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必修第一册 Unit2 Exploring English
过关测试
（考试时间：60分钟 试卷满分：100分）
一、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
[2021·山东省济南市高三考试]Here are four fantastic experiences for you to enjoy wonderful countryside
spots, breathtaking scenery and clean, fresh air. Pack your bags and get outside!
Horseriding
Here's a novel way of chasing the Northern Lights—on horseback, which is a backtonature experience
hunting for the aurora borealis. You'll saddle up (给马备鞍) at dusk and head deeper into the wilds near the Pallas
Yllas National Park.
GO: Threenight fullboard guided trip, including two nights in a cottage and one night glamping, from ￡965
per person. See aurora zone. com.
Mountainbiking
You can choose from guided downhill or crosscountry mountain biking to road cycling and families can
enjoy peaceful, slower paths and farm trails.
Extra activities include hiking, water park.
GO: Fivenight B & B packages including transfers and guided biking, from ￡374 per person. Bike hire
from around ￡15 a day. See wizzair. com.
Camping
Get back to basics on a campsite with none of that fancy glamping. The pitches are large so you can light
your own campfire at night. Walkers are in heaven here, hiking among the limestone hills filled with traditional
stone walls.
Also a great destination for fishing, sailing and windsurfing on nearby Lake Semerwater.
GO: Nonelectric grass tent pitches from ￡20 a night. Tipi already pitched from ￡70 a night. See pitchup.
com.
Whalewatching
Scotland's west coast, one of Europe's best places to catch sight of whales, has launched a new whale trail. It
features 30 top places offering opportunities to see the wildlife and showcases whale heritage sites.
GO: Accommodation along the trail is reasonable including B & B in a double room at Torran in Ullapool
from ￡70 a night. See bandbullapool. co. uk.
1．How much might you pay for two days' bikehiring in Mountainbiking?
A．￡15. B．￡20. C．￡30. D．￡374.2．What will you do in Camping?
A．Hunt for animals. B．Enjoy challenging camping.
C．Visit traditional stone walls. D．Climb an acrosscountry mountain.
3．Where can you find coastal B & Bs?
A．At bandbullapool. co. uk. B．At aurora zone. com.
C．At pitchup. com. D．At wizzair. com.
B
[2021·山东省济南市高三考试]The latest sports craze is not even a sport. According to a recent article, “e-
sports” are attracting a large number of audience.
In esports, players and teams compete in popular video computer games such as Dota 2 and Ovenvatch. Fans
fill arenas to watch the action live on huge television screens.
The games have gone way past kids playing against each other while sitting on a sofa at home. The
International, a major competition for players of Dota 2, awarded $24 million in prizes, with the winner taking
home almost $11 million. A recent esports competition attracted more than 80,000 fans to the Olympic Stadium in
Beijing, China.
I have to admit that I am not a big fan of computer games. I know that some games can be educational, but I
think too many kids spend too much time sitting in front of a screen shooting space aliens. I think it would be
better if kids spent more time reading or playing real sports such as basketball, baseball and soccer.
And please don't tell me that competitive gaming is real sport because it requires handeye coordination.
According to my American Heritage Dictionary, a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill”.
I don't think anyone works up much of a sweat playing video games.
Too often, regular sports send kids a kind of message. Competition starts early, when lots of kids are not
ready for the ups and downs of games. Tryouts and travel teams come next, giving too many kids the message
they are “not good” at sports. So lots of kids quit sports and start playing more video games.
Maybe everyone in youth sports, including coaches, parents and kids, should think more about the
advantages of real sports.
4．What are “esports” according to the text?
A．Sports events on television screens.
B．Video computer game competitions.
C．The latest sports in the Olympic Games.
D．Easy sports games for kids.
5．What might the author think of “esports”？
A．They are not instructive.
B．They should be banned in school.
C．They need too much time and money.D．They have some negative influence on children.
6．What does the underlined word “exertion” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．Growth. B．Fitness. C．Effort. D．Energy.
7．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To introduce a new kind of sport.
B．To introduce a competition held in Beijing.
C．To explain the importance of playing sports.
D．To call on people to pay more attention to traditional sports.
C
[2021·石家庄市高三联考]When we learn to drive, we need to learn basic skills such as how to switch on
the engine, turn on the wipers, operate the brakes, etc. before we actually take to the road. Once the lower order
operations and skills listed above have been automatized or at least routinized to the extent that we do not have to
pay attention to them (bypass Working Memory's attentional systems), we can actually be safe in the assumption
that we can wholly focus on the higher order skills which will allow us to take the split seconds decisions that will
prevent us from getting lost, clash with other cars, break the traffic laws while dealing with our children messing
about in the back seats.
This is what the brain does, too, when learning languages. Because Working Memory has a very limited
space available when performing any task, the brain has learnt to automatize lower order skills so that, by being
performed “subconsciously” they free up cognitive(认知)space. So, for instance, if I am an advanced speaker
who has routinized accurate pronunciation, grammar and syntax to a fairly high degree, I will be able to devote
more conscious attention (Working Memory space) to the message I want to put across.On the other hand, if I still
struggle with pronunciation, word order, irregular verb forms and tenses most of my attention will be taken up by
the mechanics of what I want to say, rather than the meaning; this will slow me down and limit my ability to
think through what I want to say due to cognitive overload.
In language teaching this important principle translates as follows: in order to enable our students to focus on
the higher order skills involved in comprehension and production we need to ensure that the lowerorder ones have
been acquired or performance will be reduced.
8．What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us?
A．We should improve our driving skills on the road.
B．Our basic driving will be better as time goes on and on.
C．Only by mastering driving skills can we drive safely.
D．We must operate automatically when driving on the roads.
9．Why does the author use driving as an example in expressing his points?
A．Learning languages has specific characters.B．Skillful driving benefits language learning.
C．Driving safely is harder than language learning.
D．Driving and language learning share similar skills.
10．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．The meaning we want to express.
B．Struggle with language learning problems.
C．Spending more time on the topic.
D．Devoting more conscious attention.
11．What conclusion can we draw from the text?
A．Well begun, half done.
B．It is never too old to learn.
C．Practice makes perfect.
D．Learn to walk before you run.
D
Computer programmer David Jones earns ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a
bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.
The 16yearold works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding
a job. David's firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.
But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take
out a mortgage(抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpoolbased company four months ago, a
year after leaving school with six Olevels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the
people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs，” he said. David spends some of his money on
records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school，” he said. “But I had been studying it in books
and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school.
Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose
early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
12．In what way is David different from people of his age?
A．He has a handsome income.
B．He lives with his mother.
C．He often goes out with friends.
D．He graduated with six Olevels.
13．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A．He has very little spare time.
B．He has no time to learn driving.
C．He is too young to get a credit card.
D．He will soon lose his job.14．Why was David able to get the job in the company?
A．He had done well in all his exams.
B．He had written some computer programs.
C．He was good at playing computer games.
D．He had learnt to use computers at school.
15．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?
A．He received lots of job offers.
B．He was eager to help his mother.
C．He lost interest in school studies.
D．He wanted to earn his own living.
Ⅱ.七选五
[2021·山西省高三调研]Earlier this summer, after packing my rucksack for a wildcamping holiday，I gazed
at my belongings, and made a final adjustment to the contents of my bag. __1__
I quickly emailed my travel companion, a photographer friend called Jacob to make sure I could have some
pictures of our trip afterwards, so I could pop a few up on Instagram when I returned.And then I set off, feeling—
for the first time in a number of trips—that I was genuinely escaping the stresses and strains of my everyday life.
__2__ Because the way stress locates us, these days, is via our phones.
__3__ However, I've realized that for a holiday really to function as a holiday, I need an escape from social
status anxiety, from caring about “likes”， and from having to photograph every tiny detail of life to prove
our existence. When we overshare a glossy version of our trip online, we miss out on talking about our trips when
we return, which is part of the joy of travel. Posting in the moment denies us this opportunity to relive (回味) our
experience, and prolong that holiday feeling. __4__
During my threeday Instabreak, my stress levels decrease quickly within 24 hours. __5__ I made mental
notes of funny moments, cultural observations, tips and when I returned, I had interesting, detailed chats with
friends about my time away.
A．I also changed how I processed the trip itself.
B．So I am fully supportive of screenfree holidays.
C．I took out my iPhone, and threw it under my bed.
D．I would lose track of my coworkers, my friends and my family.
E．None of them could touch me for the next three glorious days.
F．So this summer, as you plan your trip, ask if you can delete Instagram.
G．As a travel writer, abandoning my phone for my holiday felt like the extreme betrayal.
Ⅱ.完形填空
[2021·河北石家庄二中高三质检]Growing up in the 1960s，I was taught from an early age to send a
handwritten thankyou note expressing __1__ for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and __2__me in the art and value of saying “thank you”. She __3__ to be right.
A study showed that it took less than 5 minutes to write the thankyou notes. Just 5 minutes to make another
person feel overjoyed! __4__， in our “instant” world, the idea of getting an actual pen and writing an actual
note seems to never come to mind. We tend to do what is __5__ to us—a quick text or an email.
It is easy to use the excuse of being busy, but even very busy and __6__ businessmen find time to __7__
thankyou notes. For example, when Douglas Conant became CEO of Campbells, the company had __8__ half of
its market value and morale (士气)was at an alltime low. He __9__ fixing that by doing some simple things that
probably not __10__ in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every __11__. He gained their confidence
and naturally, turned the company around.
In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It's __12__ not to ask how he did it.
__13__， he had many other things to do __14__ writing thankyou note. Conant made time for it because he
knew the impact each one would have. An expression of __15__ in this crazy world still makes a difference.
1．A.concern B．sympathy C．affection D．appreciation
2．A.consult B．instruct C．answer D．impress
3．A.remained B．proved C．appeared D．claimed
4．A.Yet B．Therefore C．So D．Otherwise
5．A.special B．necessary C．convenient D．important
6．A.humorous B．optimistic C．successful D．experienced
7．A.pen B．receive C．design D．deliver
8．A.lost B．gained C．developed D．damaged
9．A.gave up B．kept up C．set about D．worried about
10．A.permitted B．taught C．checked D．tested
11．A.market B．businessman C．company D．employee
12．A.hard B．great C．amazing D．disappointing
13．A.As usual B．In short C．By the way D．After all
14．A.by B．in C．besides D．without
15．A.kindness B．joy C．value D．confidence
语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
After growing up in Korea and moving to the United States during high school, it was very hard for me __1__
(adjust). Worse still, even if I made efforts to overcome every difficulty, with a language barrier and lack __2__
motivation from some schools, __3__ (horrible), I found myself __4__ (lose) and unsure of my future. I wasn't
interested in anything but when I __5__(hear) about WMS, I was very excited with __6__ the school had to offer.
What's more, the teachers made me have a sense of selfdetermination that allowed me to study hard and do my __7__
(good). As a result, I benefited a lot from WMS. I will encourage any student who has __8__ motivation to open up a
future full of opportunities. __9__ (look) back as a graduate, I have nothing but __10__ (thank) and gratitude towardsWMS. I will say though I was only a high school student when I came to WMS, I will never forget it.
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料， 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段， 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
[2021·潍坊市高三下学期模拟]I received an urgent call from my aunt. “Turn on the TV. Granny's on the
Channel 10 news.” It turned out that Granny had made a sandwich run for her office and was stopped at a red
light downtown. She had the window rolled down to enjoy the breeze when a man rushed up to the driver's side
window, intending to carjack (劫车) her.
Now, what the wouldbe carjacker couldn't have known was that this woman simply wasn't “a granny”.
This was Nancy Johnson—the same woman who owned and lived on a Texas cattle farm, drove her own tractors,
and dug her own post holes to lay fence. The week before, she had shot a rattlesnake and chopped off its head
with a shovel. She was the proud owner of the new minivan (小型货车) she was driving. In other words, she was
not your normal kind of granny.
The carjacker leaned into the open window, one hand stuffed in his pocket, and said, “Get out of this car. I
have a gun, and I will shoot you.” A statement like that would have terrified anyone else. Instead, Granny saw it
as a challenge. “If you really had a gun in your pocket, you would've pulled it out and led with that first，” she
shouted at him, apparently unworried.
She was right. The criminal didn't have a gun. He instead reached into the window, grabbed her, and tried to
pull her out of the van. He pulled open the door, wildly catching Granny's arms. Granny leaned her shoulder
inside to press the horn (喇叭) and started yelling to make people around notice what was happening. With the
door now open, she held tight the steering wheel with one arm and started kicking the man anywhere her foot
could make contact. This tall woman had quite a reach.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Para 1.After a wellplaced kick, the man was done, and attempted to release her and run.
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Para.2 Later, we asked “Granny, don't you realize you could have got yourself killed？”
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