Unit 4 Using language 提升练习- 高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册.doc

Unit4 Section BUsing language一、完成句子1.在人工智能真正地开始与人的大脑相似之前,我们还有很长的路要走。We have before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain. 2.中国在许多国际乒乓球比赛中和别的国际领域中发挥着主导作用。China plays in many international table tennis competitions and other international fields. 3.我们的英语老师尽她最大的努力让学习英语成为可能。Our English teacher tried her best to . 4.在自愿指挥交通之后,他自己与路过的司机形成了紧密的联系。After volunteering to direct the traffic,he himself drivers passing by. 5.在世界另一边数百万的人们不能饮用干净的水。Millions of people have no access to clean drinking water. 6.在阿姆斯特丹,多年来人们一直在享受着骑车给他们带来的好处。People of cycling in Amsterdam for years. 二、阅读理解Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours (绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals.I like this image.But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours.We traveled the way most people do：the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement (限制) and have strong opinions about everything.Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to.We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.But then Banner, our lamb was born.He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise.I had two choices：leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me.My husband made the decision for me.That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through.We took the country roads out of necessity.We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake his legs and feed him.The kids chased him and one another.They got back in the car breathless and energized.We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist­high grass.Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway.Here was life.And new horizons.We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique.On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling.I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead.I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight.But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey and the best part of yourself.1Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?AIt was less tiring.BIt would be faster and safer.CHer kids would feel less confined.DShe felt better with other drivers nearby.2What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?AFreeways are where beauty hides.BGetting close to nature adds to the joy of life.CEnjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.DOne should follow side roads to watch wild animals.3Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?ATo give herself some time to read.BTo order some food for them.CTo play a game with them.DTo let them cool down.4What could be the best title for the passage?ACharm of the DetourBThe Road to BraveryCCreativity out of NecessityDRoad trip and Country Life三、阅读七选五Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others think of it as a melting pot.In a bowl of salad,all the ingredients are mixed together.1 Together,however,the ingredients make up a unity.All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product.They may be covered with the same dressing(调味酱),but the green vegetables,tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are. From this point of view,America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together,yet maintain their cultural uniqueness.People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies,but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life.2 Each ethnic group has its own special customs,language,food and traditions to protect and defend.This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity;that is,American society is a collection of various cultures living together in harmony within one country. 3 Here,society is like one large pot of soup.All cultural aspects are mixed together,sacrificing their original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality.The longer the soup is cooked,the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve.In this sense,America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together forming one nation.There are dozens of shared symbols. 4 In such a culture,symbols like the flag and the nations official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups. Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot,America can be best described as a mixture of both.5 A.Both are correct depending on ones point of view.B.They never lose their shapes,colours or tastes.C.This is why there is so much diversity within America.D.In other words,America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.E.Thus,one needs to abandon ones culture to be considered “American”.F.They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture.G.The other theory,which is also used to describe American society,is the melting pot.一、完成句子1.a long way to go2.leading roles3.make it possible to learn English4.formed close connections with5.on the other side of the world6.have been enjoying the benefits二、阅读理解1.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的We traveled the way most people do：the fastest, shortest, easiest road以及第三段可知，作者和大多数人出行的方式一样：走最快、最短、最简单的路，并且公路旅行很危险。由此可知，作者走高速公路因为它更快更安全。2.B推理判断题。通读第六段内容，尤其是it was better than the best ride down the freeway.Here was life.And new horizons.可知，作者在探索旁路的过程中寻找到了快乐，发现这比开车在高速公路上疾驰要好，这是生活，也是新视野。由此可以推知作者发现“接近自然可以增加生活的乐趣”。3.D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的everyone started quarreling.I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead.可知，在孩子们开始争吵后，作者停下车，命令所有的孩子都下车，由此可以推知作者是想让孩子们下车冷静。4.A标题归纳题。文章开篇以诗人William Stafford的话引出话题：我们更多地被生活中的绕行路定义，而不是通往目标的狭窄道路；然后讲述了自己的出行经历和对这句话深层含义的理解；最后一段回扣主题，再次说明绕行路的魅力。因此A项Charm of the Detour适合作本文标题。三、阅读七选五1.B根据下文中的“the ingredients make up a unity”和“can all be seen for what they are”可推测出,此段主要论述虽然美国社会就像一碗沙拉,所有的原料都混合在一起,但各种原料却没有因此失去自己的特色,即我们能看到不同种类的文化组成了现在的美国社会。所以B项符合上下文语境。故选B项。2.C根据下文中的“Each ethnic group has its own special.and defend.”可知,每个民族都有自己要保护和保卫的特殊的文化、语言、食物和传统。由此可推断出,此处解释了美国多元文化存在的原因。C项符合上下文语境。故选C项。3.G根据第一段中的两种观点“a salad bowl”和“a melting pot”及空格后的“one large pot of soup”可知,本段要介绍另外一种观点。G项说法和第一段中的第二种观点一致。故选G项。4.F根据下文中的“In such a culture,symbols like.serve to.groups.”可知,共同拥有的符号有助于消除不同民族之间的隔阂,创造出一种新文化。F项符合上下文语境,且“They”指代上文中的“symbols”。故选F项。5.D该段是对全文内容的总结。即美国是一个具有多样性和统一性的国家。D项符合语境,是对前面一句内容的另一种表述。故选D项。第10页（共10页）