2016届高考英语二轮课后检测：8 Unit2 language（牛津译林版）

　　课后达标检测8　Unit 2　Language

　　(建议用时：70分钟)

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．(2017·高考湖北卷)While intelligent people can often________the complex，a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

　　A．sacrificeB．substitute

　　C．simplify

　　D．survive

　　2．(2015·衡阳质检)Sometimes，________we show our gratitude for a person is reflected in the kind of food we serve him or her.

　　A．when

　　B．whether

　　C．why

　　D．how

　　3．(2015·衡阳八中月考)The other day，my brother drove his car down the street at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed.

　　A．as

　　B．which

　　C．what

　　D．that

　　4．________about the student，the teacher called his parents to find out why he was so often absent from class.

　　A．Concerning

　　B．Concern

　　C．Concerned

　　D．To concern

　　5．—The film we saw last week is very romantic.

　　—________.I didn’t think it romantic at all.

　　A．With all due respect

　　B．I beg to differ

　　C．As predicted

　　D．I can’t agree with you more

　　6．(2015·江苏滨海中学期中)We differ from students in big cities________ we are weak________ they are strong.

　　A．in which；although

　　B．in that；since

　　C．in which；when

　　D．in that；where

　　7．(2015·江苏盐城中学高三综合测试)—What do you think of the songs?

　　—As a matter of fact，________of them sounds beautiful.

　　A．not every one

　　B．not all

　　C．no one

　　D．not everyone

　　8．(2015·江苏盱眙新马高级中学期末)The bell ________the end of the period rang，________our heated discussion.

　　A．indicating；interrupting

　　B．indicated；interrupting

　　C．indicating；interrupted

　　D．indicated；interrupted

　　9．(2015·江苏江阴南菁高级中学期中)It is difficult for children to change their eating habit later in life.________，parents should encourage healthy eating from an early age.

　　A．Otherwise

　　B．Therefore

　　C．Besides

　　D．However

　　10．The mayor，who found the wrong regulations，suggested that they________.

　　A．banned

　　B．banning

　　C．to be banned

　　D．be banned

　　11．Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health.It may also be good for ________ building.

　　A．respect

　　B．friendship

　　C．reputation

　　D．character

　　12．The news shocked the public，________to great concern about students’ safety at school.

　　A．having led

　　B．led

　　C．leading

　　D．to lead

　　13．—In this day and age，women can have children and jobs as well.

　　—I can’t agree more.It’s great to have the two________.

　　A．linked

　　B．related

　　C．connected

　　D．combined

　　14. This machine is very easy________.Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.

　　A．operating

　　B．to be operating

　　C．operated

　　D．to operate

　　15．(2015·江苏洪泽中学期中检测)The hospital’s patients，mainly ________road accident victims，have been recovered from their injuries.

　　A．made up of

　　B．made of

　　C．made from

　　D．consisted ofⅡ.完形填空

　　(2015·湖南部分重点中学高三联考)The arrival of computers has brought a considerable change in all industries. With multiple features associated with this technology, it has become an important part of __1__ management.

　　Originally it was in the period of the 1950s that computers started gaining importance in the business world. At that time they were used to store __2__ data. With the popularity of computers in the commercial field, computers __3__ were used to perform multiple functions. The combination of computers with communication technology happened later, which __4__ the creation of servers. Websites were designed like written documents, videos and images were __5__ in the enterprise servers.

　　Computers now perform more __6__ tasks. With its presence in every small workspace, let us take a look at some of its key __7__：

　　The track of the financial status of the company is managed by computer. Spreadsheet software is used for this __8__， which helps to keep a record of all profits, losses, sales and costs. Emails are sent daily to __9__ official information and other software is used to create reports and memos.Corporate advertising materials like print brochures are easily created with the help of computer printers.

　　Companies __10__ a record of their customers, products and financial dealings through the computer. Database management software is used by the employees to __11__ the stored data, select it and use it for making reports etc.. Moreover through the computer companies get into a direct __12__ with their bank accounts. There was actually no end to its use.

　　1.A.familyB．office

　　C．government

　　D．school

　　2．A.personal

　　B．scientific

　　C．logical

　　D．financial

　　3．A.nearly

　　B．hardly

　　C．usually

　　D．gradually

　　4．A.took over

　　B．resulted from

　　C．led to

　　D．turned down

　　5．A.stored

　　B．downloaded

　　C．charged

　　D．changed

　　6．A.easyB．simple

　　C．complicated

　　D．interesting

　　7．A.uses

　　B．branches

　　C．sections

　　D．technologies

　　8．A.cause

　　B．purpose

　　C．process

　　D．effect

　　9．A.update

　　B．convey

　　C．correct

　　D．write

　　10．A.damage

　　B．release

　　C．maintain

　　D．improve

　　11．A.doubt

　　B．input

　　C．output

　　D．analyze

　　12．A.track

　　B．finance

　　C．connection

　　D．investmentⅢ.语法填空

　　(2015·娄底高三联考)On Sunday, I was walking home from the subway when I saw a little girl clinging tightly to her mother and crying sadly. Her father stood awkwardly 1.__________ few feet away. I heard the mom say “It’s okay; go with 2.____________ daddy，” as she got into her car. I could hear the girl’s cries 3.____________ I continued down the block. When I reached the end, I looked back to see the little girl desperately hugging her mom again.

　　It was obvious 4.____________ the girl’s parents split up. I was so sad to see this because the crying girl reminded me 5.____________ my broken family when I was young. I was only 10 years old when my parents got divorced. I stayed with my father. I missed my mother 6.____________ much that I often woke up crying in the middle of my sleep.7.____________ time I visited my mother, I felt the pain and sadness in her eyes. The divorce did a lot of damage to my young heart.

　　I hope couples can treat their marriages seriously 8.____________ the sake of their children.

　　Ⅳ.阅读理解

　　A

　　(2015·郴州高三期末教学质量检测)I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York，when one of my students,15－year－old Mikey，gave me a note from his mother.It explained his absence from class the day before：

　　“Dear Mr.McCort，Mikey’s grandmother，who is eighty years of age，fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job.Please excuse Mikey and he’ll do his best in the future.P.S.：His grandmother is OK.”

　　I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk.I said nothing.Most parental－excuse notes I received were penned by my students.The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull，“Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”

　　The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject，but when they produced excuse notes，they were excellent.So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.

　　“Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’or‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’．” Heads went down.Pens raced across paper.They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.

　　The next day everyone had excuse notes.Heated discussions followed.But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door.He entered the classroom and walked up and down，looking at papers，and then said.“I’d like you to see me in my office.” My heart sank.

　　When I stepped into his office，he came to shake my hand and said，“I just want to tell you that lesson，that task，was great.Those kids were writing on the college level.Thank you.”

　　1．We can infer that when Mikey was absent from the class，he was ________.

　　A．looking after his grandmother

　　B．taking care of his baby sister

　　C．somewhere enjoying himself

　　D．studying the art of the excuse note

　　2．How did the author usually find out his students’ parental－excuse notes were dishonest?

　　A．They were written in dull words.

　　B．They were more like stories than facts.

　　C．He called their parents and found out the truth.

　　D．The handwriting obviously looked like children’s.

　　3．From the 5th paragraph we know ________.

　　A．the kids were afraid of God

　　B．it was too difficult a task for the kids

　　C．none of the kids had lunch that day

　　D．the kids were very interested in the task

　　4．Why did the author’s heart sink?

　　A．He thought the headmaster would scold him.

　　B．The heated discussions angered the headmaster.

　　C．The students were not behaving themselves.

　　D．The headmaster was looking at his students’ papers.

　　5．Which of the following best describes the author as a teacher?

　　A．Honest. B．Strict.

　　C．Wise.

　　D．Hardworking.

　　B

　　(2015·长沙高三模拟)Schools are taking exam anxiety more seriously now because tests have become very important in determining their performance under the federal No Child Left Behind law.Research suggests that students do better when they’re relaxed and in a good mood.

　　Craft was one of about 800 10th－graders around the country who participated last year in the study by the California－based Institute of HeartMath.It found that 55% of 10th－graders often had high levels of test anxiety and their scores were lower than those of students who used the company’s techniques to improve relaxation and mood.

　　This year states must start testing children on math and reading in Grade 3 through 8 under the federal No Child Left Behind Act，which also requires that students take a science test at least once in elementary，middle and high school by 2017—2017.

　　Bowers is director of counseling for Tucson Unified School District，where some schools use a program called Brain Gym.The program teaches children to take deep breathing exercises to relax and focus on good memories using a series of movements also designed to improve blood flow to the brain.

　　The idea of programs like HeartMath and Brain Gym is to get participants’minds working efficiently.“It has worked well at East Side Charter School in Willington，Delaware.Once they started using HeartMath，many children at the K－7 school have been able to reduce exam solicitude，as a result，math and reading score improved.”said Bowers.

　　“They are taught to be in a pleasant place...to breathe deeply and slowly.And，close their eyes and imagine something they love like going with their grandfather to the ice cream store.”Payyon says.

　　The HeartMath Institute also suggests getting at least eight hours of sleep the night before a test and having a healthy breakfast that morning.

　　6．What does the underlined word“solicitude”in the fifth paragraph probably mean?

　　A．Chances.

　　B．Anxiety.

　　C．Grades.

　　D．Content.

　　7．What relaxation techniques should we take to lower exam anxiety?

　　A．Taking deep breathing and recalling movement exercises.

　　B．Getting students’ minds working efficiently by more tests.

　　C．Advising students to get more sleep before a test.

　　D．Making students take a test in a pleasant place.

　　8．What’s American schools’ main purpose to introduce relaxation techniques?

　　A．To make an advertisement for a company.

　　B．To introduce a program called Brain Gym.

　　C．To improve the students’ test scores.

　　D．To reduce examination anxiety of students.

　　9．What does the underlined word“It”in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A．The Institute.

　　B．The country.

　　C．The study.

　　D．Craft.

　　10．According to the passage，Bowers’attitude towards the programs is________.

　　A．skeptical

　　B．neutral

　　C．casual

　　D．supportive

　　Ⅴ.阅读填空

　　(2015·长沙实验中学高三月考) Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation，or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation.In unity there is strength.Africans often point to the United States，formed by the original 13 states，as an example of this principle.Africa now is divided into many weak nations.United，they would be much stronger.Africans could then more easily deal with foreign efforts to control them.Also it would be easier to plan and carry out big projects like the building of highways and dams.

　　The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it brings.As we have seen，one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans.If，for example，you were to ask a man from Paris“What are you？”，he would certainly answer “A Frenchman”．Ask the same question of a man from Ibadan in Nigeria and he might give one of three answers，or all three，depending on his education and outlook.He might say，“A Yoruba”(his people)，or “A Nigerian”， or just simply “An African”．

　　Another factor that enters into the desire for unity is that African leaders throughout the continent feel that they all have many things in common.They all lived through the experience of colonial rule.Many of them went to school and university with men who now lead other African countries.They all feel very angry about the way in which they were treated in the past.Compared with these strong bonds (结合)，which overshadow the borders of nations，the idea of building separate nations does not have so much meaning.Some leaders say they are ready，in fact，to give up their separate nations.

　　Many nations have written into their constitutions(宪法)，and they may give up their powers to a Pan－African government that will come into being.

　　Title：

　　1．____________ Measures uniting the continent into a

　　2．____________

　　3.____________ ●4.____________

　　●easier to handle foreign influences

　　●easier to build 5.____________

　　6.____________ 7.____________ ●being weak among Africans

　　●depending on

　　8．____________

　　leaders’

　　similarities

　　9.____________ receiving similar education hoping for unity

　　Results Many nations have written into constitutions.

　　A 10.____________ will come into being.

　　Ⅵ.阅读简答

　　(2015·益阳箴言中学模拟)Pollution is a growing problem that is facing the international community, but even the actions that we take can make a difference. Littering is creating environmental problems all over the world and is often created by careless actions. If we guard our actions against careless littering we can ensure a better world for everyone.

　　Littering is a severe problem in many countries around the world. For example, the African city of Kampala is suffering from the consequences of littering. For many years the city’s poor didn’t have a proper way to dispose of trash, so garbage filled the streets. Over the years much of the plastic garbage would slowly be pushed into the ground. This plastic litter doesn’t allow rain water to seep(渗透) into the ground and has caused flooding. In many of Kampala’s poor neighborhoods whenever it rains people’s homes become flooded with water. This water is often dirty and has allowed diseases to spread. This flooding has become so bad that the Ugandan government has banned plastic bags in the entire country to stop the littering.

　　Trash often finds its way into the water. Today the world’s oceans are believed to have millions of tons of trash floating around in them. This creates a problem for wildlife because they may accidentally eat the trash and die from it. Scientists have found on very remote islands baby birds that have died because their stomachs were full of trash. Fish often get tangled in plastic and will also die. Our actions in our own countries affect the most remote parts of the planet.

　　We can all be part of the solution to stop this pollution, just by preventing careless littering.If you need to throw something away, find a trash can. If you see a friend littering tell them not to. By making this small change we can create a better world for all.

　　1．What is the cause of littering？(No more than 3 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．How does plastic litter cause flooding？(No more than 11 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．If you need to throw something away, what should you do？(No more than 5 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．What’s the topic of this passage？(No more than 5 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　课后达标检测8

　　.单项填空

　　1．解析：选C。句意：聪明人经常能把复杂的事情简单化，而愚蠢的人更可能会把简单的问题复杂化。根据语境：这里用simplify与后面的simple呼应，complex与后面的complicate呼应。另外三个选项的含义为：sacrifice“牺牲”；substitute“代替”；survive“幸存”。

　　2．解析：选D。句意：有时，我们对一个人的感恩程度可以从我们为他/她准备的食物上反映出来。how we show our gratitude for a person是主语从句。

　　3．解析：选C。what引导了宾语从句，在从句中作主语，句中“I thought”是插入语。

　　4．解析：选C。考查分词作状语的用法。句意：因为担心这个学生，老师打电话给他的家长想查明他为什么如此经常的逃课。be concerned about“担心……”。

　　5．解析：选B。I beg to differ“恕不同意；不敢苟同”。

　　6．解析：选D。句意：我们不同于大城市里的学生就在于在许多方面他们强而我们弱。第一个空是in that 引导原因状语从句“因为，在于”；第二个空是where引导的地点状语从句。

　　7．解析：选A。not all/every...是部分否定。句意：实际上，并非这些歌曲中所有的都好听。B选项主谓不一致，D选项不能跟of短语，C选项只能指人。

　　8．解析：选A。考查句子结构。indicate的现在分词形式作后置定语修饰the bell，rang是句中的谓语，而interrupt的现在分词引导结果状语从句。句意：代表结束的铃声响起，打断了我们热烈的讨论。

　　9．解析：选B。上下文构成因果关系，所以用therefore连接“因而，所以”。

　　10．解析：选D。句意：这位市长发现这些不适当的规定，建议禁止它们。suggest后接宾语从句，句中谓语动词用(should＋)动词原形。it与ban为被动关系，故答案为D项。

　　11．解析：选D。考查名词。根据常识便可知运动既可增强体质也可强健个性，不会增强尊敬或名声，友谊可以增强，但与前面health不搭配，故答案为character。

　　12．解析：选C。The news和lead之间是主动关系，并作shocked的伴随状语，所以用leading。lead to引起，导致。句意：这个消息使公众震惊，也引起了人们对学生在校安全的关注。

　　13．解析：选D。 第二句意思为：“我非常赞同。两者相结合非常好。”have sth.done意为“使某事被做”。A项意为“相联系的”；B项意为“有关的”；C项意为“相连接的”；D项意为“同时做，兼有”。由句中I can’t agree more可知，应选D项，其余三项不符合语境。

　　14．解析：选D。在句型“主语＋be＋adj.＋to do”中，如果这个主语是动词不定式to do的逻辑宾语，常用主动表被动。operate与句子的主语this machine有逻辑上的动宾关系，故用主动式表被动意义。因此，选D项。

　　15．解析：选A。made up of“由……组成”；是过去分词作定语，修饰patients，并和其构成被动关系。

　　.完形填空

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。文章通过讲述电脑在办公室管理方面的各种用途，体现了电脑在现代企业管理中的重要性。

　　1．解析：选B。由下文中的“computers started gaining importance in the business world”和“With its presence in every small workspace”可知，本文主要讲述的是电脑在办公室管理方面的用途。

　　2．解析：选D。由上句中的“started gaining importance in the business world”可知，此处是讲电脑在商业领域的应用，故用financial data“财务数据”。

　　3．解析：选D。随着电脑在商业领域的流行，电脑逐渐具有了多方面的功能。

　　4．解析：选C。服务器的发明是电脑与通讯技术结合的结果。lead to“导致”，符合语境。take over“接管，接收”；result from“起因于，由……造成”；turn down“关小，调低”。

　　5．解析：选A。由空前内容可知，大量的数据“储存”在企业服务器里面。

　　6．解析：选C。上文介绍了计算机能执行的简单的任务。由下文可知，当今的电脑能执行更复杂的任务。

　　7．解析：选A。下一段主要讲述电脑的一些主要用途。故A项正确。

　　8．解析：选B。由下文的“which helps to keep a record of all profits, losses, sales and costs”可知，电子表格软件是用于记录所有的盈利、损失、销售额和成本的，这是用电子表格软件的目的(purpose)。

　　9．解析：选B。由主语“Emails”可知，电子邮件是用来传递官方信息的。

　　10．解析：选C。公司通过电脑记录他们的客户、产品和金融交易方面的信息。

　　11．解析：选D。数据库管理软件是用来分析存储的数据的，根据下文的“select it and use it”可知，先分析，然后是选择和使用。

　　12．解析：选C。通过电脑，公司可以直接进入它的银行账户，connection与with搭配。

　　.语法填空

　　【解题导语】　婚姻破裂会对孩子的幼小的心灵造成极大的伤害。作者希望看在孩子的份上，夫妻双方要认真地对待婚姻。

　　1．解析：考查冠词。a few意为“一些”，常用来修饰可数名词。

　　答案：a

　　2．解析：考查代词。名词前面缺少限定词且根据上文中的“Her father”可知此处用your。

　　答案：your

　　3．解析：考查连词。此处意为“当我走到这个街区的尽头时，我还能听到那个女孩的哭声”。as引导一个时间状语从句。

　　答案：as

　　4．解析：考查连词。空处引导一个主语从句且在从句中不作任何成分，故填that。

　　答案：that

　　5．解析：考查固定搭配。remind sb. of sth.意为“使某人想起……”。

　　答案：of

　　6．解析：考查固定句型。so...that意为“如此……以至于”。

　　答案：so

　　7．解析：考查固定句型。Every time在此引导一个时间状语从句。

　　答案：Every

　　8．解析：考查介词短语。for the sake of意为“看在……的份上”。

　　答案：for

　　.阅读理解

　　A

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者发现很多学生伪造假条，但这些假条是富有想象力的，所以作者利用让学生写假条的方式来提高学生的写作能力。

　　1．解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段前三句话“I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk.I said nothing.Most parental­excuse notes I received were penned by my students.”可知，Mikey给“我”的那张请假条的内容是他自己编的，请假条中的内容不属实，由此可推知，A、B两项不正确。D项在文中并未涉及。故选C项。

　　2．解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话中的“The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull”可知，真正的请假条内容都很枯燥，不会有很多情节，而Mikey交的那张假条有许多情节和故事。故选B项。

　　3．解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Heads went down.Pens raced across paper.”可推知，孩子们对写请假条很感兴趣。故选D项。

　　4．解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第六段对校长的描述可推知，作者认为校长会责怪他。故选A项。

　　5．解析：选C。推理判断题。纵观全文，文章主要讲述作者用写请假条的办法提高学生的写作水平，由此说明他很有智慧。故选C项。

　　B

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇资讯报道。主要报道了美国学校为了减轻学生考试焦虑而采取的措施。

　　6．解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据上文可知，类似Heartmath这样的措施有助于减轻学生的考试焦虑症，由此可推知，这个词的意思与“anxiety”接近。故选B。

　　7．解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The program teaches children to take deep breathing exercises to relax and focus on good memories using a series of movements also designed to improve blood flow to the brain.”可推知，深呼吸练习和集中精力回忆美好事情可以减轻考试焦虑。故选A。

　　8．解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段可知，因为学生的考试焦虑影响了成绩，所以学校对此更加重视。由此可推知，采取这些措施的目的是减轻学生的考试焦虑。故选D。

　　9．解析：选C。指代判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，“It”应该指上句中提到的研究，即“the study”。故选C。

　　10．解析：选D。推理判断题。根据倒数第三段Bowers所说的话“It has worked well at East Side Charter School in Willington...as a result，math and reading score improved.”可知，他认为这些措施是有作用的。由此可推知，他是持支持态度的。故选D，意为“支持的”。A项意为“怀疑的”；B项意为“中立的”；C项意为“随意的”。

　　.阅读填空

　　1．African unity　2.single nation　3.Advantages　4.much stronger　5.big projects　6.Factors/Reasons　7.national feeling　8.education and outlook　9.experiencing colonial rule　10.Pan­African government

　　.阅读简答

　　1．Careless actions.

　　2．By not allowing rain water to seep into the ground.

　　3．Find a trash can.

　　4．The problem of littering.