高中英語必修二 1　UNIT 4　 Section Ⅰ　知能演練　輕松闖關(guān)

1、eq avs4al() 閱讀理解AIt was a cold morning, and Eduardo Ortega was nervousHe held a large envelopeIn it was his dream“This is everything，”he said“Ive worked for this since I was a young boy”Eduardo remembered the long hours working in the fields, picking strawberries and beansAfter the workday, his tire

2、d friends drank coffee or sleptEduardo studied, read, and wrote poetry and short storiesAlthough he missed many classes, he became the schools best studentOne school year, Eduardo wrote an essay(文章) and won a prizea flying trip to San FranciscoAs he flew, he felt free from his life of hard work in t

3、he fieldsHe promised himself not to return to that lifeHe loved to flyThis morning, Eduardo caught the school bus and went to school with the envelopeHe walked past his classmates and sat down at his deskHe opened the envelope and began reading the letter insideIt was the answer to his application t

4、o the state universityIt was also the answer to the beginning of his dream of becoming a pilotEven though Eduardo worked to help his family, his father always encouraged him to go to schoolSo, while he worked, he also studiedEduardo knew that his dream was his fathers dream, tooHis father was a smar

5、t man, but he was too poor to go to collegeHe loved to read, but never had time, because he worked long hoursNow, as Eduardo read the words，“Congratulations you have been accepted，” he knew that his dream was not lostOne day, he would be a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting places in the wo

6、rld【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。男孩家境不好，需要打零工幫助家里維持生計，但他并沒有放棄自己的夢想。他堅持學(xué)習(xí)，通過不懈的努力終于考上了大學(xué)，縮短了與夢想的距離。1What did Eduardo do when his friends drank coffee or slept?AHe attended classesBHe studied and wroteCHe worked in the fieldsDHe helped around his homeB解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的After the workday, his tired friends drank coffee

7、or sleptEduardo studied, read, and wrote poetry and short stories可知，工作結(jié)束后，他的朋友們或喝咖啡或睡覺，而他卻在學(xué)習(xí)和寫作。2What was Eduardos dream?ABecoming a pilotBBecoming a writerCTraveling around the worldDRealizing his fathers dreamA解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第五段中的It was also the answer to the beginning of his dream of becoming a pilot

8、和最后一段中的One day, he would be a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting places in the world可知，他夢想成為一名飛行員。3What was Eduardos fathers attitude toward his dream?ASupportiveBUnconcernedCDoubtfulDUnclearA解析：推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第三段中的his father always encouraged him to go to school 可知，他父親鼓勵他上學(xué)，因此推斷出他父親支持他的夢想。4What

9、was in the envelope?AAn invitation to a flying tripBEncouragement from his fatherCCongratulations from his friendsDAn admission notice from a universityD解析：推理判斷題。由第五段中的It was the answer to his application to the state university和最后一段中的as Eduardo read the words, “Congratulations you have been accepte

10、d，” he knew that his dream was not lost可推斷，信封里是他所申請的大學(xué)發(fā)來的錄取通知書。BHidden in the mountains of Jordan is the beautiful ancient city of PetraIt lay in ruins for more than a thousand yearsPetra was built in 312 BC by the Nabataeans who were an ancient southern Arab peopleThey were very skilled at carving(

11、刻)It is no wonder that this ancient city has so much to offer!In 363 AD, the city suffered from terrible earthquakes that left most of the city damagedThe buildings and the citys water system were affectedA Swiss explorer，Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, discovered this city of wonders in 1812Until he disc

12、overed Petra, it had been unheard of in the Western world for about 5 centuries!Petra is the Greek word for stone and this name makes perfect sense because of where the city is located and how some of it is carved into the rockThe ancient city of Petra is also known as the “Rose City”This is because

13、 the rock in which the city is built is a rosered colourMany of the buildings of Petra have beautiful facades(正面)Some of the facades have columns(柱) carved into the rock, but they are for decoration and they dont actually hold anything upPetra was built in the middle of the desert, where it hardly e

14、ver rainedLuckily, the Nabataeans were very skilled engineers and knew how to live in a hot and dry placeFirst, they carved channels(渠) to bring water from a nearby spring into the cityRainwater was also collected in underground channelsThe water was then storedSo, even in the long dry months there

15、was enough water for people to useToday, Petra is one of the worlds most famous ancient sites and people come from all over the world to visit it【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。作者在文中介紹了古城佩特拉。5What do we know about Petra?AIt was built on high mountainsBIt was a history of five centuriesCIt was destroyed by earthquake

16、sDIt was first visited by westerners in 363C解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的In 363 AD, the city suffered from terrible earthquakes that left most of the city damaged可知，這座古城被地震毀了。6Why was the city named “Petra”？ASome of it looked roseredBSome of it was filled with rosesCSome of it was home to animalsDSome of it was b

17、uilt into the rockD解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的Petra is the Greek word for stone and this name makes perfect sense because of where the city is located and how some of it is carved into the rock可知答案。 7What is the purpose of the columns?ATo beautify the buildingsBTo support the buildingsCTo function as gatesDTo s

18、erve as toolsA解析：細節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的they are for decoration and they dont actually hold anything up可知，這些柱子沒有實際作用，裝飾而已。8Which word can best describe the Nabataeans?AHonestBCreativeCHardworkingDWelleducatedB解析：推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段可知，納巴泰人在沙漠上建起了佩特拉城，并用很智慧的方式解決了沙漠的缺水問題。eq avs4al() 完形填空Kelvin Doe is a child from a very

19、 poor district of Freetown, Sierra Leones capital cityThe area is in such _1_shape that the lights only come up once a weekAt the age of 10, he started _2_rubbish dumps(垃圾場) for small electronics parts after schoolThen he would spend his time _3_ how they work_4_he was very young and didnt receive t

20、raditional engineering education, this didnt _5_ Does dream of helping solve the local problems in his communityAt the age of 13, after he tried many times, he finally _6_ a generator(發(fā)電機) using materials he had _7_ around the house or from rubbish dumpsFrom then on, Kelvin Doe became a completely _

21、8_engineerHe then built a radio station by using recycled materialsHe reported news and played music under the _9_ of DJ Focus and _10_ his friends as workers in the station“They call me DJ FocusI am confidentI always _11_if I focus, I can complete anything seeming to be _12_，” Doe said in a YouTube

22、 videoHe had _13_been more than 10 miles from his home in Freetown until he attended a national invention competitionThere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)_14_such a smart boyDavid Sengeh, a PhD student at MIT, recognized his amazing _15_right away“Does story is very _16_He made a generat

23、or because he _17_it，” Sengeh said“Does _18_ in the YouTube video have had a big _19_ on me and on millions of people all over the worldIn Sierra Leone, other young people suddenly feel they can be _20_Doe” Kelvin was later invited to give a talk at the TEDxTeen in 2012 to Harvard Students“Creativit

24、y can be found in places where one does not expect to find it，”said Kelvin during the talk【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。一位來自非洲塞拉利昂的名叫Kelvin Doe的小男生通過自學(xué)搭建了一個無線電臺設(shè)備，并且自己當(dāng)起這個電臺的DJ，通過它向當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)播放新聞和音樂。1AattractiveBsimpleCinterestingDbadD解析：根據(jù)上文中的 from a very poor district of Freetown, Sierra Leones capital city以及下文中的the l

25、ights only come up once a week可知，這個地區(qū)的情況非常“糟糕”。2AmistakingBdesigningCsearchingDexchangingC解析：根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知，十歲時，Kelvin Doe 開始放學(xué)后在垃圾場中“尋找”電子產(chǎn)品的零件。3AstudyingBexplainingCdiscussingDconsideringA解析：根據(jù)下文中的how they work可知，然后他花時間“研究”這些零件的構(gòu)造。4AIfBAlthoughCOnceDSinceB解析：根據(jù)下文中的he was very young and didnt receive tr

26、aditional engineering education, this didnt 可知，前后兩句是讓步關(guān)系，故用Although。5AshowBwakeCstopDmentionC解析：根據(jù)上文中的he was very young and didnt receive traditional engineering education可知，盡管他很小且沒受過傳統(tǒng)的工科教育，但是這沒有“阻止”他想幫助社區(qū)解決當(dāng)?shù)貑栴}的夢想。6AreusedBcreatedCrepairedDmixedB解析：根據(jù)上下文可知，十三歲時，Kelvin Doe終于“自制”了一臺發(fā)電機。7ArecycledBdi

27、videdCstolenDborrowedA解析：根據(jù)上文中的rubbish dumps(垃圾場) for small electronics parts可知，電池和發(fā)電機是用他在家周圍或垃圾場“回收”來的材料制成的。8AwarmheartedBeasygoingChardworkingDselftaughtD解析：根據(jù)上文中的didnt receive traditional engineering education可知，Kelvin Doe 完全是一個“自學(xué)”成才的工程師。9AactionBguidanceCcontrolDnameD解析：根據(jù)下文中的They call me DJ Focus可知，他用回收的材料搭建了一個無線電臺設(shè)備，并且以DJ Focus的“名字”向當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)播放新聞和音樂。10AemployedBservedCregardedDtreatedA解析：根據(jù)下文中的as workers in the station可知，他“雇用”他的朋友當(dāng)電臺的工作人員。11AwishBbelieveCpredictDworryB解析：根據(jù)上文中的I am confident可知，Kelvin Doe很自信，并一直