外研版新教材2025届高考英语一轮复习课时练Unit2ExploringEnglish必修第一册含答案

这是一份外研版新教材2025届高考英语一轮复习课时练Unit2ExploringEnglish必修第一册含答案，共10页。
Thrughut my childhd,I cnstantly dreamed f being an nly child—having n ne arund t fight with,t share with,t grab the remte cntrl away frm me in the middle f a “big game”. But I have an elder sister,whm I have always called “Kicki,” instead f her real name Christie,because I used t have truble prnuncing the “r” and “s”.
I started playing basketball in primary schl.My dad was the cach f my team,and my mm kept scring.S my sister,nt ld enugh t stay hme alne,was frced t cme t all my games.I remember lking tward the stands fr my mther’s apprval and seeing my sister’s face,cnfused.It was bvius that she wasn’t excited,but she cheered alng with the crwd anyway.
On the car ride hme,my parents and I wuld relive the game.My sister sat in the back seat with me in silence,nt knwing hw r when t enter the cnversatin.Often,she wuld say,“Gd game,Brad.” I wuld smile and thank her but never tk it seriusly.She culdn’t pssibly knw whether I had played well r nt.
It wasn’t until I reached high schl that I realized hw ppular she was,and I was referred t as “Christie’s little brther”.I played basketball in high schl,and althugh Christie wasn’t frced t attend my games anymre,she still came t cheer me every week.In the last game f the last seasn,she came with a large grup f friends.Printed n her shirt,in big bright red letters,were the wrds “BRAD’S SISTER.” Suddenly I was embarrassed,nt fr her presence,but fr my previus attitude t her praise.
Kicki left fr cllege after that game.I finally have the remte cntrl all t myself.Hwever,watching TV alne has turned ut t be bring.I went t visit her at cllege during a weekend,and as I std utside her drm,waiting fr her t cme ut,a friend f hers whm I didn’t knw walked past me and asked,“Hey,aren’t yu Christie’s brther?” I smiled bradly and said prudly,“Yeah,I am.I’m Christie’s brther.”
1.Hw did Brad feel abut being an nly child when he was yung?
A.Bring. B.Awesme.
C.Tugh.D.Awful.
2.Why did Christie g t Brad’s games when he was in primary schl?
A.She hped t knw mre abut Brad.
B.She was interested in basketball games.
C.She was t yung t be left alne at hme.
D.She wanted t spend mre time with her family.
3.Why did Brad feel embarrassed accrding t the last but ne paragraph?
A.He treated Christie’s praise lightly befre.
B.He frgt Christie’s presence at his last game.
C.He saw the big bright red letters n Christie’s shirt.
D.He received unwanted attentin frm Christie’s friends.
4.What can be inferred abut Christie?
A.She was prud f Brad.
B.She didn’t like watching TV.
C.She enjyed Brad’s calling her Kicki.
D.She seldm went hme during cllege.
B
In late 2020,a pst n Tweet spread quickly:“Anther day f staring at the big screen while scrlling thrugh my little screen s as t reward myself fr staring at the media screen all week.” It seems right n.We are glued t ur screens.And it’s nt nly abut watching mvies and scrlling thrugh TikTk (抖音).As remte wrk has set in,we’re relying entirely n digital tls t keep in tuch with each ther and get ur wrk dne.
This has led t a wrrisme spike in “digital intensity (强度)”.A new survey frm Micrsft tracked the habits f mre than 30,000 users in 31 cuntries ver 2021,and the results are alarming.
The gd news is that smething as simple as a 10-minute break,if used crrectly,can help reduce the effects f digital intensity.“If yu give yurself a break,and d smething like mediatin,reading,drawing—anything that turns yur brain t smething mre relaxing,” says Dr Michael Bhan,the directr f Micrsft’s Human Factrs Engineering Lab,“the brain will begin t prduce alpha waves.” After the break,“yu’ll be mre engaged and fcused,”he adds.“Taking breaks lets yu refresh,and maintain better brain health acrss the day.”
Finding new ways t cnnect with ur clleagues,and reducing the number f daily nline meetings,emails and virtual check-ins will d mre than “reduce the digital lad”.It will als pave (铺设) the way fr a reinvented wrkplace,which mst expect t be the cmbinatin f ld and new.“We need t lk at every prcess,”says Bhan,“and ask:Why are we ding this? Is there a way t d this mre effectively? Let’s nt repeat what we’ve always dne.Let’s figure ut hw t d it better.”
5.What des the first paragraph mainly talk abut?
A.The ppularity f digital prducts.
B.The reasn fr the rise f remte wrk.
C.Our deep dependence n digital tls.
D.The influence f scial sftware n ur life.
6.What des the underlined wrd “spike” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A.A sharp increase.
B.A sudden prblem.
C.An abrupt drp.
D.An unexpected result.
7.What can we infer abut the functin f alpha waves mentined in paragraph 3?
A.It makes us sleep better.
B.It helps imprve cncentratin.
C.It causes tensin and anxiety.
D.It helps find new cmmunicatin ways.
8.Which can help reduce digital lad?
A.Fllwing a daily nline check-in system.
B.Hlding fewer everyday vide meetings.
C.Cntacting wrkmates thrugh scial media apps.
D.Using emails t cmmunicate as much as pssible.
Ⅱ.完形填空
One day,my 12-year-ld daughter participated in a schl petry reading event.All her classmates were invited t write a “lie pem” abut hw 1 they were and read them alud.They were suppsed t 2 untruths abut themselves that made them sund 3 wnderful.As I listened t the pems,I realized that the children were actually 4 the picture f their future.By “lying” t themselves,they were creating a 5 f wh they wanted t be in the future.
I culdn’t help admiring the schl fr 6 the children t dream big in such a special way,even if it might nt be the first intentin.In fact,mst f us are 7 t see the truth f wh we culd be.My daughter’s schl develped an unintended 8 t that difficulty:If it’s hard fr yu t imagine the 9 in yurself,then yu might want t begin by expressing it as a 10 ,as did the children wh wrte the pems.
Think up sme stries abut wh yu wuld like t be.In due curse,this 11 exercise wuld help yu build the necessary blueprint fr 12 yur achievements.Withut a picture f yur 13 self,yu can’t live int that self.S 14 it till yu make it.The lie will becme the 15 in the end.
B.busy
C.greatD.smart
utB.make up
C.hld backD.rely n
B.uncnsciusly
C.unacceptablyD.unreasnably
B.restring
C.admiringD.clarifying
B.visin
C.messageD.principle
B.requesting
C.mtivatingD.warning
B.anxius
C.nervusD.unwilling
B.balance
C.slutinD.cnnectin
B.curage
C.expectatinD.ptential
B.frtune
C.benefitD.reference
B.creative
C.gentleD.frmal
B.infrming
C.stretchingD.measuring
B.biggest
C.happiestD.bravest
B.frget
C.hideD.pretend
B.reality
C.memryD.nightmare
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。
It was fur weeks befre New Year,and ur yuth grup wanted t d smething tgether as a New Year prject fr ur cmmunity.The cncept was great,but nne f us seventeen-year-lds had any idea what t d.
“Maybe we culd have a fd drive t help the hmeless,” Jhn suggested at ur Sunday night meeting.“But we have dne that many times”,answered Brian with a frwn.
Ten minutes passed withut any prpsal gd enugh t win ur hearts.Finally I decided t speak.“Why dn’t we think abut ur prject fr a few days and then cme back with three r fur suggestins we can vte n?” Everyne agreed t wait a week befre deciding.
I knew time was running ut t get smething ging befre New Year,but I had n clue what we shuld d.During the fllwing week,ne idea after anther ran thrugh my mind,but I was still indecisive.
Thursday after schl,I wandered int the kitchen as my dad prepared fr dinner.Sensing my uneasiness,he asked what trubled me withut even lking up.“” I let ut a lng breath.“Our yuth grup wants t d smething fr New Year,but we dn’t knw what t d...”
“Hmm.” My dad thught ut lud.“There’s a senirs’ hme I’ve wrked with clse t St.Jseph’s Hspital.The residents dn’t get ut much arund New Year with the snw and ice.It might be an idea t take them ut t see the New Year lights arund here.”
I std still fr a few mments thinking f all the spectacular(绚丽的)New Year light displays in ur neighbrhd.T be hnest,I never thught abut that,but it might just wrk.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Next Sunday evening,ur yuth grup met.
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On New Year’s Day,the bus we rented arrived at the senirs’ hme in the snw.
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Unit2 ExplringEnglish
Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者对于有个姐姐这件事,从小到大态度的转变。
1.B 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Thrughutmychildhd,Icnstantlydreamedfbeingannlychild—havingnnearundtfightwith,tsharewith,tgrabtheremtecntrlawayfrmmeinthemiddlefa ‘biggame’”.可知,作者小时候觉得做一个独生子很好。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Mydadwasthecachfmyteam,andmymmkeptscring.Smysister,ntldenughtstayhmealne,wasfrcedtcmetallmygames.”可知,姐姐来看“我”的比赛是因为她年纪太小还不能自己留在家里。
3.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Often,shewuldsay,‘Gdgame,Brad.’ Iwuldsmileandthankherbutnevertkitseriusly.Sheculdn’tpssiblyknwwhetherIhadplayedwellrnt.”以及倒数第二段中“SuddenlyIwasembarrassed,ntfrherpresence,butfrmypreviusattitudetherpraise.”可知,作者感到尴尬是因为之前对于姐姐的赞扬没有看重,故选A项。
4.A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Printednhershirt,inbigbrightredletters,werethewrds ‘BRAD’SSISTER.’”可知,Christie为Brad感到骄傲,故选A项。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,文章介绍了在日常生活中我们完全依赖于数字工具来保持联系并完成工作,从而导致“数字强度”这种现象的急剧增长。文章就此提出了解决的方法。
5.C 主旨大意题。根据第一段可知,第一段主要讲的是我们对数字工具的深度依赖。
6.A 词义猜测题。根据第一段的“Asremtewrkhassetin,we’rerelyingentirelyndigitaltlstkeepintuchwitheachtherandgeturwrkdne.”可知,由于我们完全依赖数字工具来保持联系并完成工作,由此会导致“数字强度”急剧增长。故画线词与A选项为同义词,意为“急剧增长”。
7.B 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Afterthebreak,‘yu’llbemreengagedandfcused,’headds.”可知,阿尔法波可以让人更加投入和专注。
8.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Findingnewwaystcnnectwithurclleagues,andreducingthenumberfdailynlinemeetings,emailsandvirtualcheck-inswilldmrethan ‘reducethedigitallad’.”可知,减少每天的视频会议可以帮助减少数字负载。
Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,主要讲的是作者女儿的学校要求同学们编写关于自己的将来的诗歌,以此激励同学们要有梦想。
1.C 根据下文“Theyweresuppsedt untruthsabutthemselvesthatmadethemsund wnderful.”可知,邀请同学们编写说自己很伟大的一些谎言诗。
2.B 根据下文“untruths”可知,既然是不真实的事情,那肯定是编造出来的。
3.A 根据上文“Theyweresuppsedt untruthsabutthemselves”可知,她的同学们被邀请写一些谎言,让自己听起来令人难以置信地好。
4.D 根据下文“thepictureftheirfuture”可知,同学们通过写诗来描述或阐明自己的将来,故选D项。
5.B 根据上文“thepictureftheirfuture”可知,他们通过写诗来构想自己以后的样子,故选B项。
6.C 根据下文“thechildrentdreambiginsuchaspecialway”可知,学校激励学生梦想自己的未来。
7.A 根据下文“it’shardfryutimaginethe inyurself”可知,我们很多人都不能看到自己将来可能会成为什么样的人。
8.C 根据下文“Ifit’shardfryutimaginethe inyurself”,“tthatdifficulty”和“yumightwanttbeginbyexpressingitasa ,asdidthechildrenwhwrtethepems”可知,我们很多人想象不到自己将来的样子,所以作者女儿的学校想出了解决这个难题的办法。
9.D 根据上文“mstfusare tseethetruthfwhweculdbe”可知,我们很多人想象不到自己将来的样子,也就是很难想象自己的潜力。
10.A 根据第一段的“untruthsabutthemselves”可知,孩子们写诗编造一些关于自己的谎言,这些谎言也就是幻想。
11.B 根据上文“Thinkupsmestriesabutwhyuwuldliketbe.”可知,想一些你想成为什么样的人的故事,这是需要有创造力的,是创造性的练习。
12.C 根据上文“buildthenecessaryblueprint”和下文“yurachievements”可知,想一些你想成为什么样的人的故事可以帮助你自己建立必要的蓝图,扩大你自己的成就。
13.A 根据上文“Theyweresuppsedt untruthsabutthemselvesthatmadethemsund wnderful.”可知,孩子们写一些关于自己的谎言,让自己听起来令人难以置信地好,也就是编出一些最好的自己的图像,此处表示“如果没有最高自我的图像,你就无法活在那个自我中”。
14.D 根据上文“Theyweresuppsedt untruthsabutthemselvesthatmadethemsund wnderful.”可知,孩子们写一些关于自己的谎言,让自己听起来令人难以置信地好,也就是假装自己很有成就。
15.B 根据上文“Theliewillbecme”和下文“intheend”可知,谎言最终会变成现实。
Ⅲ. NextSundayevening,uryuthgrupmet.MyfellwsputfrwardseveralsuggestinsandIalscntributedDad’sideatdiscussin.Tmypleasantsurprise,theNewYearlightturwntheirhearts.Wecalledthesenirs’hmeandtheywerethrilledabuturprpsal.Thefllwingweeks,wewerebusyliningupeverythingfrthetur,includingthebustdrivethesenirsalngtheplannedrute.
OnNewYear’sDay,thebuswerentedarrivedatthesenirs’hmeinthesnw.Despitethecld,’hme,theyculdn’tstptalkingabutallthey’dseenandthankedusagainandagain.Lkingattheirexcitedandgratefulfaces,we’dneverfeltwarmer.