【基础精练】Unit 6 The Admirable 语篇素养提升-2022-2023学年高一英语练好基础（北师大版2019必修第二册）

Unit6TheAdmirable语篇素养提升Ⅰ.阅读理解AEdwinHubblemadehismostimportantdiscoveriesinthe1920s.Today，otherastronomerscontinuetheworkhebegan.ManyofthemareusingtheHubbleSpaceTelescopethatisnamedafterhim.EdwinPowellHubblewasbornin1889inMarshfield，Missouri.HespenthisearlyyearsinthestateofKentucky.ThenhemovedwithhisfamilytoChicago,inLouisville.HeattendedtheUniversityofChicago.Hestudiedmathematicsandastronomy.Hubblewasagoodstudent.Hewasagoodathlete,too.HewasamemberoftheUniversityofChicagochampionshipbasketballteamin1909.Hewasalsoanexcellentboxer.Severalpeopleurgedhimtotrainfortheworldheavyweightboxingchampionshipaftercollege.Instead，hedecidedtocontinuehisstudies.HewenttoQueen'sCollegeatOxford,England.AtOxford，Hubblestudiedlaw.HewasinterestedinBritishCommonLaw，becausehisfamilyhadcometoAmericafromEnglandmanyyearsbefore.HespentthreeyearsatOxford.In1913,HubblereturnedtotheUnitedStates.HeopenedalawofficeinLouisville,Kentucky.Afterashorttime,however,hedecidedhedidnotwanttobealawyer.HereturnedtotheUniversityofChicago.There，onceagain,hestudiedastronomy.EdwinHubblewasthefirstpersontousetheHaleTelescope.Hediedin1953whilepreparingtospendfournightslookingthroughthetelescopeatthesky.Hubble'sworkledtonewresearchesonthebirthoftheuniverse.Oneastronomersaidscientistshadbeenfillinginthedetailseversince.And，hesaid，there'salongwaytogo.1．WhatwasEdwinHubblemostinterestedinaccordingtothispassage?A．Sports. B．Law.C．Astronomy. D．Mathematics.2．WhydidEdwinHubblereturntotheUniversityofChicago?A．BecausehewasinterestedinBritishCommonLaw.B．Becausehewaseagertobeafamousjudgeinfuture.C．BecausehisparentshadbeentoBritainafewyearsbefore.D．Becausehewantedtogoonwiththestudyofastronomy.3．WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorderaccordingtothispassage?a．HejoinedtheUniversityofChicagochampionshipbasketballteam.b．HestudiedastronomyattheUniversityofChicagoonceagain.c．HemovedtoLouisvillewithhisfamily.d．HeusedtheHaleTelescopetolookatthesky.e．HebecamealawyerinLouisvilleforashortperiodoftime.A．c，a，b，d，e B．a，c，b，e，dC．c，a，e，b，d D．a，b，d，e，c4．Whatcanweknowfromthispassage?A．TheHubbleSpaceTelescopewasmadebyHubblehimself.B．EdwinHubblewenttoOxford，Englandin1910.C．EdwinHubblegrewupinMarshfield，Missouri.D．Hubblediedwhilehewaslookingatthesky.BEversinceitwascreated30yearsago,TheSimpsons,thelongestrunningprime­time(黄金时段)TVshowinthecountry,hasbecomepartofUSlife.SowhenTVcriticsAlanSepinwallandMattZollerSeitzrankedthe100greatestcomediesanddramasbroadcastintheUS,itcameasnosurprisethatTheSimpsonswastheirtopchoice.ThiswastheshowthatchangedtheconceptofcartoonsinWesternsociety.Beforeitappeared,cartoonswereconsideredawaytolearnandhavefun,notseriousadultentertainment.TheSimpsonschangedthis.Thegeniusoftheshowisthatithassomethingtoofferbothadultsandchildren.It'sahugelyentertainingprogramthat'salsofullofsatire(讽刺)andcleverhumour.AremarkbyChitraRamaswamyinTheGuardiangaveasenseoftheesteem(敬重)inwhichTheSimpsonsisheld:“Nothingbeforeorsincehasmatchitscapacitytobeatoncesoprofoundlycleverandsounbelievablystupid.”Theshow'screatorsmakefunoftheUSgovernment,socialcustoms,andofcourse,theideaoffamilylife.ButunlikemostclassicUSprime­timeTVcharacterstheSimpsonsareadysfunctional(功能失调的)family.Bart,theboy,isalwaysintrouble—bothathomeandatschool.Thatmaybeinpartbecauseofhispaternalexample.HomerSimpson,perhapsthemosticonic(标志性的)character,isabeer­swilling,overweightslob(懒汉)whoisnormallyfoundinfrontoftheTV,andMarge,Homer'swifeandthemotherofthefamily,spendsmostofhertimecooking,cleaningortryingtofixthemessesthatBartandHomermake.ThesmartestmemberofthefamilyisdaughterLisa,whodoeswellinschoolbutisnogoody­goody(讨好卖乖的人)—Lisanevermissesanopportunitytochallengeauthority.TheyoungestmemberofthefamilyisbabyMaggie,whowillbelikelyasmuchofahandfulasherbrotherandsisterwhenshegrowsup.ButalthoughtheSimpsonsareaproblemfamily,viewersarealwaysontheirside.Oneofthereasonswhytheshowhasremainedsopopularalltheseyearsisthatthecharactersaresolovely.Millionsofusidentifywiththem.Theyareaworkingclassfamilystrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Theyaren'tperfect,butthen,whois?Andafter30years,thisisstillwhatstrikesachord(引起共鸣)withmillionsofviewersworldwide.5．WhatcanweknowaboutTheSimpsonsaccordingtothepassage?A．Itissuitableforbothadultsandkids.B．Itremindspeopleoftheirbadchildren.C．Itisaprogramdesignedonlyforfun.D．Itisdifficulttounderstandformanypeople.6．WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEabouttheSimpsonsaccordingtothepassage?A．Theyallshowgreatsupporttothegovernment.B．BartandLisaaretroublemakersofthefamily.C．Theyareanordinaryfamilywithmanyproblems.D．ThechildrenregardHomerastheirrolemodel.7．WhydoviewerslikeTheSimpsonsaccordingtothepassage?A．Becausetheyhavethecouragetochallengeauthority.B．Becausetheirlivesandproblemsaresimilartorealpeople's.C．Becausetheyteachviewershowtofixproblems.D．Becausetheyareahappyandperfectfamily.8．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ReasonsbehindTheSimpsons'lastingpopularity.B．ThemostpopularcharactersinTheSimpsons.C．ChangestoTheSimpsonsovertheyears.D．WhatkindofstoriesTheSimpsonstells.Ⅱ.七选五Hiringthewrongpersoncancostyourbusinessmoney.1.________Employmenttestscandetermineapotentialemployee'spersonalityandabilityleveltoseewhetherthepersonisreallyagoodfitforthejob.Asyoubegintotestjobcandidates,you'llfindthatyou'remoreconfidentinselectingtherightpersontoworkforyourcompany.Givepotentialemployeesapersonalitytest.2.________Forexample,sometypesofjobsrequirepeopletohaveleadershipskillsortoenjoyworkingwithpeople.Personalitytestsusequestionstodetermineacandidates’strengthsandweaknesses,likesanddislikes.3．________Manyjobsrequireemployeestohavetheabilitytosolveproblems,whichiswhereacognitivetestcomesin.Thesetestsuselogicpuzzlesandallowyoutoseehowthecandidateworkstosolveaproblem.4.________Forexample,youcouldsimplyaskthecandidatehowhewouldsolveaproblem,suchashowhewoulddeterminetheheightofasinglepieceofpaper.5．________Alsocalledaskilltest,simulationtestshelpyoutoseeifthecandidatecanreallydothethingsthathesayshecando.Forexample,ifyouneedacandidatethatspeaksaforeignlanguageandhisresumesaysthathespeaksSpanishfluently,youcanaskhimtoperformataskinSpanish.Youcanalsousethistechniquetotestcomputerskills.A．Createasimulation(模拟)test.B．Thisdoesn'thavetobeaformaltest.C．Decidewhetheryouneeddrugtesting.D．Testthecognitive(认知的)skillsofapotentialemployee.E．Thisisparticularlytrueincaseswhereworkersmaybeoperatingheavymachinery.F．Apersonalitytestwillhelpyoutodeterminewhetherthiscandidateisagoodmatch.G．Therefore,it'swisetotakethetimetotestcandidatesforjobpositionsbeforeyoudothehiring.Ⅲ.语法填空Musiciseverywherenowadays.Musicplays1.____________importantpartindailylifeandtherearedifferenttypesofmusicintheworld,suchasBlues,Blackmusic,Rock&Roll,DancemusicofPunks,Disco,Jazz,Classicalmusic,Rap,Popmusicandsoon.Musicis2.____________greatuseinmanyfields.It3.____________(use)inadvertising,radios,TV,filmsandthesupermarketsin4.____________peoplearealwaysattractedbythesweet-soundingmusic.So,youcanseethatithelpsthecompaniesmakesomemoney.Whydosomanypeopleenjoymusic?Inmyopinion,5.____________(usual)wepreferexpressingthroughmusic,sowecansharemany6.____________(feel)withotherpeople.Musicisoneofthemost7.____________(power)thingsinourlife.Whenwearetiredafterworkorwhenwearenervous,listeningtomusicmakesusfeelmore8.____________(relax)andbetter.Listeningtomusic9.____________(help)usfacethedifficultieswemeetin10.____________(we)lifeandmakesusforgetsomeproblems.Besides,wecanlearnmoreabouttheculturesofdifferentcountriesandthenlearnabouttheworldbetter.参考答案：【解题导语】本文介绍了科学家哈勃的成长和学习经历。1.C解析：细节理解题。第二段和第三段描述了哈勃的学习历程，其中提到了他所涉猎的学科，根据最后的选择能看出他对天文学最感兴趣。2.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“HereturnedtotheUniversityofChicago.There,onceagain,hestudiedastronomy.”可知，他回到芝加哥大学是为了继续学习天文学。3.C解析：事件排序题。根据全文的介绍可知，哈勃先是随家人搬到路易斯维尔，然后在芝加哥大学加入了篮球队，之后他从英国回来做了一段时间的律师，然后又重回芝加哥大学学习天文学，最后第一个使用了哈伦望远镜。4.B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“HespentthreeyearsatOxford.In1913，HubblereturnedtotheUnitedStates.”可推知，他是于1910年去的英国，三年后又回到美国。【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国播出时间最长的黄金时段电视剧《辛普森一家》，是既适合成人也适合儿童的一部剧。因为其剧中的生活和问题与现实生活相似，能够引起观众的共鸣，从而流行了30年之久。5.A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，《辛普森一家》既适合成人也适合儿童观看。故选A。6.C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，辛普森一家是一个有很多问题的普通家庭。故选C。7.B解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，观众喜欢《辛普森一家》主要是因为他们的生活和问题与现实生活相似，能够引起观众的共鸣。故选B。8.A解析：主旨大意题。根据最后一段第二句可知，文章主要分析了《辛普森一家》这部剧流行的原因。故选A。Ⅱ.七选五【解题导语】本文主要介绍了企业招聘员工时对应聘人员做职位测试的一些具体做法。1．G解析：根据上文的“雇用错了员工会浪费公司的资金”可知，雇用员工之前给员工做职位测试是明智的。故选G。2．F解析：根据上文的“Givepotentialemploye