高中英语第二单元过关检测新人教版必修5

第二单元过关检测

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Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A

It’s really true what people say about English politeness:it’s everywhere.When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle(走廊),people say “sorry”.When getting off a bus,English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver.In Germany,people would never dream of doing these things.After all,squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable,and the bus driver is merely doing his job.I used to think the same way,without questioning it,until I started travelling to the British Isles,and came to appreciate some more polite ways of interacting with people.

People thank each other everywhere in England,all the time.When people buy something in a shop,customers and shop assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more.In Germany,it would be exceptional to hear more than one “thank

you”each in such a conversation.British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room.English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs,as opposed to Germans,who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others.Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me,my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism.It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism,English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable.This is also showed in other

ways.British men still open doors for women,and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men.However,I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men!Yes,the latter are a bit tight-fisted(吝啬的).

1.What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness? A.He appreciates it. B.He criticizes it.

C.He thinks it goes too far. D.He thinks it is artificial.

提示:推理判断题。从文章第一段最后一句可知,作者到不列颠群岛感受到了英国人的礼貌后,对他们的礼貌很是赞赏。 答案:A

2.In Germany,people would not say “thank you” when getting off a bus because .

A.they think the bus driver is merely doing his job B.the bus driver would not appreciate it C.they are in a hurry to go to work D.they are not polite

提示:细节理解题。由文章第一段第四、五句可知,德国人下车时从不会对司机说“谢谢”,因为他们认为那是司机的职责。 答案:A

3.What can we learn about customers and shop assistants in Germany? A.A customer never says “thank you” to a shop assistant. B.It’s always a shop assistant who says “thank you”. C.They may say “thank you” only once.

D.They always say “thank you” to each other.

提示:细节理解题。文章第二段第三句说明,德国人在同样的场合中一般只说一次“谢谢”。 答案:C

4.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men . A.treat women in a careless way B.are more polite than English men

C.are more likely to be involved in a fighting D.are not so willing to pay the bill for women

提示:细节理解题。从文章最后三句可知,英格兰男性对女性很有礼貌,而且愿意请她们吃饭,但苏格兰男性就小气多了。 答案:D

B

Many Americans like museums.They have art museums,history museums,car

museums,train museums and space museums.Many are famous.Millions of people from around the world visit them each year.

If you visit the Banana Museum in Auburn,Washington,you could learn everything you ever wanted to know about bananas.There are almost 4,000 objects in honor of this favorite fruit.

Another unusual museum is in Missouri.It has over 150 wreaths and 2,000 pieces of jewelry made with human hair.Leila Cohoon owns the museum and says some of the

objects are over 100 years old.The human hair wreaths were considered pieces of art long ago.

If you are ever in Haines,Alaska,you might want to visit the Hammer Museum.There you will find over 1,500 different kinds of hammers.Dave Pahl started the museum in 2002.He said some of the hammers on display were used thousands of years ago by the ancient Egyptians.

And then there is the Twine(麻绳) Ball Museum in Darwin,Minnesota.It has only one object on display—what it calls the largest twine ball in the world.A man named Francis Johnson began winding(卷缠) the twine,or the thick string,into a ball in March,1950.He wound for four hours a day for twenty-three weeks.The ball got so

big,and he needed a crane to lift it so he could wind some more.Mr.Johnson wound the ball for about thirty years.When he finished,the twine ball was four meters across and weighed 7,900 kilograms.

Or you could visit Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Museum in San Antonio,Texas.Yes,it is what you think it is!Mr.Smith said he had painted or decorated about 1,000 toilet seats.Many of the seats have personal meaning to him.Some show his travels around the world.

5.Which museum has the most objects? A.The Banana Museum. B.The Human Hair Museum. C.The Hammer Museum.

D.The Toilet Seat Museum.

提示:细节理解题。根据文章对四个选项中的博物馆的介绍可知A项正确。其余博物馆内没有那么多物品。 答案:A

6.If you want to learn something about ancient Egypt,you’d better visit . A.the Banana Museum B.the Hammer Museum C.the Twine Ball Museum D.the Toilet Seat Museum