学年译林版英语选修八新素养同步练习Unit 2 The universal language Section Ⅰ 知能演练轻松.docx
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学年译林版英语选修八新素养同步练习Unit2TheuniversallanguageSectionⅠ知能演练轻松
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A
IstartedtolearnEnglishfromthefirstgrade.ThatyearIwassix.InclassIlearnedbasicphrasesforgreetinganddescribingobjects.Idon’thavemuchmemoryforthefirstyearofEnglishlearning.TheonlythingthatIstillrememberisreadingvocabularylist.AclassmateofminewhowasgoodatEnglishwouldleadthewholeclasstoreadthelist.OneofthenewwordsthatIlearnedthatyearwas“earth”.“Theearthorbitsthesun,”hesaidinChinese.Everytimewecametotheword“earth”,hewouldrepeatthatsentence.Iwassecretlyadmiringhimbecauseheknewtheearthorbitsthesun.
MyfamilymovedwhenIwasinmysecondgrade,andItransferred(转学)toaprivateschool.MyEnglishclasscontinued.LuckilyIcouldusethesameseriesoftextbooks.
Istayedinthesameprivateschoolformyjuniorhighschool,whichisfromthe7thtothe9thgrade.Injuniorhighschool,IhardlyfeltmyEnglishskillimprovedbecausethefirstEnglishclassherewasstilltitled“GoodMorning”andthecontentwasstillbasicgreetings.
Followingwasoneyearofhighschoollife:
a_different_school,_the_same_story.
Thenmyfamilymovedagain,andIbegantoreallyuseEnglish.WecametoAmerica.Iattendedacoupleyearsofhighschool,andnowI’mincollege.IlearntowriteessaysandstarttoreadbooksinEnglish.Icanseemyprogress.However,Istillhavealotofspacetoimprove.Inwriting,theflowbetweensentencesisn’tgoodandI’mstillusingbasicwords.Inspeaking,maybebecauseIhangoutwithChinesespeakingfriendstoomuch,ittakesmetimetothinkwhentellinglongstories.
【解题导语】 作者讲述了她学习英语的经历。
1.InGradeOne,theauthoradmiredthatclassmatebecausehe________.
A.couldspeaktwolanguages
B.hadaverywidevocabulary
C.oftenledthewholeclasstoread
D.knewabouttheearthandthesun
D 解析:
细节理解题。
根据第一段的“Iwassecretlyadmiringhimbecauseheknewtheearthorbitsthesun.”可知,答案应选D项。
2.HowdidtheauthormostprobablyfeelduringthefirstEnglishclassinjuniorhighschool?
A.Moved. B.Interested.
C.Disappointed.D.Relaxed.
C 解析:
推理判断题。
根据第三段的“Injuniorhighschool...stillbasicgreetings.”可推断,作者当时很失望。
3.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthornow?
A.Sheislookeddownuponbyothers.
B.Shestillisn’tveryfluentinEnglish.
C.ShehasnochancetospeakChinesenow.
D.ShelikespractisingEnglishthroughtellinglongstories.
B 解析:
推理判断题。
根据第五段的However后面的内容可推断,作者现在英语还不是很流利。
4.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4meansinseniorhighschooltheauthor________.
A.didn’tliveaverydifficultlife
B.likedhernewschoolverymuch
C.learnedEnglishinadifferentway
D.hadtolearnsimpleEnglishalloveragain
D 解析:
句意理解题。
根据第三段的内容可知,作者进入初中后英语又得从头学习,而画线句子的意思是:
进入高中后还是这样,故选D项。
B
TheRenaissance,consideredbymodernscholarstohavebeenthetimebetween1300and1600,wasaperiodofEuropeanhistorywhenmanynewinventionsandbeliefscameintobeing.
TheRenaissanceistracedbacktorichItaliancitiessuchasFlorence,Milan,andVenice.Inthesecitiesbusinessmenstartedtospendtheirextramoneyonthingslikepaintingandeducation,andtoconsidernewtechniquesofbankingandsystemsofgovernment.Anewtypeofscholar,thehumanist(人文主义者)arose.Humanismwasconcernedwithhumankindandculture.LatinandGreek,literatureandphilosophy,musicandmathematicswereamongthesubjectshumanistsstudied.
TheRenaissancegaverisetonewformsofpaintingandsculpture.DuringtheRenaissance,artistswerenolongerregardedasmereartisans(工匠).Manyartistsdrewonmathematicsinordertobecomemoreaccurateintheirmeasurements(度量)andtomakesureanobjectwaspresentedinrealisticproportions.Theyalsostudiedthewaylighthitsobjectsandthewaysoureyesperceive(注意到)it.Anewkindofpaint,calledoilpaint,wasinvented.
TheRenaissanceaffectedallofthesociety.Manypeoplebecameinterestedinpolitics,andtheworldoutsidetheirtowns.Theybecameexplorers,businessmen,etc.Theeffectonreligionwasespeciallystrong.IntheMiddleAgespeoplewereprimarilyconcernedwithservingthechurchandgettingtoheaven.Buttheincreaseinartsandeducationgavepeoplethingstolookforwardtoinlife,andmadethemloseinterestinthechurch.
TheRenaissanceproducedmanygreatminds.LeonardodaVinciwasoneofthegreatest,althoughhewasnotregardedthatwayatthetime.AmonghismanyworksofartwereTheMonaLisaandTheLastSupper.Heisalsoregardedasagreatinventor,andiscreditedforcomingupwiththeideaofthehelicopter.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了文艺复兴给整个社会所带来的影响。
5.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,theRenaissance________.
A.occurredalloverEurope
B.startedinItaly
C.influencedart,finance,andphysicaleducation
D.wasthemostpopularinFlorence
B 解析:
细节理解题。
根据第二段中的“TheRenaissanceistracedbacktorichItaliancitiessuchasFlorence,Milan,andVenice.”可知,文艺复兴运动始于意大利,所以正确答案为B。
6.WhichofthefollowingtookplaceduringtheRenaissance?
A.Peoplestoppedgoingtochurch.
B.Newformsofpaintingemerged.
C.Oilpaintbecameverypopular.
D.Thehumanistsdisappeared.
B 解析:
细节理解题。
根据第三段中的“TheRenaissancegaverisetonewformsofpaintingandsculpture.”及“Anewkindofpaint,calledoilpaint,wasinvented.”可知,油画这种新的绘画形式在文艺复兴时期出现了,所以正确答案为B。
7.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.duringtheRenaissancemanyexplorersandbusinessmenappeared
B.businessmenstartedtheRenaissance
C.people’sinterestineducationdeclined
D.thehumaniststookpowerduringtheRenaissance
A 解析:
细节理解题。
根据第四段中的“Manypeoplebecameinterestedinpolitics,andtheworldoutsidetheirtowns.Theybecameexplorers,businessmen,etc.”可知,在文艺复兴时期出现了许多探险家和商人等,所以正确答案为A。
8.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?
A.TheRenaissanceinEurope.
B.ThebirthplaceoftheRenaissance.
C.TheeffectsoftheRenaissance.
D.SomefamousartistsinEurope.
C 解析:
主旨大意题。
文章主要介绍了文艺复兴给整个社会所带来的影响,以及这个时期社会上所出现的新现象。
C
Theideathatyoucanusehumor,laughter,andplaytomakeyouhealthierprobablyseemstoosimpletobetrue.However,itisreallytrueandsimple.Thesenseofhumor,laughterandplayplaysanimportantpartinkeepingyouhealthy.
Treattheblueswithasenseofhumor,whichiscloselytiedtolaughter.Laughterisinfectious.Haveyoueverheardabiglaughofayoungchildandbeenabletokeepyourselffromsmiling?
Whenlaughterissharedbetweenpeople,itmakesthemclosertoeachotherandincreasestheirhappiness.Smilingisthebeginningoflaughterandasmileisalsojustasinfectiousaslaughteris.Youcanexperiencesomethingbysmilingateveryonearoundyou,andyouwillfeelhappierjustbysharingasmile,evenwithastranger.
Playisanimportantpartofmakingsurethatwestayhealthy.Weareoftenencouragedtomakesureourchildrenplay,andaretoldofthebenefitsofbeingoutplaying.However,whatweoftenforgetisthatitisjustasimportantforoldpeopletomakeplaybepartoftheirlifeasit’sforchildren.Physicalplayisimportantfortheoldanditcertainlyhelpspreventillness.Whilethestudiesarestillintheearlystages,thestudiesthathavebeendonehaveshownthatphysicalplaycertainlyplaysapartinpreventingcognitive(认知的)falling.
Anyway,addinghumor,laughter,andplaytoourlifewillinfluenceusmentally,physicallyandsociallyandbringusmanyadvantages.Soweshouldmakefulluseofhumor,laughterandplaytomakeourlifemoreactive,moreinterestingandhappier.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了幽默、大笑和玩耍给人们的健康带来的好处。
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“infectious”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Playinganimportantrole.
B.Keepingpeopleinhighspirits.
C.Quicklyinfluencingotherpeople.
D.Preventingillnessfromspreading.
C 解析:
词义猜测题。
根据第二段第四句“Whenlaughterissharedbetweenpeople,itmakesthemclosertoeachotherandincreasestheirhappiness.”可知,当人们分享笑容时,人们的关系更亲密,人们也会更加快乐。
故infectious在此处意思为迅速影响其他人。
10.Whatcanlaughterincreaseaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Cognitiveability.
B.Goodrelationships.
C.Asenseofhumor.
D.Happinessandtrust.
B 解析:
推理判断题。
根据第二段中的“Whenlaughterissharedbetweenpeople,itmakesthemclosertoeachotherandincreasestheirhappiness...andyouwillfeelhappierjustbysharingasmile,evenwithastranger.”可知,在作者看来大笑能使人们之间的关系更亲密。
11.Whatdoestheauthorthinktheoldshoulddo?
A.Theyshouldhaveagoodrest.
B.Theyshouldplaylikechildren.
C.Theyshouldpreventcognitivefalling.
D.Theyshouldtakepartinphysicalplay.
D 解析:
推理判断题。
根据第三段中的“However,whatweoftenforgetisthatitisjustasimportantforoldpeopletomakeplaybepartoftheirlifeasit’sforchildren.Physicalplayisimportantfortheoldanditcertainlyhelpspreventillness.”可知,作者认为老年人应该参与身体活动。
12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Humor,LaughterandPlayforHealth
B.AlwaysKeepOurBodyHealthy
C.HaveanActiveandHappyLife
D.LetOurBodyandMindRelax
A 解析:
标题归纳题。
根据最后一段“Anyway,addinghumor,laughter,andplaytoourlifewillinfluenceusmentally,physicallyandsociallyandbringusmanyadvantages.Soweshouldmakefulluseofhumor,laughterandplaytomakeourlifemoreactive,moreinterestingandhappier.”可知,这篇文章的主旨是幽默、大笑和玩耍有利于健康。
七选五
HowtoSupportYourFriendsWhenTheyAreDown
Oneofthegreatestthingsabouthavingfriendsisthattheycanbethereforyouwhenyou’refeelingdown.1.________Here’showtobeagoodfriendwhenyou’reneeded.
2.________Therefore,you’llbeabletotellwhatyourfriendisupsetabout,andthusavoidawkwardlysittingwithnoideawhatisgoingonorwhattosay.Itwillalsogiveyouanadvantagebecauseit’llmakeiteasierforyoutoknowwhataretherightandwrongstatementstomake.
Beanactivelistener.Whenyourfriendspausean