人教版高中英语选修六检测Unit1Section2

Unit1SectionⅡⅠ.阅读理解AJ．K.Rowling,authorofthehugelypopularHarryPotterseries,haswrittenherownspecialmagicinthefantasygenre(体裁)．Thoughshemaybethebest－knownfantasywritertothecurrentgeneration,sheishardlythefirst.Anumberofothers,manyofwhom,likeRowling,areBritish,werewritingfantasynovelsbeforeJ.K．Rowlingwasborn.OnesuchwriterisGeorgeMacDonald,aScottishauthor,bestknownforhisnovelsPhantastesandLilith.MacDonald'swork,likeRowling's,showedthatfantasyliteraturecouldholdappealforolderchildrenandevenadults.InPhantastes,ayoungmannamedAnodosjourneysthroughafantasylandwhereheexperiencesmagicaladventures.WhilePhantastesisarelativelylightstory,Lilith,amuchlaterworkbyMacDonald,isadarkerandmoreserioustale.Inthisnovel,acharactercalledMr.Vanetravelsthroughafantasyland.TherehemeetsLilith,anattractivebuttroublingfairyprincess.IndescribingMr.Vane'sexperiences,MacDonaldexploresthequestionofwhatitmeanstobehuman.AnotherBritishfantasywriter,C．S.Lewis,acknowledgedthathewasgratefultoGeorgeMacDonald.ItwasMacDonald'smythmaking,ratherthanhiswritingstyle,thatLewisadmired.Lewis'sTheChroniclesofNarnia,ataleofmythicalpower,isagroupofsevenbookstiedtogethermorebythefictionalworldtheycreatedthanbythedescriptionofaparticularcharacter'sexperiences.Narniaisamagicalplacewhereanimalscantalkandtimeprogressesatitsownrate.LikeHarryPotterandhismatesatHogwarts,thecharacterswholiveinNarniastrugglewiththeconflictingforcesofgoodandevil.Yetanotherfantasyseries,occupyingfewerprintedpagesbuttreatingitsmaterialinthewaytheHarryPotterseriesdoes,isJ．R.Tolkien'sTheLordoftheRings.Theseriesdescribesagroupofsevencharacterswhojourneytogetherinordertodestroyaringwhichwouldgiveanevillordpowerifhegetsit.AsLewisdoeswithNarnia,Tolkieninventsauniverse,whichhecallsMiddleEarth,andpeoples,fromhumanstoterrifyingcreaturescalled“ores”and“uruk－hai”．文章大意：本文是说明文。文章介绍了《哈利·波特》的作者J.K.Rowling之前的三位美国奇幻文学作家。1．Whatdothefourwritersinthetexthaveinmon？__B__A．TheyareallScottishwriters.B．Theyareallfantasynovelists.C．Theyareallbest－sellingwriters.D．Theyhavethesamewritingstyle.解析：细节理解题。由第一段“Anumberofothers...likeRowling...werewritingfantasynovelsbeforeJ．K.Rowlingwasborn.”以及几位作家作品的内容可知，他们都是奇幻文学作家。2．Wecaninferfromthetextthat__C__.A．PhantastesisaseriousstoryB．LilithisoneofMacDonald'searlyworksC．TheChroniclesofNarniaisafantasyseriesD．TheLordoftheRingsistheearliestfantasywork解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的“Lewis'sTheChroniclesofNarnia,ataleofmythicalpower,isagroupofsevenbooks...”可知C项正确。3．Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat__A__.A．wasbornmuchlaterthantheothersB．MacDonald'sworksareonlypopularamongchildrenC．NarniaisthenameofacharacterinLewis'snovelD．LewisdislikedMacDonald'smythmaking解析：细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知其他三位作家都是在J·K·罗琳出生之前就在写幻想小说。4．Themainpurposeofthetextisto__A__.A．introduceseveralBritishwritersB．discussRowling'sHarryPotterseriesC．showfantasystoriesinfluenceonRowlingD．explainthedevelopmentoffantasyliterature解析：主旨大意题。作者从《哈利·波特》的作者J·K·罗琳谈起，介绍了比她更早的三位英国奇幻文学作家。故选A项。BAnartistinOakland,Californiaisusinghisskillstohelpthehomeless.GregKloehnbuildsverysmallsheltersthatmakelifeonthestreetsalittlemorefortable.Thestructuresofferthehomelesssomesafetyandprotectionfrombadweather.Eachlittlehousealsohaswheelsonthebottomsoitcangowhereveritsownergoes.GregKloehnhasgivenawayatleast20tinyhouses.Severalareontheroadsidenearanactiverailroad.Onarecentday,MrKloehnstopsatonetovisitOscarYoung.Thetwomenhug.InsidehislittleshelterMrYounggetsrelieffromcoldnightsonthestreets.MrKloehnalsovisitsSweet－Pea,anotherfriendwhoalsolivesinoneofthelittlehomestheartistbuilt.Shesaysitkeepshersafeandprotectsherbelongings.Inthemornings,MrKloehnsearchesthestreetsforbuildingmaterials.Hegatherswhathecansearchandtakesthemtohisstudio.There,heputsthehousestogether.Emptycoffeebagsbeeroofmaterial.Awashingmachinedoorandrefrigeratorpartbeewindows.Nails,screwsandthestickyglueholdallthepiecestogether.Theartistalsoattachesasmallelectricaldevicetothehouse.Thedeviceispoweredbythesun.Someofthepeoplelivingonthestreetsoncehadnormalhousesoftheirown.Andsomeofthepeoplesaytheyhavelearnedtolivewithlessandtheyarethankfultothatman.MrKloehnsayshisworkisnotasocialproject.Hesaysheisjustsomeoneusinghisskillstohelphishomelessneighbors.文章大意：本文主要讲述了加利福尼亚的一位艺术家运用自己的才能帮助那些无家可归的人拥有自己的一所小房子的故事。尽管房子都是用废弃物品制造的，但它们深受那些无家可归之人的喜爱。5．Thefollowingaretheadvantagesofthesmallsheltersexcept__B__.A．savingpowerandenergyB．decoratingthestreetswheretheyareC．protectingpossessionsofthehomelessD．keepingthehomelesssafeandfortable解析：细节理解题。根据文章内容可以排除A、C、D，理解题干含义可知选B。6．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__D__.A．GregKloehnhassoldatleast20tinyhousesB．thegovernmenthasgotinvolvedintheactionC．thesheltersGregKloehnbuildsareimmovableD．anactofkindnesshasmadepeoplesimpleandgrateful解析：推理判断题。通读全文，该艺术家运用自己的技能帮助了很多人，他们充满感激之情，特别是文中的Andsomeofthepeoplesaytheyhavelearnedtolivewithlessandtheyarethankfultothatman.可知选D。7．Thepassageislikelytobetakenfrom__C__.A．anartreview B．anofficialreportC．anewsreport D．asciencemagazine解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知选C。8．What'sthemainideaofthepassage？__A__A．Anartistcreateshomesforthehomeless.B．Amorefortableshelteronthestreets.C．AsuccessfulsocialprojectconductedinOakland.D．Anartistmakesalivingbydesigningsmallshelters.解析：主旨大意题。全文都是在叙述这位艺术家为无家可归的人捐献小房子。故选A。Ⅱ.七选五根据短文内容，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。You'regrowingup.Thatmeansyou'reprobablyexperiencinglotsofchanges,allatonce.Yourbodyischanging.Itmightevenseemasifyourentireselfischanging.Itcanbeconfusingandevenscary.__1.B__Andit'sgood!Growingupmeansthatyoucandomore,learnmore,andstarttomakeyourmarkontheworld.Inorderforthattohappen,yourbodyproduceschemicalscalledhormonesthathelpboththebodyandmindgrow.Hormonelevelschangeconstantly,risingandfalling.__2.D__Butit'spartlytoblameforintenseemotions,surprisingreactions,andmoodswings.Becauseofthewayyourbraindevelops,itissomewhatruledbyemotionsnowandthroughyourteenyears.Asaresult,growingupcanseemlikeanemotionalrollercoaster！__3.F__●Takecareofyourself.Ifyoueatright,sleepenough,andgetgoodexercise,yourbrainwillbemuchmoreabletodealwiththestress.●__4.A__Whenyoureelyourmoodsswingingoryou'reupset,orconfused,somequiettimewillallowyoutogatheryourthoughtsandgetcalmer.●Practicerelaxingyourbodyanddeepbreathingwhenyouwakeupandwhenyougotobed.__5.E__Plus,whenstuffhappensduringtheday,you'llbeabletocalmyourselfquicklywithadeepbreathortwobeforeyoureact.Yourbodyischanging.A．Takeatimeout.B．Butthetruthis,ithappenstoeveryteen.C．Workoutregularlytokeepphysicallyfit.D．Thischangingisneededforyourbody'sdevelopment.E．Itwillhelpyoufallasleep—andstartthemorningright.F．Hereareafewthingsyoucandotomaketheridesmoother.G．Usually,thesefeelingssettledownwhenyourealizewhatisgoingon.文章大意：青春是美好的，但是青春期的一些变化也会使青少年感到措手不及，那么他们该如何应对成长过程中的这些变化呢？解析：1．空前面说“Itcanbeconfusingandevenscary”空后面却是“it'sgood”，由此可知，应该选择有转折意义的语句，因此选B项。2．根据空前一句“Hormonelevelschangeconstantly，risingandfalling”可知，荷尔蒙水平不断地变化，上升或下降。再结合空后的“Butit'spartlytoblame...”可知，空处与其存在转折关系，内容应是有关荷尔蒙对人体的好处的，故D项“这种变化是你身体发育所需要的东西”符合语境。3．下文是在讲三种应对成长中的变化的方法，由此可知应该选F项，起承上启下的作用。并且F项中的“theride”回指前一句中的“anemotionalrollercoaster”，这也是信息暗示。4．空处的上下两段的段首句都是祈使句，此处亦应选择相似结构的句子作本段的主旨句。再根据空后的“somequiettime”可知应该选A项“暂时休息一下”。5．选项E中的主语It指代“Practicerelaxingyourbodyanddeepbreathing”。“whenyouwakeup”和“whenyougotobed”分别与E项中的“startthemorning”和“fallasleep”相匹配，故选E项。Ⅲ.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Onlineshoppingisingintofashioninmostcities,wherepeopleareabletomakefulluseoftherapidly－developedInternettechnology.Nowadays,canwefindaperson__1.who/that__hasnotexperiencedonlineshopping?Definitelynot.Onlineshopping__2.is_weled__(wele)bymostpeopleduetovariousreasons.Fromthepointsofconsumers,itcansavesometimeforpeoplewhodon'thavemuchsparetime.Justclickthemouse,andtheycangetwhatevertheywant__3.quickly__(quick)whilestayingathome.Fortheretailers(零售商),itcancutsomecostsforthosewhodon'thavemuchfunds.__4pared__(pare)withthetraditionaltrademode,theydon'thavetospendmoneyinrentingahouse.__5.However__，therearestillsomedisadvantagesinonlineshopping.First,aface－to－facedealm