全国通用版2019版高考英语大一轮复习单元检测卷2Unit2Englisharoundtheworld新人教版必修140

Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ.阅读理解A(2018·长郡中学高三实验班选拔)OnWednesday,nearly300kidswilltakepartintheNationalSpellingBee.Fewerwillmakeittothefollowingday'ssemi­finals,whereonemistakemeanselimination(淘汰).I'dbetthatmanyofthemwillbesilentlypraying—notonthefirstword.Iknew__it__becauseIwasthere17yearsago.Iwasa14­year­oldgirlthen.MymotherandIhadflownfromKentuckytoWashington,butthecapitalwasnostrangetoher.Myoldersisterhadalreadycompetedatthenationallevel.Whenmysisterwas14andIwas12,wetrainedtogether.WebeganwiththeSuggestedListgivenoutatschool—hundredsofwordsprintedonaposterthatcouldbefoldeduplikeamap.Whenthewordsalongthecreases(褶痕)begantodisappear,weboughtadditionalspellinglists.Sometimesmymothertestedus,readingwordsmostEnglishteacherswouldn'tknowhowtopronounce,letalonemyIndian­bornmother.Whenshepointedoutthemisspelledwords,Iblamedheraccentformyerrors!Whenitwasmyturn,Iapproachedthemicrophoneandwaitedformyfirstword.Theannouncerwassomewheretomyleft,amanwhopronouncedclearly.“Barbican，”hesaid.Itseemedthatmycompetitorsweresecretlycomplainingabouttherelativeeaseofmyword.WouldtheylaughatmeifIcouldn'tspellit?Wouldmymotherbedisappointedinme?Thatlastsyllablecouldgotwoways:C­A­NorC­O­N.Whichonewasright?FinallyIdecidedonC­O­N.Ofcourse,IwaseliminatedandguidedtotheComfortRoom,whereparentscouldn'tenter.Inside,recentlosersweresittingaroundatableabundantwithjunkfood.Wecasuallymentionedthewordsthatdefeatedus,likeaspecialceremonytowelcomeeachnewarrival.Thenwechangedthesubjectsifwe'dalreadymovedonfrommissedwordsandlostopportunities.Eventually,Iwentoutandsawmymother.“Well，”shesaid,“__I_guess_you_won't_be_doing_this_again.__”Yes,nextyearIwouldbe15andnotallowedtotakepartinthecompetition.语篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了“我”14岁时参加全国英文拼字大赛的经历。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．Thedifficultyofthefirstword.B．Thefiercecompetition.C．Thenervousnessofthekids.D．Thestrictrules.解析C　代词指代题。根据第一段最后两句可知，参加比赛的孩子都很紧张，所以默默祈祷，千万别在第一个单词就被淘汰；而“我”知道孩子们紧张是因为“我”在17年前有过这样的经历。据此可知，it指代孩子们的紧张，故选C项。2．Theauthorfailedprobablybecause________.A．shewasunabletorelaxB．theannouncerhadanaccentC．hercompetitorsdisturbedherD．shedidn'tpractisehardenough解析A　推理判断题。根据第七段前三句可以判断，“我”无法放松，心里想得很多，所以影响发挥而被淘汰，故选A项。3．WhatdidtheauthordointheComfortRoom?A．Shemethermother.B．Shecomfortednewarrivals.C．Shetalkedwithotherlosers.D．Shewatchedthecompetition.解析C　细节理解题。根据第九段可知，在theComfortRoom里，“我”在和其他淘汰者聊天，故选C项。4．Whydidtheauthor'smothersaytheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A．Shewasdisappointedintheauthor.B．Theauthorwouldbebeyondtheagelimit.C．Shedidn'twanttheauthortosufferagain.D．Theauthorhadnointerestinthecompetition.解析B　细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可以判断，“我”由于超过年龄限制，不能再参赛，故选B项。B(2018·湖北重点中学新高三起点)HowtoavoidaboringconversationWhatexcusesshouldyouusetoavoidtalkingtopeopleyoudon'twanttotalkto?Herearetipsandinoffensivewaystogetoutofunwantedconversations.ⅰ.Goforarefill(续杯)．Itisnaturalforanyoneatapartytobeexcusedtogetarefill.5．____________Andonceyouexcuseyourself,makeamovefastbeforethepersonrequestsyoutogetarefillforhimaswell.ⅱ.Pretendbadmood.Cutofftheconversationbeforeitstartsbysayingsomethingalongthelinesof“I'mnotinagoodmood.CanItalktoyoulaterifyoudon'tmind？”6．____________Sayitfirmlysothatpeoplegetthemessageloudandclear.ⅲ.Askyourfriendtosaveyou.7．____________Simplytextyourfriendandaskhimorhertocomeforapparentlysomethingimportant.Youwillbeabletoskipaboringchatwithaseeminglyreasonableexcuse.ⅳ.8.____________Youareadvisedtolookawayfromthatpersonanddon'tmakeeyecontact,sothatyoucangivepowerfulhints(暗示)thatyoufindtheconversationextremelyboring.9．____________Besuretotuneintotheconversationeverynowandthensoyoudon'tcomeacrossasrude.A．Behaveinanobviouslycarelessway.B．Justbesurethatthepersonyouaretalkingtodoesnotoffertoaccompanyyoutodoso.C．Don'tacttoopoliteinanattempttodrawsympathy.D．Usebodylanguagetoindicateboredom.E．Yourfriendisboundtoperformbrilliantlyincopingwiththedullone.F．Lookelsewhereandpretendthatsomethingelsehascaughtyourattention.G．Stuckinanunwantedconversation,howdoyougetoutofit?语篇导读本文为说明文，介绍了怎样避免无聊的谈话。5．解析B　顺承关系。B项中的so就是指空前的getarefill这一行为；同时空后的makeamovefast…aswell与B项的内容相呼应，故选B项。6．解析C　重申关系。空后的代词it指代空处前一句中的I'mnotinagoodmood.CanItalktoyoulaterifyoudon'tmind，所以空处及后一句与这一问题有关；同时后一句中的Sayitfirmly与C项(不要为了获得同情而表现得太礼貌)在内容和语气方面是一致的，故选C项。7．解析G　诠释关系。根据该段的主题句以及空后两句可知，空后的两句话是对G项这一疑问句的回答，G项能够引出下文，符合语境，故选G项。8．解析D　总分关系。根据上文中的主题句都使用祈使句这一特点可知，该段也应用祈使句作主题句；同时根据该段中的第一句可知，把目光从这个人身上移开，不要有眼神交流，这样可以给对方强烈的暗示，使其发现这段谈话极其无聊，这与D项(使用肢体语言暗示厌烦)相吻合，故选D项。9．解析F　顺承关系。根据该段主题句可知，使用肢体语言暗示厌烦，所以F项(看向别处并假装你的注意力被其他东西吸引)与之吻合，故选F项。Ⅱ.完形填空(2018·哈尔滨三中高三一检)IwasinthesixthgradeandhavejustmovedtoCaliforniafromAlaskawhenImetMsLindaJones.Mostofmyteachersseemedto____1____me;Iwasonemorestudentamonghundreds.MsJones,however,tooka____2____interest.“Youcanwrite，”shesaid,explainingthatshewantedtomovemeintothehonorsEnglishclass.SodidI.Adecadelater,whenmyfirstnovelwas____3____,_IwentbacktoMsJones'sclassroom,handingheracopyofmybook.“AndI____4____thisforyou.”MsJonesbegantocry____5____.She'dbeenconsideringearly____6____,_shesaid,____7____shefeltshewasn'thavingenoughofaneffect____8____herstudents.Ididn'tknowhowtomakeMsJonesunderstandwhatshe'ddoneforme:____9____her,IfellinlovewithShakespeare.Ilearnedhowtocomposeanessay.Itwasher____10____inmethatgavemetheconfidencetobecomeawriter.I____11____her.Fifteenyearslater,whenIheardthatshewas____12____readytoretire,Iattendedher____13____party.AllMsJonesneededtodowastosayafewwordsthankinghercolleaguesforcoming.____14____,_shestoodupandmadeanexciting____15____thatbeganlikethis:“Forthoseofyoucomplainingthat____16____havechanged,andthatit'shardertoteachthesedays.You'regetting____17____andlazy.Thesekidshaven'tchanged.Youhave!Donot____18____thesekids！”Whenshefinishedhertalk,everyone____19____hands!IwentuptoMsJonesandthankedherforchangingmylifeallthoseyearsago.I____20____thatnightthatIwasstill,andwouldforeverbe,herstudent.语篇导读本文为记叙文。“我”在读六年级时，遇到了琼斯女士，因为她对“我”特别关注，“我”爱上了写作，并最终实现了当作家的梦想。1．A．ignoreB．discoverC．admireD．hate解析A　下文讲到：“我”只不过是数以百计学生中的一个。意在强调作者的普通，因此此处意为：我的大部分老师似乎都忽视(ignore)了我，故选A项。2．A.typicalB．practicalC．specialD．complicated解析C　上文讲到，大部分老师都忽视了“我”，接着用however表示转折，由此可知，琼斯女士对我特别感兴趣。takeaspecialinterest特别感兴趣，故选C项。3．A.soldB．finishedC．testedD．published解析D　句意：十年后，当我的第一部小说出版(publish)时，我回到了琼斯女士的教室，递给她一本我写的书，故选D项。4．A.boughtB．didC．wroteD．drew解析C　根据上文可知，作者送给老师的是一本书，因此他最有可能说的是“我为您写的这本书”，故选C项。5．A.madlyB．bitterlyC．shylyD．happily解析B　句意：琼斯女士开始痛哭起来。bitterly意为“强烈地”，在此处用来形容哭泣的程度，故选B项。6．A.choiceB．retirementC．behaviorD．change解析B　根据下文可知，琼斯女士一直觉得自己对学生的教导没有起到很大作用，因此她萌生了提前退休的想法。choice选择；retirement退休；behavior行为；change改变，故选B项。7．A.thoughB．butC．unlessD．because解析D　她觉得自己没有对学生的教导起到很大作用是她想提前退休的原因，因此用because解释原因，故选D项。8．A.onB．forC．aboutD．off解析A　haveaneffecton对……有影响，起作用，为固定搭配，故选A项。9．A.RegardlessofB．AccordingtoC．ThankstoD．Intermsof解析C　句意：多亏了她，我爱上了莎士比亚。regardlessof不管；accordingto根据；thanksto幸亏，由于；intermsof在……方面，故选C项。10．A.beliefB．ideaC．mottoD．talent解析A　句意：正是她的信任，才让我有信心成为一名作家。belief信任；idea思想；motto座右铭；talent天赋，故选A项。11．A.believedB．owedC．helpedD．congratulated解析B　上文作者一直在陈述老师对她的恩情，作者十分感激老师，因此此处说：我欠(owe)她的(恩情)，故选B项。12．A.graduallyB．frequentlyC．constantlyD．finally解析D　句意：十五年过去了，当我听说她终于要准备退休了……。gradually逐渐地；frequently经常地；constantly不断地；finally终于，最后，故选D项。13．A.going­upB．bringing­inC．going­awayD．get­together解析C　前半句讲到，琼斯女士终于要准备退休了，因此作者要参加的应该是为她准备的欢送会。going­away在此处意为“离别”，故选C项。14．A.StillB．InsteadC．MoreoverD．Therefore解析B　上文讲到，琼斯女士唯一要做的就是对同事们的到来讲几句感谢的话。而根据下文可知，她实际的做法却是站起来发表了一席振奋人心的演讲。上下文文意转折，故用instead，意为“然而”，故选B项。15．A.noticeB．appointmentC．decisionD．speech解析D　句意：她站起来，发表了一番激动人心的演讲。notice；appointment任命；decision决定；speech言论，演讲，故选D项。16．A.teachersB．kidsC．writersD．schools解析B　根据下文的Thesekidshaven'tchanged可知，此处说的是kidshavechanged，故选B项。17．A.oldB．proudC．smartD．greedy解析A　随着年岁的增长，老师们会逐渐变老(old)和变得懒惰，故选A项。18．A.letdownB．playjokesonC．giveuptoD．putpressureon解析C　上文提到了教学中的一些困境，比如孩子们难以管教、自身逐渐衰老等，然而其实孩子们没有改变，但自己在这个过程中改变了。因此本句说，不要向这些孩子认输！let…down使……失望；playjokeson跟……开玩笑；giveupto向……投降/认输；putpressureon向……施压，故选C项。19．A.clappedB．wavedC．raisedD．shook解析A　上文提到了琼斯女士的演讲激动人心，在四个选项中，最符合当时场景的是“鼓掌”，故选A项。20．A.heardB．hopedC．provedD．realized解析D　就在那天晚上，“我”意识(realize)到自己仍是、并将永远是她的学生，故选D项。Ⅲ.短文改错I'mWangHong,①解析以元音音素开头的单词前的不定冠词用an。②解析上文有表示过去的时间状语，故用一般过去时。③解析beggar为可数名词，在several后应用复数形式。④解析过去分词作表语，表示主语所处的状态；现在分词作表语多表示事物具有的特性，常译为“令人……的”。⑤解析very一般用来修饰形容词，表示“非常”，如veryhappy；much一般用来修饰过去分词，如muchdisappointed。⑥解析动名词作介词宾语。⑦解析动词后用代词的宾格形式作宾语。⑧解析引导词在宾语从句中没有充当任何句子成分，故用that或省略引导词。⑨解析most用作代词时，其后接“of＋名词/代词”。⑩解析should是情态动词，其后动词用原形。PAGE6