2020-2021学年新高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册课后练习：Unit2单元测评(含解析)

1、第二单元测评（时间:120分钟 满分:150分）第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅 读一遍。M:How much did you pay for the used television?W:200 dollars.M:200 dollars for a piece of junk like that?That ' s a rip-off!1 .What does the man

2、mean?A. What the woman bought isn ' t worth so much money.B. What the woman bought is really a bargain.C. What the woma n bought is valuable.答案AM:Did you hear that?The drought conditions are severe!There ' s a lot of death,dying,and suffering out there!W:I heard that,but it ' s not surpr

3、ising actually,because we haven ' t had as much rain as normal this year.2.What are the two speakers look ing forward to?A. Cool air.B.Ra iny days.C.Flowers.M:I ' m fed up with my roommate.We ' re supposed to share the groceries,but I end up feeding him three meals a day.I really can 

4、9; t afford it any Ion ger.W:I know how you feel.Maybe you just want to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.If he refuses to mend his ways,the n ask him to move out.3.What does the woma n suggest the man do?A. Have a talk with his roommate.B. Be hon est and share the groceries.C. Ask his roommate to

5、 move out.答案AW:John,tell me about your day.What time do you wake up?M:Well,some days I wake up early.Maybe about 6 o ' clock.But other days,maybe I ' ll sleep in until 10:00 or 11:00.How about you,Sarah?W:Well,l like everyday to be the same.So I wake up everyday at 8 o ' clock.First,I ma

6、ke coffee right away.The n we have breakfast together at about 8:30.4. Whe n does the woma n wake up?A. At about 6:00.B. At 8:00.C. At 10:00 or 11:00.答案BW:What sports do you like to watch?M:Nah.My favourite sport to watch is basketball.A nd I prefer play ing sports,such as basketball,volleyball,box

7、in g. What about you?Do you like watch ing sports?W:Yes .I especially love to watch football,somethi ng about hot guys chas ing after a football .It' svery excit ing to watch.5. What sports does the woma n like to watch?A. Basketball.B.Boxi ng.C.Football.答案C第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每

8、段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟 所完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。M:What ' s going on between you and Gary?Did you guys have a fight or something?W:I can ' t stand him any more!He has such a bad temper that even a little piece of friendly advice se

9、ts him off.M:So what did you tell him?W:I told him that if he could be more patient and try not to lose his temper so easily,he would be more popular.M:No won der he threw a fit.His popularity is really a sore spot.W:Well,l guess I ' ll just keep my mouth shut.That ' ll teach me to give advi

10、ce! M:Not uni ess you want to die!6. How does the woma n feel now?A. Excited.B. Puzzled.C.A ngry.答案|C7. What does the man think of the woman?A. She should be patie nt with Gary.B. She will continue to give Gary advice.C. She will learn how to give advice.答案B听第7段材料，回答第8 9题。W:Are there pla ne tickets

11、to San Fran cisco the day after tomorrow?M:Good after noon，Miss .I ' ll have a look at the timetable for you.I ' m sorry，but there aren' t any direct flights available.W:Are there tickets for Saturday the n?M:Yes，there are.How do you want to go，first class or coach?W:I' ll need a coa

12、ch.What' s the fare?M:It is 260 dollars.W:What time will the flight put me there?M:The flight will get you there at six on Sun day morning.W:OK,I ' II take three.What' s the flight number?M:The flight number is 301 at Gate Two.8. Whe n will the woma n arrive at San Fran cisco?A. At six o

13、n Sun day evening.B. At six on Sun day morning.C. At six on Saturday morni ng.答案B9. How much will the woma n pay?A. $780.B.$260.C.$520.答案A听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。W:We are on,kind of on the side of a hill in the forest but we have a good view of Mount Fuji on the other side of the valley.M:Yeah.It ' s r

14、eally nice here.Why are you in this forest right now?W:Well,l ' m currently teaching English up here at the campus.up here in the forest.M:Oh ,ni ce.Do you take any walks in the woods?W:Yes,I enjoy taking walks in the woods.And sometimes I even go for a jog in the woods.There ' s a few paths

15、 around here and there' s a nice golf course as well that you can run around. M:OK,great!What ' s the best thing about being in nature?In the forest?W:Well,for me it ' s the stress relief that it provides especially living in Tokyo which is of course one of the world ' s largest and

16、most no isy cities .It' s also nice to get back out into n ature sometimes and just hear the in sects very clearly,as well as some birds and you know it ' s just nice to get back out into n ature.M:I agree.OK,tha nks a lot,Kevi n.W:You ' re welcome.10. What does the woma n do?A. She is a

17、 teacher.B. She is a reporter.C. She is a sportswoma n.答案A11 .What can the woma n jog around sometimes?A. A golf course. B.A lake.C.The campus.答案A12. What is the best thing about n ature for the woma n?A. The soun ds.B. The view.C. The stress relief.答案|C听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。W:Well,l ' m glad you 

18、9; re fin ally back .I was won deri ng what happe ned.M:We got lost coming back.1 guess I don ' t really know this town yet.We took a wrong turn somewhere.A nd Joseph does n' t know the tow n at all.So I started givi ng him directi on s.But I didn ' t really know where we were.So we got

19、seriously lost.W:You could have called.M:I know I could have.But fin ally we asked some one where we were.Guess where we en ded up. W:I don ' t know.Where?M:Whe n we fin ally decided to ask some on e,they told us we were in Gran gerfield.W:Grangerfield!You were in Grangerfield?That ' s a com

20、pletely different town!How could you drive to a completely differe nt tow n?M:I don ' t kno w.The pers on we asked had to give us direct ions to the highway to get back here. W:Gra ngerfield is like a doze n miles away from here.M:I know it is.l don ' t know how it happened.W:Hmm,maybe I do.

21、M:What?W:You were too busy looking at Joseph,and you weren ' t paying attention to the road.Maybe the next time you go out with him to buy groceries,you ' ll get lost for even Ionger.Maybe six hours or so.Hah,hah!See?l guessed right.You weren ' t watching the road at all.M:No,l wasn '

22、; t.It' s kind of hard to watch the road when Joseph is behind the wheel.13. What did the man do whe n he got seriously lost?A. He found the way himself.B. He called the woma n.C. He asked some one where he was.答案|C14. How did the man get lost?A. He and Joseph took a wrong turn somewhere.B. He d

23、idn ' t know the town at all.C. He had no sense of direct ion.15. Who is drivi ng the car?A. The man.B.Joseph.C.The woma n.答案|B16. Why was the man not paying attention to the road?A. He was liste ning to music.B. He was talk ing with some one on the phone.C. He was not sure of the driver' s

24、driving skills.答案|C听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。My first job was in Jessif,in the east of Poland.l was promised that I wasn ' t going to have to teach any begi nners or any little childre n because it was my first job .I was promptly give n the begi nners.On my first day of teach ing I was give n a book wh

25、ich said, Ah!Go into the classroom and say hello to the children and they ' ll all say hello back to you and wave . ” walked into a class of five four-year olds,followed by all their mothers and grandmothers and I said Hello ” and they all burst into tears .I spe nt half the less on trying to ge

26、t them to say Hello ” to each other and stop them from crying while all the gra ndmothers stood around and stared at mefin ally fini shed off my singing Happy Princess Song,all on my own,with crying children to accompany me.It was one of the worst days of my life .1 could feel the same with all the

27、childre n though,because I wan ted to sit on the floor and cry with them by the end of it.The n I realized that teach ing kids was n ever going to be my career.I had some other classes as well but quit soon after that and moved onto adults who cry slightly less.Yeah,that was my first teachi ng exper

28、ie nee. Not the best.17. Where did the speaker start teach ing?A. L ondon.B.Japa n.C.Pola nd.答案|C18. How old were the speaker' s students?A. 3.B.4.C.5.答案|B19. What did the students do at the start of the lesson?A.Laugh.B.Cry.C.Sleep.答案|B20. How did the speaker try to fin ish the less on?A. By si

29、nging a song.B. By telling a story.C. By playi ng a game.答案A第二部分阅读（共两节,满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABook :No Looking BackAuthor: Shiva ni GuptaShiva ni had throw n a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash .It took Shiva ni

30、years of pai n, struggle and determ in ati on to rega in con trol of her life and her body.The n tragedy struck agai n.As the n ewly-married Shiva ni drove to Man ali with her family,a truck crashed into her car.Shivani refused to give in she wouldn' t let her injury keep her from achievi ng her

31、 ambiti ons.Book :Courage Beyond CompareAuthor: Sanjay SharmaThe 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics,swimming and badm inton, who have brought glory to the coun try.They overcame their physical limitati ons to reach the top of their chose n fields.Book :Face t

32、o FaceAuthor: Ved MehtaBlind since the age of four,the author led a Ionely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind,to which he flew alone at 15.America and the school changed his life,leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.Boo

33、k :This Star Won' tGo OutAuthor: Lori and Wayne EarlDiagnosed with cancer at 12,Esther Earl was a bright and talented,but very normal teenager.She lived a hope-filled and generous life.A cheerful,positive and encouraging daughter,sister and frien d,Esther died in 2010,shortly after tur ning 16,b

34、ut not before in spiri ng thousa nds through her grow ing on li ne prese nee.【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。文章介绍了几本书，书中描写了遭遇不幸或身有残疾的人意志坚强与生命拼搏抗争的故事。21 .The book No Looking Back mainly talks about.A. a successful author who was bli nd duri ng his childhoodB. 10 disabled athletes who are champi ons in sports fieldC. a

35、 n uni ucky girl who experie need two car accide ntsD. an in spiri ng tee nager who died of cancer 答案|C解析细节理解题。根据第一部分可知,No Looking Back这本书讲述的是一个不幸的女孩遭遇了两次车祸的故事，故选C项。22.ln which book does the author tell of himself?A. Courage Beyond Compare.B. This Star Won' t Go Out.C. Face to Face.D. No Looking

36、 Back.| 解析推理判断题。根据第三部分中的Bli nd si nee the age of four,the author led a Ion ely childhoodin India "可知,Face to Face这本书中作者讲述了自己孤独的童年故事，故选C项。23. Which word can best describe the four books?A.ln tellige nt.B.Passi on ate.C.Pessimistic.D.ln spiri ng.答案|D解析推理判断题。第一本书介绍的一个名叫Shivani的女孩经历的两次意外事故，拒绝伤痛阻止她实

37、现抱负的励志故事；第二本书介绍的是10名体育运动员克服种种困难，为国争光，取得优异 成绩的故事；第三本书介绍的是自小失明的作者本人到美国求学并获得哈佛大学学位，成为一名作家的励志故事；第四本书介绍的是一位名叫Esther Earl的青少年被诊断患有癌症仍然很积极乐观并鼓舞成千上万的其他人的故事。故四本书都有激励他人的作用，选D项。BMy wife Laura and I were on the beach，with three of our childre n，tak ing pictures of shore birdsnear our home in Alaska when we spot

38、ted a bear.The bear was thin and small，moving aimlessly.Just a few minutes later，l heard my daughter shouting， Dad!The bear is right behind us! ” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighte n away its en emy but would sudde nly stop at the last minu te.This one was sile nt and its ears p

39、inned back the sig n of an ani mal that is going in for the kill.And it was a cold April day.The bear behaved abnormally，probably because of hunger.I held my camera tripod （三脚架）in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me.lts huge head was level with my chest and shoulders，a nd the tri

40、pod stuck across its mouth .lt bit dow n and l found myself support ing its weight.l knew l would not be able to hold it for long.Even so,this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family,who would stand little chanee of running faster than a brown bear.The bear hit

41、at the eamera,eutt ing it off the tripod .1 raised my left arm to protect my faee;the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side.My arm could not move,and I sensed that my bones were going to break.Drawing back my free hand,I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times

42、.The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur,trying to push it away.I was actually wrestling （ 扭打）with the bear at this point.Then,as suddenly as it had begun,the fight ended.The bear moved back toward the forest,before retur ning for ano ther attack.The first time I felt pani c.Appare ntly sati

43、sfied that we caused no further threat,the bear moved off,destroyi ng a fence as it wen t.My arm was injured,but the outcome for us could hardly have been better.I ' m proud that my family remained clear-headed whe n panic could have led to a very differe nt outcome.【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述和家人一起在拍鸟时遭

44、遇一只饥肠辘辘的熊的 惊险历程，幸好全家人在遇到危险时保持镇定，最终熊一无所获走开了。24. The whole text is mainly arranged in .A. result and inference B.cause and effectC.space orderD.time order答案|D解析细节理解题。阅读全文可知，作者在拍鸟时遭遇一只饥饿的熊，然后作者对抗熊，最后熊一无 所获走开，是按时间顺序讲述的。故选D项。25. Whe n did the bear fin ally go away?A. After it felt safe.B. After it got in

45、jured.C. After it found some food.D. After it took away the camera.答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第三句Appare ntly satisfied that we caused no furtherthreat，the bear moved off.可知很明显，熊对我们没有给它造成进一步的威胁感到很满意，然后走开了，可知，熊是在感到安全后离开的。故选A项。26. The writer and his family survived mai nly due to their .A.cal mn essB.patie nee

46、C.prideD.cautious ness答案A解析细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，作者对家人在当时保持镇定感到很自豪，因为惊恐有时能导致一个非常不同的结果，可知，家人临危不惧很冷静，这是幸存下来的主要原因，这里 clear-headed 对应 calmness。故选 A 项。27. Whe n the bear moved back towards the forest，how did the family feel?A.Excited.B.Threate ned.C.Relieved.D.Puzzled.答案|C解析细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，我”的胳膊受伤了，但是对我

47、们”来说这个结果是再好不过的了 ，故家人们应感到如释重负。故选C项。English is full of colourful phrases to describe shyness.Someone shy might be called shrinking violet or a wallflower,while for especially n ervous types we have the curious expressi on: they wouldn ' t say boo” to a goose.None of these are traditi on ally see n

48、 as positive descripti on s,eve n if you like geese .In a culture of go-getting high achievers,shy people don ' t come first.Or that ' s what the self-help industry would have you believe.Bookshops are filled with vital tomes（ 大部头书籍 ）that promise to help beat social fears and find success in

49、 life,love and bus in ess.That is why one book, Shrinking Violets : A Field Guide to Shyn essbucks the trend .It became a sudde n success across En glish-la nguage media recen tly for its new take-on shyn ess.Author Joe Moran says that despite struggli ng with shyn ess and longing for Ion eli ness a

50、ll his life,being shy can also be a gift ” Freed from the constant urge to participate and compete in social situati on s,people are liberated to look at the world in new ways,a nd gain fresh in sights.Indeed,many of the world ' s great thinkers and artists are introverts（内 向的人 ）.Scientists Char

51、les Darwin and Albert Ei nstein preferred their own compa ny ;actress Keira Kni ghtley ofte n finds herself tongue-tied at parties;and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling claims she used to be too n ervous to even borrow a pen.Moran told BBC Future, f' think shyness probably does turn you into an a

52、mateur anthropologist（人类学家 ）,really you are more likely to be an observer. ”So,while extroverts make all the noise,they don ' t necessarily have the best ideas.If you ' re shy,you ' ve probably known this for a long time.You just don ' t shout about it.【语篇解读】本文是议论文。作者通过畅销书和大量实例说明害羞不一

53、定是坏事，它和成功没有必然联系。害羞是洞察世界的一种新方式。28. Whe n some one is being called a wallflower,he is being .A. praised for his graceB. admired for his characterC. l aughed at for his shyn essD. told off for his n ervous ness答案|C解析推理判断题。根据第一段 Some one shy might be called shri nking violet or a wallflower ” 和第 二段 None

54、 of these are traditi on ally see n as positive descripti ons "可知，被称为 shri nking violet 或 wallflower都不是积极的褒义的称谓，是别人在嘲笑自己的害羞，故选C项。29. What does the un derl ined phrase bucks the trend "in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Goes aga inst the trend and succeeds.B. Cha nges the public idea completel

55、y.C. Becomes un popular and un accepted.D. Becomes the major concern of people.答案A解析词义猜测题。由画线词所在句的上句可知，书店畅销的都是帮助克服恐惧，在生活、爱和商业方面成功的巨著。 下句说明Shrinking Violets :A Field Guide to Shyness这本书与畅销书内容不 同，却很成功。所以画线词语 bucks the trend”指与社会潮流相违背却很成功 ，故选A项。30. Why did the author men tio n many famous shy people?A.

56、 To point out the harm shyn ess brin gs.B. To disc onnect shyn ess and success.C. To show the reas ons for shyn ess.D. To prove shyn ess con tributes to scie nee.答案B|解析推理判断题。根据第四段第一句和下面列举的Charles Darw in Albert Ei nstei n,KeiraKnightley和J.K. Rowling几个成功人士曾经也很害羞的例子，目的是说明成功和害羞没有必然的联系，故选B项。31 .What is

57、the author' s attitude towards shyness?A.Opposed.B.I ndiffere nt.C.Supportive.D.Critical.解析推理判断题。根据第二段Shrinking Violets:A Field Guide to Shynessbucks the trend. Itbecame a sudden success可知,这本书很成功。由第三段可知，害羞是看世界的一种新方式。由第四段 “ndeed,many of the world ' s great thinkers and artists are introverts（

58、内 向的人 ）.'可知,许多 害羞的人很成功。最后一段内向和外向进行了对比。由此可知作者对害羞不是反对和批评的,而是支持和赞成的。故选C项。DIt seems that you don' t think about your nose getting tired.You can smell grass after your n eighbor cuts the law n.You can smell delicious pizza bak ing as you walk by the pizza store.You can definitely smell the sour smell of your brother ' s feet when he takes off his sneakers on a sweaty summer day.In fact,according to research published in Nature ,your nose can detect about one trillion smells!But your own un derarms could give off un pleasa nt smells and you might not be a