1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom reading 课时作业第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear（鞋类）in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits（展品）from all over the world. You can
2、 find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.Room 1The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s, there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and
3、 actors! Most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear extremely interesting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose“ shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women
4、to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!Room 3As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that like legs!The Footwear LibraryPeo
5、ple come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library.Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.1. What can you find in Room 1?A. Queens boots. B. Chinese special purpose shoes.C. Metal lamps. D. Bot
6、tles of Greek wine.2. What can we know about Room 2?A. It is the most visited place in the museum.B. It has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.C. It mainly exhibits shoes that have some special purposes.D. It has the oldest exhibits than the other two.3. Where can you find some data tha
7、t have something to do with the subject of footwear?A. In Room 1. B. In Room 2.C. In Room 3. D. In the Footwear Library.4. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To tell people how to follow celebrities.B. To call on people to do research on shoes.C. To get more people to pay a visit to the museum.D.
8、 To show people the way to design shoes.【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C【解析】这篇文章主要描写了一个有关鞋的博物馆中各种鞋类的展览。1. 推理题。根据 Room1 第一行 The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum.说明在 Room1 中可以找到名人的鞋子，故 A 正确。2. 细节题。根据 Room 2 中 Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the coll
9、ection of “special purpose“ shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear.可知在这里主要展览一些有特殊目的的鞋子。故选。3. 细节题。根据 The footwear Library 部分 Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.说明研究人员来这个图书馆里寻找相关的有鞋子有关的数据，故 D 正确。4. 主旨大意题。
10、本文本质上是一则广告，是为了吸引更多的人们来参观这个 the Footwear Museum，故 C 正确。BI find it interesting that even the ordinary happenings can have an effect on our experiences.My wife and I moved into our house nine years ago.We spent a lot of time and energy in the yard.There were some rocks there. Whenever we had found flow
11、ers,we would plant them,just to bring some color to the area.Last summer I found a little plant that I could not immediately recognize.I knew I didnt plant it and Denise said that she didnt,either.We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was.Weeks passed and as I made my
12、 way back to the mysterious plant,it appeared to be a sunflower.It was spindly（瘦弱的） and had only one head on it.I decided to baby it along and weed around it.As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds,I noticed something unusual.The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk（茎） begin.I
13、t actually had begun under a big rock and grown under around it to reach the sun.Thats when I realized that if a little sunflower didnt let a big rock stand in its way of developing,we too have the abilities to achieve our desires.Like the sunflower,it knew it had the ability to get over the difficu
14、lty and succeed because it had faith.5. The underlined word “them“ in Paragraph 1 refers to .A. rocks B. flowers C. happenings D. experiences6. What unusual things did the author find?A. There was only one head on the sunflower.B. The sunflower had pushed away a big rock.C. The stalk of the sunflowe
15、r was tall and thin.D. The sunflower grew under and around a big stone.7. According to the passage,if one wants to achieve success,he/she first need .A. others help B. great abilities C. self-confidence D. a happy environment8. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Grow up to be strong wit
16、h more sunlight. B. Make the environment support you.C. Stand tall like the sunflower. D. Be proud of yourself.【答案】5. B 6. D 7. C 8. C【解析】本文通过生长在岩石下的向日葵的故事，启迪我们：要想成功，就要像向日葵一样，自信地挺起胸膛。5. 词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句 Whenever we had found flowers,we would plant them,just to bring some color to the area.无论什么时候我们发现了
17、花，我们总是要种他们，只是为了给这个地方带来一些色彩。可知指的是 flowers，故选。6. 细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句 The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk（茎）begin.It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under around it to reach the sun. 向日葵在一块大石头下面生长。故选。7. 推理判断题。根据最后一段 Thats when I realized that if a little sunflower didnt let a
18、big rock stand in its way of developing,we too have the abilities to achieve our desires.Like the sunflower,it knew it had the ability to get over the difficulty and succeed because it had faith.由此可推知“如果我们想成功，我们需要有自信。 ”故选。8. 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段 Thats when I realized that if a little sunflower didnt let a
19、 big rock stand in its way of developing,we too have the abilities to achieve our desires.Like the sunflower,it knew it had the ability to get over the difficulty and succeed because it had faith.可知如果想成功，就要像向日葵那样，自信地挺起胸膛。故选。CIdema,a Dutch Sinologist（汉学家）,has served as the director of the Chinese Lan
20、guages and Cultures Department at Leiden University of the Netherlands and was also director of Harvards Fairbank Center for East Asian Research.He has studied ancient Chinese plays,novels and literature,and has authored or translated a number of influential books published in English and other lang
21、uages.The 70-year-old Dutch Sinologist recalled his half-century-long romance with Chinese culture during a recent visit to Beijing.As a child,the vivid descriptions of China in Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winner Pearl S.Bucks books sparked Idemas interest in the country.He later read classic Chinese l
22、iterature and spent whole days pouring through works at the National Library of China.While many other experts on China focused on the countrys economic transformation,Idema continued to study traditional Chinese literature.“There were scholars studying law,religion and society,but not traditional C
23、hinese literature,which was my personal interest,“Idema explains.Finding reference books for his research,especially regional publications,used to be a huge challenge,and Idema used to spend a lot of time collecting books and other materials during visits to China.Now it is much more convenient with
24、 the Internet.Idema usually chooses less-known subjects for his research and tries to get firsthand materials.In recent years, he has devoted himself to translating Chinese folk tales and writing about Chinese folk society and folk culture.“Traditional Chinese culture is a passion.I have been studyi
25、ng it for 50 years and will continue to do so,“says the retired professor.9. What does the underlined word “sparked“ in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Increased. B. Broke. C. Performed. D. Aroused.10. Idema concentrated on traditional Chinese literature because .A. he wanted to show he was different from other
26、sB. he was interested in traditional Chinese literatureC. traditional Chinese literature is easier to study than other fieldsD. he could benefitted a lot from the traditional Chinese literature11. What may be the best title for the text?A. A Passion for Chinese Culture B. The Life of IdemaC. Idemas
27、Visit to China D. The Personal Hobby【答案】9. D 10. B 11. A【解析】本文是一篇记叙文 。主要讲述了一位名叫 Idema 的荷兰汉学家，致力于研究中国传统文学，并撰写过一些具有影响力的书籍，他常常花费很多时间收集书籍和其他相关材料，近年来，他致力于将中国民间故事与中国民间文化习俗的研究。9. 词义推断题。根据“books sparked Idemas interest in the country.He later read classic Chinese literature and spent whole days pouring thro
28、ugh works at the National Library of China”，由后句 He later read classic Chinese literature and spent whole days pouring through works at the National Library of China 后来他开始阅读中国古典文学，可推断前文的 books 引起了他对中国文学的兴趣。故选 D。10. 细节理解题。根据“There were scholars studying law,religion and society,but not traditional Chi
29、nese literature,which was my personal interest”，可知，他研究古典文学，是因为它的兴趣。故选 B。11. 主旨大意题。浏览全文，讲述的都是 Idema 关于中国古典文学的研究与热爱，结合“While many other experts on China focused on the countrys economic transformation,Idema continued to study traditional Chinese literature.“There were scholars studying law,religion an
30、d society,but not traditional Chinese literature,which was my personal interest,“Idema explains”可知，他研究古典文学是带着很大的兴趣和热情。故选 A。DIf you are hungry,what do you do?Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that?Just like your stomach,even your mind is hungry.But it never lets you know,because
31、 you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover,favorite star and many such absurd things.So it silently began to pay careful attention to your needs and never let itself grow.When mind loosens its freedom to grow,creativity gets a full stop.This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “Wha
32、t happens next?”,“Why cant I think?”,“Why am I always given the difficult problems?”Well this is the result of our own karma（宿命）of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.Hunger of the mind can be actually settled through extensive reading.Now why reading and not watching TV? Because re
33、ading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood.Just like that to develop other aspects of our life,we have to take help of reading.You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your “How to?“ questions.Once you read a book,you just dont run your
34、 eyes through the lines,but even your mind decodes（解码）it and explains it to you.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas.The same seed if used many times,can help you link and relate a lot of things
35、,of which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing lout creativity.The more the number of books you read,the more your mind will open up.Also this improves your speaking skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.Within no tim
36、e you start speaking English or any language fluently with your friends or other people and you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.12. What does the author mean by saying that our mind is hungry?A. We dont read books. B. Our creativity gets a full stop.C. We dont have a good
37、memory. D. We dont know what to do next.13. Ones mind is hungry because he/she .A. cant work out things wellB. loosens the freedom to growC. is mentally busy with many absurd thingsD. begins to pay careful attention to his needs14. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of reading?A. Helping yo
38、u develop your creativity.B. Helping you enlarge your vocabulary.C. Helping you improve your speaking skills.D. Helping you run your eyes through the lines.15. By reading more,we are sure to .A. perform better mentally in the future B. dream the wildest dreamsC. store books in your mind D. speak Eng
39、lish fluently【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A【解析】本文是一篇说明文。本文由饥饿的时候你会选择怎么做这件事，引出当代人需要阅读来填补精神的空虚与思想的无知，讲述了阅读的意义与重要性，启发人们大量阅读，在阅读中思考。12. 细节理解题。根据“Just like your stomach,even your mind is hungry”以及“When mind loosens its freedom to grow,creativity gets a full stop”可知，当我们缺乏思想时，创造力就会停止。故选 B。13. 细节理解题。根据“Just li
40、ke your stomach,even your mind is hungry.But it never lets you know,because you keep it.busy thinking about your dream lover,favorite star and many such absurd things”可知，一个人的思想比较空洞是因为，她总是忙着考虑一些毫无价值，荒唐的事情。故选 C。14. 细节理解题。根据“This is nothing but creativity.The more the number of books you read,the more
41、your mind will open up.Also this improves your speaking skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary”，阅读有益于提高创造力、扩大词汇量以及提升口语能力。故选 D。15. 推理判断题，根据“he more the number of books you read,the more your mind will open up”，你读的书越多，你的思想越开阔，可推知，阅读会让我们在精神层面更加的富足与充实，故选 A。
42、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。With the development of society,it is common that many people are rushing all the way and all day,tired and subhealthy.A patient came to see me about the stress in her life._16_One was to make her bedfrom the moment she woke up unti
43、l she flew out of the door for work.I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked,probably thinking Id been brought up by wolves in a forest._17_Two weeks later she went into my office merrily.She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 yearsand nothing bad
44、 had happened.“And you know what?“she said.“I dont dry my dishes anymore,either.”_18_One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before.The other was giving herself permission to be less than perfect.This story shows an important principle about managing time: No one
45、 can do it all.Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs（利弊权衡） .The problem is that many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last.They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves._19_So what is the solution?Theres an easy way.Decide what you
46、 want in your life,and put that first.On a daily basis,that should include regular meals,enough sleep and time with your family.Exercise,leisure,friendships and hobbies should also he regular aspects of life._20_The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life.Take a na
47、p.Take a walk.Take time to play the piano.Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers.Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos.A.However,she went along with my idea.B.She described all the things she had to do.C.T
48、his woman had made two major breakthroughs.D.Most people do not take time to relax themselves.E.They put everyone elses needs ahead of their own.F.The point is to do something for yourself every day.G.Above all,you neednt do anything for yourself regularly.【答案】16. B 17. A 18. C 19. E 20. F【解析】随着人类的发
49、展，人们总是很忙碌，疲惫并且亚健康，但是只要你改变心态，多做一些自己想做的，少做一些不得不做的，就会感觉很美好。16. 根据上句：一个病人来找我讲述她生活中的压力。可知此空要表达的意思应该是：她描述作为一个病人不得不做的事情。故选。17. 上一句提到对于作者对她提议不再收拾床铺感到惊讶。第二段提到两周之后她心情愉悦的来找作者，情绪发生了巨大变化，故该空应表示她接受了作者的建议。故选项正确。18. 由后文中的“One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seenbeforeThe other was giving herself permission to be less than perfect ”可知，该空表示这位女士的两个转变。故选项正确。19. 由上面两句可知，人们总是把自己和健康置于最后一位，对其他事物照顾得总是比自己好，故可推知选项正确：他们总是把别人的需求置于自己前面。20. 由语境可知，作者建议人们把自己想做的事情置于第一位，做你
