2020版英语习题：第一部分 语言知识 必修2 Unit 1 能力提升题组训练(A)

必修2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained能力提升题组训练(A)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018辽宁部分重点高中协作校高三联考) Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and the planet is located some 290 million light years from the Earth.Soto,a 25-year-old Ph.D.student in sciences at the University of Chile,worked for eight months using two telescopes at the La Silla Observatory,about 370 miles north of st November,she discovered the planet now bearing the designation HD 110014c and her work has now been published in a journal of the London Royal Astronomical Society.The discovery of planets orbiting red giant stars is “rare”,with only five such planets located around stars of that magnitude to date,she told EFE.HD 110014c orbits its star at a distance about six-tenths the distance from the Sun to the Earth—or about the distance between Venus and the Sun.“It’s like imagining a planet three times bigger than Jupiter with the orbit of Venus around the Sun,”she said,adding that the red giant star is about twice the size of the Earth’s Sun.Another planet had already been discovered orbiting the star,and now Soto’s work has added a second planet to that solar system.To find the planet,she used the so-called radial velocity (径向速度) methods of measuring the slight jiggling (晃动) movement of a star as a planet orbits around it considering that the planets themselves send only a very weak signal and are quite difficult to detect on their own.“The planets are very weak compared to the stars and you have to use indirect methods to detect them.I analyzed the data that had been gathered over years to confirm the first planet and Idiscovered the second one orbiting the star,”she said.1.What can we know about HD 110014c from the passage?A.It’s about three times the size of Jupiter.B.It is the first planet discovered in that solar system.C.Its star is about 290 million light years from the Sun.D.It orbits its star at the distance between the Sun and the Earth.2.Why are planets not easy to discover?A.It takes years to gather data.B.They’re far away from the Earth.C.Their signal is too weak to catch.D.The existing technology is not mature.3.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To describe how to discover a planet.B.To tell an inspiring story of Maritza Soto.C.To inform readers of a new discovery of a planet.D.To stress the importance of discovering a planet.4.Which section of a newspaper is the passage most likely to come from?A.Geography.B.Science.C.Business.D.Environment.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。

介绍了智利的天文学家Maritza Soto发现了新行星,它的体积是木星体积的三倍。

答案及剖析:1.A 细节理解题。

根据“Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter”可知,HD 110014c大约是Jupiter的体积的三倍大。

故选A。

2.C 细节理解题。

根据“...considering that the planets themselves send only a very weak signal and are quite difficult to detect on their own”可知行星发出的信号很弱所以很难被发现。

3.C 写作目的题。

根据文章第一段可知天文学家发现了一颗是木星的体积三倍大的行星,故本文目的是告知读者有关一个行星的新发现。

故选C。

4.B 推理判断题。

文章的内容是有关科学发现的,所以很可能出自于报纸的科技专栏。

Ⅱ.七选五(2018华大新高考联盟教学质量测评) When 8-year-old Wendy came home after school,she immediately burst into tears. She felt afraid for her family and disappointed in the robbers for their cruel actions.1.She wrote a letter to the thieves and taped it to the window.The letter reads:“This is for the robbers.Please do not steal in our house.There are good kids and people in this house.”She continues,“Tell me why you are stealing and I will help you be a good person.”2. “If you start being nice,you will have friends that will be nice to you.”3. Mark Anthony Parrilla,Wendy’s next-door neighbor was so touched by her letter thathe decided to do more.Mark has lovingly set up a GoFundMe page for the Son family,in the hopes of helping them regain what they lost during the robbery.In the meantime,Wendy is spreading positive words.She recently attended the Lake Worth Candidate Forum,where she read her letter to the politicians in attendance.4.Wendy is thrilled that her letter has reached so many people,and is absorbing the positive energy of everyone’s responses.While the suspects have yet to be caught,she hopes that they have heard her message.5.A.Wendy also offers a suggestion.B.And what an inspiring way to send it!C.But Wendy did not let fear control her.D.She believes the robbers will not commit crime again.E.Wendy’s brave act set a good example for her neighbors.F.Wendy’s heartfelt effort has inspired local families to unite in support.G.It was well received-the audience erupting in applause as soon as she finished reading.答案:1-5 CAFGBⅢ.完形填空(2018东北三省四市高三二模) Thinking of my good friends,I sense that my attitudes are totally different towards men and women.My earliest childhood friend is Donald.In the street was a (an) 1 old German truck.No wheels.No doors.Each day, 2 we were flying over the Atlantic in that truck our “airplane”,there came that wonderful moment:“Engine 3 !”I’d shout,“We’ll have to jump out.”Glancing at me,he’d say,“I can’t 4 !”“Fear not! I’ll drag you to the 5 .”And when we swam 6 the dust,Donald cried “Sharks!”But I always 7 him.The next day,changing 8 ,Donald would do the same to me.We saved each other hundreds of times,but when my family really did leave for America,we could do 9 .We just cried silently as the train 10 .These days,Jessica is one of my best friends.Recently we were swimming at a beach in the Atlantic,the 11 one I had “flown”over in my German truck with Donald.We were far fromshore when we both thought we 12 a shark! We began swimming 13 toward the shore.Although in 14 ,I fell back to protect her.In the end the “shark”proved 15 ,but not my deep emotional feeling for my friend.We looked into each other’s eyes and said,“I love you!”You see with women I could be 16 ,emotionally honest and transparent.With male friends,it seemed impossible to 17 caring feelings however deep the friendship was.“Am I normal?”I thought to myself.Much to my 18 ,researches show that men and women have very different 19 and rational (理性的) processes.I do love all my friends—only the means of expression 20 .1.A.advanced B.decorated C.abandoned D.updated2.A.before B.while C.after D.until3.A.loss B.death C.pressure D.failure4.A.jump B.swim C.die D.run5.A.dust B.river C.truck D.shore6.A.over B.through C.across D.beyond7.A.left B.fetched C.rescued D.defeated8.A.roles B.manners C.images D.forms9.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything10.A.broke down B.moved in C.pulled away D.blew up11.A.very st C.first D.only12.A.attacked B.spotted C.annoyed D.killed13.A.eagerly B.casually C.hardly D.crazily14.A.panic B.hesitation C.doubt D.silence15.A.fierce B.friendly C.imaginary D.true16.A.cool B.shy C.passive D.open17.A.express B.hide C.admit D.control18.A.embarrassment B.disappointment C.relief D.surprise19.A.emotional B.physical C.mental D.moral20.A.changes B.develops C.matters D.differs语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。