2021版高考英语一轮复习 核心素养测评二 必修1 Unit 2 English around the world（含解析）新人教版.doc

1、核心素养测评 二必修1 Unit 2English around the world(限时35分钟). 阅读理解AFour apps for students to learn EnglishQuizletQuizlet is a learning appa computer program you use on your mobile device. It can help users build and test their knowledge of English words and terms. Quizlet has word sets for millions of subject

2、s. And, it is quickly becoming a useful mobile tool for language learners. SocrativeIn Socrative, teachers can create timed learning games. In class, students compete individually or as part of a team against classmates. One game students love is called Space Race. In this game, if a team answers a

3、question correctly, their rocket moves forward. This team whose rocket gets to the end first wins. Also, teachers can use Socrative as an “exit ticket”, a question they can ask students about what they learned in that days class. Students write their answers on their mobile devices. Then, the teache

4、r can show the answers on a shared video screen. QR CodesA QR Code is a kind of sign that a smartphone can read with its camera. When your phone camera reads a QR code, it takes you to a website, image, video or anything you want to share. For example, one will take you to the VOA Learning English w

5、ebsite. EvernoteEvernote lets users store and share notes, images and recordings in one place. Teachers can also use Evernote to give homework. 【文章大意】本文介绍了4个学英语的应用程序。1. Which is the best for students to build up vocabulary?A. Quizlet. B. QR Codes. C. Evernote. D. Socrative. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据It can hel

6、p users build and test their knowledge of English words and terms. 得知Quizlet这款应用可以帮助用户增加词汇量。故选A。2. What can a teacher do by using Socrative?A. Give homework. B. Carry out a classroom test. C. Look up new words. D. Visit an English-learning website. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Also, teachers can use Socrative as

7、an “exit ticket”, a question they can ask students about what they learned in that days class. Students write their answers on their mobile devices. Then, the teacher can show the answers on a shared video screen. 得知, 老师们在Socrative这款应用上可以给学生们出题, 营造“虚拟课堂”检测学生的学习情况。故选B。3. Whats the purpose of the text

8、?A. To make an advertisement. B. To encourage using mobile phones. C. To improve English learning. D. To introduce some learning apps. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章标题Four apps for students to learn English得知本文是为了介绍四款学习应用程序。故选D。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. millions of 数百万的;无数的2. timed adj. 限时的3. individually adv. 单独地4. correctl

9、y adv. 正确地5. use. . . as. . . 把用作6. recording n. 录音;唱片BThe best-known example of external(外部的)influence causing language change is the “Americanization”of world culture, which has caused English words to appear in city streets all over the world. The effect is most noticeable in pop music. Foreign g

10、roups often record in English, and the words are picked up and repeated in the same language everywhere, even by children who otherwise have little or no command of the language. I once met a Brazilian child of about ten who could count “one, two, three”, but only by adding the words “oclock, four o

11、clock rock” at the end. Some people are often strongly critical of the influence of English on their language especially when an English word replaces a traditional word. In 1977, France passed a law banning the use of English words in official situations if an equivalent (意义相同的)French expression ex

12、isted but the law seemed to be honored more in the breaking than in the observing. Some other countries have considered introducing a similar law despite the evidence that such laws have very little effect, and that the arrival of loan words( 外来词) can greatly enrich a language (as indeed in the case

13、 of English itself, which has a long history of welcoming foreign words). However, not everyone is critical. In particular, commercial firms and advertisers are well aware of the potential selling power that the use of English vocabulary can bring. In Japan, English is even used in television commer

14、cials, despite the fact that the majority of viewers would not understand exactly what was being said. The excellence implied by the mere use of English is apparently enough to command the strategy to the advertisers. Most of the influence of English is upon the vocabulary of foreign languages, but

15、surveys are slowly bringing to light several cases where word order or word structure has been affected. Sentences of the type “The book sells well”, using an active construction for a passive meaning, have begun to appear in Danish (Bogen soelger godt). Several languages keep the English plural end

16、ing when they make use of a loan word, and do not translate it into the native form, e. g. drinks. There are many other such cases. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文, 介绍了造成语言变化的外部影响, 最著名的例子是世界文化的“美国化”, 它导致英语单词出现在世界各地的城市街道上。这种影响在流行音乐中最为明显。4. Why could the Brazilian child speak “one, two, three” in English?A. Because he

17、had seen these words in the street. B. Because he knew how to tell the time in English. C. Because he had made himself master of English. D. Because he had heard these words in songs a lot. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段“Foreign groups often record in English. . . but only by adding the words oclock, four ocloc

18、k rock at the end. ”可知, 文中提到的这个巴西小孩可能本身不太会说英语, 但是由于含有这些英语数字的歌曲不断重复播放, 所以他学会了用英语说这些数字。故选D。5. What can we infer about the law passed in France in 1977?A. It was strict. B. It was unfair. C. It was often ignored. D. It was strongly opposed. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段“In 1977, France passed a law banning the us

19、e of English words in official situations if an equivalent French expression existed but the law seemed to be honored more in the breaking than in the observing. ”可知, 1977年, 法国通过了一项法律, 禁止在官方场合使用与法语意义相同的英语词汇但这项法律似乎更多地是在打破而不是遵守。故我们可以推测这项法律经常被忽视, 故选C。6. What is the purpose of some Japanese commercials

20、using English?A. Following the American trend. B. Becoming world-famous. C. Enriching Japanese. D. Increasing sales. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段中the potential selling power that the use of English vocabulary can bring以及The excellence implied by the mere use of English可知, 广告中使用英语能让人感觉该产品很出色, 激发人们的购买欲。故选D。7. T

21、he last paragraph is mainly developed by _. A. providing examples B. making comparisonsC. explaining grammar rulesD. analyzing language changes【解析】选A。推理判断题。最后一段中通过“主动结构表达被动意义”和“保留表示复数的词尾”两个例子来说明英语对其他语言的语序或结构也有影响。故选A。8. What is the authors attitude towards language change?A. Critical. B. Objective. C

22、. Concerned. D. Supportive. 【解析】选B。观点态度题。文章的叙述主要以第三人称视角, 引用了不同人的观点和意见, 作者本身没有发表看法, 因此可以推断作者对于语言转变的态度是“客观的”, 故选B。【知识拓展】背景链接来自汉语的英语词汇bonsai 盆栽(花卉)Confucius 孔子coolie 苦力Kowtow 叩头;磕头kung fu 功夫 mahjong 麻将silk丝Taiji太极tea茶(闽南语)tofu豆腐typhoon台风oolong 乌龙茶. 完形填空I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had

23、 been dark and rainy, and I just didnt feel so1. As I was sitting at my desk I 2 it was the birthday of a dear long-time frienda single middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3. Knowing that she doesnt have family in town I decided to give her a call. Sure enoug

24、h she was on B-shift, 4 to work late into the evening and wouldnt have much of a birthday this year. As always, 5 , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I called. After I hung up I couldnt 6 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. 7 feeling a little glo

25、omy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldnt shake the thought. I 8 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friends grateful smile and joyful surprise convinced me Id done the right thing and were a generous

26、 9 for the little effort it had taken. When I got home I realized that not only had I cheered up a 10 friend on her birthday but my own gloomy feelings had also 11. Making her day had made my own!Thats true when we take the time and make the effort to do something for someone else. Its like the litt

27、le saying “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 12. ”Cheering up people on their birthdays isnt the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with 13 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a 14 to someone. And the 15 thing

28、is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. 【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。文章讲述了作者通过给一个朋友庆祝生日, 不仅使朋友高兴, 而且使自己也摆脱了沮丧的情绪。由此作者得出结论: 善良的行为是双倍的祝福。施予者和接受者都会从中受益。1. A. special B. positive C. nervous D. proud【解析】选B。special特殊的, 专门的; positive积极的; nervous紧张的;proud骄傲的。根据“I felt gloomy”可知, 作者感到沮丧, 心态不积极。故

29、B选项正确。2. A. explainedB. complained C. rememberedD. informed【解析】选C。explain解释; complain抱怨; remember记住;inform通知, 告知。作者坐在桌边的时候, 记起了那天是一个朋友的生日。故C选项正确。3. A. familyB. studyC. lifeD. work【解析】选D。family家庭; study学习; life生活;work工作。根据“. . . has devoted the past 30 years to nursing”可知, 作者的朋友从事护士工作30年, 由此可知, 她非常喜欢

30、自己的工作。故D选项正确。4. A. surprisedB. disappointed C. boredD. prepared【解析】选D。surprised惊讶的; disappointed失望的; bored厌烦的;prepared有准备的。作者的朋友是B班, 准备工作到深夜。故D选项正确。5. A. thoughB. besidesC. thereforeD. otherwise【解析】选A。though虽然; besides此外, 而且; therefore因此;otherwise否则。前面提到, 作者的朋友要工作到深夜, 也没有过生日。后文提到, 朋友的声音听起来像往常一样开心快乐。

31、由此判断, 上下文之间是转折关系。故A选项正确。6. A. get on withB. put up with C. get rid ofD. take hold of【解析】选C。 get on with和相处; put up with容忍, 忍受; get rid of除掉, 去掉;take hold of握住, 控制住。根据下文“as the day passed I couldnt shake the thought. . . set off to the hospital with a card. . . ”可知, 作者一直摆脱不了那种在这个特别的日子里得到一点关注她会很感激的感觉。

32、所以, 最终作者带着礼物去医院看望朋友了。故C选项正确。7. A. AlmostB. EvenC. NeverD. Still【解析】选D。 Almost几乎; Even甚至; Never从未;Still仍然。第一段提到“I felt gloomy”, 该处又提到“feeling a little gloomy myself”, 由此可知, 作者在挂断电话之后, 仍然感到有点沮丧。故D选项正确。8. A. luckilyB. finallyC. unhappilyD. hardly【解析】选B。luckily幸运地; finally最终, 最后; unhappily不高兴地;hardly几乎不

33、。随着这一天过去, 作者仍然摆脱不了那种想法。最终, 作者屈服了, 动身去医院看望朋友。故B选项正确。9. A. demandB. desireC. rewardD. share【解析】选C。demand要求; desire渴望; reward酬谢, 奖赏;share一份。朋友感激的微笑和惊喜是对作者付出的努力的奖赏。故C选项正确。10. A. guiltyB. lonelyC. weakD. curious【解析】选B。guilty愧疚的; lonely孤独的; weak虚弱的;curious好奇的。根据第二段中的“she doesnt have family in town”可知, 作者朋

34、友的家人都不在她身边, 朋友肯定在生日这一天很孤独。故B选项正确。11. A. existedB. deepenedC. wastedD. disappeared【解析】选D。exist存在; deepen加深; waste浪费;disappear消失。not only. . . but also表示并列关系, 因此该句指作者去看望朋友, 这么做不仅使孤独的朋友精神愉悦, 而且作者的情绪也好了起来, 原来的沮丧感消失了。故D选项正确。12. A. triesB. receivesC. lovesD. cares【解析】选B。try尝试, 努力; receive收到; love爱;care在乎。

35、作者以自己为例, 证明帮助别人可以使双方受益。又根据Its like the little saying可知, 该谚语想表达的是善良的行为是双倍的祝福。它赐福于施予者和接受者。故B选项正确。13. A. experiencesB. dreamsC. choicesD. opportunities【解析】选D。experience经历;dream梦想;choice选择;opportunity机会。生活不断地赠给我们更进一步或者做一件对别人有意义的事情的机会。故D选项切题。14. A. differenceB. connectionC. discoveryD. decision【解析】选A。dif

36、ference区别, 不同; connection连接, 联系; discovery发现;decision决定。做好事当然对别人会有影响。make a difference意为“起作用, 有影响”。故A选项正确。15. A. normalB. similarC. wonderfulD. practical【解析】选C。normal正常的; similar相似的; wonderful极好的;practical实际的, 实践的。当我们做了好事的时候, 我们的所作所为也使得我们自身的境遇变好, 这是一件非常好的事情。故C选项正确。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. devote. . . to专心于;致力于2

37、. hang up 挂断(电话)3. give in 屈服;让步4. set off 出发;动身5. cheer up使高兴6. make ones day 使某人开心7. make the effort 努力8. present sb. with sth. 赠给某人某物9. make a difference 有影响;有关系. 语法填空Most 97-year-olds would 1. _ (probable) feel accomplished just getting out of bed in the morning. John B. Goodenough, 97, just won

38、 the Nobel Prize in chemistry. 2. _ (bear) in 1922 in Jena, Germany, Goodenough earned a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1952. He went on to work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then at the University of Oxford. It was at Oxford 3. _Goodenough made the groundbreaking discovery of

39、 lithium-ion batteries (锂离子电池) that helped 4. _ (he) win the Nobel. The ability 5. _ (store)energy from renewable sources, the sun, the wind, opens up 6. _ sustainable energy consumption. From laptops to smartphones, lithium-ion batteries power some of the most commonly used devices. Electric vehicl

40、es 7. _ (make) possible because of the development of these batteries, and wireless communication has flourished because of 8. _technology. Even at the age of 97, he continues to develop new polymers and battery concepts with researchers in his lab. He is now largely focused on 9. _ (develop) all-so

41、lid-state batteries as they can offer better 10. _ (safe). 【文章大意】由于在锂离子电池领域的贡献, 97岁的古迪纳夫是迄今为止最年长的诺贝尔化学奖获得者。1. 【解析】probably。考查词形变化。大多数97岁的老年人可能只要早上能起得了床就会充满成就感。此处修饰动词feel, 应使用副词形式, 故填probably。2. 【解析】Born。考查非谓语动词。be born in意为“出生于”, 和句子主语Goodenough在逻辑上是被动关系, 此处使用过去分词作状语。故填Born。3. 【解析】that。考查强调句型。正是在牛津大

42、学期间, 古迪纳夫取得了锂离子电池的突破性发现, 帮助他获得了诺贝尔奖。该句为强调句, 其结构为“It was +被强调部分+that从句”, 被强调的是地点状语at Oxford。故填that。4. 【解析】him。考查代词。作help的宾语, 用代词的宾格。5. 【解析】to store。考查非谓语动词。the ability后常用不定式作定语, 修饰名词。6. 【解析】for。锂离子电池储存来自太阳能、风能等可再生能源的能力为可持续的能源消费打开了大门。此处表示目的, 故填for。7. 【解析】were made。由于锂离子电池的发展, 电动汽车被研发出来成为可能。make和electric vehicles在逻辑上是动宾关系;根据常识, 电动汽车被研发发生在过去, 故填一般过去时的被动语态。8. 【解析】the。无线通信也因为锂离子电池的技术而蓬勃发展。此处表示特指, 故填the。9. 【解析】developing。古迪纳夫现在主要专注于开发全固态电池。作介词on的宾语且表示动作, 应使用动名词形式。故填developing。10. 【解析】safety。它们能够提供更好的安全。作动词offer的宾语应使用名词, 故填safety。