Unit 1 Section ⅠListening and Speaking & Listening and Talking-(配套练习)【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册(人教版)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Santiago has visited Machu Picchu many times and knows the best time to arrive.This is before the first train of the day arrives from Ollantaytambo.We boarded our bus and headed up the mountain! As we climbed and climbed, it was easy to imagine how the Spanish failed to discover Machu Picchu during their travels up and down along the Urubamba River far below.The site sits over 7，000 feet high on a mountain top and plants hide it from view.

In the early 1900s, the site was not as much rediscovered as it was made famous by Hiram Bingham, an explorer who was looking for the hidden city of the Incas.In fact, local farmers were using part of Machu Picchu to grow food at the time.No one knows for sure what Machu Picchu was used for or when and why the site was abandoned.These questions will likely never be answered.However, what is known for sure is that it was an amazing creation!

As we entered Machu Picchu, we had an opportunity to take the famous “postcard picture” thanks to Santiago.There wasn't one question that he did not have an answer for.He seemed very conscious (有意识的) of our limited time and wanted to make sure we got the most out of our visit.We had a chance to visit an ancient drawbridge (可开闭的吊桥).This tested my fear of heights as the drop­off at some points was close to 2，000 feet straight down.In fact, the trail (路线) became too dangerous to go any further so we made our way back to the main site and had plenty of time to take great photos there.

After Santiago was satisfied we had seen as much as we could, we took the bus back to Aguas Calientes.

1．Why did the author mention the Spanish in paragraph 1?

A．To show that Machu Picchu was difficult to find.

B．To describe how Machu Picchu was damaged.

C．To discuss how valuable Machu Picchu is.

D．To explain why Machu Picchu is attractive.

2．How does the author describe Machu Picchu?

A．It was well protected by local people.

B．It was not as good as she expected.

C．It was the hidden city of the Incas.

D．It was a great human creation.

3．How did the author probably feel when she stood on the drawbridge?

A．Tired.　　　　 B．Fearful.

C．Relaxed.    D．Surprised.

4．What can we infer about Santiago?

A．He does much research on Inca culture.

B．He knows Machu Picchu well.

C．He comes from Spain.

D．He is a local farmer.

【语篇解读】　记叙文。文章讲述了作者参观马丘比丘的经历。

1．解析　A　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“As we climbed and climbed，it was easy to imagine...hide it from view.”可知，作者通过西班牙人探索马丘比丘失败的事例来反映马丘比丘隐蔽的位置。

2．解析　D　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“No one knows for sure what Machu Picchu was used for...was an amazing creation！”可知，虽然马丘比丘仍有诸多的谜团，但是它们都不妨碍马丘比丘被视为一个惊人之作。

3．解析　B　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“This tested my fear of heights as the drop­off at some points was close to 2，000 feet straight down.”可知，作者参观吊桥时很害怕。

4．解析　B　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Santiago has visited Machu Picchu many times and knows the best time to arrive.”、第三段中的“As we entered Machu Picchu...thanks to Santiago...our visit.”可知，圣地亚哥对马丘比丘相当熟悉。

B

You might think of martial arts movies when you see people performing graceful moves down the river, all standing on a bamboo strip, but actually it is a form of intangible cultural heritage：bamboo drifting(竹筏漂流).

Over 2，000 years ago, the high­quality wood, nanmu, in Guizhou was in great demand by the royal court more than 2，000 kilometers to the north. With no better transportation, people had to stand on one log to drift down the river. Later, local people began to compete along the way and the game of wood drifting was born. In the Qing Dynasty, wood drifting became bamboo drifting because of bamboo's lower price. Due to the skills it takes for one to master this act, bamboo drifting was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list this year.

Yang Liu, a 24­year­old inheritor of bamboo drifting, learned it at 7.“Usually, the bamboo under your feet is about 9 meters long, and the bamboo in your hands is about 5 meters. If the length or diameter of the bamboo is not long enough, it will not float. Keeping our feet firmly positioned on the narrow bamboo pole is the key, so we should fight against the current(水流) by

constantly changing the angle. I lost my balance and fell in the water many times while practicing. Once I fell, I gave it another try until I knew how to handle the most difficult part，” she said.

The love for the ancient skill keeps Yang going. In the past 17 years, she has drifted all year round, in winter cold and summer heat. As hanfu culture has been on the rise, Yang started wearing hanfu while performing, creating a more beautiful feel. In 2020, Yang began to post her videos on social media. “I'm extremely proud to get responses(反应) from viewers that bamboo drifting makes the line between what is possible and impossible unclear. It's my mission to keep it alive and known to more people，” Yang Liu told China Daily.

【语篇解读】　说明文。文章介绍了国家非物质文化遗产——竹筏漂流，介绍了这项古老技艺的历史、特点以及人们对竹筏漂流的看法。

5．What can be learned from the first two paragraphs?

A．The martial arts movie is a form of cultural heritage.

B．Nanmu was delivered to the north by land.

C．Bamboo was costly in Guizhou 2，000 years ago.

D．Bamboo drifting involves lots of skills.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据第二段“Due to the skills it takes for one to master this act, bamboo drifting was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.”可知，由于其需要很多技能，竹筏漂流被列入国家非物质文化遗产名录。由此可推知，竹筏漂流需要很多技巧。故选D。

6．What is the biggest challenge in bamboo drifting?

A．Finding the proper bamboo.

B．Holding the bamboo firmly in hands.

C．Maintaining a fixed angle.

D．Keeping balance.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据第三段“Keeping our feet firmly positioned on the narrow bamboo pole is the key, so we should fight against the current by constantly changing the angle.”可知，竹筏漂流最大的挑战是保持平衡。故选D。

7．What do the viewers think of bamboo drifting?

A．Unbelievable.     B．Demanding.

C．Confusing.    D．Boring.

解析　A　推理判断题。根据最后一段“I'm extremely proud to get responses from viewers