2020-2021学年新教材高中英语 Unit 3 Food and Culture Period 4课时素养检测（含解析）新人教版选择性必修第二册.doc

1、Unit 3 Food and Culture课时素养检测十二Unit 3Period 4. 阅读理解Over the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British. However, theyve always felt superior in the kitchen. France has had a reputation for cooking excellence for centuries, and Britain for some of the worst cooking in

2、the world. But according to a recent survey, that reputation may no longer reflect reality. In the survey, 71% of the Britons said they cook at home every day, while only 59% of the French said they cook daily. British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety o

3、f dishes than French home cooks. The reaction in London was predictably enthusiastic. British food has greatly improved since the 1990s. Once upon a time, the menu for many family meals would have been roast beef, potatoes and over-cooked vegetables, but not now. Home cooks are experimenting with th

4、e huge range of ingredients now available in British supermarkets and are preparing all kinds of new dishes, using the cookbooks that sell millions of copies every year. As a result, theres much more diversity in British food now, compared to French food, which tends to be very traditional. Some Fre

5、nch people say that the survey did not show the whole picture. They agree that during the week French women dont cook as much as they used to because most of them work and dont have much time. They tend to buy ready-made or frozen dishes, but many of them make up for it on the weekend. Theres also a

6、 difference between Paris and the countryside. Its true that people in Paris dont cook much, but elsewhere, cooking is still at the heart of daily life. For many French people, opinions about British food have not changed. When Bernard Blier, the food editor of a magazine, was asked about British fo

7、od, he replied, “I dont go out of my way to try it. It is not very refined. You can say that Im not a fan at all. ”【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项调查结果: 英国人做饭的水平不再是过去的样子了。1. According to the passage, nowadays British people _. A. cook less at home than the French every dayB. no longer eat roast beef and over-

8、cooked vegetablesC. are more willing to try cooking all kinds of new foodsD. buy more cookbooks than French people do【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段的“British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks. ”可知答案。2. What can we infer from the fourt

9、h paragraph? A. French women cook less often now. B. The French prefer ready-made dishes. C. French women seldom cook on the weekend. D. Cooking is at the heart of peoples life in Paris. 【解析】选A。 推理判断题。根据第四段的“They agree that during the week French women dont cook as much as they used to because most

10、of them work and dont have much time. ”可知答案。3. What is Bernards attitude towards British food? A. He would love to try it. B. He shows no interest in it. C. He considers it worse than before. D. He considers it better than before. 【解析】选B。 细节理解题。根据最后一段中Bernard所说的话“I dont go out of my way to try it. I

11、t is not very refined. You can say that Im not a fan at all. ”可知答案。4. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The history of British food. B. The history of French food. C. The change in British food. D. The change in French food. 【解析】选C。 主旨大意题。本文在第一段点出主题: 根据最近的一项调查, 英国人做饭的水平不是过去的样子了。下文进行了具体介绍,

12、故选C项。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Some people choose to live in a flat sharing with others. Others cant imagine leaving their perfect flats to live with lots of other people. If you live alone, youre responsible for your own space. If you need your quiet space, youre guaranteed to

13、 have it. 1 And you can catch up with work without being interrupted or have a long and undisturbed bath. However, theres no one around if you need a helping hand. If something gets broken, youll have to fix it yourself. 2 You dont have friends at home to invite you out and help you meet people. The

14、res no one at home to have a cup of tea with and talk about how your day was. 3 Sometimes when you get home, the cake your colleague gave you as a thank-you present is mysteriously gone. Whenever you want a relaxing bath, theres no hot water left and someone wants to come in every five minutes. Its

15、also rarely quiet. Someone always seems to have a birthday party when you want to go to bed early. But in spite of all that, there can be some wonderful moments, like waking up to the sound of the hoover (吸尘器). 4 And when you come home after a long day, you find your housemates making pizza with lef

16、tover vegetables while you watch a film. 5So, whats your choice? A. You can be alone quite a lot. B. Thats when it all seems worth it. C. You dont have to share the sofa with anyone. D. Living alone has become more popular in recent years. E. Its not all good when you live with other people, though.

17、 F. You will realize how important your friends and family are. G. You will realize someone else is doing the cleaning for a change. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍了独自生活以及与别人合住的优缺点。1. 【解析】C。本空承接上文, 是对上一句“If you need your quiet space, youre guaranteed to have it. ”的举例: 如果你需要安静的空间, 你肯定会拥有它。你不需要和别人分享沙发。2. 【解析】A。本

18、空后两句是对这一处内容的具体说明: 你不会收到舍友的外出邀请, 也没有人和你在家里边喝茶边聊天。由此可推知, 本空是指你会经常感到孤独。3. 【解析】E。根据下文内容可知, 本段谈论了和别人住在一起也并不总是那么美好。4. 【解析】G。本空承接上一句中提到的那些美妙时刻中的一种情况: 在吸尘器的声音中醒来, 你会意识到有人正在打扫房间。5. 【解析】B。本空是对最后一段内容的概括: 这些美妙的时刻会使你感到做出和别人住在一起这个选择是值得的。. 完形填空If you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find a

19、 restaurant which serves the food of your native country. Most large 1 in the United States offer an international sample of 2. Many people enjoy 3 the food of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States. A second is that Ameri

20、cans 4 from all the parts of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their 5 lands. In the city of Detroit, 6, there are many people from Western Europe, Latin America and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit 7 serve the foods of these areas. There are many 8 international restaura

21、nts, too. Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to better understand the foreign people and their 9 of life. One of the most common international restaurants to be 10 in the US is an Italian restaurant. The restaurant is a small business 11 by a single fami

22、ly. The mother of the 12 cooks all the dishes and the 13 and children serve the customers who come to eat there. Or it may be a large restaurant which can 14 many customers during one evening. So a restaurant may be 15 by one family, one person, or by several different people who work together in th

23、e business. 【语篇概述】世界各地的大城市里都能找到其他国家的本地食品, 本文主要讲述了美国的餐馆。1. A. cities B. countrysideC. nations D. families【解析】选A。前一句讲了世界各地的大城市, 本句开始讲美国的大城市。2. A. waitersB. restaurantsC. foodsD. cooks【解析】选C。在美国, 大多数城市提供各种国际食品。3. A. makingB. eatingC. carryingD. remembering【解析】选B。许多人喜欢吃其他民族的食品。4. A. arriveB. comeC. goD.

24、 leave【解析】选B。美国是个移民国家, 美国人来自世界各地。5. A. gardenB. countryC. stateD. native【解析】选D。他们喜欢吃有本国风味的食品。6. A. and so onB. likeC. for exampleD. such as【解析】选C。for example表示举例说明。7. A. whereB. whichC. whenD. who【解析】选B。关系代词which/that 引导定语从句, 且which在从句中作主语。8. A. otherB. othersC. anotherD. the other【解析】选A。代词other在句中作

25、定语, 不能用复数形式。9. A. hopeB. wishC. placeD. way【解析】选D。the way of life“生活方式”。10. A. cookedB. enjoyedC. foundD. eaten【解析】选C。在美国可以找到的最普遍的国际饭店是意大利饭店。11. A. builtB. runC. drivenD. lived【解析】选B。run在此处的意思是“经营”。12. A. familyB. cityC. businessD. group【解析】选A。指前一句中提到的family。13. A. motherB. guestsC. visitorsD. fathe

26、r【解析】选D。妈妈炒菜, 爸爸和孩子们为顾客端饭上菜。14. A. dealB. workC. serveD. prepare【解析】选C。serve customers“招待顾客”。15. A. ownedB. soldC. takenD. helped【解析】选A。一个饭店可以被一个家庭拥有, 可以被一个人拥有, 也可以被几个在一起工作的不同的人拥有。. 语法填空A healthy lifestyle is related 1. _ physical and mental fitness. Do you think it is time to make changes to live 2

27、. _ healthier life? Nowadays many people say they just dont get much time to look after 3. _(they) health. However, it is what you do and eat every day that guarantees you a healthy body. So make some little changes in your schedule to improve your lifestyle. Its never too late. These are some sugge

28、stions 4. _(give) by health experts which can help you achieve your goal. First of all, add healthy food items to your diet. For example, eating green vegetables and fruit 5. _(be) a must because they contain lots of vitamins and minerals 6. _ are necessary to your body. Do remember to exercise 7. _

29、(regular) because it will burn extra fat in your body and help you gain control of your 8. _(weigh). If you cant exercise every day, at least go for a walk every day. Sleep at least eight hours every day 9. _(make) you feel fresh and energetic. In addition, many people do some activities every day,

30、10. _(say) this helps them develop their mind. There are many things you can do to keep healthy, but exercising will always be at the top. 【语篇概述】 健康的生活方式和身体健康、精神健康紧密相关, 一些小改变就可以改善你的生活方式。文章给出了一些改善生活方式的建议。1. 【解析】to。考查介词。be related to是固定搭配, 意为“和有联系”。2. 【解析】a。考查冠词。live a healthier life过一种更健康的生活。live a.

31、. . life为固定表达。3. 【解析】their。考查代词。此处需用形容词性物主代词作定语, 故填their。4. 【解析】given。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知, 设空处作suggestions的后置定语, give和其逻辑主语suggestions之间是被动关系, 故用过去分词given。5. 【解析】is。考查动词的时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知, 此处为动名词短语作主语, 谓语动词应用单数, 本文以一般现在时为主, 故填is。6. 【解析】that/which。考查定语从句的关系词。分析句子结构可知, 设空处引导定语从句, 先行词为lots of vitamins and

32、minerals, 引导词用that/which, 在从句中作主语。7. 【解析】regularly。考查副词。修饰动词exercise要用副词regularly。8. 【解析】weight。考查名词。此处需要名词作介词of的宾语, 且空前有形容词性物主代词修饰。故填weight, 意为“体重”。9. 【解析】to make。考查非谓语动词。设空处应填非谓语动词, 此处表示目的, 应填动词不定式to make。10. 【解析】saying。考查非谓语动词。句子主干为“many people do some activities every day”, 设空处应填非谓语动词, say和其逻辑主语many people之间是主动关系, 故用现在分词作伴随状语。