2021-2022学年新教材高中英语 Unit 1 The mass media 单元提升练（含解析）译林版选择性必修第二册.doc

1、单元素养提升(一) Unit 1 . 单句语法填空1. Rescuers found victims trapped(trap) several feet underground. 2. Mr Sharp would not comment on the nature of the issues being investigated(investigate). 3. The sales figures wont be released (release)until sometime next month. 4. We can safely draw some conclusions(concl

2、ude) from our discussion. 5. Thats a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately(accurate) communicate to each other. 6. He is such a curious(curiosity) boy, always asking questions. 7. The companys commitment (commit)to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its succ

3、ess. 8. It didnt take much persuasion (persuade)to get her to tell us where he was. 9. He wants to show the world that anyone can learn to be an ambassador. 10. He was amused (amuse)to see how seriously she took the game. . 用适当的介、副词填空1. Human beings differ from animals in that the former is capable

4、of using language. 2. Which Chinese character would you choose to sum up the past year? 3. The exhibition at the museum helped bring to light an unknown story about the painting. 4. Physically interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase. 5. Seeing her son spend all day on ga

5、mes, she felt the anger mounting up within her. 6. When more and more channels spring up, there may be some programs with poor quality. 7. John has a unique way to get across his opinion by using as few words as possible. 8. David spotted the pink silk curtain in a shop and thought it would brighten

6、 up the room. 9. The next time your friend does not get one of your jokes, there is no need to accuse him of being stupid. 10. And Greek art, what is that, and how did it come about? 完成句子1. What the journalist said turned out to be very contrary to the truth. 结果发现这位记者所说的与事实完全相反。2. The saying “the mo

7、re diligent, the more luckier you are” really should be my motto in 2021. 有人说过“你越努力, 你就越幸运”。这句话实在应该成为我2021年的座右铭。3. The next time you have a conversation with someone who makes you feel liked, notice what he does with his eyes. 下次当你和一个让你喜欢的人谈话时, 注意他的眼神。4. His car was caught in a traffic jam, thus cau

8、sing the delay. 他的车遇上交通堵塞, 因此耽搁了。5. He was about to shut the door when an idea came to him. 他正准备关门时, 突然想起了一个主意。. 阅读理解A(2021杭州高二检测)In the digital age, we rely on technology such as social media in trying to build interesting and varied lives. Social networking sites are designed and promoted to make

9、us believe enthusiastically that they are able to open up new experiences for us. There are constant notifications (通知)and updates, urging us to check-in to find out what is new. But if we do not use the technology wisely, we can end up becoming overly attached and trapped in a cycle of social media

10、 FOMO, a sign of deeper unhappiness. FOMO, or fear of missing out, is a fear that exciting or interesting events are happening somewhere else and that we are not able to take part. People who experience high levels of FOMO have been found to be more likely to give in to urges to write and check text

11、 messages while driving, as well as to use social media more often directly after waking, while going to sleep and during meals. When it comes to lasting happiness, it is best not to give in to FOMO, but rather to deal with the cycle of desires that fuel it. Hard as it is, we are better off working

12、toward facing the fearful reality that we cannot experience everything we might like than to get caught in a cycle of checking behaviors that only cause anxiety. If we have become used to using social media as part of our attempts at living interesting lives, we must admit that it is not easy to cha

13、nge our approach. But change is almost always worthwhile in the long run. The fact that FOMO is so common in our digital age is a sign that there is something wrong with the way we are pursuing happiness and that we are not as happy as we might think we are. It should warn us that, in our eagerness

14、to use digital technology to try to make ourselves happier, we may unintentionally be bringing on exactly the opposite result. 【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。作者认为社交媒体会给我们带来错失恐惧症, 影响长久的幸福, 所以应该消除它。1. From Paragraph 1, we know that social media_. A. is not worthy of our trustB. tries to attract our attentionC. needs t

15、o be checked constantlyD. provides new reliable information【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“Social networking sites. . . find out what is new. ”可知, 社交媒体想吸引我们的注意力。故选B。2. Which of the following could be regarded as social media FOMO? A. Feeling anxious about socializing with others. B. Being afraid of missing a

16、n update. C. Posting food photos on social media. D. Handling multiple tasks at once. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“FOMO, or fear of missing out, . . . we are not able to take part. ”可知, 害怕错过社交媒体上的更新就是一种错失恐惧症。故选B。3. What does the author suggest people do to achieve long-term happiness? A. Get rid of the de

17、sire to check social updates. B. Make small changes on a daily basis. C. Accept there are limits to enjoyment in life. D. Select the social media platform that is suitable to your taste. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“When it comes to lasting happiness. . . desires that fuel it. ”可知, 要想获得持久的幸福, 就要处理助长它的欲望循环,

18、 根据第四段第二句“Hard as it is, we are better off working. . . behaviors that only cause anxiety. ”可知, 这种欲望是指检查更新的欲望。所以为了获得长久的幸福, 作者建议人们消除查看社交更新的欲望。故选A。4. What is the authors main purpose of writing the article? A. To tell us the danger of FOMO. B. To introduce wise ways of using technology. C. To show the

19、re is a direct link between digital technology and happiness. D. To persuade us to get out of FOMO for lasting happiness. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“When it comes to lasting happiness, it is best. . . that fuel it. ”和最后一段第二句“It should warn us that. . . exactly the opposite result. ”可知, 作者写这篇文章的目的是劝说我们为了长

20、久的快乐应该消除错失恐惧症。故选D。B(2021扬州高二检测)If youre planning to go on a diet, or if you suffer from serious conditions like diabetes(糖尿病), knowing exactly what and how much youre eating is essential. In this day and age, we have calorie and nutritional calculators even on our smartphones, but they act only as g

21、uides, whereas Panasonics revolutionary new device, CaloRieco, actually analyzes the food on your plate and provides accurate information about in just a few seconds. Youve probably used calorie calculators before, and you know that they only offer general information. For example, a calculator will

22、 tell you the average number of calories in a hamburger, but it cant tell you exactly how many calories are in the hamburger. The same goes for nutrients like protein or fats. And this is what makes the new CaloRieco so special. Displayed at a recent tech show, CaloRieco is a high-tech device that u

23、ses light reflection technology to determine the nutritional values of almost any food and also provide accurate calorie estimates. All you have to do is put your plate in the box-shaped device and wait between 10 and 20 seconds for it to analyze all the food on there. Once its done analyzing the va

24、rious ingredients in your meal, CaloRieco displays the number of calories, as well as the nutritional content on an LED display. According to Panasonic, the device is able to recognize the vast majority of foods, except soups and very dark dishes. CaloRieco can also connect to your smartphone via an

25、 app, and send all the data about analyzed foods to your handheld, so you can access it whenever you need. Panasonic said that its outstanding invention is aimed at dieters and diabetes sufferers, both of which make up a sizable market. Unfortunately, youll have to wait a bit longer to get your hand

26、s on your very own CaloRieco, as the device presented at the show is just a prototype(样品)which needs to be improved. Its scheduled to hit the market sometime in the next few years, but the price remains a mystery. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了CaloRieco的相关信息。5. What is special about CaloRieco? A. It can pre

27、sent the exact data of analyzed food. B. It is a high-tech device working as a guide. C. It uses light reflection technology. D. It only offers general information of food. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段“In this day and age, we have calorie. . . provides accurate information about in just a few seconds. ”可知,

28、CaloRieco能提供分析食物的准确数据。故选A。6. According to the text, CaloRieco_. A. needs a long time to analyze the foodB. can display the food data on the smartphone directlyC. can count the calories of all foods on your plateD. may be well received among dieters and diabetes sufferers【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Panason

29、ic said that its outstanding invention is aimed at dieters and diabetes sufferers, both of which make up a sizable market. 可知, CaloRieco可能在节食者和糖尿病患者中很受欢迎。故选D。7. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. Smartphone. B. App. C. Data. D. Food. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据文章第五段“CaloRieco can als

30、o connect. . . send all the data about analyzed foods to your handheld, so you can access it whenever you need. CaloRieco可以将所有分析过的食物数据发送到你的手持设备上, 这样你就可以在任何需要的时候访问它。可知, it指的是data。故选C。8. What can we infer about CaloRieco from the last paragraph? A. Its perfect. B. Its promising. C. Its costly. D. Its

31、portable. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Its scheduled to hit the market sometime in the next few years, but the price remains a mystery. ”可判断, CaloRieco是有发展前途的。故选B。. 阅读填句(2021扬州高二检测)Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about i

32、n their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of whats happening around them. 1 Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”? For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 2 Whats even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says, “Im not available for cha

33、tting at the moment! ”Suppose, youre at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. 3 Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away! ” sign

34、al. 4Its probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum. ” Problem solved. Pretty soon, not only wil

35、l we have pretty colored wires hanging from our earsbut also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. Well be in a virtual(虚拟) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. 5 And they are

36、 changing our social habits along the way. In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! Its so strangesuddenly, I dont feel like wearing my earphones anymore. A. Our instruments are changing quickly. B. I also have wires hanging

37、from my ears. C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires. D. I dont have to deal with the noise from the environment. E. After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed. F. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions

38、. G. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems”. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。当今随处可见戴着耳机的青少年们, 他们沉浸在自己的世界里, 与外界隔绝。戴耳机有很多好处, 可以省去很多打扰和麻烦。科技改变了人们的生活习惯, 本来是为了使生活更美好, 但人们似乎在逐渐成为它们的奴隶。1. 【解析】选G。上文提到, 人们塞着耳机, 沉浸在自己的世界里, 有时甚至意识不到外界发生的事情。空格后一句提到“外界环境是被关闭的”。G项: 他们在各自的空间活动, 戴

39、着他们自己的数码降噪系统(耳机), 承上启下。故选G。2. 【解析】选D。空后提到作者认为在自己的世界中生活是很不错的, 戴着耳机对于别人来说是一个信号, 告诉他们现在自己不想讲话。Whats even better表明空格处与后一句为并列关系, 都说明戴耳机的好处。D项: 我无需应对外界的噪音, 符合逻辑。故选D。3. 【解析】选F。前文提到, 就在此时此刻, 一点小小的干扰都会使你注意力不集中。再根据后一句: 你耳朵上的耳机会向周围的人发出“走开, 请勿打扰”的暗示。空格处与后一句为并列关系, 说明耳机在免打扰中所起的作用。F项: 用耳机听音乐就是一个完美的忽视这些打扰的方法, 符合上下文

40、文意。故选F。4. 【解析】选C。根据后一句可知, 这可能是成长阶段的一部分, 当他们只想忽略他们的整个家庭时。所以这一段主要讲青少年在家里戴耳机的原因。C项: 青少年喜欢在家里使用耳机, 符合本段文意。故选C。5. 【解析】选A。根据后一句And they are changing our social habits along the way. 可知, 它们也在改变着我们的生活方式, and提示空格处与后一句为并列关系, 且话题一致。A项: 我们的设备在快速变化, 符合文意。故选A。. 语法填空(2021盐城高二检测)Struggling to find a little “me time

41、”? Youre far 1. _ alone, because the average American only gets five hours of “me time” in a week. Besides a lack of “me time”, the average person only gets into their headspace (内心世界)3. 5 days a week, so 2. _is no surprise that one in four wouldnt describe 3. _(they) as “relaxed”. Frequent stressor

42、s (紧张性刺激)can quickly turn a day 4. _(pleasant). In a survey of 2000 Americans, three in four people admitted that if they dont have time 5. _(get)in a good headspace with some “me time, ”it negatively affects their feelings. In 6. _(add), almost three out of four wish they spent more time outside in

43、 order to relax. People blamed a variety of things when 7. _(ask) why they couldnt make it outside as much 8. _ theyd like. Weather, work, housework and the Internet are all keeping Americans from enjoying the fresh air. Another thing preventing Americans hanging outside 9. _ (be ) the state of thei

44、r outdoor spaces. Almost three in ten described their outdoor furniture as “worn down” while one in five would be embarrassed to have guests over with their yard as it 10. _ (current)sits. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了美国人很难找到属于自己的私人专属时间, 因此他们很难在生活中感到放松, 他们将原因归于各种各样的事情, 天气, 工作, 家务劳动和互联网等。1. 【解析】from。考查固定短语。由

45、前一句可知, 找到一点私人专属时间是很不容易的, 因此使用短语far from(远非)符合语境, 故填from。2. 【解析】it。考查it的用法。It is no+名词 that从句: 某事不, it作为形式主语指代that引导的从句, 故填it。3. 【解析】themselves。考查反身代词。人称代词they指代的是前面的“one in four”那些人, 应使用they的反身代词作describe的宾语, 故填themselves。4. 【解析】unpleasant。考查形容词。动词turn后面的day是宾语, 形容词在day后作宾语补足语, 结合句意可知, 因为有频繁的紧张感刺激,

46、因此此处表示“不愉快的”一天, 故填unpleasant。5. 【解析】to get。考查动词不定式。have time to do sth. : 有时间去做某事, 动词不定式表示“去做某事”, 故填to get。6. 【解析】addition。考查固定短语。in addition此外, 固定短语, 故填addition。7. 【解析】asked。考查状语从句的省略。此处为when引导的时间状语从句进行的省略, 完整形式为: when they are asked why. . . , 其中主语they和are被省略, 故填asked。8. 【解析】as。考查固定搭配。as. . . as.

47、. . : 和一样, 固定搭配, 故填as。9. 【解析】is。考查时态和主谓一致。由上句的are可知, 该句子是在描述另外一件使美国人不能到室外放松的事情, 因此句子也使用一般现在时, Another thing作句子的主语, 谓语动词应使用单数形式, 故填is。10. 【解析】currently。考查副词。修饰动词sits应该使用副词, 故填currently。. 读后续写阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。(2021启东高二检测)I was walking down the muddy road one day when my cell phon

48、e rang. A childs voice on the other end spoke to me softly, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much! ” Unconsciously, I knew it was a wrong number once again. I dont have a single daughter. I just have a six-year-old son. It is not unusual to receive this kind of calls nowadays, so I replied

49、 rudely, “Youve dialed the wrong number! ” and then hung up in anger. During the following days, I got the same call now and then. It disturbed me, so I either rejected her or hung up right away rudely. I couldnt help complaining about this, “What an impolite girl! How can she call me up over and ov

50、er again? ” How I wished the little girl would stop causing any trouble to me some day! Suddenly, the phone rang up again. It was from the same girlIt seemed that she would not give up until she got an answer. She constantly called me up. Even if I did not give her an answer, she still dialed my num

51、ber from time to time. Eventually I unwillingly answered the phone. I heard the weak voice of that little girl, “Dad, please come back now. I miss you so much! Mom told me this was not a wrong number. It is your cell phone number, right? Dad, I am in so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take

52、care of me. She is tired out from looking after me. Dad, I know you are busy. If you cannot come home, please kiss me again in the phone, OK? ” The innocent request was difficult to reject. I made a loud kiss into the phone and heard a weak voice saying, “Thank you. . . . Dad, I am so. . . happy, so

53、. . . happy. . . ”注意: 续写词数应为150左右。Shortly after this, I became interested in who had been on the other end of my phone. _I couldnt wait to ask the woman how her daughter was. _【参考范文】Shortly after this, I became interested in who had been on the other end of my phone. When I called the number back, a

54、 woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to bother you. I did want to call to apologize. ” From the woman, I learnt that the girl had bone cancer when she was born, and unfortunately her father died in an accident weeks ago. The little girl suffered from unbearable treatment every day. Feelin

55、g painful, she would cry for her dad who had always encouraged her, so her mother gave her a random number. I couldnt wait to ask the woman how her daughter was. The woman thought for a while, saying sadly, “She has gone. You must have kissed her on the phone, and she went with a smile as she tightly held the cell phone with which she could hear her fathers voice. . . ” On hearing this, I couldnt keep back my sad feeling, tears streaming down my cheeks. I didnt know what to say, so I slowly hang up my phone, praying for her happiness and health in heaven.