Unit 5 单元清能力测试 -2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 5 单元清能力测试题 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分35分) 第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、 B、 C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A When an elderly man came to the rescue of a drowning (溺水) boy earlier this week, his life-saving efforts revealed (揭示) a surprising connection between the two of them. The 80-year-old Xu Weifang had been resting in his Zhutang home when he heard someone crying for help from the river. He and his wife rushed outside only to find an 8-year-old boy struggling (挣扎) to keep his head above the water. The young boy had been playing with his grandmother near the riverside when he accidentally fell in. Now, Xu is not as fit as he used to be. The old man got some long-term injuries after he fell down a set of stairs two years ago — but that didn't impede him. In no time, Xu jumped into the river and pulled the boy to safety. When Xu later stopped by the hospital to make sure that the boy was okay, he discovered that he knew the boy's father as well. That's because Xu had rescued the man from drowning in the very same river 30 years ago. The father and son are not the only people Xu has rescued from the river, either. He has saved three other drowning people from the water since he moved into his home, and his wife has saved one. Though he doesn't think his riverside rescues are a big thing, Xu says that his old age might soon prevent him from playing the hero in the future. 21. What does the surprising connection refer to? A. The boy fell into the river by accident. B. Xu and the boy's father are good friends. C. Xu rescued the boy's father 30 years ago. D. Xu's wife rescued the boy's father before. 22. What does the underlined word “impede” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Stop. B. Hurt. C. Shock. D. Change. 23. Which of the following words can best describe Xu Weifang? A. Careful and generous. B. Brave and kind. C. Honest and confident. D. Independent and selfless. B The word “music” is easier to use in practice than to explain. Music is a reminder (提醒物) of how things once w