-新教材高中英語課時檢測15Unit4HistoryandtraditionsPeriod3含解析新人教版必修第二冊

PAGEPAGE8課時素養(yǎng)檢測十五Unit4Period3Ⅰ.閱讀理解ABeforetheprintwasbroughttoEnglandin1476,everythingwaswrittenbyhand.Thefewpeoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.Thosewhomadealivingbywritingforotherpeoplewerecalledscribes.Theworkofscribeswasnoteasy.MuchofithadtobedonefastinordertomeettheneedsoftheKing,thechurchandtraders.MostofthewritingwasinLatin,butsomeofitwasinEnglishoftheday.NoonewasquitesurehowsomeEnglishwordsshouldbespelled.Oneproblemwasthatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortverticalstrokethatalllookedlikeeachother.Amongthemweretheletters“i”“u”“v”“m”and“n”.Thus,fivestraightlinesinarowmightstandfor“uni”“nui”“uvi”or“mii”.Asaresult,readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.Thescribessolvedtheprobleminpart,bychangingtheletter“u”to“o”whenitcamebefore“m”“n”or“v”.Thisishowsumandcumbecametobewrittenassomeandcome.Atsomepointtoo,thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedby“u”or“v”.Thus,intimean“e”wasaddedtosuchwordsas“l(fā)ive”“have”“due”and“true”.Itwasadded,butnotpronounced.【語篇概述】在印刷術(shù)傳入歐洲之前,英國歷史上存在一類人——以抄寫為生的抄寫員。本篇介紹了抄寫員在歷史上的角色與作用。1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.EverythinghasbeenwrittenbyhandinEnglishsince1476.B.Morethan500yearsagonoonemadealivingbywritingforotherpeople.C.Thechurchsetupschoolstotrainscribesbefore1476.D.ScribesinEnglandworkedonlyforkingsandtraders.【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“Thefewpeoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.”(少數(shù)知道怎么書寫的人在教堂建立的學(xué)校接受訓(xùn)練。)得知正確答案為C。2.Sometimespeoplecouldn’treadeasily________.

A.becausethereweretoomany“u”and“v”insomeEnglishwordsB.becausemostofthewritingwasinLatinC.whenthewritingwasinEnglishD.whenthewritingwasdonehurriedly【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“Asaresult,readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.”(結(jié)果,閱讀有時很難,尤其是當(dāng)人們匆忙地寫下東西時。)得知正確答案為D。inahurry=hurriedly急匆匆地,匆忙地。3.Thescribeschanged“u”before“m”to“o”because________.

A.thechangehelpedthemwritefasterB.thechangemadereadingeasierC.umandomhadthesamepronunciationD.omwastherightorder【解析】選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句中的“readingwassometimesdifficult”以及第四段第一句“Thescribessolvedtheprobleminpart,bychangingtheletter“u”to“o”whenitcamebefore“m”“n”or“v”可以得出一個結(jié)論,抄寫員做出的這種改變解決了閱讀困難的問題,即讓閱讀變得更容易,因此答案為B。4.Itisbelievedthatsomescribesthought________.

A.itimportanttoaddan“e”toeveryEnglishwordB.theletter“e”attheendofanywordshouldn’tbepronouncedC.itnaturaltochangethespellingofsomeLatinwordsD.anEnglishwordshouldbeendedneitherby“u”norby“v”【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句中的thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedby“u”or“v”(抄寫員似乎決定了這樣一個事情:英語單詞不應(yīng)該以字母u或字母v結(jié)尾)得出答案為D。BEnglishkidstalkaboutLiverpool’ssoccerteaminaParispub.SomeParisianshaveevenstartedtogotoworkinLondon.Inthe19thcentury,Dickenscomparedthetwogreatrivalcities,LondonandParis,inATaleofTwoCities.Thesedays,itmightbeATaleofOneCity.Asjobsgrewlackathomeoverrecentyears,manyFrenchmenmovedacrosstheChannel.Withanunderseatunnel,theycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours.Paris,richinbeauty,ismoreattractive.ButyoumightgetmorefuninLondonuntilthepubsshutdown.Infact,LondonandParis,withtheirobviousnewsimilarities,arebeyondtheolddescriptions.AstheEuropeanUniongraduallyloosenedcontrols,LondonersflockedintoParistoshop,eatandbuyproperty.“Bothcitieshavechangedbeyondrecognition.”saidLarry,awriterandsometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothwell,hefindsthetwonowfittogethercomfortably.“IfirstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s,anditisstillawonderfulplace,”Collinssaid.“ButifIhadtochoose,itwouldbeLondon.Thingsaresomuchmoreordered,andlifeisbetter.”Butcertainlynotcheaper.InfancypartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.Manyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydon’thavetochoose.“IloveParis,mylittleneighborhood,butlifeissostructured,”shesaid.“InLondon,youcanbewhoyouwant.Noonecares.”【語篇概述】狄更斯的《雙城記》,讓我們看到了倫敦和巴黎兩個城市的動蕩和故事,那么現(xiàn)在這兩個城市之間又上演著怎樣的故事呢?本篇閱讀給出了答案。5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A.LondonersandParisiansB.AModernTaleofTwoCitiesC.TheSimilarityofTwoCitiesD.FancyLondonandFashionableParis【解析】選B。主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段導(dǎo)入中的最后一句話“Thesedays,itmightbeATaleofOneCity.”(如今,這或許是關(guān)于一個城市的故事了。)以及下文對兩個城市之間密切交流與關(guān)聯(lián)的描述,確定文章的主旨為介紹兩個城市現(xiàn)代的故事,因此,答案為B。6.Wecaninferfromthetext________.

A.ParisandLondonhasbecomeperfectpartnersB.LondonoffersmorefunC.lifeinParisisstructuredD.ParisandLondonhavebecomefiercecompetitors【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“manyFrenchmenmovedacrosstheChannel”(很多法國人去倫敦工作)第三段“LondonersflockedintoParistoshop,eatandbuyproperty.”(倫敦人到巴黎去購物,吃,買房子)以及第四段“thetwonowfittogethercomfortably.”(兩個城市舒適地融合在了一起)可以推斷出兩個城市現(xiàn)在是密切的伙伴關(guān)系。故答案為A。7.Theunderlinedword“flocked”probablymeans________.

A.cameinlargenumbersB.flewalongwayC.rushedhurriedlyD.drovelongdistances【解析】選A。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上下文,兩個城市的交流越來越多,隨著歐盟放寬限制,越來越多的倫敦人到巴黎去。故答案為A。8.LivinginParis,youmayfind________.

A.lifeisbetterB.thingsarecheaperC.moreattractivepeopleD.ajobeasily【解析】選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句話“InfancypartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.”(在倫敦較好的地段,租金是巴黎的弗什大道的兩倍)可以看出,倫敦的消費(fèi)比巴黎高,反之,巴黎的消費(fèi)比倫敦低,因此答案為B。Ⅱ.完形填空AyounggirlissmilingatmefromapictureframeonmydeskasIwritethis.SheismychildI1sponsoredfromthePhilippines.EventhoughIhavenevermetherinperson,shehasfounda2placeinmyheart.Itdoesn’tcostmemuchtohelpher,aboutadollaraday.3,millionsofpeopleinthisworldliveonless.The4thathelpinghergivesme,however,isbeyond5.Itconnectsmetoher,tolife,andtolove.

Icanstill6thefirsttimethatIdecidedtohelpachildoverseas.Itwasmanyyearsago.Iwasonlyateenagermyselfandhadalittleextra7eachmonth.Ididn’tfeellikebuyinganything,though.Wehad8everythingwehadinahousefireafewyearsbefore.9thathadtaughtmealot.IhadlearnedthatIdidn’tneedalotof“stuff”tobehappy.Ihadalsoreadalotaboutthe10ofchildreninpoorcountriesaroundtheworld.ItseemedlikeafarbetterthingthentogivewhatIcouldtohelpthem.Withmymom’sloveand11,IsoonfoundafeworganizationslikeChildrenInternationalthatwere12othersaroundtheworld.Itfeltsogoodbeingabletoreachoutandhelpanother13.Itfeltsogoodbeingabletomakeevenonelifebetter.Icouldfeelthecompassionand14growingwithinmeandbeginningtochangeme.

Empathy(同情)doeschangeus.Ithelpsusto15,tobekind,andtomakethisworldabetterplace.

1.A.evenB.onceC.stillD.seldom【解析】選B?？疾楦痹~。在我寫這篇文章的時候,我桌上相框中的小女孩正朝著我微笑。她正是我曾經(jīng)資助過的來自菲律賓的小孩。even甚至,once曾經(jīng),still仍然,seldom很少。2.A.special B.properC.necessary D.possible【解析】選A?？疾樾稳菰~。盡管我從來沒有親眼見過她,但是她在我的心中占據(jù)了一塊特殊的位置。special特別的,proper適當(dāng)?shù)?necessary必要的,possible可能的。3.A.Therefore B.BesidesC.Otherwise D.However【解析】選D?？疾檫B詞。但是世界上還有成千上萬的人每天花費(fèi)不到一美元。根據(jù)語意可知,上下文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。Therefore因此,Besides此外,Otherwise否則,However然而。4.A.wealth B.anxietyC.challenge D.joy【解析】選D。考查名詞。我自愿幫助她,幫助她給我?guī)砹丝鞓?。wealth財(cái)富,anxiety焦慮,challenge挑戰(zhàn),joy快樂。5.A.imagination B.complaintC.price D.reach【解析】選C。考查固定短語。幫助她給我?guī)淼目鞓肥菬o價的。beyondprice無價的,寶貴的。6.A.remember B.doubtC.admit D.realize【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~。我仍然記得我第一次決定幫助外國孩子的情形。remember記得,doubt懷疑,admit承認(rèn),realize認(rèn)識到。7.A.money B.time C.energy D.labor【解析】選A?？疾槊~。根據(jù)語境可知,很多年前,我年少時,每月會有一點(diǎn)額外的零花錢。money錢,time時間,energy精力,labor勞動。8.A.stored B.foundC.lost D.searched【解析】選C?？疾閯釉~。幾年前家里著火,我們失去了一切。stored儲存,found找到,lost失去,searched尋找。9.A.Puttingaside B.TakingonC.Payingfor D.Goingthrough【解析】選D?？疾閯釉~短語。經(jīng)歷了那件事讓我學(xué)會了很多。puttingaside儲備,takingon呈現(xiàn),payingfor為……付錢,goingthrough經(jīng)歷。10.A.education B.sufferingC.tale D.anger【解析】選B?？疾槊~。根據(jù)后文“childreninpoorcountriesaroundtheworld”可知,我也了解到了生活在貧窮國家中的孩子所遭遇的不幸。education教育,suffering受難,tale故事,anger憤怒。11.A.courage B.belief C.support D.faith【解析】選C?？疾槊~。在母親的愛與支持下,我找到了如國際兒童組織等類似的一些組織。courage勇氣,belief信仰,support支持,faith信念。12.A.treating B.praisingC.honoring D.serving【解析】選D?？疾閯釉~。前文提到:我通過捐贈來幫助他們。可知我找到的這些組織是為全世界人們服務(wù)的。treating對待,praising贊美,honoring尊敬,serving服務(wù)。13.A.inneed B.inpeaceC.infear D.insilence【解析】選A?？疾楣潭ǘ陶Z。能夠伸出援手幫助有需要的人,讓自己感覺很好。inneed固定短語。14.A.relief B.empathy C.ease D.guilty【解析】選B。考查詞義辨析。我可以感受到自己的同情和憐憫之心正在慢慢改變著自己。relief安慰,empathy同情,ease舒適,guilty有罪的。15.A.donate B.think C.love D.study【解析】選C?？疾閯釉~。同情心幫助我們?nèi)蹌e人