人教版(新教材)高中英语选修2Unit4Journey Across a Vast Land课时作业2：Reading and Thinking—Comprehending.docx

Reading and ThinkingComprehending提示：文章中加灰底的词汇为本单元的词汇，请在阅读语境中牢记。I .阅读理解AI picked up my two best friends and we were off on a road trip.I had just returned to America from a year abroad in China.So, naturally I wanted to take a trip to Canada.Montreal, the second largest city in Canada, is a four-hour drive from my home in New Hampshire.We felt a thrill as we crossed the bonder into Canada.lt was the first time I had ever driven across an international border.We turned on the radio to try and find some Canadian stations.After dropping off our bags at our hotel, we were immediately walking down the famous St Catherine? s Street.While we walked, two things surprised us： how cold it was and how well everyone dressed.The streets of Montreal are like a fashion show.Both men and women look like they stepped out of the pages of a magazine.All of that fashion has to keep them warm since Montreal is so cold.Last year it broke the record for the most snowfall in North America.To hide from the cold we went into a small diner because we wanted to order Poutine, a very popular snack in Montreal.lt is French fries covered in cheese and brown gravy（肉十）.It is delicious.However, we had a hard time ordering the dish since the official language of Montreal is French.lt is actually the fifth largest French-speaking city in the world.But since the rest of Canada speak English, plenty of people were there to help.We spent the rest of the weekend going to many historical churches and monuments in Montreal.But at night we' d head to the very modern dance clubs and bars.Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future and the traveller can choose whichever direction he wants to go. 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在加拿大蒙特利尔的经历。那里寒冷的天 气、人们时髦的服装、美食和著名的历史景点等都给作者留下了深刻的印象。1. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?A. The men and women are really the fashion models of a magazine.B. The portraits of the men and women are printed in the magazine.C. They are so well dressed that they look like models in a magazine.D. The men and women like to copy characters in magazines.K答案I c工解 析U句意理解题。根据该段中的"how well everyone dressed”可知，在作者看来，蒙 特利尔的人们穿着时尚，像杂志里的模特。2. Which of the following can NOT be concluded from Paragraphs 34?A. The author and his friends couldn' t wait to explore the city.B The author wasn' t used to the weather of Montreal.C The citizens from Montreal care much about what they wear.D. Montreal often holds fashion shows.K答案I DK解 析U 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的u we were immediately walking n可知作者和 他的朋友们迫不及待地想参观蒙特利尔；根据第四段中的“To hide from the cold.，可推知作 者并不适应那里的寒冷；根据第三段最后两句可知蒙特利尔的人们非常注重着装。D项文中 未提及，应选D。3. What can we infer from the passage?A. The author often went to China for a visit.B. The people they met in the diner were kind and helpful.C. All the people in the diner were locals.D. The author went to Montreal on business.K答案eBK解 析I 推理判断题。根据第五段末句可推知作者和朋友们在餐馆碰到的人非常友好且乐 于助人。4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The author listened to Canadian radio programmes and chose their first stop as advised.B The author took a trip to Montrealthe third largest city in Canada.C. Montreal broke the record for the most snowfall in the world last year.D. Montreal is a city which is both traditional and modern.K答案I D工解 析U 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的uMontreal is a city that sits between the past and the future./,可知，蒙特利尔既有往昔的风采，也有现代的气息，由此可确定K答 案X 为D。BThe first people in Canada crossed the Bering Strait from Asia.In the north the Inuit lived by hunting seals, walruses（海象）and whales.They also hunted caribou.On the west coast people hunted deer, bears and beavers（海狸）.They also fished.On the plains people lived by hunting buffalo（水 牛）.In the east people grew crops of beans, squash, maize and sunflower seeds.The first Europeans to reach Canada were the Vikings.In 986 a Viking called Bjarni Herjolfsson was blown off course by a storm and he spotted a new land.However, he sailed away without landing.In 1001 a man named Leif Eriksson landed in the new land, which he named Vinland (it was part of Canada). However, Eriksson did not stay permanently.Later the Vikings did establish a colony in North America but they abandoned it because of conflict with the natives.However, after the Vikings Canada was forgotten until the end of the 15th century.In 1497 the English King Henry VH sent an Italian named John Cabot on an expedition across the Atlantic to Newfoundland.Cabot discovered rich fishing waters off the coast of Canada.Then in 1534 and in 15351536 a Frenchman named Jacques Cartier (1491 1557) sailed on two expeditions to Canada.On 10 August, 1535 (St Lawrence? s Day) he sailed into the St Lawrence River |, which he named after the saint.However, no permanent European settlements were made in Canada until the early 17th century.In 1603 a Frenchman named Samuel de Champlain (15741635) sailed up the St Lawrence River.In 1604 he founded Port Royal in Acadia (Nova Scotia). In 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec .(The name Quebec is believed to be an Algonquin word meaning a narrow part of a river.) In 1642 the French founded Montreal .The new colony in Canada was called New France.By 1685 the population of New France was about 10,000.By 1740 it was 48,000.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了加拿大早期人口的构成及城市的逐渐形成。5. . In which part of Canada did people grow crops?A. In the north.B. In the east.C - On the west coast.D. On the plains.K答案X BK 解 析 U细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句 In the east people grew crops of beans, squash,maize and sunflower seeds/?可决口 K 答 案 X。6. Who was the first European to reach Canada?A. Leif Eriksson.B Bjarni Heijolfsson.C. John Cabot.D. Samuel de Champlain.K答案U B工解析I 细节理解题。根据第二段前两句 "The first Europeans to reach Canada.called Bjarni Heijolfsson was blown off course by a storm and he spotted a new land. “ 可知， Bjarni Heijolfsson 是最早到达加拿大的欧洲人。7. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Europeans set foot on Canada.B Europeans started expeditions.C. Europeans fought against the natives.D. Europeans began to make permanent settlements in Canada.K答案I DK解 析I段落大意题。最后一段第一句为该段的主题句。应选D。8 . What is the best title for the passage?A. The Early History of CanadaB The Languages of CanadaC. Europeans Started ExpeditionsThe People in CanadaK答案AK解 析I 标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了加拿大早期人口的构成及城市的逐渐形成。综合全 文来看，文章主要讲述了加拿大早期的历史。CTelephone, television, radio, telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other.As a result, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world.For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country.An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set.News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours.Help is on the way.Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast.How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller.Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller.lt means that the world seems smaller.Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time.All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.This time difference influenced people' s actions.For example, one battle, or fight in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed.Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America.During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought.Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed.They would not have died if news had come in time.In the past, communication took much more time than it does now.There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. 语篇解读 本文主要讲述现代科技的开展使我们的地球变小了，密切了世界各地人与人之 间的联系。9. According to this passage, is very important to people in a disaster area.A. transportationB. modern technologyC latest newsD. a new ideaK答案IBK解 析I细节理解题。第一段讲现代通讯带给人们的便利，并在最后分析了其原因是科技的开展，故B选项正确。而A、C、D三项都不是文章所强调的内容，都不正确。10. From the passage we learn that.A. the world now seems smaller because of faster communicationB the world is actually smaller todayC. the world is changing its sizethe distance between England and America has changed since the War of 1812K答案UA工解 析I 细节理解题。由第二段中的 uTo many people, the world has become smaller.及 接下来的两句，可判断出K答 案11为A项。世界的面积、国家、洲际间的距离并没有真的变 小，B、C、D三项都不对。11. Two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried.A. by telephone and telegraphby landC by airD. by seaK答案FDK解 析I细节理解题。第二段的第六句提到用船运，因为洲际之间隔着汪洋大海，而那时没有飞机及无线技术。12. The Battle of New Orleans could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed.A. by important peopleB. in 1812C. in AmericaD. in EnglandK答案cK解 析 推理判断题。由第二段后半局部可知，在英国签订了和平协议，因当时通讯落后， 六周后才到美国，在此期间战争仍在继续。如果在美国签和平协议，战争就会被防止。H.七选五No matter how much we try to be smart, life has its own ways of teaching us the valuable lessons. 13Here are some of the life lessons that all of us learn the hard way：Lying is harmful.Everyone, at some point in life, must have certainly realized that lying is a very dangerous thing for the mind, which finally affects our health too. 14 And also he would lose the trust of others.Sometimes, moving on is the only choice. 15 But sometimes, circumstances and situations align（排整齐）in such a way that it is better to leave something and move ahead.At times, it is better to move on with the memories, rather than stay there and live in a blank space with no possible future.16 It is rightly said that to err is human.We all are humans and nobody knows everything.So it is fine to accept the things that went wrong, and try to avoid repeating them or doing wrong intentionally.Happiness is the key to everything. 17 Things cannot bring happiness, but happiness can bring many things in life.And the most important person who should be happy with you is yourself.If you do not feel cheerful from the inside, you certainly cannot make others happy.A. It is natural to make mistakes.B. Sales are not always profitable.C. It makes a man lose confidence and trust in himself.D. Nothing in the world would make sense if you are depressed.E. It is always good to be considerate about one' s views about things.F. Though at first we are hurt, we eventually learn from the experiences.G. Some things are dear to us, and we cannot imagine life without them.语篇解读本文为说明文。文章向我们介绍了一些重要的人生经验。13. K答案FK解析生活以独特的方式教会我们许多人生经验，尽管起初我们可能会受伤，但我们从中会学到许多东西。F项中的“at first we are hurt”与本空后u learn the hard way n呼应。14. K答案DcK解 析X C项中的it指lying,本空与下句都是lying的坏处。撒谎会使自己失去自信，也 会使他人不再信任自己。15. K答案UGK解 析I本空是下句的前提。生活当中有些人、有些事对我们非常重要，我们离不开他们， 但生活就是这样，有时我们必须把他们放在一边，继续前行。16. K答案1A解 析X 本空为本段的主旨。A项与uto err is humanv含义相同。17. K答案HDK解 析？本空承上启下，指出幸福是万事万物的核心，幸福应该是发自内心的。如果你心 中不快乐，一切都会变得没有意义。