2020高考人教版英语-限时规范练2(必修1 Unit 2)

6限时规范练2（必修1Unit2）核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、语言学习的素养能力意识一、阅读理解AIdidsomeresearchandexaminedhowBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishchangedbetweenthe1930sandthe2000s.Takespelling,forexample—towardsthe1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe“u”in“colour”andwriting“centre”as“center”.Butsincethen,theBritishhavebecomemoreconfidentinsomeoftheirownspellings.Inthe2000s,theUKusedanAmericanspellingchoiceabout11%ofthetimewhileAmericansuseaBritishoneabout10%ofthetime.ThereisalsononeedtoworrytoomuchaboutAmericanwords,suchas“vacation”,“liquor”and“lawmaker”enteringBritishEnglish.ThereareafewexamplesofthiskindofvocabularychangebuttheyaremostlyuncommonwordsandarenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.TheBritisharestillusing“mum”ratherthan“mom”and“petrol”ratherthan“gas”.Butwhenwestartthinkingoflanguagemoreintermsofstylethanvocabularyorspelling,adifferentpictureappears.SomeofthebiggertrendsinAmericanEnglisharemovingtowardsafreeruseoflanguage.Americansentencesareonaverageonewordshorterin2006thantheywerein1931.Americansalsousealotmoreapostrophes（撇号）intheirwritingthantheyusedto,whichhastheeffectofturningthetwowords“donot”intothesingle“don't”.“Thehandoftheking”becomestheshorter“Theking'shand”.However,inallthesewaysBritsarechangingtoo—andinthesamewayasAmericans.They'rejustabout30yearsbehindthetrendthatAmericansseemtobeleading.Sothisraisesaquestion,isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglishoristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?PerhapstheBritishwouldhavegoneinthatdirectionevenifAmericahadneverbeendiscovered?I'dliketoagreewiththesecondideabutbecauseofthefactthatBritishpeoplelearnplentyofAmericanlanguagethroughdifferentways,Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect.WhatdidtheBritishdointhe1960s?TheyusedsomeAmericanspellings.Theybuiltupconfidenceintheirlanguage.Theydidresearchonlanguagedifferences.Theywentinthedirectionofharderspellings.Whatdoestheauthortrytoshowbyusingexampleslike“petrol”?BritishEnglishhaschangedalot.Someuncommonwordsareusedlessoften.AmericanwordsareenteringBritishEnglish.Americanspellingwon'tchangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.WhichofthefollowingisatrendofAmericanEnglish?Itisusingshorterwords.Itisturningtopropergrammar.Itistryingtomakesentencessimpler.Itisavoidingusingapostrophes.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sopinionaboutthelanguages?AmericanEnglishisgoingthewrongway.BritishEnglishisfollowingAmericanEnglish'sexample.AmericanEnglishisborrowingalotfromBritishEnglish.Languageswouldn'tchangemuchifAmericawasnotdiscovered.BAfterteachingfor35yearsintheNorthShoreschooldistrict,IretiredandagreedtoteachEnglishtoimmigrantsattheGlenCoveLibrarytwonightsaweek.It'sbeenajoy!Istartedwiththreestudents,gotasmanyas10,butnowhavesettledonwhatIcall“thefantasticfive”.Theyrangeinagefrom23to65,onemanandfourwomen.They'vecomefromElSalvador,Peru,Honduras,ColombiaandtheDominicanRepublic.Withoneexception,theyaremarried,havechildren,andareworking.Theirresponsibilitiesleavethemwithlittlefreetime,buttheyfaithfullycometoclass.Thestudentsalwaysmakemesmile.Onthefirstday,IaskedwhatsurprisingthingstheyhaddiscoveredaboutAmerica.Isabelle,fromPeru,thoughtforamomentandthensaid,“YouAmericansallstopatredlights!”Blanca,astudentfromHonduras,arriveswithherthreeyoungchildren.Actually,theyarrivefirst,runningin,wavingtomeastheydashtothechildren'sroomastheiroften-exhaustedmothertrudgesinbehind.Blanca'skidsareadorable.Ikeepforgettingtheirnames,soIcallthemBlanco,BlankiandBlankette.Theygiggleatthisandtheirmomsmiles.I'vebeenaskedbyfriendswhetherIknowthestudents'immigrationstories.Idon'task.I'mheretohelpthemlearnEnglish.Theirlivesoftenarenoteasy.Overthepastyear,onewomangotdivorced,andanother'shusbandsufferedastroke.Athird'shusband,atruckdriver,wasinahorrificaccidentthatlefthimhomeboundformorethanninemonths.But,thesestudentsrarelymissaclass.Whatcanweknowaboutthestudents?Theyareallwomenover23.Theyhavechildrenandjobs.Theyareabigtroublefortheteacher.Theyarebusyandmissclassesregularly.WhatcanwelearnaboutBlanca?SheisfromPeruandhasthreechildren.Shedoesn'tlikethenamestheauthorgives.Sheisrespectabletoeducateherchildrenwell.SheissurprisedatAmericans'runningredlights.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trudges”probablymean?A.Walkheavily.B.Runquickly.C.Waveunwillingly.D.Dashslowly.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheteachingjob?A.Tired.B.Helpless.C.Delighted.D.Regretful.二、完形填空Adogfoundswimmingmorethan220kilometersoffthecoastofThailandhasbeenreturnedsafelytoland.Latelastweek,workersonanoilrig（石油钻塔）noticedtheanimal,all1—,inthewater.Itbegan2towardthesideofthestructure.Thedogwasabletogetitselfontoasolidarea.Heappeared3—,coldandfearful.Theworkers4—aropeandsecureditaroundthedog.Then,theyworkedtogetherto5—theanimaluptosafety.Thecrewthat6—thedogquicklygavetheirnewfrienda7—:Boonrod.Thenamemeanssomething8—to“survivor"intheThailanguage.Oneofthose9—wasVitisakPayalaw.Hehasbeen10—updatesonBoonrodonhisFacebookpage.Hesaiditwas11—thatthecrewnoticedthedoginthewater.Iftherehadbeenwaves,hesaid,theanimal12—wouldnothavebeenseen.NooneknowshowBoonrod.13—allaloneatsea,orhowlonghehadbeenoutthere.ButVitisakandothershavesuggestedtheanimalmighthavefallenoffafishing14—.OnMonday,Boonrodarrivedondry15—.Ateamofanimaldoctorswas16—himinthesouthernThaiprovinceofSongkhla.WorkersattheSongkhlaportalso—17—thedogwithneckrubsandaspecial“welcome"necklacemadeofyellowflowers.Manypeopletook18—withBoonrod.Vitisaksaysthatifnoone.19—Boonrodastheirpet,hewill20—himwithhimtohishomeinnortheastThailand.1.A.aloneB.deadC.mobileD.private2.A.dashingB.divingC.jumpingD.swimming3.A.blindB.safeC.tiredD.vague4.A.caughtB.loweredC.importedD.preserved5.A.balanceB.deliverC.pullD.swing6.A.foundB.lostC.abandonedD.treated

7.A.homeB.nameC.partnerD.test8.A.usefulB.responsibleC.similarD.vital9.A.animalsB.friendsC.doctorsD.workers10.A.avoidingB.providingC.downloadingD.subscribing11.A.awfulB.curiousC.luckyD.unique12.A.likelyB.personallyC.slightlyD.absolutely13.A.endedupB.ledtoC.movedoffD.tookapart14.A.threadB.pondC.hookD.boat15.A.carpetB.landC.passageD.nest16.A.caringaboutB.dealingwithC.turningtoD.waitingfor17.A.assessedB.confirmedC.welcomedD.supported18.A.goodsB.picturesC.flowersD.gifts19.A.adoptB.employC.recogniseD.guarantee20.A.acquireB.holdC.removeD.take三、短文改错Istillrememberlastyearwhenanewstudentcametoourclass.HernameisLiuKun,whichwasveryweakinEnglish.Hebecamelessinteresteditandalmostgaveup.AssoonasIfoundhehasaproblem,IhadatalkwithhimaboutwhattolearnEnglish.Sincethen,I'vekepthelphimandwithmyhelp,hisEnglishlevelhasbeenimprovinglittletolittle.Hewasveryhappyandthankfullytome.Fromthis,Ilearnedweshouldtrytohelpotherswhentheyareinthetrouble.It'sreallyagoodthingstohelpothers.参考答案限时规范练2(必修1Unit2)一、【篇章导读】本文是议论文。文章讨论英式英语与美式英语的变化及其变化原因。A细节理解题。由第一段中的“Takespelling,forexample一towardsthe1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe‘u'in‘colour'andwriting'centre'as'center'”可知,20世纪60年代的时候英国人开始使用一些美式拼写。D推理判断题。作者引用petrol的例子是为了证明前一句话中的说法“theyaremostlyuncommonwordsandarenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch”。C推理判断题。由第二段末的“Americansentencesareonaverageonewordshorterin2006thantheywerein1931.”及第三段中的例子可知,美式英语的句子更加简单化。B推理判断题。由最后一段中的“...isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglishoristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?”及最后一句“Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect”可知，作者认为英式英语在效仿美式英语。【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者教书35年后退休了,但是退休后继续给移民们上英语课,这些来自各个国家的移民成人学生们给作者留下了深刻的印象。他们虽然生活艰辛忙碌,但他们很少缺课,而且上课认真,心地质朴。B细节理解题。根据第二段中的第二句可知，学生中有一个男的，故A项错误;根据第三段中的第三句可知，学生们总是让老师很开心，所以C项错误;根据最后一句可知，他们很少旷课，故D项错误;根据第三段中的首句可知,他们都结婚了，有了孩子,在上班。故选B项。C推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知,Blanca的孩子们主动向作者挥手打招呼并且作者认为他们是值得被尊重的、可爱的。故可推知,Blanca对孩子们的教育很好。A词义推测题。根据前面的often-exhaustedmother可知，后面的妈妈因为每天工作而经常筋疲力尽地回家，应该是吃力地走在孩子们的后面。故选A项。C推理判断题。根据全文内容尤其是首段中的最后一句“It'sbeenajoy!”可知，作者认为这份工作给他带来快乐，还是喜欢这份工作的。故选C项。二、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。文章叙述了泰国几名石油钻塔上的工人们无意发现了一条漂流在大海里的狗，他们救起这条狗并关注它的后续状况。文章体现了人与动物的和谐相处。A石油钻塔上的工人们发现这条狗的时候,它孤单地(alone)在海水里。下文中的allaloneatsea也是提示。D这条狗开始向石油钻塔的方向游(swimming)去，并找到一个落脚的地方。C根据后面的修饰形容词“寒冷的”和“恐惧的”可知，这条狗现在已经很疲倦(tired)了。B根据下文工人们把狗拉上来可知，他们是放下(lowered)—根绳子。C工人们放下一根绳子，共同努力把狗拉(pull)上来到安全的地方。A这里是指那些发现(found)并救上那条狗的石油钻塔上的工作人员。B他们救上那条狗后很快就给他们的新朋友取了个名字(name)。根据后面的Thename可知。C这个名字Boonrod在泰语中类似(similar)于“幸存者”之意。DVitisakPayalaw是救那条狗的工作人员(workers)中的一位。BVitisakPayalaw一直在他的脸谱网上提供(providing)关于