1、课时作业(二) 必修 Unit 2 Heroes课时练(一) 阅读理解提速练 练速度(限时：35 分钟)阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A2019陕西质量检测How to get on with their daughters has been bothering many mothers. Below are four texts from four women reflecting to an article written by Susan.Anna：My
2、 husband and I both read this article and we think it is moving, thoughtful, and the ending is wonderful. People cannot deny (否认) that envy is a natural emotion between children and parents. You have written what I am sure most mothers feel, but are too scared to admit.Clare：When I realized my daugh
3、ter had become a young woman, I didnt have any feeling of envy. On the contrary, I felt protective towards her because it is too natural for young girls to meet men. So I didnt envy her. Instead, I offered her advice on things like wearing fancy clothes which men saw as charming, and hoped she enjoy
4、ed her life.Lucy：As the mother of two girls, I was moved to tears by your article, because it reflected so many of my own feelings. I dont think I should feel ashamed if I admit that I cant get on well with my two daughters. But I love the way you have put into words what so many mums feel at this s
5、tage.Beth：There is some form of envy (忌妒) between mother and daughter. I remember suspecting that my mother envied me. I understood that she was not happy with my father and the good relationship between myself and him. the strange thing is that years later my own daughter and her father have a good
6、 relationship with each other and I can feel envy stealing in.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四位母亲读完 Susan 的文章后对自己与女儿相处发表的看法。【长难句分析】 You have written what I am sure most mothers feel, but are too scared to admit.(第二段最后一句)分析：本句是一个复合句。what 引导宾语从句。Paraphrase(英英释义 )：I believe you have written most mothers feelin
7、gs, which mothers are too fearful to admit.【词汇积累】 reflect v反映，表达 scared adj.害怕的，恐惧的 admit v承认 protective adj.保护的 suspect v怀疑1We learn from the passage that _ gets on soundly with her daughter.ASusan BAnnaC Clare DBeth答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。关键句：Instead, I offered her advice on things like wearing fancy cloth
8、es which men saw as charming, and hoped she enjoyed her life.(第三段最后一句)译文：相反，我在一些事情上给她建议：比如穿男人觉得好看的漂亮衣服等。我还希望她享受生活。根据第三段第三句“So I didnt envy her.”以及关键句可知，Clare 不但不嫉妒女儿，还给她提建议。由此可推知，Clare 跟女儿相处得不错，故选 C。2It seems that Lucy _.Adoesnt agree with what is said in the articleB has a poor relationship with he
9、r childrenC doesnt have much love for her childrenDis embarrassed to expose her feelings答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。关键句：I dont think I should feel ashamed if I admit that I cant get on well with my two daughters.(第四段第二句 )译文：如果我承认我与我两个女儿相处得不好，我认为我不应该感到惭愧。根据关键句可知，Lucy 和她的儿女相处得不好，故选 B。3According to Beths statement,
10、 the trouble results from _.Adaughters growthB mothers loveC daughters disobedienceDmothers envy答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。关键句：the strange thing is that years later my own daughter and her father have a good relationship with each other and I can feel envy stealing in.(最后一段最后一句)译文：奇怪的是，几年后，我的女儿和她的父亲相处得很好，我能感觉到内
11、心潜在的嫉妒。根据关键句并结合最后一段可知，Beth 认为母亲和女儿之间的问题主要是由母亲的嫉妒造成的，故选 D。B2019成都摸底测试“Hungary？” I looked at my school headmaster in confusion. “I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.” And with that, my adventure started. My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing school exchange year in Hungary.
12、Going on an exchange had always been my dream. When my high school offered an allyear program, I jumped at the opportunity. It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was buy a plane ticket. I knew where I wanted to go: Spain, the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses. So when I
13、 heard that I was going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked. But I decided to make the best of it, since it was, after all, a onceinalifetime opportunity. Before I knew it, I was on the airplane, leaving for Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Hungary.I had difficult times when I almost gave u
14、p. Hungarian is the hardest language on the planet. Cultural differences occasionally embarrassed both my peers and me. I had to give up eating carrots, my beautiful favorite, for Hungarians think carrots are rubbish in their country. The change in the landscape was amazing, looking nothing like sky
15、scrapers, bullet trains, cars, and people in tiny houses that I had been accustomed to. Gradually, I fell in love with the relaxing lifestyle, the warmhearted people, and getting home at 2：30 pm. at the latest from school. And I was sad to leave on my very last day.Having the host family who took me
16、 as one of their own members was the best thing Ive ever experienced. From my little sisters, I learned how to embrace life to its fullest. From my brothers I learned that its OK for a boy to run around the house. From my host parents I learned to stay positive, to smile and that when you pick the r
17、ight people and take their hands, suddenly, you become friends.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者作为一个交换生在国外学习的经历和感受。【难句分析】 From my host parents I learned to stay positive, to smile and that when you pick the right people and take their hands, suddenly, you become friends.分析：本句中两个不定式 to stay positive 和 to smile 及
18、that引导的宾语从句作谓语动词 learned 的宾语；that 引导的宾语从句中包含一个 when 引导的时间状语从句。译文：从我寄宿父母那里，我学会了保持积极和微笑以及当你选择了合适的人并且握住对方的手时，你们就会立刻变成朋友。4How did Jonathan feel when he was told to go to Hungary?AExcited and satisfied.B Confused and shocked.C Amazed and embarrassed.DDelighted and interested.答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。根据首段中的“I looke
19、d at my school headmaster in confusion”可知，作者听到这个消息很迷惑；再结合第三段中的“So when I heard that I was going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked”可知，选项 B 正确。5Why did Jonathan still decide to go to Hungary instead of Spain?AHe didnt like Spain.B He wanted to learn Hungarian.C It was a rare chance.DGoing to Hungary wa
20、s much cheaper.答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“But I decided to make the best of it, since it was, after all, a onceinalifetime opportunity”可知，作者决定充分利用这次机会，因为毕竟这是一次千载难逢的机会，所以选项 C 正确。a rare chance“一次罕见的机会” 。6What can we learn about Jonathan during his stay in Hungary?AHe fell in love with eating carrots.B He
21、couldnt wait to leave.C He was surprised by the landscape.DHe quickly got used to the life there.答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“The change in the landscape was amazing”可知选项 C 正确。7According to Jonathan, the host family _.Achanged him completelyB taught him how to dance wellC treated him as equally as a stude
22、ntDshowed him the good things of life答案与解析：D 考查推理判断。根据最后一段内容可知，作者从寄宿家庭那里学到了很多人生哲学，他们向作者展现了生活中美好的事情，故选项 D 正确。C2019济宁一模 The unusual whistle language used as a means of communication by villagers in the remote and mountainous northern Turkey has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heri
23、tage.The language is a highly developed highpitch system of whistling to communicate in rugged(崎岖的 ) areas where people mostly cannot see each other. It can allow people to communicate across great distances, up to 5 kilometers. Compared with other similar whistle languages in Spains Canary Islands,
24、 in Mexico, or in Greek villages, it has a higher tone and larger vocabulary.This unusual form of communication, which dates some 500 years ago, to the Ottoman Empire, was born from sheer necessity and widespread across the Black Sea regions.But 50 years ago, it suffered the impact of the progressio
25、n of technology and nowadays the rapid growth of cellular mobile systems has put this cultural heritage under serious threat.For centuries, the language has been passed on from grandparent to parent, from parent to child. Now, though, many of its most proficient speakers who use their tongue, teeth
26、and fingers are aging and becoming physically weak. Young people are no longer interested in learning the language or in finding ways to update its vocabulary with new words, and in a few generations it may be gone for good.“Our bird language is very convenient and efficient to communicate across th
27、e valleys. It has many benefits over yelling, which is bad for our throats， ” said Avni Kocek, head of the bird village, adding that despite setbacks because of technology, “bird language is still used by many of us. Whistle language is transmitted from our elders to us and we have the duty to trans
28、mit it to our children. We are making efforts to keep our culture alive through the annual Bird Language Festival.”Besides, the bird language has been required to be taught at primary schools since 2014 by district authorities in order to instill the practice in younger generations.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文
29、章介绍了土耳其的一种口哨语言，并谈及了对这种文化的保护措施。【难句分析】 The language is a highly developed highpitch system of whistling to communicate in rugged (崎岖的) areas where people mostly cannot see each other.(第二段第一句)分析：本句是一个主从复合句。where 引导的定语从句修饰 rugged(崎岖的) areas；不定式短语 to communicate in. 作定语，修饰名词 whistling。Paraphrase/英英释义：The
30、 language is a highly developed highpitch system of whistling. It is used to communicate among people who mostly cannot see each other in rugged (崎岖的) areas.【词汇积累】 whistle n口哨 necessity n必要，需要 heritage n遗产 efficient adj.有效率的，高效的8What is the bird languages advantage over other similar whistle languag
31、es?AIt is used as a means of communication.B It is older and has a larger number of users.C It can send more messages to farther places.DIt is a completely different system of whistling.答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。由第二段中的 Compared with other similar whistle languages in Spains Canary Islands, in Mexico, or in Gre
32、ek villages, it has a higher tone and larger vocabulary.可推知，这种语言语调高，所以它传播得更远，词汇量大，所以它传递的信息就更多。故选 C。9Whats the biggest threat to the bird language?AOther whistle languages are more effectively protected.B The necessity to use it in everyday life is disappearing.C Many of its most proficient speakers
33、are growing old.DYoung people find it too difficult to learn well enough.答案与解析：B 考查推理判断。根据第四、五段内容可推知，这种语言面对的最大的威胁是，随着科技的发展，在日常生活中已经没有使用它的必要了，故选 B。10Whats the most effective measure so far taken to protect the bird language?AIt has become a subject at primary schools.B Bird Language Festival is celeb
34、rated every month.C Cellular mobile systems are not allowed in the area.DAll parents are required to transmit it to their children.答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据最后一段可知，让这种语言成为小学的一门学科，是到目前为止为了保护这种语言所采取的最有效的措施，故选 A。11Which of the following can be the best title for the text?APreserving the Endangered Bird Language
35、B The Story of a Bird Language SpeakerC Celebrating the Bird Language FestivalDThe Disappearance of Bird Language答案与解析：A 考查标题概括。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了土耳其山区村民使用的一种有很多优势但濒临消失的口哨语言，村民和政府正采取多种措施对这种语言加以保护。A 项概括了本文的主旨，是本文的最佳标题，故选 A。D2019烟台市高考诊断性测试A Japanese company is developing a pair of smart glasses that can h
36、elp those with visual or comprehension problems to read written text more easily. Called the Oton Glass, the glasses are meant to translate text into sound using two cameras and an earpiece, both fitted to its frame.Half of the lens(镜片) is a mirror that reflects the wearers eyes back to the first ca
37、mera, which tracks eye movement. The other camera captures the text. Wearers use the glasses by staring at the text they cant read and blinking(眨眼) to trigger the glasses. Then the captured words are sent to a cloud system, which processes the text and turns it into sound played through the earpiece
38、. If the system is unable to identify the words, the images are sent to a remote worker who can deal with them.The Oton Glass lead designer, Keisuke Shimakage, started working on the glasses in 2012 to aid his father, who had developed dyslexia, a condition that makes it difficult for someone to rea
39、d and spell. While his father eventually recovered, Shimakage continued his development in order to help others with the disorder.Currently, the Oton Glass is seeking funding. Backers can get a pair of the glasses for 5,000 yen (roughly $47)Smart glasses arent a new concept, but its difficult to poi
40、nt to any single pair of smart glasses that people have reviewed favorably. It could, perhaps, be that previous products tried to do too much, or were too expensive. Thats why Intels Vaunt smart glasses stripped_out some features, like its camera, LCD screen, and speakers. The Oton Glass is for a ve
41、ry specific audience, and its relatively low price could make it more appealing to those who want an affordable way to understand the text around them.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了日本正在研发的智能眼镜的功能和原理。【难句分析】 The Oton Glass is for a very specific audience, and its relatively low price could make it more appea
42、ling to those who want an affordable way to understand the text around them.(最后一段最后一句)分析：本句是主从复合句。who 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 those。译文：Oton 眼镜是面向特殊群体的，其相对较低的价格可以使其更吸引那些想要以一种可负担得起的方式来理解他们周围的文字的人。【词汇积累】 track v追踪，跟踪 process v处理，加工 deal with 处理12What was Keisukes original purpose in designing the Oton Glass?ATo t
43、reat his fathers disease.B To translate text into sound.C To assist his father to read.DTo make written text easier to read.答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。由第三段中的“The Oton Glass lead designer, Keisuke Shimakage, started working on the glasses in 2012 to aid his father, who had developed dyslexia, a condition that ma
44、kes it difficult for someone to read and spell.”可知，Keisuke 设计 Oton 眼镜的初衷是为了帮助他的父亲，故正确答案为 C。13What is the right order how the Oton Glass works?aThe camera captures the words.bThe wearer stares at the text.cThe wearer hears the sound via the earpiece.dThe cloud system turns the text into sound.eThe we
45、arer blinks to get the glasses working.Aa, b, e, c, d B e, b, c, d, aC b, d, a, e, c Db, e, a, d, c答案与解析：D 考查推理判断。由第二段中的“Wearers use the glasses by staring at the text they cant read and blinking (眨眼) to trigger the glasses. Then the captured words are sent to a cloud system, which processes the tex
46、t and turns it into sound played through the earpiece. If the system is unable to identify the words, the images are sent to a remote worker who can deal with them.”可知，Oton 眼镜的工作原理是佩戴者盯着文本、眨眼使眼镜工作、摄像机捕捉文字、云系统把文本变成声音以及佩戴者通过耳机听到声音，与试题中的 D 选项说法一致。正确答案为 D。14The underlined part “stripped out” in the last
47、 paragraph can be replaced by “_”Aimproved BremovedC increased Dinvented答案与解析：B 考查词义猜测。由最后一段中的“It could, perhaps, be that previous products tried to do too much, or were too expensive. Thats why Intels Vaunt smart glasses stripped_out some features, like its camera, LCD screen, and speakers.”(译文：这可能
48、是以前的产品想做的太多，或者太贵了。这就是为什么英特尔的 Vaunt 智能眼镜去掉了一些功能，比如它的摄像头、LCD 屏幕和扬声器。)由此可推知，stripped out 意为“去除” ，故正确答案为 B。15What is the last paragraph mainly about?AThe advantages of the Oton Glass.B The characteristics of smart glasses.C Consumers evaluation of the Oton Glass.DThe target audiences of various smart gl
49、asses.答案与解析：A 考查段落大意。由最后一段中的“The Oton Glass is for a very specific audience, and its relatively low price could make it more appealing to those who want an affordable way to understand the text around them.”(译文：Oton 眼镜是面向特殊群体的，其相对较低的价格可以使其更吸引那些想要以一种负担得起的方式来理解他们周围的文字的人。)通读最后一段并结合上句可知，本段主要介绍了 Oton 眼镜的好处，故正确答案为 A。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。2019福州市质量检测T
