牛津译林版必修二Unit4单元质量检测四.docx

1、牛津译林版必修二Unit4 单元质量检测四必修二unit4 单元检测(四)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALove to write? Want to see your work published and win some cash along the way? Then read on.The national Spark a Story writing contest is calling in all young storytellers!Who can participate?The contest

2、 is open to students in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12, or those who are being homeschooled in the United States.Deadline and requirementsYoure able to send your short story up to October 7th.It will be judged on creativity, originality and overall quality of writing.Your story must be original works and sh

3、ould be no longer than 5,000 words.There is no minimum length requirements.How can I send my short story?There are three easy ways to send your short story：*Online at http: / *Send your short story as a PDF or Microsoft word document to S*Send your short story via US Mail to: Houghton Mifflin Harcou

4、rt Publishing Company222 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116What will I win?The best stories will be published next year.Winners will receive a free copy of the book and cash price of $100.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了全国“星火故事”写作大赛的活动情况，号召学生参赛，成功入选的作品可以出版并赢得一些现金。21Which of the following children can take part in

5、the contest?AMaria, grade 7, from New York.BJustin, grade 9, from London.CCatherine, grade 11, from WashingtonDC.D.Bastian, homeschooled from Paris.解析：选C细节理解题。根据Who can participate？中的“The contest is open to students in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12, or those who are being homeschooled in the United States.

6、”可知，比赛面向9、10、11或12年级的学生，或那些在美国接受家庭教育的学生。因此来自华盛顿的11年级学生凯瑟琳可以参加比赛。故选C。22Your story will NOT be acceptable if it is _.Alonger than 5,000 wordsBshorter than 5,000 wordsCan original workDsent before October 7th解析：选A细节理解题。根据Deadline and requirements中的“Your story must be original works and should be no lon

7、ger than 5,000 words.”可知，你的故事必须是原创的，不能超过5,000字。如果你的故事字数超过了5,000字，那就不能参与比赛了。故选A。23Which of the following ways is NOT a correct way to send your story?ASending it online.BSending it by email.CSending it by US Mail.DSending it by fax.解析：选D细节理解题。根据How can I send my short story？中的“There are three easy wa

8、ys to send your short story: Online at .; Send your short story .to S; Send your short story via US Mail to .”可知，你可以通过在线发送、电子邮件发送和美国邮政发送你的故事。即不包括用传真的方式发送。故选D。BThomas Hardy, probably the most searching and knowledgeable novelist of his time, was born on June 2, 1840, in Dorsetshire, England.He died o

9、n January 11, 1928.In his youth, Hardy read much and dreamt of becoming a poet, but he studied and practiced architecture as an assistant to a London architect, winning a prize for design.The fine descriptions of structure in his novels were probably somewhat due to his architectural training.For fi

10、ve years Hardy worked hard to practice writing poetry, but when he was twentyseven, he turned to fiction.His first novel finished by 1867, but according to the advice of George Meredith he decided not to publish it.After he abandoned his first novel, his another novel Desperate Remedies, appeared in

11、 1871.During the next twentyfive years he published ten more novels and two collections of short stories.Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) was never surpassed (超越) in happy and delicate perfection of art.This and his next novel, A Pair of Blue Eyes (1873), began to show deep irony (讽刺) which is so obv

12、ious throughout Hardys writings.Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) was his first popular success.It shows Hardys amazing power of describing nature as symbolic background for his characters, an organic part of the action of his story.This was the earliest of what he called his novels of character and

13、 environment, which included The Return of the Native, Tess of the dUrbervilles, his masterpiece, and Jude the Obscure.Not until he was fiftyeight years old was his first collection of poems published, and he was sixtyfour when the first part of his drama The Dynasts surprised the literary world.语篇解

14、读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作家托马斯哈代和他的一些作品。24How did Thomas Hardy benefit from his architectural career?AHe could practice writing while working.BHe made a lot of money to support his writing.CHe found material for his novels and poems.DHe applied architectural knowledge in his novels.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The

15、 fine descriptions of structure in his novels were probably somewhat due to his architectural training.”可知，在他的小说中细腻的结构描述可能得益于他在建筑方面的学习训练，即他把建筑知识应用到了他的小说中。故选D。25What is Thomas Hardys Under the Greenwood Tree considered to be?AOne of his masterworks.BHis first popular success.CHis best novel in perfec

16、tion of art.DOne of his best collections of poems.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) was never surpassed (超越) in happy and delicate perfection of art.”可知，绿树林下在艺术的巧妙和熟练方面从未被超越。故选C。26Which of the following is one of his novels of character and environment?ADesperate Remedies.BA Pair o

17、f Blue Eyes.CTess of the dUrbervilles.DThe Dynasts.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段第三句“This was the earliest of what he called his novels of character and environment, which included The Return of the Native, Tess of the dUrbervilles, his masterpiece, and Jude the Obscure.”可知，Tess of the dUrbervilles是性格和环境小说，故选C。27

18、What type of writing is this text?AA novel. BA biography.CA book review. DA news report.解析：选B推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了作家托马斯哈代和他的一些作品，属于人物传记，故选B。CI love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.But a big part of this depends on what I read.I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very of

19、ten Im smiling before I go to sleep.I decide to write about this in a blog because I find that so many of us go to sleep with stress.Before we go to sleep, we may run over the day in our minds, and worry about tomorrow.We also may watch the news on TV, read the news on our smartphones or tablets, or

20、 even answer work emails.But the news is rarely proclaiming (宣告) all the good thats happening in the world and work emails make us feel that were still at work.All these things may leave us a stressful sleep.Oor Wullie and The Broons are not the only things I ever read at night.I sometimes read nove

21、ls but, with the odd exception, I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless its something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.And even if I do read something mentally stimulating, when I feel myself getting tired I lay that book down and pick

22、 up a trusty old Oor Wullie or The Broons for the last 10 or 15 minutes.Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure I get a peaceful nights sleep.Reading about Wullie or Maw and Paw Broon is like a comfort blanket for me.Id suggest you find lighthearted reading as a comfort blanket at bedtime, e

23、specially if you find yourself stressed or depressed a lot of the time, or if you find difficulty winding at the end of a day.It is the thing that can gently turn your attention towards lightness and ease.If your material makes you laugh, then you may feel even better.Several studies show that laugh

24、ter boosts happy chemicals in the brain, it strengthens the immune system, its good for the heart, and it is most definitely good for mental health.It even helps us improve our relationships.And if you do happen to pick up a copy of Oor Wullie or The Broons, I hope you find it just as entertaining a

25、s I do.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过叙述自己睡前的一些阅读习惯，告诉人们如何减少睡前的压力以及睡前保持好心情的重要性。28What can we learn about Oor Wullie and The Broons?AThey make people run over the past days.BThey are the best books to be read before people sleep.CThey are extremely popular with young people.DThey make people feel relaxed and ha

26、ppy.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often Im smiling before I go to sleep.”可知，Oor Wullie和The Broons这两本书会让人们感到放松和快乐。故选D。29What can we know from the text?AOor Wullie and The Broons are the authors favourite books.BA comfortable blanket makes people go to sleep easily.C

27、The author sometimes reads something about inspirations.DReading something stimulating at night helps get a peaceful sleep.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“. I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless its something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.”可

28、推知，作者有时候会阅读一些鼓舞人心的书。故选C。30What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?AWhat material brings us laughter.BHow laughter affects our health.CWhat benefits laughter brings to us.DWhy laughter is good for us.解析：选C段落大意题。根据第六段第一句“If your material makes you laugh, then you may feel even better.”及该段的描述可知，该段的主题是笑带给我们的好处

29、。故选C。31Whats the main purpose of the text?ATo show the importance of reading before sleeping.BTo prove the importance of a good mood before sleeping.CTo tell us how to make ourselves stay relaxed before sleeping.DTo explain how to choose a book worthy to be read before sleeping.解析：选B写作意图题。根据第一段中的“I

30、love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.”及第四段第二句“Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure I get a peaceful nights sleep.”可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是证明睡前有一个好心情的重要性。故选B。DThe Nobel Prize in Literature, which has been awarded annually almost every year since 1901, netted (净赚) the winni

31、ng author 747,000 pounds, a medal and a certificate, and the legal duty to deliver a lecture in Sweden at some future dates.The winner was selected, as usual, by the Swedish Academy, which also picked a second laureate (获奖者) this year to make up for the fact that no prize was presented in 2018 becau

32、se of a scandal (丑闻)The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 was awarded to the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk for “a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic (百科全书式的) passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life”She won last years Man Booker International Prize for her novel Flights.Her representa