2021-2022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、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 oasis (绿

2、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 Xinjiang

3、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. Accommodation:

4、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) and was built

5、 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:Breakfast.

6、 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 cycling in downtow

7、n 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. . . ”可知, 在古代, 敦煌是商人

8、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 Horse Pagoda?A. They

9、 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 cultural heritage at

10、 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 Province. The 1, 65

11、1-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 University in 1963

12、. 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 monitoring temperatur

13、e 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 heritage would have been

14、 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 when her husband j

15、oined 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 continues her efforts a

16、s 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 Grottoes being eroded.

17、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 1963. B. In 1967. C. I

18、n 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. Reject something. D. Give

19、 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 intelligent. C. Humorou

20、s 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Experts say boredom is good for kids. It forces them to be creative, 1 their imaginations, and helps them discover new things. A(n) 2 in point is 13-year-old Luke Thrill from Dubu

21、que, Iowa. Luke was3of playing video games and riding his bike, so he decided to build a tiny house in his backyard instead. He made money from cutting lawns(草坪) and 4 exchanged some services, such as gaining the help of an electrical engineer 5 sweeping his garage. Luke also used spare materials fr

22、om his grandmothers house and other 6 materials from his neighbors for some of the windows and the doors. The 89-square-foot home cost $1, 500 to build and took 18 months. Inside theres a kitchenette, a back sitting room, a table and a mounted(镶嵌的) TV, and an upstairs bedroom can be easily 7 by stai

23、rway. Although Luke did the research and learned how to do all the work, he had his fathers 8 throughout the project. Greg Thrill was very happy that his son learned to control 9 and deal with grown-ups. However, he had some simple rules when Luke started building the house: “You 10 the money. You b

24、uild it. And you own it. ”Luke is now in love with11. He posts his story of building a house on YouTube, hoping to 12 other kids to start building. 13, he wants to build a bigger house to live in, but for now, he 14 in his new home a few nights a week, does homework there, and uses it to take a 15 f

25、rom his twin brother. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。专家称无聊对孩子有益, 因为它会迫使孩子们变得更具创造力、想象力, 帮助他们发现新事物。来自爱荷华州迪比克市的13岁男孩卢克如何开始对建筑感兴趣的例子就证明了这一点。1. A. changesB. ignoresC. improvesD. weakens【解析】选C。changes改变;ignores忽略;improves提高;weakens变弱。文章开头谈到无聊的好处, 无聊可迫使孩子们有创造力, 提高他们的想象力, 帮助他们发现新事物。这三种情况并列, 故选C。2. A. methodB. explanationC.

26、 procedureD. case【解析】选D。method方法;explanation解释;procedure程序;case情况, 案例。句意:来自爱荷华州迪比克市的13岁男孩卢克就是一个非常恰当的例子, 故选D。3. A. tiredB. fondC. confidentD. guilty【解析】选A。tired厌烦的;fond喜欢的;confident自信的;guilty有罪的。根据文章开头Experts say boredom is good for kids. 可知, 专家认为无聊对孩子有好处, 所以举了卢克厌倦玩电子游戏和骑自行车这样一个例子来证明专家的观点。故选A。4. A. t

27、hus B. even C. still D. anyhow【解析】选B。thus因此;even甚至;still仍然;anyhow无论如何。卢克从割草坪中赚钱, 甚至兑换一些服务, 前后句是递进关系, 用even符合上下文语境, 故选B。5. A. in exchange forB. in praise ofC. in support ofD. in place of【解析】选A。in exchange for以换;in praise of赞扬;in support of支持;in place of代替。句意:通过给电气工程师打扫车库来换取他的帮助。与前文的exchanged some ser

28、vices相照应, 故选A。6. A. recycledB. cheapC. newD. raw【解析】选A。recycled回收的;cheap便宜的;new新的;raw未经加工的。句意:卢克还用他祖母家房子的剩余材料和他的邻居家的其他回收材料做一些门窗。根据语境, 可知选A。7. A. supportedB. accessedC. heldD. landed【解析】选B。supported支持; accessed使用, 接近, 进入;held持有; landed着陆。这通过楼梯就可以很容易地进入楼上的一个卧室。故用B。8. A. permissionB. helpC. controlD. o

29、rder【解析】选B。permission允许;help帮助;control控制;order命令。根据Although以及常识可知, 小孩子建造这么复杂的房子需要家人的帮助。故选B。9. A. creditB. businessC. budgetD. duty【解析】选C。credit信誉;business生意;budget预算;duty职责。从前文的卢克割草坪赚钱和交换服务, 以及房子的总花费可知, 父亲对儿子能在控制预算的情况下学会和大人相处并建好房子感到很高兴, 故选C。10. A. borrowB. donateC. raiseD. distribute【解析】选C。borrow借;d

30、onate捐赠;raise筹集;distribute分配。由上文的卢克通过帮助人修剪草坪赚钱可知, 卢克是靠自己筹集资金来建造房子, 父亲的规则就是:资金你来筹集, 房子你自己建造, 建造好了房子也归你。故选C。11. A. booksB. videosC. ridingD. building【解析】选D。根据语境可知卢克爱上了建造房子, 故选D。12. A. inspireB. pressC. commandD. warn【解析】选A。inspire激发;press压;command命令;warn警告。他将他建房的故事发到了YouTube上, 希望能激励其他孩子对建筑感兴趣。故选A。13.

31、A. LuckilyB. EventuallyC. FrequentlyD. Strangely【解析】选B。luckily 幸运地; eventually 最后; frequently 频繁地, 经常地; strangely 古怪地。最后, 他的愿望是建造一个更大的房子来居住, 故选B。14. A. brings outB. leaves outC. hangs outD. puts out【解析】选C。brings out出版, 生产;leaves out省略, 遗漏;hangs out闲逛, 逗留;puts out扑灭, 伸出。句意:但现在, 他每周都要在他的新房子里待上几个晚上。根据语

32、境, 故选C。15. A. rideB. riskC. chanceD. break【解析】选D。 ride骑乘;risk风险; chance机会;break休息, 中断。句意:他每周去新房子里做家庭作业, 从而避开他的双胞胎兄弟, 休息一会。根据句意, 故选D。. 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“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

33、文化遗产。注意:1. 要涵盖所给要点, 词数80个左右;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

34、 cultural relics are 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 cit

35、y or a place. They 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