2021-2022学年新教材高中英语 课时检测4 Unit 1 Cultural heritage Period 4（含解析）新人教版必修第二册.doc

1、课时素养检测四Unit 1Period 4. 阅读理解A3 Days Dunhuang Bike Tour Going on a bike is a great way to explore the natural beauty of Dunhuang. Our tour is spent riding along the country road and the edge of town where well pass by country houses, farmlands and vineyards (葡萄园) to show you the beauty of the little o

2、asis (绿洲)in the desert. Day 1Meals: None. Accommodation (住宿): In Dunhuang. You will be picked up at the train station and moved to the hotel once you arrive in Dunhuang. Free for the rest of the day. Dunhuang is located on the western end of Hexi Corridor, at the meeting point of Gansu, Qinghai and

3、Xinjiang in the Northwest of China. Known as Shazhou in ancient times, Dunhuang served as a rest stop for traders and due to its special geographical location, it was the gateway through which many religions (宗教) like Buddhism, Islam and Christianity entered China. Day 2Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Acco

4、mmodation: In Dunhuang. You need to get up and start biking early in the morning. First, we will ride 30 minutes to the Mogao Caves (10 km) and visit the biggest Buddhist art gallery of the world. After lunch, we will ride bike to the White Horse Pagoda which is located in the countryside (12 km) an

5、d was built in 386 A. D. in memory of the white horse of the greatest Buddhist translator, Kumarajiva. Then we will have dinner at a local farmers restaurant. In the evening, we will ride bikes to the famous Singing-Sand Dunes and Yueyaquan (6 km). Finally, we will ride back to the hotel. Day 3Meals

6、: Breakfast. Accommodation: None. Be dropped off at the airport and call it a day. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了骑自行车去敦煌旅游的三日行程。1. What can the riders do during the tour? A. Enjoy the beauty of the countryside. B. Find the best way to visit Dunhuang. C. Have to put up with the heat in the desert. D. Go cycl

7、ing in downtown Dunhuang. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段的 “well pass by country houses, . . . in the desert. ”可知, 沿途骑车过程中人们可以欣赏到农田和葡萄园带来的田园之美。2. Dunhuang once had various _. A. horse racesB. tourism programsC. business activitiesD. Buddhist arguments【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据Day 1部分的“Known as Shazhou. . . for traders. . .

8、 ”可知, 在古代, 敦煌是商人的休息站, 曾经拥有繁荣的商贸活动。3. What does “Islam” mentioned in Day 1 probably refer to? A. A person. B. A religion. C. A gateway. D. A country. 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据Day 1部分的“many religions like Buddhism, Islam and Christianity”可知, Islam是一种宗教。4. What can we know about the Mogao Caves and the White Hor

9、se Pagoda? A. They hold art exhibitions. B. They have places for horses. C. They have religious backgrounds. D. They are tourist information centers. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据Day 2部分的 “to the Mogao Caves (10 km). . . Kumarajiva. ”可知, 莫高石窟和白马塔都有佛教背景。BIf it had not been for Fan Jinshi and her team, the world cu

10、ltural heritage at Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans. Born and raised in Shanghai, Fan has spent half a century fighting an uphill battle to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall painting at Dunhuang, in Northwest Chinas Gansu P

11、rovince. The 1, 651-year-old Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are a huge collection of Buddhist artmore than 2, 000 buddha figures and 45, 000 square meters of paintings spread among 735 caves. It is Chinas first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Archaeologist Fan was sent to Dunhuang after graduation from Peking

12、University in 1963. While in Dunhuang, a remote village in the desert then, Fan lived in an abandoned temple. At first, she did not even dare to go out to the toilet at night. To protect the treasures from sand and dampness, Fan and other workers put doors on the caves, planted trees and started mon

13、itoring temperature and humidity in the caves. They also controlled the number of visitors. In the late 1990s, with tourism booming nationwide since national holidays were extended, the local government planned to go public with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, but found Fan firmly in their way. “The herita

14、ge would have been destroyed if it had been listed, ” she said. Dunhuang Academy has now photographed and cataloged online all the sculptures and paintings. “Despite our efforts to minimize damage, we cant completely stop them from being eroded. But the digital database will last. ”Fan was grateful

15、when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation. Her two sons grew up in Shanghai with their aunt. “I have not been a good mother or wife. With regard to my family, Im full of guilt, ” she said. Fan, 79, retired two years ago as the director of Dunhuang Academy but conti

16、nues her efforts as a national political adviser. 【语篇概述】这是一篇人物传记。文章主要讲述了北大才女樊锦诗奉献一生守卫敦煌的故事。5. Which of the following measures didnt Fan Jinshi take to protect Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes? A. Opening Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes to the public extensively. B. Planting trees and stopping the Dunhuang Mogao Grot

17、toes being eroded. C. Picturing and classifying all the sculptures and paintings online. D. Putting doors on the caves and monitoring temperature and humidity. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。A项不是保护敦煌的举措, 也不是樊锦诗采取的。根据文章第三段和第五段段意得出植树、拍摄并分类这些遗迹、在洞穴设置门保温, 都是保护敦煌的措施。故选A。6. When was Fan separated from her husband? A. In 19

18、63. B. In 1967. C. In 1986. D. In the late 1990s. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的Fan was grateful when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation, 可知1986年的19年前是1967年, 故选B。7. The phrase “in their way” in Paragraph 4 means _. A. Go to a place. B. Be in favor of something. C. Rejec

19、t something. D. Give in to something. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。下文 “The heritage would have been destroyed if it had been listed, ” she said. 可知“如果这份遗产被列入名录, 它早就被毁了。”由此可知她坚决反对当地政府将敦煌莫高窟公之于众的计划, “in their way”的意思是“反对某事”, 故选C。8. What kind of person do you think Fan is? A. Considerate and easy-going. B. kind and in

20、telligent. C. Humorous and sweet-tempered. D. Devoted and persistent. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。 根据文章可知樊锦诗放弃照顾家庭, 一生守卫敦煌的事迹, 可判断出樊具有奉献的和坚持不懈的精神, 故选D。. 完形填空One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said, “The 1 between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people

21、fail many more times than unsuccessful people. ”I deeply understood the 2 of the quote soon after my first book was published. I was living in Atlanta at the time and 3 my first signing sale for my new book at the Phoenix and Dragon, the largest bookstore in the city. Although a nice sign was placed

22、 outside the room 4 images of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly 5. At 6: 25 pm, just before the stores 6, I began to get myself ready to leave. At that moment, just when I couldnt fell any wor

23、se, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to 7 my emotions and introduced myself and my book. The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband 8 to his wife. She then told me, “I think well get the book. ”Despite the impulse (冲动)to jump 9, and hold their hands to thank them for

24、 being my first readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else. “The 10 were buying it is that our son died two years ago, ” she said. “Maybe your book will help us 11 it. ”At that moment, I knew if I never sold a copy of the book, my four years of 12 had been meaningless. Although I

25、 would have many more challenging years 13 my book became a bestseller, this couples story was all the 14 I needed at that point to keep me moving ahead. Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way: One challenge. . . one difficulty. . . one step. . . and

26、one small 15 at a time. 1. A. similarityB. differenceC. interestD. advantage【解析】选B。根据下文that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people可知表示“成功人士与不成功人士的区别(difference)在于”。2. A. faultB. key C. secretD. wisdom【解析】选D。句意: 在我的第一本书出版之后, 我深刻地明白了这句名言的智慧(wisdom)。3. A. refusedB. decidedC. ar

27、rangedD. waited【解析】选C。根据语境, 可知“我在龙凤书店里安排了我的第一次签名售书活动”。arranged安排。4. A. includingB. showingC. drawingD. selling【解析】选B。句意: 签名室的外面摆着一块漂亮的广告牌, 上面展示(show)着我的画像, 以及我的书。5. A. anxiousB. excitedC. angryD. curious【解析】选A。根据上文提到“没有一个人进来”可知, 此处指“我变得焦虑(anxious)起来”。6. A. rentedB. openingC. crowdedD. closing【解析】选D。

28、句意: 到了下午6点25分, 书店马上就要关门(closing)了。我开始准备离开。7. A. expressB. hideC. readD. push【解析】选B。句意: 我极力掩饰(hide)我的(失落的)情绪, 向他们介绍我自己和我的书。8. A. noddedB. sidedC. repliedD. talked【解析】选A。根据下文I think well get the book. 可知, 此处指“丈夫朝妻子点了点头(nod)”。故选A。9. A. one endB. in a rowC. in the airD. on the ground【解析】选C。句意: 尽管我有种雀跃腾空

29、的冲动, 并想紧紧握住他们的手以感谢他们做我的第一批读者。jump in the air纵身跳跃。10. A. impactB. reasonC. purposeD. result【解析】选B。句意: 我们之所以买这本书, 是因为我们的儿子两年前去世了。The reason. . . is that做某事的理由是。11. A. look throughB. get overC. find outD. come across【解析】选B。句意: 也许你的书能帮助我们抚平心灵的创伤。look through浏览; get over克服; find out查明; come across遇到。12.

30、A. studyingB. advertisingC. writingD. waiting【解析】选C。句意: 那一刻, 我知道, 如果我一本书也卖不出去, 那么我四年的写作(writing)也就没有意义了。13. A. sinceB. unlessC. afterD. until【解析】选D。句意: 虽然在我的书成为畅销书之前, 我会经过多年的挑战。14. A. motivationB. informationC. decisionD. material【解析】选A。根据语境可知, 此处指“我所需要的动力”。motivation动力, 符合语境。15. A. sorrowB. failure

31、C. successD. pleasure【解析】选C。句意: 那些最伟大的人都有着相同的经历: 一次挑战一次困难一次突破每次都是一小步的成功(success)。sorrow悲伤; pleasure快乐。. 书面表达随着经济的发展, 越来越多的文化遗产遭到破坏。假设你是红星中学高中生李华, 请给当地报社写一封信, 就以下两个方面谈谈你的看法, 以纪念6月10日的“世界文化遗产日(the World Cultural Heritage Day)”。要点: 1. 文化遗产的重要性(见证历史和文化, 帮助人们了解过去; 稀少, 有价值); 2. 呼吁人们保护文化遗产。注意: 1. 要涵盖所给要点,

32、词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯; 3. 开头和结尾已为你写好, 不计入总词数。Dear Editor, I am Li Hua, a senior student from Hongxing High school. _Yours sincerely, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Editor, I am Li Hua, a senior student from Hongxing High School. Nowadays, with the development of our society, more and more cultural relics a

33、re facing the danger of disappearing. So we must attach importance to the problem and try our best to protect them. First, cultural relics represent our historic cultures, which offer us a great opportunity to learn about what happened in the past. Also, they are the roots of a city or a place. They

34、 can help us make our traditional cultures handed down from generation to generation. More importantly, most of them have survived for a long time and they are usually very rare and valuable. For above reasons, with the World Cultural Heritage Day coming, we shouldnt hesitate to call on people to take action to save our treasures. I hope more and more people will become concerned about protecting our cultural relics. Yours sincerely, Li Hua