高中人教版 (新课标)必修1Unit 2 English around the world一课一练

Unit 2 English around the world Reading课时作业

第一节  阅读理解

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。

A

The COVID -19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life, including the way we travel. But for those who are looking to expand their horizons while still staying safe, the following three travel trends in 2021 may provide inspirations. Let's take a look.

Staycation

With many travel restrictions during the pandemic, people preferred traveling to nearby places in 2020. This trend continues in 2021. According to search data, 62 percent of people are interested in taking a vacation within driving distance of home. People who live in large cities want to get back in touch with nature. Travelers are looking for places different from their every­day accommodations, for example, farm stays, villas and cottages.

Pod travel

While 2020 saw a rise in solo travel and isolated adventures, 2021 shows that people want to be more connected. "Pod travel"， or gathering in isolated spaces with loved ones, is growing in popularity. 85 percent of survey respondents favor traveling with family or friends, and over half of the trips searched include three or more people. Pod travel is here to stay for those who want to safely be together while reducing risks associated with socializing with others.

Remote working and traveling

Many people worked and learned from home in 2020 because of the pandemic. Remote work­ing blurs the line between working and traveling. There was a 128 percent increase in the mention of phrases such as "relocation", "relocate" remote work” and trying a new neighborhood. People are actively booking longer stays (e.g. two plus week trips) in small to mid - size cities with access to immersive natural surroundings and wide - open spaces.

1. What can we learn about Staycation?

A. Travelling to the countryside.     B. Taking an isolated adventure.

C. Having holidays in nearby places.  D. Staying indoors all by oneself.

2. What's special about Pod travel?

A. Traveling alone.      B. Traveling far away.

C. Traveling while working.    D. Traveling with loved ones.

3. Where might we find the text in a magazine?

A. Medicine. B. Education. C. Tourism D. Career.

【参考答案】 CDC

B

Last summer, I spent four months working in France, where the company I was working for put me up in a house that didn't have Wi - Fi. I wasn't looking forward to it.

I soon discovered, however, that living in a house without Wi - Fi was easier than I expected.

Contact between my friends and family was significantly reduced to the odd text message here and there. I couldn't enjoy my usual web browsing on BBC iPlayer, social media sites, keeping up to date with the news, or even wanting to know the opening hours of shops in the new area I was in.

I didn't, however, spend a full four months without connecting to a Wi - Fi network. It was only a five minute walk to the reception where I could connect for free and spend as much time online as I wanted to at my own leisure. It made me think, though, how unnecessary it can be, how unnecessarily we rely on it - how we perhaps rely on it too much. As a person, I was more sociable. I spent more time with my housemates instead of hiding behind a computer screen. I did other things that I wouldn't necessarily have done if I could have browsed the web at my leisure. I read more, I cooked meals for my friends, and I even tidied up more often. Dare I say it; I learned how to live without Wi - Fi. Dare I say it ； I found it was easier than I had imagined.

4. What was the writer's first feeling when finding her house had no Wi - Fi?

A. Unexpected. B. Angry. C. Shocked. D. Depressed.

5. How did the writer keep in touch with her friends and family without Wi - Fi?

A. By writing regularly. B. By text message.

C. By video calls. D. By telegram.

6. What was the writer' s life like without Wi - Fi?

A. Dull. B. Lonely. C. Active. D. Relaxing.

7. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. A life without Wi – Fi     B. Different views on the Internet

C. The disadvantages of Wi – Fi   D. How to use the Internet

【参考答案】ABCA

第二节   完形填空

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Robin was 12 years old when his mother sent him to me for his first piano lesson. I preferred that students begin at an earlier ___1___ . I explained it to Robin that he was too old, but he said it had always been his mother's ___2___ to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

___3___ Robin tried very hard, he didn't seem to have the basic sense of music. However, he ___4___ and at the end of each lesson he never forgot to say, “My mom's going to hear me play someday. "  But it seemed impossible, and I was ___5___ by his slow progress. One day, he ___6___ me that his mother was sick and he couldn't come to my class any longer. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad advertisement for my teaching!

Several months later when I was preparing my students for a music show, Robin came to my home and said he had to ___7___ the show. I don't know what led me to ___8___ him to do that. Maybe it was the ___9___ in his eyes or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right. I was even more ____10____ when Robin announced that he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. I was not prepared for what happened next.

However, on the show his fingers danced ____11____ on the keys. He played so well that everyone ____12____excitedly when he was leaving the stage. In excitement, I ____13____ up to stage to congratulate him.

“How could you do it?” I could not help asking him a few days later.

“Well, I kept practising at home. My mom had cancer and just passed away the day I went to your ____14____ to ask for your permission to take part in the show. It was the first time she could hear me play on the stage. 1 wanted to make it __15__ . ”

1. A. level B. convenience C. age D. moment

2. A. task B. plan C. dream D. hobby

3. A. Unless B. Because C. Until D. Although

4. A. acted B. continued C. commanded D. proved

5. A. encouraged B. disappointed C. touched D. guided

6. A. told B. showed C. convinced D. promised

7. A. look forward to B. sign up for C. focus on D. learn from

8. A. warn B. persuade C. allow D. force

9. A. determination B. happiness C. reflections D. anger

10. A. excited B. satisfied C. relieved D. surprised

11. A. gracefully B. awkwardly C. slowly D. quickly

12. A. shook B. clapped C. danced D. laughed

13. A. followed B. drove C. woke D. ran

14. A. house B. office C. class D. stage

15. A. special B. important C. similar D. popular

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个“缺少音乐细胞”的男孩为了满足身患绝症的妈妈的愿望而刻苦练习钢琴，最终成功参加学校演出的感人故事。

【1题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我更喜欢学生在较早的年龄开始学习钢琴。A. level水平；B. convenience便利；C. age年龄；D. moment时刻。根据后文“I explained it to Robin that he was too old”可知，作者喜欢学生在较早年龄开始学习。故选C项。

【2题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我向Robin解释说他年纪太大了，但他说听他弹钢琴一直是他母亲的梦想。A. task任务；B. plan计划；C. dream梦想；D. hobby爱好。结合句意，根据后文Robin 反复所说的“My mom's going to hear me play someday.”以及“It was the first time she could hear me play on the stage.”可知，听他弹钢琴是他母亲的梦想。故选C项。

【3题详解】

考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然Robin很努力，但他似乎没有基本的音乐意识。A. Unless除非；B. Because因为C. Until直到；D. Although虽然。前半部分“Robin tried very hard”和后半部分“he didn't seem to have the basic sense of music”之间存在转折关系。故选D项。

【4题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他还是继续学着钢琴，而且在每节课结束时他从来没有忘记说：“我妈妈总有一天会听到我演奏。” A. acted表现；B. continued继续；C. commanded需要；D. proved证明。根据前文可知，Robin没有基本的音乐意识，根据“However”的转折语义可知，他仍在继续坚持学习。故选B项。

【5题详解】

考查动词过去分词词义辨析。句意：但这似乎是不可能的，我对他的缓慢进展感到失望。A. encouraged受鼓励的；B. disappointed失望的；C. touched受感触的；D. guided被指导的。根据前文“But it seemed impossible”以及后文“his slow progress”可知，作者很失望。故选B项。

【6题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，他告诉我，他妈妈病了，他不能再来上我的课了。A. told告诉；B. showed出示；C. convinced使确信；D. promised承诺。根据后文“his mother was sick and he couldn't come to my class any longer”内容可知，Robin是一般事实的陈述（要请假），所以指“告诉老师”。故选A项。

【7题详解】

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：几个月后，当我正在为我的学生准备一个音乐节目时，Robin来到我家，说他要报名参加这个节目。A. look forward to盼望；B. sign up for报名；C. focus on专注；D. learn from向……学习。根据前文“I was preparing my students for a music show”可知，作者准备为学生准备音乐节目，所以Robin前来报名参加。后文“My mom had cancer and just passed away the day I went to your ___1___ to ask for your permission to take part in the show.”可知，他要报名参加这个节目。故选B项。

【8题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道是什么让我允许他这么做的。A. warn警告；B. persuade说服；C. allow允许；D. force强迫。根据后文“Maybe it was the ___9___ in his eyes or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right.”可知，作者答应了Robin的要求，所以指“允许”他报名。故选C项。

【9题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许是他眼中的决心，也许是我内心的某种力量在告诉我一切都会好的。A. determination决心；B. happiness幸福；C. reflections反思；D. anger愤怒。虽然老师并不看好Robin，可是却允许他报名了。其中原因之一，应该是Robin的坚决态度。故选A项。

【10题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Robin宣布他选择了莫扎特最困难的曲子之一时，我更惊讶了。A. excited激动的；B. satisfied满意的；C. relieved放心的；D. surprised吃惊的。根据后文“he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart”可知，作者没有想到他竟然选择最难的曲子，所以感到惊讶。故选D项。

【11题详解】

考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在节目中，他的手指在琴键上优雅地舞动着。A. gracefully优雅地；B. awkwardly笨拙地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. quickly迅速地。根据后文“He played so well ”可知，Robin弹得很好，所以这里描述他的手指“优雅地”的在琴键上舞动。故选A项。

【12题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他演奏得非常好，当他离开舞台时，每个人都激动地鼓掌。A. shook摇动；B. clapped鼓掌；C. danced跳舞；D. laughed大笑。根据前文“He played so well ”可知，Robin弹得很好，根据后文“when he was leaving the stage”语境可知，此处指大家鼓掌喝彩。故选B项。

【13题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我激动地跑上舞台向他祝贺。A. followed跟随；B. drove驾驶；C. woke醒来；D. ran跑。根据前文“He played so well that everyone ___12___excitedly when he was leaving the stage.”可知，Robin弹得很好，所以作者激动的跑到舞台向他祝贺。故选D项。

【14题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈得了癌症，就在我去你家请求你允许我参加演出的那天，她去世了。A. house房子，家；B. office办公室；C. class班级；D. stage舞台。根据前文“Robin came to my home and said he had to ___7___ the show”可知，Robin去作者家里请求参加演出。故选A项。

【15题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想让它与众不同。A. special专门的，特殊的；B. important重要的；C. similar类似的；D. popular流行的。根据前文Robin所说“It was the first time she could hear me play on the stage.”可知，因为是去世的妈妈第一次听Robin在舞台上演奏，所以Robin想让演奏与众不同。故选A项。

第三节. 应用文写作

假定你是李华，你想邀请留学生朋友Peter观看京剧表演，但Peter不在家。请给他写一封信，内容包括：

1．来访目的；

2．介绍京剧；

3．另约时间。

注意：1.词数80左右，信的格式已给出，不计入总词数；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：精华，精粹quintessence 　华丽的ornate

Dear Peter，

Yours，

Li Hua

参考范文：

Dear Peter，

I came to see you but you were out. I'd like to invite you to see Beijing Opera with me next week, since you have always wanted to know more about Chinese culture.

With a history of nearly 200 years, Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre, which is considered as the quintessence of Chinese culture. The performers in ornate costume perform various stories happened in history to audience by singing, dancing and motions. I can tell you more about it when we meet.

Please let me know when you will be free and I will buy the tickets in advance.

Yours，

Li Hua