2023版新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Travelling Around 课时作业（四）Comprehensive Test for Unit 2 新人教版必修第一册.docx

1、课时作业(四)Comprehensive Test for Unit 2.阅读理解Guam is a beautiful, small island in the Pacific Ocean. Youll find happy songbirds, clear blue water, and leafy forest there. But the small island has a big problem: snakes. There are about 2 million brown tree snakes living in Guam. The snakes likely arrived

2、 in the 1940s. They probably slipped (滑行) unseen onto ships and planes heading to Guam. Once there, the snakes laid eggs. Snake families grew. The snakes have no natural enemies to eat them on Guam. Soon, the island was covered with these snakes. The brown tree snake has had a devastating effect. Th

3、e snakes eat birds. There used to be 12 kinds of birds on the island. But these snakes have killed off nine kinds of the birds. The snakes can grow to be 10 feet long. They often bite humans. They climb onto power lines and make the electricity go out. This causes millions of dollars in damage. Scie

4、ntists have tried many different ways to control the number of snakes. They have used snake traps and snakesniffing dogs. Nothing seemed to work. Nothing, that is, until they found a surprising secret weapon: killer mice. Scientists found out that there is one easy way to kill brown tree snakes. The

5、y could give them a medicine called Tylenol. People take Tylenol for headaches and other pains. Even a little bit of Tylenol can kill a brown tree snake. But how would scientists get the tree snakes to eat Tylenol? They came up with a plan. First, the experts put the medicine into dead mice. Then th

6、ey attached each mouse to a mini paper parachute (降落伞).Planes dropped the mice over Guam. The parachutes got caught in the trees. The mice became dinner for the snakes that live there. Has it worked? So far, research shows that there are fewer snakes because of the mice. The worry is that it may be

7、too late to clear the snakes, but Mr. Vice from Guams Department of Agriculture says this should not stop the islanders from trying. “Our longterm goal is to kill the snake off completely，” he says. 1What can we learn about the brown tree snakes?AThey were shipped to Guam on purpose. BThey were not

8、native to Guam. CThey were at risk in the 1940s. DThey grew very slowly. 2What does the underlined word “devastating” in Paragraph 3 mean?AMagical. BInteresting. CShortterm. DDamaging. 3What was a more workable way to kill the brown tree snakes?AUsing snake traps. BPutting Tylenol in the trees. CBri

9、nging in their enemies. DLetting them eat Tylenol carried by mice. 4What does Mr. Vice think of solving this snake problem?AHe is proud of it. BHe is hopeful of it. CHe is doubtful about it. DHe is unconcerned about it. .阅读七选五There is an old story about an army of frogs that were jumping through the

10、 forest one day when two of them suddenly fell into a deep hole. _1_ The frogs outside the hole all began to sadly shake their heads and croak out warnings. “Its too deep！” croaked one frog. Another croaked that there was no way they would ever be able to get out alive.The two fallen frogs began to

11、continuously jump as they attempted to get out. But the frogs that were watching kept croaking louder at them that they might as well stop. _2_ One of the two frogs finally gave up, followed their advice and died._3_ They kept croaking at him to quit jumping and save himself from all the pain and su

12、ffering as he jumped and fell back down to the bottom over and over._4_ The other frogs asked him, “How did you make it when we yelled and croaked at you to stop？” The frog explained to them he was deaf at that time and that he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of encouragemen

13、t to him the entire time!A little encouragement can go a long way. We dont often think about the effect that our words have upon others. _5_AFinally both of the frogs died in the hole.BOur words do have the power to hurt or to help.CThen all the other frogs jumped into the hole.DThe other frog just

14、kept on jumping harder than ever.EThe frogs told them that they were just wasting their time.FAll of the other frogs gathered around to look down at their two fallen friends.GFinally, to the surprise of all the other frogs, he jumped right out of the deep hole.完形填空I was walking home from school one

15、day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was _1_ and I was crazy enough to forget my hat and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy _2_ and my hands were as numb (麻木的) as they can be.All of a sudden, an old lady drove up beside me and asked if I would like a ride _3_. At f

16、irst, I said it was OK and her _4_ smile melted (融化) away the thought that I should never talk to strangers! We had a(n) _5_ chat and she was just such a good woman. She told me her _6_ and she dropped me off.I didnt see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I _7_ her kind gesture, I

17、 decided to return the favour. So, I made a lot of cookies and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit _8_ she wouldnt remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was _9_ wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so _1

18、0_ that someone would do something like that!When I got home my mom told me that she _11_ and told my mom on the phone that she cried because she was so touched. She said she would never _12_ the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such _13_！ There really is nothing else joyful like

19、helping others and making someones day _14_！Let us never forget the joy we get by giving others a _15_！1A.blowing BfreezingCflowing Dflying2A.red BpureCwhite Dpale3A.hospital BfamilyCschool Dhome4A.warm BeasyCsimple Dstrange5A.boring BamazingCstrange Dannoying6A.number BcarCfamily Daddress7A.remembe

20、red BforgotCrepeated Dregretted8A.nervous BdisappointedCconfused Dworried9A.generally BcompletelyChardly Dusually10A.puzzled BsurprisedCsatisfied Dfearful11A.visited BcameCdrove Dcalled12A.permit BpardonCforget Dimagine13A.sadness BinterestCpuzzle Dhappiness14A.busier BbrighterCeasier Dharder15A.ski

21、ll BcookieChand Dride.语法填空A visit to Pingyao, Shanxi Province, feels like walking through a time capsule. The 2，700yearold city was once the celebrated banking capital of China, as important in the latter part of the Qing Dynasty 1._ Wall Street in the United States today.While 2._ (it) financial po

22、wer has faded, Pingyaos impressive architecture from that heady period, and beforeincluding its 3.7 milelong city wallhas remained remarkably undamaged.In fact, Pingyao, 3._ became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, still has some 4，000 4._ (tradition) Chinese courtyard homes, 5._ (date) far back

23、 to the Ming Dynasty.“There are very few courtyard homes remaining in China，” says Kuanghan Li, director of the China Heritage Program at the nonprofit Global Heritage Fund. 6._ (know) as a “siheyuan”， literally meaning a “quadrangle garden”， each courtyard home consists of a courtyard surrounded by

24、 structures on all four sides. In most cases, courtyard homes 7._ (divide) into three parts: a main house for the family, an area for servants rooms, a yard, where horses were kept.A decade ago, the Global Heritage Fund 8._ (begin) working with the Pingyao government to protect the ancient city. In

25、2012, the Global Heritage Fund helped the Planning Bureau set up a program 9._ (preserve) the courtyard homes, which would see the local government provide a subsidy, and technical expertise, to 10._ (homeowner).应用文写作假设你是李华，计划今年暑假去美国旅游两周，请给你的美国朋友David写一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：1你对旅游地点的要求并请David推荐地点；2你对住宿和交通的要求；

26、3请他代为预订宾馆并对他表示感谢。注意：词数80左右；信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dear David，_Best regards!Yours，Li Hua课时作业(四)Comprehensive Test for Unit 2必备知识基础练.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了关岛是一个美丽的地方，但是有一个很大的问题到处是棕树蛇。杀死棕树蛇一个有效的方法是让它们吃携带Tylenol的老鼠。关岛农业部的Vice先生鼓励岛民们尝试，希望未来可以彻底消灭蛇。1答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第二段中“The snakes likely arrived in the 1940s.They

27、probably slipped (滑行) unseen onto ships and planes heading to Guam.”可知，蛇可能是在20世纪40年代出现的，它们可能趁人不注意溜上了前往关岛的船只和飞机。由此推断出，棕树蛇不是关岛的本地物种。2答案与解析：D词义猜测题。根据后句可知，棕树蛇吃鸟，岛上曾经有12种鸟类，但是这些蛇已经杀死了九种鸟类。蛇可以长到10英尺长，它们经常咬人。他们爬上电线，让电力供应中断，这造成了数百万美元的损失。以上说明了这种蛇的危害性很大。由此可以推断出画线词“devastating”意思是“有破坏性的”。Magical有魔力的； Interesti

28、ng有趣的； Shortterm短期的； Damaging造成破坏的。3答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Has it worked? So far, research shows that there are fewer snakes because of the mice.”可知，杀死棕树蛇一个有效的方法是让它们吃携带Tylenol的老鼠。4答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段中最后一句可知， Guam岛农业部的Vice先生说，这不应该阻止岛民的尝试。“我们的长期目标是彻底消灭蛇。”由此推断出， Vice先生对解决蛇的问题满怀希望。.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一群青

29、蛙在穿过树林时，其中两只掉进了一个深洞里，其余的青蛙都在说它们死定了，其中的一只信以为真，最终死了，而另一只青蛙以为是鼓励的话最终不断的尝试，终于跳出来了。1答案与解析：F根据上下文内容可知，上文提到两只青蛙掉进了洞里，后文则提到洞外的青蛙，故本句应是在说明其他的青蛙并没有跳进洞中，而是在洞外朝掉入洞中的两只同伴叫喊，故F项“所有其他的青蛙都聚在一起看着它们掉下去的两个朋友”符合语境。2答案与解析：E根据上文可知，洞外的青蛙认为落入洞中的两只青蛙应该停止努力，认为他们试图跳出来是浪费时间，故E项“青蛙告诉它们，它们只是在浪费时间”符合语境。3答案与解析：D结合上下文内容可知，上段提到一只青蛙死

30、了，所以本句是在说明另一只青蛙的情况，故D项“另一只青蛙继续比以前跳得更用力”符合语境。4答案与解析：G根据下文内容可知，另外一只青蛙最后通过努力跳出了洞外，故G项“最后，令所有其他青蛙惊讶的是，他从深洞里跳了出来”符合语境。5答案与解析：B根据上文可知，此处通过故事总结出道理：我们的语言对他人产生巨大的影响，故B项“我们的话确实有伤害或帮助的力量”符合语境。.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“我”去看望在一个寒冷的天气里让“我”搭车回家的老妇人，并认识到没有什么事情比帮助他人能让人感到更快乐了。1答案与解析：B根据空前“a particularly cold and windy day”

31、可知，天气非常寒冷(freezing)。blow刮风； flow流动； fly飞行。2答案与解析：A根据空前“forget my hat and scarf”可知，在这么冷的天气里没有戴帽子和围巾，“我”的脸被冻得通红(red)。pure纯的； white白色的； pale苍白的。3答案与解析：D根据上文“I was walking home from school”可知，“我”是在放学回家(home)的路上。hospital医院； family家庭； school学校。4答案与解析：A根据空后“melted(融化)away the thought”可知，这位老妇人温暖的(warm)笑容打消了

32、“我”原有的想法。easy容易的； simple简单的； strange奇怪的。5答案与解析：B根据下文“she was just such a good woman”可推测，此处是表达“我”与老妇人有一个美好的对话。6答案与解析：D根据下文“walked down to her house with my friend”可知，这位老妇人告诉了“我”她的地址(address)。number数字； car汽车； family家庭。7答案与解析：A根据空后“I decided to return the favour.”可知，一个月后的一个晚上“我”想起了(remembered)这位老妇人的善行，

33、“我”决定为她做一点事情。forget忘记； repeat重复； regret后悔。8答案与解析：D根据空后“she wouldnt remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies”可知，“我”担心(worried)她不记得“我”或把“我”当成坏人。nervous紧张的； disappointed失望的； confused困惑的。9答案与解析：B根据空后“She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me”可知，事实证明“我”的想法完全(completely)错误，她看

34、到“我”很高兴并热情地拥抱、亲吻了“我”。generally一般地； hardly几乎不； usually通常。10答案与解析：B根据空后“that someone would do something like that”可知，“我”的做法让她感到很惊讶(surprised)。puzzled困惑的； satisfied满意的； fearful可怕的。11答案与解析：D根据空后“told my mom on the phone”可知，这位老妇人打电话(called)给“我”妈妈。visit拜访； come来； drive驾驶。12答案与解析：C她说永远也不会忘记(forget)“我”的好意。p

35、ermit允许； pardon原谅； imagine想象。13答案与解析：D根据空后“There really is nothing else joyful.”可知，听到老妇人这样说，“我”的心里充满了幸福(happiness)。sadness悲哀； interest兴趣； puzzle困惑。14答案与解析：B上文说帮助他人，此处是说使别人的天空变得更明亮(brighter)。busier更忙碌； easier更容易； harder更难的。15答案与解析：C让我们永远不要忘记通过帮助别人(give sb. a hand) 而获得的快乐。skill技能； cookie曲奇饼； ride便车。.【

36、语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国山西平遥古城。1答案与解析：as考查短语搭配。根据前面的as可知，此处为“as.as”结构。句意：这座有着2700年历史的城市曾是中国著名的银行业之都，在清朝末年时的重要性与当今的美国华尔街一样。2答案与解析：its考查代词。指代后一句中的名词Pingyao，且修饰名词power。3答案与解析：which考查定语从句。本句为非限定性定语从句，先行词是Pingyao，在非限定性定语从句中充当主语，指物，故用关系代词which。4答案与解析：traditional考查形容词。修饰名词homes需要用形容词traditional，表示“传统的”之意。5答案与

37、解析：dating考查非谓语动词。本句已经有谓语动词has，故date需用非谓语动词，此处为现在分词短语作后置定语，意为“追溯到；始于；自至今”。6答案与解析：Known考查非谓语动词。此处非谓语动词know与逻辑主语each courtyard home之间构成动宾关系，故用过去分词形式。7答案与解析：were divided考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句中courtyard homes与动词divide构成被动关系，且表示过去的事情，故用一般过去时的被动语态。8答案与解析：began考查时态。根据时间状语a decade ago可知，此处需要使用一般过去时。9答案与解析：to preserv

38、e考查非谓语动词。此处用不定式做目的状语。句意：2012年，全球遗产基金会帮助规划局设立了一个保护四合院的项目。10答案与解析：homeowners考查名词复数。homeowner为可数名词，且在句子中作宾语，表泛指，由于前面没出现表示单数概念的词进行修饰，故用复数形式。.参考范文：DearDavid，The summer holiday is drawing near. I feel very excited at the thought that I am going to visit America in the holiday. Its the first time for me to

39、 travel abroad on my own, so I need your help. Id like to visit some places, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, where I could enjoy the beauty of nature. Please recommend several places to me. Besides, I prefer to live in the hotel and I hope the traffic around isnt too heavy because Im going to rent a car to start my travel. Please help me book a hotel. Thanks a lot.Im expecting to hear from you, and Im looking forward to meeting you.Bestregards!Yours，LiHua