牛津译林（2020）高中英语必修第二册Unit 4 话题训练测试卷（含答案解析）.docx

1、牛津译林（2020）高中英语必修第二册Unit 4 话题训练测试卷第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Where is the woman going?A.To a friends house for dinner.B.To a cinema. C.To a restaurant.2.Why did the woman eat so little today?A.Shes on a diet

2、.B.Shed just had lunch.C.She doesnt like beef.3.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Mother and son.B.Teacher and student. C.A shop owner and a child.4.How does the woman think about the TV programs? A.Too bad.B.Educational.C.Good on the whole.5.Who telephoned the man?A.Miss Grey.B.Mr. Wh

3、ite.C.Mr. Brown.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whats the mans problem?A.His right leg hurts.B.His left foot hurts.C.His right foot hurts.7.What time is the man going to t

4、he doctors?A.At 9:15 a.m. tomorrow.B.At 9:50 a.m. tomorrow.C.At 8:15 a.m. tomorrow.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What are the speakers going to do?A.To have a meal.B.To play tennis.C.To talk about sports.9.What can we learn about the woman? A.She likes the strong ones.B.She also likes playing tennis. C.She like

5、s the gentle or soft sports.10.Why does the man like tennis? A.Its easy to play.B.It can show mens power. C.Its a gentle and soft sport.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whats the telephone number? A.61234408.B.61144408.C.61134418.12.Why does the woman phone? A.To open a new shop.B.To know something about shoppin

6、g. C.To get some information about the apartment.13.What can we learn from the conversation? A.The apartment will cost the woman 280 dollars a month. B.The woman is pleased that the shops are five minutes walk from the subway. C.The woman wants an apartment which has two bedrooms and a very large li

7、ving room.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What does the woman do? A.A film star.B.A story writer.C.A computer engineer.15.What does the woman think of her job? A.Usually exciting.B.Always enjoyable.C.Sometimes lonely.16.Which of the following does the woman enjoy?A.Interviewing people.B.Running a bookstore.C.Fe

8、eding animals.17.Which book is mentioned in the conversation?A.Black Mirror.B.The Fashion of Life.C.Peace and War.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whats the aim of the language evening? A.For people to see an English film. B.For people to learn languages. C.For people to watch events.19.What do the members do o

9、n Thursday evening?A.Have sports.B.Have dinner together.C.Have a language evening.20.What do people have to do if they want to join the club? A.Fill out a form. B.Give their names and addresses. C.Give their names and addresses and pay some money.阅读ATheatre reflects the values of the civilization ou

10、t of which it grows.The following are the types of theatre performances an ancient Roman might have witnessed then.Fescennine VerseFescennine Verse was a pioneer of Roman comedy.Ironic and improvisational(即兴的),it was used mainly at festivals or weddings,and as invective.With early native Italian fun

11、ny dialogues in Latin verse,it was thought to have combined with a tradition of performances by masked dancers and musicians from Etruria.Fabula AtellanaFabula Atellana relied on common characters,masks,direct humor,and simple plots.They were performed by actors improvising.Fabula Atellana came from

12、 the Oscan city of Atella.There were 4 main types of characters:the braggart,the greedy blockhead,the clever hunchback and the stupid old man,like modern Punch and Judy shows.Fabula TogataNamed for the clothing symbolic of the Roman people,Fabula Togata had various subtypes.One was the Fabula Tabern

13、aria,named for the tavern(酒馆)where the comedys preferred characters,lowlifes,might be found.One describing more middle-class types,and continuing the Roman clothing theme,was the Fabula Trabeata.Fabula PraetextaFabula Praetexta is the name for Roman tragedies on Roman themes,Roman history or current

14、 politics.Fabula Praetexta was less popular than tragedies on Greek themes.During the Golden Age of drama in the Middle Republic,there were four great Roman writers of tragedy,Naevius,Ennius,Pacuvius,and Accius.Of their surviving tragedies,90 titles remain.All the performances above began as a trans

15、lation of Greek forms,even to the extent of their being performed in Greek costume.1.Where might an ancient Roman witness Fescennine Verse?A.At a party.B.At a funeral. C.At a wedding.D.At a concert.2.Which type of performance describes the middle-class life?A.Fabula Atellana.B.Fabula Tabernaria. C.F

16、abula Trabeata.D.Fabula Praetexta.3.What do the listed types of performances have in common?A.They copy Latin dramas. B.They take on Greek forms.C.They reflect Roman themes. D.They refer to Italian stories.BWhile I was growing up,I often heard my teachers say,“Oh,Tina is gifted in algebra.” While wa

17、tching the Olympics,my parents would say,“These gymnasts are born with such ability.” Statements like these made me believe people were born with certain talents and if they didnt have a particular one at birth,then they never would.Therefore,I rarely focused on algebra.Nobody told me that if you ke

18、ep trying and trying,one day a difficult task will seem easy.Actually,I learnt this from my young daughter,Samaya.One day,I was finishing some paperwork and I said,“Oh no,how could I have made that mistake?” Samaya instantly said,“Mum,dont worry.Mistakes make your brain grow bigger.”Actually,we all

19、need to be reminded that mistakes or failures are just fine and that they are a huge part of growth and success.However,the regular belief is the opposite.We must correct this with our children.We must encourage them to make mistakes because that means they are trying out new ideas.Billionaire Sara

20、Blakely,founder of the shapewear business Spanx,has seen many failures.She made a living by selling fax machines for seven years.Knocking on many doors and making a lot of mistakes was a journey she calls educational.Sara Blakely owes her risk-taking skills to the weekend talk she had with her fathe

21、r.As a child,her father would ask her the same question every weekend.“What did you fail at this week,Sara?” He did not care how high her scores were.He wanted to know what she had tried but failed at.When she told him about her failures and mistakes,he would give her a high five.He was reprogrammin

22、g her mind to believe that mistakes and failures are fine.So go ahead and ask yourself and your children,“What did we fail at this week?”4.What discouraged the author from efforts in algebra?A.She wasnt interested in it.B.She thought she was not gifted.C.She thought it was useless.D.She was not allo

23、wed to learn it.5.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.Keep trying is necessary.B.Failure is a path to success.C.Mistakes are not acceptable.D.Encouragement is significant.6.Why did Saras father keep asking her the same question?A.To rebuild her mindset.B.To keep her from f

24、ailures.C.To know what she hadnt tried.D.To prevent her getting high scores.7.What would be the best title for the text?A.A Secret to SuccessB.A Method of EducationC.The Magic of MistakesD.The Power of a Fixed MindsetCChina has just officially opened its FAST radio telescope to international scienti

25、sts.Scientists across the world can submit proposals for astronomical observations using the telescope.FAST is short for Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (球面射电望远镜) and it is also believed to be the worlds largest radio telescope and the most sensitive single-dish radio telescope.The r

26、eceiving surface area of FAST is 250,000 square meters,about the size of 30 standard football fields.Its construction was completed in September 2016 and it officially began operating in January 2020.The major scientific task of the telescope is the observation of pulsars (脉冲星)the rotating neutron s

27、tars.The study of pulsars can help to confirm the existence of gravitational radiation and black holes,and help solve many other major questions in physics.Another scientific goal of FAST is to search for outer space civilization.The telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depressio

28、n in southwest Chinas Guizhou Province.The first advantage of the selected site is the altitude.The average altitude of Guizhou is about 1,100 meters,which maximizes the effectiveness of the observation equipment.Secondly,the radio telescope needs to have a “big pan” to receive better signals.The hu

29、ge natural depression could reduce the amount of excavation (挖掘) and difficulty of construction.Moreover,the selected site in Guizhou is far away from cities,and has a small population,which reduces the interference (干扰) caused by wireless devices such as TVs,mobile phones and radios from human acti

30、vities.FAST has identified over 300 pulsars.Experts predict that the number could reach 1,000 in five years and that the telescope could locate and identify the first pulsar outside the Galaxy.With the opening-up to international scientists,Chinas FAST is expected to make more contribution to astron

31、omical research in the future.8.What do we know about FAST?A.It is opened to global scientists.B.It is a project under construction.C.It has provided service since 2016.D.It has found a pulsar outside the Galaxy.9.What is the main task of FAST?A.To study black holes.B.To observe the pulsars.C.To exp

32、lore the sun.D.To seek space civilization.10.Whats special about the selected site?A.Its close to urban areas.B.It reduces engineering amount.C.It possesses a shallow depression.D.Its at the highest altitude in China.11.Which can be the best title for the text?A.Major Scientific Tasks of FASTB.Ways

33、to Select the Site for FASTC.Contributions FAST Has MadeD.Facts About FAST Radio TelescopeDAn afternoon nap (午睡) is one of the joys of life,although too much napping could signal all is not well.In some cultures,people will have a daily napthis is fine.The warning comes when people start sleeping du

34、ring the daytime,when they did not sleep before.There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepinessas in the Alzheimers disease studycan be a marker of an underlying condition.For most people,napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night,says

35、Dr.Neil Stanley,a sleep expert.“If you feel sleepy during the day,you should think about taking a nap.That is what the body needsit doesnt need to be kept awake with caffeine.It needs sleep.”The feeling we should notice is “sleepiness”,he says.“Its not tiredness,which could be more psychological and

36、 linked to stress.”So how do you nap well?The key thing,says Stanley,is how long your nap lasts.Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap.“When you fall asleep,youll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep.You dont want to wake up because thats when you wake and

37、 feel worse than you did before.” Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep;napping for 90 minutes means youll complete a sleep cycle.Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep“Some people are better at napping than others but,” says Stanley,“a healthy adul

38、t will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes.”you can set an alarm,allowing a 30-to 40-minute period for a short nap,and up to two hours for a longer one.A good time to nap is during the bodys natural dip in the afternoon,between 2 p.m.and 4 p.m.“You dont really want to be napping much past that b

39、ecause then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep,”Stanley says.The point,he stresses,is to get good night-time sleep,which would ensure you probably dont need to nap at all.12.What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people?A.Caffeine addiction. B.Psychological stress.C.Insuffic

40、ient night sleep. D.Potential physical illness.13.What is the key to a good nap?A.Duration.B.Surroundings. C.Health.D.Stages.14.What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?A.A 30-to 40-minute period.B.The time between 2 p.m.and 4 p.m.C.The time between 5 and 12 minutes.D.A 20

41、-to 90-minute period.15.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Why to Phase a NapB.When to Take a Good NapC.What to Learn From a NapD.How to Have a Successful Nap.七选五In the workplace,one of the most important skills to possess is good communication.1;it means they are able to li

42、sten to others,as well as successfully convey their own ideas and opinions.While listening and speaking are important in effective communication,there are other skills that are vital to good communication in the workplace.2.This means not only listening with your ears but also being able to comprehe

43、nd what the person is saying.Giving co-workers your full attention when they are conveying an idea can go a long way in building relationships and furthering progress.Having empathy (同情) is very useful in communication.3.Put yourself in the other persons position instead of judging or criticizing ba

44、sed on your own beliefs.While this may be difficult for some,empathizing with others can be very helpful in keeping in tune with your own emotions and ideas.Encouraging others will heighten confidence and appreciation in the workplace.4,you help others feel they are wanted,welcomed and respected by

45、co-workers.People are much more likely to spare no effort if they know they are valued.Body language can greatly impact how others treat you in the workplace.Being extroverted (外向的) and friendly lets co-workers know you are open to hearing their opinions about projects or new designs.5.Be sure to ma

46、intain eye contact the majority of the time you are speaking with someone,and use hand gestures to help you form clearer thoughts.Smiling offers encouragement and creates a noticeable difference in how you are treated.People who smile more are seen as more approachable and trustworthy.While many of

47、these good communication skills occur naturally in individuals,some may need to be learned and practiced in order to become second nature.A.While communication is importantB.By praising others and offering words of encouragementC.Praising co-workers helps communication go smoothlyD.It involves seeing things from the points of view of othersE.People value co-workers who can communicate effectivelyF.Being able to listen to others is vital in the communication processG.Body language i