2020-2021學(xué)年新教材高中英語 Unit 2 Onwards and upwards素養(yǎng)評價（含解析）外研版選擇性必修第一冊

單元素養(yǎng)評價（二）Unit2

（120分鐘150分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳

選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有1C秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅

讀一遍。

Text1

M:1HaveyoueverreadHarryPotter?

W:rmafraidIhaven*t.

M:Whatapity!Youreallyshould.It'sfantastic.Ihaveacopyhere.Ifyoulike,I*IIlendittoyou.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Seeingamovie.B.Readingabook.

C.Buyingabook.

答案：B

Text2

M:WhywillMrRogersbeoutoftheofficenextweek?Totakeaholidayorgoonbusiness?

W:Neither."He'stravelingtoseehisniece.She'sgettingmarriednextTuesday.

2.WhywillMrRogersbeoutoftheofficenextweek?

A.Totakeaholiday.

B.Totravelonbusiness.

C.Toattendawedding.

答案:C

Text3

M:DoesyourdaughterLeahwatchMickeyMouse?

W:Yeah.MyhusbandandIdidn'tletherwatchtelevisionwhenshewasababy."Nowshe'

stwo.Herdoctorsaysit*sOKforhertowatchhalfanhourofTVeachday.

3.WhosaysLeahcanwatchTVforhalfanhournow?

A.Hermother.

B.Herdoctor.

C.Herfather.

答案：B

Text4

W:Howmucharetheticketsforthsmatch?

M:*Thecheapestare￡21andthenextonesare￡24.

W:That*snotbad.LasttimeIoaid￡28.*Wewon'tsavemuchifwegettwocheaper

tickets.

M:That'strue.，Let,sgoforthemoreexpensiveonesthen.

4.Howmuchwillthespeakerspayforthematch?

A.￡24.B.￡42.C.￡48.

答案：C

Text5

W:IheardthatJosephquarreledwiththebossthismorning.Doyouknowwhathappened?

M:Iwouldalsohavequarreledwiththebossifhehadcriticizedmesoseriouslyforbeingtwo

minuteslate.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.HeisagainstJoseph.B.HeisforJoseph.

C.Heisfortheboss.

答案：B

第二節(jié)（共15小題；母小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,

各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

Text6

W:Whatisyourmajor?

M：Mymajorisbusinessadministration.Iamespeciallyinterestedinmarketing.

W:Haveyoureceivedanydegrees?

M:Yes.First,IreceivedmyBachelor*sdegreeinEnglishLiterature,andthenanMBAdegree.

W:Whatcoursedidyoulikebest?

M:Projectmanagement.IwasveryinterestedinthiscoursewhenIwasastudent,andI

thinkit'sveryusefulformypresentwork.

W:Doyoufeelthatyouhavereceivedagoodgeneraltraining?

M:Yes,IhavestudiedinanEnglishtrainingprogramandacomputertrainingprogramsinceI

graduatedfromuniversity.Iamcurrentlystudyingfinanceatatrainingschool.

6.Whatistheman,smajor?

A.Finance.B.Businessadministration.

C.EnglishLiterature.

答案：B

7.Whatcoursedidthemanlikebestasastudent?

A.Projectmanagement.

B.Englishliterature.

C.Computerengineering.

答案:A

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

Text7

M:Whatdoyouthinkofthisclothingstore?

W:Iloveit!Theonlyproblemisthatit'sextremelyexpensive.

M:Don*tworry.I*vedecidedthatforyourbirthday,I*mgoingtotakeyoushoppingforanew

dresshere.

W:Really?"Thelasttimewedidthatwasbeforeourwedding.Ithoughtyouhated

shopping.

M:Ido,andthat*swhyyoushouldappreciatethisgift!

W:That*sreallyniceofyou!LetTsgoinandtrysomethingson.

M:Howaboutthisreddress?Ithinkitwouldreallysuityou.

W:Idon'tthinkthiscolorisquiterightforme.Dotheyhavethesamedressinwhiteinsize

8?

M:Let'ssee...they'vegotoneinblue,pink,black...andwhi:e.Hereyouare.

W:Thisisperfect!

8.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.

C.Customerandshopassistant.

答案:A

9.Whichcolorofthedressdoesthewomanlike?

A.Theredone.B.Theblueone.

C.Thewhiteone.

答案：C

聽第8段材料，回答第10?12題。

Text8

M:Haveyouevertriedshoppingonline?

W:No,never.⑩IprefertoactuallyseeandtouchwhatI'mbuyingbeforeIpayforit,

especiallyforclothesandshoes.

M:That,sright.Seeingisbelieving.

W:rveheardsomefriendssaywhentheygettheitem,andit'squitedifferentfromwhatthey

seeonthewebsite.

M:Thatreallyhappens.Withoutcloseexamination,wemaymeetwithfaultyproducts.

W:What,smore,it'snotalwayssosafeforustopayonlineashackersmightstealtheuser

nameandpassword.

M:It,ssaidthatsomemeasureshavebeentakentodealwiththisproblem.

"Payingonlineismuchsaferthanbefore,butIstillhavethefeelingthatit,snotsafeenough.

W:lean'tagreemore.That*swhyIonlydoshoppinginphysicalstores.

M:Metoo.'^SometimesIsurfonlineshopstochecksomerelatedinformation,andthengo

toaphysicalstoretodotheactualshopping.

W:That*sagoodidea.

10.Whydoesn'tthewomantryshoppingonline?

A.Becauseshethinksitcostsmorethanphysicalstores.

B.BecausesheseldomsurfstheInternet.

C.Becauseshecan'ttouchthethingbeforeshepays.

答案：C

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemeasurestodealwiththesafetyproblem?

A.It'stotallyuseless.

B.Ithassolvedtheproblem.

C.It'seffectivebutnotgoodenough.

答案:C

12.What'stheman,sshoppinghabit?

A.Shoppinginthemalldirectly.

B.Checkingonlineandthenshoppinginphysicalstores.

C.Onlyshoppingthedailysuppliesonline.

答案：B

聽第9段材料，回答第13?16題。

Text9

W:Whyareyoubacksolate,Mike?4t'salreadyhalfpastsix.Youshouldhavebeenhome

halfanhourago.

M：Sorry,Mom.Therewasatrafficaccident.

W:What?Didyougethurt?

M:Don'tworry.I'mfine.Ijustsawthetrafficaccidenthappened.

W:Sowhathappened?

M:Acarhitatruck.WhenIgotthere,Ifoundthatboththecardriverandthetruckdriver

wereinjured.

W:Couldyoudoanythingtortheirinjuries?

M:No,4IwasafraidthatPdhurtthemfurtherifImovedthem.ButIranasfastasIcould

tothenearesthouseandtoldthemantherewhathadhappened.

?Amazingly,he'sadoctor.Hegrabbedhisfirst-aidkitandranbackwithme.Hetookcare

oftheirinjuriesandthendialed911.

W:Weretheytakentothehospital?

M:Yes.Thepoliceandanambulancecameabouttenminuteslater.

W:Mike,rmsoproudofyou.Nowgoandwashyourhands.Supper'sready.

M:OK,Mom.埠'mreallystarvingnow.

13.Whenshouldthemanhavearrivedhome?

A.At6:00pm.B.At6:30pm.

C.At7:00pm.

答案:A

14.Whydidthemancomehomelate?

A.Hewasstuckintraffic.

B.Hehadatrafficaccident.

C.Hehelpedtwoaccidentvictims.

答案：C

15.Whatdidthedoctordo?

A.Heimmediatelycalled911.

B.Heperformedfirstaidonthedrivers.

C.Hemovedthemantohishouse.

答案：B

16.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Tired.B.Thirsty.C.Hungry.

答案：C

聽第10段材料，回答第17-20題。

Text10

WelcometoMontfortSchool,thanksforchoosingourschool.Wearesohappythatyou

havetakentimeofftobewithustoday,itiswithgreatpleasurethatwehavepreparedsome

eventsthatwehopewillpleaseyou.At9:00am,ourheadmasterwillgiveawelcomespeech;

thiswillbeintheschoolhall.Pleasebeseatedby8:45am.Followingthespeech,it'sthe

guidetouroftheexhibitionat9:30.Hereyoucanseetheproudhistor/ofourschoolandour

achievementsinthefieldofeducation.Theexhibitionislaidoutintheclassroomsonthe2nd

floor.

*"Nextistheguidetourofsciencelabsat10:20am;hereyoucanseethesubjectsthatnew

studentswillbestudying.Youwillalsonoticethatourlabshaveexcellentequipment."At11:

00am,youwillbeguidedtothetourtopracticalareas.Thiscoversourtechnicalworkshops,

music,andotherareasofourschoollife.AtMontfort,webelieveinallarounddevelopment

ofourstudents.

^tunchwillbeat12:00.Ithasbeenspeciallypreparedforourguests.Allourteachersand

studentleaderswillbepresenttoansweranyquestionsthatyouhaveinyourminds.Weareso

happythatyoucouldbewithustoday.

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Theplanfortheday.

B.Thecoursesfortheterm.

C.Thehistoryoftheschool.

答案:A

18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall.B.Inthesciencelabs.

C.Intheclassrooms.

答案：B

19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Takesciencecourses.

B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.

C.Attendtechnicalworkshops.

答案：C

20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtcaskquestions?

A.Duringthelunchhour.

B.Afterthewelcomespeech.

C.Beforethetourotthelabs.

答案:A

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

（2020?南寧高二檢測）

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosity

Challenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14to

createartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexplore

theirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoem

thatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartv/orkorpiecesofwriting

shouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,Cambridge

02139byFriday,February8th.

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredata

specialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizesto

thestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedand

prizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwill

beserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosing

ceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelated

informationareavailableat:http://cambridgesciencefestival.org.

【文章大意】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。主要介紹了TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

的相關(guān)信息，介紹了活動的流程，時間節(jié)點等。

21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.Schoolstudents.B.Cambridgelocals.

C.CSFwinners.D.MITartists.

［解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文營中Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetween

theagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowit

inspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.（這一挑戰(zhàn)邀請,甚至敢于邀請5歲到14歲的學(xué)生創(chuàng)作藝術(shù)

品或一篇文章，以顯示他們的好奇心如何激發(fā)他們探索自己的世界。）可知這個活動主要的參

加對象是學(xué)校里的學(xué)生。故A正確。

22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8th.

B.OnMarch10th.

C.OnMarch15th.

D.OnApril21st.

【解析】選Do細(xì)節(jié)理解題。才艮據(jù)文章中StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandare

selectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.

（參加“好奇”挑戰(zhàn)賽并獲選為優(yōu)勝者的學(xué)生，將于4月21日，星期日，在CSF舉行的特別典禮上

被授予榮譽。）可知進(jìn)入挑戰(zhàn)賽并獲獎的同學(xué)將在4月21日的頒獎典禮上接受頒獎。故D正確。

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.

B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.

D.Anofficialreport.

【解析】選Co推理判斷題。本文主要介紹了TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

的相關(guān)信息，屬于應(yīng)用文中的通知,故C正確。

B

（2020?成都高二檢測）

TheUSinventorThomasAlvaEdisononcesaid,“Geniusisonepercentinspirationand99

percentperspiration.wHewasnotexaggerating.Perspiration,indeed,playsaveryimportant

roleinChinesescientistTuYouyou,ssuccess.

TuwasgiventheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinein2015fordiscoveringanewdrugfor

malaria,adeadlydiseasecausedbythebiteofsometypesofmosquito.SheisthefirstChinese

citizentowinaNobelPrizeinscience.'ItistheprideofthewholeChinesesciencecommunity,

whichw川inspiremoreChinesescientists,wChinaDailynoted.

Malariaisadiseasethatinfectsaround200millionpeopleandkillsabouthaltamillion

peopleeachyear;accordingtotheEconomist.Tu'sdiscoveryhassavedmillionsoflives,

especiallyinthedevelopingworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2013malaria

deathshadfallenby47percentcomparedwith2000.

Buttheroadtothisachievementwasatoughonetotravel.Inthelate1960s,duringthe

“culturalrevolution”（1966-1976）,Tujoinedagovernmentprojectonwhichshebeganresearch

onanewmalariadrug.

Inthebeginning,Tureadalotofoldfolkremedies（藥方），searchedtextsthatwere

hundredsorthousandsofyearsoldandtraveledtoremoteplaces.

Overseveralmonths,Tuandherteamcollectedover600plantsandcreatedalistofalmost

380possibleremedies.

“Thiswasthemostchallengingstageoftheproject,"TutoldTheBeijingNews.z/ltwasavery

labor-demandinganddulljob,inparticularwhenyoufacedonefailureafteranother.

Butthehardworkandthedullnessfailedtobreaktheteam'sspirit.Inthefollowingmonths,

sheandherteamtestedtheremediesonmalaria-infectedmiceandtheyfoundthatanextract（提

取物）fromtheplantqinghaoseemedtoworkwell.

Notthattheworkwaseasierafterthat.Thefactthattheextractdidn'talwaysworkagainst

malariadiscouragedsomeofherteammates.ButTuwasambitioustomakeacontributiontothe

worldandsosheencouragedherteammatestokeepgoing.Theydecidedtostartagainfromthe

beginning.

In1971,theywererewardedfortheirefforts.Afternearly200failures,Tufinallymadean

extractthatwas100percenteffectiveagainstmalariaparasites.Theextractwascalled

“Artemisinin（青蒿素）

“Thankstodecadesofhardwork,Tuandherteamhadprovidedhumankindwithpowerful

newmeanstocombatthesediseasesthataffecthundredsofmillionsofpeopleeveryyeai;"said

theNobelPrizeCommittee.z/lthasgreatlyimprovedhumanhealthandreducedsuffering.

【文章大意】這是-?篇說明文。主要說明了據(jù)《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》報道，瘧疾是一種每年感染約2億

人并導(dǎo)致約50萬人死亡的疾病，而屠呦呦的發(fā)現(xiàn)拯救了數(shù)百萬人的生命。根據(jù)世界衛(wèi)生組織

的數(shù)據(jù)，到2013年，瘧疾死亡人數(shù)比2000年下降了47%。并且文章講述了屠呦呦和她的團(tuán)隊

發(fā)明青蒿素的過程。

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TuYouyouisthefirstChinesecitizentowinaNobelPrize.

B.Comparedwith2000,malariadeathshadfallento53%in2013.

C.TheworkbecameeasierafterTufoundanextractfromqinghao.

D.Artemisininisthemosteffectiveextracttokillmalariaparasites.

【解析】選Do細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Afternearly200failures,Tufinallymadeanextract

thatwas100percenteffectiveagainstmalariaparasites.Theextractwascalled'Artemisinin".（在

近200次失敗后，屠呦呦終于制成了一種對瘧原蟲100%有效的提取物。這種提取物被稱為“青

蒿素）可知青蒿素是殺死瘧原蟲最有效的提取物。故選D。

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“combat“meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Treat.B.Fight

C.Spot.D.Anticipate.

［解析】選Bo詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文thesediseasesthataffecthundredsofmillionsofpeople

everyyear可知經(jīng)過幾十年的努力，屠呦呦和她的團(tuán)隊為人類“抗擊”這些每年影響數(shù)億人的疾

病提供了強大的新手段，故可推測標(biāo)下劃線的單詞的意思為“對抗；抗擊〃，故選B。

26.HowmanystagesdidTuandherteamgothroughtogetArtemisinin?

A.Seven.B.Six

C.Five.D.Four.

【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Inthelate1960s,duringthe"culturalrevolution”

(1966-1976),Tujoinedagovernmentprojectonwhichshebeganresearchonanewmalariadrug.

為第一階段；根據(jù)第五、六段Inthebeginning,Tureadalotofoldfolkremedies,searched

textsthatwerehundredsorthousandsofyearsoldandtraveledtoremoteplaces.Overseveral

months,Tuandherteamcollectedover600plantsandcreatedalistofalmost380possible

remedies.為研究的第二、三階段；第八段Inthefollowingmonths,sheandherteamtestedthe

remediesonmalaria-infectedmiceandtheyfoundthatanextractfromtheplantqinghaoseemed

toworkwell.為研究的第四階段；倒數(shù)第二段Afternearly200failures,Tufinallymadean

extractthatwas100percenteffectiveagainstmalariaparasites.Theextractwascalled

"Artemisinin".為研究的第五階段。綜上可知房呦呦和她的團(tuán)隊提取青菩素經(jīng)歷了五個階段。

故選C。

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.DiscoveringQinghao

B.SendingoutaLifeline

C.PerspirationandInspiration

D.TheSecretstoTuYouyou'sSuccess

【解析】選B。主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段Malariaisadiseasethatinfectsaround200millionpeople

andkillsabouthalfamillionpeopleeachyear;accordingtotheEconomist.Tu'sdiscoveryhas

savedmillionsoflives,especiallyinthedevelopingworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealth

Organization,by2013malariadeathshadfallenby47percentcomparedwith2000.(據(jù)《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)

人》報道，瘧疾是一種每年感染約2億人并導(dǎo)致約50萬人死亡的疾病。屠呦呦的發(fā)現(xiàn)拯救了

數(shù)百萬人的生命，尤其是在發(fā)展中國家。根據(jù)世界衛(wèi)生組織的數(shù)據(jù)，到2013年，瘧疾死亡人數(shù)

比2000年下降了47%o）以及文章主要內(nèi)容為屠呦呦發(fā)明青蒿素，挽救了數(shù)百萬人的生命，故

B選項符合文章標(biāo)題。故選B。

C

Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureisalwaysonmymind.lbbeexact,thoughtsof

thefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsandmademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethan

onetest.Becauseofthis,wordsofwisdomareasourceofcomfort.SteveJobsgaveaspeechto

Stanford'sgraduatingclassin2005andhiswordsresoundrepeatedlyinmymindwheneverIthink

aboutmyfuture.

Itwasn'talwayslikethat,though.ItstartedwhenIbecameajunor,whencollegecame

intoview.It"sthefirstbigsteptomakingyourlifeyourown.SowhenJobsdiscussedhislifeasa

student,somefearswereeased.He,too,felttheneedtoattendcollegetomakesomethingof

himself.Hefacedwhatmanyareextremelyafraidof:uncertainty.Hislackofunderstanding

causedhimtostopattendingcollegeandfocusonwhathefeltwasimportant.Hisstoryhada

happyending,ofcourse,sincehecertainlyturnedoutwell.

Thisdoesn*tmeanthatstudentsshouldnJtattendcollege,butratherthattheyshouldn,

tworrysomuch.You,IIgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyourpathisabitmorewinding（蜿蜒

的）thanyou'dlike.

Jobstalkedaboutthehardshipsinhiswork.Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhe

gotwherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don'tpanic.

Oneparticularpartofhisspeechstayedwithme.SteveJobsquoted（弓|用）thesaying"Stay

hungry,stayfoolish“andithasbecomemymotto.Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestilla

fool,nomatterhowmuchyou*velearnedorexperienced.Thereisalwaysmoretoexplore.

Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthosethingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.

SteveJobs*slevelofsuccessisattainable,andIaimtoprovethat.Withthewillpowerto

gointotheworldlivingeverydaylikeit'smylastandallowingthefuturetotakecareofitself,I

willdogreatthings.Inthelastmomentsofmylife,I'IIbeproudofwhatIhavedoneandhopeto

haveallthewisdomapersoncouldwishfor.

【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文，起初作者對自己的未來充滿了擔(dān)憂，后來，喬布斯在斯坦福

大學(xué)的演講對他產(chǎn)生了很大影響，讓他勇敢面對生活中的不確定因素，努力去實現(xiàn)人生夢想。

28.ItissuggestedinParagraphs1and2that.

A.SteveJobsdidn'tattendcollege

B.SteveJobsfailedbecauseofhisdecision

C.theauthorisacollegestudent

D.theauthorcaresmuchabouthisfuture

【解析】選D。段落大意題。根據(jù)第一段前兩句"Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureis

alwaysonmymind.Tobeexact,thoughtsofthefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsand

mademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethanonetest.”可知作者非常擔(dān)心自己的未來，并

且這種擔(dān)憂對他的學(xué)習(xí)產(chǎn)生了較大的影響。故D項正確。

29.WhatdidtheauthorgainfromJobs,sspeech?

A.Couragetodropoutofschool.

B.ConfidenceindefeatingJobs.

C.Braverytofaceuncertainties.

D.Interestincomputerindustry.

［解析］選Co推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句"You'IIgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyour

pathisabitmorewindingthanyou'dlike.”可知作者認(rèn)為盡管我們的人生道路可能會很曲折,

但我們一定會實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。喬布斯的演講讓作者能夠勇敢地面對生活中種種不確定的因

素，努力實現(xiàn)人生夢想。故C項正確。

30.WhatdidNOTSteveJobsencouragestudentstodoinhisspeech?

A.Becontentwithwhattheyknow.

B.Havethedesiretolearnmore.

C.Staycalminthefaceothardships.

D.Bemodestsoastolearnmore.

［解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句"Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhegot

wherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don'tpanic.”可知喬布斯的演講教會作

者遇見困難要保持鎮(zhèn)定，不慌張。根據(jù)第五段第三句"Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestilla

fool,nomatterhowmuchyou'velearnedorexperienced.”可知喬布斯的演講讓作者意識到無

論你多么博學(xué)，多么有經(jīng)臉，都要謀虛。第五段最后一句"Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthose

thingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.”告訴作者要永遠(yuǎn)對知識充滿渴望。B、C、D三項內(nèi)

容在演講中均有體現(xiàn)，文章并沒有涉及A項內(nèi)容。故選擇A項。

31.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.thewisdomdrawnfromaspeech

B.themostimpressivequoteinlife

C.amemorablemeetingwithJobs

D.anexperienceofaspeech

【解析】選Ao主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知作者起初對未來很擔(dān)憂，后來，他從喬布斯在

斯垣福大學(xué)的演講中學(xué)會了要勇敢面對人生，要對知識充滿渴望，同時要保持嫌虛的態(tài)度。所

以文章主要介紹了作者從喬布斯的演講中學(xué)到的種種智慧。故A項正確。

D

NooneissurehowtheancientEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsnearCairo.Butanewstudy

suggeststheyusedalittlerock'n'roll.Long-agobuilderscouldhaveattachedwoodenpolestothe

stonesandrolledthemacrossthesand,thescientistssay.

“Technically,Ithinkwhatthey*reproposingispossible,HphysicistDanielBonnsaid.

PeoplehavelongpuzzledoverhowtheEgyptiansmovedsuchhugerocks.Andthere,sno

obviousanswer.Onaverage,eachofthetwomillionbigstonesweighedaboutasmuchasalarge

pickuptruck.TheEgyptianssomehowmovedthestoneblockstothepyranidsitefromaboutone

kilometeraway.

Themostpopularviewistha:Egyptianworkersslidtheblocksalongsmoothpaths.Many

scientistssuspectworkersfirstwouldhaveputtheblocksonsleds（滑板）.Thentheywouldhave

draggedthemalongpaths.Tomaketheworkeasier;workersmayhavelubricatedthepathseither

withwetclayorwiththefatfromcattle.Bonnhasnowtestedthisideabybuildingsmallsledsand

draggingheavyobjectsoversand.

Evidencefromthesandsupportsthisidea.Researchersfoundsmallamountsoffat,aswell

asalargeamountofstoneandtheremainsofpaths.

However;physicistJosephWestthinkstheremighthavebeenasimplerway,wholedthe

newstudy.Westsaid,“Iwasinspiredwhilewatchingatelevisionprogramshowinghowsleds

mighthavehelpedwithpyramidconstruction.Ithought,zWhydon,ttheyjusttryrollingthe

things?”Asquarecouldbeturnedintoaroughsortofwheelbyattachingwoodenpolestoitssides,

herealized.That,henotes,shouldmakeablockofstone“aloteasiertorollthanasquare".

Sohetriedit.

Heandhisstudentstiedsomepolestoeachoffoursidesofa30-kilogramstoneblock.That

actionturnedtheblockintosomewhatawheel.Thentheyplacedtheblockontheground.

Theywrappedoneendofaropearoundtheblockandpulled.Theresearchersfoundthey

couldeasilyrolltheblockalongdifferentkindsofpaths.Theycalculatedthatrollingtheblock

requiredaboutasmuchforceasmovingitalongaslippery（滑的）path.

Westhasn'ttestedhisideaorlargerblocks,buthethinksrollinghasclearadvantagesover

sliding.Atleast,workerswouldn'thaveneededtocarrycattlefatorwatertosmooththepaths.

【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文，主要講述的是金字塔的建造，把石塊移動到金字塔位置上的

一種新方法，一項新的研究表明古埃及人可能是采用了“滾動〃的方法。

32.It'swidelybelievedthatthestoneblocksweremovedtothepyramidsiteby.

A.rollingthemonroads

B.pushingthemoverthesand

C.slidingthemonsmoothpaths

D.draggingthemonsomepoles

【解析】選Co細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的"ThemostpopularviewisthatEgyptianworkersslid

theblocksalongsmoothpaths.”可知，人們普遍認(rèn)為工人們是通過讓巨石在平坦的地面上滑行

的方法而把它們運到金字塔的位置的。故選C。

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph7referto?

A.Rollingtheblockswithpolesattached.

B.Rollingtheblocksonwoodenwheels.

C.Rollingpolestomovetheblocks.

D.Rollingtheblockswithtat.

【解析】選A。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)語境可知it指代上文提到的方法，根據(jù)上文的"Asquarecould

beturnedintoaroughsortofwheelbyattachingwoodenpolestoitssdes,herealized.That,

henotes,shouldmakeablockofstonezaloteasiertorollthanasquare'.”可知，West意識至U-

個方塊可以通過將木桿固定在其兩側(cè)而變成一種粗糙的輪子，那樣做，石頭應(yīng)該比方塊更容

易滾動，于是他就嘗試了這種方法，所以it指的就是滾動木桿固定在其兩側(cè)的石頭。故選A。

34.WhyisrollingbetterthanslidingaccordingtoWest?

A.Becausemoreforceisneededforsliding.

B.Becauserollingworkcanbedonebyfewercattle.

C.Becauseslidingonsmoothroadsismoredangerous.

D.Becauselesspreparationonpathsisneededforrolling.

［解析］選Do細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的"Atleast,workerswouldn'thaveneededtocarry

cattlefatorwatertosmooththepaths."可知，West認(rèn)為滾動比滑動的方法好是因為工人們不必

提前用牛脂肪或水來使路面變光滑，也就是準(zhǔn)備工作更少。故選D。

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anexperimentonwaysofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

B.Anapplicationofthemethodofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

C.Anargumentaboutdifferentmethodsofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

D.Anintroductiontoapossiblenewwayofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

【解析】選D。主旨大意題。通讀全文，特別是根據(jù)第一段中的"Long-agobuilderscouldhave

attachedwoodenpolestothestonesandrolledthemacrossthesand,”可知，本文介紹T科學(xué)家

發(fā)現(xiàn)的一種把巨石運到金字塔位置的新方法一一把木桿綁在巨石下面，然后滾動。故選D。

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

（2020?德州高二檢測）