高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）Unit2同步检测Ⅰ.阅读理解AManyyearsago，aFrenchnaturalist，ComtedeBuffon，wrotesomebooksaboutnaturalhistory.Thebookswereagreatsuccesseventhoughsomecritics(批评家)didnotlikethem.Somecriticssaid，“ComtedeBuffonismoreofapoetthanascientist.”ThomasJeffersondidnotlikewhatComtedeBuffonhadsaidaboutthenaturalwondersoftheNewWorld.ItseemedtoJeffersonthatComtedeBuffonhadspokenofnaturalwondersinAmericaasiftheywereunimportant.ThistroubledThomasJefferson.Hewasalsoanaturalist，aswellasafarmer，aninventor，ahistorian，awriterandapolitician.HehadseenthenaturalwondersofEurope.Tohim，theywerenomoreimportantthanthoseoftheNewWorld.In1788，ThomasJeffersonwroteabouthishomestate，Virginia.Whilewriting，hethoughtofitsnaturalbeautyandthenofthewordsofComtedeBuffon.Atthatmoment，Jeffersoncreatedanewword－belittle.Hesaid，“ComtedeBuffonbelievesthatnaturebelittlesherproductionsonthissideoftheAtlantic.”NoahWebster，theAmericanwordexpert，likedthisword.HeputitintheEnglishlanguagedictionaryin1806，“Belittle—tomakesmall，unimportant.”AmericanshadalreadyacceptedJefferson’swordandstartedtouseit.In1797，theIndependentChronicleusedthewordtodescribeapoliticianthepapersupported.“Heisanhonorableman，”thepaperwrote，“solettheoppositiontrytobelittlehimasmuchastheyplease.”In1872，afamousAmericanwordexpertdecidedthatthetimehadcometokillthisword.Hesaid，“BelittlehasnochanceofbecomingEnglish.AndasmorecriticalwritersofAmerica，likethoseofBritain，feelnoneedofit，thesooneritisforgotten，thebetter.”Thisexpertfailedtokilltheword.Today，belittleisusedwheretheEnglishlanguageisspoken.【文章大意】文章讲述了美国总统ThomasJefferson创造“belittle”这个新词的故事。1．WhydidThomasJeffersondisagreewithComtedeBuffon?A．ComtedeBuffonwasmoreofapoet.B．ComtedeBuffonwasn’tatruescientist.C．ComtedeBuffonwasawriterfromEurope.D．ComtedeBuffonhadprejudiceagainsttheNewWorld.解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ItseemedtoJeffersonthatComtedeBuffonhadspokenofnaturalwondersinAmericaasiftheywereunimportant.”可知，在杰斐逊看来，ComtedeBuffon对美洲自然奇观的描述似乎使它们看起来无足轻重。故D项“ComtedeBuffon对新世界的描述有偏见”正确。2．WecaninferthatJeffersoncreatedtheword“belittle”outofhis________．A．angerB．excitementC．kindnessD．responsibility解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“hethoughtofitsnaturalbeautyandthenofthewordsofComtedeBuffon”和“Hesaid，‘ComtedeBuffonbelievesthatnaturebelittlesherproductionsonthissideoftheAtlantic.’”可知Jefferson创造这个单词是出于愤怒。3．Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheword“belittle”？A．Ithasalreadydisappeared.B．ItwascreatedbyThomasJefferson.C．Itwasusedtodescribenature.D．TheIndependentChroniclemadeitpopular.解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Jeffersoncreatedanewword—belittle”可知B项正确。BThe“GiveItUpforEarthDay”encouragespeopletocommitthemselvestogivingupactionsthatareharmfultotheenvironment，suchasusingpoisonouscleaners.ThroughoutthemonthofApril，Canadiansarebeingaskedto“GiveItUpforEarthDay！”EarthDayhasbeencelebratedeveryyearonApril22since1970.EarthDayCanada’spresidentJedGoldbergsaysthataspeoplebecomemoreenvironmentallyaware，theywanttofindwaystoreducetheirenvironmentalinfluence，notjustcelebrateonespecialevent.“EarthDayisagreatlaunching_padforthinkingaboutenvironmentalactioneveryday，”saidGoldberg.“Choosinghealthieroptions，eve...
