2022版高中英语 Unit 2 English around the world Warming Up & Reading练习（含解析）新人教版必修1.doc

1、Unit 2Warming Up & Reading. 根据汉语或首字母提示, 写出下列单词1. I have been learning English for many years and I can speak it fluently. 2. The voyage(航行) from England to India used to take six months. 3. The countrys official(官方的) language is Spanish. 4. The police asked him to show his identity(身份) card before h

2、e entered the room. 5. Actually(事实上), I put the book in my schoolbag after we met at school yesterday. 6. It was when I got back to my apartment(公寓) that I first came across my new neighbours. 7. He likes reading novels that are based on historical facts. 8. It is a good idea to read English novels

3、to enlarge your vocabulary(词汇). 9. My wife is a native New Yorker, but Im from Japan. 10. There has been a gradual(逐渐的) change in climate, so its getting colder and colder. . 选择适当的短语填空make a voyage, come up, make use of, be different from, communicate with, because of, at present, more than1. Becaus

4、e of the discovery of new energy, the environmental pollution will be under control. 2. I think you need to communicate with your classmates as much as possible. 3. At present, some of senior one students have problems with English study. 4. We all expect that a novel idea can come up. 5. There are

5、about 3, 000 students and 350 teachers in our school which was built more than 80 years ago. 6. You should make use of English as much as possible in daily life. 7. “I dont think I am different from anyone else. I am just the son of a farmer. ” Mo Yan said. 8. These years, he likes travelling abroad

6、, and makes a voyage to foreign countries every year. . 完成句子1. The novel is more than a book, and it is also an instructor of my life. 这本小说不仅仅是一本书, 它也是我生活的导师。2. Even though he tried, he still fell behind other runners. 尽管他努力了, 仍落后于其他赛跑者。3. There are many animals such as horses, cattle and deer in th

7、at country. 在那个国家有很多像马、牛和鹿这样的动物。4. Is this the book introduced in class by the teacher? 这是老师课堂上介绍的那本书吗? 5. We should base our happiness on good health. 我们应该把幸福建立在良好的健康之上。. 阅读理解A (2021济宁高一检测)Learning a second language is tough at any age. Now, in a new study, scientists have found out the exact age a

8、fter which your chances of reaching fluency(流利)in a second language seem to plummet: 10. The study published in the journal Cognition, found that its “nearly impossible” for language learners to reach native-level(母语水平)fluency if they start learning a second language after age 10. “It turns out your

9、e still learning fast, ” says study co-author Joshua Hartshorne. “Its just that you run out of time, because your ability to learn starts dropping at around 17 or 18 years old, ” People who start a few years after age 10 may still become quite good at a language, the authors say, but they are unlike

10、ly to become fluent. Kids may be better than adults at learning new languages for many reasons. Childrens brains are more plastic than those of adults, meaning theyre better able to adapt and respond to new information. Kids may also be more willing to try new things than adults are. Their comparati

11、vely new understanding of their native language may also be advantageous. These findings may seem discouraging, but it was inspiring for scientists to learn that the key period for fluent language learning might be longer than previously thought. Some scientists believed that the window begins to cl

12、ose shortly after birth, while others made it longer to very early childhood. Compared with those judgmentsage 17 or 18 when language learning ability starts to drop offseems relatively old. For this study, the researchers created an online test promising to guess peoples native language and home co

13、untry based on their responses to English grammar questions. Almost 670, 000 people took it, giving the researchers huge amounts of data from English speakers of many ages and backgrounds. Examining the responses and grammar mistakes allowed them to make unusually exact judgments about language lear

14、ning. 【文章大意】文章主要介绍了孩子比成年人更容易学习语言的原因。孩子最好在10岁之前学习一门新语言。1. What does the underlined word “plummet” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Drop sharply. B. Increase greatly. C. Appear gradually. D. Double suddenly. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段中“在一项新的研究中, 科学家发现了你流利掌握第二语言的确切年龄是10岁前, 之后掌握语言的能力似乎会急剧下降。”可知, 画线词的意思是“急剧下降”, A项符合题意。

15、故选A 。2. What can we learn from the study? A. Adults tend to perform badly in learning a second language. B. Children are at an advantage in acquiring a new language. C. All these new findings are quite discouraging for scientists. D. People have different key periods for mastering a language. 【解析】选B

16、。推理判断题。根据第三段Kids may be better than adults at learning new languages for many reasons可知, 由于许多原因, 孩子在学习新语言方面可能比成年人更好。由此判断出孩子在学习一门新语言方面具有优势。故选B。3. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on? A. The purpose of the study. B. The findings of the study. C. The subject of the study. D. The process of the

17、 study. 【解析】选D。段落大意题。根据文章最后一段可知, 最后一段主要是介绍研究的过程。故选D。4. Whats the best title of the text? A. Kids Are Better at Learning New LanguagesB. Adults Cant Learn a Second Language WellC. Never Say Die When Learning a New LanguageD. Better to Learn a New Language Before Age 10【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第二句可知, 现在, 在

18、一项新的研究中, 科学家发现了你流利掌握第二语言的确切年龄是10岁前, 之后掌握语言的能力似乎会急剧下降。由此可知, 本文主要讲述了孩子比成年人更容易学习语言, “最好在10岁之前学习一门新语言”是合适的标题。故选D。BWhy does night fall but never break and day break but never fall? Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists? In what other language do peopl

19、e drive in a parkway and park in a driveway? In what other language do they call the third hand on the clock the second hand? Lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetb

20、reads, which arent sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes(悖论), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers

21、dont ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geeseso one moose, two meese? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a f

22、ew are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? English was invented by people, not computers, and it shows the creativity of human beings. Thats why, when stars are out, they are visible; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my

23、 watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it. 【文章大意】文章论述了为什么英语是一门疯狂的语言。5. Which of the following words or expressions have the similar meaning? A. Overlook and oversee. B. Quite a lot and quite a few. C. Hot as hell and cold as hell. D. A wise man and a wise guy. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二

24、段中的How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? (overlook和oversee怎么会是反义词, 而quite a lot和quite a few却是很相似的呢? )可知, quite a lot和quite a few有相似的意思。故选B。6. What does the author probably think of English people? A. Clever. B. Crazy. C. Lazy. D. Determined. 【解析】选A。推

25、理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的English was invented by people, not computers, and it shows the creativity of human beings. (英语是由人而不是计算机发明的, 它反映了人类的创造力)及文章列举了英语中的许多悖论可推知, 作者想表明英国人是很聪明的。7. What can we learn from the text? A. Boxing rings should be round. B. There should be eggs in an eggplant. C. Pineapples are the a

26、pples on the pine tree. D. Sweetmeats and sweetbreads are different things. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. (蜜饯是糖果, 杂碎是肉, 但不甜)可知, 蜜饯和杂碎是不同的东西。8. How does the author organize the text? A. In the order of time. B. In the order of place. C. By

27、 giving a great number of examples. D. By comparing English with the other languages. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall? Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists? (为什么黑夜降临, 却没有黎明; 为什么白天破晓, 却没有黄昏?

28、为什么骑摩托车的人叫“骑手”, 骑自行车的人叫“骑自行车的人”? )以及下文内容可知, 作者主要是通过大量的例子来论证英语是一门多么疯狂的语言的。. 完形填空As a young boy, Britains great Prime Minister(首相), Sir Winston Churchill attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student and nearly1from the school for breaking the rules. 2, he did finish his schoolwork

29、 and his mistakes there did not 3 him from going on to a university. He even really had an army experience, for which he was later elected 4. He achieved it for his wisdom and 5. Because he once refused to 6 during the painful days of World War . His amazing determination helped inspire his entire n

30、ation and was an7worldwide. Towards the end of his period as prime minister, he was 8 to make a speech to the students at his old school. When the great day9, Sir Winston Churchill gave his short, clear-cut speech: “Young man, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never, never, never, never!

31、”Another10 example is Sandra Day OConnor who fought to achieve her best education. Graduating at the top of her class, she worked her 11 into Stanford Law school, where she graduated with 12. Though working hard, she was 13 a woman in the 1950s. She was refused by many law firms 14 they preferred to

32、 hire less qualified(有资格的) man 15 a great woman lawyer. Yet she refused to give up on her dreams. With great efforts her dream 16came true. Just like Churchill and Sandra, they stand for those who never give up. 17, many people in our daily life simply say they want something but without making effo

33、rts. Instead, they let the fear of18 stop them from trying. As a wise saying goes: “Its not how many times you fall down that19. Its how many times you get back up that makes success! ” With hard work, 20 and preparation, you can overcome any difficulty and achieve success. 【文章大意】本文主要通过丘吉尔和桑德拉戴奥康纳的例

34、子向我们证明了成功需要有决心, 并且付出努力。1. A. removed B. replaced C. returnedD. refused【解析】选A。removed移除, 开除, replaced取代, returned返回, 归还, refused拒绝。根据句中 breaking the rules. 可知违反学校纪律要被开除, 所以选A。2. A. ThankfullyB. Briefly C. PersonallyD. Carefully【解析】选A。Thankfully感激地, Briefly简洁地, Personally个人地, Carefully小心地。根据后文he did f

35、inish his schoolwork and his mistakes there did not _him from going on to a university. 可知他最终还是上了大学, 所以对此他充满感激, 所以选A。3. A. perform B. protect C. prevent D. pretend【解析】选C。perform表现, protect保护, prevent 阻止, pretend假装。根据句意可知他最终上了大学, 所以他的错误没有阻止他进入大学, 所以选C。4. A. doctorB. minister C. worker D. teacher【解析】选

36、B。doctor医生, minister首相, worker工人, teacher老师。根据句意和丘吉尔的背景可知他被选为了英国首相, 所以选B。5. A. energy B. expression C. excuse D. courage【解析】选D。energy精力, 能量, expression表达, 表情, excuse理由, 借口, courage勇气。根据后文Because he once refused to _during the painful days of World War . 可知他在二战中拒绝投降, 这说明他很有勇气, 所以选D。6. A. give out B.

37、give off C. give in D. give away【解析】选C。give out分发, 用光, give off发出, give in屈服, give away赠送。根据His amazing determination可知他拒绝投降, 勇气可嘉, 所以选C。7. A. inspirationB. information C. introduction D. interview【解析】选A。inspiration灵感, 鼓舞, information信息, introduction介绍, interview采访。根据前句His amazing determination help

38、ed inspire his entire nation, 可知A正确。8. A. required B. succeeded C. invited D. ordered【解析】选C。required需要, succeeded成功, invited邀请, ordered命令。根据句意可知他是被邀请做演讲, 所以选C。9. A. arose B. formed C. survived D. arrived【解析】选D。arose出现, formed形成, survived幸存, arrived到达。根据后文Sir Winston Churchill gave his short, clear-c

39、ut speech他做演讲, 可知这一天终于到来了, 所以选D。10. A. familiar B. similar C. practical D. different【解析】选B。familiar熟悉的, similar相似的, practical切实可用的, different不同的。根据后文Just like Churchill and Sandra, they stand for those who never give up. 可知她跟丘吉尔有相似的品质, 所以选B。11. A. routeB. powerC. way D. path【解析】选C。route路线, power权利,

40、way方法, 道路, path小路。根据固定短语work ones way into表示努力进入, 所以选C。12. A. heightB. harvestC. humorD. honors【解析】选D。height高度, harvest收获, humor幽默, honors荣誉。根据后文a great woman lawyer可知她取得了成就, 所以选D。13. A. stillB. neverC. onceD. hardly【解析】选A。尽管她很努力, 但她仍然是个女士。still 仍然, never从不, once曾经, hardly几乎不。根据后文She was refused by

41、many law firms _they preferred to hire less qualified man _a great woman lawyer. 可知那时很多工作拒绝女性, 所以选A。14. A. whenB. asC. althoughD. if【解析】选B。根据语境可知前后句表因果关系, 所以选B。15. A. other thanB. more thanC. rather thanD. less than【解析】选C。other than除了, more than不仅仅是, rather than而不是, less than少于, 根据语境可知她被拒绝了, 他们选择男士而

42、不是女士, 所以选C。16. A. finallyB. regularlyC. graduallyD. hardly【解析】选A。finally最后, 终于, regularly规律地, 定期地, gradually逐渐地, hardly几乎不。根据语境可知最终梦想实现, 所以选A。17. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Again【解析】选B。Therefore因此, However然而, Besides另外, Again再一次。根据前句可知丘吉尔他们是为梦想付出了努力, 而后句中很多人不付出努力, 所以前后为转折关系, 所以选B。18. A. s

43、hameB. failure C. sadnessD. concern【解析】选B。shame惭愧, failure失败, sadness悲伤, concern关心。根据语境可知是害怕失败的心理阻止了他们继续尝试, 所以选B。19. A. deservesB. affects C. amazes D. matters【解析】选D。deserves值得, affects影响, amazes使吃惊, matters重要, 起作用。根据后句Its how many times you get back up that makes success! 可知是你跌倒了爬起来多少次使你成功的, 所以D正确。

44、20. A. imagination B. creativity C. interestD. determination【解析】选D。imagination想象, creativity创造力, interest 兴趣, determination决心。根据上文举的例子可知成功需要努力和决心, 所以D正确。. 阅读填句(2021保定高一检测)There are five keys to success in learning a foreign language. Spend the time. By far the most important factor is how much time

45、you are immersed(浸入) in the language. 1 This means spending time enjoyably connected to the language you are learning. Listen and read every day. Listen wherever you are on your MP3 player. 2 Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly understand, or even partly understand. I

46、f you keep listening and reading, you will get used to the language. One hour of listening or reading is more effective than many hours of class time. 3Build up your vocabulary; youll need lots. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through your l

47、istening and reading. Gradually you will be able to use them. Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading. Take responsibility for your own learning. If you do not want to learn the language, you wont. 4 Do not wait for someone

48、 else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do. Discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up. 5Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cant yet understand. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer in your brain,

49、but this will happen on a schedule that you cant control. So just make sure you spend enough time on the language. That is the greatest guarantee of success. A. Focus on words and phrases. B. Read what you are listening to. C. Chat with others in the language on the Internet. D. If you do want to le

50、arn the language, take control. E. Relax and make sure of the time spent on the language. F. The more time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn. G. There are hundreds of easy conversations for you to practice speaking. 【文章大意】文章主要就如何学好一门语言提出了几条建议。1. 【解析】选F。这段主要讲了在学习一种外语上投入时间。根据上文内容可知到

51、目前为止, 最重要的因素是你在语言中投入了多少时间。故F项(你在语言上花费的时间越多, 你学得越快。)承接上文, 符合题意。故选F。2. 【解析】选B。这段主要讲了学习语言还要每天练习听与读。根据上文内容“无论你在哪里使用MP3都可以听。”以及下文内容可知听和读你喜欢的东西, 你大部分能理解的东西, 甚至部分能理解的东西。故B项(Read what you are listening to. 读你正在听的内容。)承上启下, 符合题意。故选B。3. 【解析】选A。根据下文“扩大你的词汇量, 你会需要很多词汇量的。开始注意单词, 以及它们是如何组合成短语的。”并分析本段可知, 这段主要讲了要建立自

52、己的词汇库。故A项(Focus on words and phrases注重单词和短语)能够概括本段主旨, 符合题意。故选A。4. 【解析】选D。根据上文“如果你不想学这门语言, 你就不会学。”以及下文“不要等待别人向你展示语言, 也不要等待别人告诉你该怎么做。”可知D项(如果你真想学这门语言, 那就掌握主动权)承上启下, 符合题意。故选D。5. 【解析】选E。根据下文“不要担心你记不起来或还不能理解的事情。这不重要。你正在学习和提高。语言会逐渐在你的大脑中变得更清晰, 但这会在你无法控制的时间表上发生。”可知, 只要确保你有足够的时间学习这门语言就行了。那是成功的最大保证。故E项(放松并确保花时间在这门语言上。)能够概括本段大意。故选E。11