2017_2018学年高中英语Unit2Poems单元检测新人教版.docx

第二单元检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AToday well talk about reading.When we read a text,our eyes move across a page in short,quick movements.We recognize words usually when our eyes still fixate (注视).Each time they fixate,we see a group of words.This is known as the recognition span (跨度) or the visual (视觉) span.The length of time for which the eyes stop varies from person to person.It also varies within any person according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text.In addition,it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness.Unfortunately,in the past,many reading improvement courses have concentrated too much on how our eyes move across the page.As a result of this misleading emphasis on the purely visual aspects of reading,many exercises have been designed to train the eyes to see more words at one fixation.For example,in some exercises,words are flashed onto a screen for a tenth of a second.One of the exercises has required students to fix their eyes on some central point,taking in the words on either side.Such word patterns are often formed in the shape of pyramids,so the reader takes in more and more words at each continuous fixation.All these exercises are very clever,but its one thing to improve a persons ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently.Reading requires the ability to understand the relationship between words.Consequently,for these reasons,many experts have now begun to question the usefulness of eye training,especially since any approach which trains a person to read isolated (孤立的) words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him in reading a continuous text.1The time of the recognition span can be affected by the following factors EXCEPT .A.lighting and tirednessB.the length of a group of wordsC.ones purpose in readingD.ones familiarity with the text答案:B解析:细节理解题。第一段最后两句说明:每个人识别单词的跨度根据其阅读的目的、对材料的熟悉度而不同,另外还会受到照明、疲劳度等因素的影响,因此可排除A、C、D三项,而选B项。2The author may believe that reading .A.requires a reader to take in more words at each fixationB.requires a reader to see words more quicklyC.demands a deeply-participating mindD.demands more eyes than mind答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第二句可知,阅读需要理解单词间关系的能力,所以推知作者认为阅读需要大脑去理解,故选C项。3What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?A.The ability to see words is not needed for efficient reading.B.The reading exercises mentioned are useless for reading.C.The reading exercises mentioned cant help improve efficient reading.D.The reading exercises mentioned have done a great job so far.答案:C解析:推理判断题。画线部分意为:但是提高一个人看单词的能力是一回事,提高他有效阅读材料的能力是另一回事。由此判断,作者认为这样的训练无助于有效阅读能力的提高,故选C项。4The tune of the author in writing this text is .A.criticalB.neutralC.supportiveD.optimistic答案:A解析:主旨大意题。A项意为“批评的”;B项意为“中立的”;C项意为“支持的”;D项意为“乐观的”。通读全文可知,作者对现在阅读能力的培训持否定态度。BLucille Clifton was the first African American Poet Laureate of Maryland.Critics call her one of the greatest writers of our time.Lucille Clifton was born in Depew,New York in 1936.She began writing poetry when she was about ten years old.She had developed an interest in poetry because of her mother,Thelma Sayles.Her mother was also a poet although her poems were never published.As a child Lucille would sit on her mothers lap and listen as she read poetry.She learned to love words and the power of words.That stayed with her as she grew.While her mother taught her to love poetry,her father gave her the gift of storytelling.He would tell Lucille interesting stories about her ancestors,especially the one named Lucille who was his grandmother.Samuel Clifton said she was the first black woman to be legally hanged in the state of Virginia.Lucille Clifton wrote about it in her poem called “Lucy”.Lucille often talked about her love for words.She loved the sound of words and the way the words felt in her mouth.She loved finding interesting ways to use words to express what was happening in the world.Unlike her mother,Lucille Cliftons poetry is anything but traditional.Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern.They do not use fancy words.Her poetry is known for being simple,truthful and direct.It is written the way people speak,in a casual(随意的),relaxed language.There is very little punctuation and even less capitalization.Many of the poems are uncomfortably honest.Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted(折磨的) and afflict the comfortable.Over the years,she seems to have perfected that art.5What can be learned from the passage?A.Lucilles parents influenced her a lot.B.Lucilles father often read poems to her.C.Lucilles mother published some poems.D.Lucilles parents taught her to love words.答案:A解析:推理判断题。由第二段第二句、第四句、第五句和第三段的第一句可知A项正确。6The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to .A.the gift of storytellingB.Samuel Cliftons experienceC.the story of Lucilles ancestorsD.Lucilles great grandmothers story答案:D解析:词义猜测题。由第三段的最后两句可知,it指的是倒数第二句中的“shewasthefirstblackwomantobelegallyhangedinthestateofVirginia”。选项D中的greatgrandmother意为“曾祖母”。7What is the last paragraph mainly about?A.Lucilles great works.B.Words that Lucille used.C.Lucilles writing style.D.Background of Lucilles poems.答案:C解析:主旨大意题。综合最后一段中的“.LucilleCliftonspoetryisanythingbuttraditional.donotrhymeorfollowaspecialkindofpattern.donotusefancywords.”可知,本段是关于其写作风格的。8From the passage,we know that Lucille is .A.funnyB.creativeC.selfishD.beautiful答案:B解析:推理判断题。由第一段所提到的露西尔是PoetLaureate(桂冠诗人),第二段讲她10岁开始写诗,第四段“Shelovedfindinginterestingwaystousewordstoexpresswhatwashappeningintheworld.”可知。CFor many people today,reading Shakespeares language can be a problembut it is a problem that can be solved.Modern readers may need to develop the skills of untangling(理清)unusual sentence structures and of recognizing and understanding poetic compressions(压缩),omissions(省略),and wordplay.And even those skilled in reading unusual sentence structures may have occasional trouble with Shakespeares words.Four hundred years of “static” intervene between his speaking and our hearing.Most of his immense vocabulary is still in use,but a few of his words are not,and,worse,some of his words now have meanings quite different from those they had in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.In the theater,most of these difficulties are solved for us by actors who study the language and are able to express it clearly for us so that the essential meaning is heardor,when combined with stage action,is at least felt.When reading on ones own,one must do what each actor does:go over the lines (often with a dictionary close at hand) until the puzzles are solved and the lines yield up their poetry and the characters speak in words and phrases that are,suddenly,rewarding and wonderfully memorable.The language of Shakespeares poems,like that of poetry in general,is both highly compressed and highly structured.While most often discussed in terms of its images and its metrical(格律的) and other formal structures,the language of the poems,like that of Shakespeares plays,also repays close attention to such basic linguistic elements as words,word order,and sentence structures.The New Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeares plays and poems offer readers assistance in understanding Shakespeares language with notes and images placed beside the play text.They also include essays on how Shakespeare uses language in each work.9In the theatre,we can understand Shakespeares plays because .A.people sitting by can help us if necessaryB.actors can express Shakespeares essential meaning clearlyC.the language used in Shakespeares plays is exactly the same as todayD.we are specially trained to understand Shakespeares plays答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第二段第一句“.actorswhostudythelanguageandareabletoexpressitclearlyforussothattheessentialmeaningisheard.”可知。10When you read Shakespeares plays by yourself,you cant .A.study the lines with the help of a dictionaryB.make the lines yield up their poetryC.make the characters speak in words and phrases that are,suddenly,rewarding and wonderfully memorableD.see the play first and learn from the actors答案:D解析:细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“Whenreadingononesown,onemustdowhateachactordoes:gooverthelines(oftenwithadictionarycloseathand)untilthepuzzlesaresolvedandthelinesyielduptheirpoetryandthecharactersspeakinwordsandphrasesthatare,suddenly,rewardingandwonderfullymemorable.”可知。11The underlined word “They” in the last paragraph refers to .A.notes and images placed beside the play textB.Shakespeares languages in his plays and poemsC.readers who love the New Folger Shakespeare Library editionsD.the New Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeares works答案:D解析:词义猜测题。此句意为“它们也包括莎士比亚在每部作品中如何运用语言的文章”。they用来指代上文提到的复数内容,根据句意可知,此处指上句的“.editionsofShakespearesplaysandpoems”。12What do you think would be the best title for the passage?A.Understanding Shakespeares PlaysB.Reading Shakespeares PoemsC.Reading Shakespeares LanguageD.New Editions of Shakespeares Poems答案:C解析:主旨大意题。由第一段第一句“.readingShakespeareslanguagecanbeaproblem.”可知。第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(导学号55580008)No.1Will the economic climate improve this year?I dont think we will see too much improvement this year,but of course I hope so.No.2How important is an MBA compared to experience?I wont say a degree isnt important.13. When I look at potential employees,I look at what they have done in the past that I can use to help me tomorrow.No.3How can you ensure your job is safe with the economy so shaky?No job is safe.Never will it be.The half-life of any particular skill set is,at most,five years.And thats on the long side.14. Be curious,be willing to learn,have a moral compass and know what gives your life meaning.No.4When the job market is so bad,how can you distinguish yourself as a candidate?Know the company,its competitive position,recent announcements,and stock-price history.Do a Google or Yahoo search on the person youll be meeting with and you should be able to find something about him or her.Then develop an “outsiders view” of their key needs and opportunities.15.No.5Im graduating from business school this spring.16.If you havent already secured an internship(实习期) within your chosen field,do so now.Take any internship;forget about being paid.17.The experience in your field and the opportunity to check out onto a possible employee.Your connections will be the hot ticket to get you in the door for job interviews.A.Any job advice?B.You are after two things.C.Will technology create more jobs?D.Do all you can to be the solution to someone elses problem.E.But nothing beats experience.F.What will keep you alive?G.Different jobs need different skills.答案:1317 EFDAB第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(导学号55580009)Geoffrey Chaucer (13431400),an English poet,18masterpiece was TheCanterburyTales,greatly influenced the development of English19.But he was known,in his long career,20 a civil servant under the English kings Edward and Richard .Chaucer married Philippa Roet,who was21 a court attendant.He was buried in Westminster Abbey.Chaucer wrote for an audience of fellow attendants and officials.The common theme of his earliest works was courtly love.His important original 22,TheBookoftheDuchess,was for John of Gaunts first wife,who died in 1369.In this period Chaucer also23and adapted religious,and historical works.TroilusandCriseyde,a poem of more than 8,000 24,was Chaucers major work 25TheCanterburyTales.It was the tragic(悲剧) story of the Trojan prince Troilus and his beloved,Criseyde.TheCanterburyTales was26collection of tales about a pilgrimage(朝圣) to Canterbury Cathedral.The poet27a band of pilgrims(朝拜者),who gathered outside London for the journey to Canterbury(坎特伯雷).They were English societies of the 14th century.The Host 28 a storytelling contest to pass the time,with each of them 29four tales on the round trip.The tales represented nearly a wide variety30ancient stories at their best.The special genius of Chaucer,however,31the tales with the story frame into dramas.The tales developed the personalities,quarrels,and32 opinions of their tellers,whose joy,33and sorrow were shown vividly.Chaucer increased the authority of English as a literary language and extended its 34vocabulary.He was the first English poet to use iambic pentameter(五步诗),the seven-line stanza(七行诗) called royal35,and the couplet later called heroic poetry (英雄诗).Chaucer greatly influenced 36 English writers such as Edmund Spenser,William Shakespeare,and John Dryden.His reputation has been established as the English poet best37after Shakespeare for his wisdom,humour,and description of humanity.18A.whoseB.whichC.thatD.where答案:A解析:这是一个主从复合句,主语是GeoffreyChaucer,谓语是influenced,whose引导一个非限制性定语从句。19A.scienceB.farmingC.politicsD.literature答案:D解析:通篇讲的是乔叟和他的诗,属于英国文学,不涉及A、B、C三项的内容。20A.forB.inC.asD.on答案:C解析:考查固定短语。beknownas.“作为而出名”。而词组beknownfor意为“因而出名”。21A.eitherB.tooC.alsoD.neither答案:C解析:also“也”,用于肯定句的句中;too“也”,通常用于肯定句的句末,用逗号隔开;either“也”,用于否定句的句末,用逗号隔开;neither“也不”,常用于倒装结构。22A.artB.workC.dramaD.play答案:B解析:从上文中看出应是hisimportantoriginalwork,work“作品”,包括小说、戏剧、诗歌等。23A.underlinedB.translatedC.changedD.transformed答案:B解析:由与之并列的动词adapted(改编)看出,此处选择translated(翻译)最合适。underline含义是“在下面画线”;change含义是“改变”;transform含义是“转化;转换”。句意:这一阶段乔叟也翻译和改编宗教和历史著作。24A.booksB.passagesC.linesD.articles答案:C解析:book“书籍”;passage“篇章”;line“行”;article“文章”。一首诗可以有8000多行。其他选项与句意不符。25A.butB.exceptC.except forD.besides答案:D解析:文章首句即指出TheCanterburyTales是一部大作(masterpiece),因此用besides;A、B、C三项都表示“除了”,强调不包括被除去的部分。26A./B.aC.thatD.the答案:B解析:acollectionoftales“一本故事作品集”。27A.joinedB.joined inC.took part inD.entered答案:A解析:joinaband“加入一群人”,join指加入一个团体,成为其中的一员;joinin表示加入某个活动;takepartin表示参加某种活动;enter“进入”。28A.encouragedB.advisedC.askedD.conveyed答案:B解析:encourage“鼓励”;advise“建议”;ask“要求”;convey“传达;传送”。此处表示主人建议进行讲故事比赛来消磨时间。29A.tellB.tellingC.toldD.to be told答案:B解析:此处是with复合结构做方式状语。with是介词,不能接句子,排除A项;由于eachofthem与tell之间存在主动关系,所以应选择telling。30A.ofB.betweenC.fromD.in答案:A解析:avarietyof“不同种类的”,是固定搭配,of表示所属关系。31A.transformedB.transformC.formingD.form答案:A解析:o.“把变成”;form“构成”,不合句意。由本文是讲述过去的事情,可排除B项。32A.the sameB.differentC.similarD.endless答案:B解析:differentopinions“不同的意见”;C项“相似的”;D项“无穷的”。33A.angryB.happinessC.happyD.anger答案:D解析:此处是三个名词并列。B项与joy重复,可排除;A项和C项都是形容词,不能与名词并列。34A.poetB.poeticC.poemD.poetry答案:B解析:此处用形容词poetic修饰vocabulary,表示“诗歌词汇”。35A.rhymeB.in rhythmC.rhythmicD.rhyming答案:A解析:此处rhyme指诗的韵律。由空前的royal可知此处应用名词rhyme。36A.otherB.anotherC.the otherD.others答案:A解析:other泛指三者以上的其他人或事物,修饰复数名词;another泛指三者以上的另外一个人或事物,修饰单数名词;theother指两者之中的另外一个;others泛指三者以上的其他的人或事物,后面不加名词。37A.loverB.lovedC.lovingD.love答案:B解析:此处用过去分词做后置定语,表示被动意义,相当于whowasloved。第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(导学号55580010)Maybe you never opened that account (账户).But someone else 38.(do) someone who used your name,your credit card number or your 39. (person) information to commit fraud (造假) without letting you know,40. is actually a crime,pure and simple.The biggest problem is 41. (probable) that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity until you notice that something 42.(be) wrong:you may get bills for 43. credit card account you never opened,your credit report may include debts you never knew you had,44. you may see charges on your bills that you didnt sign for,and even dont know anything about.If your identity has really 45. (steal) like that,the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that you 46. (take) at least two actions immediately.First,contact the fraud departments of the major credit offices and ask them for copies of your credit reports.Then,review your reports 47.(careful) to check your corrections and changes.答案:38.bably42.is43.a44.or45.been stolen46.(s