溫馨提示：此套題為Word版，請(qǐng)按住Ctrl,滑動(dòng)鼠標(biāo)滾軸，調(diào)節(jié)合適的觀看比例，答案解析附后。關(guān)閉Word文檔返回原板塊。二十二必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom(限時(shí)35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AJeremyfromAmericacannotunderstandwhyaladyhemetoutsidetheHydeParkinLondonsaid,“Ooh,isn’titcold?”,andhethinksofthisbehaviourasadistinctivelyEnglishconcernabouttheweather.Infact,thefemalewasjusttryingtostrikeupaconversationwithJeremy.Notnecessarilyalongconversation—justanexchangeofgreetings.Itisnotalwaysquitethatobvious,butallEnglishweatherconversationshaveadistinctivestructureconductedaccordingtounwrittenbutacceptedrules.Theunpredictablenatureofourweatherensuresthatthereisalwayssomethingnewtomenton,orperhapsmostimportantly,agreeabout.Wehavealreadyestablishedthatweatherspeakgreetingslike“Cold,isn’tit?”requiretheresponseexpressingagreement,asin“Yes,isn’tit?”.Itwouldbeveryrudetorespondwith“No,actuallyit’squitemild.”or“It’sprettyhottome.”Ifyoudeliberatelybreaktherule,youwillfindthattheatmospherebeesrathertenseandawkward.Theremaybeanunfortablesilence.Mostlikely,theywilleitherchangethesubjectorcontinuetalkingabouttheweatheramongthemselvespolitely,ifcoldly,ignoringyourfauxpas.

Thereis,however,onesituationinwhichEnglishweatherspeakersarenotrequiredtoobservetheagreementruleatallandthatisthemalebondingargument,particularlythepubargument.Inthespecialenvironmentofthepub,constantdisagreementnotjustontheweather,butoneverythingelseaswellisameansofexpressingfriendship.Whilewemayspendmuchofourtimeplainingaboutourweather,foreignersarenotallowedtocriticizeit.Indeed,thisbringsustotheweatherasfamilyrule.Inthisrespect,wetreattheEnglishweatherlikeamemberofourfamily:onecanplainaboutthebehaviorofone’sownchildrenorparents,butanyblamefromanoutsiderisunacceptable.TheweathermaybeoneofthefewthingsaboutwhichtheEnglisharestillunconsciouslyandunashamedlypatriotic(愛(ài)國(guó)的).【文章大意】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章講述英國(guó)人在談?wù)撎鞖鈺r(shí)是按照未成文但被人們普遍接受的規(guī)則進(jìn)行的,談?wù)撎鞖馐怯?guó)人一種獨(dú)有的情懷。1.WhydidtheladymentontheweathertoJeremy?A.Tobuildupfriendship.B.Tobeginacasualchat.C.Tosendseasonalgreetings.D.Toexpressdissatisfaction.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Infact,thefemalewasjusttryingtostrikeupaconversationwithJeremy.Notnecessarilyalongconversation—justanexchangeofgreetings.”可知,實(shí)際上這名女性只是想與Jeremy搭一下話。不必是長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的對(duì)話,只是互相問(wèn)好。因此這位女士對(duì)Jeremy評(píng)論天氣是為了開(kāi)始一個(gè)隨便的聊天。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fauxpas”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Improperresponse. B.Carelessattitude.C.Rudeinterruption. D.Frequentplaint.【解析】選A。詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知,天氣的不可預(yù)測(cè)性確保我們始終有新的東西可以評(píng)論,或者說(shuō)最重要的是要達(dá)成對(duì)天氣的共識(shí)。由此可知,人們?cè)谡務(wù)撎鞖鈺r(shí),雙方往往會(huì)有一致的看法。由第二段倒數(shù)二、三句可知,如果你故意違反規(guī)則,你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)氣氛變得非常緊張和尷尬。可能會(huì)有不舒服的沉默。因此說(shuō)話雙方就要做出選擇,即下文的“他們很可能會(huì)改變?cè)掝},或者繼續(xù)禮貌地談?wù)撎鞖狻薄Ｈ绻麑?duì)話氛圍不好的話,他們自然會(huì)忽略你的回應(yīng)。因此,這說(shuō)明你的回應(yīng)是不合適的,即違背了人們默認(rèn)的規(guī)則。即畫(huà)線短語(yǔ)意為“不當(dāng)?shù)幕貞?yīng)”。3.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Malebondinginpubs.B.Argumentaboutweather.C.Exceptiontotheagreementrule.D.Makingfriendsbydisagreement.【解析】選C。段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Thereis,however...aswellisameansofexpressingfriendship.”可知,有一種情況下,英國(guó)談?wù)撎鞖獾娜瞬恍枰袷匾?guī)則,這是發(fā)生在男人小圈子里的,尤其是在酒吧。在酒吧的特殊環(huán)境中,天氣上的不斷的分歧和在其他所有方面的分歧都是表達(dá)友誼的一種手段。即第三段主要講的是遵守天氣對(duì)話規(guī)則的例外。4.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A.PolitenessTipsforForeignersB.AcceptedRulesinSocialLifeC.EnglishPolitenessinWeatherConversationD.HiddenRulesofEnglishWeatherConversation【解析】選D。標(biāo)題判斷題。通讀全文尤其是第一段的“allEnglishweatherconversationshaveadistinctivestructureconductedaccordingtounwrittenbutacceptedrules.”可知,所有關(guān)于天氣的對(duì)話都是按照未成文但被人們普遍接受的規(guī)則進(jìn)行的。文章接下來(lái)具體地對(duì)該規(guī)則進(jìn)行了解釋,因此本文的最佳標(biāo)題是“英國(guó)人天氣對(duì)話的潛規(guī)則”。【知識(shí)拓展】詞匯積累distinctively區(qū)別地;strikeupaconversationwith攀談;notnecessarily未必;unpredictable不可預(yù)測(cè)的;mild溫和的;deliberately故意地;tenseandawkward緊張并尷尬的;malebondingargument男人一致認(rèn)同的論點(diǎn);unconsciously無(wú)意識(shí)地;unashamedly不加羞恥地長(zhǎng)難句分析Thereis,however,onesituationinwhichEnglishweatherspeakersarenotrequiredtoobservetheagreementruleatallandthatisthemalebondingargument,particularlythepubargument.分析:and連接兩個(gè)分句,其中前半句是定語(yǔ)從句,先行詞為situation,引導(dǎo)詞inwhich。翻譯:然而,有一種情形,在英國(guó)談?wù)撎鞖獾娜吮灰罂梢圆蛔袷剡@個(gè)一致規(guī)則,這就是男性之間達(dá)成一致的一種看法,尤其體現(xiàn)在酒吧的爭(zhēng)論上。B(2021·長(zhǎng)沙模擬)Theroyalfamilyisfilledwithrules,andoneinparticularmightexplainwhyPrincessCharlotteisaprincess,butherkidslikelywon’tbe.WhenitestotheBritishroyalfamily,onethingisalmostalwaystrue:theyhaveaprettyconfusingsetofofficialrulesandprotocols.Forinstance,theroyalfamilydoesn’thavealastname.Anddon’tforgetthefactthatQueenElizabethcelebratestwobirthdayseveryyear.Ifyourheadisn’tswimmingyet,considerthetraditionofroyaltitles.AsaBritishcustom,onlythedaughterofaprinceoraprince’swifemaybeconsideredaformal“princess”.ThelatterappliestoKate,whoisbothaprincessandtheDuchessofCambridgethankstohermarriagetoPrinceWilliam,theDukeofCambridge.Andtheirchildren,PrinceGeorgeandPrincessCharlotte,alsobearofficialroyaltitlesbecausetheirfatherisPrinceWilliam.However,whilePrinceGeorge’sfuturechildrenwillalsocarrytheirfather’sroyalstatus,anychildrenthatPrincessCharlottehaswillnotautomaticallybeconsideredprincesorprincesses.Why?Royalcustomdictatesthatroyaltitlesarepasseddownviasons,butnotdaughters.“Royaltitlesareinheritedthroughsons,soifPrincessCharlottehaschildrentheywouldnotautomaticallyinheritthetitles(hisorherroyalhighness)HRH,Prince,orPrincess,”LucyHume,associatedirectorofetiquetteexpertsDebrett’s,toldTown&Country.Ofcourse,exceptionscan(andwill!)bemade.(LearnabouteverytimetheBritishroyalfamilybroketheirownprotocol.)TheQueenhasofferedHRHstatustootherroyaloffspringinthepast,includingthechildrenofQueenElizabeth’sdaughter,Anne.AlthoughPrincessAnneandherhusband,CaptainPhillips,declined,perhapsPrincessCharlottewillbeextendedthesameofferwhenherownchildrenareborn.【文章大意】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了英國(guó)王室頭銜傳承的規(guī)則。按照英國(guó)的習(xí)俗,只有王子的女兒或王子的妻子才可以被視為正式的公主。公主擁有的任何子女都不會(huì)自動(dòng)被視為王子或公主。因?yàn)橥跏伊?xí)俗規(guī)定王室頭銜是由兒子傳下來(lái)的而不是女兒。5.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“protocols”inthesecondparagraph?A.Promise. B.Behavior.C.Manners. D.Connection.【解析】選C。詞義猜測(cè)題。畫(huà)線詞和之前的rules是并列的,因此在詞義上與rules(規(guī)則)接近,根據(jù)第二段中的“Forinstance,theroyalfamilydoesn’thavealastname.Anddon’tforgetthefactthatQueenElizabethcelebratestwobirthdayseveryyear.”可知,王室成員沒(méi)有姓氏。伊麗莎白女王每年慶祝兩個(gè)生日,這是一種“規(guī)矩”。該句是在解釋rules和protocols,因此畫(huà)線詞的意思是“規(guī)矩”。promise承諾;behavior行為;manners規(guī)矩,風(fēng)俗;connection聯(lián)系。6.Whatkindofchildisregardedas“princess”?A.Thesonofaprincess.B.Thedaughterofaprince.C.Thedaughterofaprincess.D.Thewifeofaking.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“AsaBritishcustom,onlythedaughterofaprinceoraprince’swifemaybeconsideredaformal’princess’.”可知,按照英國(guó)的習(xí)俗,只有王子的女兒或王子的妻子才可以被視為正式的公主。因此選項(xiàng)中只有“王子的女兒”才被認(rèn)為是公主。7.WhoisCharlotte’sfather?A.PrinceGeorge. B.Elizabeth.C.PrinceWilliam. D.CaptainPhillips.【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“PrinceGeorgeandPrincessCharlotte,alsobearofficialroyaltitlesbecausetheirfatherisPrinceWilliam.”可知,喬治王子和夏洛特公主也有官方的王室頭銜,因?yàn)樗麄兊母赣H是威廉王子。因此夏洛特的父親是威廉王子。8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.Anypersoncanbreaktraditionalrules.B.Noteverypersonmustobeytraditionalrules.C.AnyBritishroyalfamilymemberhastheirowntitle.D.MaybetheBritishroyalfamilywillbreaktheirownrules.【解析】選D。主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段可知,當(dāng)然,可能會(huì)有例外。女王過(guò)去曾向其他王室后代,包括伊麗莎白女王女兒安妮的子女提供過(guò)HRH身份(注:HRH身份指的是王室身份中的王子或公主),但是安妮公主和她的丈夫菲利普斯上尉拒絕了。也許夏洛特公主在自己的孩子出生后也會(huì)得到同樣的待遇。因此最后一段主要告訴我們的是:也許英國(guó)王室會(huì)打破自己的規(guī)矩讓公主的孩子也可以享有正式的王室頭銜?！局R(shí)拓展】詞匯積累royal皇家的;protocol協(xié)議;yourheadisswimming頭腦眩暈;bearofficialtitles攜帶官方頭銜;dictate決定;etiquette禮儀;makeexceptions做出例外;offspring后代Ⅱ.完形填空It’d1beenclimbedbylocalandforeignmen,andlocalwomen,butaWesternfemale,who’d2unacpaniedandwantedtoclimbthemountain,wasquite3.

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【文章大意】這是一篇記敘文。作者獨(dú)自來(lái)到一個(gè)偏遠(yuǎn)的非洲村莊,想要攀登附近的一座大山,男村民們都極力反對(duì),不過(guò)女村民都表示支持。作者之所以下定決心是因?yàn)樗霉玫脑捯恢痹谒吇仨?最大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)是不去冒險(xiǎn),我們要追隨自己的夢(mèng)想。最終,男村民們也表示同意,作者在村民們的歡呼中出發(fā)了。1.A.formally B.surelyC.especially D.fortunately【解析】選B。我是一個(gè)西方女人,作為一名外國(guó)來(lái)的女性想要爬這座山,村民們不免感到擔(dān)憂(yōu),結(jié)合文章可知,這座山肯定(surely)是當(dāng)?shù)氐哪行院团砸约巴鈦?lái)的男性才攀登。2.A.achieved B.wanderedC.explored D.arrived【解析】選D。結(jié)合上文aWesternfemale和空格后unacpaniedandwantedtoclimbthemountain可知,我作為一名西方女性,在無(wú)人陪伴的情況下來(lái)到(arrive)這里,并且想爬一座山。3.A.rare B.typicalC.disgusting D.ridiculous【解析】選A。rare罕見(jiàn)的;typical典型的;disgusting厭惡的;ridiculous荒謬的。結(jié)合空格所在句中可知,我作為一名西方的女性,在無(wú)人陪伴的情況下想要爬這座山,而以往爬山的都是本地的男性女性村民或者外來(lái)的男性,因此可以推斷出,我一個(gè)西方女性獨(dú)自爬這座山,這是十分罕見(jiàn)的。4.A.consulting B.attemptingC.preparing D.operating【解析】選C。結(jié)合空格所在句中inresearchandinphysicalstrength可知,我做了調(diào)查研究和體力方面的準(zhǔn)備。5.A.reward B.invitationC.mand D.permit【解析】選D。結(jié)合空格所在句中Ihadgotfromtheirgovernmentauthorizingmyclimb可知,我得到了他們政府的許可,授權(quán)我攀登。6.A.generous B.pleasedC.curious D.satisfied【解析】選B。結(jié)合空格所在句中keeptheirlocaltraditionsandhireoneoftheirvillagersasaguide可知,保留他們當(dāng)?shù)氐膫鹘y(tǒng),并聘請(qǐng)他們的一名村民作為向?qū)?這對(duì)我爬山是有利的,因此我很樂(lè)意。7.A.concerns B.thrillsC.surprises D.problems【解析】選A。結(jié)合第三段第一句可知,男村民告訴我,我遇到的“快泥”將會(huì)把我吞沒(méi)。由此可以看出,即使我雇當(dāng)?shù)卮迕駷橄驅(qū)?也不能減輕他們對(duì)我的擔(dān)憂(yōu)。8.A.ledto B.appealedtoC.happenedto D.belongedto【解析】選C。ledto導(dǎo)致;appealedto呼吁;懇求;happenedto發(fā)生;belongedto屬于。結(jié)合上文可知,男村民們告訴我,我遇到的“快泥”會(huì)把我吞沒(méi)。這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折,意為然而他們記不起有誰(shuí)真正發(fā)生過(guò)這么糟糕的事。9.A.bargain B.dilemmaC.challenge D.possibility【解析】選D。bargain交易;dilemma困境;challenge挑戰(zhàn);possibility可能性。結(jié)合空格所在句中theyseemedconvinceditwasareal可知,村民們似乎確信quickmud吞人是真的有可能。10.A.fancy B.supportC.praise D.admiration【解析】選B。結(jié)合空格所在句中Thevillagewomen,however,smiledatme可知,然而,村里的婦女對(duì)我微笑,并且轉(zhuǎn)折表示與男人態(tài)度不一樣,所以這微笑顯示了她們對(duì)我的支持(support)。11.A.finished B.enjoyedC.continued D.suggested【解析】選C。男村民們告訴我,我遇到的“快泥”會(huì)把我吞沒(méi)。由此可知,男人們是不支持我去登山的。他們繼續(xù)向我講述不可預(yù)測(cè)的危險(xiǎn)故事。12.A.determined B.annoyedC.delighted D.embarrassed【解析】選A。determined堅(jiān)決的;annoyed惱怒的;delighted高興的;embarrassed尷尬的。我姑姑的話一直在我耳邊回響——最大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)就是不冒險(xiǎn)。由此可知,由于姑姑的話語(yǔ),我下定了決心,要冒險(xiǎn)去爬這座山。13.A.alarming B.ringingC.breaking D.exploding【解析】選B。結(jié)合空格所在句中myaunt’swordskept...inmyears可知,姑姑的話語(yǔ)一直在我耳邊回響,表示對(duì)我的激勵(lì)。14.A.observe B.rememberC.choose D.follow【解析】選D。結(jié)合空格所在句中myaunt’swordskeptringinginmyears—thegreatestriskisnottakingarisk可知,我姑姑的話一直在我耳邊回響——最大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)就是不冒險(xiǎn)。所以姑姑是在鼓勵(lì)我要追隨夢(mèng)想。15.A.arrangement B.outeC.exchange D.explanation【解析】選A。結(jié)合下文可知,除了我要雇的當(dāng)?shù)叵驅(qū)?他們還希望我雇三個(gè)帶槍的保鏢來(lái)保護(hù)自己?？芍?村里做了另外的一項(xiàng)安排符合題意,這項(xiàng)安排似乎讓他們對(duì)我的攀登感到放心。16.A.warned B.allowedC.wished D.reminded【解析】選C。結(jié)合空格所在句中hirethreeguardswithguns,forprotection可知,村民們希望我去雇三個(gè)帶槍的保鏢來(lái)保護(hù)自己,符合文意。17.A.joined B.expectedC.forted D.appreciated【解析】選A。結(jié)合空格所在句中notonlybymynewmountainsupportteam,butalsobyeveryvillagewoman可知,我得到了登山支援小組和村里婦女的支持。因此加入的不僅是山地支援小組,還有村里的婦女。18.A.defense B.searchC.possession D.celebration【解析】選D。結(jié)合空格所在句中的avictory可知,我們好像是在慶祝勝利。incelebrationof為固定搭配,意為慶?！?。19.A.helping B.teachingC.acpanying D.protecting【解析】選C。根據(jù)上文的bymynewmountainsupportteam,butalsobyeveryvillagewoman.可知,和我一道的不僅有我新組成的登山支援小組,還有這個(gè)村子里的所有女人。所以可推出,這些女村民們陪著我。20.A.relief B.acplishmentC.justice D.responsibility【解析】選B。我知道我不是第一個(gè)攀登上的西方女性,但是由于有這些女村民們陪伴我,所以我感到一種強(qiáng)烈的成就感。Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空(2021·武漢模擬)閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Today,muchoftheworld’soceanisstillamystery.Only5percentofit1.(explore)sofar.Infact,weknowmoreaboutsomeareasofMars2.somepartsoftheworld’socean.Newtechnology,however,ishelpingscientistsexplorethese3.(hide)worlds.Forexample,scientistsareusing4.underwatervehiclecalledDeepSeatoexploreseamountsunderwatermountains.ScientistshaveusedDeepSeatostudyLasGemelas,anareaofseamountsnearCostaRica.Ahuge5.(vary)ofspecieslivearoundLasGemelas.Someofthesespeciesmayhavechemicals6.canhelppeoplefightillnesses.The7.(deep)locationoftheearthistheMarianaTrenchinthePacificOcean.Theoceanfloorthereisapproximately11,000metersdeep.In2012,filmmakerandexplorerJamesCameronreachedtheMarianaTrenchinavehiclecalledDeepSeaChallenger.Hewasthefirst8.(plete)thejourneyalone.Camerontook9.(photo)andmadevideosontheoceanfloor.DeepSeaexplorationalsohelpsusinotherways.Forexample,wearelearninghowunderwaterearthquakescausetsunamis.AsCameronsays,“Thisisthe10.(begin)ofopeningupanewfrontier.”【文章大意】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。世界上的大部分海洋仍然是個(gè)謎,然而,新技術(shù)正在幫助科學(xué)家探索這些隱藏的世界。文章介紹科學(xué)家對(duì)地球上最深的地方——太平洋的馬里亞納海溝的探索。1.【解析】hasbeenexplored。考查現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)和主謂一致。句子主語(yǔ)是Only5percentofit,單數(shù)第三人稱(chēng),和謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞explore之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,再根據(jù)sofar“到目前為止”,可知句子用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。2.【解析】than?？疾檫B詞than。根據(jù)more可知此處是比較級(jí)。3.【解析】hidden?？疾檫^(guò)去分詞作前置定語(yǔ)。此處worlds和hide之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,是過(guò)去分詞作前置定語(yǔ)。4.【解析】an?？疾椴欢ü谠~。此處underwater讀音以元音音素開(kāi)頭,前面加an表示“一種水下的工具”。5.【解析】variety?？疾楣潭ㄔ~組。avarietyof“各種各樣的”。所以此處用名詞,所給詞vary是動(dòng)詞,其名詞形式是variety。6.【解析】that/which?？疾槎ㄕZ(yǔ)從句。此處chemicals是先行詞,指物,放在后面的定語(yǔ)從句中作主語(yǔ),所以由that/which來(lái)引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。7.【解析】deepest?？疾樾稳菰~最高級(jí)。馬里亞納海溝是地球上“最深的”地方,所以這里用形容詞最高級(jí)。8.【解析】toplete?？疾閯?dòng)詞不定式作后置定語(yǔ)。固定用法:thefirst(second...)todosth.“做某事的第一(第二……)個(gè)……”。此處是動(dòng)詞不定式作后置定語(yǔ)。9.【解析】photos?？疾槊~復(fù)數(shù)。固定搭配:takephotos“拍照”。10.【解析】beginning?？疾槊~。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)the_________(begin)of可知the用在名詞前面。

閱讀填句(2021·衡水模擬)Peoplemayhavesomeunclearmemoriesoftheirchildhood,butalmosteveryonewillrememberthebeautifulprincessandthecruelqueeninSnowWhite,theinnocentlittlegirlandthegreedybiggraywolfinLittleRedRidingHood.1Forexample,“Truelovecanovereanything”,and“Evenafrogcanturnintoaprince”.However,atacertainage,westarttolearnnewthingsaboutlife,particularlythatlovedoesn’talwayswin,andthatafrogisjustafrog.

2JustlookatanimatedfilmslikeTheLionKingandFrozen,whichhavemillionsoffansyoungandold.Andthisyear’sLucerneFestivalinSwitzerland—aclassicalmusicfestival—willalsofeaturethethemesof“Childhood”and“Fairytales”.

“Fairytalesendurebecausetheyarethestoriesofourlivesintheirmoststrippeddownform,”wroteUSauthorLauraPacker.“Theyarestoriesofloveandloss,desireanddeath,richesandruin.”3Butifchildrenonlyseejustonesideofreality,adultsusuallyseetheother.Forexample,inthemovieMaleficent,we’retoldthetaleofSleepingBeautyfromtheperspectiveoftheevilqueen.4Instead,shesuffersgreatlossesgrowingup,leadingtothecreationofher“evil”side.AndinUSauthorJamesFinnGamer’sbook“PoliticallyCorrectBedtimeStories”,hetellstheclassicstoryof“LittleRedRidingHood”,butwithamoderntouch.

5Theymayusuallystartwith“Onceuponatime”butaswegrowolder,welearnthatever