2020版高考英语大一轮复习2Unit2Englisharoundtheworld知能演练轻松闯关(含解析)新人教版

Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ阅读理解A(2019·太原高三年级模拟)DearParents，I’mdelightedthatyouareconsideringTheBritishInternationalSchoolforyourchild’seducation.Ourschooloffersfirst－classinternationaleducationdeliveredbyexperiencedandprofessionalstaff.WeaimtoprovideahighqualityBritish－styleeducationcharacterizedby：ThearrangementoftheEnglishnationalcurriculumtomeettheneedsofinternationalandlocalstudentsandofferinganinsightintothelocalculture.Highqualityteachingprovidedbyinternationalandlocalstaff.Abroadpersonaldevelopmentplanforstudentsthatencouragesindependence,confidence,tolerance,goodmannersandrespect.Arecognitionoftheschool－parentpartnershipinthesuccessfuleducationofthechildren.Anacknowledgementthatallstudentsareindividualswhodeserveanenvironmenttohelpthemrealizetheiracademicandotherpotential,therebypreparingthemfortheirchosencontinuingeducationandcareer.Asafe,caring,happyandstimulatingenvironmentbenefitingfromhighqualityfacilities.Ourschoolprovidesaneffectiveframeworkforeducationthroughabroad,balancedandmonitoredcurriculum.Asstudentsadvancethroughtheschooling,wemakesurethattheirneedsaremetthroughprogressiveteachingandlearning.AlthoughourcurriculumisbaseduponthenationalcurriculumforEngland,itisadaptedwhereappropriate,toensuresuitabilityforourdiversestudentbody.Thus，westriveforthedevelopmentoftransferableskillsthroughtheyearsofschooling,aswellastheacquisition(获取)ofabroadbodyofknowledge.Studentsaregivenopportunitiestodevelopmanyskills,whichincludeskillsinlanguage,science,technologyandmathematics,intheaesthetic(审美的)andcreativefieldsofmusic,dramaandart,andinphysicaleducation.Weinsistthatstudentsactinaresponsiblemannertowardallmembersofthecommunity.Throughouttheschoolyears,studentsaretaughttodistinguishrightandwrongandshowconsiderationforothers.Thequalitiesofhonesty,

betweenkindnessandgoodmannersarealwaysencouraged.Ourfriendlyatmosphereprovidesasecureandhappyenvironmentinwhichchildrencangrowasindividualsandvalued

membersoftheschoolfamily.【解题导语】

该文是一封学校校长致家长的信。1．Whatdoyouthinktheauthoris?A．Aschoolprincipal.B．Anexchangestudent.C．Anassistantprofessor.D．Anexperiencedlecturer.A分析：推理判断题。依据第一段第二句“Ourschooloffersinternationaleducationdeliveredbyexperiencedandprofessional

firststaff.

－class”可推知，本文的作者是文中所提到的学校的校长，应选

A。2．Whydoestheschoolchangeitscurriculumwhennecessary?A．Todevelopsomegoodstudents’skills.B．Tomeettheneedsofdifferentstudents.C．Toofferaninsightintothelocalculture.D．Tohelpstudentsrealizetheirpotential.B分析：细节理解题。依据倒数第三段的“AlthoughourcurriculumisbaseduponthenationalcurriculumforEngland,itisadaptedwhereappropriate,toensuresuitabilityforourdiversestudentbody.”可知，课程的调整是为了适应学生需求的多样性。3．WhichofthefollowingaboutthestudentsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Manners.B．Self－discipline.C．Qualities.D．Independence.B分析：细节理解题。依据文中第五段的“Abroadpersonaldevelopmentplanforstudentsthatencouragesindependence,confidence,tolerance,goodmannersandrespect.”及最后一段第三句可知，文章中没有提到自律。4．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Theauthorthinksschoolsandparentsplayanimportantroleinteaching.B．Theauthorisstressingthatresponsibilityisthemostimportantthingforastudent.C．Theauthor

is

encouraging

moreparentstosendtheir

children

tothis

school.D．Theauthor

implies

students

becomevaluedpeoplewithafriendly

atmosphere.分析：写作企图题。依据全文的整体内容可推知，本文是一封校长致家长的信，介绍了学校的特点和优势，目的在于向家长推行这所学校，鼓舞更多家长把自己的孩子送到这所学校来学习，应选C。B(2018·全国卷Ⅰ)Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10，000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12，000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6，800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1，000;Africa2，400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3，200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6，000,whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6，800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了全世界语言多样性的发展变化以及此刻所面对的危机。5．Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A．Theydevelopedveryfast.B．Theywerelargeinnumber.C．Theyhadsimilarpatterns.D．Theywerecloselyconnected.B分析：推理判断题。依据第一段的最后一句“

Some

language

experts

believe

that10，000yearsago，whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople，theyspokeperhaps12，000languagesbetweenthem”可知，在打猎时代，人口少，语言却很丰富，应选

B。6．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains

“dominant”

underlinedinparagraph2?A．Complex.B．Advanced.C．Powerful.D．Modern.C分析：词义猜想题。依据第二段最后一句“Inrecentcenturies...allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear，anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover

”可知，近几个世纪以来，跟着社会的发展，好多语言已经消逝，英语、西班牙语、汉语渐渐占主导地位。complex“复杂的”；advanced“高级的，先进的”；powerful“有影响力的”；modern“现代的”。应选C。7．Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6，000peopleatpresent?A．About6，800.B．About3，400.C．About2，400.D．About1，200.B分析：数字计算题。依据第三段最后一句“Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6，000，whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat”可知，当前全世界不一样语言使用人数的中位数仅是界上有一半的语言的使用人数不到6000；联合第三段第一句“At

6000，这就意味着世present，theworldhasabout6，800languages”可知，选B。8．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Newlanguageswillbecreated.B．People’slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.C．Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.D．Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.C分析：要旨粗心题。依据第一段第一句中的“

but

inrecent

timestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing”和第二段可知，跟着人类社会的发展，特别是工业化、全世界化以来，好多语言已经消逝，即人类的发展使得语言的种类愈来愈少。应选C。Ⅱ七选五(2019·江西赣中五校高三联考)Moreandmorepeopleareworkingremotely.Herearesometipstokeepinmindtostayfocusedonyourworkwhenworkingathome：Setandkeepregularofficehours.1．________Thentryyourbesttoleaveworkatthe“office”andturnyourphoneonsilentandenjoytherestofyourday.Giveyourselfsometimetorechargesoyoucanbeasproductiveaspossible.Planandstructureyourworkdays.Structureyourworkdaystomaximize(使最大化)efficiency.Takeadvantageofyourbody’snaturalrhythms.2.________Ifyouknowyoufocusbestinthemorning，resistthetemptationtocheckemailuntil10a．m.orlater.Setasideadesignated(指定的)workarea.goingtoeachday，anareawhereyoucanfocusanddoyourbestwork.Takebreaks.Scheduletimeforfrequentbreaksthroughouttheday.Risefromyourdesk，stretchorwalkaroundtheyouneedsocialactivities，goouttolunchwithfriendsorclients.Avoiddistractions(令人分心的事)．Onechallengeofworkingathomeisdistraction.Withnocolleaguesorpartnersnearby，it’seasytobecomedistracted.StayfocusedonworkthroughoutthedaytoA．Itcouldbeasparebedroomthatyou’veturnedintoahomeoffice.B．Planyourworkaroundyourmostproductivehours.C．Doyourbesttosetworkhoursandsticktothem.D．Takealunchbreakandenjoyamiddaymeal.E．Itismorecomfortabletostayathome.F．Someinterruptionscan’tbeavoided.G．Avoidonlinedistractionsaswell.【解题导语】

本文主要介绍了五种在家工作时怎样保持注意力集中的方法。1．C

分析：依据本段的小标题“

Setandkeepregularofficehours

.”可知，此处与工作时间的设定相关，因此选

C项。2．B分析：依据本段的小标题“处与工作计划相关，并与本段第一句“

PlanandstructureyourworkdaysStructureyourworkdaystomaximize(

.”可推知，此使最大化

)efficiency.

”响应，因此选

B项。3．A

分析：依据本段小标题“

Setasideadesignated

(指定的

)workarea

.”可知，此处表示家庭办公区的设定和安排，因此选

A项。4．D

分析：依据本段第一句“

Scheduletimeforfrequentbreaksthrough

outtheday.”并联合小标题“

Takebreaks

.”可推知，工作时期适合歇息一下有助于集中注意力，因此选

D项。5．G分析：依据本段小标题“Avoiddistractions上令人分心的内容也是集中注意力所需要防止的，因此选

(令人分心的事)．”可推知，网G项。Ⅲ语法填空(2019·成都高中毕业班摸底测试)Onedayin1998，Iwenttovisitmy90-year-oldlittlebitsad，partlybecausetheplacewasfullofpeoplewho1.____________(be)atthelaststageoftheirlife.What’s2.____________(bad)，itwastakingherlongerandlonger3.____________(recognize)me.Shewasreallyexcitedthatdaybecausetheywerehavingadanceparty.Iwasnotabigfanofdancing,4.____________IwasabigfanofGrandma，soIacceptedher5.____________(invite)．Duringtheparty，anoldlady6.____________(sit)nexttomechattedwithme，saying，Istoodupandinvitedherforadance.Idancedwithalltheladies,8.____________(particular)withGrandma，whichwasawesome.However，’tknowthereasonatthatmoment.Butnow，IrealizeitwasmyfearofwatchingGrandmagrowolder，mypowerlessnesstodoanythinga