高二英语必修5 课后阅读训练 六 Unit 2Period 2.docx

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高二英语必修5课后阅读训练六Unit2Period2

课后阅读训练六

Unit2　Period2

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

TheTowerofLondonwasfirstbuiltbyWilliamtheConquerorforthepurposeofprotectingandcontrollingthecity.Todayitisoneofthemostpopulartouristsightsandattractsoverthreemillionvisitorsperyear.

　　ItwasoccasionallyusedasaRoyalpalacefortheKingsandQueensofEnglanduntilthetimeofJamesⅠ,butitisbestknownasaprisonandanexecutionplace.WithinthewallsoftheTower,princeshavebeenmurdered,spiesshot,andQueensofEnglandbeheaded.OneofthemostfamousexecutionswasthatofAnneBoleynin1536.ShewasthesecondwifeofHenryⅧ.Hewantedtogetridofherbecauseshecouldnotgivehimason.Shewastriedandfoundguilty.TheswordandtheexecutionerwerebroughtoverspeciallyfromFranceandwithonestroketheexecutionercutoffherhead.

　　TheTowerwasalsothesceneofoneofLondon’smostfamousmysteries,knownasthemysteryofthePrincesintheTower.KingEdwardⅣdiedin1483.Hehadtwosons,EdwardandRichard,andtheelder,Edward,becamekingonhisfather’sdeath.Ashewasonlytwelveyearsold,hisuncle（Richard,DukeofGloucester）becamehisProtectoruntilthetimeofhiscoronation.YoungEdwardlivedintheTower,andtheDukepersuadedEdward’sbrothertocomeandlivethereaswellsothattheycanplaytogether.ButthentheDukeannouncedthathewasthenewking,andhe,notEdward,wascrowned,callinghimselfRichardⅢ.

Afterthat,theboyswereseenlessandeventuallydisappeared.ItisbelievedthatRichardⅢorderedtheirdeaths,althoughithasneverbeenproved.Today,theTowerwheretheboyswereimprisonedistheBloodyTower.

【语篇概述】本文介绍了伦敦塔的历史。

1.TheTowerofLondonwasfirstintended______. 

A.toattracttourists

B.todefendthecountryfrominvasion

C.forWilliamtheConquerortoprotectthepeoplefrominvasion

D.fortheconquerorstocontrolthecityofLondon

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据文中第一段“TheTowerofLondonwasfirstbuiltbyWilliamtheConquerorforthepurposeofprotectingandcontrollingthecity.”可知答案。

2.TheTowerofLondonbecame______. 

A.apalacefortherulersafterJamesⅠcametopower

B.aplaceforexecutionofcommonpeopleduringthetimeofJamesⅠ

C.aplaceofattractionfortouristsrightafteritwasbuilt

D.aplacetoimprisonandexecutepeopleafterJamesⅠwascrowned

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据文中第二段第一句“ItwasoccasionallyusedasaRoyalpalace...knownasaprisonandanexecutionplace.”可知答案为D。

3.AnneBoleyn______. 

A.wasexecutedbecauseshehadcommittedacrime

B.wasbeheadedbecauseshehadlosttheking’sfavour

C.wasimprisonedintheTowerofLondonforlife

D.wassentencedtodeathaftershehadgivenbirthtoachild

【解析】选B。

推理判断题。

根据第二段“Hewantedtogetridofherbecauseshecouldnotgivehimason.Shewastriedandfoundguilty.TheswordandtheexecutionerwerebroughtoverspeciallyfromFranceandwithonestroketheexecutionercutoffherhead.”可知B项较符合题意。

4.AfterthedeathofKingEdwardⅣ______. 

A.DukeofGloucestercametopoweraccordingtothelaw

B.hisbrotherbecametheProtectoruntilEdwardwascrowned

C.DukeofGloucestertookoverthecrownbytricks

D.hissonwasbeheadedinpublic

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

从第三段最后几句可看出Gloucester公爵通过诡计欺骗Edward及其兄弟,而后自立为王。

B

　　Aroundtheworld,honeybeegroupsaredyinginhugenumbers:

Aboutone-thirdofnestscollapseeachyear.Forbeesandtheplantstheypollinate（授粉）—aswellasforbeekeepers,farmers,honeyloversandeveryoneelsewhoappreciatesthismarveloussocialinsect—thisisacatastrophe.

Honeybeecollapsehasbeenparticularlyworryingbecausethereisnoonecause,butratherathousandlittlecuts.Themainelementsincludethemixedimpactofpesticides（杀虫剂）appliedtofields,aswellaspesticidesapplieddirectlyintonetstocontrolbugs,pestsanddiseases;nutritionalshortagescausedbyvastacreagesofsingle-cropfieldsthatlackdiversefloweringplants;andcommercialbeekeepingitself,whichdestroysgroupsbymovingmostbeesaroundthecountrymultipletimeseachyeartopollinatecrops.

Therealissue,though,isnotthevolumeofproblems,buttheinteractionsamongthem.Herewefindamajorlessonfromthebeesthatweignoreatourrisk:

theconceptofsynergy（协同作用）,whereoneplusoneequalsthree,orfour,ormore.Atypicalhoneybeecolonycontainsremainsfrommorethan120pesticides.Alone,eachrepresentsabenigndose（良性剂量）.Buttogethertheyformapoisonoussoupofchemicalswhoseinterplay（相互作用）cangreatlyreducetheeffectivenessofbees’immunesystems,makingthemeasiertosufferfromdiseases.

Observingthedeathofhoneybeesshouldwarnusthatourownwell-beingmightbesimilarlythreatened,andthewidespreadcollapseofsomanygroupspresentsaclearmessage:

Wemustdemandthatourregulatoryauthoritiesrequirestudiesonhowexposuretolowdosagesofcombinedchemicalsmayaffecthumanhealthbeforeapprovingcompounds.

Beesalsoprovidesomecluestohowwemaybuildamorecollaborativerelationshipwiththeservicesthatecosystemscanprovide.Beescouldoffersomeofthepollinationserviceneededforagriculture.Peoplediscoveredthatcropharvests,andthusprofits,aremaximizedifsomecroplandareleftuncultivatedforbees.Meanwhileavarietyofwildplantsmeansahealthier,morediversebeepopulation,whichwillthenmovetotheplantedfieldsnextdoorinlargerandmoreactivenumbers.

【语篇概述】本文主要通过“蜜蜂的大量死亡”这件事,呼吁人们不要忽视这件事,要注意保护生态平衡,和大自然、生物和谐相处。

5.Bysaying“oneplusoneequalsthree,orfour,ormore”inParagraph3,theauthormeansthat________. 

A.beesunitedmeantheyaremuchmorepowerful

B.beesunitedmeantheyaremuchmorepoisonous

C.pesticidesmixedmeantheyaremuchmorepoisonous.

D.pesticidesmixedmeantheyaremuchmoreeffective.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据第三段Atypicalhoneybeecolonycontainsremainsfrommorethan120pesticides.Alone,eachrepresentsabenigndose.Buttogethertheyformapoisonoussoupofchemicalswhoseinterplaycangreatlyreducetheeffectivenessofbees’immunesystems,makingthemeasiertosufferfromdiseases.可知这些杀虫剂混合起来毒性更大。

故选C。

6.Thelessonpeoplecanlearnfrombeesdyingisthat________. 

A.medicineisaspowerfulaspesticide

B.ourhealthmightbethreatenedbypesticides

C.weshouldprotectbeesbyreducingtheusageofpesticides

D.medicinemaybeharmfultouswhenusedtogether

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据第四段Observingthedeathofhoneybeesshouldwarnusthatourownwell-beingmightbesimilarlythreatened可知D正确。

7.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Keepingabalancewithnatureisimportant.

B.Moreplantsmeanmoreandhealthierbees.

C.Beesareveryimportanttoagriculture.

D.Beescanbringingoodhigherprofitstofarmers.

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

通读最后一段,并根据第一句话判断选A。

Ⅱ.完形填空

Youhadbetterlearntobegrateful.Ifyouaregrateful,younaturally　1　yourselfuptoreceiveallkindsofblessingsandgoodthingsinlife.Youcanreceivealmosteverythingyouwant　2　.Ifyouwantrecoverysoon,startbyfeelinggratefulthatyouarestill　3　.Ifitismoremoneythatyouwant,startbeinggratefulforwhatever　4　ofmoneyyoualreadyhave. 

Yousee,showinggratitude（感恩）isthekeytoevery　5　thinginlife.Itisthekeytosuccessfulrelationships,itisthekeytosuccessfulfuturesanditisthekeyto　6　healthierandhappierlives.Andthisiswheretheimportanceofbeinggratefullies.　7　,itmakeslifebetter. 

Oneofmyfavorite　8　is“Ifyoulearntoappreciatemoreofwhatyoualreadyhave,youwillfindyourselfhavingmoretoappreciate.”Thinkaboutthat!

Somethingas　9　asa“Thankyouforbeinginmylife”or“I　10　havingyouherewithme”,cangoalongway.Itwillmaketheotherpersonfeelgood,and　11　italsowillmakeyoufeelbetter!

Somaybeyourwifeisnotvery　12　aroundthehouse,butshe’sgreatatcookingyourfavorite　13　.Or,maybeyourchild　14　milkalloveryournewshirtrightbeforeyouwalkedoutthedoorforwork,butusuallyhemakesyoulaughsomuchandmakesyou　15　theluckiestparentintheworld. 

Istrongly　16　youtomakeapromisetoyourselfforthenextweek.Decideto　17　everymorningandthinkofatleast5thingsthatyouare　18　for.Thensaythemoutloud.Youwillnoticeasmileonyourfacewithouteven　19　.In30daysyouwillfeelcompletelyrenewed.Thisisthe　20　ofbeinggrateful!

【语篇概述】本文就感恩这一话题进行讨论,旨在告诉人们感恩可以使人际关系变得融洽,使人们更加焕发活力,使生活更美好。

1.A.openB.makeC.standD.take

【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

根据前文“如果你心存感激”可知你会敞开心扉去接纳各种祝福和生活中美好的东西。

openoneselfup敞开心扉。

2.A.easilyB.correctly

C.trulyD.clearly

【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

根据上文“你可以接受几乎任何东西”可知这些东西必须是你真正想要的东西。

3.A.lovelyB.aliveC.livelyD.living

【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

如果你想尽早康复,你首先要感激你还活着。

alive活着的,常用作表语或后置定语。

4.A.amountB.numberC.kindD.plenty

【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

修饰不可数名词money常用amountof表示“多少钱”;plentyof表示“大量的”,不合语境。

5.A.terribleB.negative

C.positiveD.confusing

【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

根据上文“感恩”可知,它是生活中“乐观的,积极的”事情的钥匙。

positive积极的;negative消极的。

6.A.leadingB.taking

C.enjoyingD.looking

【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

感恩也是享受更健康、更幸福生活的钥匙。

7.A.ThereforeB.Besides

C.AnywayD.Inaword

【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

根据第二段中的排比句式,可知这里是做一下总结。

故用inaword总之。

8.A.mottosB.rulesC.habitsD.word

【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

根据下文可知此处句意为“我最喜欢的一个座右铭是”。

motto座右铭。

9.A.pleasantB.wonderful

C.shortD.moving

【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

根据下文可知,这些都是简短的表示感谢的话。

10.A.wantB.lookforwardto

C.appreciateD.wouldlike

【解析】选C。

词汇复现题。

根据上文第三段中的appreciate可知此处意为“我感谢有你陪着我”。

11.A.forsureB.ingeneral

C.insteadofD.inaddition

【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

根据上文“它让别人感觉舒服”和下文“它也使你感觉更好”可知上下文是递进关系,故用forsure一定。

ingeneral总之;insteadof代替;inaddition此外（使用时,与后面的句子常用逗号隔开）。

12.A.lazyB.beautiful

C.carelessD.organized

【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

也许你的妻子不善于整理家务。

organized有条理的,安排有序的。