Unit 2 Let's celebrate! 检测卷（课时作业）- 2022-2023学年高一新教材英语必修第二册【勤径学升·同步练测】（外研版）

检测卷（二）　UNIT 2　Let’s celebrate! [对应素能提升训练第71页] （本卷满分120分　考试用时90分钟） 第一部分　阅读（共两节,满分50分） 第一节　（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分） 　　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。 A （2022·蚌埠高一期末）Today,when we read books,road signs and posters,it’s probably hard to imagine that only half a century ago,about 40 percent of the world’s adults were still illiterate（文盲的）,according to data from UNESCO.In response to this situation,UNESCO decided to name Sept.8 as International Literacy Day,starting from 1967. Every year,the day is celebrated to stress the importance of literacy and the progress that has been made,which itself is huge—in 2019,the global adult literacy rate rose to 86 percent,while the youth literacy rate was as high as 91 percent,according to UNESCO. This raises a question：If the mission to promote literacy has basically been accomplished,why do we still celebrate this day？ The truth is that the definition of “literacy” keeps changing.For example,the theme for 2007 and 2008 International Literacy Day was“Literacy and health”,which targeted people’s ignorance of diseases like HIV and malaria（疟疾）.For 2017,the focus was on“Literacy in a digital world”,because not knowing anything about the Internet in today’s world is just like lacking basic reading abilities in the 1960s—it’s the“new illiteracy”. The focus for this year’s International Literacy Day is“Literacy and skills development”.But the skills in question are not job-specific skills,such as those required to be an electrician or a chef.Instead,the focus will be on“transferable（可转移的）skills”—communication,critical thinking,teamwork,and creativity,to name a few.These are the things that allow us to do our job well—any job. [语篇导读]　这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了国际扫盲日的由来和它存在的意义。 1.Why did UNESCO set up International Literacy Day originally？ A.To encourage the young people to read more. B.To help people read books,road signs and posters. C.To increase literacy rate from 40 percent to 86 percent. D.To improve people’s literacy by stressing its importance. 解析