2019学年高二英语人教版必修5课时作业：Unit2《TheUnitedKingdom》综合微评(含解析)

1、第二单元综合微评满分： 120 分 时间： 90 分钟第一部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出 最佳选项。ADo you think Great Britain and the United States are alike ？WinstonChurchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America areseparated 分离的）only by their Ianguage.

2、 Do you think that is true ? TheBritish and the Americans both speak English as the official language.However， each uses some different words. We Americans are similar to theBritain. After all ， our country was once owned by Great Britain， so we havea lot in common. But there are many differences be

3、tween us.Great Britain has a king or queen， and the leader of the government isthe Prime Minister.The United States has no kings or queens.Our leader is thePresident.Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounce，spints， quarts，and gallons. Both use miles，yards，and feet. Our money is differen，

4、tthough.The British use pounds and pence. Americans use dollars and cents.Driving in a car is very different in England. They drive on the left side ofthe road. We drive on the right. What we call the hood of the car， the Britishcall the “bonnet ”British cars run on “petrol，”which we call gasoline.I

5、n our everyday lives， we do many of the same things as the British.Butwe describe them differently.A young mother here might push a baby in ababy carriage.A British mom pushesa“ pram”The British watch the“ telly，w”hile we watch TV.We like to eat French fries，but the British callthem “chips”Millions

6、of Americans drink coffee ， but most British prefertea.So we are different in many ways.But we stay friendly anyway. 1Winston Churchills words mean that_.A Britain and the US are very similarBthe people of Britain and the US are friendlyCthe languages of Britain and the US are the same D there are m

7、anydifferences between Britain and the US 2The British and Americansboth use_.A miles and dollarsB pints and penceCgallons and feetD yards and cents3Which of the following is used by the British?A TV.B Pram.CHood.D French fries.4What is the best title for the text?A We stay friendlyBA common languag

8、e?CEnglish as the official languageD Differences between Britain and the US语篇解读： 本文是说明文。作者在文中主要介绍了英国和美国的 一些异同点，特别是语言方面的异同。1A 解析： 推理判断题。作者先提出问题 “Do you think GreatBritain and the United States are alike？ ”紧接着便引用了丘吉尔的话， 目的是为了说明英国和美国很相似。2C 解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 Both the British and Americans use poun ds.a

9、nd gallo ns.Both use mile, yards, and feet 可知 选 C 项。3B 解析：细节理解题。根据第四、五两段可知,四个词中只有 Pram 是英式英语。4B 解析：标题归纳题。作者在文中主要介绍了英国和美国在语 言使用方面的一些异同。 B 项以反问的形式表达了 “ 英美语言有差异 ” 之意,形象、准确地概括了本文的主要内容,作为标题很贴切。A、C两项片面； D 项太泛,且未涵盖 “相同之处 ”。BQuestion：Id like to know about fluency.What can I do to feel better when Im talking

10、to other people？Do you have some ways to learn it faster？Please help me! Roberto in BrazilAnswer：Roberto wants to know how to become more fluent in English , and thisis something you want to be able to do“fast”First, if you get to meet English speakers muc,h the important rule is tolisten not just t

11、o native speakers of English, but also to very good users ofEnglish.If you dont, then listen to the radio, TV or films in English.The next step is to notice what it is that speakers of English d,owhichmakes them sound fluent.The first trick（ 诀 窍 ）is to probably haveconfidence.Some people think they

12、might make mistakes.Dont worry aboutthat.Your listeners will usually try hard to understand youa few grammarmistakes arent going to worry them.What you do need to worry about is pronunciation, especially stress 重音）. When you learn a new word or expression, learn it with its stress.Noticehow a n ativ

13、e speaker says it or look it up in a dicti on ary.Another good thing that speakers of English do is to have a fewtricks_up_their_sleeves 袖子）for when they need to give themselves thinkingtime. Sometimes they use “fillersoundslike er, um and so on.It is also useful to know how to bring other speakers

14、into yourconversation so that you keep them interested and this is often done byasking questions like “ What do you think ? ”“ How do you feel aboutthis? and so on.So, to become a flue nt speaker, youll n eed to put into practice all thesekinds of things.And theres the key practise, practise, practi

15、se.Susa n Fear n5.Roberto wants to know how to_ .A.learn EnglishB.speak English fluentlyC. talk to other peopleD. become con fide nt6._ When mentioning pronunciation, Susan pays special attentionto_ .A. stressB. expressionsC. dictionariesD. words7 . What do the underlined words “tchave a few tricks

16、up their sleeves ”bubly mean?A . To wear a lot of clothes.B . To have a secret pla n or idea.CTo hide some tricks into their sleeves.D To have sleeves covering their whole arms.8What do we know from the passage?A One can only learn stress from dictionaries.BGrammar mistakes worry ones listeners a In

17、t.CAsking questions can make ones conversation attractive.DOne can become fluent if one practises one of the suggestions. 语篇解读： 每个学习英语的人都渴望知道怎样把英语说得很流利， 本文就此介绍了几条好的建议。5. B 解析：细节理解题。根据 Roberto 所问的问题及 Susan 回答 的第一句话可知， Roberto 想知道如何能更快更流利地用英语交流， B 项符合题意。6. A 解析： 细节理解题。根据 What you do need to worry abou

18、t ispronunciation, especially stress 可知 A 项准确。7. B 解析：词义猜测题。根据“他们需要时间思考时 ”及“有时， 他们会用一些 哦、嗯 之类的填充音 ”可知,这是他们用到的一些 技巧。hav&keep sth.up/ in ones sleeve 意为“有锦囊妙计，留有一招”。8. C 解析： 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知,通过问问题的方 式能够将其他说话人吸引到自己的谈话中。CPeople living on parts of the south of England face a seriousproblem.Last year th

19、e owners of a large hotel and of several housesdiscovered , to their horror , that their gardens had disappearedovernight.The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they hadbeen built.While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and severalhouses disappeared altogethe, rsliding

20、down the cliff and into the sea.Erosi on（侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast of En gla nd hasalways been a problem but it has become more serious in recentyears.Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has creptfather and farther inland.Experts have studied the areas most affecte

21、d andhave drawn up a map for local people，forecasting the year in which theirhomes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses toprotect their homes.Government surveyors have pointed out that in mostcases，this is impossible.New sea walls wo

22、uld cost hundreds of millions ofpounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along thecoast，shifting the problem from one area to another.The danger is likely tocontinue，they say，until the waves reach an inland area of hard roc，kwhichwill not be eaten as limestone is.Meanwhile ， if

23、 you want to buy a cheap housewith an uncertain future， apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areason the south coast of England.You can get a house for a knockdown price butit may turn out to be a knockdown home.9What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of thesouth coa

24、st of England face?AThe disappearance of hotel，s houses and gardens.BThe experts lack of knowledge.CThe rising of the sea level.DThe washing-away of limestone cliffs.10The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England_.A will soon become a problem for people living in central England B hasnow

25、become a threat to the local residents Cis quickly changing themap of EnglandDcan be stopped if proper measures are taken11 The experts study on the problem of erosion can_ .A lead to its eventual solutionBprovide an effective way to slow it downChelp to prevent it from worseningD warn people whose

26、homes are in danger12 It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosionbecause_ .A it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areasBthe government is too slow in taking actionCthey will be easily knocked down by waves and currentsDhouse agents along the coast do not support the

27、 idea 语篇解读： 本文介绍了生活在英格兰南部海岸附近的人们面临着 花园、房屋被淹的问题。该问题一直存有，但最近几年越来越严重。9D 解析： 细节理解题。第二段的第一句提出导致问题的原因： 沿英格兰南海岸的白色峭壁被海水侵蚀。原文中的 erosion 对应选项 D 中的washing-away。10B 解析： 细节理解题。第二段第一、二句指出：沿英格兰南 海岸的白色峭壁被侵蚀，这是一直存有的问题，但近年来这个问题更 加严重。很多房屋被吞没，海水日益侵入内陆。11 D 解析： 推理判断题。第二段最后一句指出：专家们研究了 受影响最大的地区，为当地人勾画了一幅地图以预报何年他们的家园 会被海水

28、吞没。12A 解析： 推理判断题。由第三段第二和第三句可知， “政府 观察家们已指出，在绝大部分情况下，不可能筑起海水防护堤墙，因 为这会花费数以亿计的英镑，而且这只会使海浪沿海岸进一步推动，使问题从一个地区转向另一地区。 ”We all ， at one time or another， have pretended to be a rock star，singingand dancing along to our favorite song.Most of us have done this in theprivacy of our own room when we were kids a

29、nd as adults， in the privacy ofour homes.Me？I love to do that when I drive！ I turn on the radio，find a songthat I can sing along and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am movingalong to the rhythm 节奏）.Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.Yes ，that is true.I will be in my nice work clo

30、thes ，jamming（堵塞）while driving orstopping at a traffic light.I get strange looks from some people and otherslaugh.Personally， I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me toshare with you the importance of being silly!The definition for the word silly ，according to the dictionary，is：stu

31、pid，foolish.I know many people do not want to look foolish.So they walk around allserious， which in all honesty， is foolish！No one is perfect， I repeat：Noone is perfect.I dont care how educated， how thin， how beautiful, howsimple, how frugal（朴素的）,how rich , and so onNo one is perfect！Sowhy pretend t

32、o be something you are not？ Life is so short.You never knowwhen this beautiful journey will be over ， so why waste a single second beingso seriou？sHere is a quote by Souza，which I think is of great importance forlife：“Dance as though no one is watching yo，uLove as though you have never been hurt bef

33、or，eSing as though no one can hear yo，uLive as though Heaven is on Earth”.When we were kids , we had no idea of what limitations （ 限制） were andwe had no care for the world so we could do things without worrying abouthow we appeared in the eyes of others.Howev，eras we grew up，we lost thatchildlike in

34、nocence （天真） .So dont lose the child that still lives within you.Thenext time you feel down， go to turn on your favorite song，and sing and dancealong like there is no tomorrow.Or watch something that makes youlaugh.Laughter is the best medicine to whatever troubles you and nothing isbetter than laug

35、hing hard.Trust me，you will feel a whole lot better，and whodoesnt want to feel good?13Why do we lose childlike innocence when we grow up?ABecause we have lost interest in the music.B Because we have pretended to be something we are not. C Becausewe dont care about the opinions of others. DBecause we

36、ve knownwhat limitations ace.14What can be inferred from the last paragraph? AListening to musicmakes us forget worries forever. BActually，everyone is not willing togrow up.CWe should hold optimistic attitudes to our daily life. D The author hasno worries to our daily life.15The passage mainly tells

37、 us about the_.Aattitude towards lifeBdifferent ideas about lifeCways to cheer up in lifeDways to enjoy life语篇解读： 人的一生，短短数载，不够时间计较，不够时间事事 明细，不必在思前想后中消磨时间，而要保持真我，享受快乐。13B 解析： 推理判断题。从第二段可知，随着我们成长，我们伪装并表现出实际上并非真我的我们14. C 解析：推理判断题。文章最后一段，我们能够推理出：我 们应该拥有乐观的人生态度。譬如：笑声、唱歌和跳舞，都能使自己 摆脱沮丧。15.A 解析：主旨大意题。文章主要讲述

38、了作者的生活态度一一保持真我，享受快乐。所以答案应该选择A。第二节（共 5 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。ForgivenessTo forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy.When some onehas deeply hurt you it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate.However,forgiveness is possible and it can be

39、 surprisingly beneficial to your physicaland men tal health.People who forgive show less sad ness an ger and stressand more hopef uln essaccord ing to a rece nt research.16 Try the followi ng steps：Calm yourself.17_You can take a couple of breaths and thi nk ofsomethi ng that gives you pleasure a be

40、autiful sce ne in n ature or some oneyou love.Dont wait for an apology. Ma ny times the pers on who hurt you doesno intend to apologize.They may have wan ted to hurt you or they just dontsee things the same way. _18_Keep in mind that forgiveness does notnecessarily mean becoming friends again with t

41、he person who upset you.Take the control away from your offender；冒犯者） .Rethinking aboutyour hurt gives power to the pers on who caused you pain n stead of focusingon your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindn essaround you.19 If you understand your offende, you may realize t

42、hat he or she wasact ing out of un aware ness fear, and eve n love .You may want to write aletter to yourself from your offen ders point of view.Dont forget to forgive yourself. 20_ But it can rob you of your self-c onfide nce if you dont do it.A.Why should you forgive?B.How should you start to forg

43、ive?C.Recog nize the ben efits of forgive ness.D.Try to see things from your offenders angle.E.For some people forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.F.To make your an ger die away, try a simple stress man ageme nttech niq ue.G. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awf

44、ullylong time.语篇解读：本文为说明文，主要向读者介绍了如何开始宽恕别人 或自己的方法。16. B 解析：第一段说明了宽恕的意义，该空格后的各段说明了 宽恕的具体方法，由此可推断该空格处应为一承上启下的过渡句，故 选 B 项。17. F 解析：根据段落中心句 Calm yourself.和下文的关键信息 think ofsomethi ng that gives you pleasure 可 确定答案。18. G 解析：根据关键词 apology 可迅速确定答案。19. D 解析：根据关键信息 write a letter to yourself from your offen d

45、erspoint of view 可确定答案。20. E 解析：根据段落中心句 Do nt forget to forgive yourself.中的关键信息 forgive yourself 可确定答案第二部分：英语知识使用（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，在短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。Every one enjoys a fitt ing reply； it is won derful to say the right thi ng atthe right tim

46、e!Whe n I was a senior in high school, I _2J_ knew I wan ted to pursuewriting as a career.Writ ing had basically 22 me whe n I was only 7 years old _23_ sincethat time， rd been bombarded by guidanee counselors and career plannerswho all _24_ me to have “ a back-up plan” in case writing did nt work o

47、ut.rd never even _25a different career path, so I was very _26_and worried.After much thought, I decided27_ would be my “ back-uppla n”， and I sig ned up for a class through my high school.This _28 that every morning，I would serve as a teachers helper for myfavorite 6th grade teacher， Mr Ralston.Mor

48、ning after morning ， I showed upin Mr Ralsto ns classroom and _29_papers for him.Sometimes, I eve n _30_ a less on or two.It was fun and the stude ntsseemed to like me so I was surprised when it came time for my _31_.MrRalston looked me right in the eyes and asked，“ Do you really want toteach?”“ Had

49、 I really bee n that _32_ ” I thought.“ Dont misun dersta nd.Yo ull do fine in teachi ng,” he con ti nu ed.“ But，is your _33 really in it ?”26.A.embarrassedB.con fusedNot really, ”I _34_. Want to writewant to write news storiesand ficti on and poetry and so much morebut r ve bee n told its tough tom

50、ake it as a writer _35_ I thought maybe I would teach and the n use mysummers _36_ to pursuewriti ng.”As I shared with Mr Ralston my hopes,dreams and carefullyplotted-out back-up plan,he smiled and saicj“Why are you preparing to37 with this back-up plan?If you want to be a writer,go for it!Pursuewri

51、ting!”Mr Ralstons _38_ to follow my dreams was the little nudge I n eededto help me push past my _39_ of not making it as a writer and simply “ Gofor it! ”Thats what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in 40_season.So lets try and be like Mr Ralston and speak that word of encourageme nta

52、t just the right time and make a differe nee in some on es lifetoday.21.A.evenB.neverC.alreadyD.also22.A.remi ndedB.entertainedC.accompa niedD.chosen23.A.orB.andC.forD.but24.A.urgedB.forcedC.taughtD.persuaded25.A.createdB.take nC.con sideredD.exam inedCannoyedDfrightened27A.writingBteachingCstudying

53、Dcompiling28A.meantBindicatedCsuggestedDrevealed29A.readBsetCgradedDcomposed30A.reviewedBskippedCtookDpresented31A.applicationBevaluationCinstructionDqualification32A.transparentBshallowCsuperiorDambitious33A.eyeBmindCheartDfocus34A.interruptedBjokedCadmittedDapologized35A.unlessBifCbecauseDso36A.up

54、BapartCalongDoff37A.failBfollowCdepartDcompete38A.encouragementBdeterminationCtendencyDattempt39.A.dreamsB. fearsC. regretsD. mistakes40.A.peakB. lowC.dueD. new语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过自己的经历体会到 在合适的时间说出合适的话对别人的影响有多么大。21. C 解析：根据下文的内容可知，作者在读高中时就已经(already) 知道他想成为一名作家了。22.D 解析：当作者仅仅 7 岁时，写作就基本上选定他了。choose

55、意为“选择，挑选”。此处表示作者喜欢上了写作。23.D 解析: 根据下文中的 “guidanee counselors and career planners who all _24_ me to have a back-up pla n case writ ing did nt workout”可知，上下文是转折关系，所以用 but。24.A 解析： 但指导顾问和职业规划师们却力劝作者要有一个备 用计划。所以空格处填 urged。25.C 解析：根据上文的内容可知，作者一心想从事写作，从没有考虑其他的职业。所以空格处填con siderec。26.B 解析：根据上文的内容和空后的 and w

56、orried”可知，作者感 到非常迷茫(confused)和 担心。embarrassed 意为“尴尬的”； annoyed “略感烦恼(生气)的” ;frightened “受惊的，害怕的”。27.B 解析： 根据下文的 “would serve as a teachers helper for myfavorite 6th grade teacher 可知，作者决定选择教学作为自己的(职业)备 用计划。28.A 解析：根据上文的 “signed up for a class through my highschool”可知，作者在高中时报名参加了一个训练课程，这对作者意味 着他每天早上要给

57、他最喜欢的六年级老师当助手。所以空格处填 meant。29C 解析：根据上文的 “I would serve as a teachers helper for myfavorite 6th grade teache”禾口下文的 papers for him”可知， 作者给他最喜 欢的六年级老师当助手，每天都帮老师给试卷打分。 grade 意为“评 分” ，符合语境。30 D 解析：根据下文的 “a lesson or two.It was fun，and the studentsseemed to like m”e 可知，作者偶尔也上一两节课， 那里的学生 似乎也很喜欢他的课。31B 解析：根

58、据下文的 “Youll do fine in teaching ”可知，作者的 老师对他实行了评价。evaluation “评价，评估” ；application “申请”；instruction“ 指导”； qualification “资格 ” 。32A 解析： 当作者的老师问他是否真想当老师时，他怀疑自己 很明显做得不好。tran spare nt 意为“易看穿的”，符合语境。33C 解析： 根据下文的内容可知，作者的老师问他是否真对教 学感兴趣。由习语 your heart is not in sth. “ 对某事不很感兴趣 （或不热 衷）”可知空格处填 heart。34C 解析：根据

59、作者的回答可知，他向老师说出了自己的心声， 所以用 admitted。35D 解析： 根据上下文的内容可知，指导顾问和职业规划师们 的建议让作者改变了主意。他们说作家很难获得成功，所以他想一边 教书一边写作。所以空格处填 so。36. D 解析：根据上文的 use my summers 可知，作者想利用暑假 休息时间去写作。 off 在这里表示 “不工作，不上学，休息 ”。37. A 解析： 作者的老师问他为什么还要等着在备用计划上失败呢？他鼓励作者大胆追求自己心仪的职业。所以空格处填fail。38. A 解析：根据上文的 “ If you want to be a writer, go fo

60、r it! Pursuewriting ”和下文的内容可知，老师是在鼓励作者追求自己的梦想，所 以空格处填 encouragement39.B 解析：根据上文的“was very _26_and worried可知，作 者一直担心自己在写作方面不能获得成功。而老师的一席话让他充满 了信心。所以空格处填 fears。40.C 解析：根据第一段中的 it is wonderful to say the right thing atthe right time”可知，当作者很迷茫时，老师的鼓励给了作者充足的勇气 和信心。故 due “适当的，适宜的”，符合语境。第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满