2020届高考英语复习必修二 Unit1专项练习

1、2020届高考英语复习必修二 Unit1专项练习 阅读理解A(2018广东七校联考)Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area.Not all historical buildings are at

2、tractive. However, there may be other reasonsfor example, economic reasonswhy they should be preserved.So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can

3、exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响) its surroundings too much, it often impr

4、oves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally

5、conservative(保守的) and do not like change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I wou

6、ld argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文，讨论了现代建筑是否应该和古老的历史建筑建在一起。1What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?AMost of them are too expensive to prese

7、rve.BThey are more pleasing than modern buildings.CThey have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.DSome of them are not attractive.D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句“Not all historical buildings are attractive.”可知，并非所有的历史建筑都有吸引力。据此可知，一些历史建筑没有吸引力，故D项正确。2Which of the following is TRUE according to the aut

8、hor?ASome old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.BWe should reproduce the same old buildings.CBuildings should not dominate their surroundings.DNo one understands why people speak against new buildings.A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(

9、破坏) the area they are in，but the same can be said of some old buildings too.”可知，作者认为一些历史建筑破坏了它们所在地区的环境，所以选A项。3By using the words “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “ ”Adestroy old buildingsBput things in a different placeCchoose new architectural stylesDrespect pe

10、oples feelings for historical buildingsC解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第四段的第二句“If we always reproduced what was there before，we would all still be living in caves.”可知，如果我们不改变建筑风格，我们现在还住在山洞里面；据此可以判断，“move things forward”的意思是“选择新的建筑风格”，所以选C。4What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo explain why people dislike change.

11、BTo argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.CTo warn that we could end up living in caves.DTo admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.B解析：写作意图题。通读文章可知，第一段的第一句“Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city？”为本文主旨句；结

12、合全文可知，本文旨在论证现代建筑可以建在有历史遗迹的地方，所以选B。B(2018成都高中毕业班测试)“Hungary？”I looked at my school headmaster in confusion.“I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.”And with that，my adventure started.My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing school exchange year in Hungary.Going on an exchange ha

13、d always been my dream.When my high school offered an allyear program，I jumped at the opportunity.It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was buy a plane ticket.I knew where I wanted to go：Spain，the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses.So when I heard that I was going to Hun

14、gary，I was pretty shocked.But I decided to make the best of it，since it was，after all，a onceinalifetime opportunity.Before I knew it，I was on the airplane，leaving for Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport，Hungary.I had difficult times when I almost gave up.Hungarian is the hardest language on the planet.Cultural differences occasionally embarrassed both my peers and me.I had to give up eating carrots，my beautiful favorite，for Hungarians think carrots are rubbish in their country.The change in the landscape was amazing，looking nothing like skyscrapers，bullet trains，cars，a