必修第2册 UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（人教版）

[对应学生用书P471]

(限时：35分钟)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2025·河南郑州模拟)While climbing the Great Wall is a once­in­a­lifetime dream for many, Jim Spear has taken it a step further, spending the last 18 years as a villager residing beneath this ancient wonder.

“Never did I dream I would have the chance to visit the Great Wall, let alone live under it，” said 68­year­old Spear, a self­taught architect from the United States.

Spear's interest in China began during his college days.It deepened when he met Tang, a Chinese girl, in 1980, and they got married two years later.In 1986, he decided to drop out of his doctoral studies in Chinese politics at the University of California and moved to China “to get to the heart of things”．“I realized that if I became a scholar of China, based overseas, I wouldn't be able to experience what was happening in China，” Spear said.

In 1995, the couple secured a long­term rent of a traditional village farmhouse in Mutianyu and decided to make it their full­time home ten years later.Shortly after possessing full­time village life, he rented an abandoned schoolhouse and transformed it into a restaurant and art glass factory for a sustainable tourism business.He also turned a former factory into a hotel and helped renovate (翻新) over 20 households into restaurants.Besides, he explored other ways to support those residents in rural areas.“I want to do something for them，” Spear said.

Spear's designs reflect his natural talent for fusing (使融合) traditional and modern elements, adopting the Great Wall style.However, Spear emphasized his approach involves creating designs and views “that echo (映现) the Great Wall, not copy it”．In 2014, Spear received the Great Wall Friendship Award from the Beijing government.

Talking about the future, Spear sees abundant possibilities in China, driven by significant domestic demand and a growing emphasis on preserving historic structures.

[语篇解读]　这是一篇记叙文。登上长城是很多人的梦想，而68岁的美国人Jim Spear展现了一个更大的梦想——他在长城脚下生活了18年。他用自己的行为践行着对中国长城和中国历史的热爱。

1．What do we know about Spear from the first two paragraphs?

A．He likes to climb the Great Wall.

B．He came to China when he was 18.

C．He once dreamed of becoming a villager.

D．He has lived beneath the Great Wall for years.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Jim Spear...as a villager residing beneath this ancient wonder”和第二段中他说的话可知，Spear之前从没想过自己能到长城旅游，更别说住在长城脚下，而他在长城脚下的村庄里生活了18年。故选D。

2．What's Spear's purpose of moving to China when he was in college?

A．To see a real China.

B．To marry a Chinese girl.

C．To work as an architect.

D．To study Chinese politics.

解析　A　推理判断题。根据第三段中Jim Spear的话“I realized that...experience what was happening in China”可知，Spear认为自己如果要成为研究中国的学者，那么在海外的话，就无法体验到中国发生的事。由此可知，大学时他来到中国的目的是看看真正的中国。故选A。

3．What is special about Spear's designs?

A．They are inspired by rural residents.

B．They copy the style of the Great Wall.

C．They have received a world­wide prize.

D．They connect the past with the present.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Spear's designs reflect his natural talent for fusing (使融合) traditional and modern elements, adopting the Great Wall style.”可知，他的设计采用了长城风格，融合了传统和现代元素，即连接了过去和现在。故选D。

4．What will Spear possibly plan to do in the future?

A．Continue to engage in cultural exchange.

B．Work for another award in structure preserving.

C．Find more ways to support the rural residents.

D．Conduct further study into historic structures in China.

解析　D　推理判断题。根据最后一段内容“Talking about the future, Spear sees abundant possibilities...on preserving historic structures.”可知，谈到未来时，Spear看到了丰富的可能性，因为他看到了巨大的国内需求和中国对保护历史建筑物的日益重视。由此可推知，未来

他可能会继续研究中国历史上著名的建筑物。故选D。

B

(2024·广东广州联考)The birth of a male white­tailed eagle signals the success of the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation (RDWF) and Forestry England project to return these iconic birds to their original widespread locations along the southern coast of England.The last time a white­tailed eagle chick grew in England，Mozart was working on his opera Idomeneo in Germany.

For two centuries these amazing birds were missing from most of the UK，having been wiped out by human persecution by the early 20th century.

In 2020，the parents of the landmark bird were translocated from the Outer Hebrides and north­west Sutherland in Scotland to the Isle of Wight.This is an area with plentiful food to sustain them.It is also a location from which the birds could spread out to cliffs，lakes and forests.

Female G405 and male G471 were two of 25 eagles (16 are still alive) released by the RDWF and Forestry England as part of the ongoing project.And they are one of three pairs to have now established breeding territories in the south of England.

The chick hatched earlier this summer at a nest on private land，the exact location of which is being kept a secret to ensure the welfare of the young bird.

“This is a very special moment for everyone who has worked on，supported and followed this ground­breaking project，” Roy Dennis says，founder of the RDWF.“Restoring a breeding population in southern England，where the species was once widespread，has been our ultimate goal.Seeing the first pair reach this stage is truly incredible.”

The young white­tailed eagle has now been ringed and fitted with a satellite tag (标签) so that its progress can be tracked.A further release of young white­tailed eagles is planned for late summer from the project team's base on the Isle of Wight.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了一只雄性白尾鹰的出生是恢复英国白尾鹰繁殖的里程碑。

5．What is the author's purpose in mentioning Mozart in paragraph 1?

A．To admire the musician's great works.

B．To celebrate the birth of the white­tailed eagle.

C．To compare the situations of England and Germany.

D．To emphasize white­tailed eagles'centuries­long absence.

解析　D　推理判断题。根据第一段“The last time a white­tailed eagle chick grew in England，Mozart was working on his opera Idomeneo in Germany.”可推知，作者在第一段中提到Mozart是为了强调白尾鹰几个世纪之久的缺席。故选D。

6．Which word can replace the underlined word “persecution” in paragraph 2?