-新教材高中英语课时检测15Unit4HistoryandtraditionsPeriod3含解析新人教版必修第二册

PAGEPAGE8课时素养检测十五Unit4Period3Ⅰ.阅读理解ABeforetheprintwasbroughttoEnglandin1476,everythingwaswrittenbyhand.Thefewpeoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.Thosewhomadealivingbywritingforotherpeoplewerecalledscribes.Theworkofscribeswasnoteasy.MuchofithadtobedonefastinordertomeettheneedsoftheKing,thechurchandtraders.MostofthewritingwasinLatin,butsomeofitwasinEnglishoftheday.NoonewasquitesurehowsomeEnglishwordsshouldbespelled.Oneproblemwasthatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortverticalstrokethatalllookedlikeeachother.Amongthemweretheletters“i”“u”“v”“m”and“n”.Thus,fivestraightlinesinarowmightstandfor“uni”“nui”“uvi”or“mii”.Asaresult,readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.Thescribessolvedtheprobleminpart,bychangingtheletter“u”to“o”whenitcamebefore“m”“n”or“v”.Thisishowsumandcumbecametobewrittenassomeandcome.Atsomepointtoo,thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedby“u”or“v”.Thus,intimean“e”wasaddedtosuchwordsas“live”“have”“due”and“true”.Itwasadded,butnotpronounced.【语篇概述】在印刷术传入欧洲之前,英国历史上存在一类人——以抄写为生的抄写员。本篇介绍了抄写员在历史上的角色与作用。1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.EverythinghasbeenwrittenbyhandinEnglishsince1476.B.Morethan500yearsagonoonemadealivingbywritingforotherpeople.C.Thechurchsetupschoolstotrainscribesbefore1476.D.ScribesinEnglandworkedonlyforkingsandtraders.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Thefewpeoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.”(少数知道怎么书写的人在教堂建立的学校接受训练。)得知正确答案为C。2.Sometimespeoplecouldn’treadeasily________.

A.becausethereweretoomany“u”and“v”insomeEnglishwordsB.becausemostofthewritingwasinLatinC.whenthewritingwasinEnglishD.whenthewritingwasdonehurriedly【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Asaresult,readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.”(结果,阅读有时很难,尤其是当人们匆忙地写下东西时。)得知正确答案为D。inahurry=hurriedly急匆匆地,匆忙地。3.Thescribeschanged“u”before“m”to“o”because________.

A.thechangehelpedthemwritefasterB.thechangemadereadingeasierC.umandomhadthesamepronunciationD.omwastherightorder【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句中的“readingwassometimesdifficult”以及第四段第一句“Thescribessolvedtheprobleminpart,bychangingtheletter“u”to“o”whenitcamebefore“m”“n”or“v”可以得出一个结论,抄写员做出的这种改变解决了阅读困难的问题,即让阅读变得更容易,因此答案为B。4.Itisbelievedthatsomescribesthought________.

A.itimportanttoaddan“e”toeveryEnglishwordB.theletter“e”attheendofanywordshouldn’tbepronouncedC.itnaturaltochangethespellingofsomeLatinwordsD.anEnglishwordshouldbeendedneitherby“u”norby“v”【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句中的thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedby“u”or“v”(抄写员似乎决定了这样一个事情:英语单词不应该以字母u或字母v结尾)得出答案为D。BEnglishkidstalkaboutLiverpool’ssoccerteaminaParispub.SomeParisianshaveevenstartedtogotoworkinLondon.Inthe19thcentury,Dickenscomparedthetwogreatrivalcities,LondonandParis,inATaleofTwoCities.Thesedays,itmightbeATaleofOneCity.Asjobsgrewlackathomeoverrecentyears,manyFrenchmenmovedacrosstheChannel.Withanunderseatunnel,theycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours.Paris,richinbeauty,ismoreattractive.ButyoumightgetmorefuninLondonuntilthepubsshutdown.Infact,LondonandParis,withtheirobviousnewsimilarities,arebeyondtheolddescriptions.AstheEuropeanUniongraduallyloosenedcontrols,LondonersflockedintoParistoshop,eatandbuyproperty.“Bothcitieshavechangedbeyondrecognition.”saidLarry,awriterandsometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothwell,hefindsthetwonowfittogethercomfortably.“IfirstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s,anditisstillawonderfulplace,”Collinssaid.“ButifIhadtochoose,itwouldbeLondon.Thingsaresomuchmoreordered,andlifeisbetter.”Butcertainlynotcheaper.InfancypartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.Manyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydon’thavetochoose.“IloveParis,mylittleneighborhood,butlifeissostructured,”shesaid.“InLondon,youcanbewhoyouwant.Noonecares.”【语篇概述】狄更斯的《双城记》,让我们看到了伦敦和巴黎两个城市的动荡和故事,那么现在这两个城市之间又上演着怎样的故事呢?本篇阅读给出了答案。5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A.LondonersandParisiansB.AModernTaleofTwoCitiesC.TheSimilarityofTwoCitiesD.FancyLondonandFashionableParis【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据第一段导入中的最后一句话“Thesedays,itmightbeATaleofOneCity.”(如今,这或许是关于一个城市的故事了。)以及下文对两个城市之间密切交流与关联的描述,确定文章的主旨为介绍两个城市现代的故事,因此,答案为B。6.Wecaninferfromthetext________.

A.ParisandLondonhasbecomeperfectpartnersB.LondonoffersmorefunC.lifeinParisisstructuredD.ParisandLondonhavebecomefiercecompetitors【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段“manyFrenchmenmovedacrosstheChannel”(很多法国人去伦敦工作)第三段“LondonersflockedintoParistoshop,eatandbuyproperty.”(伦敦人到巴黎去购物,吃,买房子)以及第四段“thetwonowfittogethercomfortably.”(两个城市舒适地融合在了一起)可以推断出两个城市现在是密切的伙伴关系。故答案为A。7.Theunderlinedword“flocked”probablymeans________.

A.cameinlargenumbersB.flewalongwayC.rushedhurriedlyD.drovelongdistances【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据上下文,两个城市的交流越来越多,随着欧盟放宽限制,越来越多的伦敦人到巴黎去。故答案为A。8.LivinginParis,youmayfind________.

A.lifeisbetterB.thingsarecheaperC.moreattractivepeopleD.ajobeasily【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句话“InfancypartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.”(在伦敦较好的地段,租金是巴黎的弗什大道的两倍)可以看出,伦敦的消费比巴黎高,反之,巴黎的消费比伦敦低,因此答案为B。Ⅱ.完形填空AyounggirlissmilingatmefromapictureframeonmydeskasIwritethis.SheismychildI1sponsoredfromthePhilippines.EventhoughIhavenevermetherinperson,shehasfounda2placeinmyheart.Itdoesn’tcostmemuchtohelpher,aboutadollaraday.3,millionsofpeopleinthisworldliveonless.The4thathelpinghergivesme,however,isbeyond5.Itconnectsmetoher,tolife,andtolove.

Icanstill6thefirsttimethatIdecidedtohelpachildoverseas.Itwasmanyyearsago.Iwasonlyateenagermyselfandhadalittleextra7eachmonth.Ididn’tfeellikebuyinganything,though.Wehad8everythingwehadinahousefireafewyearsbefore.9thathadtaughtmealot.IhadlearnedthatIdidn’tneedalotof“stuff”tobehappy.Ihadalsoreadalotaboutthe10ofchildreninpoorcountriesaroundtheworld.ItseemedlikeafarbetterthingthentogivewhatIcouldtohelpthem.Withmymom’sloveand11,IsoonfoundafeworganizationslikeChildrenInternationalthatwere12othersaroundtheworld.Itfeltsogoodbeingabletoreachoutandhelpanother13.Itfeltsogoodbeingabletomakeevenonelifebetter.Icouldfeelthecompassionand14growingwithinmeandbeginningtochangeme.

Empathy(同情)doeschangeus.Ithelpsusto15,tobekind,andtomakethisworldabetterplace.

1.A.evenB.onceC.stillD.seldom【解析】选B。考查副词。在我写这篇文章的时候,我桌上相框中的小女孩正朝着我微笑。她正是我曾经资助过的来自菲律宾的小孩。even甚至,once曾经,still仍然,seldom很少。2.A.special B.properC.necessary D.possible【解析】选A。考查形容词。尽管我从来没有亲眼见过她,但是她在我的心中占据了一块特殊的位置。special特别的,proper适当的,necessary必要的,possible可能的。3.A.Therefore B.BesidesC.Otherwise D.However【解析】选D。考查连词。但是世界上还有成千上万的人每天花费不到一美元。根据语意可知,上下文是转折关系。Therefore因此,Besides此外,Otherwise否则,However然而。4.A.wealth B.anxietyC.challenge D.joy【解析】选D。考查名词。我自愿帮助她,帮助她给我带来了快乐。wealth财富,anxiety焦虑,challenge挑战,joy快乐。5.A.imagination B.complaintC.price D.reach【解析】选C。考查固定短语。帮助她给我带来的快乐是无价的。beyondprice无价的,宝贵的。6.A.remember B.doubtC.admit D.realize【解析】选A。考查动词。我仍然记得我第一次决定帮助外国孩子的情形。remember记得,doubt怀疑,admit承认,realize认识到。7.A.money B.time C.energy D.labor【解析】选A。考查名词。根据语境可知,很多年前,我年少时,每月会有一点额外的零花钱。money钱,time时间,energy精力,labor劳动。8.A.stored B.foundC.lost D.searched【解析】选C。考查动词。几年前家里着火,我们失去了一切。stored储存,found找到,lost失去,searched寻找。9.A.Puttingaside B.TakingonC.Payingfor D.Goingthrough【解析】选D。考查动词短语。经历了那件事让我学会了很多。puttingaside储备,takingon呈现,payingfor为……付钱,goingthrough经历。10.A.education B.sufferingC.tale D.anger【解析】选B。考查名词。根据后文“childreninpoorcountriesaroundtheworld”可知,我也了解到了生活在贫穷国家中的孩子所遭遇的不幸。education教育,suffering受难,tale故事,anger愤怒。11.A.courage B.belief C.support D.faith【解析】选C。考查名词。在母亲的爱与支持下,我找到了如国际儿童组织等类似的一些组织。courage勇气,belief信仰,support支持,faith信念。12.A.treating B.praisingC.honoring D.serving【解析】选D。考查动词。前文提到:我通过捐赠来帮助他们。可知我找到的这些组织是为全世界人们服务的。treating对待,praising赞美,honoring尊敬,serving服务。13.A.inneed B.inpeaceC.infear D.insilence【解析】选A。考查固定短语。能够伸出援手帮助有需要的人,让自己感觉很好。inneed固定短语。14.A.relief B.empathy C.ease D.guilty【解析】选B。考查词义辨析。我可以感受到自己的同情和怜悯之心正在慢慢改变着自己。relief安慰,empathy同情,ease舒适,guilty有罪的。15.A.donate B.think C.love D.study【解析】选C。考查动词。同情心帮助我们去爱别人