高中英语外研版必修第一册Unit 2　课时精练一　Understanding ideas-Reading comprehension

Ⅰ.阅读理解AMyphonebeepedasIclosedthepassengerdoor.Iknewthatthetextwasfrommyfriend.Robin，apoet.AndIdidnotwanttoreadit.Robinhadrecentlysubmitted(提交，递交)hermanuscript(手稿)toseveralpublishersandsheexpectedaresponsefromonesoon.Frommyview，herwritinglifewasalreadycharmed：workatacelebratedworkshopandpublicationinliteraryjournals.Iwaswaitingtohearbackfromsomebookconsultants.ThreeweekshadpassedsinceIsentthemsomemanuscriptpages.I’dreturnedtomystateoffrustration(挫败)andthefamiliarmisery.Ineededmyphonefornavigation，soIhadnochoicebuttolookatthescreen.“Ihavenews.”ItwasRobin.“Goodnews...”MyinsidesshookasIsatwaitingformyhusband.Canweescape?AsIlongedforsomeofRobin’smagictowearoffonme，Ihadtofigureouthowtorespondtohertext，howtobeafriend.“Isitaboutyourmanuscript？”“Yes！”sheanswered.“WecantalklaterbutIhaveabookcomingoutnextyear!I’minshock！！！”Icried，quietly.Idugdeeptofindthewordsfriendshipcalledfor—“wonderful”，“amazing”，“extremelytalented”．ButasIreread，eachwordfeltpathetic.Thistime，jealousyhadputavaluablefriendshipatrisk.Toovercomeit，IhadtofacethatRobinhadachievedsomethingIcouldnot.Noneofmyexcuses—“thedemandsofmotherhood”，“financialpressure”，“I’mnotgoodatthis”seemedtoholdupanymore.Twodayslater，Iwrotetotheconsultingcompanyagain.Theyresponded：“Thewritingisreallygood.”Iwasoverjoyed.RobinandIarestillstairsapartonthewriting­successladderbutallfourofourfeetaremovingupward.Afterherbookwasreleased，sheandImetoverbeers.Iaskedaboutherwritingprocess；howdidshecreateherbook？Aclue：itwasn’tmagic.1．Whywastheauthorunwillingtoreadthetext?A．Becauseshewastoobusytoreadit.B．BecausesheknewRobin’sresponsewell.C．BecauseshefearedRobin’sgoodnews.D．Becauseshedidn’tknowitwasfromRobin.2．Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A．Robin’sachievementsinherwritinglife.B．ThehugegapbetweenRobinandtheauthor.C．Robin’scontributiontotheauthor’ssuccess.D．Theauthor’sfeelingsaboutRobin’sliterature.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pathetic”inparagraph4mean?A．Delightful. B．Astonishing.C．Confusing. D．Useless.4．WhatcanweinferaboutRobin’sbookfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisaboutmagic.B．Ittookgreatefforts.C．Itmadetheauthorjealous.D．Itwasanimmediatesuccess.B(2023·广东东莞高一期中)Peoplewilltellyoutheonlywaytoreallylearnalanguageistocompletelyimmerse(浸入)yourselfinacountrywherethatlanguageisspoken.Notalllanguagelearners，ofcourse，willhavetheopportunitytospendsometimeinanimmersionenvironment.Butifyoucan’tactuallyflyacrosstheworldtolearnanewlanguage，youcanalwayscreateanimmersionenvironmentwhereyoucantalktonativespeakers.That’swhereBabbelcomesin.Babbelisoneofthemostpopularlanguagelearningappsonthemarketforstudyingnewlanguagesatyourownpace.Theappemphasises(强调)real­lifeconversationalskills，soyouwon’tbestoppedbygrammaticalstructuresandverbpatterns.Andrightnow，youcanget15%offalifetimesubscription(订阅)toBabbelLanguageLearning($150；)．Alifetimesubscriptionishugewhenitcomestogettingthemostoutoftheapp，sinceyou’llbeabletoreturntolessonstimeandtimeagainandbrushuponwhicheversectionortopicyoumightneed.Sohowdoesitallwork?First，you’llchooseoneofthe14languages.WhileBabbeloffersfamiliarlanguageslikeSpanishandItalian，italsoofferslesscommonlystudiedoneslikePolish，Indonesianandmore.Onceyoupickyourlanguage，you’llchooseawiderangeofreal­lifetopics.Eachcoursetakesabout10to15minutes，soyoucanpickoneuponthewaytowork，duringyourlunchbreak，orreallyatanypointyouhavesometimetokill.Beyondthis，Babbelincludesatonofadditionalfeaturestailoredtomakingsureyoulearnthelanguageinareal，practicalandaccurateway.Theappusesspeechrecognitiontechnologytomakesureyourpronunciationisaccuratecomparedwithhownativespeakerswouldsaycertainwords.5．Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?A．Theterrifyingexperiencesoftravelling.B．Theimportanceoflanguagelearningenvironment.C．Differentwaystolearnanewlanguage.D．Opportunitiestocommunicatewithnativespeakers.6．WhatcanweknowaboutBabbel?A．It’satoolforlearninglanguages.B．Itisdesignedinvarioustypes.C．Itfocusesmoreongrammarstructures.D．It’sthemostpopularappinthemarket.7．Whatshouldtheusersdofirsttolearnwiththeapp?A．Choosetheplacetolearnacourse.B．Pickthelanguagetheywanttolearn.C．Calculatethereadingtime.D．Chooseapropertopic.8．WhydoesBabbelusespeechrecognitiontechnology?A．Torepresentitsadditionalfeatures.B．Tomeettheneedsofnativespeakers.C．Tocomparedifferencesbetweenwords.D．Tomakethepronunciationcorrect.CIfyouthinkEnglishmeansendlessnewwords，difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation，youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity，learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles(肌肉)．Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage，thegreatertheeffectis.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli，fromUniversityCollegeLondon(UCL)，tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive，aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage，thesmallerthedifferencewas.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage，”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales，hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的)，”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearntEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty­four.Reading，writing，andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn，thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld，”explainedthescientists.9．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A．Manhasagreatabilityoflearningasecondlanguage.B．Languagelearningiscloselyconnectedwithmathsstudy.C．ThestudydonebytheresearchersfromUCLisverysuccessful.D．Studyingaforeignlanguagecanimproveman’sabilitytothink.10．Whydoesthewritermention“exercise”inthesecondparagraph?A．Tosuggestlanguagelearningisalsoakindofphysicallabor.B．Tomakepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell.C．Toprovethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe/sheislearningalanguage.D．Toshowthesignificanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnalanguage.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bilinguals”probablymeaninparagraph3?A．Anactiveforeignlanguagelearner.B．Apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages.C．Aresearcheronforeignlanguagelearning.D．Apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguages.12．Whatcanweknowfromthescientificfindings?A．Theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime.B．Theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasabadeffectonbrain.C．Theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage，thehigherthegreymatterdensityis.D．Thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewithoutasecondlanguage.Ⅱ.七选五LearninganewlanguagelikeEnglishcanbeachallenge，butwithregularstudy，itcanbedone.1HerearesomeguidelinestohelpyouimproveyourEnglish.2Learninganynewlanguageisatime­consumingprocess.Ratherthantryafewhourstoreviewonceortwiceaweek，mostexpertssayshort，regularstudysessionsaremoreeffective.Aslittleas30minutesadaycanhelpyouimproveyourEnglishskillsovertime.Read，watch，andlisten.ReadingEnglishnewspapersandbooks，listeningtomusic，orwatchingTVcanalsohelpyoudevelopyourwritingandspeakingskills.Bydoingsorepeatedly，you’llunconsciouslyimproveyourpronunciation，accents，andgrammar.Keepthepenandpaperhandyandwritedownunfamiliarwordsyoureadorhear.3Usethemthenexttimeyouarerole­playingdialoguesinclass.Playvocabularyandgr