2019版高考英语一轮复习 Unit 12 Culture Shock课时练 北师大版必修4.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 12 Culture Shock 课时练 (一 ) 阅读理解提速练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 河南洛阳高三第一次统考 ) All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners. Other children may have manners that are not like yours. There are all kinds of manners. Many years ago, children who had good manne

2、rs were seen and not heard. They kept quite quiet if grownups were talking. Today, wellmannered children have more freedom. Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places. Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of mann

3、ers do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp (打嗝 )” after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please.” In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia

4、 it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat. What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit

5、 down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the other tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked into each one. The people will ask you to

6、eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends. 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了世界上一些地方的礼仪。 1 How did polite children behave? A By looking into adults eye

7、s while talking. B By keeping silent while adults were talking. C By slipping into the house without being heard. D By not opening their mouths until spoken to. 解析： B 细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句 “They kept quite quiet if grownups were talking” 可知，过去，在大人们说话时，儿童保持沉默是一种礼貌的行为。 2 Which custom should we follow in ord

8、er to look wellmannered? A Saying “Excuse me” on burping in Mongolia. B Inviting guests to dinner together in Polynesia. C Talking with a friend before he completes things in East Africa. D Accepting an eating invitation in Arabia. 解析： D 细节理解题。根据第三段的最后两句 “The people will ask you to eat with them. An

9、d it is bad manners if you say no” 可知，接受阿拉伯人一起吃饭的邀请是礼貌的行为。 3 What can we infer from the text? A Hear much, speak little. B Love me, love my dog. C When in Rome do as the Romans do. D Do what you ought to and come what can. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 解析： C 推理判断题。根据全文内容尤其是最后一段的第一句 “Manners are different all over t

10、he world” 可推知，礼仪因地域而各有不同，因此最好的做法是入乡随俗。 B (2018 陕西西安九校高三年级联考 ) My elder brother Steve gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult after our father died when I was six. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Satu

11、rday baseball game, Steve took time to ask me what had happened. When I explained that my baseball had broken Mrs. Holts basement window, Steve encouraged me to confess to it. After all, I should have been playing in the park and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I expl

12、ained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property (财产 ) is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else.

13、 I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and she praised me. Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the

14、 house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark？ ” I didnt know what to answer. He continued w ith his eyes firm， “ The only time you should even think of hurting

15、a living thing is whether it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time. ”I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了 “ 我 ” 的哥哥陪伴 “ 我 ” 成长的经历：他鼓励 “ 我 ” 勇于承担打碎窗户的责任；向老师送回捡到的钢笔；他还教育 “ 我 ” 尊重生命。 4 What does th

16、e underlined word “confess” in Paragraph 2 mean? A Cover. B Admit. C Deny. D Agree. 解析： B 词义猜测题。根据 “When I explained that my baseball had broken Mrs. Holts basement window, Steve encouraged me to” 和下文内容可知， “ 我 ” 玩棒球时打碎了 Holt 夫人家的窗户，哥哥鼓励 “ 我 ” 向 Holt 夫人承认错误。据此可以判断，画线词意为 “ 承认 ” ，故 B 项正确。 5 How did the

17、 author feel when he faced Mrs. Holt? A He was unwilling. B He felt frightened. C He appeared challenging. D He was lighthearted. 解析： B 细节理解题。根据第二段的 “Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window if she would return my ball” 可知， “ 我 ”在向 Holt 夫人解释情况时双腿打战。据此可知

18、“ 我 ” 很害怕，故 B 项正确。 6 Which was the most important lesson the author learned from his brother? A Care for the property of others. B The value of honesty. C Responsibility for ones actions. D Respect for living things. 解析： D 细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句 “Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for

19、life is the most vivid in my mind” 可知，在所有的教育中，【 精品教育资源文库 】 最令 “ 我 ” 难忘的是哥哥对 生命的尊重，故 D 项正确。 7 What technique does the author mainly use to organize the text? A Time order. B Cause and effect. C Examples. D Logical reasoning. 解析： C 考查写作方法。通读第二段可知，文章列举了哥哥鼓励 “ 我 ” 勇于承担打碎窗户的责任、向老师送回捡到的钢笔这两件事，说明哥哥教育 “ 我

20、” 要对自己的行为负责；通读第三段可知，哥哥教育 “ 我 ” 要尊重生命。据此可以判断，本文 通过举例法组织全文，故 C 项正确。 C (2018 重庆调研抽测二 ) As the world becomes more connected， the number of people living outside their home country is on the rise. To find out what makes expats(移民 )happy in their new hometown， the global community network InterNations rec

21、ently conducted their annual Expat Insider survey. In Malta， warm weather and nearness to Europe are the big draws for this Mediterranean nation. The climate leads to a slower pace of life. “Some shops have a siesta early in the afternoon ， and many people notice slow service at the restaurants， ” s

22、aid an InterNations Consul from Rome.“I remember sitting at a table around 8 pm once and leaving at midnight！ We only had a starter and one main.” In Ecuador， friendly people， affordable healthcare and tasty， cheap food are just a few reasons as to why expats love living in Ecuador. Plus， the countr

23、ys diverse cities give expats a lot of choices. “The beauty of Ecuador is the variety ， ”said an InterNations ambassador.“The people who come to retire in Ecuador often look for a lower cost of living， so the coastline， the southern part of Ecuador and Ambato will fit this type of expat. In the case of businessminded or outgoing expats， Quito， Guayaquil and Cuenca are the cities to live in. ”The bigger cities do come at a cost， he warned，with higher prices for re