【学案】选修一Unit2限时训练2

56级高二英语限时训练2020925ATriptoItalyforSpring2019/Fall2019TransferStudents!Don'tmissyourchancetoexploreoneoftheworld'smostdistinctivecountrieswherehistory,cultureandcuisinebineforanunforgettableexperience!Viewfamousart,visithistoricsites,discoveruniqueneighborhoodsandoutdoormarkets,andrelaxinanoutdoorcafe.Thetripwillconsistof34daysinRomefollowedbybustransportationtoFlorencefor34days.Additionally,aonedaytriptoSienna,PisaorSanGimignanowillbeincluded.Topicstobecoveredduringthetripinclude:CultureandLanguage,Art,LiteratureandHistory.●Whatdoesthetripexperienceinclude?RoundtripairfareandgroundtransportationProgrammedactivitiesTotalvalueoftheprogramismorethan$2,800,butisofferedtofulltimeSpring2019/Fall2019transfersforonly$550.●Whoiseligible(符合条件)forthetrip?AllnewtransferstudentswhoenterArcadiainSpring2019/Fall2019canparticipateintheprogram.●Whowillacpanytransferstudents?Eachgroupof20transferstudentswilltravelabroadwithonefaculty(教员)andonestaffmember.●Isthisprogramrestrictedtostudentsinspecificmajors?Theprogramisopentotransferstudentsinallmajors.ContactColleneHareat2155722840orformoreinformation.21.WhichofthefollowingiswhatthestudentswilldoinItaly?A.GotoFlorencebyair.B.StayinRomemostofthetime.C.VisitSienna,PisaandSanGimignano.D.GotoFlorenceaftertheirtourofRome.22.HowwillthestudentsgotoItaly?A.Byplane.B.Byship.C.Bybus.D.Bytrain.23.Whomistheprogramfor?A.AlltransferstudentsinArcadia.B.NewtransferstudentsinArcadia.C.StudentsofallmajorsinArcadia.D.StudentsandteachersinArcadia.BIwastravelingwithstudentsinBarcelona,walkingthroughthefamousstreetLaRambla,whenInoticedtwoguysmakingfunofme.Icouldseetheminthereflectionofamirroredbuilding,makinggestureswiththeirhandstosuggesthowmuchbiggerIwasthanthethingirlstandingnexttome.Theypaintedherfigureintheairlikeanhourglass.Thentheypaintedmyshapelikeaball.Theyweresayingsomething,too,buttherewasonlyonewordIcouldmakeout:Gorda.Fatwoman.I'vebeenhearingmentslikethisformuchallmylife.Maybesomeoneelsewouldhaveyelledatthem,orshrunkinside.ButIdon'tgetupsetwhenthishappens.Ipulledoutmycamera,andsetupashoot.IsuspectthatifImetwiththesenarrowmindedpeople,mywordswouldhavenoeffect.So,ratherthanusingtheattackers'actionstobeatmyselfup,Ijustprovethemwrong.Thecameragavememyvoice.Foraboutayear,I'dbeentakingpicturesofstrangers'reactionstomeinpublicforaseriesIcalled"WaitWatchers."MygoalistocaptureawiderangeofsocialgroupssoItravelasmuchasIcan.I'vephotographedinSpain,Peru,Chicago,NewYorkandMemphis.Isetupmycamerainplainsightonatripod(三脚架)orbench,oranassistantwilltakehundredsofphotographsinseveralminutes.IthenbtheimagestoseeifIcapturedareaction.AndIdon'tgethurtwhenIlookattheimages.IfeellikeIampushingthestarebackontothemtoletpeopleseetheirstare.I'mfinewithwhoIamanddon'tneedanyone'sapprovaltolivemylife.IonlygetangrywhenIhearsomeonementaboutmyweightbutIdon'tgettheshot.Sincetheprojectstartedgettingmediaattention,I'vereceivedhundredsofemailsfrompeoplethankingme.Therearesomanypeopleintheworldwhofeeltheyhavetherighttocriticizesomeoneforthewaytheylook.Igotanemailfroma15yearoldgirlinBelgiumwhosaidmyimagesmadeherfeelbetterandnotcareaboutwhatothersthink."Thatmademeproud.Asforwhattheimagesmean,viewersmayinterprettheimagesastheyseefit.I'mjusttryingtostartaconversation.24.Wherewerethetwoguyswhentheauthornoticedthem?A.Outsidethebuilding.B.Onthetopofthebuilding.C.Nexttoamirrorinthebuilding.D.Infrontofamirrorinthebuilding.25.Whatdoestheauthorintendtogetwithhercamera?A.Picturesofstrangers.B.Picturesofsocialgroups.C.Reactionstoherfromstudents.D.Reactionstoherfromvariouspeople.26.WhatcanheinferredaboutthegirlinBelgium?A.Shepaysnoattentiontowhatothersthinkabout.B.Sheisoftenmadefunofforherappearance.C.Sherealizeshermakingfunofothersiswrong.D.Sheisbeginningtofeelproudofherappearance.27.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelwhenshewrotethisarticle?A.Upset.B.Guilty.C.Unlucky.D.Confident.CLongbefore"digital"and"native"werewordsthatcouldreasonablyfitintothesamesentence,kidshadadventuresinthegreatoutdoorsthesortofnaturefilledadventuresfilmmakerPaulWardexperiencedasachildgrowinguponafarm."Unfortunately,childrentodaydon'thavethesameexposuretonature,"saysthefatherofEstella,nine,andSylvie,seven."Instead,thesedigitalnativesareoftengluedtotheirscreens."Wantingtoreconnectthisyounggenerationwiththeoutsideworldviaamediumthatthey'refamiliarwithWardteamedupwithfilmproducerVickyPopetocreateWildEyes,awebsitethatusestechnologytohelpchildrentogetintouchwithnature.WardandPopespenttwoyearsdevelopingWildEyes,whichrequiresuserstopleteinterestingtasksinnature,suchassettingupcamporfindingacertainkindofbird.Onceachallengeisplete,theplayeruploadsaphototothewebsitetoearnonlineencouragementand"likes"fromotherplayers."It'sallaboutinteractingwithkidsontheirownterms,"saysWard.Ward,whospentalmosttwoyearsworkingasaproducerfortheDiscoveryChannelinLosAngeles,saystheresponsesofarhasbeenpositive."We'vehadmorethan15,000sitevisitorstodate,whichisreallyencouraging."BothWardandPopeareworkinghardtoensureallthetasksareaffordableandadaptableforboththehomeandclassroom.Theybelievethere'salsoafuturebenefittoturningsquareeyesintowildeyes."AsDavidAttenboroughsays,peoplewillonlyprotectwhattheycareaboutandthey'llonlycareaboutwhatthey'veexperienced,"hesays."Givensomuchofourlivesarelivedonline,ifwecareaboutlookingafterournaturalworld,it'simportantweprovideattractivedigitalexperiencesthatengageyoungkidswithnature."28.HowwasWard'schildhooddifferentfromhischildren's?A.Hedidalotofoutdooractivities.B.Hisvocabularywaslimited.C.Heseldomplayedinthewild.D.HehadnoputerorTVset.29.WhatdochildrendoonWildEyes?A.Expandtheirknowledgeaboutnature.B.pletetheirtasksgivenbythewebsite.C.Sharetheiroutdooractivitieswithothers.D.Participateinactivitiesorganizedbythewebsite.30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"squareeyes"inparagraph7referto?A.Anactivitythatrequireshardwork.B.Anactivitythatisaffordableandadaptable.C.Apersonspendingalotoftimeinnature.D.Apersonspendingtoomuchtimeonthescreen.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ExperiencingtheGreatOutdoorsB.KeepingawayfromtheScreenC.biningtheScreenwithNatureD.LookingaftertheNaturalWorldDTolearnnewthings,wemustsometimesfail.Butwhat'stherightamountoffailure?NewresearchledbytheUniversityofArizonaproposesamathematicalanswertothatquestion.Educatorshavelongrecognizedthatthereissomethingofa"sweetspot"whenitestolearning.Thatis,welearnbestwhenwearechallengedtograspsomethingjustoutsideofourexistingknowledge.Whenachallengeistoosimple,wedon'tlearnanythingnew;likewise,wedon'texpandourknowledgewhenachallengeissodifficultthatwefailentirelyorgiveup.Sowheredoesthesweetspotlie?Accordingtothenewstudy,it'swhenfailureoccurs15%ofthetime.Putanotherway,it'swhentherightanswerisgiven85%ofthetime.ResearchersattheUniversityofArizonacameupwiththesocalled"85%Rule"afterconductingaseriesofmachinelearningexperimentsinwhichtheytaughtputerssimpletasks,suchasclassifyingdifferentpatternsintooneoftwocategories.Theputerslearnedfastestinsituationsinwhichthedifficultywassuchthattheyrespondedwith85%accuracy."Ifyouhaveanerrorrateof15%oraccuracyof85%,youarealwaysmaximizingyourrateoflearninginthesetwochoicetasks,"saidProfessorRobertWilson.Whenwethinkabouthowhumanslearn,the85%Rulewouldmostlylikelyapplytoperceptual(感知的)learning,inwhichwegraduallylearnthroughexperienceandexamples,Wilsonsaid.Imagine,forinstance,aradiologist(放射科医生)learningtotellthedifferencebetweenimagesoftumors(肿瘤)andnontumors."Youneedexamplestogetbetteratfiguringoutthere'satumorinanimage,"Wilsonsaid."IfIgivereallyeasyexamples,youget100%rightallthetimeandthere'snothinglefttolearn.You'renotgoingtobetakingasmuchfromthatasasituationwhereyouarestrugglingalittlehit.IfIgivereallyhardexamples,you'llhe50%correctandstillnotlearninganythingnew,whileifIgiveyousomethinginbetween,youcanheatthissweetspotwhereyouaregettingthemostinformationfromeachparticularexample."32.Whichofthefollowingislinkedwiththesweetspot?A.15percentaccuracy.B.50percentaccuracy.C.85percentaccuracy.D.100percentright.33.Whydidtheresearchersteachputerssimpletasks?A.Tofindoutwherethesweetspotlies.B.Toseehowwellputerscarryouttasks.C.Toparetheresultsoftheirexperiments.D.Toconductsomeresearchonmachinelearning.34.Whatisthepurposeofthe"examples"mentionedinthelastparagraph?A.Toteachwhattodointhetreatmentoftumors.B.Toteachhowtodeterminethereisatumor.C.Tohelptorememberwhatislearned.D.Tohelptolearnhowatumordevelops.35.Accordingtothetext,whatisthemosteffectivewayoflearning?A.Nottakingfailuretooseriously.B.Learningthroughexperienceandexamples.C.Strugglingalittlebit,butnottoomuch.D.Learningthingsthatarepletelynew.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分1分)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。Whetheryouareanewblogger,oronethathasbeenbloggingforawhile,youareprobablywonderinghowtomakethebestofyourblog.36Bydoingso,youcangetyourblogknown,promoteaproductandgettheresultsyouareexpecting.Hereareseveralwaystodothis.Thefirststepistomakesurethatyourblogisupdatedfrequently.37Thiswillmakeahugeimpactonyourblog.Continuepostingasyoushouldasthisissomethingthatwillkeepattractingyourreaderstoyourblog.38Havingyourownlookisahugeplusintheblogmarketingworld.YoucanhaveyourownlookbyjustusingHTML,andadjustingthecodetosuityourtaste.Youaregoingtoseethatthiswilltrulymakeadifferencewithyourblog.Trytogetathemethatisgoingtomatchthemarketthatyouarepromotinginyourblog.Doingsowillmakeitlookevenmoreprofessional.Somethingelsethatwillhelpyouwithyourblogmarketingisexchanginglinkswithauthorityblogsthatareinyoursamemarket.39TheauthoritysitesarelistedhighinGoogle'ssearchresults.However,justafewlinksarehardlyeverenoughtogetyourblogknown.Youwillneedtocontinuetoworkonyourblogandgetmorelinkstoitallofthetime.40Intheworldofblogs,mostblogownersarethankfulforalllinks,andarewillingtoreturnthefavor.Rememberthateffectiveblogmarketingrequirespersistenceandpatience.Justkeepworkingonit.Yourhardworkisgoingtopayoffandyouwillhegladthatyoudid.A.Makeyourblogdifferent.B.Themorethebetterinthiscase.C.Infact,thekeytothisistoblogeffectively.D.Meanwhile,heonguardagainstharmfullinks.E.Postinyourblogregularlyforthebestresults.F.Anotherimportantthingistomakeyourbloglooknice.G.Thisisanothergreatwaytogetthewordoutaboutyourblog.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Manypeoplesaythattheirchildhoodwasthehappiesttimeoftheirlives.But,thatwasnot41forme,atleastbetweentheagesof10to12.Iwaspractically42bymyparents,whoseemedonlyinterestedintheirneverendingmoneymaking.Iwas43,aloneratschooltoo,dislikedbymyclassmatesforgettinggoodgrades.Longingfor44,Ifellintodepressionandstartedthinkingaboutdeath.Whileontheschoolfieldtrip,Ilostmyfootingandslippedintoamarsh(沼泽)andgotmy45muddy.Asluckwouldhaveit,outofnowhere,anangel,inthe46ofanativewoman，lentmeahelpinghand.She47metohersmallcottageandhelpedmechangemy48trousers.Shemademeeatfromwhatlittlefoodshehad,andtoldmefunnystories,49tocheermeup.Thatladysavedme.Shesavedmybeliefinthe50ofpeople.Icametoseethatnomatterwhathappens,therearegoodthingsintheworld,whichyoucan51forexistence.AnotherthingInoticedwasthatthelady,thoughshelivedin52surroundings,seemedhappy.Irealizedthatlifeisbeautifulifweloveit.Onlythosewhoare53theirlifecanreallyunderstandwhathappinessreallyis.Idroppedtheideaofendingmy54.ImustthankthatkindladyforwhatIhadneverexperiencedtillthen.55someone'slifewithkindnessisworthallthetreasureintheworld.41.A.preciseB.acceptableC.newD.true42.A.controlledB.abusedC.ignoredD.missed43.A.carelessB.purposelessC.friendlessD.fearless44.A.freedomB.schoolingC.moneyD.pany45.A.backpackB.trousersC.glassesD.coat46.A.formB.absenceC.directionD.hope47.A.tookB.followedC.pointedD.guided48.A.tightB.wetC.newD.worn49.A.attemptingB.offeringC.demandingD.helping50.A.honestyB.wisdomC.abilityD.kindness51.A.devotetoB.contributetoC.relyonD.insiston52.A.unpleasantB.cosyC.unfamiliarD.natural53.A.seriousaboutB.proudofC.busywithD.contentwith54.A.tripB.lessonsC.lifeD.program55.A.AssessingB.ChangingC.CreatingD.Valuing第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Whileitisnosecretthatoperatingacellphonebehindthewheelcanhe56(danger),itisoftenthoughtthatthereis57(little)riskifdriversuseahandsfreecellphone.Newresearchshowsthatdrivingusingahandsfreecellphone58(be)justasriskyasusingahandheldcellphone.Infact，itisparabletodrunkdriving!ResearchersfromtheUniversityofUtahhavefoundthatdriverswhousebothhandheldandhandsfreecellphonesareasdistracted(分心)asdrunkdrivers.Accordingto59research,driverswhousecellphonesaremorelikelytodelay60(brake)andgetintoaccidents.Inthestudy,40participantsusedthedrivingsimulator(模拟器),PatrolSim,61(test)fourdifferentdrivingconditions:notdistracted,usingahandheldcellphone,usingahandsfreecellphone,anddrunk.Thedrivingsimulatorfollowedanothercarthatbrakedoccasionallytotesttheparticipant'sreactionlevels.Duringthedrunkdrivingtrial,theparticipants62(instruct)todrinkvodkaandorangejuiceuntil63(they)bloodalcohollevelreached0.08theminimumlevelthatdefines(定义)drunkdrivinginmostoftheU.S.Thestudyalsosupportsearlierresearch,64showedthathandsfreecellphoneswerenotlessdistractingthanhandheldcellphones.Thedistractionanddangerappeartoenotfromthetechnologyused65fromtheconversationitself.56级高二英语限时训练答案2020925A21.D根据“Thetripwillconsistof34daysinRomefollowedbybustransportationtoFlorencefor34days.”可确定答案。根据“aonedaytriptoSienna,PisaorSanGimignanowillbeincluded”可排除选项C（注意or）。22.A根据“Roundtripairfare”可确定答案。23.B根据“AllnewtransferstudentswhoenterArcadiainSpring2019/Fall2019canparticipateintheprogram.”可确定答案。B24.A根据“…walkingthroughthefamousstreetLaRambla,whenInoticedtwoguysmakingfunofme.”和“Icouldseetheminthereflectionofamirroredbuilding…”可知，作者是在街上行走，在安装有镜子的建筑物的镜子里看到了这两个人。25.D根据“Foraboutayear,I’dbeentakingpicturesofstrangers’reactionstomeinpublicforaseriesIcalled“WaitWatchers.”MygoalistocaptureawiderangeofsocialgroupssoItravelasmuchasIcan.”可确定答案。26.B根据“feelbetterandnotcareaboutwhatothersthink”可推断答案。27.D作者在本文中叙述她如何用照相机作为反击的武器，将那些在公共场所嘲笑她肥胖的人拍下来，公布于众，用此方法暴露对方不文明、不尊重他人的行为。短文的主线贯穿着作者一种自信：身体肥胖并非错，错的是那些嘲笑别人肥胖的人。作者的这种自信也体现在下面这些句子中：Maybesomeoneelsewouldhaveyelledatthem,orshrunkinside.ButIdon’tgetupsetwhenthishappens.IsuspectthatifImetwiththesenarrowmindedpeople,mywordswouldhavenoeffect.So,ratherthanusingtheattack