新教材2021-2022学年人教版英语选择性必修第二册检测UNIT4（二）LearningAboutLanguageWord版含解析

课下题型练（二）LearningAboutLanguageI.阅读理解APhiladelphia*sMagicGardensmakesupafolkartcenter,galleryspace,andanon-profitorganizationshowcasingtheworksofmosaicist（镶嵌设计师）IsaiahZagar.ZagardevotedhimselftobeautifyingtheSouthStreetneighborhoodinthelate1960s,whenhemovedtotheareawithhiswifeJulia.Thecouplehelpedtheareabypurchasingandrepairingsomeoldbuildings,oftenaddingcolorfulmosaicsonboththeirprivateandpublicwalls.ThefirstsuchprojectwasJulia*sfolkartstore,theEye'sGalleryat402SouthStreet.ZagarstartedworkingontheMagicGardensin1998inthedesertedparkinglotnearhisstudio.Hespentthenextfourteenyearssculptingmulti-layeredwallsanddecoratingthe3,000squarefootspace.Theinstallation（现代雕塑装置），primarilyconsistingoffoundobjectsandcontributionsfromthecommunity,finallycovershalfacityblockwithcountlesspatternsandcolors.ltshowsZagar*smanyartisticinfluences,aswellastheeventsandexperiencesofhislife.In2012,theowneroftheparkinglotdecidedtosellthelandinresponsetorisingSouthStreetpropertyvalues.UnwillingtowitnessthedestructionofZagar'sneighborhoodartenvironment,thecommunityrushedtosupporttheartist.Hiscreation,newlytitledPhiladelphia*sMagicGardens,turnedintoanon-profitorganizationwiththeintentionofpreservingandpromotingZagar,sworksatthesiteoftheMagicGardensandthroughouttheSouthStreetregion.TheMagicGardensisnowapermanentartinstitutionthatisopentovisitorsthroughouttheyear.TrainedguidesareavailabletoleadtoursoftheMagicGardensandZagarfssurroundingpublicwallpaintings.Inaddition,itoffersmonthlymosaicworkshopsledbyZagarhimself,andregularlyhostsconcerts,danceperformances,andotherpublicevents.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国费城的魔法花园的初创、成形、对它的保护等。HowdidZagarhelptheSouthStreetneighborhood?Hemovedtotheareawithhisfamily.Heworkedtoimproveitssurroundings.Heopenedafolkartstorewithhiswife.Hemanagedtobuyalltheoldbuildings.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的ZagardevotedhimselftobeautifyingtheSouthStreetneighborhood及Thecouplehelpedtheareabypurchasing...andpublicwalls.可知，他努力改善它的环境。WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?GreatachievementsofZagar.Specialskillsoftheinstallation.LocationoftheMagicGardens.EarlyhistoryoftheMagicGardens.解析：选D段落大意题。通读第三段可知，本段主要讲述了Zagar最初创办魔法花园的经历，即魔法花园早期的历史。故选D。WhatdothelocalresidentsthinkofZagar'sworks?Theyharmenvironment.Theycanbringinprofits.Theyshouldberemoved.Theyareprecioustreasures.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段中的Unwillingtowitnessthedestruction...thecommunityrushedtosupporttheartist.以及preservingandpromotingZagar*sworks可知，社区居民将Zagar的作品视作珍宝，他们都在尽力支持他以及他的艺术创作。故选D。WhatcantouristsdoinPhiladelphia'sMagicGardens?Paintthewallsonthespot.Putonmusicperformances.EnjoysomeZagar*sworks.Attendsomedancecourses.解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的leadtoursoftheMagicGardensandZagar*ssurroundingpublicwallpaintings以及itoffersmonthlymosaicworkshopsledbyZagarhimself可知，经过培训的导游可带领游客参观魔法花园和Zagar周围的公共围堵绘画，游客也可参加Zagar本人每月主持的镶嵌图案讲习班。BScientistssaytheyhavefoundtheoldestknownfigurative（具象的）paintinginacaveinIndonesia.Andtheimpressivesceneofahuntingparty,paintedsome44,00（）yearsago,ishelpingtorewritethehistoryoftheoriginsofart.Untilrecently,thelong-heldstorywasthathumansstartedpaintingincavesinEurope.Forexample,artfromtheChauvetCaveinFranceisdatedasoldas37,000years.“ThecavepaintingsinIndonesiaareatleast40,000yearsold,“saysAdamBrumm,anarchaeologistatAustralia'sGriffithUniversity.Heandhiscolleaguesusedatechniquecalleduraniuni-seriesanalysistodeterminethepaintings'age.Thefigurativepaintinginthoseanalyseswasastrikingimageofawildcow.Sincethatbigdiscovery,Brumm*steamhasbeensearchingformoreartinthesecaves.Recently,theyfoundsomethingbreathtaking—themassivehuntingscene.Andaftertestingit,theysayit'stheoldestknownfigurativeartcreatedbyearlymodernhumans.Thepaintingtellsacomplexstory.ltdescribesjunglebuffaloes（水牛）andwildpigsdrivenbytinyhunters."Theyappeartobehumans,buttheyseemtohavesomecharacteristicsofanimals,"Brummsays.Oneappearstohaveabirdlikehead,andanotherhasatail.Hesaysthesepart-human,part-animalfiguresmightsignalearlyhumans'beliefs.ButevenanimportantlocationforearlyartappearsinIndonesia,thepaintingsarerapidlydeteriorating（恶化）beforeoureyesandthescientistsdon'tknowwhy.Brummsaysonetheoryisthathighertemperaturesinthecavesduetoclimatechangeareharmingtheart.Brummsaysthedeteriorationismakingtheirworktosurveytheseplacesfeelparticularlyimperative.areleftlittletime—whoknowswhatotheramazingcaveartisoutthereatsomeplacethatcanchangeourunderstandingofhumanevolutionbutmightbesufferingdamageordisappearsoon?”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了考古新发现——在印度尼西亚发现的洞穴壁画是世界上最古老的具象艺术作品。Whatdidscientistsusetothinkofthebirthofthefigurativepainting?Itrewrotethehistoryofart.Ittookplaceabout44,000yearsago.ItcameoutinIndonesiancaves.ItstartedwithEuropeancavepaintings.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句Untilrecently,thelong-heldstorywasthathumansstartedpaintingincavesinEurope.Forexample,artfromtheChauvetCaveinFranceisdatedasoldas37,000years.可知，长期以来，人们认为人类在洞穴中绘画始于欧洲，有37,000年历史的法国肖维岩洞壁画就是一个例证。故选D。WhyisthecavepaintingfoundinIndonesiadescribedascomplex?Itreflectsatechnicalanalysis.Itshowsearlyimaginarythings.Itdescribesearlycivilizations.Itcoversstrangewildlifeimages.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知，印度尼西亚洞穴壁画中半人半兽的猎人可能是早期人类信仰的体现，是当时人们相信超自然生物存在的迹象。据此可推断这样的壁画背后有一个复杂的想象过程，人们画出了想象的事物。故选B。WhatcanweknowfromParagraph5?EarlyartisdeeplyrootedinIndonesia.Cavepaintingsareafeastforoureyes.Latestdiscoveriesarebasedontheory.Climatechangemayharmcavepaintings.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第五段中的thepaintingsarerapidlydeteriorating（恶化）beforeoureyesandthescientistsdon*tknowwhy.Brummsaysonetheoryisthathighertemperaturesinthecavesduetoclimatechangearcharmingtheart.可知，这些壁画的处境正在恶化，Brumm认为正是气候变化导致的洞穴内的高温在破坏着它们。故选DoWhatdoestheunderlinedword“imperative”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Urgent.B.Exciting.C.Meaningful.D.Imperfect.解析：选A词义猜测题。上文提到了洞穴壁画恶化的情况，结合画线词后的内容可知，Brumm提到“留给我们的时间不充裕，谁知道在某个地方会有什么样的可能正遭受损害或很快消失的惊人洞穴壁画存在呢？咒由此可知，画线词表示“紧迫的，迫切的”，与urgent含义相近，故选A。II.完形填空AndreaSilverahasalwaystakenhandwritinganddetailedlecturenotesforgranted.Shehadnever1shecouldmakemoneywiththeskilluntilshewasintroducedtoa(n)2__.OneClassprovidescoursenotes3byexcellentstudents.“Iaccidentallysawtherewasa4formetobecomeanotetaker.AfterIuploadedmynotes,Iwas5,“Silverasays.Whatissurprisingisthe6ofviewshernotesreceive.Inaclassof300,100studentsusuallyviewhernotes.Atfirst,thesitewas7meanttohelpstrugglingstudcnts.Butunexpectedly,itgainedfameandacquiredwealth.Boththenoteusersandnotetakerssawgreatprogressintheirstudies.However,notetakersdon'tjusttakethejobforthe8benefit.Silverahasmade$l,500inayearofnotetaking.4tMynotesarenotjusthandwritten>“shesaid.^I_9manyextraexplanations.^Silverafindsthatworkingasanotetakerhasbeen10.However,shesaidsheneededto11otherstudentswhomightbe12intakingthejob：”Ifyouwanttodothis,youhavetoputinthetimeandactually13theclasses.Andyoucan'ttrustthatsomeoneelse'snotesare14becausenobodycanmeetyoureveryneed—youneedtotakethem15.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名名为AndreaSilvera的学生通过记笃记挣得了1,500美元的故事。A.believedB.doubtedC.heardD.thought解析：选D根据上文的AndreaSilverahasalwaystakenhandwritinganddetailedlecturenotesforgranted.可知，Silvera将记笃，记看作理所当然的事情，所以她从未想过自己能够通过这一技能赚钱。A.organizationB.companyC.newspaperD.website解析：选D根据第三段中的Atfirst,thesitewas7meanttohelpstrugglingstudents.可知，OneClass是一个网站。A.writtenB.typedC.readD.sent解析：选A根据上文的handwriting可知，OneClass提供由好学生们亲笔记录的课程笔记。A.planB.chanceC.dreamD.way解析：选B根据下文的AfterIuploadedmynotes,Iwas5可知.Silvera偶然发现了一个成为笔,记记录员的机会。A.employedB.inspiredC.touchedD.refused解析：选A根据下文的Silverahasmade$l,500inayearofnotetaking.可知，Silvera上传了自己的笔记后被录用了。A.numberB.qualityC.speedD.variety解析：选A下文指出，一个300人的班里，通常有100人看SUvera的笔记，因此这里说最令人惊讶的是看笔记的人数之多。A.rarelyB.simplyC.firmlyD.mainly解析：选B根据下文的Butunexpectedly,itgainedfameandacquiredwealth.可知，起初，这一网站只是为了帮助有困难的学生。A.socialB.educationalC.environmentalD.financial解析：选B根据上文的Boththenoteusersandnotetakerssawgreatprogressintheirstudies.可知，笔记记录者从事这份工作并不仅仅是为了上文提到的对教育方面带来的好处。A.deleteB.findD.createC.includeD.create解析：选C根据上文的Mynotesarenotjusthandwritten可知，Silvera的笔记不仅是手写的，而且还包括了很多额外的解释。A.meaninglessB.demandingC.challengingD.worthwhile解析：选D通过上文的描述可知，Silvera通过成为笃记记录员收获良多，因而觉得笔记记录员这一工作是值得做的。A.correctB.warnC.remindD.question解析：选C根据下文Silvera说的话可知，尽管Silvera觉得成为笔记记录员是值得的，但她觉得有必要提醒那些想成为笔记记录员的人。A.buriedB.experiencedC.involvedD.interested解析：选D根据空后的Ifyouwanttodothis可知，Silvera的话是对那些对笔记记录员工作感兴趣的人说的。A.attendB.teachC.observeD.enjoy解析：选A根据空前的youhavetoputinthetime可知，想要成为笔记记录员就必须投入时间并真正地去上课。A.briefB.completeC.uselessD.aimless解析：选B根据空后的becausenobodycanmeetyoureveryneed可知，Silvera提醒同学们不要相信别人的笔记就一定是完整的。A.inadvanceB.insorrowC.inpersonD.inpublic解析:选C才艮据空前的Andyoucan'ttrustthatsomeoneelse*snotesare14可知，做笔记不能依赖别人，必须自己亲自做。III.语法填空EileenTaylorhadsomethingsweetonhermindinthedrive-throughlineatHeav*nlyDonuts.Justthedaybefore,astrangeraheadofherinlinehad](generous)paidforhercoffee."Thegesturemadesuch2bigdifferenceinmyday,"saysEileen.Shehadrecentlylostherjobasaphysician's3(assist),andmoneywastight.ButEileen_4(inspire)topaythe$12billofthefamilyinthecarbehindhers.5_shedidn'tknowwasthatherkindnesswouldsetoffachainreaction.Intwoandahalfhours,fifty-fivedriverspaidfortheorderofthepersonbehind6(they).Thedoughnutshop,semployees