1、第 1 页 共 14 页 必修二必修二 unit4 单元检测单元检测(四四) 第一节第一节(共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Love to write? Want to see your work published and win some cash along the way? Then read on.The national Spark a Story writing contest is calling in a
2、ll young storytellers! Who can participate? The contest is open to students in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12, or those who are being home- schooled in the United States. Deadline and requirements You re able to send your short story up to October 7th.It will be judged on creativity, originality and overall
3、 quality of writing.Your story must be original works and should be no longer than 5,000 words.There is no minimum length requirements. How can I send my short story? There are three easy ways to send your short story： *Online at http: / / / learnlearn. .hmhcohmhco. .comcom/ /hmhsparkamind *Send you
4、r short story as a PDF or Microsoft word document to S *Send your short story via US Mail to: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 222 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 What will I win? The best stories will be published next year.Winners will receive a free copy of the book and cash price of
5、 $100. 语篇解读：语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了全国本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了全国“星火故事星火故事”写作大赛的活动情况，写作大赛的活动情况， 号召学生参赛，成功入选的作品可以出版并赢得一些现金。号召学生参赛，成功入选的作品可以出版并赢得一些现金。 21Which of the following children can take part in the contest? AMaria, grade 7, from New York. BJustin, grade 9, from London. CCatherine, grade 11, from Washington DC
6、.D.Bastian, home- schooled from Paris. 解析：解析：选选 C 细节理解题。根据细节理解题。根据 Who can participate？中的？中的“The contest is open to students in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12, or those who are being home- schooled in the United States.”可知，比赛面向可知，比赛面向 9、10、11 或或 12 年级的学生，或那些在美国接受家庭教育的学生。年级的学生，或那些在美国接受家庭教育的学生。 因此来自华盛顿的因此来自华盛
7、顿的 11 年级学生凯瑟琳可以参加比赛。故选年级学生凯瑟琳可以参加比赛。故选 C。 22Your story will NOT be acceptable if it is _. 第 2 页 共 14 页 Alonger than 5,000 words Bshorter than 5,000 words Can original work Dsent before October 7th 解析：解析：选选 A 细节理解题细节理解题。根据。根据 Deadline and requirements 中的中的“Your story must be original works and should
8、 be no longer than 5,000 words.”可知， 你的故事必须是原创的， 不可知， 你的故事必须是原创的， 不 能超过能超过 5,000 字。如果你的故事字数超过了字。如果你的故事字数超过了 5,000 字，那就不能参与比赛了。故选字，那就不能参与比赛了。故选 A。 23Which of the following ways is NOT a correct way to send your story? ASending it online. BSending it by email. CSending it by US Mail. DSending it by fax
9、. 解析：解析：选选 D 细节理解题。根据细节理解题。根据 How can I send my short story？中的？中的“There are three easy ways to send your short story: Online at .; Send your short story .to S; Send your short story via US Mail to .”可知，你可以通过在线发送、电可知，你可以通过在线发送、电 子邮件发送和美国邮政发送你的故事。即不包括用传真的方式发送。故选子邮件发送和美国邮政发送你的故事。即不包括用传真的方式发送。故选 D。 B Th
10、omas Hardy, probably the most searching and knowledgeable novelist of his time, was born on June 2, 1840, in Dorsetshire, England.He died on January 11, 1928.In his youth, Hardy read much and dreamt of becoming a poet, but he studied and practiced architecture as an assistant to a London architect,
11、winning a prize for design.The fine descriptions of structure in his novels were probably somewhat due to his architectural training. For five years Hardy worked hard to practice writing poetry, but when he was twenty- seven, he turned to fiction.His first novel finished by 1867, but according to th
12、e advice of George Meredith he decided not to publish it.After he abandoned his first novel, his another novel Desperate Remedies, appeared in 1871.During the next twenty- five years he published ten more novels and two collections of short stories. Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) was never surpasse
13、d (超越超越) in happy and delicate perfection of art.This and his next novel, A Pair of Blue Eyes (1873), began to show deep irony (讽刺讽刺) which is so obvious throughout Hardy s writings. Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) was his first popular success.It shows Hardy s amazing power of describing nature a
14、s symbolic background for his characters, an organic part of the action of his story.This was the earliest of what he called his novels of character and environment, which included The Return of the Native, Tess of the d Urbervilles, his masterpiece, and Jude the Obscure.Not until he was fifty- eigh
15、t years old was his first collection of poems published, and he was sixty- four when the first part of his drama The 第 3 页 共 14 页 Dynasts surprised the literary world. 语篇解读：语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作家托马斯本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作家托马斯 哈代和他的一些作品。哈代和他的一些作品。 24How did Thomas Hardy benefit from his architectural care
16、er? AHe could practice writing while working. BHe made a lot of money to support his writing. CHe found material for his novels and poems. DHe applied architectural knowledge in his novels. 解析：解析： 选选 D 细节理解题。 根据第一段最后一句细节理解题。 根据第一段最后一句“The fine descriptions of structure in his novels were probably so
17、mewhat due to his architectural training.”可知，在他的小说中细腻可知，在他的小说中细腻 的结构描述可能得益于他在建筑方面的学习训练，即他把建筑知识应用到了他的小说中。的结构描述可能得益于他在建筑方面的学习训练，即他把建筑知识应用到了他的小说中。 故选故选 D。 25What is Thomas Hardy s Under the Greenwood Tree considered to be? AOne of his masterworks. BHis first popular success. CHis best novel in perfecti
18、on of art. DOne of his best collections of poems. 解析：解析：选选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) was never surpassed (超越超越) in happy and delicate perfection of art.”可知， 绿树林下在艺术可知， 绿树林下在艺术 的巧妙和熟练方面从未被超越。故选的巧妙和熟练方面从未被超越。故选 C。 26Which of the following is one of his novels of ch
19、aracter and environment? ADesperate Remedies. BA Pair of Blue Eyes. CTess of the d Urbervilles. DThe Dynasts. 解析：解析： 选选 C 细节理解题。 根据第四段第三句细节理解题。 根据第四段第三句“This was the earliest of what he called his novels of character and environment, which included The Return of the Native, Tess of the d Urbervilles
20、, his masterpiece, and Jude the Obscure.”可知，可知，Tess of the d Urbervilles 是性格是性格 和环境小说，故选和环境小说，故选 C。 27What type of writing is this text? AA novel. BA biography. CA book review. DA news report. 解析：解析：选选 B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了作家托马斯推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了作家托马斯 哈代和他的一哈代和他的一 些作品，属于人物传记，故选些作品，属于人物传记，故选 B。 C
21、第 4 页 共 14 页 I love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.But a big part of this depends on what I read.I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often I m smiling before I go to sleep. I decide to write about this in a blog because I find that so many of us go to sleep with
22、 stress.Before we go to sleep, we may run over the day in our minds, and worry about tomorrow.We also may watch the news on TV, read the news on our smartphones or tablets, or even answer work emails.But the news is rarely proclaiming (宣告宣告) all the good that s happening in the world and work emails
23、 make us feel that we re still at work.All these things may leave us a stressful sleep. Oor Wullie and The Broons are not the only things I ever read at night.I sometimes read novels but, with the odd exception, I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless
24、it s something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life. And even if I do read something mentally stimulating, when I feel myself getting tired I lay that book down and pick up a trusty old Oor Wullie or The Broons for the last 10 or 15 minutes.Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensur
25、e I get a peaceful night s sleep.Reading about Wullie or Maw and Paw Broon is like a comfort blanket for me. I d suggest you find light- hearted reading as a comfort blanket at bedtime, especially if you find yourself stressed or depressed a lot of the time, or if you find difficulty winding at the
26、end of a day.It is the thing that can gently turn your attention towards lightness and ease. If your material makes you laugh, then you may feel even better.Several studies show that laughter boosts happy chemicals in the brain, it strengthens the immune system, it s good for the heart, and it is mo
27、st definitely good for mental health.It even helps us improve our relationships. And if you do happen to pick up a copy of Oor Wullie or The Broons, I hope you find it just as entertaining as I do. 语篇解读：语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过叙述自己睡前的一些阅读习惯，告诉人。作者通过叙述自己睡前的一些阅读习惯，告诉人 们如何减少睡前的压力以及睡前保持好心情的重要性。们如何
28、减少睡前的压力以及睡前保持好心情的重要性。 28What can we learn about Oor Wullie and The Broons? AThey make people run over the past days. BThey are the best books to be read before people sleep. CThey are extremely popular with young people. DThey make people feel relaxed and happy. 解析：解析：选选 D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的推理判断题。根据第一段中的
29、“I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often I m smiling before I go to sleep.”可知，可知，Oor Wullie 和和 The Broons 这两本这两本 书会让人们感到放松和快乐。故选书会让人们感到放松和快乐。故选 D。 29What can we know from the text? 第 5 页 共 14 页 AOor Wullie and The Broons are the author s favourite books. BA comfortable blanket makes peop
30、le go to sleep easily. CThe author sometimes reads something about inspirations. DReading something stimulating at night helps get a peaceful sleep. 解析：解析：选选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“. I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless it s something that
31、 inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.”可推知，作者有时候会阅读一些鼓舞人心的书。故选可推知，作者有时候会阅读一些鼓舞人心的书。故选 C。 30What is Paragraph 6 mainly about? AWhat material brings us laughter. BHow laughter affects our health. CWhat benefits laughter brings to us. DWhy laughter is good for us. 解析：解析：选选 C 段落大意题。根据第六段第一句段落大意题
32、。根据第六段第一句“If your material makes you laugh, then you may feel even better.”及该段的描述可知，该段的主题是笑带给我们的好处。故选及该段的描述可知，该段的主题是笑带给我们的好处。故选 C。 31What s the main purpose of the text? ATo show the importance of reading before sleeping. BTo prove the importance of a good mood before sleeping. CTo tell us how to ma
33、ke ourselves stay relaxed before sleeping. DTo explain how to choose a book worthy to be read before sleeping. 解析：解析：选选 B 写作意图题。根据第一段中的写作意图题。根据第一段中的“I love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.”及第四段第二句及第四段第二句“Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure I get a peaceful nigh
34、t s sleep.”可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是证明睡前有一个好心情的重要可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是证明睡前有一个好心情的重要 性。故选性。故选 B。 D The Nobel Prize in Literature, which has been awarded annually almost every year since 1901, netted (净赚净赚) the winning author 747,000 pounds, a medal and a certificate, and the legal duty to deliver a lecture in Sweden a
35、t some future dates.The winner was selected, as usual, by the Swedish Academy, which also picked a second laureate (获奖者获奖者) this year to make up for the fact that no prize was presented in 2018 because of a scandal (丑闻丑闻) The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 was awarded to the Polish author Olga T
36、okarczuk for “a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic (百科全书式的百科全书式的) passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life”She won last year s Man Booker International Prize for her novel Flights.Her representative works include Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead and Primeva
37、l and Other Times. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 was awarded to the Austrian author Peter 第 6 页 共 14 页 Handke for “an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity (语言的独创性语言的独创性) has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience” His representative works include A Sorrow
38、Beyond Dreams and Slow Homecoming. Before the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature winners, there were also two nominees (被提名者被提名者) who have attracted much attention.Chinese people were keeping an eye on the nominee Can Xue.Can Xue, whose real name is Deng Xiaohua, was born in central China
39、 s Hunan Province in 1953.She had a tough childhood, working as a worker in a street factory for eight years.Her life experience has formed her own unique literary path.Can s books have been translated and published outside China.Frontier, published in the US in 2017, won attention and applause of t
40、he West. The other hot guess was the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami whose books and stories had been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside his native country.His work has received numerous awards.Inte
41、rnet users kept an eye on him in the Nobel Prize in Literature because he had become a hot guess for years.His representative works include Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore and 1Q84. 语篇解读：语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了 2019 年诺贝尔文学奖的一些获奖情况。年诺贝尔文学奖的一些获奖情况。 32Why are two writers awarded the Nobel
42、Prize in Literature in 2019? ATo fill the prize gap of 2018. BTo attract more people s attention. CTo inspire more outstanding writers. DTo satisfy the development of literature. 解析：解析：选选 A 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，瑞典学院今年还选出了第二名获奖者，细节理解题。根据第一段可知，瑞典学院今年还选出了第二名获奖者， 以弥补在以弥补在 2018 年由于一桩丑闻而没有颁发诺贝尔文学奖这件事。故选年由于一桩丑闻而没
43、有颁发诺贝尔文学奖这件事。故选 A。 33What made Olga Tokarczuk win the Nobel Prize in Literature? AHer high popularity. BHer language skills. CHer numerous works. DHer writing style. 解析：解析：选选 D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 was awarded to the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk for a nar
44、rative imagination that with encyclopedic (百科全书式的百科全书式的) passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life ”可知， 波兰作家奥尔加可知， 波兰作家奥尔加 托卡尔丘克因为托卡尔丘克因为“她的叙事想象力富于百科全书式的激情，她的叙事想象力富于百科全书式的激情， 代表了一种跨越边界的生命形式代表了一种跨越边界的生命形式”而获得了而获得了 2018 年的诺贝尔文学奖，也就是说她的写作风年的诺贝尔文学奖，也就是说她的写作风 格使她赢得了这个奖。格使她赢得了这个奖。 34
45、Which book can you choose if you are interested in Peter s style? AFlights. BSlow Homecoming. 第 7 页 共 14 页 CFrontier. DKafka on the Shore. 解析：解析：选选 B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的细节理解题。根据第三段中的“His representative works include A Sorrow Beyond Dreams and Slow Homecoming.”可知， 缓慢的归乡是彼得的代表作之一，如果对可知， 缓慢的归乡是彼得的代表作之一，如果对 彼
46、得的风格感兴趣可以看这本书。彼得的风格感兴趣可以看这本书。 35Why did the Internet users pay close attention to Haruki Murakami? ABecause he had created hundreds of great novels. BBecause he had received lots of awards all the time. CBecause he had been supposed to win the prize for years. DBecause he had been recognized as the
47、most popular writer. 解析：解析：选选 C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Internet users kept an eye on him in the Nobel Prize in Literature because he had become a hot guess for years.”可知，互联网用户关可知，互联网用户关 注着村上春树是因为多年来他都是这个奖的热门人选，这说明多年来大家认为他应该获得注着村上春树是因为多年来他都是这个奖的热门人选，这说明多年来大家认为他应该获得 这个奖。这个奖。 第二节第二节(共共 5 小题；每小题小题
48、；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。多余选项。 How to Improve Your Study Habits Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence and you think you will never be a top student.This is not always the case, however.You can re
49、ceive better grades if you want to. Set a goal for yourself Set a goal that you want to achieve in one week or by the end of this term.Keep it in mind and it will motivate you to learn.You ll find that you work harder when you focus on a target._36_.Whatever you decide to do, don t give up. Plan you
50、r time carefully Make a weekly schedule or chart of your time._37_.Then decide on regular time for studying.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and homework.Of course, studying shouldn t take all of the free time on the schedule.It s important to set aside time for relax
