Unit 2 Exploring English 单元强化检测题-2026-2027学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 2 Exploring English 单元强化检测题 一.单句语法填空 1. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or ________(create) than the rest of us? 2. During that time, increasing environmental ________(aware) made it desirable. 3. Neither my parents nor my younger sister ________(be) at the party yesterday. 4. You should reflect ________ this problem carefully before you go to bed. 5. Seeing the robot at the beginning, Claire was ________(alarm)． 6. In terms of natural ________(resource), it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe. 7. If you have any trouble ________(find) the section, you can call me anytime. 8. We’d better not comment ________ others’ behavior behind their backs. 9. We all want to know what ________(actual) happened last night. 10. The beautiful song reminded me ________ the time that I spent in Hong Kong. 11. There is a garden on the ________(oppose) side of the apartment. 12. My father has no ________(intend) of joining the organization. 13. It is ________(confuse) that blind people also respond to the light. 14. Her ________(behave) at the party was completely out of character. 15. The sun started to rise, so the stars became ________(visible) one by one. 二.阅读理解 A People with fewer friends are more likely to attract new friends than people who already have a wide social circle—but they think the opposite is true, a January study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found. The study demonstrated what the authors call “the friend number paradox(悖论)”， or the concept that we think we’ll magnetize more friends if we’re more popular, but at the same time are more interested in befriending others if we know their circle is small. The study author Xianchi Dai and colleagues conducted three studies that presented participants with scenes to assess the difference between what they predicted others would want in somebody as a friend, and what they wanted in a friend. The researchers found people want high－quality relationships—harder to get from someone with lots of friends—but forget that when guessing what others want in them. They also found they could help correct this difference by reminding participants that, in fact, social butterflies may have less to give. The researchers say people’s natural self－centered viewpoint contributes to the friend number paradox. “That is, we’re more likely to put our (in this case, false) predictions about ourselves onto others than to put ourselves in other people’s shoes and apply those insights to us. We also tend to see the positive aspects of having more friends, like signaling a good personality or possessing ‘precious resources that others seek’ in ourselves. We see the negatives, like not having enough time or energy to sustain a friendship, in others，” Dai said. It’s possible that other factors explain this difference, the researchers say. Maybe we prefer less popular people because we’re worried about rejection from queen bees. We might also think choosing someone whose circle is smaller than ours boosts our social influence. No matter the potential causes, Dai said the findings suggest people shouldn’t “show off” a large friend number when seeking new connections. 1. What does the underlined word “magnetize” mean in Paragraph 2? A. Ignore B. Attract. C. Lose. D. Expect. 2. What’s the finding of the three studies? A. High－quality friendships are hard to get. B. Social butterflies appeal to more friends. C. Most people care about the needs of others. D. People can’t give what they expect from others. 3. What leads to the phenomenon of “the friend number paradox” among people? A. Selfish personality. B. Concern about being rejected. C. Ambition for social influence. D. Preference for larger friend circles. 4. What is a common misunderstanding of making new friends? A. A wider social circle helps. B. A smaller social circle helps. C. The more friends you have, the better. D. The fewer friends you have, the better. B British sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums. Over the years, the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide. On February 1, 2021, Taylor launched his latest work—The Underwater Museum of Cannes. “The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help，” Taylor told Dezeen. “Ocean ecologies have been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades, and it is not obvious what is taking place when observing the sea from far.” The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages. They range from Maurice, an 80－year－old fisherman, to Anouk, a 9－year－old student. Towering over 6 feet tall and weighing 10 tons, the faces are sectioned into two parts, with the outer part like a mask. The mask indicates that the world’s oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities. Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear a pristine blue, the seabed was filled with old boat engines, pipes, and other human－made trash when the project began about four years ago. Besides removing the trash, Taylor also restored the area’s sea grass. Just one square meter of the sea grass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily. The sea grass also helps prevent coastal erosion and provides habitats for many ocean creatures. “The idea of creating an underwater museum was to draw more people underwater and develop a sense of care and protection，” Taylor told Dezeen. “If we threw unwanted waste near a forest, there would be a public outcry. But this is happening every day in our surrounding waters and it largely goes unnoticed.” 5. What are the underwater museums intended to do? A. To make huge profits. B. To raise awareness of protecting the ocean. C. To show Jason Taylor’s talent. D. To draw attention to endangered sea animals. 6. Why does the outer part of the sculptures look like a mask? A. To popularize the features of the locals. B. To remind people to protect themselves. C. To reflect people’s protection of the ocean. D. To stress the sensitiveness of the ecosystem. 7. What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about? A. How the project was started. B. How the sea grass was restored. C. What recovery efforts the project made. D. Why the surroundings were improved. 8. What can we infer from what Jason Taylor said in the last paragraph? A. The situation of the ocean is easily ignored. B. The destruction caused to the ocean is noticeable. C. Forests play a more important role in ecosystems. D. People have zero tolerance to damage done to nature. 三.七选五阅读 “I’m sorry” are two very important words that play a big part in daily life. You might apologize while squeezing through a crowd or using the last of the printer paper at work. It’s easy to say “I’m sorry”， but true apologies are a different story. __1__ Or you may wonder how to properly demand an apology if the other person is at fault. With the following tips, you’ll find these are not hard. Apologize sincerely. A genuine apology can help repair your relationship and even your reputation—you’re showing that you can be trusted to do what’s right. But your relationship will remain tense if your apology seems casual. __2__ Apply specific principles. A meaningful apology comes down to the three R’s—regret, responsibility and remedy(补救办法). Firstly, communicate your regret. Show the other person you have recognized your error and can relate to his/her pain. Then take complete responsibility. __3__ Lastly, show that you’re working to improve the situation. Offer to make up for the harm you caused or promise you wouldn’t repeat it again. __4__ If you’re the offended(冒犯) party, describe what’s changed in the relationship and your true feeling. For example, you could say, “Although there’s a disagreement between you and me, I want us to be friends again. But I’ve been hurt, and I’d like an apology. I need you to acknowledge what you’ve done.” Don’t expect immediate forgiveness. Most people hope for immediate forgiveness while apologizing, but that may mean you don’t respect the others’ emotions and all you care about is yourself. __5__ After all, they were hurt and it would take them a while to recover. A. Ask for an apology if necessary. B. Don’t make excuses or blame the victim. C. Say sorry first if both parties are at fault. D. So you have to be truly willing to apologize. E. You should make sure your words are acceptable. F. So give them some time to come out of the pain after your apology. G. You may have trouble finding the right way to send meaningful apologies. 四.语法填空 We all know that the best way __1__(master) your mother tongue is by reading. This also applies __2__ foreign language learning. Only by reading can students get a feeling for the language, __3__(broad) their vocabulary and get the sentence structure right. I work as a language teacher at a German school in Japan. My favorite class has ten nine－year－old students from __4__(differ) backgrounds who need extra lessons in German. Some of them hadn’t read a complete book in their life and most of them didn’t like to read. So, I __5__(decide) to make reading something special. I asked our librarian __6__ we could use the attached sitting room. I then designed a reading notebook which had a cover page with room for eight fancy stamps (one stamp for each completed book) and eight pages __7__ the pupils had to fill in all relevant information about the book they were going to read. I bought little __8__(prize): one chocolate after four stamps and one surprise after eight stamps. In September they __9__(fight) over the sofa and discussing their holidays in Japanese rather than reading. Now they ask me, “Can I go and choose another book？” Or they say, “Friday is my favourite day.” And it’s __10__(I) too. 单句语法填空 1.creative 2. awareness 3.was 4.on 5.alarmed 6. resources 7.finding 8. on 9.actually 10 .of 11.opposite 12.intention 13. confusing 14.behaviour 15.invisible 1-4答案与解析 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。《个性与社会心理学杂志》的一项研究发现，人们认为的朋友较少的人比社交圈较大的人更能吸引新朋友。 1. 答案B 解析词义猜测题。根据第二段中“if we’re more popular, but at the same time are more interested in befriending others if we know their circle is small”可知，画线词此处的含义为“吸引”，选项B符合题意。 2. 答案D 解析推理判断题。根据第三段中“The researchers found people want high－quality relationships—harder to get from someone with lots of friends—but forget that when guessing what others want in them.”可知，你期望从别人那里得到高质量的人际关系和对方期待从你这里得到同样的东西是一样的困难，即人们不能给予他们期望从别人那里得到的东西。选项D与文意相符。 3. 答案A 解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The researchers say people’s natural self－centered viewpoint contributes to the friend number paradox.”可知，正是因为我们天生的以自我为中心的观点导致了朋友数量悖论。选项A与文意相符。 4. 答案A 解析推理判断题。根据文章内容，研究表明朋友更少的人反而更容易交到新朋友，人们的普遍误解是认为更广的社交圈对交新朋友更有帮助，正确答案应为A，选项A与文意相符。 5-8答案与解析 【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。2021年2月1日，Taylor推出了他的最新作品——戛纳水下博物馆。 5. 答案B 解析细节理解题。根据第二段中“‘The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help，’ Taylor told Dezeen.”可知，水下博物馆旨在提高人们保护海洋的意识。 6. 答案D 解析细节理解题。根据第三段中“The mask indicates that the world’s oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities.”可知，雕塑的外部看起来像一个口罩是为了强调生态系统的敏感性。 7. 答案C 解析段落大意题。根据第四段中“Besides removing the trash, Taylor also restored the area’s seagrass. Just one square meter of the seagrass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily. The seagrass also helps prevent coastal erosion and provides habitats for many ocean creatures.”可知，第四段主要讲了项目做出了哪些努力。 8. 答案A 解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中“If we threw unwanted waste near a forest, there would be a public outcry. But this is happening every day in our surrounding waters and it largely goes unnoticed.”可推断出，海洋的情况很容易被忽视。 七选五答案与解析 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何正确地道歉和要求别人道歉。 1. 答案G 解析根据上文的“but true apologies are a different story”和下文的“Or you may ... is at fault.”可知，空处的内容应该与有意义的道歉相关。故G项“你可能很难找到正确的方式去进行有意义的道歉”符合语境。 2. 答案D 解析根据段落主题句“Apologize sincerely.”可知，本段讲的是道歉要真诚。再结合空前的“A genuine apology can ... remain tense if your apology seems casual.”可知，D项“因此你必须真心实意地道歉”与上文衔接且呼应段落主题。 3. 答案B 解析根据空前的“take complete responsibility”可知，此处主要陈述3R中的“responsibility”，空处内容应与承担责任有关，故B项“不要找借口或责怪受害者”符合语境。 4. 答案A 解析空处为段落主题句。根据下文的“I’d like an apology. I need you to acknowledge what you’ve done”可知，本段给出的建议是要求别人道歉。故A项“如果有必要的话，要求别人道歉”符合语境。 5. 答案F 解析根据空前的“Most people hope for ... you care about is yourself.”及下文中的“After all, they were hurt and it would take them a while to recover.”可知，空处内容应与正确的做法有关，且涉及给对方一定的时间来接受道歉。故F项“所以，道歉之后要给他们一些时间，让他们从痛苦中走出来”符合语境。 语法填空答案与解析 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位教外语的老师让学生们爱上阅读的故事。 1. 答案to master 解析考查动词不定式作定语的用法。way意为“方法”时，其后可跟动词不定式作定语，故填to master。 2. 答案to 解析考查介词。apply to是固定搭配，意为“适用于”。 3. 答案broaden 解析考查动词。设空处与两个get并列作谓语，且意为“扩大”，故填动词broaden。 4. 答案different 解析考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处修饰名词backgrounds，且意为“不同的”，故填different。 5. 答案decided 解析考查一般过去时。根据上下句可知，此处描述过去发生的动作，故填decided。 6. 答案whether/if 解析考查连接词。根据句意“我询问图书管理员我们能否使用附属于图书馆的会客厅”可知，此处应填whether/if。 7. 答案where 解析考查关系副词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰pages，且在从句中作地点状语，故填where。 8. 答案prizes 解析考查名词复数。prize是可数名词，且设空处之前没有限定词，故填其复数形式。 9. 答案were fighting 解析考查过去进行时。根据“In September”和“Now”可知，fight表示的动作在过去的一段时间内(九月)进行，故填were fighting。discussing也提示了本空需用进行时，因为and在句中连接并列成分。 10. 答案mine 解析考查代词。此处意为“它(星期五)也是我最喜欢的日子”，故填mine，代替my favourite day。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $