Unit12 Fact and fantasy 課時達標檢測（必修2，含2024年模擬試題，含答案解析）

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1.How could your friends have become

　　so generous overnight？What you told me is________belief.

　　A.within B.across

　　C.against

　　D.beyond

　　解析:選D。beyond belief難以置信。

　　2.(2024·高考重慶卷)Sam has been appointed ________ manager of the engineering department to take ________ place of George.

　　A./，/

　　B.the，/

　　C.the，the

　　D./, the

　　解析:選D。考查冠詞。句意:薩姆已被任命為工程部經理來代替喬治的位置。工程部經理是獨一無二的職位，此種情況下manager之前不用冠詞；take the place of“代替，取代”，為固定短語。

　　3.I was lucky to catch the train at the last minute.Hardly had I gone________when it started to leave.

　　A.to abroad

　　B.abroad

　　C.to aboard

　　D.aboard

　　解析:選D。abroad是副詞，不能跟在介詞后面；go aboard“上車；上船；登機”。go abroad(出國)，在此不合句意。

　　4.Don’t________any longer，Jim！Such a good opportunity may never come again if you let it go this time，you know.

　　A.consider

　　B.hesitate

　　C.interrupt

　　D.respond

　　解析:選B。Don’t hesitate any longer.意為“別再猶豫，機不可失，時不再來。”

　　5.The teaching method sounds great，and I will________it to my English classes to see if it works well in practice.

　　A.devote

　　B.contribute

　　C.adapt

　　D.apply

　　解析:選D。apply it (the teaching method)to my English classes“把這種教學方法運用到我的英語課堂上”。

　　6.Atkinson has been told that rest is the only cure ________his ankle injury.

　　A.about

　　B.on

　　C.for

　　D.to

　　解析:選C。cure for sth. ……的療法。

　　7.—________that the dog managed to get to the city that is 1,200 miles away from his owner’s house?

　　—Oh，he got on a train.

　　A.Where was it

　　B.What was it

　　C.How was it

　　D.When was it

　　答案:C

　　8.(2011·高考浙江卷)He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ________ at a hotel for the night.

　　A.putting down

　　B.putting off

　　C.putting on

　　D.putting up

　　解析:選D。句意:他決定當晚直接開車回家，而不住旅館。本題考查動詞詞組辨析。put down鎮壓、記下、降落；put off推遲、延期；put on穿上、戴上；put up舉起、建造、提高、投宿。

　　9.I got tired of all her negative remarks.I told her never to ________my house.

　　A.set up

　　B.set off

　　C.set aside

　　D.set foot in

　　答案:D

　　10.As the football match was________，we kept cheering on both teams.

　　A.in progress

　　B.in public

　　C.in trouble

　　D.in order

　　答案:A

　　11.He told us whether________professionals to solve problems was still under discussion.

　　A.to rely on

　　B.relying on

　　C.rely on

　　D.relied on

　　解析:選A。whether 可與不定式搭配，意為“是否去做某事”。“whether＋不定式”可在句中充當主語、賓語、表語、介詞賓語等。

　　12.Please do me a favor—________the carrots and put them in the pot.

　　A.to cut up

　　B.cut up

　　C.cutting up

　　D.cuts up

　　解析:選B。句中破折號表示解釋說明，空格處表示的語氣應為祈使意義，所以用動詞原形。

　　13.(2024·高考全國卷Ⅰ)I________ use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the train comes by my house.

　　A.couldn’t

　　B.mustn’t

　　C.shouldn’t

　　D.needn’t

　　解析:選D。考查情態動詞。由題干中的關鍵信息because at six o’clock each morning the train comes by my house可以推斷，“我”不需要使用鬧鐘把我叫醒，所以D項意義正確。A項為“不可能”；B項為“禁止，不準”；C項為“不應該”；D項為“沒有必要”。解題時一定要注意后置語境的提示作用。

　　14.In the eighteenth century，Benjamin Franklin conducted a series of flying kite experiments，which threw________upon the mystery of lightening.

　　A.light

　　B.electricity

　　C.brightness

　　D.doubt

　　解析:選A。throw light on/upon是固定短語，意思是“使……較容易理解”。

　　15.—The boy looks familiar to me.

　　—So he does to me.He________me of a classmate of mine，especially when he smiles.

　　A.warns

　　B.informs

　　C.reminds

　　D.mentions

　　解析:選C。remind sb.of ... 使某人想起……。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·陜西臨汾模擬)When we were young，we had dreams and expectations.We imagine things，we keep thinking about what we want to be，what we want to do，what makes us proud and happy and what we will become.

　　We grew up，and everything seemed like having its own way.We accept our success or failures and we move on.The change，the need to do the important things，the jobs，the pressures and the failures，all kill part of our dreams.

　　Things have changed，but they cannot really take away the dreams.We still have to dream on，to realize our desires，our wants，our future，even when we are considered too old for such things.Cornel Sanders started his business when he was sixty，and started the whole successful KFC business.The main thing is not the age whether being too old，or too young，but it is the desire to dream on，and the courage to realize it.

　　Having a dream，taking it to sleep，thinking about it，planning it，and adding all the fun to our dreams will make us a bit closer to the realization of our dreams.

　　Businessmen start with a dream，a simple wish of small restaurant operation，or a huge business of real-estate(房地產)development，or a training center for English education，or just any other self-employed money earning fun.

　　The ability to dream on is one of the fine qualities of human race that other animals do not have.So dream on，and put a deadline:make it a giant dream，a small one，an old one，a newfound one，a hobby related one，a change of life one，a religious one，a stupid one，or just whatever...just continue to dream on...Then，Just Go and Do It!

　　1.According to the passage，which of the following may NOT cause the failure of our dreams?

　　A.Changes in life.

　　B.Jobs.

　　C.Pressures.

　　D.Working hard.

　　解析:選D。根據第二段第三句“The change，...our dreams.”可知D項未談到。

　　2.The writer mentioned KFC in this passage in order to tell us________.

　　A.if you want to succeed，you have to wait to work at 60

　　B.KFC is quite popular with all the young people in the world

　　C.it is not the age but the desire and courage that makes your dream come true

　　D.Cornel Sanders，the founder of KFC had a dream when he was young

　　解析:選C。根據第三段最后一句可知。

　　3.What does the underlined word“giant”in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

　　A.Big.

　　B.Small.

　　C.Wise.

　　D.Common.

　　解析:選A。根據下文“a small one”可知，giant是small 的反義詞，故選A。

　　4.Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

　　A.Dream on

　　B.Dream and Facts

　　C.KFC and Dream

　　D.One World，One Dream

　　解析:選A。本文主要教育我們要追逐自己的夢想，永不放棄，故選A。

　　B

　　(2024·廣西高考名校聯考信息優化卷四)Alaska is home to 23 national parks，which make up two-thirds of the United States’ 83 million acres of national parkland.In 2010，those parks attracted more than 2.2 million visitors.But since conditions are everchanging at the parks，here’s a quick round-up of what to keep in mind before visiting.

　　Denali Park road closure－This autumn，Denali Park Road will be closed at Mile 3，from 1 October to 23 November，due to a road maintenance project.Hikers and bikers should be aware of heavy machinery usage during this time.

　　Denali mudslides－In Denali National Park and Reserve，the ice-rich permafrost(永凍土層)is thawing，leaving behind a mud slurry that can’t support the weight of soil and vegetation.One consequence is the threat of mudslides.Check conditions at Denali’s homepage before visiting.

　　Fee increase for Denali (Mount McKinley)—Starting 1 January，it will be more expensive to climb Mount McKinley，the highest mountain in North America.Climbers for ages 16 and up face fees of $350 per person，and climbers ages 15 and under will have to pay $250 per person.Fees for both groups are currently $200.

　　Bear activity—In Glacier Bay National Park，there have been recent black bear sightings reported near Bartlett River.There have also been bear sightings in Wrangell-St Elias，near the Nugget Creek public use cabin and the Amphitheater Creek area near Nizina River.The Alaska Department of National Resources offers several bear safety tips to help travellers prepare for any outdoor trip through Alaska’s parks.

　　Rerouted trails around Exit Glacier—If you have visited Kenai Fjords National Park in the past，some hiking trails have changed.The reason is that Alaska’s warming climate has caused Exit Glacier，one of the park’s most popular attractions，to retreat.(The melting glacier has retreated about two miles over the last 200 years.)Take a look at park maps before going out on a trek.

　　Exit Glacier floods—Runoff from the melting Exit Glacier has been known to cause floods in Kenai Fjords National Park in summer，autumn and spring.Check Alaska’s National Park Service page for updates on road closures due to flooding.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文為去阿拉斯加旅游的人提出了多方面的注意事項。

　　5.Why will Denali Park Road be closed this autumn?

　　A.There is the threat of mudslides.

　　B.The glacier is being melted.

　　C.The road needs repairing.

　　D.The road will be widened.

　　解析:選C。細節理解題。根據第二段中的“This autumn，Denali Park Road will be closed at Mile 3，from 1 October to 23 November，due to a road maintenance project.”可知C項正確。

　　6.On May Day，a couple with their 14-year-old child will pay __________for climbing Mount McKinley.

　　A.$600

　　B.$800

　　C.$900

　　D.$950

　　解析:選D。簡單計算題。根據第四段可知，攀登Mount Mckinley從1月1日起漲價，再由“Climbers for ages 16 and up face fees of $350 per person，and climbers ages 15 and under will have to pay $250 per person.”可知答案為350×2＋250＝950。

　　7.Where is this passage most probably taken from?

　　A.A newspaper.

　　B.A geography book.

　　C.A website.

　　D.A travel guide.

　　解析:選C。推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“Check Alaska’s National Park Service page for updates on road closures due to flooding.”可推斷該篇文章來源于互聯網。

　　8.What’s the purpose of the passage?

　　A.To advertise for Alaska.

　　B.To introduce some places of interest in Alaska.

　　C.To attract visitors to Alaska.

　　D.To list things to remember before visiting Alaska.

　　解析:選D。推理判斷題。根據第一段第三句“But since conditions are ever-changing at the parks，here’s a quick round-up of what to keep in mind before visiting.”可知答案。

　　Unit12 Fact and fantasy 課時達標檢測（必修2，含2024年模擬試題，含答案解析）

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1.How could your friends have become

　　so generous overnight？What you told me is________belief.

　　A.within B.across

　　C.against

　　D.beyond

　　解析:選D。beyond belief難以置信。

　　2.(2024·高考重慶卷)Sam has been appointed ________ manager of the engineering department to take ________ place of George.

　　A./，/

　　B.the，/

　　C.the，the

　　D./, the

　　解析:選D。考查冠詞。句意:薩姆已被任命為工程部經理來代替喬治的位置。工程部經理是獨一無二的職位，此種情況下manager之前不用冠詞；take the place of“代替，取代”，為固定短語。

　　3.I was lucky to catch the train at the last minute.Hardly had I gone________when it started to leave.

　　A.to abroad

　　B.abroad

　　C.to aboard

　　D.aboard

　　解析:選D。abroad是副詞，不能跟在介詞后面；go aboard“上車；上船；登機”。go abroad(出國)，在此不合句意。

　　4.Don’t________any longer，Jim！Such a good opportunity may never come again if you let it go this time，you know.

　　A.consider

　　B.hesitate

　　C.interrupt

　　D.respond

　　解析:選B。Don’t hesitate any longer.意為“別再猶豫，機不可失，時不再來。”

　　5.The teaching method sounds great，and I will________it to my English classes to see if it works well in practice.

　　A.devote

　　B.contribute

　　C.adapt

　　D.apply

　　解析:選D。apply it (the teaching method)to my English classes“把這種教學方法運用到我的英語課堂上”。

　　6.Atkinson has been told that rest is the only cure ________his ankle injury.

　　A.about

　　B.on

　　C.for

　　D.to

　　解析:選C。cure for sth. ……的療法。

　　7.—________that the dog managed to get to the city that is 1,200 miles away from his owner’s house?

　　—Oh，he got on a train.

　　A.Where was it

　　B.What was it

　　C.How was it

　　D.When was it

　　答案:C

　　8.(2011·高考浙江卷)He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ________ at a hotel for the night.

　　A.putting down

　　B.putting off

　　C.putting on

　　D.putting up

　　解析:選D。句意:他決定當晚直接開車回家，而不住旅館。本題考查動詞詞組辨析。put down鎮壓、記下、降落；put off推遲、延期；put on穿上、戴上；put up舉起、建造、提高、投宿。

　　9.I got tired of all her negative remarks.I told her never to ________my house.

　　A.set up

　　B.set off

　　C.set aside

　　D.set foot in

　　答案:D

　　10.As the football match was________，we kept cheering on both teams.

　　A.in progress

　　B.in public

　　C.in trouble

　　D.in order

　　答案:A

　　11.He told us whether________professionals to solve problems was still under discussion.

　　A.to rely on

　　B.relying on

　　C.rely on

　　D.relied on

　　解析:選A。whether 可與不定式搭配，意為“是否去做某事”。“whether＋不定式”可在句中充當主語、賓語、表語、介詞賓語等。

　　12.Please do me a favor—________the carrots and put them in the pot.

　　A.to cut up

　　B.cut up

　　C.cutting up

　　D.cuts up

　　解析:選B。句中破折號表示解釋說明，空格處表示的語氣應為祈使意義，所以用動詞原形。

　　13.(2024·高考全國卷Ⅰ)I________ use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the train comes by my house.

　　A.couldn’t

　　B.mustn’t

　　C.shouldn’t

　　D.needn’t

　　解析:選D。考查情態動詞。由題干中的關鍵信息because at six o’clock each morning the train comes by my house可以推斷，“我”不需要使用鬧鐘把我叫醒，所以D項意義正確。A項為“不可能”；B項為“禁止，不準”；C項為“不應該”；D項為“沒有必要”。解題時一定要注意后置語境的提示作用。

　　14.In the eighteenth century，Benjamin Franklin conducted a series of flying kite experiments，which threw________upon the mystery of lightening.

　　A.light

　　B.electricity

　　C.brightness

　　D.doubt

　　解析:選A。throw light on/upon是固定短語，意思是“使……較容易理解”。

　　15.—The boy looks familiar to me.

　　—So he does to me.He________me of a classmate of mine，especially when he smiles.

　　A.warns

　　B.informs

　　C.reminds

　　D.mentions

　　解析:選C。remind sb.of ... 使某人想起……。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·陜西臨汾模擬)When we were young，we had dreams and expectations.We imagine things，we keep thinking about what we want to be，what we want to do，what makes us proud and happy and what we will become.

　　We grew up，and everything seemed like having its own way.We accept our success or failures and we move on.The change，the need to do the important things，the jobs，the pressures and the failures，all kill part of our dreams.

　　Things have changed，but they cannot really take away the dreams.We still have to dream on，to realize our desires，our wants，our future，even when we are considered too old for such things.Cornel Sanders started his business when he was sixty，and started the whole successful KFC business.The main thing is not the age whether being too old，or too young，but it is the desire to dream on，and the courage to realize it.

　　Having a dream，taking it to sleep，thinking about it，planning it，and adding all the fun to our dreams will make us a bit closer to the realization of our dreams.

　　Businessmen start with a dream，a simple wish of small restaurant operation，or a huge business of real-estate(房地產)development，or a training center for English education，or just any other self-employed money earning fun.

　　The ability to dream on is one of the fine qualities of human race that other animals do not have.So dream on，and put a deadline:make it a giant dream，a small one，an old one，a newfound one，a hobby related one，a change of life one，a religious one，a stupid one，or just whatever...just continue to dream on...Then，Just Go and Do It!

　　1.According to the passage，which of the following may NOT cause the failure of our dreams?

　　A.Changes in life.

　　B.Jobs.

　　C.Pressures.

　　D.Working hard.

　　解析:選D。根據第二段第三句“The change，...our dreams.”可知D項未談到。

　　2.The writer mentioned KFC in this passage in order to tell us________.

　　A.if you want to succeed，you have to wait to work at 60

　　B.KFC is quite popular with all the young people in the world

　　C.it is not the age but the desire and courage that makes your dream come true

　　D.Cornel Sanders，the founder of KFC had a dream when he was young

　　解析:選C。根據第三段最后一句可知。

　　3.What does the underlined word“giant”in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

　　A.Big.

　　B.Small.

　　C.Wise.

　　D.Common.

　　解析:選A。根據下文“a small one”可知，giant是small 的反義詞，故選A。

　　4.Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

　　A.Dream on

　　B.Dream and Facts

　　C.KFC and Dream

　　D.One World，One Dream

　　解析:選A。本文主要教育我們要追逐自己的夢想，永不放棄，故選A。

　　B

　　(2024·廣西高考名校聯考信息優化卷四)Alaska is home to 23 national parks，which make up two-thirds of the United States’ 83 million acres of national parkland.In 2010，those parks attracted more than 2.2 million visitors.But since conditions are everchanging at the parks，here’s a quick round-up of what to keep in mind before visiting.

　　Denali Park road closure－This autumn，Denali Park Road will be closed at Mile 3，from 1 October to 23 November，due to a road maintenance project.Hikers and bikers should be aware of heavy machinery usage during this time.

　　Denali mudslides－In Denali National Park and Reserve，the ice-rich permafrost(永凍土層)is thawing，leaving behind a mud slurry that can’t support the weight of soil and vegetation.One consequence is the threat of mudslides.Check conditions at Denali’s homepage before visiting.

　　Fee increase for Denali (Mount McKinley)—Starting 1 January，it will be more expensive to climb Mount McKinley，the highest mountain in North America.Climbers for ages 16 and up face fees of $350 per person，and climbers ages 15 and under will have to pay $250 per person.Fees for both groups are currently $200.

　　Bear activity—In Glacier Bay National Park，there have been recent black bear sightings reported near Bartlett River.There have also been bear sightings in Wrangell-St Elias，near the Nugget Creek public use cabin and the Amphitheater Creek area near Nizina River.The Alaska Department of National Resources offers several bear safety tips to help travellers prepare for any outdoor trip through Alaska’s parks.

　　Rerouted trails around Exit Glacier—If you have visited Kenai Fjords National Park in the past，some hiking trails have changed.The reason is that Alaska’s warming climate has caused Exit Glacier，one of the park’s most popular attractions，to retreat.(The melting glacier has retreated about two miles over the last 200 years.)Take a look at park maps before going out on a trek.

　　Exit Glacier floods—Runoff from the melting Exit Glacier has been known to cause floods in Kenai Fjords National Park in summer，autumn and spring.Check Alaska’s National Park Service page for updates on road closures due to flooding.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文為去阿拉斯加旅游的人提出了多方面的注意事項。

　　5.Why will Denali Park Road be closed this autumn?

　　A.There is the threat of mudslides.

　　B.The glacier is being melted.

　　C.The road needs repairing.

　　D.The road will be widened.

　　解析:選C。細節理解題。根據第二段中的“This autumn，Denali Park Road will be closed at Mile 3，from 1 October to 23 November，due to a road maintenance project.”可知C項正確。

　　6.On May Day，a couple with their 14-year-old child will pay __________for climbing Mount McKinley.

　　A.$600

　　B.$800

　　C.$900

　　D.$950

　　解析:選D。簡單計算題。根據第四段可知，攀登Mount Mckinley從1月1日起漲價，再由“Climbers for ages 16 and up face fees of $350 per person，and climbers ages 15 and under will have to pay $250 per person.”可知答案為350×2＋250＝950。

　　7.Where is this passage most probably taken from?

　　A.A newspaper.

　　B.A geography book.

　　C.A website.

　　D.A travel guide.

　　解析:選C。推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“Check Alaska’s National Park Service page for updates on road closures due to flooding.”可推斷該篇文章來源于互聯網。

　　8.What’s the purpose of the passage?

　　A.To advertise for Alaska.

　　B.To introduce some places of interest in Alaska.

　　C.To attract visitors to Alaska.

　　D.To list things to remember before visiting Alaska.

　　解析:選D。推理判斷題。根據第一段第三句“But since conditions are ever-changing at the parks，here’s a quick round-up of what to keep in mind before visiting.”可知答案。