高三总复习英语检测题 选择性必修第一册 UNIT 2 The universal language

选择性必修第一册UNIT 2The universal language Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2022·贵阳市高三质检) If dropping two studio albums within five months in 2020 wasn't enough of a surprise, American singer­songwriter Taylor Swift is now serving her fans a third one.Fearless(Taylor's Version), released on April 9th, is a remake of her 2008 country album Fearless, which follows in the wake of the singer's contract battle with her former label Big Machine back in 2019.Upon its release, the album sold 205，000 digital copies in China in less than five minutes and instantly topped the charts on Chinese song streaming platforms, including QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music.
The re­recorded Fearless, a composition of 19 tracks from the songwriter's original album and 6 additional “From the Vault”songs, represents the retrieval of her past memories and love stories.The same brisk (轻快的) and bright lyrics and melodies are presented in a mellower (醇美的) and warmer voice and have received tons of praise and celebration among Chinese Swifties —the nickname for Taylor's fans in the country.
“A break with the past to start all over again — that needs good faith and a strong heart，”read one comment on Tencent's QQ Music.“So dulcet and ear­catching.If you missed the 19­year ­old Taylor, the 31­year­old Taylor will guide you to begin again，”a fan declared boisterously in NetEase Cloud Music's comments section.
Taylor Swift has now taken the crown as the best­selling artist of all time on major Chinese music streaming platforms, with her studio recordings earning more than combined 159 million RMB as of April 14, outselling many famous Chinese singers.The American singer's huge success in China is derived from her never­go­out­of­style artistry and inexhaustible creativity, while also being a product of her enormous fan base, which has succeeded with China's booming music industry.Taylor boasts about 10 million followers on China's Weibo, a microblogging platform, and has more than 9.3 million and 4.9 million followers on QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music, respectively.Apart from their frequent trending on social media platforms, her songs have also repeatedly appeared in music competition shows and in the promos (广告短片)for popular films, such as Detecti v e Chinato w n, a Chinese comedy­mystery series.
1．What can we learn about Fearless released on April 9th?
A．It's a 2008 country album.
B．It's labelled Big Machine.
C．It's a composition of 19 songs.
D．It's an album of 25 songs.
解析：D细节理解题。

根据第二段中的The re-recorded Fearless ...6 additional “From the Vault”songs可知，4月9号新发行的Fearless是一张25首歌的专辑。

2．What does the fan in Tencent's QQ Music think of Taylor Swift?
A．Fashionable.B．Productive.
C．Creative. D．Determined.
解析：D细节理解题。

根据第三段中的A break with the past to start all over again — that needs good faith and a strong heart可推出，Taylor Swift是一个意志非常坚定的人。

3．What does the fan in NetEase Cloud Music think of Taylor Swift's songs?
A．They are full of artistry and creativity.
B．They are dulcet and ear­catching.
C．They have brisk and bright melodies.
D．They are popular in the Weibo platform.
解析：B细节理解题。

根据第三段中的So dulcet and ear-catching.If you missed the 19-year-old Taylor, the 31­year­old Taylor will guide you to begin again可知，Taylor Swift的歌是悦耳且引人入胜的。

4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Taylor took part in the music competition in China.
B．Taylor's fans made China's booming music industry.
C．Taylor benefits from China's music industry.
D．Taylor starred in Detecti v e Chinato w n.
解析：C推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的The American singer's huge success in China ...with China's booming music industry.可知，Taylor Swift的成功得益于中国繁荣的音乐产业。

B
(2022·昆明市高考模拟) I'd never heard of yangqin—an 18th­century Chinese stringed instrument —until this past Sunday, when I had the pleasure of hearing Eastman graduate and music performer Zhang Wenzhuo perform on it in a virtual concert.
Wenzhuo, a Chinese native, began her training on yangqin at age five.When she was only 13, Wenzhuo was awarded a scholarship to the Arts School of Hebei Province；the highly competitive program only accepted a single yangqin student every two years.After graduation, she placed first in nationwide competitions and was admitted into the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing, where she was awarded her bachelor's in yangqin performance in 2005.She obtained her doctorate from Boston University in music education in 2015 and studied ethnomusicology at Eastman from 2017 to 2019.Wenzhuo has performed with countless orchestras and groups of musicians and won countless awards for her performances.
Before Wenzhuo performed on her yangqin, she presented a brief historical background of the instrument's origin, and discussed its continued usage up to the present day.Determined by musicologists to be based on the similarly­structured English hammered dulcimer (大扬琴), yangqin was first used in Chinese folk music performance and operas.As time went on, performances began to be sponsored by the country, and yangqin performers were given a path to higher levels of social mobility.
Wenzhuo performed four pieces, three tracing their origins to centuries'old Chinese composers, and one from the modern era.Needless to say, Wenzhuo's performances sounded fantastic. Yangqin is a unique and beautiful instrument and its sound, coupled with Wenzhuo's musical ability, allowed the four greatly differing pieces to stand together as a wonderful introduction to the instrument.
It was fascinating to learn about yangqin and a joy to watch Wenzhuo perform on it.
5．What can we learn about Zhang Wenzhuo?
A．She has been trained for 13 years.
B．She topped many competitions.
C．She studied ethnomusicology in Boston.
D．She became a bachelor at Eastman.
解析：B细节理解题。

根据第二段中的the highly competitive program only accepted a single yangqin student every two years和she placed first in nationwide competitions以及won countless awards可知，她在许多比赛中名列前茅。

6．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．Wenzhuo's personalities.
B．Wenzhuo's nationality.
C．Wenzhuo's contributions.
D．Wenzhuo's schooling.
解析：D段落大意题。

根据第二段中的began her training; a scholarship; student; graduation; was admitted into; bachelor; music education可知，第二段主要讲述她的学习生涯。

7．What made Wenzhuo's performances fantastic?
A．Her high level of social mobility.
B．Her knowledge of the instrument.
C．Her gift and the charm of yangqin.
D．Her understanding of different cultures.
解析：C细节理解题。

根据第四段尾句可知，扬琴是一种独特而又美丽的乐器，其独特的魅力，加上文卓的音乐天赋，使得演出十分精彩。

8．How does the author sound toward yangqin?
A．Favourable. B．Curious.
C．Strange. D．Cold.
解析：A推理判断题。

根据第五段中的It was fascinating to learn about yangqin可知，作者十分赞许扬琴。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2022·重庆市调研)
Having No Sense of Humour
A sense of humour is a quality that is usually considered valuable in a social context. If you are worried that you may not have it, don't panic just yet. 1 . If you find you are naturally unfunny, don't worry! Work instead on accepting the unique person you are and showcasing your other talents.
Remember that everyone is different.
You might sometimes feel like you are the only one who isn't witty or funny, but remind yourself that everyone is different, with different strengths and weaknesses. 2 ，and not all of them have a sense of humour.
Practice self-acceptance.
3 ，or there may be other reasons.Having no sense of humour doesn't make you a bad person or mean there's something wrong with you.
4 ．
Determine what you are good at and what brings out your personality. Think about your most joyful activities as a child, or what you were doing the last time you lost track of time. You may have a hidden gift that hasn't been discovered yet.
Though it may seem that the dominant culture likes and accepts humour, it's totally okay that some people don't have a sense of humour. 5 . While funny people serve a great purpose, so do serious people.
A．Discover your talents
B．Develop your personality
C．Everyone has his role to play
D．Accept your flaws and let them go
E．There are over seven billion people in the world
F．First, determine where your sense of humour lies
G．Your culture can have an effect on your sense of humour
1．F空前提到如果你担心你可能没有幽默感，不要慌，空后提到了你发现自己天生没有幽默感，由此可知，空处应该会提及确定自己的幽默感，故F项(首先，确定你的幽默感在哪)符合语境。

2．E根据下文and not all of them have a sense of humour可知，空处应该提到世界上人很多，故E项(世界上有70多亿人)符合语境。

3．G根据下文or there may be other reasons可以推出，空处应说明影响幽默感的原因，故G项(你的文化可能会影响你的幽默感)符合语境。

4．A根据文章结构可知，空处为段落主旨句。

根据下文Determine what you are good at and what brings out your personality ... You may have a hidden gift that hasn't been discovered yet.可以得知，本段主要是建议发现你的天赋。

5．C根据下文While funny people serve a great purpose, so do serious people.可知，空处应说明每个人都有自己的角色。

Ⅲ.语法填空
(2022·兰州市高三诊断)
A Mirror of Chinese Culture
What comes to mind when you think of kung fu？If your mind 1 (fill) with images of Shaolin monks, Bruce Lee, jaw­dropping stunts or Kung Fu Panda, you wouldn't be wrong.But for Laurence J．Brahm, an American documentary filmmaker, the first thing 2 springs to mind is the concept of non-violence.
“Kung fu, in my eyes, is a mirror of Chinese culture，”Brahm said.“The traditional 3 (value) of kung fu, actually, are in the minds of all Chinese people.”
“China adopts a policy of not wanting 4 (have) conflict with other countries.Why does China want to be in harmony 5 other nations？It's part of the psychology of the Chinese people.It's also 6 (nation) psychology.”
Brahm also believes that today's world 7 (urgent) needs to restart equal exchanges between countries without stereotypes (成见), and that culture and sports, such as kung fu, can serve as 8 great channel and platform.
“In the same way, since ping­pong as a cultural and sports exchange 9 (open) relations for China with the West in the 1970s, kung fu can become the new cultural diplomacy (外交) of our time，10 (bring) people together in mutual sharing of skills and culture, and furthering respect and understanding.”
1．is filled考查时态和语态。

文章的主体时态是一般现在时。

mind和fill之间是被动关系，这里应用一般现在时的被动语态。

故填is filled。

2．that考查定语从句。

空处引导定语从句，关系词在从句中作主语，指物，先行词被the first修饰，故填that。

3．values考查名词的单复数。

根据谓语动词are可知，空处应用复数形式，故填values。

4．to have考查非谓语动词。

want to do sth“想要做某事”为固定用法，故填to have。

5．with考查介词。

be in harmony with“与……和平相处”，为固定搭配。

故填with。

6．national考查词形转换。

空处修饰后面的名词psychology，应用形容词。

故填national。

7．urgently考查词形转换。

空处修饰后面的动词needs，应用副词。

故填urgently。

8．a考查冠词。

空后的channel and platform是可数名词单数，表示泛指，应用不定冠词，且great的读音以辅音音素开头，故填a。

9．opened考查时态。

空处作从句的谓语，根据时间状语in the 1970s可知，从句应用
一般过去时，故填opened。

10．bringing考查非谓语动词。

主句已有谓语can become，空处应填非谓语动词，bring 和其逻辑主语kung fu之间是主谓关系，故填bringing。