Unit 2 Let's talk teens 单元综合过关练-2026-2027学年高中英语译林版必修第一册

Unit 2 Let's talk teens.单元综合过关练

Part1单元阅读过关

一、阅读理解。

A

WALK FOR GREEN

How often do you walk around the campus instead of getting straight onto the school bus? The beauty of our campus is well worth exploring and can best be explored on foot. Walking is also a greener and healthier alternative(供替代的选择) to using vehicles. To encourage more students and teachers to walk around the campus, our school has set up a new “Walk for Green” project.

Programme

Starting from the MTR Station, “Walk for Green” recommends various walking routes on campus, one of which covers the YIA Building, LSK Building and LWS Building. Card readers for different walking routes have been installed (安装) to record the number of points got by “Walk for Green” participants(参加者). Participants who collect 60 points within 30 days will be awarded the title “Green Walker”.

Participation

To participate, students and teachers will choose a marked route and tap their school cards at the card readers installed at both the start and end points (and also at an intermediate card reader). Name, student/teacher ID, date, time, and card readers tapped will be recorded.

Walking Journey Points

Important Notes:

1.Walkers must finish one trip (either upwards or downwards) within one hour to score points.

2.A maximum of six points will be awarded each day.

Every time you take a walk on campus, you are helping to protect our environment and also keeping yourself healthy. Let’s start from today!

1.Where does “Walk for Green” start?(     )

A.From the MTR Station. B.From the YIA Building.

C.From the LSK Building. D.From the LWS Building.

2.What are participants required to do?(     )

A.Finish a round trip. B.Collect at least 6 points.

C.Maintain a fixed speed. D.Choose a pre-set route.

3.How many points will you get by walking from the YIA Building to the LWS Building?(     )

A.1. B.2. 

C.3. D.6.

B

The fire in Los Angeles burned Charlotte Tragos’s home to the ground. The height lines from her childhood were drawn on the kitchen wall. Family treasures filled the cupboards. Her parents’ wedding video was stored in the basement. All of them were gone. “It was a pretty special and unique house,” says Tragos, who had to flee(逃离) with her parents, her younger sister and their three dogs when the fire broke out.

A few days after the fire, Tragos happened to see a video of an artist named Jordan Heber. She was offering to create watercolor paintings of people’s homes after they were burned — for free. Tragos reached out to the artist, hoping to do it as a surprise to her family. Heber finished the painting in just three days. “Our homes are so much more than physical(有形的) things,” says Heber. “I’m happy to create these gifts for the places that held so much life and so many memories.” The meaning of home was of great importance to Heber because she had often moved as a child.

Actually, Heber was always thinking about ways she could help after the fire. When she surfed online, a post caught her eye in which another local artist offered to draw people’s homes for free, and she was inspired. She has since created many paintings, including one for Jeremy Wineberg, whose home was also destroyed. Like Tragos, Wineberg was only able to take a few small things before he had to flee, leaving most of his things behind.

“They were not just things; they were a part of me and I just feel so lost,” says Wineberg. “However, the painting provided comfort. Heber created a beautiful memory.” Tragos is also forever grateful. “We are in a position where we have nothing, and the paintings that help us remember are really uplifting,” she says. Heber is glad people find her paintings meaningful, saying, “Hopefully, what I did can encourage others to use their talents to help people.”

4.What can we know about Tragos’s home in paragraph 1?(     )

A.It had a unique design.

B.It stood in a special place.

C.It held unforgettable memories.

D.It was filled with expensive things.

5.What inspired Heber to offer her help?(     )

A.Her past life experience. B.Another artist’s kind action.

C.The popularity of her video. D.A request from a local family.

6.Why does the author mention Wineberg’s and Tragos’s words in the last paragraph?(     )

A.To show their loss.

B.To call for more help.

C.To stress the power of art.

D.To present their painful experiences.

7.What message does the text mainly deliver?(     )

A.Quick action in the face of disasters is necessary.

B.Artists should better their skills to make a difference.

C.It’s important to keep memories of one’s childhood home.

D.Small acts of kindness can bring warmth to people in need.

C

Picture this: you win two tickets to a sold-out concert and excitedly text your friend to ask him if he’d like to join. There comes his reply “Maybe.” Your mood immediately changes, for you need to wait for his decision before you can make your plans for the concert.

If you’ve experienced anything like this, you’re not alone. People replying “maybe” to invitations is a common yet annoying part of social life. What goes on in people’s heads when they aren’t sure whether to accept an invitation? Social invitations can be tricky. People often misread what inviters want to hear and overestimate(高估) their preference for a “maybe” over a “no”. Moreover, they fail to realize how disrespected people feel when they receive a “maybe” to their invitation.

Naturally, we want to figure out the psychology(心理学) behind such awkward social situations. We’ve found that it’s largely due to something called “motivated reasoning”(动机性推理). Motivated reasoning occurs when people understand information in their own way to suit their own wishes. In other words, invitees believe that inviters want to hear “maybe” instead of “no” because a “maybe” is better for the invitees, allowing them to leave their choices open. Besides, people may overestimate the negative result of saying “no” to invitations, thinking it will upset, anger and disappoint inviters.

However, there are certain situations in which people feel more comfortable saying “no” to invitations. When invitees put themselves in the inviters’ shoes, they are more likely to realize that they probably prefer