把栖身之地营造成一个“家”！

31.选D上文提到：至于旅行者——至少有几天他们要住在不能称为“家”的地方！下句说：难道他

们无权拥有一个家吗？所以这里表达的应该是：那么那些不得不长期出门在外的人怎么力、？故选D。

32.选Bsome...others...为固定搭配，意为“一些……另一些……”。前面提到有些经常出门的旅行

者……，后面应该表达的是另一些……，故选B。

33.选F上句是一个问句，句意：那些人们在旅程穿梭时，又是如何维系关系的呢？下句是：有些人

寄信、明信片，甚至照片，所以此处表达的应该是：有些人通过互联网跟朋友联系，故选F。

34.选C上句说：在旅途中交朋友能帮助旅行者或多或少地找到一点家的感觉。所以下句应该是：青

年旅店里的背包客也许会成为要好的朋友，甚至比手足还要亲！故选C。

35.选G上句意思是：一旦我们走出家门，就总有另一个“家”在等着我们去寻找。下句是：我们就

能把我们停留之地营造成一个“家”。所以此处表达的是：无论身在何处，只要稍加努力和想象，故

选G。

(B篇)语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要分析了英语作为国际语言流行的原因及对未来可能流行的

语言的预测。

1.选F根据第一段的前两句可知，大约一百年前很多有学问的人学习法语，并且在见到来自其他国家

的人时说法语，现在大部分人见到外国人时说英语。由此可推知，英语已经成了新的国际性语言。故

选F项。

2.选G空处承接上文"Whyisthis?”,并根据空后的"Oneofthemis"和"Anotherimportantreasonis”

可推知，此空表述英语流行有诸多原因，故选