Unit 4 课时作业(7)(Word练习)-【状元桥·优质课堂】2024-2025学年高中英语必修第二册（人教版2019）

课时作业(七)　阅读专项 (建议用时：35分钟) Ⅰ.第一节 In China, calligraphy takes an important position in traditional art.It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person's inner world. Studying calligraphy is a physical as much as a mental exercise, which is about the control of breath and movement of body, shoulder, arm, and hand.The written characters are the result of achieving a certain balance. This course for foreigners starts with a lecture to get students know about the techniques of how calligraphy was taught and learned over centuries in China.During the hands-on practice, we focus on the basic strokes(笔画) and forms of written Chinese characters.The focus is on the techniques, methods, and practice of brush writing.Students will learn to sit and to concentrate on the movement of the brush. By the end of the course, students will finish a calligraphy artwork to bring back home. Price：RMB 1,600 for up to 2 people, RMB 350 for one extra person added to the group The price includes expert fee, classroom space, material cost and all the tickets to the calligraphy shows in Central Art Museum this year. This is a four-class course, with 2 hours of each class on Saturday nights in January. Directions in both Chinese and English will be provided for you. To book the program, we do request a small deposit(订金) of USD 100 (RMB 600) per program via PayPal.You could pay the remaining balance on the day of the program.You could directly pay the deposit by clicking “Buy Now” button below on the page. 语篇导读 主题语境：人与社会/社会服务。本文为新媒体语篇，是一则广告，介绍了针对外国人的一门中国书法课程的基本情况。 1．Who does this advertisement want to attract? A．Students who want to do physical exercise. B．Foreigners not good at communication. C．Students who want to learn traditional art. D．Foreigners interested in Chinese culture. 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可知，这则广告想吸引对中国文化感兴趣的外国人，故选D项。 2．How much should a group of 4 people pay? A．RMB 350.　　　 B．RMB 1,600. C．RMB 2,300. D．RMB 3,200. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据Price部分可知，4人一组应该付的钱数是：1600＋350×2＝2300元，故选C项。 3．Where can you read this passage? A．In an art museum. B．On a website. C．In a tourist brochure. D．In a reference book. 答案　B 解析　文章出处题。末段末句讲到，您可以点击页面下方的“立即购买”按钮直接支付定金，所以你在网站上能读到这篇文章，故选B项。 Liverpool, my hometown, is a unique city.It is so unique that in 2004 it became a World Heritage Site. I recently returned to my home city and my first stop was a museum on the River Mersey.Blanketed in mist(薄雾), Victorian architecture rose from the banks of the river, responded to the sounds of seabirds, and appeared unbelievably charming.When I headed toward the centre, I found myself surrounded by buildings that mirror the best palaces of Europe.It is not hard to imagine why, on first seeing the city, most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the noble buildings, which are solid signs of Liverpool's history. As if to stress its cultural role, Liverpool has more museums and galleries than most cities in Britain.At the Walker Art Gallery, I was told that it has best collections of Victorian paintings in the world, and is the home of modern art in the north of England.However, culture is more than galleries.Liverpool offers many music events.As Britain's No.1 music city, it has the biggest city music festival in Europe, and its musicians are famous all over the world.Liverpool is also well-known for its football and other sports events.Every year, the River Festival Liverpool attracts thousands of visitors, making the city a place of wonder. As you would expect from such a city, there are restaurants serving food from around the world.When my trip was about to end, I chose to rest my legs in Liverpool's famous Philharmonic pub.It is a monument(纪念碑) to perfection, and a heritage attraction itself. Being a World Heritage Site, my home city is certainly a place of Outstanding Universal Value.It is a treasure house with plenty of secrets for the world to explore. 语篇导读 主题语境：人与社会/历史、社会与文化。本文为说明文。作者介绍了自己的家乡——利物浦。 4．What can first catch visitors' attention in Liverpool? A．Charming banks. B．Famous museums. C．Wonderful palaces. D．Attractive buildings. 答案　D 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段末句可知，大部分游客首先都会被利物浦的建筑吸引，故选D项。 5．How is the third paragraph mainly developed? A．By analyzing causes. B．By making comparisons. C．By following the order of time. D．By providing different examples. 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。第三段作者列举了博物馆、音乐、运动等，所以第三段是通过提供不同的事例而展开的，故选D项。 6．Why does the author mention the Philharmonic pub in the fourth paragraph? A．To show Liverpool is a well-known city for its restaurants. B．To prove Liverpool is an impressive place full of attractions. C．To explain a pub is a wonderful place for visitors to relax themselves. D．To stress a pub is a perfect choice for visitors to end their journey. 答案　B 解析　推理判断题。第四段末句讲到，连一个酒吧都是一个完美的纪念碑和遗产景点，由此推断，作者提到Philharmonic 酒吧是想告诉我们利物浦是一个充满吸引力的、令人印象深刻的地方，故选B项。 7．What is the text mainly about? A．The universal value of Liverpool. B．The beautiful historic sites of Liverpool. C．The special cultural atmosphere of Liverpool. D．The author's exciting experience in Liverpool. 答案　C 解析　主旨大意题。根据第一段和最后一段末句可知，文章讲述了利物浦建筑的美和很多名胜，并重点讲述了其独特的文化氛围，故选C项。 The tracks found at New Mexico's White Sands National Park are turning upside down past assumptions on when humans first came into North and South America.They look like they were left behind just moments ago by a barefoot teen visitor to New Mexico's White Sands National Park, each footprint freshly defined(描出外形) by sand.But this is no tourist track.These footprints are among the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas, marking the latest addition to a growing body of evidence that challenges when and how people first got into this unexplored land. According to the research team, the footprints were pressed into the mud near an ancient lake at White Sands between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago, a time when many scientists think that huge ice sheets walled off human passage into North America. Exactly when humans populated the Americas has been heatedly debated for nearly a century, and until recently, many scientists insisted that this first occurred no earlier than 13,000 years ago.A growing number of discoveries suggest people were in North and South America thousands of years before.These include the Monte Verde site in Chile that is as old as 18,500 years and the Gault site in Texas that is up to 20,000 years old.But each find kicks up a firestorm of controversy among scientists. While the White Sands discovery doesn't close the book on these debates, it is stirring excitement.“A discovery like this is very close to finding the Holy Grail(圣杯)，” says Ciprian Ardelean, an archaeologist at the Chiquihuite Cave in Mexico, where researchers believe they have evidence for human activity in the Americas as early as 30,000 years ago. If confirmed, the discovery of people in the Americas during the last glacial maximum(末次盛冰期) would require a major change in scientific thinking about how people arrived in the New World. 语篇导读 主题语境：人与社会/社会、历史与文化。本文为说明文，讲述了令人惊讶的足迹将人类抵达美洲的时间推迟了数千年。 8．What is the previous conclusion on the first arrival of Americas? A．Humans came into Americas about 23,000 years ago. B．Humans first appeared in Americas to explore the land. C．Humans didn't arrive in Americas until 13,000 years ago. D．Humans couldn't enter Americas because of White Sands. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第三段首句可知，先前关于美洲第一批移民的结论是人类第一次抵达美洲是在13 000年前，故选C项。 9．Why are the Monte Verde site in Chile and the Gault site in Texas mentioned? A．To add evidence. B．To introduce the background. C．To give data. D．To end the debate. 答案　A 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段第二、三句可知，智利的蒙特维德遗址和得克萨斯州的高尔特遗址被提到是为了提供更多的证据来表明人类在数千年前就生活在南北美洲，故选A项。 10．What does the underlined word “controversy” mean? A．Excitement. B．Argument. C．Disagreement. D．Interest. 答案　B 解析　词句猜测题。分析此句可知，画线词controversy是名词，指科学家们对每一个发现的反应。根据上文可知，人们有很多的发现，但还没有一个统一的看法，所以他们之间会对每一个发现有争论。由此猜测controversy应该是“争论”的意思，故选B项。 11．What does Ciprian Ardelean think of the discovery in Paragraph 4? A．Trustworthy. B．Questionable. C．Inspiring. D．Disappointing. 答案　C 解析　观点态度题。根据第四段第二句可推知，Ciprian Ardelean很高兴，很振奋，故选C项。 Turf(草皮) has been used as a building material for thousands of years across Europe and the Arctic since the Neolithic period.In Iceland, these green-cloaked(绿色斗篷的) houses fit into the natural landscape, an architectural method that first appeared with the arrival of Norse and British settlers during the 9th through 11th centuries at the height of the Viking Age in Europe. Across Europe, turf bricks were cut from local wetlands and often transported for use in higher places.The turf was then laid over a wood structure(结构物) to form walls and a thick roof from terrible northern climates.After the wetland plants died, dryland grasses grew over the roofs, providing further stability(稳定性)．Turf walls were replaced as frequently as every 20 years, and in other regions, they could last up to 70 years. Historic records suggest that up to 50 percent of Icelandic houses were partly made of turf until the late 19th century.As populations began to gather in cities like Reykjavik, wood buildings replaced stones and earth architecture.After fires burned up the city in 1915, concrete(水泥) became the material of choice.In 1918 Iceland gained independence from Denmark, bringing about a wave of nationalism that threatened the survival of turf houses.Traditional methods were considered as “rotten(腐朽的) Danish wood” from a troubled period, and there was a movement to clear them in favor of modern buildings—a move later criticized(批评) by many as destruction of cultural heritage. A tourism rise in the latter half of the 20th century encouraged Iceland to re-examine the value of traditional architecture, and the Turf House Tradition of Iceland was called “UNESCO World Heritage status” in 2011.“The form and design of the turf house is an expression of the cultural values of the society and has adapted to the social and technological changes that took place through the centuries.” 语篇导读 主题语境：人与社会/社会、历史与文化。本文为说明文，介绍了草皮屋在冰岛的发展历程。 12．Why did people use turf to build houses in the past? A．It matched nature perfectly. B．It could be changed often. C．It was strong and accessible. D．It was a request by settlers. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段可知，在过去人们用草皮修建房屋，是因为草皮容易获得且持久，故选C项。 13．What made turf houses more stable? A．The cold northern weather. B．Turf bricks cut from wetlands. C．The structure made of wood. D．Dryland grasses growing on roofs. 答案　D 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句可知，屋顶上长出的旱地草使草皮屋更加稳固，故选D项。 14．What was a direct result of the wave of nationalism? A．Lots of people moved into Reykjavik. B．Traditional architecture was in favor. C．Turf houses were almost unable to exist. D．Concrete became a new building material. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第三段第四句可知，民族浪潮的直接影响是导致草皮屋几乎无法继续存在，故选C项。 15．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．Great changes have taken place in the turf of Iceland. B．Tourists poured into Iceland to appreciate its architecture. C．Traditional architecture owns certain cultural values in Iceland. D．The turf house plays an increasingly important role in the history of Iceland. 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段可推知，草皮屋在冰岛的历史上扮演着越来越重要的角色，故选D项。 Ⅱ.第二节 Today, cats are popular pets in many parts of the world.　1　.Recent work by archaeologists in Cyprus gives us a clue.In an ancient grave in Cyprus scientists found a young cat carefully buried next to a person.　2　.The burial occurred about 9,500 years ago, in an era called the Neolithic Era.The report, published in the journal Science, said that it was clear that the cat was buried there on purpose. 　3　.There were no cats on the island until humans settled on Cyprus.Therefore, it is clear that this cat discovered was not wild cat.It is worth mentioning that the island of Cyprus is located in the eastern Mediterranean, which is not far from the countries called the “Fertile Crescent”， where farmers first domesticated(驯养) plants and animals.　4　, about 70 kilometres away.Some even transported cats from Egypt, where cats were worshiped 4,000 years ago. Jean—Denis Vigne, the spokesperson for the archaeological excavation, said that people must have mourned the dead person by wrapping special things such as sea shells with the body.Vigne thinks that the person and the cat probably had a close relationship for the cat to be buried in such a special way.　5　. A．Ancient people preferred petting cats B．It is reported cats can travel for a long distance C．Actually the cat was transported from other places D．The person who died was a young boy about eight years old E．But nobody knows when people started a relationship with them F．People could transport cats from what is now Lebanon or Turkey G．He hopes that further analysis will tell scientists more about the history of cats 语篇导读 主题语境：人与社会/历史、社会与文化。本文为说明文。一座古墓中发现的一只小猫为人们提供了对猫的历史研究的线索。 1．答案　E　 解析　转折关系。空前一句讲到，如今，猫在世界上许多地方都是很受欢迎的宠物。下文提到，塞浦路斯考古学家最近的工作给了我们一些线索。下文是对选项的回答，E项(但没人知道人们是什么时候开始和他们交往的)符合语境，选项中的them指代上一句中提到的cats，故选E项。 2．答案　D 解析　顺承关系。上文讲到，在塞浦路斯的一座古墓中，科学家们发现一只小猫被小心地埋葬在一个人旁边。由此推测下一句应该接着描述上文提到的古墓里的死者是谁，故选D项。 3．答案　C 解析　解释关系。根据空后两句可知，空处应该提到的是这只猫，C项(实际上这只猫是从其他地方运来的)与下一句中的“岛上没有猫”相呼应，故选C项。 4．答案　F　 解析　顺承关系。根据空后两句可知，“大约70公里外”应该指代选项中提到的地方，F项(人们可以从现在的黎巴嫩或土耳其运送猫)中的Lebanon or Turkey符合要求，且选项中的transport与下一句even transported属于词义复现，故选F项。 5．答案　G　 解析　概括关系。空前一句讲到，Vigne认为人和猫可能有着密切的关系，因为猫被以这样一种特殊的方式埋葬。G项(他希望进一步的分析能让科学家更多地了解猫的历史)中的He指代上一句中的Vigne，此选项也是对上一句的总结，故选G项。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$