必修第一册Unit2ExploringEnglish过关测试（考试时间：60分钟试卷满分：100分）一、阅读理解（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。Ⅰ.阅读理解A[2021·山东省济南市高三考试]Herearefourfantasticexperiencesforyoutoenjoywonderfulcountrysidespots,breathtakingsceneryandclean,freshair.Packyourbagsandgetoutside!HorseridingHere'sanovelwayofchasingtheNorthernLights—onhorseback,whichisabacktonatureexperiencehuntingfortheauroraborealis.You'llsaddleup(给马备鞍)atduskandheaddeeperintothewildsnearthePallasYllasNationalPark.GO:Threenightfullboardguidedtrip,includingtwonightsinacottageandonenightglamping,from￡965perperson.Seeaurorazone.com.MountainbikingYoucanchoosefromguideddownhillorcrosscountrymountainbikingtoroadcyclingandfamiliescanenjoypeaceful,slowerpathsandfarmtrails.Extraactivitiesincludehiking,waterpark.GO:FivenightB&Bpackagesincludingtransfersandguidedbiking,from￡374perperson.Bikehirefromaround￡15aday.Seewizzair.com.CampingGetbacktobasicsonacampsitewithnoneofthatfancyglamping.Thepitchesarelargesoyoucanlightyourowncampfireatnight.Walkersareinheavenhere,hikingamongthelimestonehillsfilledwithtraditionalstonewalls.Alsoagreatdestinationforfishing,sailingandwindsurfingonnearbyLakeSemerwater.GO:Nonelectricgrasstentpitchesfrom￡20anight.Tipialreadypitchedfrom￡70anight.Seepitchup.com.WhalewatchingScotland'swestcoast,oneofEurope'sbestplacestocatchsightofwhales,haslaunchedanewwhaletrail.Itfeatures30topplacesofferingopportunitiestoseethewildlifeandshowcaseswhaleheritagesites.GO:AccommodationalongthetrailisreasonableincludingB&BinadoubleroomatTorraninUllapoolfrom￡70anight.Seebandbullapool.co.uk.1．Howmuchmightyoupayfortwodays'bikehiringinMountainbiking?
A．￡15.B．￡20.C．￡30.D．￡374.2．WhatwillyoudoinCamping?A．Huntforanimals.B．Enjoychallengingcamping.C．Visittraditionalstonewalls.D．Climbanacrosscountrymountain.3．WherecanyoufindcoastalB&Bs?A．Atbandbullapool.co.uk.B．Ataurorazone.com.C．Atpitchup.com.D．Atwizzair.com.B[2021·山东省济南市高三考试]Thelatestsportscrazeisnotevenasport.Accordingtoarecentarticle,“esports”areattractingalargenumberofaudience.Inesports,playersandteamscompeteinpopularvideocomputergamessuchasDota2andOvenvatch.Fansfillarenastowatchtheactionliveonhugetelevisionscreens.Thegameshavegonewaypastkidsplayingagainsteachotherwhilesittingonasofaathome.TheInternational,amajorcompetitionforplayersofDota2,awarded$24millioninprizes,withthewinnertakinghomealmost$11million.Arecentesportscompetitionattractedmorethan80,000fanstotheOlympicStadiuminBeijing,China.IhavetoadmitthatIamnotabigfanofcomputergames.Iknowthatsomegamescanbeeducational,butIthinktoomanykidsspendtoomuchtimesittinginfrontofascreenshootingspacealiens.Ithinkitwouldbebetterifkidsspentmoretimereadingorplayingrealsportssuchasbasketball,baseballandsoccer.Andpleasedon'ttellmethatcompetitivegamingisrealsportbecauseitrequireshandeyecoordination.AccordingtomyAmericanHeritageDictionary,asportis“anactivityinvolvingphysicalexertionandskill”.Idon'tthinkanyoneworksupmuchofasweatplayingvideogames.Toooften,regularsportssendkidsakindofmessage.Competitionstartsearly,whenlotsofkidsarenotreadyfortheupsanddownsofgames.Tryoutsandtravelteamscomenext,givingtoomanykidsthemessagetheyare“notgood”atsports.Solotsofkidsquitsportsandstartplayingmorevideogames.Maybeeveryoneinyouthsports,includingcoaches,parentsandkids,shouldthinkmoreabouttheadvantagesofrealsports.4．Whatare“esports”accordingtothetext?A．Sportseventsontelevisionscreens.B．Videocomputergamecompetitions.C．ThelatestsportsintheOlympicGames.D．Easysportsgamesforkids.5．Whatmighttheauthorthinkof“esports”？
A．Theyarenotinstructive.B．Theyshouldbebannedinschool.C．Theyneedtoomuchtimeandmoney.D．Theyhavesomenegativeinfluenceonchildren.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exertion”inParagraph5mean?A．Growth.B．Fitness.C．Effort.D．Energy.7．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tointroduceanewkindofsport.B．TointroduceacompetitionheldinBeijing.C．Toexplaintheimportanceofplayingsports.D．Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontotraditionalsports.C[2021·石家庄市高三联考]Whenwelearntodrive,weneedtolearnbasicskillssuchashowtoswitchontheengine,turnonthewipers,operatethebrakes,etc.beforeweactuallytaketotheroad.Oncethelowerorderoperationsandskillslistedabovehavebeenautomatizedoratleastroutinizedtotheextentthatwedonothavetopayattentiontothem(bypassWorkingMemory'sattentionalsystems),wecanactuallybesafeintheassumptionthatwecanwhollyfocusonthehigherorderskillswhichwillallowustotakethesplitsecondsdecisionsthatwillpreventusfromgettinglost,clashwithothercars,breakthetrafficlawswhiledealingwithourchildrenmessingaboutinthebackseats.Thisiswhatthebraindoes,too,whenlearninglanguages.BecauseWorkingMemoryhasaverylimitedspaceavailablewhenperforminganytask,thebrainhaslearnttoautomatizelowerorderskillssothat,bybeingperformed“subconsciously”theyfreeupcognitive(认知)space.So,forinstance,ifIamanadvancedspeakerwhohasroutinizedaccuratepronunciation,grammarandsyntaxtoafairlyhighdegree,Iwillbeabletodevotemoreconsciousattention(WorkingMemoryspace)tothemessageIwanttoputacross.Ontheotherhand,ifIstillstrugglewithpronunciation,wordorder,irregularverbformsandtensesmostofmyattentionwillbetakenupbythemechanicsofwhatIwanttosay,ratherthanthemeaning;thiswillslowmedownandlimitmyabilitytothinkthroughwhatIwanttosayduetocognitiveoverload.Inlanguageteachingthisimportantprincipletranslatesasfollows:inordertoenableourstudentstofocusonthehigherorderskillsinvolvedincomprehensionandproductionweneedtoensurethatthelowerorderoneshavebeenacquiredorperformancewillbereduced.8．WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytellus?A．Weshouldimproveourdrivingskillsontheroad.B．Ourbasicdrivingwillbebetterastimegoesonandon.
C．Onlybymasteringdrivingskillscanwedrivesafely.D．Wemustoperateautomaticallywhendrivingontheroads.9．Whydoestheauthorusedrivingasanexampleinexpressinghispoints?A．Learninglanguageshasspecificcharacters.B．Skillfuldrivingbenefitslanguagelearning.C．Drivingsafelyisharderthanlanguagelearning.D．Drivingandlanguagelearningsharesimilarskills.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?A．Themeaningwewanttoexpress.B．Strugglewithlanguagelearningproblems.C．Spendingmoretimeonthetopic.D．Devotingmoreconsciousattention.11．Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?A．Wellbegun,halfdone.B．Itisnevertoooldtolearn.C．Practicemakesperfect.D．Learntowalkbeforeyourun.DComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard(信用卡).Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears,untilheis18.The16yearoldworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David'sfirmreleases(推出)twonewgamesforthefastthrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalot,hecannotdriveacar,takeoutamortgage(抵押贷款),orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpoolbasedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixOlevelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms，”hesaid.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool，”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”Davidadded,“IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement(退休)isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”12．InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A．Hehasahandsomeincome.
B．Heliveswithhismother.C．Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.D．HegraduatedwithsixOlevels.13．WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A．Hehasverylittlesparetime.B．Hehasnotimetolearndriving.C．Heistooyoungtogetacreditcard.D．Hewillsoonlosehisjob.14．WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A．Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.B．Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.C．Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.D．Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.15．WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A．Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.B．Hewaseagertohelphismother.C．Helostinterestinschoolstudies.D．Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.Ⅱ.七选五[2021·山西省高三调研]Earlierthissummer,afterpackingmyrucksackforawildcampingholiday，Igazedatmybelongings,andmadeafinaladjustmenttothecontentsofmybag.__1__Iquicklyemailedmytravelcompanion,aphotographerfriendcalledJacobtomakesureIcouldhavesomepicturesofourtripafterwards,soIcouldpopafewuponInstagramwhenIreturned.AndthenIsetoff,feeling—forthefirsttimeinanumberoftrips—thatIwasgenuinelyescapingthestressesandstrainsofmyeverydaylife.__2__Becausethewaystresslocatesus,thesedays,isviaourphones.__3__However,I'verealizedthatforaholidayreallytofunctionasaholiday,Ineedanescapefromsocialstatusanxiety,fromcaringabout“likes”，andfromhavingtophotographeverytinydetailoflifetoproveourexistence.Whenweovershareaglossyversionofourtriponline,wemissoutontalkingaboutourtripswhenwereturn,whichispartofthejoyoftravel.Postinginthemomentdeniesusthisopportunitytorelive(回味)ourexperience,andprolongthatholidayfeeling.__4__DuringmythreedayInstabreak,mystresslevelsdecreasequicklywithin24hours.__5__Imadementalnotesoffunnymoments,culturalobservations,tipsandwhenIreturned,Ihadinteresting,detailedchatswithfriendsaboutmytimeaway.
A．IalsochangedhowIprocessedthetripitself.B．SoIamfullysupportiveofscreenfreeholidays.C．ItookoutmyiPhone,andthrewitundermybed.D．Iwouldlosetrackofmycoworkers,myfriendsandmyfamily.E．Noneofthemcouldtouchmeforthenextthreegloriousdays.F．Sothissummer,asyouplanyourtrip,askifyoucandeleteInstagram.G．Asatravelwriter,abandoningmyphoneformyholidayfeltliketheextremebetrayal.Ⅱ.完形填空[2021·河北高三质检]Growingupinthe1960s，Iwastaughtfromanearlyagetosendahandwrittenthankyounoteexpressing__1__forkindness.Mymotherusedtobuymeaboxofpaperand__2__meintheartandvalueofsaying“thankyou”.She__3__toberight.Astudyshowedthatittooklessthan5minutestowritethethankyounotes.Just5minutestomakeanotherpersonfeeloverjoyed!__4__，inour“instant”world,theideaofgettinganactualpenandwritinganactualnoteseemstonevercometomind.Wetendtodowhatis__5__tous—aquicktextoranemail.Itiseasytousetheexcuseofbeingbusy,butevenverybusyand__6__businessmenfindtimeto__7__thankyounotes.Forexample,whenDouglasConantbecameCEOofCampbells,thecompanyhad__8__halfofitsmarketvalueandmorale(士气)wasatanalltimelow.He__9__fixingthatbydoingsomesimplethingsthatprobablynot__10__inanyMBAclass.Foronething,Conantwrotetoevery__11__.Hegainedtheirconfidenceandnaturally,turnedthecompanyaround.InhistenyearsasCEO,Conantwroteover30,000notestoemployees.It's__12__nottoaskhowhedidit.__13__，hehadmanyotherthingstodo__14__writingthankyounote.Conantmadetimeforitbecauseheknewtheimpacteachonewouldhave.Anexpressionof__15__inthiscrazyworldstillmakesadifference.1．A.concernB．sympathyC．affectionD．appreciation2．A.consultB．instructC．answerD．impress3．A.remainedB．provedC．appearedD．claimed4．A.YetB．ThereforeC．SoD．Otherwise5．A.specialB．necessaryC．convenientD．important6．A.humorousB．optimisticC．successfulD．experienced7．A.penB．receiveC．designD．deliver8．A.lostB．gainedC．developedD．damaged9．A.gaveupB．keptupC．setaboutD．worriedabout10．A.permittedB．taughtC．checkedD．tested11．A.marketB．businessmanC．companyD．employee
12．A.hardB．greatC．amazingD．disappointing13．A.AsusualB．InshortC．BythewayD．Afterall14．A.byB．inC．besidesD．without15．A.kindnessB．joyC．valueD．confidence语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AftergrowingupinKoreaandmovingtotheUnitedStatesduringhighschool,itwasveryhardforme__1__(adjust).Worsestill,evenifImadeeffortstoovercomeeverydifficulty,withalanguagebarrierandlack__2__motivationfromsomeschools,__3__(horrible),Ifoundmyself__4__(lose)andunsureofmyfuture.Iwasn'tinterestedinanythingbutwhenI__5__(hear)aboutWMS,Iwasveryexcitedwith__6__theschoolhadtooffer.What'smore,theteachersmademehaveasenseofselfdeterminationthatallowedmetostudyhardanddomy__7__(good).Asaresult,IbenefitedalotfromWMS.Iwillencourageanystudentwhohas__8__motivationtoopenupafuturefullofopportunities.__9__(look)backasagraduate,Ihavenothingbut__10__(thank)andgratitudetowardsWMS.IwillsaythoughIwasonlyahighschoolstudentwhenIcametoWMS,Iwillneverforgetit.Ⅲ.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。[2021·潍坊市高三下学期模拟]Ireceivedanurgentcallfrommyaunt.“TurnontheTV.Granny'sontheChannel10news.”ItturnedoutthatGrannyhadmadeasandwichrunforherofficeandwasstoppedataredlightdowntown.Shehadthewindowrolleddowntoenjoythebreezewhenamanrusheduptothedriver'ssidewindow,intendingtocarjack(劫车)her.Now,whatthewouldbecarjackercouldn'thaveknownwasthatthiswomansimplywasn't“agranny”.ThiswasNancyJohnson—thesamewomanwhoownedandlivedonaTexascattlefarm,droveherowntractors,anddugherownpostholestolayfence.Theweekbefore,shehadshotarattlesnakeandchoppedoffitsheadwithashovel.Shewastheproudownerofthenewminivan(小型货车)shewasdriving.Inotherwords,shewasnotyournormalkindofgranny.Thecarjackerleanedintotheopenwindow,onehandstuffedinhispocket,andsaid,“Getoutofthiscar.Ihaveagun,andIwillshootyou.”Astatementlikethatwouldhaveterrifiedanyoneelse.Instead,Grannysawitasachallenge.“Ifyoureallyhadaguninyourpocket,youwould'vepulleditoutandledwiththatfirst，”sheshoutedathim,apparentlyunworried.Shewasright.Thecriminaldidn'thaveagun.Heinsteadreachedintothewindow,grabbedher,andtriedtopullheroutofthevan.Hepulledopenthedoor,wildlycatchingGranny'sarms.Grannyleanedhershoulderinsidetopressthehorn(喇叭)andstartedyellingtomakepeoplearoundnoticewhatwashappening.Withthedoornowopen,sheheldtightthesteeringwheelwithonearmandstartedkickingthemananywhereherfoot
couldmakecontact.Thistallwomanhadquiteareach.注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。Para1.Afterawellplacedkick,themanwasdone,andattemptedtoreleaseherandrun.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Para.2Later,weasked“Granny,don'tyourealizeyoucouldhavegotyourselfkilled？”________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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