高中英語選擇性必修二 Unit 4 Section B Learning About Language-2020-2021學(xué)年課時同步練（解析版）

1、Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land4.2 Learning About Language一、基礎(chǔ)鞏固. 選詞填空later on, pay attention to, compare with, ahead of, make a living, make a profit, a number of, be covered with1. When you come across the crossing, you should the traffic signals. 2. Im busy now; Ill tell you all about it . 3. T

2、he flowers here do not those at home. 4. Because of the weather, the sports meeting was held a week schedule. 5. The moon dark clouds yesterday evening. 6. Having lived in California until 1970, my family has experienced earthquakes. 7. Whats more, years ago, many farmers left home for big cities to

3、 . 8. A businessman will grasp at any chance to . 答案：1. pay attention to 2. later on 3. compare with 4.ahead of 5. was covered with 6. a number of 7. make a living8.make a profit. 完成句子1. how the restaurant had treated this special case. 這家餐廳對待這個特例的方式給我留下了深刻的印象。2. The caves early Viking times in abou

4、t 800 A. D. 這些洞穴可以追溯到公元800年的早期維京時代。3. Everyone has a story that them. 每個人都有自己獨(dú)一無二的故事。4. You that British people love tea. 英國人喜愛喝茶, 對于這點(diǎn)你或許會感到些許驚訝。5. the toys in the big department store. 孩子們被大商場里的玩具迷住了。6. Some argue that these figures are they seem. 一些人主張, 這些圖并不像他們看起來那么令人擔(dān)憂。7. Even if give, you can

5、give encouragement. 即使你一無所有, 也能給人鼓勵。8. Today a mutual rescue operation. 而在今天看來, 這更像一次相互拯救的行動。9. As the old saying goes, if you , then any direction will do. 就像古老的諺語說的那樣, 如果你不知道打算去哪里, 那么什么方向都行。10. A summer is the time when school is out and I can both outside and in. 夏天是學(xué)校放假的時候, 我可以花大部分時間在外面和家里玩。答案：1

6、. I was really impressed by 2.date back to 3.is unique to 4. might be surprised to learn5. The children were fascinated by 6.not as worrying as 7. you have nothing else to8. it seems more like 9. dont know where you want to go 10. spend most of my time playing拓展提升. 閱讀理解AIn March 2008, I told my frie

7、nds: I was going to shut down my law practice and travel around the world in a year. Whats more, Id do it without taking any flights or making a single advance (預(yù)先的) reservation. Some friends offered support and encouragement, while others were doubtful. Once Id said the words, there was no turning

8、back. It took months to shut down my law practice and get things in order. There really wasnt any great reason why I wanted to circle the world. I simply wanted to do something fun and different. When I had this plan, I didnt plan for it to lead to a life on the road forever. I was planning to come

9、back, open a new law practice and write a hugely successful book about my travels. Before I left, I started a travel blog, which served as a way to take notes for the book. Once I set off on my trip in December 2008, I found that travelling without using planes was not easy. It took seven days and n

10、ights on trains to get from Moscow to Beijing. Sometimes, I wouldnt see a village or a human being for 10 hours. I had a whole cabin to myself from the second day of that journey. It turned out that travelling with no reservations was far less difficult than I had imagined. Pulling into a city on a

11、bus with a bag, looking in a guidebook for a few suggestions of accommodations (住宿), and then finding an empty room was never a problem. Soon after I started this adventure, I realised that my return to the US would be temporary (暫時的). About three months into my journey, I realised that I didnt want

12、 to go back to my old life. The world is so wonderful and I wanted to see as much of it as I could. 1. Whats the authors friends attitude to his new plan? A. Dissatisfied. B. Supportive. C. Uncaring. D. Divided. 2. Why did the author want to circle the world? A. He lost interest in law. B. He follow

13、ed a friends example. C. He wanted to find some enjoyment. D. He failed to run the business successfully. 3. What was the authors plan for his global trip? A. Avoiding travelling by air. B. Finishing a book while travelling. C. Making careful plans in advance. D. Finding a place for his law practice

14、. 4. What would the author probably do after returning to the US? A. Start a travel blog. B. Go back to his old life. C. Prepare for another trip. D. Be a temporary worker. 答案與解析：【文章大意】本文是記敘文。作者關(guān)掉律師事務(wù)所開始全球旅行, 從此被世界上的美麗風(fēng)景所吸引。1. 【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Some friends offered support and encouragement, whil

15、e others were doubtful. ”可知, 作者的朋友對他環(huán)球旅行的決定持不同意見。2. 【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“I simply wanted to do something fun and different. ”可知, 作者旅行是為了體驗一些樂趣。3. 【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Whats more, Id do it without taking any flights及第三段中的Once I set off on. . . I found that travelling without using planes was not easy

16、. ”可知, 作者旅行中不會乘坐飛機(jī)。4. 【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I realised that I didnt want to go back to my old life. The world is so wonderful and I wanted to see as much of it as I could. ”可知, 作者回到美國短暫停留后還要繼續(xù)旅行。BThere are usually few things people want to do less than housework. But while washing the dishes and dus

17、ting the shelves seem like trouble some things. A new study has found just how important they are to our general health and happiness. In fact, scientists now believe cleaning the house is more important to mental and physical health than other factors, such as the area you live in or how much you e

18、arn. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say doing housework is helpful because of the exercise it takes to get the daily job done, which in turn affects mental health. Dr. Kathy Wright and a research team at the universitys Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing wanted to find out how pr

19、operty (財產(chǎn)), education, environment and health behaviors, like smoking, affect an older persons health. The studys 337 participants, from 65 to 94 years old, had to have at least one chronic (慢性的) illness which prevented them from doing at least one basic daily task, such as bathing and dressing. Dr

20、. Wright said she was surprised to learn that doing housework and keeping their property affected the participants mental and physical health more than other factors. “House cleaning kept them up and moving, ” said Dr. Wright. “A clean environment is helpful in treating some illnesses. And poverty (

21、貧窮) did not directly affect mental or physical health. ”The study proved what Dr. Wright had observed in her visits: people living in a dirty environment seemed less satisfied than those in a place that was neat and tidy. Dr. Wright hopes the study shows how important it is for older people with chr

22、onic illnesses to continue physical activities, such as doing reaching exercise while sitting, standing up and sitting down in a chair. 5. What can we infer from the first paragraph? A. Most people dont like doing housework. B. Most people are too busy to do housework. C. Most people do less housewo

23、rk than before. D. Most people dont know how to keep healthy and happy. 6. When Dr. Wright and the team did the research, they _. A. limited the participants moving areas to certain placesB. tried different treatments for the participants illnessesC. observed the changes of the participants behavior

24、sD. chose those who were weak as their participants7. According to the passage, by doing housework, we can _. a. learn to shareb. do some exercisec. learn to be responsibled. keep the house clean and tidye. enjoy staying with family membersf. improve our mental and physical healthA. a, c, eB. b, d,

25、fC. c, d, fD. d, e, f8. The passage mainly tells us _. A. peoples different attitudes towards houseworkB. how to improve mental and physical healthC. the advantages of doing houseworkD. the best ways to do housework答案與解析：【文章大意】有研究發(fā)現(xiàn), 做家務(wù)可以使老年人更健康、更幸福。5. 【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的第一句“There are usually few

26、 things people want to do less than housework. ”以及之后的“. . . seem like troublesome things” 可推知, 大多數(shù)人都不喜歡做家務(wù)。6. 【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句“The studys 337 participants, from 65 to 94 years old, had to have at least one chronic illness. . . ”可知, 他們選擇一些年老體弱的人作為研究對象。7. 【解析】選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“how important t

27、hey are to our general health and happiness”, 第二段中的“doing housework is helpful because of the exercise it takes to get the daily job done”以及最后一段中的“people living in a dirty environment seemed less satisfied than those in a place that was neat and tidy”可知, 做家務(wù)可以使我們的房間干凈整潔、使我們多運(yùn)動、促進(jìn)我們的身心健康, 由此可知選B。8. 【

28、解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容可知, 文章主要說明做家務(wù)的好處, 首段提出研究結(jié)論, 中間闡明研究過程, 尾段總結(jié), 再次印證結(jié)論做家務(wù)有助于身體健康, 心情舒暢。. 完形填空A Letter to Mom and Her Mince (肉末) PiesWhen I was a little girl, on Christmas eve, you and I would bake cakes. “Make enough mince pies, because Santa likes them, ” you would tell me. On Christmas morning, Id

29、wake up and was excited at the 1 before me. At the bottom of my bed would be loads of presents. Id scream in delight, 2 tearing the wrapping paper. Running downstairs, I would 3 that Santa hadnt just stopped in the 4. There were also lots of 5 around the Christmas tree. Many years later, the 6 conti

30、nued. One afternoon 7 we were making extra mince pies, it 8 hit me that the extra wasnt for 9. I said, “Those extra mince pies were never for Santa, were they? They were 10 you! ” You never said a word a smile was your only 11. Christmas changed in 1986, when you suffered a 12 brain disease. After 1

31、3 throughout Christmas, you passed away on December 29. Only now am I starting to enjoy Christmas again. And while I dont do the 14 any more, I do have mince pies in the house. I leave one out just for you, as if you were 15 a part of my Christmas. 1. A. pie B. mess C. tree D. sight2. A. rudelyB. pu

32、rposelyC. excitedlyD. really3. A. discover B. witnessC. describe D. imagine4. A. apartment B. living-roomC. bedroom D. kitchen5. A. people B. cakesC. leaves D. presents6. A. tradition B. holidayC. celebration D. situation7. A. while B. thoughC. directly D. before8. A. heavily B. certainlyC. suddenly

33、 D. frequently9. A. Mom B. SantaC. Christmas D. guests10. A. for B. to C. like D. beside11. A. explanation B. opinionC. expression D. reply12. A. mild B. curableC. severe D. common13. A. suffering B. preparingC. working D. resting14. A. laundry B. cleaningC. operation D. baking15. A. still B. alsoC.

34、 even D. just答案與解析：【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。作者回憶兒時與母親共度圣誕節(jié)的美好時光, 她們一起做烘焙, 等待禮物的到來。而每次圣誕節(jié)作者的母親都會多做些肉餡餅留給“圣誕老人”。1.【解析】選D。根據(jù)空處下一句“At the bottom of my bed would be loads of presents. ”可推知, 作者醒來后對于床底下禮物成堆的景象(sight)興奮尖叫。pie餡餅, 派; mess混亂; tree樹。2.【解析】選C。根據(jù)空處前面的“scream in delight”和空處后面的“tearing the wrapping paper”可推知

35、, 作者看到禮物后高興地尖叫, 并且興奮地(excitedly)撕開禮物的包裝紙。rudely粗魯?shù)? purposely故意地; really真正地。3. 【解析】選A。根據(jù)下文所述, 作者看到圣誕樹周圍也有很多禮物, 結(jié)合選項可知, 此處應(yīng)指作者發(fā)現(xiàn)了(discover)。witness目睹; describe描述; imagine想象。4.【解析】選C。上文講述作者先在床底發(fā)現(xiàn)了禮物, 下文說又在圣誕樹周圍發(fā)現(xiàn)了禮物, 由此可推知, “圣誕老人”不僅在臥室(bedroom)停留過。apartment公寓; living-room客廳; kitchen廚房。5. 【解析】選D。根據(jù)上文的“

36、loads of presents”和空前的“There were also lots of”可推知, 在圣誕樹周圍有很多的禮物(presents)。6.【解析】選A。根據(jù)前兩段作者和母親共度圣誕節(jié)的回憶可推知, 此處指多年以后, 這個傳統(tǒng)(tradition)仍然繼續(xù)。holiday假期; celebration慶祝; situation情形。7. 【解析】選A。句意: 當(dāng)(while)我們在做額外的肉餡餅時。though雖然; directly一就; before在之前。8. 【解析】選C。根據(jù)下文“Those extra mince pies were never for Santa”可

37、推知, 作者突然(suddenly)意識到做的這些肉餡餅從來都不是給圣誕老人的。heavily嚴(yán)重地; certainly無疑, 確定; frequently頻繁地。9. 【解析】選B。根據(jù)下文的Santa, 可以推知此處應(yīng)選Santa圣誕老人。10.【解析】選A。根據(jù)上句“for Santa”以及最后一段I leave one out just for you “我都會給你留一塊”可知。11. 【解析】選D。根據(jù)空前的“You never said a word”可知, 微笑是作者母親唯一的回復(fù)(reply)。explanation 解釋; opinion觀點(diǎn); expression 表達(dá);

38、 表情。12. 【解析】選C。根據(jù)下文的“you passed away”可知, 作者母親的腦部疾病很嚴(yán)重(severe)。mild不嚴(yán)重的, 輕微的; curable可治愈的; common普通的。13.【解析】選A。根據(jù)上文的“when you suffered a _brain disease”和空后的“you passed away on December 29”可知, 作者的母親在整個圣誕節(jié)期間遭受(suffer)了很多痛苦。prepare準(zhǔn)備; work工作; rest休息。14. 【解析】選D。根據(jù)while表盡管及“I do have mince pies in the hou

39、se”可知, 作者不再做烘焙(baking)了。laundry洗衣房; cleaning清理; operation手術(shù); 操作; 經(jīng)營。15. 【解析】選A。根據(jù)空前的“I leave one out just for you”可知, 此處指母親仍舊(still)是作者圣誕節(jié)的一部分。 . 語法填空Grasslands in different regions have different names. 1. _ (cover) one third of the Earths surface, grasslands sometimes 2. _ (know) by many names, such as savannah or plains. The health of grasslands depends 3. _ how much animals feed on native plants. If too many animals feed on the plants, the area could become a desert. But too little feeding can also be bad for grasslands. The Great Pl