新教材人教版高中英语必修第二册Unit4 History and Traditions课时检测及单元测验

Unit4HistoryandTraditions

Period1......................................................................................................................................1

Period2.....................................................................................................................................8

Period3...................................................................................................................................14

Period4...................................................................................................................................23

单元素养检测............................................................32

Period1

I.阅读理解

A

LajamanuisadrytowninAustralia.Can

youimaginehowsurprisedpeoplewerewhen

livefishraineddownfromadarkgraycloud?

Ithappensthattherearesimilarcasesin

EnglandandHonduras.

Howdocloudsmakefish?Thesimpleansweristhattheydon't.Thereis

aparticularweatherphenomenoncalledawaterspout.Awaterspoutisjustlike

atornado,whichonlyformsaboveoceans,lakes,orrivers.Likeatornado,a

waterspoutmovesinacircleathighspeeds.Whenitmovesabovethewater,it

tendstocarrythefishwithit,aswellasfrogsorothersmallplantsoranimals.

Scientistscouldn'tworkitoutatfirst.Tomakemattersstrangerstill,the

fishinHonduraswereverymuchalivewhentheyraineddowntotheground,

buttheywereallblind.InEnglandandAustralia,itrainedfishandsnakes,and

nonewereblind.Itwasdifficulttopuzzleout,buttheblindfishgavethema

placetostart.

Scientistsknewthatsomefishthatlivedindeep,undergroundcaveswith

nolightsourcesoftenlosttheireyesight.Sowhenblindfishraineddownon

Honduras,scientistsbegantoconnectsomedots.Clearly,theseparticularfish

werepulledfromanundergroundwatersourcebyforce.

Historically,villagersthoughtthe“fishesfromtheheavens,,mightbe

answerstoprayersforfood.Butin1990,agroupofscientistsinEngland

happenedtorecordwhatwashappeningwhenitrainedfishfromtheskyand

finallyprovedthefactofrainsoffish.Thishugebreakthroughchangedlegends

intotruestoriesandprovidedscientificexplanationsforhowfishcametolive

indeepcaves.

【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。文章解释了神奇的天气状况:“雨中下活

鱼“盲鱼”让科学家们开始认为龙卷风理论似乎更有可能。科学家目击

天上下“鱼雨”更是把神话传说变成了真实的故事，同时为鱼如何生活在深

海洞穴里提供了科学的解释。

1.Accordingtothepassage,awaterspout.

A.canmakeanimalsblind

B.isdifficulttocatchonfilm

C.cancarryitemswithit

D.isadangerousseacreature

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段中“Whenitmovesabovethewater,

ittendstocarrythefishwithit,aswellasfrogsorothersmallplantsoranimals.

（当它移动到水上，它可能会卷起一些鱼、青蛙，或者其他小的动植物。）”

可知，水上龙卷风可能会卷起一些物品。故选C。

2.Theblindfishmadethescientistsstarttothinkthat.

A.rainingfishwasawarningofnaturaldisasters

B.animalschangedtomatchtheirenvironments

C.theweathersystemdifferedfromplacetoplace

D.thewaterspouttheoryseemedmorepossible

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句"Itwasdifficulttopuzzle

out,buttheblindfishgavethemaplacetostart."可知，"盲鱼”让科学家们开

始认为龙卷风理论似乎更有可能。故选D。

3.Theauthorwritesthepassageto.

A.tellusitmayrainfishsometimes

B.explainwhatcausedthefishyweather

C.persuadepeopletoprotecttheenvironment

D.encouragepeopletodoscientificresearch

【解析】选B。写作意图题。纵观全文，特别是第一段中“Canyouimagine

howsui*prisedpeoplewerewhenlivefishraineddownfromadarkgray

cloud?”及下文的研究和结论可知，作者写这篇文章是为了解释为什么会出

现这种雨中下活鱼的天气。故选B。

B

ThefirstdayofthemonthofMayis

knownasMayDay.Itisthetimeoftheyear

whenwarmerweatherbegins.Peoplecelebrate

thecomingofsummerwithcustomsthatare

expressionsofjoyandhopeafteralongwinter.

Today,MayDayactivitieshavebeenmovedtotheMayDayholidayonthe

firstMondayofthemonth.Itisapublicholidaywhenfamiliestakeadvantage

ofthetimeofftovisitsomeoftheUK'smanyattractions,includingparks,

zoos,historicbuildings,ancienttownsandvillagesandbeautiful

countryside.

MayDaycelebrationshavetheiroriginsintheRomanfestivalofFlora,

thegoddessoffruitandflowers,whichmarkedthebeginningofsummer.

Peoplewoulddecoratetheirhousesandvillageswithleavesandflowersthey

pickedatdaybreakinthebeliefthatthevegetationspiritswouldbringgood

luck.Intheveryearlymorning,younggirlswentintothefieldsandwashed

theirfaceswithdew（露水）.Theybelievedihismadethemverybeautifulfor

thefollowingyear.

MayDaywasanimportantdayintheMiddleAgesandwasafavorite

holidayofmanyEnglishvillages.Peopleofthetimeusedtocutdownyoung

treesandsticktheminthegroundinthevillagetomarkthearrivalofsummer.

Thisistheoriginofthemaypole（五月柱）.Peopledancedaroundthemin

celebrationoftheendofwinter.MaypoleswereoncecommonalloverEngland

andwerekeptfromoneyeartothenext.Thetallestmaypoleissaidtohave

beenputupinLondonontheStrandin1661.Itstoodmorethan143feethigh

andwascutdownin1717,whenitwasusedbyNewtontosupportanew

reflectingtelescope.

【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。围绕英国的传统节日“MayDay”展开描

述。从它的庆祝时间及意义到人们在这一天的活动，从它的起源到人们在

这一天的传统做法，详细地、全面地把与这一节日有关的知识呈现给大家。

4.HowdoBritishpeoplecelebrateMayDay?

A.Theyvisitfriendsandfamilymembers.

B.Theyspendalotoftimeshoppingaround.

C.Theyshowgreatloveforthelongwinter.

D.TheycelebrateitonthefirstMondayofMay.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。第一段最后一句"visitsomeoftheUK'smany

attractions”告诉我们节日这天人们去参观一些景点而不是拜访亲朋好友或

购物，故A、B错误。根据第一段第三句"Peoplecelebratethecomingof

summerwithcustomsthatareexpressionsofjoyandhopeafteralongwinter.

得知，人们庆祝的是夏季的到来，冬季的结束，故C项错误。根据第一段

Today,MayDayactivitieshavebeenmovedtotheMayDayholidayonthe

firstMondayofthemonth.可知正确答案为De

5.Theunderlinedword"this”inParagraph2refersto.

A.goingintothefields

B.pickingHowersatdaybreak

C.washingthefacewithdew

D.gettingupearlyinthemorning

【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据上一句"Intheveryearlymorning,young

girlswentintothefieldsandwashedtheirfaceswithdew.”得知,划线词

“this”指的是“用露水洗脸”，故答案为C。

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemaypole?

A.PeopleclimbitonMayDay.

B.ItdatesbacktotheMiddleAges.

C.Itwasusuallyfoundinthecities.

D.Peopleusedold,talltreestomakeit.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第--句话"MayDaywasanimportant

dayintheMiddleAgesandwasafavoriteholidayofmanyEnglishvillages.,,

和第三句话“Thisistheoriginofthemaypole.”得知五月柱可以追溯到中世

纪,故答案为Bo

7.Thepurposeofthetextisto.

A.describeRomancustoms

B.introduceaBritishfestival

C.suggestspringfamilyactivities

D.explaintheoriginsofmaypoles

【解析】选B。写作意图题。根据文章大意，从MayDay的庆祝时间及意

义到人们在这一天的活动，从它的起源到人们在这一天的传统做法，作者

详细地、全面地给大家介绍了一个英国的节日，故答案为B。

II.阅读填句

HowtokeepyourselfsafefromCOVID-19?

Sinceanew-typecoronaviruswasfoundinviralpneumoniacases,more

caseshavebeenreported.1:

Wearmasks（口罩）outdoors

•Wearingamaskisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoprotectyoufrom

gettinginfected（感染）.

•Makesuretowearitproperlybytighteningupthenoseclipandpulling

thebottomofitoveryourchin（TB）.

•2,amaskisalsoneededtopreventyoufromspreadinggerms侈川

菌）toothers.

Coveryourcoughandsneezewithtissue（纸巾）

Coveryourmouthandnosewithatissuewhenyoucoughorsneeze,or

youcancoughorsneezeintoyoursleeve,butavoidcoveringwithyourhands

directly.

3

Washyourhandswithsoapandrunningwaterthoroughlyforatleast15

seconds.

•Beforeeatingandafterusingthetoilet

•Afterreturninghome

•Aftertouchingtrashorgarbage

•Aftercontactingwithanimalsorhandlinganimalwastes

Strengthenyourimmunesystem（免疫系统）andexerciseregularly

•Exerciseregularlyisoneofthemostimportantwaystohelpyoustay

awayfromcatchinganyinfections.

•Makesurethatsharedspaceshavegoodairflowandavoidgoingto

crowdedplacessuchashospitals,railwaystationsandairports.4.

•Seekmedicalattentionimmediatelyifyouhavesymptomsoffeverand

respiratoryinfection.

•Avoidclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavefluorcold-likesymptoms.

•5Avoidcontactwithwildanimalsorfarmedlivestock（牲畜）

withoutanyprotection.

A.Ifyourhandsarenotvisiblydirty

B.Eatthoroughlycookedmeatandeggs

C.Washyourhandsfrequentlyandproperly

D.Ifyou'renotfeelingwellorhavingafever

E.Visityourfriendsandrelativesoftenasusual

F.Wearamaskiftransportormovementisnecessary

G.Topreventcatchingtheinfection,here'swhatyoucando

【语篇概述】本文告诉我们为了预防新型冠状病毒我们应该采取的措施。

1.【解析】选G。下文讲述了预防新型冠状病毒应该采取的措施。所以此

处表示“为了预防感染，下面是你应该做的事情

2.【解析】选D。根据句子结构可以看出空后面是一个完整的句子，这说

明此处需要从句，从A、D两项中选。空后面一句话的意思:为了阻止祢把

细菌传染给其他人必须戴口罩，由此可知，填空处表示如果你感觉不舒

适。

3.【解析】选C。填空处是小标题，根据下面的内容可知，此处指要洗手。

4.【解析】选F。空前面一句话的意思:确保公共场所空气流通或避免去拥

挤的地方比如医院、车站或机场。那么下文就应该是如果必须去这些地方

就一定要戴口罩。

5.【解析】选B。这部分的小标题是增强免疫力，所以在饮食上应该注意。

【素养培优】

读WHAT5INANAME?后,用自己的语言整合课文概耍。要求:尽量使用本

单元目标词汇，词数60个左右。

TheUK,iheUnitedKingdom,istheshortenednameoftheUnited

KingdomofGrealBritainandNorthemIreland.Fourdifferenlcounlriesjoined

togetherthroughouthistorytoformwhatwehavetoday.Thefourcountriesthat

belongtotheUKworktogetherinsomeareasandalsohavesomedifferences.

TheUKhasalonghistoryloexplore,whichcannolonlyhelpusunderstand

muchmoreaboutthecountrybutalsomakeourvisittoitmoreenjoyable.

Period2

I.阅读理解

A

Threemagicaldestinationsjustoneday!

TourCodeAdultChild(3-16)StudentFamily(2+2)

Tour203£94£84£89£346

TOURDETAILS

WindsorCastle

Time-honoredinhistory,WindsorCastleis

proudlylocatedonawoodedhilloverlooking

theThamesRiver.DatingbacktoNormantimes,

itisfamousforsweepinglandscapedgardens,

whichiseasytoseewhyit'stheQueen's

favoriteweekplace.FamousforitsarchitectureandRoyalpalace,theCastle

wasbuiltinthe11thcenturyaftertheNormaninvasion.It'shometopriceless

artworksandyoucanvisitQueenMary'sDolls'House.Rememberdon'tmiss

theceremony-ChangingoftheGuards.

Stonehenge

StonehengeislocatedinthecountyofWiltshire.Thisisyourchanceto

seeasideoftheworld-famousstonesthatmostpeopledon'tgetachancetosec!

YouwillneverforgetyourfirstglimpseofgrandStonehengewithitsrocks

risingupagainsttheskylineonSalisburyPlain.Therearemanyunsolved

mysteriesabouttherocks.WasStonehengeintendedasareligioustemple?A

clockforastronomy?Aburialground?Makeupyourownmindasyouexplore

thisuniquesitethathasconfusedtheworldfor5.000years.

Bath

BeautifulBathwasthefirstcityinEnglandtobeaddedtotheUNESCO

WorldHeritageList.NotourofBathwouldbecompletewithoutavisittothe

famousRomanBathsthatgavethecityitsname.Thisbeautifullypreserved

bathingsitestillhasflowingwaterfromBrain'sonlyhotspring.Youwillbe

amazedbytheimpressivetorch-lightingceremonyasduskfalls.Youcanalso

haveatasteofRath'swaterinPumpRoom,wherehotwatersaredrawnfor

drinking.

【语篇概述】本文是一篇介绍旅游景点的应用文。介绍了在英国一日游行

程中的三个景点:温莎城堡，巨石阵和巴斯。

1.Ifyourfamily(2adultsand2children)wanttovisitWindsorCastle,Bath

andStonehenge,itwillcostyouatleast.

A.£188B.£356C.£168D.£346

【解析】选Do细节理解题。根据表格中的票价信息，两个大人两个孩子

能买到的最低票价为最后一栏两大两小的家庭组合票价，即£346,因此

答案为D。

2.WherecanvisitorsseeChangingoftheGuards?

A.InWindsorCastle.B.InBath.

C.InStonehenge.D.InPumpRoom.

【解析】选Ao细节理解题。根据第一个景点的最后一句话“Rememberdon't

misstheceremony-ChangingoftheGuards.”得知答案为A。

3.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Asciencefictionnovel.B.Atravellingbrochure.

C.Anewsreport.D.Asportsmagazine.

【解析】选Bo推理判断题。根据文章内容推断，这个旅游景点的介绍应

该出自B旅行手册。A为科幻小说,C为新闻报道，D为运动杂志。

B

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,and

movedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.One

dayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwas

nearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthe

nineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingfor

admission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinally

acceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaught

schoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,

aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,Shedecidedtofurtherhereducationin

Paris.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（夕卜科医师），butaseriouseyeproblem

forcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostarther

ownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,

alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanew

hospital,thefirstforwomenandchildren.Besidesbeingthefirstwoman

physicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedical

schoolforwomen.

【语篇概述】本文是一篇人物传记类记叙文。介绍了出生于英国的传奇女

性伊丽莎白•布莱克威尔的事迹。

4.Whycouldn'tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn'tgetadmittedtomedicalschool.

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher.

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates.

【解析】选Co细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“aseriouseyeproblem

forcedhertogiveuptheidea”得知答案为C,一个严重的眼暗问题导致她不

能成为一名外科医师。

5.Whatmainobstacle（障碍）almostdestroyedElizabeth'schancesfbr

becomingadoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.

B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn'tgraduatefrommedicalschool.

D.Shecouldn'tsetupherhospital.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句"Thatwasnearlyimpossible

forawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.”及第二段第一句“Upon

returningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpractice

becauseshewasawoman.”得知,她的性别成为了她当医生的障碍。

6.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschooland

theopeningofherhospital?

A.Eightyears.B.Tenyears.

C.Nineteenyears.D.Thirty-sixyears.

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章信息“In1849,aftergraduationfrom

medicalschool”及"By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,along

withanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital”得次口，中间间

隔八年。

7.ElizabethBlackwellspentmostofherlifein.

A.EnglandB.Paris

C.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句"movedtoNewYorkCity

whenshewastenyearsold”得知她在十岁时搬去了美国纽约；第二段第一句

“UponreturningtotheUnitedStates”得知她学成后回到美国发展事业，因此

可以推断，她的一生大部分时间都是在美国度过的。

II.完形填空

ItwasTom'sfirstvisittoEngland,andhewaslookingtowardtohis

firstjourneyonLondon'sUndergroundRailway.Andagainsthisfriends"1

hewasdeterminedtotravelalone.Heenteredthestationshortlyafterfive

o'clockintheafternoon.Thisisa2timetotravelinLondon,3

crowdsofpeoplegohomefromworkatthishour.He4tojoinalong

lineofpeoplewaitingfortickets.Whenatlasthis5came,hehadsome

ditticultyinmakinghimselfunderstoodbytheticketseller.However,hegot

therightticketintheendandbyaskingpeoplethe6,healsofoundthe

rightplatform.Itwas7withpeople.Hedidnot8togetonthefirst

train,buthewasabletomovenearertotheplatformsoastobeinabetter

positiontogetonthenextone.Whenthistraincamein,Tomwas9

forwardontothetrainbythe1()ofpeoplefrombehind.Thedoorsclosed

andthetrainmovedoff.Hewasunabletoseethe11ofthestations

wherethetrainstopped,butheknewthatthestationhewantedwasthesixth

12alongtheline.Whenthetrainreachedthesixthstation,Tomgotoff,

feeling13thathisjourneyhadbeensoeasy.Buthesuddenlyrealizedthat

hehadcometoastationhehadnever14of.Heexplainedhis15toa

manwhowasstandingontheplatform.Withasmileonhisface,hetoldTom

thathehadcaughtatraingoingintheoppositedirection.

【语篇概述】文章介绍了一个由于匆忙而坐错车的故事。

1.A.thoughtB.adviceC.relationD.favor

【解析】选B。againstone\advice没有听取某人的建议，根据上下文，他

没有听从朋友的建议，跟他们一起出门。

2.A.shortB.certainC.possibleD.bad

［解析］选Do根据下文“crowdsofpeoplegohomefromworkatthishour”,

这个时间正是人们下班回家的高峰，因此不是旅游的好时间。

3.A.forB.andC.soD.but

【解析】选A。本分句解释上一分句的原因。for因为。

4.A.plannedB.hadC.happenedD.hoped

【解析】选B。havetodo不得不做...。

5.A.luckB.timeC.chanceD.turn

【解析】选D。根据上下文，轮到他买票了。

6.A.questionB.wayC.placeD.condition

【解析】选B。通过问路，他找到了站台，way路。

7.A.packedB.caughtC.coveredD.seized

【解析】选A。根据语境，站台上满是人，pack充满。

8.A.manageB.tryC.agreeD.expect

【解析】选A。managetodo设法做成，他没能上去第一班车。

9.A.foughtB.sweptC.drawnD.brought

【解析】选Bo他被人流推挤到了车上,sweep横扫，形容人多拥挤的样子。

10.A.speedB.supportC.strikeD.push

【解析】选D。“peoplefrombehind”后面的人们应该是往前推(push)。

11.A.signsB.pointsC.namesD.numbers

【解析】选C。他看不到车站的名字，name名字。

12.A.partB.pauseC.stopD.arrived

【解析】选C。根据上下文，他知道自己在第六站下车，stop车站。

13.A.gladB.sickC.sorryD.tired

【解析】选A。该下车了，顺利到达，他的心情应该是高兴的，glad高兴的。

14.A.heardB.talkedC.thoughtD.missed

【解析】选A。他突然发现，他到了一个之前从来没有听说过的车站，hearof

听说。

15.A.resultB.mistakeC.difficultyD.ticket

【解析】选C。根据上下文，他向站台上的人求助，应该是说出他的“困难

Period3

I.阅读理解

A

BeforetheprintwasbroughttoEnglandin

1476,everythingwaswrittenbyhand.Thefew

peoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedin

schoolssetupbythechurch.Thosewhomadea

livingbywritingforotherpeoplewerecalled

scribes.

Theworkofscribeswasnoteasy.Muchofithadtobedonefastinorder

tomeettheneedsoftheKing,thechurchandtraders.Mostofthewritingwas

inLatin,butsomeofitwasinEnglishoftheday.Noonewasquitesurehow

someEnglishwordsshouldbespelled.

Oneproblemwasthatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortvertical

strokethatalllookedlikeeachother.Amongthemweretheletters

and"n”.Thus,fivestraightlinesinarowmightstandfor“uni”

"nui""uvi"or"mii”.Asaresult,readingwassometimesdifficult,

especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.

Thescribessolvedtheprobleminpart,bychangingtheletter"u"to"o"

whenitcamebefore"m""n"or"v".Thisishowsumandcumbecametobe

writtenassomeandcome.

Atsomepointtoo,thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglish

wordshouldbeendedby"u"or"v”.Thus,intimean"e"wasaddedtosuch

wordsas“live”“have""due"and"true”.Itwasadded,butnotpronounced.

【语篇概述】在印刷术传入欧洲之前，英国历史上存在一类人——以抄写

为生的抄写员。本篇介绍了抄写员在历史上的角色与作用。

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.EverythinghasbeenwrittenbyhandinEnglishsince1476.

B.Morethan50（）yearsagonoonemadealivingbywritingforotherpeople.

C.Thechurchsetupschoolstotrainscribesbefore1476.

D.ScribesinEnglandworkedonlyforkingsandtraders.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句"Thefewpeoplewhoknew

howtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.”（少数知道怎么书

写的人在由教堂建立的学校里接受训练。）得知正确答案为Co

2.Sometimespeoplecouldn'treadeasily.

A.becausethereweretoomany"u"and"v"insomeEnglishwords

B.becausemostofthewritingwasinLatin

C.whenthewritingwasinEnglish

D.whenthewritingwasdonehurriedly

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句"Asaresult,readingwas

sometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.”（名吉果,

阅读有时很难，尤其是当人们匆忙地写下东西时。）得知正确答案为D°ina

hurry=hurriedly急匆匆地，匆忙地。

3.Thescribeschanged"u"before"m"to"o"because.

A.thechangehelpedthemwritefaster

B.thechangemadereadingeasier

C.umandomhadthesamepronunciation

D.omwastherightorder

【解析】选Bo推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句中的“readingwas

sometimesdifficult”以及第四段第一句"Thescribessolvedtheproblemin

part,bychangingthelettertu,to'o'whenitcamebeforeor'v'"可以

得出一个结论，抄写员做出的这种改变解决了阅读困难的问题，即让阅读

变得更容易，因此答案为Bo

4.Itisbelievedthatsomescribesthought.

A.itimportanttoaddan"e"toeveryEnglishword

B.theletter"c"attheendofanywordshouldn'tbepronounced

C.itnaturaltochangethespellingofsomeLatinwords

D.anEnglishwordshouldbeendedneitherby"u"norby"v"

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句中的thescribesseemedto

havedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedby"u"or"v"（抄写员似乎

决定了这样一个事情:英语单词不应该以字母u或字母v结尾）得出答案为

Do

B

EnglishkidstalkaboutLiverpooPssoccerteamina

Parispub.SomeParisianshaveevenstartedtogotoworkin

London.Inthe19thcentury,Dickenscomparedthetwo

greatrivalcities,LondonandParis,inATaleofTwo

Cities.Thesedays,itmightbeATaleofOneCity.

Asjobsgrewlackathomeoverrecentyears,many

FrenchmenmovedacrosstheChannel.Withanunderseatunnel,theycould

travelbetweencitiesinthreehours.

Paris,richinbeauty,ismoreattractive.Butyoumightgetmorefunin

Londonuntilthepubsshutdown.Infact,LondonandParis,withtheir

obviousnewsimilarities,arebeyondtheolddescriptions.AstheEuropean

Uniongraduallyloosenedcontrols,LondonerslockedintoParistoshop,

eatandbuyproperty.

“Bothcitieshavechangedbeyondrecognition.saidLarry,awriterand

sometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothwell,hefindsthe

twonowfittogethercomfortably.firstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s,

anditisstillawonderfulplace,“Collinssaid."ButifIhadtochoose,it

wouldbeLondon.Thingsaresomuchmoreordered,andlifeisbetter.''But

certainlynotcheaper.InfancypartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseon

AvenueFochinParis.

Manyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydon'thaveto

choose."IloveParis,mylittleneighborhood,butlifeissostructured,she

said."InLondon,youcanbewhoyouwant.Noonecares.”

【语篇概述】狄更斯的《双城记》，让我们看到了伦敦和巴黎两个城市的

动荡和故事，那么现在这两个城市之间又上演着怎样的故事呢?本文给出

了答案。

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.LondonersandParisians

B.AModernTaleofTwoCities

C.TheSimilarityofTwoCities

D.FancyLondonandFasliionableParis

【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据第一段导入中的最后一句话“Thesedays,

itmightbeATaleofOneCity.’’（如今，这或许是关于一个城市的故事了。）

以及下文对两个城市之间密切交流与关联的描述，确定文章的主旨为介绍

两个城市现代的故事，因此，答案为B。

6.Wecaninferfromthetext.

A.ParisandLondonhavebecomeperfectpartners

B.Londonoffersmorefun

C.lifeinParisisstructured

D.ParisandLondonhavebecomefiercecompetitors

【解析】选Av推理判断题u根据第二段“manyFrenchmenmovedacrossthe

Channel”（很多法国人去伦敦工作），第三段"LondonersflockedintoParis

toshop,eatandbuyproperty."（伦敦人到巴黎去购物,吃，买房子）以及第

四段“thetwonowfittogethercomfortably”（两个城市舒适地融合在了一起）

可以推断出两个城市现在是密切的伙伴关系。故答案为A。

7.Theunderlinedword“flocked“probablymeans.

A.cameinlargenumbers

B.flewalongway

C.rushedhurriedly

D.drovelongdistances

【解析】选Ao词义猜测题。根据上下文，两个城市的交流越来越多，随

着欧盟逐渐放宽限制，越来越多的伦敦人到巴黎去。故答案为A。

8.LivinginParis,youmayfind.

A.lifeisbetterB.thingsarecheaper

C.moreattractivepeopleD.ajobeasily

［解析］选Bo推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句话“InfancypartsofLondon,

rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis."（在伦敦较好的地段，租金

是巴黎的弗什大道的两倍。）可以看出，伦敦的消费比巴黎的高，反之，巴

黎的消费比伦敦低，因此答案为B。

II.完形填空

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this.SheismychildI]sponsoredfromthePhilippines.EventhoughI

havenevermetherinperson,shehasfoundaspecialplaceinmyheart.It

doesn't2memuchtohelpher,aboutadollaraday.3,millionsof

peopleinthisworldliveonless.The4thathelpinghergivesme,

however,isbeyond5.Itconnectsmetoher,tolife,andtolove.

1canstill6thefirsttimethatIdecidedtohelpachildoverseas.It

wasmanyyearsago.Iwasonlyateenagermyselfandhadalittleextra7

eachmonth.Ididn'tfeellikebuyinganything,though.Wehad8

everythingwehadinahousefireafewyearsbefore.9thathadtaught

mealot.IhadlearnedthatIdidn'tneedalotof“stuff'tobehappy.Ihadalso

readalotaboutthe10ofchildreninpoorcountriesaroundtheworld.It

seemedlikeafarbetterthingthentogivewhatIcouldtohelpthem.Withmy

mom'sloveand11IsoonfoundafeworganizationslikeChildren

Internationalthatwere12othersaroundtheworld.Itfeltsogoodbeing

abletoreachoutandhelpanother13.Itfeltsogoodbeingabletomake

evenonelifebetter.Icouldfeelthecompassionand14growingwithin

meandbeginningtochangeme.

Empathy（同情）doeschangeus.Ithelpsustolove,tobekind,andto

makethis