2020-2021學年新外研版選擇性必修2UNIT2IMPROVINGYOURSELFPERIOD2UNDERSTANDINGIDEAS課時素養(yǎng)作業(yè)

課時素養(yǎng)檢測六Unit2Period2Ⅰ.閱讀理解AWhateveryou’vegotplannedthissummer—timeatthebeach,travelingtoexoticdestinations,orbarbecuinginyourbackyard—youneedagoodbooktokeepyoucompany.Luckily,our“GMA”bookeditorhaspickedanexcitinglistofmust-readstokeepthepagesturningthroughthesummer.TrustExercisebySusanChoiWhatifyourversionofthestoryisthewrongone?That’swhatTrustExerciseasks.Whatstartsasalovestorybetweentwoteensatanartschoolwithacharmingteacherbecomesaninvestigationintothewaysteenagersprotectthemselves.Astheperspectiveofthebookshifts,thetruthbreaks.SusanChoikeepsyouonyourtoesuntiltheverylastsentence.RulesforVisitingbyJessicaFrancisKaneThisbeautifulnoveltackleslonelinessinthedigitalageandthelostartofvisiting.Shyisgivensomeunexpectedtimeoffasauniversitygardenerandisinspiredtoreconnectwithfouronce-closefriends.Shechoosestobypassherfriends’onlinelivestoinsteadmeetthemIRL(inreallife)andgivesawholenewmeaningtoInstagramvs.reality.MrsEverythingbyJenniferWeinerGetaboxoftissuesandgetreadytomeetJoandBethieKaufman—twoverydifferentsisters—whoselives,twistsandturnswefollowover70years.NewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorJenniferWeinertackleswhatitmeanstobeawomanovervariousgenerationsinthisexcitingnovel.CityofGirlsbyElizabethGilbertFromtheNo.1NewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorof“EatPrayLove”comesadeliciouslovestoryaboutshowgirlsin1940sNewYorkCity.Gilbertbringscharm,adventureandtheideathatyoudon’thavetobeagoodgirltobeagoodperson.【語篇概述】本文屬于應用文,介紹適合消遣娛樂的四本小說。1.WhatdoesTrustExercisefocuson?A.Teenlove.B.Artschooleducation.C.Truthandlies.D.Teenagers’self-protection.【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Whatstartsasalovestorybetweentwoteensatanartschoolwithacharmingteacherbecomesaninvestigationintothewaysteenagersprotectthemselves.可知,這個故事以兩個青少年在藝術學校的愛的故事開始,但是后面成為探討青少年自我保護的話題了,故可知,這本小說關注的是青少年的自我保護。2.Whichbookisrelevanttosocialnetworking?A.TrustExercise.B.RulesforVisiting.C.CityofGirls. D.MrsEverything.【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Thisbeautifulnoveltackleslonelinessinthedigitalageandthelostartofvisiting.可知,這本小說探討的是數(shù)字時代的孤獨以及拜訪藝術的消失,故可知這本小說與社交有關。3.WhatdoMrsEverythingandCityofGirlshaveincommon?A.Theyfeaturehistorystories.B.Thetwostorieshappenedinthe1940s.C.TheyhaveNewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthors.D.Thecharactershaveinfluencedvariousgenerations.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的NewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorJenniferWeinertackles以及第五段的FromtheNo.1NewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorof“EatPrayLove”可知,這兩本小說的作者都是《紐約時報》暢銷書的作者。4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Torecommend. B.Toamuse.C.Tocompare. D.Toadvertize.【解析】選A。寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段our“GMA”bookeditorhaspickedanexcitinglistofmust-readstokeepthepagesturningthroughthesummer.可知,本文選了一個必讀書目來供讀者過夏天,推薦了四本小說,故目的在于推薦。BAscientistturnsouttobeabletoseethefuturebyofferingeachoffour-year-oldsapieceofcandyandwatchinghowheorshedealswithit.Somechildrenreacheagerlyforthecandytheysee.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersaredeterminedtowaituntilthelastmoment.Bythetimethechildrenreachhighschool,somethingamazinghashappened.Asurveyfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldshadenoughself-controltoholdoutgenerallyandgrewuptobemorepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependable.Thechildrenwhogaveintotemptation(誘惑)earlyweremorelikelytobelonely,easilyupsetintimeofdifficultiesandinflexible.Actually,theabilitytodelayrewardisasignofemotionalintelligencewhichdoesn’tshowuponanIQtest.Thehardwareofthebrainandthesoftwareofthemindhavelongbeenscientists’concerns.Butbraintheorycan’texplainwhatwewonderaboutmost,likethequestionwhysomepeopleremainupbeatinthefaceoftroublesthatwouldsinkalessresistant(有抵抗力的)soul.HerecomesthetheoryofDanielGoleman,writerofEmotionalIntelligence:whenitcomestopredictingpeople’ssuccess,brainabilitymeasuredbyIQmayactuallymatterlessthanthequalitiesofmindoncethoughtofas“character”.EQisnottheoppositeofIQ.Whatresearchershavebeentryingtounderstandishowtheyworktogether,howone’sabilityhandlesstress,forinstance,affectingtheabilitytoconcentrateandputtingintelligencetouse.Amongtheingredients(要素)forsuccess,researchersnowgenerallyagreethatIQcountsforabout20%,therestdependsoneverythingfromsocialclasstoluck.Whilemanyresearchersinthisrelativelynewfieldaregladtoseeemotionalissuesfinallytakenseriously,somefewfearEQinvitesmisuse.【語篇概述】這是一篇說明文。作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了自我控制能力對個人成功的作用。從兒時開始個人的自我控制能力就有了不同,它顯示了一個人的情商。在成功的因素中,研究人員現(xiàn)在普遍認為智商約占20%,其余取決于從社會階層到運氣的一切。5.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexperimentatthebeginningofthetext?A.Tomakethereadersamused.B.Toprovethescientist’swisdom.C.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.D.ToshowushowtodoanIQtest.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段Ascientistturnsouttobeabletoseethefuturebyofferingeachoffour-year-oldsapieceofcandyandwatchinghowheorshedealswithit.(科學家通過給四歲的孩子每人一塊糖,并觀察他們?nèi)绾翁幚硖堑膯栴},最終發(fā)現(xiàn)這能夠預知未來。)可知作者在文章開頭提到實驗是為了引出文章的主題。6.Theexperimentwiththefour-year-oldsshowsusthat_______.

A.theageof4isapropertimeforscientificexperimentB.theabilityofself-controlplaysaroleinpersonalsuccessC.emotionalintelligencewon’tshowupuntilteenyearsD.candycanbeusedtomeasureaperson’semotionalintelligence【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段Asurveyfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldshadenoughself-controltoholdoutgenerallyandgrewuptobemorepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependable.(一項調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn),那些四歲的有足夠的自制力的孩子一般長大后更受歡迎,富有冒險精神,自信和可靠。)可知四歲兒童的實驗表明自我控制能力對個人成功的作用。7.Theunderlinedword“upbeat”inParagraph4probablymeans_______.

A.positiveB.negativeC.impatient D.friendly【解析】選A。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第四段Butbraintheorycan’texplainwhatwewonderaboutmost,likethequestionwhysomepeopleremainupbeatinthefaceoftroublesthatwouldsinkalessresistantsoul.(但是腦理論不能解釋我們所困惑的,比如為什么有些人在面對令人沉淪的麻煩時,仍會保持樂觀。)可知意為樂觀積極。8.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_______.

A.EQdoesnothaveanyconnectionwithIQB.thehigheraperson’sIQis,thehigherhisorherEQisC.braintheoryisabletoexplainwhatwewonderaboutmostD.scientistshaven’tdiscoveredthewayEQandIQworktogether【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Whatresearchershavebeentryingtounderstandishowtheyworktogether可知研究者們一直試圖了解他們是如何一起工作的,即科學家們還沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)情商和智商是如何協(xié)同工作的,故D選項是正確的。Ⅱ.完形填空Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople1Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecomingadifferentperson.

Ithinkmy2startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy3andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever4toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester(學期),Iwasreally5.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n)6.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtrouble,I7tohelp.Thatwasreallyabigstepforme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof8arestillmybestfriendstoday.

Abiggercauseofmynew9,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy10.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewassohappybecauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever11her,soItookherplace.Sheletme12thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas13,butIwasverygratefultoher.

IthinkIamamuchbetterpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot14theseexperiences.Theyhavetaughtmetocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I15whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.

【語篇概述】本文是一篇記敘文,講述了讓我的態(tài)度由以自我為中心轉變成關心他人的一些經(jīng)歷。1.A.afterB.sinceC.beforeD.unless【解析】選C?？疾檫B詞詞義辨析。after在……之后;since既然;before在……之前;unless除非。根據(jù)本空前的“Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.”可知,我曾經(jīng)是一個以自我為中心的人,但在過去的兩年里,我真的改變了,我開始在考慮自己之前先考慮別人,故C項正確。2.A.education B.careerC.tour D.change【解析】選D?？疾槊~詞義辨析。education教育;career職業(yè);tour旅行;change改變。上文說以前我以自我為中心,現(xiàn)在我在考慮自己之前先考慮別人,我認為自己的這種改變發(fā)生于在巴洛馬學院上學時,故D項正確。3.A.interest B.degreeC.friendship D.homework【解析】選B?？疾槊~詞義辨析。interest興趣;degree學位;friendship友誼;homework作業(yè)。根據(jù)語境可知,最初我只是想拿到學位,故B項正確。4.A.talked B.wroteC.lied D.reported【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。talked談話;wrote寫;lied說謊;reported報道。根據(jù)上文的“IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse”可知,我自認為比任何人都聰明,所以我?guī)缀醪慌c班上的同學說話,故A項正確。5.A.considerate B.happyC.lonely D.curious【解析】選C?？疾樾稳菰~詞義辨析。considerate體貼的;happy快樂的;lonely孤獨的;curious好奇的。上文說我?guī)缀醪慌c班上的同學說話,再結合上文的“beleftalone”可知,我感到很孤獨,故C項正確。6.A.game B.defenceC.argument D.experiment【解析】選D?？疾槊~詞義辨析。game游戲;defence答辯;argument爭論;experiment試驗,嘗試。根據(jù)本空后的“Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing”可知,我開始嘗試與身邊的人交流,問他們過得怎么樣,故D項正確。7.A.dared B.offeredC.argued D.distracted【解析】選B?？疾閯釉~詞義辨析。dared膽敢;offered提供;argued爭論;distracted使分心。根據(jù)上文的“iftheywerehavingtrouble”可知,如果他們有困難,我就提供幫助。故B項正確。8.A.us B.which C.them D.whom【解析】選C?？疾榇~詞義辨析。us我們;which關系代詞;them他們;whom關系代詞。根據(jù)本空前的“Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends”可知,到年底我有了幾個朋友,他們中的兩個現(xiàn)在仍是我最好的朋友。此處指代severalnewfriends,連詞and表明此處不是定語從句,不能用關系代詞whom,故C項正確。9.A.luck B.accessC.hope D.attitude【解析】選D?？疾槊~詞義辨析。luck運氣;access接近;hope希望;attitude態(tài)度。從以自我為中心到為別人著想是態(tài)度的轉變,根據(jù)語境及下文情節(jié)可知,我態(tài)度轉變的更大原因是我在養(yǎng)老院做兼職的經(jīng)歷,故D項正確。10.A.friend B.partner C.guide D.guest【解析】選A。考查名詞詞義辨析。friend朋友;partner伙伴;guide向導;guest客人