高中英语 必修二第一单元检测.docx

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高中英语必修二第一单元检测

第一单元过关检测

Ⅰ.阅读理解

第一节:

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。

A

IfyouthinkaboutWorldHeritageSites,youprobablythinkofplacesconnectedwithancientartandculture,historicalbuildingsandmonuments.Andofcourse,manyoftheseareontheWorldHeritageList（WHL）（世界遗产名录）.ButtheWHLcontainsalotofsitesthatarenotsoobvious.Let’slookatafewofthem.

RobbenIslandinSouthAfrica

Thisislandwasusedthroughthecenturiesasaprison,ahospitalandamilitarybase.Butit’sprobablymostfamousasamaximum-securityprisonforpoliticalprisonersinthetwentiethcentury.NelsonMandelawasoneofitsmostfamousresidents.TheWHLsaysitrepresents“thetriumphofdemocracyandfreedomoveroppressionandracism”.

BordersofFranceandSpain

Thisisanareaofgreatnaturalbeautyandthemountainshavemanyinterestinggeologicalformations.Butitisalsoanareaofsmallfarms.PeopletherestilluseatypeofagriculturethatusedtobecommoninmountainousareasofEuropebuthasalmostcompletelydisappearedinmoderntimes.

ThecityofBrasilia,Brazil

Brasiliaisacapitalcitythatwascreatedfromnothingin1956.TheWHLcallsit“alandmarkinthehistoryoftownplanning”.Thedifferentareasofthecityandthebuildingsthemselveswerealldesignedatthesametimecarefully.Everypartofthecityshowstheideasoftheplanerandarchitect.

SimienNationalPark,Ethiopia

SimienNationalParkwasoneofthefirstsitestobelistedin1978.ItisoneofthehighestmountainareasinAfrica,andtheWHLcallsit“oneofthemostspectacularlandscapesintheworld”.Itisalsoimportantforitswildlife.Thepopulationofsomerareanimalsisgettingsmallerandsmaller.

1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout　　　. 

A.theremainsofancientculturesontheWHL

B.thehouseholdheritagesitesontheWHL

C.someofthenotsoobvioussitesontheWHL

D.placesofartisticorculturalimportance

提示:

根据第一段中的“ButtheWHLcontainsalotofsitesthatarenotsoobvious.”这一信息可知,C项正确。

答案:

C

2.TheWHLhaslistedBordersofFranceandSpainprobablybecause　　　. 

A.itshowsuspastEuropeansocietythroughthetypeofagriculture

B.thisisanareaofgreatnaturalbeauty

C.themountainstherehavemanyinterestinggeologicalformations

D.peopletherestilluseatypeofagriculturethatiscommoninEuropeinmoderntimes

提示:

根据“Butitisalsoanareaofsmallfarms.PeopletherestilluseatypeofagriculturethatusedtobecommoninmountainousareasofEuropebuthasalmostcompletelydisappearedinmoderntimes.”这一信息可知,A项正确。

答案:

A

3.WhichofthefollowingsiteswaslistedontheWHLforitspoliticalsymbol?

A.SimienNationalPark,Ethiopia

B.ThecityofBrasilia,Brazil

C.BordersofFranceandSpain

D.RobbenIslandinSouthAfrica

提示:

根据“Butit’sprobablymostfamousasamaximum-securityprisonforpoliticalprisonersinthetwentiethcentury.”这一信息可知,D项正确。

答案:

D

4.WhichofthefollowingsiteswaslistedontheWHLforthewonderfulplanofbuildings?

A.RobbenIslandinSouthAfrica.

B.ThecityofBrasilia,Brazil.

C.BordersofFranceandSpain.

D.SimienNationalPark,Ethiopia.

提示:

根据“TheWHLcallsit‘alandmarkinthehistoryoftownplanning’.Thedifferentareasofthecityandthebuildingsthemselveswerealldesignedatthesametimecarefully.”这一信息可知,B项正确。

答案:

B

B

ThepeoplewhobuiltStonehengeinsouthernEnglandthousandsofyearsagohadwildparties,eatingbarbecuedpigsandbreakingpottery.Thisisaccordingtorecentworkbyarchaeologists—historyexpertswhoinvestigatehowhumanbeingslivedinthepast.

ArchaeologistsdiggingnearStonehengelastyeardiscoveredtheremainsofalargeprehistoricvillagewheretheythinkthebuildersofthemysteriousstonecircleusedtolive.

Thevillageisabout4,600yearsold,thesameageasStonehengeandasoldasthepyramidsinEgypt.Itislessthantwomilesfromthefamousancientlandmarkandliesinsideamassiveman-madecirculardirtwall,or“henge”,knownastheDurringtonWalls. 

Remainsfoundatthesiteincludedjewelry,stonearrowheads,toolsmadeofdeerantlers,woodenspearsandhugeamountsofanimalbonesandbrokenpottery.“ThesefindssuggestStoneAgepeoplewenttothevillageatspecialtimesoftheyear‘tofeastandparty’”,saysMikeParkerPearsonfromSheffieldUniversityinEngland.

Hesaidmanyofthepigbonestheyfoundhadbeenthrownawayhalf-eaten.Healsosaidthepartygoersappearedtohaveshotsomeofthefarmpigswitharrows,possiblyasakindofsportbeforebarbecuingthem.

AnancientroadwhichledfromthevillagetotheAvonwasalsofound.Here,theexpertsthink,peoplecameaftertheirpartiestothrowdeadrelativesinthewatersothebodieswouldbewasheddownstreamtoStonehenge.

TheexpertsbelieveStonehengewaslikeacemeterywhereancientBritonsburiedthedeadandrememberedtheirancestors.“ThetheoryisthatStonehengeisakindofspirithometotheancestors,”ParkerPearsonsays.

TherecentdiscoveryofthevillagewithintheDurringtonWallsshowsthatStonehengedidn’tstandalonebutwaspartofamuchbiggerreligioussite,accordingtoParkerPearson.

PeoplestillcometoworshipandcelebrateatStonehengetoday.Theymeettherewhenthesunsetsontheshortestdayofwinterandwhenitrisesonthelongestdayofsummer.Butthedaysofbarbecuingwholepigsthereandthrowingfamilymembersintotheriverareathingofthepast.

5.WhatwasStonehengeaccordingtothetext?

A.Avillagewherehundredsofpeopleoncelived.

B.Aplacethatregularlyhostedlargeparties.

C.Achurchwherelocalvillagerswouldgetmarried.

D.Asitewheredeadpeoplewereplacedorremembered.

提示:

细节理解题。

根据第七段中的“...waslikeacemeterywhereancientBritonsburiedthedeadandrememberedtheirancestors.”可知。

答案:

D

6.Theunderlinedword“It”（Paragraph3）refersto“　　　”. 

A.thevillageB.Stonehenge

C.thepyramidD.thedirtwall

提示:

词义猜测题。

由文章第三段可知。

答案:

A

7.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthepeoplewhocametothevillage　　　. 

A.likedtodrinkwineB.knewhowtohunt

C.werefromEgyptD.livedbytheAvon

提示:

细节理解题。

从第四段中的“...toolsmadeofdeerantlers,woodenspearsandhugeamountsofanimalbones”和第五段中的“possiblyasakindofsportbeforebarbecuingthem”可知。

答案:

B

8.WhendopeoplemostoftengotoStonehengetoday?

A.Whenanewdiscoveryismade.

B.Atthebeginningofsummerandwinter.

C.Onthelongestandshortestdaysoftheyear.

D.Whentheywanttohaveabarbecue.

提示:

细节理解题。

根据最后一段中的“Theymeettherewhenthesunsetsontheshortestdayofwinterandwhenitrisesonthelongestdayofsummer.”可知。

答案:

C

C

TheLeshanGiantBuddhaisastatueofMaitreya（弥勒佛）insittingposture.TheBuddhaislocatedinSichuanProvince,facingMinRiver,QingyiRiverandDaduRiver.InDecember,1996,theBuddhawasincludedbyUNESCOonthelistoftheWorldHeritage（世界遗产录）.

Thestatuewasbegunintheyear713intheTangDynastyandfinishedintheyear803.TheBuddhais71metershigh.The9-meter-longinstep（脚背）isbigenoughforonehundredpeopletositonandthe24-meter-wideshoulderislargeenoughtobeabasketballplayground.

AmonkcalledHaiTongisconnectedwiththeBuddhaforever.Atthattime,wildwatersbroughtoutmanyboataccidentsandpeoplejustputthedisasterdowntothepresenceofawaterspirit.SoHaiTongdecidedtomakeastatuebesidetheriverthinkingthattheBuddhawouldbringthewaterspiritundercontrol.After20years’beggingfromdoortodoor,hefinallycollectedenoughmoneyfortheplan.Whensomelocalgovernmentofficialstriedtogetthisamountofmoney,HaiTongsaidthattheycouldgethiseyeballbutnotthemoneyraisedfortheBuddha.Afterhedugouthiseyeball,theseofficialsranawayscared.TheprojectwashalfdonewhenHaiTongpassedaway,andtwoofhisdisciples（门徒）continuedthework.Afteratotalof90years’hardwork,theprojectwasfinallycompleted.

Havingsuchalonghistory,theBuddhawasnearlydestroyedbythewindandrain.TheChinesegovernmentbegantherepairingworkin1963undertheinstructionofexpertsfromUNESCO.

9.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.ToexplaintheLeshanGiantBuddhabriefly.

B.TotellushowtheLeshanGiantBuddhawasbuilt.

C.TosaywheretheLeshanGiantBuddhais.

D.TomentionhowtheLeshanGiantBuddhacameintotheWorldHeritage.

提示:

主旨大意题。

文章主要说明了乐山大佛的概况,包括它的位置、外观、地位及修筑过程,故选A项。

答案:

A

10.HowdidHaiTonggetthemoneyfortheBuddha?

A.Bycallingfordonation.B.Byworkingontheriver.

C.Byaskingthegovernment.D.Bysellinghiseyeball.

提示:

细节理解题。

根据第三段第四句可知,海通和尚是通过化缘的方式来筹得筑大佛的资金。

答案:

A

11.Accordingtothepassage,theLeshanGiantBuddha　　　. 

A.wascompletedwhenHaiTongwasalive

B.doesn’texistnow

C.playedanimportantroleincontrollingtheriver

D.hasbeenaWorldHeritagesiteforovertenyears

提示:

细节理解题。

由第一段最后一句可知乐山大佛被列为世界文化遗产已经有十多年了。

答案:

D

第二节:

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。

Areyoutrulyhappy?

Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?

　12　ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife. 

※Makeaplanforattaining（实现）goalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodswillbelikelytoincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvalue.

※Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.　13　 

※Whensomethinggoeswrong,trytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinself-pity.Trulyhappypeopledon’tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavour.

※　14　Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness. 

※　15　Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunch,takealo