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同步外研英语必修2新突破阶段综合检测1含答案
阶段综合检测
(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Englishteenagersaretoreceivecompulsory(强制的)cookinglessonsinschools.Theideaistoencouragehealthyeatingtofightthecountry'sincreasingobesity(肥胖症)rate.It'sfearedthatbasiccookingandfoodpreparationskillsarebeinglostasparentsturntopreparedconveniencefood.
CookingwasonceregardedasanimportantpartofeducationinEngland—evenifitwasmainlyaimedatgirls.Inrecentdecades,cookinghasprogressivelybecomeaminoractivityinschools.Inmanycasestheschoolsthemselveshavegivenupcookingmealsintheirkitchens.Buttherisinglevelofobesityhasledtoarethinkaboutthefoodthatchildrenaregivenandtheskillstheyshouldbetaught.
“WhatIwantistoteachyoungpeoplehowtodobasic,simplerecipes(食谱)likeatomatosauce,asimplecurry,astirfry,whichtheycanusenowathomeandthenintheirlaterlife,”saidEdBalls,theministerresponsibleforschools.
ThenewlessonsareduetostartinSeptember,butsomeschoolswithoutkitchenswillbegivenlongertimetoadapt.Itisalsolikelytobeashortageofteacherswiththerightskills,sincethetrendhasbeentoteachfoodtechnologyratherthanpracticalcooking.Alsothecompulsorylessonsforhandsoncookingwillonlybeonehouraweekforoneterm.Butthewellknowncookerywriter,PruLeith,believesitwillbeworthit.
“Ifwe'ddonethisthirtyyearsago,wemightnothavethecrisiswe'vegotnowaboutobesityandlackofknowledgeaboutfoodandsoon.Everychildshouldknowhowtocook,notjustsothatthey'llbehealthy,butbecauseit'salifeskillwhichisarealpleasure.”
TherenewedinterestincookingisprimarilyaresponsetothelevelofobesityinBritainwhichisamongthehighestinEurope,andaccordingtogovernmentfigures,halfofalltheBritishwillbeobesein25yearsifcurrenttrendsarenotstopped.
【语篇解读】 英国青少年将在学校接受必修的烹饪课的学习。
这个课程旨在鼓励健康饮食,从而与日益上升的肥胖率作斗争。
1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.
A.thecompulsorycookingclasses
B.thelostcookingskills
C.thehealthyeating
D.thereasonforobesity
A [主旨大意题。
文章开门见山,指出本文的主题“Englishteenagersareto...lessonsinschools”,下文也围绕该主题展开。
故A项正确。
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2.InwhatwaywillcookinglessonsbenefitthestudentsaccordingtoPruLeith?
A.Theywillbeabletogainweightbackfortheirhealthydiet.
B.Theywillbehealthyandenjoythepleasureofsuchalifeskillaswell.
C.Theywillprobablytakeinfewcaloriesandkeepawellbalanceddiet.
D.Theywillresistthetemptationofprepreparedconveniencefood.
B [细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段中的“Everychildshouldknow...isarealpleasure”可知,PruLeith认为学习烹饪有助于学生身体健康,而且也是很有趣的一种生活技能。
故B项正确。
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3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.cookinghasalwaysbeenanimportantpartofschooleducationinEngland
B.Englishteenagerswillhavetheircookinglessonstwiceaweekforoneyear
C.theobesityrateinBritainhasbeenrapidlygrowinginrecentdecades
D.studentswillpayalotofmoneytoschoolsfortheircookinglessons
C [推理判断题。
从倒数第一段中的“halfofall...notstopped”可知,近几十年英国的肥胖率上升很快。
故C项正确。
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B
Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometresawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabour,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.
Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60hourweekstosupportouryoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries,savingusfromhavingtowalkalongdistancefromwherewelive.
IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,andthencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itisreallyanhonourthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutofhiswayforsomeonehehasnevermetbefore.
Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadanamazingeffectonourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity(人性)asawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。
本文描述了作者因家中的自行车被偷而得到了很多人无私帮助的经历。
4.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?
A.Theman'sjobwasbikeracing.
B.Itwastheironlypossession(财产).
C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.
D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.
D [推理判断题。
根据第二段的内容“Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60hourweekstosupportouryoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries,savingusfromhavingtowalkalongdistancefromwherewelive.”说明这辆自行车对作者家的日常生活很重要,故D项正确。
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5.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.
A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek
B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas
C.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily
D.thestrangerbroughtoverthebike
C [推理判断题。
根据第一段中“...Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometresawayfromhometowork.”及第二段中“Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60hourweekstosupportouryoungfamily.”可知作者家的经济情况很不好,丈夫工作也很辛苦,故C项正确。
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6.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?
A.Fromradiobroadcasts.
B.Fromanewspaper.
C.FromTVnews.
D.Fromastranger.
B [细节理解题。
根据第三段中“IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.”可知作者给报社写了信,人们是通过报纸知道他们的故事的,故B项正确。
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7.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?
A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.
B.Oneshouldtakecareofhisbike.
C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.
D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.
D [推理判断题。
根据最后一段中“Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.”可知我们一个小小的善意的行为对别人来说可能会有很大的意义,故D项正确。
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C
Someoftheworld'smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying(联合)voiceacrosscultures.
Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.
It'sJasonMoran'sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter'sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.
“Jazzseemslikeit'snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio'sreporterNealConan.“WhatI'mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwhiteanymore.It'sactuallycolor,andit'sactuallydigital.”
Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan'tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.
Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller'smusicforadanceparty,“justtokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,”saysMoran.“Forme,it'stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion(情感)lie?
Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight(感悟)onhowtotalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?
Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,”saysMoran,“soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。
文章介绍了国际爵士乐日的设立以及爵士乐现在面临的问题,探讨了爵士乐的未来。
8.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?
A.Torememberthebirthofjazz.
B.Toprotectculturaldiversity.
C.Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.
D.Torecognizethevalueofjazz.
D [细节理解题。
根据第一段中的“...toraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying(联合)voiceacrosscultures.”可知,设立国际爵士乐日是为了提高人们对爵士乐的认识,故选D项“认可爵士乐的价值”。
A、B、C三项无中生有,文章没有提及A项“纪念爵士乐的诞生”、B项“保护文化的多样性”和C项“鼓励人们学习音乐”。
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9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph3referto?
A.Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible.
B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster.
C.Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung.
D.Thejazzaudiencebecominglarger.
C [代词指代题。
第二段提到在美国爵士乐的听众数量正在减少,爵士乐未能受到年轻一代的欢迎,第三段首句提到JasonMoran的工作就是要帮助改变这一现象,由此可知that指代“爵士乐不受年轻人欢迎”这一现象,故选C项。
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10.WhatcanweinferaboutMoran'sopiniononjazz?
A.Itwilldisappeargradually.
B.Itremainsblackandwhite.
C.Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes.
D.Itchangesevery50years.
C [推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段中JasonMoran的话可知,他认为世界的运作方式跟以前不一样了,爵士乐也应该继续发展,故选C项。
A项无中生有,文章没有提到“爵士乐会逐渐消失”。
B项颠倒是非,根据第四段中的“...jazzisnotblackandwhiteanymore.”可知,爵士乐不再是黑白的。
D项无中生有,文章没有提到“爵士乐每50年改变一次”。
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11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ExploringtheFutureofJazz
B.TheRiseandFallofJazz
C.TheStoryofaJazzMusician
D.CelebratingtheJazzDay
A [标题归纳题。
文章介绍了国际爵士乐日的设立,讨论了爵士乐现在面临的问题,即未受到年轻一代的关注,且其娱乐方面的属性已经丢失,故A项“探索爵士乐的未来”作为标题最合适。
B项曲解文意,文章不是介绍“爵士乐的兴衰”。
C项无中生有,文章没有讲述“一个爵士乐音乐家的故事”。
D项以偏概全,第一段提到了国际爵士乐日的设立,但文章不是主要介绍“庆祝爵士乐日”的。
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D
Manyblindpeopleuseguidedogstohelpthemgetsafelyfromplacetoplaceandtowarnthemofdanger.Butwhatcanblindpeopledoiftheyareallergic(过敏的)todogsorjustdon'tlikethem?
Forsomepeople,theanswerisprovidedbytheGuideHorseFoundation.
JanetandDonBurlesonfoundedtheorganizationin1999.Theybegantrainingm