高考英语一轮复习 Unit 2 The Olympic Games达标巩固练(含解析)新人教版必修2

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马明风整理

Unit 2 The Olympic Games

李仕才

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“It's a big hammer to crack a nut.” This is how one angry parent described

the recent crackdown(严厉的打击) by London police on parents who drop their kids

off at school by car.Yes，you read that correctly－the very mode of transportation

that many American schools insist is the only safe way to deliver kids to school

is now considered illegal in the UK.

The decision to fine any vehicles seen dropping off or picking up kids within

a particular zone of east London comes from city councilors'(议员) long­term efforts

to make the area safer and less crowded.They say they've been trying for years “to

encourage reasonable parking”，but in vain.Neighborhood residents complain

frequently about their driveways being blocked by illegally parked cars for 15

minutes or more，often while they're trying to get to work，and the streets are long

overcrowded.

Now the rules have changed.Some parents are angry.Angie is a mother who made

the “big hammer” comment and says the crackdown is “way over the top”．The nearest

drop­off point for her six­year­old is now a five­minute walk from the school.Others

are happy with the decision，severe though it may seem.

Councilor Jason Frost said：“Traffic has been clearly reduced，and more children

are now walking to school，which is a great outcome.I would rather have complaints

that we are slightly inconveniencing parents than hear that a child had been

seriously injured because nothing was done.”

I witness daily the chaos(混乱)created by these in­town drivers，when I walk

my own kids to school.There's a parking lot crowded with vehicles and a slow­moving

train of cars moving in circles，many filling the air with harmful smoke.Meanwhile，the conversations around overweight children and the importance of daily physical

activities continue to stand out in schools.

1．Why is Angie opposed to the new rule?

A．She is often fined by London police. 》》》》》》》》》积一时之跬步 臻千里之遥程《《《《《《《《《《《《

马明风整理 B．She will lose her job as a school driver.

C．She has adapted to the American practice.

D．She thinks it adds inconvenience to her kid.

2．Why has the new rule been made according to Jason Frost?

A．On account of many complaints.

B．Because of students' health problem.

C．Owing to safety concern.

D．Due to air pollution.

3．What can be seen after the crackdown is carried out?

A．Less daily chaos.

B．Support from all people.

C．More overweight children.

D．Complaints from neighbors.

4．What is the main idea of the text?

A．Parents attempt to resist a school rule.

B．London police cause widespread anger.

C．American schools care more about kids' safety.

D．Different voices are heard on a new traffic policy.

【解题导语】本文讲述伦敦自实行在学校门口严禁停车这一做法以来的变化。

【难句分析】The decision to fine any vehicles seen dropping off or picking up

kids within a particular zone of east London comes from city councilors'(议员)long­term efforts to make the area safer and less crowded.

分析：这是一个简单句。句中不定式短语to fine any vehicles作decision的后置定语；过去分词短语seen...London作vehicles的后置定语；dropping off or picking up kids作补语，补充说明vehicles；不定式短语to make the area safer and less crowded作efforts的后置定语。

译文：对任何在特定区域内被看见停车或者接送小孩的车辆进行罚款的决定来自市议员的长期努力，这些努力是为了使这些区域更加安全和少些拥挤。

1．D 考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“The nearest drop­off point for her

six­year­old is now a five­minute walk from the school”可知，对于她6岁的孩子来说，最近的下车点离学校有五分钟的步行路程，据此可推知，Angie认为不能在校门口停车给孩子带来不便。所以选项D正确。选项A的意思是“伦敦警察经常对她进行罚款”，选项B意思是“她将失去校车司机这份工作”，这两个选项的信息在文章中都没有出现，所以都是错误的；虽然文章第一段提到这种在校门口就让小孩下车的方法在美国是常见的方式，但》》》》》》》》》积一时之跬步 臻千里之遥程《《《《《《《《《《《《

马明风整理 如今在伦敦却是非法的，但是没有提到Angie已经适应了美国的这种惯例，所以选项C也是错误的。

2．C 考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“long­term efforts to make the area safer

and less crowded”可知，选项C的表述“Owing to safety concern”是正确的。所以选项C正确。

3．A 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Traffic has been clearly reduced, and more

children are now walking to school, which is a great outcome”可知，车辆已经明显减少，许多孩子正在步行上学，这是最大的结果，所以选项A正确。

4．D 考查主旨大意。根据全文可知，伦敦学校门口家长停车造成安全事故和交通堵塞，因此议员提议对这一现象进行制止，由此引发家长的议论。因此选项D符合题意。选项A“家长尽力抵制这项校规”是以偏概全；根据第三段中的“Some parents are angry”可知选项B的表述“伦敦警察引发了广泛的愤怒”也是不符合实际的，所以也是错误的；C项表述与文章内容不符，故排除。

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Do you make friends __1__(easy)? Do a wall­sit test and you'll find out.

Researchers at the University of Oxford did __2__study with 101 participants

aged between 18 and 34. Participants first __3__(fill) out questionnaires about

their social lives, and they were then asked __4__ (press) against a wall with their

__5__(knee) at right angles (直角) for as long as they could, __6__can be really

painful.

The results showed that the longer the participants held the position, the bigger

__7__(they) outer network—or distant friends they contacted once or twice a