【學案】選修一Unit2限時訓練2

56級高二英語限時訓練2020925ATriptoItalyforSpring2019/Fall2019TransferStudents!Don'tmissyourchancetoexploreoneoftheworld'smostdistinctivecountrieswherehistory,cultureandcuisinebineforanunforgettableexperience!Viewfamousart,visithistoricsites,discoveruniqueneighborhoodsandoutdoormarkets,andrelaxinanoutdoorcafe.Thetripwillconsistof34daysinRomefollowedbybustransportationtoFlorencefor34days.Additionally,aonedaytriptoSienna,PisaorSanGimignanowillbeincluded.Topicstobecoveredduringthetripinclude:CultureandLanguage,Art,LiteratureandHistory.●Whatdoesthetripexperienceinclude?RoundtripairfareandgroundtransportationProgrammedactivitiesTotalvalueoftheprogramismorethan$2,800,butisofferedtofulltimeSpring2019/Fall2019transfersforonly$550.●Whoiseligible(符合條件)forthetrip?AllnewtransferstudentswhoenterArcadiainSpring2019/Fall2019canparticipateintheprogram.●Whowillacpanytransferstudents?Eachgroupof20transferstudentswilltravelabroadwithonefaculty(教員)andonestaffmember.●Isthisprogramrestrictedtostudentsinspecificmajors?Theprogramisopentotransferstudentsinallmajors.ContactColleneHareat2155722840orformoreinformation.21.WhichofthefollowingiswhatthestudentswilldoinItaly?A.GotoFlorencebyair.B.StayinRomemostofthetime.C.VisitSienna,PisaandSanGimignano.D.GotoFlorenceaftertheirtourofRome.22.HowwillthestudentsgotoItaly?A.Byplane.B.Byship.C.Bybus.D.Bytrain.23.Whomistheprogramfor?A.AlltransferstudentsinArcadia.B.NewtransferstudentsinArcadia.C.StudentsofallmajorsinArcadia.D.StudentsandteachersinArcadia.BIwastravelingwithstudentsinBarcelona,walkingthroughthefamousstreetLaRambla,whenInoticedtwoguysmakingfunofme.Icouldseetheminthereflectionofamirroredbuilding,makinggestureswiththeirhandstosuggesthowmuchbiggerIwasthanthethingirlstandingnexttome.Theypaintedherfigureintheairlikeanhourglass.Thentheypaintedmyshapelikeaball.Theyweresayingsomething,too,buttherewasonlyonewordIcouldmakeout:Gorda.Fatwoman.I'vebeenhearingmentslikethisformuchallmylife.Maybesomeoneelsewouldhaveyelledatthem,orshrunkinside.ButIdon'tgetupsetwhenthishappens.Ipulledoutmycamera,andsetupashoot.IsuspectthatifImetwiththesenarrowmindedpeople,mywordswouldhavenoeffect.So,ratherthanusingtheattackers'actionstobeatmyselfup,Ijustprovethemwrong.Thecameragavememyvoice.Foraboutayear,I'dbeentakingpicturesofstrangers'reactionstomeinpublicforaseriesIcalled"WaitWatchers."MygoalistocaptureawiderangeofsocialgroupssoItravelasmuchasIcan.I'vephotographedinSpain,Peru,Chicago,NewYorkandMemphis.Isetupmycamerainplainsightonatripod(三腳架)orbench,oranassistantwilltakehundredsofphotographsinseveralminutes.IthenbtheimagestoseeifIcapturedareaction.AndIdon'tgethurtwhenIlookattheimages.IfeellikeIampushingthestarebackontothemtoletpeopleseetheirstare.I'mfinewithwhoIamanddon'tneedanyone'sapprovaltolivemylife.IonlygetangrywhenIhearsomeonementaboutmyweightbutIdon'tgettheshot.Sincetheprojectstartedgettingmediaattention,I'vereceivedhundredsofemailsfrompeoplethankingme.Therearesomanypeopleintheworldwhofeeltheyhavetherighttocriticizesomeoneforthewaytheylook.Igotanemailfroma15yearoldgirlinBelgiumwhosaidmyimagesmadeherfeelbetterandnotcareaboutwhatothersthink."Thatmademeproud.Asforwhattheimagesmean,viewersmayinterprettheimagesastheyseefit.I'mjusttryingtostartaconversation.24.Wherewerethetwoguyswhentheauthornoticedthem?A.Outsidethebuilding.B.Onthetopofthebuilding.C.Nexttoamirrorinthebuilding.D.Infrontofamirrorinthebuilding.25.Whatdoestheauthorintendtogetwithhercamera?A.Picturesofstrangers.B.Picturesofsocialgroups.C.Reactionstoherfromstudents.D.Reactionstoherfromvariouspeople.26.WhatcanheinferredaboutthegirlinBelgium?A.Shepaysnoattentiontowhatothersthinkabout.B.Sheisoftenmadefunofforherappearance.C.Sherealizeshermakingfunofothersiswrong.D.Sheisbeginningtofeelproudofherappearance.27.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelwhenshewrotethisarticle?A.Upset.B.Guilty.C.Unlucky.D.Confident.CLongbefore"digital"and"native"werewordsthatcouldreasonablyfitintothesamesentence,kidshadadventuresinthegreatoutdoorsthesortofnaturefilledadventuresfilmmakerPaulWardexperiencedasachildgrowinguponafarm."Unfortunately,childrentodaydon'thavethesameexposuretonature,"saysthefatherofEstella,nine,andSylvie,seven."Instead,thesedigitalnativesareoftengluedtotheirscreens."Wantingtoreconnectthisyounggenerationwiththeoutsideworldviaamediumthatthey'refamiliarwithWardteamedupwithfilmproducerVickyPopetocreateWildEyes,awebsitethatusestechnologytohelpchildrentogetintouchwithnature.WardandPopespenttwoyearsdevelopingWildEyes,whichrequiresuserstopleteinterestingtasksinnature,suchassettingupcamporfindingacertainkindofbird.Onceachallengeisplete,theplayeruploadsaphototothewebsitetoearnonlineencouragementand"likes"fromotherplayers."It'sallaboutinteractingwithkidsontheirownterms,"saysWard.Ward,whospentalmosttwoyearsworkingasaproducerfortheDiscoveryChannelinLosAngeles,saystheresponsesofarhasbeenpositive."We'vehadmorethan15,000sitevisitorstodate,whichisreallyencouraging."BothWardandPopeareworkinghardtoensureallthetasksareaffordableandadaptableforboththehomeandclassroom.Theybelievethere'salsoafuturebenefittoturningsquareeyesintowildeyes."AsDavidAttenboroughsays,peoplewillonlyprotectwhattheycareaboutandthey'llonlycareaboutwhatthey'veexperienced,"hesays."Givensomuchofourlivesarelivedonline,ifwecareaboutlookingafterournaturalworld,it'simportantweprovideattractivedigitalexperiencesthatengageyoungkidswithnature."28.HowwasWard'schildhooddifferentfromhischildren's?A.Hedidalotofoutdooractivities.B.Hisvocabularywaslimited.C.Heseldomplayedinthewild.D.HehadnoputerorTVset.29.WhatdochildrendoonWildEyes?A.Expandtheirknowledgeaboutnature.B.pletetheirtasksgivenbythewebsite.C.Sharetheiroutdooractivitieswithothers.D.Participateinactivitiesorganizedbythewebsite.30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"squareeyes"inparagraph7referto?A.Anactivitythatrequireshardwork.B.Anactivitythatisaffordableandadaptable.C.Apersonspendingalotoftimeinnature.D.Apersonspendingtoomuchtimeonthescreen.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ExperiencingtheGreatOutdoorsB.KeepingawayfromtheScreenC.biningtheScreenwithNatureD.LookingaftertheNaturalWorldDTolearnnewthings,wemustsometimesfail.Butwhat'stherightamountoffailure?NewresearchledbytheUniversityofArizonaproposesamathematicalanswertothatquestion.Educatorshavelongrecognizedthatthereissomethingofa"sweetspot"whenitestolearning.Thatis,welearnbestwhenwearechallengedtograspsomethingjustoutsideofourexistingknowledge.Whenachallengeistoosimple,wedon'tlearnanythingnew;likewise,wedon'texpandourknowledgewhenachallengeissodifficultthatwefailentirelyorgiveup.Sowheredoesthesweetspotlie?Accordingtothenewstudy,it'swhenfailureoccurs15%ofthetime.Putanotherway,it'swhentherightanswerisgiven85%ofthetime.ResearchersattheUniversityofArizonacameupwiththesocalled"85%Rule"afterconductingaseriesofmachinelearningexperimentsinwhichtheytaughtputerssimpletasks,suchasclassifyingdifferentpatternsintooneoftwocategories.Theputerslearnedfastestinsituationsinwhichthedifficultywassuchthattheyrespondedwith85%accuracy."Ifyouhaveanerrorrateof15%oraccuracyof85%,youarealwaysmaximizingyourrateoflearninginthesetwochoicetasks,"saidProfessorRobertWilson.Whenwethinkabouthowhumanslearn,the85%Rulewouldmostlylikelyapplytoperceptual(感知的)learning,inwhichwegraduallylearnthroughexperienceandexamples,Wilsonsaid.Imagine,forinstance,aradiologist(放射科醫(yī)生)learningtotellthedifferencebetweenimagesoftumors(腫瘤)andnontumors."Youneedexamplestogetbetteratfiguringoutthere'satumorinanimage,"Wilsonsaid."IfIgivereallyeasyexamples,youget100%rightallthetimeandthere'snothinglefttolearn.You'renotgoingtobetakingasmuchfromthatasasituationwhereyouarestrugglingalittlehit.IfIgivereallyhardexamples,you'llhe50%correctandstillnotlearninganythingnew,whileifIgiveyousomethinginbetween,youcanheatthissweetspotwhereyouaregettingthemostinformationfromeachparticularexample."32.Whichofthefollowingislinkedwiththesweetspot?A.15percentaccuracy.B.50percentaccuracy.C.85percentaccuracy.D.100percentright.33.Whydidtheresearchersteachputerssimpletasks?A.Tofindoutwherethesweetspotlies.B.Toseehowwellputerscarryouttasks.C.Toparetheresultsoftheirexperiments.D.Toconductsomeresearchonmachinelearning.34.Whatisthepurposeofthe"examples"mentionedinthelastparagraph?A.Toteachwhattodointhetreatmentoftumors.B.Toteachhowtodeterminethereisatumor.C.Tohelptorememberwhatislearned.D.Tohelptolearnhowatumordevelops.35.Accordingtothetext,whatisthemosteffectivewayoflearning?A.Nottakingfailuretooseriously.B.Learningthroughexperienceandexamples.C.Strugglingalittlebit,butnottoomuch.D.Learningthingsthatarepletelynew.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分,滿分1分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Whetheryouareanewblogger,oronethathasbeenbloggingforawhile,youareprobablywonderinghowtomakethebestofyourblog.36Bydoingso,youcangetyourblogknown,promoteaproductandgettheresultsyouareexpecting.Hereareseveralwaystodothis.Thefirststepistomakesurethatyourblogisupdatedfrequently.37Thiswillmakeahugeimpactonyourblog.Continuepostingasyoushouldasthisissomethingthatwillkeepattractingyourreaderstoyourblog.38Havingyourownlookisahugeplusintheblogmarketingworld.YoucanhaveyourownlookbyjustusingHTML,andadjustingthecodetosuityourtaste.Youaregoingtoseethatthiswilltrulymakeadifferencewithyourblog.Trytogetathemethatisgoingtomatchthemarketthatyouarepromotinginyourblog.Doingsowillmakeitlookevenmoreprofessional.Somethingelsethatwillhelpyouwithyourblogmarketingisexchanginglinkswithauthorityblogsthatareinyoursamemarket.39TheauthoritysitesarelistedhighinGoogle'ssearchresults.However,justafewlinksarehardlyeverenoughtogetyourblogknown.Youwillneedtocontinuetoworkonyourblogandgetmorelinkstoitallofthetime.40Intheworldofblogs,mostblogownersarethankfulforalllinks,andarewillingtoreturnthefavor.Rememberthateffectiveblogmarketingrequirespersistenceandpatience.Justkeepworkingonit.Yourhardworkisgoingtopayoffandyouwillhegladthatyoudid.A.Makeyourblogdifferent.B.Themorethebetterinthiscase.C.Infact,thekeytothisistoblogeffectively.D.Meanwhile,heonguardagainstharmfullinks.E.Postinyourblogregularlyforthebestresults.F.Anotherimportantthingistomakeyourbloglooknice.G.Thisisanothergreatwaytogetthewordoutaboutyourblog.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Manypeoplesaythattheirchildhoodwasthehappiesttimeoftheirlives.But,thatwasnot41forme,atleastbetweentheagesof10to12.Iwaspractically42bymyparents,whoseemedonlyinterestedintheirneverendingmoneymaking.Iwas43,aloneratschooltoo,dislikedbymyclassmatesforgettinggoodgrades.Longingfor44,Ifellintodepressionandstartedthinkingaboutdeath.Whileontheschoolfieldtrip,Ilostmyfootingandslippedintoamarsh(沼澤)andgotmy45muddy.Asluckwouldhaveit,outofnowhere,anangel,inthe46ofanativewoman，lentmeahelpinghand.She47metohersmallcottageandhelpedmechangemy48trousers.Shemademeeatfromwhatlittlefoodshehad,andtoldmefunnystories,49tocheermeup.Thatladysavedme.Shesavedmybeliefinthe50ofpeople.Icametoseethatnomatterwhathappens,therearegoodthingsintheworld,whichyoucan51forexistence.AnotherthingInoticedwasthatthelady,thoughshelivedin52surroundings,seemedhappy.Irealizedthatlifeisbeautifulifweloveit.Onlythosewhoare53theirlifecanreallyunderstandwhathappinessreallyis.Idroppedtheideaofendingmy54.ImustthankthatkindladyforwhatIhadneverexperiencedtillthen.55someone'slifewithkindnessisworthallthetreasureintheworld.41.A.preciseB.acceptableC.newD.true42.A.controlledB.abusedC.ignoredD.missed43.A.carelessB.purposelessC.friendlessD.fearless44.A.freedomB.schoolingC.moneyD.pany45.A.backpackB.trousersC.glassesD.coat46.A.formB.absenceC.directionD.hope47.A.tookB.followedC.pointedD.guided48.A.tightB.wetC.newD.worn49.A.attemptingB.offeringC.demandingD.helping50.A.honestyB.wisdomC.abilityD.kindness51.A.devotetoB.contributetoC.relyonD.insiston52.A.unpleasantB.cosyC.unfamiliarD.natural53.A.seriousaboutB.proudofC.busywithD.contentwith54.A.tripB.lessonsC.lifeD.program55.A.AssessingB.ChangingC.CreatingD.Valuing第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Whileitisnosecretthatoperatingacellphonebehindthewheelcanhe56(danger),itisoftenthoughtthatthereis57(little)riskifdriversuseahandsfreecellphone.Newresearchshowsthatdrivingusingahandsfreecellphone58(be)justasriskyasusingahandheldcellphone.Infact，itisparabletodrunkdriving!ResearchersfromtheUniversityofUtahhavefoundthatdriverswhousebothhandheldandhandsfreecellphonesareasdistracted(分心)asdrunkdrivers.Accordingto59research,driverswhousecellphonesaremorelikelytodelay60(brake)andgetintoaccidents.Inthestudy,40participantsusedthedrivingsimulator(模擬器),PatrolSim,61(test)fourdifferentdrivingconditions:notdistracted,usingahandheldcellphone,usingahandsfreecellphone,anddrunk.Thedrivingsimulatorfollowedanothercarthatbrakedoccasionallytotesttheparticipant'sreactionlevels.Duringthedrunkdrivingtrial,theparticipants62(instruct)todrinkvodkaandorangejuiceuntil63(they)bloodalcohollevelreached0.08theminimumlevelthatdefines(定義)drunkdrivinginmostoftheU.S.Thestudyalsosupportsearlierresearch,64showedthathandsfreecellphoneswerenotlessdistractingthanhandheldcellphones.Thedistractionanddangerappeartoenotfromthetechnologyused65fromtheconversationitself.56級高二英語限時訓練答案2020925A21.D根據(jù)“Thetripwillconsistof34daysinRomefollowedbybustransportationtoFlorencefor34days.”可確定答案。根據(jù)“aonedaytriptoSienna,PisaorSanGimignanowillbeincluded”可排除選項C（注意or）。22.A根據(jù)“Roundtripairfare”可確定答案。23.B根據(jù)“AllnewtransferstudentswhoenterArcadiainSpring2019/Fall2019canparticipateintheprogram.”可確定答案。B24.A根據(jù)“…walkingthroughthefamousstreetLaRambla,whenInoticedtwoguysmakingfunofme.”和“Icouldseetheminthereflectionofamirroredbuilding…”可知，作者是在街上行走，在安裝有鏡子的建筑物的鏡子里看到了這兩個人。25.D根據(jù)“Foraboutayear,I’dbeentakingpicturesofstrangers’reactionstomeinpublicforaseriesIcalled“WaitWatchers.”MygoalistocaptureawiderangeofsocialgroupssoItravelasmuchasIcan.”可確定答案。26.B根據(jù)“feelbetterandnotcareaboutwhatothersthink”可推斷答案。27.D作者在本文中敘述她如何用照相機作為反擊的武器，將那些在公共場所嘲笑她肥胖的人拍下來，公布于眾，用此方法暴露對方不文明、不尊重他人的行為。短文的主線貫穿著作者一種自信：身體肥胖并非錯，錯的是那些嘲笑別人肥胖的人。作者的這種自信也體現(xiàn)在下面這些句子中：Maybesomeoneelsewouldhaveyelledatthem,orshrunkinside.ButIdon’tgetupsetwhenthishappens.IsuspectthatifImetwiththesenarrowmindedpeople,mywordswouldhavenoeffect.So,ratherthanusingtheattack