2020-2021学年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Onwards and upwards素养评价（含解析）外研版选择性必修第一册

单元素养评价（二）Unit2

（120分钟150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听完每段对话后，你都有1C秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。

Text1

M:1HaveyoueverreadHarryPotter?

W:rmafraidIhaven*t.

M:Whatapity!Youreallyshould.It'sfantastic.Ihaveacopyhere.Ifyoulike,I*IIlendittoyou.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Seeingamovie.B.Readingabook.

C.Buyingabook.

答案：B

Text2

M:WhywillMrRogersbeoutoftheofficenextweek?Totakeaholidayorgoonbusiness?

W:Neither."He'stravelingtoseehisniece.She'sgettingmarriednextTuesday.

2.WhywillMrRogersbeoutoftheofficenextweek?

A.Totakeaholiday.

B.Totravelonbusiness.

C.Toattendawedding.

答案:C

Text3

M:DoesyourdaughterLeahwatchMickeyMouse?

W:Yeah.MyhusbandandIdidn'tletherwatchtelevisionwhenshewasababy."Nowshe'

stwo.Herdoctorsaysit*sOKforhertowatchhalfanhourofTVeachday.

3.WhosaysLeahcanwatchTVforhalfanhournow?

A.Hermother.

B.Herdoctor.

C.Herfather.

答案：B

Text4

W:Howmucharetheticketsforthsmatch?

M:*Thecheapestare£21andthenextonesare£24.

W:That*snotbad.LasttimeIoaid£28.*Wewon'tsavemuchifwegettwocheaper

tickets.

M:That'strue.，Let,sgoforthemoreexpensiveonesthen.

4.Howmuchwillthespeakerspayforthematch?

A.£24.B.£42.C.£48.

答案：C

Text5

W:IheardthatJosephquarreledwiththebossthismorning.Doyouknowwhathappened?

M:Iwouldalsohavequarreledwiththebossifhehadcriticizedmesoseriouslyforbeingtwo

minuteslate.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.HeisagainstJoseph.B.HeisforJoseph.

C.Heisfortheboss.

答案：B

第二节（共15小题；母小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后,

各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

Text6

W:Whatisyourmajor?

M：Mymajorisbusinessadministration.Iamespeciallyinterestedinmarketing.

W:Haveyoureceivedanydegrees?

M:Yes.First,IreceivedmyBachelor*sdegreeinEnglishLiterature,andthenanMBAdegree.

W:Whatcoursedidyoulikebest?

M:Projectmanagement.IwasveryinterestedinthiscoursewhenIwasastudent,andI

thinkit'sveryusefulformypresentwork.

W:Doyoufeelthatyouhavereceivedagoodgeneraltraining?

M:Yes,IhavestudiedinanEnglishtrainingprogramandacomputertrainingprogramsinceI

graduatedfromuniversity.Iamcurrentlystudyingfinanceatatrainingschool.

6.Whatistheman,smajor?

A.Finance.B.Businessadministration.

C.EnglishLiterature.

答案：B

7.Whatcoursedidthemanlikebestasastudent?

A.Projectmanagement.

B.Englishliterature.

C.Computerengineering.

答案:A

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

Text7

M:Whatdoyouthinkofthisclothingstore?

W:Iloveit!Theonlyproblemisthatit'sextremelyexpensive.

M:Don*tworry.I*vedecidedthatforyourbirthday,I*mgoingtotakeyoushoppingforanew

dresshere.

W:Really?"Thelasttimewedidthatwasbeforeourwedding.Ithoughtyouhated

shopping.

M:Ido,andthat*swhyyoushouldappreciatethisgift!

W:That*sreallyniceofyou!LetTsgoinandtrysomethingson.

M:Howaboutthisreddress?Ithinkitwouldreallysuityou.

W:Idon'tthinkthiscolorisquiterightforme.Dotheyhavethesamedressinwhiteinsize

8?

M:Let'ssee...they'vegotoneinblue,pink,black...andwhi:e.Hereyouare.

W:Thisisperfect!

8.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.

C.Customerandshopassistant.

答案:A

9.Whichcolorofthedressdoesthewomanlike?

A.Theredone.B.Theblueone.

C.Thewhiteone.

答案：C

听第8段材料，回答第10〜12题。

Text8

M:Haveyouevertriedshoppingonline?

W:No,never.⑩IprefertoactuallyseeandtouchwhatI'mbuyingbeforeIpayforit,

especiallyforclothesandshoes.

M:That,sright.Seeingisbelieving.

W:rveheardsomefriendssaywhentheygettheitem,andit'squitedifferentfromwhatthey

seeonthewebsite.

M:Thatreallyhappens.Withoutcloseexamination,wemaymeetwithfaultyproducts.

W:What,smore,it'snotalwayssosafeforustopayonlineashackersmightstealtheuser

nameandpassword.

M:It,ssaidthatsomemeasureshavebeentakentodealwiththisproblem.

"Payingonlineismuchsaferthanbefore,butIstillhavethefeelingthatit,snotsafeenough.

W:lean'tagreemore.That*swhyIonlydoshoppinginphysicalstores.

M:Metoo.'^SometimesIsurfonlineshopstochecksomerelatedinformation,andthengo

toaphysicalstoretodotheactualshopping.

W:That*sagoodidea.

10.Whydoesn'tthewomantryshoppingonline?

A.Becauseshethinksitcostsmorethanphysicalstores.

B.BecausesheseldomsurfstheInternet.

C.Becauseshecan'ttouchthethingbeforeshepays.

答案：C

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemeasurestodealwiththesafetyproblem?

A.It'stotallyuseless.

B.Ithassolvedtheproblem.

C.It'seffectivebutnotgoodenough.

答案:C

12.What'stheman,sshoppinghabit?

A.Shoppinginthemalldirectly.

B.Checkingonlineandthenshoppinginphysicalstores.

C.Onlyshoppingthedailysuppliesonline.

答案：B

听第9段材料，回答第13〜16题。

Text9

W:Whyareyoubacksolate,Mike?4t'salreadyhalfpastsix.Youshouldhavebeenhome

halfanhourago.

M：Sorry,Mom.Therewasatrafficaccident.

W:What?Didyougethurt?

M:Don'tworry.I'mfine.Ijustsawthetrafficaccidenthappened.

W:Sowhathappened?

M:Acarhitatruck.WhenIgotthere,Ifoundthatboththecardriverandthetruckdriver

wereinjured.

W:Couldyoudoanythingtortheirinjuries?

M:No,4IwasafraidthatPdhurtthemfurtherifImovedthem.ButIranasfastasIcould

tothenearesthouseandtoldthemantherewhathadhappened.

©Amazingly,he'sadoctor.Hegrabbedhisfirst-aidkitandranbackwithme.Hetookcare

oftheirinjuriesandthendialed911.

W:Weretheytakentothehospital?

M:Yes.Thepoliceandanambulancecameabouttenminuteslater.

W:Mike,rmsoproudofyou.Nowgoandwashyourhands.Supper'sready.

M:OK,Mom.埠'mreallystarvingnow.

13.Whenshouldthemanhavearrivedhome?

A.At6:00pm.B.At6:30pm.

C.At7:00pm.

答案:A

14.Whydidthemancomehomelate?

A.Hewasstuckintraffic.

B.Hehadatrafficaccident.

C.Hehelpedtwoaccidentvictims.

答案：C

15.Whatdidthedoctordo?

A.Heimmediatelycalled911.

B.Heperformedfirstaidonthedrivers.

C.Hemovedthemantohishouse.

答案：B

16.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Tired.B.Thirsty.C.Hungry.

答案：C

听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

Text10

WelcometoMontfortSchool,thanksforchoosingourschool.Wearesohappythatyou

havetakentimeofftobewithustoday,itiswithgreatpleasurethatwehavepreparedsome

eventsthatwehopewillpleaseyou.At9:00am,ourheadmasterwillgiveawelcomespeech;

thiswillbeintheschoolhall.Pleasebeseatedby8:45am.Followingthespeech,it'sthe

guidetouroftheexhibitionat9:30.Hereyoucanseetheproudhistor/ofourschoolandour

achievementsinthefieldofeducation.Theexhibitionislaidoutintheclassroomsonthe2nd

floor.

*"Nextistheguidetourofsciencelabsat10:20am;hereyoucanseethesubjectsthatnew

studentswillbestudying.Youwillalsonoticethatourlabshaveexcellentequipment."At11:

00am,youwillbeguidedtothetourtopracticalareas.Thiscoversourtechnicalworkshops,

music,andotherareasofourschoollife.AtMontfort,webelieveinallarounddevelopment

ofourstudents.

^tunchwillbeat12:00.Ithasbeenspeciallypreparedforourguests.Allourteachersand

studentleaderswillbepresenttoansweranyquestionsthatyouhaveinyourminds.Weareso

happythatyoucouldbewithustoday.

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Theplanfortheday.

B.Thecoursesfortheterm.

C.Thehistoryoftheschool.

答案:A

18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.

C.Intheclassrooms.

答案：B

19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Takesciencecourses.

B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.

C.Attendtechnicalworkshops.

答案：C

20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtcaskquestions?

A.Duringthelunchhour.

B.Afterthewelcomespeech.

C.Beforethetourotthelabs.

答案:A

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

（2020•南宁高二检测）

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosity

Challenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14to

createartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexplore

theirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoem

thatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartv/orkorpiecesofwriting

shouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,Cambridge

02139byFriday,February8th.

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredata

specialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizesto

thestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedand

prizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwill

beserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosing

ceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelated

informationareavailableat:http://cambridgesciencefestival.org.

【文章大意】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

的相关信息，介绍了活动的流程，时间节点等。

21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.Schoolstudents.B.Cambridgelocals.

C.CSFwinners.D.MITartists.

［解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文营中Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetween

theagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowit

inspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.（这一挑战邀请,甚至敢于邀请5岁到14岁的学生创作艺术

品或一篇文章，以显示他们的好奇心如何激发他们探索自己的世界。）可知这个活动主要的参

加对象是学校里的学生。故A正确。

22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8th.

B.OnMarch10th.

C.OnMarch15th.

D.OnApril21st.

【解析】选Do细节理解题。才艮据文章中StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandare

selectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.

（参加“好奇”挑战赛并获选为优胜者的学生，将于4月21日，星期日，在CSF举行的特别典礼上

被授予荣誉。）可知进入挑战赛并获奖的同学将在4月21日的颁奖典礼上接受颁奖。故D正确。

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.

B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.

D.Anofficialreport.

【解析】选Co推理判断题。本文主要介绍了TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

的相关信息，属于应用文中的通知,故C正确。

B

（2020•成都高二检测）

TheUSinventorThomasAlvaEdisononcesaid,“Geniusisonepercentinspirationand99

percentperspiration.wHewasnotexaggerating.Perspiration,indeed,playsaveryimportant

roleinChinesescientistTuYouyou,ssuccess.

TuwasgiventheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinein2015fordiscoveringanewdrugfor

malaria,adeadlydiseasecausedbythebiteofsometypesofmosquito.SheisthefirstChinese

citizentowinaNobelPrizeinscience.'ItistheprideofthewholeChinesesciencecommunity,

whichw川inspiremoreChinesescientists,wChinaDailynoted.

Malariaisadiseasethatinfectsaround200millionpeopleandkillsabouthaltamillion

peopleeachyear;accordingtotheEconomist.Tu'sdiscoveryhassavedmillionsoflives,

especiallyinthedevelopingworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2013malaria

deathshadfallenby47percentcomparedwith2000.

Buttheroadtothisachievementwasatoughonetotravel.Inthelate1960s,duringthe

“culturalrevolution”（1966-1976）,Tujoinedagovernmentprojectonwhichshebeganresearch

onanewmalariadrug.

Inthebeginning,Tureadalotofoldfolkremedies（药方），searchedtextsthatwere

hundredsorthousandsofyearsoldandtraveledtoremoteplaces.

Overseveralmonths,Tuandherteamcollectedover600plantsandcreatedalistofalmost

380possibleremedies.

“Thiswasthemostchallengingstageoftheproject,"TutoldTheBeijingNews.z/ltwasavery

labor-demandinganddulljob,inparticularwhenyoufacedonefailureafteranother.

Butthehardworkandthedullnessfailedtobreaktheteam'sspirit.Inthefollowingmonths,

sheandherteamtestedtheremediesonmalaria-infectedmiceandtheyfoundthatanextract（提

取物）fromtheplantqinghaoseemedtoworkwell.

Notthattheworkwaseasierafterthat.Thefactthattheextractdidn'talwaysworkagainst

malariadiscouragedsomeofherteammates.ButTuwasambitioustomakeacontributiontothe

worldandsosheencouragedherteammatestokeepgoing.Theydecidedtostartagainfromthe

beginning.

In1971,theywererewardedfortheirefforts.Afternearly200failures,Tufinallymadean

extractthatwas100percenteffectiveagainstmalariaparasites.Theextractwascalled

“Artemisinin（青蒿素）

“Thankstodecadesofhardwork,Tuandherteamhadprovidedhumankindwithpowerful

newmeanstocombatthesediseasesthataffecthundredsofmillionsofpeopleeveryyeai;"said

theNobelPrizeCommittee.z/lthasgreatlyimprovedhumanhealthandreducedsuffering.

【文章大意】这是-•篇说明文。主要说明了据《经济学人》报道，疟疾是一种每年感染约2亿

人并导致约50万人死亡的疾病，而屠呦呦的发现拯救了数百万人的生命。根据世界卫生组织

的数据，到2013年，疟疾死亡人数比2000年下降了47%。并且文章讲述了屠呦呦和她的团队

发明青蒿素的过程。

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TuYouyouisthefirstChinesecitizentowinaNobelPrize.

B.Comparedwith2000,malariadeathshadfallento53%in2013.

C.TheworkbecameeasierafterTufoundanextractfromqinghao.

D.Artemisininisthemosteffectiveextracttokillmalariaparasites.

【解析】选Do细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Afternearly200failures,Tufinallymadeanextract

thatwas100percenteffectiveagainstmalariaparasites.Theextractwascalled'Artemisinin".（在

近200次失败后，屠呦呦终于制成了一种对疟原虫100%有效的提取物。这种提取物被称为“青

蒿素）可知青蒿素是杀死疟原虫最有效的提取物。故选D。

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“combat“meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Treat.B.Fight

C.Spot.D.Anticipate.

［解析】选Bo词义猜测题。根据下文thesediseasesthataffecthundredsofmillionsofpeople

everyyear可知经过几十年的努力，屠呦呦和她的团队为人类“抗击”这些每年影响数亿人的疾

病提供了强大的新手段，故可推测标下划线的单词的意思为“对抗；抗击〃，故选B。

26.HowmanystagesdidTuandherteamgothroughtogetArtemisinin?

A.Seven.B.Six

C.Five.D.Four.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段Inthelate1960s,duringthe"culturalrevolution”

(1966-1976),Tujoinedagovernmentprojectonwhichshebeganresearchonanewmalariadrug.

为第一阶段；根据第五、六段Inthebeginning,Tureadalotofoldfolkremedies,searched

textsthatwerehundredsorthousandsofyearsoldandtraveledtoremoteplaces.Overseveral

months,Tuandherteamcollectedover600plantsandcreatedalistofalmost380possible

remedies.为研究的第二、三阶段；第八段Inthefollowingmonths,sheandherteamtestedthe

remediesonmalaria-infectedmiceandtheyfoundthatanextractfromtheplantqinghaoseemed

toworkwell.为研究的第四阶段；倒数第二段Afternearly200failures,Tufinallymadean

extractthatwas100percenteffectiveagainstmalariaparasites.Theextractwascalled

"Artemisinin".为研究的第五阶段。综上可知房呦呦和她的团队提取青菩素经历了五个阶段。

故选C。

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.DiscoveringQinghao

B.SendingoutaLifeline

C.PerspirationandInspiration

D.TheSecretstoTuYouyou'sSuccess

【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据第三段Malariaisadiseasethatinfectsaround200millionpeople

andkillsabouthalfamillionpeopleeachyear;accordingtotheEconomist.Tu'sdiscoveryhas

savedmillionsoflives,especiallyinthedevelopingworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealth

Organization,by2013malariadeathshadfallenby47percentcomparedwith2000.(据《经济学

人》报道，疟疾是一种每年感染约2亿人并导致约50万人死亡的疾病。屠呦呦的发现拯救了

数百万人的生命，尤其是在发展中国家。根据世界卫生组织的数据，到2013年，疟疾死亡人数

比2000年下降了47%o）以及文章主要内容为屠呦呦发明青蒿素，挽救了数百万人的生命，故

B选项符合文章标题。故选B。

C

Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureisalwaysonmymind.lbbeexact,thoughtsof

thefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsandmademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethan

onetest.Becauseofthis,wordsofwisdomareasourceofcomfort.SteveJobsgaveaspeechto

Stanford'sgraduatingclassin2005andhiswordsresoundrepeatedlyinmymindwheneverIthink

aboutmyfuture.

Itwasn'talwayslikethat,though.ItstartedwhenIbecameajunor,whencollegecame

intoview.It"sthefirstbigsteptomakingyourlifeyourown.SowhenJobsdiscussedhislifeasa

student,somefearswereeased.He,too,felttheneedtoattendcollegetomakesomethingof

himself.Hefacedwhatmanyareextremelyafraidof:uncertainty.Hislackofunderstanding

causedhimtostopattendingcollegeandfocusonwhathefeltwasimportant.Hisstoryhada

happyending,ofcourse,sincehecertainlyturnedoutwell.

Thisdoesn*tmeanthatstudentsshouldnJtattendcollege,butratherthattheyshouldn,

tworrysomuch.You,IIgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyourpathisabitmorewinding（蜿蜒

的）thanyou'dlike.

Jobstalkedaboutthehardshipsinhiswork.Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhe

gotwherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don'tpanic.

Oneparticularpartofhisspeechstayedwithme.SteveJobsquoted（弓|用）thesaying"Stay

hungry,stayfoolish“andithasbecomemymotto.Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestilla

fool,nomatterhowmuchyou*velearnedorexperienced.Thereisalwaysmoretoexplore.

Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthosethingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.

SteveJobs*slevelofsuccessisattainable,andIaimtoprovethat.Withthewillpowerto

gointotheworldlivingeverydaylikeit'smylastandallowingthefuturetotakecareofitself,I

willdogreatthings.Inthelastmomentsofmylife,I'IIbeproudofwhatIhavedoneandhopeto

haveallthewisdomapersoncouldwishfor.

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，起初作者对自己的未来充满了担忧，后来，乔布斯在斯坦福

大学的演讲对他产生了很大影响，让他勇敢面对生活中的不确定因素，努力去实现人生梦想。

28.ItissuggestedinParagraphs1and2that.

A.SteveJobsdidn'tattendcollege

B.SteveJobsfailedbecauseofhisdecision

C.theauthorisacollegestudent

D.theauthorcaresmuchabouthisfuture

【解析】选D。段落大意题。根据第一段前两句"Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureis

alwaysonmymind.Tobeexact,thoughtsofthefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsand

mademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethanonetest.”可知作者非常担心自己的未来，并

且这种担忧对他的学习产生了较大的影响。故D项正确。

29.WhatdidtheauthorgainfromJobs,sspeech?

A.Couragetodropoutofschool.

B.ConfidenceindefeatingJobs.

C.Braverytofaceuncertainties.

D.Interestincomputerindustry.

［解析］选Co推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句"You'IIgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyour

pathisabitmorewindingthanyou'dlike.”可知作者认为尽管我们的人生道路可能会很曲折,

但我们一定会实现自己的梦想。乔布斯的演讲让作者能够勇敢地面对生活中种种不确定的因

素，努力实现人生梦想。故C项正确。

30.WhatdidNOTSteveJobsencouragestudentstodoinhisspeech?

A.Becontentwithwhattheyknow.

B.Havethedesiretolearnmore.

C.Staycalminthefaceothardships.

D.Bemodestsoastolearnmore.

［解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句"Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhegot

wherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don'tpanic.”可知乔布斯的演讲教会作

者遇见困难要保持镇定，不慌张。根据第五段第三句"Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestilla

fool,nomatterhowmuchyou'velearnedorexperienced.”可知乔布斯的演讲让作者意识到无

论你多么博学，多么有经脸，都要谋虚。第五段最后一句"Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthose

thingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.”告诉作者要永远对知识充满渴望。B、C、D三项内

容在演讲中均有体现，文章并没有涉及A项内容。故选择A项。

31.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.thewisdomdrawnfromaspeech

B.themostimpressivequoteinlife

C.amemorablemeetingwithJobs

D.anexperienceofaspeech

【解析】选Ao主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知作者起初对未来很担忧，后来，他从乔布斯在

斯垣福大学的演讲中学会了要勇敢面对人生，要对知识充满渴望，同时要保持嫌虚的态度。所

以文章主要介绍了作者从乔布斯的演讲中学到的种种智慧。故A项正确。

D

NooneissurehowtheancientEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsnearCairo.Butanewstudy

suggeststheyusedalittlerock'n'roll.Long-agobuilderscouldhaveattachedwoodenpolestothe

stonesandrolledthemacrossthesand,thescientistssay.

“Technically,Ithinkwhatthey*reproposingispossible,HphysicistDanielBonnsaid.

PeoplehavelongpuzzledoverhowtheEgyptiansmovedsuchhugerocks.Andthere,sno

obviousanswer.Onaverage,eachofthetwomillionbigstonesweighedaboutasmuchasalarge

pickuptruck.TheEgyptianssomehowmovedthestoneblockstothepyranidsitefromaboutone

kilometeraway.

Themostpopularviewistha:Egyptianworkersslidtheblocksalongsmoothpaths.Many

scientistssuspectworkersfirstwouldhaveputtheblocksonsleds（滑板）.Thentheywouldhave

draggedthemalongpaths.Tomaketheworkeasier;workersmayhavelubricatedthepathseither

withwetclayorwiththefatfromcattle.Bonnhasnowtestedthisideabybuildingsmallsledsand

draggingheavyobjectsoversand.

Evidencefromthesandsupportsthisidea.Researchersfoundsmallamountsoffat,aswell

asalargeamountofstoneandtheremainsofpaths.

However;physicistJosephWestthinkstheremighthavebeenasimplerway,wholedthe

newstudy.Westsaid,“Iwasinspiredwhilewatchingatelevisionprogramshowinghowsleds

mighthavehelpedwithpyramidconstruction.Ithought,zWhydon,ttheyjusttryrollingthe

things?”Asquarecouldbeturnedintoaroughsortofwheelbyattachingwoodenpolestoitssides,

herealized.That,henotes,shouldmakeablockofstone“aloteasiertorollthanasquare".

Sohetriedit.

Heandhisstudentstiedsomepolestoeachoffoursidesofa30-kilogramstoneblock.That

actionturnedtheblockintosomewhatawheel.Thentheyplacedtheblockontheground.

Theywrappedoneendofaropearoundtheblockandpulled.Theresearchersfoundthey

couldeasilyrolltheblockalongdifferentkindsofpaths.Theycalculatedthatrollingtheblock

requiredaboutasmuchforceasmovingitalongaslippery（滑的）path.

Westhasn'ttestedhisideaorlargerblocks,buthethinksrollinghasclearadvantagesover

sliding.Atleast,workerswouldn'thaveneededtocarrycattlefatorwatertosmooththepaths.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述的是金字塔的建造，把石块移动到金字塔位置上的

一种新方法，一项新的研究表明古埃及人可能是采用了“滚动〃的方法。

32.It'swidelybelievedthatthestoneblocksweremovedtothepyramidsiteby.

A.rollingthemonroads

B.pushingthemoverthesand

C.slidingthemonsmoothpaths

D.draggingthemonsomepoles

【解析】选Co细节理解题。根据第四段中的"ThemostpopularviewisthatEgyptianworkersslid

theblocksalongsmoothpaths.”可知，人们普遍认为工人们是通过让巨石在平坦的地面上滑行

的方法而把它们运到金字塔的位置的。故选C。

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph7referto?

A.Rollingtheblockswithpolesattached.

B.Rollingtheblocksonwoodenwheels.

C.Rollingpolestomovetheblocks.

D.Rollingtheblockswithtat.

【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据语境可知it指代上文提到的方法，根据上文的"Asquarecould

beturnedintoaroughsortofwheelbyattachingwoodenpolestoitssdes,herealized.That,

henotes,shouldmakeablockofstonezaloteasiertorollthanasquare'.”可知，West意识至U-

个方块可以通过将木杆固定在其两侧而变成一种粗糙的轮子，那样做，石头应该比方块更容

易滚动，于是他就尝试了这种方法，所以it指的就是滚动木杆固定在其两侧的石头。故选A。

34.WhyisrollingbetterthanslidingaccordingtoWest?

A.Becausemoreforceisneededforsliding.

B.Becauserollingworkcanbedonebyfewercattle.

C.Becauseslidingonsmoothroadsismoredangerous.

D.Becauselesspreparationonpathsisneededforrolling.

［解析］选Do细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"Atleast,workerswouldn'thaveneededtocarry

cattlefatorwatertosmooththepaths."可知，West认为滚动比滑动的方法好是因为工人们不必

提前用牛脂肪或水来使路面变光滑，也就是准备工作更少。故选D。

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anexperimentonwaysofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

B.Anapplicationofthemethodofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

C.Anargumentaboutdifferentmethodsofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

D.Anintroductiontoapossiblenewwayofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的"Long-agobuilderscouldhave

attachedwoodenpolestothestonesandrolledthemacrossthesand,”可知，本文介绍T科学家

发现的一种把巨石运到金字塔位置的新方法一一把木杆绑在巨石下面，然后滚动。故选D。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

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