2020_2021学年新教材高中英语单元素养评价(一)新人教版必修1

- 1 - 单元素养评价（一）

第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)

第一节(共15小题; 每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分)

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS

Animals Out of Paper

Yolo! Productions and the Great Griffon present the play by Rajiv Joseph, in

which an origami(折纸术)artist invites a teenage talent and his teacher into her

studio. Merri Milwe directs. In previews. Opens Feb. 12. (West Park Presbyterian

Church, 165 W. 86th St. 212-868-4444. )

The Audience

Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about Queen Elizabeth II of the

UK and her private meetings with twelve Prime Ministers in the course of sixty years.

Stephen Daldry directs. Also starring Dylan Baker and Judith Ivey. Previews begin

Feb. 14. (Schoenfeld, 236 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200. )

Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical about Alexander Hamilton, in which the

birth of America is presented as an immigrant story. Thomas Kail directs. In previews.

Opens Feb. 17. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555. )

On the Twentieth Century

Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher star in the musical comedy by Betty Comden

and Adolph Green, about a Broadway producer who tries to win a movie star’s love

during a cross-country train journey. Scott Ellis directs, for Roundabout Theatre

Company. Previews begin Feb. 12. (American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St.

212-719-1300. )

【文章大意】这是一篇应用文。这篇文章对一些话剧的开幕和新剧首映进行了介绍。

21. What is the play by Rajiv Joseph probably about?

A. A type of art. B. A teenager’s studio. - 2 - C. A great teacher. D. A group of animals.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据话剧Animals Out of Paper中的Productions and the Great

Griffon present the play by Rajiv Joseph, in which an origami artist invites a teenage

talent and his teacher into her studio. 可知, Rajiv Joseph创作的话剧是关于一种折纸艺术。

22. Who is the director of The Audience?

A. Helen Mirren. B. Peter Morgan.

C. Dylan Baker. D. Stephen Daldry.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据话剧The Audience中的Stephen Daldry directs. 可知, 本剧是Stephen Daldry导演的。

23. Which play will you go to if you are interested in American history?

A. Animals Out of Paper.

B. The Audience.

C. Hamilton.

D. On the Twentieth Century.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据话剧Hamilton中的Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical

about Alexander Hamilton, in which the birth of America is presented as an immigrant

story. 可知, 话剧Hamilton的主题是美国的诞生, 由此可知, 如果你对美国历史感兴趣,

你可以看这部话剧。

B

Would you BET on the future of this man? He is 53 years old. Most of his adult

life has been a losing struggle against debt and misfortune. A war injury has made

his left hand stop functioning, and he has often been in prison. Driven by

heaven-knows-what motives, he determines to write a book.

The book turns out to be one that has appealed to the world for more than 350

years. That former prisoner was Cervantes, and the book was Don Quixote(《堂吉诃德》). And the story poses an interesting question: why do some people discover new

vitality and creativity to the end of their days, while others go to seed long before?

We’ve all known people who run out of steam

before they reach life’s halfway

mark. I’m not talking about those who fail to get to the top. We can’t all get there. - 3 - I’m talking about people who have stopped learning on growing because they have

adopted the fixed attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years.

Most of us, in fact, progressively narrow the variety of our lives. We succeed

in our field of specialization and then become trapped in it. Nothing surprises us.

We lose our sense of wonder. But, if we are willing to learn, the opportunities are

everywhere.

The things we learn in maturity seldom involve information and skills. We learn

to bear with the things we can’t change. We learn to avoid self-pity. We learn that

however much we try to please, some people are never going to love us—an idea that

troubles at first but is eventually relaxing.

With high motivation and enthusiasm, we can keep on learning. Then we will know

how important it is to have meaning in our life. However, we can achieve meaning only

if we have made a commitment to something larger than our own little egos(自我),

whether to loved ones, to fellow humans, to work, or to some moral concept.

Many of us equate(视……等同于)“commitment” with such “caring” occupations

as teaching and nursing. But doing any ordinary job as well as one can is in itself

an admirable commitment. People who work toward such excellence whether they are

driving a truck, or running a store—make the world better just by being the kind

of people they are. They’ve learned life’s most valuable lesson.

【文章大意】本文属于议论文。讲述要成功, 就需要不断的学习, 这样的生活才更有意义。

24. The passage starts with the story of Cervantes to show that ______.