2019-2020年外研版高中英语必修二讲义：Module+1+1.2及答案

2019-2020年外研版高中英语必修二讲义：Module+1+1.2及答案

D．People who like eating fruit and vegetables had fewer heart problems.

答案与解析：B 推理判断题。由第三段中的实验结果“those following the Stone Age diet had much lower levels of sugar in their blood”和“The patients in both groups also lost weight”可知，相较于地中海饮食来说，石器时代饮食可以使人们更加健康。

2．What's so special about the Stone Age diet? A．No salt. B．No meat. C．A lot of grains. D．Too much sugar.

答案与解析：A 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“the Stone Age diet... doesn't contain any dairy products or grains, such as wheat or rice, and there is no salt”可知，石器时代饮食的特点是不含盐，并且不含奶制品以及谷物类食物。

3．What can we infer about the Kitavan people according to Professor Lindeberg?

A．Most of them need to lose weight. B．They are healthier than westerners.

C．Many of them cannot live to the age of fifty. D．They generally have high blood sugar levels. 答案与解析：C 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“there is more chance of them dying at a young age. However, if people on Kitava manage to reach fifty”可知，该岛上的居民寿命较短，很多都活不到50岁。

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Five years ago, my boss was holding a charity (慈善) dinner. The call went out for volunteers and I __1__ the chance to work with a dishwasher. My wife was __2__ our first child and I wouldn't have much time volunteering in the future.

It was fun working with a dishwasher and I __3__ being alone as the other workers wanted no part of dish washing. As dinner was being served to the guests, a group of workers came to __4__ others in the kitchen. There was something __5__ about them: they were all short in height. They worked as a team, __6__ had trouble following the kitchen instructions so I was asked by a worried organizer if they could __7__ with me. I said, sure, I'd __8__ the company. The organizer got __9__ as I showed them how to put the dishes on the dishwasher and run the machine.

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The organizer seemed to __10__ that his team was out of place. He tried to get one woman and a man back towards the tasks at hand and to __11__ their arguments (争吵). To break the tension (紧张状态), he would tell __12__. He had warmhearted presence. To him working beside the large noisy dishwasher seemed to be a __13__ thing. After working for three hours, the dishes were cleared away, and we __14__ the machine. The organizer walked over to me and __15__ me for letting them help me out. His smile was huge. It left me feeling optimistic (乐观的)．

I __16__ that optimism. The delivery (分娩) of my daughter was a(n) __17__ experience and I almost lost both my wife and daughter. I had a __18__ time, but sometimes I would think of the happy dishwasher man and I would feel a sense of __19__. Finally both my wife and daughter were nursed back to health. No matter who you are or where you are in life, please choose optimism — it can make a __20__. 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者的老板举行慈善晚宴，作为志愿者，作者在厨房帮忙洗碗。在那里他遇到了同样参加志愿工作的一群人，与他们一起工作的经历让作者意识到人要乐观地面对生活。

1．A.offered B．took C．missed D．created

答案与解析：B 由下文中的“I wouldn't have much time volunteering in the future”可知，作者“抓住(took)”这次参加志愿工作的机会。

2．A.playing with B．looking after C．teaching D．expecting

答案与解析：D 由下文中的“The delivery of my daughter”可知，此处表示作者的妻子当时正怀着孕，故填expecting。be expecting a baby/child“怀孕”。

3．A.enjoyed B．minded C．avoided D．began

答案与解析：A 由本句中的“It was fun working with a dishwasher”和“as the other workers wanted no part of dish washing”可知，“我”“喜欢(enjoyed)”一个人待着。

4．A.ask B．meet C．help D．watch

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答案与解析：C 由下文中的“They worked as a team”以及“I showed them how to put the dishes on the dishwasher and run the machine”可知，他们来厨房“帮忙(help)”。

5．A.special B．important C．funny D．simple

答案与解析：A 由本句中的“they were all short in height”可知，他们有些“特别(special)”。

6．A.before B．or C．but D．so

答案与解析：C'“They worked as a team”与“had trouble following the kitchen instructions”之间是转折关系，故填but。

7．A.work B．go C．agree D．talk

答案与解析：A'由下文中的“the company”以及“I showed them how to put the dishes on the dishwasher and run the machine”可知，那个组织者问“我”能否让他们和“我”一起“工作(work)”。 8．A.find B．need C．provide D．welcome

答案与解析：D'由本句中的sure可知，“我”乐意和他们一起工作，welcome符合语境。

9．A.surprised B．relaxed C．bored D．worried

答案与解析：B'由上文中的“worried”以及本句中的“I showed them how to put the dishes on the dishwasher and run the machine”可知，那位组织者起初很着急。当“我”教他们如何往洗碗机架子上放盘子、如何操作洗碗机时，他松了口气，relaxed符合语境。

10．A.notice B．imagine

C．hope D．remember 答案：A

11．A.support B．end

C．start D．win

答案与解析：B'由文中的“He tried to get one woman and a man back towards the tasks at hand”可知，那位组织者似乎“注意到

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(notice)”他的团队言行不太得体。他试图将他们的注意力转移到手头的工作上，“终止(end)”他们之间的争吵。out of place“不适当”的。

12．A.instructions B．secrets

C．jokes D．lies

答案与解析：C 解析见下题。 13．A.strange B．happy

C．sad D．possible

答案与解析：B'由“To break the tension”以及“He had warmhearted presence”可知，为了缓解紧张的气氛，他讲了一些“笑话(jokes)”，对他来说，在庞大嘈杂的洗碗机边上工作，似乎是一件“快乐的(happy)”事。

14．A.put down B．turned down

C．shut down D．cut down

答案与解析：C'由“After working for three hours, the dishes were cleared away”可知，此处指我们“关掉(shut down)”洗碗机。

15．A.comforted B．prepared

C．caught D．thanked 答案与解析：D'由上文中的“I was asked by a worried organizer if they could... I showed them how to put the dishes on the dishwasher and run the machine”以及本句中的“for letting them help me out”可知，那位组织者走过来，向“我”表示“感谢(thanked)”。

16．A.needed B．invited

C．expressed D．shared

答案与解析：A'由下文中的“The delivery of my daughter was... experience and I almost lost both my wife and daughter... time”可知，“我”“需要(needed)”那种乐观的精神。

17．A.new B．similar

C．awful D．interesting

答案与解析：C 解析见下题。 18．A.hard B．good

C．great D．busy

答案与解析：A'由I almost lost both my wife and daughter可知，

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