2017-2018学年人教版英语选修六第二单元检测试卷含答案-(高二)

第二单元检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ATodaywe’lltalkaboutreading.Whenwereadatext,oureyesmoveacrossapageinshort,quickmovements.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesstillfixate(注视).Eachtimetheyfixate,weseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspan(跨度)orthevisual(视觉)span.Thelengthoftimeforwhichtheeyesstopvariesfrompersontoperson.Italsovarieswithinanypersonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Inaddition,itcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.Unfortunately,inthepast,manyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrossthepage.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsofreading,manyexerciseshavebeendesignedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.Forexample,insomeexercises,wordsareflashedontoascreenforatenthofasecond.Oneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpoint,takinginthewordsoneitherside.Suchwordpatternsareoftenformedintheshapeofpyramids,sothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachcontinuousfixation.Alltheseexercisesareveryclever,butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheabilitytounderstandtherelationshipbetweenwords.Consequently,forthesereasons,manyexpertshavenowbeguntoquestiontheusefulnessofeyetraining,especiallysinceanyapproachwhichtrainsapersontoreadisolated(孤立的)wordsandphraseswouldseemunlikelytohelphiminreadingacontinuoustext.

1ThetimeoftherecognitionspancanbeaffectedbythefollowingfactorsEXCEPT.

A.lightingandtirednessB.thelengthofagroupofwordsC.one’spurposeinreadingD.one’sfamiliaritywiththetext答案:B解析:细节理解题。第一段最后两句说明:每个人识别单词的跨度根据其阅读的目的、对材料的熟悉度而不同,另外还会受到照明、疲劳度等因素的影响,因此可排除A、C、D三项,而选B项。2Theauthormaybelievethatreading.

A.requiresareadertotakeinmorewordsateachfixationB.requiresareadertoseewordsmorequicklyC.demandsadeeply-participatingmindD.demandsmoreeyesthanmind答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第二句可知,阅读需要理解单词间关系的能力,所以推知作者认为阅读需要大脑去理解,故选C项。3Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph?A.Theabilitytoseewordsisnotneededforefficientreading.B.Thereadingexercisesmentionedareuselessforreading.C.Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelpimproveefficientreading.D.Thereadingexercisesmentionedhavedoneagreatjobsofar.答案:C解析:推理判断题。画线部分意为:但是提高一个人看单词的能力是一回事,提高他有效阅读材料的能力是另一回事。由此判断,作者认为这样的训练无助于有效阅读能力的提高,故选C项。4Thetuneoftheauthorinwritingthistextis.

A.criticalB.neutralC.supportive D.optimistic答案:A解析:主旨大意题。A项意为“批评的”;B项意为“中立的”;C项意为“支持的”;D项意为“乐观的”。通读全文可知,作者对现在阅读能力的培训持否定态度。BLucilleCliftonwasthefirstAfricanAmericanPoetLaureateofMaryland.Criticscallheroneofthegreatestwritersofourtime.LucilleCliftonwasborninDepew,NewYorkin1936.Shebeganwritingpoetrywhenshewasabouttenyearsold.Shehaddevelopedaninterestinpoetrybecauseofhermother,ThelmaSayles.Hermotherwasalsoapoetalthoughherpoemswereneverpublished.AsachildLucillewouldsitonhermother’slapandlistenasshereadpoetry.Shelearnedtolovewordsandthepowerofwords.Thatstayedwithherasshegrew.Whilehermothertaughthertolovepoetry,herfathergaveherthegiftofstorytelling.HewouldtellLucilleinterestingstoriesaboutherancestors,especiallytheonenamedLucillewhowashisgrandmother.SamuelCliftonsaidshewasthefirstblackwomantobelegallyhangedinthestateofVirginia.LucilleCliftonwroteaboutitinherpoemcalled“Lucy”.Lucilleoftentalkedaboutherloveforwords.Shelovedthesoundofwordsandthewaythewordsfeltinhermouth.Shelovedfindinginterestingwaystousewordstoexpresswhatwashappeningintheworld.Unlikehermother,LucilleClifton’spoetryisanythingbuttraditional.Herpoemsdonotrhymeorfollowaspecialkindofpattern.Theydonotusefancywords.Herpoetryisknownforbeingsimple,truthfulanddirect.Itiswrittenthewaypeoplespeak,inacasual(随意的),relaxedlanguage.Thereisverylittlepunctuationandevenlesscapitalization.Manyofthepoemsareuncomfortablyhonest.LucilleCliftonoftensaidthatshetriedtocomforttheafflicted(折磨的)andafflictthecomfortable.Overtheyears,sheseemstohaveperfectedthatart.5Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Lucille’sparentsinfluencedheralot.B.Lucille’sfatheroftenreadpoemstoher.C.Lucille’smotherpublishedsomepoems.D.Lucille’sparentstaughthertolovewords.答案:A解析:推理判断题。由第二段第二句、第四句、第五句和第三段的第一句可知A项正确。6Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3probablyrefersto.

A.thegiftofstorytellingB.SamuelClifton’sexperienceC.thestoryofLucille’sancestorsD.Lucille’sgreatgrandmother’sstory答案:D解析:词义猜测题。由第三段的最后两句可知,it指的是倒数第二句中的“shewasthefirstblackwomantobelegallyhangedinthestateofVirginia”。选项D中的greatgrandmother意为“曾祖母”。7Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Lucille’sgreatworks.B.WordsthatLucilleused.C.Lucille’swritingstyle.D.BackgroundofLucille’spoems.答案:C解析:主旨大意题。综合最后一段中的“...LucilleClifton’spoetryisanythingbuttraditional...donotrhymeorfollowaspecialkindofpattern...donotusefancywords.”可知,本段是关于其写作风格的。8Fromthepassage,weknowthatLucilleis.

A.funny B.creativeC.selfish D.beautiful答案:B解析:推理判断题。由第一段所提到的露西尔是PoetLaureate(桂冠诗人),第二段讲她10岁开始写诗,第四段“Shelovedfindinginterestingwaystousewordstoexpresswhatwashappeningintheworld.”可知。CFormanypeopletoday,readingShakespeare’slanguagecanbeaproblem—butitisaproblemthatcanbesolved.Modernreadersmayneedtodeveloptheskillsofuntangling(理清)unusualsentencestructuresandofrecognizingandunderstandingpoeticcompressions(压缩),omissions(省略),andwordplay.AndeventhoseskilledinreadingunusualsentencestructuresmayhaveoccasionaltroublewithShakespeare’swords.Fourhundredyearsof“static”intervenebetweenhisspeakingandourhearing.Mostofhisimmensevocabularyisstillinuse,butafewofhiswordsarenot,and,worse,someofhiswordsnowhavemeaningsquitedifferentfromthosetheyhadinthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies.Inthetheater,mostofthesedifficultiesaresolvedforusbyactorswhostudythelanguageandareabletoexpressitclearlyforussothattheessentialmeaningisheard—or,whencombinedwithstageaction,isatleastfelt.Whenreadingonone’sown,onemustdowhateachactordoes:gooverthelines(oftenwithadictionarycloseathand)untilthepuzzlesaresolvedandthelinesyielduptheirpoetryandthecharactersspeakinwordsandphrasesthatare,suddenly,rewardingandwonderfullymemorable.ThelanguageofShakespeare’spoems,likethatofpoetryingeneral,isbothhighlycompressedandhighlystructured.Whilemostoftendiscussedintermsofitsimagesanditsmetrical(格律的)andotherformalstructures,thelanguageofthepoems,likethatofShakespeare’splays,alsorepayscloseattentiontosuchbasiclinguisticelementsaswords,wordorder,andsentencestructures.TheNewFolgerShakespeareLibraryeditionsofShakespeare’splaysandpoemsofferreadersassistanceinunderstandingShakespeare’slanguagewithnotesandimagesplacedbesidetheplaytext.TheyalsoincludeessaysonhowShakespeareuseslanguageineachwork.9Inthetheatre,wecanunderstandShakespeare’splaysbecause.

A.peoplesittingbycanhelpusifnecessaryB.actorscanexpressShakespeare’sessentialmeaningclearlyC.thelanguageusedinShakespeare’splaysisexactlythesameastodayD.wearespeciallytrainedtounderstandShakespeare’splays答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第二段第一句“...actorswhostudythelanguageandareabletoexpressitclearlyforussothattheessentialmeaningisheard...”可知。10WhenyoureadShakespeare’splaysbyyourself,youcan’t.

A.studythelineswiththehelpofadictionaryB.makethelinesyielduptheirpoetryC.makethecharactersspeakinwordsandphrasesthatare,suddenly,rewardingandwonderfullymemorableD.seetheplayfirstandlearnfromtheactors答案:D解析:细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“Whenreadingonone’sown,onemustdowhateachactordoes:gooverthelines(oftenwithadictionarycloseathand)untilthepuzzlesaresolvedandthelinesyielduptheirpoetryandthecharactersspeakinwordsandphrasesthatare,suddenly,rewardingandwonderfullymemorable.”可知。11Theunderlinedword“They”inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.notesandimagesplacedbesidetheplaytextB.Shakespeare’slanguagesinhisplaysandpoemsC.readerswholovetheNewFolgerShakespeareLibraryeditionsD.theNewFolgerShakespeareLibraryeditionsofShakespeare’sworks答案:D解析:词义猜测题。此句意为“它们也包括莎士比亚在每部作品中如何运用语言的文章”。they用来指代上文提到的复数内容,根据句意可知,此处指上句的“...editionsofShakespeare’splaysandpoems”。12Whatdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnderstandingShakespeare’sPlaysB.ReadingShakespeare’sPoemsC.ReadingShakespeare’sLanguageD.NewEditionsofShakespeare’sPoems答案:C解析:主旨大意题。由第一段第一句“...readingShakespeare’slanguagecanbeaproblem...”可知。第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(导学号55580008)No.1Willtheeconomicclimateimprovethisyear?Idon’tthinkwewillseetoomuchimprovementthisyear,butofcourseIhopeso.No.2HowimportantisanMBAcomparedtoexperience?Iwon’tsayadegreeisn’timportant.13.WhenIlookatpotentialemployees,IlookatwhattheyhavedoneinthepastthatIcanusetohelpmetomorrow.

No.3Howcanyouensureyourjobissafewiththeeconomysoshaky?Nojobissafe.Neverwillitbe.Thehalf-lifeofanyparticularskillsetis,atmost,fiveyears.Andthat’sonthelongside.14.Becurious,bewillingtolearn,haveamoralcompassandknowwhatgivesyourlifemeaning.

No.4Whenthejobmarketissobad,howcanyoudistinguishyourselfasacandidate?Knowthecompany,itscompetitiveposition,recentannouncements,andstock-pricehistory.DoaGoogleorYahoosearchonthepersonyou’llbemeetingwithandyoushouldbeabletofindsomethingabouthimorher.Thendevelopan“outsider’sview”oftheirkeyneedsandopportunities.15.

No.5I’mgraduatingfrombusinessschoolthisspring.16.Ifyouhaven’talreadysecuredaninternship(实习期)withinyourchosenfield,dosonow.Takeanyinternship;forgetaboutbeingpaid.17.Theexperienceinyourfieldandtheopportunitytocheckoutontoapossibleemployee.Yourconnectionswillbethehottickettogetyouinthedoorforjobinterviews.

A.Anyjobadvice?B.Youareaftertwothings.C.Willtechnologycreatemorejobs?D.Doallyoucantobethesolutiontosomeoneelse’sproblem.E.Butnothingbeatsexperience.F.Whatwillkeepyoualive?G.Differentjobsneeddifferentskills.答案:13~17EFDAB第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(导学号55580009)GeoffreyChaucer(1343—1400),anEnglishpoet,18masterpiecewasTheCanterburyTales,greatlyinfluencedthedevelopmentofEnglish19.Buthewasknown,inhislongcareer,20acivilservantundertheEnglishkingsEdwardⅢandRichardⅡ.ChaucermarriedPhilippaRoet,whowas21acourtattendant.HewasburiedinWestminsterAbbey.

Chaucerwroteforanaudienceoffellowattendantsandofficials.Thecommonthemeofhisearliestworkswascourtlylove.Hisimportantoriginal22,TheBookoftheDuchess,wasforJohnofGaunt’sfirstwife,whodiedin1369.InthisperiodChauceralso23andadaptedreligious,andhistoricalworks.TroilusandCriseyde,apoemofmorethan8,00024,wasChaucer’smajorwork25TheCanterburyTales.Itwasthetragic(悲剧)storyoftheTrojanprinceTroilusandhisbeloved,Criseyde.

TheCanterburyTaleswas26collectionoftalesaboutapilgrimage(朝圣)toCanterburyCathedral.Thepoet27abandofpilgrims(朝拜者),whogatheredoutsideLondonforthejourneytoCanterbury(坎特伯雷).TheywereEnglishsocietiesofthe14thcentury.TheHost28astorytellingcontesttopassthetime,witheachofthem29fourtalesontheroundtrip.

Thetalesrepresentednearlyawidevariety30ancientstoriesattheirbest.ThespecialgeniusofChaucer,however,31thetaleswiththestoryframeintodramas.Thetalesdevelopedthepersonalities,quarrels,and32opinionsoftheirtellers,whosejoy,33andsorrowwereshownvividly.

ChaucerincreasedtheauthorityofEnglishasaliterarylanguageandextendedits34vocabulary.HewasthefirstEnglishpoettouseiambicpentameter(五步诗),theseven-linestanza(七行诗)calledroyal35,andthecoupletlatercalledheroicpoetry(英雄诗).Chaucergreatlyinfluenced36EnglishwriterssuchasEdmundSpenser,WilliamShakespeare,andJohnDryden.HisreputationhasbeenestablishedastheEnglishpoetbest37afterShakespeareforhiswisdom,humour,anddescriptionofhumanity.

18A.whose B.whichC.that D.where答案:A解析:这是一个主从复合句,主语是GeoffreyChaucer,谓语是influenced,whose引导一个非限制性定语从句。19A.science B.farmingC.politics D.literature答案:D解析:通篇讲的是乔叟和他的诗,属于英国文学,不涉及A、B、C三项的内容。20A.for B.inC.as D.on答案:C解析:考查固定短语。beknownas...“作为……而出名”。而词组beknownfor意为“因……而出名”。21A.either B.tooC.also D.neither答案:C解析:also“也”,用于肯定句的句中;too“也”,通常用于肯定句的句末,用逗号隔开;either“也”,用于否定句的句末,用逗号隔开;neither“也不”,常用于倒装结构。22A.art B.workC.drama D.play答案:B解析:从上文中看出应是hisimportantoriginalwork,work“作品”,包括小说、戏剧、诗歌等。23A.underlined B.translatedC.changed D.transformed答案:B解析:由与之并列的动词adapted(改编)看出,此处选择translated(翻译)最合适。underline含义是“在……下面画线”;change含义是“改变”;transform含义是“转化;转换”。句意:这一阶段乔叟也翻译和改编宗教和历史著作。24A.books B.passagesC.lines D.articles答案:C解析:book“书籍”;passage“篇章”;line“行”;article“文章”。一首诗可以有8000多行。其他选项与句意不符。25A.but B.exceptC.exceptfor D.besides答案:D解析:文章首句即指出TheCanterburyTales是一部大作(masterpiece),因此用besides;A、B、C三项都表示“除了……”,强调不包括被除去的部分。26A./ B.aC.that D.the答案:B解析:acollectionoftales“一本故事作品集”。27A.joined B.joinedinC.tookpartin D.entered答案:A解析:joinaband“加入一群人”,join指加入一个团体,成为其中的一员;joinin表示加入某个活动;takepartin表示参加某种活动;enter“进入”。28A.encouraged B.advisedC.asked D.conveyed答案:B解析:encourage“鼓励”;advise“建议”;ask“要求”;convey“传达;传送”。此处表示主人建议进行讲故事比赛来消磨时间。29A.tell B.tellingC.told D.tobetold答案:B解析:此处是with复合结构做方式状语。with是介词,不能接句子,排除A项;由于eachofthem与tell之间存在主动关系,所以应选择telling。30A.of B.betweenC.from D.in答案:A解析:avarietyof“不同种类的”,是固定搭配,of表示所属关系。31A.transformed B.transformC.forming D.form答案:A解析:o...“把……变成……”;form“构成”,不合句意。由本文是讲述过去的事情,可排除B项。32A.thesame B.differentC.similar D.endless答案:B解析:differentopinions“不同的意见”;C项“相似的”;D项“无穷的”。33A.angry B.happinessC.happy D.anger答案:D解析:此处是三个名词并列。B项与joy重复,可排除;A项和C项都是形容词,不能与名词并列。34A.poet B.poeticC.poem D.poetry答案:B解析:此处用形容词poetic修饰vocabulary,表示“诗歌词汇”。35A.rhyme B.inrhythmC.rhythmic D.rhyming答案:A解析:此处rhyme指诗的韵律。由空前的royal可知此处应用名词rhyme。36A.other B.anotherC.theother D.others答案:A解析:other泛指三者以上的其他人或事物,修饰复数名词;another泛指三者以上的另外一个人或事物,修饰单数名词;theother指两者之中的另外一个;others泛指三者以上的其他的人或事物,后面不加名词。37A.lover B.lovedC.loving D.love答案:B解析:此处用过去分词做后置定语,表示被动意义,相当于whowasloved。第二节(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。(导学号55580010)Maybeyouneveropenedthataccount(账户).Butsomeoneelse38.(do)—someonewhousedyourname,yourcreditcardnumberoryour39.(person)informationtocommitfraud(造假)withoutlettingyouknow,40.isactuallyacrime,pureandsimple.

Thebiggestproblemis41.(probable)thatyoumaynotknowthatsomeonehastakenawayyouridentityuntilyounoticethatsomething42.(be)wrong:youmaygetbillsfor43.creditcardaccountyouneveropened,yourcreditreportmayincludedebtsyouneverknewyouhad,44.youmayseechargesonyourbillsthatyoudidn’tsignfor,andevendon’tknowanythingabout.

Ifyouridentityhasreally45.(steal)likethat,theFederalTradeCommission(FTC)suggeststhatyou46.(take)atleasttwoactionsimmediately.

First,contactthefrauddepartmentsofthemajorcreditofficesandaskthemforcopiesofyourcreditreports.Then,reviewyourreports47.(careful)tocheckyourcorrectionsandchanges.

答案:38.bably42.is43.a44.or45.been