译林版高二英语选修2Unit 1 The mass media【单元测试提升卷】（原卷版）

Unit1Themassmedia

单元测试•提升卷

（满分：150分时间：120分钟）

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。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〜遍。

1.Whereisthewoman'shusbandfrom?

A.France.B.TheUnitedStates.C.Japan.

2.Howwastheconcert?

A.Boring.B.Dull.C.Wonderful.

3.WhatwillBettyprobablydotomonowevening?

A.Playcards.B.Makenewclothes.C.Meetclosefriends.

4.Whatarcthetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Apapercup.B.Abottle.C.Avase.

5.Howdid（hesingerbecomefamous?

A.HeusedtoperformalotonTV.

B.Heusedtosingatthesubwaystation.

C.lieusedtheInternettodrawpeople'sattention.

第二节（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3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。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、7题。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatdidthemandolastnight?

A.Heldaparty.B.WatchedTV.C.Readbooks.

7.Whydidthemanhavenothingtosaytothewoman'squestion?

A.Healsomadenoise.B.Healsohadakid.C.Hesleptlatertoo.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.HowdidXiaosavemoney?

A.Bybuyingnoclothes.

B.Bysharingfoodwithfriends.

C.Bybuyingsecond-handhouses.

9.WhendidXiaobuyherfirsthouse?

A.Attheageof18.B.Attheageof27.C.Attheageof33.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howmuchdidthewoman'spackagepostcost?

A.$10.81.B.$12.C.$5.94.

11.Inwhichwaydidthewomangettomailherpackage?

A.Firstclass.B.Acheaperway.C.Anexpensiveway.

12.HowlongwillittakeforthispackagetogotoNewYork?

A.12days.B.2weeks.C.10days.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewomaninterestedinnow?

A.Running.B.Jumping.C.Swimming.

14.Whorunsthefastest?

A.Amy.B.Lily.C.Mike.

15.WhatistrueaboutLily?

A.Sheswimsfast.

B.Shewilltakepartinthelongjump.

C.SheisinthesameclasswithAmy.

16.Whendidthemanwinfirstprizeinthelongjump?

A.Lastweek.B.Lastmonth.C.Lastyear.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?

A.Hisfriend.B.Hisstudent.C.Hisson.

18.Wherewasthespeaker'sfirststoponthetrip?

A.Australia.B.America.C.India.

19.HowdidthespeakerearnmoneyinAustralia?

A.Bypaintinghouses.B.Byworkingataschool.C.Bygettinganofficejob.

20.Whatisthespeaker'ssuggestion?

A.Totrydifferentthings.

B.Tohaveasimilarexperience.

C.Totraveltoasmanyplacesaspossible.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，共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。

A

ForthoseintheMidwest,theholidaysaren'tthehokdayswithoutalittlesnow.Luckily,

Michiganalmostalwaysdelivers.Butsnowornot,thesedestinationsreallybringoutthe

holidayspirit.

Frankenmuth

ResidentsofFrankenmuthneverhavetosaygoodbyetoChristmasfromthebeginning

totheendoftheyear.That'sthanksinparttoBronner'sChristmasWonderland,whothinks

ofitselfastheworld'slargestChristmasstoreat320,000squarefeet.Inadditiontooffering

everykindofChristmasdecorimaginable,Bronner'sChristmasWonderlandholdsholiday

eventslikeSantavisits(dailyfromNov.25-Dec.24)andholidaysing-alongs(Dec.22and

23).

Dearborn

Thiscityiswell-knownasthehomeoftheFordMotorCompany,andtheHenryFord

Museumbringshistorytolifeduringtheholidays.HolidayNightsinGreenfieldVillage(Dec.

2-4,9-11,16-18,20-23and26-30)offersthesmellofchestnutsroastedonanopenfireand

thesoundofsleigh(雪橇)bells.Santaisonhandforvisits,ofcourse,andheevenbringshis

reindeeralong.Holidaytreatsareforsale,iceskatingisavailableandkidsofallageswill

enjoyarideinahorse-drawnwagonoraModelTcar.

Christmas

VisitingChristmasisn'tfbrtheweakheart-it'sinMichigan'sUpperPeninsula,allbut

guaranteedtobesnowyinDecember.Thosewhodesiretohaveatryarerewardedwitha

“WelcometoChristmas“signcompletewithSanta'ssmilingfaceandtheChristmasMall,

whichhasapostofficeforpostmarkingholidaycards.

Dexter

Itmightbedifficulttobelieve(herearemultipleMichigancitieswithamarathonrace-in

December,butit'strue.DexterhoststheHolidayHustle5kand1mile(Dec.10)fbrboth

runnersandwalkers.Participantsreceivefreehatsandall5koronemilefinishersreceive

holiday-themedmedals.

21.WhatisspecialaboutFrankenmuthaccordingtothetext?

A.Santawillsurelybeonhandforvisits.

B.Visitorscanenjoyanoutdoorbarbecue.

C.Christmasisaliveallyearround.

D.Ithastheworld'slargestgiftstore.

22.WherecanvisitorsgoiftheywanttojointherunningeventsinDecember?

A.Frankenmuth.B.Dearborn.C.Christmas.D.Dexter.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.TopromotemultipleChristmasdecorations.

B.lbrecommendsomeholiday-friendlycities.

C.TointroducecolorfulChristmasparades.

D.Tohaveagoodlasieof(hebeautyofsnow.

B

Theguywhoatea$120,000bananainanartmuseumsayshewasjusthungry

ItalianartistMaurizioCattelaniswellknownforhisinspiringworks,buthissignature

work—abananatapedtoawall—waslatelydestroyedforasimplereason;thehungerit

arousedinacollegestudent.Theworknamed"Comedian”(喜剧演员)haspreviouslysold

for$120,000,mostfamouslyatArtBaselMiamiin2019.Whileacollegestudentwho

recentlyviewed(heartinaSeoulmuseumsaidheatethebananaafterskippingbreakfast.

Theartinquestion,Comedian,whichwasafrequentlyreplacedfreshbanana,wastaped

onthewall.ItismeanttoindicateeverythingfromCharlieChaplin'scomedytothefhiit's

statusasasymbolofglobaltrade.

However,itspoketoNohHuyn-soo,thecollegestudent,insimplerterms,reminding

himthathehadskippedbreakfastthatmorning.SowhenhevisitedSeoul'sLeeumMuseam

ofArtlateatnoonlastweek,Nohseizedtheyellowfruitandateit,ignoringthealarmedcry

ofamuseumworker.IllookNoharound1minutetotearoffthebananaandeatit.Then,he

reattachedthepeeltoitsspotonthewall.

Nohtoldthemuseumthatheatetheartbecausehewashungry,accordingtoKorean

publicbroadcasterKBS,whichairedavideoofhisactionsthatwasrecordedbyhisfriend.

ButNoh,whostudiesartandreligionatSeoulNationalUniversity,alsoexpressedtheartist's

intentandsuggestedhisownactionsmightqualifyasart.ashetransformedCattelan^work

andputitbackondisplay.

TheNohdramalastedonlyaround30minutes,asmuseumworkersrestoredasecond

bananatothespot.Andthemuseumwon'tchargeNohforanydamages.Becausewhenthe

artistwastoldabouttheruinedwork,herepliedthatitwasn'taproblem.

24.Whatisthearticle?

A.Amuseumguidance.B.Anewsreport.

C.Atravelblog.D.Alifestory.

25.Whatisspecialaboutthework"Comedian”?

A.Itisalifelikeobjectkeptwellinthemuseum.

B.Itisafunnypaintingsoldatararehighprice.

C.Itisarealitemrefreshedregularlyondisplay.

D.Itisaneatablefruitdesignedtobedelivered.

26.WhichmaybetherealreasonforNohtoeat(heexhibit?

A.Hewantedtobeinvolvedintoanartcreationinaway.

B.Hefelthungryfornothavingbreakfastontime.

C.Hemeanttomakeapopularblogtohavefun.

D.Hewastoldtodosoforthesakeofnewart.

27.Whatdoestheartistthinkofthedestroyedwork?

A.Absolutelyserious.

B.Terriblyinfluential.

C.Rarelytypical.

D.Scarcelyimportart.

C

VideoproducerandmusicianJustinScholarenjoyedhisfantasticmomentweeksago

whenhespottedhislatestworkplayingonahugeelectronicscreenatNewYork'sTimes

Square.

"Il'ssortoftheAmericandreamtoseeyournameupinlights,“saysthe25-year-old

NewJerseynative/*I'dneverreallycaredaboutmynamebeingthatbig,butgoingtoNew

Yorkandseeingthebigscreens,youalwayswonderifyourworkisgoingtomakeitup

thcrc.^^

ThevideothathelpsScholarfillfillhis“Americandrcam^^wasshotandproducedin

China,whereScholarislivingandworkingasamediacompanyowner.Scholarlookhisfirst

ChineseclassinhighschoolsevenyearsagoandmadehisfirsttriptoShanghaiin2015

throughastudy-abroadprogramwhenhewasastudentinNewYorkUniversity.Thefilmand

TVHKijorchangedhisfocusfromtechnicalarttotraditionalartsduringhisstudyinShanghai,

spendingmostofthetimelearningink-and-washpainting,calligraphyandtheguzheng,a

traditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Healsofellinlovewith（hecity,whereheatealolof

authenticxiaolon^bao,orsteamedmeatbuns,andfellsafewalkingonthestreetsat3am.

ShanghaiimpressesScholarasanefficient,modemcitycallingforgreaterbusiness

prosperitywithforeignparticipation,sohereturnedtwoyearslater,whenhiscareerathome

wasalreadyboomingaftermakingcommercialsforbignamessuchasCoca-ColaandJaguar.

Thankstoacombinationofluckandtalent,heachievedthegoalsoonwithaChinese

friendashisbusinesspartner,andthecompanyhasalreadyproducedsome15videosforpop

icons,fashionistas,andartmuseumsinmerelysixmonths.ThevideothatplaysatTimes

Square,atourismpromotionalfilmfbrsouthwestChina'sChongqingcity,isthecompany's

firstprojectcontracted（签合同）byalocalgovernmentinChina.

28.WhatdidScholarstudyinShanghai?

A.TVmedia.

B.Technicalart.

C.Traditionalarts.

D.TheChineselanguage.

29.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingParagraphs3and4?

A.Tochangetoanewtopicforwriting.

B.Tomakeaconclusionofthefirst2paragraphs.

C.Todivedeeperintotheprevioustopic.

D.Toaddthebackgroundinformationofthevideo.

30.WhatdoweknowaboutScholar'svideoplayingatTimesSquare?

A.ItwasshotatTimesSquare.

B.ItshowedattractionsofChongqing.

C.Itwasshotintheyear2015.

D.itshowedhiscollegelifeinShanghai.

31.Whatdocsthetextintendtotellus?

A.Chinaopensupnewroutestointernationaltourists.

B.Shanghaiattractsanincreasingnumberofforeigners.

C.AnAmericandreamunexpectedlycomestruewiththegreatvideo.

D.AyoungAmericanbringsChinesetouristvideotoTimesSquare.

D

Blindimitationisself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth,

imitationappearsattractive;tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable.

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirst

learnedtocook.Iusedrecipesandturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Why

followsomeoneclse'swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsis

likeusingtrainingwheelsonchild'sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyou

findyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.

Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously（下意识十也）holdpoorrole

models.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad.youmayhaveaccepted

theirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhaltheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrong

choicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.

Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreaton

screen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouarcgoing

tofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,not（heirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.

Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique.

Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.They

touchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.The

worldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythosewhodo

whathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.The

problemacreatorfacesisrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknocking

atthedoorofimagination.

Studyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnot

serve.Thenyoucansay,“Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors'tragediesanddeclare

victory,andknowthattheyarecheeringon.,,

32.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.

A.knowyouarcuniqueB.losethebalanceoflife

C.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“glorifies“inparagraph4mean?

A.complains.B.beautifies.C.dominates.D.rejects.

34.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis

A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideas

C.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively

35.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreativity.B.Tocrilicizethecharactersofrolemodels.

C.lbcompareimitationwithcreation.D.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.

第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Whenyoucreateasocialnetworkingprofile,aphotoisalmostalwaysrequired.36

Oneofthereasonsisthatitsaysmuchmoreaboutyouthanyoumightthink,accordingtoa

studypublishedinthejournalCyberpsychologyBehavior,andSocialNetworking.

37Thefactorsthatshapepeople'sratingsofourattractivenessbasedonprofile

photosarecomplicated-theydon'tjusttakethingsatfacevalue.Sowhatreallyinfluences

peoplewhenmakingoneselflookgood?

Researchersstudied104collegestudentsbyshowingthemvariousphotosofthesame

useronasocialnetwork.38Oneissocialcues,whichthestudy'sauthorsdefinedas

personalandsocialinformationabouttheuserthatcouldbegatheredfromthephoto.The

olheriscongruence（•致性），whichwasmeasuredintermsofthepositivityofcomments

associatedwitheachphoto.

Photoswithsocialcuesthatrevealedmoreabouttheuserwereratedhighlyintermsof

physicalattractiveness.39What'smore,theresearchersnoted,thetoneofthe

commentshadmoreeffectonattractivenessratingsthandidsocialcuespresentinthephotos.

“Whenotherpeople'scommentsareincongruentwiththeseirpresentation/'theauthors

wrote,^participantswerelesslikelytoperceive（察觉）theprofileownertobemorepopular

thanwhenthereiscongruence,regardlessoftheamountofsocialcuespresentintheprofile.”

Soyourprofilephotosdon'tnecessarilyhavetobemodcl-likc.Photosthatshowyour

socialrelationshipsorhobbiesareactuallymoreimportantforyourattractiveness.Andifyou

wanttobuildupacertainimage,keepaneyeonthecommentsbeingleftonyoursocial

networkingprofiles.40

A.Theytestedreactionstotwofactors.

B.Choosingtherightphotoisimportant.

C.Aprettyphotomaynotbeenough,thestudyshows.

D.That'sbecausepeople'scommentsaremostimportantforyourpopularity.

E.I'hcrcforc,attachingawonderfulphotocansurelyguaranteeyouagreatjob.

F.Manyuniversitystudentsrelyoncomputersofnvaretomaketheirprofilephotos

shine.

G.Meanwhile,positivecommentsledviewerstoregardusersasmoresocidly

attractive.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项。

Joiningabookclubcanbeaveryrewardingexperienceintroducingyoutoaworldof

literaturethatyounormallywouldn'tselectfbryourself.It'sagreatwaytostartreadingmore

andgainadeeperunderstandingonyourreadingmaterialsandallowsyoutomeetother

peoplewith41interest.

It'salwaystemptingtoselectaclassicorabookthatyoulovesomuchthatyouarc

42thegroupwillenjoyit,too.However,joiningabookclubisalsoaboutgettingoutof

yourownliterary43zoneasmuchasitisaboutreadingmore.Pickingsomethingyou

haven'treadwillmeanthestoryisas44foryouasforeveryoneelse.Agreatway

selectabookistocheckfbronline45oraskfriendsoutsidetheclubfortheir

suggestions.

Althoughabookpermonthsounds46,sometimesthingsgetinthewayand

suddenlyit'stheweekbeforebookclubsharingandyouhaven'tevenopenedthefrontcover

yet.47specificeveningsforreadingor48sometimeduringtheweekendisa

greatwaytoformareadinghabit.

Creatingagroupforyourclubon49mediaisagreatwaytostayin50

andallowschangestodates/timestobemadewithlesstroublethantextingorphoning.Here

youcan51statethebookforthatmonthforanyonewhohasmisseditanditisareally

nicewaytokeepeach52bysharingprogressandthoughtsonthebook.Thisgroup

canbesettobecompletely53sothatonlymemberscanseethepageor54

withmembers.

Finallyjoiningabookclubisareallygreatwaytomeetpeopleandtogainafresh

perspectiveonthebooksyouread.Itisalsoagreatwayto55yourpassionfor

reading.

41.A.highB.commonC.enormousD.unique

42.A.surprisedB.doubtfulC.sureD.familiar

43.A.dangerB.serviceC.timeD.comfort

44.A.excitingB.puzzlingC.demandingD.frightening

45.A.administrationB.presentationC.recommendationD.cooperation

46.A.availableB.manageableC.incredibleD.sociable

47.A.SchedulingB.SpendingC.SacrificingD.Separating

48.A.decidingonB.stayingupC.approvingofD.settingaside

49.A.socialB.newsC.massD.multiple

50.A.mindB.touchC.confidenceD.progress

51.A.classicallyB.firmlyC.truthfullyD.officially

52.A.motivatedB.occupiedC.accustomedD.associated

53.A.politicalB.privateC.professionalD.practical

54.A.contactB.negotiateC.interactD.bargain

55.A.fuelB.coolC.trainD.direct

第二节（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。

RowanAtkinsonis56Englishactor,comedianandscreenwriter.InBritain,heis

mostlyfamousformany57(success)TVshowsbutinternationallyisknown58

MrBean.Ifyouthink(hatRowanAtkinsonisanythinglikehisfamous59

(create),lhenyouareinforasurprise.Onthecontrary,heisnothinglikeMrBean.

Rowan60(grow)uponafarmwithhisparentsandthreeolderbrothers.A(the

ageof13.he61(award)ascholarshiptoaboardingschool.WhenRowanwasyoung,

hehadastutterand62(make)hisspeechclearer,hebegantospeakvery63

(carcful).Asearlyasprimaryschool,Rowanhadalreadyshownatalentforacting,butitwas

onlylateratuniversity64hedecidedtobecomeanactor.

JohnLloydsaysthatonerarelymeetssomeonewithsuchgenius,andhebecame