【创新设计】（广东专用）2021年高中英语 Unit 6 Design Period Four Lesson 4 Dream Houses课时精练 北师大版必修2

PAGEPAGE1Unit6DesignPeriodFourLesson4DreamHouses课时精练（北师大版必修2，广东专用）时间：40分钟Ⅰ.完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。OnTuesday，abigearthquakehitHaiti，apoorcountry.ManyfamousstarshavebeencallingforpeopletolendtheirsupporttothoselefthomelessaftertheearthquakeinHaiti.Shakirahasposteda__1__onherpersonalwebsiteaskingeveryonetodonatecashtoJean'sYelecharityorganization，whileotherstarsincludingMarkHoppus，YokoOno，singerJoeyMcintyre，andKimKardashianhavealltakentotheirTpagestoraise__2__ofthetragedy.Jean'scampaignhasprovedso__3__thatthewebsitecrashedasaresultofthenumberofdonationsbeingmadeevery__4__.Aspokespersonrevealedtheorganizationwasworkingon__5__thesitetoallowformoredonations.Meanwhile，WinfreyopenedhertalkshowonWednesday__6__viewerstodonatetotheRedCross，saying，“Thisisatimewherewe，asa__7__nation，shouldcometogetherandsupportthosewhoareinneed.”AndColdplay'sMartinispressingfordonationstoOxfam'sHaitiappeal：“IvisitedHaitiwithOxfamafewyearsago.It'sa__8__ofextremepovertyandvery__9__livingconditions.MostpeopleinPort­au­Princeliveintinshacks(棚屋)．The__10__thathasstruckHaitiwillhaveturnedthecityintoanunimaginablehell.”HollywoodsupercouplePittandJoliehavealsoextendedtheireffortsby__11Inastatement，Joliesays，“Itisincrediblyhorribletoseea__12__ofthissizehitthepeoplewhohavebeensufferingfromextreme__13__，violenceandunrestforsomanydecades.”Pittadds，“Weunderstandthefirstresponseis__14__toservetheimmediateneedsofcountlesspeoplewhoarenowdisplacedfromtheirhomes，aresufferingfrominjury，andmostrequire__15__care.”【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。贫穷岛国海地遭地震重袭后，众多明星纷纷号召人们向无家可归的海地灾民伸出援助之手。1．A．wordB．messageC．sentenceD．signal答案B[考查名词用法。夏奇拉在她的个人网站上发帖号召大家给海地慈善机构捐款。postamessage发帖子。]2．A．happinessB．illnessC．awarenessD．carelessness答案C[考查名词用法。raiseawarenessof“提高对……的关注或意识”。]3．A．visibleB．miserableC．popularD．capable答案C[考查形容词用法。琼发起的赈灾筹款行动得到了广泛支持。popular受人赞同的，受欢迎的。]4．A．minuteB．dynastyC．centuryD．year答案A[考查名词用法。由于捐赠人数太多，该网站陷入瘫痪。everyminute强调人们捐款之踊跃，符合语境。]5．A．opposingB．criticizingC．blamingD．improving答案D[考查动词用法。一名发言人称，目前该组织正在完善(improving)该网站，以接受更多捐赠。]6．A．callingforB．callinginC．callingonD．callingat答案A[考查动词短语用法。callfor要求，提倡；callin召集；callon(sb拜访某人；callat拜访某地。]7．A．musicalB．localC．emotionalD．global答案D[考查形容词用法。她说：“在这种时刻，我们作为国际大家庭的一分子，应该团结起来，援助那些需要帮助的人们。”]8．A．mainlandB．countryC．cityD．town答案B[考查名词用法。根据常识可知海地是一个国家。第一段首句也是答案提示。]9．A．splendidB．brilliantC．gracefulD．bad答案D[考查形容词用法。正因为极度贫穷，所以那里的人们的生活条件是很差的(bad)。]10．A．earthquakeB．floodC．droughtD．mud­rockflow答案A[考查名词用法。根据文章的第一段可知是地震(earthquake)袭击了海地。]11．A．approvingB．donatingC．supportingD．agreeing答案B[考查动词用法。从上文和本句的钱数可知是捐款(donate)。]12．A．diseaseB．terrorC．catastropheD．sickness答案C[考查名词用法。catastrophe“大灾难”。根据文章可知，此次地震对于海地来说是一次大灾难。]13．A．honestyB．curiosityC．equalityD．poverty答案D[考查名词用法。在过去几十年中，海地人民经受了极度贫困、暴力和动荡。第五段第二句中的extremepoverty是答案提示。]14．A．electricalB．criticalC．historicalD．economical答案B[考查形容词用法。无数的人流离失所，受了伤，大多迫切需要得到照顾；第一时间满足他们当前的需要是关键。critical紧要的，关键的，符合语境。]15．A．elegantB．dependentC．urgentD．important答案C[考查形容词用法。参见上题解析。urgent紧急的，急迫的。]Ⅱ.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为16～25的相应位置上。StephenHawking，whoisthemostfamousphysicist，wasborninBritainonJanuary8th,1942.Asachild，hewasenthusiasticabout__16__(design)complicatedtoysbut__17__(fortune)，inhistwenties，hesuffered__18__adiseasethatwasimpossibletobecured，__19__wasagreatchallengeforhim.However，notonlywashepositiveaboutthemisfortunes__20__eventuallyhedefeatedalltheobstaclesbutalsohewas__21__(absorb)inhisresearchintheuniverse.In1988，hisbest­sellerABriefHistoryofTimewaspublished，__22__whichheputforwardtheidea__23__timeitselfhasabeginning，andthatitwillhave__24__end.Inconclusion，hehasmadeoutstanding__25__(contribute)tothefieldsofcosmologyandquantumgravity.【解题导语】这是一篇记叙文，简要介绍了StephenHawking的一些情况。重点词语链接：beabsorbedin固定短语，意为“专心于，全神贯注于”。Hehadbeensoabsorbedinwatchingthecarspassingbythathedidn'tnoticehisfriendscoming.他如此专注地看那些过往车辆，以至于他的朋友来了他都没有看到。16.designing[beenthusiasticaboutdoingsth做某事有热情，是固定短语。]17．unfortunately[前面使用了表示转折关系的并列连词but，又由后文描述的情况可知这里应用unfortunately(不幸的是)。]18．from[sufferfrom是固定短语，意为“(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受折磨”。]19．which[引导非限制性定语从句，代替前面的内容。]20．and[然而，他不仅对他的不幸很乐观，最终他战胜了所有的障碍。上下文为承接关系，所以用and。]21．absorbed[beabsorbedin是固定短语，意为“专心于，全神贯注于”。]22．in[inwhich相当于inthebook，引导定语从句。]23．that[引导同位语从句，用来说明idea的具体内容。]24．an[和abeginning对应，这里用anend(结尾)。]25．contributions[根据句子结构可知，这里应该填名词，并且要用复数形式。makeoutstandingcontributionsto“为……做出杰出的贡献”。]Ⅲ.阅读理解Withoutfurtherado,wecanknowthemostsustainable(可持续的)buildingthroughoutthecityofLondonisthe7MoreLondon,whichisthelastpieceoftheMoreLondonofficedevelopmentprogramonthesouthbankoftheRiverThames，immediatelynexttoLondon'sTowerBridge.TheareaisalsohosttobuildingswhichincludeTheScoopandCityHall,whicharealleasilyrecognizablefortheirdesignsandarchitecturalglazing.Sowhatmakesitsoenvironmentallyfriendly?Well,aswehavealreadymentioned，thebuildingisconstructedusingarchitecturalglazingwhichholdsawholehostofenvironmentalbenefits.Firstly，architecturalglazingallowsnaturallighttobeemitted(发出)intothebuilding，whichdecreasesitsdependenceonelectricallighting.The7MoreLondonbuildingdoesn'tdependonheavyandexpensiveairconditioningunitsintheentranceofthebuilding.Tostoptheheat,thebuildinghasinsteadcovereditsriverfacingentrancewithtwodarkglasswings.Thenasyougothroughtheentranceandentertheheartofthebuilding,youcomeacrossaprivategardenandcourtyardwhichletslightinthecenteroftheofficefloors.Thebuildingalsohasabiodieselfueledheatingandpowerplantinitsbasement,whichisanextremelyeco－friendlyheatingalternative(替换物)asitburnssustainablealternatives,ratherthanfossilfuelswhichemitagreatamountofCO2.OneofthemostimpressiveisaperfectITsystem，whichenablesallworkerswithinthebuidingtomanuallymanageandmonitorthelightingandtemperatureoftheirofficearea，fromthecomfortoftheirdesktopcomputer.Thisbuildingistrulyaninnovatorandcanleadbyexampleforfuturesustainablearchitecturaldesigns.The7MoreLondonbuildingemits55%lessCO2thananynewbuildingdesignwhichhasbeenconstructedundertoday'sstandardbuildingregulations,andcanreallyhelpinthepushtowardsloworzerocarbonbuildings.【解题导语】在英国，the7MoreLondon是一座典型的可持续性建筑物，它和大自然融为一体，以绿色、环保为特色，深受人们的青睐。这里用一种特质的玻璃，节省了不少电能；用一种生物柴油作燃料，大大减少了二氧化碳的排放。26．London'sTowerBridgeismentionedinthefirstparagraphinordertotellus________A．whatthe7MoreLondonlookslikeB．wherethe7MoreLondonliesC．howtogettothe7MoreLondonD．itconnectsseveralbuildings解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“the7MoreLondon，whichisthelast...immediatelynexttoLondon'sTowerBridge”可知，作者提到伦敦塔桥的意图是说明the7MoreLondon的具体位置。答案B27．Accordingtothistextwecanknowthatarchitecturalglazing________．A．canbeusedasabigmirrorB．givesoffenoughlightfordailyuseC．keepsthebuildingwarmD．helpstosaveelectricalenergy解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“architecturalglazingallowsnaturallighttobeemitted(出发)intothebuilding，whichdecreasesitsdependenceonelectricallighting”可知，建筑玻璃的使用能在很大程度上节约电能。答案D28．Thebiodieselfuelisdifferentfromfossilfuelsinthat_____