（2019版）新人教版选择性必修第二册Unit 4Reading and Thinking 同步检测（含答案）.doc

1、Section Reading and Thinking (1)阅读理解。第一节AA few years before my fiftieth birthday, I went on a road trip with one of my bestfriends from high school. Wed taken many similar trips during our teens and twenties,but as we started raising young children, we didnt have much time for getaways.But on this o

2、ccasion, our kids were old enough to fend for themselves, and wehit the road. We spent the next few hours talking, laughing, listening to music, singing,and generally feeling like carefree teenagers again.At some point along the way, we had to stop for gas and snacks and pulled into agas station. We

3、 went inside the store and as we walked back out to the car, I caught aglimpse(瞥见) of a middle-aged woman in the mirrored glass windows of the store.She was laughing and talking with another woman, and for just a moment Ithought, “Who is that woman? Doesnt she know how ridiculous she looks?” Irealis

4、ed immediately the woman was me. For just that moment, I found myself anoutsider, and the judgment came down hard and fast.Even though I was feeling young and beautiful and carefree on the inside, myown distorted(扭曲的) self-awareness around aging and appearance quickly broughtme back to the reality o

5、f who I was on the outside and how I was supposed to behave.Somewhere inside of me I believed middle-aged women didnt sing and laughand act silly. That was reserved for the young and beautiful.What if we started a beauty revolution? What if true beauty were defined(定义)by who we are rather than how w

6、e look? My own internal(内心的) revolution beganone summer day in the gas station. I was feeling young and happy, and I almostallowed my self-judgment to steal the joy from the day. But truthfully, I was beautifulthat day.1. What does the underlined phrase “fend for” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Kno

7、w about.B. Speak for.C. Look after.D. Pay for.2. Why did the author think she looked ridiculous in the mirrored glass windows?A. She was with a strange woman.B. Her friend took no notice of her.C. Her behaviour didnt match her age.D. She was too shy to show her beauty.3. How did the author feel abou

8、t the trip?A. Excited.B. Annoyed.C. Regretful.D. Frightened.4. What can we infer from the text?A. Beauty is a light in the heart.B. Beauty can be found easily by others.C. Beauty comes from elegant behaviours.D. Beauty has a close relationship with age.BRecently, my husband and three kids were playi

9、ng in the Mediterranean(地中海),swimming and floating in the picture-perfect sea. It was ridiculously beautiful inMajorca, Spain. The way the sun danced across the water and how the blue horizonwas dotted with storybook sailboats were such beautiful scenes.My husband and I always dreamed about taking o

10、ur kids on a trip around theworld. It was one of the things we talked at length about, when we imagined our lifewith the children we hoped we would have.Fourteen years later, we had three boys who were growing up faster by the day. Itwas time to make good on those plans. We renewed our passports, an

11、d then packedour bags. We showed our kids the world. It was about experiencing the dozens offlights, trains and taxis together. We showed them how wonderful, how diverse, andhow fascinating the world is. We wanted them to learn all that we had learnedourselves, through our own travels.But there was

12、something more than that: What we really wanted is to slow downtime. We wanted the days to last a bit longer, and the weeks to take their time. Theyears with our children are going too fast. We wanted to put the brakes on our busylives for a year, and just be with our kids. We wanted a break from th

13、e daily morningroutine of making lunches, eating breakfast and rushing out of the door in time forschool. We needed a family time out.It was a wonderful two months in Europe, full of incredible moments. When welook back at our lives, I know well be glad we did it. I know well be happy that thisis a

14、chapter of the story of our family.5. What did the couple often dream of fourteen years ago?A. Going to the Mediterranean.B. Travelling with their children.C. Some storybook sailboats.D. Their childrens growing fast.6. What does the underlined part “make good on” probably mean?A. Do good to.B. Carry

15、 out.C. Make up.D. Put off.7. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The travel.B. The children.C. The transportation.D. The diverse world.8. What was the most important in the writers eyes?A. Doing everything slowly.B. Living a busy life.C. Sticking to the routine.D. Slowing down the time.第二节根据短文内容,从短

16、文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。School is finally over, but what are you going to do now? The excitement ofgetting out of school can quickly turn into boredom and frustration about havingnothing to do. Dont let this happen to you. Read on to find out how to make the mostout of your summer vacation!C

17、lean your room out.9Clear out your clutter(凌乱的东西) for a fresh,clean start this summer.Get outside! Youve stayed inside all winter, so get out your bike and go for anice, long ride. Grab a friend or two and go hiking.10Go jogging or even justfor a walk in the park.Go camping.11A yard, an open field(i

18、f youre allowed), or a campsite is agreat place to set up camp. Try to set up camp by a lake for a lovely view and easyaccess to swimming grounds. Camping and swimming. Whats not to love?12Borrow books from the library on how to make them, or use onlineresources. You dont need to spend a fortune on

19、materialssee whats inside yourhouse.Get membership(会员) in your local library.13Novels, magazines andnon-fiction books are all there for you to read for free. Pick what you like and read on.Lots of libraries also have summer reading clubs, so consider joining one of those ifyou enjoy reading.A. Make

20、some crafts that youd like to try.B. Make sure you have the necessary equipment.C. Gather some friends and set up a tent somewhere.D. Go to the beach or ocean for an afternoon of swimming.E. You can ask your library to buy some books they do not have.F. Throw away, destroy or put away anything you d

21、ont need this season.G. Spend some time there reading books that you like and are interested in.Reading and Thinking (2). 单句语法填空。1.As we all know, problems often ariselack of communication.2. He had stopped to catch his(breathe) and make sure of his directions.3. Mary, rather than you,(be) to blame

22、for not finishing the work on time.4. Theweatherthe lake and the ground was also.(freeze)5. She was on a plane boundJapan when she got sick.6.is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior high schools isincreasing.7. It was not until the area was seriously pollutedthey realised that theys

23、hould take action to stop pollution.8. Compared with women, men always prefer(sleep) at home rather than(spend) so much time shopping.9. He has come allway from Leeds to look for a job.10. He got married again a year later,surprised everybody. 用适当的介/副词填空。1. That sounds rather simple, butfact its ver

24、y difficult.2. Europe is homea variety of cultural treasures.3. When the man first visited Rome, its beauty took his breath.4.Acouplemy friends are going to open a travel agency.5. Traffic cannot passthe square until the mass meeting is over.6.addition to the supplies for the long journeys, the ship

25、s carried gold,silver, etc.7. Antarctica is knownthe “white continent” with more than 95 percent ofthe area covered by thick ice and snow.8. Allall, Joey is a very special dog because he has overcome an unpleasantpast in life but has a quite lovely nature. 语法填空。Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip 1

26、.Canada. Rather than 2.(take) the aeroplane all the way, they would cross Canada by train after 3.(arrive) in Vancouver by air.Before starting out, they spent a couple of 4.(day) in Vancouverseeing the sights. The next morning, the two girls 5.(arise) early to take the train toLake Louise, 6.(pass)

27、through the Canadian Rockies.They then took acoach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper,where they sawspectacular mountain peaks,forests, and many 7.(differ) creatures,including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and 8.eagle.From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto

28、. 9.was not until9:30 a.m. that they 10.(final) reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. 阅读理解。The first people in Canada crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. In the north theInuit lived by hunting seals, walruses(海象) and whales. They also hunted caribou(北美驯鹿). On the west coast people hunted deer, b

29、ears and beavers(河狸). They alsofished. On the plains people lived by hunting buffalo. In the east people grew crops ofbeans, squash(南瓜), maize(玉米) and sunflower seeds.The first Europeans to reach Canada were the Vikings. In 986 a Viking calledBjarni Herjolfsson was blown off course by a storm and he

30、 spotted a new land.However, he sailed away without landing. In 1001 a man named Leif Eriksson landedin the new land, which he named Vinland (it was part of Canada). However, Erikssondid not stay permanently. Later the Vikings did establish a colony(殖民地) in NorthAmerica but they abandoned it because

31、 of conflict with the natives.However, after the Vikings Canada was forgotten until the end of the 15thcentury. In 1497 the English king Henry sent an Italian named John Cabot on anexpedition across the Atlantic to Newfoundland. Cabot discovered rich fishing watersoff the coast of Canada.Then in 153

32、4 and in 1535-1536 a Frenchman named Jacques Cartier sailed ontwo expeditions to Canada. On 10 August 1535 (St Lawrences Day) he sailed into theSt Lawrence River, which he named after the saint.However, no permanent European settlements were made in Canada until theearly 17th century. In 1603 a Fren

33、chman named Samuel de Champlain sailed up theSt Lawrence River. In 1604 he founded Port Royal in Acadia (Nova Scotia). In 1608Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec. (The name Quebec is believed to be anAlgonquin word meaning a narrow part of a river). In 1642 the French foundedMontreal. The new colony

34、in Canada was called New France. By 1685 the populationof New France was about 10,000. By 1740 it was 48,000.1. In which part of Canada did people grow crops?A. In the north.B. In the east.C. On the west coast.D. On the plains.2. Who was the first European to land in Canada?A. Leif Eriksson.B. Bjarn

35、i Herjolfsson.C. John Cabot.D. Samuel de Champlain.3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Europeans set foot on Canada.B. Europeans started expeditions.C. Europeans fought against the natives.D. Europeans began to make permanent settlements.4. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Ear

36、ly History of CanadaB. The Languages of CanadaC. Europeans Started ExpeditionsD. The War Between Europeans and Canadians. 完形填空。At first I was overwhelmed(打击) by the large amounts of German I didntunderstand.1, speaking German in Germany is very different from in theclassroom! I2looking up new words

37、but by the end of the day I had forgottenmost of them already. It was so3. After a month of worrying that I would neverbe able to improve my language, I went to a shop and bought a4notebookwhich easily fits into my handbag or even into my back pocket! I set myself the goalof5five new words or phrase

38、s a day. And6enough, it became one of mymost valuable language-learning tools.I dont have any7about which words I write down. Most days I writedown words that I learn from my colleagues at work, words that I have learned from8them in the context(语境). For example, I have learned the9of manyfruits fro

39、m looking at their labels(标签) in the supermarket. I10have learnedmany words that I have heard on TV. It doesnt even11whether I know how tospell a new word straight away. If I hear a word12I dont know how to spell it,I write down how I think it sounds and look it up later.Setting this small daily13ha

40、s made me feel much more in control of mylanguage learning and I am already seeing a(n)14. This makes me feel confident.I will continue to use it for the rest of my stay in Germany and also15I returnto my university at home.1.A. FinallyB. StrangelyC. ObviouslyD. Gradually2.A. enjoyedB. gave upC. sug

41、gestedD. kept on3.A. frustratingB. surprisingC. interestingD. frightening4.A. modernB. smallC. cheapD. large5.A. writingB. speakingC. findingD. reading6.A. hardB. luckyC. sureD. soon7.A. rulesB. questionsC. ideasD. doubts8.A. placingB. seeingC. pickingD. practising9.A. pricesB. coloursC. sizesD. nam

42、es10.A. justB. onlyC. alsoD. hardly11.A. matterB. happenC. appearD. realise12.A. butB. asC. soD. or13.A. resultB. goalC. careerD. dream14.A. methodB. chanceC. pointD. improvement15.A. becauseB. ifC. whenD. thoughSection Reading and Thinking (1)阅读理解。1. C2. C3. A4. A5.B6. B7. A8. D9. F10. D11. C12.A13

43、. GReading and Thinking (2). 单句语法填空。答案答案：1. from2. breath3. is4. freezing; froze; frozen5. for6.As7. that8. to sleep; spend9. the10. which. 用适当的介/副词填空。答案答案：1. in2. to3. away4. of5. through6. In7. as8. in. 语法填空。答案答案：1. across2. take3. arriving4. days5. arose6. passing7. different8. an9. It10. finally. 阅读理解。1. B2.A3. D4. A. 完形填空。1. C2. D3. A4. B5. A6. D7. A8.B9. D10. C11.A12. A13. B14. D15. C