译林版（2020）选择性必修四Unit 2 Understanding each other 训练题-（含答案）

1、Unit 2 Understanding each other 训练题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf you ever get the impression that your dog can tell whether you look content or annoyed, you may be onto something. Dogs may indeed be able to distinguish between happy and angry hum

2、an faces, according to a new study.Researchers trained a group of 11 dogs to distinguish between images(图像)of the same person making either a happy or an angry face. During the training stage, each dog was shown only the upper half or the lower half of the persons face. The researchers then tested t

3、he dogs ability to distinguish between human facial expressions by showing them the other half of the persons face or images totally different from the ones used in training. The researchers found that the dogs were able to pick the angry or happy face by touching a picture of it with their noses mo

4、re often than one would expect by random chance.The study showed the animals had figured out how to apply what they learned about human faces during training to new faces in the testing stage. We can rule out that the dogs simply distinguish between the pictures based on a simple cue, such as the si

5、ght of teeth, said study author Corsin Mller. Instead, our results suggest that the successful dogs realized that a smiling mouth means the same thing as smiling eyes, and the same rule applies to an angry mouth having the same meaning as angry eyes.With our study, we think we can now confidently co

6、nclude that at least some dogs can distinguish human facial expressions, Muller told Live Science.At this point, it is not clear why dogs seem to be equipped with the ability to recognize different facial expressions in humans. To us, the most likely explanation appears to be that the basis lies in

7、their living with humans, which gives them a lot of exposure to human facial expressions, and this exposure has provided them with many chances to learn to distinguish between them, Mller said.1. The new study focused on whether dogs can _.A. distinguish shapesB. make sense of human facesC. feel hap

8、py or angryD. communicate with each other2. What can we learn about the study from Paragraph 2?A. Researchers tested the dogs in random order.B. Diverse methods were adopted during training.C. Pictures used in the two stages were different.D. The dogs were photographed before the test.3. What is the

9、 last paragraph mainly about?A. A suggestion for future studies.B. A possible reason for the study findings.C. A major limitation of the study.D. An explanation of the research method.B Youve heard that plastic is polluting the oceansbetween 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every y

10、ear. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products. At the beginning of the year, the artist bui

11、lt a piece called Strawpocalypse, a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Just 9% of global plast

12、ic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source(来源) of plastic pollution, but theyve recently come under fire because most people dont need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw thats part of Von Wongs artwork lik

13、ely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear. In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate(说明) a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckloads worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled Tr

14、uckload of Plastic, Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like theyd been dumped(倾倒) from a truck all at once. Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.1.What

15、are Von Wongs artworks intended for?A.Beautifying the city he lives in.B.Introducing eco-friendly products.C.Drawing public attention to plastic waste.D.Reducing garbage on the beach.2.Why does the author discuss plastic straws in Paragraph 3?A.To show the difficulty of their recycling.B.To explain

16、why they are useful.C.To voice his views on modern art.D.To find a substitute for them.3.What effect would Truckload of Plastic have on viewers?A.Calming.B.Disturbing.C.Refreshing.D.Challenging.4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Artists Opinions on Plastic SafetyB.Media In

17、terest in Contemporary ArtC.Responsibility Demanded of Big CompaniesD.Ocean Plastics Transformed into SculpturesC When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my b

18、eloved beaches and endless blue-sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery. Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing. I loved it. I soon made friends with the lo

19、cal skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant dont worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam(横杆), I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes late

20、r, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: Safe! Safe! Safe! And thats what matteredlanding tricks, being a good skater. When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, Id given

21、 it up. When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. Ive traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear; tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving(穿梭) among the kids who rushed b

22、y on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail-thin teenager, in a baggy white T-shirt, skidded(滑) up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. I was a local here 20 years ago, I told him. Then, slowly, he began t

23、o nod his head. Safe, man. Safe. Yeah, I said. Safe.1.What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London?A.He felt disappointed.B.He gave up his hobby.C.He liked the weather there.D.He had disagreements with his family.2.What do the underlined words Safe! Safe! Safe! probably mean?A.Be

24、 careful!B.Well done!C.No way!D.Dont worry!3.Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?A.To join the skateboarding.B.To make new friends.C.To learn more tricks.D.To relive his childhood days.4.What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A.Children shou

25、ld learn a second language.B.Sport is necessary for childrens health.C.Children need a sense of belonging.D.Seeing the world is a must for children.DRecently I read Nineteen Eighty-Four, a novel by George Orwell set in a totalitarian (极权主义的) state where even the language they use is controlled. Adje

26、ctives are forbidden and instead they use the words such as ungood, plus good and double plus good to express emotions.As I first read this I thought how impossible it would be in our society to have such vocabulary. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized in its own way it was alr

27、eady happening. I type messages to my friends and alongside each is an emoji (表情符号). I often use them to emphasize something, or to seem not too serious, or because this specific GIF conveys my emotions much better than I ever could using just words. And I wonder, With too much use of emojis, are we

28、 losing the beauty and diversity of our vocabulary?English has the largest vocabulary in the world, with over one million words, but whos to say what itll be like in the future? Perhaps we will have a shorter language, full of saying cry face if something sad happens or using LOL(laugh out loud) or

29、BRB(be right back) instead of saying the full phrase. So does this mean our vocabulary will shrink? Is it the start of an exciting new era?Yet when you look back over time, the power of the image has always been there. Even in the prehistoric era they used imagery to communicate, and whats even more

30、 incredible is that we are able to analyse those drawings and understand the meaning of them thousands of years later. Pictures have the ability to go beyond time and language. Images, whether they are cave paintings or emojis, allow us to convey a message thats not restrictive but rather universal.

31、1. What is the reason for the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four being mentioned?A. To introduce the following topic.B. To recommend this book to readers.C. To show the authors special interest.D. To show the diversity of languages.2. Why does the author often use emojis while typing messages?A. Because the

32、y are easy to type.B. Because they are amusing to use.C. Because they can better convey emotions.D. Because they reflect the diversity of languages.3. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?A. English vocabulary will become smaller.B. A new language era has come into being.C. English will be more popula

33、r in the future.D. Short forms of words may be popular in the future.4. What might be the authors opinion?A. We shouldnt use emojis too much.B. Emojis can be understood universally.C. Languages will be replaced by emojis.D. We have to learn several languages.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中

34、选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 My husband and I just spent a week in Paris._ So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway. The place wasnt entirely authentic, though. Unlike a n

35、ormal Parisian apartment, the plumbing(水管) worked._ Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, Ouverture des portes, in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and its a shame I dont have much use for it. Parisians are different from you and me. They never lo

36、ok lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. _ French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs. _ On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food m

37、arket to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost $18! In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency(效率). You can tell this by caf li

38、fe. French cafs are always crowded. _When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriouslyso seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.A.Not all the customers are to

39、urists.B.The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C.There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D.The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.E.Thats not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F.Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.G.The

40、 food is so delicious that you dont need much of it to make you happy.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。If you spend some time living in Holland, people will advise you to learn the Dutch language (荷兰语).They believe it will make it easier to 1 p

41、eople and make friends, or that it will help you 2 what is going on around you.But they are 3 . There is only one reason that really 4 and it is a very important one. The reason is that you will receive the haircut you 5 when visiting the hairdressers. Oh my God! What happened to your 6 ? my wife as

42、ked. There was a communication mishap (小事故),I replied.When I had 7 at the hairdressers half an hour earlier, I had decided to speak Dutch. My hair had been getting quite 8 but I only wanted it trimmed (修剪)a little! So I told my hairdresser in Dutch. 9 , there is a big difference between saying, Ik w

43、il het een beetje korter. and what I had said, Ik wil het kort. That is the 10 between saying, Id like it just a little bit shorter please. and saying, Id like it very short. in English.Unfortunately, I did not realize that I had made a (n) 11 straight away. Before I figured out how to deal with the

44、 situation it was too 12 . My hair was gone. I had a beard (胡子). This meant that I now had more hair on my face than I had on my 13 . That was a very 14 look.This was not the first time that something like this had happened. I really should 15 my Dutch.1.A. meetB. supportC. changeD. remember2.A. rep

45、ortB. acceptC. noticeD. understand3.A. easyB. slowC. wrongD. funny4.A. worksB. mattersC. existsD. helps5.A. wantB. designC. findD. see6.A. faceB. hairC. eyesD. ears7.A. playedB. learnedC. spokenD. arrived8.A. dryB. longC. thickD. messy9.A. UnsuccessfullyB. UncertainlyC. UnfortunatelyD. Unusually10.A

46、. choiceB. comparisonC. relationshipD. difference11.A. mistakeB. decisionC. promiseD. offer12.A. lateB. quickC. farD. close13.A. handB. headC. armD. leg14.A. oldB. prettyC. strangeD. fashionable15.A. useB. avoidC. shareD. improve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。Bright and col

47、orful Beijing Opera faces appear on a computer screen. A teacher asks the students, Shall we go to see Beijing Opera?” This is the scene of_ online Chinese class in Indias Mumbai. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, online Chinese learning on a _ (various) of platforms is gaining popularit

48、y locally.Eighteen-year-old Drashti Gala from Mumbai is one of many online Chinese _ (learner) and even has a Chinese name Tang Dashi. Actually, all three sisters in her family _ (begin) learning Chinese after their father offered the suggestion. Within a short space of time, she has _ (successful)

49、passed HSK3(Level 3 of the International Chinese Proficiency Test) and is now preparing for the higher-level exams. At first, some students were hesitant as they were not used to _ (study) online, but now they realize that online learning means they can save time_ would have been spent on traveling.

50、 Drashti has also tried to improve her Chinese by translating some ancient Chinese poems into Hindi(印地语).Most Chinese training institutions in Mumbai have been moved online due to the lockdown. Some people _ charge said, Compared to traditional classroom teaching, our online courses are more conveni

51、ent and easier _ (conduct) , and the cost of renting classrooms _ (save) too. So online learning is popular. ”第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （满分15分）假定你是李华,你的新西兰朋友Jamie来信说他最近为学习汉语而苦恼,在阅读汉语文章时遇到了困难,如很多汉字不认识,读不懂文章的意思等, 希望得到你的帮助。请给他回信,内容包括:1 .表示理解并给予安慰;2.提出建议;3.表达祝愿。注意:词数80左右。参考词汇:汉字Chinese character_第二节 （满分25分）

52、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Ashwini was waiting at the door for her children, Amit and Anika. It was the last day of their exams and she had prepared tasty snacks for them.“Mom, you know Rishit from my class? He always disturbed others during the exam and copied from them.“Hey, let me speak

53、 now,” Anika said and kept giggling all the time. “Mom, one of the girls in my class had prepared a matchbox instead of a soapbox.The kids continued speaking, giggling, and enjoyed pizzas till late evening. Ashwini was pleased to know that her kids shared everything with her. If the kids faced any p

54、roblem or had an interesting piece of news, they always shared it with their mother. They were not scared of or nervous about their mother.In the vacation, Ashwinis elder sister, Sunita, visited their place along with her two kids, Pranjal and Kanchan. Sunita observed Ashwinis friendly behavior with

55、 her kids and opposed it.“What is this, Ashwini? You never scold your kids. They are not scared of you,” She said to her younger sister.Sunita, kids should never be scared of their parents. They should feel free when they communicate with parents.Werent we afraid of our parents? Dont you remember yo

56、u used to be nervous while talking to Dad? Yet we had better communication,” Sunita argued.“Well, we are not living in the same age. We need to be more open-minded with children now.”But Sunita was not satisfied with her explanation. She continued complaining about how Ashwinis kids were dependent o

57、n her mother for everything.“Why do you have to prepare different dishes each time when they are hungry? Pranjal directly calls the nearby hotel and places an order. You dont have to spend time on it,”Until Sunita left, she had almost brainwashed Ashwini by constantly reminding her that she was not

58、bringing up her kids properly. When Sunita left, Ashwini let out a sigh of relief.注意: 续写词数应为150左右;Paragraph 1:When the school started again, Ashwinis attitude towards her kids changed a little bit. _Paragraph 2:Ashwini noticed the change in the kids behavior soon and found it unbearable. _答案解析第一部分 阅

59、读理解第一节A答案：1-3BCB解析：1.细节理解题。说明文一般采取“开门见山”的写作手法,研究的关注点一般会在首段出现。本题题干意为:新研究关注狗是否能够_。根据第一段最后一句Dogs may indeed be able to distinguish between happy and angry human faces.(狗或许真的能够分辨开心和愤怒的人类表情) 可知,这项新研究关注的是狗是否能够弄清楚人类面部表情。2.细节理解题。根据题干,可直接将答案区域锁定在第二段。本题题干意为: 从第二段中我们能了解到关于这项研究的什么内容?通读第二段可知,本段主要讲的是研究的过程和方法。根据本段

60、中的描述During the training stage, each dog was shown only the upper half or the lower half of the persons face. The researchers then. by showing them the other half of the persons face. different from the ones used in training.可知在研究的两个阶段,使用的图片是不一样的,故 C项是正确的。3.主旨大意题。找到主旨句是关键。本题题干意为:最后一段主要是关于什么的?根据最后一段第一