2018年人教版高中英语必修5 Unit 2《The United Kingdom》单元测试及答案解析

2018年人教版高中英语必修5 Unit 2 《The United Kingdom 》单元测试及答案解析

Unit 2 《The United Kingdom 》单元测试题

阅读理解 第一节

A

There are many amazing places to visit in England.

The first place that you shouldn’t miss in England is London. The British Museum, which you can visit free of charge, has millions of exhibits featuring ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman artifacts. Another popular free place is the British Library and its collection of original manuscripts (原稿). The Changing of the Guard takes place at all the Royal Palaces with the most famous one of course being Buckingham Palace. But if the crowd there is too huge, you can check out a smaller ceremony at St James’s Palace. With all the money you’ve saved, why not take a ride on the London Eye for the finest views in all of London?

The Lake District is the mountainous, northwest realm of England. In this area, you’ll find some of England’s highest mountains and its deepest and longest lakes. Here you can reconnect with nature while spending nights camping under the stars. If you prefer a more leisurely pace, you can explore the area’s nature reserves and historic homes by yourself. For the cultural tourists, there are summer theater performances and creative arts festivals.

Oxford is best known for its university, one of the leading universities in the world. Oxford is also a vast architectural museum which dates back to the arrival of the Saxons. Begin your treasure hunt with a tour of the university. Many of this university’s 11th-century buildings are open to visitors. 1. When you travel in London, what can you do there? A. See many original manuscripts in Buckingham Palace. B. Enjoy ancient Roman artifacts in the British Library. C. Take a ride on the London Eye for free. D. Enter the British Museum for free.

2. The Lake District would attract those fond of ________. A. history B. science C. nature D. language 3. Oxford is a better place for tourists to ________. A. make a lot of money B. enjoy natural beauty

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2018年人教版高中英语必修5 Unit 2 《The United Kingdom 》单元测试及答案解析

C. experience country life D. appreciate ancient buildings

B

There have been times in my life when I felt satisfied. Sometimes it was because I achieved a goal I had set. Sometimes it was because I overcame a fear or passed a test. However, every time I feel that way, I learn again that full isn’t full. When I was a little boy, I felt that the love I had for my mom and dad, and the love they had for me, just filled me up. Surely in a house full of nine people lived a young boy who loved and was loved as fully as a person could stand. Imagine my surprise as I then extended (扩大影响) that love to my grandparents, my uncle & aunt, cousins, etc. As I grew older, I met and married a beautiful woman that I thought entirely filled me up with love. I could not imagine there would be any more room. Then a few short years later we added one daughter and then another daughter to our family. Again, I had room to love and be loved. See what I mean? Every time I feel that life and love are as good as they can get, they get better.

There is a lesson here for us. We ought to always have a heart that is open to expanding. To do more, love more, live more, learn more, overcome more, forgive more and the list could go on. Each of us knows 100 stories about men and women who have proved the impossible to be possible. Every day we stand at the crossroad and must decide if we are going to be a better person today than we were yesterday. You are not full yet. Young or old, there is still room for more. 4. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. I can do it in a better way. B. These difficulties are really too hard. C. Something disappointing always happens.D. There always seems to be a little more room. 5. When the author was little, _________.

A. he grew up in a large family B. he hoped to grow up quickly C. he was bored with parents’ love D. he felt surprised at others’ concern 6. According to Para. 2, what did the author mistakenly believe at first? A. His room was not big enough. B. He would only have one child.

C. Caring for families was not his strength.D. Getting married would be his final happiness. 7. This text is most probably taken from a __________.

A. TV guide B. news report C. life magazine D. job advertisement

C

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2018年人教版高中英语必修5 Unit 2 《The United Kingdom 》单元测试及答案解析

A Scottish illustrator (插画家) called Johanna Basford has driven the global pencil industry after the surprise success of her coloring-in books.

The fill-in drawings are designed for grown-ups and result in a huge demand nowadays.

As coloring-in fans compete to make their works perfect, pencil factories are now struggling to meet the demand for high-quality pencils. Faber Castell, the world’s largest wood pencil factory, says that it is now having to run extra hours at its factories.

“People show interest in coloring-in because they are bored with digital products,” Ms. Basford says. “There is something nice about picking up a pencil. You are not going to get disturbed by Twitter. And there is also a childhood part when you do a bit of coloring-in.”

It is said that a lot of university-educated adults spend their spare time on a pastime that is below puzzler books and ludo game. Russell Brand produced a piece of writing named “Adult Coloring Books: Is this the end of the world?” “What has turned us into terrified adults that want to live in a childish condition?” he said.

And what did Ms. Basford say about Mr. Brand? “It’s a case of whatever makes you happy, there’s no right or wrong about it,” Mr. Brand said. “Who knows? Maybe he just hasn’t found the right coloring-in book yet. Coloringin fans just love their pencils, and they become real artists. It’s really nice that something I was crazy about is shared now.”

Ms. Basford’s first three books of drawings have now sold up to 16 million copies globally, with three million alone in China. A new one, Magical Jungle will come out soon. Coloring-in clubs have formed all over the world and people meet in cafes and online to compare their works. 8. Why does Faber Castell work longer hours?

A. To meet the need for pencils. B. To set up some new factories. C. To become famous in the world. D. To improve the quality of pencils. 9. What makes people like coloring-in?

A. It helps improve people’s minds.B. They are afraid of the adult world.

C. It is a way of following the fashion.D. They want to get away from high-tech products. 10. What’s the attitude of Russell Brand to coloring-in? A. Confused. B. Satisfied. C. Negative. D. Unconcerned. 11. What can we infer from the text? A. Ms. Basford is very angry with Mr. Brand.

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2018年人教版高中英语必修5 Unit 2 《The United Kingdom 》单元测试及答案解析

B. There is a good market for coloring-in books. C. Coloring-in books were intended for children at first.

D. The pencil industry first suggested the idea of coloring-in books.

D

Have you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place? Lots of people have. Now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why.

They found that one half of the brain remains more awake than the other half when people are trying to sleep in a new place. This appears a case of the brain keeping people ready for trouble in a new place, the researchers said.

The sleep findings were reported in Current Biology and by Brown University. In their report, the researchers said many people reported they had a harder time sleeping the first night at a hotel or other places outside their home.

They call it “first-night effect”. “In Japan, if you change your pillow, you can’t sleep,” said Yuka Sasaki, one of the report’s authors. “You don’t sleep very well in a new place. We all know about it.” The researchers measured brain waves for 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week apart. They found during the first night the left hemisphere (半球) of the brain was more active than the right hemisphere. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers said.

Sasaki said a lot of questions remain. Researchers did not keep measuring brain waves all night long, so they don’t know if the left hemisphere keeps “watch” all night. Or whether it “works in shifts (轮流)” with the right hemisphere later in the night. They also do not know why the extra brain activity, at least during the first phase of deep sleep, is always on the left hemisphere.

For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know that our brain is “looking out for us” in a new place. But it may not help with sleep. That extra brain activity, at least according to this new research, makes it harder to get the sleep people need to feel well rested in the morning. 12. Sleep problems in a new place may result from _________.

A. the so-called “first-night effect” B. the concern over personal safety C. the extra activity of the right brain D. the brain’s failure to work properly 13. What can be learnt from the study?

A. Brain waves were measured in two separate days.

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