新教材2024-2025学年高中英语Unit2Theuniversallanguage单元提能强化练二牛津译林版选择性必修第一册

UNIT2单元提能强化练(二)Ⅰ.单词拼法1.Thegirlcameinand(耳语)somethingintheteacher’sear.

2.WhenIcomeacrosstheproblemsoflearninginmystudy,myfatherwilllistentomepatientlyandencouragemeto(克服)thedifficultiesbravely.

3.Wecannot(保证)thatourflightswillneverbedelayed.

4.Inmoderntimes,therearemanymeansofcommunicationbothintheurbanand(乡村的)areas.

5.Largehomesshouldhave(太阳能的)collectorsintheirdesigns.

6.Theyhavereplantedmanyareaswithrareand(不寻常的)plants.

7.Ithinkyoushould(抓住)yourchancetotravelwhileyou’reyoung.

8.Shehasalwayshadahigh(声誉)forherexcellentshortstories.

9.Thedoctorpromisedthatthemedicinehehadprescribedwould(减轻)thepatientsoftheirsuffering.

10.ThoughIfeel(难受的)tosaygoodbyetoyou,Isincerelyhopethatyouwillbeabletovisitourschoolagaininthenearfuture.

Ⅱ.词形转换1.Histreatmentwasa(combine)ofsurgery,radiationanddrugs.

2.Televisionhastransformedthesizeandsocial(compose)oftheaudienceatgreatsportingoccasions.

3.Onlyinthiswaycanweliveinmorecomfortableandbeautiful(surround).

4.Ihavetosayinher(defend)thatsheknewnothingaboutitbeforehand.

5.Intoday’sgametheChinesebasketballteamplayedbeyond(expect).

6.Glowingplantscouldreducethis(distant)andthereforehelpsaveenergy.

7.Tostudents,you’dbetterchoosetheactivitieswhichinterestyouand(suitable)you.

8.Heusedtowalkalongthegravelpathtothe(abandon)oldlighthouse.

9.Andinalargesense,themarketisso(depress)thatit’shurtingeveryoneelse.

10.She(desperate)wantedtowinherfather’sapproval.

Ⅲ.完成句子1.什么事使他离开了这么长时间?(leave复合结构)Whathasforsolong?

2.又惊又怕,汤姆从房间里跑了出去。(形容词短语作状语),Tomranoutoftheroom.

3.这台机器很简单操作。任何人在几分钟内都能学会运用它。(主语+be+adj.+todo)Thismachineis.Anybodycanlearntouseitinafewminutes.

4.我们正考虑为下学期制定新的安排。(动词-ing形式作宾语)Wearethinkingofforthenextterm.

5.在等公共汽车去办公室时,他望见一个男孩跌倒在路上。(状语从句的省略),hesawaboyfalldowntheroad.

Ⅳ.阅读理解A(2024浙江七彩阳光联盟高二上期中)TheendofanylifeisatimetolookbackandreflectonthehistoriceventsithaswitnessedandrarelycanthatbesomorethaninthecaseofQueenElizabethⅡ,whoselifewitnessedseveralsignificantchangesoftheworldstage.The96-year-old,whosedeathinScotlandwasannouncedbyBuckinghamPalaceshortlyafter6p.m.onThursdaySep8th,2024,wasbornbeforethebirthoftalkingpictures,andlivedtoseetheeraofvirtualreality.ShearrivedinaworldwherehergrandfatherKingGeorgeⅤwastheEmperorofIndia,andleftitwithBritainstillfindingitsfeetontheworldstage.Herlifealsosawtheconquerofspaceandthefightwiththepandemic.Bornin1926,ElizabethAlexandraMaryWindsorwasthefirstchildofAlbert,DukeofYork.TheyoungElizabethhadacomfortable,happychildhood,butallherlifewasswitchedin1936.TheQueen’suncle,KingEdwardⅧ,abandonedthethrone(帝位)beforehewasevencrowned,andinstantlyhershyfather,aswellashiswifeandtwodaughterswasintothespotlightasthecountry’snextking,apositionhehadneverexpectedtotakeup.In1952,whentheyoungPrincessElizabethwasonatriptoKenya,thenewscamethroughofthedeathofherfather.Attheageof25,PrincessElizabethbecameQueenElizabethⅡ,andanewerabegan.HerdeathmarkstheendofabondwhichtiesmodernBritaintothewartimeerawhichcontinuestocastagiantshadowacrossthemodernBritishpoliticallandscape.Herpassingisalsotheendofanerafortheworld,asofalltheworld’smajorpoliticalleaders,onlyUSPresidentJoeBiden,bornin1942,sharesanyconnectiontoWorldWarⅡ.Sheisnowthepast,andhersuccessor,KingCharlesⅢ,isthefuture.WhereBritaingoesfromhere,inwhatstateofmind,andhowithandlesthechallengeofkeepingabalancebetweendealingwithitspast,workingoutitspresentchallenges,andembracingitsfuture,remaintobeseen.1.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Thesignificantadvanceoftechnology.B.TheriseandfallofBritain.C.ThegreatchangestheQueensaw.D.Thedifficultiestheworldwentthrough.2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesElizabeth’sexperienceofbecomingtheQueen?A.Demanding. B.Successful.C.Normal. D.Unexpected.3.WhydoestheauthormentionUSPresidentJoeBiden?A.ToshowtheQueen’scrucialhistoricalmeaning.B.Tocomparetheworld’smajorpoliticalleaders.C.TostressthecrueltyandsufferingsofWorldWarⅡ.D.ToboosttherelationshipbetweenBritainandtheUnitedStates.4.WhatisQueenElizabethⅡ’ssuccessorabouttoface?A.Keepingapositivestateofmind.B.Beingcommittedtothesuperbpast.C.Maintainingthebalancedpresent.D.Dealingwiththeunknownchallenges.B(2024广东广州高二上期中)Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprograms—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallyimproveyourintelligence?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence—aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratworking-memorytasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.However,theresultsmustn’tdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit—themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.5.Whatisthebenefitofcognitivetrainingaccordingtothepassage?A.Itbringsmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies.B.Itmakesone’sbrainstrongerthroughpractice.C.Ituncoversthesecretsofhowhumanbrainswork.D.Itearnsagoodreputationforthetrainingcompany.6.Howdidtheauthorfindouttheeffectsofworkingmemorytraining?A.Byconductingseveralscientificexperiments.B.Bycomparingtestgroupsofdifferentages.C.Byreviewingtheavailablepreviousresearches.D.Byinterviewingnormallydevelopingchildren.7.Whichofthefollowingshowstheeffectsoftheexperimentsonchildren?A.Theytendtogaingreateracademicachievements.B.Theyareabletoadapttonewsituationsmorequickly.C.Theycanperformbetterinthefieldtheyaretrainedin.D.Theyarelikelytosucceedindealingwithreallifeproblems.8.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WillCognitiveTrainingEnjoyLastingPopularity?B.CanWorking-memoryTrainingMakeYouSmarter?C.WhyIsWorking-memoryTrainingofLittleUse?D.WouldYouDevelopaSkillThroughCognitiveTraining?Ⅴ.七选五(2024浙江台州山海协作体高二上期中)Asaparent,youwantyourkidstodotheirbestinschool.Youalreadyknowplentyofsleep,healthyfoodandsomeschoolsuppliesarenecessary.However,whatelsedochildrenneedtobesuccessfulwithoutaprofessionalhomeworkhelper?1

Keepitordered.2Hence,haveyourkidskeepaheadoftheirhomeworkwithanorganizedsystem.Forexample,theycoulduseaschedulingapplicationlikeAsanaorTrellotomanageprojectswitharrangeddates,ortheymightsticktoanold-fashionedpenandapaperplanner.Seewhatworksbestforthemandgofromthere.

Breakprojectsdown.Manychildrengetstressedoutwhentheyhavebigassignmentsdue.3Oftenpeoplegetfrightenedbythedifficultyoftaskswithoutunderstandingthatthelargetaskisactuallyjustmadeupofsmallerones.Anothersolutionistouseaprojectproposaltohelpkeepthemontrackwithhomeworkandprojects.

Avoiddelayingtasks.Onemistakestudentsusuallymakeisputtingoffunpleasantworkanddeliberatelylookingfordistraction(消遣).Teachyourchildrenthattheworkloadisn’tgoingtogetsmalleriftheywaitlonger.4

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Thereareagrowingnumberofonlinereferencesandhomeworkresources.Notonlywillyourchildrenbebetterpreparedforclassthenextday,butthey’llalsolearnavaluablelessonabouthowtoresearchandfindinformationonline.Fromthemyoucanalsofindideasforeducationalactivitiesthatyoucandowithyourchildren.A.Gethelponline.B.Focusonhomework.C.Onlineapplicationsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.D.Herearesometipsfromeducatorsandprofessionalsforhelpingyourchildrenwithit—bothathomeandschoolcampus.E.Organizationisthekeytosuccess,becauseitcanmaximizeefficiency.F.Teachthemtobreaklargerprojectsintosmallerpieces.G.Instead,itwillonlybecomelargerandseemmoredifficulttogetstarted.Ⅵ.完形填空(2024山东潍坊高二上部分重点中学联考)AfifthgraderatShreveElementaryinOhiocreatedaKindnessClosettohelpstudentsinneed.Anderson“Andi”Mussersaidafriendtoldherthatshe1shehadsomegirls’clothingtoweartoschool.“Iwenttomy2andgottheclothesandshoesthatdon’t3me,”AnditoldTheDailyRecord.“Igavethemtoheratschoolthenextday.Andshewasreallyhappy.”

After4clothestoherfriend,Andicouldn’thelpthinkingabouthowgreatitfelttohelpsomeoneinneed.

“Sherealizedwhatadifferencethat5forherfriend,”saidJessicaMusser,Andi’smother.“Thatwasso6todo.Sheasked,‘Canwedothisformorepeople?’Shetooktheinitiative(倡议)atthat7.”

So,Andi8herprincipalwithherideato9aKindnessCloset,aplacewhere10studentscanvisitduringtheschooldayto“shop”foranewcoator11worngarments.

“Shecametome,andhavingknowingwhatshethought,Isaid,‘Great,let’sdoit,’”PrincipalAdamSteinsaid.12,Andidoesn’thaveenoughclothes.Shecameupwithanideaandaskedlocalstoresfor13.

“It’sgreatforAnditoseehervision14,”PrincipalSteinsaid.“It’spartofour15hereatShreveandTriway.It’swhateveryprincipalandparentwouldwantfortheirkidstodo—toputothersfirst.”

1.A.suggested B.guaranteedC.wished D.insisted2.A.closet B.deskC.chair D.counter3.A.attract B.fitC.match D.follow4.A.puttingout B.givingoffC.puttingaway D.givingaway5.A.made B.tookC.intended D.came6.A.kind B.considerateC.easy D.traditional7.A.case B.ageC.stage D.point8.A.called B.approachedC.approved D.convinced9.A.create B.donateC.spread D.design10.A.remote B.needyC.popular D.brilliant11.A.temporarily B.apparentlyC.slightly D.previously12.A.Otherwise B.ThusC.Therefore D.However13.A.appreciation B.donationsC.funds D.advice14.A.breakup B.workonC.endup Detrue15.A.dream B.realityC.idea D.cultureⅦ.语法填空(2024浙江温州十校联合体高二上期中联考)Marsis1.(true)afascinatingplanetforthoseofushereonEarth.Asournearestplanetaryneighbour,itisoneofthefewplanetsthatwecanseewithournakedeye.Marsisthe2.(four)planetfromtheSunandthesecondsmallestplanetinthesolarsystem,abouthalfof3.sizeofEarth.Oftenit4.(refer)toasthe“RedPlanet”becauseofitsredsurface.TheRedPlanethasthelargestvolcanointhesolarsystem-OlympusMons,5.isroughly27kilometreshigh.

ManyscientistsbelievethatstudyingMarscanhelpusfindanswers6.somekeyquestionsaboutourplanetEarth,oreventheuniverse.Since1960,alargenumberofcountries7.(attempt)Marsmissions.AlthoughtheyhavelostmanyspacecraftintheirquesttoexploretheRedPlanet,theywillstillcontinuetheir8.(explore).ChineseexpertsareconfidentabouttheirplantoexploreMars,despitesomanychallenges.“9.(launch)thefirstMarsprobefromWenchangaround2024isourfirststep.Chinawillcontinueexploringstrangenewworlds10.(find)outthesecretsoftheuniverse.”

答案：Ⅰ.1.whispered2.overcome3.guarantee4.rural5.solar6.unusual7.grab8.reputation9.ease10.upliftingⅡ.1bination2position3.surroundings4.defence5.expectations6.distance7.suit8.abandoned9.depressing10.desperatelyⅢ.1.lefthimaway2.Surprisedandfrightened3.veryeasytooperate4.makinganewplan5.WhilewaitingforabustotheofficeⅣ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲解并描述了英国女王伊丽莎白二世去世,一个时代落幕,查理三世继任将要面临很多将来的挑战。1.C主旨大意题。依据其次段可知,女王诞生在有声图片诞生之前,并在有生之年看到了虚拟现实时代。她所处的世界里,她的祖父乔治五世是印度皇帝,而她离开的时候,英国仍在世界舞台上站稳脚跟。她的一生也见证了折服太空和抗击疫情。由此可知,其次段主要讲解并描述了伊丽莎白女王一生见证的很多宏大的变更。故选C项。2.D推理推断题。依据第三段可知,爱德华八世放弃了王位,伊丽莎白公主的父亲意料之外地接任了王位,却又不幸意外去世,伊丽莎白公主成为女王是出乎意料的。故选D项。3.A推理推断题。依据倒数其次段可知,伊丽莎白女王的去世标记着英国与战时时代的联系的结束,也标记着一个时代的结束,世界上的领导人中只有美国总统拜登与战时有联系,因此推断提到美国总统拜登是为了说明女王的重要历史意义。故选A项。4.D推理推断题。依据最终一段可知,伊丽莎白去世,查理三世继任,英国将来还要面临很多挑战和很多未知,这些都有待视察,须要查理三世去面对和处理。故选D项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨通过工作记忆培训能否使人变得更聪慧这个问题。作者在文章中陈述了对于此问题的不同观点,并通过分析以前的一些探讨报告得出结论:工作记忆训练会让你训练的那一方面有所提高,但不会使人变得更聪慧。5.A推理推断题。依据第一段中的“Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive...industry.”可以推想出认知训练给培训公司带来很大的利益,故选A项。6.C细微环节理解题。依据第四段第一句“Totestthishypothesis,weexamined...participants.”可知作者为了弄清晰工作记忆训练的效果,重新核查了能够找到的以前的探讨。故选C项。7.C细微环节理解题。依据第五段中的“Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffecton...Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.”可知,工作记忆训练对儿童的流淌智力没有显示出任何影响。这也不会影响他们的学业成就或其他认知实力。唯一牢靠的结果是,孩子们在他们训练做的事情上做得更好。他们可能只是学会了如何执行这种特定类型的任务。也就是说,孩子们在他们所接受训练的领域表现得更好。故选C项。8.B主旨大意题。文章第一段首先提出了问题:工作记忆培训真的能提高你的智力吗?下文阐述了人们对于工作记忆训练能否提高认知实力的不同观点,通过分析探讨能够找到的以前的探讨成果来弄清晰工作记忆训练的效果,并得出结论:工作记忆不能使人变得更聪慧。所以B项可以概括全文,适合作为文章标题。Ⅴ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些帮助孩子胜利的建议和方法。1.D上文提出了孩子们须要什么才能胜利的问题,后文主要给出了建议,故D项“这里有一些来自教化工作者和专业人士的建议,可以帮助你的孩子在家里和校内里解决这个问题”符合语境。故选D项。2.E后文提到了有组织、系统地提前完成作业,可知本句是在强调有组织的重要性。故E项“有组织是胜利的关键,因为它能使效率最大化”符合语境。故选E项。3.F上文说,很多孩子在有大任务要做的时候会感到压力很大,人们经常被任务的难度吓到,却不知道大任务其实是由小任务组成的;后文提到了大任务其实是由小任务组成的,可知本句是在说明可以把大项目分化成小项目,故F项“教他们把大项目分成小项目”符合语境。故选F项。4.G依据上文可知,等待的时间更长,工作量不会削减,本句为本段最终一句,应承接上文说明:相反,它只会变得更大,好像更难起先。G项中it指代上文theworkload。故G项“相反,它只会变得更大,好像更难起先”符合语境。故选G项。5.A本段的主旨是在网上找寻参考资料和帮助。故A项“在网上寻求帮助”符合语境。故选A项。Ⅵ.【语篇导读】本文是一