2024-2025学年新教材高中英语课时检测16Unit4HistoryandtraditionsPeriod4含解析新人教版必修第二册

PAGEPAGE7课时素养检测十六Unit4Period4Ⅰ.阅读理解AAyoungBritishsailorwasmissingatseayesterdayinsimilarcircumstances(状况)tothewayhisfatherdiedfiveyearsago.Thedinghy(救生橡皮船),usedtotakeRichardSmith,21,tohisyacht(快艇),wasdiscoveredempty,floatinginseasofftheCaribbeanisland.Anairandseasearchwascarriedoutbuthehasstillnotbeendiscovered.Richard’smother,Bicknell,saidfromherhomeinHampshire,“It’ssomuchcoincidence.Richardalwayscarriedaphotographofhisfatherattachedtoapoem,whichincludedthedateofhisdisappearance.”Now,it’sverystrangebecausealltheyhavefoundisRichard’sdinghy.Weneedtoknowthistimewhathashappenedonewayoranother.Ifyouknowatleastyoucangothroughthegrievingprocess.InNovember1996,MrSmith’sfather,Charlie,wassailingintheTasmenseabetweentheAustralianmainlandandtheislandofRichardisdescribedatalentedandexperiencedsailorwhohascrewedforthechampionoceanracer.HehadsailedtotheCaribbeaninNovembertocrewoceanracingyachtsforentertainment.HeendedtheeveningdrinkingintheAbracbabrabarbutleftafterlocalpolicecloseditforbeingtoonoisy.About2amthefollowingdayRichardheadedbackforhisdinghy.Hestarteditsoutboardmotorbeforegivinganelderlywomanalifttoheryachtafterherdinghyhadgonemissing.Itwasthelasttimehewasseen.【语篇概述】一名英国水手莫名失踪,至今杳无音信。巧合的是,他的父亲也是以同样的方式消逝不见的,他们失踪前都发生了什么呢?本文给大家讲解并描述了这个离奇的故事。1.RichardSmithwas________in2000.

A.ten B.fifteen C.twenty D.eighteen【解析】选C。推理推断题。依据第五段得知,史密斯的父亲是在1996年失踪的,第一段提到“hisfatherdiedfiveyearsago”,因此史密斯失踪于2001年。其次段第一句话提到史密斯失踪时21岁,因此2000年时他20岁,正确答案为C。2.PeoplesearchedforRichardusing________.

A.shiponly B.shipandradioC.shipandplane D.yachtandcar【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。依据其次段最终一句“Anairandseasearchwascarriedoutbuthehasstillnotbeendiscovered.”(空中搜查和海上搜查都没有找到他。)得知正确答案为C。3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowRicharddisappearedbecause________.

A.hewasagreenhandinsailingB.someunknownanimalattackedhimC.therewasamazeintheareahewassailingD.ofsomethingwedon’tknow【解析】选D。推理推断题。依据第一段中“insimilarcircumstancestothewayhisfatherdied”得知,史密斯失踪的状况跟他父亲相像;第五段最终一句提到“theirdisappearanceremainsamystery”得知,他父亲失踪的缘由未明,因此,史密斯失踪的缘由也是不为人知的。因此答案为D。4.Thewritermainlytellsus________.

A.astoryabouttwoheroesB.apieceofnewsaboutamerchantshipC.acoincidenceD.thedyingprocessofRichard【解析】选C。主旨大意题。依据文章结构及内容得知,作者给我们讲解并描述了一个巧合的失踪案,因此得出答案为C。BSomeBritishpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathome.ButyoushouldnotbeupsetifyourEnglishfriendsdon’tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn’tmeantheydon’tlikeyou!Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.It’spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Doyouwanttobemorepolite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepictureonthewall.Butremember—itisnotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks.Inmanyfamilies,thehusbandsitsatoneendofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherend.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You’llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmall,thenyou’llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthendessert,followedbycoffee.It’spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Doyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashortthank-youletter.Britishpeopleliketosay“Thankyou,thankyou,andthankyou.”allthetime!【语篇概述】英国人很好客,他们喜爱邀请挚友去家里吃饭,关于英国的宴请你了解多少呢?作为被邀请的挚友,你应当留意哪些风俗习惯及礼仪呢?本篇文章给出了答案。5.Ifyouaregoingtoattendadinnerparty,________.

A.you’dbetterbringacertainpresentwithyouB.youmustleavehomeforitat7p.m.C.youshouldaskyourhostwhenyoushouldleaveD.youmustarriveatitbefore8p.m.【解析】选A。细微环节理解题。依据其次段第三句“It’spolitetobring...asagift.”得知答案为A。6.Inwhichorderwillyoueatordrinkthefollowingthingsatthemeal?A.Snacks,vegetables,meatandcoffee.B.Coffee,drinks,soup,fish,vegetablesanddessert.C.Soup,meatwithvegetables,dessertandcoffee.D.Drinks,soup,somethingsmall,fishandvegetables.【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。依据第三段中提出的进餐依次可选出答案C。7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Howtoinviteafriend.B.WhatshouldyouknowifinvitedhomebyaBritish.C.Whattoeatatdinner.D.Howtothankothersforaninvitation.【解析】选B。主旨大意题。依据第一段以及后几段的大意,可以看出本篇文章主要讲解并描述了在英国到挚友家吃饭时应当留意的事项,因此答案为B。Ⅱ.完形填空ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonwanttoliveoutsideitandtogototheiroffices,factoriesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthis1theyhavetogetupearlierinthemorningandreachhomelaterintheevening.

OnebenefitoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesare2.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealotto3.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenof4own.Then,inthecountryonecanbe5fromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.6onehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnight,and,duringweekendsand7summerevenings,onecanenjoythe8cleanairofthecountry.Ifone9gardening,onecanspendone’ssparetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichare10inthegarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescome11Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings;forthem,12liesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.Suchpeoplewould13thattheirlifewasnotworth14iftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Awalkinoneoftheparksandavisit15theseaeverysummerareallthecountrytheywant.

1.A.shows B.expresses C.means D.needs【解析】选C。住在郊外就意味着早晨早起去上班。2.A.cleaner B.nicer C.bigger D.cheaper【解析】选D。从下文看,郊外的房屋便宜。3.A.see B.lend C.borrow D.rent【解析】选D。房子不是借而是租用。4.A.him B.its C.one’s D.their【解析】选C。与句子主语一样,ofone’sown意为“属于某人自己的”。5.A.free B.far C.out D.absent【解析】选B。意为“远离……”。6.A.If B.Although C.Because D.After【解析】选B。依据下文应是转折让步关系。7.A.on B.for C.at D.by【解析】选A。详细哪一天的上午、下午、晚上,要用on。8.A.cold B.warm C.fresh D.pleasant【解析】选C。乡下的空气簇新、干净。9.A.prefers B.likes C.wants D.interests【解析】选B。喜爱花园才会有下文的种花。10.A.made B.brought C.carried D.needed【解析】选D。前面列举的“...digging...thehundredandoneotherjobs”都是花园里所须要干的活。11.A.on B.to C.up D.over【解析】选C。comeup意为“长出来”。12.A.health B.happinessC.wealth D.future【解析】选B。在城市中才有欢乐。liein...意为“在于……”。13.A.know B.feelC.understand D.hope【解析】选B。此处强调的是“感受”。14.A.wasting B.findingC.living D.spending【解析】选C。beworthdoing意为“值得做……”。livea...life意为“过着……的生活”。15.A.for B.to C.of D.at【解析】选B。avisittosomeplace意为“去某地巡游”。Ⅲ.书面表达假设你是李华,你的笔友Tom对中国文化特别感爱好,他和他的家人打算今年来中国过春节,写信向你询问相关事宜。请依据所给提示,用英语给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括:1.春节在中国文化中的重要性;2.主要的庆祝活动和方式;3.旅游留意事项:选好参观的城市、提前预订宾馆等。留意:1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数);2.可以适当增加细微环节,以使行文连贯。DearTom,I’mgladtohearthatyouandyourfamilyaregoingtovisitChinaduringtheSpringFestival._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________