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人教版新课改适用高中英语必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom单元质量检测
Unit2单元质量检测
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选择题部分
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Experienceaboutfoodisabouttheplace,thetimeandthepeople,and“thebestmeal”canbefoundinafinediningrestaurantoracrowdedstreetmarket.Howcanyourecreatethatspecialmomentinfluencedbyplaceandtime?
Travelisbecomingthemostpopularreasontovisitmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Herearetheplacesthatconsistentlyexcitethesenses.
SouthofFrance
Marketswithfreshfruitsandvegetablesandbutchershopsareabundant.Regional(地区的)winesareexcellent.AndfreshlybakedFrenchbreadwithFrenchbutteriswhatmemoriesaremadeof.Takeachairinanancientwalledcityforamealwithaviewthatyouwillneverforget.
Barcelona
Thisbustlingcityfilledwithuniquebuildingsisacityforloversofhistory,architecture,andfood.KioskoUniversal,acounterrestaurantatonecornerofthemarket,preparessomeofthesimplestandbestfoodwe'veeverhad.Giveyourselfaweektoexploreandseeeverythingthecityoffers.Thecityisnottobemissed.
Italy
It'shardtochooseoneplaceorcitytovisit.SomeofourfavoriteplacesincludethecoastalregionsontheAdriaticandTuscany.Friulistoleourheartslastyearwithitsmanyuniquewines,smallartisanfoodproducers,andinfluencesfromneighboringcountrieslikeAustriaandGermany.
MexicoCity
Fromunbelievablefoodmarketsandcasualstreetstands,MexicoCityhasbecometheplacetotravelforfoodlovers.Ifyouwanttoeatlocally,orderaHurache,astreetfoodspecialty.AllyouneedisthelocalmicrobreworMezcal(梅斯卡尔酒)towashitdown.
1.Wherecanyoutastedeliciousfoodwhileenjoyingbeautifulscenery?
A.SouthofFrance. B.Barcelona.
C.Italy.D.MexicoCity.
解析:
选A 细节理解题。
根据标题SouthofFrance下的最后一句“Takeachairinanancientwalledcityforamealwithaviewthatyouwillneverforget.”可知,法国南部风景宜人且美食诱人。
故选A项。
2.WhatisKioskoUniversal?
A.Amarket.B.Abutchershop.
C.Arestaurant.D.Astreetstand.
解析:
选C 细节理解题。
根据标题Barcelona下的第二句“KioskoUniversal,acounterrestaurantatonecornerofthemarket...”可知,KioskoUniversal是一个饭店。
故选C项。
3.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?
A.Theyarefamousforwines.
B.Theyhaveancientbuildings.
C.TheylieinEurope.
D.Theyarenotedfortastyfood.
解析:
选D 推理判断题。
根据第一段第一句可知,这四个地方的共同点是都有美味的食物。
故选D项。
B
In1957,MaxVernonMathewswrotethefirstcomputerprogramcalledMusic,whichenabledacomputertocreatesoundandplayitback.HewasthenworkingasanengineeratBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.ItenabledalargeIBMcomputertoplayaseventeensecondpieceofmusichehadwritten.
Thecomputerwassoslowthatittookanhourtoplaytheseventeensecondpieceofmusic.SoMathewsmovedtheworktoatapeplayertoplaythemusicatanormalspeed.Helatersaidthatthesoundqualityofthemusicalnoteswasnotgreat,butthetechnicalimportanceofthemusicwashuge.
ThesciencefictionwriterArthurC.ClarkevisitedBellLaboratoriesinthe1960s.Heheardacomputer“sing”thesongDaisyBellondevices(设备)andlearnedabouttheprogramsdevelopedbyMathewsandotherengineers.Clarkenotedthistechnologyinhisbook2001:
ASpaceOdyssey,whichwaslatermadeintoamovie.
MathewscontinuedcreatingotherversionsoftheMusicprogram.Hebecameinterestedinhowcomputerscouldhelpmusiciansoutsiderecordingstudios.TheGrooveprogramhedevelopedwasthefirstcomputerprogrammadeforliveperformances.
HealsodevelopedanelectronicdevicehecalledtheRadioBaton,whichlooksliketwodrumsticks.Itenablestheusertocontrolthespeedandsoundlevelsoforchestralmusic(管弦乐)playedonacomputerbymovingthetwosticksonaspecialelectronicsurface.
Mathewssaidhebelievedmodernmusicianswerenotmakingfulluseofthepowerofcomputermusic.Hesaidaviolinalwayssoundslikeaviolin.ButwithhisMusic,thewayaviolinsoundsisunlimited.Hedidnotwantcomputersoundstoreplacelivemusic,buthehopedcomputerswouldonedaybeconsideredseriousinstruments.
语篇解读:
本文是记叙文。
MaxVernonMathews把音乐与计算机结合起来,创造了魅力无穷的计算机音乐。
4.WhydidClarkevisitBellLaboratories?
A.Tomakehisbookintoamovie.
B.TohelpMathewsdevelopMusic.
C.Tosatisfyhisowncuriosityaboutmusic.
D.Togathermaterialsforhisliterarycreation.
解析:
选D 推理判断题。
根据第三段可知,Clarke在他的一本书里涉及了Mathews的电子音乐技术。
由此可推知,Clarke主要是为文学创作获取素材才去BellLaboratories的。
5.WhatdoesMathewsthinkofhisMusic?
A.Itismorepleasanttotheear.
B.Itcanhelpmakemoresounds.
C.Itwillfinallyreplacetheviolin.
D.Itismorepopularthanlivemusic.
解析:
选B 细节理解题。
根据最后一段可知,一般小提琴发出的声音就是那一种,用Mathews的Music可以让它的声音有无数种,即他的Music能帮助发出更多声音。
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMathews?
A.Heisthefatherofcomputermusic.
B.Hiscreationsucceededonthefirsttry.
C.HewroteMusictoreplaceinstruments.
D.Hechangedthefunctionsofcomputers.
解析:
选A 推理判断题。
根据全文可知,是Mathews首先创造了计算机音乐,并进而发展出一系列与音乐相关的电子产品,在音乐界掀起了一场革命,故他是计算机音乐之父。
C
ArecentStanfordstudyfoundthatAmerica'sstudentsareshockinglybadattellingfactfromfictioninthisdigitalage.It'sapparentthatsomethinghastochangeinthenation'sclassrooms.Thatsomething,accordingtoProfessorSamWineburg,oneofthoseStanfordresearchers,is“practice.”
“Howdotheybecomepreparedtomakethechoicesaboutwhattobelieve,whattoforward,whattoposttotheirfriends,”WineburgaskedonNPR'sAllThingsConsidered,“whenteachersgivenopracticetothem?
”
PatriciaHunt,anexperiencedteacheratWakefieldHighSchoolinArlington,Va.,isdoingsomethingshehasneverdonebefore:
helpingtopilotanew,digitalcoursecalledthecheckologyvirtualclassroom.ItcomesfromthenonprofitTheNewsLiteracyProject.
Hunt'sstudents,mostofthemseniors,workinthreesorfours.They'representedwithaseriesofstoriesthatarerapidlyandbroadlyspreadviatheInternet.Somearefalseinformation.Someareads.Andsomearepurefact.
“Wedon'tknowwhichiswhichatthispoint,”laughsstudentKahderSmith.“Weactuallyhavetositdown,takeourtime,andactuallyreadthem.AndprobablyGooglesomestufftoseeifit'srealornot.”
Apostclaimsthatmorethanadozenpeoplediedafterreceivingthefluvaccine(疫苗)inItalyandthattheCDC(CentersforDiseaseControl)isnowtellingpeoplenottogetaflushot.
“Imean,I'veheardmanyunconfirmedreportsthattheflushot'sbadforyou,”studentAutumnCoopersays.Butinstinct(直觉)tellsherthestory'swrong.“Itjustdoesn'tlooklikeareliablesource.ItlookslikethisisoffFacebookandsomeonesharedit.”Cooperlabelsthestory“fiction”.Andshe'sright.
Insteadofteachingstudentsthefundamentalsoffactchecking,manyschoolssimplyignoretheproblem,blockingsocialmediasitesonschoolcomputers.
“It'sliketeachingstudentstodriveintheparkinglotandthensendingthemoutonthehighwayandsaying‘Goodluck!
'”saysAudreyChurch,presidentoftheAmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrarians.
语篇解读:
本文是议论文。
美国的一些学校开设了教学生如何鉴别网络消息真假的课程,很多专家学者表示赞同。
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2referto?
A.Stanfordresearchers. B.Mediapeople.
C.Students.D.Teachers.
解析:
选C 代词指代题。
根据第一段中的“America'sstudentsareshockinglybadattellingfactfromfictioninthisdigitalage”可知,在电子时代,美国的学生缺乏辨别真假消息的能力,由此可推测,这里是问“这些学生”怎样才能做好准备选择相信、传递、发布哪些消息呢?
另外,根据第二段末的“whenteachersgivenopracticetothem”也可推测,这里的they指的是学生。
8.HowdoesHuntrunthedigitalcourse?
A.Byinvitingexpertstogivestudentslectures.
B.ByaskingstudentstogoontheInternettogether.
C.Bytakingstudentstoanewsorganizationregularly.
D.Bylettingstudentsidentifyfactualinformationingroups.
解析:
选D 细节理解题。
根据第四、五段内容可知,Hunt让她的学生三四人一组鉴别真假消息。
9.AccordingtoChurch,whatshouldschoolsdo?
A.Helpstudentsimprovedrivingskills.
B.Teachstudentshowtospotfalsenews.
C.Allowstudentstodriveonthehighway.
D.Askstudentstoavoidusingsocialmedia.
解析:
选B 推理判断题。
根据最后两段内容可知,Church认为学校屏蔽社交媒体的做法就像是在停车场教会学生们开车后让他们直接上高速,这样做无疑风险很大。
由此可推测他反对学校屏蔽社交媒体的做法,而是希望学校能够教孩子们如何识别假新闻。
10.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?
A.ThefindingsofarecentStanfordstudy.
B.Aneducationalissueinthedigitalage.
C.Theinfluenceofawidelyspreadpost.
D.Anexperiencedhighschoolteacher.
解析:
选B 主旨大意题。
通读全文可知,本文讨论了在电子时代,老师如何帮助学生们学会鉴别网络消息的真假,这是一个教育问题。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(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。
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