Unit 4 Period Ⅱ Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练-【高中必刷题】2024-2025学年新教材高中英语必修2同步课件 (人教版)

02 Period II Discovering Useful Structures—Reading for Writing Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练 1 A [湖南邵阳2023高一期中] Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from the Netherlands did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake. Tea remained scarce （稀少的） and very expensive in England until it was directly brought to Britain from China early in the 17th century. As much tea came into the country, the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. By the mid-18th century, tea had become the country’s most popular drink, tea rooms offering it as a cheaper alternative for the British. 刷阅读理解 2 Tea had been drunk without milk in it at first, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sévigné decided to see what tea would taste like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink her tea without milk. She was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk. At first tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess （公爵夫人） found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, teatime was born. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国茶文化的历史。 刷阅读理解 3 1.What is the purpose of the text?( ) A A.To introduce British tea culture. B.To persuade people to drink tea. C.To describe an English woman. D.To advertise English afternoon tea. 解析 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章以茶文化在中国的普及引入话题，介绍了茶文化在英国的兴起、发展以及英式下午茶的由来，故本文是一篇介绍英国茶文化的说明文，其写作目的是让人们了解英国的茶文化。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 4 2.When did tea become a popular drink in Britain?( ) A A.When it was offered at affordable prices. B.When the British knew how to drink it. C.Before it was consumed with milk. D.After it became available in stores. 解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的As much tea came into the country, the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. By the mid-18th century, tea had become the country’s most popular drink, tea rooms offering it as a cheaper alternative for the British.可知，随着大量茶叶进入英国，茶叶价格下跌，许多人能够买得起茶叶，到18世纪中叶，茶成为英国最受欢迎的饮品。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 5 3.What do the underlined words “this habit” in paragraph 3 refer to?( ) C A.Drinking tea after dinner. B.Drinking tea with friends. C.Drinking tea with milk in it. D.Drinking tea with dessert. 解析 词义猜测题。根据画线内容所在段落可知，德·塞维涅夫人最先在茶中加入牛奶饮用，之后她的朋友们也效仿她的这种做法，慢慢地“这种习惯”传到英格兰并变得流行，如今许多英国人都习惯在茶里加入牛奶饮用，所以this habit指的是“喝茶时加入牛奶”。故选C项。 刷阅读理解 6 4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?( ) B A.The history of tea in Britain. B.The birth of teatime. C.The ways of making tea. D.The habit of drinking tea. 解析 主旨大意题。根据最后一段内容，尤其是最后一句中的so， teatime was born可知，最后一段主要介绍了茶的饮用时间是如何从晚餐后改到下午的，也就是下午茶的由来。 刷阅读理解 7 熟词生义 curiosity 熟义：n.［U，单数］好奇心 生义：n.［C］奇品，珍品 刷阅读理解 8 B [全国乙2023] If you want to tell the history of the whole world, a history that does not privilege one part of humanity, you cannot do it through texts alone, because only some of the world has ever had texts, while most of the world, for most of the time, has not. Writing is one of humanity’s later achievements, and until fairly recently even many literate （有文字的） societies recorded their concerns not only in writing but in things. Ideally a history would bring together texts and objects, and some chapters of this book are able to do just that, but in many cases we simply can’t. The clearest example of this between literate and non-literate history is perhaps the first conflict, at Botany Bay, between Captain Cook’s voyage and the Australian Aboriginals. From the English side, we have scientific reports and the captain’s record of that terrible day. From the Australian side, we have only a wooden shield （盾） dropped by a man in flight after his first experience of gunshot. If we want to reconstruct what was actually going on that day, the shield must be questioned and interpreted as deeply and strictly as the written reports. 刷阅读理解 9 In addition to the problem of miscomprehension from both sides, there are victories accidentally or deliberately twisted, especially when only the victors know how to write. Those who are on the losing side often have only their things to tell their stories. The Caribbean Taino, the Australian Aboriginals, the African people of Benin and the Incas, all of whom appear in this book, can speak to us now of their past achievements most powerfully through the objects they made: a history told through things gives them back a voice. When we consider contact （联系） between literate and non-literate societies such as these, all our first-hand accounts are necessarily twisted, only one half of a dialogue. If we are to find the other half of that conversation, we have to read not just the texts, but the objects. 刷阅读理解 10 【语篇导读】本文主要说明了要想客观全面地了解历史，仅有文字记录是不够的，有时需要结合文字和物品两种形式。 1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?( ) A A.How past events should be presented. B.What humanity is concerned about. C.Whether facts speak louder than words. D.Why written language is reliable. 解析 主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句中的If you want to tell the history of the whole world… you cannot do it through texts alone和最后一句中的even many literate societies recorded their concerns not only in writing but in things可知，不能仅依赖文字记录的历史，因为世界上很多地方过去并没有文字；即便今天很多有文字的社会仍不仅使用文字，还使用物品来记录事情。由此推知，本段主要说明过去的事件被呈现的方式。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 11 2.What does the author indicate by mentioning Captain Cook in paragraph 2?( ) D A.His report was scientific. B.He represented the local people. C.He ruled over Botany Bay. D.His record was one-sided. 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句中的Ideally a history would bring together texts and objects和but in many cases we simply can’t以及下文From the English side… From the Australian side… 可知，作者认为需要结合文字和物品两种形式了解历史，而库克船长只有文字记录，因此作者在文中提到库克船长旨在表明他对事件的记录是片面的。故选D项。 刷阅读理解 12 3.What does the underlined word “conversation” in paragraph 3 refer to?( ) B A.Problem. B.History. C.Voice. D.Society. 解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的If you want to tell the history of the whole world… you cannot do it through texts alone和第二段第一句以及画线词后的we have to read not just the texts, but the objects可知，记录历史不能只用文字，而是使文字和物品相结合，画线词所在句指出，如果我们想要解读“对话”的另一半，就要结合文字与物品。由此可推知，画线词实际上指历史。故选B项。 刷阅读理解 13 4.Which of the following books is the text most likely selected from?( ) C A.How Maps Tell Stories of the World B.A Short History of Australia C.A History of the World in 100 Objects D.How Art Works Tell Stories 解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的even many literate societies recorded their concerns not only in writing but in things、第二段第一句中的Ideally a history would bring together texts and objects和最后一段最后一句可知，本文主要说明记录历史的手段不应是单一的，而应结合文字和物品。C项中的History和Objects与本文主题词相同，故本文最可能选自该书。 刷阅读理解 14 长难句分析 句意：加勒比海地区的泰诺人、澳大利亚土著人、贝宁的非洲人和印加人都出现在这本书中，他们现在能够通过他们制作的物品最有力地向我们讲述他们过去的成就：通过物品讲述的历史反过来又会为他们发声。 刷阅读理解 [河南周口2023高一期末] I remember to this day the feeling of the cold wind causing my ears to hurt. However, that didn’t . .1. . me at that time. It was Hogmanay, the New Year’s Eve in Scotland, and the bays of the town were carrying out the . .2. . of going from house to house on this special evening. It is thought that the tradition came from the Vikings who were settlers in the Western Isles. Honestly, that wasn’t . .3. . to me. I was out and had . .4. .. There were about 25 houses to visit in my town of North Boisdale. The start time was 19:00 and all the boys would . .5. . at one end of the town and begin to . .6. . each house. Each person had a pillowcase （枕头套） that would be filled with goodies （好吃的东西） . .7. . from householders. Outside each house one person would ask the man of the house for permission （许可） to . .8. .. Once inside the house a candle would be lit by the oldest boy in the group and . .9. . the candle would be passed round all family members. After that, the mother of the house would bring out the . .10. .: fruit, biscuits and of course sweets. On . .11. . each house the oldest boy in the group would . .12. . the family luck in the coming year. 刷完形填空 16 After going to each house the pillowcases would be . .13. . and heavy and it was at the last house that the fun began. The pillowcases would be . .14. . and the goodies were shared out equally. The last house would also provide a small party that would . .15. . before midnight so all the boys were home before the bells. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了自己所在的小镇在除夕夜的传统习俗。 刷完形填空 17 1.( ) A.trouble B.interest C.fit D.harm A 解析 However表示转折，上文说作者的耳朵被冻得很疼，此处表示但作者并没有被这种情况所困扰。故选A项。 2.( ) A.test B.service C.tradition D.programme C 解析 根据下文中的It is thought that the tradition came from the Vikings… 可知，该传统源自维京人生活的时代，即上文提到的Hogmanay，此处与下文中的tradition相呼应。故选C项。 3.( ) A.new B.possible C.wise D.important D 解析 空前的that指代该传统的起源。根据空后的I was out and had ___.及下文对除夕夜的活动介绍可知，作者在外面玩得很开心，所以这种传统的起源对作者来说并不重要。故选D项。 4.( ) A.success B.experience C.fun D.help C 解析 根据上文中的I was out和下文中的the fun began可知，作者在除夕夜玩得很开心。故选C项。 刷完形填空 18 5.( ) A.show off B.look around C.run away D.meet up D 解析 根据空前的all the boys及空后的at one end of the town and begin to ___ each house可知，镇上所有的男孩都会参与除夕夜活动，所以孩子们要先会面，再一起去拜访每一户人家。故选D项。 6.( ) A.visit B.clean C.find D.fill A 解析 根据上文中的There were about 25 houses to visit in my town of North Boisdale.可知，孩子们聚在一起是去拜访每一户人家的。故选A项。 7.( ) A.bought B.received C.stolen D.sent B 解析 根据下文中的After that, the mother of the house would bring out the ____: fruit, biscuits and of course sweets.可知，房子的主人送了很多食物给孩子们，所以他们的枕头套里装满了从住户那里收到的好吃的东西。故选B项。 8.( ) A.enter B.shout C.hide D.stop A 解析 根据空前的Outside each house及下文中的Once inside the house可知，男孩们要征得房子主人的许可方可进入房子。故选A项。 刷完形填空 19 9.( ) A.still B.again C.even D.then D 解析 男孩们进屋后的动作是连续的，先点燃蜡烛，然后再传递蜡烛。用and then来衔接事情的发展。故选D项。 10.( ) A.bags B.gifts C.pictures D.candles B 解析 根据下文中的fruit, biscuits and of course sweets可知，这家的母亲会拿出招待大家的礼物。故选B项。 11.( ) A.searching B.leaving C.painting D.protecting B 解析 由上文语境可知，男孩们先进入一户人家，点燃蜡烛，然后传递蜡烛，接受礼物。按照时间顺序，最后在他们离开时，最年长的男孩会送上祝福。故选B项。 12.( ) A.give B.promise C.lend D.wish D 解析 根据空后的the family luck in the coming year可知，男孩们离开这户人家时，最年长的男孩会祝福这一家人来年好运。此处用wish表示“祝愿”。故选D项。 刷完形填空 20 13.( ) A.safe B.full C.warm D.open B 解析 根据上文中的Each person had a pillowcase that would be filled with goodies和空后的heavy可知，枕头套里会被装满好吃的，变得又满又重。故选B项。 14.( ) A.discovered B.remembered C.emptied D.accepted C 解析 根据空后的the goodies shared out equally可知，枕头套中好吃的被平分了，所以男孩们要先把枕头套倒空，再进行分配。故选C项。 15.( ) A.begin B.finish C.continue D.change B 解析 根据空后的so all the boys were home before the bells可知，所有的男孩们要在钟声响起之前回家，所以这个小型聚会要在午夜前结束，好让男孩们回家。故选B项。 刷完形填空 21 $$