高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí) Module 2 The Renaissance A Job Worth Doing課時作業(yè)提升練 外研版必修5.doc

module 2 the renaissance a job worth doing (建議用時40分鐘). 閱讀理解ausain bolt confirmed in a press conference that he will be retiring from the olympics after rio 2016. usain bolt, the pride of jamaica, and the fastest man in the world, will be gone in a flash after the 2016 olympic games are over. ever since he burst onto the sceneliterallyin the 2008 olympics, everyone has been captivated by his every move. he won a gold medal in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4100 meter relay in both beijing and london and remains one of the most decorated athletes of all time. however, if you blink, you will miss him at rio 2016 because he confirmed in a press conference that this will be his last olympics. as such, every race that he competes in will come with even more attention than usual. bolt stated, “yes, this is the last olympics for sure. i have done everything and have proven myself, ”which is a good time to call it quits since he will be 33 at the next summer olympics in tokyo. but said that he really wanted to keep his world record at 200 meters, and as such, he set out a goal for himself to run under 19 seconds in that race. even though he withdrew from jamaicas olympic trials with an injury, he still finds himself competing in brazil, where he will be under more pressure than ever before. but he has coped with that pressure very well to this point, and anything he does at rio will only serve to add to his impressive career. no matter how he finishes, hell still be regarded as one of the best olympic athletes of all time. 1. according to the passage, who is usain bolt? a. usain bolt won three medals in 2008 beijing olympics, 2012 london olympics and 2016 rio olympics. b. he remains one of the most decorated athletes in jamaica of all times. c. he took part in the 2008 olympic games at the age of 21. d. he ran under 19 seconds in the race in rio 2016. 【解析】選c。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段since he will be 33 at the next summer olympics in tokyo. 可知博爾特是33-12= 21, 21歲參加北京奧運會的, 故c項正確, 根據(jù)第二段的he won a gold medal in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4100 meter relay in both beijing and london and remains one of the most decorated athletes of all time. 可知在北京和倫敦拿了3塊金牌, 是全世界史上最偉大的運動員, 可知a、b兩項錯誤; 根據(jù)but said that he really wanted to keep his world record at 200 meters, and as such, he set out a goal for himself to run under 19 seconds in that race. 可知是他定下的目標(biāo), 還沒參加比賽。2. why will usain bolt be under more pressure in brazil than ever before? a. because he withdrew from jamaicas olympic trials with an injury. b. because he thought himself to be the best athlete in the world. c. because he wanted to take part in the 2020 tokyo olympic. d. because he wanted to break the record at 100 meters. 【解析】選a。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的even though he withdrew from jamaicas olympic trials with an injury, he still finds himself competing in brazil, where he will be under more pressure than ever before. 可知選a。3. it can be inferred that the passage comes from_. a. a researchb. an ideac. a newspaperd. a survey【解析】選c。文章來源題。本文講的是牙買加短跑名將博爾特宣布退役的事情, 是一則新聞報道, 應(yīng)該是在報紙上被看到, 故選c。bif you bump into a briton in the street, chances are that he or she will apologize regardless of whether or not he or she was responsible. as the bbc noted, “it seems that britain is developing a reputation as a nation of sorry-sayers. ”the average briton says sorry around eight times per day and one in eight people apologize up to 20 times a day, according to an article released by the bbc on feb 24. as you may have expected, the british apologize more frequently than members of other cultures. last year a poll(調(diào)查)done by yougov, a uk research firm revealed that in many cases, britonslove of saying sorry goes a little further than it does for americans. for example, approximately 15 british people would say“sorry”for every 10 people from the us if they sneezed, if they corrected someones mistake or if someone crashed(碰撞)into them. yes, traditionally “sorry” was used to express regret and grief(悲傷)for having done something wrong. but now britons use the expression as a way of showing good manners. for example, they might say it as a substitute for“excuse me”, “pardon”, “what” or “whatever”. britons also“use sorry to express empathy(同感)”so they might say“sorry about the rain”, edwin battistella, a linguistics expert from southern oregon university in the us, told the bbc. why are britons so sorry? mark tyrell, a famous psychology writer in the uk, thinks that their apologies come from the british class system. they say sorry because historically the new middle classes in britain had to apologize for not being working class, but also for not really being upper class. another theory is that british society values its members showing respect without getting into someone elses personal space, and without drawing attention to oneself. british peoples use of“sorry”may make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are unaccustomed to their ways. but true manners are about being considerate, and the modern-day british obsession with apologizing shows this. 【文章大意】在英國, “對不起”(sorry)可能是最常使用的詞匯, bbc中文網(wǎng)最近一次對一千多名英國人的調(diào)查表明, 普通人平均每天要說約八次“對不起”, 而其中有八分之一的人一天會道歉高達(dá)20次。4. how often does the average briton apologize a day according to bbc? a. about five times a day. b. about eight times a day. c. about 15 times a day. d. about 20 times a day. 【解析】選b。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段的“the average briton says sorry around eight times per day and one in eight people apologize up to 20 times a day”可知b為正確答案。5. what can we conclude from the text? a. in britain, working-class people say“sorry”more frequently than upper-class people. b. britons are well-known for their willingness to apologize when theyre at fault. c. americans have been found to use the word“sorry”more casually than british people. d. nowadays, britons might say sorry more often, but this doesnt necessarily mean theyre more regretful. 【解析】選d。推理判斷題。由第五段的“yes, traditionally“sorry”was used to express regret and grief for having done something wrong. but now britons use the expression as a way of showing good manners. ”可推知d為正確答案。6. according to the text, britons love of saying sorry_. a. can be traced back to the history of the british class systemb. has largely developed because they want to express empathyc. is likely to confuse foreigners who are not used to their waysd. is connected with their respect for other peoples personal spacee. has something to do with their desire to draw attention to themselvesa. a, b, cb. a, c, dc. b, d, ed. c, d, e【解析】選b。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段的“mark tyrell, a famous psychology writer in the uk, thinks that their apologies come from the british class system. ”可知a正確; 由該段的“another theory is that british society values its members showing respect without getting into someone elses personal space, and without drawing attention to oneself. ”可知d正確; 由最后一段的“british peoples use ofsorrymay make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are unaccustomed to their ways. ”可知c正確, 所以b為正確答案。7. the underlined word“obsession”in the last paragraph most likely refers to_. a. a social trendb. a historical conceptc. an emotional stated. an unavoidable fact【解析】選c。詞義猜測題。由第二段的“it seems that britain is developing a reputation as a nation of sorry-sayers. ”以及第四段的“britonslove of saying sorry. . . ”可知本文主要講的是英國人熱衷于道歉, obsession在這里的意思應(yīng)該與“fascination”相近, 即“癡迷”, 這屬于一種情緒狀態(tài)。. 完形填空is this a lost ancient city? for more than 400 years, the fate of an ancient greek city, called kane, has puzzled experts. the city, 1in many ancient texts, was on one of a group of three islands in the aegean sea. these islands were all located2the coast of modern-day turkey. two of the islands, now known as the garip islands, are still there. but the third island, an important stopping point on3trade routes, no longer appeared on4made after the 16th century. until this past november, no one knew why! scientists who study ancient lands have helped solve the5. the island did not disappear. well, not exactly anyway. new evidence suggests that this6island is now a mainland peninsula. thats a piece of land that7out from a larger land mass and is almost completely8by water. how did the island turn into a peninsula? at one time, a narrow9of water between two areas of land, separated the island and mainland. “the10channel was blocked with mud, ”felix pirson said. that means the11between the island and mainland was filled with materials carried by running water. thats12the peninsula formed. to test their13of what happened to the island, the scientists decided to14into the peninsula. instead of finding solid ground, they discovered15soil and rock. to the scientists, this suggests that the land there had16somewhat recently, perhaps because of earthquakes or the erosion of agricultural fields on the mainland. the scientists are looking forward to doing further testing. they hope to17exactly when the land bridge between the mainland and the island formed. this could18them with more information about the19during ancient times, they say. “the aim is to reconstruct the ancient environment to understand20, ”pirson says. 【文章大意】本文主要介紹了考古學(xué)家們似乎確定了古希臘城市kane的位置所在地, 以及它所在的島嶼等情況。1. a. appearedb. mentionedc. imaginedd. printed【解析】選b。根據(jù)空格后面的in many ancient texts可知, 這個kane城市在許多古老的文章中被提到過。2. a. onb. alongc. offd. away【解析】選c。結(jié)合空格前面的these islands were all located和后面的the coast of modern-day turkey可知, 這個城市在離海岸不遠(yuǎn)處的地方。3. a. smoothb. roughc. foreignd. ancient【解析】選d。根據(jù)下文的after the 16th century可知, 是古代的貿(mào)易路線。4. a. mapsb. newspapersc. magazinesd. texts【解析】選a。結(jié)合前面的an important stopping point和后面的made after the 16th century可知, 在16世紀(jì)之后制作的地圖。5. a. crimeb. mysteryc. problemd. equation【解析】選b。根據(jù)上文的until this past november, no one knew why! 可知, 現(xiàn)在人們依然未知, 因此屬于一個謎。6. a. distantb. lonelyc. formerd. large【解析】選c。根據(jù)前文的the island did not disappear. well, not exactly anyway. 和now a mainland peninsula可知, 原先的島嶼現(xiàn)在是大陸半島。7. a. sendsb. goesc. comesd. sticks【解析】選d。根據(jù)空格后面的out from a larger land mass可知, 這個島嶼向海里延伸出去。stick out延伸。8. a. surroundedb. floodedc. washedd. irrigated【解析】選a。與前面的sticks out from a larger land mass呼應(yīng), 由于這個島嶼延伸到海里去了, 因此它應(yīng)該被水圍繞著。9. a. pondb. channelc. laked. tunnel【解析】選b。根據(jù)空格后面的water between two areas of land, separated the island and mainland可知, 這是一條狹窄的海峽。10. a. wideb. longc. originald. deep【解析】選c。根據(jù)空格前面的a narrow channel of water between two areas of land, separated the island and mainland和后面的channel was blocked with mud可知, 原先的那條海峽已經(jīng)被泥漿堵塞。11. a. fieldb. gapc. spaced. valley【解析】選c。根據(jù)前面的channel可知, 存在的是一條海峽, 那么在島嶼與大陸之間, 就應(yīng)該存在著空間。12. a. howb. whenc. whyd. where【解析】選a。根據(jù)前面的was filled with materials carried by running water可知, 此處表示半島形成的方式。13. a. theoryb. experimentc. methodd. conclusion【解析】選a。根據(jù)上文的how did the island turn into a peninsula? 可知, 研究人員們提出了一個半島形成的理論, 因此是“為了驗證這個理論”。14. a. lookb. drillc. falld. dive【解析】選b。結(jié)合后面的instead of finding solid ground, they discovered_ soil and rock可知, 科學(xué)家們決定對半島進(jìn)行鉆取。15. a. richb. hardc. loosed. dirty【解析】選c。與前面的solid對比, 應(yīng)該是發(fā)現(xiàn)松軟的土壤和巖石。16. a. changedb. disappearedc. strengthenedd. formed【解析】選d。上文已經(jīng)提到過the peninsula formed, 可知, 此處表示半島的形成。17. a. figure outb. put forwardc. write downd. set up【解析】選a。根據(jù)空格前面的the scientists are looking forward to doing further testing可知, 科學(xué)家們希望了解這個大陸和島嶼之間的陸橋是什么時候形成的。figure out弄明白。18. a. offerb. providec. connectd. relate【解析】選b。結(jié)合前面的內(nèi)容可知, 了解陸橋形成時間能給科學(xué)家們提供更多信息。provide sb. with sth. 給某人提供某物。19. a. earthquakeb. climatec. oceand. area【解析】選d。前面的mainland和island等都是古代形成的地區(qū)等。20. a. cultureb. religionc. historyd. geography【解析】選c。根據(jù)前面的reconstruct the ancient environment可知, 這些古代的環(huán)境的重建, 可以讓人們了解古代的歷史。. 語法填空閱讀下面短文, 在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。my name is wil wheatonand i am a nerd(怪人). its awesome to be 1. _nerd. when i was a little boy, people really teased me about that and 2. _(make)me feel like there was something wrong with me for loving strange things. now that im an adult, im a 3. _(profession)nerd, and the world has changed. i think we 4. _(realize)that being a nerd is not about what you love 5. _about how you love. so theres going to be a thing in your life that you love. i dont know what its going to be. it might be sports or science or reading or 6.