高考新方案創(chuàng)新課時(shí)練高中英語模塊一單元選做題unit two

1、Unit 2（I）I完形填空You are traveling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturnHundreds of people die 1 ,but you and several others 2 in the ballroom Would you stay there and 3 for help? Or would you try, 4 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?This is the 5 faced by

2、the characters in the film “Poseidon”Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 6 orders the surviving guests to wait for helpA small group of people 7 to accept this fate They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 8 the captain locks the doors behind themAt the time of the

3、disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own livesAll must face their 9 and make life and death decisionsArchitect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hitsHe feels depressed over the 10 of his relationship with his partnerBut he is force

4、d to fight 11 his life, and learns to want to live againHe realizes he must 12 the past and not think too much about the badRobert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 13 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 14 liveHe swims to the ships control room 15 he must press a switch to change the direction of t

5、he shipHe knows he will likely 16 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that its the only way his friends can escapeHis actions give the others a chance to reach 17 They escape from the ship just before it 18 , killing all those waiting inside and Jeds father as wellAll the characters who sur

6、vive feel 19 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 20 , bravery and determination saved their own lives1AgraduallyBimmediatelyCfinallyDindividually2AstayBdanceCsurviveDlive3AaskBcryCwaitDdemand4AdespiteBInCwithDexcept5ApositionBdilemmaCdangerDscene6AdirectorBpassengerCsailorDcaptain7Ar

7、efuseBagreeChesitateDdislike8AunlessBuntilConceDwhen9AdeathBsurvivalCcourageDfears10AendBdepartureCfailureDdifficulty11AagainstBforCwithDover12Alet aloneBlet outClet go ofDlet down13Agive outBgive awayCgive inDgive up14AmightBcanCwouldDmust15AwhichBthereCwhereDthen16AsucceedBfailCsurviveDdrown17Ahom

8、eBsafetyCsuccessDdestination18AbreaksBexplodesCsinksDoverturns19ArelievedBluckyCrelaxedDhappy20AchoicesBcalmnessCfortuneDconfidenceII閱讀理解AYears ago, I lived in a building in a large cityThe next building was only a few feet away from mineThere was a woman living there, and I had never met her, yet I

9、 could see she sat by her window each afternoon, sewing or readingAfter several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirtyEverything was unclear through the dirty windowI would say to myself“I wonder why that woman doesnt wash her windowIt really looks terrible”O(jiān)ne bright mornin

10、g I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the insideLate in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a restWhat a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible（看見）Her window was clean!Then it daw

11、ned on meI had been criticizing（批評(píng)）her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty windowThat was quite an important lesson for meHow often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?Since then, whenever I wante

12、d to judge（評(píng)判）someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly1The writer couldnt see everything clearly through the window because Athe womans window was dirtyBthe writer was

13、 near-sightedCthe woman lived nearbyDthe writers window was dirty2“It dawned on me” probably means “ ”AI knew it grew lightBit cheered me upCI began to understand itDit began to get dark3Its clear that Athey both worked as cleanersBthe writer often washed the windowCthe writer had never met the woma

14、n beforeDthey lived in a small town4From the passage, we can learn Aone must judge himself before he judges othersBone should often make his windows cleanCone shouldnt criticize others very oftenDone must look at others through his dirty windowsBThe Beijing Undergrounds Line Ten will soon have 40 “r

15、everse Vending machines（有償自動(dòng)回收機(jī)）”, which will pay people for their empty plastic bottles“We have placed two such machines at Beijing Capital International Airport and four at the citys underground stationsThey have been well received so far,” said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company which makes

16、the machines“People are encouraged and paid for turning waste into treasureMore than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected since December,” she saidIf something else, such as waste paper, is thrown into the machine, the machine will spit（吐）it out“Supported by the government, the reverse vending m

17、achines will be introduced to colleges and universities soon,” Feng saidThe company is also considering covering more recycling materials, including used books and teaching materials“Long-term plans call for about 2,000 reverse vending machines to be placed throughout the city in the next few years,

18、 including 80 at colleges and universities, shopping malls, communities and office buildings,” Feng saidChang Tao, director of the company, said that if the new project works well in the city, the company will consider offering the waste-to-treasure service to other developed cities in the eastern p

19、art of China5At present reverse vending machines are used at Athe airport and underground stationsBcolleges and universitiesCcommunities and office buildingsDshopping malls and companies6Which sign probably represents the meaning of the underlined word “recycling”?7Which of the following is an opini

20、on rather than a fact?AMore than 30,000 empty bottles have been collectedBFeng Juan and Chang Tao work in the same companyCThe machines might help people develop a recycling habitDPeople are paid for putting empty plastic bottles into the machines8Which of the following might be the best title for t

21、he passage?AMachines help turn waste into treasureBA new machine has become popularCA creative project works well in ChinaDPeople are encouraged to collect bottlesUnit 2（II）I閱讀理解AThree years ago I listened to a lecture on cognition（認(rèn)知）that changed the way I think about intelligenceThere are two type

22、s of cognitionThe first is normal cognition: the ability to regain knowledge from memoryThe second type of cognition is metacognition（元認(rèn)知）: the ability to know whether or not you knowDoes this affect intelligence? In traditional education, intelligence is measured by cognitive abilitySome people can

23、 easily produce everything they know on a testBut others are awarded with poor grades and considered inferiorBut does this inability make them any less intelligent? If the question came up on a task, they could refer to a book or a quick Google searchIn reality theyre just as effective as the people

24、 that ace a testThey just cant prove it as easilyMetacognition is more important to success than cognitionA person with poor cognitive ability, but great metacognitive ability might do poorly in school, but when faced with a challenge, they understand their abilities and take the best course of acti

25、onFor example, when faced with a question, a person with strong metacognitive ability will deal with it like thisIf he knows the answer, but cant come up with it, he can always do a bit of researchIf he knows for sure that he doesnt know, then he can start educating himselfMetacognition is more impo

26、rtant to success than cognitionThese people might not seem intelligent at first glance, but because they know what they know, they make better decisions and learn the most important thingsHowever, people with great cognitive ability but poor metacognitive ability may be considered excellent at a you

27、ng age for acing every test and getting great SAT scoresUnfortunately, theyve been ruined by poor metacognition: they think they know everything but they really dontThey are arrogant（overconfident）, fail to learn from mistakes, and dont understand the slight differences of personalrelationships, sho

28、wing disregard for persons with lower cognitive abilityThey may make the worst decisionsThe most important mental power is the ability to know what you dont knowThe recognition of a fault is the first step to improvementDont try to hide a lack of knowledgeFor intelligent people this is the toughest

29、lesson to learn1People with great cognitive ability tend to Ado well in testsBbe considered inferiorCbe more effective than othersDdo research when faced with a task2The underlined phrase “take the best course of action” probably means Astarting educating himselfBtaking action during the courseCmaki

30、ng the right decisionDcoming up with many ideas3People with poor metacognition may not succeed because they Alack basic moral valuesBhave improper self evaluationCfail to communicate with othersDshow little respect for others4The author probably supports the idea that Aintelligence is measured by co

31、gnitive abilityBcognition is the most important mental powerCthe toughest lesson is to distinguish the two types of cognitionDthe awareness of ones ignorance contributes to ones improvementBFor centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the cu

32、lture, economy and religionAnd nowhere more so than in ThailandUnlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated（馴化）The rare socalled white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers, and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red backgrou

33、ndTo the early Western visitors, the countrys romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”Today, however, the story is very differentOut of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs itThe elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previ

34、ous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western partAnd while the elephants problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantageHow does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? It is a story or worse environment and the changing lives

35、 of the Thais themselvesAccording to Richard Lair, Thailands expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report GoneAstray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the countryIn the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated（估計(jì)）that more t

36、han 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 0f them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang SaenThis was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still foresta habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and peopleNothing

37、ploughs through thick forest better than lots of surefooted elephantsBy 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13,397However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another 1,350 wandering free in the national parksBut now, Thailands forest covers only 20 per

38、cent of the landThis deforestation （采伐森林）is the central point of the elephants difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of workThis century, as the road network grew, the elephants role as a beast of burden decreased5What can we know about African elephants from the passage?AI

39、t is easy to domesticate themBIt is hard to domesticate themCThey are living a better life than Asian elephantsDTheir fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants6Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because Awhite elephant was a national symbol until the 1920sBwhite elephant is

40、 rarely seen and thus very specialCwhite elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authorityDthis name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors7Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author?ABecause there are too many elephants but too few jobsBBecause the elephants ca

41、nt do labor work any longerCBecause the government pays little attention to the problemDBecause the elephants are no longer useful to their owners8Which of the following statements is TRUE about the elephant population at various times?AThere were 100,000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the la

42、st centuryB20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the centuryCBy 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite smallDToday the elephant population is estimated at 5,1509The passage is most probably from Aa travel magazineBa history bookCa research reportDan

43、official announcementII任務(wù)型閱讀New Year traditions all around the world“Happy New Year!” Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other over the next couple of weeksBut it wasnt always January 1 st that marked the New YearAt least 4,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians and Baby

44、lonians marked the changing of the yearIn Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching farmers fieldsThis happened at the end of SeptemberThe Babylonians（巴比倫居民）held a festival in the spring, on March 23th, to kick off the next farming cycleThe Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 d

45、aysThe date January 1 st was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BCThe month of January originates from the Roman god, JanusHe is pictured with two headsOne head looks forward and the other backThey represent a break between

46、the old and newThe new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present dayIn Vietnam（越南），the New Year holiday happens in FebruaryThey buy fresh flowers and a peach blossom to put in their house, following the Vietnamese customThailand has its specific New Years date; its dif

47、ferent from the normal calendarThe Thai New Year is celebrated on April 13thOn this day, Thai people play with water, throwing it on each otherIt is intended to bring good luck during the New Year aheadIn China, the more favorable New Year is usually celebrated in February according to lunar calenda

48、r（陰歷）On New Years Eve, all family members sit together at table, enjoying lots of auspicious foods such as dumplings, chicken to bring good luckTitle: New Year traditions all around the worldCountries（1） Origins or（2）_（3） or reasonsEgyptthe end of Septemberthe Nile River floodmakefields（4） BabylonMa

49、rch 23thholding a（5） kick off the next farming cycleRomeJanuary 1stRoman god, Janus（6） of a breakThailandApril 13th（7） water onto each others bodybring good luckVietnamFebruarybuying fresh flowers and a peach blossom（8） the customChinaFebruary（9） auspicious foodsbring good luck and（10）_ to everyoneU

50、nit 2（III）I完形填空A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone, when a 1 came behind himRight away the man started thinking of 2 to giveAs the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you 3 me a little bit over the speed limitI was in a rush to get 4 , to be with my wife and kidsYou kno

51、w my younger son wasnt feeling too 5 when I felt home this morningIm afraid hes ill”The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started 6 something in his notebookAs minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was 7 writingWhen the man was wondering why he hadnt asked for

52、his driving 8 so far, the policeman came to his window, 9 him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single wordThe man wondered, how much was this 10 going to be? However, the man was 11 it was not a ticket at all and he began to 12 :“I had a daughter who was 13 by a speeding ca

53、r at the age of six by a speeding driverHe got a fine, a few months in 14 , and then was free, free to hug his two daughtersI only had one, and now I have to 15 until I get to heaven before I can hug her againI have tried to 16 that man a thousand times, and I thought I hadMaybe I really did forgive

54、（原諒）himSo pray（祈禱）for me, and be 17 when you drive againMy son is all I have been left with”The man was completely 18 and could not move for the next few minutesWhen finally he did, he drove 19 , even a few miles 20 the speed limit, praying for forgiveness1AtruckBmail carCpolice carDtaxi2AexcusesBin

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56、2AlaughBsmileCreadDthink13AhitBknockedCtrappedDkilled14AfearBtroubleCprisonDdanger15AwaitBstayCremainDescape16AattackBforgiveCeducateDsupport17AhonestBthankfulCpatientDcareful18AdisappointedBnervousCshockedDfrightened19AquicklyBslowlyCfortunatelyDrapidly20AunderBoverCtoDwithII閱讀理解AWin $ 50 in the Co

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