高中英语人教版Unit1Culturalrelics unit1periodtwo

PeriodTwoLearningaboutLanguageⅠ.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。ThingstoRememberIfYouWanttoBeTrulyHappyNeverdwellonthepastYourpastisjustaEveryonehasapast—oftenfullofpain,disappointment,missedopportunities,andunfulfilledmatterwhatyourpastlookslike,it’sjustastory—sodon’tletitinfluenceyou.Neverfocusonwhat’smissing;lookatwhatyouactuallyhave.__2__Youcouldwastehourscountingthethingsyouwouldliketoimprove,whichwouldonlytakeyouawayfromappreciatingyourrealputssituationsintoperspectiveandrewiresyourmindtowardapositivedirection.Neverunderestimatequalitytimewithyourself.Don’tconfusehappinesswithexcitement;alastingjoyoflifegrowswhenyourmindisinmeditation,sport,contactwithnature,andquality(offline)timespentreadingwillhelpyoureconnectwithyourselfandhearyourintuitionagain.__4__Wearealldifferent,andthereisnoperfectdirectionorpathtoourpersonalwholepointistobecomethebestversionofYOU,andneverstoptakinglessonsfromyourownlifeexperiences.__5__Yourtimeandlifepowerarelimited,sospendthemwiselyandtargetyourenergytowardssomethingapurposehelpsyouliveabiggerlife.Neverbetooharshonyourself.Manyofusareourownhardestcritics,constantlydiminishingeverythatyouwillneverbeidealandseethisastheprocessofself－development,embracingyourownvulnerabilities(缺陷)hasbeenscientificallyproventobeakeycomponentofhappiness.A．Makethepresentmeaningful.B．Begratefulforwhatyouhave.C．Neverstopimprovingyourself.D．Nevergiveupwhatyouaredoing.E．Neverloseasenseofpurposeinwhatyouaredoing.F．Seeingthepositivesideofthingsdoesn’tmeanyou’reignoringwhathappened.G．Makingtimeforyourselfisasimportantasdevotingtimetoyoureverydayduties.答案[本段标题为“永远不要停留在过去”，选项A的意思为“使目前变得有意义”，符合标题内容。故选A。]2．B[本段标题为“永远不要关注你缺失了什么，看看你得到了什么”，再结合本段最后一句“感激之情让你的处境变得明朗，让你的思想向积极的方向发展。”可知，空格处应该选B(感激你所拥有的)。]3．G[本段标题为“永远不要低估你自己的黄金时间。”选项G的意思为“给自己花时间同致力于日常职责一样重要”，符合标题内容。故选G。]4．C[根据本段内容“重要的是成为你的最好的版本，而且从不停止从自己的生活经历中学习。”可知，本段主要说明“永远不要停止提升自己”。故选C。]5．E[根据本段内容“找到一个可以帮助你生活得更好的目标。”可知，本段主要说明了“永远不要失去你正在做的事情的目的。”故选E。]Ⅱ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Myhusband,Mike,isAmerican,andI’mmymotherandIspeakSpanish,heis__1__(curiosity)andtriestopickupday,heheardussaythatawomanwenoticedwasaskedwhatitmeant,andhewas__2__(tell)thatitmeant“pretty”．Whenwewenttomymother’shouse__3__herbirthdayparty,hegaveherabirthdaygiftandsaid,“Happybirthday,chuleta.”Hedancedheraroundthekitchen,__4__(call)mymotherhischuleta,allthewhilethinkinghewaspraisinghismother-in-law.Mymotherraisedaneyebrowandlookedatme,butshedidn’tsayproblemis,chuletadoesn’tmean“pretty”inSpanish__5__means“porkchop(猪排)．”Insome__6__(place)ithasadoubleMike’sintentions__7__(be)sosweet:Hewastryingtoletmymotherknowhowmuchhelovedher.SoonmybrothersandsistersgatheredinthekitchentowatchthedancingasMike__8__(continue)tocallmymotherhis“littleporkchop”.Wedidn’ttellhimwhathewasdoingbecausewedidn’twanttomakehim__9__(embarrass)．Buteverytimehelefttheroom,wewouldlaughsohard__10__tearswouldstartrollingdownourcheeks.答案[考查词性转换。is为系动词，后面须用curiosity的形容词形式作表语。]2．told[考查时态、语态和主谓一致。主语为he，是单数第三人称，再结合语境可知，他是被告知这个词的意思是“美人；漂亮的”。因此要用一般过去时的被动语态。]3．for[考查介词。for表示目的，“为了……”。]4．calling[考查伴随状语。callingmymotherhischuleta是现在分词短语作状语，故动词call须用其－ing形式。]5．but[考查并列连词。not...but...为固定结构，表示“不是……而是……”。]6．places[考查名词复数。可数名词place前有some修饰，用名词的复数形式。]7．were[考查动词时态。事情发生在过去，故用一般过去时。名词为复数形式，故谓语动词用were。]8．continued[考查词性转换。空格单词的时态应该与gathered一致，故用过去式。]9．embarrassed[考查词性转换。him后面缺少宾语补足语，须用动词embarrass的形容词形式。]10．that[考查固定句型。so...that...表示“如此……以至于……”。]Ⅲ.阅读理解WhentheNormansbuilttheirfirstsimplewoodencastlesinEngland,theybuiltthemonthetopsofsmallfirstpermanentcastlesweremadeofstoneandbuiltwiththickmainbuildingwasusuallysurroundedbywallswhichoverlookedthemoat(护城河)．Theentrancetothecastlewasusuallyoveradrawbridge(吊桥)leadingtothemaindrawbridgecouldberaisedorloweredandanirongrille(栅栏)couldbeloweredtoshutofftheentrancetothegatehouse.Astimewenton,thecastlebuildersbecamemoreadvancedintheirofbuildingastrongcentralbuildingandsurroundingitwithwallsoflesserstrength,theythoughtouttheideaofsurroundingacentralareawithhugewallswhichcouldcontainallthemainroomsofthewallsusuallyhadmanytowersandthesetowerswerereallyaseriesofmainbuildingsalongthecastlebuildingthesecastlestheyusedhillsiteswheneverpossibleinordertogivethecastleabettertheoutsideworldwasshutoffbyabarrierorcurtainofdefences,theyarecalled“curtainwall”castles.Withthepassingoftimetherewaslessneedtobuildstrongcastlesandnoblesbuiltmanor(庄园)manorhousesoftenhadbattlementsandirongrilles,buttheywerebuiltmoreforcomfortandincludedmanyoftheconveniencesandluxuriesofthelargehouseswhichwerebeingbuiltinthetowns.Unfortunately,manyEnglishcastlesweredamagedordestroyedcompletelyduringtheCivilWarsofthe1600s.【语篇解读】英国有许多历史悠久的城堡。但随着时代的变迁，城堡的作用也发生了改变。本文将向你介绍英国城堡的变迁史。1．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．HowtobuildcastlesB．HowtoprotectcastlesC．ThehistoryofEnglishcastlesD．ThestructureofEnglishcastles答案C[主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了从最简单的城堡到永久性的城堡一直到后来作为庄园的城堡，因此主题应该是“英国城堡的历史”。故C作标题合适。]2．Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat________．A．thefirstsimplecastlesinEnglandweremadeofwoodB．oldcastlesinEnglandwereallbuiltonthetopofhillsC．irondrawbridgewastheonlywaytoreachthemaingatehouseD．“curtainwall”castlesusedcurtainastheirwalls答案A[细节理解题。根据短文第一段第一句话可知答案。]3．Whichofthefollowingwasusednottoletothersenterthegatehouseofacastle?A．Amoat. B．Anirongrille.C．Adrawbridge. D．Acentralkeep.答案B[细节理解题。根据第二段中的anirongrille(栅栏)couldbeloweredtoshutofftheentrancetothegatehouse可知应该选B。]4．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．MostofEnglishcastlesbecamemanorhousesnow.B．TheCivilWarsleftmanyEnglishcastlesinruins.C．Englishcastlesweretoostrongtobedestroyed.D．Noblesbuiltmanorhousesinordertodefendtheirfortune.答案B[推理判断题。根据最后一段可以推断，内战使得许多英国城堡变为废墟。]Ⅳ.完形填空IamthereceiveroftwoheartsecondwaslastyearandnowthatI’m__1__，Ispendmuchofmyfreetimegivingspeeches,doinginterviews,andmeetingwithpeopleinorderto__2__othersaboutorgandonation.IhadmyfirsttransplantwhenIwassixmonthsold,whentransplantswere__3__andnobodywassurewhatwouldhappenfact,10yearslater,mybody__4__myheart.Aftertwoyearsoftreatments,thedoctorsdecidedtogivemeasecond__5__．Lastsummer,becausesomeonewaskindenoughtobeanorgandonor,another__6__wasgiventoisbecauseofthat__7__personthatI’malivetowritethis.Thereare,however,somepeoplewhodonot__8__organarenotagainstit,theyjustsaynobecausetheylackof__9__．Oneofthereasonspeopledecideagainstbeingadonoristheysay__10__willnotworkhardtosavetheironlyisthereno__11__ofthis,butitalsogoesagainsttheHippocraticoath(医生誓言)．Whenpeopleareinthehospital__12__thedeathofalovedone,theymaybeaskedto__13__donationanditiseasiertosaynothanto__14__anythingotherthantheirterribleiswhypeopleneedtothinkabout__15__beforethey’redealingwithacrisis.Theymustunderstandthat__16__savethousandsofliveseachyearandonepersoncan__17__atleasteightorgans,suchasheart,lungs,liver,andso’seightlivessaved.Ihopethisarticlecanhelpthiscausethathas__18__mylifedonationis__19__everyoneconsideringdonatingrememberthis:“Don’ttakeyour__20__toHeaven;Heavenknowsweneedthemhere！”1． B．healthierC．higher D．weaker答案B[由下文Ispendmuchofmyfreetimegivingspeeches,doinginterviews,andmeetingwithpeople可知，作者能够参加这么多的活动，是因为他/她经过第二次心脏移植后身体变得“健康”起来。故选B。]2． B．cheatC．replace D．educate答案D[作者givingspeeches,doinginterviews,andmeetingwithpeople的目的是为了教育其他人做器官捐献。从下文作者对器官捐献的认识中可以得出答案。]3． B．familiarC．common D．successful答案A[根据andnobodywassurewhatwouldhappennext可知，当作者做第一次器官移植时，器官移植还是新兴事物，没有人知道移植后会发生什么事情。故选A。]4． B．producedC．rejected D．protected答案C[根据下文Aftertwoyearsoftreatments,thedoctorsdecidedtogivemeasecond...可知，作者需要再次做心脏移植，也就是说他/她的身体拒绝第一次移植的心脏。故答案为C。]5． B．interviewC．signal D．transplant答案D[上文IhadmyfirsttransplantwhenIwassixmonthsold提示了该空的答案。]6． B．liver C．lung D．eye答案A[短文第一句Iamthereceiveroftwohearttransplants.说明作者移植的器官是心脏。故选A。]7． B．braveC．generous D．humorous答案C[将自己心脏捐献给别人的人是慷慨大方的人。其他选项不符合语境。]8． B．supportC．employ D．value答案B[根据下文Theyarenotagainstit,theyjustsayno...可知，一些人不支持器官移植。故四个选项中只有B项为正确选项。]9． B．confidenceC．money D．time答案A[由下文Oneofthereasonspeopledecideagainstbeingadonoris...可知，一些人拒绝器官移植是因为他们对器官移植的意义不理解。其他选项不符合语境。]10． B．patientsC．donors D．doctors答案D[进行器官移植并能救治人们性命的是医