学年译林版英语必修二新素养同步练习Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained 单元过关检测一 Word.docx

1、学年译林版英语必修二新素养同步练习Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained 单元过关检测一 Word单元过关检测(一)(时间：100分钟，满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACandace Batts had been my neighbor for two years before I spoke a word to her. I knew nothing about her. I even thought she was younger t

2、han me, when in reality she was an Engineering Ph.D. student at Iowa State University. She had a dog, whom she walked regularly at four oclock every day. I never let our paths cross at that time. I didnt want to start a meaningless conversation while checking the mail, and I was sure she didnt eithe

3、r.Then, one day, Candace knocked on my door to say that she would be my Brown University alumni interviewer(校友面试官). We agreed to meet at Caf Diem. I arrived early and ordered hot chocolate with cream. Candace arrived later and unknowingly ordered the same. Both of us were excited to see the commonal

4、ity. The interview went very well. We talked about Brown University, of course. We found that we both loved Taylor Swift. As I shook her hand once more, I think we both knew our relationship as neighbors would transform in weeks to come.The thing is, it didnt. A week after the interview, Candace was

5、 killed in a car accident. I was extremely shocked and sad, not only because this talented woman died when she was so young, but also because our relationship was left there. I was left with the worst feeling of regret Ive ever had.This is why I believe you must always get to know your neighbors. If

6、 it ends up being disappointing, let it be. There is no loss there. You must get to know your neighbors because you never know when a running friend or a lifelong friend is living right next door.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者很想念她的邻居，很后悔没有早点认识她。1Why did Candace visit the author?AShe intended to talk with the aut

7、hor.BShe would act as the authors interviewer.CShe wanted to improve their relationships.DShe planned to apply for Brown University.B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的Then, one day.Brown University alumni interviewer可知，Candace要成为作者的校友面试官。2The underlined word “transform” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_”Aend Bstart

8、Cchange DcontinueC解析：词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，此处是说作者以为她和Candace的关系会有巨大改变，因为她们非常默契。3What happened to Candace after the interview?AShe wanted to kill herself.BShe moved to other places.CShe died in an accident.DShe was employed by another university.C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的A week after the interview, Candace was killed

9、in a car accident.可知答案。4The author implies in the last paragraph that _Ashe hates being disturbed by neighborsBshe regrets not knowing Candace earlierCshe has been hurt by her former neighborsDshe is satisfied with her current neighborsB解析：推理判断题。通读最后一段，尤其是最后一句You must get to know.right next door.可知，

10、作者很后悔没有早点认识她的这位邻居。BIt doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive.Thats what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin.Al Herpin, it was said, never slept.Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.Al Herpin w

11、as 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey.They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind.So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made.But they were surprised.Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping.In fa

12、ct, he did not even own a bed.He never needed one.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers.The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness.They found only one answer that might explain his condition.Herpin remembered some tal

13、k about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.But that was all.Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.Herpin died at the age of 94.【解题导语】我们每天都需要睡觉， 可是有一位叫Al Herpin的老人却从不睡觉。5The main idea of this passage is that_Aa person was found who actually didnt need any sleepBla

14、rge numbers of people do not need sleepCeveryone needs some sleep to stay aliveDpeople can live longer by trying not to sleepA解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一位叫Al Herpin的从不睡觉的老人。6The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to_Acure him of his sleeplessness Bfind a way to free people from the need of sleepingCfind

15、that his sleeplessness was not really trueDfind out why some old people didnt need any sleepC解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句“They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind.”可知答案。7After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin_Awas too old to need any sleepBneeded no sleep at allCoften slept in a chairDneeded some kind of sleepB解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知， 医生们在仔细观察了Al Herpin的行为之后， 确信他从不睡觉。8One reason that might explain Herpins sleeplessness was _Athat he hadnt got a bed Bthat he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habitChis mothers injury b