2020秋新教材高中英语 单元素能自测2 Unit 2 Exploring English（含解析）外研版必修第一册.doc

1、单元素能自测.完形填空Last spring，I was fortunate to be chosen to participate (参加) in an exchange study program.In my application letter，I was careful to _1_ how much I wanted to see France；evidently，my excitement really came through in my words.Once I _2_ that I was going，all I could think about was the fun o

2、f foreign travel and making all sorts of new and _3_ friends.While travelling was inspiring and meeting people was _4_，nothing about my term in France was what I _5_.The moment I arrived in Paris，I was _6_ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents.My entire experience was joyous and e

3、xciting _7_ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人); there had been a death in my host parents extended family.They had to travel outside France for several weeks.That afternoon，I had to _8_ out of one familys house and into another.The exchange coordinator told me Id have a _

4、9_ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker.To avoid the temptation(诱惑) to _10_ my native language，I asked not to be _11_ with an Englishspeaking roommate.When I got to my new room，I _12_ myself to my new roommate Paolo，a Brazilian(巴西人)，the same age as I，whom I was

5、 surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours，we knew wed be good friends for the rest of the _13_. I left France with many _14_，so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was，they are always _15_to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of

6、weekdays in class，weeknights on the town，and weekends _16_ France we enjoyed together.I love how people _17_seem so different，but end up being so _18_.The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasnt just to respect the foreign people _19_ to respect all people，for your next best frie

7、nd could be just a continent away.I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful _20_.到国外去交流学习，可以开阔视野，欣赏美景，尤其是可以结识新朋友。文化背景、爱好各不相同的人成为兴趣爱好相同的挚友，你不认为很有意思吗？1A.discussBexpressCannounceDargue答案：B解析：词义辨析题。怀着到国外的美好憧憬，我在申请信中当然要认真表述我多么希望去看看法国。expr

8、ess表述；表达。2A.agreed Bknew Cwarned Drefused答案：B解析：词义辨析题。当我的申请得到允许，我知道了我将作为交换生被派往法国，我心里充满快乐。know知道。3A.stubborn BanxiousCdetermined Dinteresting答案：D解析：背景常识题。此处应该表示我将结识的新朋友的特点。人们一般都会喜欢有趣的人。interesting有趣的。故选D。4A.boring Bupsetting Cexciting Dpromising答案：C解析：逻辑推理题。该空所在的让步状语从句中的两件事都是作者乐意做的：travelling和meeting

9、 people。travelling was inspiring，那么meeting people的特点也一定与inspiring一样是一个褒义词。应选exciting令人兴奋的。5A.expected Bliked Cdoubled Dfeared答案：A解析：词义辨析题。尽管旅游令人欢欣鼓舞，结识新朋友令人兴奋，但是我却一点儿也没有预料到我本学期在法国的情况。expect预料。6A.transported Bsaw Cgreeted Dsupported答案：C解析：词义辨析题。我一到达巴黎，就受到一对法国夫妇的迎接。greet迎接；招呼。7A.until Bwhen Csince Dwh

10、ile答案：A解析：逻辑推理题。在收到令人震惊的消息之前，我的感觉就是兴奋。此处的连词应该表示；“直到在之前”，所以应用until。8A.move Btravel Cwalk Drush答案：A解析：词义辨析题。那对法国夫妇要出国，我需要搬家。move搬家。9A.housekeeper BleaderCroommate Dcolleague答案：C解析：词汇复现题。第二段的倒数第三句中提到了roommate，这里是该词的复现。10A.learn Bappreciate Cspeak Dmaster答案：C解析：词义辨析题。到了法国，如果仍然与说英语的人同住，难免会说英语。这是作者不希望发生的。

11、speak说。11A.preferred Bfitted Cinvolved Dplaced答案：D解析：词义辨析题。为了避免说英语，我请求不与说英语的室友同住。place安排；使在某处。12A.added Bintroduced Cdevoted Dadapted答案：B解析：词义辨析题。我到了新房间后，向新室友做了自我介绍。introduce介绍。13A.term Bweek Cmonth Dvacation答案：A解析：词汇复现题。第一段最后一句提到my term，此处是该词的复现。14A.presents Bsuitcases Cstories Ddreams答案：C解析：词义辨析题。

12、我在法国做了很多事情，有丰富的经历。学期结束，我带着我的经历回国。story经历；故事。15A.surprised BdeterminedCinterested Dconcerned答案：A解析：逻辑推理题。从语境看，我的感受与一般人认为的不同，所以他们听到我的经历会感到吃惊。surprised吃惊的。16A.placing BexploringCsettling Dgraduating答案：B解析：词义辨析题。我谈到的是我的巴西朋友、上课的时光、在城里的夜晚以及我们一起探索法国的经历。explore探索；研究。17A.need Bshall Cmust Dcan答案：D解析：词义辨析题。人们

13、最初可能看起来并不相同，但是最后却十分相似。这里表示的是可能性，所以用can。18A.generous BindependentCsimilar Dclose答案：C解析：词义辨析题。该句中的连词but暗示此处应该是different的反义词，所以用similar。19A.and Bbut Cor Dso答案：B解析：固定搭配题。前面的not just就意味着该空一定是but。not just.but不仅是而且。20A.instructions BfriendshipsCfacts Ddata答案：B解析：逻辑推理题。我以我个人的经历向那些想经历外国文化，获得友谊的人推荐交换生项目。交朋友是我

14、的巨大收获，所以此处应为friendships。.阅读理解A mother goat is able to pick out her own baby from its voice alone by the time the kid is just five days old.Researchers from University of London played kids bleats to female goats and studied their responses.They were surprised to find that the animals were able to pi

15、ck out their own kids voices.“A mother and the kid rely a lot on smell to recognize one another and，in the wild，during the first week of their lives，the animals hide in grass and dont call much.Its a strategy they use to avoid enemies，” Dr Elodie Briefer，who led the research，explained to BBC News.“T

16、he mother calls to the kids when she wants them to come and feed，so we expected that kids would recognize the mothers voices.” In fact，this was the case for deer，which also use this hiding strategy，although they do not belong to the same family of species as goats.She and her team recorded and playe

17、d back young kids calls to the female goats and recorded their responses.She explained，“Even when the calls came from kids that are five to six days old，we could see the mothers responding more to the voices of their own babies.” Hearing the voice of their own kids，the females would look towards the

18、 speaker that the sound was coming from，moving around and calling in response.The scientists say that understanding how goats behave and communicate is very important.“This helps us understand just how smart these animals are，” said Dr Briefer.“Farmers might be able to change their way to raise goat

19、s considering this natural behaviour.”这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了母山羊能够从小山羊宝宝发出的叫声中分辨出自己的孩子。1What does the underlined word “bleats” mean?AHabits. BVoices. CResponses. DVideos.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。由第二段“Researchers from University of London played kids bleats to female goats and studied their responses.They were surprised

20、to find that the animals were able to pick out their own kids voices.”可知， 来自伦敦大学的研究人员对母山羊播放小羊的叫声，并研究它们的反应。他们惊讶地发现，这些动物能够分辨出自己孩子的声音。所以画线单词bleats是“声音”的意思。故B选项正确。2During the first few days of the baby deer，the mother and the kid mainly depend on _to recognize each other when they are hiding in grass.Av

21、oice Btouch Cvideos Dsmell答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第三段“A mother and the kid rely a lot on smell to recognize one another and，in the wild，during the first week of their lives.In fact，this was the case for deer.”可知，在小羊出生的第一周，在野外时，羊妈妈和小羊依靠气味来识别彼此事实上鹿也是这种情况。所以在小鹿出生的几天内，母鹿和小鹿躲在草丛里，主要靠气味来辨认对方。故D选项正确。3In the experime

22、nt，what does a mother goat do when hearing her kids voice?AMaking voice in response.BJumping over and over.CHiding herself somewhere.DBehaving just as usual.答案：A解析：细节理解题。由第四段“Hearing the voice of their own kids，the females would look towards the speaker that the sound was coming from，moving around a

23、nd calling in response.”可知，听到自己孩子的声音时，母羊会看着发出声音的扬声器，四处走动，并以叫声做出回应。所以在实验中，母羊听到自己孩子的声音时，会以声音回应。故A选项正确。4The passage is mainly written for _ to read.Ateachers Bwriters Cfarmers Dlawyers答案：C解析：推理判断题。由最后一段“Farmers might be able to change their way to raise goats considering this natural behaviour.”可知，考虑到羊

24、的这种自然行为，农民也许可以改变他们养羊的方式。所以判断出，这篇短文主要是写给农民，供他们阅读的。故C选项正确。.读后续写I recently attended a Little League baseball game held in Nassau County.It turned out to be a lesson on how not to parent a Little Leaguer.I went there to watch a family friend play ball.School was winding down, and it was possible that st

25、ress levels would be low，especially on the ball field.These kids were supposed to be having fun.But why did they look so angry？Why were the parents so tense? These were 11 and 12yearold children, not professionals.But it seemed that the parents were not aware of that.Some of the kids looked miserabl

26、e.Both coaches were shouting at their players.With every pitch (投), every catch and every swing of the bat came sounds of “No, not like that ！” or “Better keep that up, son ！” After a while, it seemed to have a negative effect on the kids.In the fifth game, after a player missed a play on the infiel

27、d, a man told the boy, “Pay attention to the action！Get your head in the game！” The player responded,_“Dad, its just a game, and Im exhausted！”I thought to myself how embarrassing that must have been for both of them.Its been years since I was on the field, but I played in many different sports leag

28、ues as a kid.I recall how competitive some parents were when it came to watching their children.And its fine to want your children to win.Winning is important.But winning is not everything. Is that the message you want to get across to your childto win at all costs, and to put fun second? Because th

29、at is certainly what it seemed like, and thats not the healthiest environment for a kid, not in Little League, anyway.I played for and against my share of competitive coaches.But at the baseball game, the parents seemed to care about the outcome much more than their kids.Arguments over whose kid was

30、 the better pitcher and calls missed by the judge often broke out between parents in the stands.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。答案Paragraph 1：It seemed as if the kids werent the ones who got up on Saturday morning to go and play with friends.Ins

31、tead, the parents were expecting too much of their kids and pushing them too hard. They were not aware how stupidly they were behaving and totally ignored the feelings of the kids. Im not saying these were bad parents. But I found it hard for the kids to have fun in the game.Paragraph 2：Theyre just

32、kids. Let them be kids.Parents pay league fees so that their children can play a sport, join a team and make new friends. At that age, winning is not the most important thing. What matters most is having fun. It is normal for some kids to play better than others because each kid is good at doing different things. It is wise of parents to let their kids enjoy the game and learn a thing or two. If not, then join an adult league of their own, and leave their kids out of their fantasies.