广西专版2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit2HealthyLifestyle过关检测B卷新人教版选择性必修第三册

其次单元过关检测(B卷)第一部分听力其次部分阅读(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。AFoodPartsYouShouldNeverThrowAwayintheGarbagePineappleCoreWhenyoucarveoutthecoreofapineapple,don’tthrowitinthegarbage.Youcanusethepineapplecoreforallkindsofrecipes,andtherearetonsofvitaminsandmineralshidingwithin.Tousethepineapplecore:chopitandaddittofruitsalad,blenditintosmoothies,cutitintocubesandfreezeforlateruse,orsimplyaddittowateroreventeatoimproveflavour.KiwiSkinIfyouneverthoughtyoucouldeatkiwiinthewayyoueatapeach,thinkagain.ThatskinreallyisgoodforyouandcontainsalotofvitaminC,andinfact,it’salsohigherinfiberthantherestofthefruit.Ofcourse,thatrough,uglyskinisn’tforeveryone,soifyoudon’tlikeit,tryaddingawholekiwitoasmoothietohidethetasteoftheskin.BananaPeelMostofuseatthebananawithoutgivingthesoftpeelasecondthought.Here’swhythat’samistake:bananapeelcontainstryptophan(色氨酸),whichincreases“thehappinesshormone”tohelpwithmoodregulationandthenervesystem.Thereareafewcreativewaystousethepeel.Cookorboilforatleast10minutestosoften.Youcanaddittosmoothies,stir-fries,orsoups.And,foratreat,simplysliceandbakeabananawiththeskinon.WatermelonSkinandSeedThedelicious,redinsidemakesforarefreshingsnackorjuice,butyou’reabletogetsomepowerfulnutrientsintheskinandseedsaswell.Cutoutthewhitepartunderthegreenoutsideanduseitinyourcooking.IthasvitaminCandB6,tokeepyouhealthy.Asfortheseeds,youcanroastthemintheoven.Thenaddthemtosaladsortonutsnacks.21.Whichofthefollowinghasalargeramountoffiberthanitsotherparts?A.Pineapplecores.B.Kiwiskin.C.Bananapeel. D.Watermelonskinandseeds.答案B解析细微环节理解题。依据其次段其次句“ThatskinreallyisgoodforyouandcontainsalotofvitaminC,andinfact,it’salsohigherinfiberthantherestofthefruit.”果皮真的对你有好处,它含有大量的维生素C,事实上,它的纤维含量也比水果其他部位高。可知,猕猴桃的果皮的纤维量比其他部位高。故选B项。22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Allthefoodabovecanbeaddedtosmoothies.B.Kiwiskincanberoastedintheoven.C.Bananapeelcanhelpliftpeople’smoods.D.ThegreenpartofwatermelonhasvitaminCandB6.答案C解析细微环节理解题。第三段中“Here’swhythat’samistake:bananapeelcontainstryptophan,whichincreases‘thehappinesshormone’tohelpwithmoodregulationandthenervesystem.”说明香蕉皮中含有色氨酸,能增加“欢乐荷尔蒙”,帮助调整心情和神经系统。可知,香蕉皮能调整心情。故选C项。23.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.Inabotanyinstruction. B.Inamedicinebrochure.C.Inafruitarian’srecipe. D.Inanutritionreport.答案D解析推理推断题。依据文章中反复出现的四种水果部位具有的对身体有益的物质,可知本文是介绍这些水果部位的养分价值,所以此篇文章应当能在养分报告上找到。故选D项。BWe’veallbeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.What’stheproblem?It’spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butnexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.“Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑油)forsocialcommunication,”saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互动)withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”saysDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral(外围的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,”hesays.24.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A.Addictiontosmartphones.B.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.C.Absenceofcommunicationamongstrangers.D.Impatiencewithslowservice.答案C解析段落大意题。从第一段的描述可以看出,在公众场合,人们要么只看手机,要么与不舒适的宁静抗争着。所以本段描述的现象是生疏人之间缺少对话。25.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?A.Showinggoodmanners. B.Relatingtootherpeople.C.Focusingonatopic. D.Makingbusinessdeals.答案B解析细微环节理解题。依据第三段最终一句“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”可知选B项。26.Whatdoesthecoffeeshopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?A.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships. B.Itraisespeople’sconfidence.C.Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk. D.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.答案D解析推理推断题。依据第四段中的“Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.”以及“Butinteractionswithperipheralmembersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”可知,smalltalk会让人们感到开心。27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ConversationCounts B.WaysofMakingSmallTalkC.BenefitsofSmallTalk D.UncomfortableSilence答案C解析标题归纳题。本文的主题指向的是smalltalk,并分段阐述其给我们带来的好处。A项范围太广。CAnewreportconnectseatingeggstoanincreasedriskofheartdisease.Theresultsfollowseveralearlierstudiesthatfoundeatingeggswasgenerallyhealthy.Thestudycollectsdatafromsixotherearlierstudies.Itshowsa6percentincreasedriskofheartdiseasewhenthenumberofeggsapersonateeachdayincreasedbyhalfanegg.NorrinaAllen,anassociateprofessoratNorthwesternUniversitysaidthat,intheUnitedStates,eggsaregenerallyoneofthetopsourcesofcholesterol(胆固醇)inaperson’sdailyfood.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofcholesterolintheirfoodareatincreasedriskofthedevelopmentofheartdiseaselaterinlife.However,Allenaddedthatshewouldnotsaythateggsarecompletelyunhealthy.“I’mnotsayingthatpeopleshouldtakethemcompletelyoutoftheirfood,”shesaid.“I’mjustsuggestingthatpeopleeattheminaproperamount.”Someexpertsbelievethenewstudydoesnotprovethateggsarecausingheartdisease.“Cholesterol’sroleinthedevelopmentofheartdiseasehasbeendiscussedformorethan30years,”saidBruemmer,anassociateprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter.“Thisstudydoeshaveclearshortcomings,includingself-reportingatasingletimepoint,”headded.Bruemmersaid,“Eggsinmoderation(适度)areprobablyacceptablefromanutritionalstandpoint.”“Moderation,”headded,“islessthanoneeggaday,includingeggsinfoodssuchasbread”.HollyAndersen,adoctoragreesthatthestudyhas“realshortcomings”.OneproblemAndersenhaswiththestudyisthatalotoftheegg-eatingpeopleinthestudyalsoappearedtobeeatingmuchmeatandprocessedmeat.“Ifyou’retakingalotofprocessedmeat,itdoesn’tmatterhowmanyeggsyou’reeating,”Andersensaid.Also,Andersensaid,“Thestudycanonlyshowthereisarelationbetweeneggseatingandheartdisease.Butitcannotproveeggsarethecauseofthedisease.Itmayjustbethatpeopleeatingalotofeggsarealsotakingalotofbacon.”28.WhatdoesNorrinaAllenagreewith?A.Eggsarecompletelyunhealthy.B.Eggscontainthemostcholesterol.C.Eggsshouldbeeateninarightamount.D.Eggshavenoconnectionwithheartdisease.答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“justsuggestingthatpeopleeattheminaproperamount”可知,NorrinaAllen并不认为人们不应当吃鸡蛋,而是应当适量吃。故选C项。29.WhatisBruemmer’sattitudetowardsthestudy?A.Interested. B.Doubtful.C.Concerned. D.Hopeful.答案B解析观点看法题。依据第三段中的“‘Thisstudydoeshaveclearshortcomings,includingself-reportingatasingletimepoint,’headded.”可知,这项探讨有明显的缺点,所以Bruemmer对这个探讨持怀疑看法。故选B项。30.WhatcanwelearnfromHollyAndersen’swords?A.Eggsandmeatcannotbeeatentogether. B.Processedmeatmaycauseheartdisease.C.Processedmeatshouldbeavoided. D.Thestudyissupportedbyevidence.答案B解析推理推断题。依据第五段中的“‘Ifyou’retakingalotofprocessedmeat,itdoesn’tmatterhowmanyeggsyou’reeating,’”Andersensaid.以及最终一段可知,假如吃了大量加工过的肉类,吃鸡蛋对心脏病的影响就可以忽视不计了,因此,加工过的肉类有可能引起心脏病。故选B项。31.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A.DoEggsCauseHeartDisease?B.AreEggstheTopSourceofCholesterol?C.What’stheProperAmountofEggstoEat?D.IstheCholesteroltoBlameforHeartDisease?答案A解析标题归纳题。文章在第一段提出,新的探讨结果表明,吃鸡蛋与心脏病风险的增加有联系,接下来文章列举了一些科学家的观点,说明白这项探讨并不能证明鸡蛋会引起心脏病,因此A项最能概括本文内容,最适合作标题。DManyofusloveJulybecauseit’sthemonthwhennature’sberriesandstonefruitsareinabundance.ThesecolourfulandsweetjewelsfromBritishColumbia’sfieldsarelittlepowerhousesofnutritionalprotection.Ofthecommonberries,strawberriesarehighestinvitaminC,although,becauseoftheirseeds,raspberriescontainalittlemoreprotein(蛋白质),ironandzinc(notthatfruitshavemuchprotein).Blueberriesareparticularlyhighinantioxidants(抗氧化物质).TheyellowandorangestonefruitssuchaspeachesarehighinthecarotenoidsweturnintovitaminAandwhichareantioxidants.Asforcherries(樱桃),theyaresodeliciouswhocares?However,theyarerichinvitaminC.Whencombinedwithberriesorslicesofotherfruits,frozenbananasmakeanexcellentbaseforthick,coolingfruitshakesandlowfat“icecream”.Forthispurpose,selectripebananasforfreezingastheyaremuchsweeter.Removetheskinandplacetheminplasticbagsorcontainersandfreeze.Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffreshlemonjuiceonthebananaswillpreventthemturningbrown.Frozenbananaswilllastseveralweeks,dependingontheirripenessandthetemperatureofthefreezer.Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesorslicedfruit.Outcomesa“soft-serve”creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.Thismakesafunactivityforachildren’sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.

32.Whatdoestheauthorseemtolikeaboutcherries?A.Theycontainprotein. B.TheyarehighinvitaminA.C.Theyhaveapleasanttaste. D.Theyarerichinantioxidants.答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“Asforcherries,theyaresodeliciouswhocares?”可知,樱桃的特点是美味的。故选C项。33.Whyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinfreezingbananas?A.Tomakethemsmellbetter. B.Tokeeptheircolour.C.Tospeeduptheirripening. D.Toimprovetheirnutrition.答案B解析细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffreshlemonjuiceonthebananaswillpreventthemturningbrown.”可知,往香蕉上滴簇新的柠檬汁的目的是预防香蕉变成褐色,故簇新的柠檬汁是被用来保持香蕉的颜色的。故选B项。34.Whatis“ajuicer”inthelastparagraph?A.Adessert. B.Adrink.C.Acontainer. D.Amachine.答案D解析词义揣测题。依据最终一段中“theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow”可知,孩子们喜爱把一些水果和冷冻的香蕉放入这台机器的上部,视察冰激凌从下面出来。故可以推出ajuicer就是一台机器。故选D项。35.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.Abiologytextbook. B.Ahealthmagazine.C.Aresearchpaper. D.Atravelbrochure.答案B解析文章出处题。文章首先指出七月是水果盛产的月份,并指出各种水果富含的养分,最终一段指出我们可以用榨汁机为孩子们做一些甜点和冰激凌,故最可能是从健康杂志上摘取的文章。故选B项。其次节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。WhatIsEmotionalEating?Emotionaleatingiswhenpeopleusefoodasawaytodealwithfeelingsinsteadofsatisfyinghunger.36Haveyoueverfinishedawholebagofchipsoutofboredomordownedcookieaftercookiewhilepreparingforabigtest?Butwhendonealot—especiallywithoutrealisingit—emotionaleatingcanaffectweight,healthandoverallwell-being.

Notmanyofusmaketheconnectionbetweeneatingandourfeelings.37Oneofthebiggestmythsaboutemotionaleatingisthatit’scausedbynegativefeelings.Yes,peopleoftenturntofoodwhenthey’restressedout,lonely,sad,anxiousorbored.Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo,liketheromanceofsharingdessertonValentine’sDayorthecelebrationofaholidayfeast.Sometimesemotionaleatingistiedtomajorlifeevents,likeadeathoradivorce.38

Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned:Achildwhoisgivencandyafterabigachievementmaygrowupusingcandyasarewardforajobwelldone.39It’snoteasyto“unlearn”patternsofemotionaleating.Butitispossible.Anditstartswithanawarenessofwhat’sgoingon.

We’reallemotionaleaterstoadegree.Butforsomepeopleemotionaleatingcanbearealproblem,causingseriousweightgainorotherproblems.Onetroublewithemotionaleatingisthatoncethepleasureofeatingisgone,thefeelingsthatcauseitremain.40That’swhyithelpstoknowthedifferencebetweenphysicalhungerandemotionalhunger.Nexttimeyoureachforasnack,waitandthinkaboutwhichtypeofhungerisdrivingit.

A.Believeitornot,we’veallbeenthere.B.Ifacryingboygetssomecookies,hemaylinkcookieswithcomfort.C.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplewhoeatfoodlikepizzabecomehappyafterwards.D.Andyouoftenmayfeelworseabouteatingtheamountortypeoffoodyoulike.E.Butunderstandingwhatdrivesemotionaleatingcanhelppeopletakestepstochangeit.F.Boysseemtopreferhot,home-madecomfortmeals,whilegirlsgoforchocolateandicecream.G.Moreoften,though,it’sthecountlesslittledailystressesthatcausesomeonetoseekcomfortinfood.答案36.A37.E38.G39.B40.D第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Atmyheaviest,Iweighed370pounds.Ihadaverypoorrelationshipwithfood:Iuseditto41badfeelings,tomakemyselffeelbetter,andtocelebrate.Worriedaboutmyhealth,Itriedmanydifferentkindsof42butnothingworked.IcametobelievethatIcoulddonothingaboutmyweight.

WhenIwas50,myweightproblembegantoaffectme43.Ididn’twanttolivetherestofmylifewiththis44weightanymore.

Thatyear,I45aseminar(研讨会)wherewewereaskedtocreateaprojectthatwouldtouchtheworld.Aseminarleadersharedher46story—shehadnotonlylost125pounds,butalsoraised$25,000forhomelesschildren.

Encouragedbyherstory,IcreatedtheAsWeHeal(痊愈),theWorldHeals47.Mygoalwastolose150poundsinoneyearandraise$50,000insupportofamovementfounded30yearsagotoendhunger.Thiscombinationofhealingmyselfandhealingtheworld48aperfectsolution.

AsIbeganmyownpersonalweightprogrammeatthebeginning,IwasfilledwiththefearthatIwould49thesamedifficultiesthatbeatmebefore.Althoughthe50hungovermyhead,therewerealsoclearsignsthatIwaswalkingtowardstheright51.IsentletterstoeveryoneIknew,tellingthemaboutmyproject.Itworkedperfectly.Donations(捐赠)began52infromhundredsofpeople.

Ofcourse,Ialsotooksomepracticalstepstoloseweight.Igotsuggestionsfromaphysician,Ihiredahealthcoach,andIbegantoeatsmalland53meals.Myprojectalsogavemenewmotivationtoexerciseregularly.

Ayearlater,I54mygoal:Ilost150poundsandraised$50,000!IfeelthatI’vebeengivenasecondlifetodevotetosomethingthatis55andenormous.

41.A.add B.mixC.kill D.share答案C解析依据后面“tomakemyselffeelbetter”可知,“我”是用食物来消退坏心情,让自己心情更好。故选C项。42.A.diets B.resultsC.fruits D.traditions答案A解析依据前面的“Worriedaboutmyhealth”,可知“我”担忧自己的健康,所以尝试不同的饮食来限制体重。故选A项。43.A.conveniently B.recentlyC.seriously D.secretly答案C解析依据后面的内容可知,当“我”50岁的时候,体重超标对“我”生活的影响很严峻了。故选C项。44.A.scientific B.extraC.normal D.low答案B解析依据上文内容可知“我”体重超标,“我”不希望自己的余生都伴随着多余的体重。故选B项。45.A.attended B.organisedC.rejected D.mentioned答案A解析依据“...wherewewereaskedtocreateaprojectthatwouldtouchtheworld.”可知,那年“我”参与一个研讨会。故选A项。46.A.victim B.successC.adventure D.science答案B解析依据后面的内容“...notonlylost125pounds,butalsoraised$25,000forhomelesschildren.”可知,此处应是队长共享了她的胜利经验——不但胜利减重,而且还帮助到无家可归的孩子们。故选B项。47.A.project B.businessC.system D.custom答案A解析依据“tellingthemaboutmyproject”可知,“AsWeHeal,theWorldHeals”是一个项目。故选A项。48.A.turnedout B.brokeoutC.tookout D.leftout答案A解析治疗“我”自己和治愈世界的结合被证明是一个完备的解决方案。故选A项。49.A.takeup B.meetwithC.lookfor D.putaside答案B解析由空后的“thesamedifficultiesthatbeatmebefore”可推断出,“我”胆怯 自己将会遇到从前击败“我”的那些困难。故选B项。50.A.excitement B.joyC.anger D.fear答案D解析依据前面的“Iwasfilledwiththefear”可知选D项。51.A.barrier B.hallC.path D.street答案C解析尽管“我”头脑中充溢胆怯 ,但是那里有清楚的标记,让我朝着正确的道路走下去。故选C项。52.A.breaking B.floodingC.exposing D.dividing答案B解析依据前面的“Itworkedperfectly”,以及后面的“fromhundredsofpeople”可知,捐款起先大量涌入。故选B项。53.A.heavy B.fullC.expensive D.healthy答案D解析依据前面的“Ibegantoeatsmall”可知,“我”起先吃得很少,让饮食更健康。故选D项。54.A.set B.achievedC.missed D.dropped答案B解析依据后面的“Ilost150poundsandraised$50,000!”可知一年后,“我”达到了“我”的目标。故选B项。55.A.regretful B.painfulC.meaningful D.harmful答案C解析自己减肥胜利,还帮助到了别人,这是一件很有意义的事情。故选C项。其次节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Youreadlabels,buyfreshfoods,anddoyourbesttopreparetastymealsforyourfamily.Butonethingthatmightnotcrossyourmindasyoucookisfood56.(safe).Whyisitsoimportant?Properfoodpreparationprotectsagainstfoodborneillnessesfrombacteria57.areusuallyinvisible.

Safetyprecautionsincludeknowinghowtoselectfoodsinthegrocerystore,thenstoringthem58.(proper)andcookingthemsafely,pluscleaningupwellafterward.59.(make)sureyourkitchenandthefoodsyoupreparearesafe,thefirstthingyoushouldknowishowtobuysafefood.Toensurefreshness,refrigerateditems,suchasmeat,dairy,eggs,60.fish,shouldbeputinyourcartlast.Keepmeatsseparate61.otheritems,especiallyfarmproduce.If62.(you)drivehomeislongerthanonehour,consider63.(put)theseitemsinacoolertokeepthemfresh.

Whenpurchasing64.(package)meat,poultry,orfish,checkthequalityguaranteeperiodonthelabel.Evenifthedateonthelabelisstillacceptable,don’tbuyfishormeatsthatsmellorlookstrange.Alsochecktheinnerpackingofeggs—makesuretheeggs,whichshouldbegradeAorAA,65.(be)cleanandfreefromcracks.

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