2019版高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 教材重点全程攻略 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors限时规范特训 新人教版选修8.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors . 阅读理解 A 2016 四川高考 In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous (土著的 ) people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in f

2、act French citizens because it has been a colony (殖民地 ) of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law. However, their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world. The

3、 lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the efforts of a Frenchman from Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its ca

4、pital, Cayenne. “I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years， ” says Gin. “Ive been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I dont see it as a lawless land. But rather

5、I see it as an area of freedom.” “I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touc hing upon the uncivilized life， ” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.” His black and white pictures present a world almost lost

6、in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfar

7、e, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide. 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文，题材为社会生活类。文章主要介绍了居住在法属圭亚那热带雨林深处的土著居民。由于居住地偏远，他们过着一种未开化的生活，但同时也受到了现代法国生活方式的影响。 1 Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana? A They seldom follow the French law. B They often ignore the Guianese law.

8、C They are separated from the modern world. D They are both Guianese and French citizens. 答案： A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，这些人主要按照他们自己的法律和社会【 精品教育资源文库 】 习俗生活，很少遵守法国法律。故答案为 A 项。 2 Gin introduces the special world of the indigenous Guianese as_. A a tour guide B a geographer C a film director D a photographer

9、答案： D 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的 “a photographic record” 可知， Gin是以摄影师的身份来向人们介绍这些土著居民的。故答案为 D 项。 3 What is Gins attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese? A Cautious. B Doubtful. C Uninterested. D Appreciative. 答案： D 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句及最后两句的描述 “ 我看到的不是一个目无法律的世界，而是一片自由的乐土。 ” 可推断出，摄影师 Gin 很欣赏他们的生活方式。故选

10、D项。 4 What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A The modern French lifestyle. B The self supporting hunting. C The uncivilized world. D The French Republic. 答案： A 指代判断题。根据画线词后的内容可知，随之而来的不仅有必要的社会福利，还有酗酒、背叛甚至是自杀，这些变化是与传统的自给自足的狩猎生活方式不同的现代的法国生活方式所导致的，故 it 应指 “ 现代的法国生活方式 ” 。故选 A

11、 项。 B In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics (策略 ) One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegeta

12、bles in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, the womens shoe section is generally next to the womens cosmetics (化妆品 ) section: while the shop assistant is going back

13、to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later. Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread sme

14、ll into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up. When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decision in the first few se

15、conds upon walking 【 精品教育资源文库 】 in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the l

16、ower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。你知道现在的商家是如何吸引顾客的吗？他们效仿古埃及店主的做法，通过对购物环境做一些改变及其他更多策略 来吸引顾客。 5 Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section? A To save customers time. B To show they are high quality foo

17、ds. C To help sell junk food. D To sell them at discount prices. 答案： C 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，此举目的是为了能够使顾客在情绪高兴的情况下不知不 觉选购一些垃圾食品。故选 C 项。 6 According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy? A Opening the store early in the morning. B Displaying British wines next to French ones.

18、 C Inviting customers to play music. D Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread. 答案： D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，烤面包的味道能促进顾客购物，因此他们让面包味充满着整个商店。故选 D 项。 7 What is the California builders story intended to prove? A The house structure is a key factor customers consider. B The more costly the house is, th

19、e better it sells. C An ocean view is much to the customers taste. D A good first impression increases sales. 答案： D 推理判断题。最后一段主要是说顾客在进门的头几秒钟就会作出是否购买的决定，由此可推知，良好的第一印象会有助于增加销量。故选 D 项。 8 What is the main purpose of the passage? A To explain how businesses turn people into their customers. B To introduc

20、e how businesses have grown from the past. C To report researches on customer behavior. D To show dishonest business practices. 答案： A 推理判断题。文章的第一段就点明了主题。本文主要介绍的是商家是通过哪些手段促使人们购物，从而把人们变成顾客的。故选 A 项。 . 七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2018 成都诊断 Some people describe American so

21、ciety as a salad bowl while others think of it as a melting pot. In a bowl of salad, all the ingredients are mixed together. _1_ Together, however, the ingredients make up a unity. All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing (调味酱 ), b

22、ut the green vegetables, tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are. From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together, yet maintain their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the

23、 same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life. _2_ Each ethnic group has its own special customs, language, food and traditions to protect and defend. This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity; that is, American societ