高考英语一轮复习课时作业六必修2Unit1Culturalrelics课件新人教版

六必修2

Unit1

Culturalrelics(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2021·嘉兴模拟)HaveyouheardastoryaboutOliverWendellHolmesandgotwhathemeant?Heonceattendedameetinginwhichhewastheshortestmanpresent.“DoctorHolmes,”jokedafriend.“Ishouldthinkyouwouldfeelrathersmallamongusbigfellows.”“Ido,”smiledHolmes.“Ifeellikeadime(一角硬币)amongalotofpennies.”IeverbelievedonlysuchapersonlikeHolmescouldthinkthatway.ButIwasprovenwrong.YesterdayIwatchedahugeflightofgeesewingingtheirwaysouththroughoneofthosebeautifulsunsetsthatcoloredtheentireskyforafewmoments.IsawthemasIrestedagainstthelionstatueinfrontoftheChicagoArtInstitute,whereIwaswatchingtheChristmasshoppershurryalongMichiganAvenue.WhenIlookedsideways,Inoticedthatabaglady,standingafewfeetaway,hadalsobeenwatchingthegeesewithgreatattention.Sensingsomeonewaslookingather,shecastasidewayslook.Oureyesmetandwesmiledsilentlyacknowledgingthefactthatwehadsharedanamazingsight,asymbolofthesecretofthestruggletosurvive.Ioverheardtheladytalkingtoherselfasshewalkedaway.Herwords,“Lifetreatsmekindly”,nearlymademyjawdrop.Wasthelady,thishomelessstreetbeggar,beingkiddingorevenmindless?No.Ibelievedthesightofthegeesehadremindedherof,howeverbriefly,thedifficultandunpleasantrealityofherownstruggle.Irealizedlaterthatmomentssuchasthisoneprovidedherwithgreatcomfortandencouragement;itwasthewayshesurvivedthehardnessofthestreet.Hersmilewasreal.ThesightofthegeesewasherChristmaspresent.Itwasproofthathardworkmattered.Itwasallsheneeded.Ienvyher.【文章大意】本文讲述了作者通过奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯的故事和一位流浪女人的话,告诉我们一个道理:不幸的生活需要乐观的思想才能给生活带来甜意。1.FromthestoryinParagraph1,wecanknowthatHolmeswas_________.

A.patient B.rude C.wise D.awkward【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段Heonceattendedameetinginwhichhewastheshortestmanpresent.“DoctorHolmes,”jokedafriend.“Ishouldthinkyouwouldfeelrathersmallamongusbigfellows.”“Ido,”smiledHolmes.“Ifeellikeadimeamongalotofpennies.”可推断出霍姆斯用自己的聪明才智化解了尴尬,说明霍姆斯很聪明。故选C。2.Whatsurprisedtheauthormostthedayhewatchedthegeese?A.Thebaglady’sremarksonherlife.B.Thesecretofthesurvivalofthegeese.C.People’senthusiasmforChristmasgifts.D.Thebeautifulsunsetandthecolorfulsky.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段Herwords,“Lifetreatsmekindly”,nearlymademyjawdrop.可知,作者看鹅的那天最让他吃惊的是流浪女对自己生活的评论。故选A。3.Whatdoestheauthorenvythebaglady?A.Herunusualexperiencesasastreetbeggar.B.Hergreatprideinwhatsheworkedhardat.C.Herfriendlywaysofgettingonwithstrangers.D.Herpositiveattitudetowardsherownstruggle.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Irealizedlaterthatmomentssuchasthisoneprovidedherwithgreatcomfortandencouragement;itwasthewayshesurvivedthehardnessofthestreet.及最后一段ThesightofthegeesewasherChristmaspresent.Itwasproofthathardworkmattered.Itwasallsheneeded.Ienvyher.可推断出作者羡慕流浪女对自己奋斗的积极态度。故选D。BCandacePayne’slifechangedforeverinMay2017whenshepostedavideoofherselflaughingcrazilyandwearingamask.Thevideospreadwidelyand“MaskMom”becameahouseholdname.Duringthetwoyearssincethat,Candacehaspublishedseveralbooks,starredinaTLCwebseriesandwentontourwithMandisa.Shemadeappearancesonlatenighttalkshows,metJ.J.AbramsandwasabletofulfilladreamoftakingherfamilytoDisneyWorld.Itwasabusybutjoyfultime.HerlatestbookisConsider

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Joy.“Ifeellikepeopleneedatoolintheirhandstoactuallygetthejoytheyarefightingfor,”Candacesays.“Thebookcanhelpyoukeeptrackofhowmuchspaceandtimeyouaredevotingtothingsthataren’tworthitincomparisontothejoythatIknowIcouldhave.”GettingjoyissomethingthathasalwaysbeenimportanttoCandace.“Whattheopportunityofferedmewasnotaforcedopendoor,”Candacesays.“Manypeoplearetryingdesperatelytopushthingsopenwhentheyhavetobeobedient(顺从的)tothelittlethings.”Trustingherselfhasrequiredbeingconfidentinsayingno.Sheusesasimpletooltoevaluatewhetheranopportunityisrighttoher.Candacesays,“Ihaveabalancebeam(平衡木)whereI’maskedtowalkeverysingledayasamom,awife,aspeakerandanauthor.TherearesomanythingsIneedtobalanceatatime.Ihavetorealizewhatbelongsthereandwhatdoesn’t.Themostimportantfactorisjoy.”

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Joy.“Ireallywantedtogivepeoplemorethanjustadviceaboutjoy,”Candacesays.“Iwantedtogivethemtheabilitytoactuallyownitintheireverydaylife.”【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。坎迪斯·佩思重视生活中令人快乐的事。她因戴面具大笑而走红,之后她又写书来引导人们要为快乐而活。4.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.TheexperienceCandace’sfamilyhad.B.ThebooksCandacehaswritten.C.ThereasonforCandace’ssuccess.D.ThechangesinCandace’slife.【解析】选D。段落大意题。根据第二段的第一句“Duringthetwoyearssincethat,Candacehaspublishedseveralbooks,starredinaTLCwebseriesandwentontourwithMandisa.”可知,第二段主要介绍了坎迪斯最近两年生活的变化。5.WhydidCandacewritethebookConsider

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Joy?A.Toencouragepeopletosayno.B.Toleadpeopletogetjoy.C.Toteachpeopletofindconfidence.D.Tohelppeopletobecomepopular.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句“Thebookcanhelpyoukeeptrackofhowmuchspaceandtimeyouaredevotingtothingsthataren’tworthitincomparisontothejoythatIknowIcouldhave.”可知,坎迪斯·佩思写Consider

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Joy这本书是为了引导人们活得更快乐。6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“asimpletool”inParagraph5referto?A.Abeam.

B.Adream.C.Money. D.Joy.【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据第五段的最后一句“Themostimportantfactorisjoy.”可知,当坎迪斯面对生活中的种种事情和出现的机会时,“是否快乐”就成了她的评判工具。由此可知画线部分短语指代“快乐”。CAsicemeltsinWestAntarcticathegroundbeneathisquicklyrising—aprocessthatcouldpreventthecatastrophic(灾难性的)collapseoficesheets,accordingtoresearchers.AstudypublishedinthejournalScienceprovidesaglimmer(一丝)ofhopeforaregionaffectedbyclimatechange.Inrecentyears,severalstudieshavewarnedtheicesheet,whichcontributestoaquarterofmeltediceworldwideannually,isveryeasytobreakup.Scientistsfearevenslightlymeltingcouldcauseglobalsealevelstoriseby3meters.ResearchersattheTechnicalUniversityofDenmarksetouttoanswerhowthebedrockunderneaththeicesheetofWestAntarcticabehavesastheicemelts.Tostudytheland,theteamanalyzeddatacollectedbyhigh-precisionGPSequipmentpositionedonremoterockformationsinWestAntarctica,whichmeasuredmovementsofthelanddowntothemillimeterovera10-yearperiod.“Afteraheroicefforttoinstallandmaintainthenetworkofsensorsinoneoftheleastaccessibleplacesontheplanet,theteamhasbeenrewardedwithincrediblyvaluabledata,whichtellanincrediblestoryabouttheEarth,”wroteValentina

Barletta.TheteamfoundthattheEarthwaspushingthebedrocktorisefasterthanexpected.In2014,thesurfaceroseby41millimeters:fourtofivetimesquickerthanpredicted.In100years,thelandcouldbeupto10metershigherthanitiscurrently.Itishopedthatastheicemelts,theEarth’scrust(地壳)willbouncebackmuchfasterthanpreviouslyexpected.Inturn,thiscouldstabilizewhattheresearchersdescribedasthe“catastrophiccollapse”oftheicesheet.

BarlettatoldNewsweektheicesheetwillneverbestableifglobalwarmingbecomestooextreme.“Reducingthegreenhousegaswillgivetheicesheetabetterchanceofsurvivalbecausethatwouldallowsomeknownandunknownfeedback(反馈)tocreatebetterconditionsfortheice,”shesaid.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。研究人员称,随着南极洲西部冰层的融化,冰层下的地面正在迅速上升,这一过程可能会阻止冰盖灾难性的崩塌。为了冰盖的生存我们应该减少温室气体排放。7.WhathappenstoWestAntarcticaasicemelts?A.Thegroundbeneathisgettingtaller.B.Itsicesheetsbreakupcompletely.C.Globalsealevelsriseby3meters.D.Climatechangecomestoanend.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的第一句“AsicemeltsinWestAntarcticathegroundbeneathisquicklyrising...”可知,下面的地面越来越高。8.Whydoscientistsusehigh-precisionGPSequipment?A.Tofindoutwhethertheicesheetisveryeasytobreakup.B.Tofindouttheconnectionofthebedrockandicemelting.C.Tofindoutwhatreallyaffectsthespeedoficemelting.D.TofindoutwhenWestAntarcticawilldisappeartotally.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段可知,科学家使用高精度的GPS设备是为了找出基岩与冰融化的关系。9.Howdidtheresearchteamfeelaboutthestudyresult?A.Disappointed. B.Sorry.C.Surprised. D.Angry.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Afteraheroicefforttoinstallandmaintainthenetworkofsensorsinoneoftheleastaccessibleplacesontheplanet,theteamhasbeenrewardedwithincrediblyvaluabledata,whichtellanincrediblestoryabouttheEarth.”可知,研究小组对研究结果“感到惊讶”。10.Whatshouldwedofortheicesheet’ssurvival?A.Stopthebedrockfromrising.B.Preventthetemperaturerising.C.Createmoreicefortheicesheet.D.Cutdownthegreenhousegas.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Reducingthegreenhousegaswillgivetheicesheetabetterchanceofsurvivalbecausethatwouldallowsomeknownandunknownfeedbacktocreatebetterconditionsfortheice,”可知,为了让冰盖的寿命更长我们应该减少温室气体的排放。Ⅱ.阅读填句

Leadhasprovedtobeausefulmetal.

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Itgoesintocarbatteriesandalsohelpsmakebrightpigments,usedtopaintwalls,metalworkandtoys.

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Intheworstcasesitcausescomas(昏迷)anddeath.Moreoftenitseffectsareslowbutharmful.Researchshowsthatleadisathreattolittlebabies,whoaremostlikelytotakeindustandpaintchipsthatcontainlead.Theirbrainscanbeeasilyharmed.

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Thedangersofleadhavelongbeenknown.Americanbanneditfrompaint40yearsago,andbythelate1990sleadedpetrolhadbeenstoppedgraduallyinalmostallrichcountries.Buttheeffectscontinuetoexist.

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Thesituationismorealarminginthepoorworld,wheretheuseoflead-basedpaintisspreading.AspeopleinAsiaandAfricabecomericher,theystarttodecoratetheirhomes,butthepainttheyuse,evenfrompotslabeled“lead-free”oftencontainsit.

Itisneitherdifficultnorexpensivetostopusinglead.

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Andindustrialuseisnoexception,becausethecontamination(污染)spreadsandindustrialpaintinevitablyfindsitswayintotheconsumermarket.Yetonlyfoursub-SaharanAfricancountrieshaveformallyplacedbansandlocalfactoriesareofte