人教版英语必修2 Unit 5 单元综合测评.docx

1、人教版英语必修2 Unit 5 单元综合测评单元综合测评.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AAs you research music，you will find music that is familiar to you.You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do.You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.Music is an expression of the pe

2、ople.As you research, you will find music at work and play.You will find music expressing love of the country, love of nature, and love of home.Music is also an expression of the composer (作曲家)The composer expresses his own musical ideas.He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using

3、them.He looks for new kinds of musical expression.Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share.We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.【语篇解读】音乐不仅是一段美妙的乐曲，还会向我们讲述周围的人和事，抒发人们对家人、对生活、对国家、对自然的热爱

4、。音乐还能表达人类共同的情感。1In the first paragraph, the author tells us to_.Afind entertainment(娱乐) in musicBbe friendly to musicCexpress your feelings in musicDdiscover the things and places in music【解析】细节理解题。由第一段中“You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do.”可知答案A正确。【答案】A2F

5、rom the second paragraph，we know that_.A. if we love music，we will love the country, nature and homeBmusic sings of the country，nature and homeCyou may listen to music at work or playDmusic can express how people live, work and think【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中“You will find music expressing love of the country，

6、love of nature，and love of home.”可知答案B正确。【答案】B3The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible_.A. that the music can express actions and feelings we have in commonBto bring understanding between people of different times and placesCthat people can enjoy playing and singing music，dancing and l

7、istening to the music at the same timeDthat people of different times and places can get together【解析】细节理解题。由最后一段第一句话“Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share.”可知答案A正确。【答案】A4Which of the following is NOT true? Music expresses_.Athe feelings of our ownBpeoples love of the countryCthe

8、composers feelingsDpeoples musical ideas【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中“The composer expresses his own musical ideas.”可知，音乐表达作曲家的音乐观点，而不是人们的音乐观点，故答案选D。【答案】DBAfter I mastered my first concerto (协奏曲) at age 14, my parents decided to get me a nice violin. I tried out dozens of instruments before I found my match: a Ge

9、rman violin. It was beautiful, but what I liked best about it was its voice. Confident and strong, it was everything I longed to be.Im not sure how much that violin cost, but my parents made me promise never to let it out of my sight. They didnt understand that dragging a large violin case ran_count

10、er_to my daily middle school task of being invisible. I was a strange, absentminded kid.When I spoke up in class, my comments brought silence from teachers and wild laughter from students. Like a deer in a wolf pack, I tried to be quiet and still.In contrast, my new violin was almost shockingly loud

11、.Together, we could drown out the rest of my middle school orchestrawhich was encouraged, since the other kids made sounds like cats crying. For one glorious hour every day, I was showered with attention. Everyone wanted to hear what I had to say.Between classes, I bent under the combined weight of

12、my violin case and a backpack filled with books. My posture suffered, but my confidence grew. With my violin by my side, I found my voice. More and more, I contributed to class discussions and even made a couple of friends.Today, Im just an amateur violinist with a regular day job.As I sit in my com

13、munity orchestra, sometimes I feel jealous (嫉妒的) of my fellow musicians instruments with their elegant voices. I may not be the best violinist around, but at least Im still the loudest.【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者小时候通过和小提琴在一起的时光，从一个安静的孩子成长为一个自信的小提琴手。5The underlined part “ran counter to”in Paragraph 2 pro

14、bably means _.Awas similar toBwent along withCwas the opposite ofDhad something in common with【解析】词义猜测题。根据下文的“I was a strange, absentminded kid.”和第三段的“In contrast, my new violin was almost shockingly loud.”可知，作者的个性是心不在焉的，和小提琴的高亢正好相反。此处run counter to的意思是“和相反”，故选C。【答案】C6What kind of feeling is express

15、ed in Paragraph 3?ADisappointment. BAnger.CPride. DRegret.【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的“For one glorious hour every day, I was showered with attention.”，可知，每天有一个小时，作者会受到全校的关注，这让他很自豪，故选C。【答案】C7What can we infer from the text?AThe violin changed the author in some way.BThe author hated the loud voice of his violin

16、.CThe violin always made the author nervous.DThe author was the best violinist in his community orchestra.【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段的“My posture suffered, but my confidence grew. With my violin by my side, I found my voice.”可知，有了小提琴，作者的自信增长了，也就是从某种意义上小提琴改变了作者，故选A。【答案】ACEvery year, I tell my sons what Id like f

17、or Mothers Day: a letter.Something written from the heart and offered freely rather than bought from a store and wrapped neatly.I dont always get my wish, nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.This year, my boys will be in two different states on Mothers Day.My mom and dad will be

18、away together，and Ill be driving home from a writers workshop in Massachusetts.Thinking of the fact that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children, I am deeply grateful that what separates us, for now at least, is merely distance.It wont always be so, and there i

19、s no way to prepare for that fact other than to appreciate the moment that is.My sons know that they can please me on Sunday with a phone call or an email, and that is enough as I love their words.The very best gift they can possibly give me is their own happiness, the very fact of their busy，full a

20、nd welllived lives.Still, knowing that my years of staying with my sons are over, I do feel doleful.The truth is, I miss being the center of the universe to two little boys.And this holiday can be a bit painful.I wonder if my own mother ever felt nostalgic for the passing of my childhood.I wonder if

21、 she realizes that she is still at the center of my universe and always has been.I dont often pause to think about it，but of course she is the one who has been right there, at my side from the moment I drew my very first breath.How to ever fully appreciate the woman whose presence and love and examp

22、le have shaped me into the adult I am? How to describe even a small part of the sharing, sacrificing, and support she has given me over the years?【语篇解读】儿子离开了父母，在母亲节的时候作者最希望的是收到儿子的来信，作者回忆起自己的父母对自己的教育和照顾。8. The author mainly wants to tell us through the first paragraph that_.A. she hopes to get her so

23、ns letters very muchBher sons dont often write to her on Mothers DayCMothers Day is the very date that she longs for mostDshe is very sorry not to write to her mother often【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“I dont always get my wish，nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.”可以判断她对自己没有经常给她母亲写信感到后悔，故D

24、正确。【答案】D9. The author is deeply grateful for the present life because_.A. her sons dont live far away from her homeBher parents and children are still aliveCher parents are coming to her house to spend Mothers DayDher sons can please her on Sunday with a phone call【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Thinking of the f

25、act that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children，I am deeply grateful that what separates us.”可知作者对现在的生活深深的感激是因为自己的父母和孩子都健在，故选择B项。【答案】B10. According to the author_.Ayoung people nowadays tend to ignore their parentsBparents should not give their children too mu

26、ch freedomCchildrens happiness and success are the biggest comfort to parentsDparents are not the center of their childrens universe when children grow up【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句“The very best gift they can possibly give me is their own happiness，the very fact of their busy，full and welllived lives.”可知

27、孩子的快乐和成功是对父母最大的安慰。故C正确。【答案】C11. What will the author probably tell about after the last paragraph?A. Shell tell the reader about her mothers present situation.BShell recall how her mother educated and cared for her.CShell describe the reunion of her family on Mothers Day.DShell tell the reader about

28、 her mothers achievements in her career.【解析】推理判断题。文章最后一段作者主要回忆自己的母亲对自己的教育和照顾，因此下一段可能讲述自己母亲是如何对自己教育和照顾的，故B正确。【答案】BDA mansion (豪宅) may symbolize the American dream.But the fact is, for most immigrants, the closest one they ever get to is the neighboring bushes. Such is the case with 63yearold Catalino

29、 Tabia, Calif.Hes a gardener with a 6th grade education.He came to America to make his dreams come true, but ended up fulfilling everyone elses. “I always wanted to be somebody，” Tabia said.“But now I just want the opportunity to help others.”That is why, not long ago, Tabia started the Bay Area Gar

30、deners Foundation.Its a charity aiming at helping smart kids like Noel Chavez, whose dream was to become the first in his family to graduate from college.Unfortunately, since Noel is still waiting for his citizenship，hes not qualified for financial aid. And after just a few months of going to school

31、 fulltime and working fulltime, he was ready to give in. “Im working too much.Im not going to do it.Its impossible.But then you get some help, and thats my break.” The break was a $1,500 scholarship from the Gardeners Foundation.In the last two years, the foundation has awarded 13 such prizes to low

32、income kids, regardless of citizenship. And Tabia plans to give out hundreds more.How does a gardener come up with that kind of cash? “I was thinking and thinking and suddenly, the clients！” he said. “Thats where the money is coming from. We work for clients with a lot of money.” Tabia and his gardener friend