高考一輪復習：選擇性必修二Unit2教材串講提升練Ⅰ.閱讀理解AWelookaheadtoLondon'sartandexhibitionopeningsandselectthemust-seeshows.DoublescienceIt'sabigmonthfortheScienceMuseum,withanewgalleryandanexhibitionopening.TheScienceCitygallerytellsthestoryofLondonbetween1550and1800whenmajorscientificbreakthroughswerehappeningacrossthecity—fromNewton'slawsofphysicstothebirthofmicroscopesallowingustoseethetinycreaturesthatliveamongus.Ifthatisn'tenough,there'salsoanexhibitiononhowartandsciencehaveworkedcloselytogetheroverthecenturiesandcontinuetodosotoday.ScienceCity1550—1800:TheLinburyGalleryattheScienceMuseum.Opens12September—13October,free.TheArtofInnovation:FromEnlightenmenttoDarkMatterattheScienceMuseum.25September—26January,freebutticketed.Areyouworriedyet?Weallsufferfromanxiety.Artistslookintothisthroughartworksthatbringtolighttheirownanxietiesorhowpeoplelivingwithanxietymanage.Theexhibitionalsocoverswhatanxietywouldlooklikeifitcouldbevisualisedinlightorsound—somethingweimaginetobeimpossible.OnEdge:LivinginanAgeofAnxietyatScienceGallery.September—19January,free.ClimbingthewallsNoartisthasmadeabiggercareeroutofplacingsculpturesofhumanfiguresallovertheplace.AntonyGormley,theartistbehindtheAngeloftheNorthandsculpturesstandingalloverLondon,takesovertheRoyalAcademyofArtswithablockbusting(轟動一時的)exhibition.Thisisthehotartticketintown.AntonyGormleyatRoyalAcademyofArts.21October—3December,￡18—22.1.WhatisonshowintheScienceCitygallery?A.Someofthegreatestphysicists.B.ThestoriesoftheLondondevelopment.C.Thepredictionofthefuturescience.D.Someofthegreatachievementsinhistory.2.Whichexhibitionallowsvisitorstogetafeelinginanewway?A.TheArtofInnovation.B.OnEdge.C.RoyalAcademyofArts.D.ScienceCity1550—1800.3.Whencanvisitorsseethesefourexhibitionsaltogether?A.InJanuary.B.InSeptember.C.InOctober.D.InDecember.BIarrivedinmyChineseclassroom,readytosharemyvastknowledgeandexperiencewiththe75studentswhowouldbemyEnglishLiteratureclass.HavingtaughtintheUSAfor17years,Ihadnoworryatallaboutmyabilitytoplantinmystudentsenthusiasmfortheliteratureofmymothertongue.Iwasreallyshockedwhenthemonitorshouted“Standup”andtheentireclassroseasIenteredtheroom,andIwassomewhatconfusedandanxiousabouthowtogetthemtositdownagain,butoncethatembarrassmentwasover,IquicklycalmeddownandlaunchedintowhatIthoughtwasafact-packedlecture,suretogaintheirrespect—perhapseventheiradmiration.Iwentbacktomyroomradiatingthatrosyglow(光澤)thatcomesfromasenseofsignificantaccomplishment.Mystudentskeptjournals,however,andasIreadthem,therosyglowwasgraduallyreplacedbyanoverwhelmingsenseoffrustration.Thefirstjournalsaid,“Ourliteratureteacherdidn'tteachusanythingtoday.Perhapshernextlecturewillbebetter.”Heartbroken,Ireadjournalafterjournal,eachexpressingasimilartheme.“Didn'tteachthemanything?Isketchedtheentirephilosophicalframeworkofthoughtandlaidthehistoricalbackgroundforalltheworkswe'llstudyinclass.”Icomplained.“HowcantheysayIdidn'tteachthemanything？”Determinedtoclearmyself,Idugoutallmyreferencebooks,addingbackgroundmaterialtomynextlecture,researchingintothesociologicalsettingandeventhepsychologicalstateoftheauthor.Afterthesecondclass,Ieagerlyopenedthejournals,expectingenthusiasticreviewsatlast.Again,IwascrushedbytheircontinuingcommentsthatIwasgoingtooslowlywithoutgivingmeaningfuldetails.Moredeterminedthanever,Idivedintosourcesofcriticism,decidingtodevotemoretimetothetextsbyprovidingsummariesofalltheinterpretationsIcouldfindofeachwork.Thismaterialwouldgivemystudentsampleinformationfordrawingtheirownconclusionsaboutthework'smeaning.“Ourteacherseemsconfusedabouttherealmeaningoftheworks，”thejournalssaid.“Oneminuteshegivesoneinterpretation;thenextminuteshegivesanother.Thensheasksforouropinions.We'rethestudents.She'stheteacher.Sheshouldtelluswhattheworksmean.”Itwasalongsemester,anditgraduallybecamecleartomethatmyideasabouteducationwerepurelyWestern,andthatChineseideasdifferedsignificantly.Ithoughtateacher'sjobwastoraiseinterestingquestionsandprovideenoughbackgroundsothatstudentscoulddrawtheirownconclusions.Mystudentsthoughtateacher'sjobwastoprovideaccurateinformationasdirectlyandconciselyaspossible.Americanswantedtointerpretandexperience.TheChinesewantedtomasterandmemorise.4.HowdidthewriterfeelbeforeshebeganherteachinginChina?A.Worried. B.Confident. C.Disappointed. D.Confused.5.Whatmightbethereasonwhythewriterwasshockedwhenthemonitorshouted“Standup”？A.Thestudentsintendedtoscaretheirnewforeignteacher.B.Thestudentsrefusedtostandupbeforetheirnewforeignteacher.CThewriterwasalittleshyandfeltembarrassedwhenheenteredtheclassroom.D.Thewriterdidn'tknowmuchabouttheChineseclassroomandthatwastotallyunexpected.6.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Determinedtoclearmyself”inPara.4?A.Shewantedtobetterunderstandthestudents'question.B.Shewantedtoproveherabilityinteachingthecourse.C.Shewasalittlebitangrywiththestudents.D.Shewasverydisappointedwithherself.7.Whichofthefollowingmightthewriteragreewith?A.ChineseandWesternideasabouteducationareslightlydifferent.B.Ateacher'sjobistomakestudentsthinkandhavetheirownopinions.C.Teachingistoprovideaccurateinformationdirectlyandclearly.D.BothAmericansandtheChinesetendtodrawconclusionsbythemselves.Ⅱ.七選五Politenessisthepracticalapplicationofgoodmanners,thegoalofwhichistomakeallofthepartiesrelaxedandcomfortable.It'saflexiblemanagementofwordsandactions,bywhichwemakeotherpeoplehaveabetteropinionofusandthemselves.Itseekstobuildapositiverelationship.1________.However,intherushofdailylifebeingpoliteissocialbehaviourthatwefindrarenowadays.2________.Theydon'teventakethetimetolookaround.Thishasledtothelossofsimplesocialrulessomemighttakeforgrantedandthatareparticularlypowerful.3________，peoplebecomelessandlessattentivetoothers'feelings,forhumaninteraction(互動)isalmostlost.Takeforinstancetherudenesswetoleratewhenapersonislookingathisphonewhentalkingtous.Beingpoliteisnotjustasimplesocialelegance.4________.Thesedays“Please”and“Thankyou”areforgotten.Andnotmanypeopleareawarethatthesetwosimplewordscaneasilyopenorcloseanydoortous.Unfortunately,theyoftenforgettosaythesewords.Hopeisnotlost.Therearemanywayswecanimproveourbehaviourtoachieveskillsinpoliteness.Therearesimplethingswecandotobeconsideredasapoliteandwell-manneredperson.5________，theywillrespectyouback.Justmakeachangeinourbehaviourtostart.Usesimplewordslike“Excuseme”，“Please”and“Thankyou”everyday.Bekindtoreceivekindness.Careandpolitenesswillgetyoufarinallaspectsoflife.A.AstechnologyprogressesB.Peoplehavebecomemoreself-absorbedC.Aslongasyoushowyourpolitenessfor