2024-2025学年新教材高中英语UNIT2BRIDGINGCULTURESSectionⅡLearningAboutLanguage检测含解析新人教版选择性必修第二册

PAGEPAGE8LearningAboutLanguageⅠ.阅读理解ADowney'smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecondyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoolanddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.UScollegesanduniversitiescommonlyhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentstakeabroadusuallygivethemcreditstowardtheirdegree.Inafour­yeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmericancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthinktheyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyearofstudy.Downeysaidherschooldidnotwanthertogoatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessorswereworriedshemightmisslearningimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawholeyear.Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(问题)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional(情感的)andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedlifelessonsandmadefriendshipsandmemoriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,“Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingtheexperienceisintheend.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲解并描述了美国女孩唐尼的出国留学之路。1．WhatdoesDowney'smothermeantoDowney?A．Afriend. B．Adreamer.C．Anexample. D．Anexpert.解析：选C推理推断题。依据第一段可知，唐尼的妈妈曾参与过一个法国学校的国际沟通项目，在国外学习了一年，她常常谈论那次经验是多么令人兴奋和好玩，所以甚至在中学毕业之前，唐尼就已经确定有一天也要像妈妈一样出国留学，由此可知，唐尼的妈妈在她眼中是个优秀的榜样，故C项正确。2．WhatmadeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?A．Thefamouslearnedprofessors.B．Thecasuallearningenvironment.C．Theimpressiveacademicreputation.D．Thefavorablegeographicallocation.解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据第四段中的Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.可知，2006年秋季学期，唐尼就读于丹麦哥本哈根的一所丹麦国际学校，她说明说她这样做是因为丹麦建筑师以房屋设计而著名，故C项正确。3．Whatcanweinferaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．ItwasnoteasyforDowneytostudyabroad.B．Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.C．Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.D．Downey'sparentscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.解析：选A推理推断题。依据最终一段中的shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(问题)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.及you'reoutofyourcomfortzone可知，唐尼在国外不得不独自处理包括旅行证件在内的很多问题，还要克服出国留学的最大挑战——语言障碍，还要走出自己的舒适区，也就是说唐尼的留学生活并不简洁，故A项正确。BAnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir(回忆录)ofRalphW．Tyler,whoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.BorninChicagoin1902,broughtupandschooledinNebraska,the19­year­oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charters,whoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.In1927,hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.Tylerbecamewellknownnationallyin1938,whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight­YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobedHutchins.TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanford,apositionheheldforfourteenyears.There,hefirmlybelievedthatresearchersshouldbefreetoseekanindependentspiritintheirwork.AlthoughTylerofficiallyretiredin1967,heneveractuallyretired.HeservedonalonglistofeducationalorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives(目标)thatdevelopthebestteachingandlearningwithintheirschools.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲解并描述了美国教化家RalphW．Tyler一生从事教化教学探讨工作，直至晚年仍不断为教化事业奔跑服务，贡献力气。4．WhoaremostprobablyinterestedinRalphW．Tyler'smemoir?A．Topmanagers. B．Languagelearners.C．Seriouseducators. D．Scienceresearchers.解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据第一段第一句话Anyonewhocaresabout...howtheirstudentslearn...不难看出，最有可能对RalphW．Tyler的回忆录产生爱好的是教化工作者。故选C。5．Thewords“hookedonteaching”underlinedinParagraph2probablymean．A．attractedtoteaching B．tiredofteachingC．satisfiedwithteaching D．unhappyaboutteaching解析：选A词义揣测题。依据画线词后的whileteachingasascienceteacher...frommedicinetoeducation可知，既然能弃医从教，说明对教化很痴迷。behookedon意为“着迷于……的”。故选A。6．WheredidTylerworkastheleaderofaresearchcenterforover10years?A．TheUniversityofChicago.B．StanfordUniversity.C．OhioStateUniversity.D．NebraskaUniversity.解析：选B细微环节理解题。依据倒数其次段可知，泰勒是斯坦福高校行为科学高级探讨中心的首任主任，他担当该职位长达14年。故选B。7．TyLerissaidtohaveneveractuallyretiredbecause．A．hedevelopedanewmethodoftestingB．hecalledforfreespiritinresearchC．hewasstillactiveingivingadviceD．hestillledtheEight­YearStudy解析：选C细微环节理解题。作者在文章的最终一段提到尽管Tyler在1967年退休，但他并未停止在美国国内及世界各地从事与教化有关的活动，他对教学及管理方面的建议至今仍有现实意义。故选C。Ⅱ.完形填空IwasveryfortunatetobechosenbyKindspringtoreceive＄100forthemonthlykindnesscompetition.ThispastOctoberI1someInspirationTreesandtheyhavehelpedtomakea2inpeople'slives.Theideaissimple.ItookalotoffallenbranchesthatIhadbeen3onwalksandhungthemfromtheceilingwiththehelpofvolunteersandfriends.Thenwe4stringswithpins(大头针)attachedtothemfromthebranches.Igotalotofartsuppliesandaspeoplecameinfortheartexhibit,theywere5tocreateapieceofartora6messagetohangfromthebranches.Thetreechangedintothisreallyfunnywayof7positivemessages.Ifyouhungamessageup,youhadtotakeonedownforyouto8．Theexperiencewasreally9．Peopleofallagesandfromallwalksoflifeweresharingartandinspirationthroughthe10．Withthe＄100I11fromKindspring,ImademoreInspirationTrees.I'm12themalloverourcommunity,suchasclassroomsandyouthsheltersforhomelessteens.Theactistocreatecommunicationthatispositiveandcan13people'slivesbyjustdoinga14actofkindness.Themessagepeoplereceivecanbekeptwiththemasareminderofthe15intheworld.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲解并描述了作者通过制作灵感树，让人们在树上悬挂主动信息这一简洁的善举来影响人们生活的故事。1．A.showed B．boughtC．found D．made解析：选D结合下文someInspirationTrees可知灵感树是作者制作的。故选D。2．A.difference B．markC．rule D．promise解析：选A此处表示“变更，有影响”短语为makeadifference，故选A。3．A.counting B．collectingC．accepting D．placing解析：选B结合上文Itookalotoffallenbranches可知作者收集了掉落的树枝。故选B。4．A.hung B．boughtC．removed D．threw解析：选A结合上文树枝挂在天花板上，因此绳子是挂在树枝上的别针上的。故选A。5．A.ordered B．allowedC．encouraged D．chosen解析：选C结合下文tocreateapieceofart可知来参观的人们被激励创作一件艺术品。故选C。6．A.short B．hiddenC．positive D．important解析：选C句意：我得到了很多艺术用品，当人们来参与艺术展的时候，他们被激励创作一件艺术品，或者把主动的信息挂在树枝上。结合下文positivemessages可知把主动的信息挂在树上。故选C。7．A.carrying B．sendingC．leaving D．exchanging解析：选D因为人们都把各自的主动信息挂在树上，因此相当于这棵树变成了交换主动信息的好玩方式。故选D。8．A.remember B．keepC．deliver D．rewrite解析：选B结合上文Ifyouhungamessageup,youhadtotakeonedownforyouto可知人们挂了一条主动的信息，就必需再取下一条信息来保存。故选B。9．A.amazing B．strangeC．direct D．painful解析：选A结合上文作者叙述灵感树变更人们生活可知这是一次奇异的经验。其他选项不符合语境，故选A。10．A.room B．treeC．card D．pen解析：选B此处指通过灵感树共享艺术和灵感。故选B。11．A.raised B．earnedC．borrowed D．received解析：选D结合第一段中的bykindspringtoreceive可知是指收到来自Kindspring的100美元。故选D。12．A.running B．organizingC．putting D．storing解析：选C结合下文themalloverourcommunity可知是将灵感树放置在社区的各个地方。故选C。13．A.limit B．expandC．influence D．replace解析：选C结合上文Peopleofallagesandfromallwalksoflifeweresharingartandinspiration可知灵感树创建了一种主动的沟通方式，而这种方式可以影响人们的生活。故选C。14．A.private B．simpleC．creative D．brave解析：选B制造灵感树，让人们悬挂主动信息，这只是一个简洁的善举，其他选项不符合语境，故选B。15．A.good B．honestyC．politeness D．richness解析：选A结合上文kindness可知人们将从灵感树上获得的信息作为对美妙事物的提示物。故选A。Ⅲ.语法填空“USA?Britain?Whichcountryis1(good)tostudyin？”Weoftenhearsuchdiscussion.AsChinaopensitsdoor,itisadreamformanyChinesestudentstostudyabroad.Theywanttolearnabouttheoutsideworld.It'struethatstudyingabroadcanhelpstudentsdevelop2(they).Theirforeignlanguageskillswill3(improve)anditmaybeeasiertofindjobs.Butthereareproblems4shouldbeconsidered.Languageisthefirst.Studentsmustspendalotoftime5(learn)anotherlanguage.Studentsmustalsolearn6(live)withoutparents'careanddealwithallkindsofthingstheydidn'thavetodobefore,likelookingafterthemselves.Thereare7(report)aboutChinesestudentsa