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必修2 UNIT 4
第1课时·作业评价
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2026·河北邢台模拟)About 300 years ago, some travelers along the Upper and Middle Orinoco River first reported sightings of mysterious rock engravings (版画), describing snakes and other patterns, along its shores. But as years passed, these artworks were recorded only in oral traditions and locals’ word of mouth. The precise location and proof of their existence remained absent. It wasn’t until 2015 that a team of archaeologists first arrived in the region with the goal of searching for clues of the artworks. After years of study, scientists found even more than they had anticipated.
The team visited 157 sites that had rock art, 13 of which had engravings more than a dozen feet tall. A great variety of figures are described, including insects, birds, humans and other animals. In all, 60 individual engravings exceeded 30⁃foot dimensions, including a centipede (蜈蚣) and two figures. “Anything that size is monumental in our view,” Philip Riris, the study’s lead author, says. “That means they’re often visible from quite far away, maybe 500 meters to a kilometer.”
But no creature was more common in the rock faces than snakes, of which the team found dozens. Interestingly, the team found that all of the snakes faced the river and were engraved where its waterline would have been two thousand years ago. The engravings would have been visible from higher ground, and certainly by those in incoming boats, leading the team to assume that they were used as territorial markers, boundaries, and landmarks. The team unearthed pottery (陶器) from the ecosystem. It had similar markings to those in rock and dates back about 2,000 years. The team estimates the engravings are about the same age and some 10,000 ancient rock engravings exist within a 1,000 square⁃mile area along the river.
“The giant snake engravings studied in the paper are some of the largest single rock art images anywhere in the world and mainly come from the heart of a lowland tropical environment,” Patrick Roberts, an archaeologist at the Max Planck Institute says.
1.Why did the archaeologists go to the region in 2015?
A.To map the river’s waterline.
B.To study the local oral traditions.
C.To find evidence of the rock engravings.
D.To explore the biodiversity of the region.
2.How is paragraph 2 mainly developed?
A.By listing data.
B.By quoting documents.
C.By making assumptions.
D.By drawing comparisons.
3.What could the snake engravings have mainly functioned as?
A.Donation. B.Admiration.
C.Decoration. D.Indication.
4.What does Patrick Roberts mention about the giant snake engravings?
A.Their distribution.
B.Their components.
C.Their symbolic meanings.
D.Their impact on the environment.
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2026·湖南娄底模拟预测)Growing up in northern Arizona with the Grand Canyon and the plateaus (高原) of Sedona, I am biased (偏心的) in my claim that my hometown is 5 to the most beautiful landscapes I once explored.
No foreign landscapes had come close until I was invited to 6 Guizhou Province by the China Storyteller Partnerships Tour. If someone had described how 7 Guizhou can be in poetic detail, they would not have done it justice. There is no 8 for seeing with one’s own eyes.
My father used to drag my brothers and I on yearly fishing trips around Arizona. We would 9 to catch the largest fish. I 10 sitting in a small boat, fishing pole in my 11 hands, mostly holding my bored tongue. On my trip to Guizhou I had the chance to go 12 on Wanfeng lake. At one point I rested, listening to the spaces between silence and 13 the surrounding mountains.
During my trip in Xingyi, I saw the artwork of the Bouyei ethnic group. They use dyes (染料) 14 from local plants to make clothing and blankets. Local elders still practice weaving and 15 that tradition to their grandchildren. My mother loved to 16 our home with paintings, jewelry and pottery. The designs, lasting several centuries, were 17 , and carried wisdom within them.
I’ve 18 to build myself a family, a career, and a livelihood. I feel as though I have everything that I need. For a moment, in Guizhou, I felt 19 like coming back home.
5.A.key B.home
C.inhabitant D.residence
6.A.explore B.seek
C.tell D.introduce
7.A.beautiful B.successful
C.crowded D.poor
8.A.time B.room
C.desire D.substitute
9.A.compete B.fight
C.pretend D.refuse
10.A.restarted B.readjusted
C.recalled D.rethought
11.A.nervous B.impatient
C.excited D.frightened
12.A.boating B.walking
C.hiking D.climbing
13.A.feasting on B.taking up
C.getting on D.writing down
14.A.bought B.purchased
C.produced D.chosen
15.A.maintain B.break
C.establish D.abandon
16.A.crowd B.decorate
C.fill D.furnish
17.A.laborious B.stylish
C.outdated D.ancient
18.A.failed B.refused
C.managed D.attempted
19.A.at ease B.under pressure
C.in control D.in pain
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2026·高三全国专题练习)There are many positive effects of technology in our lifestyles. They include speed, access 20. information, communication, solving complex problems, and retailing.
One significant effect 21. technology has caused is the advancement in travel. Thanks to technological advances in engines, airplanes that run faster than sound can now fly faster, 22. (mean) that it takes 23. (little) time to transport goods across the world.
It makes trade between countries more manageable. Technology 24. (boost) economic growth across the board, and countries generate revenue through international trade. This leads to investment 25. (opportunity), better infrastructure, 26. skilled labor.
One area in which we must give credit to technology for its development is the world of sport and, in particular, online sports. One great example is some websites that provide netizens with the opportunity to cheer for their favorite sports, thanks to 27. (technology)advancement and global Internet use.
Technology has also helped in the generation of efficient power. The technology uses energy that can get harnessed from sound sources such as solar rays and wind currents. The energy produced reduces the dependency on fossil fuels initially 28. (use) to generate electricity. Fossil fuels have become exhausted in many regions 29. (global).
第1课时·作业评价
Ⅰ.阅读理解
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍的是考古学家在奥里诺科河流域发现巨型蛇形岩刻的过程及其作为地理标志的重要意义。
1.选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“It wasn’t until 2015 that a team of archaeologists first arrived in the region with the goal of searching for clues of the artworks.”可知,2015年考古学家去该地区是为了寻找岩石版画的线索。故选C。
2.选A 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The team visited 157 sites ...including a centipede (蜈蚣) and two figures.”可推知,第二段主要通过列举数据来展开。故选A。
3.选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Interestingly, the team found that ... boundaries, and landmarks.”可知,蛇的版画主要功能是作为指示。故选D。
4.选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段“‘The giant snake engravings ... a lowland tropical environment,’Patrick Roberts, an archaeologist at the Max Planck Institute says.”可知,帕特里克·罗伯茨提到了巨型蛇版画的分布。故选A。
Ⅱ.完形填空
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过描述自己在家乡亚利桑那州的成长背景,引出对贵州之行的叙述。
5.选B 根据前文“Growing up in northern Arizona with the Grand Canyon and the plateaus (高原) of Sedona”可知,作者的家乡有美丽的风景,所以认为家乡是最美丽的风景的所在地。此处考查固定搭配:be home to 意为“为……的所在地”。故选B。
6.选A 根据前文“I once explored”可知,此处是探索贵州。故选A。
7.选A 根据后文“they would not have done it justice”可知,以诗意的细节描述也未能充分展现其魅力,应是说贵州的美丽。故选A。
8.选D 根据前文“they would not have done it justice”可知,诗意的细节描述也不能展现其魅力,因为比不上亲眼所见,也就是没有什么能代替亲眼所见。故选D。
9.选A 根据前文“My father used to drag my brothers and I on yearly fishing trips around Arizona.”以及后文“to catch the largest fish”可知,应是作者和兄弟们竞争谁钓到最大的鱼。故选A。
10.选C 根据后文“sitting in a small boat, fishing pole in my hands, mostly holding my bored tongue”可知,此处是作者回忆在亚利桑那州钓鱼的情景。restart“重新开始”;readjust“重新适应”;recall“回忆”;rethink“重新思考”。故选C。
11.选B 根据后文“mostly holding my bored tongue”可知,作者感到无聊,所以是不耐烦的。nervous“紧张的”;impatient“不耐烦的”;excited“兴奋的”;frightened“害怕的”。故选B。
12.选A 根据后文“on Wanfeng lake”可知,在湖上应是划船。故选A。
13.选A 根据前文“At one point I rested, listening to the spaces between silence”可知,作者湖上泛舟,途中小憩时,应是尽情享受群山秀色。feast on“尽情享受”;take up“占用,开始从事”;get on“进展”;write down“写下”。故选A。
14.选C 根据后文“from local plants to make clothing and blankets”可知,应是使用当地植物生产的染料来制作衣服和毯子。故选C。
15.选A 根据后文“tradition to their grandchildren”可知,应是维持这一传统,传给后代。maintain“维持”;break“打破”;establish“建立”;abandon“放弃”。故选A。
16.选B 根据后文“our home with paintings,jewelry and pottery”可知,应是用绘画、珠宝和陶器装饰我们的家。故选B。
17.选D 根据前文“lasting several centuries”可知,这些图案延续了几个世纪,是古老的。laborious“费力的”;stylish“时髦的”;outdated“过时的”;ancient“古老的”。故选D。
18.选C 根据后文“I feel as though I have everything that I need.”可知,作者觉得拥有了他所需要的一切,所以是成功地建立了自己的家庭、事业和生计。故选C。
19.选A 根据后文“like coming back home”并结合选项可知,回到家应是感到自在。at ease“自在”;under pressure“在压力下”;in control“掌控”;in pain“痛苦”。故选A。
Ⅲ.语法填空
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了科技带来的生活方式的变化。
20.to 21.that/which 22.meaning 23.less 24.boosts
25.opportunities 26.and 27. technological 28.used 29.globally
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