2019-2020学年同步人教版（新课改适用）高中英语必修二培优练习：UNIT 2 THE OLYMPIC GAMES 单元加餐练 WORD版含解析.doc

1、Unit 2 单元加餐练.阅读理解Athletics was a key part of ancient Greek life from the founding of the Olympic Games in 776 BC. until the games in the late fourth century AD. The games were held to honor the gods and during religious festivals. Athletic events such as running, jumping, discus throwing, javelin to

2、ss, boxing and wrestling are exceptionally well represented.ZeusZeus was considered the most important of all the Olympic gods. He was originally worshipped as a god of climate change. He quickly became the god of fertility (多产) however, and was worshipped as the “farmer” (georgos)As the possessor (

3、ktisios), he offered a good harvest；as the father (pater), he protected the family and all who lived nearby. He was thus honored on the altar in the courtyard. As the brother (fratius), he protected blood relations. Before long, Zeus was worshipped as a Supreme Being who determined the fate of man a

4、nd justly set the moral order of the world.HeraHera was the sister and wife of Zeus and was worshipped all over Greece, but especially in the region of Argos. She was thus also called “Argeia”She was considered the protector of marriage and the marital bond. Homer describes Hera as the most importan

5、t female deity,_but also the official spouse (配偶) of the father of the gods.AthenaThe ancient Greeks believed that Athena was miraculously born out of the head of Zeus. In Homers work, she is described as a warrior goddess wearing full armour. She was as important as Aris, the god of war.ApolloApoll

6、o was the god of moral order and music, but his main capacity was to protect the art of divination (占卜)He was worshipped by the farmers as the god of the harvest.语篇解读：在古代奥运会中，人们从事体育活动的目的究竟是什么呢？原来和敬神以及宗教活动有关。1What can be learned from the text?AFratius is closest in meaning to farmer in Greek.BZeus wa

7、s worshipped as a super man in the beginning.CHera was the sister of Zeus.DZeus claimed to be the most important of all the Olympic gods.解析：选C细节理解题。由文中第三段中首句“Hera was the sister and wife of Zeus .”可知答案C正确。从第二段中可知其余答案与事实不符。2What does the underlined word “deity” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?ASpou

8、se. BGod.CSport event. DAthlete.解析：选B词义猜测题。第一段以后的内容主要涉及古希腊神和他们的情况，因此推测该词的意义为“神”。句意：荷马把她描述为最为重要的女神。3It can be inferred from the text that _.Aafter the late 4th century, athletic events were not always held to honor the godsBHomer must have been one of the Greek godsCAthena might be one of the daughte

9、rs of ZeusDHera was also called “Argeia” because she was born in Argos解析：选A推理判断题。由文中第一段内容可知，公元四世纪以前，很多体育活动是和敬神以及宗教节日有关系，因此判断以后情况发生变化。Homer是一位希腊诗人，因此B项错误。由第四段“.was miraculously born out of the head of Zeus”可知C项错误。由第三段“.but especially in the region of Argos. She was thus also called Argeia”可知D项错误。4Whi

10、ch of the following would be the best title of the text?AThe history of the Olympic GamesBAncient Olympic Games more on the GodsCGods and their separate statusDAthletic events in ancient Olympic Games解析：选B标题归纳题。文章第一段提出主题思想，尤其是最后两句“The games were held to honor the gods and during religious festivals.

11、 Athletic events such as .”。.阅读七选五Life is just like a box. Inside it are happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in it teach us new lessons and make us a better person.LoveLove plays a key role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. With

12、out love a person could become cruel and violent. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care. They tell us what is right or wrong, good or bad. _1_. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to

13、 the feelings of others. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.Happiness and SorrowMaterialistic happiness is shortlived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment. _2_. No mind is happy without peace. We reali

14、ze the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.Failure and Success_3_. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.Hope and DespairHope is wha

15、t keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. _4_， because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for

16、it has passed and is beyond our control.Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. _5_， so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.ALife teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hourBSo the only alternative is work hard todayCBut we always tend to take this for grantedDSuccess lie

17、s in trusting yourselfESo lets enjoy every dayFFailure is the path to successGPeace of mind is the main link to happiness答案：15CGFAB.完形填空How military training makes us confidentThe sun was shining brightly over our heads and sweat (汗水) was pouring off our backs and faces. We stood still without _1_ a

18、ny noise, all hot and tired. But everyone kept standing as _2_ as trees.It was _3_ most high schools give to new Senior One students military training. We _4_ four days in a closed environment. _5_ we couldnt go home at night and the training was _6_ and difficult, our humorous young drillmaster (教官

19、) with a funny accent was a real _7_ of our days. We laughed _8_ his jokes, sat in rows singing different songs and _9_ him telling true stories about his life. He gave us the feeling that _10_ and sweat were not the only things that military training _11_.After this journey, we were more _12_ than

20、we had imagined and we were much braver than we had _13_. Girls who looked pale rested for a little while, then _14_ came back to the team. Boys who were being punished _15_ to the playground at once and began to run. Sweat flowed down our faces _16_ we thought about how to shout _17_ than other cla

21、sses.Military training taught us perseverance (坚持不懈) and determination. On the last day of our training, the confidence could be _18_ in our faces. We shouted so loud that our _19_ could be heard across the heavens. With eyes like burning torches (火炬), we walked into the future. Now the sun is _20_

22、at all of us.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了高一军训的经历，那段时光是艰苦的，快乐的，难以忘怀的。1A.cryingBmakingCsending Dtelling解析：选Bcry意为“哭”；make意为“制造”；send意为“发送”；tell意为“告诉”。我们静止地站在那里，没有发出噪音；make a noise为固定搭配，意为“制造噪音”。2A.right BtallCbent Dstraight解析：选Dright意为“正确的”；tall意为“高的”；bent意为“弯曲的”；straight意为“笔直的”。每个人像树一样笔直地站在那里。3A.nothing Banyt

23、hingCsomething Deverything解析：选Cnothing意为“没什么”；anything意为“任何事情”；something意为“某事”；everything意为“每件事”。军训是高一学生要做的一件事情。4A.wasted BspentCkept Dtook解析：选Bwaste意为“浪费”；spend意为“度过，花费”；keep意为“保持”；take意为“拿走”。在封闭的环境中我们度过了四天。5A.Because BIfCAlthough DAfter解析：选Cbecause意为“因为”；if意为“如果”；although意为“尽管”；after意为“在之后”。尽管(Alt

24、hough)我们晚上不能回家，训练是严格(strict)的，但是我们年轻幽默的教官是我们那些日子的真正快乐(pleasure)。6A.strict BcuriousCinteresting Dnormal解析：选A参见上题解析。strict意为“严格的”；curious意为“好奇的”；interesting意为“有趣的”；normal意为“正常的”。7A.success BpleasureCworry Dwonder解析：选B参见第6题解析。success意为“成功”；pleasure意为“快乐”；worry意为“担忧”；wonder意为“惊奇”。8A.at BinCto Dwith解析：选A

25、我们因他的笑话而大笑。laugh at .“因而发笑了；嘲笑”。9A.referred to Bdevoted toCturned to Dlistened to解析：选Drefer to意为“提到，谈到”；devote to意为“奉献”；turn to意为“转向”；listen to意为“听”。我们在听他讲真实的人生故事。10A.sunlight BwealthCdesire Dhealth解析：选Asunlight意为“阳光”；wealth意为“财富”；desire意为“渴望”；health意为“健康”。他给我们一个感觉，军训不只是日晒和汗水。11A.received BhelpedCof

26、fered Dhappened解析：选Creceive意为“收到”；help意为“帮助”；offer意为“提供”；happen意为“发生”。军训不只是日晒和汗水。12A.concerned BdeterminedCinterested Dsurprised解析：选Bconcerned意为“关心的”；determined意为“下决心的”；interested意为“感兴趣的”；surprised意为“感到吃惊的”。下文中“taught us perseverance and determination”也给出提示。由此可知，这次军训后，我们比想象得更加坚定。13A.expected Bexpres

27、sedCdisliked Drescued解析：选Aexpect意为“预测，期盼”；express意为“表达”；dislike意为“不喜欢”；rescue意为“营救”。我们比我们预想的更勇敢。14A.just now Bso farCright away Dat present解析：选Cjust now意为“刚才”；so far意为“到目前为止”；right away意为“立刻，马上”；at present意为“目前”。根据上句，我们比我们预想的更勇敢可以判断，脸色苍白的女孩，休息一会后，立刻归队。15A.escaped BmovedCrode Drushed解析：选Descape意为“逃脱”

28、；move意为“移动”；ride意为“骑”；rush意为“急忙”。正在被惩罚的男孩立刻跑回操场，开始奔跑。16A.so BwhenCor Duntil解析：选B当我们喊的声音比其他班大时，汗水顺着脸流下来。when意为“当时候”。17A.larger BstrongerClouder Dlower解析：选Clarger意为“更大的”；stronger意为“更强”；louder意为“更大的声音”；lower意为“更低”。当我们喊的声音比其他班大时。18A.seen BheardCsmelt Dtouched解析：选Asee意为“看见”；hear意为“听见”；smell意为“闻”；touch意为“

29、触摸，碰”。自信在我们脸上能看到。19A.thoughts BfeelingsCopinions Dvoices解析：选Dthought意为“思想”；feeling意为“感情”；opinion意为“意见”；voice意为“声音”。我们的口号响亮，声音响彻云霄。20A.traveling BfallingCsetting Dsmiling解析：选Dtravel意为“旅行”；fall意为“落下”；set意为“放置”；smile意为“微笑”。阳光正冲着我们微笑。.语法填空This summer, eight pupils travelled to China to participate in th

30、e Chinese Bridge Summer Immersion (深入) Course at Tianjin Foreign Studies University. From the 10th27th July, my classmates and I had a fantastic experience during which we spent 17 days _1_ (become) truly immersed in the Chinese culture. One important aspect of our journey was daily _2_ (visit) to T

31、ianjin Foreign Studies University. Each day we took part in a Mandarin (普通话) course _3_ we learned useful vocabulary to help us throughout our trips. We also had the opportunity to have _4_ taste of different Chinese cultural activities like Beijing Opera mask painting, paper cutting and many more e

32、xciting activities. These allowed us to have a much _5_ (deep) understanding of the culture of China and the traditions of the country. _6_ the end of our time in the city of Tianjin before moving on to Beijing, we all took part in a Mandarin test for which we _7_ (prepare) throughout our time spent

33、 in the university. Despite our worries about having to sit a test during our summer holiday, we all succeeded and went on _8_ (enjoy) our last week in the city of Beijing before returning to Scotland. I can say _9_ (honest) that our journey to China is an unforgettable experience that _10_ (remembe

34、r) and looked back on fondly by all of us.语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者和同学利用暑假来中国体验中国文化。1becoming考查非谓语动词。spend time (in) doing sth.是固定搭配，意为“花费时间做某事”。2visits考查名词的数。visit是可数名词，空前没有限定词，故用其复数形式。3where考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句，先行词为a Mandarin course(抽象的地点名词)，空处在从句中作地点状语，故用where引导该定语从句。4a考查冠词。have a taste of .“体验”为固定用法，故填不

35、定冠词a。5deeper考查形容词的比较级。这些活动让我们对中国文化和传统有了更深的理解。根据语境和much可知，此处要用deep的比较级。6At考查介词。at the end of .“在结束时”为固定搭配，故填介词At。7had prepared/had been preparing考查时态。此处是在叙述过去发生的事，因此此处应用过去时态；由语境及该句中的“we all took part in a Mandarin test”得知，可使用过去完成时表示在“参加普通话考试”之前已完成的动作；也可用过去完成进行时表示动作从过去某时开始，一直延续到另一个过去时刻，该动作刚刚结束，或可能还在继续

36、。8to enjoy考查非谓语动词。此处指作者他们考完普通话后，继续享受在北京的一周假期，应使用go on to do sth.“继续做另外一件事”，故填to enjoy。注意：不可填enjoying，因为go on doing sth.表示“继续做同一件事”。9honestly考查副词。修饰动词用副词，故填honestly。10will be remembered考查时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，that引导定语从句，that指代an unforgettable experience，且与动词remember之间是被动关系，故用被动语态；再结合前面的is和语境可知，此处指中国之行将被我们所有

37、人记住并深情回味，故用一般将来时，表示将来的动作。.应用文写作假定你是李华，你的美国网友Harry发邮件询问你最喜欢的运动。请你根据以下所给提示，向他介绍你最喜欢的运动游泳。1何时开始喜欢上游泳；2现在练习游泳的情况；3你的理想。注意：1.词数80左右；2信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3可以适当发挥，以使行文连贯。Dear Harry，Nice to receive your email. Id like to tell you about my favourite sport, swimming. Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear Harry，Nice to receive

38、 your email. Id like to tell you about my favourite sport, swimming.At the age of six, I began to learn swimming from my parents, who are good at it. Now I often go swimming with my friends in my spare time. Besides, I go to sports school every weekend, where I have learned many swimming skills. Swimming does good to my health, and I have made many friends as well.My favourite swimmer is Ye Shiwen, who won two gold medals at 2012 London Olympic Games at the age of 16. I hope I can swim as well as her and have the opportunity to take part in the Olympic Games in the future.Yours，Li Hua