2020_2021学年新教材高中英语Unit2ImprovingyourselfPeriod2Understandingideas课时素养检测含解析外研版选择性必修第二册202103031191.doc

1、课时素养检测 六Unit 2Period 2. 阅读理解AWhatever youve got planned this summer time at the beach, traveling to exotic destinations,or barbecuing in your backyard you need a good book to keep you company. Luckily, our “GMA” book editor has picked an exciting list of must-reads to keep the pages turning through

2、the summer. Trust Exercise by Susan ChoiWhat if your version of the story is the wrong one? Thats what Trust Exercise asks. What starts as a love story between two teens at an art school with a charming teacher becomes an investigation into the ways teenagers protect themselves. As the perspective o

3、f the book shifts, the truth breaks. Susan Choi keeps you on your toes until the very last sentence. Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis KaneThis beautiful novel tackles loneliness in the digital age and the lost art of visiting. Shy is given some unexpected time off as a university gardener and i

4、s inspired to reconnect with four once-close friends. She chooses to bypass her friends online lives to instead meet them IRL (in real life) and gives a whole new meaning to Instagram vs. reality. Mrs Everything by Jennifer WeinerGet a box of tissues and get ready to meet Jo and Bethie Kaufmantwo ve

5、ry different sisterswhose lives, twists and turns we follow over 70 years. New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner tackles what it means to be a woman over various generations in this exciting novel. City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertFrom the No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of “E

6、at Pray Love” comes a delicious love story about showgirls in 1940s New York City. Gilbert brings charm, adventure and the idea that you dont have to be a good girl to be a good person. 【语篇概述】本文属于应用文,介绍适合消遣娱乐的四本小说。1. What does Trust Exercise focus on?A. Teen love. B. Art school education. C. Truth a

7、nd lies. D. Teenagers self-protection. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段What starts as a love story between two teens at an art school with a charming teacher becomes an investigation into the ways teenagers protect themselves. 可知,这个故事以两个青少年在艺术学校的爱的故事开始,但是后面成为探讨青少年自我保护的话题了,故可知,这本小说关注的是青少年的自我保护。2. Which book is rel

8、evant to social networking?A. Trust Exercise. B. Rules for Visiting. C. City of Girls. D. Mrs Everything. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段This beautiful novel tackles loneliness in the digital age and the lost art of visiting. 可知,这本小说探讨的是数字时代的孤独以及拜访艺术的消失,故可知这本小说与社交有关。3. What do Mrs Everything and City of Girls ha

9、ve in common?A. They feature history stories. B. The two stories happened in the 1940s. C. They have New York Times best-selling authors. D. The characters have influenced various generations. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第四段的New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner tackles 以及第五段的From the No. 1 New York

10、 Times best-selling author of “Eat Pray Love” 可知,这两本小说的作者都是纽约时报畅销书的作者。4. What is the purpose of the text?A. To recommend. B. To amuse. C. To compare. D. To advertize. 【解析】选A。写作意图题。根据第一段our “GMA” book editor has picked an exciting list of must-reads to keep the pages turning through the summer. 可知,本文

11、选了一个必读书目来供读者过夏天,推荐了四本小说,故目的在于推荐。BA scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it. Some children reach eagerly for the candy they see. Some last a few minutes before they give in. But others are determined

12、 to wait until the last moment. By the time the children reach high school, something amazing has happened. A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally and grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable. The children who gave in to

13、 temptation (诱惑) early were more likely to be lonely, easily upset in time of difficulties and inflexible. Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which doesnt show up on an IQ test. The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists co

14、ncerns. But brain theory cant explain what we wonder about most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant (有抵抗力的) soul. Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence: when it comes to predicting peoples succe

15、ss, brain ability measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as “character”. EQ is not the opposite of IQ. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together, how ones ability handles stress, for instance, affecting the ability to concen

16、trate and putting intelligence to use. Among the ingredients (要素) for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20%, the rest depends on everything from social class to luck. While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken se

17、riously, some few fear EQ invites misuse. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了自我控制能力对个人成功的作用。从儿时开始个人的自我控制能力就有了不同,它显示了一个人的情商。在成功的因素中,研究人员现在普遍认为智商约占20%,其余取决于从社会阶层到运气的一切。5. Why does the author mention the experiment at the beginning of the text?A. To make the readers amused. B. To prove the scientists wisdom

18、. C. To introduce the topic of the text. D. To show us how to do an IQ test. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it. (科学家通过给四岁的孩子每人一块糖,并观察他们如何处理糖的问题,最终发现这能够预知未来。)可知作者在文章开头提到实验

19、是为了引出文章的主题。6. The experiment with the four-year-olds shows us that _. A. the age of 4 is a proper time for scientific experimentB. the ability of self-control plays a role in personal successC. emotional intelligence wont show up until teen yearsD. candy can be used to measure a persons emotional in

20、telligence【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally and grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable. (一项调查发现,那些四岁的有足够的自制力的孩子一般长大后更受欢迎,富有冒险精神,自信和可靠。)可知四岁儿童的实验表明自我控制能力对个人成功的作用。7. The underlined word “upbeat”

21、in Paragraph 4 probably means_. A. positiveB. negativeC. impatientD. friendly【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据文章第四段But brain theory cant explain what we wonder about most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul. (但是脑理论不能解释我们所困惑的,比如为什么有些人在面对令人沉沦的麻烦

22、时,仍会保持乐观。)可知意为乐观积极。8. From the passage we learn that_. A. EQ does not have any connection with IQB. the higher a persons IQ is, the higher his or her EQ isC. brain theory is able to explain what we wonder about mostD. scientists havent discovered the way EQ and IQ work together【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段

23、What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together可知研究者们一直试图了解他们是如何一起工作的,即科学家们还没有发现情商和智商是如何协同工作的,故D选项是正确的。. 完形填空I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 1 I think about myself. I am ha

24、ppy that I am becoming a different person. I think my2 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 3 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 4 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester (学期), I was really 5. It seemed

25、 as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) 6. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I 7 to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 8 are still my best fri

26、ends today. A bigger cause of my new9, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my 10. Every time I came into her room, she was so happy because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 11 her, so I took he

27、r place. She let me 12 that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was 13, but I was very grateful to her. I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not14 these experiences. They have taught me to care about other people more than about my

28、self. I 15 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了让我的态度由以自我为中心转变成关心他人的一些经历。1. A. afterB. sinceC. beforeD. unless【解析】选C。考查连词词义辨析。after 在之后;since既然;before在之前;unless除非。根据本空前的“I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.

29、”可知,我曾经是一个以自我为中心的人,但在过去的两年里,我真的改变了,我开始在考虑自己之前先考虑别人,故C项正确。2. A. educationB. careerC. tourD. change【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。education教育;career职业;tour旅行;change改变。上文说以前我以自我为中心,现在我在考虑自己之前先考虑别人,我认为自己的这种改变发生于在巴洛马学院上学时,故D项正确。3. A. interestB. degreeC. friendshipD. homework【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。interest兴趣;degree学位;friendshi

30、p友谊;homework作业。根据语境可知,最初我只是想拿到学位,故B项正确。4. A. talkedB. wroteC. liedD. reported【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。talked谈话;wrote写;lied说谎;reported报道。根据上文的“I thought I was smarter than everyone else”可知,我自认为比任何人都聪明,所以我几乎不与班上的同学说话,故A项正确。5. A. considerateB. happyC. lonelyD. curious【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。considerate体贴的;happy快乐的;lon

31、ely孤独的;curious好奇的。上文说我几乎不与班上的同学说话,再结合上文的“be left alone”可知,我感到很孤独,故C项正确。6. A. gameB. defenceC. argumentD. experiment【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。game游戏;defence答辩;argument争论;experiment试验,尝试。根据本空后的“I started asking people around me how they were doing”可知,我开始尝试与身边的人交流,问他们过得怎么样,故D项正确。7. A. daredB. offeredC. arguedD.

32、distracted【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。dared胆敢;offered提供;argued争论;distracted使分心。根据上文的“if they were having trouble”可知,如果他们有困难,我就提供帮助。故B项正确。8. A. usB. whichC. themD. whom【解析】选C。考查代词词义辨析。us我们;which关系代词;them他们;whom关系代词。根据本空前的“By the end of the year, I had several new friends”可知,到年底我有了几个朋友,他们中的两个现在仍是我最好的朋友。此处指代severa

33、l new friends,连词and表明此处不是定语从句,不能用关系代词whom,故C项正确。9. A. luckB. accessC. hopeD. attitude【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。luck 运气;access接近;hope希望;attitude态度。从以自我为中心到为别人着想是态度的转变,根据语境及下文情节可知,我态度转变的更大原因是我在养老院做兼职的经历,故D项正确。10. A. friendB. partnerC. guideD. guest【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。friend朋友;partner 伙伴;guide向导;guest客人。根据下文情节可知,一位患

34、有老年痴呆症的老太太成了我的朋友,故A项正确。11. A. promotedB. answeredC. visitedD. trusted【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。promoted促进;answered回答;visited拜访,看望;trusted信任。根据语境可知,她的女儿从不来看望她,所以我代替了她,故C项正确。12. A. seeB. guessC. lookD. explain【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。see明白;guess猜想;look看;explain解释。根据本空后的“that making others feel good made me feel good, to

35、o. ”可知,她让我明白了让别人开心也会让自己开心,故A项正确。13. A. uselessB. hopeless C. homelessD. heartbroken【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。useless没用的;hopeless绝望的;homeless无家可归的;heartbroken伤心的。上文说我和这个老太太成了朋友,所以她去世的时候我感到很伤心,故D项正确。14. A. faceB. forgetC. improveD. remember【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。face 面对;forget忘记;improve改进;remember记得。根据语境可知,我希望自己永远不会忘

36、记这些经历,故B项正确。15. A. likeB. missC. wonderD. expect【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。like喜欢;miss 想念;wonder想知道;expect期望。根据语境可知,我喜欢现在的自己,故A项正确。【技法导练】如何做细节理解题细节理解题属直接解答性问题,是阅读理解题中最简单的一种,多数属中低难度的题。但高考所占的比例大,应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是: 对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解,一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案,而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。做细节理解题时的具体方法与步骤如下: 1. 略读材料,大概了解原文,掌握中心或主旨。2. 按文章的体裁、作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词,如for example, first, second. . . 等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实。3. 将精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读,全文扫视,找到细节出处,待找到含细节句子时,放慢速度,仔细核对比较内容,直至找到答案。