Unit 2 Section ⅠWelcome to the unit & Reading-(配套练习)【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第四册(译林版)

Ⅰ.阅读理解 A As we all know, any countries have their own languages.Even people speaking the same language have distinct dialects that are rooted in their history and culture, so whether you say “soda” or “pop” may reveal what country and what region you are from.What you call the night before Halloween may tie to your religious beliefs.What kind of slang (俚语) you use may come from the customs of the community you grew up in. Languages also show connections between us and our natural environments.Plants and animals that are given names in any language are generally those that are relevant to people speaking the language.The relevance comes from the way that the people have interacted (交互) with the animals and plants, in some cases over centuries. While we might think of languages as having a stereotyped set of words and rules that we learn in school, in fact languages are always developing.New words appear while others fall out of use and pronunciation changes over time as does the meaning of words.People also borrow words from other languages to complement(补充) their own vocabulary. Our ability to learn languages develops when we are young.Sounds heard as babies, or even in the womb(子宫), set the stage for language learning later.Baby cooing(喔啊声) is the result of babies analysis of the languages spoken to them.Babies are practicing the pronunciation and recognition of sounds that they need for communication.Children exposed to different languages early in life and growing up with various kinds of languages around them always develop better cognitive (认知的)functions, such as the ability to focus and ignore distractions(使人分心的事)． Languages are as diverse as the communities that speak them and each of the about 7,000 world languages is a piece of evidence of a community's unique human experience.Yet, many languages around the world are endangered and as many as half of the world's languages could go silent by the end of this century.The reasons are that the speakers always receive social inequalities and disrespect from others and thus so do their language. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了语言和人类发展的关系。 1．What is the main idea of Paragraph 1? A．Languages are influenced by our habits. B．Religion plays a key role in languages. C．Languages reveal who we are as humans. D．Languages vary from country to country. 解析　C　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“As we all know, any countries have their own languages....What kind of slang (俚语) you use may come from the customs of the community you grew up in.(我们都知道，任何国家都有自己的语言。即使说同一种语言的人也有根植于他们的历史和文化的独特方言，所以你说的是‘汽水’还是‘汽水’可能揭示了你来自哪个国家和地区。你所谓的万圣节前夜可能和你的宗教信仰有关。你使用什么样的俚语可能来自你成长的社区的风俗习惯。)”可知，第一段主要讲述了语言揭示了我们作为人类的本质。故选C。 2．What does the underlined word “stereotyped” probably mean? A．New.　　　　 B．Fixed. C．Changing. D．Complete. 解析　B　词义猜测题。While意为“尽管”，前后文为转折关系，结合下文“in fact languages are always developing(事实上，语言总是在不断发展的)”可推知，“a stereotyped set of words and rules”意为“一套固定的词汇和规则”。stereotyped意为“固定的”。故选B。 3．What can we know from the passage? A．Babies enjoy themselves by cooing. B．We begin to learn languages before we were born. C．Babies learn the pronunciation and sounds quickly. D．Children benefit a lot from early exposure to languages. 解析　D　细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Children exposed to different languages early in life and growing up with various kinds of languages around them always develop better cognitive functions, such as the ability to focus and ignore distractions.(儿童从小接触不同的语言，并在各种语言的环境下成长，总能发展出更好的认知功能，比如集中注意力和忽略干扰的能力。)”可知，儿童从早期接触语言中获益良多。故选D。 4．Why will many languages in the world go silent? A．They are not worth speaking from now on. B．The official languages are always respected. C．The speakers choose to speak popular languages. D．The speakers' social positions change for the worse. 解析　D　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The reasons are that the speakers always receive social inequalities and disrespect from others and thus so do their language.(原因是说话的人总是受到社会的不平等和他人的不尊重，他们的语言也是如此。)”可知，演讲者的社会地位变差了。故选D。 B Growing pains and gains It's not easy to grow up.Actually it's far from easy.Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us.We are always doing things that someone else makes us do and aren't allowed to do all the things we like.Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don't understand why we can't stay young forever.When we look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude, we realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains! As a young girl my parents forced my sisters and me to do so many things that I never liked.They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano.At that time I hated music, just because it was what they wanted me to do.But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons.Music has enriched my life in so many ways.I realize that my parents and teachers were always pushing me along, not because they wanted me to suffer but because they wanted me to succeed in life.They've always wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves. Every moment of our lives we are either living or dying, so live life to its fullest！We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just small pains in life.They might seem so huge at the time but we must be strong.Think about how we would feel if we had no fear and live life like that.The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone！If we realize that these pains are just small bumps(凸块) on our road to success we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains! [语篇解读]　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者从自身的角度向我们讲述了成长中的一些烦恼，并告诉我们，如果我们意识到这些烦恼只是人生成功道路上的小障碍，它们就会变成收获。 5．According to Paragraph 1, we learn that when we are young， . A．life is full of joy B．life is easy for us C．we know we can stay young forever D．we sometimes can't do things we like 解析　D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“We are always doing things that someone else makes us do and aren't allowed to do all the things we like.”可知，小时候，有时我们不能做自己喜欢的事情，故D项正确。 6．When the author was young, she was forced by her parents to . A．take music lessons B．turn gains into pains C．look back on hardships D．live a successful life by suffering a lot 解析　A　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“At that time I hated music”及“But looking back now，I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons.”可知，作者小时候，她的父母强迫她上音乐课，故A项正确。 7．What does the underlined phrase “to its fullest” mean? A．directly B．completely C．carefully D．terribly 解析　B　词义猜测题。根据画线词前“Every moment of our lives we are either living or dying”可知，我们的生活只存在两种状态—生或死，所以我们要充分过好我们的人生，由此可知画线词词义为“充分地”，故B项正确。 8．What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A．Growing pains are necessary for us to grow up. B．We all have to experience growing pains. C．A little hard work and sweat are harmful to us. D．Life without fear is a better choice for us. 解析　A　推理判断题。根据最后一段尤其是最后一句可知，成长中的烦恼是我们成功路上的一些小小的绊脚石，它们终将成为我们成长中的收获，因此这些烦恼对我们的成长是很有必要的。故A项正确。 Ⅱ.七选五 When I decided to leave my home country to pursue a degree in Canada, I hadn't expected that communication would be an issue. 1 I took English lessons in my teens and scored highly on English tests. But soon after my arrival in Canada, I realized how wrong I was.In research discussions, surrounded by native English speakers, I had to be careful.I needed to consciously follow each conversation and translate it into my native language. 2 Finally, I tried to find the right English words to communicate that response.Constantly thinking about what I would say next, I had a hard time remaining focused in conversations. But when I again failed to say precisely what I meant in a meeting a few months later, a simple idea occurred to me. 3 Communicating with my classmates by e­mail, I had more time to think and comfortably express my thoughts.Over time, this practice helped improve my English significantly. 4 I decided to remind them that English is not my first language.I asked them to speak more slowly to help me follow the discussions.It was a little embarrassed to draw attention to what might be seen as a weakness.And at first, the other members of the research team seemed somewhat surprised.But the dynamics quickly improved.They seemed to become more aware of how they were speaking, and I felt more comfortable joining in the conversation. 5 A．Plus, I learned to be open with my classmates. B．Why not contribute to the discussion in writing? C．I had thought I could express myself in English easily. D．Gradually I grew uncomfortable with oral communication. E．Then, I had to reflect carefully on it and think of a response. F．With efforts on both sides, we overcame language barriers. G．How can one deny the significance of effective communication? [语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者离开祖国去加拿大学习，结果语言成了一大障碍，作者通过书面交流和提醒同事说慢点的方法，让这一情况得到了改善。 1．解析　C　根据上文“When I decided to leave my home country to pursue a degree in Canada, I hadn't expected that communication would be an issue.”可知，当“我”决定离开祖国去加拿大攻读学位时，“我”并没有想到沟通会成为一个问题；根据下文I took English lessons in my teens and scored highly on English tests.可知，“我”十几岁的时候上过英语课，在英语考试中成绩很好。所以推断出空格处是说作者一开始觉得自己英语没问题，在加拿大沟通不成问题。所以C项“我原以为我能容易地用英语表达自己”符合语境，承上启下。故选C。 2．解析　E　根据上文“But soon after my arrival in Canada, I realized...follow each conversation and translate it into my native language.”可知，在“我”到达加拿大后不久，“我”意识到“我”错得有多离谱。在研究讨论中，周围都是以英语为母语的人，“我”必须小心。“我”需要有意识地跟上每一次对话，并把它翻译成“我”的母语。根据下文“Finally, I tried to find the right English words to communicate that response.”可知，最后，“我”试图用正确的英语表达这一回答。上文提到作者每次听到英语时要先在脑海里翻译成母语，再进行回答，所以E选项“然后，我必须仔细地考虑一下，并想个回答”符合语境，承上启下，且E项中a response对应后文中that response。故选E。 3．解析　B　根据上文“But when I again failed to say precisely what I meant in a meeting a few months later, a simple idea occurred to me.”可知，几个月后的一次会议上，“我”又一次没能说清楚“我”的意思，这时“我”想到了一个简单的主意。由此可知，空格处应承接上文说明这个主意是什么，结合下文作者写电子邮件可推测作者想出的办法是通过书面形式参与讨论，而非口语。所以B项“为什么不以书面形式参与讨论？”符合语境，承上启下。故选B。 4．解析　A　根据下文“I decided to remind them that English is not my...attention to what might be seen as a weakness.”可知，“我”决定提醒他们英语不是“我”的第一语言。“我”让他们说得慢一点，帮助“我”跟上讨论。让别人注意到可能被视为弱点的东西有点尴尬。由此可知，下文提到作者主动提醒他人英语不是自己的第一语言，让别人说得慢一点，即对同学们坦白自己的弱点。所以A项“另外，我学会了对同学们开诚布公”符合语境，引起下文，且A项中classmates对应后文中them。故选A。 5．解析　F　根据上文“But the dynamics quickly improved.They seemed to become more aware of how they were speaking, and I felt more comfortable joining in the conversation.”可知，情况很快得到了改善。“我”也更自在地加入了他们的谈话。所以F项“通过双方的努力，我们克服了语言障碍”符合语境，承接上文。故选F。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $